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brace, an and again on his bended knee to receive the bit-fling of his poor and aged, but once again hap py mother. H >w inscrutable are the ways of Providence ! Brown was destined never again to fee his native land, nor thole who were nearest and dearest to his heart: The barba rians who had enfl-ved and made him a prisoner, murdered him in cold blood, and his corpse with those oi leven others of his mur dered countrymen were thrown in to one common grave in a foreign and a hostile land. With his dy ing breath he commended his foul to his Creator, and his cause to his country. May his prayer afeend to Heaven, and be accepted. B. F Commodore Chauncey is apoint cd to the command of the Walhmg tori and Capt >Smith to the com mand of the franklin, American line of battle (hips. Raleigh Register. Guadaloupe has reje&ed the kind offer of the British toguarrifon the il)an<J,-and lioifted the tri-color ed flag. lb. Curracoa dill remains in posses sion of the British, in a very unset tled (late. Ib. The United Ssates Stocks are high er in Europe and America than any other government flocks in the world. This is good evidence that we are a batik rcupt nation. Niles* Register. New-HaMpshire.—The exe cutive power of this date is curi cufly fixed. The governor being a federalill ami the council having vJ a republican majority, it appears that no appointments to office will be made on which political views have any weight or bearing—the comic;! rejecting the nominations of the governor, arid the governor those of the council. Ib. 4 ■ We observe by extra&s from Pa ris papers that the Ottoman Porte has declared war against Russia, & immediately after invaded Molda via. It is added the Turks have taken and entirely deflroyed Buch arest. The American. Mahmud 11. seems to have a woke from his lethargy—dilturbed, perhaps, by the unmeaning ads of the Vienna Congress -he is deter mined to pursue open hoflility to the legitimate Autocratical, molt Ci rilti.in, molt Catholic, molt Ho ly and Faith Delending Sovereigns of Europe. To. Petersburg/), July iS. Overwhelming .Calamity* “ Gur day of dreadful yiutation has at length arrived. Two thirds of the late flourifhing town iff Pe te; fburg are in ruins. About 9 o’- clock on Sunday night, the appal ling cry oi Fire ! founded in our ears, and in an in flan taster, the alarm bells confirmed the mourn ful truth The flames were seen to iflfue from a liable in the rear of the dwelling hbufe occupied by Mr. John Walker, on Bollinghrook flrecr, and in the rritdft of a duller of old wooden buildings, whose combullible materials spread the JtT roving element with eledric velocity. In a moment, the flames spread far*and wide, levelling in their courle both Tides of Boiling brook street and the north fide of Back Itreet, while the Market fquare, and all the adjacent buil dings lhared a similar fate. It was hoped that the ltillnefs of the. night and the width of Sycamore-itreet would flay the progress of the fire in that diredtion. Vain hopeL Notwithstanding anumberot houfeT were blown up to arrest iis pro gress, the flames caught on the welt fide of Sycamore Itreet, and in a few hours prostrated every house, except two or three, as tar as little bridge. The fire was at length ar relted at opposite points on Old street, having conlumed the houses to the little bridge on both Tides of the street except the new and valu able building of Mr J. B. Reid, sweeping with the bolotn of de- Itruct almolt every house to the ri ver’s edge At day break yelter day morning the fire began to iub fide, having raged wfith unparallel ed fury nini- hours, and deflroyed a mats ot propei ty which it is fear ful to calculate Perlons who ne ver saw Peterlburg may formlome idea of our Jreadtui tituanon, when we ltate, that not more than a do zen itores of any magnitude elcap ed deitruttion. “ We regret to Hate that several lives were loft by the blowing up of houses—but we cannot obtain pos itive information as to trie perlons, except one, whole name is Samuel My res, a native oi Baltimore, who was m the employ of Mr, Thomas Wallace. “ Neithef our time nor our lim ited iniormauoa, nor our exhault ed Jpints, wili allow us to particu larize. Suffice it to lay, it has in deed been a leafon ot dreadful vili tation to our town. “ Before Fiiuay, vve Tail endea vor to procure full info.tnation on this diftrctfing luoject.” The attual Amount of property deltroyed, the Peterlburg Re publican uj tne‘2ist iriitij includ ing goods, &e. can never be alcer tained—we do not believe we fhouid go ‘beyond tile mark, were we to'iay that i WO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS woula not place Pcterlbuig in the litusuiow in winch it flood lilt Sunday morning. New York, July 6 . FIRF! Between 9 and 10 o’- clock fait evening, a fire broke out in a livery Itable, two doors from the corner of Lombardy, in.MarKet ftreet, and before it was got under deltroyed leven buildings on Mar ket Itreet, jthree or four buildings on Bedlow street, and about twelve fmail wooden houses mfide of the block. New- York, July 7. Another Fire. —A fire broke out yesterday morning, about one o'- clock, in a (table near the corner of-Pump and Third Itreeis, in the Bowery, which was not got under until eight wooden dwelling houses and four (tables were consumed. lnree of the houses were the pro perty of Mrs. Rogers, 2 of Mr. John Hunt, one of Mr. Sinclair, & the remainder belonged to Mrs. Hyde and Mr. John Fleming.—- The fire is supposed to have been communicated by an incendiary, of the furniture was saved. * FOREIGN NEWS! BRI Fish T axes. A schedule of the dutcis payable for windows or lights , not heretofore chargeable with any duty. For every window or light in any (hop, compting house, ware house, manufactory, or building, for which the occupier thereof is not chargeable with any duty on windows or lights by virtue of an act puffed in the 43th year of his present majelty’s reign, the annual sum of 3s (id. Houses— For every inhabited house or. tenement of the yearly valued rent at 5/ and under 20/ a rate ot 2x. in the pound. Oi 20/. and underdo/, three Ihillings in the pound. Ot 40/. or upwards, 4 s. in the pound. Servants— Evcfry perfonkeep ing male-servants, to pay tor each as follows: For one lueh tervant, if not in livery, 4/ lOx. For one do. if in livery 5/ l Ox. Two filch, each, 6/ Three do. 71. Four do. 8/ Five do. 91. Six lervants, if in livery, each 10/. Seven do. 11 / Eight do. 12/. Nine do. 13/. Ten do 14/. Eleven and up wards 15/. Wiiere two or more male ser vants lhall be retained, one or more ot whom shall be out of livery, for every such tervant out of livery the further sum ot 2/ and it the matter be a bachelor, a further sum or 5/. Horses—By every periou keep ing holies, tor each horde, one, 5/; two, each 8/; three, each 9/j tour, each 10/; five, each 4 o/. l Ox,; fix, each 11/. lOx; eight, eacti 12/ And if the proprietor be a bachel or, 5 per centum additional on the amount to cuaigcable. On every horle let to ntre 51 Every race horle, or in training tor racing. 5/. Arid it trie owner of iuch horle be a bachelor, 50 per cent additional upon the duty to chargeable. For every other uorie or mule above thirteen hands high, 17x 6d. O thers are rated very low. Carriages —-Carriages, with four wiiceis, by every per foil keep ing them, to pay lor each, one 24/; two, each, 23/; three, each 25/; four, e;|pn 27 1 ; five, each 29; fix, each 31/; leven, each 33/; eight, each 35/; and for every ad ditional oody to be iuccdfively uled on the lame carnage or pair of wheels 11/; and, it the owner be a bacelor, 50 per cent, addition al, upon the amount To chageable On carriages, wttn lets than four wneels, for every such carriage, drawn by two or more horse, 1 ?/. For every other, 12/. For every additional body, 1/. ss. These do not include lax carts, upon which the duty is much lower For every carnage kept, for the purpoie ot bung let to hire, with out horle, to be uled therewith by any coach maker, &c. where such carnage ihafi have four wheels, 20/. For every carriage, with four wheels, to be let to hire with horses, by any paymaster, &c. 16/. For every coach, diligence, caravan, or chaile, with four wheels, or more, used as a stage coach, for passen gers, 20/. Dogs —For every greyhound, pointer, setting-dog or 1/. lOx- For every hound, lurch er, or terrier, 1/. For every other dog, i2x. For every pack of hounds, not exceeding 20 couple, 40/. Do not exceeding 30 do. 60/. Do. not exceeding 40 do. 701. . London Courier. House of Commons, A fay 2£>. Major Gen Packenham . —Gen. Gafcoigne enquired, whether it w§s the intention of Government to propose the eredion of a monu ment to the memory of Major Gen. Packenham ? Lord Caftiereagh said, that how ever meritorious might be the cha racter of that lamented Officer, oh however distinguifned his fcrvicesf’ yet the particular occasion on which he lost his valuable life was not of that description which could justify his Majesty’s Ministers in proposing to record it by a public monument. ♦ The following letter from Admi ral lyler to Captain Dickinson, found on board the Penguin, fur niflies irrefutable proof of thefu~, perior (kill and courage of ourgal-F lant lars By this letter, it ap-*’ pears, that the Penguin was expre ssly fitted to capture the Wasp, a veflel of one third greater force than the Hornet, and the Penguin was captured by the Hornet, after an action of 22 minutes in which the dil'parity of lols is almost incre dible. ► Cape Town, 31 st Jany. ISIS. Dear Sir, You will fee by your orders, and the intlligence I lend you, the pur port of your cruise. In the event of your meeting this said Wasp, rnealure his force well before y m dole with him. If he has long 1 3 pounders, which I doubt, you can have no chance, but very clbfe, and never let him board you, as he is io much higher than you, which gives him great advantage- I have desired 12 marines to be lent you fi4jm the Medwary, to keep a constant fire at his tops, where he has guns. If you fee nor hear any thing of him in the run pointed out in your orders, take care and return before your provi. fions are short Discharge young Leach into the Harpv, and’ Mr. Olof Burgh into the Cumberland. VVilhing you a fortunate cruise, I am, faithfully yours, CIIA. TA YLOR. Capt Dickerson, H. vl. Sloop Pjrriguin. official View OF THE STATE >E FRANCE. The following is a copy of a dif parch from the Duke of Otranto (Fouche) to Prince Metternich, the Austrian prime tninifter : “ My Prince—Every event has confirmed what I predidted to you fix months ago; harken to me with attention & confidence; we may, in the peculiar circumstances, and the imminent situations in which we are placed, influence in a powerful manner, the approaching and per haps eternal destinies of France, of Austria, and of Europe. You are deceived refpeding what is going on, and what is preparing in the mid ft of us You will judge of the reports of a people rash and blind by the misfortunes which strike without the power to enlight en them You are given to under stand at Vienna, that Napoleon has been brought back to the throne by the army alone ; that there are none on this fide but a soldiery drunk with war But forthwith you will know that our army has not been recruited in public houses. Generals, Captains, loldiers, ail are drawn entirely from the bolom - of the nation ; and for 2 5 years our army has executed almft a!-