‘\iiltiCl1i\Ve now have is, or that one vastly larger
win be, adequate to the‘ defence of our ini-
mensely extended frontier ? .
Sh.‘ the natural, the cheapest, and the most cf-
f-ctual defence of the maritime frontier of this
Country, as well that bordering upon the Atlantic
ocean,-as the lakes, is the navy. Experience has
fully demonstrated the truth of this proposition.
\Vith a few ships of the line, and a proper propor-
L1,--,n ol'fi-igates, moving, as they can so easily do,
;,,,-«,1-.9, position ofan invading enemy may be chan-
-. u = ‘ ' the aitl ofthe militia of that
ged, and com ining _ _
uzzrtion of country immediately tlircatened with
an invasion, an attack may, at all times be success-
fully repelled. The character acquiretl by the
navv of this country, during the late war‘, is it safe
Pledge 0,: “.h,,t may he cxpctjlctl from it, on an}.
future mnc,.g,c,.,Cy_ The results of the battles of
Erie arttl Cliitmplain, decisively deteriniiie its util-
ity on those inland seas. \Vitli a kiio‘.vledge ol
these results, no one, it is pl'8S\llt'lC(l, will doubt
the expediency ofempllbyingtliis species of force
f0,» mg p;~utection_-oftliat frontier. Let then, the
“gum, Ofmc ;,-_,,§,,n be (lirected to the atiginentw
tit,” 01' its n-.-,-.r-al force, to an extent whicli will af-
ford TS, UII
object of all military pt'epat",itioiis.
il tzdinit that a limited niilitar)’ l""“-Cs "P0" ll"-‘
hnd, ,,,-,,y be usefully employed in time of potato.
3., ,),.,.,.aw'mn the Indian tribes upon our inland
‘ " 1‘) . .
i'roritier, in the performance of garrison dull’, and
in p1‘()',e(;tin!';' and taking care of the public stores
amt arms; but, for all these purposes, in my ap-
prehension, the force to be retained by the present
bill, is entirely competent. It will constitute the
nucleus of an army, to wlilclta at mllf “I119: 8 f0”-‘=3
may be added, to meet the exigencies oi war.
Bu,’ $3,.’ the 'p,»e_.,em 5i[._v$ltiOl‘I 0f.ll1c.‘t$'OI‘l(l, anti
of our foreign relations, does not yvistlny lhe‘eX-
Relation that we shall be involved in a war for ti
10,,“ period to come. The nations of Europe are
1‘cp3sll)g in the arms of peace, and, altliougli cer-
-.;tiu movements are there taking place, of deep
import to tlienisclves, yet, there :5 no reason to
apprelicnd that this nation will be inatcri-ail_v af-
fected by them.
If we may place reliance upon the accounts
from Spain, the long protracted diplomatic war,
in which we have been engaged with the hp-aiiisli
Q
hot, great ‘as is my respect for that gentleman,
Iwill not consent to make even his opinions the
rule of my own conduct. Iact here upon my
own responsibility, and shall be (ll!”(.".;l.C(l by the
dictates of my own jutlg-ii:ct'it. Bo-ii:;.:; convince
that the passage of the bill before the House will
ulvance the best interests of this nation, I shall
give to it my cordial support.
'-gm
.—._.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Liverpool papers to the 23d of January, are re-
ceived at Boston, by the ship Triton. '
Parliamrznt was to be opened on the 23d of Jan-
uary, when his Majesty was to atttend and deliver
at speech from the thmne.
It is said the coronation of the King oflingland
is appointed for the 18th of May next.
Addresses continue to be presented to the
Queen. She had concluded hot‘ iieg«;ci-.itit:»ii with .
Prince Leopold, her son in-law, forhiarllmrougli l
House, to which she “as to l't‘lh!r\’L‘. ‘flu; plinc,-,-
appears to be quite partial to the Queen.
Aldermaii \‘Vood li-.i~:. given notice, that the le-
gality of excluding her Illtijcstfs name from the
liturgy will be investigated in a court of law.
An attempt has been made in Italy to assassin-
utc Col. llowtic, who assisted in collecting the ev-
idence ttgtiiiist the Queen. He was attacked in
the streets in the night, when rctut ning from the
Opcra, by two assassiiis, who gave him l'our se-
vere i-rountls in the head, and one in the chcsL—-
but it is said neither is mortal.
.i\'Ei/2/cs-.--Tlie kingdom of Naples is prepai-iu_t_:_
for it vi_t_=;ot'ous defence. According to the report ‘
oftlie Miuistcrof V't’ar, the regular army amounts
to 54-,0<)0 men, perfectly disciplined ; that the
fortresses were well supplied; and that the na-
tional militia were burning with enthusiasm to
defend their country, and resolved to perish rather
than surrender their constitutional rights. Gen.
Pepe, with three divisions of his army, have
marclied to the Abrazzi, while the Austri.uis_.
301000 sti'cng', are stationed behind the Po.
Advices from Naples are to the ‘_/‘lib Dec. The
Prince Regent, having taken the oaths of the new
constitution opened the session of the National
Pztrliaiiiciit on the ISM). A lively di,-bate tool;
place on reaclinrr it tlcspatch from the minister of
war, relative to a demand made by sortie of the
govermneni, has been '.tl1llC1.il)l)' and satisfactot‘ily
' There is no danger that it will be
folltfweii by a war of bayonets. l;’rom l"r2m-Se
We have nothing to appi'clie.nd. Vt-'ith that pow-
er we are not likely to come in collision. '_l'llt‘
commercial (llsputc which hits tizilipppily ursseti
between the two CUtllllllt:8, in ttntiaioqtirtict-, r-.l vrhat
may be dccmetl their I‘:‘.LllllCllJ;.ll regulations,has.
it is true, occasioned u s-.isperisimi of ti till‘-':t:l}
commercial ln'.Ct’COL1l'Stf, to the mutual injury of‘
both ; but there is good reason to ll'.’llCVt'_.'. that this ,
matter is susceptible of such friendly e:;pl;matioiis '
as will restore the gootl undcrstztudiiig which has
lieI‘ctofo-re existed ltictwccn the two coonttia-s.
But the ltouoralilc getitlcrtizlti from Georgia,
(Mr. Cuthbert) zitliiitiiiislietl the l‘I_<)n':.:: tliat Rus-
sia might assail us,shc having cvinccil zr i.li.~;p-:;si-
tion to occupy the mouth of the Coltttiilita lliver,
3,,-,¢t_ o_l-,4: we may find it ticccs-.;at‘_y to resist such
an L2. ‘,",'E1l’l".tlll.'t'ti.)it: CllCl‘li'.-lCl‘tlllt_‘lli upon our terti-
mi-y by an armed force. Sir, the <-gczitlcniz-.ri iit.iy
terminated.
(J,-5-t_-,,",55 his fears. Russia lists in view oltjcttts of
gt‘;-_‘,1l_C'.' m.tgiiittitle. Her attention is directed to
another qaa.~tcr. The occupation of the unsci-
tltrd tern-it .iy at the mouth of the Columbia river
comes not within the scope of her policy. Slit’
l:)t)i’.S ~.-/izh :1 l".-tr more longing eye to the D:irdan-
cllczi. .l’:csirl-"is, llussi;i has unil'ot'nily iiianifcsted
,1“; x_nnsl_ it-i::titlly -:lispo.=:.i'.":n to\vr.:'ds the United
fjsgttes, anti it is ct-idr_-ntly for the mot-.'~.\i iiitercst
of the two cu-.nitric.-. to t-tiltivate that gootl under-
standing whirzli has so long siibsistcd between
them.
‘Willi lt‘.ii::’..:mtl you r t'cla‘;ioiis appear to be per-
rnaizemly ,;¢;,-c«.i‘—.:i. Lliigliatztl will cautiously a-
void a war with the United States. Slit: has too
recently and too 5-;vCt‘cly felt the effect of such a
war. You have tzlllgllt her a lesson which she
will not soon forget. The lapse of half a centu-
rv will not obliterate from her recollection the dc-
monstratiuns ofyour force, which she was made to
feel (lilting your late contest, so cvetitful in its
progress, and in its termination so lionorablc to
this nation. She may indulge .1 jealousy of the
rising power of this nation, but, profiting by expe-
riezice. she will not strung‘ lien that power by call-
ing it into action.
if, then, sir, no speck of war he discernible in
your hot-izon, will gentlemen contend that the
sal'.=:ty of the country demands a standing army of
10,000 men? If sncli an army be now necessary,
will the time, can it, ever arrive when it will be
less so? Should Congress now decide to reject
the bill tinder considcratio_n and retain the army,
as at present organized, it may be considered as
finally settled, that this country will maintain a
standing army of 10,000 men, as a permanent
peace C::lal‘)llSl}!‘.'t€l‘tl'.
Sir, it is my fixed opinion that the ordinary
revenue oftlie U. States will not enable them to
maintain such an army, with their other cst:.tblish-
ments 5 that the safety of the country does not
demand it, and that the proposed :‘L‘tltl=T‘.llLill ofthc
army is consistent with sound policy.
Sir, I will detain the House ti siiiglc moment, to
notice an observation viliicli has l')t*.t.‘.il rt-,-ittmitcd
here, and perhaps clsewlicrc, that tliose who sup-
port the bill under Ct‘lI1Sl(lt:l';tl.lOll,:il‘(: opposiiig
‘ the whole course and spirit of the present ad-
miiiistration.’ ‘air, this n..s=.ertion, so far as it re-
spects me,is unwarrantabls. The adoiinis.trzition
possesses my confidence and that of the state
which I have the honor, in part, to represent. On
this point the late election speaks a language
which cannot be misunderstood, and to the force
of which I cannot add.
It has,too,becn often repeated, and I deem it my
duty to reply to the remark, that the bill before
the House is in hostility to the rccotiiiiictidation
of the Secretary of the \-Var Department,and that
its adoption may be considered disrepcctful to
that valuable f/fTlC€l‘. Sir, I repel the charge, and
1 improve this occasion to say, that I entertain
the highest respect for the distinguished gentle-
man wlto presides over the VVar Department.——
Tiie energy and rigid economy of the system
gvlgich he has introduced into that department,
has greatly diminished the expence of supporting
cleputica; of Parliament, to be exeinptetl from ser-
vicc in the natione.l guartl during the contintiance
of the session, which was l't'ftl:3CCl. A LllSLZll':i':il()ll
also took place on the project of Lt law, for the ab-
olition of feudal rigghts in Sicily, which tvas agreed
to with some niiimportunt motlilications.
The Prince llegtzrit it is said has decl.'irctl, that
slionltl the cornbincd sqtiadron in the port of.Na-
ples, oppose any obstacle to the press:-nt t‘)l'(lL‘.'i‘ of .
tliimgs, he wotiltl bring his troops from Sicily, and
lie;-iti the army. .
'l'he Atistriaii troops in Venice and I.ombardy.
it would serum, are pr<=p:iririg to ])l'HCC-‘.‘(l aaztiitist -
'.\".u'.-lr.-2;. lfi(.'\‘Cl‘lll trains of '.irtiilei'y are collrctiaig.
and natlilto pi‘c~pat'aliotis proceed with activity.
The ni:t:m.itit:‘. public-:hcdin the l"i'cnch jont'nal.«~.
of the lil(‘vl‘l2llll_\’ tluit had taken place ztuior.;..g
the Attsitiziii l-’.)llL'.:3~'i in Italy, are confirmetl. A
species of t*,'.;':t-0:2}: had been particularly fatal to
lioiscs, wlzich were dying by .itintlre»:ls.
C-fl,"/i/-’I€ 1)O)'{Z(g‘7l(’,S'i€‘ RC7.--:»t'zi!irm.
Li-<«’:r.7:, .[}:.‘C. ‘.29.—--'l'he Clctztiotis of lvleriibsrrs
of the !'..‘t.-rtcs have resulted in the choice, almost
witliotit eztccption, of Pzttriots of the class of citi~
'1-UDS wlm are neither .r’\-’obZesiior C'£’L'7',_L"§/. Tlie
mtclings have been harmoniously conzluctctl. the
ptiblit: 'sr.=iCc iinzziiimotts, and the .".m-or/m:rz'.t' ox-
C.€SSi'o'L‘. .‘\ ;l.[':i:z_‘,'”c'-vttti £0 «'\'o':'t.';":z'gw‘i5- .v"'.Tz:i'-95"..“
has b«':eri published. It is l'i'om a terse an-.l bril-
liant pen. It points .:.-..t the lltll‘t‘tCl‘t';Ll3 \\'t'Ull;'.~';S
tlfltlcl‘ wliicli the nation has ;;-roaiictl for a;‘_c:-:, and
the tictermination ofihe l’.-tn,-.!c to stipptt-:.s them;
and concludes as '{'ollov.'.s :—
‘It would be most t;ll.‘.§::tiiig._; to the Pu:-ttigrtitiae
tiation, if the P-.')‘.l‘E3l‘flll Sovereigns, with uliom it
has always been on terms of fl'l'_)l!Ll"-lllp, should
abttse their power to impose laws on it, or to re-
prcss the noble efforts of at nation itmtpziiilc by its‘
geogmpliical position of troubliiig.-; llic peat,-c oli
l
other people, which lies never intci-l}'-rctl in thc in-1
tcrnal conceriis of others, and ‘J hich l!l;l_V tlepcnrl
on the acltnowlctlgetl justice of the l‘iinces of
I.‘;Ul‘0pC3 but wbiclz, if its hopes in this icspcct
should be tlisappointcd, it will risk every thing
in the dci'crice of its just rights ; that the t'i‘i'.‘.Xlln,
‘ .\"o izatimz mar _}'2i:’/ml ru 1);’ five, 'i;=.r’it'c/2 ri't:.s'ii'ct! to
be so,’ is their cncouragcinent ; and that if tioliap
pily tlit-._v should fail in attaining}, this iiuppiiicss,
the nation will be destroyed sooner tlitui t‘.<.-n:pici-
ed, and no good citizen will survive the ruin of
public felicity.’
The Deputies ofthe Cortes are to meet at Lis
bon on the 6th of January.
Some of the papers doubt the accounts pub-
lished of the King's sanctioning the call of the
Cortes, Scc.
It is reported that as soon as the news of the
Portuguese revolution reached Bahia. the prison-
ers, implicated in the revolution of l’ern-atnbuco,
were set at liberty, and that the people called for
the Constitution.
S‘/iaz'n.—-We have perused with much care, a
great number of articles rclatite to the affairs of
Spain. The people are apprehensive that the
lianlps of w.,,. an, likely to be enkindlcd in the
Peninsula. It is Spain, says one of the articles,
that is directly attacked in Naples; and will, up-
on the same principle, be attacked directly, should
an opportunity offer. The wholt Peninsula is
represented as overrun with l’I1C\lc‘.f'dC.l0l'S---Llic
frontiers and coasts with srn:i_t;glcrs, and the seas
with pirates ; and in no part are lift; and liberty
s{jC!_ll'C l VVh:,tt a glaiiiig picltire. ol tlisni'g-.iiii'/.ii-
lion and insubordination l Party politics run very
high, and the leading men of the constitutional
Qrdgl‘ begin to dill-‘or. It is hoped that the assem-
bling of the Cortes will restore lltll‘lIl0l')y. Ac-
cording to recent advices from Spain, the conclu-
sion of a treaty of triple alliance between Portu-
gal, Spain and Naples, may be considered as cer-
tain. \
./1frz'ca.—-lntelligciice from Africa, states that
for some time there had been war between the
Andoaies and the Calabar people. On the 20th
Sept. an expedition was preparing at Calabar to
destroy Totnshontown, situated at the entrance
of that river.
the army. The able manner in which he has
discharged the arduous and responsible duties of
A letter from Bonny (coast of Africa) says—-
‘ Since our arrival here, 120 sail of French. Spati-
ish and Portuguese vessels have arrived and sail-
his station, entitle him to the confidence of this
nation.
ed with slaves.’
India.--A letter fromflombay, Aug. 27, says—-
! VVe [the British] are pickinga quarrel with the
Emirs of Sinde. ‘It is said our artny at: Cutch,
under Sir Chas. Colville, will take the field 16,000
strong, effective troops. The rains prevent the
commencement of actual hostilities, and it proba-
bly will not be before October that the first blow
will be struck. The Emirs of the Sinde are three
brothers, Maliometans. said to be very warlike,
powerful, and rich, not having ever been engaged
in warfare with Europeans. The Sindeaiis are
described as a brave and athletic race of people,
superior to the Indians in strength and stature.
‘We are not without fears that, attlie period when
the warfare coinmences, there may be a simulta-
neous brcaking out in the districts of central India,
as many parts of them are by no means in a set-
tled state.’ I
Other letters from the same quarter, confirm
the above. The lflnglislt were the first aggress-
ors ; a small body of llteir troops encountered a
party of bindituis, tinder the impression that they
were frccbuoters, and put the greater part ofthem
to the sword, before the error was discovered.—-
The authorities in Sinde,on hcaringthis disaster,
furiously altacltetl the villages in Cutcli, and put
all the inhabitants to death, with ati avowal of
their (leteriniiiatiori to annihilate all the English
in that quarter. An explanation in the mean
time had reached the Etiiii-s of.‘5inde, respecting
the unforttinatc attack on their troops; but no in-
clinatioti had been manifested by them to make
rcparation for the villages destroyed.
The Iimperor of Cliilia died in July last, and ti
tlifi'icolty existed in selecting his successor, there
being two rival candidates lbr the throne.
The Fri-ncli budget sh:-ws the finances of
I"rance to be in a flourishing sit ation. There is
at Surplus of llt‘L\l‘ six ltilllltitl franks in the t‘-evciiue
over the expenditures, andthc taxes are to be re-
(ltlCf.:(i. The l"i'cncE~. finances inay form a subject.
for writers on political CC"'llUIiiY.
A special Messenger has arrived in Paris from
l’-.tlestinc, with a cargo of water from the rivet-
Jordan, which be was sent for the purpose of bap-
tising the young Due do I}07'r1razu: .' .’
The Pacba of Bosnia has made the Grand
Signior ‘.1 present of 156 /mzds. won from the brig-
ands who iufcst the military froiitiers of Austria.
A new and astonishing female singer (Miss
\Vilson_‘} is co-mniutiding the attention and admi-
ration of the British public. She was perform-
ing at the Dory Lane Tlieatre, having engaged
to sing «'10 nights for 800 gtiitic-as.
A woman in tho ncigliborhootl of Moderia, has
been delivered of jive children, three linys and
two girls. vrhicli survived the birth several hours.
The same woman had four other deliveries of
tuins each time.
xiii‘. b’roztg/ianz. .r7v‘tr/7-izcy G(.'T2{’7‘Q[ to t/2:2 Qll(‘(.'7l
Q/' I'I:zglt1iirl.-—'l'liis attutc, le‘;ll'n€‘.(lv ‘Mill ‘=l0lll-‘€111
Ll(l\'{:Ciilt:, who may perliaps in a f-c-xv ye-:.t's become
Lord Cliaticcllm, is a mean lo:-liitztt figure, as loan
as :1 l)l‘O0l‘l1SllClI, v‘-llow r-.z.:.l la‘t':t-.r,- rzwajr, with it
flat nose, .l ~.'.'i<lc '.ll0t.;lll, arid t2t‘i\_i‘..-'t<.t=;§..g (‘.':l‘il0tl!‘S;
but he liss large s;>»s.i- ti-I3: t.~§ ts winch flash fifti-
gnd as gtmn ;_‘_:~_‘. 11: 1,. girls 1,) s;iL"d.l{, lll.S C0tliil€l’I- +
once is lighted up n 1' l. 9. tlt‘.'g'i't'.B of ‘«llli,'i"i‘i’.1i.lOi1, tin-
tlerstariding ans! st-if"-posscssinii,tlie efi'-.:ct oi wiiicli
is not v.'r:al'.cn~:-;l ‘or a bad liabit (;'--1.» ‘taps at nervous
ul‘l',;cti.~,n) ofevcry moment st-.~:tcliing the nostril:-.,
distortin.£'§ the closed 't;oi"it -7': both sides, and
the same" time: winking ‘.Vl'.ll t?‘-1: eyes. Tlie Cl1'cu'm
of his ‘.'l-"f';lJL'l‘;(‘.U is in .-..-.i»..t.al:'t- to an nnprcjmlicccl
5:,-:v'soii, and tht.-to is in his ll‘.-.llt|lt:l' sonielliing
i.Vlllt'll ‘tlic 1‘ir.'_*;lisl‘. call 5;» z;.r!t-ii.vr:7.‘.’.".l'is'. by wnicl'i he
is favor-alily tlistitisgtiishcd fri iii the violent. fury of
his tjgllg-uStl(', Delifl7'P_n. ':l‘(1 (Q,/ll.":'.l‘.’S i‘JUll(‘.‘tl.t.Jl‘
(lt-mtrul, \\llU. with a t-~r.ib‘t-. bass V0l(:€, roars ll‘-
thc hall, at the satire time. ~.‘;-.-.;mp:iig on the bar.
1*‘c.~iitil«: Hr-roi'.s-m.-——T\vo yuting ladies it ere left
by their fatlicr and mother in the care of it coun-
try bouse, a few miles from Aliii:t;dor:, together
with two maid servants and ti footboy. They
were rousctl in the night by the boy’s telling lllL‘tii
the house was on fire, they i:ist.atitlj/ I’tn3f3> Lftllcll
the lll.tl(l‘.S, and got bocltcts. The lire l.r.tii;~__~; inac-
‘(;:_-ggilylg U; lht‘ \V',tl(-3|‘, t)‘.lt3 (if llll.‘ .‘.'iSl.Cl'S lull if)
worl. with a [)lCl(:€lXC to butter down the Will of
the (i!’l\Wl|'ljc;-l‘()0I'l'l to put it out ; the other threw
a ;eli~.esc over her night clotlies, ncrit into the sta-
ble, saddled a cart horse, and,1H‘0VIflc«1 Will! 11
large diuncr-bell, rode oil’, ringing and screaming
for assistance till she roused the neighbors, who
came and extinguislicd the fire, which had been
prcvciitctl from extending, througli the exertions
of her sister. The thawing-i'oom furniture only
was destroyed, and the premises were insui'etl.—-
The Insurance ollice was so pleased with the as-
tonishing coiiduct of these young ladies, that they
rt_;pla(;c(l every thing in the liandsouiest manner,
gvgn to the pclisse. Tlicy are delicate accom-
plished girls of 18 and ‘s-‘o.——Ba:/z 1‘{r'_’7'£Zfd.
Tin‘/cz's/’i iii’:-as Q]r.’.i'.'):‘lL'.>'{:(i.—-.‘\fl oliiccr belonging
to the Court of the Pachu of Egypt lately died.
After 1,1,; death, no prop:i‘ty belong;-iiig to him
could be found. Soon alter, a woman came to
the palace with a bag of 800 piastrcs in sequins,
saying that the oliic-er had left it with her, and
had never called to take it back. The Paella took
the bag: and put the womitii in prison, accusing
her of liaving t,1t)ilC82.llC(l more tlti‘-E1 Slit: had glwli
up. A Turk cannot conceive that 11 pL‘l‘;>‘0Il Can
be liotiest.-——137ig. f1t-'/-"l"'-
1'91‘3""
ST. DOMINGO.
Ext‘i'act ofa lctrt r, (ftI('(.‘([ Co/.-e Henry, F115. 2.
ip,~c5idCm Boyer is exp-.-ctcd to return here in
about. six weeks, to sell the public property, coni-
plcte his appointments, to project and ca_i'ry into
operation plans for i‘ebuilding~ and repairing the
ruins of this once lieautiful town; to pt oclaini the
ticw constitution——-and, if possible, to enforce the
new laws. Affairs are far from being settled, al-
though Boyer on the whole is popular, but lacks
Christophe’s energy and prornptness, which are
necessary to govern a people who have already
seen two revolutions.’
Port-an-Prz'nce.—-We learn by the Fair Play,
which left Port-an-Prince about the 1st inst. that
some disturbance had broken otit in the North,
and two of the government ollicers had been as-
sasiiiatcd. A revolt had also taken place among
the troops at St. Marks, headed by Romain. The
President had dispatched 10,000 HOOPS from
Port-an-Prince, and was preparing to march him-
selfin two or three days with another division
sttfficietitly powerful to .ptit down all opposition.
No serious interuption to the quiet of the Island
was apprehended at Poi‘;-ati-princ*:.—-1'l1?T€- -414?’-
‘ . MUTINY.
Capt. Jones, of the brig Diligence, from Gati-
daloupe, has furnished to the editors of the New-
York Mercaiitile Advertiser the following partic-
ulars of a mutiny on board the British brig Kate,
when on her passage from Berblce to Halif-a>:.._
.The captain, his wife and two children,ancl a pas.
scngct‘ were put adrift in the jolly boat, aficr
which the crew plundered the vessel of $5,600,
rigged the long boat. scuttled the ship, and after.
wards arrived at Point Petre—-where they firs:
stated they belonged tothe ship Retrieve of New
York.
‘ The crew, eight in number, of the ship Kate,
Capt. Purdy, landed about four miles to windtvaid
ofthe Mole, on the 24th January. They slept on,
the beach the first night. and next morning: a
planter came to them, and in‘-itcd them to his
hotisc. Tlicir story was iinifnrm, all said ‘ they
liclongcd to the :‘.nit-rican ship Rt:ll'ic‘.'c, Capt,
Jacob Haws belonging to Messrs. Suydam 5; \Vy.
clolf, |1hCl‘Cl}aI]iS(I1.NC‘1"Y'(}l'I{; that af'.t:i' 6 tveeks
boisterous weather, not being able to keep the
ship free, she being very leaky, the Captain had
_t‘;lVt.'ll orders to gettlie boats in readiness, and
that they were doing it, and getting into the boat
about 10 o'clock of the niglit, when the captain's
son, about ten years old, fell overboard in trying-
to get into the boat, and that the captain tlirew
himself into the sea, to save him, but that both
perished, and the ship went down : that after one
night and two days in thi: boat, they rcacli:d the
beach, near the lliolt: uith great hazard Ofl.liC'_‘i‘-_,
All/'CS. 3
They were Ctf'té'l’\v';‘.l‘(iS escorted to I" int Petre,
where they wcic esaniincd by the Judge, and
persisted in the same story; except one, a French
lad, who privately disclosed the truth to the At.
torny General. They had with them all their
baggawe and a considerable money. Among the
baggage, was a bible, with the label ‘ Presented by
the i\ erchants’ Seumcn Auxilliary Bible Society,
to the ship liatc of Londcn—-Gi'avesend, May 11,
1818.’ This. the niaie, Thonias Murdock, said
was given to him by a fellow lodger in N. York,
llrc .ltidge availed himself of this circumstance
to intt:rrog.§-rte tlieni a second time. Calling on
1‘/l“1‘dUCl'-7 lit: 3‘-131.3-—-‘ There is the bible belorfeging
to the ship K-'.I.l(:, of London, Capt. Thomas i’ur.
dy, atitkiipoii that very same bible you swear to
tell the truth, and nothing but the truth.’ ‘;\/I,,;-.
dock, niucli ».~.mli=ii-assctl, said that he was not ac-
customed to swear on the bible. and resisted some
time, when the Judge obsertcd to him, that if he
would not answer to the questions he would pro-
nounce him guilty immediately. Miirclock then
lzissccl the bible. Since I have taken an oath, said
he, on the l)ll,rlv:, I will speak the truth: be then
related the real story. in sul-istance-—* That they
l}ClIJl'l;fC{l to the ship Kate, of London, Capt. Pur-
ity. which ship had bekll chui'teied in August last
at I-lalifax, for a voyage to Bcrbice and back to
ll-alifax. The ship took a cargo of fish, beef, and
some lumber, and Sttllctl for lcibice, where the.-
cargo was sold for cash. The proceeds v;cre put
on l)'~'Qt:l in two boxes, iron ll()()l)t.'(l, contaioiugz;
5,600 dollars. The ship sailt.-tl for Halifax in bal-
last. Six weeks after sailing, finding constaiit
ht;-ad win..i.-‘, and in want of provisions, the v.a=.e.:i'
nearly consumed. the crew askctl the captain‘
he had still some coffee which he would give’,
get to Bermuda ; but after .“-1. liotirs, the winds a.
gains: them, tlio_v tried lr-r New-Yorlt, but “ilha
out siicccss. On the morning oftlvc 8th ofJaiiti-
*”'Y.~ lb-‘.-e of the crew wtnt and seized the cap-
tain as he was :r::lking on dt.~r_l.;, um! ticrl him.---
T.l'll\.'_V said that ‘he and tliolse who lived in the col)-
ill inust either Jump overboard or on into the lol-
iy lmiz‘. alt-zigsivlc. They then einlxtrkr.-tl the clip.
l’-ll" M10 'dDliC(l l0 go into the cabiii lot‘ lliS citiak
and boots. but he was not tzllowetl. They beg.
3;‘-‘ll l-"-"'li='~‘E»ll‘/ for a cor:~pa«.s; l;-is lady also went
on her iciit-es and lzcqsqitl lor Ii compass. but this
was lci'.i.~~..d zilso. His itttiv ttitli their two chi}-
|ll‘Cll. one It boy of tun ‘)‘(;;tt*3 girl’ the ,-,t_[,e,-a gh-l
four years old, Mr. {obt-rt l\'lerer‘.itli, a passe“.
5:2‘-t‘; 3_ml at niulatto l):;-y, steward in tllt:t.‘.9.‘1‘lJi1).,Wt:l‘c:
thcn to-ttzetl into the boat, with 2t) lbs ulhretttl, two
l . ' ' - u
trun.<s of the captain, and Mr. i\lerodir.;i’5 mlnks
'-“Ill “V0 01115, ;-.ntl were sent adrift. 'l he crew
were ignorant of_ the latitude they were then in.
After ten days sailing for the \V. lntlies, Descada
was the first land they discovered ; they had rig-
god the sloop, put in their baggage and money,
which had been equally dividedamono; them, ex-
cepting the two lads who had a share between
tliem,---nlien two of the crew went below and scut-
tled the ship.’
.Aftcl‘\VL\l‘IJS the rest of the crew confessed their
crime. . About 1400 dollars have been found and
lodged in the Registers ofiice-—-Mtirdock says he
buried in the yard oftlie tavern at the Mole 450
dollars, but the money cannot be found. He has
an American protection, says he was born in N.
liftlnstvlcli, N. J. and has papers from the grand
and private lodges of New-York. The cool; is
a negro, from Philadelpliia, from whence he went
in a schooner to Halifax. One was a French lad ;
a London boy, one ‘.-Vclshman, an lrishman, and
two Scotchmcn. It is supposed they will be seiit
to Bai'b'.tdocs for trial.
--an-2::-4.‘-———
Ni-:\v-Yoitit, Match 7.
The Esr/utmaux I/.-rlz'tnis.~—x\ respectable com-
mittee was appointed a short time since, to take.
measures for the protection oftlie Esqtiiiiitttixzs
who were brought lrom Labrador, and cxhibitctl
lug thcm to their riativc country in case it should
be their wish to return. Before the duties of
the committee commcncvsd, the indittns had been
placed in the house of Charles '1. Butler, an inn
ltecper near the Park Tho'.iti-e. The commit:-,-3
believing that it would be better to put them into
a private family, procured for them suitable sit-
U'dti0na \VlI6l‘<-‘ they remained two or three days ;
but it was soon ascertained that Mr. Butler had
acqtiiredsucli an ascendcncy over them, that the
efforts of the committee, to protect, support, and
instruct them, and especially to preserve them
from the destructive consequences of spiritous
liquors, were utiavailing; they retornetl to Mr.
Butler‘; and to the surprise and regret of the
committee, it is now believed that these unfortu-
nate and ignorant strangers have been induced by
this designing man to leave the city with him,
and probably for the purpose of being exhibited
in some other parts of the United States. The
money which has been generously given in aid
thrm‘; for their support, tint] that lit,‘ would try to Y
in this city by Capt. l'i'adlocl;, and for trr.nsport--
wliat he intended to (lo-...:l::-2 captain told them . A.
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