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fefci d and op position to the Compensation Bill; and that one or other of these ‘gentle men. be reccmmentk4 to be cho sen from every State in the U nion. iCth. Resolved, That copies of the foregoing Resolutions be forwarded to the Grand Jury of l Wilkes County, (Geo ) the Chair man of the Putnam County and Jackson County meetings, in die same state the Chairman of the Nashville, (Tennessee) meeting; j thelegislatureof Newhampshire | and Rhode-Island, the Essex Jun- 1 to, Hanford Convention, & Con gress of Vienna ; 84 that a copy be transmitted to each ol the legiti- mate Sovereigns in Europe, and published in aH the gazettes in the civilized and uncivilized world, j (Signed) Nicodemus Nincom, President and Secretary. April Ist, lb 16. •*,* —an- <> C?& -;S Dm> •?'> .New York, Aug- 26. Qea, Bolivar’s Doi’eat eonli-med. We learn from cap*, Baker, of the brig llebecca, who arrived here yesterday in 10 days from St. Thomas, that a few days be*! fore he sailed, a vessel arrived at Chat place from the Spanish j Maine, with a number of officers who belonged to Gen. Bolivar’s army; who, with the general, •made theif escape and saved their lives by flight. They sta ted, that When the army landed at Ocumare and took up its line of march through the province of Caracas, it consisted of 800 effec tive men, and that out of this Humber, only about 200 escaped death. The populace through out the country were highly enra ged at a proclamation which the general issued, setting the slaves on the plantations free, and, in stead of meeting patriots, as he advanced into the interior, wil ling to join his cause, he found himself in the midst of a most-se rious and sanguinary peasantry, who, with the royal army , fell up on him, and almost annihilated his whole force. A Drop in the Bucket. The story of general Bolivar’s defeat, admitting it to be true, is not of sufficient importance to af fect the fate of South American in dependence in the smallest de gree.—While f grieve that one soldier of an independent army has been lost, 1 am consoled by reflecting oh the steady advance ment of the general cause in the extensive states of Mexico and Buenos Ayres, Uc. The fortune of the great and populous dis tricts will decide that of the lesser. Trom the means which will be furnished to the patriots of La Plata, Chilli, and Mexico, l con fidently expect a thorough eman cipation of all Spanish America 5n the course of this and- the en suing year. The cause has gone t forth, and it is not one petty fa.i-l ure that shall arrest its effect. It is sure as time— Columbian. i nmmmmmwmmm mmmmmt uwmmmm m .. ■ - ‘ m, in— mi ■<■■ w—i Min ■ iiii A LAB, Off A3OVS’ FIffTKBW YTtARd Oi., yVill be taken as aa Apprtmttet* to the Pan ting Businea*, by the Printer* tteroof, if apjli*Atiiiu i>* made (mmmi. l>¥Lr_ 1 §BSSi)AY7 ~BKPtK&i#aK j When we read of the unexampled d-: vaneenfient oft?, interior settlements to’ wealth, independents and felieifv. we n-*-| turally wish that ail the honest and indus-i (rioua emigrant* lately arrived from Europe, were snugiy seated in soma us then*. None but fools wo'uhi expect that laborers, wear era, &e. could (by hundreds) find employ ment in a seaport town like this, which is! the mere depot of foreign goods $ and none but knaves would discourage or dissuade any emigrant from persevering till t-e try and see the country. —JV. V. Columbian. Department of State , August, ’ 23, 181 fj. i The following circular letter is prepared at this office, to be transmitted to persons holding appointments under the TJ. States, ’ other than those connected with the treasury, war sod navy departments. It is requested that such persons, of the first mentioned description r.s fail, from whatever cause, j to receive (he letter in question will consider j this publication of it, as particularly ad- ] dressed to them, and that, they will furnish this department, accordingly, with the in fo mat ion called for (tJIRCULATI.) The Secretary of State being required, bv a resolution of Congress, passed bo the TTth of Ap r il I-Uto c .use to be compiled and printed, for rfte information of the pre sent congress, at its next session, and once every two yebra afterwards, for the infor ms lion of every succeeding congress, a re gister of all officers and agents, civil, mi litary and naval, in the service of the Uni ted States, whi h mo t exhibit the amount I of compensation pa>, and emoluments, al lowed to each, and the state or country in j which he was horn, anJ where employed, ; is r ‘quested to fu.imb !i;is ! department with a statement of the above particulars *o far as they relate 1;> himself and to the office which be holds under ihe United States, together with a like state ment in regard to any persons immediate!) j appointed by him. Department of State, August 32 1816. The secretary of war returned to this ] city from a visit to Georgia, oa Tuesday i evening- — Nat. Intelligencer. The communications of our naval heroes, during the fi t© war, have generally been remarkable for their brevity,’ but we'd a not recollect to have H seen env of them, that is more in that way. than a letter f; a a eern r:l Wayne to general V/ashingror, whi h is in these words Norfolk Register. a Stoney Point, July 18, 1779, - o’elock a. m. I)bar General—-'ihe fort md garrison, with e.eloneS Johnson, are cur’s ; our rtfit eis and men, behaved like tnen determined to be. free. Tour’s, most sincere! , , Anthont Wayne.” General Washington. AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Communicated for the New-Yuik Columbian. ! Should Mr. Delaptaine’S repository ofdis- j tinguished American . hararters he extend’ and to several volumes-^-should it be exentteu in ! the true style bf history, and give us real I ; portraits bf ebaracterd, I would suggest the peculiar fitness and justness of giving place j to a sketch of tbe life ?f the. beuevoJeftt and celebrated Bartholomew Las-Casas, bishtfp ! of Chipai, in Mexico. This p\..i;* person age was in all respects the friend of all men, morally and poli iealiy. The strenuous j champion of the aborigines of the new world, the pious missionary, who took a voyage to Spain, to remonstrate with the king agairst tbe cruelly practised Upon them by the Spa niards ; to vindicate their rights as men; this great min has been branded as the pro jector of enslaving the Africans. To rescue his revered memory from this false stigma, bishop Gregoire,general Eavaysse, and oiiiCr memberw of a biographic il asso'-htien at Paris, have written memoirs which we-e published some years ago. One of these may be found, I hear, in the biographical dictionary (under letter C) publishing by Messrs. Michaud, in Paris, i find also au historical notice of Las Casas in th ? 2-1 vol. of ft “ Voyage to Trinidad,” &e. by general Lavaysee. I intend to furnish you with an abstract of its contents—for 1 delight in finding goad men consistent throughout— If it is co desirable to render justice to Cos., lumbus, whose first discovery has bern rluim ed by auother; it is no less *0 to dissipate the stories told f Eae-Casas by Spanish ro maneers, and repeated by Robertson liimself. Though his accusers, like those of ancient ’ Egypt, impeach Eas-Cns.is afer his death,: 1 have no doubt 0? on honurable acquittal,! and that every good man will bless his ine-i inory to the end of time. I meant to have f ealn'll your attention to this subject several 1 days ago, hut pfcf*iug avocations and ill : health have detiiyed the fulfitmeul oi'tuy w iahes. From the Cuptc.it Tread- 1 1 I'rt'l’j arf.i.cd r,’ fei* ea ip 35 braUi)*'. spates th -• the V. S. j* W i*j;- ton, sailed on ihe -S U of July, fr.r with Mr. Pinckney on board.—The frigate Const el hit ion and Java, and Erie sloop ot\ war, followed no the 10th. Cupt. T. spoke ! Juiy 10, lat. 33, 15, long. 40, -JO. Siveedish ship Speculation, 6J days from Rio Jaueriu fr Hamburgh—informed, that the Purtu- Iguesa were fitting out an expedition agninot the Patriots, eorsistiug of several ships of the line and transports ; that a 3utuber of French officers had arrived, ani joined the patriots. The French ambassador had ar j rived at Rio in a frigate. Washington ,7* at. Int. August 24. From ihe Mediterranean. The following ban extract, tfa letter from a lieutenant of tlte American navy, attached to the Med'terrusean squadron, to h?s friend in Virginia. United States’ ship Washington, Gibraltar Buy, July 6. 18 IS “ f wrote you oa tlio morning of our arrival, w hen i supposed we should not re main here more than twelve hours—some days, howti'ir, have elapsed, aud ,ve at© stiil iii Gibraltar, file Java arrived yes terday, wed we are momentarily expecting ltd s"e the Constellation ami Erie; ti’-a i presume accounts for ur delay, “ Onr minister Mr. Pinckney, is trnk:d with much attention by the governor, &e. r-nd lifts dined on shore, Tbe English offi cers seem di posed, on all oceasioi.s. It* be very attentive * and i hope there is no ties.re on bur part to rttriprxate the icfling. “ Tiie Dutch fleet, under admiral Van Ccpcß, consisting of. four frigates ami on? clr.oj, of war, is laying in the B t ; t * has i *eu off Algiers, but failed tu the n goei.t tion, and is row waiting the urmai cf a .reinfoircemcnt from HoliunJ, when he con templates a second vi L ‘i Ll Dutch offi cers have r!*o been verv civil t.nd piolsis j great friendship for the Unit and Stales. “ 1 vVs this morning inlrndiued to t?ie abovi ftdinirwlj who Kpp.ared • a b l well acquainted wi'h my clurcOicr, as Le stud, from English ur?nuii*B. Re ■ xj-ref-s; dmu h gurpriz? to find me o vouug a mui, sa-ii:g *’ it was no use for Aniei ieat.s to go to s< a j i at quire their prof s.iu, tor it t>.'cartd | tube their birth ri.*.-;ht 5 ’ 4< I shouM infer, fmn us’ I esn learn. | that a war, it her wit.* Bpaiu or of the. | Barl.ary powers, is by no hkn-ns.un impro bable event : and that tr-* at no far dis'.r.:it peril d.” . SCPFSMTifiOITS ’I EUROS*. The following story is recited j in the Baltimore American from : an English paper:— * In a gr.'r ison in England, hv the night, a per .on was suddenly j taken very ill, and the doctor had no other method of giving relief, j but to send to his store at gome | destance for the requisite medi cines ; far this purpose he employ ed ah oid woman to execute this commission. In order to protect | herself from the night air, and to i prevent her candle froth going ! oilt, she covered herself with a j blanket; having occasion :d pass | near to a ceminel on his post the ; soldier looked with amazement! j and terror at the approaching fi- ; igure, and his bewildered ima-1 i gination converted the lady to the | devil, w ith a long tail, cloven feet, : and belching red hot flames from I his mouth—Suddenly he threw down his musket and took to his heels, loudly crying that he had seen old Satan coming to take i him soul and body ! He actually died by the fright in about a quar ter of an hour afterwards. Yet this man had served with reputa tion in all the wars in the Penin sula, and had fought at the battle of Waterloo.” [CIRCULAR to os the RLVEIN UK.] Treasury Depar twenty Revenue Office, Jugust 34, 181 ft. Sir—To guard again*! imßippehonaions that may arise, in regard to the descriptions i of money dera&ndabh* fur the internal duties anddiroet tax, it is eoaaidered proper to ad -j vise you that the revenue will act be collect-j ed in coin on the lirstof October next, unless \ an arrangement shall bo effected ri;h the State Banks to supply the community with j the necessary medium, uud that due notice | will be given of such an arrangement, if) made. Your’g respectfullv, Pastusi. IL SstfU; C'.'BsV of &9e#xc.| if*-MALE Gi-*L - t t GIN \. Dir John Carr, in his interrest ing tour through Holland, informs us of a wonderful woman, a na tive of Cologne, who was well versed in twelve languages, and wrote five elasically, besides ex celling in every accomplishment then known. Her appetite and her death, which was occasioned by her gluttony, were still more extraordinary. She died from an inordinate debauch in eating spiders The name of the lady was Maria. Sc Vi ur man. ; NE WS Dl REG r FRUM BUENO3- AYRES. We have Bpck & munilVsto from the di rectory of liuenos-Avres, aanouuti:ig the of liie uatioiMl tt.mrregs *.-f the provlneex of Rio do la Fiata, &c. ia the i*.:ty of Tu.'umua, oa the cf April.— ’A:!§ gracd and p:>rfeitou event hea been etust'd by the good uiideistftu<?in'’ wbieii now prevails between tSie 50veromenta of Buenos-Ayres and Monte Video. Tbe re* publican armies h-ve njade great progreaa in Peru. The royaiiat governor of Chii; has put under sneat in the capital, all tho principal iut;cb:tt:!)ts rs that, part of thd cuuiilry which is still under bia command. It i prohibited to them to handle any arn.a, even a atii-li. The slightest disobedience is punished wi'h death, without regard to age i r sex. But the republican genera's of Chi li aud Eueaos Ayres are at the head of pow’- erful armies, exasperated against their bloo dy tyrants. Now’ that the best harmony prevails amongst the repubikan govern uierta of that part of South America, rhe most bU.lituil results for tbe cause of free dom wiii be tbe consent* nee. It hog been reporteil/.aauhe Portngaesd foree iistcnded an invasion of Buenos-Ayrea, by virtue of a irenty with Ferdutrud of Spain. The republican general Arlegas wailir.g for them on the frontiers with. -30 QUO men. All the population are unde? arms—even women. We are positively infmmed, that'here are whole compacieg of women, fuiiaus and enthusiastic, wfci> have uduuteert’d on the occasion. Th- in vadrrs may become the invaded— New-YorJ I'oltLinbigiVL. From the JV” York Gazette. r i he report of e declaration of war a giiTiivt Prusiby Russia, as given in yes tfi'd v"s titaeGe, on the authority of cap tain i)e oven, cannot bo correct, as our r>d vices ft on. the t ootinent, via England; are consid* ruliio later than they could be v£:-i Madrid and Oad’z. ‘'l At TtttNr Ail persons are hereby cau tioned against trading for six notes of hand given by me to Jo seph Truluck, for in a;l the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, payable first of January 1815. IB 16.1817. which said notes have since been transferred to and are now in the hands or John Thomp son, and have been paid off and discharged by me. WM M’CLENDOF Sep. 12, IS •G. stotice. All persons having demands a gainst the estate of Wm Fourth ! tain, dec. are requested to render ithem in properly authenticated within the time prescribed by law and those indebted to make im* j mediate payment. , Aaron Low , 7 , Jonas Mayo, $ Exr s Sept. 5, 1816. t -- - NOTICE?” —<&— Nine months after date applU I cation will be made to the honor ! able the Inferior Court of Jeffer son county, for leav*. to sell all the real estate cf Laac Hudson, late of said county deceased. James Hudson, Admin’r May 16,