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opera, the first theatre in whiebi he had shown himself since hi J ieturi The royal family of Portugal %vas expected to return to Eu K>pe, and the troops they left in America to join the Spaniards in suppressing the revolutionists. The emperor Alexander ban ished, by ukase dated 3d of Jan uary, all the Jesuits from his two capitals, they having proved un grateful and unfaithful subjects, and attempted to make converts from the Greek religion, “ the foundation stone of the Russian empire.” M. Hyde de Neuville is about departing for the United States in quality of ambassador. He has resided a long time in that coun try as an exile, at the same time with general Moreau Nobody is better acquainted there than himself, and the reputation he left behind him, his known loyal ty and devotion to the king, of which he has given so many proofs, justify m advance the • choice of his majesty, and cause the expectation that he will bt well receivedin a country where so many faithful Frenchmen have met a generous hospitality. LOUISVILLE g~"” ■; ‘ April u, 1816. it is stated in some of me papers, that Mr Crawford de clines being held up as a candi date for the Presidency. The negotiations between our government and Spain, it is said are removed to the court of Madrid. Accounts from France, via England, state, that the English gentlemen who had been arrest • ed at Paris for assisting Lavalette in his escape, have been liberated cn giving bail—Madam'Laval etie, had also obtained her dis charge on the same terms Some mention is made of a project to abolish the National Institute, f or ganized for the purpose sos science laileyrand, who was ordered to leave France, is determined to await compulsory process. An article from Rome says the em peror of China has revoked the edict against the Jesuits, and al lowed Christian missionaries to be sent to his Empire. The Plague was raging at Constanti nople, Naples, at several ports in! Italy, and at Corfu. The Wa-1 terloo Museum, established ini London, among an immence va riety of articles, contains a paint ing of the battle of Waterloo, from Brussels, in which 20,000 men appear engaged. i,, f A great majority of the inhab itants of 7 ante, one of the islands of the lonian Republic, have ex-! - pressed a wish to have a govern-! went similar to that of the United States of America. Host. Palladium , - It is reported at Washington that Mr. Adams has resigned his ambassadorship in England, and will soon return to the United btatcs* * ‘ , AMERie-AVNAV^. v The London Monthly Maga zine for October hist says—“ The rapid increase of the American navy Has, it Is said, led to enqui ries U remonstrances.” We cannot understand thisde cia\ation.—— Pray what right have these haughty islanders to inquire into or remonstrate against the creation of an * merican navv ? io whom will they prefer their! 4 remonstrance ?’ Suppose con- \ gress should think proper to en-| act a law for the building of ten /4 sand thirty frigates yearly, what right would Great-Brita'in or any other power on earth have, to interfere or remonstrate ? In an event of this sort, we think it would be well to refer the memo rials of the complainants to a Com mittee of such men as Decatur, Bainbridge, Hull, Porter, Perry, Donough, Stewart, Jones. Blakely, &c who would undoubt edly make a report satisfactory to the nation. Boston Pat. IN THE SENATE. Congress, March 27. The BANK BILL on the ta pis—an amendment was adopt- \ ed, that congress might annul the’ character at any time within twelve { months after the Ist February ; next, if the bank be not put in op eration before that day. * IN THE HOUSE OF KEFitESENTA t IVES. .Eire tariff still under discussion —*lur Ingham m ule me report on the Genera! Post Office \ ‘ the j amount of which (says the Na tional Intelligencer) as far as we! could gather from hearing it read,! is, we beleive, favorable to the individuals implicated ” Richmond Enquirer . WAR WITH SPAIN. An extract of a letter from a lieutenant in the United States’ navy, of the first respectability, received by Monday’s mail, says “I have just received orders’- to join the Macedonian, (now a Boston) with all possible de patch,—She is under orders tc Car thagt na, to demand the release of American citizens detained there by the Spanish govern ment. “ From the view I have taken of this expedition, connected with other circumstances known to me, I feel strongly impressed with a belief, that awfir with Spain is not * far distant.”— Norfolk Ledger. 28th ult. j The following is an extract of] ! a letter from an American .gentle-- man to his correspondent in this , city, daied Bordeaux, Sth February , 1816. “Public opinion has undergone a great change here. The Png- I lish are now execrated throughout | all trance. I cannot write you all that is passing litre. The pnb j lie mind is highly agitated; arrests are going on every day, and th< prisons is full of victims. How all this is to end every one asks and no one can forettl. If it i to hnislfin another revolution, we pray it may pass off without anv more bloodshed. ‘;Oui fellow citizens in Amcri ca do not know how happy tlifcv are under a free constitution.— I bey, as well as their institutions have become the admiration ol Europe. The partisans of the Bourbons are our enemies* hut the great majority of the nation are partial to America.” 4 Our climate seems to be as ca pricious, as il there were no fil led laws, to regulate it. On Sun inay, we were melting under the ‘, | heat of Summer—On Monday.; visited by a piercing N. E. wind,. a haii or a drizzling* sleet, during the day. On Tuesday morning, \ the bloom ofjhe apricot and peach trees covered with icicles. Much of these fruits wdl be nfbped in the bud. [Richmond Enquirer, 20 th inst At the Court of Common Pleas, held the last week in tins village, liis honor Judge Nicho .ks presiding, the question was presented, whether Congress had power, under the constitution of the United Suites, to give to the* siate courts the cognizance of J causes arising junder the laws of j the United States and in which! the United States are a party r— \ ! i he discussion was not very am pie but the presiding judge, in an able opinion, delivered the deci sion of the court against the con stitutionality ofthe iaw. We lean that uie question is placed in such a shape, that it will proba bly be decided by the supreme ; court of tins state, and by that oi me United States. CanandaijniQ Messenger. THE STEAM.BOAT EN TLRPiUZE, With a numerous concourse of citizens on board, started from Howard’s whavi yesterday morn* mgat Hz o’clock, on a party of measure. She moved beautiful ly through the water, and was certainly an interesting curiosity to loose who have not seen steam vessels elsewhere. Io behold a f.ige and apparently unwieldy machine, without oai s or satis, propelled thro’ the tic nan t by in visible agency at a rate oi, iuur miles an hour, is indeed a novg_, spectacle. We under si# r tiom the proprie ors lh?*, the Enter prize, fuliy m&ets their expecta tions, ami b h aved ha self well yesterday . Our enterpnzihg townsmen hav e our best wishes for success in so laudable an un dertaking. /iswe have in sub-, Isequent papers, mentioned the | object.for wdi oh this vessel has been constructed, we shall n6t now repeat it.— (Sav. Rep. 4th. —. j An American traveller in Spain writes from Madrid, that the re straints of law and moral obliga- f ’ s “ ar c scarcely known; the peo ple only think or obeying ihe king and the inquisition, farmers collect together in little villages for salety, not daring to live inde tached houses, for tear of mur derers and robbers. People trav elling from Cadiz to Madrid go without arms, so that it they meet robbers on the way, their lives may be spared for sub nutting without resistance. I^ot inclosure or forest tree was to >e se en for *5 CO miles; tj;ccpt 46 <>r #0 trees on the Sierra Mortal 4 Brown Mountain) and a fence belonging to the king. As far as die eye could extend, nothin gw a 5 to be seen bi t clear fields, and ihc grass and stubble tn t hie hr ceni pierely dry r j he moral dev ash on oi the mind e quals the dreari ness of the land ; the monk and the monarch having completed I what mischance began, buck a 5 picture as this oughuo teach Idiae • wisdom to the wiseacres who scoff at the idea of the rights of man, ‘and preach up hereditary right. Xk -CJ Jl’ A.L. JL-J ---WILL BE SOLD, On Tuesday, the 2:st of May next, at the late residence of Isham M Clcndon, deceased, All the personal property of said deceased, Consisting of Stock; Plantation 1 >ols-*House* hold and Kitchen Furniture, and two b;i‘is. Also, a number of other articles too tedious to men non. Terms made known on the. day cm sale. NANCY MCLENDON, Administratrix. April 11. . (tds. RUNAWAY, FROM THE SUBSCRIBER, On Tuesday evening; the 2d iviei itit a Negro Follow, named j iM, aged 27 years ; 5 feet ; 1 in ches high—a blacksmith by trade. -le was seen near the plantation A John. YV itigham, on the sth ; md is supposed to be making his way for Augusta. Any person who will lodge him in letiVr.son county Jail, or bring him to me, shall be liberal ly rewarded, and ail reasonable expenses will be paid by me. JOHN COWART, rub April, 15. “uEOuOid, ™ ’ 7- Jefferson county. > Personally aprv- , red me Isaac Inga- who bei ly ,^J th that he w^ia P°‘ s ;-iaion of a Due Bill, given soy W ibiam Baity, of the town of j Louisvide, to tins cleponant, iot j two nuncredand five dollars, da- Ut.d the 27th day of Ocfcbtr last, j payable on demand.—Which due j hhl is lost or mislaid, so that he ; cannot fird it. Is AAC ING R AM. ! Sworn to before me, > this Bth Aptil, 1 8 ig. > ! Jno. P. Harvey, JLC Ido hereby forewarn fill persons from trading for the a bove note, ?.s I have received pay ment in full for the same. ISAAC INGRAM, April 11. .NOiiCJL. Nine months after date appli cation will be made to the hon orable the Inferior Court of Jef ferson county, for leave to sell all the seal estate of Ichabud Ledbetter, late of stud county deceased, JOHN C OOK, Adiuvmira: <, r. Aprils.