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* THE [We believe that the fate of the ce lebrated French navigator, La Pey rouse, is but little known. He wa> in employ of his government, in the Southern Ocean, on a voyage of dis covery, the plan of which was laid down by Louis XVI. It will be re collected that much interest was exci led in his behalf some years since, and one or two vessels dispatched in search of him, —but to no purpose. After being left to conjecture for more than twenty years the following melancho ly account of his destiny wasreccived.] A Portuguese captain who arrived at Macao, on the 3d of February, 1815, relates, that on passing at eastward of the Philipines, ncai a dry rock south-eastwardly of the Is land of Timor, he perceived on the shore, a man, who by signals was imploring assistance. He im mediately despatched a boat to land and brought oil a Frenchmannamed Dagelet, the astronomer of M. La Peyrouse, who departed from Bota ny Pav the 1788, with the two ships under his command,proceed ed to the southwest ol New Hol land, running along a chain of rocks whose bearing and situation were not designated by M. Dagelet.— The Astrolable run upon breakers in the night and was lost—part of the crew were saved. But a short ■time after, being in want of water and provisions, and continuing to run down the chain of rocks, La Peyrouse discovered an island si tuated S. S. E. from the island of Zealand, which mav be about 12 or thirteen leagues in circumfer ence. After having gone round this island, he entered with his ordy remaining vessel into a deep and safe bay, where he came to anchor. He was there well received, and found a hospitable people, assist ance and provisions of every kind, and obtained permission to erect his tent on shore for the accommo dations of his sick. Nothing hith erto had disturbed the haimonv which subsided between his people and the natives of the country.— But by the carelessness of the cook, a fire broke out on board his ship, and it was entirely consumed. By the greatest exertions, La Peyrouse saved every thing possible of the sails, cordage, utensils, arms and ammunition. His design was to “build a vessel which should carry the news cf h:o misfortune to some European colony ; but the nativ es who permitted him to establish his camp, and to take all measures for his saiety, constantly opposed his design. He then had no other hope than that the uncertainty respecting his fate might induce the French gov ernment to send in search ofhim.— In the mean time; years passed away, and not a vessel was seen.— After having passed 21 years in fruitless expectation, he at last re solved on making preparations to embark. Having given orders for cutting in the wood the necessary pieces of timber, the natives regard ed the order as an act of hostility, and soon began war upon him. — The French being obliged to act al ways upon the defensive, could not carry their project into execution. M. La Peyrouse repeatedly endea vored to raise their spirits, but al ways without success. At last af ter a war in which the little ammu nition which had been saved was exhausted, the French, overcome by numbers, yielded, and were all I massacred. The Indians burnt the camp. M. Dagelet commanded a small post of 17 men. On being informed of the fate of M. Pey rouse, and having no doub, of the late which awaited him with his companions, abandoned his little battery, and was so fortunate as to reach a little bay, where they found some Indian boats, of which thev took possession. With the aid of these frail vessels, they gained the, ocean, without oars, without in struments, and without provisions, where they had to struggle with the honors which threatened inev itable death. In the mean time, the wind and curicnts drove them, after several days, upon the dry rock, w hence the Portuguese vessel took M. Dagelet, after having sub sisted there two years,during which time he saw the sad companions of his misfortunes, one after another all perish. IM. Dagelet was the sole survi vor, and he died on the ninth day alter being taken on board the Por- tuguese vessel. His declaration has been delivered, and his journals de posited at Macao by the Portuguese captain. In them the latitude and longitude of the island where I.a Pevrouse remained so long a time, was determined. The governor of this place has sent them both to Batavia, whence they will be for warded to France. They have been compared with d’Entrecasteaux’s journals, and it appears that the latter passed within 8 or 10 leagues only of the island where M Pey rouse was detained. J. F. De F'roberville, Lieut, in the Navy. ———i m i mi i ——w .——l—,. , By the arrival at New-York of the British ship Commerce, Capt. Richie, from Greenock, London dates to the 4th and Paris to the 2d of June are re ceived. According to the French accounts the invading army continues its pro gress—but there is nothing from which to judge of the ultimate success of ei ther party. There is nothing relative to Abis bal’s movements or intentions. A dis patch from the French commandant who has taken possession of Toledo, after a considerable resistance, of the 23d of May, says—“ Chaleco has ral lied the troops ol’D’Abisbal and is now at Mauzanares, with a considerable body, and with two pieces of artil lery.” On the 23d of May, the Duke d’An gouleme addressed a proclamation to the Spaniards, in which he informs them that * the moment has arrived for establishing in a solemn and stable manner the Regency which is to be entrusted with the administration of the country, with the organization of a regular army, and with concerting with me the means of consummating our great work, the deliverance of your King.” The French nation, he as sures them, is not at war with Spain, and that its armies have%ccupied the Spanish territories, as auxiliaries only, to deliver her King from the thraldom of a faction, to restore her altars, and to re-establish justice. The Archbishop Tarrazona, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, has been invited to return to Madrid to resume his func tions. Alter the occupation of Madrid had been completed, tlie advanced guard of the French army marched from that city, attacked and defeated at Talave ra a Constitutional force of 3500 men, who fled from the field, leaving many killed and wounded and 60 prisoners, 12 cannons with provisions and their military chest, in the hands of the French. Notwithstanding the success of the French, it appears that much interest and anxiety prevailed at Paris for the result of the operations against gener al Mina, and it is remarked as singular that Moncey’s despatch of the 28th, contains no notice of the attack of that general upon Vich, two days previous, and in which a victory is claimed by the French and ultras. A regency, during the captivity of (he King has been nominated, consist ing of tlie Duke del Infantado, Presi dent, the Duke deXlontemar, Baron d’ Eroles, the Bishop of Osma, and M. Calderon. The Constitutionalists who were made prisoners, in the recent affair of Donnadieu in Catalonia, are said to have revolted, and were put to the sword. New'-York, July 17. We have had a conversation with a gentleman of the first respectabil ity, lately arrived from Europe, who left Paris on the 18th of May, and came through London, where he spent some days. He says the prevailing opinion among the bet ter informed inhabitants of Paris and London is, that the British ministry are as anxious for the des truction of the Spanish constitution, as it now stands, and the success of the French arms in bringing back Ferdinand to all the powers hereto fore by him surrendered to the Cortes, as the most decided royal ist in Paris. He says Paris was as quiet as London, and this from no other cause than that a perfect un derstanding existed between M. Chateaubriand and the British Mi nistry, that the Spanish Constitu tion should be made null—but that the Inquisition was not to be resto red—that by the first of September, the campaign would be closed, leaving 100,000 F'rench to protect F'erdinand and his Court. This is a melancholy account of the affairs in Spain. This gentleman saw London pa pers of the Cth of June. The King was so seriously ill, that the British Pailhwnent had parsed an aQ. fqi the benefit of those in office,sthai they should not have to payfMw’ duties on the succession ot tflb Duke of York. , * ‘ From the same source vve that the Marquis la Fayette,Jigd it in contemplation to visit trv once more, in the course of next Fall. ■.; —7 . Counter-Revolution in Portugal? Capt. Sneed arrived at Philadel phia from Lisbon, has turnished tlie editors of the U. S. Gazette with a detailed account of the late distur bance in Portugal, by which it ap pears that it was brought about bv Gen. Sepulveda ; a constitutional general, who thinking to gain lavor with the king persuaded the troops to revolt, and declare against the constitution. When the troops found, however, that the king would not countenance him, they attacked and beat hiin so severely that his life was despaired of. Ihe distur bances continued for several days, but before capt. S. order Jiad been in a great measure restored by the king promising a new constitution, ‘i here was very little said in Lisbon about Spain, but jt was thought that the revolu tion would injure the Spanish cause. By the brig Hiram, arrived at Nevv- York, Gibraltar papers of the 7th June containing Cadiz and Seville dates of the 2d have been received. The Straits swarmed with Spanish privateers, which boarded every vessel they could, but detained only those that were suspected of having French property on board; these were sent, in to Algesiras for trial. The brig Cyno of Philadelphia was sent in by one of them on the sth of June. Several French and Dutch vessels had also been sent in. A Dutch 74, and gun brig, had been into Algesiras, and ta ken out the vessel of their nation which bad been captured. A French 74 and Ligate were lying in Gibraltar bay, and were about to proceed for Algesi ras, to demand the French vessels, ta ken and it was said would take them by force if not peaceably given up.— The American squadron had sailed for port Mahon. A great race took place between the Constitution and a Brit ish trigate, a few days before the Hi ram sailed. The former proved herself much the fastest sailer. The accounts from Madrid by this arrival, are no later than before recei ved. Abisbal and Montijoshad been strip ped of all honors and distinctions, and the command of the army which occu- P‘ed Madrid, conferred on Gen. Cas telldosrius, who set out immediately from Seville; and arrived to head his troops at the very moment the French made the attack at Talavera, of which so boasting an account was given in late Paris papers.—From the Spanish statement it will be seen, that the pa triots, in strict conformity to the sys tem of warfare which they have adop ted, avoided a general engagement with the enemy, but so far from display ing that cowardice of which the French accused them, they evinced the great est bravery, and only retired from the field in consequence of the over whelming numbers opposed to them. We know, by the last arrival from Flu rope, that the FYench had not advan ced a single step towards Seville sev eral days subsequent to this affair.— The head quarters of General Cast elidosrius were at Delcitosa, on the frontiers of| F.stremadura, 120 miles southeast of Madrid, where he was organizing his troops, and taking up positions for the purpose of annoying the enemy with his guerillas, if they should attempt to cross the Tagus. General Ballasteros, on the other hand, had entered Valencia, the block ade of which he had previously com pelled the French to abandon ; and, in almost every part of the South of Spain, troops were in motion, and in advance to meet the invaders. The French are likewise, stated to have evacuated Santander with precipitation, in conse quence of the natives having risen on them. There is nothing in these accounts (says the Plvening Post) which gives the least colour tq the idea, that the Cortes were, disposed to treat with the F'reiic.h; far less that any of them were leagued with Abisbal, or had abandon ed Seville, as confidAitly asserted in some of the Paris and Loudon journals. On the contrary, their acts show, that they are animated by the best spirit, and determined not to yield but in the last extremity. 71iey had raised one hundred and sixty millions of reals, part of 200 millions called for bv the gove mine lit, and applied them to the necessities of the state. This money which was levied on foreigners as well as natives, to be refunded out of tlie property of the clergy. On tlie whole, vve think that tlie as pect of Spanish affairs is brighter than was lq.be expected from the high col ouring given by the French ot their progress, and ot the disposition ot the Spanish nation to submit to the arbi trary stvay of the sovereign. Emigration. —ln the ship Com merce, of Greenock, which arrived here ort Tuesday evening, came, as a cabin passenger, Nahum Ward, Esq. of Marietta, Ohio, formerly of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and between 80 and 90 passengers in the steerage, most of whom are young farmers, and of good charac ter, tor settlement on Mr. W ard s lands in the District of Marietta.—■ These enterprising young men, to gether with about fifty that sailed from Greenock on the 4th of April last wdth the same intention, are] but the van of a much larger colony that are winding up their concerns I in the mother country, and will shortly be transplanted into the fer-’ tile vale of Ohio. This will be no, small advantage to our common country, while it will he particu larly gratifying to our sister state of Ohio—v irtuous men being a re al acquisition to any land. Mr. Ward, who has spent the lasttwelve months in Europe, but much the greater part of his time in Scotland, making known to the farming class of that country the many advanta ges of the flourishing state of Ohio, is of opinion that 1000 individuals will have left North Britain for the vale of the Ohio, from the first of Api il to the first of October next, and that each succeeding year 2000 will follow their example. This is certainly very pleasing in the prospective, and we believe there is very little doubt of its be ing fully realized. Our country bidsevery virtuous foreigner a hear ty welcome ; —and no people make better citizens than the Scotch, they are moral, religious, sober, and in dustrious, almost to a proverb ; and the least we can say is, that he who has spent much time and mo ney solely for the purpose of ma king the advantages of his country known to European farmers, is de serving well of his fellow citizens. Extraordinary Instance of Rapid Communication. —lt is the practice of the Admiralty to hold certain commuications with the outports, daily at one o’clock, by telegraphic despatch. The following is an in stance of the wonderful celerity with which these communications are made.—Certain instructions rela tive to the regulation of the time keeper, were, on Tuesday se’nnight, communicated from the Admiralty office, London, to the telegraph, Portsmouth, and an answer receiv ed by them in one minute, the whole distance being 144 miles. It is im possible to imagine any thing more perfect than this system of rapid communication must be. Emerald Mines. —lt is very inter esting to learn with accuracy the situation of the oriental mines of the emerald, that vve may he able to explain where the Greeks and Romans found that mineral, as they could not be acquainted with Peru, the only place in which they are found in our days. We are pleas ed, therefore, to iearn from accounts from that part of the world, that Mr- Callot, who was sent by the Pacha of Egypt to look for the an cient emerald mines, has been so fortunate as to discover them in the neighborhood of the Red Sea, which pretty nearly agrees with the account of the scite of these treas ures, as given by ancient authors. U. S. Gazette. Several severe shocks of earthquake were experienced in the Island of Ja va on the 17th and 18th Dec. last. At the same time a loud subterraneous rumbling was heard iu the mountain of Merapie. and it began to throw out stones. An eruption took place soon after, during which half of tlie moun tain was surrounded with torrents of lava and columns of fire, while a heavy • shower of sand and small stones cov ered the neighbouring fields. Four villages are known to be burnt and two buried—but fifteen persons lost their lives, owing to the inhabitants having had time to escape. Another mountain in a different pars of the Isl and has emitted quantities of ashes and given other indications of eruption. Another pirate captured —The schr. Caroline, from Campeachy was chased on the forenoon cf the j 13ih ult. off tV Sisal, b v a m schr Dunngxhe chase gu ’ i heard ahead, an\ shortly a f> a man ot war how j n T . pirate discontinue! t i_ i\ hauled her wind, c . ‘ aw oline stood i t . war, w hich proved to ,*7 V ~ Se Uf 26 guns, capt. Herber^ 6 , la m *r, raticul schooner in cornea* a pi. she had captured that the American brig Tropic w|’p she had re-captured from t ; le schooner. The pirate mouutt I two guns, and had fifty men all , whom escaped to the shore, ha\l ing run the schooner close into f ‘ beach. Capt. Herbert gave prot tion to the Caroline to Campeachi at which ports the pirates who 1 escaped were seen walking JI streets publicly. The Tamar tool out some articles from the sheerer and afterwards burnt her. The above schooner had a s h 0r time previous to her capture, boa . decl the British brig George t!i” Third, at her anchorage in Cam peachy harbour, and plundered ho of several articles. She also at. tempted to board the ship Nl oro . Castle, Voyce, and brig Nelson* Kidd, lying at Lagoona, but was beaten off after a severe action. It was understood at Campeachy that the pirates were waiting f Ol \ favorable oppotunity tocutavessd out of the habour, in order to pro. ceed in her to sea, and plunder any thing they might fall in with. The cruising ground of the pirates is understood to be between Cham boana towards Sisal and the Alicran and they rendezvous at a place cal led El Islapiedras,abouttwoleagues to the northward of the village of Jayna, they have an arsenal there, and it is said upwards of 300 men sometimes resort to fit out small vessels with which they go a plun dering. The land in that neigh borhood is very low, but may be distinguished by two small hills, resembling two white hammocks The water is shallow, and only nav igable for small vessels. The pi rates carry vessels into one of the creeks, and, after taking out their goods, &c. burn them and convey the plunder to the shore in boats. A number of huts and small hous es have lately been erected near to Jayna in fact, it may be called a town of pirates. On the 22d ult. off Alicran, the Caroline was chased by a piratical schooner for several hours, but es caped by superior sailing. On Fri day se’nnight, between Mancinella and Cape Cruz, a large canoe, full of armed men was pulling for the Caroline, but Capt. Thomas fired into her, when they made off and returned to the shore. Jamaica Courant. Capture of Pirates —lt is stated by a gentleman arrived at Charleston in 5 days from Key West, that informa tion having been received there, that a Piratical schooner, with a crew of 80 men, was lying behind a point of land near the Old Straits, Lieut. Watson, of Com. Porter’s Squadron,with a force ot 26 men in two barges, seizing an opportunity when the schr. was be calmed, attacked her, killed 71 of her crew, and took 9 prisoners, live sud denness of the attack was so great, that the pirates attempted no resist ance—attending only to their escape, in attempting which, most of them lost their lives. None of our seamen were killed or wounded. A part of the pri soners had died of their wounds. The remainder were sent over to Havana for trial. Our readers can rely on the truth of the above information, (says the Patriot,) as it was related to our informant by Com. Porter himself, and by several of the officers of the squad ron. Com. Porter, his officers and crew, together with a detachment of ma rines, stationed at Key Vacas under Lieutenant Rogers, were all in good health. Jl rirate seized. —lt is stated in the New-York Statesman of the 19th that on the day previous as an honest jack tar was passing in Broad-way, near St. Paul’s Church, lie recognised among the passengers on tlie side walk a Spanish sailor whom he knew as n pirate, and immediately seized him by the collar, charged him with being one of u gang who robbed a vessel some time since in the West India seas, on board of which he was a sailor, and forthwith dragged him before the P 0 ’ lice, where he was briefly questioned and committed to Bridewell. Ib* further examination was to take place j the next day before the judged the District Court.