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her manufactures, her cnm;n her navnl power, will soon such ;m extent. as ni>i*t vh her great weight in the affairs ol Europe. I have sai'C her navnl power, for an unfettered ' W.a sot American I intercourse between Old Spain and the _ ,W.. I I Spanish Colonies, will create n marine pial t» that which now exists in any n Britannia, ruler of the waves." At the ,-Josc of the extract, me the following te* “* r i. S c7nnot hut he-allo-yed hy the truest well-wishers t* America, that “I’ 1 '"'" 1 tlm Hon. John Quincy Adams i- m had ta. t There are no greater * revolutions than ourselves. nfforded bvthr^f /in^A- mea, as it were, who had an «W>»' um y ol selling up for throv;elves.w.ll InW the great- est nossihlo effect, in a course of fears, nil over the ivorlJ. Kut wav do the Anglo A- mericaris think U worth their while to t i.k in this manner ? 'Mty cannot they he cm- tent With doing mid having done things oar (pin neatly great, without »l»e.w mg tins petit* full jealousy (for it ta nothing el-“ alte,all) of things which they evidently m-li '*•••) had been aide to do also? Ii is not Imnoi.i- !,!,■ to John Quiney ; and we trust l m . • are great numbers of Americans who th.nh • o. besides the British parly. T oe Alltel II a is, who are only an .fret from lie Lm Mi. and linvo been chiclly cog. g* * 1 ' *j up tlu-lr new establishments, ur« 1no> houiad to he aa literary ns the niothei eo. , J , ■ w hy should they exhilnt a soreness tit not The true 1 late of llm Casn is nol as literary as . ncrcP and | Immediately communicated (he plan nml door, from the time of Ids decease until 'increase to the offer, which he accepted, observing after the funeral. The lart instance being other Slate in F.uropo. I 1:11 not sufiiaimilly acquainted with ihe state of Germany, or Italy, to be ,p,le tn firm any opinion how lar it 1* prohahlo that a Revolutionary Govern ment may he Mabliilied in either of (hose two countries. In Great Britain ire have a Representative Government. Some few abuses have been allowed to creep into it ; correct those abuses, and Revolutions will not take place, tint it those abuses are not corrected, an Oli garchy will bo established, which will letter Royalty, humiliate Aristocracy, and trample on the people. Such an Oligarchy will be removable only by Revolution.—pp. 316—313. [ The preceding just reflections on the revolution in (tie United States, were that his life was at Gen. Washington • service. After practising the machine, until lie understood its powers ol balan cing and moving under water, a night was fixed upon lor the attempt. Gen. Washington and his 11*30 'iotas in toe se cret, took llmir stations upon the roof of a house in Broadway, anxiously wai ting the result. Morning ea ue u;i 1 no intelligence could be had ol the intrepid sub-marine navigator, nor could the boat who attended him, give any account of him after purling with him the lust part of the night. While these anxious spec tators were about to give him up as lost, several barge* were seen to start sud denly from Governor’s Island, (then in possession of the British) and proceed low.nds 801110 object near the Asia ship of the line—as suddenly they were seen to put about and steer for the Island with sw inging o.u s. In two or three minutes an explosion tool; place, from the sur face of the water, resembling a water spout, which aroused the whole city and “Gold and silver, by (he common! of our College find* ? 1 uenh] j. r . consent of mankind are made the repro- the recommendation of my predcccssi ! sentativcH of every specks of propeity. that those subject* be energetically C[ 1' hoy pass every whore. They may he 1 quired into by your body at (| tP p r ’ tw .. said, in one sense, to have intrinsic va-Jso«sion. As it will bo my duty, f0 j loe Bank notes are merely the represen-1 will be rtn ptidc and pleasure, J u tnlives of gold and silver. Seeing that use of the opportunity afforded me hr no no of the batiks in the state do now j my situation, as far ns possible, j p llp . thf« The Americans nr tin- EnilHtu lint they have undoubtedly, as lb. V srv 1 lie)' ImviS done a f,,r liaei ty.'snd in the love ol it. lhe L.iigli-li, on the otlicr'hand, are more literary, but j.icv have nut done so much lor liberty ; or if it slull ultimately turn nut that they have, iVv di I not intend it. A tlmn i-limg npnli- Ii, L*1 up, and Stupid doctrines ..r legitimacy f»roii«?ht luck* iire w*vy d llfi’ttnt thin»;H. j p r inci\il<2S and practice, as well as an in to forgot, nut only a ,) ni j rcr of the effects of our govern- brought b Bill file A til It the'.' t'. 1 penned bv an advocate of the British I tegiou the enemy’s ships took the a- i government, by a man, who, however j I inn— signals wore rapidly given—lhe liberal in his principles, looks with avo- I ships cut their cables and proceeded to j proposal of Universal the. Honk svith nil possible dispatch, iwn even at the proposal Suffrage. If he wore to resiJc it) Penn sylvania for one year and foe the (juici ness with which our elections are Con ducted, he would bo a convert to our K>jtn* sop „„i bound to In* as literary as : ; 11 people, with all its old 1 inn, intercourse and inspir ,it tli.it tiie Anieiiruns Si Eng- aonurcr inenl. 'i'here is more riot, sweeping their bottoms with chains, and with difficulty prevented their affrighted crows from leaping overboard. During this scene ol consternation, the deceased came to the turlace, open- ed tlie brass head of his aquatic ma- c.infusion chine ; rose up and gave a signal for the tracts, in that whit him* inlrin-dc orgrn-1 n.v information I can obtain, additional (o oral value, in gold or silver, upon wln.l 11 lint you may derive from other sources principle of honesty is it that thou 1 1 1 1,1 hanks mldi- stiall be communicated.’ li.di h ive l.oth a common ancestry to I) proud of, with »H its Sakespenres, Miltons, ..ad Barons. The Americans may even it they please, for an ohvions reason, call them- selvos the ’ . . ilants, par excellence, of the Miltoi 111, and othyy great rwubllc- \ liien do they ditrgraco tlu-ir own p , ,-v by .having us if they were not sen- s of wliat they hoasl.of. And why does Mr Quincy Adams pretend t<> undervalue what lie would give even his ears to possess ? lie talk* of Tliemistoeles. It was mure lit ju Bonaparte to.talk of Themistoelos, than republic* professing a love of freed.nn. Lv paminonda* would have been more to pur pose, though nut fur Mr. Ad tins’ sophistry ; fur Epaminonda?, besides being the deliver t r of his country, was a musician and a dan cer.” The drift of Mr. Adams’ satire seems In tie wholly misunderstood. It was drawn lot-ill, notin vain boasting, not in anger, not With lhe unhallowed desire of robbing Eng land of her well-won laurels, hut as a pleasant retaliation upon lhe spirit discovered by her writers towards I Iris infant country. It was probably produced hv that venomous mticle in lhe Edinburgh Renew, (which Mr. Hunt cannot fail to remember, and which an A- taerican ran forget)—by that article where in it was tauntingly asked, what does tin World yet owe to American genius, nr >eien ces. or'llie arts, and who read) an American hook, looks at an American picture, or sta tue, k.c. and what dues the world yet owe to American physicians or surgeons? \V> have not the article before us, hut it is evi dent, from our Impression of it, that Mr. Adams was merely re.toi ling with as much soverity perhaps, and certainly with las: pipslimption, on tin- sarcastic sneers and tiinmphant n> dice of the Edinburgh wliigs, to say nothing of lhe multiplied causes for rebuke which have been authorized ever since it breathed into life, by the Quarterly Review. Whatever may be said of Mi Adams’ personal feelings in relation to Great Britain, it cannot tie denied that in this respect his language was justifiable. [llostoil full.] FROM NICHOLS’ REFLECTIONS* [a work i vri r.v published is England.] The Revolution in the United States. Wilt Revolution produce uu increase of happiness to mankind ? This is a question, which must fre quently recur to every reflecting mind. I have nn hesitation in shying, that 1 think Revolution ne*s of mankind. and bribery in one borough in England, than there is in the whole State of Penn- ylvani.r at n general election. TI10 hopelessness of reform in Great Britain rests in the expectation of a corrupt government reforming itself. It i* the people, and they only, who will effect my reform in the House of Commons, or in any o'her department of the Brit ish Government.— Phil. Guz.] Flic first country in which w e have seen a new government established by revolution, i* America. The obstinate perseverance of George III. in his sn- leavers to compel the inhabitants of the British Colonics to submit tn a violation of their rights, has given Girth to a new nation, called tho United States of Amer ica. TI10 Government established in this nation, i* without King, or Nobles, or political Church : and history does not afford 11s an example of any nation, in which the happiness of the inhabit ants, or the prosperity of the whole con sidered collectively, has been more rap idly increased. There were primary causes, which must at some moment or other have pro duced a change in the French Govern ment, but the Revolution in America crtuinly accelerated the Revolution in France.—p. 321. England may avert Revolution : but it can only avert it by a reform of the House of Commons. 1 will acknow ledge, that l have accustomed myself to think that this reform might he effected, by correcting abuses, and repairing on the old foundation ; and that I have list ened with aversion to the proposal of Universal Suffrage. The new Spanish Constitution seems to l.ol.l out some thing which approaches very near to Universal Suffrage : it remains to be seen whether it can be carried into ef fect. But when the people of England see a pure Representative Government established in the United States of Amer ica, in Spain, in France, perhaps even in Portugal ; can it he supposed, that they will lie content with that mutilated and disjiqvred representation which now exi-G in the (louse of,Commons ? They certainly w ill regain a more perfect re presentation of the people. They will ill add to the happi- be led to call for this, not solely from The only country in j theoretical reflerlions, but from their which we have yet seen a Revolutionary suffering under that immoderate load of Government completely established, is taxes, which lias been imposed on them America: and there the prosperity of in consequence of the unnecessary wars the people hns been more rapidly in- 0 fGeorge 111.—p. 32C. creased, than it is probable that it would I r - - have been under the ok! Government, j From the JV. F. (ban. Advertiser. Before the Independence of the United | Died, nt-Lvme, (Connecticut,) on the States of America, the governors sent j 'JOth nil. Captain EZRA LEE, aged 72. from Great Britain to its colonies were,) a revolutionary officer. It is not a little for the most part, necessitous courtiers : remarkable, that this officer is the only :md the object of Government was to check] man, of w hom it can be said that lie the growth of the Colonics. In France I fought the enemy upon land—upon wa ttle Revolution i* not yet completed ; for t Ithough a Representative Government is established, those who are entrusted with the oxer; ire of that Government pro considered by the peo> 1°, as desir ous of destroying ii. The attention of the people i- therefore employed anx iously to wiilclt over tl.c Executive Gov ernment, and to defeat its efforts. 1 will add, that the improvements already de rived from the Revolution in Fiance, are so great, and so v Bible, that (lie peo ple will never submit to see ttie ancient regime re-established. J11 Spain we at present only roc the bbgidningof a Revolution ; but (lie serd is sown, and a Revolutionary Govern ment will lie established in tb.it country. Probably Governments will bo estab- li-liod in the bp wish Colonies, of a < h.ar- ni*ter..similar to that, which is about to he established in the mother country! This will be fortunate ; for similitude of Government will promote their inter# course and connocti in with mv !t other. One circumstance will probably to* an immediate consequence of a Revolution it\ Spain. If the Spanish Government remains unaltered, Cuba must very soon belong either to the United States of America, nr to Great Britain. Bet if Revolution *i*v Governments are cst.iti- li.-h: .1 in Old Spain, and the Sp-mUli Colonies on the Continent, Cuba may adopt . similar government, and become a member of thnt confederacy. A Rev olution,in Old Spain, if accompanied by tire establishment of free government) in ber colonies, will produce a mod rapid improvement. Her agriculture, latter ter—and under the water; (he mode of warfare was ns follows : When the British fleet lay in the North River, opposite the city of Nevv- York, nod while Gen. Washington had possession of the city, he was very de sirous to lie ri.l of such neighbours. A Mr. Busltnell, of Saybrnok, (Conn.) who had the genius of a Fulton, constructed a sub-marine machine, of a conical form, hound together w ilh iron hands, within which one person might sit, and with cranks and skulls, rould navigate it to any depth under water. In the upper part was affixed a vertical screw forihe jiurpose. of penetrating ship’s bottoms, and to this W its attached a magazine of powder, within which was a clock, which, on being set to run tiny given time, would, when run down, spring a rep-lock, and nn explosion would follow. This Marine Turtle, so called, win ex amined by Gen. Washington, and ap proved : to preservo secrecy, it was experimented within an inclosed yard, over twenty to thirty feet water, and kept dating day-light locked up in 1 vessels’ hold. The brother of the in venter was to be the person to navigate the machine into action, but on sinking it the first time, lie declined the ser vice. Gen. Washington, unwilling to relin qniMi the object, requested M >jor Gen. l’arsnasllrt*igelect a person, in whom lie coulri ciiittido, voluntarily to engage i the enterprise ; the latter being well acquainted with the heroic spirit, tin patriotism, uud the firm and steady com - age of the deceased above mentioned, boat to come to him, but they could not reach him, until he again descended un der water, to avoid the enemy s shot from the Island, who had discovered him and commenced firing in his wake.— Having forced !iirri“clf against .a strong current under water until without the reach cf the enemy's shot, he was taken in tow and landed at the Battery amidst a great crowd, and reported himsel! to General Washington, who expre t,: cd his entire satisfaction, that the object was ef fected, without the loss of lives. I he deceased was under the Asia’s bottom morn than two hours, endeavoring to penetrate her copper, hut in vain.— He frequently came up under her stern galleries, searching for an cxjiosed plank and could hear the sentinels cry. Once he was discovered by the watch on deck, and heard them speculate upon him, but concluded a drifted log had paid them a visit—lie returned to her keel and exam ined it fore and aft, & then proceeded to some other ships ; hut the impossibility of penetrating their copper, for want of a resisting power, hundreds owed the safety of their lives to this circumstance. The longest space of time he could re main under water was two hours. For a particular description of this sub-mar ine curiosity, see Sillitnan’s Journal of arts and sciences. The deceased, during the war, ever had the confidence and esteem of the commander in chief, and was frequently employed by him on secret missions of importance. He fought with him at Trenton and Monmouth ; at Brandywine the hilt of his sword was shot away, and his hat and coat were penetrated with the enemy’s balls. On the return of peace, he laid aside lhe habiliments of war, and returned to his farm, whore, like Cincinnati)*, he tilled his lands, until now- called by the Great Commander in Chief to the Regions above, lie died without nn enemy ; lie was universally beloved. The suavity of his manners—evenness of temper, and correctness of principles, was proverbial and pleasing to all ac quaintance. He enjoyed-,the confidence of his fellow-citizens, to an extent almost unparnllelled. His desk was the reposi tory of deeds, contracts, and other evi- deuces of property, as well as the wi dows nnd orphans wealth fur safe keep ing. He constantly read the papers of the day, and was by many considered i political Prophet. His Christian & mor al life was sternly strict ;—His Bible hi guide and rule of action. “ To do unto others, as he would they should do unto him,” was his universal maxim nnd rule of life. His benevolence and charity was only circumscribed by bis means.— Contented and happy, lie was an exam ple of the great blessings which flow from (lie perfect en joyment of life, regulated by Christian and moral virtue. He lias left a w idow, with (whom lie lias lived 51 years) and numerous offspring to mourn the loss of one of the best of men. which is remembered of this, was in th case of Gov. Hancock’s uncle, 17(1*1. Copies of the escutcheon painted on black silk were more anciently distribu ted among the pall be irers— rings after wards—ami until within n few years, gloves. Dr. A. Elliot bail n mug full ol j p ny their notes according to their on-1 swer the.-** imp.; rings, which were presented to him at funerals. Till within about twenty years gentlemen wore powder, nnd ma ny of them sat from thirty to forty min utes every day under the barber’s hands to have their hair craped—suffering no inconsiderable pain most of the limo from hair pulling, and sometime* from the hot curiing tong*. Crape, cushions and hoops were indispensable in full dress till within about thirty years.— Sometimes ladies were dressed the day before the party, end slept in easy chairs to keep their hair in fit condition for the following night. Most ladies went to parlies on foot, if they could not get a cast in a friend's carriage or chaise.— Gentlemen rarely had 11 chance to ride. The laU'st dinner hour was 2 o’clock —some officers of the colonial govern ment dined later occasionally. In gen teel families, Indies went to drink tea about four o’clock ; and rarely staid af ter candle light in summer. It was the fashion for ladies to propose a visit—not to he sent for. The drinking of punch in the fore noon in public houses, was a common practice with the most respectable men till about five and twenty years ago ; ind evening clubs were very common. The latter, it is said, were the more common formerly, as they afforded the means of communion on the state of the country. Dinner parlies were very rare. Wine was very little in n^e : convivial parties drank punch or toddy. Half boots came into fashion about thir ty years ago. The first pair that ap peared in Boston, were worn by a young gentleman, who came here from New- Vork, ant] who was more remarkable for his hoots than any thing cRe. With in twenty years gentlemen wore scarlet coats with black velvet collars, and very costly buttons of mock pearl, cut steel, or painted glass—and neck cloths edged with lace, and laced rutiles over the hands. Before the Revolution from 5 to £601) was the utmost of annual ex penditure in ttic.se families where car riages and correspondent domestics were kept. There were only two or three carriages, that is, chariots or couches, in 1750. Ciiaiseson four wheels, not phas- tons, were in use in families of distinc tion. About 1730 to 17-10, there was no meat market; there were only four shops irr which fresh meat was snl.l— one of them was the corner of State- street and Cornliill, where Mr. Harts horn now keeps. Gentlemen used to go the day before and have their name* put down for what (hey wanted. Out side of this shop was a large hook on which carcasses used to hang. A little man, w ho was a justice of the peace, came one day for meat ; but came too late, lie was disappointed, and asked to whom such nnd such pieces were to go—ose of them was to go to a trades man— (it was not n common thing in those days for tradesmen to cat fresh meat )—the justice went out, saying he would scnJ the tradesman a sallad for his lamb. He sent an overdue and un paid taxbill. Soon alter, the tradesman met tliu justice near this place, and told him he. would return his kindness ; which he did. by hanging the justice up by the waistband of his breeches to the butcher’s hook, and leaving him to get down a* lie could. ant onnuiiios an,I From the Boston Daily Advertiser. From the manuscript of a respectable old inhabitant of Poston. REMINISCENCES, No. 4. Dress, .\ c.—Seventy years ago, conk ed hati, wigs, and red cloaks, were the usual dress of gentlemen. Boots were rarely seen except among military rnen. Shoe Strings were worn only by (hose who could not buy any sort of buckles. In winter, round coats were used, made stiff with buckram ; they came down to the knees in front. Before the Revolution, hoys wore wigs nnd cocked hats—and boys of gen teel families wore cocke.J hats till within about thirty years. Ball dress for gentlemen was silk coat nu.l breeches of the same, and embroid cre.l waistcoats—sometimes white satin breeches. Buckles were fashionabl.- till within fifteen or twenty years—and a man could not have remained in a ball room with shoe strings. It was usual for the bride, bridegroom, nnd maids and men attending, to go to church together three successive Sundays after the wed 'ling, with a change of dress each day A gentleman who deceased not long -ince, appeared the first Sunday in white broadcloth—the second in blue and gold —the third in peach bloom and pearl button*. It was a custom to hang the escutcheon of a deceased head of a fain CONCERNS OF THE S1ATES. UjW-VOUK. On Saturday the IOlti instant, the Con vention, which has been sitting for the last two months in this state, adjourned sine die. It was determined to iucorpo- ite the amendments with the present institution, and present the whole to the people, who are finally to pass upon the doings of the Convention, and ra! ify or reject them. The amendments pro posed by the Convention to the consti tution of the state, are. :—.Wit. Int. 1st. That the legislative shall cor respond with the calender year, and be gin on the 1st day of January ; and that the general elections shall he held in the fall instead of the spring of the year. 2d. That the governor shall hrdd his office for two years, instead of three ; and vesting in him n right to pardon ab solutely in cases of murder, which lie did not possess before, hut only to grant prieves, and refer the matter to the le- gi-l iturc. 3d. A provision for making future a- mendments to the constitution. 1th. The abolition of the council of revision and vesting a qualified negative on the passage of laws in the executive* done. 5lli. The extension of the right of suf frage. 6th. A division of the stale into eight senatorial districts, instead of four ; li miting tho number of members of as sembly to ono hundred and twenty- eight ; and some new modifications of the legislative department. 7lli. The abolition of the council of appointment, and providing for the e- Icction and appointment of officers. Cth. A new modification of the judi ciary." TENNESSEE. We have received the Message of the new Governor Carroll to the Legisla ture of this State, on taking the reins of government. It has many excellent points, lie completely explodes the on fortunate delusion that paper is money, & ily out of the window over the front sums up his argument as follows : uld be required to issue a lar_ tional quantity of notes ?” The remedy which Governor Carroll suggests—the true temc.ly in our lieu, is tlm* proposed : “ The cultivation of industrious ha bits, mid the practice of rigid econo my, are the only means by which imJi- viduals generally can lie relieved fiuni pecuniary embarrassment*. A deter mination, on the part of the people, to promote' agriculture and domestic er household manufactures, nnd to lessen the consumption of foreign goods ofc- very discription, will soon relieve the most of the community from the present pressure. To give permanent relief to the country we. should keep steadily in view the necessity of restoring u sound cur rency,” &c. The following passages arc beyond our praise, and we con only express our hearty consent to the views they con tain, particularly to that which incul cates the necessity of the general dif fusion of knowledge among the great bo dy of the people, to effect which much remains to be done, particularly in lire middle, southern, and western states : Connected with a revision of the* judicial system would be an enquiry into our criminal code. The great o 1 juris of punishment are the 'reformation of tin offender nnd the prevention of crime.— l he plan that will best advance these ob jects ought certainly to be adopted. To lhe attainment of the latter end nothing so much conduces ns certainty in pun ishment ; anil it is w orthy of serious nnd inxious enquiry, whether 11 more lenient scale of punishment, hearing a just pro portion to the magnitude 0Bench offunce, would not belter answer the purposes than the present system. Under it, it i* almost impossible to convict a criminal, however enormous a crime he may have committed. IS'ich is the tenderness of jurors, that, when the life of 11 fellow- creature is at stake, an ncqqiltal is too apt to follow the discovery <>f n single circumstance in mitigation of Cite offence. There is no mode of punishment at which the reflecting mind so powerfully revolts, as whipping, cropping, & brand ing. They never fail to have a bid ef fect on society and on the culprit. They are looked upon by the bye-sland ers, first with disgust, and then with in difference. The offender who has lost his character at a whipping-post, having lost all that is valuable, feels insensible to infamy, and a spirit of revenge against the,whole community, by whose laws Ii lias been punished, stimulates him to the commission of new outrages. This con sequence is avoided by private punish ment. Nothing has so great a tendency to bend nnd overcome the stubborn and unruly passions of our nature as solitary imprisonment, coarse diet, and hard la bor. These considerations prompt me to recommend that a penitentiary or stale prison be erected for the punishment of offenders. It ought to be built at first on a small scale. Additions can be made as necessity shall require. The attention of your body has doubtless been already turned to the sub ject ofinternal improvements. It seems to he a matter of great doubt, whether it is the duty of the general government, or whether they posses? the power to construct roads, open canals and improve rivers, unless in a few excepted cases. This makes it the more neccssry that the individual stales should go speedily and energetically to work. Tennessee is filled with numerous rivers that could without much difficulty, he rendered na vigable at all seasons. And, wlmti it i- considered, that the country would in a few* years he amply repaid for all expen ditures by saving in transportation, and | last cveoin ttie ability thereby created of getting at ill times to the best market, it seems rea sonable that an early commencement of such improvements should meet with un divided support. Lands, loo, will im prove in value, & foreign capital will he brought to our doors, lfour means'will not justify the immediate commencement of such a work, it i* at least practicable to make a survey of the rivers, and as certain vvliat the probable expencc will he. It is matter, also, worthy of enqui ry, whether a fund might not bo set n- part out of the existing nnd anticipated proceeds, of the sale of public land*, and the latter placed as they arise in the hands of commissioners of public works, to be selected from all parts of lhe state.— The completion of nn object so desirable must he the work of time ; but, onec completed, generations to come will reap the fruits of your enterprise.” “ The general diffusion of knowledge, among the great body of the people i* an object so consistent with the prinoj. pies of our government, that it has a strong claim on the attention of legislative bodies. Some of the older states have so adapted their system to the various conditions of society, that every mem ber of the community may acquire a common English education ; nnd when we rellect that genius anil mental ener gy are as qficn found in the rnid*l of po verty and obscurity, as among “ the rich and well horn,” there is everv motive for the patriot and statesman so to direct his efforts as to place within the roach of the poor, ns well a* the wealthy, the means of education. WIiaLii the state of our school funds ? What is the stale FROM Till' COUNCIL BLurry St. 1.0!y, Ucf Gi*i|(*ra! Atkinson and Ma|nr 0'i’;,[| u!t (Indian agent) arrived in this place no Him day last from Coimril Bluffs#—Tile. |,,|| ri gentluninn hrniijclit down with him 11 depma lion consisting of chiefs mid head men t,f seven hands of Missouri Indians—Tin* Grand Pawner 1 ", Pawnee I.imps, Pawnee liepnli. tics, O’.Maluis, Olios, Missouri), and Kansu, amounting in all In sixteen men. Their destination is Washington City. We learn that the various tribes cf Indi ans inhabiting (lie country on the. Missomi, as hi^h iq> as the Great Bend, whence our trade has been carried by (lie enterprise of the Fur CVmpiinu**, remain friendly toward the while*. The Aracnras, mime (ivo hur- Ired, miles above, at ill evince a disposition )h troublesome, which nothing hut lhe how of an armed force will quiet. Nome hostility occuri d the last summer helwci'U (lav O'Main nation anil the (lilies of ilm Sioux, the Tetons and Ogelalas. It appears, hat, wliil t each party was traversing the I'laius in put suit uf buffalo, they pitched lln ir camps near each oilier, nnd, as a good understanding did not exist between then), some efforts to conciliate and Ileal lhe breach wen* m >de liy (In* O '1 dins, and acceded to by til- Sioux. F.acli visited the camp of the other, when the usual ceremony of smok ing and feasting, mingled with assurances of peace on Imth aides ensued. 'Pile O’Malias and exchanged most of their arms to tin* Sioux for horses : but, whilst this in terchange of traffic nnd civilities was in op eration, some of the young men of lln* Sioux (ever faithless, as is their common character) mployed themselves in stealing the ()’- Malms’ horses. The O’Malms resented tho outrage, and a battle ensued, in which they wore driven off the fluid, with the loss of 13 warriors. The Sioux Inrt six or eight men. Ii is believed that all lhe disquiet, as well as 111*) frequent petty warfare made by ore trilnj upon another, among the remote Indians, would l>e silenred by the show of an armed force nn the parts of the Missouri they re spectively inhabit, and it would open to our traders a road to tliu richest fur region in the world. Views tn this effert are contemplated by government, and will nn doubt, bn spredilv accomplished. Ample means are in the bands nf (he military at the Coimril Bluffs for ttie completion nf the object, without iu- curing any expense in government beyond what may lie necessary for sustaining the garrison at this post, the expenses of which ire daily humming lighter, and the progress of the troops in cultivating bread st if*, and rearing stock, warrants the belief that they will shortly hi* less then at any interior post. The present crop at the Bluffs promises a very abundant ban c*l—more than 15,000 bushels of corn will tie stored, besides tho product of forty acres nr land cultivated in potatoes, and the fruits of twelve or fourteen extensive kitchen gardens. A grist and saw mill, equal to any west of the Alleghany, lias been erected at i he above post the past summer, vvhirli will enable the troops to manufacture their own bread stuffs, and relieve them from the fatigues of sawing plunk, Sac. by hand.—Enquirer. The New-York Convention. ^ This august hndv terminated its labors on Saturday week. Tile amended constitution, elegantly engrossed nn fine parchment, was read, nnd the final vote on its adoption was taken by ayes and tines ; there were 03 for, and only » against it. The 93 who voted for its adoption, subscribed it. Some nfthe discussions nn this very interesting and im portant subject, were very animated, and warm personal aberrations grew occasional ly out of them. But considering the various interests and feelings, local, private and po litical, vvhirli necessarily mingled themselves with their deliberations, this great unanimity in favor of the amendments, taken together, must be received as a very strong evidence of their utility: and will undo tite.dly re- rnmmc.nd them to the favorable regard of the people.—Albany Argus. Nr.vv-Yor.1:, Nov. 17. Yesterday eamo nn for trial in the Court of Sessions, the cause nf The St ite vs. Milli gan and WeMimnn, charged with defraud ing the Piienix Bank of a large sum of mo ney. After swearing n great number of wit nesses and hearing counsel on both sides, it was committed to the jury at half past ten who, after being absent about 40 minutes, returned with a verdict of guil ty. Wc understand the defence was not placed on tin* merits, but was made princi pally to turn upon the question whether t!m fact, charged in tlielndictmciit was precisely laid, inasmuch as it slated that tile defend ant, Milligan, being an of'ovr of the Hank, commUtrd lln* robbery, against the statute in such case made and provided. (Welsh man was indicted for riding ami abetting.) Whereas tSits facts in evidence were, that the defendant was nol an officer of the Hank, but only nried as a temporary substitute for a clerk, at the clerk’s request. This distinc tion was not deemed quite sound by tlie court, nor sufficiently cninprelicnslhfe by the jury, ant] so, alirr two days spent ill marches and countermarches of witnesses and rounicl, they Iasi no lime in returning u verdict of guilty. At length, then, we have an instance in prove that lhe laws can reach a case of bank robbery. MAIL ROBBERY. The Northern Mail which arrived at the Rost Office in this city yesterday, had horn robbed by means of a hole cut in Iht: I’ortmnntenu, through which lliw bag from the Fayetteville Post-Office, containing all tho letters for Savannah, and oilier jdaeos to the south of'Chnrles- lon, together with (ho package Irem Fayetteville far this city vv.as taken rut.. It appear* by a letter from the Post-Mas ter at Georgetown, to tire Post-Master in this city, that the robbery was committed by (lie driver between .Marion Court lioiifo and tlie Great Pen Deo. Ween#* dcrstnnd that hi* name is Kank, and that it was the first lime he over carried tl» ; mail. Prom*>t measure* have been ta ken, and wo hope soon to'ho able to an nounce Ins apprehension. [Charleston Courier.']