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inmriG-T news. LONDON, Ap'd 24. 'T he Electorate of Hanover li-cl/ fciaed by the king of JE'r ilTu- is 2CO miles in length, and the breadth varies from 50 to 150. The population Is, 1,062,600 perlbns, of which the city of Bremen contains 21,000 —Man- ovet 2C,coo —Zell 12,600 — l.unnenburgh 1 i,coo —Gottin- gen 8,0c6. The milira.y force was about 00,000 men, the annual revenue 820,000 ftcrllng, and the debt a few years ago about 500,000. The electorate was governed by a regency appointed by the elector, king of Great Britain; but is find there was a confide rable .degree of freedom, the people being reprefented in the alTemblics of the ftates. The nett revenue of the Ha noverian dominions amount.* an nually to 500,0cc1. ftcrling; the land tax alone from the diftrifts of Bremen and Vexden, produced yearly 18,000, April 30. A letter from Hamburgh ftates the followingcircumftanccs /efpeftingthc death of Paul I: ‘ A few days before his death, 'aul I. fenc to his fen ate two .cS, defiring them to pafs a..a infert them in the code of laws. The objedl of thofc de crees was, to banifti the new Emprefs Dowager and her chil dren to Siberia, with the excep tion of grand duke Conftantine Vaulowitfch, the Emperor’s fa vourite. Decrees fo barbarous and unnatural revolted the feel ings of the fenate to fuch a de gree, that it was fefoTveJ una nimouflyHo declare the emper or—non compus mentis, to compel him to abdicate the throne, and to keep him in fafe Ojftody in fomc fort refs for the remainder of his life. At the fame time it was agreed upon to proclaim his cldeft Ton Alexan der I. as his fucceflbr, making him fign previoufly the Uhafts which have fmee appeared, and exacting a promife that he fhould govern the Empire according to the fpiric of the laws enaCted by his Grand-mother Catharine the Great. “ Paul appeared as ufin\l in the fenate, in expectation of finding the ratification of his mandates; but inftead of that, the aft of abdication was propof cd to him for his fignaturc. In flamed with rage, he loaded the fenate with exacrations, and was going ro attack feme of the members with favage ferocity, vmen he was forcibly left rained and fuftocated in the feuffle. Some reports fay, that one of the lenacors, during the ftruggle, came from behind, and ftrangled him with his own fcarf. “ Alexander the new emper or, was immediately called, and acquainted with the can fe of Ins father’s death, and his cruel de crees againft himfeif, mother and family. After fomc hefita tion Alexander figned the in ftruments and writings laid be fore him, and was proclaimed Emperor of all the Ruftias.” it L alfo reported tha; the new Emperor of RufTa, Aftxuum r, had been allaflinarcd by his bi j- Iher Conftantine ! ! [The Editor has received the IbHowmc; letter fronvan Ame rican citizen of the.firfl ref peClability, now at New-Pro vidcnce. From the charac ter of its author, the public may rely on the truth of the fids related.] N e zv - Providt uce , Mfiy 6, 13 o 1. SIR, ff Since my difagreeable reft dencc in this place, I have had the mortification to Ice my countrymen brought here in droves, whenever the wind fa voured the making of tins den of robbers. <c It would be in vain for rr.c to attempt the defeription of my fenfations, when 1 view theft harmlefs, innocent people, con duced to the den of hell, dure to be judged before the tribu nal of inj uft ice. Korean 1 de feribe how much my humanity v J was wounded, when I rdk tied on their fate ; having left home with the view of obtaining ftp port for their families, or thofc immediately dependant on their induftry, they fetch out cargoes which, in the ftnCteft fenfe, ac cording to our treaty with Great Britain, are neutral property; thus with confidences divefted with fear, they no fooner come out of the “ Hole in the Wall,” than one of thofe pirates board them, and fend them into port on the moil frivolous pretexts, more particularly if bound to the Havannah, Campeachy, Vera Cruz, Ncw-Orlcuns, “ As foon as they arrive here, if, by the perjury, or the oaths of villains fuborned for the purpofe, they can make it ap pear that any part of the cargo is contraband, they condemn the whole, inftead of taking the contraband part only, agrcesbly to our treaty with Great Bri tain. But if they can make it appear that any part, or the whole of the cargo, is the pro duction or manufacture of the mother country, to whofe colo ny it is deftined; that part or the whole will be condemned. And it is a very eafy matter to make it appear either way, as a few men of their own ftamp, or com monly interefted in privateers, are chcfen to decide on all the cargoes brought in. In order to give fuch bafenefs the color of honefty, thefe arbitrators, three or four in number generally choofe two or three impartial men, who are of courfe over ruled, and the majority remains on their fide; according to their dccifton the Judge gives his de ciec. <c In order to juftify their conduct in regard to taking vd ftls laden with the produce of die mother country, they fay, “ If we permit the Americans to be the carriers of our enemies the Spaniards, and thus allow them to be fupplied with the productions of die mother coun try, we fhall never be able to diftrefs them. To what end then is it to Great Britain tokcep fuch a formidable fleet; is it not with the intention of ditrdT irg and compelling our ere my t<s a fpeccy and sovantcgecu:; peace i But if v.e do net pre \tnt the neutrals from Supplying them with the neccflarics of life, they may ckftroy ail the plans of the nation, and enable our enemies to carry on the war on the greateft advantage!” “ Now does not fuch pre texts appear very plaufible, Mr. Martin? Does it not appear as if thole pirates had feme jufticc on rlie;r fide ? Iknow you will readily anfvver yes.—But, fir, mark the ft quel,—thofe Ame rican goods aie no fooner con demned and fold at audlion than they are immediately Ihip ped on board the Spamfh li cenced vcfiels for Cuba, or any other Spamih port; —of fuch vvlfels you will fee more dags ffyingin.this harbour than thofe of the Bn ti In. <f 1 hns their ohiedi is not to difirefs the Spaniards, but to cripple our trade, and plunder us of our property, at the' fame time wifhing a cloak for their , roguery, which is fo barefaced, that they themfelves will feldom take no notice of our complaints,’ unleft preffed too hard to make evafion. Every article even the mrll flagrant contraband, are Ibid to the Spaniards; and when they are nor to be procur ed in Providence, they will write for them to England. “ Only twice during my long flay here, have the captors been condemned to pay the cells, m thefc two extraordinary in fiances every one appeared to be aftonifhed. “ Ail American vcfiels which are acquitted, except the two in fiances above cited, have to pay the coft, which is confidered & great favour, and happens not often, f he lofs to fuch a vef lel, amounts on an average, at a very low computation, to at kali 3,000 dollars. To my certain knowledge, has one Baltimore merchant 101 l 20 per cent, on two cargoes, by this detention, which, as there is court charges, the average of three thoufand dollars is very moderate. Ee fides call to your recolleflion Vs kS es » intereft of money, lofs ot market—fupport of vcfiels company—expcnces, what a vef lel Inkers by laying fo long idle m port, &c. 6cc. Add to that the cargoe being rumaged by thefe bale Ruffians, which not frequently occurs ; one in parti cular to my knowledge, under the moll aggravating particulars. A fhip from Ncw-York to the Matches, was brought in here ; die judge acquitted both vdTel and cargo; and cleared out and on the eve of failing, when the captor, afre&ing not to be con tented with the decree, went on board the fhip under pretext to fearch for contraband, hoiked ail their goods on deck; when, it being a 1 equally day, a heavy fhowtr came on, and ail die goods got damaged—for this bafe adhon, the American could get no red refs. I have to no purpofe ufed every exertion to procure a hfl of American vcfiels brought in here from the beginning to the clofe of the year iBco. I at length got one, but very in corrtdi * being anxious to give • - ... k.jiC.l i.L'iai iClls ((rs as publicity as pc fib le, they en deavour to keep tl.ehi as feat c as they car. Even ihe edit'm of their new (papers arc prohibit ed item faying any thiro-con cerning the proceedings o? their court of admiralty. (< However, 1 was able to af, tertain that within them twelve months 300 vdJels have been carried into Ncw-Providence. Now, if ore half of thofc haw* been condemned, which is a ve ry low calculation, the other h A which J allow to have bewi acquitted, ceil each 300 do]. lars - 45°,c00 T he other half if they only were worth 15,000 dollars per . vdlel, amount to 2,250,000 Dolls. 2,700,000 Deduct of this fum the re u.l contraband cargoes, or thofe in eluded w hich were not appealed for, 500,000 The fuin then Hands, 2,200,000 “ Tliis my dear fir, is the amount of which the citizens of the United States have been robbed by the free hooters of this infignificant rock, only he for the lurking hole of piracy. But if we alfo.takc into our view the amount robbed from us by Jamaica, Halifax, Bermudas, and the other ifiands, we have 101 l during the 14 months from the commencement of the year i Bco, at leaft, eight millions of dollars—and this enormous fum taken from us by our bell friends !! ! This large fum we have 101 l on this fide the Atlan tic * the other injullices which we have fuftained, even in Eng land itfelf, would confiderably augment it. I wifh you to give this publicity, that our fel low citizens may underftand their fituation. God knows I would not wifh to augment the degradation of my brave coun trymen ; but it is requifite they fhould know the truth j which I have given yon as nearly as I could come at it. I am Sir, &c. To the Editor of the American. NOTICE. A ULperfcns indebted to the ef tate of IVHUam M c Dowell, dec. are earneftly requeued to make immediate -payment : and all thefe to whom the faid eft ate is inddt ed, are likewife requefted to bring in their accounts properly attefted. JOS lAH M. STERETT, JAMES STUBBS, Executors. Feb. 27, ISo 1. NOTICE is hereby given fo all perfons having de* mands againft the eftate of the late honorable [ames Jones, defeated, that they render (hem , properly attefted to the fubfc»> bets ; and thofe indebted to the rftate are requefted to make immediate payment, JOHN MILL EDGE, EBENEZEKSTARK, Ejcecotoi*. March 28.