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StTJJl '.YDF.n AT YCAiKTOVTS. j liiming from the rtaliiiw Opera, in Paris, attend-' As every incident connected with our rcTo1u-| e d by his aid-de-camp, and a Spanish officer u‘ tinimry history is interesting to the great mass ol the people, 1 shall solicit a niche in your pa per to iiusuer ati enquiry in a late Compiler, con cerning the surrender ol the British army at York- town, Virginia; and hope that your readers will experience the same pleasure in reading the ac count, that l enjoy in the narration : “ At two o’clock in the evening, October 19th, -1781. the British aimy, led hy general O’Hara, marched nut of its lines with colors cased, and drums beating a British inarch.” It will be seen in the sequel, that O’Hara, and not Cornwallis, surrendered the British army to the allied force of France and America. In this all',dr, lord "Cornwallis seemed to have lost all his foi iner magnanimity and firmness of cha racter—he sunk beneath the pressure of his mis fortunes, and sorrow. “ The road through which they marched was lined with spectators, French and American.— On one side-the commander in chief, surrounded bv his suite and the American stall's, took his sta tion ; and the other side opposite him, was the high rank, who has long been the companion our illustrious countryman, and has attended hit ■ through all his campaigns, the crowd was s great, tiiat the progress of his grace’s carria:;' was for some time impeded. During this perim a villain was observed pressing forwnid toward the spot where the duke’s carriage was situated Fortunately, however, for that time, his inten tion was !'rust>ated. hy the activity ot his lord ship’s coachman, who whipped up his horses, and drove rapidly in the direction ot the Place Ven- doinc. It appears, notwithstanding, that the as sassin reached the Hue St. Honore. before the carriage of his grace had arrived there, and at the moment it crossed, on the way to the Champs F.lvsee, fired at the duke; so sure was the aim, and so deliberate the act, that nothing could have preserved the life of our great hero, had the win dow of the carria been dow n, which was the case hut a moment before; the baud ol his grace's aid-de-camp being still on the holder after raising it, when a rille ball struck the strong plate-gla and shattered it to pieces. The duke imtnediate- her female friends; but as none of his subject, i mild execute bis commands, lie had the bat 11- .v to carry them personally into ctlect. France.—The last Essex Register, remarks —*• The great subject now belore Europe >* dial! France have an army at command . As France must be considered a conquered country .o long as the army ol occupation exist,_ they to J «•» , P^. r n holding up the figure of a man cut out „r 1 thought it impossible that Hitchcock, whose ^ utation was good, should sanction suck vui^’ with his name officially. 1 expressed mv dink/ to Jones on this subject, when he observed h had all the judges in that country under his thu k and could make them do as hr pleased, andk 1 you must write off their affidavits, and r et Spencer to swear my paper men !» » whom this armv belongs „iu»t determine wlietl.-jat once determined so to do, ’ami wnn'c er'such an army as France may daiin. should ex-| signed John M,lls,JN dham Thomas, Augu stil To deny the privilege ot deleniling Stepens, which Jones immediately sinned k* : -ig their signatures in my presence,and [J. mm off. and soon after returned with the l bv Sp"“— — - c *' It is indeed a serious ques-1 T. Spectator. io" destroy the political existence of France.! copying their signatures in ,ny presence, and ” i . t .mittiunfiil nl tllA I riCll II i»t. To deny tnc privilege ... l’o admit an army to be at the command ol the . . . . . lion'is at least to increase the service of the a.-| signed bv .Spencer asjust.ee ol the peaces my ol occupation. - ,, - . tion, and hy employing itsuccesslully, the Ireticn give no little trouble to their victorious tmr» ” iTeigh- D0AJEST1U. PUBLIC LAND SALES. Huntsville,( Ji. T. ) March l*—The sales o( public land on the north side of the Tennessee ; river, closed in this place on Saturday last. It is not yet ascertained, from actual calcula tion, what is the amount for which this section of count de Rochambcuu, in like manner attended.! with the greatest coolness, directed the coach- The captive army approached, moving slowly in column with with grace and precision. “ Universal silence was observed amidst the vast concourse, and the utmost decency prevail ed ; exhibiting in .demeanor an awful sense of the vicissitudes of human life, mingled with the commisseration for the unhappy. The head ol the column approached (he commander in chief : O’Hara, mistaking the circle turuned to that on bis left for the purpose of paying his respects to the commander in chief, and requesting (uiflier orders; when quickly discovering his error, with embarrassment in his countenance, lie flew across th® road advancing up to Washington, asked pinion for his mistake, apologised lor the absence of lord Cornwallis, and begged to know bis fur ther pleasure. ‘* The general feeling his embarrassment, re lieved it bv referring him with much politeness to general Lincoln for his government. Return ing to the head of the column, it again moved under the guidance of Lincoln to the field select ed for the conclusion of the ceremony. “ Every eye was turned, searching for the Brit sh commander in chief, anxious to look at that nan heretofore so much their dread. All wvr- disappointed. “ '.’jrnwaliis held himself back from the hu miliating sr-ne ; obeying sensations which hi- great character ought to have stifled. He had been unfortunate, not from any talse step or de ft iency of exertion on his part, but from the infatuated policy of his superior, and the united power of his enemy, brought to hear upon him a- FKAUUS. Extract from a statement, made by Major llogan, an agent country has been sold ; but it is confidently be. mt oi the Un.icd. stales, to | lie veil that is has exceeded 84,000,000. aped by the government i man should be ordered to stop. His grace a- lighted, and perceiving a figure gliding round the corner of the Rue St. Honore, with an inten tion, as it would appear, ol escaping towards the Barriere de Elysee, his grace promptly advanced upon him. The villain instantly started, flung the rifle from his hand, and with the rapidity ol lightning darted towards the Thuillerics. by the gardens of wooin, and over the Burnt N'eut, he is supposed to have made his escape.— Ills grace then, with the collected firmness for which he i, so remarkable, directed a few gendarmerie, who, alarmed by the report of the rifle, had assembled on the spot, to go in pursuit of him, and returned to his carriage as if nothing had taken place.— His grace is even reported to have been facetious on the circumstance of there being no glass to presen e them from a drizzling rain that was then falling, and which occasioned its icing at first drawn up. A considerable sensation ar-se next morning in consequence. Toe Parisians were to be seen mustering in strange & grotesque groups at the various Caffes, and reports the most ex travagant were in circulation. The next morn ing. his grace was visited by every person ol dis tinction in Paris, and the king and royal family have manifested the strongest feelings on the oc casion. T .e police, have already obtained im portant informal ion. - foreign officer is mention ed, against whom there are violent suspicions : but it will be proper to wait for something more I certain on this subject. A picquct ol gendar merie has been stationed at uis lordship’s hotel. I Feb. Ui.—The discovery of the author of tin* investigate the origin and prog, wli ch iie speaks, l'lie follow: ing secretary oi war, da'.ed 2 ol the frauds i letter to die act- _ March, 1817, giving account of his arrival at l-'iench Mills, and investi- g.i ing cl.i ms, &x. . f When I came to investigate the claims ot u. Sanborn, and others, 1 discovered something was wrong, and told Junes i believed there vva- a fraud ; he appeared alarmed, and told me that lie had a handsome speculation in view, and tvish- 1 oe to participate in it. 1 asked him wh ,t it was, he said tout lie could purchase up all the claims here, tor a small sum, and t at, with my assistance, could make a fortune. Believing Jones to he a most consummate scoundrel, l deem ed it justihable to appear to tall in to Ins views with a view of obtaining a more correct knowl edge of tiie v aliuity of the claims 1 had in charge, than i could possibly ascertain in any other man ner ; a!thoug it was a course ol conduct that 1 oy no means approved, vet 1 knew it was the only source whereby the governin' lit would oe guard ed from imposition ; 1 deemed duplicity in thisLment, for an inconsiderable portion of the {on- instance justifiable. I told him l was ready to L-sU 0 f Alabama. investigate tbe claims submitted to me. He rc- [died '.would take some days to collect his wit-1 Capt. Hurt.—It must be a melancholy gratij nesses ; but m the meantime be wished me toification to surviving friends, to find that the rt> become Ins partner in tbe purchase ot the claims. | mains of those of our gallant fellow-: itizenswlw l told him that 1 had no money to invest in that fell There were about 42 townships offered ; and the quantity which would not bring the govern, merit price was very inconsiderable. On then, ther hand, many, very # v, places have been purchased by tbe practical tanner, for agricultu ral purposes, at. rates which, although the fact may astonish our transmontane brethren, and perhaps stagger their credulity yet afford the most convincing evidence of the unexampled prosperity of this important section of the union, From 40 to 70 dollars per acre were repeatedly paid for choice places, estimated for their intrin. sic worth, calculated only for cultivation, and bought by practical farmers. 4 hese facts speak volumes on the growing importance of this part of Alabama territory—no artificial value hsj been put upon the land by the competition of visionary speculators. Purchases have been fo; the most part made with a view to actual settle ment. More than g 1,000,000, the first instal ment must be inline liatelv realized bv the govern. ! one. There was nothing with which lie could late att>-. ipt made on the duke of Wellington's reproach himself; there was nothing with which I life, continues involved in mystery, notwith- he could reproach his brave anil faith I u I arm whv not then appear at its head in the day ol misfortune, as he had always done in the day ol triump • ? The British general in this instance deviat- from his usual line of conduct, diming the •Potior of his long and brilliant career. ‘ us ended the important co-operation of the a 'T 1 ' -os. Great w as the joy throughout our Infant ei»V , „ J J detail as record- standing the active rcseui'ilies of the police, appears, however, that his grace lias been able f i nish some clue for the researenes, which is still acting upon. It seems that the individual in question, was pursued immediately alter Ills attempt, though not i>y the duke’s sen ants, whose first attention was directed to his grace, hut some persons happening to be standing in h unt ol toe public house near the hotel. These followed him up the Rue de la Madeleine, a dark unfrequent ed street, and observed him to enter a house, No. >ut giving his panegyric j 11, the doors immediately closed on him. Ihey itry : j knocked m \ am at these doors. They state, that L ' s '. of j„v ami of confidence, the voice of several women and that ol one man I;*,irftf not only from the con- were distinctly heard. The house itsell is said to be of ili fame. -nrv fthis interesting < on jl r <,lither „f ..without giving ri1 - wide acci liun * r .y ■' as rare as s., cere> 8 \ ot joy -virtion that i„ r s ",gna'K not only train the ble«sjn^ s „l ?eess would bring in its w; ted country, 7md fro? su wanted by our which it encircl'd our nat!^' e splendor with the endearing refection tlia^ name, but from had been achieved ty our f'aithPi mi K 1,t - v 1 e *P |, ’ it Migton. Wehadsien him s t rI beh)ved NN ash- out the war with infi-jor force a' nK t " ri " | 4h- rOltr.IUN SUMMARY. Accounts from St. Helena to the first of Janu arv. have been i eceived in London. Bonaparte is reported to be extremely ill. The British loop of war Pike, Captain Burham, has been lit kind f uusiness, and it was a speculation that wished to nave nothing to du with, lie detei- mined to persevere in pressing, and said lie woulii luruish the money ; he had £>4lt,0U0 lying iille, that lie would employ in that way,and il i would only join him, 1 should have IS 10,000 lor a lew week’s work. 1 asked Inin in wuat manner lie contemplated making such a large sum su soon .- ite replied, oh ! damn it il you only join me, 1 can make felOO,000 !—I was thunderstruck, and asked how lie could do it r he replied, lie cuulo muster up claims lice to that amount. 1 asked him hew he cuuid support them ? ne replied, lie could get witnesses to swear any thing; il you w ill only join me, 1 c..n manage that matter. 1 observed to linn, you might ue caught in this bu siness ; lie icplicd, 1 can make it as strong as lied, and i will defy Peter Hugner, or the devil hiuisell to detect me. 1 observed lie must be a great adept in mis business, or else be vvoald certainly lie found out. He said lie was not a- fraid, but lie be damned if be would rest satisfied until he had at least one ol Uncle Bum’s day’s income, which he estimated at 130,01)0 dollars. I told Inin 1 now suspected that tnuse cases which were submitted to uie, were of this class ; he laughed, and said, no, not altogether ; hut says J he, you must not let any person see those papers here. 1 asked him, why r lie said, Ins ow n claim he did not care who saw it, but Hitchcock was not coming to terms with Ids creditors, and lie troops of England, insisted )..■ i ust the best ted out for an expedition - i . i ..... her ,-..i .... 1 i-i.:„ ..... ..i ...in „.i ... to the North Pole. surrounded by d illicit, want; never distnaven, neve Jworful na-j This vessel will proceed up Davis’ strait the , °l*rpssed by I extent or termination oi which is utterly un- di-pairing of tin. coiiuimnw ealth a ^ ,a ^d, never j known ; and then if possible, to the pule between We have seen him renouncing . her, his sab-tv as a man ; in |, IS r »ne as a | Iceland and Gieenland A large and very va luable cotton m*ll, near Hudersfield (E.) was de- love of countrv, weakening his own u,la ' ,,,i yed ! stroyed by fire, on the 17th ol February, and fore** to strengthen that ol his lieuteni! ne, *' ati: ! fourteen small girls employed in the factory,burnt mitting with equal equanimity to his ow? st| h-] to death. The marriage of toe princess Eliza- quet.i inability to act and rejoicing in thil. ns ?' J belli, and tbe prince of Hesse Homburg, was ex- u n! s, because best calculated fo uphold 1 ‘‘ [ pected to take place on Easter week—*—• 1 he birth g at (aiise entrusted to his care: at length bv fi ! day of the queen of England was celebrated on great a id final exploit under the benign iufluenrfhe 2Gth ol February, at ber drawing room, in ol Prov idence, lifted to the pinacle oT glory, the rp a t splendor. Among the persons ol distinc- revvards of his toil, his siiflerings, his patience 1 ' ll " c*--- 1 - ' his heroi did not wish them to know he hud such a claim. FOREIGN. DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Paris, Fell. 13.—As there will bemanv reports concerning the shot fired at the duke of W elling ton last Tuesday night, I will give vou the fol lowing brief account, on the accuracy of which you may relv. On Tuesday, the duke gave a grand dinner to ali the French cabinet, foreign ambassadors and ministers now in Paris. As so in as the cloth vns drawn, the duke stood up and propose^! the health of ‘* the king” which ail the company drink standing. After they had qu accnnip gation of taclied to th to her majesty of February, ■ tion of |>ariia„,e,i ,l .y; re l ,,M t 'j , One Jacob Hamers,, n i • i • .G istelles, (lloimiiu) lias f o’lPwun";""t u, “ the birth of his thirty- fourth child, by two ma. , |e i# nuw , f lc savs, only scventv-one ,, i . ♦ I* fll *, , * J .s oUl, and expects to l ave further claims. V ; > uf Keb . cl, says, no doubt ,s ente. tai. , rl ,‘ at l our BUSUHt sovereign, yiehbng to the re.t, , representations ol the Germanic . | 1M con SCliteil to resume the imperial crow (il , rmu . ny. Sir Richard l r»lt, toe celehr. j acctm . _ . ( present, were Mr. Rush envoy extiaordiua- is.n, and his virtue. Womlerful man ! ' Stall minister plenipotentiary from the United git difficult by his conduct throughout ,..,..,..4101 his ladv, who were presented to the " ' ' 1 viscount Castlereagh. Mr. Rush was 4s d In Mr. A. Smith, secretary of le- United States, and Mr. Tayloe at- ation, who were also presented —The London Globe ol the 11 th reported that a dissolu- One Jacob limners," remlerin iile to decide whether lie most excelled in good ness or in greatness.”—Richmond Com/iih departed, which they generally do directly af-jeherof the princess Charlotte, put n ter coffee, the duke went out in his carriage, and , Lis existence, oil the 13th of February, *1.' .... L *■’ 1 ... ... ,,, , ... ... as he was return! ig at one o’clock on Tuesday night, or to speak more correctly, Wednesday morning, some pe*son, w ho had been evidently waiting .Vi his return, sto*l within a few varifs of 'he entrance gate, and after the carriage had passed him, to t ike a sweep into the gale he fir ed a pistol, the hall from which happily missed his grace; it went over the carriage, ami struck opposite wall. If the footman had had ing himself. Charles the 13th, king iiiu we . den. died on the 3th of February, at Stocklu,,, Charles John (Bernadette,) the new king, proclaimed the day after the demise of the oh, king. Maria Louisa,the ex-empress, is expect ed t-i visit London this spring. The Russian squadron, consisting of five 74’s and three 44’s niuler the command of admiral Muller, arrived at Cadiz, on the 21st of February. On their ar- the presence of mind to give an immediate alarm j rival in the bay of Cadiz, the admiral’s ship sa- the under butler and one of the grooms of his'luted the town’, and on the next day, (being Wash- grace could have caught the miscreant, as he pss- ! ington's birth-day) every ship fired a full” round • Mi Pachi, the goverqqr of Epirus and Tlies- j sal v, some months since, ordered a beautiful Greek sed them by in a great burry, going towards the ltuede FuuxburgSt. Honore. Mother account —On the night of the lOthllady. named Kuphrosyne, of whom his eldest son e ol Vi ellington wa3 re-; was enamoured, to be drowned, with fifteerrof inst. as his grace the duke of — 1 suspected they had other reasons lor not wishing them seen, and told him so ; he replied, laughing, tlmt he had not, as respects bis own claims, bathe did not want Sanborn’s to be seen. 1 a.-keil him his reasons r He began to laugh and replied, it was all fudge; this was as 1 suspected ; (Mr Hugner will recollect 1 stated as my im pression in February last, when the claim was first shown me ;) 1 told Jones 1 should certainly report it as such. He seemed alarmed, and re plied—Uh I damn it, don't do that, take the halt or whole of it yourself. 1 felt indignant enough at the moment to cane him out of my presence, but on a moments reflection, I recollected I Ind only a part of the secret. I now had bis acknow- odgement that it wu. a fraudulent account ; but as it was well supported, it became necessary to know how he obtained those affidavits ; there was one in particular, captasa James B. Spencer, who was formerly of the 25)tli infantry, and is now a j dge of the court of common pleas, postmas ter, and custom-house officer under Mr. Salee, lymd i- Jones’ brother-in-law) and upon his tes timony, 1 was induced to give a ce tifirate that Ins claim might be correct, as Spencer had sworn so positively to the facts Jones then unfolded himself in full confidence, and made the slate- inent 1 have annexed to m v report, in the case of Banborn, as also in the other cases which I have returned. In relation to Sanborn’s claim, major Hogan continues as follow s: James It. Spencer is the last and most impor tant witness. When Jones acknowledged tome, that bis claim was altogether fudge, I asked him how he had obtained captain Spencer’s affidavit; he said, laughing he had got him fuddled.— l told him captain Spencer should ,-ee his affidavit ; he '"plied, oh I damn it, don’t show it to him until l s|/>ak to him, and immediately left me, and hrougt). Spencer to my lodgings, when 1 showed him the ci u iui, and asked him what he knew a- bout it.—Htiopiicd.he had sworn to what he knew, and could s,.y nothing further. I then sat down and w rote Ills affidavit, which he swore to —Jones told me alter he had left us, he was verv much alarmed when he first spoke to him on the subject, but soon replied, I must go through now, I can’t go buck, and then came over. W hen I tsked Jones who the other witnesses were ; lie replied, laughing, they lire such men as these, in battle during the late war, wherever they can he indentiflcif, are treated with th.it hen* ir to w’h.cli patriotic self-devotion has ever been held to be entitled. To the number of those acts of humanity which accord with the finest feeling if our civilized nature, may be added the trbute of re pe.it w hich has been paid, by the inhabit ants of Detroit, to the remains of Captain Hart. At a meeting of the citizens ol Detroit on the oth of March, Governor Las 1 in the chair, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “ Wheteas the remains of Captain Hart, of the Kentucky Volunteers, who was barbarously murdered by the Indians at the river Raisin,after distinguishing himself and being wounded in that memorable action, ure those only which can be identified, and never have been properly buried —the citizens of Detroit, in behalf of tile citi zens of tiie Territory of Michigan, being desir ous of matiife, ting their respect for his memory therefore, ' , “ Resolved, that a committee of five persons be appointed to proceed to the River Raisin, col lect and bring to this place the remains of Uapb llatt. and cause the same to be interred in sulia manner and with such solemnities as the niitura of the occasion and the distinguished character and services of the deceased may justify.” Two of the committee thus appointed proceed ed to thu River Raisin, and procured the remains, ol Captain Hart ; and on the 17th ult. they were attended to the place of interment by a large concourse of the people of the Michigan, Natchitoches, ,March 16.—“ Some persons have just arrived here from Galvezton, and re- poitan extraordinary assemblage of French gen tlemen being there, with a large quantity of warlike stores, as well as fa ming tools. Near three thousand more were expected there bv tbe present period. They came principally from. Philadelphia ; all their packages were marked; for Mobile. Generals Lallemam! and Rigan are amongst them. They cautiously avoid offending our government. The views of these people are not understood, but it is conjectured that, they are going to some place beyond the river. Grand (perhaps Tompico) to possess and occupy' a country to become an asylum for discontented Europeans. The armed vessels our government ordered to that place had not appeared the middle, of last month Before the arrival of these French men the place was occupied bv Laffitte the young- or and his party, who had brought in some prizes of great value, particularly a Spanish ship from Campeachy, of 430 tons, with a cargo worth 8360,000. An elegant service of Plate has been present ed to Com. Stephen Decatur, by his townsmen, •‘in testimony of his brilliant service to his coun try, and his glory which his deeds have reflected on his name.” This service of plate was execu ted by the first workmen in that city, and the principle pieces bore the following inscription: By the citizens of Philadelphia, to their towns man, Commodore Decatur, esteemed for his vir tue,, honored for his valor.” Yesterday about 2 o'clock, the new flag of the United States was hoisted on the flag stiff of the house of representatives. This is the first flag that has been made since tbe passage of tbe act for altering the banner of the nation. It was made in New-York, under the direction of the gallant captain Reed, late commander ol the pri vateer gen’l Armstrong. The stars are twenty in number, and so disposed as to form one great star in tbe center of a blue field. The strip** are thirteen. The law on this subject, goes into operation on the 4th of July next.—Nat. Mel. It is stated in some of the northern papers, that Mr. Monroe will visit Norfolk, Va, about the W* of this month..