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hid face towards tlia bench that 1 may
hear him.”
Again Mr. Meredith addressed the Ju
ror, and n third time repeated ins ques-
tion. The Juror now turned to the
Court, nod Although wc have been un
able (tut is fact only to ascertain his precise
words, we are satisfied his answer was
couched in less exceptionable and in
milder terms than it had been before.
James C. Diddle, Es«|. now rose and
moved tlie Court that the Juror be. set
•side for cause. He considered his open
and adtnow ledgcd prejudice against (be
counsel of th^ prisoner U9 sufficient
ground of challenge.
Judge Ilallowcil overrolcd tho objec
tion,‘said what had occurred was not le
gal cause to act him aside, and desired
the Juror to walk into the bo*. Mr.
Meredith laid, (< Thank Cod, we ran
challenge pcrcrnptoi ily.” This remark
offended the Judge who sharply censured
the course pursuing, said it ought not lo
be tolerated and pretty plainly indicated
thiit it should he punished. Mr. Mere
dith expressed his w thingness to meet
whatever punishment the court shonlJ
direct, but declared lie would support
what he regarded as the rights of his
client, his colleagues and himself. Mr.
Biddle lost no time to declare his entile
coincidence in opinion with his colleague
and his di»regard of the threat* held forth
by the Judge ; he thanked God that
Judges could he tried as well as Attor-
Dtes, he believed the court trembled
while he threatened and thought shell
conduct only calculated lo excite laugh;
ter.
So considerable a sensation and *o
much confusion were manifested at this
time,.that we find much difficulty in as
certaining with any tolerable accuracy
what passed.
Quiet being restored, Associate Judge
Ferguson said that the proceedings of
the counsel for the prisoner were an in
sult to the dignity of the court ; that they
not only had resorted to every subter
fuge to rescue the prisoner from justice,
but that to this they added insult to the
court. Judge Halloivell remarked that
lie wished the trial of the prisoner to
progress and that at a more convenient
season he would give full consideration
to the conduct of the counsel, and the
court would take such order as its digni
ty should require anil as should be thought
necessary to secure a due administration
of law. Thus ended this very unplea
sant altercation. The trial progressed
arid so concluded.
About half past three o’clock, the next
day, Wednesday May 8tli, the court be
ing assembled and the room murh crowd
ed, the Presiding Judge proceeded lo ex-
j> ess his regret at a step which a sense
ot duty imposed upon the court, in con
sequence of the conduct of tw o gentle
men of the bar. He then passed the fol
lowing sentence :
•* May 3, 1822.
“ The Court, on full consideration, do
adjudge that William M. Meredith, and
James C. Biddle, Esqrs. Counsellors at
Law, and officers of this Court, be com
mitted to Prison in the Debtors Apart
ment of the City and County of Philadel
phia, until the first day of June next, or
until discharged by the legal authority
of this Court, or by due course oflaw,
for a high contempt of this court, by gross
misbehaviour, in tho presence of this
Court, obstructing the administration of
Justice.
So soon as it wa9 ascertained that the
Judge was proceeding to pass upon the
conduct of Messrs. Biddle and Meredith,
Mr. Biddle rose as we understand, to ask
a suspension of proceedings, until they
could have the benefit of counsel.—
Judge Ilallowcil, sail! ho would not be
interrupted S; commanded Mr. Biddle lo
sit down. He then requested Mr. Kit-
tern to inform the court that he, Mr. Did
dle, and his colleague, Meredith, w ished
to have the benefit of counsel. This re
quest was made known by Mr. Kiltcra,
hut the court refused to accede to it, de
claring that they would hear nothing but
Wachinotok, May lb.
FLORIDA 1REATY.
It is nmv some weeks ,iucu there ap
peared in the N. Yotk and Philadelphia
papers, two letters, one from the Com
missioners for deciding on claims tinder
the .Spanish Treaty, mid the other trout
the Secretary of Slate, in reply to that
of the Commissioners. We knew the
papers to be authentic, but laid them by
until we could li ne an opportunity el
comparing them with the origin .1< in I lie
Department of State. That opportunity
wo have now had, and find a considcia-
ble number of tyrors bad crept into the
copies published, some of them materi
al to the sense. They arc corroded
in the copy from which we now publish
the letters. To the two main letters
wo hate added a document, which ap
pears nccssnry to give to them its true
impress, being particularly referred to
as the ground of the letter from the (.’"tn-
inissiotie: s. Wc allude to the Minute
of a Conversation between thcSicrcla-
ry of State and Mr. Hamilton.
At the time these letters appeared,
they were stated, in some of the news
papers, to have diricct reference to tin
ense of Mr. Meade. Whatever hearing
they may he supposed to have upon that
case, we understand that it was not In
case at all, but a case of a claim of some
person at N. Y ork, which led to Ihi*
correspondence.—Intel,
Claims timln- the Spanish 7I taly.
OFFICIAL BABERS.
Commissioners nmirr tSe lltli nof the
Florida Treaty, lo the Secretary "1 Stele.
Sir, :—Several claims of indemnity
have been presented to this board by ci
tizens of the United Slates, for losses
| sustained by rca-on of the breach of
contracts entered into with them In the
smn had first been proposed in uiy letter
to Mr. Onto, ol the 3l*i ol October, 1UI8.
But in the counter prnj ml a suinutute
was offered, which would have cot,lined
the renunciation to cases el sehvrs,—
Mr. Onis accepted that as a distinct re
nunciation, but insisted on the (ct-lora-
tion of the other, which was acceded Io
<m the part ofthe American government,
I supposed, to include all claims within
the specified description, without dis
ci imination.
JAMES? A. HAMILTON-!
Washington, March -lilt, Midi!.
Mr. .Mams to thr Couimitstoners.
To II. I. White, Wm. king, umi W. 'logy.-
well, l!-i|s. Commissioners muter the lljli
article ol thr Florida Treaty
lire ui rut.*T op Srivr,
II aihinglon, Hl/i March * 1922,
Gr.NTt.EMEN—With reference to the
letter which I have had the honor of re
ceiving from yon, dated the ftth itist. 1
am directed by the Fresideut of the U.
States to inform you that, in ptoviding
for the claims of the citizens of the U.
States upon Spain, by the treaty,of 22.1
Feb. Idl'd, it tvas not understood or
tended by the government of the United
States, nor as is believed by the other
patty to the treaty, that claims arising
from contracts as they existed at the time
j of the singnature oflhe treaty, should be
excluded from the benefit of the treaty.
The claims intended lo he provided for
were those specially enumerated in the
renunciations, and embraced all claims,
statements of‘which, soliciting the interjw-
silion oj the government, had hern prC
scntcil to the Department of St at tf* or to
the M’nistcr of the U. Stales in Spain
since the convention <f 11,02, mid until
the date of thr signature of the Treaty.
As there is no limitation in the wu:
5 j of this renunciation, with regard to the
government of Spain, In most, if not nature of the transactions in which the
claims originated, whether by contract
orbv tort, so none was intended. The
all of these contracts, the citizen stipu
lates to perform nets for Spain, which.
as a subject of a neutral slate lie could were claims of all of which it was brlirv-
not have perfor med without iram-gi
•dug the acknowledged belligerent l ights
of other i ntions with whom Spain was
then engaged in open war. A t*, there
fore, which would have subj rted him
to the jtist application of III- laws of
war, and justified, nay, probnbli requit
ed the United States to aband hi such
citizen to the fate o, war, without mak
ing any reclamation in his behalf. It is
for the performance of such acts that
Spain has contracted to make compen
sation. In support of these claims it is
contended, that it was distinctly under
stood bv the high contracting p it lies it,
the late Treaty, that claims of tins de
scription were to he included, a id w ere
intended to ho provided for explicitly
by the fifth renunciation of the ninth
article, witnin the words of which all
such are to he found. And in proof of
this assertion, a letter from the minister
of Spain, as well as the enclose 1 docu
ment, * have been placed be fire this
board. The Commissioners feel inclin
ed ut present to construe (hi* article of
the Treaty in a different mode, and to
reject all such claims as those : hove des
cribed But, as such a constr irlion, if
contrary to the intent of the high con
tracting parties, (as is suggested) mav
possibly impair the faith of the United
Slates, and lead to consequences involv
ing even their peace, the Commission
ers bog leave to submit to you the pro
priety of adopting some course which
may bring before thorn any document or
suggestion by which the object and in
tent of the United States, in concluding
this Treaty, may he disclosed more fully
than they are oow exhibited by the ar
ticle before mentioned.
If the President is content lo adopt
that construction of the J'reaty which
the Commissioners, ns at present advis
ed, are disposed to give it, no suggestion
need be made to them. But, if this
should not he the case, as nothing most
probably will operate to change the
opinion which tho Commissioners tiro
disposed at present to entertain upon this
subject but n clear annunciation that
such a construction would be violative
an apology- Mr. Meredith now rose and of the intention of the high contracting
addressed himself to the court, but he I P»rhes, it will be necessary that a corn-
was ordered to stl down, and the court I mumcntion to tins effect should he made
parsed sentence. We feel somewhat at I to them. The mode of making it is sub-
n h'*s to declare whether the court did, ll ''Jt f, d to the I resident.
1,1 old not, say that they would, when
fit ling n* Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas take the matter further into con
sideration and determine whether the
names of the Counsel should, or should
not be striken from the roll of Attorneys
practising in that court. From tho evi
dence before us, we incline to (lie opi
nion that such a declaration was made by
Judge Halloivell.
THOM THE NEW-VOttK STATESMAN.
General Sessions, May lo.
The people vs. Jacob Barker.
The indictment was for an nlledged
challenged to light n duel, given to David
Rodgers on the 23tli of February last.
The cause occupied the court and jury-
yesterday till i ! o’clock nt night. Hod
man and Emmett were the counsel for
the (defendant; and Bonner and Price,
retained for the prosecution, acted with
Mr. Maxwell, the district attorney, in
conducting the trial, and both addressed
the jury on the evidence. The cause
was given to the jury on the charge ol i partake of the character of both. It
his Honor the Recorder, and the court
continued open some lime to receive
the verdict. But, the jury not coming
in, they - were instructed to bring in a
goaleil verdict this morning at ti e open
jne of the court, which they according
ly did, and found the defendant guilty.
The effect of a conviction in such a
case, it is known, is a general disquali
fication to Boh! any office of trust, profit
or honor under the government of thr
,6'n'o. w ith loss of elective franchise its
on inhabitant of the elate.
The want of any representative of the
United States before this Board, has con -
strained the Commissioners to adopt the
course they have thus pursued, w ith a
full knowledge of all the objections that
apply to it, not only as they refer to the
President, hut to the Board itself.
We have the honor to be, Sac.
HUGH !,. WHITE,
WM. KING.
L. W. TAZEWELL.
The Hon. the Secretaty of State.
“Conversation between Mr. Hamilton and Mr.
Atlnrn-, (being tlie “ enclosed document” re
ferred lo in the above.)
Mr. II. requested to know from Mr.
Adams whether the parties to the Trea
ty, and particularly the government of
the United Slates, did not intend to in
clude claims arising out of contracts
within the 5lli renunciation of the ninth
article of I ho Treaty with Spain? Mr.
Adams replied substantially ns follows :
During the negotiation no distinction
was ever made by Air. Onis or myself,
between claims arising out of contracts
or from torts, or tiny others w Iticlo might
was understood by me to he the inten
tion of both parties lo the treaty to pro-
wile for all claims of citizen? of the* U-
nited States upon the Spanish govern
ment, of which statements had been
made to this government, and its inter
position solicited, whether arising out of
contract? or from torts.
The course of the negotiation on thi*
subject was this : The fifth renuncia
tion of the 9th article, nearly in its pre
sent from, was a part of the project sent
to ate by Air. Onis. A similar jirovi-
ed that the only possible chance of ob
taining any satisfaction to the claimants,
consisted in tlie execution oflhe Trea-
Of (lie absolute obligation of this go
vernment to interpose in behalf oflhr-ir
fellow-citizens, possessing such claims,
and imploring the aid of their roun rV
to obtain satisfaction for them, no very
subtle or punctilious scrutiny had been
made. It was the need of the claimant)
& not the legal classification ot his chiltnj
for which the assist nee of hi? govern
ment had been solicited. Tlie daltiv pr
denial of justice, which it was desirable,
to remedy, was the same, whether it was
for a wrong committed or a rontr.tct
broken. 1 he claimants had alike been
promised that at (lie negociation of the
treaty their claims would he considered,
and endeavors made to provide for them
in common with ethers.
Whether, among the contracts provid
ed for, there were some upon which the
government of tlie United Slates, hut fur
the treaty, must have eventually aban
doned the claimants lo the fate of war,
was never n subject of inquiry. Those
claims, it is presumed, were not (ho les*
valid against Spain, nor were their pros
pects of real satisfaction by Spain in any
other manner, believed lo be different
from (he rest, i lie government was in
deed, aware that the abstract right to its
interposition, ofeitixens who had suffer
ed by acts of foreigners, w ithout any co
operation of their ow n, was more dear
and imperative than that of others, who
had militarily staked their pioperty up
on the good faith of Spain ; and, in the
course ol the negociation, a proposal was
made to omit the renunciation which in
cluded the hitter class of these claim?.—
It was, however, finally agreed to, with
the full understanding that all the claims
should share the samp benefit of the.pro
vision, he subjected to the same investi
gation, and he decided upon, not bv any
subsequent transaction between the clai
mant and the Spanilt government, hut by
the Commissioners, in the manner pre-
perscribed by tlie treaty, and upon such
proof as they should think proper to re
quire for ascertaining its amount and va
lidity. Of the right to include stirh
claims in the provisions of the Treaty, in
cases wherein the interference of the
government had been solicited by the
claimants themselves, &: their claims had,
at their own desire, been mule a sub
ject of negociation, nodoubt was entertain
ed. It it sanctioned equally by the moral
principcls applicable to public law, and
by the frequent practice of other civiliz
ed nations, as well as by more than one
example nfonrown history. If, indeed,
tir> such right existed, and the two go
vernments were not competent to make
and accept such renunciation, it was cer
tainly neither made nor intended.—
Whatever claim the United States were
not competent to renounce, remnink in
full force again-t Spain, as much as if the
Treaty had not been concluded. But
that a government ticgociating for the
claim?, upon another power, of its citi
zen?, at their own entreaty, is not com
petent lo compound for them upon terms
sis favourable as it can, ronsistantly with
its duties (o the rest of its own nation,
secure, is a doctrine certainly not con
templated at the negociation of the
Treaty, and now believed to he without
warrant, cither in the laws and usages of
nations.
To ascertain, in the manner stipulated
bv the Treaty, and in no other, the full
amount and validity of these claims, a°
existing on the day of the signature.of
the Treaty, the commission inslittiied
tinder 11th art. of the Treaty was pro
vided. How far contracts, tinder IIip
special circumstances mentioned in your
letter, as applying to some oftknse which
have been presented to the Board, were',
valid contracts, it is the peculiar pto-
vince of the Commissioners to decide,
Tho Executive Government had not tlie '
means ofjudging of the. validity nf tvny^a^ nor r .'
them, At of their amount, it could form no
other limn a grot? estimate. But it i-
fully believed that tlie sum stipulated for
payment of theft), would to- adequate to
the full satisfaction of every valid claim
crnhtai'cd by the Treaty, whether the
claim had originated in contract or in
iv long.
I have the honor to he, with great
respect, gentlemen, your very humble
and obedient servant,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
. >, , ~ • N
ciidcd couuncrciFonu n ival repoin'-
lion. 1 rt it t* proposed \\riuiat tlie Navy,
t mall as it is ! and, irt fnriliiW^ .■ a pol
ity economy, ninVorthy of hhoritOitutcsmi'tt,
to de mantle the bulwarks of our rights and
liberlies.
AMERICAN NAV l -
EASTERN BOUNDARY.
Tlie disagreement between the British
and American Coititittssinui rs in determin
ing the liou*d:iry line tinder the Treaty of
Ghent between tin- Stale of Maine, and the
territories of Great Britain, iadures the Edi
tor uf rite Eantern A rocs, to publish the
follow ing ohserviitiuns.
'i’lie great importance justly attached
to tin* subject will appear from the con
sideration, that tho line contended for
by the British commissioners will take
off about one third part oflhe territory
of this State, comprising a tract of valua
ble land and equal in extent to New-
Hampshire, Y’ennont, or Massachusetts.
Il tve understand I lie merits of the ques
tion, on which the di-pule rests justice
must certainly decide in favor of the U-
nited States. It appears by the treaty
between tho United Slates and Great
Britain in I78J, ami also by. tin* treaty
of Ghent, that Ute boundary line shall
run from the source of the river St.
Crnix due north to certain high land*,
and 1 ' thence along tho said high lands,
which divide those two rivers that emp
ty themselves into the river St. Law
rence, from those which fall into 1 the
Atlantic Ocean.” The British commis
sioner, in running the line north from
the source of the St. Croix, says w.
must stop nt Mars’ Hill, and them"
stretch across the centre nf Ji nn to)
Mount Katahdtn and along the honleiVof j
Chcsttncook I. ike. 'I’ll- only argument. ;
we presume, which is urged in fSvorof
this course is, that Mar-’ Mill and Mouul!
Katahdin are higher lands, than a ay be- |
tween them and the St. Laurence.— 1
But nsingle glance tit the maps of ilia:
part of the country must convince anv
person that these are by no means the
high lands, which divide the waters that
fall into the St. Lawrence from those that
fall into the .ltlantic ; for ti c- Mae itei
run, would leave to the nor Invar * ol ,,
all the head water* and tribti'ei •, .in am-
of the river St. John ; ami yet tha.
river Ileus into the Atlantic, or rather
into the Bay ol 1 '.tidy, opening into th
Atlantic at some two or three hundred
miles distant from (he St. L-nvrence.
The subject, in rase of a disagree
ment between the Commissioners, wa-
according to the treaty to be referred
“ to some friendly sovereign or Stat<
for decision,” It is probable it may lie
relerred to the Emperor of Russia.—
i’lie British governm -nt will undoubted
Iv appear before the umpire with all
the array of argument, which talents
and ingenuity can prepare ; and we can
not but think it highly important, that
our government should look to the sub
ject with a vigilant eye, and guard it
witli a vigorous hand.
It should be out rusted to persons, who
thoroughly understand it in nil its bear
ings, and who have the ability and the
disposition to defend it.
GLOOMY PICTURE.
Louisville', (Ivy.) April 30.
The great depreciation of the paper of
Ihe Commonwealth bank is bringing di
Vr»*i ti in IHH
ti uf -I t (lull"———
4 uf ttiVguns
2 of 82 gun-. ■
1 of 28 gnus ■
3 of 2fl gun?
<i of 24 guns
2 of 22 gun-
*1 ot 18 guns
2 of |t> guns
1 of If) guns - ■
I ol l-l guns -~
ti of 12 guiis -
V i - s) i s i n 1S22
7 of 74 guaj-
-I of -tl g'ni.s-
U of tilt gnnv-
0 ()Utl lioHl'l—
Vessels 3ft—Guns 1049
Vessels 31—Unas 8'H
[Char. Couriir, iid ult.
PENAL LAWS.
There is no problem of more dillieott nnd
fearful solution Ilian tile adaptation /if pro
per and sufficient penalties Im- crime.
The example uf Great Britain shews, that
extreme, severity avails nothing in the coun
teraction of offences against the laws of so
ciety, while it is equally clean- that a pervad
ing lenity, amounting nearly to a toleration,
would only b« accessary to tlie progress of
crime, and equivalent to a dissolution uf so
ciety itself.
It is melancholy to think, and yet it is true,
that We deteriorate as we advance in civiliza
tion ; that the luxuries uf society tempt am-
hition to the ra h, and avarice to bo crimi
nal; and Ihe arts of society sharpen the in
genuity of Iraud, while they minister to the
comforts of innocence.
Umhied man, if Jic bn happier, if lie la-
I*i""i-, if lie lie more useful linn man in a
savage state, is nlnfe’r tinning, ii id more Ibr-
midulile—having desires inconceivably mnl
tiplied, uud eipi tlly numerous temptations
to crime—for abundance only indicates
want, and riches are the inevitable coiiconii
taut.of poverty.
Tlie frequency of crime is therefore little
a . ied by Up- positive institutions of socie-
t_,, but depends entirely on its original struc
ture and it-artificial situation. If a country
| resent re.imnahle facilities nf life and hap
pi'iess, if tin* price of labor he adequate in
the support of indn- try, and nil excess ol
nopolati ,n do nut introduce such a compe-
iitmiii as shall make labor v glides*—leu
temptations to crime will e\i-?t in such n
country, unless the institutions which con-
i"i tl give certain immunities and privileges
'u the richer cl is- es of society, so that pover
ty shall induce pining fc in unwillingness vo
luntarily to in main poor, w bile wealth on the
other hand, shall lie accompanied with other
(hi t its intrinsic adiafitages. and inspire
pride in One class, and covetousness in the
oilier.
'I he slate of nature, where tlie dislineti-
nns of we ,|||i are tiukoow n, must therefni-r
He mine free from crime, than the artificial
state ot luxury, tclicre every excess constitutes
a leant
A republic having no such distinct class nf
government as a wealthy nii-iociacv, will
neeess.iii|\ he mOrecxcmpt from a violation
ol its laws, than a luxurious monarchy,
where tlie acquisition of wealth is made bv
tin
tlie source of envy and tile means
if power.
T us it depends upon the original frame j ' eminent on Hie expediency of pertnilbo
treln .iA -» .. I ^-r- w* ,-r -
V Y'-.U
S.11 l,l\ .ill, .11 •) ,;j.
LATE FROM EM.LA.Ni/
Captain B .tiCocK, of lire ship I.mily, ar
rived last 11, (dug to 8f day- p .ui Liver
pool-—London poprrs to the -.rah and
verpool to tin 2;th April, imlutitc,me re
ceived.
Tile American packet ship Albion was
los.t no the 2-dil Apill, oil (lie const of Jm Ini d,
offGarretslown, near the old Point of Kin-
sale. The crew consisted of twenty-Jour
men, and Ihe number uf |Misscugers who
went on hoard at N. York is staled at ii | u
28, till of whom were drowned, except two,
one a young man from Boston, who we aie
informed died next day, in consequence uf
bruizes received. Of lhe eretv only seven
were saved. Captain Williams is nmotig
the. drowned. A few bales of cotton bud
Hosted ashore.
'i'lie Bill to np.cn tiic Wert India potfs
had not yet pa.-sgd the House of Commons.
Great preparations were making on many
parts oflhe Continent fur a visit front the
King of England.
The Courier of the 2Mii of April sav.s
that the iiegocintions continued at Constsii-
linnplo tip to the 25d Mutch, with every
prospect of an amicable adjustment. From
'll- lMcrsburgli, it is added, the accounts
arc entirely ot a pacific character. Tin-
change was still rising sod no person ex
pected a war. Borne iostibordinalio.v in the-
Russian army is stated to have taken place
and four soldiers bine been sent lo Sibeiia.
The Austiian Observer i f the 12llt Apiif
say s, tveure formally authorise d to dtcierc.
that the reports circulated for come wieks
pa t ill the public | aper* tin tile slate oflhe
negocialions with the Forte, do r ut merit
any credit whatever.
Thn Itei,tin Stale. Gofcettrdeclares that
the l.lte noje of tho Reis Elf, nth to the A' -•
triaii nod English Amhnnadors at Constar.-
tinople, was a loigery, to depress Ihe fundi
This can hardly lie tiur.
At Lisbon on (lie Milt April,tile f'ortio
were.engaged in discussing Ho- future cum
merriid relations betwi , n Pmti gal und Br:.-
r.it, and the ruuniriing unities oi Ihe Consti
tution.
\ letter from Bayonne, of the JMh Apia
| states, that a Biscay,-in nii-scugcr, who w;,
die !, -a i«; e; sevi r.il If ti,; ■ i I cypher, writ-
! by tin- French officers End |] ( ’ tj Spain,
, to their i.dhcrimts in Baris, had been arrest*
i iM and tlie papers sent lo Baris,
A detnel11iii nt of .•-cnic!i t,i,., , had march-
rd into V. ny. rham| :--n unt] B.i tot . in
sequence i f the thn atoning cundutl ot the
colliers in that ncighboihood.
The Marquis ui'Hastings, who is on hb
return from Ms government in India, has
been appoinli d Ambassador lo Austria.
ihe inhabitants ol Palermo have boor?
disarmed. Military exec ntions continued.
Till-Mini-ter from the Republic el Co.
luinhia, id Baris, has, it appears, required the
formal recognition of the indi pendene. i f
that state, offering “ full liberty, safety, to-
bu ;l ticc, nnd reciprocity, in all nations whnu.
governments shall recognize that ofColom
Iliannd declaring that their ports shall
remain closed against those nations who do
not admit that recognition.
A meeting has been held by the mer
chant? ship owners, kc. of London, for flic
purpose of presenting a representation to go
of soeietv. as it does on the miginol eon-li j'Im ships belonging to the Republics of Co"
pe
I ut ion ol an individual, with what surer*
and linvv long il shall sustain and withstanc
the ravages of lime, nnd throw off £c esc
tlie occasional and incidental injuries to
which every tiling mortal is inevitably ex
posed.
And positive institutions, can at most curb
and delay the propensity to dissolution, ami
keep in temporary life and vigor, the early
nnd seminal principles of existence.
[Charleston Courier.
ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.
One of those acts of brutal violence
lointiia, Bucnns Avivb, ( hili. ’&.c. to he ad
mitted into Brilisli pmts (when coming di
rect from their respective countries, and la
den with the produce thereof) in till? same
manner ns the ships of the United Slates ami
Br 7.il.
The Liverpool Mercury warmly advo-
rates the A Congress for recogniz
ing thn independent ol' the South Anieri-
e..:i provinces, ami recommends England lo
follow Ihe example. ,
Evil, rs frmn Russia say, that the fir*f ar
my assembled oil the Broth, and ready to
(Insists of 280,000 men, of
Id,
uncut those ads ot brutal violence which a large proportion is cavalry mid’ uf
" Inch Ihe pen of the journalist almost | dragoons alone, Sit,000. It is said to lone
shrinks from the task of recording, tvas I ^ ee,> shown by c.vpenrner, that this descrip-
ay evening last, l h\’ n . Q f h’uops has alway s been eminently
perpetrated on Saturday
near Godfrey’s gate, half a mile hev 011(1
tress and ruin upon the community.— i Ent Barbour, on the Princess Anti road,
Mechanics, for every species of work
are enhancing their prices, or requiring
payment to be made in specie. Jour
neymen are striking for an increase r.f
wages or payment in specie. Every
article from the stores i* two prices if
laymr.nt be made in paper. Y'et wc
till find some who cry out, so much tlie
better for the country, the money nn-
wers every purpose but to purchase ar
ticles of dress of foreign manufacture, or
the useless luxuries of life. But this is
not Ihe ca*o, the price of every article i*
affected by it. The necessaries of life,
boarding, and clothing of domestic manu
facture, are increased in price—in our
market on Saturday last, there was de
monstration of the relief afforded to the
poor by this hank—when to purchase
their daily food, they enquired Hie price
of any article they were answered one
Beef per I!j.
• r > r.ts.
Biittcrf
25
I*nrd,
8
Kggs por dozen,
u 1-2
Potatoes pr bti&li.
60
Menl, “ “
87 1 2
Vral, per qr.
150
Mutton, 11
125
and Vegetables and other articles in
proportion.
'I’lie most valuable mechanics arc leav
ing the state on account of the curren
cy, and their places are supplied by those
who have neither property, trade, oi-pro-
fession : but come to this country to take
advantage of the laws enacted to prevent
the collection of debts. This slate of
things cannot endore. If the Legisla
ture do nothing to lessen the burthen of
of the Relief Bank—every honest, in
dustrious and valuable mechanic rrill he
driven from the country—and our stale
the victim of which was a poor hut de
cent female, the wife of a Mr. Higgs,
who keeps a small grocery in tlie vi
cinity o! fort Barbour, and the perpe
trator a negro fellow ht longing to Air.
Williu'n Langley, of N- folk county.—
It was at on curly hour c>f the evening
that Airs. B. was passing along the road,
when a tali, stont negro tnan stepped be
fore Iter from the side of tho road and
demanded her money. In vain she as
sured linn she had none, and implored
him to let her pass—the ruffmn seized
and forcibly dragged her into the woods,
where he proceeded to the perpetra
tion of a crime too horrible for us to
name.
i'lie unfortunate woman struggled in
Ihe monster’s grasp, until complete!)
exhausted nnd nearly bereft of con
sciousness, site fell a final prey to his
hrutal designs. He then seized her by
the hair, and handing her head hack
until she was nearly suffocated, exclaim
ed that he was determined site should
not have it in her power to betray him ;
and while he thus held her ivilli one
hand, tvas busily searching in hi? pockets
with Ihe other lor a knife, when sum
moning all her remaining strength she
broke from his hold and tied. Fortu
nately at tlie moment some persons were
niccalile m the wars with tire Turks —
I he same letters slate the park nf artill.-i v
to consist of 1,00 pit res of cannon. At Ka'-
higa, the great depot of arms fur Smith Rus
sia. immense quantities of military stores of
all kinds are collect) d.
The Emperor of Russia has ordered no
less than .',70 civil officers, employed in the
province of Siberia, to be removed, punish
ed, or reprimanded, for monopoly, pecula
tion, embezzlement, and other otlejiee?.
Accounts from Frankfort state, that new-
had been received at Odessa that the Turk -
) tsh government is fortifying Constantinople
-1 — Al'o'c 10,000 men are employed on these
work 9.
It seems that Ali Pacha is not dead not-
withstanding his head has been sent to Con
stantinople, and fixed on liiepoilals ol' the
seraglio.
There have been some disturbances in
Madrid. Many outrages were ei.mmitt.J
by the troops in garrison there, on the I 2th
April. Tiny, ran in armed detachments
through the principal streets, insultiii" ilo!
inhabitants, oi ,1 shouting ” Kiegn lo/uf!
Dentil to the Seia iles of Navarre !”
Letters from Lisbon announce that Brazil
has declared itsell'ind' pendent, an,I lint the
Prince Recent has I,ci'ii nominated Empciur.-
T hn Liverpool panel i nolle,, (ho nrrival of
■lie horn,rafl- John Randolph, in high t.n ms.
YVluit v, ill my turd Lundjruhirrj say to mas
ter Jiwi.y /
Tl.e I’inily has enmpletid her vorage in
seventy fil e days. ? o w
. , Livr.ittool. Aiuil 27.
The information of , , pH, ,,,,. „ n
foreign nll'iirs, chefiy rela'es to the
passing oy in n chair, who relieved the! ) 1| 9 i ,K 'i?"‘ialions in the East, and
poor sufferc'r from further npprrhrn- j
sions, and kindly conveyed Iter baric to
Iter dwelling, 'and delivered her to the!
care of her ngonized family. She re- j fere
tnniited for n considerable time in a stale |
of insensibility from the agitation of her | f
| spirits and (lie ctl'ect of the bruizes she!
had received in tho struggle ; and when 1
on the next day, she had become more!
is strom
Cnn.stai.ti.'
mean
time been apprehended) was
will suffer consequences more injurous
to her prosperity than a ten years war. i , , , . . ,
\Vn observe that Mtc farms of some of! I’T. 0 "!'! 1 Tl! , '" P rc8cnc « * l,al *l*e might
the citizens in the lower part oflhe stale
are already advertised by tho Relief IW,k
to pay tho debts due that institution.
[.Morning Post.]
The following is a comparative »iew of
our Navy in 1801 and 11125.—It will he per
ceived that we hate now only lico more ves
sel?, ami one hundred and fifty eight mure
guns, than tve had at that period. An in
crease scarcely any tli'r.g like commensurate
with our national E ro ' ,, fit ant l prosperity,! rt/linian.
in thcnssuratu'i! ot peace.
The negociation continued o
nople up lo the Soil ult. with cicry
I"' 1 ' 1 "'l amicable adjustment of the dif-
Extrart of a letter from (he agent ? n
kiyd's ot Constantinople dated the g M
'■ I he t urkish f, et has had on en-
igement with the Greek squadron off
ati.is, III which til)' former had Ihe advan
tage. Kei rii nf the I liter, according to the
by 'he Boil,, haw h. i n
burnt, us many sunk, mot m„mo ihiwn
ashore ; the remainder took to flight, and
identify him, she was so horror struck j ,lu ' Tmk- n tired to Zan!,- to ic ( , ,ii ,|,,,,
A large fleet ,s m preparation here and will
to i iny soon ready fm w
In the- Hi»ia-*' * -iiioiiumh oil rl
gin J ’ iiiwi K I f » «’ \ «’ 11 O |
'J composed, the ruffian (who had in the: arc,.tints given
nt the sight of him that she fainted away.
On her recovery ho had no hesitation
in affirming that lie was the author of her
sufii.’i irjg, and lie was accordingly com
mitted to the county jail.
[A'orfolU' Herald May, 15.
A Rotrunco concerning the “ Prinrcss r.n Ur i pou i e
/tut’ty,” dangler uf the Kmninnlic Prophet,! l‘.v ],
'"raoi'is, lias appeared ii; the '• lles'r
of April. Sir
inotimi fir the : ;h of ,’i. y, id ,
Brand jury iir.d purneh h
Ireland. The ho ISC was o. eupi
0'ii? o'clock on n iroliun t!• t a
ill" remis*ii)’i of tlie scuvurc ,
w !ii. It tvs
. ority of t it). O , ||,
•h bn Hu ' ’ '- i n t|on foi
■ fix*.s was under flitfcmilbt
r »Hh
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to the
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ill'll I til pa.j
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