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LA FE FROM SOUTH AMERICA
By the brig Margaret, I-lussey, arrived at New-
York, the editors of the N. Y. Mercantile Ad-
vertiser have received intelligence from Bucnos
Ayres-to the l9th December.
Lord Cochrane had made two more unsuccess-
ful attempts on the Spanish fleet at Callao; the
first on the 2r.I, and the last on the 4th of October.
\Vht-n the last accounts left him, he was prepa-
ring acnew mode ofattack. But it was thouglit
111;“; his 1m~d5hip’s views would not be realized.
Ifthe fleet should return to Chili again unsuc-
cessful, it was feared the government was so
much exhausted in means and credit, they would
not be able to make another outfit. Lord C. at-
tributes his failure to the bad construction of his
rockets. .
The Portuguese, it was said, were about evac-
uating .L Ionte Video, and retiring to} the Brazils.
in which case, Gen. Artigas will again take pos-
session of the place. .
"Every thing remained quiet in _-’.‘.liil‘i, and an
expedition of 6000 men was p.rc_paring for Peru.
The Director set out from Buenos Ayres a-
bout the 2d of Nov. at the head of the troops sta-
tioned in .1 he city, torepel an invasion oftlie Mon-
ierenos, who had crosse_tl the river from the ter-
ritory claimed by.Artigas, and committed some
depredatious. They were commanded by one of
Artiga’s ofiicei's,unrl-Gen. J. M. Carrera, who had
joined tlicsc predatory troops, with a view of re-.
vcnging hiniself on the reigning government of
Buenos Ayres, for the injuries his party had re-
ccived from them. This enterprize of Carrera’s‘
and his numerous proclamations to the people ol
all parts of the country through which he march-
es, has served to undermine the government in
the capital,_ and he has been joined by many towns
in the interior, the people of which are determin-
ed to effect an alteration, and establish the repre-
sentative system which they had been led to ex-
pect on the adoption ofthe new. Constitution in
May last. \Vhen our informant lcft_B. Ayres,
the Director was about 75 leagues in the interior»
and the two opposing parties within one d:ry’s
march of each other. News of an engagcniclit
was every moment expected, and it was anticipa-
ted that the Director would be repulsed, as many
of.his followers had deserted. and the greatest
pr~opoxtio_n of them had so much fcll(i\\' feeling in
the cause for which their opponents were con-
tendiirgythat many more, it was thought, would
either refuse to fight, or call upon the Director
for the very alteration ofthat systctn of g-ovr:;'ii~
mt-nt v.-hicb they had left ll1t‘C.lj3llLtl to cler'end.—-
A:tigas and Carrcra liave many frl-"ll(l§ in Buenos
Ayres, among the disaffected to tilt‘ present ru-
lers, the most obnoxious of whom is the ex-dir ec-
tur ; who, ttltliouqli osten-.ihly having no cmrricc-'
ilfill with the present 3;.»-.-t.'rmierit, is geirezally
thought to be the !_z"lj.,ill r.~.f'.:Il the most unpopu-
lar acts. l5 or-20 oftlnr st:-pvctetl were seiz-.-cl
alter the departtire of the Director‘, and (otncyttl
as prisoners to the islantl of .\'l;rrci-.1 G.ir'ti;.r, and
on board the vessels of war iii the river, but as
no crime was alledged agairist them, they had
been restored to their families. 7
The commander of the army of the Andes.
Gen. San Mttitiii, during the invasion of the
I\ll-onteneros, remained very quiet at Mendoza,
his head quarters, althougli many orders were
sent requesting his immediate appearance with
his troops, the best in the Corrntry. He had at
last resolved to join the Director ; butit was be-
lieved he would not arrive in time to take part
in the expected engagement. His dilatoriness
in obeying the orders of the government was im-
puted to the reluctance he had of ligliting the
Montcnt-i'os, among whom he was born. lie lit-.d
long been preparing at Mendoza for the medita-
ted attack on Peru ; but this (listuibance will now
prevent any attempts on that province for the
present.
A Jamaica paper contains accounts from Char-
ges to the 25th December, and f:=ot:i Crurlingr,-n:~
to the 2d Jan. Gen. liclit.-av li.-.d. 'ctl'l‘lV(‘(l at Earn-
paluna from Sarita Fee. It is said he took .'.v‘.r_-.,r
neat ly the value cf live lulillulrb of dollars, of l')'.)l.ll
pubiic and pr-ivnte pr'.n_‘.ct't_v. ~.;::ni=n.g nothing ill-.‘.I
came in his way, r'rf:l)birrn; old and yormg. Cliapo-.
a small town I4 leagtrcs lv‘. 13.. of Paiiatiia, llufl
been taken posseevsir.-r~. of by 500 frec.l)ootcrs.--
(Sen. Irlorc, had dispatclie-tl 300 regulars and 500
militia to encounter them, and check their pro-
gress. — <
The latest intelligence from the South Sea
rnei‘-tioneu the :'ai':.i'ng ot the b1<_—ckade of the cozr-t
by Lord Cochiaiie, who bani retired from off Li-
ma for Valparaiso. It is iirentioried that his
squadron had been augmentetl to 18 sail.
Extract of a letter, received in Pliiladelphia»
dated Trinidad, (Cuba) 7th Feb. 1820.-——‘ There
is one crime that I will accuse the Spaniards of,
i and which I wish you would puliliblh and that i5-
the permission given to individuals, to make new
colonies for their private interest, and to the great
injury of many unfortunate inditicluals, who are
doped and cheated into the idea that they are go-
ing to a land rich in every tliing, and where, with-,
out labor, they will make their fortunes. I al-
lude to the famous colony of I’er'nantlina de Xa-
gua. From thence came the other rla»_v at least
thirty unfortunates, consisting prirrcipallv of I-
rishmen and Frenchmen. They wcrc not per-
miued to lg-aye the colony. but mt-.tle thci_r escape
in the night. The governor here has taken their
decl-ar-.~tinns, and they give a melancholy picture
of the Quixotic colony. They say that the gov-
gernor dc (."lot:4.t is a great tyrant, that he is at
C-overnor, Judge, and Jury. and has the power
of life and death over his subjects ; that he does
not permit any one to keep store or ‘sell any
thing, if inrérfm-ing With his speculations that
way; and that he charges $00 per cent advance
on all he sells; that no one can go half a mile
from the town wizhout a written passport from
the Governor. And that if any one acts in the
least contrary to the regulations of the Gover-
nor. he is punished by being put into the stocks
or black hole. In short it is a sickly bad place»
which affords no advantage whatever, the proof
of which is that all the colonists that can get a-
way are leaving the place. I myself have got
some ofthem employment, and to some I have
given a passage to the U. States in the brig.’
The south side of Cuba is swarming with pet-
ty piratical vessels, cruising under the commiss-
isrns of the notorious freebootcr, 'iVI’Gregor.'
REVOLUTION IN SPAIN.
The following late and highly interesting news
is extracted from Captain Ramborger’s journal,
who arrived at Philadelphia, Feb. 27th, in the
ship Medora, from Cadiz :-—Jan. 3, news was re-
ceived at Cadiz that part of the Spanish Army.
consisting of 6000 men, had taken possession of
the Carraccas, (the King’s Navy Yard.) and Isla,
after releasing the state prisoners, and putting
one of them, a Colonel, at the head of their forces.
There was only one killed, a captain of the Roy-
alists, who opposed them at the B_ridge of lsla-.-
he was shot by the Colonel.” Cadiz was put in a
good state of defence as possible—-the gates all
shut—-no person allowed to leave the place-all
stores shut, and great c0nsternation—-the streets
patrolled by the militia". tmidnight, firing heard
for more than 30 minutes; outside. Jan. 4tb—
this !]l0!'llll'lg'gaIeS shut—-the first, commanding
the road to Cadiz, has been attacked by 500 men,
but they were repulsed with the loss of 7 killed;
at noon, the gates were opened, but all commu-
nication is cut oil‘ with the interior. All kinds
of provision raised 50 per cent. ThejGreat Con-
tinental Mail, with the English letters, was stop-.
ped this day by the Nazzom2l'1'roo/jrs, (as the_v
style themselves) and destroyed. A flag has
been sent to them—they say, do not interfere wit/r
us, and Cadiz s/rail not be moles-tec1—-—i.u-e are only
the a(l'v(I.71ce' «M I"ii-"rv THOUSAND--‘Ive are on If/Ir:
marclr for MADRID, and want (/15 Cortes rcstorrd,
—r/mt we will not embark for South .Anrerz'ca and
-want our jiay. This afternoon the men of war
bent their sails—-the gun-boats are all manned,
and stationed at Fort Puntal. The national troops,
sailors and marines, had that day been paid their
arrears, with a promise, if faithful, to be paid ev-
ery mouth. The provisionswere landed frotn
the transports this day, and stored in Cadiz.+
Jan. 5th, Sevilia, Porto Real, Porto Santo, and all
the adjacent towns are in possession of the Na-‘
tional troops. All the vessels are embargoed, and
no pilots permitted to leave the city. Last night
the state prisoners in the Castle made their es-
cape, and joined the National Troops; and this
ixight I made my escape in the good ship Medora.
E;L'trac( q/' a lattm‘, dun.-(Z (.'a(.’iz, Jun 5.
‘ \Ve are besieged by 6000_men of the army
destined for Bucnos Ayres. who are determined
not to embark. They have possession of the ar-
senal and all the country round; and I am in
formed they have taken the city of Seville, and
Iiavc proclain'ied it death to any soldier that ta":tcs
any tliing from an inhabitant wit:.out paying for
it. I think if they proceed in this manner tlu-..~_v
will be here in 7 or 8 days, without any bloodshed.
The inh-.:bi¥'.ints seem to be satisfied with th.~.ir
pzcceerlings. Tlicrc is not 700 men in this gar-
rr-on, and they are not in confidence with tliti;
present government.’
Anotlier lettr.-.r from Cadiz, datecl .l-an.‘ 6th, af-
ter mentioning the tak.ng of lsla. 84:. by the re-
vulted troops, says-—‘ On their enter il‘tL{ Islu,1i-.c,v
disarrnrrl the Marine Guards. tank the Capt;-gin
general of marines prisoner, .'-oz: pt-at eecler‘ ll-r
this place ; but the ships Uf\\'i‘u'lllUl"l)ii)’li1J'*Ili;;'
learnt what had taken place. s‘t'I’eT a'oors= 400 ma-
rine soldiers to the ‘ Corta Dora,’ srong l<'-irt
on the Narrow pass] who on th»- a-,.~pr~o:-cli of the
Insnrgeiits, fired on them and kir§- d 13 on tl‘-r
spot. The troops then r:;:;re:l to the Isle. ;»-:m
then the commander (a cv.-lone?) i.~r-.x.'.e-.5 3 pi'.-»clz=.-
mation styling 'tlIClli.\'_‘l:'\‘S tl':' ;.cl~z::rcc goarrl of
the ‘ Constitutional .~.:---.,y ’ -1-'l‘;e:' C’C:it1i‘ti..{lv.lx',t$,
it is said, have got-:2 with their respt.-.cive divis-
ions, which consist of the v hr-Ir. of the army or
the expedition, to clrlii:-.rr:n-1 4.le‘,)'H'ltlit:|ils of the
kingdom, and that the plot is of iiiagiiitude there
is no doubt.’
FROM 'I‘l:‘.X.-XS.
Extract of a Iclltfl‘ from Gen. Long, to a gen-
tleman in Nashville. dated It’:-/zue:/ic of Tara.»-,
fort IrI'alkrr, ./Vt-~.'. 30, l8 l9,
Ireceived your letter from Nashville, but at
that time had it not in my power to return you
an answer. in consequence of the near 2\ppi'0Ltt,ll
of a. superior force of the enemy. Our dangers,
riril‘..;ulties, and troubles, for some time past have
l‘-Cc!) great Nacogdoches has fallen into the
2.-ands of our enemies. who have now a strong
force in the vicinity oftbis place, to which I had
remov-ad most of my forces I)c:f0l'C their arrival,
for the purpose of procuring provisions, &c by
sea. This place and Galveztown, (about fifty
miles from Irene; are thennly fortified places now
in our pr ascssion; but before you receive this, I
expect to be. in possession of La Baiha and St.
Antonio. My brother, with a large Indian force,
is combartizr_,; with the left ‘~\-iiigci‘ the Royal ar-
my, about 40 miles north of this post ; frequent
ciigzrgrartients takes place lnctwe-en the two forces,
but nothing decisive had transpired the last ac-
counts. The whole amount of_t-he Royal force
between this and Rio C-r.rnde. intended to act a-
gainst tis. is estimated at 600 stror.g. If we can
once force them haul; and break their spirit they
are entirely undone.
I have myself endured great hardships, within
the few last months, in attempting to force a pas-
-agc with a small party f--mn Nacogdochczs to
this place : three times I lost every man__that
w-..s with me, part being killed, and part falling
N310 the hands of the enemy.
'We had :1 small rencontre a few days ago,
Vi-‘l‘.ct‘f: I think the enemy must have suffered con-
sidei‘ubly——btit, as both parties left the ground,
zhr-.ir loss could not be ascertained; we had only
one man killed and one wounded, we succeeded in
taking several prisoners, and are confident their
killed was considerable. Gen. \Valker was at-
tack-ed, and repulsed the enemy on the Rio Euras-
sos, on the 10th, WlleI't: they were more than ten
to one. He succeeded in reaching this place
with the command in safety. I have the pleas-
ure to add, that the first vessel that sailed under
our flag, returned to Galveztowii a few days ago
with a prize of dry goods, a few African slaves
and 6000 dollars in specie, aftera cruise of three
weeks off the isle of Cuba. To-morrow we com-
mence paying our troops for the first time, and
intend to continue it every two months. I hope
my Tennessee friends will not forget me in my
present cliffrculties, as I am resolved to see Mex-
ico free and independent, or to perish in the at-
tempt. The inhabitants are anxious for my suc-
cess,and only wait a protecting force to unite with
us, but until then they are not to be relied on.
The yellow fever raged with great violence at
Vera Cruz, in December. '
_ ‘ CONGRESS. _
A bill has been introduced into the..I-louse of
Representatives, providing that from and after
the first day of September next, every port or
place within the jurisdiction of tbs United States,
shall be closed against the entrance of any vessel
coming from any port or place in his Britannic
Majesty’s possessions in the Bahama Islands,
Turks Island, the Island of Bermuda, am! New-
foundland, on the continent of North-America, or
in any of the Islands on’ the coast thereof.
A bill is before the Senate, for securing to the
citizens of the United States the exclusive trade
with the Indians.
A bill ' for the establishment of a uniform sys-
tem of Bankruptcy, is also before the Senate,
A Meniorial has been presented to the Senate,
by Mr. King, of N. York, from Gen. Jackson, on
the subject of the Report made in the Senate of
the U. States, at the close of the last session of
Congress, on the subject of the Seminole. VVar,
and the incidents connected with it. 1; is couch-
"ed in strong terms, and contains pointed-allusions
towards the committee of the last session, &c.—
It was ordered to lie on the table, to give those
who chose an opportunity of-running their eyes
over it, before the question sh-ou_ld be taken on or-
dering it to be printed. '
\VASHII\'G'1‘ON, Feb. 29.
flfairzc and 1|»fz's.souri.—-'l‘he question which has
so lon been a itatcdin Con ress,ar.dthrou rhout
. E S 8' is
the country, approaches the-crisis of its decision.
Notwitlistanding tlieifeelings which but too sen-
sibly prevails, we have yet some hope that it will
be amicablysettled. It is seldom that the Senate
of the United States is as much agitated as it was
yesterday. ' The subject is now committed to a
conference between the two houses of Congress.
There seems to be an error generally prevail-
ing, in respect to the amendment adopted by the
Senate, to the Maine bill. To recall public at-
tention to its real import, it is thought proper to
republish, it as follows: -
‘ ./ind be it jiurl/16'!‘ crfczcted, That in all the ter-
ritory ceded by France to the United States, un-
der the name of Louisiana, which lies north of
36 degrees and :30 minutes north latitude, except-
ing only such part thereof as is included within
the limits of the state contemplated by this act,
slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than
in the punishment of crimes whereofthe party
shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is
hereby forever pt‘UliiI)itct‘l: Provided, always,that
any person escapiiig into the same, from whom
labor or service is lawfully claimed in any state or
tc't-rizory cf the U. States, such fugative may be
lrwfnlly reclaimed. and conveyed to the person
cl.-lining his or her labor or service as aforesaid.‘
'1 his amenrhncnt was agreed to in the Senate,
by the decided vote of 34 to 10.
It has been supposediby some that, by this vote,
the Seiiun: have, in respect to the territory, des-
Cl'll)t'iti in this section, yielded the principle which
has berti contested in regard to Missouri. Not so.
The one is a question of expediency, decided un-
dc!‘ the P21‘-VCT of Congress to make all ‘ nccdful
rules anrl regulations’ in regard to the ‘ territo-
ries‘ of the United States, and applies to a terri-
tory in which there is now comparatively no pop-
ulation. The other is a question of restriction on
2-. popirlation._ already from its numbers entitled
to hr-come a State, in regard to what pertains to
the municipal authority of that state.
It has been again supposed, that, in another
\‘I~:\$’, the principle contested in the case of Mis-
sa-uri is yielded, by the restriction in regard to
the territory, applying equally to the territorial
governments and to the States hereafter to be
forinctl in that territory. In this respect our im-
pressioii is, that Congress may riglitfully pre-
scribe rules for the disposition of the tei-zit-.-ry of
the United States, and for its government. If
slavery be there IIIIIIIJIILCI, during the progress
from wilderiiessto settlement, there is no proba-
bility that the States lrcrcafter to be established in
it, composed of a true population, will desire to
recognize Slavery within their limits. if they
do, the question now depending in respect to Mis-
souri will then recur; and it will be time enough
then to settle it. * Sufficient for the day is the
evil thereof.’ The example of Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois, however, goes to shew that ifslave-
ry be not permitted to take root in a territory,
the people thcre_ol', when forming state govern-
ments, will not desire it.-—.J‘r’at. Izztr-1. '
.Mrzrc/i 2.—-The House of l\’epresentatives have
so far brought the consideration of the Missouri
Bill towards a close, as to have it ordered to a
third reading. After a sitting of nine hours, and
after a laborious discussion of numerous proposi-
tI0l|S for amendingfthe "bill, and resisting many
motions for adjournment, the house about eight
o’clock last night, reached the question, and the
bill was ordered to be engrossed, with the Slavery
Restriction. by a majority ofnine votes.
MISSOURI QUESTION SI".'l"l'LED.
Jlfizrclz 3.—-VVe most brartily congratulate our
readers-—ue fccilitate our fellow citizens gen-
erally, that the Missouri question is settled——
in what manner the reader will see by what fol-
lows.
The House of Representatives sat till a late
hour last night ; and we have only timeto state,
that on the question to agree to the amendment
ofthe Senate to strike the restriction from the
. Missouri bill, the vote was
Against the restriction 90
l"orit V 86
Ileing a majority of four votes against the Re-
striction. ,
Other proceedings took place, which will be
reported hereafter; the result of which is, that
the bill for tlieadniission of Missouri without: re-
5U'lCll0lT. and with the inhibition of Slavery in
certain territories, wants only the signature of‘the
Pre-.~.i(lent to become-a Law.‘
The bill for the admission of ‘Maine will of
course pass, without restriction, incumbrance, or
amendment. _
'l‘be'--few past days have been at trying time in
Congress 5 but the trial has passed, and we look
now only for harmony and conciliation on all
sicltes.——./Vat. Int.
The total of the Bank Capital in the several
States, Districts and Territories oftlie U. States,
as far as known at the Treasury, it appears from
Mr. Secretary Crawford's Report, was, in ]8 17,
upwards of ninety millions of dollars; adding to
which the capital oftlie Bank of the U. States,
($35,000,000) makes a total of one liuudred and
twenty-live millions.——I5.
INSURRECTION IN PETERSBURC. '
Ex'rxA‘c'rs or LETTI-IRS.
Pctersburg, Vi:-ginia, Feb. 25.
. ‘At present, the attention of the people here is
entirely engrossed by an insurrection of the
blacks. Several attempts have been made to fire
0'01" town; and many persons, boll) white and
black, have been arrested. An.arrned guard pa-
trol our streets, and I trust its authority will be
sufiicient to suppress any thing of an improper
nature. _ -
‘ Fri‘; 29.-'-—The inhabitants of this town are in
a state of considerable alarm, as I nmntionerl in
my last. The night before last, the second best
tavern in this place, ,a very large and spacious
building, was consumed by fire; applied, as is
confidently supposed, by the band of an incendi-
ary. And last night another attempt, in spite of
the most vigilant exertions, was made, but I am
happy to add, without success, to set on fire the
lower part of the town. If the thing had been
tliscoveredonly five minutes later, (as the wind
was high,) no one can tell where it would have
stopped. A black woman has been taken into
custody, and the strongest circumstantial evi-
dence is at hand against her. ’
pect, are in no enviable condition; for no we
ofthe devouring element, or to quell insurrection.‘
Indeed, the moment fire is called, an armed force
commences galloping up and down the streets,
and never halts until all danger is at an end ; and
woe be to the negro who is caught out,or in any
misdemeanor. It is supposed that the woman
now in jail will meet the fate she so justly dc.
ation in regard to the insurrection.’
——
RICHMOND, Vir<r.- Feb, 24,
city was visited by a tornadoof great violence, al.
though of very short duration. Considerable
damage was done by the tearing tip oftrecs, the
breaking down of chimnies, unrooling of houses,
&c. The new building of Mr. James Vvinston
on the Dock, was entirely demolished ; the gable
ends of several were blown in ; and the dwelling
house ofa Mrs. Taylor, was nearly crushed. A
stable on her lot was torn to pieces, the roof taken
off and thrown with great violence upon the dwel-
ling house, the roof and side of which was broken
in, and the whole tenement nearly destroyed...
The escape of the family without even a bruise,
is one of the most remarkable providcnces that
we have ever observed. The force of the wind
was such, that weather boards torn from the sta-
ble, were drivcn cndwise through‘ the side of the
house. Two beds in which numbers ofthe fam-
ily were lyiug, were broken to pieces, and those
in them nearly buried in the ruins.
[A tremendous hurricane was experienced at
Bevcr, Penn. on the same day; a number of
dwelling houses were unroofed and otherwise in-
jured ; marry stables and out-houses removed or
blown down,and fences, trees, Scc. generally pros.
trated.]
IIARTFORD, Feb. 29.
Stone vs. Hu-rrotws.-—'l‘l1e trial of S. E. Burrows
for an assult and battery upon the person of Wm.
1.. Stone, editor oftlie Mirror, came on the 22d
instant, before the Superior Court now sitting
in this city, Judge Chapman- presiding. The
damages claimed by the plaintiff, were S5000.—-
hlessrs. Daggctt and W'illianis Counsellors for
the plaintiff, and Messrs. N. Smith and Jolinsori
for the clelendatit. The case was ably and elo-
quently advocated for both parties. The Jury
gave in a verdict the next day, offl/‘teen dollar:
(Inning:-s. The Judge being dissatisfied with the
verdict, sent them out again, \\'lit‘l) they after.
wards returned with a verdict of 100 dollars dam-
ages.
—"-7%--Eli-'1-—‘~
AZ\lERIC.~\;\l INDIANS.
‘A Disct)t'.rse on the Religion of the Indian
Tribes of North America, delivered before the
N. York I-li-itorical Society, Dec. 20, 1819, by
SAMUEL F. JARVIS, 1). D.’ has recently been
published in New-York, at the request of the so-
cicty- The author questions the correctness of
the idea that has prevailed to a Considerable ex-
tent among learned men, that the Indians of this
country are of Hebrew origin ; and attempts to
establish the opinion that they are a ‘/rrinzitivc
/reo/rlr:.’—To support his hypotliesis, he goes iii-
to a minute historical examination ofthcir reli-
gious notions, rites and ceremonies, in the course
of which he displays much reading, and a very
extensive acquaintance with the subject, and clo-
ses the discusssion with the following remarks :
‘ It has already been observed, however. that
their rclivious system, can atlord no clue by
which to trace them to any par-icular naticn of
the old world. On a subject so obscure as the
origin of nations, there is great danger of expa-
tiating in conjectures. In fact, the view Irv.-re ta»
ken. in some measure cuts otftliesz: t£t.‘IljtCl.lll't’.':l,
by tracing the aborigines of Anic-i'ir:.-, to a l:.ighei'
source than has usuall, been it"~‘Si}.'_'l‘rt;(l to them.
If the opinion I have aclvarrccd be true, it will, I
think, appear rational to believe, that 5/2: Inzlruns
are a /rrz'mi.'z'~uc /tea/r/.' ,--—that, like the Chinese,
they must have been among the ea,-tics: cmi-
grants of the descendants of Noah ;-—-that, like
that singular nation, they advanced so far beyond
the circle of human society, as to become entire-
ly separated from all other men ;—and that, in
this way, they preserved a more distinct and ho-
mogenous character than is to be found in any
other portion of the globe. \~Vhcther they came
immediately to this western continent, or wheth-
cr they arrived here by gradual progressiori can
never be ascertained, and is, in fact, an inquiry of
little moment. It is probable, however, that like
the Northern Hordes who descended upon Eu-
rope, and who constituted the basis of its present
population, their numbers were great; atid that
from one vast reservoir, they flowed onward in
successive surges, wave impelling wave, till they
hacl covered the whole extent of this vast contin-
ent. At least, this hypothesis may account fnl‘
the uniform character of their religion, and for
the singular fact which has lately been illustrated
by a learned member of the American Phil":"l’ll‘
ical Society, that their languages fbr‘nif_$°l?“’al°
class in human speech. and that, ir‘““‘" hpl‘“'5 °f
thought, the same system cxtcv-1'5 Wm ‘ -C C933“
or Cape Horn’
of Labrador to the exl.I'6mlfY
‘ The inhabitants of our town, as you may sus--
sleeps at night but on fire arms, and without ex-
pecting to be roused, either to stop the progress I
serves, and communicate some important inform-
On \~Vednesday night, about 12 o’clock, our’ '
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