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tad forty due frost of the State of Mis* touri. These estimotes are made accord* *‘g to measurement on the map, a.id aot According to distances travelled, survey of die road, &c. Having spent five days on the waters of Ncoslm, we turned to the eastward, and travelled along or near to the Santa Fe road, until we reached a point due south of the tipper Kanza village. We then fiore north to the village, which is on the ftouth hank of Kanzu river, 125 miles o« a direct line w«t of the State of Mis souri. After leaving the Osage village on the river of the same name, tve had seen se* feral trails of companies of Indians, some of which Imd occasioned uneasiness to our Osage interpreter, who supposed they might have been made by war parties of their •neinies. But the one which deserved most attention, i found, os close exam ination, hud been made by a hunting par- fy, and therefore supposed them to have been Osages or Knnzns. On ihe 18th September \vc fell in with a Kanzn hunter, Hud on the eveuing of tlie same day reached this village. Coining in sight of two liouses about two miles from the main village, the inhabitants became alarmed. Some of the women and children lied to the woods, while a man, almost wholly divested of clothing, with his implements of war, came in great haste to n grove which we were entering: l supposed his abject wns to ascertain who wc were, hut I soon discovered that it was to secure u couple of horses which were grazing in the woods, and of which we were within one hundred paces when he reached them. I sent our interpreter to speak to him, who fit once allayed his fears, so that he np- pro'ichcd cheerfully, and took us by the hand, being in it profuse perspiration from bis race for the protection of his horses. He conducted us to water, at which I ball ad, and sent him forward to inform the ■min village that I would presently he with them for the purpose of smoking. 1 wns much gratified to hear from him tfmt sixteen Pawnees were nt the village hi council with the Kanzas. Greatly to my disappointment, however, when I came hit j the assembly of the Kanzas I ascer tained that all the Pawnees, except three, had hastily left on our approach. These three, who, 1 suppose, had been left to ns- oertain the object of mtr visit, were in hn-tc to he gone, and could only he detain ed long enough for me to give them a brief tali': and a liberal present of tobacco, to which they replied in the usual compli mentary way. Our interview with the Kanzas wns also indicative of much l’rientl- fy feeling. I had been instructed to cross Knnza river, and to return on the north side, but the Indians informed me that there was not a oanoe or other craft on the river. My time was so far consumed that I deemed it not advisable to incur the delay that would be occasioned by crossing on rafts. I there fore proceeded eustwnrdly near to the southern limits of the Kanzn lands, mid same down to the Sliawanoe villages, re- oently formed near the mouth of Knnza fiver, on the Missouri. Here our Indians Were again received with much friendship. 1 hud the satisfaction to see that these Slinwunoes were erecting neat hewed-log •abins, und in other respects preparing for their future comfort. Our Indians remmn- ad with them the greater pnrt of two days, and were by them encouraged to settle in tlic country, and even invited to settle near them. We had found elk, deer, and hear plen ty, and hud seen a few antelopes. Oar Indians were delighted with the abundance of game, but regretted that, contrary to our former expectation, wc had not fallen jfn with buffalo. Our Osage interpreter supposed that we bad been within a few ■nles of buffalo, but said nothing at the ■me, lest, us lie afterwards declared, we should be inclined to go farther west. lie was exceedingly afraid of coming in con tact with Pawnee war parties. We after wards ascertained that we hat! been within Seventy-live miles of the place where the last attack of the Pawnees wus made on die first party defeated on the Santa Fe road, which happened in September, while V we were in that country. I was niy own pilot, and varied our course in travelling as appearances indica ted would best enable us to become ac quainted with the fitness of the country for habitation. There is a great similari ty in the appearance of all parts of it that we explored. It is generally u high rol- liug country, exhibiting a healthy appear ance. Stone is sufficiently plenty for use, and on Osage and Neosho it is almost uni versally limestone. The soil on these ri vers, which is exceedingly fertile, possess as the mellowness peculiar to limestone lands. Most of the creeks and smaller water courses pass over limestone, m«l a^ long the larger streams are sometimes seen ateep nnd high cliffs of limestone rocks. The hill sides are frequently washed until die stone is quite uncovered. In those places it is generally thin Hag-stone. Bot tom land is in width somewhat proportion ed to the size of the stream passing thro’ it. That of the Osage, forty miles west of the State of Missouri, is about a mile in width. In addition to this, we usually 'Jind on one or both sides of the water courses, tuid proportioned somewhat to their size, a gentle ascent of land, extend ing, in the case above-mentioned of Osage, from three to five miles back, and termin ating at the base of bills which may rise 100 or 150 feet; their sides sometimes ab rupt, but ofterier more gentle. There are oeen many hills detached from their kin dred, conical,oblong, and of many a differ ent shape, so regular in their Structure that the observer can scarcely forbidthe convie- ■on that they are artificial. These isola ted bills are little else than heaps of lime stone. Ascending above the stony sides ef hills of more social character, lands, gently rolling, spread out with delightful w ploughman wsuld be fouud #n a trust of five hundred acres, nor a single break be yond convenience, uml yet the country is not flat. Elevations of similar character often occur n second or third time, ns we pass hack from a creek, until we reach the summit between the neighboring streams. On the Knnza and its waters, stone is equally plenty, nnd is in the same way happily placed for convenience, without annoyance to man, hut it is mostly sand stone. For two days in the neighborhood of the upper Kauza villages, 1 saw scarce ly any except sandstone. As we enme lower down the river, we saw some lime stone ns well as sand. On the Kanza nml its waters, the soil, of course, corresponds with the quality of the stone: it is some what suudy; not so black as the limestone lands of Osage and Neosho, nnd in many instances less fertile. The face of the country is the same as that we have been describing, except that, ns might he ex pected, within six or ten miles of the ri ver, the country is more broken, the hills along the rivulets higher, and more abrupt nnd rocky. Tins country, which is generally prairie, differs greatly from most prairie lands in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. In those countries, prairie lands are usually too Hut, with too little stone; often accompanied with quagmires nnd ponds, nnd conse quently unfavorable to health. Here it is quite the reverse; scarcely a quagmire is to he found. The season, for two or three months, Imd been remarkably dry, yet wc found no senreity of water. Water courses, of sui table size for mills and other water works, arc numerous; hut, as it happens general ly in the State of Missouri, most of these streams so far fail in the dry seasoustlmt mill# und other machinery would stand still. In this respect, the country resem bles the State of Missouri, and the middle and upper counties of Kentucky. A degree of unhealthiness attends nil lnrsre water courses in the western country. Tlii# will lie the case in the immediate vi cinity of Kanza river. Osage river is too small to produce any deleterious effect be yond the distance of thirty or thirty-five I miles west of Missouri Stntu, nnd not even that far, except on its very hanks. With these exceptions, which doubtless are as inconsiderable as those of similar charac ter of any portion of the western country, not u doubt can exist of the healthiness of those regions. Timber is too scarce. This is the great est defect observable. Wood is chiefly confined to the water courses; nnd the width of the streak of timber is generally projiortioned to the size of the stream pas sing through it. Some exceptions, how ever, occur, where the timber stretches hack on to the uplands, or exists on the highland at the sources of the streams.— But wood is not so scarce ns most travel lers through those countries have represen ted it. The business of few, if any has hitherto required them to examine this subject. Being uninterested in the mat ter of timber, beyond the amount neces sary for fuel on their journey, 'hey hav avoided the water courses ns much as pos sible, because of the difficulty of truv ueur them, on account of the brush, nml the steep rocky breaks, the prairie from the water courses a third mg more plea sant ways for the traveller than could lie found, perhaps, in anv uiher country des titute of roads. The. uplands being nl most universally prairie, the sight, unob structed, passes, to its utmost stretch, over lands of similar height, so that the coun try, nt n little distance around the observ er, appears to he more level than it real ly is. These upland prairies, over whin they look, rise higher than the tops of til trees in tlie bottom lands, and often twice or three times ns high, & conceal from tin sight most of the timber: while the tra veller, ascribing to the lands a mile or tw from him a degree of levelness which doe: not exist, supposes lie sees almost every grove within the reach if his sight, and hence mistakes to the disadvantage of the country. This country, which is of peculiar cha rac.ter, often practises another deception ipon the traveller. Streaks of timber seen at a distance, and even at no great distance, amidst the vast prospect whiel the openness of the country affords, up pear much narrower than they reallv are Wood, immediately along the Kanzu ri ver, and that branching off along the nu merous smaller streams, is sufficient to sustain a tolerably dense population, to the distance of eight or ten miles from the river. On Osage river, sav thirty miles west of Missouri State, the woodland is u- bout a mile wide. Woodlands of grimi er or less magnitude extend along everv tributary water course, some of which are littie inferior to the main river. Unlike tlie idea we draw from many of our maps, water courses, from the largest to the smallest, on Kanza, Osage, and the upper regions of Neosho, are numerous, and in terlocking nt their sources ; and pmpor- tioiiably numerous are the groves of wood land. There is much valuable timber, such as uuk, ash, walnut, hickory, and mulberry. We also find hackberry, lint, &c. There is uliuost a total absence of the sugar tree. 1 r gretted that my time was so limited that I had none to spare in search of coal; but from appearances, and the fact that it exists abundantly a short distance east and southeast of the tract of which I am speaking, 1 have no doubt that this part of tlie country also possesses abundantly that valuable article. This fact goes far of suitable length for Mowing is seldom\formei st the w«i«i sf •oagrss? is 1808-4, that ~ ■ i I'lint* lullipr hull emiinnfsil t/l IlllPtltl till* ni'illlltsi'll found,except ou wet laud. In the country which we arc describing, ecurccly any wet land exists, yet nature bus provided thre- in well clothed meadows. I did not discover any of those ancient mounds and fortifications winch nre so a- humlant in some parts of the Western country. On the summits of high natu ral mounds nnd hills, which are so situa ted ns to attract the notice of the traveller, I frequently found a heap of stones, form ed by the hands of man. In one or two instances, their construction indicated the existence of reasons for their formation, similar to those which led to the formation of artificial mounds, mentioned above.— Heaps of stone nre often made over the bodies of the deceased among tlie Indi ans of these regions. But the heaps of which we speak appear to be the result of amusement of the traveller, who, invited to the elevation by its gaiety or grandeur, leaves a monument of n fetv stoncf thrown together, to advertise a subsequent visitant that a human being had been there. To this heap each successive visi taut, invited thither by curiosity, contri butes ,i stone or two. It wns amusing to sec our Indians in good luinior, contribu ting their portion to the increase of the social heap BOMnSTZO. FROM TUP. X. Corretpanden. l- hi r r.VF.MSfi POST, MARCH 19 Mr. Anml Ittr. Unviiifnn. According to our promise of yesterday, ive piv below the Corrcxpondsnca tlint has lately take place nl VVnshirislon, liotw pen (lies- gentlemen, re lative to an insinuation contained in Mr. Adams’ lately published !i Her, leading to the belief that lie meant to include Ge,n. Hamilton in tlie list of those to whom lie Imputed designs inlmlcn: to the Union. Washisotos, March 6, 1829. The Hon. Jonr Q. Adams, tVa-hinglon— 8ih A friend has placed in my hands n new edition of pin Correspondence between you nnd Mr. H.G Otis mid others, published in this city, with “ additional papers, said to ho 11 illustrative your father had consented to attend the proposed meeting in the autumn of lr"l4 «t Huston—and that iu lrft)4—1», hr. win informal that the meeting had been prevented by your father’s decease—I believe nlso the factlliut lit lind consented to nt- tend the meeting, but Irani the information giv en inc by Mr. King, 1 believe, that in consenting to attend tlie meeting, your father's purpose was to dis«uade the parties concerned from the underta king, and to prevail upon them to abandon it. My belief is founded upon myuntire confidence in the veracity of Mr. Plumer, upon the general coinci dence. of tlie information stated in Ins letter with that which 1 had contemporaneously received nt Washington, und upon the remarkable fart menti oned by him, tliut lie wns told at the subsequent session of Congress, that the autumnal meeting at ltoston had failed in consequence of the decease of your father. Tlint th- project wus continued or resumed, notwithstanding your father's decease, until the Hartford Convention in 1414, 1 also be lieve. I had further reason for believing that the projeet was disapproved by your father, because it had ori ginated principally Iron) dissatisfaction nt the an nexation of Louisiana to the Union, a measure, wjffiib from common report, 1 understood was ap prised by him. 1 am, with respect, sir, your very Itnmhln serv’t, J. a ADAMS. LEGISLATURE OF NEW-YORK. RESIGNATION of the governor. The following message wan received from Gov. Vis lli'Ri x : — TO TUB SF.NATF. AMI ASRFttBl.T. Gentlemen Tim President, with the ad vice nnd consent of the Senate, has nppoint "(I mo Seeretnry of Slate for the U. States, nnd I linve ft.It it my duty to nccept the nn- Holicited and distingaislie ; honor which has thus been conferred upon hi This decision makes it necessary that I rlimild resign the office of Governor of this Mate, to which 1 linve recently been elect ed. The high find just distinction universally accorded tn tins office, nod the fluttering manner in which n wns In stowed upon me by the people, are of themselves sufficient n impose upon ine, in the step J niti about lo take, n rnppons.htl.iy af the most impressive ehninenw. bat these considerations, intpo of the subject of that Correspondence •, among i " 8 nre » (trendy enhanced by the these papers is a letter written to you hv William ,,rf P consciousness I entertain of lire many Plumer, of New-IInmpshire, dated " ftpp'mg.fN. and unmerited favors conferred upon me II.) Dec. 20, 1828." in which lie anys-J-" During the Ion" arid eventful session of Congress of ISO!! and 1804. I was a member of (lie Senate, and was al (ho City of Washington every rhv of tlmt sessi on. In the course of that session, at different times nnd places, several of the Federalist Senn- snd Representatives from the New-Knglnnd Kudos, informed tne thnl they thought it neces sary lo establish a sepnrnte government in Neiv- ngland, nml if it should hn found practicable, to extend it so far South as to Include Penn sylvania ; hill in all rventsto establish onu iu New- itiglMul," Ac. He adds “ just before that sessi on of Congress closed, one of the gentlemen to whom l have alluded, informed mu that nrrnngu- ments had been made to Intro, the next autumn, in boston, a select meeting ot the leading Federalists in New-I.ngland, to consider and recommend Ihe measures necessary to form a system of govern ment in tlie Northern Slides, hiid that Alexander Hamilton. ot Netv-York, had consented to attend lint meeting.” He further adds, “The gentle man Who,in the whiter of ISO.'iand 1804. informed me there Wns to he a meeting of Federalists iu the autumn of 1804, nt boston, at the session of Con gress in the winter of 1804 and 1905, observed lo me, that (lie death of Gen. Hamilton ! ud prevent ed dial meeting; hut the project had not, and would not, he abandoned.” In your letter, part of thisCorrespoDuer.ee, da ted “ Washington, Dec, fid, 182,*,” you say “ it * in these letters of 1808, and 1809, that l menti- ored (be design of certain leaders of the Federal party to effect a dissolution of the Union, and the establishment of a Northern Confederacy. This design had been formed in tlie winter of 180i’—4. mmedlntoly after and aj n consequence of the. ne- ]uisllion of Louisiana. Its justifying causes to those who entertained it were, that the annexati- >n of Louisiana to the Union transcended the con- til utionnl powers of Ihe Government of Ihe United Hlslcs.” “ This plan,” yon add, “ was sr> farnm- t-jred, that the proposal had been made to an indi vidual to permit himself, at Ihe proper time, to lie placed ut the head of the military movements v Inch it wns foreseen would he necessary for car- vino; it into execution. Iu all this, there was no overt act of treason.” Without permitliug myself lo believe that you will countenance any imputation against the honor or patriotism of mv bite venerated parent, it is too bvious thal the publication of Gov. Plumer's let ter, and your communication toll. G. Otis and others, not only lend to such imputation, but, moreover, add to it the sanction of your name. Under these circumstances, deeming it u sacred duty to preserve the memory of my father from all stain, I must nlso consider it my right loask, that you will inform me whether by'the publication ot Gov. Plumer’s letter, or in your communication to II. G. Otis and others, an opinion is to ho autho rised (hot you nre in possession of out evidence, or that you believe the late A. II. consented lo at tend the alleged meeting of the leading Federalists of boston, or tlint he was nl any time concerned in a project to effect a dissolution of the Union, nnd the establishment of n .Northern Confederacy, or y manner w Inilsoevcr. I hog further to ask by this in v native state, favor* which have ex- eited on tny part feelings of gratitude, that will, I hope, he ns peraitiiieor in their influ ence. ns they worn just nnd sincere in their conception. The hitter portion of my pah- lie life having been rhbfly devoted to the affairs of the pet.ernl government, I indulge the hope ihnl Ihe plne.o to w hi, It 1 have been railed will ennhle me to make imself more useful, not only to nm fellow -citizens of the Union, hut to the people of this 8liit<>, than I could he in my present strition. For al though the State of N“w-Y“rk, from the extent of her territory, the nbumlnnre ol her resources?, and the magnitude of her population, possesses in herself the ele ments of a {'rent empire, and already pre sent* interests dc.se rvirg the highest rare; yet, under our confederated system, these very considerations give to tier n pnrnmouiit interest in the just operation <d the federal government. If*is therefore under the full conviction tlint nnr constituents are at least ns deeply interested in the successful rnndurt of ihe impel lent affairs with w hten I am hereafter to tie connect!d, ns in the adminis tration of those w I teh nppc.t turn to the chief magistracy of tins suite, thin l have come to the rourhiS'on already stated. And with these impressions as to the course of publii duly, I do hereby resign t lie office of Got or nor of the Slate of New York, togethei with that of Regent of the University there of. The few months, during which the excou ve power has been riitm-ted to my hands, linve been s< dtilou-lv devoted lo the ser vice of the sinte, though I cannot fl.rttor my- If. so far as i nm individually concerned, that much hn« ns yet hten done to promote the public good. I have however tlie Iicbi reasons to hope ft>r the most- beneficial re sults to our constitents from our joint labors, and more esppfially from 'he efforts which volt w ill continue to make in tins respect.— This confidence i« justly increased by the conviction, that l leave tho executive <!e- rnirlment in the hands of one with whose character nnd qualifications I have long been intimatoly acquainted. If ample talentsnnd a sound discriminating' judgment—if into grity anil singleness of purpose, and tru ly republican principles, furnish any just grounds for expecting a safe administration of the government, that expectation, l nm persuaded, tnny, in the present instance, be fully indulged. Iln\ing thus surrendered tho trusts with which ] have been honored, allow me to ten- deryolt my sincere ncknoxr ledgmmits for the p, ... hv others to join in it; and intended by them to lie towards obviating difficulties which would' l“ act '‘J Ht ils kead—That lie wus said to have con- arise from the scurcity ot timber. 1 hardly need to say that the whole country is clothed with grass. This, on the dry, fertile uplands, is short, and more suitable for grazing than for the scythe. Nearer to the water courses, and even to their very sources, it is well adapted to mowing. In Indiana, the eastern parts Not a stoat It t*aoy Uliuot#, ud JVUdugua Twitorv, grass ir, that if the indication in (he paragraph of your uniform courtesy nnd kindness with which you have co-epenned with mein the dis charge of our ptihli*duties: and let tne add the ns'tirnneo, that in whatever situation 1 mnv he placed, the interest and the glory of New-Yorb shall he the object of my un ceasing solicitude) nnd most vigilant exerti ons. M. VAN BUREN. dlibnny, March 12,1829. The Senate nnd the House of Repre.sen tntives both adopted unanimously a resoluti on of the following purport: Resolved, Tlint the congratulations of this Ilnnse he presented to hi* Excellency Mar tin Vun JJurett, late Govoruor of this State, on hia appointment to tim office of Secreta ry of Stale for the United State#; and thal while we deeply feel our separation from one with whom we have been associated in the discharge of iirportHKt public duties, as well n« in serial and friendly intercourse, we cannot for# ar to felicitate the republic on the acquisition of his service# in the couucils of the nation.” I'rom the AT. Y. Com. Adtersliter, 17Ih March. We have just returned from a scene of a# much excitement ns vve ever recollect to have witnessed. Early this morning it was known that a writ of Habeas Corpus wns issued Inst even ing, hv the Recorder, in behalf of Row land Stevenson, supposed to l>e detniued in custody, without due process of law. Ac cordingly there was an unusual huz and stir about the City Hall, at an early hour. The Recorder whs informed soon after 10 o’clock, that a return would be made to the writ at 1 o’clock. But long before that hour, the Recorder’s office was crowded nl most to suffocation, by citizens, as well as gentlemen of the profession. Punctually nt the hour appointed. Hays enme in with Pratt, one of (lie Sheriff’s De puties, who, we had already been informed liy the Sheriff had Stevenson in custody ou a civil process. He looked pnle and dejecl- pd, but has the airnf a gentleman, nnd every appearance of great mildness, and beuevo lenee of character. Meant. Fattarsoo, May, Wyliq, i. BJant letter lest above quoted, o( the individual to whom « proposal had been made, to permit himself to tie placed at the head of certain expected militarv movements, refer# lo my lather, yon will furnish mr wish the evidence upon which that indication and retereuee have been mads. 1 have th# honor I x he. sir. your ol/t serv’t, JAllLtS A. HAMILTON. Waxrisotox, Clh Marsh, 1820. Jams? A. Ha.iut.tox ixq. Washington— Siu—Iu answer to your lellei of this date, f take the liberty of referring you to Mr. Plumer himself tor any explanation of the statement iu his letter of the doth December last. The Information which I received in the Spring of 1804 at Washington, was entirely distinct from, and independent ni that of Mr. Plumer. A part nt ;t wus not that \ our lather hod runsenlcd to be placed nt the head ol the project, or to take a J’art in it, hut that it had been communica ted In liidi with a \ imv to encourage his co-operati on in it, and tiiut in the event of a necessity for tlie employment of military force for its execution, it was contemplated that he should he placed ni its head. My informant. t“ the heat of my recollecti on, "'as air. Uriah Tracy, then a Senator from Connecticut—I say to the best of my recollection, because, at one of tny conversations with Mr. Tra cy, on thi« subject, another member of Congress, also now deceased, was present, ami I am not per- tectly sure from which of them it wus tliut 1 receiv ed this information. After tlie close of that sessi on Cungrcss, being nt New-York on or about tlie 7th ol April 1804, Mr. ftulus King informed me that a person find been that day conversing with him,und also w itli your lather.as I understood Mr. King, in favor of tlie project; hut tliut he him self, and he was happy to sav. your father also, en tirely disapproved ot it. i his is all the evidence I have that your father Was made acquainted with the project; solicited hv nlllAI'l 1 n inlli Its It . un,l !ni 4. • 1 .. Al. 1.1. sented to attend a meeting at boston in the au tumn of I8t)4, stands upon oilier testimony than That ho ever assented to tlie project of a separation, I do nut know or believe, and from the information given me by Mr. King, had reason to believe the contrary. With regard to my inferences or belief, from the testimony of Mr. Plumer, wishing to do all possible justice to the memory of your father, I cheerfully state them at your desire. I believe, then,implicitly the statement of Mr. i’ltUBsr tf made by kim—namsly, Ikct ka pern ft nml nuotlier gentleman, appeared na ••un set lor Mr. fsteveimou. Meant*. Will'd anil IIo\t, ns counsel for Mr. Ex Sheriff Parkin*, nml Mr. Peter A. Jay, in belmlfor tlie British Consul, and Mr. Good line. Tho writ having been handed to the Re corder, Mr.SheritfSImw produced n Capiat? against the pnsounr, at the suit of Hx-Hhe- ritft Parkins. No objection being made lo Ilia discharge from tlie custody of lln)*,llie Recorder pronounced him nt liberty—an far us the lin bens corpus could benefit him; but, said the Recorder, as he held the capias in his hand, “ 1 enunot discharge him from tins.” Mr. Rhntv then took charge of the per son of Steveiwon ; und Mr. Robert Emmett now rose upon a chair nml addressed the ninltihnli', with a v ! ew rd' allaying the excitement, lie shuI lie wns authorised by Mr. Stevenson to say, that so far as the British Consul was concerned, aud Mr. Hays also, lie had no c.omplnint tn make, either of ill treatment, or otherwise. Mr. Wylie then turned to the multitude, and said that the statement of Mr. E. wits considered by the counsel for Mr. Steven son, a* altogether gratuitous, Some collision of words took place be tween the gentlemen, when Mr. Emmett re peated what lie had said. Mr. Wylie nnd Mr. May now consulted a few moments with Mr. Stevenson. Mr. Patterson made n few remark*, hint ing nt a dark feature in the transaction : the lilnme of which rested upon some gen-, tletnen. Mr. Jay replied pretty clmrplv, and a sharp contest of word* ensued, during which the. Recorder several times interpon- ed to allay the excitement. Air. Patterson was cheered several times. llrro the British Consul addressed the as sembly, stating that upon his word as a gen- 11*man. he hnd uo connexion with iho remo val of Stevenson, lie received a letter from two marshal* of Savannah, apprizing him of the seizure ofS., in ennsequenre of which he went on hoard the fSivannah when she arrived He accompanied him to Mr. Goodhue’s end saw linn there last evening. A (vised him to to to Mr. Hays’# house, n« he wool t he kindlv treated there. He was hospitably used nt Mr. Goodhue’*, and thev drank wine together. Tlie consul said, he admitted that he had sent a letter sntl affidavit to Se vnnnnh to have 8. arrested ; blit that lie had given him a pledge to *nvo his life. He h it ns much roinmif .seration for Ins situati on as any man could do. Mr Emmett now interposed in h-half of Ir. Goodhue, who stood beside hint, nnd who Ei I Tnnly disilsimed any participation in th* nrrest of S. ortho means adopted for that purpose. Mr. Wylie then stated, that ho was su thnrized by Mr. 8. to declare, thnt he hud been treated in n most mffian-liks man tier. Ye*, said Mr. Patterson, that is tvhat we are coming lo— Mr. WyLer Mr. Stephenson says (list he was arrested, and dragged from bin bed, in the night,hr file men, armed with pistols— Mr. Stephenson- nnd Huordsalso. Air U'llie. By four men, armed with pistols and swords, nnd, in this mnnner,kid napped nnd dragged on board of n vessel — on hoard of which nlso, he has been bound nnd treated wit V ruffian violence. (A shud der run through the crowd. M>. Mnv now rose to address the people, hut the Recorder entreated silence ; and tlie Sheriff ordered the room cleared. Mr. Shaw now took Air. Stephenson by the at m, and he wns led awny to the Debt or’s Prison on the civil process before-men tioned. Tlie excitement wns very grent. There was hilt one feeling, that nn unlawful and violent trespass had been committed, ex pressed by all the (it z.i-n* present. It wns understood that Stephenson’s counsel would tnko proper measures to do justice to him nnd the violated laws of the country. When lie went off with the Sheriff, the crowd considering its density, reined with great goad order. From the Commercial Advertiser, 18RI March. Rowj.akd STrensxsoN.- In relation to the manner ot Air. Steplionsnn’a abduction from Georgia, tve presume the nrsonnt giv- i-n in the Morning Herald the most correct, a* vre haljovo it to Iiuvh been drawn up by one of the counsel. It mas follows:— “On the afternoon of Monday the Dili of Mnrc.h, he left the city of Savannah, in com pany with Mr. L'oyd, for some place its the interior, with a horse and gig. After pro cording nbnut 16 miles from the city, the gig was accidentally overrot, in consequence of Lloyd, (who wns near-sighted.)-driving over a stump at the side of the road. The gig having heel) brokcu, and Stephenion considerably bruised by the foil, it wns judg ed expedient to put up m the first house they enmo to. This was done about two miles farther on, where they remained uutil Tues day night. About twelve or one o’clock that night, Stephenson w«s alarmed by the entrance into his room of an armed man, who presented n pistol at his breast and bade him surrender, as he was bis prisoner The first was immediately followed by three other ruffians, armed with dirks and pistols, who forcibly seized him, with n threat that he must ba silent, & speedily prepare to lbi low them. After n few minutes allowed to dress, he was deprived of his papers out! trunk, nnd forcibly placed into u carriage which they had in waiting along with Lloy. h Hiding the vehicle unable to contain tbo whole, Lloyd was taken out of it nnd left behind, ibreO of tlie ruffians getting into tin! curriage, fltul the otbor getting ou the box, with the coachman. Tliey had no proceeded fur, wliin ihe carriage broke down, which vvna temporarily prepared, nml they continued driving toward* the city.— The carriage, ns alleged bv Stephenson broke down five tiniee iu the'course of the tide to Savannah, und was again repaired by the ruffian#, who resigned the inride of the earriage to him, two of them getting be hind, and the other two on the box. Those behind kept encii a loaded pistol presented towards the carriage windows, uud several ly threatened to shoot hirn iu the event of any noise or alarm. They hurried ou this way, fearful that day-light migb intercept them, until they reached the rear of the ci ty, where Stephenson was taken out, and carried over some floated logs to a boat, in to which he xvaa placed aud carried down the river. The ruffians never pretended to have any writ, or legal process, against the prisoner, or Ht auy rate would, show none. One of them, who said he was high consta ble Hayes of New York, said he bad nw- thority enough, and that the prisoner must submit. About eighteen miles down the ri ver, he was transferred to the pilot boat 8a tiiuhn of which Air. While was maaivr; which vessel immediately snHnd f or thjg*; tj, where she arrived on Monday afternoon about two o’. 1 ick. On the passage hi* pj s . I'd* were taken from him, hia hand* tied 1 and lie wits otherwise Imrlinrously treated’.I It hns been asserted that the ill treatment > I rose from hii attempt being made by Sie phenson to destroy him-' If on the passage* imt this fact he absolutely denies. He Matt* that there were 6 or 7 person* on hoard i(^ pilot boat beside# the captain} tlie ii#ni«* of whom lie partially recollects, aa follow** Mr. Proctor,a pilot, Mr. Oaks, adepmy g Ho . I t, Finch, a sailor, and Edward a rabisl bov.” The following documents, which npnen [ in the morning papers, nre here inserted,I that the public may have nil the information I respecting the transaction, to be obtained. I In the matter of James liuclmnuu and Jo nathan Gndline: State of .V. Y--- City and County of JY. F u, Joseph Wilfred 1’iirkinsat present, of tho city of New-York, being duly sworn, doth depose and #nv: thnl in the latter part of I the month of February or beginning of tho I present mouth of March, in a conversation which deponent bad with Air. James Bu chanan the British Consul, tlm said James lliirbnnan informed this deponent, that ho had instructions from tlie British Govern* moot, and intend d to Hike Rowland 8te* idieiisou nnd forcibly send him back to Eng. 1 rod. And farther, rhnt Jonathan Goodhue, drove named, last night informed de|ionenv that the deponent could not see the * a j4 Row laud Stephenson ; Unit ihe British Cotv. •ml, James Buchanan, had taken him uWar from Ins hou»» and intended to semi theBaii Stephenson hack to England ; that the »mi Buchanan had authority to do so, and that li* hnd a warrant for that purpose, ohtaninei Horn one of the magistrate* in this city.-* And deponent further sail li,. Hint he verily believe* it to be the intention of tho James Buchanan &. Jonathan Goodhue fur-. cic.ly to take and carry tlie said Row Hug Stephenson nm of the jurisdiction' of dig state of New York contrary to hiw. And deponent further saith, tlint be verily be lieves that the said Rowland Stephenson hath I“'co forcibly taken and detained con trary to hi* r. i;l by the said Janie* ikicha- nan nnd Jonathan Goodhue, aud, that in t« doing an assault linih b*eu committed upon the. person of the said Rowland Stephenson. J.*W«|fcyU£L\S. Sworn this 17ih day of Mil fore me. WAL WILLEY, Com’r, See. In the Court room yesterday, Mr. Alay in- qtiired of Mr. Stephenson if tie bad signed any paper, lie replied “ No ? but immedi ately handed him the following, which he said hud been offered him lor eignatura ear ly in the motninx :— New-York, March 27, 1829. 8tn—Tlie only reparation which I cau mnketoihc commercial community and my former friends, is nr once to submit invseif to your advice, and surrender myself to yon a* his Majesty’s Consul, i have deeplv de plored the infatuation which led me to a- bainlon England as a fugitive, to flee from what,alas! 1 find no muu ran escape from—• the horror* of an embarrassed, distressed mind. The letter# which I have writtes to my friends will prove the sincerity of these declaration*. I therefore, sir, com myself to your guidance , point out to how 1 can hut repair the injuries I have. flirted, and I shall prove the sincerity of uit> regret by an implicit acquiescence iu youe letermination. I in, sir, your obedie* servant. Jamrs Bucbanas, Esq. Ilia Majesty’s Consul, Now-York. We will close this article by subjoining a note which we receirod last eveuing from Air. Stephenson hitoslf It is as follow# To the Editors of the Journal of Com merce : Goutlemen—I have seen your paper this morning, containing some cernsk# respecting my abduction from Savannah. Misused and mal-treated a* I bava been in England, both by individuals and the public press, | ear nestly roqueat that the public will suspend their opinion in regard to tlie failure of Rem ington, Btephenson it Co. and rny agency therein. ’ In tho meantime, I cannot sufficiently ex press my admiration of the good feelings of ibis community, and of tho oubought exer tion of the learned Counsel, who volunteer ed in my behsift aud in support of the laws- Y our most ob’t. humble servant, ROWLAND STKPHEN80H. We have gathered some interesting parti culars of tba transactions subsequent to Ste phenson’s discharge under the Aaierw corpus-, and his being laft in the custody of the She riff, ot the suit of Mr. Parkins. Mr.S. had not been long in prison, before Air. Parkins came in, wlieu, aays tho Gazette, “a very affecting interview took place between them. The moment Stephenson recognized tho Es- Shoriff, ho exclaimed—‘Hear my story— don’t condemn me yet. I solemnly declare I sm not the guilty man you suppose me.’— Both approved vory much overcome; and on Stephenson’s tnakiug known his destitute situation, the Ex-Sheriff assured Him that lie need be uuder no apprehensions with res pect to him; for if hi# circumstance# wer* such as he stated, he should not distress him.” While before the Recorder yesterday, the unfortunate uinn wa* exceedingly dejected. His faculties seemed to have fled, nod he ap peared to be literally crushed beneath the weight of hi# troubles. One would have supposed that be bail not the least idea thal auy such thing as personal right# remained to Inin. But n gentleman xvho wa* with him I nut evening, mentions that his spirits bad in some measure revived, nnd that hat- ing beca figured that his pnrsiusl right# are much t!.» earn? beve ns in England, b# feels somewhat mere cf.mfortnhl*. On the application of Air. Patterson on# of the Counsel for Air. 8., a writ wasissuod to uppiebend the persons on hoard of ths Savannah, which vessel lay ofl' the Battery until halt past eleven Inst evening, at which tune she got under weigh, with a fresh breeze trom the N. W. Tlie officer# who had bees on boarJ of her about half art hour previ ously, and found no person on boaro 1 imme diately went in pursuit of her in the Custom House boat, rowed with *ix oars, accom panied by Mr. Patterson. The Savannah continued to tack about in the harbour al night; anil was overtaken and boarded be fore day-light. Three boys only were found on board, and they were undoubted!v crui sing about with a view of taking" Caph Wbite nnd bis men ori board, ntsoniegives point. An application was made to tiio Col lector, this morning, by Air. Patterson, is have the Savannah detained. We have in# heard the result. POSTSCRIPT. Our news collector inform# us at this ms* ••#111,(1 o’elsck,) that the pilot boat 8«va»-