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ter the revolutionary war, when lie maile diligent •search lor lus grave, but the rued had been so )■’ h turned and the clear land so extended that i rmild not be found. 1 had, in the course of conversation, mention ed the bad impression I had received of general Bruddock as an officer, both in Ireland and this country, ever since 1 was a small boy. “ True, true, (says lie) lie was unfortunate, but bis cha racter was much too severely treated ; that lie was one of the hnnestest and best men of any British officer with whom be bad been acquaint ed ; even in the manner of fighting lie was not more to blame than others,—that of all that were consulted, only one. person objected to it,” (pro bably himself) and looking around seriously to ine, he said, Braddock was both my general and my physician—I was attacked with a dangerous lever on the march and he left a sergeant to take care of me, and James’ fever powders, with di rections how to give them, and a waggon to bring me on when I would be able, which was only the day before the defeat, the first day I bad rid a horse for a considerable time and thru bad to ride with a pillow under me. This conversation, though I thought it interesting at the time, is of little importance now, l'uiiliw, tlmu to show' tlie absolute falsehood of Smollett’s character of Gage; that instead of conducting tlie retreat, carrying off the body of the general, &c he was among the foremost to run away and run the fur thest,—w hich justly entailed on him the charac ter of cowardice ever after. Since I am in the way of writing about Wash ington, I will, add one serious scene through which lie passed, w hich is little known, and with which be concluded this conversation. He ask ed me how near I lived to Lavalliana old Fort, arid if i knew a run from Laurel Hill that fell in to the creek near it. 1 told him the distance of my residence, and that I knew the run. He told mefffiat at a considerable distance up that run his life was in as great hazard as ever it had been in war. That lie bad been ordered to march some troops to reinforce a bullock-guard on their wav to the camp—that he marched his party in single file with trailed arms,and sent a runner to inform the British officer in what manner he would meet him. The runner arrived and delivered the mes sage. but be did not know how it was that the British officer paid no attention to it, and the par ties met in the dark and fired.on each other trll they killed thirty of their own men ; nor could they be stopped till he had to go in between the fires and throw up the muzzles of the ; r guns with his sword. The fort which in conversing with me, lie and many others always called Layalhana, after the jin ne of the creek, was also named Ligoniers, near which there is now a town of that name. This took place during gen. Forbes’ campaign, j foreign”. THE REPUBLIC OF HAYTI. Citizen—Alexander Petion is no more !— ! we have lost that incomparable chief, our father, I our benefactor !—our sorrow s arc common ! our mingled tears sufficiently testify what was the union of our hearts r lie was the visible being upon whom each eve was fixed ; Providence had chosen him for the dispenser of its favors to this regenerated people, of whom it had never Insti sight. Let us cast our eyes upon the past; let us examine ail the course we Imve passed o- ver, and attend to that we have y et to perform ; i let us rellect that our energy is not destroyed, but oil the contrary that it is in all its vigor, and we shall see that in his excellency, the late pres- id'ntof Hayti, it is always our country which was the Divinity, which attracted our worship : he was well worthy of representing it amongst us. Whatever he the magnitude of our loss, awaken yourselves to the sacred lamentation, which is spread every where, and which agitates every bosom ; that at his name our hearts elec trified may rise above all the events which ap pertain to human nature. Hayti is the w ork of your hands, it is that of your courage, it is the most perfect model of Liberty, of the rights oi the citizen—in case we surrender all these inval uable advantages, can we permit ourselves to be dejected by adversity ? It ought to reanimate our courage. Citizens, let us form in a circle a- round the Tree of Liberty : the ashes of our au gust chief repose here ; let his name, the si- tyred name of tlie Republic be our signal for u- niou, our watchword ; let us prostrate our ene mies by- our firm and imposing aspect; let us be come, if it be nece-sary, a. nation of heroes ; ex perience has proved the extent of our courage we are, we ought to he invincible—but it is ne cessary for us to be wise, and nothing will arrest the course of our piendid destinies ; the Repub lic of Havti will triumph: the llaytians, the peo ple, have resolved it, and it must be called by tlie j choice of the senate to take the helm of the ves sel of state ; 1 will set you an example ot cour-l .age ; I am become the chief of the most inter esting family', and 1 have need of divine assist ance. and of the concurrence and the aid of my fell iw citizens. In a popular government the people are every thing, their confidence is wlmt constitutes authority and that authority must be employed to their advantage. I led, in the ar dent love of country which animates me in tlie respect which I bear to the will of tlie nation, that I am no longer tlie same being ; that I am | the servant of tile state. Oh! my fellow citi zens. cover me with your shield ; senators, legis lators, he my guides,enlighten me : generals, my Colleagues, and brothers in arms, brave army oi the Republic, lend me your assistance to ensure the peace and repose of our families : magis trates of tlie people, rely upon the execution ol tlie laws; upon inv first care to observe them : husbandmen, peaceful tillers of the soil, devote yourselves without fear to your precious labors; the more advantageous your wages will be, the more my suul will be satisfied ; nothing of what my august predecessor lias established, can or ought to be altered ; tlie preservation of the Re public depends upon the sacred right nf proper ty, that the owner of a square of earth, and lie who owns a hundred be considered equal in tlie eye of tlie law, and be tlie lord of their own pos sessions ; let commerce dev etc itself without in- quictudc to its speculation's ; that of (lie Repu’u- ■ lie, and that of the strangers will be protected ; the end of the constitution will be fulfilled ; or der, economy, will reign every where; tlie trea surer of the state will lie employed to the advan tage of the state : public credit shall receive no injury ; the national debt is under the safeguard of the nation ; the worship of our ancestors shall be respected ; the magistrates shall be honored : an honest man ba duly appreciated. May it please God that 1 may never have occasion to punish the faulty and the wicked, it would he a sacrifice the most grievous to my mind. Final, were it necessary to sacrifice one’s sell (or the happiness of the. people, ii on my palpitating heart tlie sacred fire of Hayti could kindle it self, 1 would burn with a fire like that which de vours me, with the fire of liberty, with the love of my fellow citizens. Generals of the army, who are in authority, each one in his order ; ma gistrates, who watch over tlie interests of fami lies do your ilutv. The responsibility hangs up on you, it will be very easy, for I owe but the praise, of gratitude and my admiration to the people and to the army. In these mournful times order lias been perfect, and you have shown that y mi wore far from being below your political rank. Oil ! my belov ed fellow citizens, cover me with the buckler of your esteem and of your confi dence ; wherever it will be necessary to demon strate energy and firmness, you will find me prepared—assist me in doing good—let mildness and benevolence be the rule of conduct, which you will always trace in me. To follow taat ea sy path suits my principle and gratifies my heart. Long live the Republic—long live the rights of the people, and the independence of Hayti. BUYER. SPAIN* A.vn THE FEOIUDAS. Madrid,Mu ch IT, 1818.—1 learned yesterday j that despatches from the Spanish ambassador at: V\ ashington, have been received here to tlie mid -! die of January. A friend has shewn me a Phila delphia paper containing a letter of the secreta ry of state, dated Washington, 26th December, demanding the liberation of your townsman Mr. Meade ; this despatch of course must be already in the hands of the Spanish government. 1 hope to see Mr. Li ving in a few days, ami il any tiling occurs, you shall hear from me by the earliest op portunity. How long will the American people continue to endure such insults from wretches like these ? It is really distressing to witness the contempt with which every thing American is treated by them. Some new allairs have just occurred which was in reality niv object hi writing to you. Since the seizing upon Amelia Island by our government, Ferdinand vn has granted to seve ral ol his favorites, immense tracts of land in tlie Floridas ; a friend has given me the note which is below, containing an account of those ces sions : and the remainder of the unsettled and unappropriated land in Florida, after those ces sions are located, are to tie given to a person of; tlie name of Vargas. Various motives are as signed for those grants. .Some do not scruple to say ihat this measure is adopted at the rccom-| inundation of the minister of state Pizarro, who | believing that tlie United States are determmeu j to seize on the Floridas, resorts to this plan oi l getting rid of the lands, as less offensive to his majesty’s dignity in tlie event of theirbeiug seiz ed, as he would then have only to cede tlie sove reignty after the soil had been disposed of. O- tiiers suppose that it was with tlie view of get ting a better price for the land. Others that it is a speculation of Onis and Sarmientu. Others a- gaiu say tiia' it is to cajole the United States out of the indemnities so long negotiated for. The duke of Alagon inis dispatched, it is said, a Mr. Serna to tlie United States ; ‘and tlmt lie proceeds liy way of Paris and London : that his mission is to sell the grant made to him ; and in order to give Mr. Serna more consequence, and protect ins person, lie has been furnished by the minister Pizarro with a commission, as attached to the suite of the minister Onis. This gentleman is brother to the administrator of the post-office department, and was for a few weeks, during the time of the cortes, secretary of state. Tlie following is a translation from a transcript by a friend from tlie original Spanish. Cession ol land made by his catholic majesty to the duke of Alagon. “ All the uncultivated land, which has not already been granted in Ea-t-Flofida, and which lies between the baius of (lie rivers St. Louisa and St. Johns, to their entrance in the sea, and the coast of tlie gulf of Florida, and the islands, adjacent, within the entrance of the mouth of the river llispuelos, in tlie 26 degree ol lattitude, following its left bank to its source, drawing a line to the lake Macoa, from thence down by the road of the river Et. Johns to the lake \ aides, striking by another line from the northern extremity of this lake, to the source of the river Auanina, following its right bank to its mouth, by the 28 and 25 degrees of latitude, and continuing along the coast of the sea, with ail the adjacent islands, to the mouth of the river Hipu- elos. Cession of lands made bv his catholic ma jesty, to the comic de Punoet Rostro. “ All the uncultivated lands which have not been already granted in Florida, comprised between the rivers Perdido to tlie west of the gulf of Mexico and the rivers Ainaruja and St. Johns, JYom Pupa to its outlet in the sea to the eastward ; to the northward the line of demarcation with the U- nited States of America, and to the southward by the gulf of Mexico, including all the desert islands on the coast.—Jlurora. Philadelphia, May 2.—The following are ex tracts ol letters which we have received from tur correspondent at St. Thomas. They give the news at that island as it was received .day after day until the 9th of April. » St. Thomas, April 4.—Arrived, a schooner from Porto Uabello, with a paper signed “ Noti- ia sia exeggeratione,” (Notice without exagger- ition) stating, that general Murillo, on the 18th if March, near Villa lie Cara, (two days march from the city of Caraccas) attacked with 4000 regulars, the independents, under Bolivar, aboutj disturb this order of tilings; but as an fig,,, 4.500- infantry, and 1500 cavalry, ar.d totally do- tion is at the same time thrown out, that the col*' c. ii......> ...ill. tin. Ians ol 50(10 men. and took lusts have a right to e.xoect s rnnci.la...i.i. ... a nists have a right to expect a considerable if d complete relaxation, of the restrictions of t ' mother country upon their commerce. W It is somewhat extraordinary, that Uu 58 ' should manifest so much zeal in bringing fifi f eil ted them,'with the ioss of 5000 men, and took "000 head of cattle, and Bolivar’s secretary, and states it was by some said, that Bolivar is wound ed, and others that he is killed. _ April 0.—Arrived, a schooner from Laguira, the captain of which informs, that on the 18th j principle into view—so frequently lias itbeenvi* of March, a battle was fought near Villa de Ca-j olated by the Holy Allies themselves. Russia has ra, in which Bolivar was defeated with the loss secured an additional slice of Poland. Swede of 500 men—his papers, baggage, &c. and con- lias obtained Norway. The king of the Nether- firms the account that general Murillo was tie- lands has acquired the low countries, and Km. featod at the attack lie made with his detach- land lias made considerable additions, to her " ment, consisting of about 600 men, on Caru- pano. 1 leave it with you to believe of the firegoing as much as you think proper. 1 have conversed with many people here about the independents, in Venezuela, and am strengthened in my opin ion, that the Spaniards will lose their beautiful provinces, and that the colored people will final ly get possession of them and their government. April 7.—It is confidently reported here, that Brion, is arrested by Bolivar, and will probably lose his head. A great many adventurers from Europe, such as formerly fought in the peninsula for the re-establishment of Ferdinand tkc. and for the deliverance of France from Bonaparte, have joined Bolivar, to assist him todeliver V enezue la from Ferdinand. Thus the world goes. April 9.—This morning arrived, a sclir. from Laguira, with the official account of the affair with the royalists at \ ilia tie Cara. The inde pendents are stated to have been 1500 cavalry and 2000 infantry ; that they lost 400 men in dead and wounded, besides a number of prison- coming in momentarily. Morillo says in the pire in the East.—All these however, are | eg j t j' mate objects : but it is when an oppressed L' pie. ground to dust and ashes, like the colwnieg * of Spanish America, take up arms to establish their independence, that the Russian emperor wishes to resist innovation. So lung however, as the emperor confines him. self to memorials, or the transfer of his worm eaten vessels to the Spanish Court—the South American Patriots, will have little reason to dread his interposition.—Enquirer. A letter from Port an Prince, of the 16th of April, says, “ we have authentic news of the death of Uhristophe.” ft is singular, that the twori- val sovereigns of St. Domingo, should have died within two days of each other. DOMESTIC. Correspondence beiv.-een Governor H bb and tlie K gWar. rior relative to the murders committed on theFeder- ul Road, some months past. Coosada, 26 March, 181S.—Friend, I send official account in a Gazette of Caraccas, underjyou this letter to inform you that some of the white date of the 2rth uIt. that several of his officers [ people in tliis Territory have been cruelly mur- are wounded, and an Englishman Col. JDonnel tiered, and to explain to you the things I have killed. From Porto Cabello the last accounts j found it necessary to do. state, that the independents in the south seas| On Friday night the 13th of this month a fam- have landed within the territory of Panama, and I ily consistin ' have done great damage to the ro. alisls. | while sitting in of men, women and children, peace around their fire, on the P. S. An American frigate it is said has been I Federal road, about sixty five miles this side of seen off the soutii side of Et. Domingo. the town of Claiborne, were attacked bv a parly of red men, and eight killed. The next Fridav, Spain.—[The following remarks on the letter five men riding quietly along the road, in the from a gentleman at Gibi altar, addressed to the [same neighborhood were fired on, three killed editors of the New-York Gazette, publish- \ and one badly wounded.—These unexpected ed in nur last, are extracted from the Federal j and unprovoked murders could not lie borne. Republican,:] j Wecouid not sit down, and permit our wires an! Jf one half of the information contained in the ! children to be tomahawked without resistance, letter be true, Ferdinand is in far more danger of I have therfore, ordeied our soldiers to find and loosing both ins head and his crown than his colo- j slav the hostile party. But 1 am informed, there nies. Il the resources of Spain are so exhaust- * 1 are many ol vour people among us who are nur ed as is there represented, the government can-1 friends $and we know not hmv to distinguish them not go on lor six months longer. It is there said; from our enemies. They alarm our women and that a meeting of the merchants in Cadiz was! children. When the armv meet t'lehi, tlievcan- summoned, under a penalty of fifty dollars for! not know whether thev are friends or foes; and every absentee, and a demand was made upon ' the murderers themselves will sav 14 we are vour them for one hundred and twenty thousand d ol -1 friends,” In this situation,it isbest that vourpeo- Inrs : that no sum was granted notwithstanding - pie should go home. They might be killed through that the governor was afterward employed toj mistake, and I should be sorry for it. I have, collect what each individual would g-ioc*. Intel-; therefore, ordered that they go from among us ligi-nce of this kind although it may come fr nil a j immediately ; and I send this letter by Major respectable source, is at all times liable to sus- 1 Laprade and Mr. Stevens, to explain to you mj picion. 1 he cpheinerous tale which, as Burke reasons for so doing. Y ou w ill see that it pro xy s, docs its business, arid dies in a day, is as liable to deceive respecte de men as the most in veterate quid nunc of the hour. That the finan ces of Spain are in a ruinous state, no one will pretend to deny ; but can the intelligence be true as is stated in the letter above alluded to, that the government are reduced to the necessity of asking aims of their subjects ! If the govern ment is so feeble as not to be able to enforce the collection of a tax, and if the credit is so far im paired that loans cannot be restored to, the na tion is gone, and ail explosion sooner or later must take place. A crown is a brilliant and cost ly thing undoubtedly, but it is but a sparkling bauble when the national tr easury is empty and tlie national credit vitally impaired. Nations may indeed become as well as individuals, insol vent, and if the representation above made is cor rect, we can easily explain the reason why the (Spanish government should have compelled our cuuntryman, Meade, to have paid the same debt twice over. It is a moral phenomenon secondary only to that of the French revolution, that so laro'e and so valuable a portion of the habitable globe as E. America, should have been so long in a state of revolution, and that not one European power should have moved either to accelerate or to re tard so important an event. At no other time would the powers of Europe have manifested so much apathy.—The reason may probably be this, that as they have alrady been at such incalculable waste of blood and treasury in putting down one revolution, as they have confederated for the pur pose of su[q)tessing the effects of the revolution, they cannot consistently with their own princi ples, lend their assistance to another. On the o- therhand, their abhorrence of the policy of Fer dinand, and their hope that the patriots w ill o- pen their ports to their commerce, may prevent them from taking sides with the Spanish monarch. Our course of policy is plain and clear, to ob serve an honest neutrality between these contend ing parties. That a rash step on the part of our government, such for instance as an acknowledg ment of the independence of South America, would be overlooked by confederated Europe, is we think a proposition impossible to be maintain ed for a moment. Russian Views.—We understand the Russian emperor has addressed an official paper to his ministers at the European cou: ts, with a view of paving the way, perhaps, for the conference a- muiig the sovereigns, which is to take place din ing the present year. There is a c“bpy of tilis pa per now in this country. From a very hasty account of it, we learn that the emperor of all the Russians calls the aiten- tion of the legitimates to the terms of tlie Holy Alliance, with a view of brightening the chain of friendship, which binds the Allies together. The great principle of the Alliance is stated to be j restoration of things to the statu quo ante hel ium preceding the French revolution ; that the Portuguese occupation of Montivedeo is alledged to be an infringement of this fundamental princi ple ; and that some allusion is made to the insur rection of the Spanish Colonies, as likely also to Hrtiry, Hayti. it pro ceeds from friendship, and l hope will help mein getting your people to come home. If vou i tell me how it can be soonest done, I will help you in any arrangements for that purpose, you may propose. It is necessary, we should under stand the views and wishes of each other,and then as friends we can act together. Your friend, \VM. W. BIBB, Governor of the Alabama Territory. To his Excellency W. XV. Bibb, Governor of the Alabam* Territory of tlie l Jnited States. Friend and Brother.—You have sent me a (all. I am glad to hear from you. Our people are, and wish to remain in peace with their white brethren, your people. You say that tlie blood uf vour men, women and children, lias been spilled by red men. I am sorry to hear it. I could not hinder if. Those red men who spilled your blond, are none of our people. We are your friends. 1 am glad that you have taken me by the hand, and cal led me friend. That you have sent me a talk. You say that your warriors are | out. You are friendly in giving me that notice. I know that all red men are alike in appearance. Your warriors therefore, cannot tell tlie go< 1 from the bad. They cab not distinguish between | Iriend aud foe. Those hostile men are like the Wolf. They creep and sculk about until they can spill blood.—They frighten my people, ** well as yours. I have sent for my hunters tore- turn to our own land : all may no', have had notice- I shall in three days send one of my warriors, Barney Ililev, to you, to aid and assist in giving what few hunters may be among you, notice th» they must return. I want to see you that we tnaj talk together, and not mistake each other. Friend ami Brother, We wish to live in pew* and friendship withvou, and wish we may aid i each other in governing our people. TUSTKNUGGE TIILUCCO, (H. Wj Ladies observe this.—On Saturday last, tb* 9th inst. in White-Bluff' district, about six niilea from Savannah, captain Richard Rowell and li«JI in company with several ladies and gentlemen' rode out with their guns, to give chasr to a buck Mrs. Rowell took possession of a stand, while one I of the party put the hounds in the tliickct, out of I which soon ran a large fine deer, near tlie ^ aa ,| occupied by Mrs. Rowell. At the appr t roach M the deer Mrs. R. levelled her gun with preciw ,rl l and coolness—fired, and placed into the head " I the deer three buck-shot, which caused it to f 3,l l dead instantly. This scene of triumph bv fair one, was witnessed w ith much satisfaction■ and joy ; and made the chase pleasing to all wM| participated in it.—Sav. Rep. I6t/i inst. We understand, (sa vs the New-York Mercs')I tile Advertiser) that the U. S. frigate Java, [I undergoing a thorough repair at the. >’avv'-y» r T in Charlestown, (Mass.) The United BttWI brig Enterprise wis off' Havana, 34th. ultimo— | all well. Prince Saunders, tlie celebrated African, M arrived at Salem, in the Adventurer from