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I >-i % IV ) defended, result in the security of a fleet from the attacks of a superior enemy, and affords the strongest inducements to provide for its scientific*! survey, and the determination of all the points connected with the subject. It is respectfully recommended that an ap propriation be made, authorizing such survey by the proper Engineers, of the harbor ol Newport, o" other positions on Narraganset hay, with a view to the selection ot a site offer* iog the greatest number of these advantages, an/i cnsropi ikio of defence at the least expense to the nation. Some difference of opinion having taken ? face between the Commissioners of Navy ards, who were appointed to examine the sites nt the Navy Yard in Brooklin and Gover nor’s Island, to determine which of the two positions was more eligible for a naval depot and building yard, no selection had been made /of (he buildings which were required for the several purposes of the establishment. This yard had consequently remained unimproved to the great injury of the store of materials which had been collected there, as well as the general operations of building and repairing. Tiie subject having been referred to your consideration, and all the documents explain- lug the relative advantages of the two sites having been laid before you, it has, in confor mity with your opinion, been ordered that the timber-houses shall he erected at the old es tablishment at Brooklin, until further surveys can be made, affording such minute informa tion as will justify a final disposition of the sub ject. The papers herewith transmitted, marked T. furnish statements communicated by the Board of Navy Commissioners, jjj. No. I. shows the number of vessels of war in ordinary, at the different stations, their pre sent condition, and the progress which has been made in protecting them from the effects of the weather, and the expease which must be incurred for th«ir thorough repair. No. 2. shows that there are now on the stocks, well protected from the weather, and m a very advanced stage of preparation, five chips of the line and sev^n frigates. These eanbe readily finished and put in commission, whenever the exigencies of the service may demand an increase of the naval force. An important circumstance attending this condition of the vessels alluded to, is, that fhey may be retained for any length of time in their present situation, without material injury from any cause of decay, and that this i- effect edat an expense scarcely worth estimating. No 3. exhibits the measures taken for the protection of the vessels in ordinary from lur (her decay. The list marked 4, giving n view of the quan tity of materials for the Navy collected at the several places of depot, shows that, making all due allowance for that portion which has been rendered unfit for use by their long exposure to the weather, there is still remaining a large supply of the most valuable qualities The great loss which has been suffered from ibe causes mentioned above, has made it ne cessary to urge the adoption of measures to pvoiranf afe fill urn nf/*t!rfftnr.PI! and instructions Cessiry houses and timber-sheds, so as to guard against the injurious exposure of the materials to the weather, after they shall have been de posited at the respective Navy yards. The accompanying extracts ofletters, mark ®d G. addressed to the Department by the of ficers of the Navy, who have had opportuni ties of witnessing the employment of canvass made from cotton od board their respective vessels, are herewith presented for your con •(deration. The results of their observations go f»r to confirm the favorable anticipations which have been entertained of the value of this kind of canvass. And the opinion may now, with some confidence, be offered, that this article of domestic production will ultimately super sede the necessity for the importation of for eign hemp, for the manufacture ofn large por tton of the canvass required for the United S:.»tes* Navy. The laws for the government of the Navy are believed to require revision. Under the :Vague and indeterminate provisions of these laws, it can scarcely happen, that similar de grees of punishment will bo awarded for simi lar degrees of offence. The tribunals invested with the power of tryiug persons charged with violations of these jaws, may, in many cases, (if the party has been found guilty,) sentence the offender to suffer the severest penalties of the law. or dis miss him with the mere nominal punishment of reprimand—the words of the law, in seve ral of its most important articles, being that the offender shall, on conviction, 4rc., “suffer death, or such other punishment as the court •hall adjudge." Among the evils and odious features of the law, as an institution, this very uncertainty has been cited as one justly meriting the opprobri um which has been attached ta i!; and, per vading, as it does, almost every part of this system, it.furnishes, independently of other de fects, an urgent motive tor a reconsideration of the subject by the National Legislature. Believing that the usefulness and reputation of the Navy are connected essentially with it& obedience to the laws and regulations enacted for its government, the Department has been assiduously engaged in endeavoring to pro mote their proper observance, and to cause the duties of its officers, especially of its junior members, to be discharged in alternate rou tine, thus imposing on each a share of the bur dens, and giving to all the advantages to he derived from a practical attention to them. In a communication made to the honorable Chairman of the Committees of Naval Affairs in the Senate and House o/ Representatives, on the 16th February last,, proposing a peace establishment, some remarks were offered, supporting the opinion that it was just and ex pedient that an increase in the rank of its «»ffi cers should constitute a part of the naval sys tem While the United States* marine was con fined to a few frigates and smaller vessels, no advantage could have been gained, in any point of view, firom higheT grades in the naval set vice than that of Captain. But since the £reat increase m the number and sine of the U nited States' vessels of war, and as occasions arise in the service for their combination into fleets or squadrons, other duties, arduous and responsible, and requiring the possession of superior nautical science and general intelxi gence, devolve Upon their commanders. These higher degrees of qualification for the service, the fruit of long and unremitting de votion to their acquirement, merit a corres pondent elevation in professional rank and dis iinction. It has been supposed, also, that superior rank has a tendency to secure the enforcement of discipline, inasmuch as the orders of a supe rior are more readily and faithfully observed than those of one^ofequal grade. The increase may certainly obviate some causes of irritation in the intercourse of the officers of the Navy with those of foreign na tions, the least .powerful of which have, higher grades than are known in this service, and uni versally claim honors and precedence accor ding to their rank. These must either be yielded, or intercourse suspended, and this could not but result inju riously, should it be necessary tor the United States' vessels to co-operate with those of oth er nations in any difficult naval enterprise The subject of an increase of the pay of the officers of the Navy has heretofore been brought to yonr consideration; and you are a- gnin respectfully referred to the suggestions offered in the report made to you ou the 1st December last. In anticipation tha£ this measure wil re ceive favorable consideration, estimates, found ed on the scale of increased compensation pro posed at the last session of Congress are here with transmitted. The authority which is given to the De partment to make allowances out of the con tingent fund to cover the expeuscs of.the offi cers of the Navy, for various incidental pur poses, forms an important item in its duties and powers. The deposit ion of this large fund is wholly within the control of the Secre tary of the Navy, and its application only lim ited by his sense of justice and expediency. Without urging ttiat this discretion has, at any time, been improperly or unjustly exercis ed, it may be said that it unquestionably offers the meaus of committing great abuses by ex travagant grants or allowances to .-ouie, while these beuefils may be wholly w.tubcid from others. As far as is practable. these allowances, now contingent, should be specifically designated, securing without the abuse of the fund, a jti»t return to the parties tor the sums necessariaily expended for such incidental purposes. This, in many cases, may he effected by le gislative enactments, particularly- as relates to travelling expenses, attendants on courts mar tial, either as members or witnesses, the pay of Judge Advocates, and to officers engaged on extra duly beyond the limits of their sta tions, 8tC In the absence of precise legal provision on these points, the tdlowances iu future will lie confined strictly to the sums believed to be ne cessary to meet the expenses of officers so em a ployed. In the report made to the honorable the * .l- ulf.ir. it the House of Representatives, on the 21st of January last, recommendation was offered proposing some modification in the powers and duties of the Board of Commissioners oi the Navy. The Department has not found cause to change the opinion then expressed, that a di vision of the duties of the Navy Board would have a tendency to secure the discharge of it- various duties mote for the public benefit that it would especially favor this, by direct ing “the undivided attention of the officer to the class of duties which may be confided to his management;” “that . this exclusive d< - votion of his time and talents to a single trail of services would enable him to attain a more intimate knowledge of their interests,” to adopt a better system for their executbm; and “that it would secure a stronger, individo* al responsibility for their faithful discharge " The considerations enumerated above offer their own recommendation; and being m oc currence with the Board itself, a body which from experience has derived t he means »! forming correct opinions on the subject, it may be fairly presumed that the adoption of the measure will result in much public utility. The documents marked II, I, K. show the number of deaths, dismisuls, and resignation- which have occurred within the present year. The estimates for the year 1831 arc here with transmitted, marked L. The appropriations for the present year have been found more than sufficient for its current expenditures; and there will remain ol them an unexpended balance, probably excee ding one million of dollars. It has been doubted by many able and ob servant officers ef the Navy whether the ma rine corps, as constituting a part ofthe naval force, might not be dispensed with, without materially diminishing its efficiency. On tlbs point the opinions of many of the superior offi cers of the Navy were called for, and present ed to the honorafde Chniman of the Commit tec on Naval Affairs ofthe Senate, during the last session of Congress. These, it appeared, were by no means in accordance with each other; and this diversity of sentiment amongst persons best qualified to determine the ques* tion has induced the Department to withhold any recommendation on the subject. The laws authorizing the establishment of this corps provide that it shall be governed by the “same rules and articles of war as are prescribed for the military establishment of (he United States, according to the nature of the service in which it shall be employed,” &c. Under this provision, it has been ..determined that marines, while serving at Navy yards, shall be governed by military regulation. Bv this decision two systems ol discipline are brought into operation On persons emptoved on duty at the same establishment^ The incon- venn heesof such an arrangement,'must be apparent. The perfect preservation of good order at the Navy yards demands that the commander should have the exclusive go vernment of all persons employed in service within the limits of his comhiattd; As a measure tending to give reputation the minds ©fthose who pw to compose its BCj live members is a subject ol great national in terest. It is a fact which will not bg question ed, that the early education ofthe officers of the Navy is entirely unequal to the charaeler they have subsequently to sustain. Few appointments under the Government involve a necessity for more general and scien tific attainments. As officers of the Navy, they are required to act as judges of th law and evidence, on trialsof their brother officers for offences affecting the Iwes and characters ofthe accused: as commanders of ships, they should possess not only a practical acquaint tions of the principal capes nnd promontories;, the depth and direction of the channels ol the hays and harbors, &C;, is a subject intimately conta cted with tfie security and prosperity ol the United States’ Navy. To these your at tention is again respectfully invited JOHN BRANCH. FOREIGN. From the JV*. F. Commercial Advertiser of Dec. 27. HIGHLY IMPORTANT. Twenty-three days later from England. Since their iast publication, the Editors of a'nce with Vemmanship, but an achate know 1-j Commercial Advertiser have received co- edge of those branches of mathematics CO n- ! P'ons files ol London> and Pans papersi the for nected with the science of navigation, with as-j ^er to the ~3d of November, aud the latter ironomy and geography: aid, as commanders j to the 18th ol the samei month, with shipping offleets or squadrons, they must be well inform j^isK Prices Current, &c. • med on all points of international law, having!. Pohttcvl Revolution in England:—Tb* Gen. reference to the rights of neutrals and belliger*.! . ‘dltelorm has shaken h,s wand over Great ents, the often recuring question of the-rights Britain, and the Duke of \\ ellinglon and his of blockade, ami other interdictions of inter- colleagues have been driven from their place* course between powers standing in this rela-j*/ wresigtable force of.public, opinion.— tion to each other; to possess an accurate £ n<3 '[ ( } e rumors, a* to the reformation ot th< acquaintance with the modern languages, to New Ministry prove correct, (lie \\higs have M ,Mni.ntor /Whc*i.msfm nninisiat least obtained full possession ol the strong holds of patronage, power, and place. Tfie following extracts from the proceedings of the and efficiency to (be Navy, the cultivation oi enable them to enter into discussions on points of difference which may arise with the repre sentatives of foreign Slates speaking such forr eign language; and it may often happen ttiul the communications can ODiy he advantage ously made in the language of the party with whom tiie subject of dispute may exist. The sons ol the wealthy may obtain these adv-am (ages from the bounty of their parents; but, without the aid of public, instruction, how are the sons of the less affluent to become quali-} fied to command in the naval service? j It may he further remarked, that, while a school, oo the most libera! and comprehensive plan of instruction, has been provided for the military talent ofthe country, and has been en dowed with ev*ry attribute for the advance ment ofthe education of the youth, who aspire to a share in the toils or honors oi a military life, the only provision which has been author ized by law for the instruction of the midship men in the Navy is to be found in the allow ance of $25 per month to the schoolmasters retained on board the larger vessels of war. The reports on the concerns of the Navy hospital and Navy pension funds will be trans mitted as soon as the a coo a uts-of the several Agents are received. The remoteness ot the residence of some of (he Agents ot the pension furd makes it difficult and iuconven iHBt to obtain complete statements ot their transactions to be rendered within the time prescribed by the act of 23d April. 1800. In presenting views ai the policy which it may bo lor the public interest should be pur sued in reference to the naval establish ment, it may be observed that the rapid in crease of the population and general resources of the nation, which lias already taken place, and is daily advancing, leaves little to he dreaded from invasions of its territory by an external foe, detached as it is from the great warlike powers of the world. It will be un the ocean and in the transit of iis mercantile enterprise to distant markets, that the nation may be regarded as the most vulnerable; and to this point should its efforts tor (tetence De briefly directed. The grant expense attending tbo cwppotl of so large a naval force as may be occasionally required to give security to the cpmmcreial pur-mils of the country, and to protect the ac cessible portions of the coasts from invasion and attacks from a foreign foe. makes it a mat- ier of leading importance that, a system be pursued which shall piace the resources of the country in a condition to ho readily brought in ip action whenever the necessity presents it- elf, without incurring the expense of maintain- ng such large force when its services are not wanted. This doubtless, will be found to be a task of much difficulty. It may, however, it is be lieved in some measure be attuiued by stearii ly ndhereuig to trie course suggested to you in a for pier communication—to provide for the colb ction of the supplies of all the materials lor Ihe construction ol a Navy, which require much time to put them in a condition for esc, and which can be preserved without material deterioration or decay; to the preparation of there by seasoning and other piocesses, mid the preservation of them alter being so prepared, until required to he used: to .retain no more vessels ol war in commission than are required 1 >r the immediate wants ofthe service, arid to < a use-those which it may he. judged proper shoH-d he built io be preserved on the stocks, properly sheltered, until their services are cuff ed for by the national want*-; to provide for the off-dual repair and pie^er vat.ion of the vessels in ordinary; to appoint to the service no larger number of junior officer! than can be kept actively employed, either at sea. at the stations on shore, or io the acquirement oi* a knowledge of the various branches of their professional education . On this latter point, it may he remarked, that to keep in the pay of the Government a gr ater number of these officers than can be usefully employed, is not only a prodigal waste ol the public money, but a prodigal abuse ol the character of the youth of the country. When thus appointed to the' Navy, and taken from the guardianship of their natural friends, and thrown without re straint or occupation, upon society,, it can rarely happen that they escape the dissolute and enervating habits incident to a life of idle ness and indulgence. Every day's experience gives confirmation to the opinion, I hat the worst effects to (he moral and professional characters of the Mid shipmen of the Navy result from (his state of emancipation from parental guardianship, un restrained by the^active discipline of the ser vice to which they nominally belong. Should the exigencies ofthe Ration demand a sadden increase ofThe corps, it would be for safer te resoit to appointments made for the occasion than te rely upon supernumeraries thus become negligent ami insubordinate, aud who, if brought into service, would rather tend to weaken than to augment its strength. Other subjects believed to have a claim to consideration are, (lie state of the unsettled accounts of the disbursing officers, a general survev of the coasts, babors &c. The former was brought to your notice during the last ses sion of Congress: the latter,- as a measure af I two houses of Parliament, of the 18th of No yerober, contain (he official annunciations of the resignations of the Wellington Ministers:— House of Lords—Tube's bay, Nov. 16 Their Lordships met m considerable num bers at a quarter before 5, and several mem tiers of the House of Commons appeared un der the throne. The Ministerial bench was vacant until the Lord Chancellor occupied the Woolsack, when the Duke of Wellington, Earl Bathurst and the Earl ofRosslyu, took thtir usual places. After the presentation of a few petitions against negro* slavery, _ . The Duke of Wellington advanced to the table and said—“1 think it proper to acquaint your Lordships', that in consequence of What occurred last night in the House of Commons, I have felt it to be my duty to. wait on his Ma jesty, and to tender my resignation of the of fice which I bad the honer to hold. My Lords, has Majesty has signified his pleasure to ac . cept ot that resignation,-and f now only hobi the office until my successor be appointed." — The Duke after pronouncing tlvese few word.-', which were heard, with marked attention, re sinned his seat for a few minutes anti then with drew. HOUSE OF COMMONS. [Before the Ministers bad arrived in their seats, the House was engaged m receiving and disposing of petitions. Among those present ed in favor of parliamentary reform, was oiie from the Lord May dr and Common Council oi -Loudon. Mr. Aldermam Wood was making some explanations, in regard to the petition, m the course of which he spoke very strongly a- gainst the Ministers. Before he took his seat Mr. Peel came in, and immediately upon his silling down, the following proceeding* were had J Resignation of Ministers.—Sir R Peef now rose* aud the deepest attention prevailed in ev ery part ofthe House while the Right Hon. Gentleman addressed the Chair as follows “Sir,—The unieigned respect that I owe to this House induces in* to take tho earliest pos sible opportunity of publicly stating, in my place, that, in consequence of what occurred last night, 1 felt it my duty to wait »7pon the- King, and humbly and respectfully to inform his Majesty that I no longer- found it in my power to administer public affairs (so far as those affairs depended upon me,)'either with satisfaction to my own feelings or- advantage, to the Country—(loiid cries of hoar hear; I therefore tendered to the King my resignal tot which his Majesty hds been graciously'pleas ed to accept, and I now hold the Seajs of the Home Department onfy till my successor shall have been appointed. In hko manner, my colleagues the other Members of (he Cab inet, hold office only till other indi-. iduiffs shall have been appointed to succeed them”— (Hear hear.) The following is beKetad to be ffie new ministry, the official annunciation Ot ivhich «vas to appear in the Ga zette of the 23d Lend firey, li>st Lord of t!ie Treasury. Marquis of Landsdown, President ef'Council. Mr Brougham, Lord Chancellor. Lord ‘ftlthrop,' Chancellor ef the Exchequer and tend er ef the Commons. Lord Palmerston, Foreign Affairs. Lord Holland, Duchy of Lancaster. Sir James Graham, first Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Melbourne, Home Cilice* Mr. James Grant, Board of Control. Lord Durham, Privy Seal. > Lord Goderich, Colonics. Marquis Anglesea, Ireland. ’ . ' Secretary far Ireland; Mr. Stanley. - • Duke of Richmond, Master of the Ordisnec. Air. R. Grant, Lodge Advocate or 4>ecVy al War. Mr. Denman, Attorney General. Mr. Horne, Solicitor General. Lord HiB, Commander in Chief. Lord Auckland, of the Board cf Trade. The Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain, Lord Plunket, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, Air. Pen octal her, Attorney General of Ireland, \lr. Edward Ellice, arid Mr. Spring Rice, are to be joint Secretaries of the Tree- a sury. Mr, Pautelt Thornton, Tret*urer of the Navy and Vice-President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Punsonbf, Lord of the Treasury and Irish Vice Treasurer. Lord John Russell is to be the Paymaster of the Army.' Sir James McIntosh, according to some of the papers, is to be Judge Advocate. M. Serrurier, formerly minister tatbis country, under Napoleon, lias been re-appointed, nnd with his 'family waste sail from Havre ou the I0|h December, in the Louis PbiUp, for Philadelphia, M, Lastcyrie, a grandson ot Lafayette is attached to his. Legation. FRANCE. Marsha! Sdutt, according to ih, Monitcur of 1 Tib Nov. is created Minister of War tide Marshal Gerard, retired! Gen, Sebastiani is at the head of Foreign Affairs ; and Count D’Atguut-of Marine. Marshal Maison has lib erty to proceed on his mission to Vienna. Paris dates of the evening of the 20th Nov. had been received in London. The -French Funds had -fluctuated in consequence of large failures, and of the feverish state of the money market, produced by a general stag nation of trade. ^ The Ports correspondenTof the Morning Herald, says that the Count d’Espagna bus been defeated in a battle with the Spanish Constitutional forces, and is dangerous ly wounded. FRANCE AND fHE UNITED STATES. By a Royal ordinance, a commission has been formed for settling the claims ef the United States upon the French Government, which have ao long been urged by the American Minister. The same commission will also consider the counter claims against America, and then form a basis of an equitable and finnl adjustment of each,' The Commissioners are, Viscount Laine, President— Messrs. George Lafayette, Beslay, and Delessert, De- SPSECUOP TflEklNfi OP ENGLAND 4X THE-OPENISO OF PARLIAMENT. My LoelL and Gentlemen: It is with tbe mosst lively satisfaction that I see you assem bled around me, to aid me by your counsels. Since the dissolution of the last Parliament^ events of the deepest interest have occurred on the European Continent. The elder house of Bourbon has ceased to reign in France, and the Duke of Orleans has been called to the throne, with the title of Kmg of the French. Iiav»ng received from the new Sovereign assurances ofhis ardent desire to cultivate thcr most fri« ndly relations, and to maitain invio late the engagements made with this country, 1 have not hesitated to continue the diplomat* ic relations and !h« friendship, which existed with the preceding government. I have seen with profound regret the stalw of affairs in the Low Countries, t deploy that the enlightened administration of Ktng^ Wtilium has not liccn able to preserve the States from revolt; and that bia wise re-olu- iod ta submit the desires and conaplamts of his people to the delrberat-ion of a special ses- r,it>nof the States’General, has not brought a- b ut any satisfactory results. I shall exert myself, in concert v.ilh my al lies’. to re-CMtah ish tranquility, by t»ll means, which are compatible: with the good slate of (be Netherlands.government, and the society of other governolenls. & ra plains of tumult and disorder have ere* ntod anxiety in various parts of Europe: bot assurances which 1 continue to receive ot the amicable disposition of foreign Courts, give me just gfoustd to hope that my people wilt con tinue to enjoy tire blessings of peace. Penetrated at all times with the necessity of preserving inviolate the engagements which have been made in the named the nation, I ,im convinced that my determination to main tain, ia connexion with my allies, the treaties upon which are founded the gcn< ral system of Europe-, wdl appear to you the best guarantee for '.he tnainiaicance ofthe peace of the world. Up to the present tkne I have not accredit- d the Ambassador otUie Court of Lisbon, but (he Portuguese government having resolved to satisfy the claims of justice and humanity by h liberal and general amnesty, I thick the time has come to re-establish, in behalf ot my people, the friendly relations wRich for so long a tune have existed between the two nations.^ My profound solicitude tor the welfare ot toy subjects, induces roe to recommend to the immediate attention of Parliament, such ar rangements as will secure the exercise of the royal authority, if it should please God to ter minate my life before any successor shall have- arrived at mat are age. i -hall be most ready to concur with you in- all the measures whrch may appear to you proper, for preserving inviolate the dignity anffstability ofthe crown, and to assure more and more thefguarantees of cavil and religious iiberty to my people. , From the Rhode Island Jlmtrican. From several recent instances ofthe extra*- ordinary disappearances of persons - io No'wv Yurk, the horrible suspicion is excitod that there are a gang of wretches in-the City who carry on a similar trade to that of Burke and hi9 associates, in Edinburgh - v Tbe other day a young lady left herresuieoce for the xMiihne- ry where- She-worked and has never been heard of since. * Tbcr following paragraph Iron* • he N Y. Courier of llie 20* h. if true can only be explained by the supposition.that the mur- dT'ofibe'in tended victim was designed either for the purpose of plundering the clothes &c.. .or to dispose of the dead body kr anatomical purposes. • - Misteriom circ'umstiiuce—Con-iJeralde ex citement has been created io the city by the fultowing abt ot dahng viita-ny, the motives for which are still enveloped in mystery. About half past J1 o’clock ‘on Thursday night, 9 re spect able young fody a ^ v d IB years, was re turning down Pearl streat from Broadway from a. p&rty with her parents- -and some oilier JFien'ds: the young lady had got 10 advance of her companions about one hundred vards* when wit hin a few }>aces of the corner of J2im and Pearl, a-man started from behind a large cask, threw a -rope around or^ov-er her bead,- and immediately fled, while some persons at tbe other end of the rope commenced hauling it with* rapidity towards Elm street. The young lady was dragged along some distance, but fortunately her bonnet, below which the r<»pe bad not passed, was dragged off, and her friends -and several olhersu alarmed- by her shrieks, rushed to the spot—the ruffians of course fieri The young lady swooned, away from exhaustion, and excitation. Tfte rope was found attached by a noose re the bonnet, and litir reticule, which - -she had dropped in throwing-up her bands to- protect her neck from tho rope, w«« found at some distance, or where the assault was made All this was the work at- atr instant, ami had the noose got h- roon i her throat, a very few moments would in ail probability have sufficed to strangle her, • , The person who first found the bonnet did net mention that a.rope was attached-to it, and a gentleman whcr advanced towards him, observed bun coiling up the rope hastily; the gentleman a-;kt-d for the rope (hat h might be left at Mr Knapp’s store until noxt tnorpiug^ and the other expressed an attention to leave it elsewhere-. - The rope however was 4aken, aod is now in the Police Office. It i^ubout 2€> or 26 yards 10 length* and bas on each end a large ranning noose. When we couple^ this circumstance with tbe facts that within tbe- last two or three weeks two young females have been missed and not yet heard from; and that yesterday infor mation was communicated that two other per sons, one a man named Moffat, the other a lad named Harrison, are also absent from their friends* who knew not where they are—-tire subject is calculated to excite alarm, and should be strictly investigated* •-* * lording information .a ° f Ac ‘ w . WOTXGE. ■ T DO HEREB Y forewarn all persons from trading far a certain Note of hand given by myself ta one John and James Joyce, for Thirty dollars, dated the 81st day of August, tS3d, due the 19th day of December, 1830..as tbe consideralionfor which said Note was given ha vine entirely failed. L. BERRY liKEEN. January 9' fly " St