'upby
count and declare the same, in the public meet-
ings of the electors, he shall also make out and
certify duplicate lists of the persons voted for,
and of the number of-votes filve“ fol‘ 9391” °‘}°
of which lists shall within three days afterusaid
meetings, be delivered to the Town Clerk of the
town, in which such votes shall be g1\’t=Da_ and
the other shall be certified, scaled up, and direct-
ed to the Secretary, and shall by.the presiding of-
ficer, be returned to tbebherill‘ of‘ the County,
in which such-votes shall be given, or to the
Secretary, in the some way and manner, and
within the same time is provided for the re-
turn of duplicate lists of votes: bl’ ll“? 5¢‘~‘°“‘l
section of this act. ' ‘ ‘
§ 5. Be it _fu)‘Z/I-'.‘1' cnac:'cd,— Tliat the re:isu-
rer, Secretary and Controller, $ltttll,.w1tllll‘l thir:_v-
days after the meetings last tif()l‘t:Sttltl, count and ,
declare the votes so given and returned as afore-
said, in the same way as is provided for count-
ing and declaring the votes given 50*‘ i3_e"5"l‘5 t_°
represent this state, in the Congress ol the Um-
ted States, by the third section of this act,‘ and
the person, or persons, (as-may be required to
fin said vacancy) who shall have the greatest
number of votes, shall be declared to be duly e-
lected. The original return of the votes given
and 1-em,~,,(,([~35-afmesaitl, and the canvass, shall
within ten cle_i;ys‘t)l'icr such result is kno~.i"n, be by
the Secret‘;-ii'_v submitted to the Governor.
§6.:;.Be it fur!/iixr (.'7lu(‘c‘6L’[, That it siiall be
t1,c._,1jmp,,£[11e Secretary to git‘: notice to all
])t:l‘r&I]?s', chosen Seiiators or Representatives, lor
tlii,s"State, in the Congress of the United States,
in either manner aforesaid, within ten dz1)'S ‘dim?
their election is legally ascertaiiied and declar-
ed; and unless the persons so notified 17)’ the
St-crctai-_v. shall signify their accoptancc or refu-
sal, in writitug, to the Governor, within twenty
days after receiving: notice of such choice, they
sli;i‘tl he miiisitlci‘ctl as refusing the same.
‘ 2-’. .8,’ z‘:__;m-r/icr cmiclctl, That if any person
shall in any elcctot’s meeting, by tumultuous
noise, (]‘_l:‘.‘.'i‘Cllllig‘ or by any iini;twful act disttirl)
so,-,h in-.-etiitg, or shall vilify_oi‘ abuse the presi-
ding olliccr, or interrupt him in the discharge pl
his trust. or after he hath commanded silence in
said iii-:~.-tirg, shall speak, to the di.-zturhance
of the business of said nieetiiig, he shall forfeit
an,-'. pay a fine of one dollar to the town treasury
to be lizard and deieriiiinded by any justice of the
peace, unless the offence in: aggi'av-.t‘te(l by_some
notorioiis breach of the peace, in which case the
ofi'eudei' or offeiideits shall be boundsover to the
then next County Court, to answer for such of
fence, which court may impose a fine according
to the aggravation of the offence, not exceeding
thirty-four dollars.
§8. Be itfurl/ier enacted, That the select-
men of the several towns, sh’.-ill procure for the
use ofthe electors at their meetings, a ballot box,
with an ape.rture in the lid thereof for the pur-
pose of receiving the votes of the electors, in all
cases in whicli they are required by law to giie
in their ballots, wliicli box, the prtzsitiiiig oliicer,
at_anv.clcctors iiieeting when it shall he needed,
slinillplace before him lit a situation, convenient
for the electors to have access to, and, whenever
the electors shall be called upon to give in their
votes for any oliicer or olliccrs, with his or their
name or names fairly written, they shall under
the direction of the presiding officer, proceed in
regular succession, and shall lay their balltrts stic-
cc.~53vt-.ly on the lid of said box, and the presi-
ding ollicer being satisfietl that the ballots given
in are single, shallputiihem into the box,through
the said aperture, and the votes so taken shall be
disposed of as the case may require and as the
law directs. . »
§9. Be icfurt/ier cnac/cu’, That-the [)l‘€.'S5it’lillg
officers in the ‘meetings of the electors in the
respective towns, shall make out the certificates
of the votes and proceedings of the electors, in
the election of persons to represent this state. in
the Congress of the United States, according to
the forms hereafter prescribed.——viz.
At a meeting of the electors in ;he town of
legally \v,a,i'i‘f'e'd and held on the first
Monday of April,,,p."D. the followingpersons re-
ceived the number of votes annexed to their
names respecivcly, for Representatives of the
;‘;5’C()plC of this state, in the Congress of the Uni-
ted States. viz. .
Names. Number‘ of votes in words
at full length.
Duplicate list of votes for represeiit-.it.ives. in
rhe Congress of the United States.--Certified
V A. B. Presidiiig Ollicer.
‘ And of the votes for :1 Rep '-csentative or Re-
presentatives in Congress, pursuant to a special
writ of election, issued by the Governor as fol-
l0ws—-viz. « V _
At a meeting of the electors in the town of
legally warned and held, pursuatit
to a special writ of election on the day
of A. D. the following persons re-
ceived the number of votes annexed to their
names respectively, to be a representative of the
people of this State in the Congress of the Uni-
ted States-—iiz.
Names. [ Number of_ votes in words)
at full length.
Duplicate list of votes for a Representative,
(or Representatives as the case may be) in the
Congress of the. United States. Certified
by A. B. Pi=esiding‘Ollicepr.
G 10. Be it further enacted, That the presiding
officers in making out said CCl‘[ii'i'€(l lists, shall
insert the number of’ votes for each person voted
for in words at full length ; and the superscrip-
tion on each of said certified lists to be returned
to the secretary of this state shall be as follows,
viz. '
, To the Secretary of this state.
Votes ofthe electors in the town of
for Representatives (or a Representative as the
case Imay be). of the people olytliis state in the
Congress of the United States. taken and sealed
cayed state, resembling huge piles of bricks with
A. B. Presiding Otliccr
§ 11. Be itficrl/1t.:1‘ enacted, That the act eiiti-
tled ‘ an act for regulating the election of Scna— 2
tors and Representatives, for this state, in the
Cong: ass of the United States, and every act in
addition to, or alteration thereof be and the ‘same
are hereby repealed. »
(Provided nevertheless, That if any vacancy
shall occt:r,.in the present representation of this
stage in the Ccingress‘ of the Uiiiced States, the
same shallbe supplied by a choice‘ from the per-
sons elected to stand in nomination for election»
as lit-presentativcs of the people of this state, in
the sixteeiith Congress of the United t-.._ta-tes.
(Jr/itrul .//.s-s-crn/Jig, llloy Sesivirm, ./1.'D. 1819.
DAVID PLANT, S/icaker
of l/ze,Housc of Re/1rese72r,utive.é.
JONATHAN lNGERS()l.l.,
1’rc.s-id:-72! of tlic Senate.
Approved May :28, I319. ‘
p 0l.IVl!‘.l{ '»VOI.COT’l‘.
BUENOS AYRES.
\Ve have been favored with a copy of the fol-
lowing letter,,tviitten by Mr; Gilbert ll. Rogers,
of this city, which we are persuaded will be inter-
esting to most ofour readers.--./V. Y. S/ieciator.
' BUEN05 Avnias, April 20th, 1819.
The town of Buenos Ayres, as yoti read
history, was settled about 200 years ago, and llZt'.~'.
100,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the banks
of the titer La Plata, 170 miles from the sea
s':o:c, on a spot considerably elevated above the .
adj-aceiit country, by which it possesses a very
commanding prospect. On the opposite side of
the river, which is here 30 miles broad,.sta’nds
Monte Video belonging to the Poi'tuguesc.’*'j Bu-
enos Ayres is handsomely laid out in squares, the
streets crossing at right angles,’ but they are gen-
erally narrow and filthy. The houses, which are
built of brick, and afterward whitewashed, are
only one story high, with flat roofs; the greater
part of them are large and convenient, and some
of them have u magnificent appearance. This
town might u ell be styled a town of Forts, as ev-
ery house can mount a cannon on its top, and in
every other respect they are calctilated to repel
the attacks of an enemy.
The houses have only one door in front,.which
opt-us into a large court yard, out of which ‘you
enter the different apartrncnts, the floors of which _
are paved with brick, and are often elegantly fur-
nished. On each side of the doot‘ there is at gia-
terl window, similar to our jail windows, being
the only aperture for admitting liglit and air in
the lront. You will be surprised, when I inform
you, that there is but one chimney in the wh« in
town’. The fact is, the inhabitants have very lit-
tle use for fire except in cooking, whichis done
in the corner ofa courtyard by means of a small
oven. The climate is relnarkably fine, with a
pure air, which renders the situation very heal-
thy. Sickness, indeed, is rare here, and all clas-
ses are strangers to those distressing and fatal
complaints, consumptions,gdropsies, «Stc. &c. to
which the rest of the world are subject. They
uniformly live to a great age. ‘The sailors affirm
that t'lic.old women never die, but are tiiially A
L‘-lo-.vn off by the Pom/iaros, a terrible wind wliiclz .
prevails here at certain seasons, and frequent.;‘
does great damage to _thc shipping.
It being the latter part of their summer when
I arrived here, I had the pleasure of witnessir.-g
their rich harvest of luxuries, so natural to this
countiy, the soil of which is so fertile that it pro-‘
duces in great abundance with little or no labor.
Peaches grow wild in large -groves, and are the
liricst I ever beheld; they excel not only in beau-
ty but in taste and llavor. Their strawberries
aic also the 'lcir~cst I ever saw. Oranges, lem-
ons, figs, melons, mange, and a variety of other
excellent fruit grow hete in great pcrfection.—--
These with abundance of vegetztbles are exposed
by cart loacls in the market place, which is one
of the most interesting objects in Bnenos Ayres.
It forins an oblong square occupying about two
acres with a row 0:’ ' handsome buildings ex-
tending througli the centre, in the middle of
which there is an arch way to facilitate the
comtnunication with all parts ofthe town. The-
lowcr part consists of (li~y.,§,(yt)ds stores, and the
top whicliis entirely ll.tt_,,is stirrouiidccl by a rail-
ing with cannon mounted on it.
There are a great many churches in Buenos
Ayres, some of which are very old, and in a de-
ten or twelve bells siispenclediherefroni at differ-
ent points. Those of later erection are equally
large and display considerable‘ taste.
their’ spires are gilt and decorated with images ;_ '
but the interior is most interesting to strangers :
here, in an uninterrupttd space of about 200 feet
you may see at allytimes of the day, a number
of persons, principally women, on their knees
worshipping before the altar and the imagcs.—
There are no seats or pews; a carpetis spread
on the floor on which they kneel. The altar is
at one end surrounded with golden candlesticks ;,
over the top are gilt images profiisely d€COl;t1i8('li
with the most costly ornaments, in which is dis-
played great ingenuity. Around the interior
stands the twelve apostles in rich embroidered
dresses. The image of our Saviour is likewise.
presented on the cross without any covering but
a sash. l-lye. is i'epresente.d in the agonies ofdeath.
All the images are as large as life. On entering
one of those churches the mind is struck with
the awful solcmnity which prevails in their wor-
ship. The apparent devotion of the kneeling as-
sembly, witli their hands folded 0\’e!‘ll1Clt'l)lt:aStS
and their eyes directed upw'.u'(ls in silent pray-
er ; the distant mutterings of the Monks at the
altar, the irregular clianting of the deep toned
organ—-all tend to render the same truly sub-
liine. This, you would say, must be the very
school of Piety. A
From the (Jliurch )’0ll_1_,‘)‘luSt follow me to the
Circus. As it is fashionable here you must have
no objections. This is an inclosure of a circu-
lar form, containing near two acres. Boxes are
placed around it similar to oitr Theatres.-—l“re-
quently they contain from 8- to 10,000 spectators.
The Circus is the prclperty of govermncnt,tand
brings in a considerable revenue. l-lere is'ex-
hibi-ted that cruel amusement of Bull hating,
which they inherit from the old Spaniards. Ten‘
bition is always on ti Sunday.
Some of ‘,_
1
or twelve bulls are generally ltilletl at one of these
barbarous amusements‘. They are fought by
men wholiave forfeited their lives by the com-
mission of some‘capital'crime, and are condemn-
ed to this ’ employment.
often get killed in the contest, a circumstance
These wretch_e_d men
which excites great applause among the specta-
tors, particularly among the ladies. The exhi-
They have a The-
atre, but it liardly deserves the name; and these
are all the ainuseinciits that Bueiios Ayres can
be said to enjoy.
The inhabitants consist of 'Whites,Quarteroons,
'Miil~.tttos, Indians and negroes. The whites in-
termarry very much with the quarteroons and
Iiidi-ans. The quarterootis are a mixed breed
from the bulk of the inhabitants. The sol-
diets are principally of this class, and are gen-
. erally well made, and of a stout robust consti-
tution. The rest ofthe people are rather hand-
some than otherwise, particularly the females,
who are not tall but elegantly shaped. and their
dress is much calculated to set off their delicate
limbs to great advantage. The beauty of their
animated features, and the brilliancy of their fine
black sparkling eyes are not to be equalled.-—
They are kind hearted and very partial to the
North-Ameiicaiis. '
It might naurally be concluded, that a people
liting in so fine a climate and enjoying so many
natural advantages, required nothing but their in-
dependence -to make them completely happy.--'
I fear, however, that the time is far distant when
they will attain this invaluable blessing. There
is as yet no regular code of laws ; all disputes
are settled by an Alcaldi (or Judge.) Owing
partly to this, but mtich to the propensities of the
natives, the most enormous crimes are daily com-
mitted. Assassination is so frequent that it is
scarcely taken notice of. Two or three persons
are often found lying dead in the marketplace,
where it is common to bring them that they may
be recognized by their friends. The lower
class of people are the most abject set of wretch-
cs in the creation ; there is no crime -that they
are not base enough‘ to commit; and although
they possess so fine a soil they are too lazy to
cultivate it. 7
I shall say btit little concerning their politics
-as nothing of any importance has lately occur-
red. There are three distinct parties, which cc-
casion frequent and sudden changes in their ad-
n1iDlsU'8tl0n- It is stated that Gen. Artigas has
made peace with ti‘. 2 government, which, if true,
will almostinsurc the independence ofthe prov-
inccs of La Plata and Peru. This man was
once a general in the service of Buenos Ayrcs,
and ..tft~:3.r\vai'(ls at the head of three administra-
ions. Having refused to assist him in a war a-
gztinst the l’oi'=.ii;_;uese, he withdrew with his ar-
my into the interior, where, without money or
revenue of any description, he maintained a. suc-
ccssltil war against them ; subsisting his troops
principally on the wild cattle and horses with
which this country abounds, while the skins of
the sheep served them for clothing. He has
{M2000 calvary oftliis description.
A few days ago ‘two Frenchmen were shot in
the Circus. It appears they were generals un-
der Bonaparte, and came here to effect a counter
revolution. They were detected in attempting
to poison some of the chief officers. This des-
perate plot was discovered in time to save, per-
haps, much human slaughter. They met death
like noble I~'renchnien ; they were cheerful to the
last, and after seatinlg themselves on abench,
firmly received in their breasts the quick mes-
sengers of death.
—-at--:1:-Q;
-:'.:-i:w——-
1\’IEi\V-YORK, July 7.
A Violent hurricane was experienced at the
Isle of France on the 28th and 29th ;\'IarClh in
which several American vessels sustained dam-
age.
am! it was reported that an American brig was
cast away oti the N. E. part of the Island, and all
hands lost.
Two English frigaies were driven ashore,
Com. ..1ury.---It is reported by an arrival at
Providence, iu'25 days from the Bay of Homin-
ras, that the squadron under the command of
Com. Aury, had been in Gulf Dulce [Head of
the C-ulf of Darin] 10th May, when they captur-
cd. and brought off half a million of dollars, and
1500 ceroons of Indigo. The squadron was ly-
ing at the Triangle 7ll’l.Illf1C.
- Loivnox, May 24.
A letter from Paris of May 19, says-—-‘ A very
great sensation has been excited here by the re-
ports respecting the King-of Sweden.
try the truth of them altogether‘; but there is
little: doubt of their partial correctness,_
dish gentleman who arr‘i_ve'd in Paris from Stock-
holm yesterday, speaks of the report as having
gained ground in that country, and of a general
~’.,_lt;‘lt':l‘nilllaiiun in the Swedish people to assert
their rights against the arbitrary and increasing
power of the Emperor of Russia; but, at_ the
same time, he mentions the c’xistence of a party
similar to our Ultra-Royalists, who are supposed
to be in the interest of Alexander.
ports, true or false, have had the effect oflower-
ing a great cl,-al of the popularity which Alexan-
Ccr acquired in Paris at the expense of the Duke
of \Vellingt0n, who really did that for which Al-
cxander received the thanks of the French nation.
They begin to see the dil‘l‘:renee between at Mon-
arch stooping to obtain popularity, and a General,
in the opposite extreme, too proud to owe any
thing to popular opinion. ,
l_-‘reach at their inability to offer assistance to
Bernadette, in the event of any real act of hos-
tility towards him, is siiicere ; but, say they, Eng-
Some de-
A Swe-
These re-
Tbe iegret of the
land must protect him, for Sweden is the bulwark
to the encroachments of Russia.’
FRANKFORT, May AIS.
A letter from Rome, dated the 10th inst. give
some melancholy details of the ravages of the
plague in Tunis.
The town of Tunis has lost
hztlfits inliabitants ; the terrors of the sword will
shortly be added to this dreadful scourge ; news
hzive arrived of an insurrection among the Arabs
ingthe interior, and they are about to march a-
gainst the capital, to the number of _1 5,000 horse.
men, commanded by a Tripolitan, named Califer.
e'l-Haver. The Tunisian Minister had put him-
self at the head of a body oftroops, and marched
to repel the invasion. ' A
. ‘. NAPLES, April 27.
The Stcilans seem not to be pleasétl with their
new system of government ; several regiments
are to be embarked here f0l',,ll1‘dl,isIl.\fld_, where
some insurrectionary movements have, it is said,
taken place.
CopaNu.ioi=.iv, May-15,
Private accounts state that the damage done by
the fire‘ at Christiana, is estimated at above a mil.
lion specie dollars, without taking into considera.
tion our great pecuniary claims.
’ . GIBRALTAR,‘ May 29.
Plague in the Illbrocco dominio7zs.__ln Tetuan,
i042 had died in 14 days: The deaths at Fez, up
to the 12th inst. continued to amount to 400 a
day. In Alcassar the daily deaths were about 70 -
in Rabat 60 ; and Salee 100. Mogadore 315;}
Morocco continued healthy. ' ' '
On.the 25th inst. a Patriot privatecr, be-ingin
chase of a Spanish vessel, run on the "rocks 2 by 3
miles to the west-ward of Tat-ifl'a‘and bilged. The
crew attempted to escape in their boats,‘ but were
pursued by Spanish launches, and all made pris-
oners,«except the commander, who, rather than
be taken, threw himself overboard and wasdrowri-
ed. He had much specie in his possession, and
there was said to be a large sum on board the pri-
VHIVCCIU
——¥
NORWALK GAZETTE.
WEDJV‘ESD.r2I’, JULY 14, 1819.
_S/zamis/i Tréaty I?atr'J?erI.—<:api. Colvill, ofthe
brig Adamant, who arrived at Boston on the 8th
inst. left Gibraltar on the 3d of June, and-informs
.that Spain liad-ratified the Treaty with the Uni-
ted States, ceding the Floridas, and providing for
certain American claims. _
Latest from S/min.-—Capt..Ripley, arrived at.
Boston, who left Cadiz on the l7th of May, in-
forms that he understood the American Envoy
had been well received at Madrid ; that the trea-
ty ccding the Floi-idas was ratified ; and-Lieut.
Read wasidaily expected at Cadiz with the ratifi-
cation, to bring it to America in the sloop ofwar
Hornet, appointed to sail the lst of.Iune for New-
York.
Two Spanish 74’s and a frigate had sailed from
Cadiz tor Lima, but they carried out-‘no_troops.-
It was supposed the grand expeditiogl/would de-
part before August. Capt. R. bi'ougli‘tdes:patch+
es for government. 3 *- - - t
The Steam Boat Expedition, Col. James John-
son, arrived at Franklin, Howard county, Missou-
ri Territory, on the 28th May. The Ci[lZCl)S-'-.
demonstrated much joy, and entertaiin-.d the corn‘-
mander and passengers with a public dinner ..
The remainder of the Expedition were detained,
20th tilt. . - -. .-
The Presidcnt‘and suite, accompanied by Gen-.
Jackson and family, arrived at Louisville, Ky. on
the 23d ult. The advanced period of the season
prevented him from extending his route to St.
Louis. He passed from Nashville through the
soutliein partof Kentucky to Corydon, the seat
ofgovernmeiit in lndiana,and thence tolmuisville.
Mr. .Ienks,ol' Cola.-brook, Conn. has inventeda
Steam Boat, which is propelled without wheel,
car, or paddle, or any other machinery.
' A New-Orleans paper states, that Mr. Aaron
Brown, a native of New-Hampshire, aml‘ ‘nine
others, (names unknown) were killed last Sept.
while on it trading tour in the province of Texas,"
by a party of the Carauqna tribe of Indians, who
visit alternately various districts in the Province,
from the rivers Sabine to the Del Norte, in Search
ofpliinder.
Coasmzg Trade --On Thursday the lat inst.
went into operation the Law passed at the late
session of Congress, for the beiielit of those en-
gaged in the (Iriasiing Trade, bv reliet-ingit from-»=
some of its inconveiiier-ces. By this law, the
sea-coast of the United States is divided into two
great districts, the first including all the coast and
navigable rivers, il‘l‘Ol1’l”Illt:l'l\'€l' St. Croix, which
separates the district of Maine from Brunswick,
to the river St. Mary’s wliicb divides Georgia:
from l’lorida: the second iiicltidiiig the coast,
Stc. between the river Perdidn, and the river Saf-
bine, the \Vestern boundary of Louisiana. ‘ W‘it‘h-
in the limits of either of these two districts, ev-
ery vessel of ‘.20 tons or upwards, licetised for the
Coasting Trade, may henceforth carry on
trade, without being obliged to clear or enter at
the custom houses, provided she has not on board
certain -excepted articles of foreign merchandize
above a specified amount or value.—Nut. In-'-
Woods on Fire.-—Foi' several days the woods
in Jersey, about 20 miles east of Philadelphia,
have been on fire.’ The last accounts report the
flarnes as extending in the bari'eiis i0 miles by 5.
Injury by lzg/imz'ng.———On the 241i) tilt. dtiring
a thunder showemhe lightxiing struck on the farm
of Mr. George Evans, in the town of Chatham,
Con. and killed a l)0!‘St’.,_a steer, and a bull.
Mrs. Root, ofMalta, (N 37,) while siting with
a child in her arms, and two others on the bed
near her, was killed by lightning on the 27th ult.
The children were stunned. and the one in her
arms with dilliculty restored to animation.
On the 26th tilt. a terrible thunder storm. ac’-
companied with heavy wind. rain. hall and light-
ning, was experienced at Portland (Maine) and in
t'lieneighlioring towns. In \Ve.sibrc-'ik and oth-
er places, some cattle and sheep were killed, and
in Freeport. a man, with the lightning. The
roads were rendered almost inipztssable. by tht
torrents of rain, and vegetation suffci'cd much by
the bail. . , . '
A violent Tornado was experienced at Hamp-
ton, in Virgiiiia, on the 30th ult. accompanied
with hail of uncommon size. \Vindows were
blown in, one house iinroofcd. 3 or 4 chimmes
blown off, and several trees, 8w. prostrated. _ At
Norfolk considerable damage was also S‘-IS’-amed.
by the violence of the wind. .
."
at St. Louis, but it is said would sail about the‘%,_,
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