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~'_P7eiis_at';ola] ‘can beany thing ‘more than a rietreat’ ' iirefdrial.-..lr, n»,~g”IIhuse ol'Cotrrrnotts -.‘vla‘y 29
summer for the inhabitants of the former citiefiiir O'Brien stated that famine desolated ti
_'1.hf—' ¢lIma_tet‘hfe_:'re is hot in summer, but the helarge portion of the southern districts. The pn-
ls, fodcfaled $3)’ “:8 daily 5661 breeze, and titaioe ‘crop had partially failed; and,on the banks
p _ . ' mg’ l3 are C00 2 ‘illie winters are dam hi 0 the Shannon the iotatoes had rotted, front con-
pfthe ;%ellIei:s,ftl'i(l no way benefit the school fund and extreniely unpleasant, with frequcntp-¢in(il lfti Iiinuetl inundafions.‘ He implored "the interpo.
the L0l‘I)m‘l.ss.l()_\liCl'Iiicteftlttt pt'op_ose,d_tothe set‘ vy rains, and much wind. The artnosphepe, tsilirm oi (_}ov'ei'nment for one million of people
tleys to t_:onsolidat_e all the_§!!1t_teai‘s tn_teresr to ‘. that season, very unfavourable, ‘to persons of c‘ who were in d;5,,.cs$_in ~ s,a,.,,miUn ; for foul.
‘5¢‘l’l- 2dr I821, with the P"‘lc1l’“ls amlglve them tarrhal and pulmonary habits, diseases of ti months’ thev had nothing to look to for subsist-
new contracts conditioned to pay the amount in lurigs being very prevalent. Fiorn the absence cncc. One hundred and fifty lllOl.lSLtl‘t(l persons
ten equal-annual instalments, with annual inter- marshes, reniittent fevers are not very commo in Clare were starvin" 5
est-*'—,the one "half to be paid in Sept. when the but those ofa high grade sometimes occur. ’l‘l -
sa_tneiz‘t‘lls.due, and the other balfin Feb next af- place has been visited by yellow lever. There The Pucf/ic AL}-ZXANDER, with his two and a
let'.' '* 1 his proposition‘was eagerly embraced by a very copious spring of water near the town, i, hall“ millions. of it-sit-ed soldiers, matching and
__ the settlers, and lit the short space. ofthree weeks it is zrarm, the temperature beiiiq‘. 1 think, twel‘ stationint; an immense army, (including lits own
I, the t.‘.oncer_tt;was shifted. on to the new fotintla- or fifteen degrees above that of‘ the pump w-.,r. gun,-(1) oi: the very bui'dct's of Turkey, has had
Uti.l)..’.._.Tllt:.,.[lB,\'r' contracts are signedby the com- in Georgetown. The soil here is completely : the genius to make Europe and a great portion
m_tssit-net‘, are.:in iiumbt:i' 6:50, and amount to liciotis—satid without any clay. Vcggtublts C, or A,,,e,.;ca b.,1iet~c that it was really only for fun
"$18,Qr3'3l_q_39i a~“f{{’P3'“l'5 bl’ 3 Schtidulfl lhL‘l‘C0f only be raised in the spring by constant irritratio and parade that he accumulated immense milita-
_, marltcd. l. ’.Cert_iti'ed copies of the c_r.»rrtract:s- to be and then they but partially succeed In blltinnlt ry means as near to Cotistantitiople as he dared.
w _;]ottg;d in the office ol the c‘nn:.tiis:>l(ii‘lt:I‘, accom- they are burnt up. The only fruits are peachg It \\”a.~ in vain for Alexander to make, time and
’p pany-rtltis iepoitt. V A lorm ofthe contracts is grapes anti figs. The two last arrive at high pr, arrain, such demands, on the Grand Scignor, as
tmallked K- _ ' V , fer.-tion. The sweet orrange does not succeed \V:‘;|‘e totally irtcom patible with the independence
 '1 henext Gb]cct..0fulIenli0!) wasthe settlement and. as that is considered the criterion of suqa, Uf '11,, kw: 1, was in vain for Turkey, time and
1 ;Of the a;_jt:ti"t"s acéottnt with the state. The only cane, I should think, evcn were the soil rich g -,,Q-‘mu to’;-eject with disdain, t:\'ct'y proposition ol
M {nio,d,e‘ satisfactory to_ the Conimissioner, and trough, sugar-cane could not be raised here. Tu llubgta. All this was llUllllll£’,‘- PCMC it must
if-"' _" T which would do ample justice to the state, was to mar ket is badly supplied and dear ; the beef, (th he - and peace it should be, according to the wish
take up every contract from the date of the sale of 1,1"; zmanrbrziorrs Com», Org,-,_ pc,e,cl.hbm.g.

itiissioner did not think it expetlienty, 'tlierefor'e,to.{
attempt to enforce theimrtiediatc payment Of-'tli'e
arrears of inter-.-.st, or t|‘r§_.IIlSlaltnCl_il‘.~‘r of.pr.iti.'l:i'-
pal which had fallen dttc,’-ias the inevit'able»c_ofise-
quence would have been the utter. ruin of ‘many

part of the religious creed of‘ this most excellent
people, that God has forbidden the shedding»; of
human blood in any case, anti indeed all kind of
resistance. -I,__sbo‘ul'd be sot ry indeed, that any
reflection shoiild fall upon this virtuous society on
my account. It is, therefore, right that I should
explain myself. -

'My»father was not a member of the society of
friends, of course I was not one by birth.‘ A! my
father's death, my ruueli l‘€\'ct‘t'(l mother asked of
that most excellent society to take her children
utider its protecting care, in hopes that the he-
nign influence of its pure religion would shield:
the fatherless from the numerous f'dCinalit.m'_~2 of
the wot-ld—-*—_anrl tlttisit was that I became a merit.
her, and so cdntitiued until alter I had r-cached
i'tiattirity, vt hen the wrongs of my country, not
my own individual wrongs, made me willing'to
put my life at hazard, and induced me to address
a letter to that society. r'esii"ing no longer to be
considered as a member, unwilling that my acts“
should cast reproach upon them ; and lcould not
after bestowing upon the subject all the reflection
I was capable of. feel that I reach».-d that state of
perfection. in which Icould say to myself with
sincerity and conviction, ‘ resist not evil.’ It
was not in my principles, or in my heart, to be
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._ “agent has satisfactorily accountetl lor all the mon-

_ to.$4:'5, 7'50 2'4.-..\\'illCI1. with the new contracts,
' secures to the state the full amount "for which

 Geiieral Assembly, to be informed that it is the 0»

I 1195 of dt)(;trtt1i:nl L.

- fo'r~rnakzng rctiiiltztticcs, and has paid the balances

ofthclantl, Oftvliich the.re was complete return,
 c.0mpute- ititert-st, and deduct payments, so as to

.§as‘cer_'t-.\in the balance due on each contract. Sept.
2d,‘182l, for which balance the new contracts-_ are
From that docrrmertt, which is marked
"L-. and has been carefully examined Ill‘ the coni-
v ‘nii’ssi'o'nt.-'r:s office and found correct, a cullectioti
account with the ti‘,-,eiit is I matte, marked M. in
which. ht:i5 charged with every payrnetit which
bg.ts'pas'setl to the cretlit ofthe (ICbl0i‘,-'d!Il0UnIi.llg

the lands were sold. and the annual interest there-
on. It' must afibrd satisfaction to the honourable

pinion of the L,‘on»rnissioner that of that concern
1'-lrere will not be the loss ofya single dollar, of ei-
ther principal or interest. The whole amount
of tliepm.-c.eeds to‘-the school fund of the 50 000
aczresis $236,088 38 ; the statement is on page
The land was taken in l800
of Olive!‘ Phelps. at the price ol S|25,000. The
ies collected, and the interest on any balance that
remained in his liaiids after ninety days allowed

in cash.

The Commissioner found ti laudable spirit pre-
vailiiigatnotig the settlers for erecting school hou-
ses, but‘-._a small portion of the land liar-ing been
deetled,t:'rt'ey..coultl riot obtaii: a ti.le so as that they
could sttf~.ly_..lay out their money, and were very

OM)’ “Wat they have) is scarcely eatable, foul
scarce and high, and vegetables in small quarititi
and also dear. Fish are in variety and ‘dI)tlI)(i'ul)Cd
but I do not think of so good a flavour as they at‘;
to the North. The Hour. bacon Szc. obtained fruit
Orleans, are not of good quality, and very (tum.
In $h0!'fs living is bad and high, and I would it
advise any epicure to steer his course to Pensaco‘
la-_ Mxtbquilues are a great annoyance, and mud
quitoe curtains are iridispensible. Such, sir, is}
faitliful picture of Pensacola, and, it" it affords yoi
any amusement, I shall be gratified. The .,,d,,a,,l
tages ofthc place, as you will perceive. have beet
greatly misunderstood and exaggerated.
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FROM CANTON. 3
Capt. Hill, of the ship packet, arrived at 130,,‘
ton, sailerl from \Vli-ampoa Feb. 8th He i'epoi'f
that a deputation Consisting of ten Hung Mcl'cH
ants ol Canton, had been sent down to the fleil
three times, to treat with the supercargoes oftie
English Company's ships, and returnt:d each tine
U"5“CC‘_?55fl|la 111?)’ declining: all tiegociations at)
the subject, and t'eferrin_r; tli.:ni to the comiiiar~.-
der of the British fti;._rate. Topaz, and rim 1;,-ms,
government tor a settlement of all ditliculries-:
that the Hong merchatits would ;.‘;o down the 4th

Capt. H. gives it as his opinion that they would
return again as they went, antl that the governor
- would eventually yield to the only condition offer-
ed by the English, by which the fleet would agree

begin to think that Alt.-xarrtler might possibly go

time to ticgociale with the supercai-go ifpossible.‘ ‘

But, tit last, the season of'tlie year was very
near at hand, at the last dates, front France (May
1. ) when the rivets and the toads and the coun-
try would be passable from the Prutli to Constan-
tinople; and some of the European polittcains

to war. VVe find,‘ as indications ofit,heavy sub-
scription:=,in behalf of the Greeks, ll1l0U;;i’)0't.tl
the Russian Empire : a fttll in the funds at Vien-
na and at Parisr, a rise of 65 in London, and of 4j
in I\'Ittrseilles, iii the price of saltpetre ; a coali-
tion between Austria, Prussia. and Russia; a de-
cline in the price of Exchange on London ; and
a number of other facts of an equally decisive
nature. \Vill not the news at the close of May
undoubtedly brir.;;; tidings ofwar :’

I~'r~ance has been long etit.-ugh compelled to
submit to the ignominious yolae imposed upon
her by a million of Fort-.ign Bay-otiets. Will she
not shake it off as soon as she finds the other pow-y
ers by the ears 3 And will not these events lead
to a general VV-ar in Europe ?

Are not these points highly worthy of the con-

sicleration of cominercial men, as hell as of poll‘ .

P. P. F. DEGRAND.
-coma-

ticans 3

iFro7_n the RIC/lllluild Cot);/iiler.

It is stated that the wife and two children I
the late General Destiouttes. had made two
forts tojniti him in America, but were frus-
both times, by shipwreck. The general
der sentence of death _~::zr cwttumacc. ‘

ger. I was at XV-asliingtoti when I wrote the let-‘
ter Ithave mentioned. In it I stated to the sucie.
ty the only point in which I tlii’fei'ed from them,"
and that I had determined to use my utmost en-'
deavors to aid my country in the pimecrrtior. of
that most just war; and on the same day Iiendgr.
ed my services to the then secyrc-tttry of VVar, now
Presidetit oftlie United States, and solicited a sit.
nation in the army, which I had reason to believe
would have been conferred. upon me had not
peace occurred before the opening of another
year’s campaign. . .
'.l‘his determination was made immediately af-
ter I had exhausted my financial powers to sustain
the cotiiitry in a pecuniary point of view, and on -
the very day the sine qua non from Ghent was
made public, which I" ‘ire-d this nation to with-
draw her cannon, St‘ “win the borders of the
Lakes, as the only which peace could
be niade, and I .;r enough to be wil-
ling that sur" .et'ms should even be

listened to
xtfationril Advocate.
I‘ rumbia Telescope, alluding to
‘it* “ .uel between Col. Cummings and

w. . . .uffie, says,‘ they are both expected
2 .noitly to the south, perhaps. by this

e gone, and we wait wit/i zrcmblizzg for

ml: !’ Giving clue credit to this humane
..ibility, _\\'e would ask wlicrefore should you
emblc? So much notoriety’ has been given in

to return to Canton. ’

this personal reiicontre; such cflbrts have in
vain been made to prevent this tneetiiig ;‘ so

earnest ifi.tlijs‘ request. that the state would con-
sent_‘lQ give. them deeds cfsm-all pieces of lam]

to bear a separation so painlul to Iii

Captain Harman, oftlie Dorothes, at l’hiladel- cot;mi'y and family, he determitv . . . . y

 ‘.‘ ' _ r’~vL“>_: hp. .~‘. ). . ." ‘ ‘ _ _ ' ‘ h ' ‘_ _ . _ _

V for school house lots.‘ , ... -'..utnisstonerbt.ing phia, from Canton, informs, that the Lnglisb thing, and trust himself to the r . aei- much eclat has been given to the quarrel, and

» fully, ersuaded that the erecting school liouses company ships still remained at (Thumpee on the risity of the King. But it tr . ~-zed for such a false spirit ofchivalry exhibited on the oc-
_'» t 4""f"-ll ““.“""“°"‘,-me "awe Pf ‘he b‘f“°,5 '-"“c‘“‘"‘}’~ 5M1» and Were busily employed in loading the Desnottttes to rrachhis co‘ . ,~';.:I:.h8(.l in casino, that public feeling has been calmed ; and
,. 3'/' "ha “glee: ‘hm “P_°“ ]l_he“' P’'°'-‘"‘‘"?S 3“ 01"‘--'1‘ Kemp from them her ships, in order to dew -wn to " - passengers since the fierce intentions of the party cannot be
 " 7 fmm ‘ht 9”"""“ M" ‘ '41 1. no means of arrested, the only question left for the public to
' tic... .- oi paying any ask is. wlto is .(‘1'lZt-(Z ? All syixipa=_hy on" ' such an

occasion. and under such cit cumstauces, is thrown

u...ins. Destiouttes _ _
man who knew him away. One ot'..botI'i oi the parties may sup with
ad by every Ameri- Pluto. If they “ill shoot one another in despite

of reason. religit ii, and the public voice, why let
then}. Iftltcy escape, they will have acquired
but little fame .; ifthey fall, they willhave achie-
ved but little glory. ‘Wlieti the fate of a nation
depends upon a battle. then indeed vie have a
right to * tremble for the result , but otir sensi-
bilities are not so exquisite as to be alarmed and
agitated at two hotspurs firing at each other
with pistolsat ten paces. no
./Ino//ter Dtu'l.—'I‘he following is the post. .
script ofa icllcl‘ received in this city from ‘An. .
gusta Gco. dated ;\1a_v 30. The provocation was
so great, that we presume the cirallerrger felt his
honor grossly tarnislied —-S/rec.

. Day before yesterday in the morning a duel
was f0t3;2,‘i)l. on the opposite side of the t'ii‘er in
S. Carolina, between a ct-Iupieofyoong men from
Millcdgeville, Lawyers by profession, by the
names of Hepburn and Howard. the former of
which fell Ii'l0l‘l'dIi)’ wounded, and expired‘ the
next morning-—he vas shot lhl’OUj_Q_l‘i the abdo-
men. 'l'he cause of the duel originatetl from
sortie disrespect or insult front Howard innards

a young lady at a public ball; which was nothing
more than ‘refusing to give or nithdraw his hand
from the lady in perforrning some part ofa corti-
lioii where it was necessary their hands should
be connected, which Howard asserts was in retal-
iation for the same insult put upon liitu by the
lady in the same way a few moments psev ions.-~
The lady being a partner‘ to I‘ICpl)\Il‘ll, he resetti-
ed the supposed insuIt,cha|lcngcd llowar<l,foun2tt
and fell.’

5 to obtain his ac~
e to learn the melan-
; a man without the

l5'.h oflune, l775,'a

the forces raised, and

cc of Arrierican liberty

itnotts vote of Congress

lcliarge ofthe duties of

ltelti tltroug'n the whole
example to the world

em sander‘ ; for integri-

s. under the severest tri-

zivil authority. and devo-_
bertiesof his country, of

ar Greece hate exhibited

in my carlietit YOUlhi in

soy, at the head ofa small

rear, for he was always

ris countenance and manner

on me, which time can ne-

rlttlll then in the 3d Virginia

d to be on the tearguard at

ed the force under his ill}

.y platoons as it passed int:
less than 3,000 men. A de-

so rligriificd, so exalted, but
composed, I lta\'C.l‘I1’."~’€l' seen
i.--I"rt'e'itir'nt Iv[9m'oe.

--9Q9««

New» Yor/c S/zccrator.
C'asc —-On a former'occasion

.t Jacob Barker was to be heard
ent term of the Sessions, on a
if jttdg*rtient———‘ne ltatinp; been
ding a challenge to Davitl R0-
; having been assigtietl for a final
3 question, we tittent,lc;tl court and
amused at Mr. I’i:1rlter’s eccen-
he new cliatacter of a I-=iwyet‘.——
be about as mtich at home. while

«even? ‘
t\rir.w~YoitK. Ittue l5.
Accounts from Havana tb the 26th of Erlay, ~‘
h-.i-.-e been received at Newport. _
About fifty vessels, belonging ttrall nations,
sailed from I-lavana on the 26th ult.—-it par} un-
(].,—r convoy of one or two Spanish sloops of war,
bound to Cadiz—-in this convoy there was said to

be a very large amount of specie—-—others, con-
mved by it Sp-atiish gait brig, bound to Vera Ct 11;:
....ihe rest for diiferent ports, taking atlvaittagc oi
ctil')\'()y to clear the \Ve.~st lndics. The l‘-'lacedu-
nian was at 1-Ia\‘ari'.i. waiting the arrival of the
sloop of war Hornet, whicli had been spoken by a
vessel arrived at Havzriia. Capt. Biddle has gtv-i
on notice. that be “ill have convoy if)!‘ all vessels
from I-‘lavana every Sunday. llie marine officer
of the Macedoriian, Lieutenant .i. M. Clenrents,
- .. . ‘ ‘ - -' " -' o. Tlc
an mf;,m,,,,5 C,-m,e..a,,d gr) scnda died on buiiday iprirtiigg the in h ultirndb enmrsc
1,, comemkd, was not, legally speak- i ‘r st Ltt.uten.tnt, l . *3 t .\Vc()t't\f)_ fpllplt. ,l h fm:
ainous c,»;m¢_ 3 in the Zephyr,‘ on acpourlit p‘ i 101-.. .n; ‘TV’
. . - M _‘ . .,. ,,,. . . r___c s - l_ ‘U . 1 I
;tiact from the Ntttioizrl .~*.dtvoc.;te the ct -w \\..tc. hea til) .it. iac lath‘ pit y mud
rmrdrks, made by My 3,_,_,.k,:,.. in rela- 2_-.i‘ir.l there was none (lairgetotis “sip. V .1 he
e tociety of Frietrdsi oi vvntcli he was liuvana was said to be unrrsttd 3‘ “Al *"l- _
enber. tipanish ships of war. of tviiicli =.het'c ttcc 5C"L'l'~¥l
:l.'lD(I strong allusions have been made still in 1) HM 5”“ Ulllllh "‘-lm‘3..“l‘Y Ul "l”_"”‘,"‘,"_'-$"‘“°S’
Whg bum a quaketo on wnjgh subject I and resort to it'npt't,-se.a‘ut.~i'it, [trough loi‘.it..tlen y
~ ~ *2 ‘ . . ~ . ..i
~ . ' . ~. - " . ..«- .-\.nrc'tcartb hm-
e_o make a passing observation. \‘v’l.at the new Lonstvttti ... b 't.\t.l;.I I I ltd Ssuch
. . _ ,, -.-~-t - . tr or )I_' d. 1
o to with this cause I know not, unless been lttIl>|<.bsLt., bit on. tréii tier st c
.tlonen meant thereby to say, that as he were‘ given up up Layla!" 1'5“ F i it WAS t ,.
. . - ' .»-- . , "1 ‘rd ~ 1 r" "-7,.‘
rowthts~mastei’s will, and doth it not-shall _ 1 ‘.3 “"“"d " 3" d‘”fi‘;‘ t i:~“va.W am;
- . '. -'ts‘==
.en_t-tth many stripes; that if V-his aoua ltttveo to hive a goo e LC. d W yo‘ (1 
didknow ma, me mastcrvb. ml} required, the disposition which (,-aptatn mt e of t. --
. . :. .- . . " , l ~ - his butt ‘tr-r:=z~
rheiismtttr.-n on the one Clieen that I slid“ ‘ll ‘he ‘m ‘H ‘“5‘°l’.”nd“.‘ L “ .... '.
~' . ' . -- <~ --- v- "in: tc';'t:’,..r--
he Che,’ mcwp,,.c1 ,._._u._,,_ be pummtcl most glgstliy to the .iC.,Ilrlll) ul out U.. n t.
'elv ihile every’ one eis“ went fflit: 53 3 °'Ul"r-‘ll’-551"" °l P‘
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cyclopedia Britannica, and Black-
(Ioutiting-hottse or among the jol-
\Vall-strect. He finally put his
epeal of the Duelling Law by the
ion, which declares all laws repug-
zonstitution abrogated. That con-
rres to the people all power not spe-
ted; it prohibits the disfranchising
ept by the law of the Lind. and it al-
;islatut'e to pass laws disft'anchisiiig2; a

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