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THE GEORGIAN.
S WANNA It:
SATUHIIAY MOHNINH. AUMJSr 31. 3823.
CtTY ELECTION. ,
The following gentlemen ire announced u
BandMataf fcr Atdertnen of the CUy. The elec-
Him takes place on Monday neat, the 2<1 diy
of September. The names of the candidate*
*rc imaged In alphabetical order. Fourteen
ti the number required to he elected i—•
Ffi1I.il' IMASCH.
•tiEOHUE L. COl’E,
•JOSEPH GUMMING,
* THOMAS CLAllK,
re ISAIAH OAVEM’OBT,
•WM. UAV1EP,
( »\VM. C. UANIKI^a
r -L S. UT.YON,<
JACOB UK LA MOTTA,
•PHEDEUICK S. KELL,
A. B. FANNIN, * t
. ecilAlU.E8 HARMS,
^ • MOSES HEttDEUT,
% »C. H. I1AYUBN.
It. W.HAUEU8UM*.
,• MAMKS MttnitlSOR,
•TilUS. N.MOIIKL,
; „ JOSIAII PENHELU,
OL1VBH STU IlliEU,
> *- •MOSESSIIEKTALL,
•MOIUJECAI BHEKTALUBcn.
UARUNEU^OFTS.
• Ofthe peient Council.
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Cummins miW'ftuJit.—K letter to theede
tor, dlted »l luguitu on 't'ueidiy lost, a»ys-r,
* •'Cummingrofl M'Duffieetirted for North-Cir.
Vlinaoti Roterdiy loot, to settle their dispute,
t | undcrstsfid from Rood authority, that they ere
to fight near Buneombc Springs, on Saturdsy
the 3 Ut Inst. C‘hit day. J
ofthe Meccduntln alCraney Hland waareduc
rd to 40, only two of which could not be const;
dered convalescent, and all doing wcIL
Tlie ilekncaa on board the Macedonian Ties
been attributed to htrh**ing been sent to aea
without a proper cleansing out. The Washing,
tan l ily Ornette sMtesas a proof Of the fdtl
condition ur the Maoedontan, and Of neglect
somewhere, that they are Informed on good an.
thorny, whilst she lay at Havana, hnapr afire
were found in oveiftaukng the bottom of lp:r
hold, which, of course, muct hare accumulated
before she left iloatun.
It is add that oaptain Biddle is transferred to
the command of tlieVrigate Congress, and that
he will shortly return in her to the atationwkich
the Macedonian loft.
4
Among tW* vEnehgert arrived at New .York
in the ship London.Packet, from New Orleans!
are Etarurd Ijvinfltvifo, Ksq. and Judge John
son, member* uf Cotigreaa for the state of Louis-
tana. - * B. ,
Jbeeph Jlai
the rrphbli'
/ohn Mscpheraon, of PhAdelphia, hot been
appointed by the President of the United States,
lo be Consular Commercial Agent at Cartilage
na, in the republic of Colombia.
The Hon. llenry Clay has been elected $
Member of Cong^is from liter state of Kentucky
without oppditlon.
itt, Pascj, ’•ttw been nominated by
of DdunVre for Govfttaor of
that state,\>r. Arnold' Naudain for Representa
tive to the next Congress, and Dr. Jamc* Her
ricksOnfor Representative to the present Con
gress, for the unexpired term, rendered vacant
by the appaintment of tht lion. Mr. Rodney to
tlio Senate. The federalists have nominated
Jumcc Booth for Governor, and Daniel Rodney
to Bupply the place of Mr. Rodney,
An alarming sickness prevails at Satina, in the
state of Nw-York. A billlous malignant fever,
suys the Manlius Timer6f (hc»fth inst. of a very
alarming and fatal character, ia now rugitg in
the village ol b dina, which, in several inftancea,
lias terminated fatally in four days., New coses
occur daily. All who are able, have left the
village with their families. At no former peri*
od Iihb the annual fever been so malignant in
its charadety or fulal hi its consequences.
_ % t.iawiw.—A West tadla |8icttf,
arfitlng lo the -editor of tlie London Courier,
■isles tint tlio amount of produce of an eatatr
ha basal Montego Bay, Jamaica, was,last year,
ICO hog.in ads of sugar tnd 123 puncheons of
rum. The Migsrsold at Glasgow fi* 6123112,
II, from wltich 4351/Hi'S had lo be deducted
For duties and otlirr charges. The sum netted
tut. The total not proceeds of his crop 2898/
It, 3, .ml the total espense of tlie plantation
581)8, gtilug him eighty pounds one shilling
and tli A pence for hi. labor .nd the Interest
on n c.pltal wltich cost him thirty.five thousand
pounds Sterling! It is this stale of tiling* which
has prnduft-dthc recent modification of the Bri
tish trade sitd navigation laws,
Tite house of Mr Baltin Moore, in Fullbn*st
New-York, was robbedvun the 17th instant of
3800 dollar*, in bank nntra by somr peraon who
entered by the hack window. Five hundred
dollars is offered for the recovery of the money
A M£, Joseph James was married in Baltimore
County on the 31st ult. and died on the Sunday
night following, leaving a widow not more than
iMi-frenaear* old.
Si. Sfi.Yodrr.—A letter received atjBttSvn,
front St. Salvador, dated 2-ltlt June, Hates the
enmity there between the Bntopeau sod Bra-
tilisn Poittiguysmfn he so grnsf that open- hps.
tilities were evpcded to brcrlCput. Ten Dr,,
xilians were murdered in one luglit. Boaii
is stuted to hi* Uncommonly dull lltroi
the Brasils. A postcripl to the letter stales,
that news had just keen received lliat Pernsm.
tmenhad declared fur tlio IVnice, and thrown
off the yoke of the parvtil cdunlry.
The Intelligencer has received* Havana pa
per of 'Augttat 3d, containing Some promedi nga
Iff the government of Cuba, which exhibit symp
toms of discontent at the proceedings of tlie
metropolitan government, that may lead lb im
portant consequences. The proceedings ter
minals in the remonstrance of the Junta at Ha.
tana to the National Cortes sgainst certain of
its doing*, He.
The United StStes’ corvette John Adams,
captain Renalia v, was in the oiling of Charles-
ton on Tuesday evgning hat, where she arrived
itt seven days from Norfolk. Several officers
had gone up to town. After receiving Mr,
Poinsett onboard, the will depart for Porto lit
“wo, and land Mr. P. at Vera Crus. She will then
take the cruising ground in the West.India
sens.
The lion. Judge Whitman, or Slainc, itae ad-
I dressed nletter to the -editor gf the I'orllund
Bazeltr, requesting not to he gpn-idered aeon-
didate for the office of Govi-rimr, ('dPwItlcUMie
has been ndfttinatcd. Tilt’ GarotlcTccnnimetidii
to the electors of the atate, not withal ending tire
gjter,to vote for Mr. Whitman.
T he friends of Mr. AY. must be evtri
A company of German emigrants ofthe Jew
ish peigu^Ubn, recently paated through Phila
delphia, on thejr wuy toOhlh. The whole itum-
herwas ttp/ifyfour, all -if one family, conaiiting
of grandfuthen and mother#, sous ami dangh-
,te|s, sons ami daughters.ioduw, Ue. with bag.
gage enough to fijl ten waggons, including two
occupied by ch tdren.
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tulilic 'Morality.—Mr. Majnwsring, a mags-
trktr, not long ago asserted in print that there
were upwards of live thumnnd persons in Lorn
duSt'whh could nniide' a Insfi with only,are
moteprospect of gaining ashilling.
7,lie ofliciul report of tlie lat^ljiptjunf Captain
Shiw, of tlie Navy, ia now in lltMBMis of Uavia
and Force, of Washington,
It a iatc debate in the British parliament, Mr.
Ilelnetl said he "withed the Cunudut to Ac side*
iijii
thin (he r* jjm«J6n banditti that auialed
him. They Tofift even to the empty but
tles, eight botiles ul porter, Ihe corkscrew,
knivea anti apoout, poin|i leather find
pu.np tacks, handsaw, gimblet, Itemmar.
and ais or eight fowls remaining in llta
coup, wera taken hy that brutg cnlled Ihe
Chief Justice ul Port#Cabello. Vrom the
srth June to the 1-tihjuly, we received
a pound and a half of bread, a pound and
a mlf of beef, and a half pint uf rice per
dfy for aig persons -, the bread was not
bad, the beef and rice we never tested,
the amell being aufficient. They gape up
the veaaet and nrtlered ua to depart on
Ihe 14flt inst. Wo left the miserable hole
without any ballast, provision, or rigging
to act hilf nur saila,—14 lbs. of bread and
08 gallons of water, were all that w« hod
til auy kind of food whatever. Tlie day
that we sailed? July 14, was capltm-d by
apd carried to the Patriot fqua,lust, not
niU(Q,than six miles from Porto Cabello
They assisted us to f-et ballast and u a
ter, and gave us provisions ol every kintl
in abort, treated ua with *11 the kindness
and friendship that could pussibly have
be«n especied or wished for,' and let uk
depart, width we dial on the IJlh inst.—
The same day was brought to by the U. S.
schr. Ptirpnise, Cspt. Kantage, who carri
ed us into litis port.”
warm in their sttacln
porting him after
theywknow belt
-course it m
MEXICO.
found guilty and auipendedfrem his rank,
pay and emultuneuls Inf two year*.
\\e have read this trial wtth tlerp and
intense inlet cat, and had determined to
lay an abstract of the etiilente before our
readers. From this we have been dis
suaded by the fact that • Donrt ut inquiry
ia at Ais lime, sitting nn Capt. Hull, am)
we would avoid the porhihility uf giving
any bias to the public mind, when the cha
racter of so liied and valuable an officer
ia at stake. AVe truly and sincerely hope
that the inquiry may remove every sus
picion which overshadows the integrity,
capacity or attention to the public weal ut
tltis first of our Naval victors.
These cases and the proceedings on
them have excited a deep interest and in-
tenae feeling throughout the union. Aa
was under such circumstances to bo ex-
pectrd, varrom publications have appear-
ed, forar.it against the several parties im
plicated. The person, however, whose
feelings have been most sensibly wounded
appears to be Cn/ituin 1‘urtrr, who is no y
otherwise implicated than for having ex
ecuted the orders directed to him by tho
head of the Navy Department, lie ia
accused of having unjustly acted against
Lieutenant Abbott and laboured tu acquit-.
Captain thill. We Irahkly confess that
we think the commodore has been trestet)
harshly, and we can readily suppose the
guilt of Captain Hull, without implicating
■ f
Under the new! British laws for opening their
cohuital pons, the duties
colorial treasuries.
Itlswi
soke to be paid into the
nt, lo insist upon
PeVlitjji
A valuable p|
Clmrleston, Jlug. £9.—The U. S, ship
ijuhn Adams ycBteidny left Iter anchorage
'off dus Imr, w libra she strived file day pre-
inusj and fsfucredrd <>0 her voyage, Itsv-
" d Mi. Poinsett, ol thin city
visit lo Mexico,
n Adams, we' understand, will
il Portn itico, for the purpose of
iteming against tite fitting out tn that
(lent Adams, tn Quincy, hiaWivc town. It edit-1 l" ,r * 11 ^ prtvulrci's, which capture Atncri-
sist, of about acres of land, containing in aj "» n *• U ' uU ' r *' «* s *' 1
. 7’. -f , A, r . . "Spanish Government, blnckedtug the is.
part,, 1 It. an ineyhanstth equyrry of atone smt.-’ p, uviucus wh iqf blSckedtOR
bio for building houses, the whole proceeds uf| decrM m . vcr bcen officially omnium-
be approprixteU to religious «nd literary pur- cnlttl to the United State*. Prom Porto
posejforer^, The town comes into immedi- Uico, she will proceed to Vera Cruz, and
ate possensibifi He hai also given to the snme | there land Mr. Poinnett; tlirtiGe along
corporation bis whole valuable l-brnry, which, the Spanish Maiqe to Cai thiigeiia, where
lias also come into the poHscsciou ofthe town ^ °tld will be'lamled : thence to Isa
. • ! (jun>ia,and along the coast of St. l)omii»
Tlie Winchester Republican compluins with! go, J nouicu andL'uba, throuuh tin* Vii|>in
justice of the frequency ot’courts martial in the , IsUiids, thence to Vera t’ruz, and home,
militia* It tnent^ns one held on a Colonel, in
Hardy county, Va. whiclf sat 12 ilajs, and end-
ed in sentehol*|f the arrested officer to be pri.
vstely reprimanded by the General. The cost
of thll court to the atate js affirmed to be up-
wasdi of thirteen hundred dollars /
Chari. Coittier.
fork Malignant Pcver.-~BI|iht case*
■were ft purled on the X9tU inst.—of these six
were reported hy physicians and two hy a citi
zen. On the 2Uth two cases were reported, all
from the* infected district.'*
* There appears to exist some co timetable
alarm In consequence of the continuance of the
feter in thtfeity of New-Yo^k By s notice In
the<Jaxette we inter that it was in contempla*
tion by the Collector of the Customs, to re
move the establishment IVom its present loca
tion in Wall-street, Jo one deemed more safe
firom the disease—it is ytfdcd however that no
day hsfbeen named for remora), which will de.
pend upon circumstaittfl. The IK'moqQ|lic
Vrcsa remarks—" It is w ith Unfeigned regret we
learnAhat tlie esses of fever greatly multiply fa
Ne^-York, and that the alarm of the citizens
extends to eveiy part of the city. It is said
that all the public institutions are making ar*
yituEnaentt to move* and that more than 20,0^
of HBitixens have abandoned their dwellings.
Happily the disease is much better understood
* now dun it was thirty yearsa^There ia, howiv*
ca» no safety hut in flight, and while we hope
that our fellow citisens at New-York will ly,
\re trust that our gates will not be slmt agaiust
them. Their losses must be great; let us do
all we can to mitigate their sufferings and di.
irnniah their lo#ses. It is our^uty so to do, and
let not slavish fear or attachment to theories
lead us from the path of duty and humanity.”
By last night's mail we learn that four new
eases had occurred on thc^tst, which, like the
ethers, were traced to the original seat of the
diffuse—one, • female, took the disease mere
ly by walking through Cedar street from Green-
On the morning ofthe lGtlt itat. two djkelliflfr
houses, a store and stable were destroyed by
fire in Provideecc, R. I. An adjusting dwelling
house was injured. The lire originated in the
ntablc/and is supposed to have been the work
uf an incendiary. , ’
A society under the title of the Rhode Island
Historical Society, has bcen prganued in Rhode
Island, Its n.ain object is lo collect and pre
serve wlprtcvcr relates to the civil and ecclesi
astical history of the state, Ha'typography, an-
Equities, Uc. t f •
'Public vends <\f H'aJ.—Jn a reply lo some
complaints made New-York^papoft, rela
tive to the neglceteJWate of the j^Klic vessels
at 8uckmt*s Harbor, the following representa
tion Is given ol 1 their present condition iifcthc
Intelligencer. In 1815 mrsHtires were taken to
preserve them by building houses over them,
immerging them in water, (Jc. which however
haaufet entirely preserved them, in consequence
of their having been built of green timber and
put into commivsion with the expedition neces
sary to meet the efiemy with something like an
equality of force during the war. Ships New
Oflcans and Cldppcwa (106 guns each) well
covered and in a state of preservation \ Superior
haa fallen ovor uq her biJ^e# dismantled, reo'
taken off, all the sjRh-*, t<^s, £Jc. oil Blr decks;
Mohawk, Bike and ^ladison, ^dismantled, gone
down, with gun decks abeve water, x»n even
keels and soft bottom; brig^Jeffcrsoo, deman
ded, covere^wilh a roof, on her bilge, the wa
terhaving receded almost entirely from her;
Jones, gone down, gun deck abpve water, wa
ter too low to attempt getting hfer up without
incurring more expense than ahe is worth}
Sylph, dismantled, and gone down on a good
soft bottom, gun deck above water, on an even
keel; Oneida, useless} Gun boats, decaying;
HaJy af the Lake, a vessel of one gun, hee been
Spain.—Gibraltar papers, received at
i Huston tu the Uth July, contain accounts
from the Spanish capital which state
that four battalinpwnf the -guards, com
pricing nboul 1800 men, inarched out ul
Mndnd on the 1st of July, ami on the 4th
tierc at the Pardo. Their object was to
enforce the royal authority in Navnrrd*
fitc. The government had sent Gen. Mo-
rillo to prevail upon thefa to return and
submit tu the constituted'Authorities, .lie
had inudc severul »offers to them to cume
back, but without succew. 'Fl»e town
council of Cadiz unde known lo the in
habitants on the 6th, that a committee
had been appointed to inspect the fortifi
cations of their island, in order to render
that " strong hold ol liberty” impregtin
ble under auy circumstances^Com. Mv.
-rich street to Broadway. Three cases of “»u- ‘la caiAiaaos fonUe r totection ol the rCTenuc,
Was reported on the 2d Aprilisat, as requiring
such extensive repair*, ss lo reBder her repsir
inexpedient, for any service she cq|^ld poswbly
render to the JVavy of the United States,
The whole of tbe above vessels, with t fiW
eeption ofthe New-Orieaua a*J Cfiippewa, are
in a itan of decay
pictous fever" had occurred on board the brig
Almira, at Brooklyn, trow this port one oNhieh
terminated in death. She was ordered to qoa-
#amtaa
Or. Hoia^k haa giren bis opinion that The
removal which haa been contemplated by the
«iiitom house, books, and others, ia,: this time
uMecetaa’-y.’’
FROM 1UO
Baltimore, dfuff. 20.—The Piig Homer
Ca|it.James 1‘liimin, Jun. arrived here
yeslerilay. ill titriyjlays, from Km Janeiro,
which place she lelt on the 10th July
(’upturn Phillips informs us, that an expe
dtiiott oonsisttog of (wo frigates the Union
anil the Itoyal Caroline, three sloops of
war anti two gun brig’s had been fitted out
at Rio and wero orfthe point of- sailing a-
gainst Baltia where General Madeira wi'h
about 3000 or 3500 Portuguese troops
were stationed. It”was expected with
this force tn blockade the port o'f Bahia
until a sufficient number nr troops could
be inarched by latidVrom Pernambuco to
attack the Portuguese troops.
vTwn vessels arrived at Rio from France
laden with Hour, another from the same
place was dsilyloojted for, which in addi
tion to several expected fcpm England
with lull cargoes tended terdepress the
sales of-Fluur considerably.—Fed. Gaz.
Extract of a letter fnm Snphtn F. .Oiuiin, Faq Commodore Porter, Whatever unworthy
_ itatedMexico, May 8, UU2. disposition, might have been exhibited to
ir-Sir; Alter a long and tedious - • - -
jnbrn'ev, I am at length at the fountain
'head ofthe neiq-Aorn notion. AM I will
say at present, (tu regard to the country
over which l have passed, since I lelt
Texas,) is, that ho one, alter reading Hum
bold! and other writers, can piss through
this country without being surely disap
pointed at every step. The nation, how
t-vt-r, possesses groat resources, And its
vast uhd successlul effort Tor indepen
dence, combined with the general hurmu
ny which at this tithe prevails, furnish, I
think, stlre pledges of future greatue&s and
prosperity,
In regard-to my grant nnd settlement,
l have only been here a few days, ard l
have n»t had time tor the lull examination
Ot oty papers hy congress. I found the
government here fully informed (through
tite governor of Texas) of tall that had
been done in relation to the grant) the
steps 1 had taken, and the progress of the
settlement—so far all acettii satisfactory,
and lean, I think, safely assure, tlmt.con-
gresa will in a few days sanction all that
has heen done, at well as the measures
necessary to.llie future prosperity of the
settlement,
Wu have juslihcird of the acknowledge
ment of 'lie independence of this govern
ment hy the United States—an event ex
citing the nmst-livclv sensations here—
and Iruught I hope, with solid and lasting
benefits tu both nations,
'I’lie congress here do buBjness in good
older untl with deliberation, though rath
er slow} and the most perfect harmony
prevails, notuithstanding tlie existence of
two parlies, Imperial end Republican.
Gen. lturbide seents to have the happi
ness of his country much at heart, and l
have no doubt ho will act us a great and
good matt ought to do.
Gen. Wilkinson grrived here two days
ago—you will be gratified to learn he pos
smses the confidence of this government
in a high degree, receives the most dis
tinguished attentions, resides at the house
ol the Csptaiu General of this province,
when) lie waa waited on shortly after his
rival,by Gesera) lturbide, and the mem
i s ol tile Regency.
Mr. Irwiiftaud Mr. Leflwitch are here
—their petition for a grant of land is be
fore congress, and will be acted on in a
few days. '< ft
There are also two European applicants
for grants, one proposing the settlement
of «f)0Q I * lull emigrants, sfid tbe other
8000 German.'
Gen. Trespelacies has been appointed
governor of Texas. Gen. Long was kil
led a short time since by a sentry—his
family and tfitn wit}, l think, be provided
for. '
1 hope to set out for the settlement in
Texaa iq the Course of ten or twelve
days. aa
With sentiments of linclft esteem, 1
am, file. # •
a. F. AUSTIN.
Jos, II. Hawkins, Esq. New Orleans.
am
bets
Note—Letters ot* more recent date
trorn. Mexico, have bcen received at New
Orleans, which state that Mr. Austin's
grant had been sanctioned and confirmed
by the Mexican congress.
THEF-NAVY.
Some months Since Lieutenant Abbott
of th* Navy, atationed at Rostop, wrote to
the nejgetary ofthe Navy expressing a
very decided opinion that the commandant
of tbe Naval Station, Captain-Hull, and
the Navy Agent at Boatpn, Mr. Hinney,
were concerned tn many frauds and the
agents of much injustice to the govern
ment, and requesting that their conduct
might, be promptly inquired into. The
Secretary iasuetl an. order to Captain Por
ter to proceed to Bftston, to investigate
the facta and take such order on them as
the interest of the service, in hi* judge
ment should require. When he arrived
Booton, .tag- 16.—Qopy of a letter
fnm a gentleman who was on board the
schr. Antelope, Capt. Barrian, dated “Cur-
racoa, July 22.—We were captured on
the morning of the 98th.ult. hy boats and _
jnen sent from the Spanish frigate Lege at B >st*n, an inquiry was instituted bv
r a I'ram I.aKnnlia ill id mane • k. ««« P i.lL II a I . t. _ ^ ass *
effect the removal of a senior officer, no
thing but tbe beat end most disinterested
of motives fcould shield hitn from censure, f
If even, it shall be found (hat Lieutenant
Abbot had cause of suspicion against capt..
Hull, yet, still, aa he could not, at the lime
called upon, lurniah a list of witnesses, to
,Bhew (hut cause, Gvpiain Porter could
do no less, in pursuance of his orders,
than to take the only course left, that of
putting the matter in estate of investign- ,
tion by arresting Lieutenant Abbott. It
is not well on slight grounds to charge
offences on such public servants as capt.
Porter. It would at any rate be well, if
they must be made, that' they should al
ways come front such tnen as the Native
of Virginia, end such papers as the Fede
ral Republican. They can never forgive
him for his heroic bravery and patriotism
during the late late. So thin ia the veil
thrown over some of the attacks that we
see through the gauze and discern ths
real motive. e
At Boston these causes have, as was
to be expectctl, excited strong and ardent
feeling- There the personal friends and
associates of the parties, mingle in the
cunflict end find their way intu the public,
papers, end thus is the excitement kept
up. Some remarks in reply to one of
thoso Boston publications, induce us to
add a little to the present article. The
National Intelligencer assumes as a faot
that those accusations hove originated in
hostility to our J\"avy, We do not see
any foundation for ouch a surmise. The
parties on both sitles are Navy officers,
and cannot be fait I v suspected ol organis
ing an opposition to the service, to which
they are attached, ft is a dangerous and
unsafe ground to take, that in this ques
tion those who are on one side arc Enemice
nnd those nit the other, Friends of the
Navy, Tlio navy has no enemies. It
neither has nor ought to httve(cncu)ies. Ifa»
is probable,'Congress will institute an ina
quif yfintii tbe subjects connected with this
article, we trust they will be fully and '
■fairly investigated and with aa little ad
mixture of personal feelings or prejudice
as possible ; above all we sincerely hop/
that no one will be so injudicious os toi
make it a queslion between the Friends
anil Enemies ol the Nevy. We concur
with the iftelligencer in the hope that
Justice will be “promptly, effectively, and
unsparingly administered.” There uqy
be those who honestly stipimse (here are
abuses in the management of our rfttval
concerns and wished them reformed j froth
the best feelings to the Navy. Reformers
are not olwuys enemies to the systems
they wish to see reformed, allhtuigh it is
the fashioo and the interest of those who
live by abuses, to brand Reformers as
Knaves or Quixottes.—J)em. Press.
From Boston, we learn, that the Court
of enquiry, now in session at Boston, on
the 14th inst. had Capt. Shaw before theifx
lor examination. He knew nothing but
from report, but informed the court that
Lieut. Abbot bad been cfutnincd.
The Court ia proceeding with great de
liberation, and inquiring most minutely
into every circumstance alledged against
Capt. Hull ; if tilery be any thing wrong,
they will ascertain it. It if their inten
tion to take the eyidsnre.pf every person
who may at any time have intimated or
ttepyfsud any knowledge of any facts af~
letlged against CaptSin hull. v\ e hope
they will not ''Spare Capt. Hull. Flip
higher his character, the more slveru
should be the investigation. Besides,
that such a course will leave no cover fpc
the secret slanderer any more than the
honest and open enemy of the gallant
Captain.—JYat. Intel-
ra, Com. Labordie, of44 guns—the com
modore and hit-first lieutenant wete in
the boats. They carried ns into Porto
Cabello, and there condemned the veaaet
and cargo under a pretence that we were
gnihg to supply the insurgents uf ^outh
America. We wdTe plundered of every
thing that was eatable or drinkable, with
the exception of a little navy broad.—
There was not a cheat, trunk, bag, noraff
part of the vesiel.but what waa ransack
ed. The Chief Justice was at the .beat)
of the gang, aud-more 1 (hirsjy for plqjjdcr
Captaih Porter,and the District Attorney,
Mr. Blake, into the conduct of Mr. Bin-
l*y. We have not seen the evidence dis
closed at thia enquiry, but learn general
ly that Air. Binney waa fully acquitted.
An inquiry was not then instituted into
Captain Hull’s conduct, inasmuch as
Lieutenant Abbott declined to give a
list of witnesses, Jj'c. Under the author
ity given him by the Socrelary of the
Navy, Captain porter arrested Lieut.
Abbott and preferred charges againat hint
pa which he was lubatyueuily liied,
Ji Curious Fish waa discovered last
week in shoal water, near one of Ihe isl
ands in our harfinr, by Mr. Charles Lit
tlejohn, a mao who resides on the i.lanj
anil follow)'fishing. * f
From its novel and singular appearance
Mr. L. was imluced to make tome endea
vors to get it on shore.
On approaefiing near the fish, he per
ceived it was stationary, and. concluded
there would bo no difficulty in takiiigittn
•bore in his hands. Bui to hi* great as
tonishment, be had no sooner touched th*
fish, lhau lie reeeivt tl such a severe shock,
as almost threw him backwards, -and at
first thought su».c one must Hare struck
him j however, uu turniug round he saw
oo uue qcsr hi up Hy made another »N