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AMERICAN CoLoNizx'rioN.Soci,ETY;
The Board of Managers of the American
Colonization Society, urged by tllfi 31105‘ P°W*
‘erful motives ofreligion and humanity, appeal
‘to a generous public in behalf of their design.
Six years have elapsed since the Ins_titu_tion
~ef*their Society ;‘afl(.l tliough Want 0'ffUl1<lS
' has prevented very vigorous and "extensive ex-
‘ ertions,'thougli sad’occurr.ences have obstruct-
edits operations, ‘it ha's advaucé'd_.; gathered
strength in its progress; -been instructed by
’n)'i5f0|'[ulle; and aided by Heaven, has dem-
onstrated the practicableiiess ofits plans, and
H?-confii'nied the hope, early eutertainerl, that its
efforts. if well.sustained wotild he’ succeeded
by splendid and sublime results, , _Wlrcther
these efforts shall be thus ‘sustarned,it remains
with this enlightened C0mlTllllIll)" to decide‘.
The territory purchased ~Ill~A frica, appears
to have been judiciously selected, and, it is
_ believed,combines a greater nuriiber of advan-
tages for a colonial e.stablisliiiie‘nt,- than_any
other situation on -the Coast. Elevated, and
open to the sea, with a harbor to be easily ,-en.
dered excellent; fertile, and well watcretl §,
intersected by the Montserado River, extend-
. ing several hundred miles into the interior;
bordered by tribes comparatively mild in’char-
acter; it promises. to the settlers every facility
for the attaintnent oftheir objects‘. r _
The number now at the Colony, .lllCllJ.(llllg
the sixty who recently took passage in the brig
.. Oswego, probably‘ ariiounts ‘to one htinrlred
and ninety. The African tribes in that neigli-
borhood are neither ferocious nor ‘brave; and
tlierecent contest, in which their coriibined
- forces (amounting at one time to fifteen hun-
..dred) attempted to exterminate our colony,
nobly defended by its thirty men, proves any
:thing rather than the difficulty of inaintzririing
a stand against their power. _ ' _
It proves, indeed, that the natives ofAfrr¢a,
like most uncivilized men, are treacherous ;
that, incited bythe slave traders and the hope
of plunder, they will not hesitate to murder
the defenceless, and that a colony, if it sur-
-wives at all, tniistlive not by their favor, but by
its own strength. It proves that our settle-
ment, coirimeuced at the expense of so much
time, and money, and suffering, may perisli-—
.but only tlll'6|_lgl't' neglect. ‘And shall this
Colony be abandoned‘?- - - _
The Board believe it impossible that their
earliest friends, who have watched the move-
ments oftheir Society with tfiedeepest cori-
.cern; implored for it the favotir of God; re-
joiced to see‘it living,;-aniid‘ misfortunes, and
acquit-irig confidence in its march ; will refuse
their aid at this crisis, when the question is,
shall all past exertion he lost, through present
inactivity, or shall an immediate and power-
.ful effort render perrnaueut the fottndatrua; .'if\
a work, which, completed, shall prove an hon-
or to our country, an incalculable advaritage
to Africa,a rnagnificerit contributton to the
light, freedoni, and happiness ofthe world ?
That the resources and "strength of tlie.Col-
ony should be inimediately augmented, ap-
pears to the Board indispensable,‘ and most
earnestly do they solicit their couiitry-nien to
furnish them with the means of.per-forniiiig it.
Tfie Colonists, increased to double their pres-
ent number, supplied with iinplenients of.hus-
ibandry, and (for a few nionths) with the means
ofsubsisteuce, will, it is believed, never after-
wards require peC.uniary aid ;, but, perfectly
secure from hos_r_ile violence, m_ay engage,
with a‘ moral certainty of succes, in the peace-
fill and profitable eiiiployineiits oflife. The
iuiuiediate object ofthe Board, then, is to give
stability to their establishment in Africa, and
it is in behalfof that establisliment that they
nirike their appeal.
It is their determination, should the chari-
ties ofthe public equal their expectations, to
send several vessels to the African Coast in
the ensuing Fall, and to adopt and execute,
such other measures as may contribute to the
strength and prosperity ofthe’ Colony.
What mind, susceptible of benevolent feel-
ing, or even of coiriiiion sytnpathy, can re-
fleet, without p.'tin,upon the dangers, priva-
tioris, and_war‘fare, endured for many uioutlis
pastby the little-band at Cape Montserado ?—
VVidely separated“ from the civilized world ;
surrounded by barbarous foes; suffering the
Vuntried, influence‘ of; a tropical cliuiate ; des-
titute oftlie comforts, of the necessaries of
life; in the daily expec_ta_tion ofdeath ; no de-
fence but their courage,no protection but God,
they have stood with lll1b_l‘t.)l{en energy, and
deserve for their conduct high comtiiendation
and a cherished regard.‘ , .
The Board have not iieard,with, insensibil-
ity, of the trialsof these men, nor wanted the
disposition to. relieve theiii.- They have not
possessed the-means. But, though retarded in
their efforts by the destitrrtiori of funds, they
have recently rejoiced in the departure of the t
brig Oswego, well supplied ‘with arms, ammu-‘
nitiori, and provisions, and having on board a
reinforcernent ofmore than sixty colonists.
The Board are happy to state, that, since
the foregoing part ofthis Address "was written
cornrnunications have been received from Af-
rica, of aliighly interesting and encouraging
cliaraeter. Health andliarmony nowlprevail
in the Colony ; hostilities with the atives
have teriiiiuated. ‘The children who were
taken captive on the 11th of Novetnber, have
been voluntarily restored, and the settlement
is greatly inip'ru've:l. * * *4 , .
Having exhausted their reso_urc'es, the board
can look for th'e"power of future exertion on-
ly to the llberality ofa‘ great, humane and
-christian nation. They appeal to the several
auxiliary institutions, and to all their friends,
with cofidence; for they have experienced,
evenrin timesof eep discouragement, their
~ vigorous exertion. They appeal totlieir couri-
trymen in general with high hopes, because
the possibility of efl'ecting_ their design is no
longer probleinatical, while its benevolence
and its greatness admit ofno question. The
obstacles deemed insurriiouiitablc have been
QV8l‘COIlle--.lll8 things thought impossible have
been accomplished. Standing on an emin-
once, which, itwas said, they could not reach,’
the Board see before them an _exteiisive pros-
pect, fair as the morning spread upon the
.1iiountains-—-tlielaiid of promise to degraded
_thou’sands—-tlie. rich iiiheritance which God
has given to tribes who have drank deep ofthe
waters of afl‘liction,labored and wept in a land
of strangers. . . -
In conclusion, may notthe Board be per-
mitted to ask—-How shall this great nation, so
favored, free, and happy, which God has de-
Iivercdby his own right arm, and- exalted as
alight and example to the world, exhibit in
an equal inauner, the strength ofits gratitude,
the_consist.ency ofits principles, the purity of
its justice, or the power of its benevolence, as
, by engaging at once, and with -‘energy, in an‘
iug the travel of the mail,or by inducing Post-
,otlier failures, until the whole system will be-
eiiterprize which, while it relieves our couiitry_
from an immense evil,'- shall extendlthe eni-
pire oflibertyand truth, terminate the . worst
of traflfics, rescue frorn-present and fiiture rii-.
in a rniserahle race, and confer upon tli_e_r_ii,,_
their descendants, and upon ‘the eriliglitenedv
population of a mighty continent, kiioivledge,
.civili_zatioii,- dignity, and all the blessings and
liopesofa Christian people i?;-. A “ " -. -
J. Jlfason, W. Jones, F. S. Key, E. B. Cald-
'2oell, James Laurie, Acting Cdrnrnittee. '
The following,Circular has been addressed
by the Postmaster General_toPostmasters,and
Coiitractors for‘ carrying the Mails. '
, GENE_RAL POST OFFICE, July 7, 1823.
The Postmaster General has observed, that
some of the contractors for the conveyance of
the mail, seem to be indifferent,-as well to the
manner in which the mail__is conveyed, as to
the time in which it is delivered. Where the
mail is carried on horseback,the obligation is
positive, that it sliallbe covered, so as to pro-
tect it from the weather—where it is conveyed
in acarriage, the obligationis equally positive,
that it shall be kept mider cover.. -
In consequence ofthe repeated violations of
the above obligations, the Postmaster.Gene-
ral gives notice, that, in every instance, in
whi_c'n the contractor shall fail to convey the
mail under cover, as the terms of his contract
require, or shall fall in delivering itat the
titiie directed, a .fine shall be assessed, which
shall only be remitted, on shewing that the
omission or failure did not proceed from neg-
ligence. Iftliis remedy proves inef’fectual,the
conveyance will be placed in other hands.
Many of the ‘complaints which are so re-
peatedly made against the Post Office De-
partincnt, arise from the negligence of Post-
masters—notice is tliereforegiven, that these
complaints shall be strictly attended to, and
the proper remedy applied. It is particularly
enjoined on those who have the care of distri-
buting ofiices, that they employ in their res-
pective ofiices only such clerks as are entirely
competent. Letters are tnis-sent frequently,
by those employed in distributing offices, who
are not sufficiently acquainted with the geog-
raphy ofthe country to give the proper direc-
tion to the different letters.
For years past, the moneys realized by the
General Post Oflice, have been less than its
expenditures. The qtiarter ending on the 31st
of March last, left a deficiency ofnear 40,000
dollars, and it is believed, that there is a defi-
ciency equally as large for the ensuing quar-
ter. This evil is rapidly increasing, and must
essentially impede the oper_atioris of the De-
partuient, unless an effectual remedy be ap-
plied. The remedy can only be found, by
appropriations from the Treasury, by restrict-
:\1_asters to be more punctual in paying the
nitucys received by them. The list of delin-.
quencies,wliicli the office now exhibits, shews
a most culpable negligence of manyPostmas-
ters, in this respect. In future, where any
Postuiaster shall neglect to pay over as direc-
ted, within a reasonable time, the moneys he
may have received for postage, he shall be
deemed guilty ofan omission of an important
diity,and the P.M.General will apply the most
effectual means to prevent a second failure.
"It is expected that those Postmasters who
have appropriated the public money to their
own use, and have for years evinced but little
disposition to refund it, will pay their respec-
tive balances without delay.
If moneys received as above had been faith-
fully paid over, the expetidittires ofthe Post
Office Department would not have exceeded
the sums received. The operations of a de-
partnieut so essential to the interests of the
comuiuuity, as are those of the Post Office,
should not be iiupeded by the negligence or
faithlessness ofsonie of its agents. A relaxa-
tion from any positive duty, by any who are
concerned in the above operations, cannot
fail to produce some inconvenience or loss to
the public. And unless the most effectual
remedies be applied, a failure in one point
will btit encourage negligence, and ensure
come paralyzed. The Post Office Depart-
ment, to secure the iiriportarit ohjects of" its
establishment, must be conducted with the ut-
most . degree of energy. This shall be the
constant aiui of the Postmaster General. He
is happy to acknowledge, that a great major-
ity of Postuiasters and Contractors, are not
only competent to the discharge of their res-
pective duties, but are prompt and energetic
in the discharge of them. The Postmaster
General most confidently relies-on the co-op-
eration of sticli, in his endeavors to give ener-
gy to the operations ofliis department.
FROM Comm. Porr'rt:it.—A letter has been
i'ec’d at Washington from Comm. Porter da-
ted the 11th ofJune, in which he states that
some of his men are sick of the service, and
have becotiie discouraged on account of the
‘ disappearance of the pirates, and the want of
success in catching the rascals.’ _‘The ene-
my (he'says_) is an invisible one ; he has only
to _‘throw on the fairy mantle of a Spanish
passport, which they all go furnished with, and
the pirate is cotiipletely concealed from view.
Piracy is now down on this sideof the Island,
and I hope soon to give as good an account of
the other side. '
‘The importance of this station [KeyVVest,]
appears daily more and more manifest to me,
and, in my opinion, it is of but little cotise-
quence who possesses Cuba, if we keep a force
here; for we have the complete command of
the GulfofMexico, all the commerce ofwhich,
as well as that from Jamaica and Cuba, is
completely at our mercy. It is alrriost incred-
ible, the number of vessels that daily pass and
repass, and it is wonderful, considering the
strong temptation, that piracy existed in no
greater degree than ifdid. Those to N. Or-
leans ‘pass very near this ‘Island, and we have
almost daily intercourse with them. , I had
no conception. inyselfofthe extent ofour trade
in this qllal'tt?,):, until I- came here, and I am
frilly persuaded that this is the proper place
from whence to.g'we it protection.The govern-
ment has made a small experiment, sufficient
to prove the utility of an establisliiiient here,
andthe country would act unwisely to aban-
don it. The place ouglit.to be well fortified,
of which it is very susceptible, and a. respecta-
ble force, chiefly naval,should always be kept
stationed here. There would then be nothing
to be apprehended from pirates or any other
aggressors on our commerce or flag. It is to
this sea what Gibraltar is to the Mediterane-
ari ; -and the one thousandth part of the mon-
ey that has been expended on the one, would
The U. S: schooner lVild_Cat, Lieut. Skin-
iier,arrived.i,nHampton Roads on the 13th,
inst. int} d_a"y_s.from,Key Vacas, where she
left some pieces of» artiliery. and a reinforce-
iue_ti_t‘of'-Mari‘ii‘e‘s,jCofrri. Porter having‘ found
it nfe_c_essary to form a niilitary post there,‘to
prevent certain inal_practices,in that quarter.
_‘ The vesselspgat Tho_nips'dn’s Island, Sd inst‘.
_weye.- tlie ~.Horn_e't,'j'.Sea~Gull, Grampus, and
Ferret, '.Tliere was no sickness worth iden-
tioning,_eitlie_r in the squadron or at Key West
——tlie only cases (and they being-.very few)
were those of a chronic -character, at the
Hospital." . After sinking many wells in vari-_
otrs places witliout- success, the Comm. has
at length found good water atCabbage island.
.' l . »..' ’ - .. '
Advicesfrom Curacoa state that Coro was
taken by the Patriots on the 11th ofJune;
Mr. Revenge, the agent for Colombia, has
been arrested in London for a'debtof'-90.0001.
contracted by the Colombian government.
A letter fflim St. Salvador of the 5th,May,
is received inthis city, which states that the
Portuguese squadron had gone out ofthe har.-'
bor that day,'to look for, or to attack the Bra-
zillian‘ fleet under Lord Cochrane.—Merc.
[Later advices state that the squadron had
returned to port withoutelfecting its object.
The Portuguese garrison, and the people of
Bahia, as well as their fleet, were in a state of
starvation, and could not hold outmucli lon-
ger, as their supplies were entirely out oli'.]
’ ' New-.YoaK, July 16.
Faoiir EUROPE.-—LOl)Cl0n ‘dates to the 4th,
and Paris to the Ed June are i'ec’d. By the
extracts which follow, it appears that the
French troops continued to meet with but lit-
tle opposition.‘ The new Ministry at Se-
ville entertain the same opinions as Abisbal.
The French and Royalists force which en‘-
tered Ma'drid,amoun‘ted to 50,000 men.‘ It
is said a large force has proceeded towards
Seville, where, say the French papers, import-
ant events will rapidly develope themselves.
The Duke d’Angouleme, after reaching
Madrid, issued another proclauiation , to the
Spaniards, similar to its predecessors, boasts
ofa w_arm'_ reception, and considers that his
business would be over. were the King in his
hands. He informs them that the French tia-
tion wa's not at war with Spain, but that the
French army came as friends and auxiliaries,
to help her to restore her alters, to deliver her
king, and re-establislijustice, orderand peace.
A hundred head of oxen belonging to the
armies of Spain, have fallen into the hands of
the Guerillas.——The Constitutionalists who
were made prisoners. in the recent affair of
Doiinadieti in Catalonia, are said to have re-
volted and were putt_o the sword.
I.-oxnorr, June 4.-'—Our letters from Paris
betray strong symptoms of anxiety'for the re-
sult of the. operations against Miua.- Mon-
cey’s demand for reinforcements, is not at all
liked in Paris. Mtich is said aboutan arrange-
ment, and negociations, but ifthe best private
advices from Spain, are ‘to be believed, we
say without hesitation that the Spaniards will
not concede one jot, nor iiegociate at all until
the invaders retire to their own territory.
PARIS, June 2.—Andalusia and Estrama-
dura have declared against the Constitution
ofthe Cortes. It is reported that Gen. de
Bordesoult is marching on Seville, at the head
of10,000.men. Z. del Valle is spoken of for
Minister of lVar-—-his nomination will be the
ruin of the partyof Mina.
In a despatch dated Gerona, May 25, Mar-
shall Jlfoncey states that by advices from Gen.
Donnadieu and Gen.Curiel,liotli dated on the
23d, he learns that ‘ the enemy has been driv-
en from Castel 'I‘ersol, and retired across the
mountains in the direction ofBarcelona. His
force was composed of the regiment ofthe
Canaries,and 1200 militia.
Gen. Donuadieri set out on the night ofthe
23d, with 3000 men, divided into three col-
irniiis, with a view ofsurrounding Mina, whom
he supposed to be bivouacking to the right of
the village of Stiria.
The division of Milans and Lloberes, 4000
strong, attacked, in the morning of the 24th,
the detachment from the 5th division, consist-
lug of1800 men, who occupied Mataro. An
eneriiy’s column had marched by the route of
Barcelona. Another column had moved on
the town by the heights which commanded it
on the right. The former, after having driv-
en back our main guard, advanced as far as
the first houses of the Faubourg. A company
ofVoltigeurs was sufficient to keepit-in check.
Gen. dc Veiiee devouched by the road ofBar-
celona, attacked the enemy and completely
routed him. On the right, an attack was
made with the some success, and the enemy
fled in all directions. lVe found on the field
500 iiitiskets, &r.c. The enemy had 150 killed
and wounded ; a standard, and 500 prisoners,
with 4oflicers, fell into our hands.
MADRID, May 9.8.—‘ Gen Vallin came up
with the revolutionary troops who retired from
Madrid to Talavera de la Rjeyua, at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning. They amounted to 3000
infantry and 500 cavalry. The enemy was
vigorously attacked,and took to flight, leaving
many dead and wounded, besides 60 prison-
ers, among whom are a Lieut. Col. and te_ii
officers. 15 baggage waggons, and the mili-
tary chest also fell into our hands.’
A ‘letter from Gen. Donnadieu, dated Mau-
resa, 24th May, states that Mina who was at
Suria the evening before with about 3000
men, has marched towards Avinio, where a
few musket shot were fired at his troops—lie
continued his route, with tlieintention appar-
ently, ofretiring into the woody mountains be-
tween Vich, Ripoll and Berga. Gen. D. as
soon as his troops had taken the necessary re-
pose, would pursue the enemy, whose total de-
feat defeat depends on a single engagement.
Gr:itoNA, May 27.——Yesterday, at 4 in the
morning, Mina having stolen a march upon
generals Donadieu and D’Eroles, who occupy
Mauresa, attacked Vich with 4000 men and
a company bearing scaling ladders. The gar-
rison was composed of only 800 men, btit by a
well directed fire, soon obliged the furious as-
sailants to retreat. A great number of dead
and wounded, whom the Constitutionalists
had not time to _carry off, were left on the field
of battle. ‘It is said that Mina was severely
wounded, and that this event hastened the re-
treat of the enemy.
The garrison of Hostalrich made a sortie at
the same time, but the Constitutionalists were
there also obliged to retire, leaving behind
some oftheir dead and wounded.
N aw-Yoax, July 1'_8.—Lafer.-—Tlie ship
Panthea ar. last night, from Liverpool, bring-
makc the other all that could be desired.’
s
ing Liverpool papers to the 10th and London
~rid..has begumtofexercise its functions.
to the 8th ol'June. The Courier ofthe 7th,
says-.—‘Ther details ofthe operations of the
French Army are now deprived ofmuch of
their value by the course which _events have
taken ;‘fo"r we can state, upon high authority,
that the war in Spain may be "considered as
at an endj.’----—It was reported in London on
the 7th, that dispa_tchesli'ad been received by
the‘Spa‘nish;A.mhassador,dated at Seville,May
20th, giving assurances that the Cortes, and-
the new Ministry did, not entertain the most
distant idea of making any concessions to the
French. The Courier disbelieves this report.
London, June 8th.—The Regency of Mad-
One
of its first acts has been to appoint Ambassa-
dors to all the Courts ofEurope. The troops
which were in Madrid and the neighborhood
under Abisbal and Zayas, have retired to Tal-
avera and towards Estrainadura, leaving the
road open to Seville. A private letter states
that two corps of the "French army were to
quit Madrid on the first of June’ under Geus-.
Bourdesoultand Botirmont, to proceed toSe-
ville and Badajos. Abisbal,it is said,’has giv-
_en in his resignation, and remains in privacy,
in the neigliborhood of Madrid.
Madrid, June 2§.-.-In the province of Mal-
aga the people have refused to pay the taxes.
Villages have risen, and it has been found ne-
cessary to send militia to stifle the insurrec-
tion. The desertion is great among the Con-
stitutionalists. La Manchalis entirely deliv-
ered from the Liberals, who are at present lia-
ted and persecuted by the people there. Be-
sides taking away the church plate, the Lib-
erals have levied, alrnostevery where, nuiner-
ous requisitions ofmoney. horses, 82c. The
guard which watches the Royal Family have
been tripled, because it was feared that the
people would endeavor to‘ deliver them ; for
the same reason the prisoners have been for-
bidden to walk in the ‘garden o_f_tlie Alcaraz.
Several Deputies to the Cortes seem to intend
to leave Seville, to withdraw themselves from
the anarchy that reigns there. -
Paris, June 0.——It is said that the, Cortes
have declared Gen. Abisbal a traitor to his
cotiiitry, and that the King of Spain was go-
ingto be sent immediately to Cadiz. Iris al-
so said that our army of Catalonia was in a
critical situation. News from -Seville to the
°.’.0th ult. has been received. The‘ disorgani-
zation which was pretended to have reigned
in that town, did not exist-—tra‘nquility pre-
vailed in the city, and the Cortes peaceably
continued their legislative labors.
Mercliantsjn Paris complain ofthe want»
of punctuality oftheir correspondents at Per-
pignau. [This is an insinuatio‘n that the let-
ters from the Catalonian frontiers are sto ped,
because they contain unfavorable news.
Letters from St. Petersburg announce pos-
itively that the commencement of hostilities
between Russia and the Porte is not far distant.
Revolution in Portugal.-—The captain of a
Phil. vessel, who sailed from St. Ubes on the
13th ofJune, states that on the 27th of May
10,000 men, under Gen. Sapelveda, revolted
and declared for the king. Gen. S. had been
one ofthe strongest advocates for the‘consti-.
ttition, and had the ‘implicit confidence of the
Cortes. After he had completed the revolu-
tion he waited on the king, expecting to_ be
rewarded, but he would not receive him. He
was afterwards severely beaten by his troops.
At St. Ubes the soldiers compelled the inhab-
itants to illuminate their houses. At Lisbon
there was an entire stoppage of business. The
king’s party were principally soldiers, and the
inhabitants, having no means of defence, sub-
mitted, fearing they would be massacred.
The criminals in one of the Lisbon prisons
had obtained a large quantity of arms and
ammunition, and fortned a well digested plan
to plunder and burn the city, but fortunately
the city guards discovered the plot.
The order prohibiting the entering ofFrencli
vessels of war into Portuguese ports has been
revoked.—All persons imprisoned on account
of political opinions were to be liberated.
Gen. Rego and the Council of thecity of
Oporto have declared against the constitution.
The Queen was very active in favor ofthe
revolution.—--VVlien forced, the king issued a
proclamation to the people, accusing the cor-
tes (who, he says,were elected through bribery
and intrigue) of ‘ promulgating subversive
principles designed to bury the Portuguese
monarchy with the regining dynasty,’ there-
fore, he ‘ determined to save his royal dignity
by‘ reviving the monarchy which ought to be
the basis and not the toy ofevery constitution,’
and he promises to make them happy by ~giv‘-
ing them ‘ a constitution which shall prescribe
principles which experience has shown to be
incompatible with the existence ofthe state.’
The revolution is very unpopular with the
higher and middle classes ofthe people. They
fear this is only the hegining of disturbances,
as a number ofthe provinces will not submit.
Spain will be injured by this revolution.
Tux: Giu~:i~:i<s.-——CoI;fu, ./9prz'I_ Q5.—In Epi-
riis, no Turkish force whatever is assembled.
All the troops with the Pasha hardly amount
to 1,500. Bosdit Achinet Pasha has been re-
uired to march froniPrevesa to take the coin-
llnand ofTricala. But he is much distressed
for want of money, and he and Omer Pasha
have repeatedly sent messengers to Constan-
tinople for pecuniary stipplies: brit they could
obtain uotliing. The Albanian guards ofBos-
dit Achmet have threatened to prevent his
departure, unless their arrears are paid. In
his despair be despatched aJew with his jew-
els to Corfu to negociate a loan, but without
any success for the present, or any hope for
the future. The Turks hope that the Vizier
of‘ Scutari will take the field against -the
Greeks; but this is very doubtful from the los-
ses he sustained in the former campaign.
A general revolt is on the point of bursting
forth throtigliont the whole chain ofrnouritains
which surroundTliessaly. The Greeks are now
occupied with their elections,&. in giving more
strength and consistency to their government.
The Greek fleet, after having caused many
diversions and much _mischief to the enemy by
vigorous coup-dc-mainson the coast of.Africa,
Asia, and Macedonia, and after having liber-
ated the Island ofThasos, sailed tp the Helles-.
out to encounter the Ottoman eet when it
Sails. Besides the Provinces of Kissamo and
Solino,which the Catidiots have taken from
the Turks, and which alone remained in their
possession,it is reported to-day that t|ieGreeks
have occupied the strong fortress of Carmen.
The Citadel of? Coriftith is reduced tore‘?-
tremit . One 0 the ll‘St operations 0 t e
Greelds’ will be a vigorous attackporli Patrass,
after the fall of which the entire e opennes-
us will be liberated frotn the Turkish yoke.
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V *,,_* We! selected ~".'sonie w,eek's_. since"fi-om
‘ J ahn’s Biblical‘ Archasology,’_ ah account of
the Locusts in Egypt, which is now griing the
roundsof the papers, credited_’to,tlie_N.Y.Ob-
server. »‘ /Render unto Crzsar_the' lliirigi iohich
are Caesar's." " ' ' ‘ -g _ "'
Err'ata.‘——fI_‘lie child drowned iiiMiamis riv-
er on the'4th ii‘i"st.wgis the son o‘f¥J_olii‘iWlieaton,
instead of San)uel.lVheaton,a§stated last week.
Wehave received the first No. of the Tray
Sentinel, edited by O. L. Holly, and pub-
lislied semi-we,ekly‘by Mr.Pa’rker, the former
ed_l‘°l' °“l"’-I T|‘.0_V Post.‘ It is ha_ridsoinely
printed on an imperial sheet, and bids fair to
-be an interesting public journal.
Ezfmard-inary phenomena.--A letter dated
Port Talbot June 20th, gives an account bra
Ve")’_ Singular phenomena which lately'occur—
red in the waters of Lake Erie. On the 80th
of May, aboutsunset, the lake being 'calm»and
smooth, and the weather fair, the waters sud-
denly rose perpendicular, rushed up_ the chan-
nel of Otter Creek, drove a schr. of.3'5.tons
from her moorings, tlireivlier on high ground,
and rolled over the beach into the woofds,'coin-
pletely inundating all the ‘adjacent flats.——
This was followed by two others of’ equal
height, which caused the creek to retrogade ti
mile and a half. The noise occasioned‘ by its
rushing, was truly astonishing. i'I-‘he same
phenomena took place at. Little creek, twenty
miles from the other. - -' « ' ‘ ‘
Oftlie pupils who have received‘ instruction
in the Deaf and Dumb Asylum’ at Hartford,
Massacliusetts has‘ supported 26, Newframps
shire 8, Connecticut 6, and the nati,dnal‘Gov-
eminent l,the sonofa. soldier who fell‘in battle.
Efiecls of angcr.—-About a fortnight since
a gentleman residing in Montgomery county,
Md. being informed that liis_ son-iii-law was
violently beating his wife, went to lllS‘l‘l0,llSe'l0
interpose, which soenragedv-the son that he
took his gun and killed him on the spot. -
A dispute lately occurred between 2 broth-
ers-in-law. who were at work on the roa'd's_in
Sussex county, N. J. wlienjoiie of tfieiifflew
into a passion, striick the other on the head
with a spade, and killed him‘. ‘
A man was instantaneously killed in New-
York last week in a scuffle, _iii consequence of
asail-needle, which was sticking in his antag- ,
onist’s coat, penetrating his heart.»
The Rev. Elisha B. Cook, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church in Manchester, ' Ct.‘ was
drowned on the llth inst. He had been to
assist a neighbor in gathering his hay, and on
his return, in crossing a brook. on a pole he‘
took hold of a post, which gave way, and it is
supposed struck liiriinvith such violence as to
deprive him ofexertion, and thus he perished.
A gentleman residing near Philadelphia
/
waskilled by lightning a few days since, while ‘
conversing with his brother and son, neither
of whom were injure-d.———-‘A blacksmith shop
belonging to Mr. -Fairchild, in Stratford, was
struck with lightning on the 10th inst.,andcon-
siderably injured. A chest on which Mr. F.
had been sitting but a tiioinent before was
sliivered to pieces. Two cows we_re.kille‘d by
the lightning on the same day at Black Rock‘
———-The schr. Mariner, on her ‘passage from
Charleston to Norfolk was struck on the 8th
itist. with lightning,the captain,passengers_and
crew all knocked senseless on the. deck, and
person instantly killed.-"—-¢The slo’op'_ Con-
stellation, of Redhook, bound to New-York,
was struck on the 11th inst. the mast shatter-,
ed, the pilot severely injured, and two cows
and a horse on board killed.
-On the 14th inst. a woni an in Philadelphia
was seen trying to hide a bundle; suspicions
being excited she was apprehended and her
bundle examined,whicli was foundto contain
a new born infant, its skull fractured, and one
oftlieteiiiples beat in. She was committed.
The city of Boston increases fast in popula-
tion atid wealth. As an evidence oftliis it is
stated that upwards of 200 buildings, some ve-
ry stately and elegant, are now putting up.‘
It is cotnpttted that 26,000 houses are now
contracted to be built in and about London. '
Capt. Bainbridge has been appointed to the
command ofthe NavyYard at Cliarlestown,in
place of Capt. Hall, who is going on a cruize.
The captain ofa vessel ar. at NewYork from
Mersailles, reports that on the 31st of May he
saw two Spanishprivateers capture a,Fren,ch
ship bound to Havre. ‘ ' ’ . A
Interesting _fact.s'.——It is stated in the Ohio
papers that the small pox has never beert.com-
inunicatcrl on the west side ofthe Ohio river,
although carried thither frequently. It is also
said that noinstance ofhydrophobia was ever
known there. ’
We have heard that the whole property of
the District of.Colombia has been assessed at
about $l2,000,000—that- the debts due in the
same district amount to about $7,000,000-=4
and that in all reasonable probability, at the
present rate ofproperty the whole ofthe dis-
trict would riot sell for as ‘much as would pay
its debts.-—Baltimore ./Imerican.
The average amount ofthe debts ofEngll_sli
Bankrupts for the 3 lastyears is stated in the
London papers to be the amazing suin _of
3,4:'>6,383l..a year.‘ The dividends were "but
little more than halfa crown the 100 p_ound_s.
More qf the gold .Mi°ne.—It is said ‘ tli'at‘,S0
persons are nowteinployed in working the gold
Mine lately discovered in North Carolina, and
that 150 ‘or 9.00 more are soon to be a_dded to
the number. Iirtvgo days four workmen find
upon an average70pennyweiglits o_fgold(equal
to 563 70.) One piece has been found by.a.
poor man which is valued at $1,700. The
bed of the Mineis nearly two miles wide, and
forms part ofa vein wliich' extends from Deep;
to Savannah river. ' . ' ‘
A land tortoise was lately found in Mounk
Holly, N. _J. with the lette'rs “J. L. ‘N41,’?
markedyupon his back,_so that it is probable
he isgnot less than a century old. ' ‘
In the afternoon of the 18th inst.a fire broke
out in Philadelphia, which coinniunicated to
and destroyed 20 other buildings.
A seanian who belonged to the schr. Bee,at
the time she was captured by pirates, about a
year ago, while walking in Broadway on Fri-
day last, recognized a Spaniard whom he sei-
zed anddragged before tlle police Magistrates, -
declaring him to be one ol'the‘most active of
the men on board the piratical vessel._ The
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