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C <C4P *- ■t c. — VOLr 111. MILLEDGKVILLJj), TUESDAY, OCTOBEK I, 1 WVi. No. 3i. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, fl VS. GRA YTLA.YD V II. .If. Ofi l/E, Jn Hancock Street, opposite the Auction Store, ATTHREE DOLI.AR’, IN ADVANCE, OR FOUR DOLLARS AT TUE EXPIRATION OK THE TEAR. Hr" Advertisements conspicuously inserted at the customary rates. Letters on business, tn all eases, must be tost paid. From the Augusta Chronicle ty (it u. Advertiser I',very proposal for the oncmir igiunelli unit propagation of Science ought to be re- ceiwd with approbation, and he who offers to mankind a plan for the amelioration ol their condition, most be considered a bene factor. Undoubtedly it is an elevated en deavour which has for its object a diminu tinn of the inconveniences and infelicities of -; and though human ingenuity cannot radically remove the cause of all of our dis ■i, it may of some of them, and contri- biit to alleviate our lot relative to others— , the asperities ineidental to our state and lighten the burthen which may not be entirely removed. person c.ui pretend, by strength of in vention nr extensiveness of research, to gain for society an exemption from neces- i,t.lcd imbecility; but many can, by salu- tarv and effectual suggestions, diminish the number of our calamities. When a man obtrudes himself upon our notice by the wisdom of bis remarks and the utility of bi-i proposals, we ought to be forward in advancing his views. Novelty ought not to startle, when particability is possible. V new scheme may have opponents, tint opposition should yield to reason and usefulness. The most laudable institutions have not always in the commencement met the protection of public favor ; and tile most celebrated literary establishments have gled into respectability and eminence, in defiance of the malevolence of adversa ries. and the reputation of more ancient schools. But after the lapse of a few sea sons, prejudices Imve given way, and men delighted to cherish that, which at first they had oppressed. We always experi cnee a melancholy pleasure in pushing for ward that, the progress of which we had once retarded ; for when indolence Slic 'd- persecution, it includes repentance, and repentance is universally connected with sorrow. Worthy intentions should not be allowed, if possible, to be defeated, and we should anxiously wish to escape there mortifying reflections which usually torment thoso who are quick in discourag ing meritorious proposals. fnese reflections have been elicited by the perusal of a communication (to which our attention has been recently directed) originally published in the Georgia Journal, in the year IH17, which is said to be from the pen of a medical gentleman of ibis city. object there stated is grand, and Would, if carried into effect, be productive of incal- ilalilc advantages to the inhabitants of (i orgia ; anil tile conception of the design is as honorable to the author, as its real timi would be beneficial lo bis fellow-citi- zens. As some of our readers may not have seen the communication, to which we now allude, we give it below. nulity and luxury which wo see now in creasing, and which never fail to stand he awful pressures of imbecility ami en ervation in a government, and ofdiscase, m^cry and early death, in tis subjects.— I do not believe there is a citizen whom I now address, unless, indeed, his soul is bent on brutal sensuality and corrup tion, who has not that laudable spirit of patriotism which longs for the elevation of the character of his own state to an ac cordance with that of her sister stales, in every lltiug which is truly valuable to individuals, to the state, or to the Union. The period of privation is past —the days of political difficulty are o- ver—our treasury is swelling with the full-flowing tide of plenty, and having no idle ambition to satiate, our next most important step is to foster the sciences with all possible care and attention.— I’lie Franklin College, l am happy to state, is once more rearing its dignified head, & directing the loteries of science up the mazy palh which towers lo it- goal, Wc hope therefore, although we review with felicity the commanding si at ions in general science occupied by Yale, Providence, Princeton, Washing ton, Columbia, and many oilier Colleges in the Union, we shall, in future, stand independent of their immediate assis tance in the education of our youth.— The state ol Georgia, as well as its neigh boring States and Territories, has ever since its earliest settlement by civilized people, been dependent on the states of New-Yotk and Pennsyvania, or on Eu rope, for the completion of the education ol those gentlemen who have chosen the science of medicine for their engine of public good, or individual support. 1 fell no hesitation in stating, that I believe the medical character of Georgia has e- ver been darkened more by the remote ness of the present luminaries of medi cal science, and the immense expense of visiting those foreign places, then hy the deficiency of native genius. The time of peace and plenty is the ouly tiino the sciences can he encouraged so as to hon or a state ; and I believe, without the shadow of doubt that the establishment and perpetuation on liberal principles, of an institution within the limits of ibis state, for the purpose ot disseminating medical science, would add greatly to the independence of our individual stale, and incalculably to the improvements and usefulness of talents and genius n- mong us ; which must otherwise be losl to the medical world and to the public in general. Whilst this institution would add great convenience tn (lie progress of medical science in Ibis and the neighbor ing states, it would tend, not a little, to Ihe retaining within the limits of this state an immense amount of money, which would otherwise be necessarily j spent elsewhere annually to accomplish the same purposes. Add to these many other facilities such an institution would hold out for the improvement and oxer TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. Fellow Citizens, None of you can be unaware that Georgia, when compared with most other states in the Union, glitters but faintly in literature. Institutions for the promo- cise ol those brilliant genii whom nature tion of general science have, (with very j may have capacitated to walk in charac few honorable exceptions) been in this ter with a Kush, a Sydenham, and a state most shamefully neglected : for j Physick, (and like those philanthropists tiie causes of which, for the most part 1 must appeal lo those who are better ac quainted than myself, with the history of the state from its earliest settlement by civilized people to the present day. 1 will barely name a few of the most ob vious causes which have retarded the progress of science in Georgia. In do ingthis, 1 will cite the reader’s attention to the early age of civilization in this state—the newness of the country—the necessity for encouraging ngiiculture, either for making our own consumables at home or purchasing them abroad— and add to these (which must necessari ly precede the liberal encouragement ol science in a country) a general deficit ol public spirit, and several years duration of a severe and dangerous war ; which never fails to drain the treasury of the counrty involved, and attract the almost entire attention ofgovernment to the seat and object of its own danger. We have now been for some time blessed with the most profound peace. The lucid streams of quiet and contentment flow gently through our land. The Lord of every domain, nljhdugh it is but a ltiai{d* ic cl cot tage, holds the flowing cornucopia ; and •merty ■’•nd happiness are floating witn unparalleled velocity along the stri oi never-ceasing time, and imparling the first blessing of this w orld to the fortu nate inhabitants of Frcdonia. 1 ti such a time and such a place as this, under the most fortunate circumstances that heart emild w ish or tongue could name, l w ish to direct the attention of the tree people of Georgia, (whose final object is like that of all others of the great human fa tin!v. true happiness,) to the subject ol a Medical University for the State ij Geor gia. Our state has risen to a level w ith the first in agriculture, and a few of the arts. Its commercial connexions and«re- lations are rapidly increasing, and we are now individually and generally ex erting ourselvs for the accumulation ol f rtunates to hand down to our prosperi ty ; and fears are rationally to be enter tained that we shall, without the direc tion of government to the sciences, bt soon found literally busking in that ve and physicians dispense those goods which are more valuable than gold) and who must otherwise rest in obscurity.— The propitious circumstances under which my proposition is made, will, 1 hope, appear to others, a< to me, the most favourable for the purpose ; and should this important object not be very soon accomplished, 1 know not when it will again be so completely in the power of the state to effect so noble and indis pensable a purpose. I suggest the sub ject thus earl) , that argument and inqui ry may arise among the people at large; that they may be awakened to a sense ol the necessity of promoting this institu tion, which is for the good of humanity and the honor of the state : and that they may do more ample justice to the subject in all its ramifications and deparl- uts than I am able to do within the confines ol'this address. Reflection will mature the judgement on this subject.— The sovereign power of the state rests in the people. If they say the object shall lie accomplished, it will be. Re presentatives may hereby be enable to ascertain the wish of their constituents on this very interesting subject, which will, I trust, compose a part of the busi ness of the next session of the State Legis lature, it be properly carried into etlect. The subject is popular and materially so with the thinking and scientific part ol the community, which together with its per man ; he replied, that he did it merely for the purpose of receiving gen teel customers, but that his neighbor over the way, tarnished the same quantity for one cent per glass ! This information he gave us with as much gravity as would be observed by an old merchant selling a whole cargo of European goods. VVe were so much shocked by this, that we determined to record the facts, that a strong grog can lie brought in Baltimore for one cent! \Ve also notice it for the purpose ot giving us an opportunity to make the following remarks : Most of the evils and the diseases, and the wretched poverty which now af flict the poor of our city, (and indeed we may say our country) are attributa ble to that poison called whiskey t i’lie small quantities in which it is sold, and Ihe extraordinary cheapness of its price, are double inducements for those to in dulge in it who can raise a cent or two. The immense mass of laborers and poor people who use it, is beyond all calcula tion ; it is cheaper than beer, in fact it is the cheapest drink wi'ii the exception of water. In a state of affairs like this, is it to be wondered at that we see whole gangs of bloated ragamuflins at nearly every corner of our city ? Is it to be wondered at that men die at a term of years, which, in sober times, was consi dered the prime of lile ? Is it to be wondered at that we have our streets tilled w ith beggars, and our jail and pe nitentiary with debtors and criminals ? No, it is not ; and, what is worse than all, our religious institutions, nil our charitable and prosperous societies, all preaching and all praying will not eradi cate this wretched and awful evil, unless government interposes. \Ve must have a tax on w hiskey ; not one of your three or four cent taxes, but such a tax as will force a man to pay at least twenty-five cent* for the beastly gratification of get ting drunk. VVe know that this subject is not (lie most popular one which we might take hold of, but see daily, the awful and de moralizing effects of the cheapness of whiskey, and wc are determined, as far as our humble voice is heard, lo cry out for a tax on tho article. Some to whom we have hinted the necessity ol such a law, have agreed that it would be the means of checking intemperance, but they added, they were fearful it might cause an insurrection. \Ve inclined to doubt this assertion, but should it even be true, we say lay the tax, let that lax be a heavy one, and it there is an insurrection in consequence, we think wc are safe in saying, that we have quite a plenty of sober men tn put lo'.vn all the rebellious drunkards in the country. \Ve do not speak lighlly on this subject, for it is probably one of the utmost importance to the people, and our duty and our conscience imp< 1 us to say what we do. Intemperance or in pi Tin English, drunkenness, is probably more common now than tit any former period ; and it is high time that a stop should be put to this growing and des perate evil. Let our members of Con gress take the. matter in h ind : let them cease to make speeches for popularity's sake—let them attend to tiie advance ment of the true interests of this country —let them cease to violate the laws they make themselves, and let them add o- tliers which are useful and salutary. II this he done, it will he recorded to their honor, that they at least attempted to do Three years after these Spanish voy ages, Cook reconnoitred this coast more closely, and proceeded as high up as the Icy Cape.—It was subsequently visited by several English ships for purposes of trade ; and though every portion of it was explored with the greatest accnrnct by that most excellent and persevering navigator, Vancouver, as far as the head of Cook's inlet, in latitude Gl 15, yet, on the ground of priority of discovery, it is sufficiently clear that England has no claim to territorial possession. On this principle it would jointly belong to Rus sia and Spain ; tint on the same principle. Russia would Li.: completely excluded from any portion of it to the southward of 09. She has, however, been tacitly permitted to form an establishment nam ed Sitka at the head of Norfolk sound, ill latitude 57, and this apparently must have tempted her to presume that no opposition would be offered to extend the territory down to the 51st degree ol latitude, which includes all the detailed discoveries of Cook and Vancouver, i. e. New Hanover, New Cornwall, New Norfolk, on the main, and the Islands of King George, Queen Charlotte, and the i’rince of Wales upon the coast. “ There is, however, one trilling cir cumstance. of which we are persuaded and choice wines—the one is laboring for the soild advantage of his country — the other is feasting or fiddling (or “ the honor and dignity of his sovereign.” Washington, September I t. The following ueecniiit of the distressing drought in tin: state of Netv-York, in appli cable, in its most melancholy features, to to tiie middle states generally, we believe, hut that it is to this neighlioihood we know too well : Nf.w York, Sept. 9. Truly Distressing.— A gentleman who has been through the southern part of Uls ter and the whole of Orange counties, in forms us that the drought in that direction is distressing beyond any former experi ence. Vegetation in almost extinguished, and the many streams, rivulets, and rivers, w hich coursed their way in a northerly di rection, to the Hudson, are literally dry. The AV.iIKiII, which is the great reservoir of the waters (lowing from the Shawniigtink Mountains on the west, and a high range of lands of some ten or twelve miles on ihe east, on longer presents a volume of water, which lias lieretofor filled its channel ; the bottom is hire, and the aquatic plants have died, and are in rapid decomposition. Fanners have to go miles for water for their families and for their stock, and tlie mills are so much overrun, (those of them which can do any business,) that the cun- sumption of flour in the country is mure than their supplies of water can accomplish. His Impel ini Majesty was ignorant when ! Gu the whole, tho farmers in this luxuriant he issued Ins sweeping Ukase, namely, that the whole country from hit. fit! 30, lo the boundary of Ihe United States in lat. 10, or thereabouts, is now, and long has hern, in the actual posses ion of the Rritish North-West Company. The communication with thi) vast territory is bv the I’eace River, which crossing the. ky Mountains from the westward, in 50 N. and long. 121 VV. falls into the Polar Sea by the Makenzie River. rims, then, it is obvious, that, ns we have actual possession of the six de grees ol coast usurped by Russia, in her recent Manifesto, her claim to this part is perfectly nugatory. Indeed, as we country labor under severe calamities ; and tiieir depression of spirits is in accordance with their blighted prospects. Roth in Kentucky and Missouri, the state elections have turned materially upon their internal embarrassments.— There are two parties ofsimilar charac ter in both slates ; the one U (nr paper money, replevin laws, and dismission of judges where they refuse to carry the remedial (as they are called) into exe cution ; the other is for an opposite re gime—There are no means of ascertain ing as yet which party lias triumphed in either state. , , , Ttvo of the Kentucky papers (and the belorr observed, (he assumption must, [jM j„ , on importer seems inclined to have been made ... utter ignorance of the | , ulo((t „ ltJ 9ame re90 | ulion ) havB notified their intention no longer to take tho de fact, which is the less surprising, as thi- part of the world remains, as yet, a com plete blank in our best and latest charts. It is not easy to conjecture the precise object of Russia in the intended extension nf territory on the continent of North A mcrica, unless it he to push along the northern coast, as tar a* Mackenzie's river, whirdt, running at the feet of the Rocky mountains to the east, would, with the Pacific on Ihe w est, afford two ex cellent barriers to a territory of at least 70,000 square miles, or one half nearly of all that part of North America in which the fur animals are found ; and thus put the Russian American Compa ny in possession of an almost exclusive predated stale paper at par. They say the price of every thing else is no minallv raised, while their terms remain the same. They now therefore give notice that they will take nothing but “ specie or its equivalent in pap .*.*' Com monwealth's paper is deprecitted 2 fori.-—The Reporter tell-an anecdote ol’a south m in calling to nay his account at the olfi e—the amount was § 10 —he offered § 10 in \ n smia money —the Edi tor offered him in change J, 10 •• Common wealth.” The gentleman said lie owed § 10, and did not like the idea of pavin ' I.-s, or of discharging a debt ot' J, 10 villi 5. The Editor told him lie cmil monopoly ot the trade, as it is well known . no , 0 f charging one customer more that in a lew years the fur-hearing tini-1 ,h nn . Vl , mats will all be destroyed on tiie eastern side ol the Rocky M nintuius.” C 0 T'' ’ O N M A N U F A C T 0 R Y. A writer in the Philadelphia Daily Advertiter estimates the number oflonm j in that city, at present employed in tbi- brancli of trade at two thousand, requir ing annually a supply ol 2,052.57 I pound.- a raw Cotton, which produces 2.490,000 lbs. of y arn, of the average of No. 14 : this is wove into 9,931,000 yards ot cloth, of the average value of 20 cent - a yard, &. amounts to the sum of § 1,999,- 300 I he value he distributes as follows : than another, kc l lte legislature of Tennessee have found Gen. S. H. Williams, surveyor general in tiie 7th district, guilty ol mal-practiccs, and have removed him from office The lurid claims of the U- mver-ilv of N. Carolina have been re furred to commissioners.—Ena. FROM SOUTIl-A.MEUICA. conspicuous utility, will, I hope settle tho point of the real propriety ot the latitude 55, to whicl proposed object to the conviction of each j „f Santa Margaritta, Representative. WHISKEY. In one of our late commercial walks, we had occasion to call at a house in a much frequented part o( the city, to a"k the number of the stoic we were in search of. While we were obtaining the desired information, two men cain< in, put three cents on the counter, anu asked for two glasses of W liiskey. Af ter they had swallowed it and departed, we asked the person who sold it whcthei he furnished so large a quantity ofspiii- tuous liquors for one and a half cents that, in I lie accomplishment of w hich To the Planter, $391,515 ; to the Cot- they will he joined hy the good wishes I of every honest and good man in the I country.—Unit. Federal Republican. NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA. I The following satisfactory account of the nature of the claims set up by Russia is extracted from the 52d No. of the Quarterly Review :—■ “ Let us examine what claim Russia can reasonably set up to the territory in question. To the two shores of Beh ring’s Strait, tvn admit, she would have an undoubted claim, on the score of pri ority ot discovery ; that on the side o! Asia having been coasted by Deshnew in 1348, and that of America visited by Retiring in 1774, as fir dow n ns Ihe lati tude 59, since generally known by the name of Cape Fairwealher. To the southward of this point, however, Rus sia lias not the slightest claim. The Spaniards visited the northern parts ot this coast in 177-1, when Don Juan Pe rez, iu the corvette Santiago, traced it from latitude 53 53, to a promontory in hich lie. gave the name being the northwest FROM TUE Al'UUSTA MEI1AI. Sir,— t send you herewith an extract of a letter, dated lath July, I itely receiv from Col. Andrew Erwin, formerly a sklent of this place. It contains some lerestion particulars of the late Rcvolmioi in Mexico, which have not hitherto appear cd, so far as I have observed, in any of the public Journals. Col. Erwin lias been In Mexico since the mouth of April, milled with other commis sioners fur obtaining a grant of land in that quarter, intended fur actual settlement, by enterprising cit izens of Tennessee. By giving it a place in the Herald you will oblige A Subscriber. Mexico, July is, 182-2. “I had the pleasure of dropping you ton Spinner, §116.428 ; to the Weavers and Spoolers, $348,900 ; to the Master Weavers (entrepreneurs ) for the interest of money and profit, §110.875 ; to the Dyer, for labor and profits, §49,920 ; to the Merchant, for dye-stuffs, freights, and comnii--ions, §349,102. THE GREAT DAM COMPLETED. The Sandy Hill Times of the riOtii ult. informs iis that the Great Dam acro-s the Hud-on river, at Fort Edward, was com pleted the Monday preceding, and lit led with water. Tills (lain has been construct ed tn supply the Northern Canal w ith water, and there is no doubt but it will answer the purpose. It is thirty lime feet high, and more than nine hundred feet long. It i- truly a stupendous monument of the ingc nnity of man ; and no doubt will attract many travellers to view the mighty water- of the Hudson stayed in tin ir c urse and j pire against old Spain, and to support tin rolled backwards to the fountains whicl sent them forth. gress, in consequence of this event, for a time, tile greater part of whom have re turned and resumed their seats, and busi ness lias progressed in Spanish style, very slow anil harmonious. 'I'lie Emperor is considered a man of good sense, flit years of age, about the sta ture of Mr. Andrew Kerr, of your city, and more like him, than any person I can think of. The government is getting largely in debt. The mines aie chiefly lilted with water, and nut nf use. This stale of things lias induct d them lately to send two or three agents to England to borrow money. Grants for land to emigrants from In la d and tin- Canary Islands, are understood to be a part nf the plan. He Anil the taking of Florida and treatment of the Spaniards, ■p.-rateH against us Amenrans here; other wise no grants as We believe, would have been made lo any Europeans. We are of ten reminded nf ihose circumstances—our fate, however, is )et unknown; we have some hopes. The climate is the most pleasant In sum mer, mi the i,able lands, 1 have ever seen. We find wol n cloth comfortable all sum mer, and yet there is seldom frost or ice in winter, and we. umv see every clear day, two mountains deeply covered with snow, aland CO miles eastward of the city—whilst the market is stocked with tropical fruits 6f nearly every sort, collected within about tho same distance, south and west. The soil is generally of good quality, where it is not hilly, and very pruduclivo and well watered.” New-York, Sept. 9. From Curctcoa.—liy the arrival of ilnj Hippoiucnes, Capt. Bourne 11 >m < bo a- con, we have received onr regular tiles of the Courant to the 18th August. Don Miguel do la l orre, late Capt. Gen. of Venezuela, (accomplished l>\ his stifl,) had arrived at C irr.tcoi, on his way to Port Rico, having lately been ap pointed Captain General of that I-land. Previous to his departura from Puerto Cabell ), lie had addressed the army anj inhabitants. The following arc extracts from tha Courant :— LATVST FROM PORTO CABELLO. Extract of a Idler, dated Puerto Cabello, Au gust 1322. “ Olavarria marched with his neople for Moron, and from Crams forwarded despatches from comm mdant Cicilia, who ha- augmented hi- force, and arrived at Ag .a Calhetite. Last night a com nis- ‘ioner unveil firm, the esmnj tn pnr/ p i-e an liange t <r Pinango, and an ar- mi-tice fir 2 monl.H, i, a* a spy ipon operations ; he entered at 8 o’clock, auii was despn clmd at 10, with a I iconic an swer. “ This day gen. Mo* lies reviewed he troops, consisting of 2,500 men, and ifterwurd- harangued them. The van guard. corn miode I hy colonel Lolenzo, inarched yesterday at one o lock, for Palito, to form a jun tion with Cicilia.— The second divi- >n, commanded bv Don Garcia, with two tirld pieces, is just row going out for Pelidero and Po- zo Hondo, The third division, com manded by the genoril in chief, a id his -econ I iu command, Don Jay me Preto, is composed of tiie battalions of Burgos and Bariuas, with 50 volunteers to the guard ol honor. 1 hey will march to morrow at day lire ik. The whole a- mount to about 3,000 men, with sixty- two cartridges per man, and provisions for 3 days, “Aug. 10.—The squadron sailed at two in tha afternoon, consisting of tho frigate, lo ig. five armed schrs. and II flccheras ; their destiuati in is the coast of Laguira. “ The artivily and deep penetration of the general in chief has inflamed Ilia minds of the people of the pi ice to such a degree, that they have the uiost san guine hopes of the success of the expe dition.” A St. Thomas paper of (lie 30th ult. came also tn hand by the Mercury. It -tales that two vessels, “ the Tarehtals line shortly after my arrival in this city, and Lady Borringdon are hourly ex- proinismg In write you again previous t my leaving this country. I confine myself to a detail of Hie late political changes that have taken place, and of my opinion of l lie soil, elimate, Ice. You are no doubt aware that the llevolutionalists and old Spaniards of the country, united under General Au- gustiii lliirhide, with the advice and consent of the Bishop of Pm Ida, and the greater part of the numerous clergy of the country, i the 2 till February, 1821, to defend the cm- extremity of Queen Charlotte’s I-land of onr charts ; and, on his return, touch ed at Noolkn, about which we were once on the point of going to war. In the 1 following year the Santiago ami Fencidad, under the orders of Don Juan Bruno Hecela, and Don Juan do la Bodega Quadra, proceeded, along the north west coast, and descried, in lit. 50 0, high mountains covered withsnow, which they named Jacinto ; and also n lofty cape, in latitude 57 2, to. which they gave the name of Engano. Holding a northerly course, they reached latitude 57 58, and then returned* English and American Ambassadors.— The following observations upon tlii- subject appeared in a Scotish paper : — “ The Americans, it is universally al lowed, have had their diplomatic con cerns conducted with unrivalled ability ; and yet they pay their first class of fo reign ministers no more than § 9000, 20001 per annum. This shows at how moderate an expense the real business ot a nation can be managed. So far from thinking that the affairs of the Ameri cans s iller from this low tcaie of salary . we are convinced that it is one reason why they are so ably conducted. Their minsiter is a man ofbu a iness—ours a man of fashion -the one is in his bureau, while the other is in tiie ball room—the one is famous for successful negotiations— .the other for brilliant entertuiqioenG peeled at Puerto Cabello from Cartha- gena, the former mounting 14 guns, and the latter 28, in uined principally l.y British; these vessels, with large sup plies of arm-, clothing and ammunili m, had been sent out hy Mr. Mendez, the Colombian deputy in Lon on. Philadelphia, Sept. 11. \Ve are indebt'd to the editor of tho Democratic Press lor the following im- poitant intelligence, received by the brig /.* no, Slade, arrived at our Laza- Rom m Catholic Religion to the exclusion of all others, under which a Congress was elected of 182 members: they assembled in this city on the 24th February last, and I retto yesterday, are yet in session. On our arrival here the 22d April, it wr..-, doubtful what form of govermiiimt would I , “ *ni* day arrived a Dutch Schooner buadopted—Imperial, or Republican. Par- j from Laguira, in 38 hours, bringing the appeared pretty equal, until about the j following glorious new s 1 Curracoa, 13th August. 1322. middle of May ; when the Imperial party insisted on a standing army of 35,000 men.] which the Congress, by a small majority, re- 1 jec.ted, and voted 29,000; this caused pint of the army, on the eight of the 18th .May, to proclaim their late suciessful General, Iturbide, Emperor, in the street", which was kept up during tile night, with firing guns, ringing the church-bells, Ike. This event produced a meeting uf tltc Congress, in tho morning at 7 o’clock, and previous to adjournment, they elected him Emperor hj a vote of 72 to to of those present, and on the 21st he took the oath of office. Tile 29th June Was fixed on for the coronation, but postponed to the 2ut July. Several of the members left the Cot:- “Gen. Morales with2000men,march ed the 3d inst. from Porto Cabello, a- gainst Valencia and Carnicas. They were met on the bright of Bifgirema by Gen. Paez and 750 men—an engage ment ensued. Morales and his troops were completely routed, and only 9(J men escaped alive. On the 6th lust, a party of Royal Spaniards, (400 men) landed hy sea at Ocumaru, they tveu met by a party of Republican Troops (350) a severe action look place which lasted with gpi-it on both sides for 2 hours—when the Royalists, after l&sinj; 1 290 men *.fsr« * :npc!!2 J to a . rrtuJw