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INDIANS AT WASHINGTON.

The following ‘account of the late conference
at Viushington between the President and the
tleputation of Indians, is extracted from 'a private
letter, dated VVASl*lING'I‘0N, Fan. 6.

‘ Happening to make a" morning visit to the

'iPresident, two or three days ago, I learnt that the '

Indians, iiow in Washington, would be there in a I

few" "minutes. for the purpose of havinga talk‘
with their Great .1"-ather ; and ,l was tempted to
wait and witness a spectacle to me so novel and
, interesting.--'l‘hey soon arrived, and when 1 en-
tered the room where they-were,l found the whole
thirteen, that is, twelve men and one woman,seat-
ed round the room, and Major 0’Fallon, the oili-
cer who has charge of them, with four or five oth-
er genilemen, standing at the fire place. ‘ They
were all dressed in blue cloth surtnuts, with red
cuffs and capes, blue pant-aloons and boots-——in
short, in complete American costume,‘ except
‘that they wore on their heads aisort of cot-onet,
’.L:"bedizened with red and blue foil, and stuck all a-
round with feathers of the gayestcolours. Their
faces too, were painted, though in a less fantas-
ticstyle than usual. The squaw sat on "a sofa
near her husband, dressed in scarlet pantaloons,
and wrapped in a green camblet cloak. They
consisted of the Pawnces, Kansas, Uttoes, Ma-
has, and Missouries. They were evidently not
easy in their new habiliments-‘—theit‘ coats seemed
to pinch the m about the shoulders; now and then
they would take off their uneasy head dresses -,
and-one sought a tempory relief by pulling off
his boots. .
Upon Major O’Fallon suggesting that they left
the presents lhcy intended for the President, the
‘ young men were iinmediatel détiijpttlcllcd by their
chiefs, and the‘squaw' b_v'hé’r husbluld, for their in-
tended tokens of l'ricnclship and good will. They
returned in a few minutes with Buffalo -skins,

, pipes, mocasins, and feather head dresses. The
_ President entered, with the Secretary of VVar,

and taking his seat, d‘elivet‘cd to them through the
The PI'eSi,-1

I when he had met tbeiiibefore, he was too m'uch

_. engaged in receiving his great council to shew
: them the attention he, wished--and that now he
-, T"-had-more leisure, and he was as pleased to see
 them in the dress of their white bl't:tht't:n as he

had been before in that of their own country. He
adverted to the visit they had made to our large
towns.._,to our arsenals, navy yards, and the like,
and tolcftliein that as much as they had seen, it
could give them but a faint idea of our numbers
—and strength-—-as the deer and the 'ouli'alo they
might chance to meet in passing through their
'forests bore a small proportion to those they did
not see. That they had met with few ofour war-
riors, because they were not named at the seat
of government, and because we were at peace
with all the world—-but if we were in a state of
war all our citizens would take arms into their
hands and become brave warriors. He enjoined
them to preserve peace with one another, and to
listen to no voice which should persuade them to
distrust the friendship of? the United States. They
were told that they should receive some presents,
and be conducted safely back to‘ their wives and
‘childreuby Major O’Fallon, whose advitc they-
were told to considerus the advice of their great
father, the President, and were earnestly recom-
mended to pursue.
T When the President had finished, Major O’F.
told themthat their Great Father was readyito
‘hear what they had to. say , and he encouraged
them to speak with the same freedom that they
would use in their own‘ village. The principal
Pawnee chiefthen stept for-ward,’and having sha-
ken hands with the Presitlent, the Secretziry of
\Var, and Major .()’Fallon, he delivesed his ora-
tion. He appeared to be about 45 yeats of age ;
.was6 feet high ; had a line face and person, a
giignificd gravity, and gestures, which, though
violent and excessive, were neverungraceful, and
‘always appropriate. He was followed by the oth-
er chiefs, each of whom exhibited a style of ora-
tory of his own, though they all used thesame
vchernent and significant gisticulation. Short
speeches ‘were then made by their followers-...
They brought their presents, andelaying them at
the feet ofthe President, made some pertinent
remarks on each, explaining ilS'hiSt0t‘y or use.
In these numerous _speeches, I regret that I had
not thought of taking notes. As it is, I can only '
give you some of their most striking remarks.
The first speaker said, that he had heard the
words of his Great Father, and they had gone in
at one ear, but would not go outof the other, that.
they had seen our chiefs, our towns, our build-
_.ings, and were much pleased with all they had
seen. They found the United States populous
and powerful, while they uere weak and few;
that the Great Spirit had made some men white
and others red: the white men could make fine
houses, and clothing, and guns, and furniture.
The red men could make nothing : the white men
liked upon the animals he raised at home, the red
men hunted the bulihlo, whose skin he wore and
‘whose flesh he eat. ' Yet the Great Spirit intend-
ed there should be red men and white men, and
protected" them both. He said that sortie white
men hud,offered to send preachers among them,
to teach them their way of worshiping tlie_'Great
Spirit, and of Clfllivallliltep the gl‘o_t.-ind. He said-
there were a_ good many buffaloes’in_his<country,
which his ttaliott wished to be’; permitted to hunt
a u_hile'longer; and after he u/as_;de’ad, and the
buffalo extinguished, his nation mightplant corn
and raise animals likefthe whites. He gave thanks
for their new-clothes, -professed friendship for the
whites, and hoped soon-Ltn return to his country.
v‘ The next orato‘r,[in' a_ different language, began
«by showing his lian'ds,"and stating that they were
clean-—-unstained with Jilood; that. he hadfrom a
boy been afrieud IQ the whites, and had been, on
that accottnt an object of suspicion,’amnng his
own tribe. He said he had seen our towns and
our churches, and that we worshiped ’the Great
Spirit one way, and they worshiped him another.
He, like the first jvspeakcr, deprecated the habits
of civilization so long as buffalo were abundant in
their country. ‘ ~
One speaker began by saying he had been very
tvickcd in his life; he had been like a matlgtlog;
he had killed men belonging to all tht'ee7”tribes,
‘ pointing ,t~e_the rest; but, since he had known his
father, (Major 'O’F.-). he had been at peace. For

’-‘~._._ ithezlast thr_ee_ y'ears‘,- he had'becn"as if his arms

were broken‘—-he liadnot strucltablow.

. as their habits oflife, was frequently manift; - s.

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An ardent a‘t't'a‘chme‘n't to ihei;- country, as L Li I.

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The-y said to their ‘ Great Father,’ You ‘ "
fine country, great towns, large house-‘~ ..:.,- :-
fine clothes to wear ; but we. love o'tv~.- e;..—;~. 
much as you love yours. You low 

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dont want to work as long as w. . t_«, -,,- p_
and steal horses. VVe wont lie .. ' i ti 1'] 3.,‘ 6
as large as you’rs—-but our men as. grave '--4
Such as you see us, suih are th_e"‘men we have left

behind us. . . ,

Two of them spoke with great humility of the
.,~,—_-(1 poop]-':,compared with the whites, whomthey
distinctly admitted that the Great Spirifhad made
their superiors. They all expressed pleasure
in their new clothes ; and one said, he felt in
his new dress like an animal that had shed his
old hair, and come out sleek in the spring.

Though they in general h-,ive,a composedness
and self-possession, which isunknoun to civilized
men, it was clear that the first speaker was not
quite at his case. Each succeeding orator, how-
ever, seemed to feel less of embarrassment, or
rather reserve, until the fourth was as loud as you
ever heard a lawyer at a County Court bar.

VV hen our lordly sex had finished their speech»
es, which they semed as fond of making. as are
the members of some 0llit:E' great councils, the
squaw, a comely young woman ofeightcen, org’-
ed by some ofthemwtpparently in sport, approach-
ed the President, and hanging her. head on one
side, with a pleasing smile, and yet more pleas-
ing tin'.idity,said t_h.?it her Great Father l_)ad given
the red men new clothes like white men, and they
looked very well in them ; and that-she too would"
like to be dressed as a white wont/an,fif her great
Father would give her a new dress. I" suspeclttl
the first part of her speech was suggested by Oth-'_
ers ; .‘l)‘u,t_'t_be lasttwas as naturalas her blushes‘
aiid~stniiesr,.§si53ifsce that the loveof finery is not
cre_atedby‘ civilization: it merely becomes ptore
chaste and discriminating. -

Before the prcsentswere delivered, the chief of
the Great l’awneL-sdecerated hiinselfin a singu-
lat‘ head dress of turkey feathers, so stuck inthe
ridge ofa long slip of wampum_as to form a crown
round his brows, and a large oval down his back.
which it alntost completely covered. An elder-
ly chief of the Missiouri tribe V-flu proved to be
the husband of the squaw, followed his example,
and substituted his native he-ad dress for that
which had been ‘given hint. This consisted of a
profusion of horse hair, stained ofa bright shar-
let, and surmounted with two polished tape:-barns,’
as long as those ofan ox. There was, however,
I assure you, nothing in the looks or demeanor
of his spouse to justify the wi’c'.:ed'_ideas which
this ill-omened ornament suggested. ~
After the conference was at an end, they par-
took of wine, cake, and other refreshments, of
which they were no wise spa-ring; and - then
lighting their pipes, filled with wi.d tobacco, they
smoked awhile, and presented their several pipes
to the President, Chief Justice, and others, to
take a whiff, in token ofpeace and until)’.

It is impossible to see these people, and be-
lieve, as 1 do, that they are destined, in no very
long lapse of‘ time, to disappear from the face of’
the earth, without feeling for them great interest.
VVith some tices, and much grossness, they pos-
sess many fine traits of character ; and, weznevcr
can forget that they u ere the native lords of that
soilwvhicl; they are gradually yielding to their
invaders. Yes, 1 firmly believe that all ouviiibe’-t‘

prove hopeless and unavuiling. \Vhethe_t' it is
that they acquire our bad habits before our good
ones, or that their course oflife has, by its long
continuance,’ so modified the nature of their race,
that it cannot thrive under the restraints of civil-
ization, I know not; but it is certain, that all the
tribes which have remained among us, have grad-
ually dwindled to insignifiauce, or become entire

extinct. You know, that every expciiment to
rear the young wild duck has failed, and that they
will die as certainly by your kindness as your
neglect. It may be so with them. Considering
the race to be thus transient, I have Often wished
that more pains were bestowed in recording what
is most: remarkable and peculiar among them,
now that these peculiarities are f_resh,aud unchan-
ged by their connexion Willi usi’

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From the ./Voifol/c Herald, 1". b. l8.
A TALE 01" VILLAINY. ‘

A singular instance of successful villainy lately
occurred in New York, which foi very proper rea-
sons were not noticedin the papers of that city at
the time ; but as those reasons no longer require
silence we shall proceed to relate the whole affair
as it-was detailed to us by one of the parties who
was the unfortunate dupes of the arch imposter.
Sometime in November a foreigner by the name
of Charles Vacarie, made his appearance in New
York where he was understood to have atrrived
in the Stearn Ship Robert Fulton from Havan-.i.
He soon took occasion to become acquaintedwiih
Mr. B’. Fleury, a substantial grocer in New York,
acountrymaut of his, at whose shop he frequent-
ly called, and spent much ofhis time. During
his visits he spoke of his having a large quantity
of Gold Dust, he had some idea of cartyingtit to
Philadelphia to sell to the mint, but seemed rath-.
er iiiclitred’ to dispose of it in "New York, if be

it pi‘ti'v‘ided it was the genuine stuff. The vendet-
readily gave him a sample_carcl,ully folded upin

a piece ofpaper, and he took it to a goldsmith to

know his opinion of it. The golds-mith pronoun-

ced it to be good ’though,_not so pure as some he

had seen. Mr. F. then, when be next saw Va-

carie, requested to sec the /zrecious article in bulk.

'l‘his was‘ complied with, and the‘ contents ofa

buckskin "bag (capable of holditigabout a gallon)

emptied into a large tea tray. ’ Mr. Fleuty took

apiece of paper, and was aboutto take a sample,
from the heap ; when hewas prevented by Vaca-

rie-—-‘ Stop,’ said‘he, ‘ l have a better piece ofpa-
per than that ;’ andtaking a piece from his pock-

et, proccedeci to» scrape into it small parcels of
the dust from different parts of_the heap, to show
that it had not been mixed with any baser ingre-i
dient, and folding it u.p, conveyed it very adroitly
to.the"in':ighb,orhood of hisbreeches pocket, un-
der‘-the pretence of hitching "up h_i‘s/SltSp't:‘n(iel‘s‘,
but in reality for the purpose ofchanging it for a-
nother paper (exactly like it)-which he drew frorii
that repository and gave"to‘Mr. F leury.

Although this movement-did not escape the ob-

- l1tS'aSSOCi2:te‘ beyond the reach ofjustice.
tal and humane attempts to civilize them will i'fortu’nate too, perhaps, for some of our mottled

coti_'i't-‘l,",ig’t:jt:_a fail‘ price for it. He oifct'ed it repeat--,7
ecfl'y;tfojMr. Fleury, ‘who at last concluded to takel.

if '~.it‘leiaving ‘Vacarie tit’) gather up the 'dus.ta I

 

ii:-';. aga_in..to- the goldsr-nith-with the . second
 rple--it ,w'_as’also pronounced to be good ; a_nd- ‘
‘_ I ~.eury being now satisfied that there was no risk‘
if in the‘.sp€c.ul'ation, agreed to take the whole_.,lot,

which amounted to $5,488, and to pay for which
he was under the necessity Ipf borrowing $2,000
7from a friend. This genteel sum being consign-
ed to the purse of Mr. Charles Vacarie, he took
his leave, and never honored Mr. Fleury with his
company again.
Two days after this transaction, the goldsmith
called at Fleury’s to purchase two or three pounds
of the gold dust. ‘The bag was brought out and
the scales prepared—wh:n lo! to the utter dis-
may atzd confusion of poor Fleui-y, every atom of
his gold dust—”«tccording to the-judgment ofthe
assayer—-was transmuted or translated into exe-
crable érassfilillgs, not worth abutton 1!
Diligent starch-was forthwith ‘made after the
atrocious swindler, but to no purpose—He had
decaimped. It was discovered that he had associa-
-ted with a man named lioeuf, a resident of New
York-—-but upon iuquiiy it appealed that Boeuf
had sold off a few? days before and disappeared‘.
sometime aftei wards it was (lis‘C0vcI'et.l that Boeuf
had taken his passage, by water, for Philadelphia.
Thither Mr. Fleury immediately t'cpait‘cd, but
did not artivein time to find the object of his pur-
suit, who had left the place; though he was just
in time to be among the first to hear the sad sto-
ry of a brother sutt'em- who had been duped by
the designing knave into the purchase of another
bag" of his precious dust, by a similar artifice to
theotie practiced upon Fleury! The subject of
this second fraud, we learn, is a wealthy French
gentleman of Philadelphia, retired from business;
and it seems he purchased a heavier lot than Fleu-
ry, for it came ' to about seven t/zousarzd dollars ,-
four thousand dollars were. actually paid down
upon the nail, and a piomise given that the bal-
ance should be paid the next day. Vacarie, how-
ever, being very well satisfied with what he had
got, did not put the gentleman toth_e trouble to
taise the remainder of,the money, but took him-
selfofi‘ without ceremony. G

_ \-Ve will novv leave the reader to apply the cases
of these unfc.rt’unate men to that of poor Moses
Primrose and the ‘ green spectacles with silver
rims and shagrcen cases,’ while we bring this
accomplished disciple of Ephraim Jenkinson
nearer home. .

It will be remembered that the steam shooner

Fidelity, on her passage from New York to St.
Augustine and other southern ports, ‘put in‘bere
on the ltth December to tepair some damage‘
she had su.-.tained after leaving New York: one
of het passengers, a French gentleman, who knew
all the particulars of the gold dust afiltir, here
met Mr. Bmuf, who had shortly before taken
lotlgingu‘ in one of our taverns..-—'l'his gentle-
man being intimate with Mr. Ffeury, wrote to
him, stating that Boeuf was here, and that if he
(Fleury) would come on to Norfolk, it was prob-
ablesome discovery might be made to his advan-
tage. Upon this‘infoi;mation Mr. F. and the
friend who had lent him the $2,000, both came
on and artived here last week, where they had
the good fortune to find both Vacarie and lloeuf.
It was fortunate they arrived here as early as they
did, as Vacarie had purchased a small vessel and
was loading her for the West Indies--in a few
days moie she would have been at sea. and he and
I H I It was

citizens; for it is very certain (from circumstan-
ces which we do not choose to mention) thatit
was the illtcllllun of Vacarie, as soon as his ves-
scl was ieady to sail, to have offered them the
goldwn bait. -A writ was immediately taken out,
and, after an examination before the Mayor and
another M z»gistt‘ate, both Vacarie and his compan-
ion were cousigned to our jail.

In the room occupied by Vac-aric, there were’
found concealed three buckskin bags, one of them
enclosed in a sealed box, and all filled with brass
' "tings, or ‘ imitation’ gold dust--such as he had
palnied upon poor lileury ; besides a hand vice,
pocket steelyards, Ste. but we understand only
8200 have been found upon him in bona fide mo-
ney. it does not appear that Boeufis any other
way concerned with Vacarie than as an associate,
which, of itself, however, would justify his being
held in custody. .

As Vacal‘lC had met with so good a demand for
his brass filings in New-York and Philadelphia,
it is probable his sojourn here was to replenish
his stock, and from the appearance of his room,
the floor of which was scattered with it, there
is no doubt that the contents of the bags men-
tioned above, were partly manufactuied by him
while here. *

It would appear that he had made a large depo-
site in the Unitctl States bank at Philadelphia, un-
der the fic-itious name ol'.Slzamroy ; for on his ar-
rival here he transmitted through one ofour banks
a check for $2000, on the U. S." bank at Philadel-
phia, dravm in that name, which was passed to the
credit of the bank here.

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CONGRESS.
House or REPRESEN'l'A’l‘l-VES, Feb. 21.

The _Ba7Z/Clujlt Bill was taken up in committee.

,Mr..YV_oodson spoke nearly two hours against the

motion for “s‘triking out the first section. He xv-as

when thecommittee rose, with leave to sit again.

The house took into consideration the bill mak-
ing appropriations for the military service of the
United States for the year 1822 ; but adjourned
before taking the question. .
V‘ {In remarking upon this bill, the National In-
.l).-.lligencei' says, it will be passed of course, and
ideally involves no principle butthe obvious one of
;setting apart money for defraying expenses al-.
ii-e-,ad)' authorizetfby law. .

1, «',1‘here is one provision, however, in this bill,
_;‘,,‘n»oa.'.ceu at the suggestion, in thefirst instance,
"of Mr.’ Eustis, which, we undeistand, will be _of
much importance to a meritorious classof people
—'-we rife.-aiiitlte manufacturers of woollens, who
h,a_ve liiile more capital than their looms. ‘ They
cannot contract for large supplies, ml!‘ Cart the)’
suddenly comply with large orders.‘ An apprp-
p:"iatio_n has therefore been introduced into tltcbl-ll
of 75.000 dollars,’ for the purchase of woollens for
the army, for the year 1823-50 as to allow the
"goods to be purcltased of ottrown manufacturers
and't'o'al'|ow;inte1‘rnediate time sufficient fot‘ the

servation of-Fleury, he did not once mistrust the 1 manufacture 0_f.(iit:|‘_l_l, is predicted, -that we never tain General.

followed by Mr. Louudes, in favor ofthe motion,-
iwho occupied the floor until nearly three o'clock;

again shall" l:aire_ a soldier, hardly a rsailori) 

clothed in the manufacture of any other country’
titan-tltis. So bC_ii.i--'i.‘ili'S is a_ sort of encourage- ‘
‘mentflvhich will bejof some service‘, pot tovovcr.
grown and already pampered capitalists, but to

their hands. — _
Feb. 22.—The House resolved itself into a

ry to the acts to provide for persons engagcd in
the land and naval service of the United States
in the Revolutionary VVar. . Mr. Cooke explain-
ed the general objects of the bill. which was ,0
re-establish file law, on the ground‘ ‘on which it..

had bcengivcn by the Attorney Geiiet‘ai- Ii'Ie‘p‘..;-.
ferred to the particular ‘ V
its further explanation. Szc. lIereupof,‘:*a.,.0sc€—,
of Md. Reid, Chambers. Stewart, ,,,,d.cV(,0d_..,0Ok
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part. In the end, M r. Wood moved to Sll‘i‘l{t§,‘oug
the first section ofthe bill, and, in lieu thereof to
insert the following: ’ - = , ’
«T1.-..: the Secretary of VVar be. and he here-
by '5, authorized and em[)0wt.:I‘e(l, in all cases
where a defective schedule has been, or 5:,-an
hereafter be exhibited to him, under the act en
. _ _ . _ p I
mlctl ‘ An ‘act in addition to a‘n_ act. emitted .1 Ag, .
act to pl‘0‘\1Cle fut‘ certain persons engaued in the‘
land and naval service of the United Slzleslin gm,
§-eVOilliit')lla.~y' war, j)us§(_g(j ,‘,-;-.,y 1, 1320 . 0,. where
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“P0? _‘-W)‘ schedule exhibited, or llcrsafiep ,0 ha
t.‘.\’l)ll)l_lc(l to him, tinder the said act, he shall have
stiicken, or shall liereafter strike. the ap',|i¢',,,,t
from the list ofpensioners. to receive a ne,,.’sch,_,d
ulc on schedu ', supplying any such defect, or
exhibtting new or additional evidence - and if
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upon the exhibition of such schedule, [hc sccre.
tary of VVar shallbe satisfied that the pensi0,,e,.

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‘ought to be restored, he shall be, and 1,e,~ct,y is,

authorised and required to restore him; or in
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place of an 0l‘lg'lm,tl application, to pi-ace him 0,,
the [)(‘.‘D$lt;D roll.’ a
\Vhereupon, the committee rose and obtained
leave to sit again ; and the amendment was order.
Cd 10 be printed. "
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{'56. 2.).-— i he Speaker p.esented a communi.
cation from the President of the U. States, ,-:1...
l)’ “l Ghtmi which on motion of Mr. Floyd, -“I5
Oftlfted to be laid on tl:e table, and printed.
["071-tatilzons at Pensaca/a.—Tbe house pro-
ceeded to the consitlcration of the Order of ihe
Day, being the unfinished business offSaturd:.iy,
and the question recurring to agree to :‘Lmoti0n
to discharge the committee on -.\lilitary. Affair-s
from the consideration of the petition of the two
Spantarcls imprisoned in Pensacola by the o_r.(l¢-is
of the Acting Governor. Mr. liardin, of Ky, dc. ‘
f')"?d ll“? Cmlslitutlonality of the imprisonment of
these men, and asserting the existence of every-
terrttory of the U. States of those rights which
are, under our constitutioii reciprocal to local 31.
legiance, viz._r1ght to freedom of peison,.of rcli.
gion. trial by jury, the writ of habeas.corpu_s,, Sgc,
Mr. Eustts, stated, that be was ll‘lft)l'fI)L‘Li, from
good authority, that the papers relative to the con-
finement of those men had been forwarded from
Pensacola to Gen. Jackson ; that he had transniit-
ted them to the President ; that they were rcceiv'- ‘

_ed in this city on Thursday last ; that an outer‘

was issued for the release of the men on,Sattza-clay,
and was actually dispatched for Peiisacola. This
statement was confirmed, in substance, by Mr.
Mercer, who had also received similar informa-
tion from undoubted authority. A

Mr. Cocke slatted that no such information had
been before the Military Committee, w hen they
had this subject under consideration. i_

Mr. Little, see-ing~ that the cause of the com.
plaint of the petitioners was |'c]n()y'e_d mm.'¢(3_-t,_o.
lay the subject on the table. , ‘_

-This motion gave rise to a tli-bate, in wjiicli
Nit‘. Tt‘inil)lt:, llvlr. Little, M t‘. iundolph, .V‘lt‘..
Lowndes, Mr.'(,'oltlcr.. Mr. ~.‘vl't:rcer, Mr. Rhea,
and Mr. Floyd. took part. The debate, though
on a motion affording, strictly speaking, a limited
scope, was extended to considerable length, on-
tering more or less into the merits of the ca.-'.e'of
these petitioners, and the propriety of effectual
measures to guard against the recurrence ofsoch
imprisonmcnts, 8:9. I

No question was taken on the subject previous
to the adjournment, which took place befote four
o’clock, on the-motion of Mr. Randolpli, which
motion, preceded by a pertinent speech was,
founded on the report, which had reached the
Capitol. ofthe demise of Mr. Pinckney, Senator,
from Md. » . _

In the Senate on the 25th, a bill was reported
to abolish the U. ‘o'tates’ trading establishment
with the Indian tribes, and to provide for opening
the tt'ad~'.: to individuals.

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From the Nat. Intclligcncer, Feb. 26.

Ilianduy nig/21, ll 0’cl0ck.—-Ten minutes ago
Mr. Prxcxuisr breathed his last. Aftct‘ a course
of theimost acute suffering, he expired without a_
groan. Thus has departed, at an age when he
might have rationally looked forward to many ‘
years yet of activity and usefulness, the puI.riu__t,;_
the statesman, the transcendant advocate, and o_r_te_'
who may be ranked among the extraordinary mom
that have shed a lustre on their country, and a-
dorned the world. \Ve are not permitted, at this
late hour, to say more than to express our sincere
participation in the grief which his decease will~
occasion throughout our country,and to commis-
erate the aflliction with which it overwhelms his
excellent family.

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, New-Yonx. Match 4.-

U. S. brig Spark, Capt. Elton, which has arriv-
ed at Charleston from a cruise of 4 months, and
62 hours from" off the Fan of Matar-zas, has on
board 7 P2‘ratcs, taken on board a Dutch sloop:
olf.Aruba, 9th January, which vessel they had
possession of without a commission.

The Spanish ship Hortcncio, arrived ,4! Havatta
l8tlt ult. from Cadiz, bringing ad_v‘ices to tbs." 4131
of Jan. The Captain stated. that the greatest trans‘
quility pl'e\'uile(l in the whole Peninsula. He also
stated that ties; attzhes fiom Spain to the alt_llt0l'|-
ties in the Island of Ctll)'.—t,wct'C sent out in the’
Ardulles, despatch vcs:.el, which sailed on the
3d of January. The Captain informed, that Slél"
nor Gaston was appointed Commander General
of Marine of the Island of Cuba ; Jaut'egni has .

 

been natnetl Political Cliicl, and Roniarati_Cap-

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the" industrious artisans who live by the labor of ii

com mittee ofthe whole on the hill S_l|])plernen;;\. ‘ T

was supposed to stand prior "lo the opinion ‘that':;- '-
provisions of , th'e_--bill_.for''‘ T

conversation on thenhiil, in which Messrs. Smith ‘. 

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