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are now standing, and forth a dismal 'ap"p"ear-
ance. _ . ‘_ ,_ _'
’ l‘is to us indeed a time of humiliation. Every
. face wears the appearance of mourning.- _I-Iow
disconsol-ale are _many families this day ! ‘But a
few days ago their prospects were flatteying--now
they are not only slielterless, but destittite, pet'-
liaps of a change of clothing. .
The day of the catastrophe, a most interesting
c. and melancholy picture presented itself, in the
depressed countenances of its inhabitants-—the
smoking ruins, the forest of naked chimnies and
walls, the various kinds of destruction of goods
and furniture, and the crowds of houseless inhab-
itants. I The hospitality of the few whose houses
remain has been general and unrestrained ; their
tenements are shared with the others. Every
thing which an affecting sympathy, vi-hiph an ac-
tive benevolence among their fellow citizens‘ can
perform, will undoubtedly be done. It affords
us mtich pleasute to state, that the City Council
have been veigy zealous in their exertions to give_
relief to the suf'ferers——many of whom they have
provided for. A timely interference of the state
legislature, may also be expected. Indeed it is
looked for. But we presume to hope, that the
prospects of relief will not be limited to those re-
sources alotie--tlie truly humane are not confin-
ed in-their benevolence to objects that are near
them—-and many instances have occurred of mis-
fortune far inferior to this, which evinced thejus-
tice by which the Americans can claim the hon-
or of being humane.
The anxious eye of immediate distress, must,
however, be turtied to the planters of the neigh-
boring counties. and we should be sorry to do
them the injustice to suppose they will not feel
a satisfaction in affording them the necessary re-
lief. _
VVe persuade ourselves that we shall be sin-
'cerely joined by our readers, in fervent wishes.
that Providence may avert from others, so severe
and afflicting a calamity. _
V/Ve have not yet been able to ascertain. satis-
factorily_.- how the fire originated--whether by de-
sign or accident. VVe understand th.-.t ten or
twelve horses were burnt up in the stable that the
fire originated in.
VVe can V: rite no further account of this most
.£i.:'eadful of all visitatious. Our heart is sicken-
The pen drops from our hand 1
.{..—1 -‘.26 -35- GE) ~2‘.'.- -‘.1:-~32-————
CIVILl£".A”t‘l')N OF THE .lI‘lDIANS.
1.c.'tcr_/‘ram the Secretary of PVar, trmisrnzltcd to
C'o7zgresa.
Dr/zarlinmzt qf Win, Jan. 15.
Sin--In compliance with the Resolution ofthe
House of Representatives ofthe 6th inst. ‘that
the Secretary of VV-ar be directed to report
whether any, and, if any, what progress has been
made in the Indian tribes, and the sums of mon-
ey, if any have been, expended on that object,
under the act ofthe last session,’ I liave the hon-
or to make the following statement:
No part of the appropriation often thousand
dollars annually made at the last session, for the
civilization ofthe Indians, has yet been applied.
The President was of opinion. that the object of
the act would be more certainly effcctetl, by ap-
plying the sum approptiated in aid of the efforts
of societies, or individuals, who might feel dispo-
sed to bestow their time and resources to effect
the object contemplated by it ; and ti circular, (of
which the enclosed is a copy)" was addressed to
those individuals and societies, who have directed
their attention to the lcivilizatioii of the Indians.
The objects of the circular were to obtain infor-
mation. and disclose the views of the President,
in order to concentrate and unite the cvfibrts of in-
dividuals and societies, in the mode contemplated
by the act of the last session. The information
collected will enable the President to apply, early
in this year, the sum appropriated. The econo-
my and intelligence with which it will be applied,
under the superintendance of zealous and disin-
terested individuals, will, it is hoped, cariy into
effect, as far as practicable, the views ofCougress.
VVhile many of the Indian tribes have acqtii-
red only the vices with which a savage people u-
sually become tainted, by their intercourse with
those who are civilized ; others appear to be nia-
king gradual advancesin industry and civilization.
.,Among the latter (l€'5Cl‘lp'.lt)n may be placed the
if l"Cherokees, Cho-ctaws, Chickasaws, and perhaps
the Creeks. most ofthe remnants of the Six Na-
tions, in the state of New-York. the Vllyandots,
Senecas, and Shawanese, at Upper Saiidtisky, and
\Vapakonetta. The Cherokees exhibit a more
favorable appearance than any other tribe of In-
(lians. There are already established two flour-
ishing schools among them. One at Braiuard,
l!ll(lCl‘ the superintendence of the American
Board for Foreign Missions, at which there are
at present, about one hundred youths of both sex-
es. The institution is on the Lancasterian plan,
and is in a very flourishing condition. Besides
reading, writing, and arithmetic, the boys are
taught agriculture and the ordinary mechanic
arts, and the girls. sewing,_knitting, and weaving.
At Spring Place, in the same nation, there is a
school on a more limited scale, under the super-
intendance of the United Brethren or Moraviaiis.
Two other schools are piojected in the same na-
tion, one by the American, and the other by the
Baptist Board for Foreign ‘Missions : and arrange-
ments are making to establish two others schools
among that portion ofthe Cherokee Nation which
re.-.ide on the Arkansaw. The Choctaws and
Chickasaws have recently evinced a strong desire
to have schools established among them, and
measures have been taken by the American Board
for Foreign Missions for that purpose. A part
of the former nation have appropriated two thou-
sand dollai 5 annually, out of their annuity. for 17
years, as a school fund. A part of the Six Na-
tions, in New-York, have, of late, made consider-
able improvements ; and the VVyandots, Senecas,
and bliaivanese, at Upper Sandusky, and Wapa-
konetta, have, under the'superinte~ndance of the
Society of Friends, made considerable advances‘
in ciiilizatiou.
Although partial advances may be made under
the present system, to civilize the Indians," I am
of an opinion, that until there is a radical change
in the system, any efforts, which may be made,
must fall short of complete success. They must
be‘ brought gradually under otir authority and
laws, or they will insensibly waste away in vice
and misery. It isimpossible.withtheir customs,
that they should exist as independent communi-
ties, in the midst of civilized society. ‘ They are
l fate.
ier without delay.
not in fact an ihljlepehdent pc'ople,(l speak
those surrounded by our population) nor ought
they to be so considered. They should be. taken
under our guardianship; and our. opinion, and
not theirs, ought to prevail, in measures intended
for their civilization and happiness. A system
less vigorous may prottjact,but cannot arrest their
I have the honor to be your most obedient
servant, J. C. CALHOUN. I
HonorableH. CLAY,
S/zeaker 9/‘ the House of Ire/zrrscntativrs.
. \VAsniNc'roii1, Jan._ 20.
Colonel King has been found guilty ofthe char-
ges preferred against, him. for issuing the order
to shoot deserters in Florida. He was also found
guilty of other charges,,and has been sentenced
by the court martial to be suspended from his
pay and command for the period of five years.
The sentence has been transmitted. by General
Jackson to the Presiclent. It isnot known wheth-
er it has been yet confirmed.
Jun. 2|.-—‘ 'I‘I}t'>C0lI'lI'DIIIL‘C on Manufactures
have reported two bills. The one imposes a pio-
hibitory duty on sales at auction of all such goods
as can be manufactured in t-heUnited States,and
one or two per cent .on. all other goods. The
other bill compels the importing merchant to pay
the duties (before he reccives a permit to land
them) on all goods that can be manufactured
within the United States; and git es a credit of
3 and 6 months on almost all other subjects of
importation. This bill, if it should pass, will
give ample funds for the expenditures of the
present year. The duties on goods, for which
prompt pay will be required, will amount to 8 or
10 millions, which added to the))onds taken in
i819, and payable in I820, will furnish a surplus
of funds. But 1821 will be deficient about the
same amount.—E'ue. Post.
_ The following is an abstract of the bill now be-
fore Congress, entitled ‘ ./I bill laying duties on
sales Q/'1l1c.-7‘c/zandize at ..1uc(z'on,ana’_/‘or other flur-
/:0.s'c'.s-.’
For every 100 dollars of the purchase money
aii».ing on sales at auction—to wit, on articles
ni2inul'actnred in the United States, one dollar;
on articles of foreign growth or manufacture not
enumerated, two dollars; on woollen, cotton and
linen niziriiifacttires ofall descriptions, glass, iron,
steel, hemp, cordage, twine, silks, nankeens,
clothing, manufactures ofiron, 'steel,copper,brass,
lead, tin. china, earthen atid stone ware, musical
iustiuments, hats, caps and bonuets, umbrellas
and parasols, dressed_ or tanned skins, cabinet
wares, leather, pi inted books. gold leaf, corks, ten
dollai's—the said rates or duties to be paid by the
auctioneer or person making such sales, out of
the monies arising from each and every such
sales. Goods sold at auction in any less quanti-
ties, dimensions and weight than the original
bales or packages in which they were imported,
to pay an additional sum of five dollars for every
100 dollars of such sales. (joods sold by order
of the United htates. by distress, for rents, prop-
erty and effects of insolvents assigned to credit-
ors, property sold for taxes due the U. States,
property of the United States, or any state, ships,
their tackel,-8<c. or the cargoes of ships or vessels
stranded within the United States, to be exemp-
ted from this duty. ..,
Auctioneers to execute bonds to the collecftor.
or marshal, and to render quarterly accounts of
the amount of their sales, particularizing every
article sold, the price of each article, and to whom
sold, and deposit on the first of each month, to
the credit of the Treasurer of the United States,
all moneys dtie to the United States on their sales.‘-
Foreign goods offered with false marks, indi-
cating that they are of American manufacture,
to be, forfeited. Any goods offered in quantities
or prices ofa less number, dimension or weight,
than the same articles are usually imported, to
be deemed foreign, unless the owner make oath
or afl-irmation in writing, that the same were not
imported.
The collector or marshal of the district, to ap-
point the auctioneers, who are to be allowed one
per cent on the amount of duties l'CCCI\ ed.
M-
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.
‘A bill has passed the House of Assembly, post-
poning till February, I82], the sale of land for
taxes, advertised by the Comptroller to be held on_
the 8th of Februazy next. ’
Rsducliorz of Salczries-.~—A bill for’ the reduct-
ion of salaries, has passed the Senate ; and should
it pass the House, as it probably will, it will be a
saving to the state offifly thousand dollars a year.
The bill fixes the pay of the members of the Sen-
ate and Assembly at $4 per day ; the Covernor’s
salary at $5000 per annum ; and alike reduction
to all the other state officers.
Banks.-—Thc following resolution, for institu-
ting an inquiry in the affairs of our banking in-
stitutions, has passed the senate, and is before the
assembly:
VVliereas the pecuniary distress and embarrass-
ments of the people of this state, have been in-;
creased by the default of payment of several of‘
the iticorporated banks: and whereas it is the
duty of the legislature to protect and guard the
rights ofits citizens by every reasonable precau-
tioii—-therefore, ._
Resolved, That the president and cashier of
every incorporated bank within this state, shall
be required to report to this senate, on or before
the first day of March next, a certified statement,
on the oath of the president or cashier of any
such bank, of the amount of their debts and cred-
its ; the amount of their discounted bills and oth-
or securities ; the amount of bills in circulation,
and their tangible fund for redeeming ; the profit
and loss account, and doubtful securities, togeth-
er with a proof-sheet ofthe.-.ir pecuniary cotlgerns.
And it shall be the duty of the clerk i‘bfl' the
senate, to cause a certified copy of this resolution
to be delivered to every such president or cash-
1
Slaverg/.—A resolutiofi has passed both houses,
instructing-their senatois 3i"l,'(l-"fii°(i':'[i3Al‘eScntall\'eS in
Congress to oppose the admission of any new
state into the union without making the prohibi-
tion of slavery therein an indispensable condition
of its admission.
A bill has been reported to the House, direct-
ing the commissioner of the land office to survey
and sell Grand Island, in tlie Niagara ri-ver, to
Mordecai M. Noah.
Stat; C'on'ue7‘z_tia12.—Iii our legislative journal
published on Thursday, we mentioned the report
of the "committee for calling a convention to a-
mend the constitution of this state. Initheir re-
port, the committee have confined themselves to
three points, which they consider the most prom-
inent defects ofthe constitution, viz. the council
of-appointment ; the councilyof revision ; and the
qualification of voters at our elections. Upon the
two latter subjects, the committee remark as fol-
lows :-— .
‘ In the opinion of your committee, the right
of judging of the constitutionality and expedien-
cy of hills which have passed by senate and as-
sembly, is better disposed of by most of our sis.
ter states. , Experience has clearly demonstrated
that this power may be safely vested in the hands
of your chief magistrate ; and though your com.
mittee have not before them an instance in which
any serious evil has resulted from the manner in
which this power is at present disposed of, they
are aware that a case may, and very probably will
occtir,sliould that power be continued in lhelmnds
of your council of revision, in which a ¢lifl'er¢nce
of opinion between that and the other branches of
your government, may produce incalculable in-
jury to our state, which the united voice of the
people would be unable to remedy. Your com.
mittee are tliei'efore of opinion, that the body in
which this power is vested, ought, at stated peri-
ods, to be answerable to the people fora faithful
and judicious exercise ofit.
‘ On that part of our constitution which relates
_to the qualifications of voters at elections, your
committee have toremark, that although its pro-
visions, when applied to the. city of New-York,
may besalugary and necessary» it excludes from
a participation in the choice of the principal oili-
lcers of your government, that part of your popu-
tion on which, in_ case of war, you are dependent
for protection, viz. the eflicient .part of the mili-
tia ofyour state, most of whom are as deeply in-
terested in the good government thereof, both on
account of their families and attachment to the
principles of your government, as any other por-
tioii of your population.’ ~ '
The bill provides for the election on the sec-
ond Tuesday of July next, and the two following
days, of delegates fromtlie several counties in this
state, who are to meet in convention, at the capi.
tol in the city of Albany, on the second Tuesday
of September next to take into consideration the
several matters before mentioned. Each county
is to elect the same number ofdelegates as mem-
bers of assenibly-—to be chosen by all free male
citizens of the age of 2| years and upwards.
Slate Prz'son.s-.—-The committee on state pris-
ons, have made a report. They state the actual
expenses of these institutions to the state, exclu-
sive of the expenses of building and repairing,
will exceed $50,000, for the last year. No dc.
duction, however, has been made for the labor of
the convicts at Aubuin, which has proved a con-
siderable saving to the state. But these institu-
tions have failed to answer the purpose of cor-
rection, as is clearly proven from the number
of prisoners now confined on second and third
convictions, which in the Auburn prison, amount
to an eighth part of the whole number confined.
The committee state, that institutions for the
;punishment and correction of criminals in the ad-
jacent states, are not only so managed as to an-
-swer the great object, but are at the same time
rendered profitable instead‘ of expensive to the
state. They recommend a revisal of the laws,
and a total new system on the subject ; and that
persons be sent to examine the prisons in Phila-
delphia, Trenton, and Vermont, and report to the
legislature all the facts relative to their govern-
ment. ,
————1Q9’3l€‘€93""
lVlANcHEsTi-‘.12, {Eng.) Nov. 29.
Ex/iecled afrrival of jllr. (.'obbett.—-Though
the morning was very rainy, the expectation of
Mr. Cobbett’s arrival in this town attracted great
numbers of persons from diPfererit parts of the
country. The local authorities were on the al-
ert, and military arrangements were made, which
were as formidable as those of the l6tli of Au-
gust, Several pieces of cannon werebrought in-
to the town last night, but the Yeomanry Caval-
ry had, received no orders, nor did they make their
appearance to-day. Ilussars weie stationed on
different parts of the Liverpool road, in order to
give immediate information of Mr. C’s move-
" ments.
As Mr. Cobbett did not make his appearance
at the expected time, the people gradually return-
ed to their homes. At. about 5 _o’clock a party of
his friends, to the amount of I20, sat down to an
excellent dinner, at the Union Rooms ; after
which, Mr. ‘Scott, the_ chairman, explained the
cause of Mr. Cobbett’s absence, which may be
learned from the following letter from the Bor-
oughreeves and Constables of Manchester and
Salford, to Mr. Cobbett, at Irlam.
Jlfanc/tester, JV‘ov. 28, I819.
‘SIR-—Having reason to believe that your iii-
troduction into the town of Manchester, on Mon-
day’, the 20th inst. isintended to.be public, and to
be accompanied by an unusual procession and
multitude of people, as well strangers as inhabit-
ants, we,'the undersigned, being Boroughreeves
antl Constables of the town of Manchester and
Stilford, beg to inform you that we consider such
an assemblage ofthe great mass ofthe population
of this district » in the present situation of the
country, as Earilyjjattended with considera-
ble darig-er'j_t peace :—we do therefore
caution youagainst making any public entry in-
to the town of Manchester; and if you persist
in so doing, or if you adopt any other proceedings
whereby the public peace may be broken or en-
glangercd, we shall feel it our indispeiisibleduty
immediately to interfere.
_VVe are sir, your obedient servants, (Signed by
the Boroughreeves and Constables ofManchester
and Salfortl. A 2
Cobbett’s reply to the Boroughreeves and Con-
stables was as follows :-—-
Irlam, .’l./‘mu. 29.
‘ Gentlemen—-If it had come from any other
persons in the world, the notification which I have
just received from you would have surprised me.
Coming from you, it excites no surprise," nor a-
ny sort of feeling towards you which was not en-.
tertained before by every just man, in every part
of the world where your deeds and your charac-
ter had been heard of. “
From-tile Albany Daily ./liillucrtziser, jafz.
-have been more than you could endure.
a man, upon -returning to his cot:-niry, oi‘ upon"
moving from one part of England to another, is
to be stopped on his way by threats of interfer-
ence (on the part of officers appointed to keep the
peace) lest the concourse of people, which big
mere {ircsem-e may draw together, should produce
danger of a breach ofthe public peace? Is it re-
ally come to this? Is this the state of England ?
Is this the law? Is this one ofthe effects of that ,
_5}’5l¢“l‘0a Which, we areitold, is ‘so excellent, that
lt."€(lUites no reform ? ‘ The laws of England se-
ctire to us the right ofmoving our bodics from
one place to another. Now, if your notification
be any thing moresthan a mere empty putting-
forth of words. it presumes that you have a right
to pl'€\'€lll me from enjoyingtliis liberty ofloco.
motion. ‘For ypti tell me you shall interfere if
I persist in my intention of making ajzublic en.
try into your town ; and alas! we know too well
what you mean by z'71t(_'1_‘]i're71Cc .’ And what do
you mean, I say. by public entry ? How am I to
make any other than a public entry, if I enter at
all ? Lil‘-6 Ollie!‘ persons, my intention must have
been to‘ enter your town in a carriage; or on
horseback,’ or on foot. Are not these the wavs in
which all other persons enter? And have I not
a right to enter as other persons do! You mus;
either, therefore, nit-an to forbid me to" enter at
all, or you must mean that I shall move like :1“,
women ofthe Seraglio of the Dey of Algiers,slitn;
upin a box, with large holes in it-V-or" fide upon
a horse, my body and head being covered over
with a species of tub. This is the state, is it, to
which the system has brought once free and hap-
py England ?
‘ To what a pitch men must have arrived, when
they could set down and look one another in the
facca While they wrote and signed a paper, such
asyou sent me I This paper was addressed to a
man. having no power and no inclination to dis-
lllrb the public peace ; a man who, with a knowl-
edge ofthe recent events impressed upon his
mind, has taken the precaution to beseech the
people not to mix tip a reception ofhim'with even
an allusion to those events. It appears manifest
that the public peace could not have been eudafi.
gered from my entrance into Manchester. But
to see such multitudes of people assembled ‘to-
gether to show their respect for me, appears to
Vl’e
read ac-counts of the Prince of Saxe Coburg,’ the
Marquis of Anglesia, the Dulce of W'ellington,
anti other great personages, mqjting here and
there amidst public plaudits. Infinite pains, at
any rate, are taken to make us believe tligjtlhjsis
the case. VVh-at right, therefore, have you to
make any attempt, either directly or indirectly,
to prevent the people from bestowing tlieirap.
platise upon me in person? Is not my right to
move from place to place, as perfect as that of
any of the three men that I have just mentioned?
Aye, but then, the assemblages that they cause I
are so snzull.
‘Suppose I were at this m_oment living at an
inn in Manchester. It is pretty clear,‘ I believe,
that an assemblage of persons would take place at
any time that I chose to wa'lk out to the spot where.
the dreadful scenes of the l6th of August were
exhibited. What, then, would you expel‘ me
your town, or compel me to keep myself shut up
in a room ? And if the people presumed to come
to shew me marks of their respect, would V0“
visit them with your awful interference .’ ‘Gen-11¢-
men, we shall live to see the day, and thatday is,
I believe not distant, when I shall be able to visit
the excellent people of Manchester and its neigh-
borhood, without your daring to step in between
us with your threats of interference.
‘ Let me call on you to think a littleon the fig-
ure you now make in the world. Here am I, ten
miles from Manchester ; there are the people
whom you call an unusual mu.’tz‘tude, ready to re-
ceive, and to bestow on me all possible marks of
respect ; and there are you, sending me {tours
of interference, and preparingall sorts of nieans
for making that interference effectual, in order to
intercept a verbal expression of popular approba-
tion, intended to be bestowed upon a man, destiJ-
tute of-gevery species of means of obtaining that
approbation, other than the means naturally aris-
ing from his integrity and his talents, his well
known love for his country, and his well-known
f
zeal in her cause, during the whole couise ofliis ’
life, under all circumstances, whether abroad or
at home, whether in prosperity or adversity.
‘ Thus the parties stand before the world. I
disdain to tell you what my intentions are; wheth-
er I intend to enter Manchester or not. I ltave
made this comment upon your communication,
in order that the nature of your conduct may be
the better understood; and, even in doing this, I
have condescended to bestow on you too great an
honor.’ I am, WM. C()BBE'|"l‘.
[After writing this reply, Cobbett left Irlam for
London.] ‘
The Female Reformers of Manchester were
much disappointed in the non arrival of Mr. Cob-
bett, for whom they had provided a most elegant
silver‘ Inkstand, with appropriate insciiptions.
Prince Napoleon, son of Bonaparte, has been
nominated by the emperor Francis, coadjutor to
the Archbishop of Olmutz; thtee priests have,/
charge of his theological studies.
A person at Birmingham has made it knife,
which cuntainsjbur hundred blades.
East Indz’es.—By letters from Penang and Ba-
tavia, we learn that the Dutch have been driven
from Pelembang, by the Malays, with the loss of
I17 men and two officers killed. The Malays
had a battery of 30 pieces of cannon, which the
Dutch attempted to storm three times, but were.
repulsed.
The British extending t/irir mono/zoly in tlic
East-Indies.—-A letter from the Island of Simia-
tra, dated the 21st July, says——-‘ Sir Stamford Raf-
fles, on the part of the British East-India compa-
ny, in April last, purchased from Dowlett, the
King of Aclieen, the exclusive ptiiilege of tra-
ding on that coast for the British flag. He has
paid or loaned to Dowleti, a lack of rupees, who
will now be able to establish himself in his throne
and destroy his enemies. This monopoly must.
continue until that event at least.’
The Spanish frigate Sabina, sailed for Cadiz on
5.»
the 27th Noiember, last from Vera Cruz, with__
1,540,284 Mexican dollars—.8 ‘boxes of silver
plate—2 bars of silvei'—-45 6 séroons of Cochineal
* But, Gentlemen, is it really come to this, that
and 6 boxes of Vinilla.--1'Ia~uana' fzajzcr.
Norwalk Chronicler