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From the l*'iih’d"lpiiia Gu-xctte,
I.a test from Europe. —Captain
Tollmen-, of the ship Rising Sim,
arrived at this port from St. Uhes,
M:trs that the day before he sailed
( “cd, l +th) a report was received
ui St. I’lk s from Lisbon, that
France had declared War against
Spam and Portugal.
In January and the beginning of
February, much damage was done
by heavv g: les from the South and
West. The number of vessels lost
on the coast ol Portugal, is compu
ted at one hituJir,!. Seven were lost
in sight ol St. L bes. Among these
was an American schooner, bound
from Boston to Gibralter: the crew
of this vessel, and part of the cargo
were saved.
cir ari.icston, March 31.
Latest from Curracoa. —We are
indebted to Captain Sears, of the
Morgiana for the Curracoa Courant
of the 22d ult. extracts from which
will he found in our paper of
to-day.
The schooner Astrea, Dortlay,
of Portland, arrived at Curracoa,
on the 22J ult. from Burburuta.
On the rtli ult. Capt. 1). was cap
tured oft’ Bonaire by a Spanish pri
vateer, mounting one gun, and
having a crew of 22 men. ‘1 hey
took out his mate, and most of his
seamen, robbed him of his books,
charts, clothing, &c. and ordered
his vessel to Porto Cabello. VV hen
on the point of entering the harbor,
he was fortunately recaptured by
the Bolivar, Commodore’ Daniel’s
flag ship. On the approach of the
ship, the privateersmen took to the
boat and made their escape. Com
modore Daniels treated captain D.
in the most gentlemanly manner,
and kindly supplied him with men
to proceed on his voyage, llis
mate and seamen arc now prisoners
at Porto Cabello. The commodore
sent in a flag requesting the deliv
ery of the men, and even went so
far as to propose an exchange,
offering two Spaniards for one of
them ; but General Morales refused
saying that they were prisoners and
must be tried before they could be
liberated.
We state these facts on the autho
rity of a note from captain D. re
ceived through captain Sears.
Reported Hostilities —By the schr.
Eliza Ann, Capt. Jordan, arrived
here yesterday from Martinique,
which place she left on the 19th ,
ult. we learn that a report was then j
current and believed, that about a
week previous to his sailing, a
French 74 had made a ptize of a
Spanish ship of war on that station,
with a large amount in specie on
board. Captain Jordan merely
gives the report as he heard it.
Sav. Geo. 3d. i/ist.
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WASHINGTON, MARCH 25.
AY e are vet kept in suspense with
regard to the affairs of Europe, there
having been no later arrival than that
which hi ought the Bpeecli of the King
ol France. The next news is laokcil
for with considerable anxiety.
Remarking upon our observation,
(hat the little e fleet which the News
had upon the mice of produfcc in this
Country might ho owing to a salutary
caution on the part of our merchants,
the New-York Commercial Advertiser
says—'“There is another cause why
grain and flower have not met with a
greater advance. These articles, be
fore the receipt of the news, were high
er in our market than in any part of
Mu rope. Such is the singular state of
things, that wheat has been imported
from England, at a profit, for six
months past. The eft’c tof the news,
however, i.> very sensibly felt in some
respects. Every article used in pre
paring the means of death upon a large
scale has advanced and exchange has
fallen to 7 per cent, which is but little
more than the difference between our
standard coins, and the co-t of (runs*
jmitiii* tiie specie. Neither Ameri
can nor English gold bears a premium
worth mentioning in this market now,
English gold, however, bears a premi
um, on the lintidi par value, of about
five per cent.’*
■ Under the late act for settling the
iiccoun's of the Vice President, the
S’im of one hundred thousand dollars
has already been allowed him, and
it is expected that from eight/] to
cue hundred and twenty-five thou
sr d-dJur! more will be allowed in
addition. Sav. Geo.
FI TIE! —O.i Wednesday night bd.
between the hours of tl and ld”
i'hc.it e, near the bank ot the river, in
the lower part of this city, was disco**
vered to be on fire ; ami by the time
the alarm became general, the cnliie
roof of the building was in ageaieia
blaze. Some parts of the scenrrv and
some articles of the wardrobe belong
ing to the company, which were in
the lower part of the house, were, we
understand, saved; but the bdildmg
itself was entirely consumed, and in
it many articles of property that from
‘lie rapidity and violence of the flames
could not !>e removed. It is not, we
believe, satisfactorily ascertained whe
ther the fire originated from accident
or design. Geo. Jhlv • sth inst.
derived lesterduy.
Schooner Scott, of Haiti outre, King
ston, Jam. 14 clays. Limes, Sugar,
Oranges, &c—to the Master. March
22, Cape Corentias, in Cuba, YV. half
S. 39 miles, was boarded by 11. B. M.
cutter Grecian, who informed us of
her having completely destroyed the
famous piratical schooner La Gat a, on
the 20 th inst. off the Isle of Fines, in
about 20 minute* action. She had on
board 100 men and 8 guns. It was
| supposed the pirate hail 30 men killed,
3 taken prisoners—the rest made their
escape on shore, where horses were in
readiness to convey them inland. —
Considerable quantity of goods were
found on board the pirate, part of which j
was saved by the Grecian, and part |
destroyed. She engaged the Grecian
under piratical colors, namely, reu at
the fore-top with a black ensign and a
white pendant, which she hoisted on
firing her first gun ; she had the most
destructive kind of shot on board. —!
The G. had two men slightly wounded, i
received several shot in the hull and
spars ; little damage done the rigging.
Slicj had one armed felucca and two
small armed boats. Three of llu* pi
rates were on board the G. whom she is
taking to Jamaica. The G. is com
manded by Lieut. John Cowley, having
50 men on board.
Char. M rcury, April 2.
Commodore Porter's Squadron— The
Spanish Pol acre Brig Carina, was
boarded on the 20th Feb. off Key
Vaccas, by the store-ship Brutus,
attached to Com. Porter’s squadron,
and her papers not being satisfactory,
she was ordered to Key West for the
inspection of the Commodore, but not
finding him there, she was sent into
Mobile for adjudication, where she
arrived on the Bth ult.
‘i lie whole of Commodore Porter’s
squadron, except the Greyhound arri
ved at St. Thomas on t'ne 3d March.
The English squadron, of four sail,
passed the island ou fine same day.
Mi union a ry.
A handsome engraving of Wash
ington’s Farewell Address has just
been executed by Messrs. Fainnan
Cos. of Philadelphia. The design
as well as the execution, is said to
be beautiful. At the head of the
Address is an accurate likeness of
onr political Father, and below it is
a vignette, representing Religion,
Virtue, Union and Peace (the
great objects of the Statesman’s
veneration) with a nest of doves,
and the American banner, studded
with stars. ibid.
More Piracy. —On the 3rtb ult. the
French brig La .home Henrietta, put
into Savannah, in distress, having
been captured by two piratical schoon
ers oa the l?th, oft” the port of Ha
vana.—'l'lie bricr was robbed of a part
of her cargo, and the captain and pas
sengers were barberously whipped,
and otherwise grossly insulted. Alter
being detained a day, during which
time the pirates were engaged in plun
dering the vessel, and ixtoi ting money
from the crew by the most cruel per
sonal violence, the brig was liberated,
and the captain directed to proceed
on his voyage. ‘Fhe pirates put ou
board the bn*r two females and a child
taken from a Dutch vessel which these
marauders had captured, anil the crew
of which it is supposed, they mur
dered. One of the ladies had a rope
put around her neck and a knife pre
sented to her breast to enforce a dis
closure of secreted money. Several
American vessels were robbed while
the females were on board the pirate,
a period of only ten days. We trust
the next American ve.-sel which these
villains encounter, may belong to the
squadron of Commodore Porter, ib.
A court of inquiry upon Captain
Evans, of our navy, is to be com
menced on board the Washington,
at the navy yard at Brooklyn, on
the 20th instant. We understand
that there are only ninety charges
(specifications) against the accused.
The members who compose the
court are, Captains Uaiubridge,
M'Donough, and Crane,
National Intelligencer. .
Latest from Colombia.- i e .tc relay
afternoon the Schr. Fox, C apt. Dr
kee, arrived in our port from I.a
yrtivra, which place she left on the
.iGth f February.
On the 28th she touched off Por
to Cabello, and the most important
feature inf the news she brings, as it
relates to war, is that General Paez
had completely succeeded in cut
ting off all supply of water from the
Spanish garrison, and as this is the
dry season there, and the close
blockade by Commodore Daniels
precluded succor bv sea, it was
thought that the royalists must soon
surrender In achieving the im
portant service of depriving the
Spanish troops of water, General
Paez lost about twenty men in kill
ed and wounded. He had lour
thousand men under his immediate
command.
The cargo of the Fox, in produce
and specie is estimated at sixty
thousand dollars. *
Fhe following extract of a pri
vate letter, dated l.aguavra, 20th
February-, to a commercial house
in this city, is copied from the
American.
“ l'he political state of the coun
try , we are happy to say, is of the
j most pleasing kind as it relates to
‘war. Morales has sent a flag of
| truce or cartel to this place with
I prisoners to exchange, from Mara
caibo, by which we learn that place
is closely blockaded by sea, and
that Gen Montillo was about to ad
vance on it with a very considera
ble force, against which the Spanish
general had but a very inferior
number to oppose. There is but
little doubt that the result will he
favorable to the republic —in which
case not only Maracavbo but Porto
Cabello is,expected to capitulate.”
JXdt- Fed. G iz.-2Stli ult.
A passenger in the ship New
York, says the Boston Patriot, in
forms that he read an article in the
second edition ot the London Cou
rier of the 30th Jan. which stated
that the Allied Sovereigns h ul de
manded in a joint note, addressed
to the British government, what
part, if any, that Government would
take in the approaching contest be
tween France and Spain. It was
generally supposed in Kn gland that
the government would espouse the
cause of Spain.
New Bedford, March 14.
From Mirucai/bo By ,the schr.
Peacock,’ enpt. Storms, in 23 days
from Rio de la Hache, we have
been favored with the following in
telligence
The Peacock left Maracayho on
the 30th of January; and immedi
ately upon crossing the bar, was
boarded from Ills liritanic Majes
ty’s ship Sybelle, and was treated
with politeness by the officers.
The Colombian blockading squad
ron under the command of Com.
Belosse, consisting of seventeen
sail, in go >d order, and the crews
in high spirits. The blockade was
of'that rigorous nature, that no
vessel couid enter or leave Mara
caybo without being boarded by
them. Capt. Storms was ordered
by the commander of the squadron,
to Santa Martha, with despatches ;
—upon delivering which, his schr.
with five others, was taken up to
carry troops to liio de la Hacha,
where he arrived on the 13th ult.
l he troops were landed on the same
day, and commenced their march
for Maracaybo, under the com
mand of Gen. Montillo, who it was
stated had an army of 5000 Colom
bians.
A few davs previous to the arri
val of capt. Storms at Santa. Mar
tha, the place had been taken by
Gen. M.ontillo, after an obstinate
contest,, in which the Royalists lost
500 in killed anti the Colombians
about 140. Alter they had taken
possession of the place, several of
the leaders?of the Royalists wer.
shot by order of Gen. Montillo, and
about 80 others were sent in irons
on board the prison ship.
Powerful •Magnet.'*—o'.\ Monday
evening, Professor Paterson exhibited
to liis class an artificial magnet of the
horse shoe form, which supported the
enormous weight of one hundred and
sixty duo pounds. Its own weight i
only thirty-two pounds. This is said
to be the most powerful magnet known.
It was prepared under the direction ol
Mr. Lu xens, of this city, who has dis
covered a method of touching, which
is much superior to that used in Eu
rope. The large magnet wall in future
‘be found among the cunosiues ii th
‘Philadelphia Museum. 1 Phil. Union.
The Printing office of tv-
X. York, lias been ireAtryed by fi
which spread so rapidly that t’ e svui'i
men had hardly time to escape.
Sav. Ge r.
The Baltimore Morning Chronicle
notices the approach ot war in Europe
as “ brighter prospects .” Some thou
sands of human -eings are to be killed
as inanv more maimed ; a now peaceful
region to be devastated, its inhabitants
plundered and impoverished, women
ravished, children bayonetted, liberty
in jeopardy, and its defenders exposed
to the revengeful grasp of superstition
and lawless power, or to a long, and
perhaps endless exile. But Flour has
risen 50 cents per barrel. Brighter
prospects truly ! .AY V. American.
Information Wanted . —Rumors are
afloat, and we fear more than rumors,
that our government have received
official information from our ministers
abroad, tnat it is the settled determin
ation of the English Ministry to take
possession of the island of Cuba. YV'e
know that the last despatches that
were received, were inclosed in an en
velope endorsed Very important In
telligence. Two cabinet councils have
been held since the reception of those
despatches, and nothing has transpired
since they have broken up. On this
subject the National Intelligencer pre
serves a guarded and ominous silence.
Our government, it is perfectly well
known, would not sutler Cuba to pass
under English jurisdiction with their
consent,'and it is strongly suspected,
that this question lias occupied two
cabinet councils. \Vc are perhaps
nearer than many arc aware, of being
concerned, not as neutrals, but as par
ties in the ensuing contest of Europe.
Is there any other question growing
out of the present hostile attitude of
Europe, that could so •directly affect
the interest of America? Cuba is to
the United States immensely impor
tant, nut only in its natural, out like
wise in its political and commercial
connection with the country.
IS altiai ore Ch vonicle.
NOTICE.
Department of State, J
Washington , 1 2th March, 1823. J
All persons having claims of in
demnity for Slaves, or other pri
vate property, carried away from
the U. Stater, by the British officers,
afer the exchange of the ratifications
of the treaty of peace of 24 th D c.
1814 between the United States
and Great B itain, and in contra
vention to the stipulation in the first
article of th it treaev, are desired to
take notice of the following article,
in the convention concluded at St.
Petersburg!!, on the 12th day of
July last , ratified by the President
of the United States, and the ratifi
cations whereof have been duly
exchanged.
ARTICLE 3.
When tlie average value of slaves
shall have been ascertained and
fixed, the two commissioners shall
constitute a board for the examina
tion of the claims which are to he
submitted to them, and they shall
nbtiiv to the Secretary of State of
the United States, that they are
ready’ to receive a definitive list of
the slaves and other private prop
erty, for which the citizens of the
United States claim indemnifica
tion ; it being understood, and
hereby agreed, that the commission
shall not take cognizance, of, nor
receive, and that his Britanic Ma
jesty shall not be required to make
compensation for, any claims for
private property, under the first ar
ticle of the Treaty of Ghent, not
contained in the said list. And his
Britannic Majesty hereby engages
to cause to be produced before the
commission, as material towards
ascertaining facts, all the evidence
of which His Majesty’s govern
ment may be in possession by re
turns from His Majesty's officers
or otherwise, of the number of
slaves carried away. But the evi
dence so produced', or its defective
ness, shall not go in liar of any
claim or claims which shall be
otherwise satisfactorily authenti
cated.
And with regard to the evidence
to be transmitted to the Department
ot State, to be furnished to the
Commissioners conformably to the
above article, all persons interested
therein are referred to the notice
heretofore given, from this Depart
ment, and published in the Xaiion
al intelligencer of the 23d of May,
1821, and also in the following
newspapers, soon after that time.—
[Here follows a list of the papers h,
which the notice was published.]
1 he Commission may be expect
ed to meet in this city bv the first of
May next.
Distressing Octurrsmcc —YV, j, a
to record the melacltoly death, c
Saturday last, of our fellow citi?,..
Colonel Steele White. He yd
returning from a ride to the
course in company with some
tlemep, upon a very spirited aniqj
which had given some prev'gJ
symptoms of restiveness when som,
persons riding past very hastily, t d
horse became ungovernable and ira.
mediately plunged into the woodj
at the full extent of his speed, and
before *Col White could restrain
him, he dashed him with great vi.
olence against a tree. So great was
the shock, death was almost instau.
taneous; for although assistance was
immediately given, every effort to
revive animation proved fruitless.-
Col. White has left an affectionate
wife and four children to lament his
untimely loss. His remains were
yesterday buried with military hon.
ors, by the officers and uniform com*
panies of his regiment, whose num.
bers, and conduct throughput the
ceremony, were such as evinced
their feeling towards him as an off.,
cer, and bis character as an individ*
nal. Sav. Georgian , Bth inst.
A correspondent informs us, says
the National Gazette that there is now
building from part of the elm tree,
under which William Penn made the
treaty of Amity with the Indians, a
model for a monument intended to be
erected in commemoration of that im
portant event. The design is by Mr.
John llavilaml architect.
Salt Water. —A person at Wheeling,
Virginia, has penetrated a rock seven
hundred and fifty feet, in search of
salt water. He found a vein at the
depth of 440, but not sufficiently large
for his purpose. He bores by horse
power, at one fourth the usual expense.
At 500 feet he passed through a thin
stratum of stone coal. The rock still
presents the same appearance that ii
did near the surface of the earth.
Washington Paper.
In noticing the death of Dr. Jcnner
the immortal inventor of Vaccine
Inoculation, the National Advocate
justly remarks, that “he has saved,
or his system will, in the course of
time, save more lives than any
monarch on earth has destroyed.”
Duel. —A note from Patterson,
N. J. states that a Mr. , of
New York, and a young Scotchman
of respectable connections, have
exchanged shots. ‘File Scot had his
head grazed by a bullet—origin of
the quarrel (as usual) some trivial
dispute.—The note adds, that the
principals and seconds are all in jail
in Rockland county, whither the
parties went to adjust this important
affair. A r . 2~. Advocate.
One of the Independent Hanks in
Kentucky, having lately burnt a large
portion of its notes, all of which it had
faitiifully and honourably redeemed—
(as much cannot be said of all our
Independent banks) a gentleman who
had aided in the important business
of the conflagration, inquired what he
! was to receive as a compensation for
I his trouble. One of the directors
answered very promptly, you may have
the ashes. “ Agreed,” replied the gen
tleman, “ for it will make the best
shaving soap in the world.”— Monitor.
The Philadelphia papers state,
that the outer walls of the new
Penitentiary in that city will enclose
eleven acres of ground. The inte
rior, intended for the residence of
prisoners, will consist of nearly 300
cells, each intended for the abode
of one prisoner only, with a small
yard in the rear, and so constructed,
that one of the keepers, by taking
post in the centre of the building,
can command a view of all the pas
sages. This establishment promises
greater advantages than any house
of correction ever built in any
country. Missionary,
Mwburg Le'jers.- Gen. Armstrong
has formally acknowledged that he was
aul nor ot those reprehensible,
ll .’ -omatory and incendiary publica
• ou, commonly called the NewOurg
setters. The general contends that
they were only “ an honest and manly
• hough perhaps an indiscreet endeavor
to support public credit, and to do
justice to a long-suffering, patient and
gallant soldiery.” This apology, if
an apology it may be called, sounds
•veil on paper—but (ho concurring
testimony of a whole nation has
ittributed the General's conduct to
•ther motives than a wish to support
•üblic credit, and a disposition to do
justice to a gallant soldiery.
Georgia Patriot