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FROM Tris n1~:w-jvonit OBSERVER.

LEDYARD.—-VVe are happy to learn from
the North Aniericari Review for April, that a
gentleman in this country is collecting niate-
rials for a life of our conntryiiianLed.yard,and
that the public may expect it at no distant pe-
riod. Most of our fellow-cit.rzens.appear to
know little or nothing respecting this extraor-
dinary man, and yet for during enterprise, for
perseverance in his undertal-;ings_,for the pow-
er of supporting fatigue at d suffering, for in-
tense zeal in the pursuit ofknowlcdgé temper-
ed by calm deliberation, for a high sense of
liotior and a inagniiniiiious contempt ofdan-
ger, he has never been excelled by any trav-
eller ofancient or modern times. The follow-
ing account of him we have prepared princi-
pally from Allcn’s American Biography. _

Ledyard was born at Grotoii in Coiinecti-
cirt, and received his early education at the
grammar school in Hartford. At the age_of
eighteen he entered Dartmouth college, wttli
a view to the ministry, but beforcliis educa-
tion was completed, his poverty compelled
him to leave the college. Not having a shil-
ling in his pocket to defray the expense of ‘at
jnuriiey to Hartford, he btiilt a canoe, with ltis
own hands, 50 feet lortg and 3 broad,.and be-
ing generously stipplicd Wllll pi'ovistotis, he
embarked alone upon the Cotiiiccticut, and
arrived safely at Hartford, after errcoiiiitei'tiig
a difiiciilt and dangerous navigation of 140
miles. In 1771 he sailed for London as a
cm,,..,or. 5;i~'.loi-. and accoinpanied Capt.Cook
to the Pacific Ocean, in his third voyage of
discovery. In 1781 he rettiriied to this court-
try and of’fc—.re(l his services to severalof our
iiiercliants, to conducta trading expedition to

me n0rr1,-“-es; coast, but meeting with no en-
courageinetit, he went back to Engla_nrl in
1782, with the intention of sailing to l'\'ooika
Sound, and thence traversing .llle.A.:llCl'lU71ll
continent froiii westto east. Finding no ves-
scl in which he could obtain a direct passage-
he rlcteriniiied to travel over land tlirough
Russia and Siberia to Kainscliatka, wlience.
the passage is short to the ttorthwest coast of
America. He accordingly went I0‘Sl0(‘.lillOll1‘t,
and atieniptcrl to cross the gltlCOlB0ll1lil£l oti
the ice, that he niiglrt rezrcli Ixamscliatka by
the shortest way, but finding that tlte water
was not frozen in the middle of the gulf, he
returned to Stockholm, and their travelled
northward into the artic circle and passing
routtd the head ofthe gulf, ll1l'0ll2'l‘l Lapland,
descended on the eastern side to Petcrsburglt,
where he arrived without shoes or Sl'}Clil“%5r
and too poor to provide himself with either.-'7
The Portiigucse zturbassador, lioweyer, suppli-
ed him with 20 guiiieas oti the credit of_Sir Jo-
seph Banks, and he soon after set out in corn-
puny with a small detaclrinctit of troops for
Yakutsk,iu Siberia, 6000 miles east of Peters-
burgli. From this place he proceeded to O-
clioltsk on the sea of Kaintscliatka, but as flit’
navigation was coiiipletcly obsiriicietl by the
ice, he returned to Yakutsk, intending to wait
for the coiiclusion of winter. Here, in cousc-
qiieticc ofsoinc unaccountable suspicion, he
was seized in the name ofthe empress by two
1‘,~_,,5,,'m,, 50|d‘.¢-,r~5, who conveyed him in the
depth of winter, through the nortli of 'I‘ai‘tai‘y
1.) the frontier‘ of Poland, and then left him
to beg his way to Koiringsberg, whence he
tool; piissage for England. Imtirediately on
his 2tl‘1‘lVE1l_lll London, he waited on Sir Jo-
seph Banks, who informed him that air associ-
ation had been just formed for pi‘0m0l"lk'
discoveries in the interior of Africa, and of-
fered to iecoiiiiiieiid him to the committee as
a proper person to be employed in the ‘enter-
prise. Lcdyard engaged in the plan with his
ivlrolc sorrl, and received froin Sir Joseph a
letter of introduction to one of the members
of the committee. The (lescripfion which
that gcntleinan has given of his first interview
,_m.0n‘,‘$]y umrlm the cliaractcr of this hartly
iravcllt-.r. ‘ Before I had learned,’ says he,
‘the name and business of my visitor, I was
strucli witlitlie inauliiicss of his person, the
lircadtli ofliis cliest,tlie openness of his coun-
tciiarice, and the inquictude of his eye. I
.sprc'.id the tnapofAfrica l_icforc him, and tra-
cing a line froin Cairo to Scnnaar,:iird thence
wostward in the latitiule and supposed direc-
tion ofthe Nigei‘,I told liirri that wasthc route
by \r.h';r_-h I was anxious that Africa might, if
possible, be explored. He said, he should
think himself singrrliirly fortunate to be eti-
irusted with the adventure. I askctl him wlteii
he would set out? To-iiiorrow nioriiing,was
his aiiswer.’

I-Ie sullctl from London June 30, 1778, and
in 36 days arrived at Alcxaritlria; and liaviug
there assumed the dicss of art Egyptian trav-
eller, pl‘()(_‘.(?C‘(letl to ()airo,wlrich place. he rea-
ciicd on tlie 1titliof'Ait_giist. I’l(.‘l'e,\Vlllle wait-
ing for a caravan to Scnuaar, he was attacked

with a lillious cor.ipl:iiiit,wlricli terminated his
earthly existctrce,J:rti. 17, 1789.

The society heard with deep concern ofthe
death of a man from whose zeal, dccision,and
iritrepidity,iliey hard been led to fortii the most
sanguine. cxpectatioris. _

During his short resirience in Egypt he vis-
itcd the sl:.vc-inaikets,:ind coiivcrsed with the
triivclliirg iiicrt-liiiitts of the caravairs, and in
this way ohizriiicd mncli valuable informaiion_
respcctirig the people, the trzidc, the nature of
the country, the position of places, and the
inatiner of'tr-.ivc.lliirg iii the iriterior ofAfrica;
and the coriimirrrtcations on these siilijccts,
which he traiisiriittetl to Iinglaiid, a ll'ordcd the
society the most gratifying proofs of thc.ar-
dent spirit of inqiiiry,tlie uil\Vt‘:lr1C(l attention,
the perscveriug research, and the laboi'tous,in-
defatigable, anxious zeal, with wliicli their
author pu’.'Stl(3(l the object of his inissioii. The
society were of the opinion that his remiirlis

on Lower Egypt, if the country had been less
generally ltuown,would have been ranked with
the most valuable geograpliical records.

Vile conclude with the followtrig general oiit-
line of his history from the N. Arircr. Review.

‘ Ofthc man,’ says the Review, ‘ who rant-
bled in his boyhood among the Indians on otir
froirtieis; who rras the first to descend the
Connecticut River in a canoe, and in one
which was constrticted by l1lS.O\‘.'1lllill1(lS,E:ll1(l
itiarragetl inits voyage by lriinsclfalone ; who
srmlicld law and uivinity ; who enlisted as a
soldier at C1'ibraltar; who went round the
Wm.“ WM] Coolt; projected the first trading
voyage to the North West Coast ; WE.1$ll1‘ll-
mme with ltobcrt Ulorris in Pitiladclphia,witlr
Paul Jfiues in Paris, with Sir Joscpli Banks
‘in Lo.'i‘tloi’i, and Prof'essor Pallus in Peters‘-

, 1,,,,,Li, ; who was the fl'lf’|Itl and correspotidcnt
of‘ Jefferson and La Faye-.i.e; who was one
,_,,,,,_,,on in jIn\\'-Y0i'lt, the next in Spain and
},~,.,,',,,,.e, the next in Silicria, and the next irri-
der the pyi'aini<lsofi5‘.gyp:_; who wastlic first
to open the field of African discovery, on

which, during the last 36 years, ‘so many have
entered with an entltusiasm and love of ad-
venture, which nothing could damp but the
sacrifice oflife itself; and wlio,in his own lati-
guage, ‘ trampled halftlie glode underhis feet’
—of such a man, no doubt many particulars
may be related, which will be interesting to
-his countrymen, and which,“ at the same time
they illustrate the character, and dojustice to
the tnemory of a remarkable individual, will
prove what wonders may be wrought by a tiri-
ion of enterprise, perseverance,_atrd resolu-
tion, in the same mind.’ '~ 
From the .N'cw-York Stafcsnim

C01V".l‘ROVERSY IN HIGH LIFE.-—A political
controversy ofsoine interest has been main-
tained for several motitlis, the parties involv-
ed in which are personages of no less consid-
eration than the President of the U. States,
General Jackson, Mr. Lowrie atid Mr. Find-
lay, U. States Senators gum Peiitisylvania,
Mi’. Krciiier, a member o the House of Re-’
presentatives from the saute state, and Col.
Binns, editor ofthe Democratic Press,togetlier
with one ortwo ofliis editorial brethren inPhil-
adelpliia. VVe shall endeavor to give such an
abridgeineiit, as shall render the pith of this
high affair intelligible to our readers.

Col. Bitiris opened the drama early in Jan-
uary last, by stating in the Democratic Press
that when Mr. ilrlonroe was about to make up
his cabinet in 1816-17, Gen. Jackson wrote a
lctter to the new President, t'ecoitiincndiug to
him the pacific policy of appointing two fede-
ralists and two deiirocrats, as his secretaries.
This letter was said to have been exhibited
ruore than once, and that there cotild'be no
doubt ofthe statement.

The paragrapli in the Press met the eye of

Mr. Kreuier, the fast friend of Gen. Jackson;
and fearing that the charge of federalism
iriiglit prejudice the claims of his favorite can-
didate for the Presideitcy, be determined at
once to ascertain the autliority for the impu-
tation. I-Ie accordingly called on the Presi-
dent ofthc U. States, and obtained for aiiswer,
as he asserts in a letteruntler date of the 17th
ofJiinuary, that the charge was false; that
the President had never received such a let-
ter ; that Gen. Jackson ltad never recotnmetid—
ed to him but one person for any office (a dis-
tiuguislrcd officer in the late war;) and that in
the letter of recomincudation not a word was
said relative to his political opitiiotis.

Mr. Kreiner’s letter was sent to Col. Binns
for publication. In introducing it into the
Press, the editor stated that in the session of
Congress for 1321-22, l\Iessrs. Lowrie and
Findlay waited on the President to remort-
strate against the appointment of Mt‘. Irish,
as in'.it'sltal of the district of Pennsylvania,
who was suspected of fedcralisin ; wlieii_Mr.
Monroe took the opportunity to spcakol the
principles that bad governed his arliiiriiisti‘a-
tioii, and in jzistificatiori of his sentiiiients
read the letter from Gen. Jacksoii.

This stateiitent called fortlt it paragraph in
the Franklin Gazette, in which E'vIr.Fiirdlay is
said to have stirred, that he never heard the
President read any such letter, as that wltivli
had been imputed to General Jackson, and
that the l:‘resiileirt had assured him thatliie
had never received such it letter. An opiti-
ion was expressetl, that Mr. Lowrie had ne-
vcr stated that the President had read to lrtm
and Mr. Findlay the letter imputed to Gene-
ral Jackson, thus charging Col. Binns with
a inisstateineiit.

In this situation the affair remained for two
or three months, the responsibility resting be-
tween :\1r.L.owrie and the editor ofthe Press.
The Aincrican (Pliilirtlclplriir) Sentiueloftlie
fith inst. contains :1 long letter from Mr. Low-
rie, under date of the tfrth of Marcli, addres-
sed to the Prcsidetit ofthe U. State-s,iii wlriclt
he reminds Mi‘. Monroe of the visit of himself
and Mr. Findlay in t83.l;of the (‘.0l'1Vl3l'S'dll0ll
that then took place, and ofthe circumstance
of Gen. Jackson’s letter being takeii from ‘d
bundle of papers, and a part of it read, as a-
bove related. He requested ofthe President
an answer, that he might exonoratc himself
from the itnputations which rested itpori his
character. After waiting some time. fora re-
ply, a personal application was made to the
President by a iiiutual friend, to whom Pvlr.
i\Ionroe zrcltiioivletlgetl the receipt of the letter,
but declined iriterfirlcnce on his part.

Mr. Lowrie now declared that he had ‘iti-
contiovertible evidence within his power," to
prove all he ltad assertcd,atid wliicli he threat-
ened to produce. This threat was disregar-
ded by the Prcsitleiit, but calls were made up-
on the Senator by several newspapers to pro-
duce it at oncc—to out with the wltole story.
Among others it writer in the National Imel-
ligenccr of the 15th inst. put to the Senator‘
the following queries:

‘ He is requested to publish his letter to the
Pre's'ident, of l5tli of March last, and to say,
whether the copy of a letter from the Presi-
dent to Gen. J. mentioned in that lettcr,be not
the “ incontrovertible evidence” to which he
alludes in the American Sentinel ; to say,also
whether he ktioivs the person from whom this
copy came ; if he does not know, certainly,
from wlront it came, wlietlier he does not sus-
pect, and has no cause to suspect, one indi-
vidual niore than any other person : and more-
over upon what principle be retaincd,and still
retains, in his hands, a letter iiicontestibly the
property of the President, and forwarded to
him in a way, whiclt denroiistruled that the
person sending itwas tint its legitimate pos-
sessor. It is desirable to ascertain the individ-
ual who fiirnislied that copy, arid the ttieatis
by which he becaiiicpossesscd ofit.’

These queries called from Mr. Lowrie alet-
ter to the editors ofthe Iuiclligencer, which
occupies a coliiitin oftliat paper oftlic 19 inst.
He asserts that ‘ George Hay, Esq. a near rel-
ative of the Prcsirleut anda incirilier of his
fainily,’ is the aiiiltor of the interrogatories
addressed :0 him, part of which are quoted
above, and takes it for granted they were put
with the approbation ofthe President himself.
He insiritiatcs that the object of Mr. Hay is to
(lirecttlic public attention from the main ques-
tion to one which is collateral, though not un-
important, and then proccedsto answer the
queries, and stibniit part of his ‘ iiicotitrovert-
iblc evidence.’ He states that thougli posses-
sed of proofof‘ great respcctability’to stistaiii
lrimsclf, he felt ruucli solicitude about the im-
posing aritliority of high names which was
brought to bear agaiiist liiin. Titus situated,
he received tltrougli the post office, the fol-
lowing letter postinarked ‘ Ric/mioiul, Fcb.l9.

Sir—-—Tlre enclosed is a copy ofa letter from
M r. Moiiroe to General Jackson, in answer to
one from liitn in which he rccoininended to
the Presideiit to form his aduiiiiistratioii of

two Federaiists and two Republicans. The
concluding part, as youwill perceive, is in the

liandwritlng of the President. '.l‘liis letter is
sent to you for the support oftrutli, and if, ne-
cessary, to be used in your defence, in any
way you see proper. Feb. 1824.

Mr. Lowrie thinks it unnesessary to inform
Mr. Hay ofthe contents of the letter enclosed,
and states that on the day of its receipt, he
‘ coiiimunicated the fact ofits reception to one
ofthe oldest members ofthe Senate,’ and im-
mediately sent, to the President the following
note .° ~ ’
WASHINGTON, Feb.'2t,' 1824.

Sir: The contents oftlris note will not stir-
prise you more than the circumstance which
is the ocasioii ofit, has done me.

This inorningl received air anonymous let-
ter' from Richmond, Va. 19th February, con-
taining a copy, as is alleged, of your letter to
Gen. Jackson, in answer to the one alleged to
have been written by him to yoti on the sub-
ject of forining your administration from the
two parties of this Union. The marks of au-
thenticity on the letter sent to me, cannot be
disputed. VYliat course I will pursue, I have
not detet'inincd.. I will not act raslily on the
subject. I_ have showed the paper to no one,
though I have consulted one inember of the
Senate relative to it. WAL'ri-zit LOWRIE. '

Mr. Lowrie states that he afterwards s&w-
ed the letter in strict confidence to a represen-
tative from Pennsylvania, then sealed it up
and placed it in his hands, where it remained
until the President declined interfereiice.—-
Some days elapsed witliotit a reply from the
President to the above note, when he request-
ed Mr. Baldwin, ofPittsbtirgli,tlieii in W'asli-
ington, to call on Mr. Monroe, and obtain, if
possible, a satisfactory answer. Mr. Baldwin
reported that the President had not yet deter-
irtitied to do any thing about the’ business.-
Several weeks elapsed before Mr. Lowrie
wrote the letter of the 15th of March to the
Presideiit, referred to in the beginriitig oftliis
article. No answer being received to that,he
requested Mr. Stevenson. representative from
Virginia, to call on the President and ascer-
tain whether an answer was intended to bi.
tirade to his letter. Mr. Stevetison,reported
that the President declined all iiiterfereiice,
and complained ofthe terms of Mr. Lowi'ie’s
note of Feb. Ellst. Mr. L. then requested Mr.
Stevenson to see the President and in his
iiairie recal the letter ofFeb. Qlst. Mr. S. re-
ported that the Prcsidcnt would consider of
the propriety of returning the note, btrt that
his determination to say nothing on the subject
remained unchanged.

Mr. Lowrie further states, that the letter
from the President to Gen. Jackson, is part
of the ‘iiicoiitrovcrtible evidence’ to which he
alluded in a fortner publication, atid adds that
lie iieither knows the person from whom it
cznne, nor suspects, nor has cause to suspect
one individual tiiore than anotlier. The ori-
ginal of the aiionyinous letter is left with the
editors of the National lutelligencer for the
iiispectioii of the author of tire queries, ad-
drcssctl to Mr. Lowrie.

_ Here the matter rests for the present. Mr.
Lowrie stands contradicted by the President
and Mr. Findlay; but he says he has ‘ iiicoti-
trovcrtiblc evidence,’ and continues to talk a-
bout it without producing it. The public cart
know nothing ofthc copy of a letter purport-
ing to have been written by Mr. Monroe to
Gert. Jackson, and incloscd in an anonymous
letter from Ricltiiiorid, to Mr. Lowrie,by some‘
one who is sktilking in the dark, unless that
copy is publislieil, and it is proved to be no
f'oi°gci'y. We have no confidence in this kind
of anonymous evidence.

To the above the editor ofthe Nat. Gazette
adds the following :-—I\Ir. Lowrie has not yet
actually pul.-[islicaf the letter of Mr. Monroe;
but by the iiizinner in which he has treated of
it in his aiiswer to Ur. Hay be has placed the
President in a situation worse than if it had
been published. It may be imagined to be of
a much stronger import than it is——to contain
what it does not coiitaiu: It is lizindled eva-
sive-ly and oracularly by Mr. Lowrie. The
object scents to be to force Mr. Monroe to a
corriproniise, or to the extretnity ofpnblisliing
it liiruself, with the letter ofGcncral Jackson.
We hope with Mr. Lowrietliat, on the whole
subject, ‘ the opiitioit ofthe American public
will bejustly formed and fearlessly expressed,
and that it will be intc-rposed to protect the
Presideiit front the devices offactious and hos-
tile combiuations, and from personal insults
and untncritcd obloqny.

A very large meeting of the citizens of N.
York was held in the Park on the 19th inst. at
which resolutions were passed i'eprobatiug the
reinoval of DeWitt Clinton, froin the office of
Canal Coiuriiissioiier,and expressing the sense
entertained by the nieetiug, of his important
sei'vices.————On the 16th a meeting for a sitti-
ilar purpose was held at Albany, and a corri-
tnittee appointed to wait ripon Mr. Clinton
and tender to him the thanks of the meeting
‘for his services. On the 17th the Cotiiuiittee
waited upon Mr. C. who made the following
reply to their address:

Gciztleniciz—As the good opinioti of virtu-
ous and etiligliteiied men has always been an
object of peculiar solicitude to me, I cannot
sitfficiently express the gratification which I
derive from your communication. From the
inhabitants of this city, I have always experi-
enced the iriost friendly treatnient, and in the
course ofiny residence among tliem,tliey have
seen me in public and private life, and have
witnessed my efiiirts in favor ofthe navigable
coirimuuications between ottr inland seas and
the Atlantic Ocean. At ii meeting unprece-
dented for its iiuriiber and respectability, they
have uuaniirioiisly honored itie with air ex-
pression of their approbation; and what has
greatly increased my satisfaction on this occa-
sion, is, the leading participation of two ofthe
surviving patriots ofthe i'evolution—oftliat il-
lustriotis band ofstiitesinen and soldiers which
conducted our country to glory, to liberty, and
to independence. The eyes of these wortliy
and honorable men arenow emphatically fix-
ed on eternity, and their opinions on the cori-
cerns of this world must be as impressive as
they are disiiiterested.

With respect to the cliaracter of the tran-
saction of which you speak, I shall be sileirt.
I shall willingly leave it to the decision of our
country, and to the judgment ofpostcrity. I
can certainly entertain no rescutnients against
the agents. Iftliis event shall transmit their
naines to future times, they must pass the or-
deal of the satire high and iiiipzirtial tribunals,
and their conduct must receive its proper es-
tiinatiou. But I owe it to uiy.selfaiid to you,

try, to declare that Iiuvite the most rigid
scrutiny‘ into my oflicial conduct. The game
legislature will again assemble, andlsliall
then be as willing to encounter the fttll exer-
cise of their inquisitorial,authority, as I now
ant to sustain the whole weight oftlicir im-
placable hostility.

Ni~:w-Yoitx, APttiL 98.

FROM ENGLAND.——-The ship Pantlica,
arrived last evening from Liverpool, with pa-
pers to the 10th of March. A letter from
Lisbon. mentions the death of Sepiilveda, the
traitor, as it was supposed by .some,ofa broken
heart, and by others tliro’ the effects ofpoison.

The first nutnber ofa newspaper, printed
in tnoderii Grreek,ltadjust arrived in England.
The types were sent from that coiiutry by the
Greek committee. The king of Spain had
dismissed fourteen of his counsellors ofstate,
out oftwenty ofwlriclr this council is compos-
ed.—————Dcspatches ofthe Ezfitli of Feb. had
been received from the blockadiug squadron
off Algiers. The Dcy had not made the con-
cessions required, brit on the appearance of
the squadron, some European captives lately
made, were placed on the footing of prisoners
of war, althougli previously they ltad been
treated as slaves.

. We observe by the English papers that
measures of irecaution are about to be taken
respecting the importation of Cotton from E-
gypt,as fears were entertained that the plague
may be introduced through the inediuin in
this article. The Society of Friends of
England have subscribed 1700 pounds sterling
to relieve the Greeks. Mustapha Paclia is
to command the great army of 80,000 Turks,
destined against the Morca.

Later, by an arrival at Boston.-—Tlie King
of Spain has declined the mediation of Eng-
land between him and his late American pro-
vinces, and announced his determination to
use every effort to recover them, beginning
with Mexico.

It is said the Greeks have again made a
landing, 9.6 leagues to the north of Smyrna,
that they levied large contributions, and re-
quired a large quantity of provisions, after
ivliicli they i'e-eiiibarked. Other points on the
coast ofAsia'l\Iinor,liave likewise been distur-
bed by tlieG—recks,wlio are masters of the sea.

PARIS, March 6.—The squadron of his
Nlajesty the King of the Netherlands, which
was in the ports ofthe Balearic Islands, untlcr
the coiiitnand of Admiral Riiysait, has sailed
to make war with the Algeriues, in conformi-
ty with the treaty of Alcala, because that Re-
gency has sent sltips of war, aiul a great unin-
ber of corsairs, to the coast of Spain, for the
purpose of capturing all Spanish vessels that
they meet with.

.\IAnitii), Feb. 16.—A convention has been
concluded between the French and Spanish
Governnients, in virtue of which France will
havetlie free trade offlavana fora certain time.

CIIARLESTON, April 13.

FROM JAMA1CA.——By the brig James Mott-
roe, in 14 days from Kingston, Jam. we have
received thejournals oftliat Island to the 9.6
tilt. The U. S. ship John Adams, ltaviirg on
board Com. Porter and his family arrived at
Port Royal on the 22d ult. The John Adains
having parted company with the Sea Gull,
steaiu galliot, oti the 27th Feb. touched at the
Island ofMona about the 14th ult. and criiiz-
ed off Porto Rico for some days, in order to
ascertain if any piratical vessels were lurking
in that tieigliborliood. None were found. The
John Adams was to proceed to Key “rest to
join our squadron on that station.

In announcing the appointment of 9. Bish-
ops to the W. India Islands, one ofthe King-
ston editors says, that they are more in want
ofa portion ofthe pliysical Church inilitatit——
his Majesty’: 77th regitneiit. ‘

‘BOSTON, April 19.

Capt. Gyzelaar, of ship Sachem, which or-
rived at this port yesterday, in 19.6 days from
California, informs, that in Feb. and March
139.3, a Russian sloop of ivar was in St. Fran-
cisco, surveyirig the port,aiid sailed thence for
the N. IV. Coast, in search of American ves-
sels trading there. Informed the Coininaiid-
ant of St. Francisco, that they should capture
any vessels fotind breakirig the Imperial ukase.
W heir the Sachem left,every thing was peace-
able there, but the inliabitaiits were much a-
larmed for fear the Russians meant to pos-
sess thctiisclves ofthe country. '1‘liey adhere
to the Mexican goveriirnent,but the coniniun-
ication between that and California was tardy
and sotnctirnes intercepted.

From Capt. Jarvis, of brig Jane, arrived
yesterday, from St. Croix, we learn that, on
the 24th ult. in Sail Rock Passage, an Aiiicr-
ican brig, and a .‘panisli sclir. were boarded
by an open boat, full ofpirates, and all bands
murdered except a boy, who saved his life Ly
swimming, being near Porto Rico. He reach-
ed latid, and gave iitforination. The next
day the pirates began to circulate the nioucy
which they took from the vessels, in Porto
Rico, and were apprelteiided, confessed their
guilt, and seven were hanged. This infor-
riiation was received at St. Croix on the 30th
March, from St. Tlioiitas.

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CONGRESS.

Senate, flprif 19f/i.—Tlte TARIFF Bit.L,
which has passed the House, received its first
reading. Mr. Dickerson moved its end read
iug, butthat being objected to,its second read-
ing will takc place in regular course, to-day.

'l‘lie resolution, for fixing a day for the ad-
jouruinent of Congress, was taken tip, the
blank fortlte day filled (25 to 21) with tlte15th
day of May, and, thus amended, the resolve
was ordered to be engrossed for a 8d reading.

The bill, ‘ in addition to the acts relative to
the election of President and Vice President
ofthe U. States,’ was read the third tirnc,pas—
scd and sent to the House for conctirreuce.

The remainder of the day was spent in the
consideration ofExecutive business.

House of Representatives, flpril 19.--A-
motig other petitions and memorials present-
ed, was an address presented by the Speaker,
from .N'z'n2'an Edwards late a senator of the
U. States, and recently appointed Minister to
Mexico, defending himself from certain im-
putations on his character, uiade, as he alle-
ges, in a late communication from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to Congress. The read-
ing of this memorial, and the circumstances
attending it, produced considerable excite-
ment in the House. Sonic severe things were
said upon the subject of the inetnorial, which
was, finally, on motion of Mr. Floyd, referred

to uiy family, to my friends, and to tny coun-

to a select coniuiittee, and, subsequently, this

 

I
couiiiiittee was, on motion of Mr. F. invested
with power to send for persons and papers.

[Min Edwards’ communication embraces
50 or 60 pages ofiuanuscript, and concludes
as follows :]

‘ I regret toliave it to say to your honoura-
ble botly, that, botlt the state ofiiiy health, and
the want oftiiiie, absolutely compel me, most:
rcltictantly, to close this investigation ofl‘v‘lr.
Crawford’s well-linicd statement against me.
In this sittiation,I beg leave to refer you for
furtltcr facts, of which I might, iitidcr mo.-e
favorable circtiriistaiices fairly and successfully
avail myself, to it few ofthe publications with
the signatrirc of“ A. B.” lrerewilh trausinitted.

‘ Avowlug myseiftlre aritlior oftliesc publi-
cations, and (with the exception ofa few ll|t-
important typograpliical errors, and a inert:
verbal inaccuracy, in regard to the time ofa
certain report being made,) reasserting before.
yuiirlionorable body'aiid the nation, that the
fiicts they allege, are siibstarrtizilly true, Ido
most respectfully solic-.it,tliat, they may beta-
ken as irpart of,and be printed with, this corti-
niunicatiou.

‘In order to strengthen my claim to tlrisiri-
dulgence, combining all the rights ofdefencc,
of accusation, and of asking for investigation,
which can entitle me, as a citizen oftiie Unit-
ed States, or an oflicer oftlieir government, to‘
appear before your honourable body, I do ex-
pressly state—- '

‘ lst. That the ltoii. William H. Crawford,
Secretary ofthe Treasury, has inisnianaged
the National Funds:

‘Qd. That he has received a large amount
of uncurrent notes, front certain bauks,in part:
discharge oftheir debts to the United States,
contrary to the resolutionofCongress of 1816:

‘Sci. That being called oti by a resolution
ofthe House ofRepresentatives, to state the
amount ofniicurrent notes which he received
from those banks, he has niis-stated it, by ina-
kiug it less than it really was:

‘4th. That he has,in his report to the house,
misrepresented the obligations oftliose banks,
or sortie oftiieiii,at least,and predicated there-
on an indefensible excuse for his conduct, in
receiving those uiiciirrent notes :

‘ 5th. That he has acted illegally, in a va-
riety ofinstances, by making, and continuing,
deposites of public money, in certain local
banks, without making report thereof to Coti-
grcss, according to law :

‘ 6th. That he has,in several instances, with-
held iiiformatioii and letters, called for by the
house,wliicli it was ltis duty to communicate.

‘iris OA’1‘H——lel. it speak for itself.

‘For specifications of these statements, I
offer the publications with the signature “ A.
B.” above mentioned, and this coinuititiica-
tioii. And for proof, I offer that which they
respectively refer to.

‘ All this I do defensively ; for, iftlie facts '
stated be true, no rational titan can doubt that
they nitist weaken, at least, the force of Mr‘.
Crawford’s statettieiit against me.

‘I will not charge him with bad intentions
in any oftliose acts. ' It is more properly the
duty of others to inquire into, and judge of
that matter. I do not asl-L for air investigation
ofliis conduct. Such a request ought, more
naturally, to be looked for -from himself. But
I will say, that if, being an officer ofthe same
government under which he holds. his oflice,
I have wilfully and maliciously niisrepreseiit-
ed him in the six foregoing allegations, it is a

ofthe office I hold. I invite him, or airy of
his friends, to make this charge against me,
pledging myself to waive all notice, and with
all the disadvantages ofabsenco, to subiuit to
an investigation thereof, by either, or by both
houses of Congress : and to abide by the decis-
ion thereupon.
I trust we shall have no more cantiug about

an “ A. B.plot.” As to uiyself,I fear not
the consequences of any fairinvesligation,lbr
I know I sliail be able, whatever may be the
result, to justify myself’ to the nation.

‘ And never having obtained any office by
the slightest sacrificcofindependence; I nev-
er will owe the holding of one, to reluctant
forbezirance, or the courtesy ofiiiy enemics.——
Iwill only add, that if any attempt should,
hereafter, be made, meanly to take advantage
of my absence, by those who have forborne to
attack me, when Icould have had an oppor-
tunity of defending iiiyself,I mtist beg ofyopr
hotrorable body, and the nation, to suspend
your opinions, and to be assured that there
shall be no unavoidable delay in vindicating
myself. I have, in reserve, intich iiiatter of
defensive accusation, and should most cer-
tainly have invited your attention to the report
concerning the Receiver ofPubic Moneys at
Huntsville, and other matters of not less im-
portance, had time permitted.”

SENATE, April 20.-—'I‘lte proposed Tariff
Bill was taken irtto consideration. Mr.Brancli
wished the subject postponed indefinitely: but
his inotiou was declared otit of order. Mr.
Lloyd of Maryland then moved that the bill
be referred to tltc Committee on Finance. He
wished very mtich to ascertain what effect this
important measure would have on the reven-
tic of the country. Aftcr debate, the ques-
tion was taken by yeas and nays, and decid-
ed iii the negative, Ayes 22, Nays 9.3.

On motion of Mr. Dickerson, the bill was
then referred to the Coiuriiitiec oti Commerce
and Manufactures. Mr. Mills, tnored that
the Couiniittee on Finance be associatctl with
the Cotnmittee on Coinmercc anti Mariitfac-
titres, for the consideration of the bill. This
motion lies over for consideration. M r. Lloyd
of Mass. after commenting forcibly upon the
momentous importance of the bill, “ than
which none more important had been prescri-
ted to the Senate since tlieiadoption of the
Constitution,” moved that two nicmbers, to be
chosen by ballot, should be added to the
Committee appointed for consideration. This
was objected to as being contrary to the rules
ofthe Seuate.———Tlicjoint resolution, fix-
ing the l5tli of May itext fortlte adjourninent
of Cougress,was read it third time and passed.
Tire Nat. Iiitell. cannot see how it is possible
for Congress to adjourn at so early at day.

House of Repi'csc7ttalive.s, ./Iprif E20.-—-The
following ‘T€l)l.l(:l118l1 were appointed to coin-
pose the coniniittee on the nietuorial ofNrnl-
an Etl\Vi1|'dS,_V8Stel‘(l2iy})l't3SCl'ltCfl to lllf.‘I‘l()tl.s't.‘,, »
viz: Mes.srs.l:‘loytl, Livingstou,Wcbster,Ran-
dolph, T:-iylor, i‘«IcArtliur, and_Orvcii.

Mr. I"orsyth submitted the following for a-
doptioti by Ille”Ij;I')llSE.'Z " Resolved, That the
President be oflicially inforurcd tliattliislilotise
has ordered air iuvestigiitioii of tlte tncuiorial
preseiited to this House on the 19th itist. by
N.Edwartls,lately app.)inte'.l Mitiister to.\Iex-
ico—that the said N.Edwai'ds may be'instruc-
ted not to leave the U. States before that in-

vestigation has taken place.” The question

 

misdemeanor that would prove me unworthy ’

Ifthis proposition is declined,‘ -