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placed on the same page with mine, may be found on a clear ex amination, to bear a much strong er likeness, in some of the most prominent features of his charac ter, to certain naval heroes of England, whose names are more familiar ‘in this country than in their own. Morgan, it must be remembered, was an Englishman and his historian, who was also one, begs that it may not be con sidered either a compliment or a reproach to say, that the leading characters among the buccaniers were all Englishmen. Allow me, sir, to make a small extract from the history of man to whom the reviewers consider that it would b a disgrace to compare me, You can make what erasures you phase, and hll up the spaces with such names as will best suit for modern events. “ They spared in their cruel ties no sex nor condition, for, as to religious persons and priests, they granted them less quarters than others, unless they could produce a considerable sum tor ransom. Women were no bet’ te* used, except they submitted to their filthy lusts ; for such as would not consent were treated with all the rigor imaginable. Captain Morgan gave them no good example on this point,” ; &c Page 193, History Bucean- j iers of America. Speaking of the destruction of! iPanama, he says, u The same day ; about noon, he caused lire pri- j vatelytobe put to several great; edifices of the city? nobody know- ! ing who were the authors there of, much less on what motives captain Morgan did it, which are unknown to this day. The fire increased so, that before night the greater part of the city was in a flame. Captain Morgan pre tended the Spaniards had done i it perceiving that his own people sa fleeted on him for that action. Many of the Spaniards and some of the pirates did what they could, either to quench the flame, or by blowing up Houses with gun pow der, and pulling down others, to stop it it, but in vain for in less than half an hour it consumed a whole street.”—Page 189. j Such was captain Henry Mor- ; gan, the u gallant ” and “ disinter - j es f ed” hero of the learned critic, whose attention has been so for cibly drawn to my journal. Os Ann Bonney, his other pattern of nautical excellence, I have not been able to obtain any particu lars. Such bright examples* in deed, are less familiar to us on this side of the Atlantic than on the other. I should presume 4rom her name, however, that she was of English origin, and no doubt belonged to that class of British officers for whose actions the editor of the above mentioned history says, in his preface, he will not take upon himself to ap ologise, since even in the most re gular (British) troops, and best disiplined armies, daily enormi ties are committed, which the Strictest vigilance cannot prevent. The remarks of the editor are indeed correct, and hi.s whole book seems to shew, in Compari son with the latter records of Bri tish heroism, that although his naval countrymen, of high rank, have in some respects degenera ted, yet they have not laid aside many of their ancient propensi ties. I am persuaded, sir that you think with me, that I have shewn la great deal of patience and fur 'bearanee. How I have deserved the resentment of Englishmen, l do not know, unless it was by do ing my duty to my country ; but in doing it, I endeavored to make the evils of war bear as lightly as possible cn the individuals who fell in my power. When hostili ties ceased between the two coun tries, they ceased with ‘me, until this fresh attack in the Quarterly Review, noted and approved oi m the Naval Chronicle of March, shewing the connection still ex isting between my old enemies, the scribblers, and naval officers. I had hoped, that the late war, by making us better acquainted with each other, would have made | us respect each oilier the more; I but it really appears, that the breach between us grows wider g* wider. We bear the floggings we j got during the war, without mur- j muring why should Englishmen | be less patient than ourselves? | Nay, we not only bore their tri jumphs on the ocean, hut We let them crack their jokes at us on the Surpentine river, without complaining, We have no objec tion to their amusing themselves in any such harmless sports, but,! for Heaven’s sake, and their own, i let them cease their abuse ; for while they labor to disgorge the venom and spleen which are en gendered in their breasts, they only proclaim to the world the mortification which rancles there. I thank you sincerely for the present you intend me—and I shall not regret the abuse that has been bestowed on me, since it has been the means of putting me in possession of so disgrace ful an evidence of the folly and imbecility of the British govern- j ment. Say what they will of me j and of my nation, I shall be con- j tent, while I possess and while they know) I possess, the gilded ropes of the ever memorable battle oj the Serpentine . With great re**, spect, your obedient servant. D. Portesl Late from England > NEW YORK, Sept. IQ. Yesterday arrived at this port the ele gant ship Nestor, Captain Sterling, in 33 dnys from Liverpool. Iy (his arrival the editors of the Mer eantile Advertiser have received London ahd Liverpool paper* to the 3d of August. The fleet under the com round of lord Exon utb sailed for Algiers with a fine wind, on the 23th July. ihe war in India had terminated; and the treaty of peace between the rajah of Nepaul and the Eiitish government wa& signed on tke 4th of March. The emperor of Morocco had fitted out a small squadron to cruise against the Rus sians, Prussians, and Austrians. Meetings were daily held throughput England, to take into consideration the d<tie*g of the poor, and to provide the most elfeclual means of relief. The duke of Wellington it was expected would depart for Franee on the 7th of Au gust. Captain Franklin haß brought despatches for government front the Atuciiean minis ter at Loudcc* On tbe state offt&e Liverpool market sor 4 American produce we subjoin the following extract of a letter. Liverpool, 3d August, 1816. <* Tbe inquiry for cotton is, on the whole languid; but the holders are tolerably stea dy, and good new cottons are becoming more scarce. We sold a few prime up lands at 20 l-2fl per pound ; but we can-’ not properly quote above 16 “3-4 to 20d for uplands. In tobacco there has, within the last few days, been a demand for export, &_ about 400 hogsheads have been sold, almost entirely of Kentucky, Carolina, and Mary land, and chiefly of the lowest qualities of these descriptions, afts lA2 to 7d perpound.” LoNDojf, July 31. An article from Ghent describes a grand bon jlra m-.Jk of English manufactures there, j Yesterday morriiug Mr. Latf-hford, arri -1 ved at the foreign office, with despatches ! from St. Petersburg. Some importance was j attached to the despatches which iie brought ! from the speed with which he travelled, having come iii a chase and four, which is a novel sight ic time of peace. August 1. A considerable sensation was produced in ; the eity this morning by the un expected notice tbe trsnsport ooard : “ Transport office, 31st July. Wanted transportation of tbe under mentioned stores to Canada, Tenders to be received on Saturday the 3d of August/ 3 This hetiee %va* immediately considered as a hostile symptom. We believe we ean remove any apprehensions of this ‘kind Several fortifications were begun upon the* lakes immediately after peace was made ; Some vessels also were laid down. Both, require guns and stores. It is known also jfhat the barracks were lately burnt, and a ( considerable qa atity of stores destrbyed., These must be replaced, and government are sending them out at the proper time of the year. A morning paper denies the truth of the report mentioned iu another morning pa per off the miscarriage of the princess Char-, ictte. Ancona. July 13. It npnenfs that the dey of Algiers has engaged in his quarrel All the Barbary power*, and the emperor of Morocco fol lows the same system of attkek against the Christians. Larache has been the theatre of new misfortunes to humanity. The crews ‘of ail the vessels in the harbour were m?us6 prisoners, and the ships burned.. Be | verwl persons were assassinated aod the fe i mainder thrown into slavery. An American fcqnadron, composed of four frigates and & ship of the line, has ap peared in our seas ; but we are ignorant of its destination.. We are informed that it proceeds immediately to Naples, where it carries Mr Pinkney, who goes to fulfil a mission to that court, relative to a restitu tion of property belonging to some Ameri : cans that had been confiscated and sold un der the late government. The Accounts from Smyrna are very dis tressing. A population of 120 000 inhabi tants continues to grban under the rod of a handful of Turkish agents. The inhabi tants frequently avenge themselves on the janissaries whom they find alone. For some time the latter do not go out at night, but confine themselves to their barracks. The plague has ceased its ravages. The i mortality at present is uot greater than or j dinary. We are assured that a Turkish squad j rou is about to proceed to Algiers, j Accounts from Malta mention dreadful seems which happened again at Ttmis on the Ist of June, in which many Christians, English, French and Spanish were murder ed. Hamburg, July 2s. i It is reported th&t his majesty the king ! of Denmark, has, upon the invitation of his majesty the emperor of Russia, also acceded Cos the holy alliance. i Paris, July 25. The Algerines, apprised of the hostile intentions of the British, arc making great exertions for defence. They are removing all their treasures to the interior, and have expressed their determination to sacrifice all their sea-port towns rather than submit to the demands of the Christians. The priests of Macerata have teen ar rested and carried to Rome, charged with publishing a fabricated letter from St. Paul to the Romans , with dangerous com ments. _ t _____ NOTICE. Nine months after date appli cation will be made to the honor able Inferior Court of Jefferson county, for leave to sell all the re al estate of Francis M’Murrey, dec. for the benefit of the heirs & creditors of said dec. P H. Adm’r. October 3., ■ “ ’ LOU I SVXjLTii, lsie., candidates for congrksb, Alfred Cutbhert, of Savannah. John Forsyth, of Augusta. * Wilson Lumpkin, of Oglethorpe. Richard H. Wilde, of Augusta. Thomas Telfair, of Wilkes. Homer V ( . Miiton, of Jefferson. Thomas W. Cobb, of Oglethorpe, Joel Crawford, of Milledgeville. Zadoek Cook, of Clarke. ** Joel Abbott, of Wilkes. same Wood, of Columbia. John M. Dooly, of Lincoln. William Terrell, of Hancock. Msj- Gen. Alien Daniel. James Key. Candidates in Jefferson, for the State Legisla ture. Senate. Roger L. Gamble—-William Clements— Robert Fleming. House os Representatives. Benjamin W hitaker —Airun Lew—Wil liam H. Jackson. We are reqsrested again to state t that all our Representatives in Congress voted against the Compensation Law. OF FRANCE. France is almost literally converted inf© a slaughter house. Louis is emphulietflly fulfilling his magnanimous acts of oblivion ? and with all the devihsh, taunting moder ation of systematic cruelty, he tfl?s bis subjects while he holds the exterminating kaiie to their throats, we are iunnpl&ing your happy deliverance / Effectually delivered, indeed, are the peo ple of France—their country desolated ! their treasures wasted!— their strength ex hausted !—their councils corrupted and corrupting, present a vivid picture of de- throws into shade the fanatic <ra off Mahomet. Political virtue, eeelesi estical tolerance, and military reuowu are banished from France, to rest with the butchered remains of Labadoyer and Ney, and become persecuted fugitives with Car not, Le Fayette and Lavelette ! More than a thousand Protestants, it is said, have Wu cruelly massaereed in a single department \ and throughout the country the scaffold is hot with the blood * of Frenchmen. To consummate these in human acts of an abandoned ministry, and to refine upon cruelty itself, the treasures of France is to compound for her Wood—the Legitimate blood-suckers of Europe exact thi3 As & compensatitg douceur , for their disinterested services. The national character of France is nm dergoing a thorough change—the numerous foreigners (principally from England) who flock to her shores, lured by enterprise or driven thro’ necessity, will, ere another gen eration passe th away, (unless gome impor tant revolution the Continental gys* trim, and transfers the maritime sceptre of Britain into other hands) new model the French character, and change the features of her political institutions* Should this be so. whether it will ameliorate tbe condi tion of that unhappy eountry, is not for us to divine—but we caa say, that no course of political penance, can absolve her op pressors, or Wash out the blood of an ‘lion* with which they are dr filed.— {Chronicle.} The late drought, which was so distres sing in all parrs of the eountry, has been succeeded by extraordinary heavy rains.— Many rivers to the northward have over flowed their banks, and, as they still eon* I tinned to rise at the date of our last ac | counts, serious apprehensions arfe entertain, ied of very extensive damage. The prospeet ‘at sea is not much more encouraging. The northeast storm which has been raging a. long the coast, eannot have been entirely lharmless. We much fear that we shall. ! shortly hear of disasters similar to those which occurred about this time last year* Gazette A writer in a Montreal paper hints, that the best way, in ease of war, to render Age less the American squadron on Lake Cham plain, wontd be to drain the lake; which he intimates could be done by a cut nine feet deeper than the rapids of St. John; and whieh would eostless money than the build ing and equipment of the squadron which was captured at the battle before Flatta burg. By the brig Rover, from Martinique, ar rived at quarantine yesterday, we learn that the plague was raging at Point Petre, Uua daloupe, and at the last date, August 19th, had swept off nearly all the inhabitants. Boston Yankee. Kingston, (J.) Atig. 24. The following is an extract of a letter* from St. Thomas’s dated the Btfc inst. General Bolivar, accompanied by three ofii >rs, arrived here yesterday iu disgrace. Re i rt states, that ha had started and left