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„( H,n u m unit pie comparatively in
, hu’.iul. 1 l“7 ,w " llJ ,h iC l ca , e
i.oi o ite any to sfparute tHI» n>
tl.rr impolicy ; any ■»" l ' 0 P era, " , ''
would. int over occurred
inftiad of adverse,” kc.
dll) „ot think that in the present ci»M’
ti-ore was any aholmon et any Legisla
ture ; on the contrary it « as merely pro-
,„ed to extend it—to admit other per-
ttho were at present unqualified to
He admitted
„ ' , ,. fv |,f ,,„ u .r -whilst a pet-; give a variety of version* of nn engage-
" ‘ ilia cistle and on-1 ment said to have taken place l "
, stretched I neighbourhood ot Bagdad, between the
, ltrl ho dominion of n | ^Stroups under the coma,and el
out a helping hand am
ders in their agony ol^hingernndol glory,! ' Hated to have
- d «* “ ‘'"^iShSd^dnX^tm^ly routed. The account,
of Austria, 1 are extremely confused and coutradicto
V
pon
irfr-te hi the Legislature. ,
that the f«< ling* of the inhabit... s of
Cnmidi ought to he consulted, but it was
t on that those feelings were favourable
t he Hill. *• The inhabitants oj Lover
( \»h were grossly ignorant, and <he
/ ,< e ought to recollect that fact in leg f
I, m r.for them.” He was sntished lbs
J , would he received v\ ith satistac-
|,y all the provinces, and be wished
!■.-'majesty’s government would givee-
v' ry'anconragement to the trade ofth.t
colony, for its corn was new excluded from
th.- markets of England tc.the disadvan
f Canada and of England. Mr.
-j if! considered
the raciisure
He thought Parliament
»mn* ri.ui’ one. — « -
v - to hear the opinions ol
CV ,1 riwada before they pres-
1,.,1 the m'aHt'u of forcing a change of
l,poislatnve..!' H‘ was clearly of o ption
tlu.t the Colonies ought to have timei to
CN ,mess their sentiments ally Mr.
SiBh. said it the Hill passed, “the vah-
an '“people of Canada, .1 they had any
e , it and if they hdd both valor St spint
wait
J'lie
Hill was an
Upper Canada Bill, and it
to the
1’ro-
Stc.
would give the superiority
tenants over the Roman LbU.oIh
Mr. Goulourn maintained that_ the pr^
S e„t lull did not intend to alter the form
of the lleprcsentative government in the
colony, hut merely intended to unite the
Legislatures of Upper and Lower Cana
da * 0 as to r.osohdadc them, and render
government of that country less
complicated and less intricate. if
though it a prudent measure to consol,
date the strength of the two provinces ol
Canada, in order to avoid the dangers to
which they were opposed at so great a
di^ance from the .mother country, and
the neighbourhood ofa powerful, and
because a Republican government, ai
enemy. Mr. Denman rc
a.Ued that the hill took an extraordina-
amhitioii?
markedihuisue — --- . r
rv licence and departed so far from it
preamble, that the second clause ol it
* eel to annihilate the legislature of pne
of those colonies, and merge it mi the o-
,l 1Pr . He said the freemen of t anmla
would not tamely submit to such an art.
and if any thing were likely to sever the
interest of Great Britain with her colo-
n „ S it would he a measure ol this kiml
Lord Londonderry though it expedient
,o treat the colonies with tenderness and
indulgence ; and the population of no
colons had such claims upon the consi
deration of this country as ib^ot ..ana-
da ; ^r?^“Krm'AtSlrl h «c! h ^i;
Bill eventually passed thjough the com
mittee, and was made the order for a
subsequent day
w lien in the i eiy
nun, the hereditary pride
and the supercilious loftiness of Castile .,
What! Is the doctrine of legitimacy
come to this ? Does the holy alliance
open its capacious and accomodating arms
to embrace the foe of Chi islendom— 1 he
'1 urk I Does prescription run in favour
also of his domination ? Are the quan
tity and duration of suffering to he made,
in every possible case, the very reasons (
for its continuance—when every man *
heart feels, and his understanding con
firms the feeling, that, the longer it has
been protracted, the mare aggravated &
afilicting is the injustice ?
Surely, surely, our political climate
has been severely altered, or there is
something peculiarly malignant in the
dislemperature of the present season.—
Is thoie n people, whoso government is
theoretically and practically vicious,
where chance of amendment is des
perate, and patence no longer a viitue,
and do they endeavour to better then
condition, and profit by the spreading
lights and information of mankind .-
The very first breath ofa whisper ol a-
ny such attempt m ikes the Heshofour
rulers creep. A military force is called
in, and quells the movement by the
sword. Their sympathy is exited by
the endearing spectacle of reason, yield
ingto power. Tranquility, they say, is
restored. But we have no time for a
commentary : our text is—Genoa, I’ar-
j_m, Spain, Portugal, Naples, South Ame
rica, the Ionian Isles, Greece! Let
nation? bp. parcelled out anil divided a*
mongst the ruling powers as the spoha
ovinia of victory,—let unoffending and
harmless people be transferred from
one master to another, as the live stock ol
the land which they inhabit,—let prece
dents he created distinctive nl the ba
lance of power, and of the independence
of weak states among the strong, let
anv aspect or “ shape” of things lie 11 ta-
k m ” hut that of change, in the form of
government, “ and their firm nerves will
aujver tremble.” But the very insinua
tion of such a change though according
the Viceroy of Bagdad, mid the I'ersians
aied to liavi
1 lie accounts
i v hot it seems quite certain that an cn
gagemeiit lias taken place, in winch the
Turks were decidedly the victorious
party ; the number of killed and wound
ed, however, on either side, does not
appear to have been very groat.
Extract of a Letter from the agents to
Lloyu's at (ienoa, dated 18<A ins'.
“ Mr. Croce, master of the Sardinian
brig La I'ace, arrived in this port yes-
teiiiy from Constantinople, which he
left on the loth u!t. reports that the Gre
cian fleet on the night of the lllth, burnt
and distroyed the greater part of the
Turkish tleet of Cisine, by means of fire
ships. We learn that this statement has
been also given by Mr. Bahlini, master
of the Austrian brig II Commercio de
Triest, who arrived yesterday from O-
dessa. Should the intelligence he cor
rect it wiii no doubt he soon confirmed
by other channels.”
London, Joly 28.
The Paris papers ot IN ednesday coo
tain an article from, Constantinople, da
ted the 26tli nit. which gives an .account
of the death of the Captain Pacha, the
chief actor in the late tragedy at Scio.
»*! Serious Mistake.— Mr. O Mctm hav
ing demanded ol the editor of the Lon
don Times, an explanation of some re
flections in that paper, on his veracity,
in some parts of his work relating to
Bonaparte, and reccving no answer,
provided himself with a horawhip, and
attacked Mr. Walter as he was coining
out of the Strut ford Coflee House. Alter
having beaten him till lie was folly satis
fied, lie discovered that the gentleman
assaulted was not Mr. Walter, the pro
prietor of the Times, as he had suppos
ed, hut a gentleman of the same name,
totally disconnected with that journal.—
The matter is to undergo a legal investi
gation.
July 31.—A letter from Frankfort da
ted the 21st mst. says, “We have just
received the important news that the
Chancellor the Prince of llardenberg,
and the Minister of State, Court dc Ber-
nrrived hero on Saturday, m
from 1 Buenos Ayres, informs ns that
I tie government of Buenos Ayres were
uiixiou>ly expecting a Minister from
ihe United Slates, with the acknowledg
ment of their independence. Colonel
Poiians, the American agent, stood high
in the estimation of the government and
i eople. *
In the Oswego came passengers John
Galvm, Nicholas Paterson and Rodolph
Greyr, Esqrs.
’1^he,Fourth of July was celebrated in a
handsome and spirited manner at Buenos
Ayres by the citizens of the United
States, on which occasion nn appropriate
address was delivered by Cot. Iorbes.
September 10.
We arc obliged to an attentive friend
for the following extract ot a letter to a
ecntlennin in Baltimore, dated
Port-au-Prince, Aug. 24, 1C22.
•> (jen. Komain, a former duke of i
ChristopUe’s undertook to raise a kind I
of imurrection among the Haytians; his
puipose was, however, defeated by his
arrest, and he not being willing to he ta
ken, oral least making considerable re
sistance, was immediately shot by the
guard in the street of Leogane, a town
(about 30 miles distant from this place,
he had also hired a young man to bear
despatches of Cape llaylien, his place ol
residence, for the purpose of exciting
them to an insurrection, the messenger
JTTupon tl.o Com, trnUeri
5 • seizing, nut merely the goods, hut >
sel in which Ihey had been cunvejid. I
m cui dingly procured a file 1,1 ,nt '" ‘ ,f
UOtll Regiment, and leaving the ' j ' u
Charge of them and ol the crew, lie. "
the Captain, proceeded to tins city.
The vessel being thus lefti and im r ’
„„ longer perceiving any cmiMileialile ob
stacle U> their again obtaining possession m
her, most unadvisedly, and iiijudiciou. Ij
secured tlic guard and dr pulled with
f, ‘ l it ll is no more than justice to state, that
so far as our information on tlm unp asa t
affair goes, no blame is attributable to iap
'‘"it Pi'earnestly to he wished that the Pm-
prietors may see this imwarraotable act ...
its true light, and order the immediate re
turn of llie vessel and Hie soldiers, thus ob
viating much of Ihe discussion which must
otherwise inevitably follow.’
Thu mode of securing the guard was, by
stfnll'/Wfcd: Mr. II. was secures
jail until the morning, "l"ii he was
cxauiuiod, and again commit.cd to prison,
to stand his trial at our uext Superior
Court.—Star.
from the Washington (Geo ) AYiej.
In theft: singular times of implied
powers, the ingenuity of almost every ci
tizen is put mi requisition to find prece
dents, laws, or judicial decisions, in ci
der to support tin opinion already made
up
inviting them inUf|he cabin to drink—and
when there, locWRig the doors-It is pre
sumable llmt the guard tell the., arms on
on deck, as they cuidii nut possibly suspect
the hostile inlentior. of the steward ami
crew. St. Julius is about 3U units willmi
the line.—Pliilad. Union.
The late transaction at Millcdge-
was however, caught, brought to this were "i^and were sent to
place, had his trial ou the 20tli, was !, ‘° l I ^^'plLtulasterof Philadelphia. They have
ANOTHER. MAIL ROBBERY. ^ j
The Editor of the Franklin Uazette, Phi
ladelphia, says , ,
“The rcay mail, between New \ ork and
Philadelphia, was stolen from behind the
mail coach on the night of tile Will lost- and
every letter contained in the portmanteau
broken open. The fragments of letters
were, found in « field about a mile from
ville has occasioned a great stir among
the politicians, jurisconsults, and jour
nalists ofthe state. Volumes have been
drawu from the dust ; and books have
been read which if it had not been for
the circumstance iu question, would have
remained neglected on the shelves, the
prey ol the worms. At oo time lias the
constitution been read with more atten
tion ; by those at lexst who had it in pos
session or could procure the loan of it.
If we had been gifted with a prescient
post er, we would have printed some thou
sand copies of the constitution, for which
I we w otild have found a ready sale. 1 his
rage (or investigation has taken hold also
of our souls ; and for some days past we
have been pondering on Marbury ami
Crawford’s Digest, Clayton and Lamar’s
Compilations, He. hcc. The results were
snre eyes and head-aches, **uh •
l!o gal i.f a o.ion. The legislature after
all will have to clear up this business ol
the secretary of state’s office, and adopt
I some satisfactory measure about it.-_
iue bkuib u..j - -- i 1 been cari'iuiiy cuiii’ticu
since which President Boyer has issued I or jg-, na | j,| rt rt-s of destination, so far as
a proclamation, desiring them to keep
together, and that every officer ol the
different districts shall he accountable
for the actions of his subjects.
FROM ST. SALVADOR.
The brig Augusta has arrived at Sa
lem in 15 days passage. NN e are favour
ed by (lie Salem Editors with the follow
ing extract ofa letter, dated Bahia, 19th
tlirv could tn 1 ascertained. , ,
Nothing of value lias escaped the hands
of the robber, except two promissory notes
amounting to nearly 1100 dollars.
ft will be remarked on perusing Hie a-
bovc paragraph, that the port.nanleau eon-
Craw ford’s Digest, an act ^..-sed in 17'JJ,
establishing the fees tif the public oflieers
of the state. In the 1st section of ttin
act, the fees the secretary of state is to
receive are specified. In the 3d section,
it is said, “ That every public officer - 1
UU»t jmini3i"|’‘'i i . , . i iv to j i
mining the letters was taken Irom tu-mnu ?on herein mentioned, or their dep
.1 llvn Ithtf'f*. where U Ul I I amnann untin.r
of July.
VVith regard to the political situa-
the coach, the last place where a man
sense, or one who knows bis duty, w ould
think of placing any thing valuable belong
ing to others, unless lie wished to invite
rogues to depredate upon the property ol
the public.—Halt. Fed. Vaz.
>.r« md
perience concurs with all reason in show
,ng to bo the best—fills them st once
w ith animosity and terror."
vmUbUi.v.
.. Congre
Septem’r— Russia will he represented in
it by the Court de Nesselrobe am) the
Senator de Tatischefl. The Plenipo
tentiaries of tlie Emperor ot Austria are
not yet pointed out.”
A St. Petersburg article of June 20
says, “ It appears, that notwithstanding
ihe personal inclination ofthe Emperoi
LA) ESI FROM ENGLAND.
New-York, Sept. C.
By the Line ship Wm. Thompson „ r _
Cant. Thompson, from Liverpool, we . | )eacei the question ol the future rela-
have received our regular files ol Lon- ii on90 f Russia and the Porte, will depend
don natters to the 31st July, and Liver- on the result ofthe farther negocialions
- ■ - ‘ * 1 ilt Constantinople, or the conduct of the
l> °l!ffelhiience had been received from , x lirkls h Government. The .Imperial
Intelligence had been receiveo iron., -j- ur kistx Uovernmeni. * “L..” ' v
Itnnn fivasf r " ri *- ”,f "aw.W- r Ku‘t W rhr[W’fe"uiatns ready
,ilo l!!,.Y l ;RkeP^»bftNm‘ n .fr the head t ,,u e the Held, though orders Khve b
of the Royalist party, and hail rescued
the King out of the hands of the libe
rals. '1 he news, however, is not credi
ted. The Courier doubts its authenti
city, in fact the intelligence received of
the destruction ofthe guards, ami th
ELOQUENT APPEAL.
The last Edinburgh Review (Februa
ry j which has reached us, contains a cri
tique on the works of Demosthenes and
Eschines. After reviewing these ora
tors (particularly the former) the writer ( ^ ftlll renia i n i r . a very unsettled j v
h orders hhve been
given to withdraw it to a greater distance
from the Turkish frontiers, and place it
in more extended cantonments. It is to
be observed, besides, that the Guards
have never taken the field in a 1 nrkish
I war : and, on this occasion, also, it hos-
triumph of ihe constitutionalists, render j ti(itics had commenced with the T urks,
this statement unworthy oferedit. There | woa jj |,ave remained in the Polish pro
is great .consternation at Madrid, an< l j vinces, as a reserve and corps of ohser
draws the attention of the reader to the
scene where these distinguished men
acted, and breaks out into the following
most animated and touching apostro-
l ,h
Amidst such idolatrous panegyrics,
when, moreover, we learn, from no
mean authority, that one single city,—
the eye' indeed of Greece, was 11 the in
ventress of all learning,” (“ illm omnium
dnrtrinarura inventrices Allien® I ’ Cic
de Ora,) an inquiry naturally suggests
itself,—how fares it, at this moment, with
the inheritors of this land—ihe fairest
portion of the earth, from which have
jssued poets, historians, philisophers,
(irators, patriots, in such a continued
fleam of glory ? Where now is the tri
state
Ministers have been appointed by the
allied sovereigns to attend a Congress,
which is to be held on the 1st of Sentetn
her, at Verona. The strong cordon of
troops which France had ordered on the
borders of Spain, under the pretext ol
keeping out the yellow fever, continues
to excite great sensation. It is suppos
ed that Lewis the 18th wishes to assist
his cousin Ferdinand against Ids consti
tutional subjects ; but if a French sol
dier crosses the Pyrenes for this object
he will not return.
The Greek cause continues to flour
ish ; it will be perceived that they
have burned another Turkish fleet.
Holland has r.onclited to rscogni
The following is an extract ofa letter
from Constantinople received by way ot
Paris.
“ Constantinople, June 25.
We are extremely quiet, n.ml the late
Rairam lias been passed vvjtli incredible
order and tranquility. It would appeal
from the measures recently adopted by
tiou of this couutry at the present mo
ment, the city is governed by European
troops, in number about 2500, under the
command of the Governor at Arms, ap
pointed by the Cortes, and at present
strict martial law prevails. The civil
government is administered by a chosen
lew from among the people ; they are,
however, under the direction of Hie Go
vernor at Arms—his word is law in nil
cases. The villages in the vicinity
have all declared in favour the Prince—
, body of 7 or 8 thousand Brazilians have
assembled in the interior, and at preSenl
they appear determined to support thei
first decision. All communication is cut
off between the city and country--con
vequenlly the consumption ot foreign
producers not more than one third as
much as formerly. The European Por
tuguese are daily expecting a large rein
forcement from Lisbon, and the Brazi
liaof arsAftWW?«Jffi!!J ,a - v . c ‘S„? x
supply of arms from Rio. The militia
about 25l)U men, are under arms from
o’clock until night, and perform guard
luty at some ol the posts of minor impor
tance. The Brazilian troops in the city
are disarmed, aud prohibited from leav-1
mg. All the negroes in the streets are
forced to assist at the fortifications which
are now erecting in the subburbs of the
city, and the citadel is filled with moni
tions of war, aud provisioned for (I
months.
” Much jealousy exists with regard to
the English French, as they have ta
ken sume part in the politics ot the coun
try. Very little money is in circulation,
and notes not to be discounted for any
premium. The produce of the country
must be paid for partly in advance, and
the remainder when the goods are eru
Nobi olk. Vs. Sept. 2.
Inland .Navigation.—On the 28th ofthe
last month Hie proprietors of the. Cross Ca
nal completed the digging, by winch a com
munication is opened from the lb*mal
Swamp Canal into Gates county, in North
jirolina. .
Tin* Cross Canal is on tho West sidi? ol
the main Canal, commenting in Camden
county, about six miles from the southern
outfall of the Dismal Swamp Canal—is a-
bout eight miles in length, and will he navi-
able this fall for boats carrying -to barrels.
It is proposed hercalter tb enlarge il for boats
of the largest size. By this communication
the produce of Gates and the adjacent cuuu
ty or agent, and every person
such, shall, if thereunto required, he oh«
liged to give a statement of the fees de
manded, mid a receipt for the same, &c.'
It does not iequire much penetration to
imply from this law that the secretary of
state, ni well as the other oflieers men
tioned in the act, possesses the power of
appointing a deputy, because such depu
ty or agt nt is acknowledged by law. (ihe
act of 1792) and the same duties are re
quired of him as from the principal.—
'Phis act must he conclusive evidence of
the power of the secretary of state to
appoint a deputy or agent ; we will not,
therefore, proceed further into ihe es»
amination of the spirit of the law w e have
quoted, the letter of it being so espli
In Clayton’s Compilation will he to<
the following report ie resolutions, from
ties, in North Carolina, may be brought to j w | )ic | 1 j t m ust naturally he implied ll
Norfolk at one-fourth the expense now in- power of removing any public ofli-
currcd.
Notwithstanding the lateness of the peri
od (the sill of May last) at which Congress
ranted the appropriation for continuing
the work on the Capitol, we ieain that con-
r..l.mt hone* are entertained that Hie dome
"f tliis national edifice will, by 'he next
meeting of congress, he so far completed as
} . . ... _ |,uA . t li^nre ol the
w hole of this stupendous edifice, which wc
believe for beauty of architecture, (Being of
the Corinthian order) symmetry, and con
venience, will vie with any similar structure,
| of the like dimensions, in the w orld. Its
position is commanding, and oiei looks the
metropolis, the grand stream of the Poto
mac and Eastern Branch, w here our naval
arsenal is fixed. The foundation stone yf
this building was laid in September, 171)3,
the presence of the immortal founder nl
our city, Gen. Washington. The north
and south wing, together with a valuable
public library, were destroyed by the torch
of the British vandals on the 24th August,
1814, under Gen. Ross, The corner stone
ofthe centre building was laid on the 24lh
of May, 1818.—Wash. City Cuz.
this Government to maintain order, that I barked. In fact, there is neither con-
lute paid, so justly due, for the civiliza-1 ((ip j m j e n ,) etice 0 f South America.
movement of tnnnktm . y Subscriptions continue for the suffer
tion and improvement
Who guards the cffeiing at the shrine of
genius, of which the critick speaks?—
What nation is the foremost in discharg
ing the debt of gratitude to the ances
tors, by conferring benefits tqon their
descendants? To this inquiry it is our
ing Irish. The King was making pre
parations fur his visit to Scotland.
JOHN BULL ALARMED.
London, July 11
it has line.'iiy succeeded, and put the re
bellions Janissaries under sume subjec
tion—Despatches have been received
from Persia, tiring news that the Pacha
of Bagdad had totally defeated the Per-
-uni army that besieged that place, kil
led 4000 and made 700 prisoners. He
lias also taken a fortress and town, dis
tant, about 4 leagues from Bagdad.”
fidence, or money in circulation.
, * , "... , -, i morning Bv large bills posted in various
unwelcome task to answer, that the chil- parU J? ^ , own> ., nd |par iiruI Br 1 y by
one exhibited near the stock exchange
it-en of this renowned race, after bavin
endured, fur nearly five centuries, a
more than Egyptian bondage under tlie
most austere he insolent task masters that
have ever yet vexed and tormented ant
portion of mankind.—after having been
the slaves of the meanest and hase«t of
divrs,—the sport and plaything of en-
pDchs and panders, have at length risen
as. one man, and, drawing the sword,
Lave cn«l atvay the scabbard, to redeem
themselves from slavery, and purge the
foul' stain from the name of Gt qec.e
That tliis strife, in such a cause, has now
endured for upwards of twelve months
and that England, with the name of Li
fieriv upon her lips,—the supposed pa
troncss of the injured and oppressed
(we say nothing of actual assistance, but)
has not vouchsafed io encourage and
hearten them in their career, by one.
cheering smile of approbation,—by o
animating expression of applause : Nay
more, that, not content w ith cold inditfer
ence and selfish apathy, this same Eng
fund! under the ma-k of an ill-disguised
neutrality, has actually sided against the
sufferer., and ha- given her aid toward
delivering over the. Christian descend
ants of Greeks to the whips and sce-urgei
of infidel Barbarians:—And, that, too
when Englishmen of former days, before
(his nation ’had grown into the firmness
FROM the charleston mercurt
P.y Hie, following account translated from
our H ivnna papers it appears that Iturhide
will not be suffered to enjoy his imperial
throne in quietness. An opposition of the
kind mentioned is an event highly pro-
Great curiosity was excited yesterday j bable, but still it must tie remeitiinTed
' " ' ' ire Spanish accounts, and lliall^jj
The crowd there was so great that it im
peded Hip carriage down Bartholomew
Various were the countenances
display ed by those parties who had an
interest in the subject to which it re
ferred. The confusion it caused up to
11 o’clock was such that nt 1-ngth it was
pulled down. It began as follows;
To the monied interest of Great Britain in
paticiilar
Englishmen—Forty millions of Brit-
h money are already invited in for
eign funds and loans, and 15 millions
more on the brink ofthe precq ice Ap-
lling and frightful ri-k Any su Idee
that these
they inviiriahly exaggerate entry tiling that
relates to the independent provinces.
Havana, Aug. 24. tKfJ'i.
The following is 'lie. substance of various
letters said to lie w orthy of credit.
Mexico, JItti July.
On ti.e 21st inst. the Emperor w as crown
ed with much pump mid osieiitiliou, and
more astonishment than enthusiasm ; no
accident or popular movement took place.
The expenses of tin* coronation have In-on
very great. Money b now coming with
the host of Iturhide. and the arms of Mexi
co. There are many parlies here and tm-
mcacious moastiri
less prompt and
adopted, this delightful kingdom will see il
self shortly involved in frightful ana-rhy —
Guadalupe Vi< toria has risen against the go
vernmeotin Bajio, with 10,000 men and lias
proclaimed Hie Republic. Soldiers, officers
iiange in politics, which the unsettled and chiefs are deserting to him from this
WEST INDIA TRADE.
The inquiry has been made in relation to
the President’s Proclamation, reciprocating
the act of the British government opening
the. West India ports, where the President
found his authority for declaring the trade
open with the British Provinces, Canada,
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and New
foundland ? NVe answer, that the term,
West Indies is a general term, and not limit
ed to the Islands 30 called. It includes all
that portion of America north of the Equa
tor, excepting the United States.
Our reasons for tills opinion are the fol
lowing: First, if we mistake not, the act of
parliament is entitled an act regulating trade
wit his Majesty’s possessions in the West
Indies, and afterwards enumerates among
the free ports, those of Canada, Nova Sco
tia, kc.
idly. In instructions received in this col
lectino district, from the trea-ury depart
ment, we understand that the term West
Indies lias been used in tiic general sense
we have mentioned.
felly. It has been employed mid recog
nized in this general and comprehensive
sense in the negotiations of tliis govern
ment with foreign powers, particularly in
the treaty with Sweden.
If our information, as to the above facts,
he correct, the. President has authority e-
nigh for every portion of his proclama
tion ; the opening of the trade with the
northern provinces being evidently within
i.lin meaning ofthe acts of bath tins and the
British government.— Boston Patriot.
It is stated that the new act for uniting
and regulating the trade of the Canadas,
contains a clause, imposing a duty of 5s
sterling per barrel on American flour, and
excluding Post-Ashes coming from the U.
S. NVheat and all kinds of grain, are ad
missible free of duty. A letter from a
merchant in Montreal, says—“It is with
much concern I have to state that under
this new law, ashes, salted provisions, but
ter, lard, ke. are totally excluded. The
price of ashes will no doubt advance in con
sequence of this unfortunate and unexpect-
d news. The law is making a great sensa
tion here. Some of our most intelligent
merchants are of opinion that there is a
mistake in that part of the law which ex
cludes ashes, and that the same will lie dis
covered and rectified.”
Santa Ff. of New-Metico.—It is he
coining a familiar operation, (says the St. i
Louis Register,) for our citizens to visit this
capital. Mr. Gientgof Cincinnatti. who had
a trading-house on the Arkansas, lias just re
turned ; also Mr. James M’Knight, who had
been a prisoner a good part of ten years, and
his brother Mr. John M’Kniglit who went
in search of him, upwards ofa year ttgn.
Col. Cooper, the courageous settler ofthe
Boonslick country, has also gone out with
numerous company
contemplate an
that we can learn from these tiavellers, the
people of Santa Fe and of the internal pro
cer.' is retained by the legislature, and
not delegated to any other authority.
The Committee to whom was rel'ert e
so much of his excellency's commumc:
lion as relates to the removal of Edward
White, as clerk of the court of ordinary
of Chatham rnunty
Retort, That from an examination
the documents submitted to them, tngethr
with an examination of the constitution at
the laws hearing on this subject, they are
opinion, that the order of the justices oft
inferior court of the county aforesaid,
Ihe 4th of May, 1807, for the removal
Edward While, the clerk ofthe court of or
dinary, and tlie pretended appointment
Thomas Bourke, were not authorized by
fair construction of the constitution or the
law, and especially, that the conduct of ill
justices concurring on that occasion, nan
Iv, Telfair, Morcli, and Bullock, was inter
ed to press the said Edward White hri.> i
servile acquiescence to their wishes ; tiny
are also of opinion, that Edward Who
having been appointed, commissioned, aril
qualified, as directed by Ihe law, was net
liable to he removed by any order rr del ro
of the said justices, k that the said Edward
White is the only rightful clerk of lire etc i
of ordinary for the county aforesaid, w irliia
the meaning and intention of the constitu
tion and the Saw.
They are also of opinion, thM his excel
leticy the governor did well in hesitating on
the propriety of commissioning Thoma
Bourke, as will be manil'ustcd by u|n ferenit
to the well grounded reasoning offered
his excellency in the opinions of the sn'ir
tors general of the middle and western ur
emia.
They therefore recommend the follow inf.
resohiliiMis :—
1st. Resolved, That the justices of the in
ferior court of Chatham county, in Jepii'
ing Edward NVIiitu ofthe office of cluk <-
the court of ordinary, after he bad receiver
a commission from his excellency the r-
vernor, acted in the opinion of the It-giHa
tore contrary to law-, and in pursuing 1; 1
after he had delivered the papers ami -
emds belonging to Hie office of the
court, and acquiesced in their decision
iU judged and precipitate.
Ed. That Edward White, until repm'i
in the manner pointed out by the const®
tion for removing the clerks uf the snpir
and inferior courts, will he considered I
the legislature of this state as the only p 1
per clerk of the court of ordinary of t 1
dntn in Europe, may effect, from day to
I tty, must rinse inevitable lo-s to follow,
Colombia, Chili, Austria, Prussia, Italy,
lussiii, France, and Spain, nre gradunlh
irnhing John Bull of his life’s blood.”
[from the LOXDON COrmFF, JULY 30 ]
NVe learn by the rereipt oflebers from
Holland, that it is not true, as slated h>
some of our cotenrporaries, the DiPcli
Government ha l adopted the resolution
■if recognizing the independence of.South
America.
Lefterv from Con=tatinople were re
ceived in town jeterday inorniug, whict
piarter, because he is a man who possess!-
much talant and firmness, added to which
he has never he.en desirous of obtaining any
rank or honor, as lie says his only reward
would he to see Ids country free. This ge
nerosity of sentiment occasioned us impri
onment here, until lie happily esfciped
went to Bajio and joined the above men
Honed forces This day orders have been
given for the troops to inarch against him,
he having already beaten the division of
Guatemala, commanded by Filisola, who
opposed .him.
)• liila uiOU h*HI»a UUl tilltl H 1 pry I .1 11 (>i
ty, and others in this town )' 01ln, >' of t, ha I ham, anddorecommend t-
arly departure. From all •« »' «'» 7'*' nfl,CR ' , ..
rim iheae tmvellpisn live* I «>>• That the legislature will leave I
ward NVhite to pursue Ilia rentedV for
vinces are exceedingly i^orenh desiUute of! ^ f aml
e spirit of enterprise. hav ‘ : plained, before the tribunal proper
authorized to determine, all such case-
commerce an) of all the spirit of enturp
We have heard much of the aridity of these
countries, and learn additional facts upon
that head as curious as astonishing.
Approved of by the governor the Sd d
of December, 1807,
Taking and retaking of the Pluenir.
To the following extract from the Mon
treal Gazette of the 28th ultimo, a cones
pondcrit has appended a statement of the
manner in which Brother Jonathan gulled
old John Bull. ,
“ On Sunday evening last the American
steam boat Phtenix arrived at St. Johns,
when the Comptroller of the Customs at
that place, having received information that
a considerable quantity of contraband goods
were su hoard, ordered a strict seaiclt to he
Baltimore. Sept. 9.
FROM RUENOS AYR FA
Capt, Hamilton, of the brig Oswego
Raleigh, Sept. 13.
It becomes our painful duty to recite
one of the most distressing occurrences
that ever happened in tliis city ; the par
ticulars tf which, from the evidence
subsequently given in, appear to be as
follows : On Friday night, the Clb inst.
an altercation took place between Mr.
James Boylau and Mr, Richard (Iuinds,
at the bar room of the latter and, after
several lij|r»li words had passed between
them, Mr, B. wag seen suddenly retreat-
I ing from the bar to the Billiard room,
dc. in progress of doing so a room not] r a d jct,,nce yf about thirty feet,) with
i-illv ToEfi.riDH vi’iik (iiihkI larked UO^—tlir 1 . • < • * ..i i : .1.i..
usually fastened, was loimd locked up V”’I blood issuing from a would immediately
EXTRAORDINARY' NVOUKD.
General Murry was wounded in a sin,
lar manner at the capture of Martinique
1762, w hen captain in the 42nd. A tniol
hall entered his left side, under the In"
rib, passed up lhrongli,the left lube, m
lungs, as was ascertained after his de-i
crossed his chest, and mounting up to
right shoulder, lodged under tho scap
His case be’u-g considered desperate,
only object of the surgeon was to make
situation as easy as possible for the .
hours he had to live ;—and before hn rra
ed England, was quite recovered, or
least his health and appetite were resin
He was never afterwards, however, ahh
he down :—and during the thirty-two \<
'SrStJS? ,'z:Lzv.:iT:21 «».«*, *
of his subsequent life lie slept in
-ii snn aim uuie. . . posture, supported in Bis lied by pule
found. The performaoce of bis duty impos [a dirk or knife, whero he fell, and in- [ Ue died in m2, Ll. Qtn, Cob of th;