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their Contents, & publish them in the ne vs-
paper, without violating any rule of the
Senate, any rule of luw,or any rule of pro
priety? Certainly he line. It was altogeth
er unimportant what were the contents of
lbs papers. -They were already public, and
oil the responsibility of the President. The
instrumentality of the Senate wus not nak
ed or reipiircd, and it was only the exercise
of some power by the Senate which could
now withhold their contents from the House
of Representatives, and the nation, lie de-
uied the existence of such a power in the
Seuate. Whence did they derive it ? or
why should they passes* it ? The Senate is
hot responsible, if the President has acted
incorrectly, as the argument assumes, al
though the Seuntor admits he dees not
ffhow the contents of the papers, and, ol
course, cannot know that their publication
will do mischief.
Unless the Senate be prepared to assume
the functions aud responsibility which the
Constitution lias vested in the Executive, it
indeed those which belong to the (louse
Of Representatives also, it cannot arrest
what is sent by the one to the oilier in the
course of ofiiciul duty. It is not only a di
rect violation of the right of the Executive
to semi, iScoftho House to receive, those pa
pers, but it is u palpable infraction of the
right of the People to know whut occurs in
iho progress of Congressional proceedings.
Was it ever heard of before that, in relation
to facts disclosed with ail the forms of a
public proceeding in an open Session of
Congress, either this or any other branch
of the Government hud interposed to lay
its hands on tho materials by which lliosu
facts were to lie acquired, and shut them
up in a Committee rootn? and tins too, for
the avowed purpose of concealing their ex
istene.e ?
How, lie asked, does this course compare
with that of the Senate when the Panama
Mission was advised? The majority of
that day did not hesitate to give to the Peo
ple all the facts before them. No one resist
ed it. The mission had been determined
on, and whether the documents were pub
lished or no, the Ministers would be sent
out.. But the question had excited public
interest, and tho nation hud a just claim
loall the information which would enable
them to judge whether the policy was wise.
-Did we meet the demand to publish, by ask
ing if gentlemen intended to perpetuate uc
rimonious feelings ? By adverting to the
danger of exposing our notions of tho
course of policy to be pursued to these na
tions ? By suggesting the necessity of em
ploying the agency of a Committee to send
out an “antidote with the bane?’’ As if
We feared to trust the honesty or the intelli
gence of the American public. No, sir, all
tiie documents we had were published, arid
thousands of copies dispersed over the
wliole surface of this Union; and ull the la
bored arguments of our opponents accom
panied them. Now we ask the same jus-
vice, and our cuse is n much stronger one.
IVbqt wo have published is a part only, aud
we ask to publish the remaining part, which
is necessary to a right understanding of the
whole; what is published was the ground
work ugniust which wus levelled all the pre
dictions of excited apprehension. Now we
ask you not to conceal from tho public eye
tlte finished aud completed superstructure.
The 1‘cople have not only a right to know,
but a deep interest to know. They ure the
sovereign power of the nation, and we their
servants. To their judgment of our politi
cal cow!urt we are auienuhlc; and it is our
duty to enlighten tliut judgment by giving
them fuels. They are competent, when the
whole case is before them, totuke a correct
view; and it is an insult to their intelligence
to withhold the facts from them until you
can issue your glossary, your commentary,
from a committee to tell them how to estiiu-
uto their facts. Your committee can but
give opinions, aud thus prejudge the cuse
by the weight of their authority. Are gen
tlemen uliaid the decision will be against
them on the naked facta, awl can they not
oonfiile in public opinion unless it be direc
ted by u eoinmentury from a committee?
Sir, this soft of doctrine docs not seem to
he of the genuine repuldican stamp, which!
is so much the prevailing fashion of the
times.
Mr. C. jiel (led no credit to the notion
that the tenor and spirit of the instructions
were modified in consequence of arguments
in opposition to the measure on this floor.
Unless the Senator from South-Curolinn
possessed information which hnd not been
confided to him, lie must he permitted to ex
press his total dissent to that opinion. It
was certainly not the usual practice in poli
tics, nor in war, to adopt the advice ofnppo
cents; and he could not but smile, when it
wad intimated that the present Chief Mag
istrate had abandoned Ids own concerted
views, and the udviee of bis friends, to adopt
-the suggestions of his political adversaries
In this body. But allow all this to he so.
Whence do gentlemen derive the evidence
of mutation in the Executive will ? They
-do not profess to have other knowledge than
that the documents furnish. They insist
that the “tone wus lowered,” between the
period of rhe message to the Senate and
the one subsequently made to the House,
and have no doubt “the tone is still lower’’
in these instructions. If this he so, let it n-
vailto the advantage of the gentlemen and
their friends. Let the nuiion have the pu-
pers, and see this fact, and form n eorres
ponding judgment. We do not ask shelter
under the kind feelings of the gentlemen to
protect us against the consequent censure.
No: we are willing to bear,as we ought to
bear, the whole weight of our errors on our
own shoulders. Certainly we do not expect
this weight to he diminished by u report
from the committee.
if gentlemen can see in tiiese papers the
continued mutation of purpose which is n
concession of original error, why not allow
the public to examine them and deduce for
themselves the same results? Will geutle-
ineu assert that the People are ignorant, and
anfil to know and understand ? Why, they
areour constitutional judges, & they will se
tarn us iu their service or dismiss us, accor
ding to their estimate of our political fideli
ty and correctness. And we cannot ques
tion their capacity to understand. Being on
trial before them, we call for the evidence—
the evidence of /acts, not of the opinions of
a committee, who, however intelligent, (and
their distinguished talents and intelligence
is conceded) have no more claims to pre
judge the case, than any oilier three or four
uien in society—nor, indeed so much, be
cause, having been long since committed by
opinions avowed to the world, they have
ceased to be iinpurtiul.
Gentlemen on the other side have mode
allusions to the Panama Mission in terms
to cultivate their own opinions in regard to
it. “ JVbn eat inventus” is returned, “ it is
,f)ead.” “ Protestant Missionaries,” “ conn
ter Holy Alliance,” and such like phrases,
have been used. To wlmt end are these
hard names applied ? This is neither the
time, place, nor occasion fur n discussion of
the merits of that measure. This discussi
on has been had, and we are content to a
hide the issue when presented to the sober
judgment of the People upon I lie fans.—
Wliut was speculation then is history now,
and time, which discloses all things, has fur
nished in these documents, u test, by which
to ascertain if tho dangers then so feelingly
predicted ever had existence. But gentle
men seem ui shrink from this test, aud to
observe the prudent caution of taking off
its influence by applying to it ugly names
and harsh epithets. Sir, this will not pre
vent tin intelligent community from u so
her investigation of the truth, even througl
the mist of prejudice now thrown around
it.
The idea suggested on a former occasion
and then repelled, is again introduced, that
these papers are to lie published to prop a
falling Administration. Tho Senator Iron
Georgia, [Mr. Bkhrien] Inis kindly admon
ished us of the delicacy of our situation, ot
inferences it will ueetision, of the maxim
po t hoc ergo propter hoc. Sir, suid Mr. C.
when 1 make an assertion on this floor it
relation to facts necessarily within my per
eonal knowledge, 1 call no collateral testi
mony to verify it. 1 would disdain to go in
search of collateral evidence ; a conscious
integrity tells me none is required. On
former debate, 1 have suid, and 1 now re
peat, that I never exchanged a word of
conversation with the President on tho sub
jeet of publishing these instructions, nor did
I know if he wished their publication, and I
now add, that until Ids message was deli
vered here this morning I was uninformed
of his purpose to send it. J do nut under
stand the gentleman from Georgia to ques
tion the accuracy of that statement, nr 1
should hold myself compelled to repel it in
dignantly.
Mr. Berrien said, tho gentleman was per
fectly right, lie had too much respect for
himself and for every member of tHe
lium, to cull in que.stion the veracity of any
statement on this floor.
Mr. Chambers, resumed. Tho motion
was to print the papers without commenta
ry ; the people were not so ignorant ns to
require a guide ill this matter ; and if an in
structor was necessary, he could not think it
altogether fit to employ on this dnty a com
mittee prejudiced by a long cmirso of avow
ed hostility to tho measure, and inflamed by
reports, speeches, and declamation, to pre
sent it in its worst form.
Before lie concluded, he must ask indul
gence to reply to one singular proposition
asserted by the Senator from Georgia, [Mr.
Bkkiiikn,] am] repeated by tho Senator from
Houth-Carolinu, [Mr. Maine.] Jt is, that n
refusal to print is not to arrest the papers,
nor evincive of a disposition to keep them
from the House of Representatives and tho
uution. Whitt are the facts ? An important
paper is sent to the two Houses of Congress
lint a few hours before their adjournment.
Instead of sending the original to the House,
after tnakingus acquainted with its contents,
the course is to refuse to let the paper he
rend, to send tho originul to a C uuniiltge
for the avowed purpose of examining whe
ther they think it proper to he made pub
lic, and to refuse tlie usual motion to piiut,
upon the ground that dangerous disclosures
may he made thereby. And with all these
fuels before us, uml knowing as we do that
the House will adjourn in 2 or 3 hours, nml
perhaps sooner, we ure told it is not intended
to arrest these papers, and prohibit their
seeing them. Why, Sir, this appears to lie
adding mockery to positive injury ; to take
from the house its property, iu the first place,
ami io latigli in its luce iu the secotuL We
all know it is physically impossible for the
Committee to examine, uml report upon this
message before the present House of Repre
sentatives, to whom it is as much addressed
as to us, shall liavu adjourned, and adjourn
ed never to meet again. Its constitutional
term will expire, uml another House will
not meet till the largest part of a year has
passed by, and that not the House to which
the paper is addressed. Iu every view of
the subject then, it was proper tho Bennie
should not interpose to withhold them—that
they should goeatul go now—to the House
of Representatives and to the nation.
Mr. Foot said, that some of the remarks
of the gentleman from Honth-Carolimi pro
bably referred to the message of Mr. Mon
roe, rather than to any communications of
Mr. Adums. Gentlemen ask what is the
object of the President in publishing the
documents? The question can be nnswer-
ed in the President’s own words. He hns
stated his object in his message. Mr. F.
called for the reading of the message
The message having been read—
Mr. Benton rose, lie said, to make a single
remark. The messuge and documents had
been referred to the appropriate Commit
tee, from which we should have n report
concerning them ; but if, in the meantime,
the President fcbould he eager to publish
them, he cun do it by virtue of tho same
authority by which he published the secret
instructions given to Mr. Cook, the agent of
the U. States in Cuba.
The questioii being taken, tho motion to
print the message and documents ivos lost,
by the following vote :
Yeus—Messrs. Barton, Ilouligny, Burnett,
Chandlers, Chase, Foot, Hendricks, Holmes,
Johnston of Louisiana, Knight, Marks, No
ble, Kolduns, Sanford, Seymour, Silsbee,
Webster, Willey— 18.
Nays—Messrs. Barnard, Benton, Berrien,
Brunch, Chandler, Dickerson, Dudley, Ea
ton, llayne, Iredell, Johnson of Kentucky,
Kune, King, MoKinly, Prince, Ridgely,
Rowan, Smith of Marylund, Smiin of 8.
Carolina, Tuzewell, Tyler, White, Williams,
Woodbury — 24.
Mr. Tazewell asked whether amotion to
transfer the messdgo and documents from
the Legislative to the Executive Journul
would tie in orilpr.
The Vice-President said, he presumed it
would he in oritur. There were no instan
ces of transfers iroin the Legislative to the
Executive Journal ; but transfers from the
Executive to the Legislative Journul were
not unfrequent. The motion wus made and
curried in the uflirinalivo by u votenf 23 to
l(i.
1-Sal 4d per lb. has taken place in Ameri-1 have risen In arms, whilst Demetrius Ypsi-
enn Cottons, with an extensive deiuund front I lanti, in Eastern Greece, hud advanced ns
FOmSXGHT.
the trade.
Burke, the person concerned in the ntro-
cious murders in Edinburgh, was executed
in Uiut city oil the 2!)ih January.
From u hasty perusal, we do not observe
any political intelligence of much impor
tance, and we have only tune to give the hol
lowing items.
Liverpool, Feb. 2.
The session of Parliament will commence
on Thursday next. The proceedings of the
great council of the nation ure likely to be
unusually interesting and importanUliisyear.
Mr. O’Connell, in an address to the freehol-
dersefthecounty nfClaro,dated on Wednes
day last announces Ilia intention of leaving
Dublin mi Thursday or Friday next, on his
way to London. “I shall not reach Loudon,”
says i he learned gentlemen, - until after the
discussion on the King's speech shall hove
closed. It is my fixed intention to repair
to tho Mouse of Commons as soon lifter my
arrival iu London ns will allow mettufiicieiit
lime io make such preliminary arruuga-
iiiotils, iu point of formal detail, as shall
pievent me from being entrapped l»y mere
mailer of form, and as shall bring the ques
tion of my right to sit and vote, in a deli
berate manner, before the House of Com-
tnutis.”
London, Jnu. 30.
The Gazelle do France of Wednesday,
soys: “Wo ure! assured tlmt dispatches were
lironght yesterday by an extraordinary Ex
press, which announced that the Empe
ror of Russia ImiI stmt orders to tlie Gram!
Duke Constantine to put himself at tile head
ot' the Polish army, ami to march and occu
py tho Principalities. Letters from War
saw add, that the Army of the Baltic has
also received orders to inurch to the Eouth
If the intelligence in the Paris papers of
Wednesday ho correct, the Turks iiuve spee
dily disclosed the object for which lliey have
been so largely strengthening their fortress
es upon the Danube. One of these papers
states, “ Tho Danube is passed ut every
point. Tho I'uelm of Widdin is marching
with 30.000 men against the Principalities,
nml it is thought mat, unless the Grand
Duke Constantine arrives in time to stop
the invasion, the Russian army will be oblig
ed to repuss the Pruib."
Tclmssan Oglou is said to have notified to
Count Langcrou, who was formerly a pri
soner in Turkey, his intention to attack him,
and that he should penetrate to Tutirnoul,
opposite to Nioopoli, with 12,003 cavalry.—
The Count immediately took the necessary
precautions to resist the attack ; a large
hotly of cavalry had actually arrived at
Tournoul, nod the Pm.-lia of Widdin was
said io be on ids march with 30,030 men,
upon Crajovo and Bucharest.
Ollier corps were to cross iiy Guirgevo
and riilistria ; so that tiicru would he a
general movement of the Turks along the
whole line of liio Danube from Wnlden to
Eilistria.
Paris, Jan. 28.
Wo have tho following communication
from ViennaWo learn from Constanti
nople that the uegouiutions of Mr. Ollley,
lor the conclusion of a commercial treaty
between the Porte und the United States
of North America, Iiuve failed. The Ame
ricans required as the first condition as the
basis of the treaty, the freo navigation of
the Black Sea. It is known at Pcra that the
Reis Etfemli had refused to make tiny con
cession iu this respect. People consider
litis refusal ns indicating a disposition to gra-
• ify England, and infer from it the'possihilily
of an agreement with that power.”
LivKnt’ooL, Jan. 30.
We have hnd n very lively demand for
Cotton this week, particularly yesterduy and
to-day, and the business done is extensive
at an improvement of l-4d per lb. on Per-
nams, Maranh.-uns, and low American; good
American tire 1 8d. higher, aud all descripti
ons are more saleable at the highest quota
tions of last week.
4000 hags taken on speculation, about
half Brazils and the rest American.
[From London and Liverpool papers, rectit>
eel by the Silas tiichards, at .Yew- iar'i.)
RUSSIA.
The following article indicates that Rus
sia will not he behind the Porte, in putting
forth all her energies. To whut an im
mense sacrifice of human life may wo look
forward ihe npprnnrhing season!
*' From Ike Vistula, Dec. 26.—The com
merciul letters received from St. Peters-
bnrgli, give no hope whatever that tho wur
with the Porte will he determined during
the winter, by diplomatic negotiations, but
speak only of the incredible activity v. bioli
is employed to open the cuintiaigt, with an
army twice ns numerous as before. Re
cruits are pouring in from nil parts of the
immense empire: 1103 cannon have been
sent from tint arsenal ut Moscow Jo the Dan
ube, ami the cavalry depots are ail emptied
to supply without delay the loss of horses.
“ One hundred and /ifry thousand irregu
lar Cossacks, and other troops, are on their
march to the Danube. The Emperor, it is
said, will command the army in person, and
go to join it in the month of March. Gen
eral Dirbitseh remains at the head of tho
stufl', aud Count Wittgenstein will cmn-
manil the van of tho Emperor’s army. Gen
erals Roth, Geismnr, and Rudiger, wiil
have separate corps, to act on the flunks of
the main army, and the Duke of Wurtem-
burg will I'littiiimnil (In reserve. Art unmi-
thenticiil report says, that the Polish army
is to he increased by 10,000 men, hut in no
ense to ho.empluyeil against the Turks. It
seems, however, tlmt tt division of it is to be
in gnrri-on" at St. Petershurgli, during tlte
war with tlte Turks. There are tunny re
ports about notes said to have been presen
ted by the great powers, & even of an ulti
matum delivered tty the English Ambassador
Extraordinary. \Ve c.tn, however, ufllrut.
on good authority, ilia: all these reports are
wholly unfounded.
From the London Courier o/2lst January.
The Austrian observer contains several
official reports, in which the Greeks claim
considerably advantages and victories, both
in Eastern and Western Greece. The Kilt-
arch Tsavella announces that he has de
feated a Turkish corps of 1200 men, at Lo-
mtetico, out of which only 150 had escaped
—the rest being killed, with tlte exception
of tiie commander, Aelimet Agn, his no-
phetv, and 100 Turks, who were takeu
prisoners, with a large booty. Another
corps, which was coining to their aid, is id
so said to have been put to flight, nttd pur
sued three leagues. The conqueror then
advanced, and was joined every where by
the inhabitants.
Gen. Dentzel having readied the moun
tains of Agrafla, with 2000 Greeks, all th«
fur ns 8 dona, which the ’1 inks had evn
coated at It in approach.
Howland Stephenson.—Mr. Thos. Welch,
a music seller to London, made an explaini
tion in the public prints on.the 9th of Janua
ry, from which it appears, thnt Stephenson
eume to his house on Friday, the 26th of
December) confessing his embarrassments
in a distressed mood ; said lie hail made an
attempt to sitool himself inn pawn-broker’s
shop, and threatened to repeat the experi
ment in Welsh’s parlour, if he refused to
protect him. Welsh wus under great oltli
gallons to him, ns lie hnd once assisted hint
with nn advance of 110,000 sterling; and
wiiHHtthe time his guarantee for /tiOOOinore.
After much persuasion, Stephenson consen
ted that ids oldest son should he sen't for.
After his arrival, Lloyd also entered, and
mentioned thnt the whole utfair was blown,
and that the partners were ransacking Ste
phenson's drawers. I nniediute flight was
resolved on. Mr Welsh continues Ids nar
rative as follows:
“Stephenson exclaimed that he had no mo
ney.—11 is eldest son instantly emptied his
poeketN for 4tts father’s service. Mr. Ste
phenson hurst into tears; uml rejected the
oiler, saying ho could not use his son’s pit
tance. Mr. Lloyd then said, “ 1 have mo
ney, sir; 1 have 18(H)." “ Then we will both
g<>,” teplied Mr. Stephenson. He ordered
a few clothes to ho got ready and his car
riage, saying lie would go one singe with his
own horsc3. He requested mo to accompa
ny him a few miles, that ho might, when his
ttiitid was more collected,give me directions
respecting his children.- I consented, nml
Bristol was tho road Itu determined to take.
On my proposing to quit him at llunslow,
he ordered the coachman to proceed to
Staines with tiie same horses, npd on the
road requested of me, in the nume of the
mutual and long friendship that had subsis
ted between us, to give him one and the
last proof of it, and to accompany him un
til he was on board some vessel. I could
not refuse, and we arrived at Pill ut nine
o’clock on Saturday night, mid had an inter
view with the captain of u pilot-yacht, when
I recommended that the boat should be hir
ed for one mouth, at two guitiieas a day, the
terms proposed by the pilot. Mr. Stephen
son said, lie thought it would he throwing
money away unnecessarily, for no doubt
they would meet a vessel bound to America
within a fortnight. I advised them, when
they were at sea, to disclose to the captain
(he neeessiiy of their going to America, and
if lie would take them he should he amply
remunerated. Stephenson asked me, in
great distress of mind, where the money
was to come from—they had hut /600?
Oil Sunday morning ut half past seven,
they went on hoard. 1 returned to Loudon,
and was iti Regent street, at seven ou .Mon
day morning, nor have I us erroneously sta
ted in some of the papers, returned to Mr.
Stephenson, or had any loiter or comruuni-
cation since, directly or indirectly, from ei-
llierof the parties.”
Notwithstanding tiie statement of his be
ing utterly destitute‘of funds, it is supposed
that Stephenson intended to deceive Mr.
Welsh, or tliut ho had left funds with some
confidential person, as ho had disposed of
Exchequer bills previously to u largo a-
mouRt
New-York, March 12.
Letters from Panama of Jam 25th, suite
thnt the Peruvian fleet, commanded by Ad
miral Guise, attacked tho Colombian flce.t
in the port of Guayaquil in December lust.
The latter wus protected by the Colombian
(mtteries. Tho action was very severe with
out being decisive to either party. About
300 men were killed, including Admiral
Guise, the Peruvian commander, (nn Eng
lishman,) whoso body had been sent to Li
ma.
Charleston, March 21.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The ship Sarah &{ Caroline, Cap'. Phince,
44 days from Liverpool, arrived in the oiling
last evening. The Letter ling was brought
up to town at a late hour, and we have been
put in possession of our fil>-s of Liverpool
papers to the 3d Feb. uml London papers
mid Shipping Lists to the 1st.
It will ha perceived thnt an advance •fiproviuces of Western Greece, ore suid to
RUSSIAN VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.
Intelligence bus been received from St
Petersburg!), from the voyage of discovery
fitted out by the Russian government under
the command of Capt. Lutke. This officer
was first to sail to tiie harbour of St. Peter
and St. Paul in Kurntschutkn. In the win
ter ho was directed to visit the Caroline
amt in the summer the regions around Beh
ring’s Straits and beyond. The Carolines
have been visited iu a cruise of seven
months, in the region between the equator
and the tenth degree of north latitude. Af
ter exploring these islands, the expedition
proceeded to Behring’s Straits in June last
No small additions to the stock of geogra
pliical and nautical information, and to nn
turiil history, may he expected from this
voyage. A letter lias boon received at St
Petersburg!! from Dr. Martens, botanist to
the expedition, of which the following is
an extract
Our ship, the Sininvin, sailed from the
harbor of St. Peter and St. Paul uu the lOili
of October, last your, and arrived nn the
Q'M Nov. ofl’tlie island of Oulaa, which was
re.discovered by Captain Duhery, in the
Coqnite, in 1824; where we had the plea
sure of becoming acquainted with a peo
pie iu the purest state of nature, who hod
remained hitlierio unknown and were whol
ly unacquainted with Europeans—who dif
fered even in language from all other inha
bitants of the Carolines—who to all appear
ance never had any intercourse with the o-
llier islands, und have hitherto lived in such
patriarchal simplicity, that not a single won
poo, nor any thing resembling u weapon,
was met with iu the whole island. This
was tho mure surprising, as it soon appeared
that tiie government of the place was aris
tocratic, iSc. several chiefs considered them
selves us masters of the island; and who
therefore, must constantly live in pence
and harmony. Their complexion is of a
light brown, the nrms and thighs tattooed,
their hair in a bunch braided together upon
the head, and adorned with flowers; their
fentures resemble those of the Malays. E-
very thing proved that they did not know
what hostility was. Our naturalists found
them the most faithful guides on their ex
cursions, uml the most careful keepers of
the insects and plants which they collected.
One of their chief's, named Sipa,offered them
Ins dwelling for their residence ; and here
also they hnd an opportunity of making
themselves acquainted with the domestic
arrangements of the inhabitants. The On -
Innesu are particularly distinguished from
the inhabitants of the other Cirrolines, by
being entirely free from the propensity of
stealing. They treat their women with
great kindness and affection. We could
not obtain uny clear notions of the religion
of these people. Their diet consists of
bread, fruit hahiang, sugar cane, cocoa nuts,
fish, snipes, pigeon, and some wild fowl. As
far as we could learn, the island is divided
of which contain* several vlllnges, and be-'
longs to a chief. Several of these chiefs
live oil a small island, separated from the
rent of the inhabitants. One of them was
trented with particular reverence; lie might
lie considered in some measure as the king
of the whole. We could not discover how
lie came to enjoy this honor ; it certainly
was not for his wealth ; for his majesty pos
sessed only two villages, while another chief
had eight.
The Smiavin left these islands to continue
its voyage on the 20th December, and on
the 2d of January, 1828, discovered a new
group of Islands, the most Northerly, and,
w ith the exception of the Pellew Islands, the
most extensive of all the Carolines. Af
ter cruising among them night days, Cap
tain Lutke proceeded on his voyage with
out huving landed, much to the disappoint
ment of the naturalists whom he had on
hoard. The reason of this was, that it wus
evident from the behaviour of the natives,
tlmt u landing could nut lie affected with
out bloodshed. The people of these Isl
ands had evidently never before seeu Eu
ropenns. They were armed with spears
and slings, of which the former were head
ed with the teeth of the saw-fish, and they
manifested no fear ut the discharge of fire
arms. The letter gives the following ac
count of the voyage after leaving these Isl
ands :
“ On the 13th January, we descried Los
Valientes low, tnisorahlo Islands : The
wretched inhabitants of which did not ap
pear even to possess boats. Oil the 18th, we
arrived oil' the Nuinuricks; on the 23d, off
Mortlock islands, (discovered in 171)6,) the
natives of which appeared to he very amia
ble and civilized, which is probably to lie
attributed to their intercourse with tiie other
Carolines and with Manillu. Their ships are
calculated for long voyages, and are provid
ed with compasses. An-unexpected sight
here was an English three masted ship, tiie
Partidge whaler, which,like many others of
that class, has, since 1823, visited the coast
of Japan, iu pursuit of tiie spermaceti whale.
As this ship had been almost as long absent
from Europe us the Siniaviu, the crew could
not give us any news however, mutual vis
its were paid, which could not he otherwise
than ugreeahle in this distant part of the
world.
“ On the 2d of Feb. we discovered the
Islam) of Rug ; and nn the 8th, Union Isl-
and. On the 17th, the Sininvin arrived in
the harbor of Caldera do April, where she
remained till the 7ili March, during which
time the Spanish Gov. showed os every kind
of attention and politeness. On the 30tli
of March, we cast anchor off the Island of
Oropiek, and this was tiie termination of
our voyage, after five months cruise in the
tropical regions. Ou tiie I8(h, we discov
ered the break and barren rocks of the
Island of Rosaria, or Disappointment; and
on the following dny we were fortunate
enough to see the beautiful islands of
Bonin, which had been previously disco
vered, hut whose existence was oftewnrds
doubted, ns Kruseusteni could not find
them. The Sininvin hud been anticipat
ed in this re-discovery by tiie English sloop,
the Blossom, which had been .sent to meet
Captain Franklin in Behring’s Straits; a
hoard which it Imd left, showed that Capt.
Heecliey, the commander, had taken posses
sion of the islands the preceding year, in the
name of his Rrit.nnnick Majesty. On line of
these islands, which waa otherwise wholly
uninhabited Captain Lutke found two Euro
peans, living in great distress ; a Prussian.
Charles VVettrin, of Konigsburg; and John
Peterson, a Norwegian, who hnd served
on hoard an English ship which was wreck
ed on this Island in 1820, hut the crew of
which happily got on shore. Another En
dish (ship, which arrived six weeks after
wards, took (lie crew on hoard : hut lefi
Wettrin and Peterson behind, who wished to
save ns much from the w-eck as possible,
hut received a promise that tiiev should he
taken off by 'lie last ship j n its reinrn from
the const of Japan. This promise, howe
ver. was not fulfilled ; uud Captain Lutke
took them with him.
“ These islands may become very useful
and important to Kninscatkn, The climate
extremely fine, oral the plants nnd fruits
of the torrid and temperate zone flourish c-
qually well. A few hogs, which hnd been
left by the stranded ship, have inert-used to
the amount of several hundreds. The tur
tie were so numerous nnd close together in
the bnvs. that the strand looked ns if it were
paved with them. There was also nn ahun
dance of the. finest fish. 14 dnv« thnt wo
spent here, afforded the naturalists an ample
harvest. On the 28(1'of May, the Sininvin
arrived ngnin in the harbor of St. Peter and
S'. Paul, where the trees were still without
leaves, nnd a few spring flowers were just
beginning to nppenr. The eolleetion of na-
turnl enriosities of every kind is very eon
sidernhle ; we have speeimens nnd draw
ingsof]40new Bpeeies of fish. The whole
exeursion was highly fortunate. Ngt a sin
gle individual of the crew waa attacked by
sickness during the seven months voyage.
In June the expedition sailed for Behring’s
Straits.”
previously sntisfied'Ma»*elfthat the aeewint, oj
prodigious population were exaggerated, so tul
lelt no astonishment at. finding it container
more than 12,000 inhabitants. The houses t
sist only of the ground floor with a terrace oo
roof. The inhabitants are composed of ih c ,
different races of Moors and Negroes, tho f or ,
ol' whom are the most enlightened. The coin
M. Caille’sBkin shocked them at first, hut the*
;ence with which he rend tho Koran at tei
irouglit them to treat him with great respect.
Koran served him as a Journal, for ho wrute'i
memorandums of his travels between the I
the hook, nnd when these were filled up, o
scraps of paper, between the lenves. He also J
ced on tho pages of the sacred book, by the aiL
a compass which he had been able to (iresen,I
map of his Journey. ■
The people of Timbnctoo hove mad
gress in civilization. They have very confn'J
notions of any people existing out of Africa. 1
look upon any stranger coming amongthem i
magician sent from foreign countries to disci
hidden treasures in the neighborhood of their,
by virtue of a compact with tho devil, and tl
hold that it is a meritorious action to put to de.
an inlidcl. The environs of the country are J,
gularly barren. Tho city is five miles distant frt,
the river; only rain water is used, which is i
in reservoirs, mid tastes execrably, und no fue
used hut i-amel’s dung.
M. Caille thinks that Timbnctoo is only a c
mereml intrepot, and that If the trade of that pa.,
the world should dclinc, tiie city itself would d
appear in the course of a few years, by the rm
vul of tho families, who, for the convenience]
water, would establish themselves on the bant
the river. According to the inhabitants of 1
buctoo, Maj. fining was the first white mon i
seen in their city. They said be remained tl_,
u month, and then returned to the coast, where hi
died. M. Ouille, however, afterwards lea™,
that about 48 leagues from Timbuctoo, Mnj.
idi
to J
met a party of Mussulman, who commanded
to address a prayer to the Prophet, which refu*iiij|
to do, he was strangled.
M. Caille remuineda mouth hi Timbnctoo
crossed the desert on tiie buck of a camel, w
mouth carefully covered to prevent all hut
from escaping. His small parcel of merchandi
was reduced to almost nothing by the journey.
He is the subject of great curiosity and interest
Ppris. He passes several hours every day ii
ting the account of his travels.
TIMBUCTOO.
The last New Monthly Magazine, contains a
short but interesting nccount of M. Caille Rochelle,
who was employed on the coast of Africa in the
capacity of merchant’s clerk, and while in this si
tuation conceived the idea of undertaking this
journey. The city ol Timbuctoo with its suppos
ed population of n million of inhahltnnts, was nn
object of curiosity of all Europe. England had
sent out learned nnd enterprising travellers, and
nided their expeditions with money and all the
influence of her government, hut none of them had
been able to arrive at it, or at least none who visit
ed it bad returned. It struck M. Caille, therefore,
thnt if he, poor, unaided nnd unknown ns lie was,
could visit this city and carry home some account
of if, his merit would he the greater. He. there
fore, applied himself to tho study of Arable, and
to making ennuirics of the government A- mode of
living in tho interior of Africa. He learned that
the zealous Mussulmans of that country, hold it to
be their duty to convert all strangers who come n-
mong them, and if they cannot do this, to take their
jives. This piece of information was of great use
in enabling him to preserve bis own.
He quitted the coast, taking with him n smnll
packet of merchandize, assumed the dress of the
natives, conformed to their customs and professed
the Mussulman leligion. He told them that lie
was a native of Egypt, enn ied by the army of Ro-
nanarte at an eBriv are to France, where the infi
dels not only hindered him from following tiie
Mussulman religion, hut hnd even made him forget
his mother tongue. He added, that beine tuken
bv his master, a rirh French merchant, to the const
of Africa, he hnd found means to esenpe, nnd thnt
fearful of failing again into the hands of infidels,
he had adopted the plan of crossing the continent
of Africa to regain his native country. Sometimes
this story served Ids purpose, but at other times
robheps deprived him of his little packet, which
they however gave up on seeing him betake him
self to the reading of the Koran.
At length, encountering various difficulties and
suffering much from illness, he had the unsnenkn-
into between forty and fifty districts, each bleaglisfactloa of reaching’ Titubuctoq. Hekad
J>OIOHSTIO. __
I'ROM TIIE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
DINNER TO MR. CLAY.
Upon the brief notice given in tiie paperJ
of this city, on Saturday morning, a numbcil
of citizens, residents of
tiers of Congress, nnd other'
itemlilt-d at Barnard’s Hotel, I
House) to take a friendly leave of
Clay, late Secretary of Stnte, pvevi<
s depnrtnro from the City, for hid residc»c«|
Kentucky.
'1 tie company assembled on this occasion!
exceeded ull expectation. At a little altetl
six, upwards of a hundred gentlemen eif
down ton very abundant and iiandsornu et-|
turtainnieiit, provided by Mr. Barnard;
which General Walter Jones ncted us Prel
lent, ami George Calvert, Esq. Col. R. C|
Wcightinun, and Col. J. 1. Stull, as'Vitef
I’residcnts.
The Dinner being over, enlivened by ex-1
ceilenl wine, and eheqred iiy putriotic music J
tho following Toustsjtlie only-prepared oneil
were given from the Chair :
7’he ■ late Jldminxslration— Happy
people who cun afford, out of tiie atiundmicsl
of moral and intellectual resources, to poslT
pone tho ministry of servants so pu
magnanimous, so devoted and capnk
these of u more cherished opinions o
eminent or policy; mid fortunate as i
if they have found others better endowed t
prosper and adorn the Republic.
2. The jYew Administration—To the (
siitutioiml, impartial, ami wise sulcciioni
national means, for national ends, the i
dor and patriotism of all parties must accordl
applause and support; unqualified by mi;|
of tiie personal or political predilectionsct|
sollisions agitated in the recent canvass f
the choice of rulers.
3. Majorities Minorities— As they nmkt
up the aggregate of the body politic, so mu
tual injury or inveterate feud would l>» ki
irrational among them, as among thedifiet
ent members of the same natural hoilv; tin
aliments proper to both, are knowledge, vir
tue, und public spirit, which can no more lit
monopolized by the power or the tyranny ol
the many, than by the violence of tint few.
4. Stute Hiphts—and one of the luustprt-
ions and indefeasible of those rights—Uni
a; having neither its distinctive propertied
amalgamated and confused bv tho too in
tense and pervading action of Fetloral pow
er, nor its principles of cohesion wenkeocl
by the impatient ebullitions of its constitu
ent parts.
5. Health, prosperity, nnd happiness, t®
onr highly valued and esteemed giiestnnd
fellow citizen, Henry Clay. Whutevet
the future, destination of his life, he has don*
enough for honor, and need desire no high
er reward limn tins deep-seated affceiiot
and respect of his friends and his country.
This Toast having been received will]
great applause nnd repented cheers i Aftet)
the acclamation subsided —
Mr. Clay nddress-.d the Company as foil
lows; I
In rising, Mr. President, to offer my re*
peetfnl acknowledgments, for tho honorsoi
which I tun here tiie object, I must ask the
indulgence of yourself, nnd the other g«i-
tler.nen now assembled, for an utiaifectcl
embarrassment, which is more sensibly frh<
than it can ho distinctly expressed. Thil
.city has bedn the theatre of the greater por
tion of iny public life.—You, and others whom
I now see, have been spertn-orsof my pub
lic course ami conduct.—You and they
if I may borrow a technical expression Ron
nil honorable profession, of which you and I
are both members, jurors of tiie vicinage.-
To a judgment rendered by those who hfivi
thus long known me, and by others though
not of tiie panel, who have possessed equal
opportunities of forming correct opinione.l
most cheerfully submit. If tho weight of
human testimony should bo estimated hj
the intelligence nnd respectability of th®
witness und tho extent of his knowledge 0 '
the matter on which he testifies, the I
consideration is due to tbnt which hns i»ee»
this day spoiittine.ously given. I shall evff
cherish it with the most grateful recoil* 0 '
lion, and look hack upon it with proud Mb* -
faction.
I should he glad to feel that I could, with
piopriety, abstain from uuy ullutidn at
time, und at this place, to public affair*- - '
But considering the occasion which ha*
brought us together, the events which ha**
preceded it, and tho influence which th*I
may exert upon the destinies of our Conn-
try, my silence might ho misinterpreted,an*
I think it, therefore, proper that. I sltooM
embrace this first public opportunity whW 1
I linve hnd of snyinU a few words, since l»*
termination of the late memorable and *<*'
bittered contest. It is far from my
continue or revive the Rgitalintis with wbi* 11
that contest wns attended. It is ended- f° r
good or for evil. The Nation wBUts^epoS*'