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. From the Liverpool Courier.
An entertainment was given by the Mayor
‘ol'Liverpool, on the £’.7tli of Aug. to about 80
gentleman, at the Town Hall. Among tlie_
guests, were Mr. Canning, Mr. Huskissorr-—_
Lord G. Bentick, and, S6V€l”ilI‘0l.ll8l' (listin-
guished Englishmen, and Mr. Hughes, who
w-,i'3'on his. ‘way to Sweden, as Charge d’Al‘.
faires ofthe U. States. In the cotrrse of the
proceedings, Mr. Canning asked leave to pro-
pose a toast, which, he felt corrfrdent, would
be received by the company with the riiost sin-
cere arrd cordial satisfaction: I-le alluded to
the lie:-rftli of the distiiigtiislretl strariger their
near him, who was on his way to Sweden as
the Representative of his country, the U. S.
ofAmerit:a. He was most happy to avail hint-
selfof this opportunity, ariiitlst so large an as-
semblage of some of the first iuercliauts of
Englantl,of congratulating that Gentleman
on the full and uriinterupted l|l‘.Ct'C()lJl'SCWlil(‘.ll
now existed between his country and our own:
an intercourse, of which thevalue could be no
where so well understood as in this great town
which was, both in point oflocai situation and
ofspirit and enterprize,so pre-enrrireritly qual-
ified to derive from that intercourse every
possible advantage. On such an occasion he
From the London Jlforn. Herald of‘./dug. Q9.
We have received the following letter front
Madrid : MADRID, Aug. 192, 18523.
Iirstead ofthe unioti and peace which the
Duke d’Angouleme hoped would have been
the result ofhis e.tiorts,aiid those ofthe French
army in Spain, an impartial obs'e.r.ver is forc-
ed to avow, that through some deplorable fa-
tality, since the installation of the Regency,
every thing has fallen into at state of anarchy,
the reiiiedy for which appears every clayto
become more distant and difflcult. The bands
ofthe Faith, the authorities of 1819, restored
to their places, the priests and monks breath-
ing fanaticism and vengeance, and the unbri-
dled licentiousrress of the lowest dregs ofthe
populace, upon wlioni alone they exercise an
influence, have overturned and thrown into
utter confusion the most prudent plans and
best-meant intentions. The most respectable,
Peflceablea and Well-ineaning of the iriliabit-
ants, those who, by their fortune and their in.
telligence, forui the most valuable part of the
nation, have been exposed to every species of
outrage and injury. Ina word, the Spanimd
has been v-‘oundcd in his two most sengjfiye
poiirts—liis self-love and his national pi-idc___
Taking the whole extent ofthe kirigdorn, we
may cotrnt 200,000 irreri who be-loiigetl to the
niightbe prernitted to express the gratificatior-I‘giational Guard or corps of Volunteers. It is
which he felt in ccrnrnoir with the great mass oi
the intelligent and liberal men of both corin-
tries, to see the aniurosities iiecessarily at-
tendant 0-.) a state of hostility so rapidly wear-
ing away and giving place to feelings so inuclr
iuore consonant to the true interests of two
- nations united by a courrnun language, a cunt-
mon spirit of commercial enterprise, and a
common regard for a well regulated liberty.
It appeared to him that oftwo such states the
relative position was not wholly unlike that
wiiich ccasionally occurred in fainilie;———
where,rt clrihldraving, perliaps,displcased it pa-
rent—a daughter, for instance, in corrtractrng_
a coiiuection offensive to that parcnt’s feel.
ings, sonre estraugements would for a_\vlille
necessarily ensue: but after a lapse of time
the irritation is forgotten, the force ofblood zi-
gain prevails, and the daughter and lll8-lll()lll-
er stand togetlrcragairist the world. That all
cat'.,scs of tlisserisipri rnay have now ceased
t‘orevci‘bctwecn two countries sostrouglybound
to emit otlrcr, and with so clear :1 community
of interests, he most sincerely hoped; and he
trusted, trirtt in wliatcver part of the world Mr.
Iluglics might r't"pre.serit his country, he woulil
feel that in no part of it could that conntry':~.
rnerits be rirore truly apprcciatetl than in this.
The toast was drank with uiarked applaiisc,
and Id r. Iltiglies rctunrcd tlizinks in nearly the
following te_r‘rns:—-‘ Mr. Mayor gntl Ucnzle-'
nreu—I shall not pzesuinc to take tip rnore of
your tirrre than SlI'.rll be barely si.rflicierrt for
Ilie expression of my sincere and licartfelt
thanks, for the flattering reception and wel-
come with which I ant lionouretl on this occa-
sion ; :1 reception and tr welcome so far above
the claims ofau liuinble and nnirnportant iii-
dividrral sriclr as I am, that Idelight to ascribe
theiri excIitsivcI_i,Ito the friendly feelings ofthe
iuliabilauts of Liverpool for the country to
which I belong, and which I have so recently
left-——and I can earnestly assure the distin-
guished arid enlightened rzompzury here as-
sembled, that there is not :1 reflecting inzru a-
mong my countryrrrcn who does not feel cori-
vinccd, that such are llic proper and the only
feelings that should be irrculcatcd, and that
sliould subsist between the British and Amer-
ican pecple; and I can add to this assurance
my sincere persuasion, that both my couutr ”s
Goverirmeirtanzl its citizens are anirriated by
the firurest resolution to neglect no lionour:i-
ble means ofavoidiug all pernicious political
discrepzrncies, and of nrainiaining the happy
footing of peace and corifiilcnce, which is the
present basis ofour re-'.ations with Great Brit-
ain; a basis more solid and more sure, perhaps
at this moment than at any forurer period of
our short history. Thtirtglr not an old nran,l
arn old enough to have witnessed many an un-
happy an;l iriany a latnentable riiistiii(|crslatid-
ing between the two iiatioirs; and to have
seen, with feelirrgs ofthe deepest sorrow, that
no efforts of wisdom and motleratioii, no dic-
tate of peace and affection, sentiments so nat-
ural and so proper to nations the cornriroir pff-
spring ofoue common stock; nay, no motive,
even of interest, has been srnlicieritly power-
ful to preserve them from the cornrnon and fat-
tal error of war, from the wretclicd and unnat-
nral smtggle Q/‘l."‘I}Z7lfi to do each other the most
httrm. Butl have also seen that war happily
terminated ; and it is the proudest and happi-
est incident of my life to liar/"e had a share,
lhoitgh a vr=r_y humble mic, in the labors of
that Congress of 1314, that had the merit and
the glory of putting an end to that unnatural
and cruel struggle, aiitl of restoring the two
nations to the more wise and lruniane disposi-
tion of trying to do cach other the most good.
Long and sincerely may this disposition be
cherished ! Long may the noble and unrival-
led works constructed by this great and public
spiritedtown, for the accomurodation ofcom-
mei'cc—-your vast and capricious docks, pre-
sent to the eye of the pliilarrtliropist the brisy
_ and the cheering scene that they now exhibit
——a scene that I have visited this day under
circunistar-rce:: the memory of which Ishall al-
ways cherish ;* {bowing to Mr. Canning and
Mr. Htiskissonj; :i"sct-no tirade up of thick
and almost iirrpc; vious forests ofEnglisli and
Ainerican masts, topped (if I may so express
it) with the fair foliage of friendly flags.
Long may the gallant tars of my country iii-
flict upon Liverpool the llI)t'(l.‘~l1lpS ofsuclr bold
invasions; and all hands beat to quarters, to
’ pour into yoti, gentlemen, whole broad sides
ofcotton and tobacco, and inairfully to receive
a constant fire of calicoes and cutlery !.I must
apologise for having occupied so much of
your tirnc,arrd especially iritrst I not omit to of-
fer you gentlemen, my acl:uowlcdgetnents for
the patience and the indulgeirce you have
slrewn me; for it cannot be necessary for say,
after what you have seen and heard, that I am
totally unskilled and unpractised in the art of
public speaking, tlrougli I have foirud myself
unexpectedly called on to speak before this
respectable meeting, and in the presence of
the great master ofmodern eloquence, the ac-
conrplislied sclrolar 3;. enlightened statesman.
'i.Vitli the Mayor’s and your per'mission,I will
venture to propose a toast :——‘Thc Town of
Liverpool and the United States ofAmerica;
tlrcir Trade and their Friendship, may they
all go on increasing.’ -
Mr. Iluglics had been invited on a party
in the Steam Packet in the morning, and af-
ter the excursion, had accornpanietl l\’Ir.Can-
niug, Mr. Htislrisson, Lord Bentick, and Mr.
(‘rlatlstone to visit the AorericuuShipCirirada,
lyjirg at the Priucc’s Dock.
now coiisitlered a crime to have ‘belonged to
this body, which was composed of |'eSp0:.lal)lB
citizens, who equipped themselves at‘ their
o_wu expense. A great number ofiliem are
now imprisoned, and the rest htiritcd liltewild
"beasts. Fifty thousand purchaser.s of nation-
al property have been turned oirt oftlreir pos.
sessions and maltreated by’ the priests and
monks. Oftliree hirndred tliousand individ-
rials ofall classes of society who, from their
iirtelliyencc and acquirernents, were armchmi
to constitutionalideas, irurnbers now fill the
numerous dungeons ol'Spain, from which the
rest escape only by abandoning their houses
and faniilies. Added to these is an irurneuse
iutnrber of persons who have filled civil and
military enrploymeiits since 1820. All this
multitude of citizens is at present in a state of
proscription, and their lives arrdproper-tv in
rnonrentary tlaiiger. The presence of f,,,.'e,g,,
l):I_y‘0!it’IS keep them silent and inamive hm
their sullen and S()lllI)|‘Q ,.e5,g,,,,,,,,,, ..;,.e5’,e,,_
son to fear, sooner or later, an expliision that
may raise a flame ofcivil war from one end
ofthe l-Ling:-loin to the other. It is extraor-
dinary that the Frcnclr do not open their eyes
to the fact, that amongst the crowds that pass
their time in vocife-ating, I/1_'ya [a ,-,.[,'g.,},,, _i
‘l,'f1.'(l- Iu. Irrqiti'siii'oii .’ mucra la nacign fine,-e
is not one decent, lionest, or rcasonable-look-
iug person; they are composed ofthe very
tlregs ofthe lowest populace of a corrupted
capital. The Gr.-indecs and
Spain have neither will nor energy, '1‘hey
have no inflireiice in any way, antf, notwifh-
standing the losses they have sustairred in
their feudal and ctlier rights by the late Con-
stitutional laws, yet they appear to be perfect-
ly iiidiffercirtto what is passing, and neither
take, nor seem capable of taking, any share
in public affairs. On the contrary, the Cler-
gy do exercise :1 very extensive influence;
and it rntrst be avowetl that itis in part owing
to their active efforts, that the Fr-ericli army
have marched without opposition over Spain.
l3nt,in their cf ective exertions for the French,
they have not been unmintlful oftlieir own in-
terests. Taking advantage ofthe support of
the French, who allowed them to have every
tliing tlieirowir way, they have contrived to
re-establisli their dominion over the peasant-
ry, still more efficaciouslythaii it existed even
before 1812. They have done, no donbt,good
service to the monarcliiczrl cause, and deserv-
ed a recompence for it, but without allowing
them to take ittbemselvcs, they have gone
fartlier than will be compatible with the good
of airy ofthe parties. The Regency in cuter-
ing on their fnnction_s, found the country in a
state of utter ‘confusion, every mind filled
with alarm at the events that had taken place,
and forced to acl-mowlcdge that faults had
been comririttetl on both sides. The Royal-
ists saw that a return to ancient abuses was
impossible, and the Coristitntionalists could
not help perceiving that the Executive power
wanted nerve and energy, and that after pas-
sion and itznorauce had destroyed every thing,
nothing edicient enough had been done dur-
in}; three years towards the re-orgaiiizatiou
ofthe state. The general mass of the nation
felt the necessity of a return to order and
tranquility by means ofthe tvise and l7l'otect-
iug institutions.
,The principal causes which have forced the
constitutional government to retire to Seville,
afterwards to Cadiz, may be set down as>fol-
lows:—lst, Deadly hatred between the Coni-
urrrneros. and the Free l‘I2l5()t).*‘. Eld, \Vant ol
Statesman. 3Ll,,Slll_£_§“'lSl] inertness ofthe ria-
tional character. 4th, Incapacity ofthe Miri-
istry, pa_rti'cnlarly in the Firianciiil and W'ar
Departments. ."itli, Ill-placed economy when
bargaining for loans,by which they lost the op-
portuuity of making them. 6th, Raising the
Conscription in three successive levies. 7th,
-Too great confidence in their own power, and
too quick :1 forgetftilness and disregard of the
king’s authority. 8th, The secret and most
active efforts of the clergy, who organized a
most extensive combination. 9th, W'ant of
connection and systems in the Revolutioirary
measures. 10th, Very active Foreign agen-
cy. llth, Too long entertained confidence
in aid from Etiglarid. The consequence of
these, have been the defection of several
Generals, the feeble resistance made by the
troops, and apathy or cstrangeuient of the
poprilatioii. To conclude, Ishall state what
appears_ to be the decided opinion of every
one thatkrrowstlie present state ofthecountry.
That even supposing the French army get
possession of the King’s person, a_nd reinstate
him on his throne at Madrid, yet that still they
will be very far from having obtained the ob-
ject that brought them into Spain. For so
great has been the number of the discontent-
ed increased in every quarter of the kingd_om
by the conduct of the Regency atid their sub-
altern agents, and the natural inertness of
the peasantry in such conformed itself so rea-
dily to every,the most sudden change, that un-
less there be a long continued occupation of
the country by Foreign troops, there is not
only a danger, but a certainty of daily trou-
bles and iirsiirrcctions, which at first, thotigh
partial, cannot long be restrained frorri becom-
ing general. The, only rneatrs of obviating
these troirbles, and at the same tiiue dispens-
ing with the presence of Foreign troops, is by
some reconciliatory arrangemeut,guaranteed
by a Foreign and Neutral power. Brit such
an arrangement can only be entered iirto with
the respectable and enlightened part of the
Noblesse of
inatioii; for as to the Army ofthe Faith, and
those who think with them, they could not
make a stand,of24 liour's,once,that_ the French
army shall have re-crossed the Bidassoa.
From the Comriiercial ./Idvvcrliser, Oct. 7.
. Th e arrival last eveniug,ofthe James Crop-
per, in 939' days from Liverpool, has put, us in
possession ofour usual files of London .and
Liverpool papers, to the 5th and 6th ofSep-
tember, and Lloyd’s and the Shipping Lists
to September Some interesting news from
Spain, is contained in these papers. The pro-
tbe Cortes,'au_d on which he gavetlrem five
days to deliberate, were on the last of those
days 7-ejected ; and it is affirmed, that the de-
spatch containing the rejection, is written by
Ferdinand himself. It attfibutes the restraint
of his personal liberty to the entrance ofthe
French into Spain, charges them with the
guilt of all the blood which has since been
shed, and expresses a confident hope ofthe
inervention of England- In this despatclr,
however, it is probable that the King has only
written what was dictated to him; it is,iurpos-
siblc, after his refusal to leave Seville, to be-
lieve that he is sincere in disapproving of the
invasion. The French had attacked Troca-
dero, a fortress near Cadiz, and been repulsed
with gr'e'.'t:los5. The acknowledguieiit oftlris
defeat, appears (by way of phenomenon) in
Pirris papers. In the mean while, extensive
preparations were making by the whole force
under the Duke before Cadiz, for an attack
upon that city, and on the Isle de Leoir. It
is said, that as soon as the news of the Cortes
having rejected‘ the Prince’s proposals, was
received at Paris, oi'ders were dc:-‘patched to
him to attack and take the city coute qui coufe,
let it cost. what it may. In Catalonia, not
much is doing. There was a report at Per-
pignan, that the fortress ofFigneras had sur-
ren_dered—-—but it was not frilly credited. Mi-
lans is also said to have had a battle with the
Baron d’Eroles, and to threaten the French
territory. The Baron d’Eroles, was expected
at Seti, to enter into a personal treaty with
the Governor oftliat fortress——but it continu-
ed. Morillo took possession of Corunna, on
the Zlst, and on the satire day it was entered
by the French. Ballasieros’defection is now
said to have been only an armistice,tocoirtin_-
ue until the answer of the Cortes sliotrltl be
knowir-—lie never recognized the authority of
the Regency. 'I‘lre blockade of Santona is
continued by the Prince of Holienlolie, and
the preparations for the siege of Pampeluna
are, it appears,atleugtlr completed. We shall
probably have here a grand display of the skill
and science ofthe French in er.-giriccrirrg, as
the place is one ofthe strongest in Europe.-—
The heavy artillery were to be opened upon
it on the festival of St. Louis. The for'rrier
accounts ofthe surrender ofCiiidad Rodrigo,
are contradicted : the place, however, is corn-
pletely blockaded. Considerable alarm had
been excited at Dtladrid by the vicinity ofthe
Spanish troops.aud the approach ofmore, and
the precipitate retreat into the capital ofthe
authorities, priests, and royalists, froin Tula-
vera de la Regna. Some symptoms ofdis-
coirtent among the populace had heightened
this feeling,and the French accounts complain
that several officers of education were corr-
cerned in exciting, rather than quelling, these
murmurs. The tone of the Regency is more
moderate.
The Autocrat ofall the Russias has ad-
dressed a very pacific despatcli to his august
brother the Autocrat ofall the Turks, signify-
ing that the best arrangenrent will be re-es-
tablished between the two Courts, as soon as
the stipulations about evacuating Moldavia
and VVall.1chi:i are completetl. All his bow-
cls ofpaternal solicitude about his suffering
fellow-members ofthe Greek cliurch are hap-
pily qnieted by a dose of that sovereign spe-
cific, ‘ legitimacy.’
PORTUGAL.--A gentleman ofthis city has
received a letter from his friend at Lisbon,
without si'gnalu.re, but known by the hand
writing, dated August 14, which says——‘ I am
sorry to tell _v0u, that since I wrote you by the
.\Ientor, nothing but prosecutions have taken
place. Respectable men have been put in
dungeons for the cri'mc of receiving letters
from their friends abroad, wliich allude tothe
politics ofthis country; in fact one cannot 0-
pcn his mouth. It was for this reason, Isaid
in my last, I did not wish to trust to the casu-
alties of letters.——l repeat, do not write any
politics not send any newspapers.-——I hope,
ere long, to be able to write and express my
iiririd at large.’
MA'r.t.\'z.ts, Sept. 20.
The state of political affairs in the mother
country, has created considerable sensatiotr
tlrrotigliout this whole Island. The people
after enjoying the liberty of conscience, by
getting rid of the inquisition, are by no means
disposed to submit their necks to the yoke of
despotism and tyrairny, and iftbe king should
be restored to his former power, and conse-
queutlythe constitution abolished_.tliere scarce-
ly remains a doubt but that this Island will at
least, make an attempt to free itself, and form
an indepeudaiit government.
The conspiracy recently discovered in the
Havana, had something oftliis kind for its ob-
ject. Tire government authorities and urauy
of the European Spauiards,ar'e in favor of
the King witliont the Constitirtion, and have
zitternpted to cast a degree of odiunr on the
late rnovenrent, of which in the opinionofma-
uy, it is urrdcserviog.
Thanks be to God, and Commodore Porter
we have at‘ length got rid ‘of the pirates, at
least in this neighborhood.‘ The affair of
Captain Watson was a death blow to them.-—
Tlie U. S. schooner Grarnpus has been sta-
tiouary in this port for the last ten weeks, and
owing to Capt. Gregory’s indefatigable exer-
tions in keeping launches constantly cruising
off the harbor, we have not had a single in’-
stance ofpiracy.
Bn..tziL.——By the brig Sea Horse, we have
received a Peruarnbuco paper of August 96.
It contains no news; but we perceive byit,
that the downfall of the late Ministry at Rio
de Janiero, that of Andrade and his friends,
had produced great satisfaction at Pernambu-
co. The different acts of despotism "and vio-
letit opposition to the General Assembly at
Rio, are attributed solely to that ministry, and
the Emperor disavows them in a late procla-
mation, aprofessing anew his constitutiorral
principles, and protesting that he was ignorant
of the arbitrary proceedings ofhis Minister's.
dissatisfied with the late change at Lisbon, as
positions offered by the Duke d’An_goulein_e to,
‘a body ofregular troops and a .par'ty ofSioux
The editor ofthe paper appears very ,_much_
well on accoiirrt ofthe iuzrrracr in which it w::'s
brought about by the military, as of the prin-
ciples upon the new Government acted, and
the Brazilians seem to be now,yet less.i_n'clined
to return to the uuiori with Portugal. Phil. pa.
From Dcmerrira.-—'I‘lie‘Royal Gazette of
the 918d August, received_ at Norfolk by the
brig Undaunted, capt. Hatton,ifrom Deinara-
ra, contains sundry proclaurations relative to
the insurrection among the slave population of
that colony. Martial law had been proclaim-
ed througlioirt. the colon ' ; the regular troops
and militia had trrarclied through the disturb-
ed settlements and entirely dispersed the in-
surgents, who made battle with them at sever-
al places, brrt soon gave way and fled, leaving
many killed behind them. Capt.h'arris states
that great alarm still pr'ev_ailed at Georgetown,
but active measures were taking to restore
tr*anquility.—Three were executed the day
before he sailetl, and six were ordered for ex-
ecution the following day. Five hundred of
the insurgents are supposed to have been kil-
led by the troops. A prcrrcher (a white man)
is said to have been at the head of the corr-
spirzrcy, and workc-tr tlicignorarrtblaclis intoa
state ofinsubordioation by assurances that the
British parliament had passed a law for their
etiiaiicipation. He was confined in a dirti-
geon, and no doubt existed birt that he would
be executed. ‘We have heard of no acts of
Veligealice being pei'petr-.r'ted by the insur-
gents; tliey had in tnost cases confined their
oversecrs and other white iiiliabitants that
came within their power, in the .-t’oci'ts, from
which a great number were liberated by the
iirilitary. For eight days before Capt. II.
sailed, an embargo was laid on all vessels in
the port ofGeorgetown.and the crews ordered
on shore to assist iirdeferidirrg the town.
I:IAI.lI-‘AX, Sept. 23.——-An order has been
received by the Packet, directing that a corin-
tervailing duty of live shillings per ton,_:-ind
ten per cent on the dtrties previously exacted,
be levied upon American vessels in future ar-
riving in the Colonies, and upon the goods
and commodities so imported. While it must
be admitted that this is btrt an act of justice
on the part of His Majesty’s ministers, it is to
be regretted, that the Aincricans have not
displayed that cordial disposition, in regulat-
ing the inte.r'course between the two countries,
which actuated the British goverirrnent, in the
recent enactments that have bcctr tirade res-
pecting tlic Colonial Trade.
flfclancholy wreck of the Brig fl.-’onarch, of
Jilbcrdeen, .£flt'.mndci' .Martin, Muster.--Orr
Sunday morning the 14th ofSept. at three o’-
clock this vessel being then in a thick fog,
struck it suirkeri rock near the south-east eird
of St. Paul’s Island,in the Gulfof St. Law-
rence. Fortunately she heat over it, and drift-
ed close to the land. The crew and passen-
gers amounted to thirty in riirniber, and afte
suffering e:-:traordinary liardsliip.=, many of
them being dreadfully lacerated by the viol-
ence with which the waves washed over ‘them
succeeded, by cutting away the masts, which
fell on the steep rocks, to gain the shore. In
striving to do this, however, two women, one
man and one child were carried away into tli
sea and drowned. Another young man who
could not be prevailed upon to leave his bed
was also drowned, as the vessel went to pic-
ces a few minutes after she was left. The
siruation of those who had landed now be-
came extremely distressing; the greater part
of the passengers and those of the crew who
were not on the watch, from the darkness
and the entire unexpectedncss ofthe accident
came on deck without almost any clothing,
and had secured no provisions. The island
was uninhabited and sterile. In the course of
some time, a little pork and beef which was
tlirowu ashore was divided equally, and as
there was no materials to make tire was eaten
raw. In this condition, without airy prospect
of relief, three days passed by. On the 17th
a ship came in sight and passed pretty near-
tlrc shore. As Captain Martin had taken all
possible precarrtioii to secure the attention of
vessels sailing past. by stationing the crew in
different parts of the Island with signals, this
vessel,wlricli proved to be the Generous Plati-
ter, ofLondon, from Qttehcc,carue in and suc-
ceeded in bringing all on board.-—— Quebec Gaz.
Cowes, Aug. 30.—Dis!res.si'ii_t,r Shipwreck.-
Oii the 15th inst. in'lat. about_49, and lorrg.2(),
the brig George the Fourth, from Waterford,
bound to Quebec, wit-h 11:’) passengers, going
to settle in Canada, and having a crew of 14
bands including the inastet, was run down in
a heavy gale by the barkl-Iaunab, ofS.Sliields,
from l\Iir:imichi, to London, and stink imme-
diately; and of the 129 souls on board, 123
stink with her. The mate and five ofthe sea-
nicn got on board the Hanrrah, whose condi-
tion was almost as hopeless as that of the ves-
scl they had escaped from. Providentially
the brig Mary, boirird to London, came to
their rescue, and succeeded in saving these
six, together with the whole of the Hannah's
crew, fifteen in number, from a watery grave.
The Mary being short ofprovisions, the bark
Horny, from Moscow Island to London, took
fromlier five of the Hannah’s crew on the
l7tlr ; and on the same day capt. Harding, of
the American sclir. Ospray, generously re-
lieved the Mary, by taking out the six survi-
vors of the George the Fourth, whom he has
treated with the most humane attention, and
from whom we rec’d this afflicting account.
Defeat of the Ricaree 1izdi'mts.—Tlie follow-
ing particulars areabstracted fromOtIicia|Ac-
counts in a National Intelligencer extra,which
has jirst been received.———I’ilot.
Col. H. Leavenworili arrived before the
Ricara towns on the 9th of September, with
Indians. After some skiniislring on that day
the Ricaras were driven iirto their towns. On
the morning ofthe10tli,a brisk fire was com-
menced upon botlr towns, by the infantry and
artillery, which was continued until 3 o’clock
in the afternoon. The Sioux, in the mean
time, were busily engagetl in carrying offthe
corn of the Ricaras. Between 3 and -1o’clock
the whole force was concentrated below the
lower village, and the troops ordered to form
for the purpose ofcollecting corn for theiruse,
as Gen. Ashley’s men had then been desti-
tute of provisions for two days.
At this time, a party of Sioux, and a party
ofRiearas, both on horseback, were discover-
ed lioltliriga parley on the hill beyond the up-
per town. It .was also discovered that the
Sioux were going off, though they had given
no intimation oftlieir iirtention to do so. The
' said that the‘ first shot from the cannon had
killed the celebrated. Cliiefcalled ‘ Grey Eyes’
rifled, and completely humbled. ‘;
It was‘though_t best under; all thefcircirtn-3
ofthe Rica ras forpcace, consequently a treat"-'
ty wus made with tliem.
gagcinents, and they were threatned with an-
other attack. Early on‘ the morning of the
left their town by night;‘ The towns were
then taken possession of, birt no.—articles- were"
siilI'ei'ctl to be taken away. They were com-
p'et.ely riddled ; the one ctiiitaiiiirig 70 and the
other 7! dirt lodges.
more than 50_of their people were killed and,
a zzcat riumber wounded. Messerigers were
SGhl. to call backtlic Indi-Ems, but they could
no where he found. '
15th, the mother of the late chief Grey Eyes’
(an aged and infirm wornan whom they had
left in their flight) was placed in one o_f' the
principal lodges of the lower‘ village, «w"i_i,h
in the quiet possession ofthe towns and'prop-
ertv left by the Indians. Every soul was re-.~_
moved from the village, except this woman,
when the boats got under way to descend-the;
sight, they had the rnortification to discover
that the towns were on fire.-——Tlrere is no
doubt that they were consumed to ashes, and_
there is no doubt that they were set on fire by-,
a partner and clerk of the Missouri ftrr cotii-_
parry. It is the deliberate opinion of the Co-
lonel commairr-lirig that the Indians will be
hereby excited to furtlrer hostilities. -
spoken of as highly honorable. No loss was .
sirstairred, and but two men wounded. .
The Ri'carce Indians and C'ounir_1/.—The
following extract of a letter from an officer,
who was in the Expedition against the Rica-
rec Indians, has been pnblislred in Kentucky :7
‘I think the Ricarce Indians superior to a-
ny other natiun oflndians on the Mis.-totiri ri-
ver; that is, they approacli nearer to civiliza-
tion. They had a field of about 400 acres of
com, a large quantity ofsquaslres, pumpkins,
and beans, and they had conifortable lodges
to live in. They have two villages, distant‘.
froin each other about £200 ‘vyards; they are.-
biiilt in a circular form, each village contain-
ing about 64 lodges, which are also built in a
circular form ; that is, they are round at bot-
tom and come to a point at the top, in the
form ofa cone, the lodges are covered with
earth, and are large enough to coutaiii about
30 persons, besides having room for several
horses, which are kept in the lodges.. ‘The
Ilicaree Indians rnanufacture a kind of earth-
en pot, which serves them to cook in. They
fectly independent of every othernation. _
‘ I will now give you a short descriptioti,of‘
the country between this place and the RiEa-
ree towns.—-For several hundred miles there
is considerable timber on the river, large and
extensive bottoms; these bottoirrs are gene-
rally bordeied by a long string ofhills, which
extend out from the river foirr or five miles.
After that you comic to an almost boundless
plain. After proceeding about two hundred‘
miles further the coirirtry changes, and there
is btrt little timli_er to be seen. «
‘ On our way tip, I visited a volcano or burn-
ing niounta'iri,wlrei'e there were evident marks
offire. We had several evacuations made in
the niountain, and the earth and rock taken
out was so hot that we could not hold it in our
hands. It had a strong sulpliiirous smell.
This Iilfillfildlli is on the left bank ofthe river"
about five hundred miles from the Council‘
BlulI's.’——.1Val. Intcll.
FROM i".t'rciiez.——"‘lre following is an c.\;-
tract of a letter from a gcntlcinau, at present
residing two miles from Natchez, to his friend
in this city, dated September 15th. Up to
that time, it will be seen, there was no abate-
ment oftho dreadful malady with which that
place is V'l3l[C(l.—./WCTC. fldv. ‘
‘The dcatlis at Natchez yesterday, were!)
—the day before ten——altliougli Iain confi-
dent there is no more than 150 to 200 souls
in the place. The deaths have averaged at
least ten per day since the Qlst ultiruo, in the
city, besides a greatnunrber ofcitizeus in the
country, many of whom were the most valira~
blc persons. “'6 had yesterday and the night
preceeding, a very heavy gale of wind from
the N. E. with an immense fall of rain, which
I hope will be tnaterially abvantageous to the
health of Natchez, in cleansing the streets of
the City and bayo’s or giilliesiti its environs,
and removing the miasnrata and purifying
the atmosphere. I fear, however, that great
injury is sustained to the growing crops of
Cotton, which must be pretty generally pros‘-
trated. The Rat, so destructive tothelhopes
of the planter, made its appearance about 10
or 13 days ago, and lras'made sad havoc among
the Cotton in this vicinity.’
The Port Gibson paper ofthe 6th Septem-
ber, states that the Fever had begun to rage;
under the Hill at Natchez, and that the resi-
dents, and between 200 antl 300 persons who
had sought an asylum there during the sick-
ness in tlic city,were flying from the pestilence.
THE C.tNAL.-—Arnong the great events
which have transpired in the \\’t)i‘l(l,SlnCB the
Christian era, may be reckoned the invention,
of printing, the reformation, the discovery of
America, and the declaration of Amcrican~in-
dependence; which last may however be cori-
sidered as a necessary consequence ofthe pro-
gress of reason and the extension of knowl-
edge, flowing from the three former. Thee-
vent which is to be celebrated this day,whcth-
er we consider it for‘ the sublimity of its con-.
ception, the grandeur of its desigri,the might-i
incss ofits accoinplislrrnent, or the iinportaut
benefits whicli ‘it will produce, may be rank-
ed among 2 thbsc. -- .~ - -
Au undertaking. combining; as much great-
-ness and usefulness, as was ever accourplislied
or ever attempted, by any iration, or kingdom,
or people, under’ heaven, has been brought
near a close, ‘within tlreglrort space of Gyears,
by a single state, within population of only a-
bout a millioii and a lralf,and with an expense
which will not exceed eight millic-us ofdol-.
lars. There is not in the annals of‘. nations,
any thing wl_ricli can jcotnpete with it_.'t The
work is not intended, to perpetuate the victo-
ries ofa despot, or to pour_tray the actions of
a hero; it is for a more noble purpose-to
Ricaras sent out and begged for peace. They
extend the blessings of connncrce, and 10 file
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who c;.iuscil all the mischief, and that a great _ '
many oftbeir people, and of their horses had .=
been killed. 'I‘lrey were evidently mticli tei;_-_-V‘
‘stances ofthe case to listen totlre solieitation‘s._._..
, It was thought th at’ r
the-Indiarrs did not perform some nftheirr'en'-ti _
loth it was discovered that the Ricaras had __.
It was supposed, that ..
plenty of provisions and water, and wzrs«7-le-Ft
river in the evening. Before they were out of i
The conduct of both officers aird riren, is ,'
are a very ingenious tribe, and caiillive per- .
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