_ volvecl on Capt. Martin, who I think well qualifi-
‘ tal, to be divided into shares of S100 -::icli; and
,rected to establish its control over the various
tribes ‘of Indians-—to exclude foreign adventur-
'ers and to give the greatest degree of profit to
_at which time no one had appeared to claim the
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4.
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YELLOVV STONE EXPEDITION.
Extract of a letter dated Mzzrtivz Ca.ntonment,380
miles u/1 the Jl/Iissouri river, 2d Nov. 18 l 8,_/‘ram
ml oficer of the Yellow Stone river ex/zedition,
toa gentleman in St. Louis.
“ After a very fatiguing and arduous march
bf nearly sixty days, we arrived at this place a
few days ago, and took up our winter quarters
on an island, called ‘ Isle dc Vaches’ or Cow Isl-
and ; and immediately commenced building our
fort, which is progressing rapidly ; I think it is
the best situation we could find bctw cen this and
the mouth of the river.
“ We have passed through a country which is
not surpassed in fertility of soil and water cours-
es by any in the world. Our boats have been
p"opelled thus far (except a little intermediate
sailing) by the Cordel ; but owing to the rapidi-
ty of the current, and the numerous sandbars,
sawyers, planters and ripples, we were not ena-
bled to make more than 9 miles pcrday on an av-
erage. It is a source of much astonishment to
me, that we have not met with some serious ac-
cident ; but, on the contrary, we have experien-
ced none of any importance. Our force consists
of about 347 men, including officers. Col. Cham-
bcrs having been ordered to take command of
the 9th military department, this command de-
ed to conduct an expedition of this kind. As
soon as the ice breaks in the spring, it is expect-
ed we will resume our slow and arduous march
for our destination, the mouth of the Yellow
Stone river. It i-s, however, my opinion, we will
not reach it with our present force and the unf-. -
vorable prospects attending it. At least one
third of the men’s term ofenlistment will expire
before the march can possibly be performed ;
and the remainder are of such a description as
will never answer the purpose. I expect in the
spring, when the grass has attained a height suf-
ficient for their protection, the Indians will begin
to ask us where we are going, and our business ;
for, you may rest assured, they will never fold
their arms and tamely submit to our sending an
armed force at a point so far in the heart of their
country, when they are hacked and constantly ur-
ged on by British fur companies, on the Assyna-
boin and Red rivers. VVe apprehend more dan-
ger from the Sioux and Ricarrees’ than any oth-
er nation. My opinions on this subject may be
ground-less ; time alone will determine the fact.”
Indian Trade.--Mr. Calhoun, the Secretary at
‘Nair, has made a detailed report to the House of
Representatives of the U. States, in conformity
to a resolution of that house during the last ses-
sion, directing him to prepare and report a sys-
tem, providing for the abolition of the existing
Indian trade establisl:-meiits of the U‘ States, and
providing for the openinxs of the trade with the
Indians to lIl£l,.lV"A:1\\n!Q. un _ ei"su~.,..b}e ,.e,,u1atio,,S_
After giving a detailed history of ti-.,,.,T_,.-.:.,;OnS
alopted from time to time by the govei'n1iiei‘u.-
covered, containing a i'arie‘ty of e2'lrthéi'~. M ‘
bricks of a foi'm,5lili'crent from those of mode
make, and an iron-sword resembling tl1t_Sal)l‘C f
the Persians or Scythians.
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V
Bos'roN, Dec. 30.i_
Case of Piracy and Murder.—Thc trial K
John Vvilliams, John Peter Rog, Francis l“ret.3
ick, Niles Patterson Fogclgreen. and Nathanfil
Tvhite Glass, mutineers on board the schoonlr
' Plattsburg, lately under the command of Vt’i:i.
Hacker, and then belonging to Isaac l\'l-Ii-.i';_f',,
Esq. of Baltimore, commenced on Monday hit
at the Circuit Courtof the U. States for this Dili-
trict, before the lion. Judge Story and,_J'udge
vis, and closed yesterday about 4 o’cl‘nck, P. t _
The prosecution was conducted by:g(ico. Bial-
Esq. Attorney for the U. Statesf ir'_i'.t-lieir ht-hat,
and by Samuel L. Knapp and Steplien Hoop -
Esqrs. in behalf of the prisoners. Stephen ,-
Onion and Edward Sammerson, part of the crefv
of the Plattsburg, were admitted evidences in by-
half of the government. ' ._
There was very little variation in the testimb.
ny either of Onion or Sammerson ; each kneiv
that the Plattsburg sailed from Baltimore ona
voyage to, Smyrna, with a cargo of coffee and
42,000 dollars in specie ; that at the moment bf
sailing there lzad been a dispute between tlie
master and John \Villiams one ofthe defendantis,’
which however was soon quiete(l—-they pursued
their voyage until the 22d July, when being off
the Island of Madeira an attempt was made, in
f
4
the master, mate, and supercargo, but owing: to
some derangement in the p_l_;in. it failed. Adav
or two after they made the W_estei'n Islands and
then it was proposed’ to sieze on the officers as
they were taking an observation of the sitn,‘hn'd.
embark them into the boat that they might land
on one of the islands--for this purpose VVilliams
carried a cord in his bosom to bind the captai~:.",
but the hearts of his associates failing them, he
desistcd from the project. ._
On the 53-ltli Of Julv at mitlnight,heing then a-
bout lOO miles from land, blowing very strong, 2.
cry was made by Rog or VVillianis, that there was
a sril under the bow, upon which the mate and’
scctmd mate ran forward, when the mate was
knocked down by one of the mutinec-rs ; about
the same time the second mate received a New
wlnzli he supposed at first iniglit be caused by
the flapping of the jib ; but was directly after
siezcd by \Villiams, who CXCl.’:lIl'le(l ‘lere is one
_wlii_te, -another that it is black.’
_"cdge.in political economy, has again been thrown
which \-Villiams was the chief agent, to poison .
of tize damned rascals ;’ the captain maltiog his
appearance at this instant, Vlilliams left his liolot
on Union and attacked him ; Onion dire-ctlv I
madt; for the cabin, whence he heard the crewj
call upon the supcrcargo in an angry tone, to re a
pair immediately on deck. '
Sammerson, who was stated to have been till
this time below in his birth, was ordered on c?3oc‘.;,
saw the supercargo, Mr. Baynard, layi.'|f_z; 0;, big
back a corpse ; in a few moments, \~Villi'.ini.~s,
Rog, "and Peterson, came down into the Cabin ;-.7,
for re ulatin trade wi‘li ‘h- '1 ' n '3 - -1- - - . ‘ .
v_ ‘g g . L. c Trtlla i.‘1l_.‘»..1.a-. ant. search of Union. Il’fli'?'1t:(il:ltel_v 3 c,,,,.,,,,_‘,_U-An
pointing out what he CODCCIVCSIO be the cs-fccts was held \1rl1;.\t-l--- - - - - * - _ wd _ , ‘
amliwsonveriiences of each ‘-.:“ “ ' F ‘ . 9.. ' .’
i i...L.::-. y,
. is nelario .
.ri_ ‘' .... ..-., uiic oi the crew, was then
_;__,-._,_ n_ -_-__-___-_, - _..- he cxctu- appointed master, Williams mate, and Onion was
sively vested in a company with sttflicient capi-
to be limited to the term of twenty yezirs ; to
pay an annual tax on its subscribed capital, for
the privilege of exclusive trade, and to be sub-
jcct in the same manner as private traders, to
such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.
The efforts of the company, observes the secre-
tary, undisturbed by rival interests, would be di-
its trade. The success of such a company, prop-
erly conducted, scarcely admits of a doubt.-
Our position with regard to this trade, the facili-
ty which the navigation of our great and numer-
ous rivers in that quarter would afford. and the
protection from our military posts, would speed-
ily destroy all foreign competition, and would, in
a few years, push our trade to the Pacific Ocean.
The most profitable fur and peltry trade in the
world would be ours, accompanied with a decided
influence over the numerous and warlike tribes
inhabiting those extensive regions.——P/zil. fza.
Pcnsacola.——Letters are published from Col.
King, commanding at Pensacola, down to 3d Oct.
post for Spain ; and it is mentioned that the Gov-
ernor of Cuba had declined sending any one un-
til he was instructed from Madrid. The rangers
under Capt. Boylcs had explored the country in
various directions, and had encountered several
parties of hostile Indians, had killed several, des-
troyed th'eir habitations, and brought in 4,0 or 50
prisoners. ,Capt. Boylcs was wounded in the
side in one of these rencontres.
The Antiquities of the Vtfestern country every
day devclope new facts, for theiconsideration of
the learned. A. letter is published in the New-
York Gazette, from VVm. Donnison of Nashville,
to the Hon. Samuel L. Mitchell, which describes
a stone fort situated at the confluence of two of
the most southern forks of Duck River, on the
northwestern corner of Fraiiklin county, Ten-
nessee. The fort covering about 32 acres of
ground ; is surrounded by a stone wall from 6 to
20 feet thickness at the base, and at the top a-
boutfive feet through. The letter which des-
cribes the outlines of this work, mentions that
within seven years, a fine piece of flint glass, was
‘ploughed up in the area, about one inch in thick-
ness and of remarkable transparency ; it appear-
ed to have been part of a bowl neatly polished
and tinted on its sides. A small stone carved
and ornamented, was also found. Evident marks
of the hammer and chissel, are perceived upon
‘the walls ; though they are rough and uncouth
from the lapse of ages. About forty miles from
continued as before.
On the succeeding morning, the specie was
brought on deck and divided by hats and tin pots,
about $3000 to a share, of which Onion was.di-
rected and did consent to receive his proportion.
A second consultation was held, and it was deci-
ded that they should shape their course for Nor-
way. Onion was employed to alter the invoices
and letters, consigning the cargo to a Mr. Myers
of Hamburg; VVilliams altered the log-book to
correspond. ' ‘
Shortly after their arrival at Norway, Onion,
VVilliams, Rog, and Sammerson left the schoo-
ner, aftcr dividing the clothes of the murdered
men, and took passage for Copenhagen, where
they purchased merchandize with the intent to
appear as traders ; but suspicious circumstances.
unfolding themselves, directions were given for .
their apprehension, which was accordingly done;
a part of the specie and coffee, with the vessel
have been restored. F
The prisoners on trial, with other of the cvgw
arrived within this district in November last, in
the Hornet dispatched by the President for this
purpose. The Circuit Court being then in ses-
sion, the Grand Jury were called in, and they
preferred five bills against these defendants for
the murder of VVill’i-am Hacket, master, ofFred-
erick Engleh_eart Yiezer, mate, and Thomas
Baynard, supercargo, a fourth for piracy, and a
fifth for revolt. The prisoners were tried on
the indictment for the murder of Thomas Bay-
nard. A ’ -
The defence set up by their conusel rested on
three points : lst, that there was no proof of the
death of the master, mate and supcrcago; 2d,
that conviction ought not to be had on the sole
testimony of accomplices; and 3d, that neither
of the prisoners and especially VVhite, had been
identified as principals in the death of Baynard.
The charge of thejudge was elaborate and deci-
ded, and the cause was given to the Jury yester-
day about half past 2; the Jury rcttirned into
court about 4 P. M. and rendered their verdict,
by which \Villiams, Rog, Frederick and Fogel-
green are declared guilty of the crime of mur-
der. White is acquitted of thischarge, but we
understand will be tried on the other indict-
ments .
As a full ‘report of the trial is intended to be
published, we have forborne to attempt a descrip-
tion of the eloquence so conspicuously display-
ed by the prisoners’ counsel, and the District At-
torney.
December 3l.—-Sentence of Deatlz was yester-
day pronounned upon ‘Williams, Rog, Frederick,
and Fdgelgreen,‘ for the murder of Thomas Bay-
nard. White has been remanded to prison,
there to await his trial on the other indictments,
which will not take plake place until ‘May-next.
qui‘re_<l‘:~._."'.'.give bonds to the aniounl. of 810,000
eaclnliijtf their appearance at that time; which
not-.l2ei(ig‘able to do, they were also lodged in
p£isf3t]‘..‘.f',.« ’
.. - #_3
rticles.
-V _. Loxnou, Nov. 1.
Acco_r<lin_g to advice from S/zazn, ‘confusion
worse CQll'_TCflllldCd’ is the order of the day there.
l\*lisery-?is'.daily spreading through the country,
and i‘obl)ei's are increasing._ The highwaymen
make." their appearance chiefly in the Sierra Mo-
rena ;“.\".‘¢21zd from {hair numbers and order, bear
more. resenzblavzce to dctaclznzents of regular tron/1::
Man it-gizrig o_/robbers. Money is growing more
aiid"rri'oi‘e scarce, and trade is rapidly declining;
several respectable commercial establishments at
Cadiz have become bankrupt. Ministers know
not what course to pursue, for thete is not a far-
thing in the Treasury. A contribution of 160,-
000,000 of reals (l,600,000l.) is now spoken of
as about to be levied on the whole kingdom ; and
this at a time when it is not possible to collect
the usual taxes. King Ferdinand, in tearing a
list of proscriptrdns recently presented to him,
is said to have exclaimed in a fit of passions, ‘ I
know not what to do ; one advises me that this is
(Tauga Argnel-
i__es, formerly a member of the Cortes, who was
set at liberty by the late Ministry, in consequence
of their wishing to profit by his great knowl-
F :j‘..'l‘Foreign A
‘into a dungeon.
Lettersfrom Hart ington, (Cumberland) state,
that-several riots had taken place on account of
the export of potatoes from Cumberland. Two
sloops loaded, and about to sail for Liverpool, had
been attacked by the populace, who, after taking
possession, plundered the vessels of the entire
cargoes. _
On Friday the body of VVm. Butcher, aged 28,
was found drowned at Islington. It appeared
that the deceased had formerly kept a shop in
the oil and color trade, Ratcliffe-highway, and
having failed, became a porter to a broker. He
was, however, unable to do the work required of
him in his situation, and was discouraged. Be-
ing destitute of employment, and his family in
great distress, he manifested occasionally great
agitation of mind and lowness of spirits. On
the day previous to that in which he was found
dead, his family had no food, and he had no
means of procuring it. Before he left liomehc
kissed his wife and children, and said he would
not return till he had got some kind of employ-
ment to procure them bread. After going out
of the room, he returned again. and kissed them
a second time, and then tore himself away in
the greatest agitation, to see them, alas, no
more’! VVrought up to the highest pitch of des-
pair, be bound his “feet and hands with a rope,
and threw himself into the river. _
An article in the French Journals mentions,
that a young man and woman, in the department
of Le Come, who were much attached to each
, f_‘_ I .' " ,._-_--,-x~.er1f nfflxnivv
.’:t:
. A A “,1
-_ ' ~ it i.
It will be recollected, that two expeditions
sailed from England in the spring, on voyages of
discovery towards the North Pole. One of these
has returned without accomplishing much, and
considerably damaged. The vessels of the oth-
er were seen Aug. 18, lat. 76, lon. 62 \V. round-
ing a cape-—-all well—-and a good prospect of con-
siderable success. But another paper thinks
that all hopes of sailing to the Pole is at end ;
and that this isthe 37th or 18th failure to accom-
plish thc project. A son of Mr. Scoresby lately
suggested the bold plan of approaching the Pole
over the icy continent from Spitzbergen. Adopt-
ing the mode which the Russian have employed
with such advantage in exploring the Frozen
Sea from Nova Zembla to the shores of Kams-
chatka, he proposes to pass the winter in the _isl-
and of Spitzbergen, and starting in the spring
with sledges drawn by dogs, to pursue a direct
journey of 6 or 700 miles to the Pole. He might
then expect to find a continued sheet of ice
stretching through his whole track.
Jer~usalem.—-According to the latest accounts
from Jerusalem, the Catholics there,.were still
must furiously persecuted by the schismatic
Greeks. Several of them are said to have been
severely wounded, and their Procurator General
had been assassinated. ‘Every effort on the part
of the Catholics to approach the Holy Sepulchre
was productive of fresh attack by the fanatical
Greeks; who are fur.ther accused of having de-
faced the arms of the Emperor of Austria, and
those of the Kings of France and Spain.
./inother ./1ccount.—-A traveller, recently re-
turned from Syria, relates that the city of Jeru-
salem is now in the most deplorable state. Its
population scarcely amounts to l‘2,000 inhabit-
ants, who mostly profess the Mahomedan reli-
gion. The Turkish soldiers of the garrison are
in possession of the keys of the holy sepulchrc,
and allow no one to enter, who does not pay be-
fore hand for his admission. Every stranget‘ IS
obliged to pay l8 francs for every_ visit which he
pays to the sacred Tomb. The sight of Jerusa-
lem inour days recalls to mind the most terrible
prophecies of Jeremiah. It is even deserted by
the traveller, either throught diminution of faltlts
or dread of the persecution of the mtistuilmen.
“ Li-oer/tool, Oct. 29.
At the Lancaster quarter sessions on Tuesday
week, Thomas Potter was found guilty of unlaw-
fully having in his possession certain machinery
used in the cotton manufacture of this kingdom,
with intent to export the same to America.-—
The sentence of the court was, that the goods be
forfeited, and Potter to be imprisoned 12 months
in Lancaster Castle, fined 2001. and to be further
imprisoned until the line be paid.
An Iron Sloojz was lately launched at I-Iunslet,
which a few days ago brought up to Leeds. 32
' tons ofcoals from Thorp-I-Iall colliery. This ves-
\
inches in breadth, clraws only :3 feet 4 inches of ‘I
water, and would, if enlarged to the same size,
carry fifteen tons more than a common sloop?
built of wood.
«. LONDON’, Nov. 16.
'Polar Ex]!cdili0n—IntereI9ting.-—The Isabella
and Alexander composing the expedition for the
discovery of a Nortliwcstpassage, have returned
to Brassa sound, Lervt-'ick, without the loss of a-
méma 01‘_ even with one on the sicklist. { Capt.
Ross’ dispatches have reached the Admiralty,-
and the following is a summary of their con-
tents :—
_ “ They have completely succeeded in explor-
ing every partof Baflin’s Bay, and of ascertain.
ing that no [zassage exists between me Jgjangic
and Pacific oceans, through Davis’s Strait and
Bay, the whole found to be surrouneed by high
land extending to the north as far as lat. 77, 5.5,
and long. 76 VV , and in the 74th degree of lat.
stretching westward as far as 84 VV. long. They
traced the land the whole way down to the Cape
VValsing-ham of Davis, and from thence steered
for Resolution Island, and then stood homeward.
They have made many curious observations
and discoveries, of which, perhaps, will not be
considered as the least interesting, that of a na-
tion bcing found to inlzabit zlie Arctic Regions, be-
tween the latitude of 76 and 78, -who thong/it that
the world to the South was all ice, that «generation
had succeeded gcneratz'on of a fzeofilg, -who never
had tasted the fruits of the cart}:-—/zad no idea of
a Sujzreme Being---w/zo had nc"v_e7‘ had an enemy,
and whose chiefs /zad lzitizerto sujzfzased themselves
Monarchs of 272: Universe.
There now only remains to be discovered the
termination, if it has one, of Middleton’s Repulse
Bay, and a few degrees to the northward of it, to
determine whether Greenland be an island or
joins America, and this might with case be done
from the northermost station of the Hudson’s
Bay Company in one season.” _
It is understood, that one part of the contents
of the late despatches from St Helena; relates to
attempts made to corrupt some ofrihe troops
there. VVhile Bonaparte is able to ‘draw for
large sums upon the bankers in Europe, to whom
his family and adherents are doubtless responsi-
ble, it cannot be wonderful that he should en-
deavor to make this use of his funlls. But the
whole of his conduct, supposing no such attempt
to have been detected, must have convinced the-JI‘
Allies how unfit an object he is of the extreme
indulgence and compassion shown to him.
By a provision in the act for confining Bona-
parte at St. Helena, any attempt to ‘rescue him,
is made a capital offence. .
Gen. Gout-gaud, one of Napoleon Di
had been arrested in London, afte
resistance, and his books and pups , :-2:": .32‘-6,
This officer, it is said, was one ; .-rsoills
concerned in the recent St. ll: I .4
was conveyed to Harwich, to be := - If Eng-
land.
A letter from France say“
~ -r'£u/
abode talkcel of for N a,3§g,j;“,,,_ , v 9‘-‘t T1WCll
- _. ' - . tits‘-‘,6 at
Jssibie that
‘hat he
, _. - . _.\l_\ I _
()1 His 111-treatmellt nus H11 .
ing those who were his b r .- ‘ 3, ,4
he was in power, into dc’ ids.’
It is stated that Sir C.’ ii-egor has Salt
ed from the Downs with ...- ' , which is com-
posed of Col. O‘l-Iara, capt. Laye, the Hon. capt.
Semple, capt. Colclough, and several others.--
Two more vessels, forming part of the expedi-
tion, are to leave the river immediately, in -one
of which is Signor Mendez, who arrived in tlis
country as an agent from Venezuela, butwhose
commission has not been recognized by the Brit-
ish Government. The second part of the expe-
dition will clear out as soon as possible, under
the ordersof Colonel Macirone, '-formerly aid-def
camp to Bonaparte. » _
South American Solclz'ers.—-For some time pan.
Buckingham street, in the strand, has presented
a motley assemblage of men, sometimes to the"
number of two hundred, tendering their servi-q
ces to the Patriot service in South America. A ‘
colonel in the Patriot service resides in that
street, and it appears receives such persons as are
disposed voluntarily to enroll themselves in his
corps. No bounty is given ; and the men are
‘promised to be conveyed to ships in the river,
provided with immediate subsistence, and finally
transported to the transatlantic shores. The
preference is given to men who have been already
in the army, as a disciplined body is thereby se-
cured without the tedious process of drilling:
many of the poor fellows who are drawn to the
spot, exhibit the most wretched appearance.
9, which was attended by about I500 persons, the A
Lord Mayor gave ‘ The American Ambassador,_
and permanent peace between this country and
America,’ which was drank with the niostrwarm
and universal manifestations of cordiality. ‘When
Mr. Rush arose to return thanks, he was saluted
with acclamations of applause.
'—‘.¥I2I--3'.1‘~3$I-—--
Lalest from Suzi.’/1 ./1,'merz'ca.——The schooner
Midas,Dickerson, arrived at Baltimore on Thuifsi3‘-
day in 90 days from Coquimbo, whence shpg-{sail~.'
ed on the 27th Sept.- Accounts rcceii'edf‘at Co-
quimbo, state that on the 6th of Sept. the Rbyaly
ists had evacuated Conception after blowing up '
the fortifications, &c.; an illumination took place
on the occasion.
fittingout at Valparaiso against Conception, had
in consequence turned their attention to Lima,
with redoubled vigor, and intended shortly sail-
ing.
r
intending the fitting out the eXpediti0n,‘und_et'j,
Admiral Blanco, consisting of the San _Martin,
64 guns, the Lautaro, 54, the Coquimbo‘,-20,
and anumber of small vessels of war, besides
transports.
on his way.,t_o Santiago, with a reinforcement.
.2-this fort, in Murray county, a cave has been dis-
Saniniersotratid Onion, the witnesses, were re-
scl which measures 56. feet in length, by 9 feet 6
\
money, Etc- _
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The expedition that had been *3
Director O’Higgins was at Valparaiso supera,_.
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At the Lord Mayor’s dinner in London, Nov. ~,
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ranged!‘ ,
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Gen.,San Martin was at Mendoza , '
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