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TUESDAY EVENING,- Srrr. 28.
V- ' ' ' ' - •:
- By the ship Oglethorpe, Cap!. Butler,
which in rived at this port la«l evening, from
Livetpool, we have recefvejl'the London la,—propositions for peace h&l been coma
afS*
Courier of the 4th a
vertisor of; the fltli
Liverpool Ad-
Tltclr con
tents, however, nre ( antii ipated by the arri
val ofthc Lady Tlowcnn, at fchnrlestori, ns
pill be scen.by a_reference to another part
of our paper.
The United Spates' ifioop Florida. Lient.
. ‘Cpm. Tattnall|, wciit to sea'yesterday,
•V bound to the Tortttgas Keys, on a survey.
The President of the United Plates has
official! tgfcMMuiacd Alfred JBtijuc, .Vice,
for the pnit uf
Baltimore,
The National Intelligeiiccf'of the 15th
lust, says—“It is reported, and, we believe
tUolie, a fact; that Abraham Bradley ft re-
moveJ from the office of A»»istnnt-P*>«t-
roaslei-Genenfl, and Charles IC. Gardner
Appointed to succeed him.", .
The United States Telegraph of the same
date is silent on liie subject.
- On the COth.lpal. Charles Carrol of
Carroltoo, ilia onlv snrviring signer of the
Ilecl,nation of Independence, completed
bit ninety-third year. _The Anniversary
of Ids birth -day always collects around him
his allccliotute relatives and intimate
Blends, who are wiilpn the reach of Ids
domestic circle.—Be is said, to be in the
enjoyment of excellent.health.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Tlio British ship Lady Kuucna, Captain
Page, arrived at Charleston, on ."Saturday
evening last, from Liverpool with dates, to
(he tilth of August. Slips from out cor
respondents o.f the Courier, Mercury an(l
City Gazette, furnish us with tlye following
iMelligonco:—' ,
Tlio Cotton Market at Liverponl'cbntin
ivcgk ending 10th nit. amounting In but
0480 hags, of which ahout*l|000 were Up
lands, at 5d toO l-4d. A letter ofthc 1 Ills
statos {hat upwards of 20,000 bales qf Cot
ton had arrived during the week, prinoi
pally from the United.Statet,
It does' no{ appear that theto had bcon
*ny|settoits contests between the Russian
and Turkish armies, since the fall of Silis-
trin. ,Thc Grand Vizier waistill at Shunt
it being described ns tbe tin
stoini that lias been experienced li
mentioned enmity, sinco 1812. S-
vessels htve been driven ashore, on
coast, especially in Moray Frith, whore
less than clevcn'weto wrecked, tlio cto»s
of eight' o£ which peri-died. In all the This circumstance oati, however, occasioi
counties ovaiyst-hich the storm ‘ 1
passed, lm-
mense nmnbers of trees, same of them of
Vary large site, svi-to thrown dun n, nr torn
up by the roots, especially in the Highland
wood* of Diipptfri. Lynedock, mid Methti-
on, where the mischief is described by the
Scotch papers as having been incalcula
ble. ' . . J-
Tlio Qttoliditmne says, that the number
of speeches delivered lit tlio French
Chamber of Deputies on the budget was
U85.
l’orfc Minster -On Friday week two
of the principals ofljte nowtuof woto rais
ed ; and flags were hoisted on tho lantern
to the gricrnl rtagna-
«ljq trade generally iv
itmch less active than it "as n fow weeks
ago. .The home trade is almost at a stand
and wo aro sorry to add,.Otero have recent
ly been spyoral failures aiming the drapers
ircutUslnncO-oah, however,jdecasi
no surprise, when the condition fif uee; .
alhdasies of the community is taken Into
consideration.—Manchester Courier.
Manchcsti r Cotton Spinners—Wo regret
to state tint tho journeymen spinners who,
in crirfirqnencn of (heir turn-out, have been
out-of work about twenty weeks, still re-
ihatnTlhcniplojed.'TTlierB appears to be
no probability of till immediate ad usttnent
of hie difference^"with It subsist hetocon
them and then masters; jb that the thou
sands who are dependent upon the'spinners
for support, are to he exposed, to further
privation, Tho master spinners intend,to
open their respective mills on Wednesday
to mi obliging friend, wbo wiites i fits from
Washington umlor date of tho 10th inst.
lover, and at the east end? in honour of next, for tlio purpose of giving permanent
that event. In the evening all tho work
men,'aliout 150 in Clumber, were collected
employment to competent spinners in the
terms of the printed list issued by them in
We learn.(says.the Baltimore Ameri-
, can) that Mi Causiei.has finished his Ann
Colossal Statue of llashington., and that
the Nineteenth of October next, the aoni-
Tersary of t||e Surrender of Yorktown, is
flxerlfot its elevation tii Us destined place
at the summit of thc Monument.
Commodore Laliorde. Commandant of
the Sourish naval fur.es in the West Iu-
flia Beas, arrived itvNe* Orleans on the 1st
inst. His flag ship the Bubcrnno was tow-
ad to the liar by the steamer Grampus.—
: The brigs Captive and Coltero and-tvn
transports were left at anchor about twen
ty milts outside the liar. The nl-jert of
the Co nmodore’s visit is to take tbe troops
that have been encamped at the Eoglish
Turn, and to purchase provisions.
. . Auctiws.-—Tile atteltoneelrs of Boston
.f$>i{l into the -State Tteasnrv, in the six
Ifnnths ending pn the S|st of May, 1828,
the sum of fib jt£6 48. The largest sum
paid by any individual was-84,438 79— the
'jRnallest 5l9*47r
Vermont:—The Burlington Free Tress,
States that in tilth town the Jackson can
didate for representative, licilj. F. Bailey,
gained his election over Timothy' Eolletl,
by a mejnritv-of 8 votes. Mr. F. receiv
ing 184, Mr. Baity 280 scattering’^
ntmiicntcd to him by the Russian General
Diehittch, tlkopgli the medium of M.Fon-
toti, which had bcon forwarded to tho Sul
tan, at Constantinople, tr
Nrgoclations fpr a truce.between France
and.tln Bey of Algiers, had been entered
into byiijic Commanding officer of the
French squadron of that place.
Mr. O’UnnnrII has been again routined
fo t’.irliniilriil from the County of Clare,
without opposition. -
, The Colton Trade at Manchester is
represented .for tile last two or three weeks
Jo have been growing " front bad to
'a orso.”/ ? - ■
Intelligence was received in Imndon on
the 10th ult. by express from Paris, of a
total change in the French Ministry.svhich
‘had caused a fall of 2 per ct in the French
Funds.
> Letters from Constantinople fa the 17th
July, received in England, state that the
Allied Ambassadors bad been most favor
ably received by the Porte, and a favorable
termination to tho negotiations Wet antici-
pued/ . , j •.
France, England, Scotland..ft:c. had
been, visited the last gf July and: beginning
of August, by aevere storms of wind and
ram. which {tad done much Injury.-to the
grain crops. A‘ dreadful hurricane was
experienced at Bordeaux. .The destruc
tion of.property was immense, f n the Val
iev of Mednc, no less than 10,000 plffet of
wine are said to have been destroyed. The
estimate^ damage is twenty mllHont of
francs.
The subject of “Radical Reform." is a-
gain agitated in England, by those veteran
agitators Hunt and Cohbctt—ah' associa
tion hag been formed under, the title of
-The Friends nf Radicni'Reform,” which
hold monthly meetings; on the Sd ult.they
met at the Theatre of the Mechanics’ In
stitute Southampton Buildings, when a Mr
Wells;-'of Huntingdon, .presided, supported
on liis right by Mr. Hitrit, and by Mr. Cob-
bett on Iris left. The public were admit
ted upwHfie -payment of one penny each,
Radical Rent.” The Theatre tAi ;
crowded, and numerbas speeches were
made by Hunt, Cobbclt, and otlirrs. Uni
versal sulfaga if the object ta which tlitir
attention js at present directed.
A large body of land is advertised fur tale
in one of (he London papers, situated be
tween the'Oem.ilgee&Oconce Rivecs.in the.
State of Georgia—lots of 200 acres ire of
fered at 201 cash.
Upon the half-transept, on the south side of March last. Wo shall ho glad to And that
the cltanccl.'antl cither pa'rts of the roof;
and from this elevation they gave thrjo
times three cheers for the king t theramc
number for the archbishop) and the Slime
number for the doan, There Is little tlouflt
but the toof will he completely coveted In
before the end of the next month ) till that
»e effected, aud the scaffolding in the in
terior removed,very little, can bn done
with tint' piKtffs; &c.' Oil Monday Hie
uorkntep had their rearing treat'. Otic
hundred and eighty 'six of them -wero
plentifully regaled with beef and strong
ale, in th« stone yard, at the west etfil of
the Minster, (he bells were merrily rung,
and fired several trollies ofrtjoicing.
" Loss.pj the Dorado.—Intelligence has
reached Slrioaporrol the discovery of the
wreck nf the Dorado, on-tiie east coast of
tbe Island of llintang- Among those tvho
had suffered by this wreck was the Cheva
lier Rienvv, a French offici r, who, on Ills
this measure has had the effect of bringing
about a reconciliation b .tueen the two par
ties; but from thc.iipparontly strong determ
ination still extsting among the men not to
return to their stork, except at the prircs
(hr Which they are ri&w contending, tve are
inclined to think that the number who m»>
accept the proposed tfermi will be very llrnl
ted —Manchester Chronicle. '
if ■ ■ ■ , LONDON, Aug. 8.
Mr. O'Connell has again been returned
Mpir^licr for'Clarc. No opponent, appear
ed to dispute Ms preteniions, and no tils-
tnrhaoce occurred to ritar or sully his trl
ttniph.' The scene ns it is described in th
Iitsh papers, went off in (lie most quiet and
peaerfurmanner; and remarkable only for
those harmlessIrhitllitinnt of enthusiasm,
which were to he looked lor front a meroiftil
and warm-hearted people. It is true that the
Clare freehol.le s had bean pryviously dis
. i bis I ciplined into pacific .taties hy indivldunfs
return fiont a voyage to the Booth Seas, whose admonitions Were likely to'sway their
and China, intending to publish his travels I minds. Mr p'C. warned them to berm their
in Egt'pt; Ahy'ssinia. tho lldaiel, arid most
of the commies in Asia, lost-the Whole ef
fects. .lie had. completed all his research-
es, and after raising at Macao a mom!
guard Against the designs of their insidtinus
enemies, the,Orangemen,.who Iny pertftre
like so many., grimalkins, to' rioiineb upon
them the moment they paisqd the liinitsof
mentto Camoens," quitted Ohina. with a discretion ; anffthe Catholics priests weire
vast and calculable tnlledlldli of the me- not'backward in enforcing the same lesson
nnrl I linon ■ I 1 • 111. a .IJ a I a
dais and oilier antiquities, Egyptian and
ancient to
upon them'. '.We are even told that nittn
bars of ih'cfreeholders wore brought to the
i, consisting of altar, where they' solemnly pledged thorn-
I* quarto votliiqei, and an Allas, contain- solve* to'obsfaiit' frtfm those excesses which
Oriental MMS, pla’ns of ancient towns,
Sec. . Ills JlciS of travels, consisting
l q-iarto vbfbiqei, and an Allas, oonti... „.„v,.
ing nf 2 id maps and drawlrigs, all ready distinguish the exercise of the elentrive
fast- llm nnite linva liaari Inlallv Inal. 1 I IVaJaltl.a I..1L. Lk.. 1 • a I _t * a Ut
for the press have lieeri totally lost.
■Saving
TbeTreasmer of e* Savings Hank’ in
Cumberland has absconded with £8000.'
. Tljo subscription for a piece of plate to
betyeseWd to Mr, Maury amounted to
Jleatlj £htf)r ,, „ . _
Vfe wish it was tri otir powef lo report
favoi ably of the stete of our multifarious
manufactures. Same little alteration Toy
the better willysome few nf our Itduies hss,
webellere, taken place, consequent upon
the fnrn'of-the quarter, hut thii is trifling
and unimportant as" regards the mass of
our working population. We have heard
of very extensive orders ItVviug beeh grV
cn out ip some of ouT 6rass founders, '
“commissioned agent." for foreign
hy a
ship
ment, under the agreement to pity when
fraricjlise both here and in the sitter King-
The result. ^t)( shewn that'those pledges
have been 'most scmpurnuily - performed;
and also that thr Irish people, in jautlA of
the libels which Orange malignity bin
hoapad upon them,' are alive to the value
of the mtapir? which Jtas raised them to
the rank of fi semen. This gratifying
scene produced Its natural effect upon Mr
O’Connell, who was liberal in hit pledget
to hit tie* Constituents. He promised to
read through eyery hill previous to its' lie
ing passed into a law; to propose the abolt
lion of tithes and a greeted equalization of
chtirch livingiffl)procure the abolition of
unnre stary oaths, arid the.repeal of the
vrstjxsub-lctdng Acts, to Institute an in-
completed. ,Th»agent reqiiivst consider-) vertigaiion into the disgustllig impmaiions
able samples to be forwarded to a principal d hiclt the press Ttat lately thrown upon the
in London, wt)onj.he refused to panic. Wo - ' ' "
hope the, Ipass mby ho exchanged for the
•By tiiescirr.Octavia. capt. B tnpe from
VerB Cruz,'we h-VrreeaifOd tbn gratifying
wdelligcnce, that preparations of. the most-
active, kind were making hy tbe Mexicans
to repulse the invaders finet their shores.—
The Ootavia * died.on the ,17»h Au-pist.
Capt. II. iofertns ns. that four day's after
- the news had been received Vera Grog of
Ute landing-of the Spaniards at
“ ) 'lefi there fo
Ccn. Santa Aha'
Tampicoi
for Tocaluta
with fODP nu n. In four American vessels,
wjilclt he pressed wjth their cicws into his
aerviee, tlie national selir-pf war I.opi-i-.
-zna arid semal gnn launcltes. IhOd cav
alry also inarched nvctland to Tocaluta,
sshero they Joined'Santa Ana and imme
diately proceeded for .Tampico, and there
they meet a forcr of 1 o.ono men, hotirly
■ expected fiom the interior. Tims an ar
my of.lS.OOO freemen “ill hereadv to give
the Spaniards as warm a reception ns they
could wish. The troops of Hama Ana are
eald to' lia in excellent health and spirits.
A gentleman.reoenlly fionvMaxieo informs
11* that the forces which wjll be concentra-
ttd at Tampico will exceed 15.000 men.
,'We have.also been favored with the pe
rusal o( a lettpr fiotn an officer of the Mex
ican navy gt. Cgjnpejjcliy, in which it is
alajed that there were 12 armed vessels
lying there ready for service. The greatest
enthusiasm was manifested by the - itihabi-
fsuts and-every individual capable of, ear.
Vying a musket was tinder arms Colonel
.s Tpro, a brother in law lo Gen. Santa Ana,
lias command nf the 13th regiment, con-
aistjpg of 1400 men, which is said to he as
Boa a body of men as any in tbe rfpnhHe-
■ K. O Adv.\3th init,
. The’Annua) Cqipmencement of Yale
College, was held at New Haven on the
Sthinst. As tbe weather was fine, n latgc
company attended the exhibitions. The
number, of candidates admitted to the
FrcslimamClass wa,s between seventy and
• eighty. . ; . '. .
The degree 'of D. H.'was’conferired on
Rev. Caleb.Jewjtf Tenney, of Wethers
field, Conn arid llfat.'bfL'f. D on tbe Hon,
” -Thnothy PitkifliC F.ftm'tngtm!. Conn. &
..the Hon. RogePnihot Sliefiiran,e of -Fair-
field, Conn'.
The honorary, degree of A. M. was een-
' . fnfred on Christopher Cotes, of Charleston,
(S. C.) Charles Pomeroy .Otis, oif Col-
ester, Conn, and E.lisju Yale, of Johns
V&irair
Pi»f
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 12
. Jluyin if Turkey-Capture of Sihstria.-
By the official report of Gen. JCtassawrki,
C mtnuniealed by the Commander-fn-
Chief lothe Emperor of Ifttssia, we learn
that the garrison of Silistria surrendered in
a sort of panic. When the Turkish coin
mi'Moners, wliw wsse sent iiiulet a fl ,g of
truce, found 'that the wurks.pf the betplgers
were so complete that' they could not ho
resistei), tlicy at once abandoned their ex
travagant demands, anc|-agreed to the
terms p fie red them; ami so great was their
impatience to make sure-of t|tese terms,
that at teo o'clock, on a dark night they
sent nut the Kasha, an old than 70 year* of
age, |o surrender to the Russian Ccneral
as their hostage. - .The number of pi isoners
aetnuBy. in the 'hands; of the victors .was
“J,'0D0j.abont'l,000 Inore remained in the
town, to deliver up govcrmncnl property,
Tlierealso 1,000 wounded. /The total loss
of the Turks during the siege exceeds
000. Till) cannon captured are 331! for
land service,-and 31 on hoard the flotilla
The Russians had only 11390 killed and
wounded, according to the nlfio'ml dispatch;
and half tire wounded are convalescent
Kndcschuc.U and Gttirgove which .yet
bold.out, are expected daily, to fall, as all
hope of telinf is gt an end sinco the capitu
lalion of'SilBtr'ra: In Asia, the Russians
drew the Turks, mi ilia J8lb June from
their entreuclica ramp, on the almost in
acekssiblo mountains of Adjrir, into an am-
hitscade, fiom svlpclt theyfled in great dis
order. The next rlayvtiie Russians look
the entrenchment by stot-pt,. after three
bnitrs of dreadful slaughter, in w bib It 1400
Turks were killed and wijundeib’ Tltbse
who have escaped were pursued In all di
rections for many miles, and ate obliged f»
lake refuge in the hills and defiles, The
Russians have taken 400 prisoners, all the
enemy's artillery, and the rich equipments
of a magnificent'camp.
The Semaphore of Marseilles has the
fnl!o» ing paragraph:—' We have news from
Algiers’of llth July; unhappily, there is no
doubt respecting Ilia fate of our unfortunate
countrymen « ho fell into the bauds of the
Ilcdomniriuring the lilst'engngcmcnt which
took place upon ti e coast. AH of. them
to the number of 34. have been massacreed
without pity. Their heads have ' been
brought to Algiers, and carried through
the city. After this they were given up to
an English physician, v. I10 obtained, as a
favour, permission 10 hove them buried, v
- Preadful Storm in Scotland—It appears
from the Scotch papers, that the storm
“hleh was felt in this joivp on the night of
Monday week, swept over (lie wlpile of
Scotland with extraordinary violence. It
ivas fell/trim the Twee’d to Inverness, hut
-- J -■-have been '
gold.—Birmingham Journal,
At the late fniF .al'Leipsift.the demand
for various articles had notch improved,
and a, very .considerable quantity nl mer
chandise had been disposed of. This is at
tributed to tin- demand for the Levant, aud
in t|te franchise of the port of Venice;—
Large patsels nf draperies had been sold ;
a single Isrealitisb house having purchased
50,000 crown*’ worth fin the Levant-mar-
krtV Very extensive purchases were also
made.for Poland- . .. .'.
• Ah-Propelled Carriage—I*. Ilcskelh,
of Rossail Hall has Istel/receiVed an air-
Chariql, tsg. tight by (.'apt. Parkinson, .of
tlioIftiot-end, from l.ivetpool. It is pro-
idled on the sands hy wind, having sails
n every .respect similar totliose of a boat,
and runs upon four wheels, ft was built
at Dover, and can be steered with the grea
test facility with a side qr a stern wind.
Manchester paper.
The despatches received last nlglil at the
Foreign Office, froril the Right (Ion. R.
Gordon, are dated Constantinople,/July-
17. On the day previous. Mr. Gtirdoft had
an interview with the Sultan, arid was
most favorably received, and frnm'ihe ne-
gociaiions that have already been carried
on between the Allied Ambassadors anil (he.
Porte, a most favorable termination is con
fidently expected.
The king lias continued during the week
to tnRsj his accustomed drives, accompan
ied generally by Iris royal Highness the
DakenfCumberland. His Majesty
tinues in perfect health; '-
* ’ll is majesty gave a grand dinner on
Thursday, a} the Royal lxidge, in Wind
sor Park, to the Duke do Chartres'. - A se
lect party of the nobility and gentry wero
invited to meet the Royal guest.
■ The I inches* of Cttmherland, with
Prinoe George, and her suite, arrived at
Lislenn the 5th. Bite was there mot by
the Dtike'oT Cumburland, and they pro
ceeded for Tlngland by why of Calais.—
They Ir-fr the latter place in- the slgam
paoket on Friday looming reAehed.Grcan-
wick about four iq, Ute afternoon, landed
there, and proceeded in two of the King's
carriages to town. Shortly after their ar
rival in London, the Dulio went, off fot
Windsor.
The influx nf Irish laborers into this
country i- greater than ever was known.—
A holy wbo,was travelling from Liverpool
to Maeolgsfietd one day last week, rotin-
led no-less than 950 of these wretched be-
iogs, all proceeding.in a southern direc
tion fpr the harvest. , , ,v
i The - affairs-of C'ovcnt Garden Theatre
continue in fcjiari state. The magistrates
at Bow street, on Thursday, signed distsess
warrants for /806 for patislt rates and tax-'
cs, anil the King's tax gatherer is in posses
sion for assessed taxes due, to the amount
of above ItOO. 1
Cotton Sail Duck.—W
lor sever.il Intorcsling p ulic.-ulur* connec
ted witti HIS project recently proposed iiy
mtr nteritgriolis fijllbw-cilizeti tlio Ilo'n.
Warren R. Davls.yfor the introductun of
Cotton Bail Duel; into the naval service
of tlio'country, lie slaty* that on the day
preceding his communication, lie accom
panied Mr. D. tin a visit to the Secretary
nf the Navy, whom he represents as deci
dedly favorable to tlio. contemplated use nf
(ponon. The President, lie says, has also
given his stltlelion to the project,slid is de
perufyesletdoy. ' ’ 7 '
“Judge Story stated that in n
lion with fill . Dune, before iliat Com cn l
t on was held, that gentleman exptessed
his t)|0I\loh that the object of tbu Cbtneifa
tion was greatly misiimlerslood by tbo 1 uh
lie, That Ills tin it object, and lb,,1 ,
was connected,
"Dy Ute puSllo
te rnfined tl,
shall he lira
an experiment of its merits
e. . Our correspondent him-
wolf hay no doubt.oj"its final and complete
success, lie was favored hy the Secrete-
ty of the Navy with a communication from
the Cnptn'm of,a largo staaiii-.bo'at tit I’jiila-
dolphin', who had lung used Unttott Sail
Dnck.R.r an nwiiing, and Whose contjnu-
ni at ion was written to progs that ft was
not as combustible as Hemp, wag more
close (which prevented rain from passing
through it ns,soon) and far lots liable to
mildew. The Captain says that from the
frequent, falling of ,tho spark* from the
chininey'of (he boat,
gentlemen with lihuui he
wus not (0'excite-hut to alia, ...
discontent) ,nud lliat thvr.o was no int,„.
lion to promote 11 disroluiion pi'the Union.
A slmilat BptiverAlitUi occurred between
Mr. Prescott and Mr. Dt-xter, which w ol
long and interesting aud unlimited, in t| l0
presence of a number of gentlemen, \ecci.
dontally 1 convened together, in whidti M r ,
Dexter expressed dn opinion -unlsyotsble
to lts.policr, and Mr, Picscott ill it* favor.
In thecttutle.ijif tills conversation, nbiclj
, the awning mini have
lieen lung ago destroyed, if i< had been as
cwnlunflhla its ii issiipposed.to he by some-
Mr. Davis, « e learn, has put to press sev.
oral valuable cprpmtmlcniioris on (lie sub-
jgcl, “ Itich were noon iq appear- in a pant
E llis *, form, and nf which our correspondent
ns ptomlsud Us u cojSy. ..The Secretary
nftliQ Navy had also nsstired filr. :Bavls
that Ka w niild, in a fCw days, give tho Cot
ton Dttek a fnlr trill, by aiceriainlilg, at
thc'Nnvy Yard, which Is the most combus
tible, that pr Hemp. We should be. very
gird tri learn the resuTT of this experiment
—liot our correspondent doubts'whether he
will remain Jong enough.in,Wasliiqgtdn,'to
witness it,,' We agree with hint, however,
that the testirilbny nf the Htcam Boat C,np-
ta|n Is pretty decisive op the subject ; and
most cordially concur in tl)6 well merited
encomiums wKIcfi.liojiays to the patriotism
and perieverance'oFMr. Davtf,
IVe also learn with pfoaiuro-thilt.„the
President was in excellent lieal'h, and ex
tremely nttetnive and cordial In hisdentea.
nour In gentleuteu from South Caroling, nf
'whom lliere ,wcro' several at IVasliingtnn.
He ljai long wished,' it Is Said, to visit’his
native State, and has promised to ddsoas
fatly as his avocations will permit^
-. ' . Chits. Mtr.
town, New Yorkvtlnd the honorary degree, appears to have been pirtlcnlarlv violent
..of A. I). si) WJIIjoip I*-Fleininjf; ' ifl'Berwtckshiro r Porth,and AjiiirdeePshire,
brother of the monarch; arid above all, to
advocate the principal reform. If the
Honorable Gentleman fulfil all the pr ,qt
ises hroached'in his speech, lip will have a
btindnm e of work in his hands; apt! he may
therefore, a( once bid ailjeu to Ills prospects
at tho Irish bar. AVithn il meaning lo
.impeach the Honourable Gentleman's sin-,
eerily, we; may hero hp permitted to ask
Whe{|tef the ardour o'f iiiihd which -gave
birth to these promises, will survive " the
failures whiclr nearly all Iris endeavours
must experience in the liouseof Oommonit
Will he continue in hold out the flag of re
form when it is deserted hy the sitf-slyled-
friends of tho people; or, will he partially'
submit to the odiotri ecletiasticuni when lie
prnjMics to shear down tlti overgtow-n tem
poralities of thc'Church? Mr. O’Crihnel
had displayed a resoluteness of purpose nnd
a rigidity of nerve in situations s*hich
would have made other spirits quail and
shrink hack.
lint it must ba recollected that the orfrt-
a of l’frliament' is widely different from
that of the Dublin Corts Exchange ; and
that.the persons lo whntn he formerly ad
dressed himself, are a very different order
of beings from the rircnibei sof-the collec
tive wisdom: In the Catholic Association
ho met with men of kindred spirit, who
enconraged hint hy their sympathy and
cheered him by their plaudits, lie was
the-Gracchtts of the popular Comitium,
who could guide the opinions of his audi
tors by Hie .magic charm of liis.'elo'quoncCj
which struck on the chords of tnulual af-
Con-1 lection Rut in tho dingy chapel of St.
Stephen,.ho will have to -oppose bodies nf
men who liavo'tfirownawjty the Inddct hy
which they ascend to political power, and
whose patriotism is coated over with the
incrustations of inle/nst.., Willi them,ves
ted -right Js never put in competition with
political good ; nor do they permit tlie
love of place and pension .to bomr before
the love nf country. Upon, ihir-compacl
phalanx of time serving polltioiaria, tbe
rhetoric nf Mr O'Connell, will have little
or no influence; nnd eien although he
tyiclri the weapons nf truth and justice, &
tip tl»?m with tho poison ol his satire, they
w.ill he harmless when directed against the
seven hided shield of eorruptinn.
■ Still;'-'.notwithstanding the obstacles
which besot Itispaih, we trust that Daniel
O'Connell will not he'deterred from en-
teriiig updn it.Mf his speeches are listcne’d
to in tire House ofOomhmris, thay will lie
eagerly perrised hy the public. Even nl
tlmngli he have to struggle alone against
the t ide of opposition, let him rccolloct that
the waters subside when those influences
'which raise then) are withdrawn, 1
l Tree Press.
It is worthy of notice that a number nf
young men in Charleston, SC. have assnei
atctl themselves under the name of the Et
na Fite Company, the object of which is to
procure a superior Engine and. I Ipse, to he
kept at the responsibility and expense nf
thernciely.. A11 establishment of this lUnd
It appears to us, would ensures, us far is it
extends, efficient assistance at fires,, -where
it is of the last importance to be plentifully
supplied with energetic firemen nnd supe
rior engines, placed under the command of
a decisive pet son.—A ug. Con.
From the Norristown ]
Register.
Parricide—\\e have, this walk,
the
melancholy duty tri record the death of the
venorabla Major Genornl William Brooke;
of Iturinprtnwnsjiij), Deluwaro coupty, In
flirted upon.him hy-tho hands.of hi-, ton,
Titos. Brooke. We have not learned all
the particulars,nrid ns he is under arrest,
to |ic dealt with as the jury of liis caumly
may think proper it would be unjust to rn
mark futtlierupoii.the subject. General
Rt nokc was a soldier of ilia revolution, and
a firm friend In his countiy. in the hour of
danger. He was a. htavo and a good than,
and nf sterling worth and usefulness to so
cialy, the large circle. of Oiiaittls and ne
qiiaint inces lie has left can testify. - After
suffering the privations and hardships of
the wat nf independence, and living to see
his country prosperous anil happy, lie has
fallen at the age of 83years,.a victim to
the brutal passions of him. who should have
been'tlic staff and snppprt of his declining
yeats.
WILMINGTON, N. C. Sept. 10.
The. knelt intelligence confirms our ap
prehensions, with r.espect to the losses sus-
'riio li.riai>/.rBnnl,(nA.v™ t V [tamed hy the rice planters. Some of
■ a ,. , k o' Buckingham is shortly ex- those ahovo tho thorough-faro, mny been)
peeled home from Italy ; 25 tons of stat- culateA — •’<—- -■ 1 - " r ■
tiles,.vases, and other, mathle ornaments,
'collected by his grace, have arrived at
Sttywe. s.
•• We are-sorry to • state that the eotton
tr/tde, during tire last three .weeks, has
been gradually getting-from bad to Worse ’
Wetlo not rncollcet a beriod when the
complaints of the manufacturers were so I fora frill share of the caiamiiv,
loud or bo general. > Power-loom cloth i* —- ■
culated fo r Iose alNjut two 'thirds ; others
tho whole nfiheir crod*. THoie below the
thorough-fare have also sustained'consider-
abli* losses; : , •
The dostrurtion of tho corn crops on the
low grounds, is supposed more complete
Juno at first apprehended.
Black and South rivers have como
in
W-
crops
much
The agticnlitirai cTas's,' iVaat* austainqd L't
Tea.—This delicious beverage, so much
admired in Great Britain and the United
States, is.almost unknown, except- ns
medicine,*111 several of tlie countries of the
Continent nf Europe ; and-in others
consumed, at most, very sparingly. Tj
amount annually consumed in Gftkt Brit
am nnd Ireland, is about 35,090,000 lbs
In the United Starts, 7,000,000 or',9,000',-
000 lbs. 'In Russia, on an average of four
years, 5,107,493 lbs. Netherlands, ahuttt
3,000,000.—France', on an average of 5
years, 230,"O5B Ihs.- Thc'amount imported
into Naples, in 1820,'was '5.901 ‘ IBs; in
18t/f|8,.H8 lbs ! In Fie.ily,. the annual
constimplion is about 20 cherts! Sardini
an States (on the Continent) nbout 0,600
lbs| Tuscany, 3000 to 4000 lbs! Aus
trian States on tbe Adrintic.'l.ioo lbs.—
Denmark-139,000 tbs'! Roman States,
4.243 Ihs! In Govern!) del Litnrnle of
Trieste, the County of Gotizin, nnd tile
Peninsula of Istria, containing n population
of 800,000 souls, not 1000 Ihs. in nine
years! These pots aro derived, from
ynlnnie.of official documents oil the sub-
ject.ofthe East India and China Tindo,
just published in England, agreeably to a
vote of Parliament on tho 4th ofjttnc. It
"ill Up observed that the countries' in
which lea is least used, are those where ll\e
grape is most extensively cultivated. ’
[N. Y. Jour of Com:
litfflf
was frank ahd friendly
1 Sescott emphatically observed, that ratli cr
tlinii-iull in aily :pt,oject to dissulto the (/. *{
nion, ho would suffer lily right hand tui,
cut off.-' jlir. Dexter expressed Ins g,
satislacliou to iMr- Proscuil in t''
sation. Jutlga blory added [hi
otisni and elevated honor
of these gentlemen were ni
autee to all who kne
ty of their
comer.
. 1,3
intrcgritjr
;nt guar-
iu sinceri-
tat at this
ir dcctara
dirt unco of time, aud under tiiue circuit's
•.inces, ho f.-It bbimd.tostale them u ,
milter of merejustlco to thusexlntingunb-
ed genrieiiien, .
', “U is a mairer of regret that any gentlo-
mnp ajiniild litfvo published in a newsu.ipoL
2 ny. remarks iriado in a fesiivu metujiig t
ttd t|mt attract to'iheiii a ptuffic obierta.
tion which they weto uevet dusignad to in.
VRe-". „- y. • . t ,
The Siamese. Boys.—Several singular
and numerous speuulations.liave recently
beet) published.'lespccling the Uismcss
Roys at Hosthii. and a nuir,ber of nict
quest ions have been propounded, well C a|.
Ciliated ID perplex nioratisis and lawyers,—.
Amongst otl!eiT, d.-,writor In (|ic Kiultmobd.
Compiler, sifggests. the following:
- .‘‘Suppose one of' thdm ihonld commit
any clime, pinking he pockets of 0 visit,
agr; orhven murdering h fellow creature-
in sdeh a'caso, Itnw would the law contrive
to punish tiie gUtltr ,'wtt)iout involving the
innocent.!. 0 cuouot Incarcerate or
hang the guilty A, without extending sn'
cquaj ptutishnicnl to Ilia' innocent It.-—
Would this he ccmsisten( with justice I Or .
if the old rule he ubscivtu', that ‘it is bets
ter for ninety nine guilty- ‘moil- to escape
titan for one innocent man to suffer,’ mail
not A escape. lest-B. shuuld'be unjuitly
doomed to |iuiiislfiiielit I
Suppose A makes a contract—would li
be rqually bound by it 1 And must 111*1
tlirown Into lire debtors’ prison with A,
when'execution goes out against the be.
dyl".
... From tlie New York American’.
Gentlemen—4>h a'late visit to the rliadet,'
of Mount Vernon, I accidentally found the
following btamiful Hyps. Relieving tint
they never h'avo I,ecu published, 1 oiler'
iberii for insertion.. .Yours, respectfully,
.- . W ousriB. «
WASHINGTON!
Tho defender of his country—the founder
of Liberty—. , 1)
T he friend of Mast! -
History and Uadillon are explored i:
, vein: - ■ ! .. ■
J Fur a parallel to his charactrr!
In the annals of uiodsrii ^reainc.i,
He stands alone-t—
And the nnhlrfst names of antiquity
l.nse thdlr lost) o'ln Iris pi cscnce!
Born litbenefactor o/mankind,
Ho united .all the qualities noccssaiy
To 1 glorious pafeer I,> 1
Nature made him great— - - ' '
viftJb; ado himself victorious!
Calledby his country to tbe defence ofhtl 1
liherties, .. . f, ;
He triumphantly vindicated the. rights of
liutnaniiy ;
And on tlio pillars of nhlionst indepen- -
tlence. ‘ ' ;•
Laid tfie foundation of a great Repubr
lie! •'
Twice . invested with supreme magistra
cy ; . 8
By (lie unanimous voice ofafree People,
He surpasses in the Oa.rinev- v
Tho glories nf the ffilld j tj •
And voluntarily resigning the sccptro ang
.Ihesivoyff, ""'J. -f_.c
Retired tb the shades of private life. 1
A spectacle sn new and so snldlme
Was cgnlemplnled wi[h the' profound^
admiration t 1 . ,
Arid the name of Washington,
Adding rieWInafrq'to hjtmanily,
Resounded to the utmost regions of tin
Magnahlntctm iri truth-* ;
Glorious thrbtigh, life-r- s' ':
Great in,death:'. .
liis brightest aiahltion the happiness of
..mankind-;
His nohlcst' rictojy, tho ponquost of him*
self; ’
1o posterity, the 'inheritance
Bequerithingi
1 of hij.fanie.
And building liis momiment in
of hiscountrymen;
He lived the ornament of the oighteeotu
Jleardetl Dice—A sheaf of very, fine
bearded Rice may he seen at pur Office.—
It comes, wo aro informed,-train a patch in
which life seed was Sown ' two years ago,
this lining the third ycirn product ffrim the
samo sowing, the rice'having been cut
caclt year and none re-sown. We are: not
sulficiotltly acquainted with the habits of
rice, to know if this retreated rnttnoning is
uncommon, hut it strikes us ns remarka
ble.—Beaufmt Colette. :>
.Thu Olivegn St Helena whfcli We iticn
tinned sotjte time tign, has hoeq measured..
The stock is more than fnriy years of age,
and tlie original trunk has disappeared.—
Fivo or six stems now grpw.frotn the sauie
rant, and measured nonr the ground the
cireuinfnrene.eof the stump Is I7leet.—
Tito tree is nhnut 40 feet high, end "bears
abundantly.—Ib.
llisBritnnnio Majesty’s ship Chttmplnp
has arrived n( Uite'-co, nnl brought out for
the CommissarUt.75,000 pounds it)! En-
Ijo ghsh monoy.
(he heart*
. century ;
lie died regretted hy a mourning wotlu.
TMest from Peru—Came in from «»
on Thursday, and proceeded up the bsJ-l
for Baltimore, brig James Beachman, ol
Balliniorc, front Arica, 78 day* from th*
Capes. Left on tho coast the U. S. fnf.
ate* llraritiywine; Corn. Jones, Vincennes) •
Capt. Finch, and schr-Dolphin, all we “'
and anxiotuly'expecting the relief aqi'afl' j
Wo learn-from the wpemargoof. tHe /o.
B. who landed at Old Point Comfort, tn« h
the armies of Peru and Colomoln Mil." -
encouiftcr, in wfildlt 4l>o Peruvians “
beaten. Gcheral Lamar Had entered in'®
a capitulation with Gen, Sucre*to'em 0
his entries Into Peru and.give up Guaysq
which the Government of Peru refuse^, ,,
which the Government
ratify.—NorHer 12th inst,
Elegant Present—'The Boston T'
ler states that the cmcrpririnB Rejnm^,,
travel*
of the Comb Manufacturing,comp» 0 ?
Clnvville, are about to Iran,mR to IMJK
of Mr. Clay, a heauliful specimen of £ (
England ingenuity " nd .Lanilf:
ndHpw m