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7- 4;
MR.LOWRIE AND THE PRESIDENT.
Our readers will recollect the article in the
last paper headed ‘ Controversy in high. life.’
The following letter from Geo. Hay, Esq. to
- the editors of the National Intelligencer, is a
continuation of the same. *** It is hoped
that a certain Crawford print in the eastern
part of Conn. will publish the letter, and ac-
company it with a few sage remarks! !
“ Gentlemen : Mr. Lowrie, in his letter to
you of the 19th inst. has thought proper to re-
mark, “ that the leading object of Mr. Hay”
(whose name is very indelicately and uniieces-
sarily brought before the public) “ is to direct
the public attention from the tnain question to
one collateral, though not unimportant, is
fairly iiiferable,” &c. &Lc. This charge is re-
peated in the same paragraph, in the expres-
sion, “ this attempted diversion,” SLO.
The "main question is, “ whether General
Jackson did, or did not write a letter to the
present President of the United States, advi-
sing him to form his adniinistration of two
distfnguishecl Republicans, and two distin-
gtttslzed Fedcralists.” Mr. Lowrie avers that
Gen. Jackson did write such ii letter: and
that Mr. Monroe did read such a letter to him
and Mr.Fin(llay. 1 deny the truth qfthese as-
sertions. I say Gen. Jackson did not write
such a letter: and that Mr. Monroe did not
read such a letter to Mr. Lowrie and Mr.
Findlay, or to any body else. Is the question
met now ? If Mr. Lowrie has any doubt on
this point, he is referred to the \Vasliiugt0n
Republican, of Jan. 21 and Feb. 11. There
he will find that the accuser is met, as well as
his accusations, and that he is tlenolmced in
the strongest terms which a gentleman can
permit hiinselfto use, in speaking of a man
of whom he deigns to speak at all.
I admit that my object was not to meet what
Mr. Lowrie calls the main question. The
position of the case required no such move-
ment. Mr. Lowrie had said what it was 1.1!.-
cumbent on him to prove, what he has not
proved, and what, I aver, he never cairprove.
\Vhenever he shall think proper to exhibit his
evidence, the question will, no doubt, be met,
if such a measure be necessary.
In writing my note to you of the 15th inst.
I had two objects in view. My first oliject
was to induce Mr. Lowrie to publish his first
letter to Mr. Monroe. This letter had been,
in uiy opinion, very improperly suppressed.
Mr. Lowrie, in stating to the public his cour-
munications to the President, ought not to
have withheld a part. From the letter now
exliibited,it appears: 1. Thatitacknowledg-
es the receipt, by Mr. Lowrie, from an rt_non-
ymous writer, ofthe copy ofa letter written
by Mr. Monroe to Gen. Jackson—-of course,
of an article of property manifestly belonging
to Mr. Monroe, which property Mr. Lowrie
does not offer to deliver the owner. 2. Tliat
this ]erier,rhus written by Mr. Monroe to Gen.
Jackson, was transmitted to Mr. Lowrie by
some person whose si.'.ppression of his own
name" proved that he had acquired it by a fel-
ony, or retained it by an infamous violation of
confidence. 3. That Mr. Lowrie, instead of
sending this letter to the President, without
reading it, instead of delivering this property
to the owner, determines to keep it for him-
self!!! 4. That, while Mr. Lowrie wished
to impress on the mind of the President a be-
liefthat be (M r. Lowrie) was resolved to pur-
suesome course with respect to this letter,
though heliad not determined what that course
should be; to act, but " not to act rashly ;"
yet, the President was also to understand, that,
as yet, all was safe; that neither he nor Gen.
Jackson was committed,because he (Mr.Low-
rie) ‘ had shown the paper to no one, and had
consulted only one riieniber of the Senate rel-
ative to it.’ Now, what is all this but a meti-
ace, or a base appeal to the fears ofthe Pres-
ident for himself, or for Geri. Jackson, expos-
ed to attack thro’ the letter of the President?
'What, but an invitation to enter into a iiego-
tiation which slioiild ascertain the price to be
paid for silence, the terms on which the letter
was to be surrendered ? It was an infamous
proposal, and was treated with the scorn it
merited.
Mr. Lowrie farther remarks, that ‘ Mr. Hay
‘promises that the good people ofthis coun-
‘try will, in due time, be inforined,’ &*.c. Mr.
Hay does not so promise. The expression is,
“There can be no doubt that the good peo-
ple of this country will, in due time, and by
proper authority, be informed,” &Lc. I have
no doubt tipon this Subject now. But I made
no engagement, and could make none. Mr.
lllouroe has no information to give. i\'lr.Low-
rie himself has possession of his letter, and
will publish it or not, aocordiiig to his own
discretion. Mr. Monroe can have no objec-
tion to its publication: to its being seen and
read by the whole world. But he certainly
will not ask Mr. Lowrie to publish it. From
Mr. Lowrie he will ask nothing ; and surely,
he cannot make a request, wlncli will amount
to a recognition ofMi‘. Lowrie’s right to the
possession, or to the use, of his letter.
As to Gen. Jackson, he is quite as compe-
tent to defend himself, as he was, and is to
defend the nation: and he will,uo (loubt,nr.ike
his dcfeiice, wheii he tliiuks a defence is nec-
essary. Is this also a proinise on my part,
that Gen. Jackson shall defend hiiiiself, or
thatI will do it for him?
Mr. Lowrie states that the President’s let-
ter to Gen. Jackson is only apartofliis incon-
trovertible evidence. - \Vhy, tbeii,does he not
publish all except the letter? Why does he
not pnblisli the letter itself? He seemed to
think that he had a right to pursue his own
course. \Vhy does he not pursue it? Does
he suppose that any man ofcoiiiiiion sense or
honesty will be satisfied by his bare. declara-
tion, that he has incontrovertible evidence?
Mr. Lowrie says that he knows not the per-
son from whom the letter came, and that he
has no cause to suspect one person more tliaii
another. This answer defeats the principal
object ofiiiy letter. I was anxious to obtain
some information by which the felon who
stole the letter in question, or the traitor wiio,
whatever might nave been the iiianiiei' ofhis
obtaining it, kept it, or at least uses it, in vio-
lation ofall honor and confidence, might be
‘discovered. I confess that I had my suspi-
cions; but they are suspicious only: and I
shall, tlierefore, go no further than to express:
my firm belief that the letter forwarded to
Mr_ Lowrie, under the cover of a Richuioiid
post mark, passed through Wasliiugton, 0|!
its way to Richnioiid,\vliere it rcmained,prob-
ably, for a very short time. The liirnisher of
. the ll:-list‘, riuxious to conceal his name, would
ofcotirse take’care that a 'post-mark should
not lead to his deteetioii-. _
These were my objects, and these only. I
had no idea of defending Mr. Monroe. I He
wanted no defence. He has never wanted
any. Though I have seen him assailed on ev-
ery side, by ignorance, by resentment, by mal-
ice in almost every shape, I have never writ-
ten a word in defence ofhis character or meas-
ures. I beg that I may not be understood as
making any defence for him now. My object
has been to denounce :'1’n‘ih'fainous intrusion
into his Cabinet, and to hold up the offender,
when discovered, to the scorn ofthis nation._
Mr. Lowrie states that, as to the principles’
on which the letter is retained, it will be “in
season” to state them when the surrender is
requested. I am very confident that the sur-
render never will be requested. The letter is
the property of Mr. Monroe. Mr. Lowrie is
_ bound to surrender it without an application,
and to state the principles upon which he has
detained it so long, or detained it even for a
moment. The season for doing justice and
telling the truth is eternal.
But enough of'Mr. Lowrie. I ought not,
perhaps, to have wasted a moment on a man
so totally ignorant or regardless of the rules
of decorum, and ofthe principles of honor, as
to ask a gentleman, and that gentleman the
President of the U. States, to betray the confi-
dence ofhis friend, by the publication of his
letter ; which letter, too, according to Mr.
Lowrie’s opinion, was to prove that the Pres-
ident had not told the truth ; and what, per-
haps, would be deemed still niore precious,
that Gen. Jackson had expressed opinions
which might be wielded against him in the
State which, in utter defiance of the Caucus
and Mr. Lowrie, had so niagnaniiiiously a-
dopted inhabitants oftwo other states for the
two first offices in the Union.
In this request, seriously addressed by Mr.
Lowrie to the President, to commit an act of
baseness and treachery, by the publication of
a confidential letter from a friend, and to de-
grade himself by an ackuowledgnieiit that his
declaration to Mr. Krenicr was not true, there
is a inanifestaiion ofaii obliquity ofjudgiiieni
and feeling, so horrible, that one is at a-loss
whether to ascribe it to folly or to depravity ;
whether to view it with contempt, or uniniti-
gated abhorrence.
Mr. Lowrie has thought proper to bring my
name before the public. Ishall not withdraw
|f- GEORGE HAY.
IVashington, ./lpril E36, 1824.
P. S. Mr. Lowrie may, if he pleases, iii-
dulge the supposition that the President is ap-
prized of this coininunication: the supposi-
tion, however, will be cllt‘lI‘£‘f]j erroneous.
From the London Journal of.*1rts and Sciences,
jbr JlIarcIi, 132.4.
Pi:nxiNs’s STEAM ENGINE.--—It was our
intention to have remained silent upon the
subject ofPerkins’s improved engine until the
ultimate experinients had been exliibited;but
the repeated (:llqllll‘lt.‘S which are daily made
relative to his niteresting iiiveution, iudiice us
to communicate such information as we are
enabled from time to time to collect. The
public have doubtless considered that the sil-
ence which lias for a time prevailed upon this
interesting subject, must be construed into a
tacit acknowledgment that the project has fail-
ed. It is acknowledged that such an infer-
ence is warranted ; but when a reasonable
cause is stated, perhaps the nearly exhausted
patience ofthe scientific world niay,for a short
time longer be kept from sinking. The fact
is, that after all the endeavors which had been
made to construct a generator, none had been
produced which would hold the steam under
its great pressure, without very considerable
leakage at the joints and rivets. This neces-
sarily reduced the power which a perfect ves-
sel would have been capable ofexerting, and
under these circumstances Mr. Perkiiis de-
clined producing an imperfect experiment
which would have gout: to the public as his
iiltimatuiii.
This difiiculty is now removed, a generator
having been at length produci>d, of wrought
iron, witliout any seam or rivets, which has,
we understand, been proved to sustain the en
ormoiis, and incredible pressure of twenty}
t/iousandpomtds upon every inch ofits su2_-/lice.
This very extraordinary and unique piece of
irorkmanship, has been made by Mr. Jaines
Russell of Wediieshury, and is considered by
Mr. Perkins to have surmounted all his prac-
tical difficiilties.
The objections which have been urged a-
gainst this new engine, as to the little power
it has been supposed to exert, have been met
by l\Ir. P. with some very extraordinary ex-
pE'l‘l.'1)(3l]lS_, exhibiting its projectile force coni-
pared to gun powder. A small apparatus has
been constructed which we may call a steam
gun ; this when connected to the generator,
was found to project bullets of the ordinary
musket size, at the rate of £240 per minute,
and with such force, that after passing thro’
an inch deal, the ball in striking against an
iron targr~.t, be-came flattened on one side,
and spread out.
Itis presuined that these experiments(what—
ever may be the ulteri-.ir advantages of steam-
guns) are sufficient to prove that the steam
produced by Mr. Perkins’ new mode has stif-
ficieiitpower to impel any machinery to which
it may be. adapted. Vi/e hope in our next,or
at least at a very early period, to be enabled
to speak satisfactorily of the steani-engiiie.
N1-:w-YORK, April 28.
FROM ENGLAND.—The arrivals from
F.urope, within a few days past are making
full amends for the deficiencies for the few
preceding weeks. Yesterday we had six ar-
rivals from England and two from France,by
which we have rec’d papers to the 9.7 March.
Letters from Vittoria, dated March 14, up
on the authority of which we can rely, state
that at Logrono and Ocliaiidiano very serious
disturbances have ;-riseii between the troops
and the Spanisli peasants—the latter being
stimulated to excesses by the priests. Several
were killed and wounded.
A private letter from Madrid, dated March
l4,st:ites that the Foreign Ministers resident
in that capital had strongly remonstrated with
Fei'd'iiiaiid upon his delay ofthe aniiiesty.-—
Tlic Marquis of Campo Sangrado had left for
Barcelona, and was the bearer, it is said, ofa
reprimand for the B:-iron d’Eroles, upon the
ground of his having refused to disband his
army, and refusing to repair to Madrid when
he received the orders of Government to that
effect. .
Accounts from Malta, state that an English
frigate has detained a Sardiniari vessel from
lllieghorn, bound to Algiers with naval stores.
The vessel was given up the freight paid ; but
the cargo it was expected would be condem-
ned. A valuable crown for the Dey was sta-
ted to be on board the captured vessel ; sev-
eral other ships from Leghorn were bound
for the same destination with cargoes of war-
like stores. '
We have been favored with the perusal of
a printed letter, dated Nuremberg, March 19,
which contains favorable intelligence for the
Greek cause. It appears that Istnael Pacha
had marched against Omer Vrione,_and com-
pletely defeated him, so that he is now master
ofthe two banks ofthe Upper Aspropoteine.
An Ottoman corps,whicli marched from Thes-
saly in the beginning ofFebruary,for Lepan-
to was met at Lividia by the Greeks, and en-
tirely cut to pieces. The artillery,horses, bag-
gage,&Lc.fell_in,to the hands of the conqu_er'o'rs.
News liasjiist been receivedin France from
the maritime “expedition of discovery, coin-
inanded by Captain Duperre. They are ofthe
month of May, 1823. They contain interest-
ing details on nautical and magiietical obser-
vations, and the_‘discovery of four Islands, to
which theyhave given the names ofClerinoiit-
Founerre, Lostaiiges, Aiigier, and Freuiiet.
They are part of‘ what the French call the
Dangerous Archipelago. The inhabitants are
extremely distrustful, and no communication
could be had with them. Having been driven
offhy stress of weather, they repaired to Ota-
heite, and perceived the happy changes in the
morals of that island since the introduction of
Christianity. A few years has driven out ido-
latry, human sacrifices, polygamy, child inur-
der. &Lc. nothing equals the ferveiicy of the
new Christians.—Etoile.
A Paris paper of the 25th ult. announces
the arrival at Cherbnrg ofthe U. S. sliip Cy-
zinc, from New-York, having on board Mr.
"Brown, our Minister to France.
A vessel arrived at Barcelona,‘ March I, 4
days front Algiers. The captain iuforined
that many vessels were fitting out for the war
against Eugland——tliat the Algeriiics had tak-
en several Spanish Prizes, and that he saw 4-
Spaiiisli Capts. at the office ot'tlie.Am.Corisul.
LONDON, March 16.-——Letters have been
received from our squadron at Algiers, dated
l\’larcli 22d, which state that the Dey had re-
uewed his engagements with Admiral Neale,
not to make christian captives. The squad-
ron was in consequence about to return.
Slatrcry in the IV. Imlies.———Earl Bathiirst
in the Lords, and Mr. Canning in the Com-
inoiis, have introduced this siihject. The fol-
lowing are the provisions for the aineliorzition
of the Slave condition :
1. The use ofthe whip, is to be utterly a-
bolished in regard to female slaves. 92. The
whip is no longer borne by the driver in the
field ; to be no longer employed as a summa-
ry punishment of the male negroes ; to be
wholly laid aside as a stimulus to labour, and
resorted to only as a cliastisemeiit for misbe-
haviour, deliberately proved and recorded.——
8. Ample provision is to be inzide for the in-
struction of the ncgrocs, by the appointment
of‘: bishops, with regular clergy under them.
4. Marriage is to be encouraged, families nev-
er to be separated, and the property of the
slave is to be protected by a positive law.-—
5. Banks are to he established, in which the
slave may deposite his earnings ; thegnioney
so placed to be sacred from the master’s grasp.
6. The testiiiiniiy ofslaves, under certain liiii-
itations depending on personal character, is to
be received in all civil cases except when the
master’s interest is concerned, and in all criin-
inal cases,except when the life ofa white per-
son is involved. 7. The slave who lias ac-
quired a certain sum of money is to have the
power of purchasing his own manumission, or
that of his wife or child; and thus the father
may become the instrument of liberty to his
offspring. With respect to the Sla ve'.I‘rade
theFrent':li government had agreed to admit a
mutual right of search, if the punishment was
to be made severe.
A letter from St. Petersburg, says “English
and Ainericzin Papers are prohibited. No
prudent man dares express his political opin-
ioiis——aud we rarely sit down to dinner with-
out one or more spies at the table.”
We understiind that Officers of our Navy
are directed, in their correspondence with
their friends, not to write on the Customs,
Manners and Politics ofthe Countries which
they visit.-— Boston Palladium.
Erom ./1frica.—A Barbadoes paper of the
18th March, contains an account, received
there by a brig from Cape Coast, Africa, of
the defeat of the English, under Sir Charles
M’Carthy, by a powerful tribe of Asliantees.
The English and natives ofCape Coast,to the
number of 5,000, on their way to the Asliantic
capital, were met by 10,000 Ashantees and
entirely defeated, after a bloody engagement.
The account was received by a fugitive, who
supposes the whole party were massacred or
taken prisoners. Another force was prepar-
ing to attack the Ashantees.
FROM Rio JANEiito.—The fast sailing brig
Torpedo, has arrived at Baltimore in 45.’ days
from Rio Janeiro. The frigate United States,
Com. Hull, arrived at Rio on the 10 Feb. and
sailed on the 17 for the Pacific. ’I‘liree Bra-
zilian ships of war sailed about 1st March, to
blockade the port of Pernambuco. Au Eng-
lish 80 gun ship sailed on the 10th March for
Linia—-a French Frigate sailed at the same
time. There were in the port ofRio an Eng-
lish 74, $2. 5 French frigates and sloops of war.
A letter from Rio Janeiro, ofFeb. 923, says,
Lord Cochraue is here, (at Rio,) with a fleet
destined for. the blockade of Pernambuco,
which place has refused to acknowledge the
authority ofthe Emperor. It is said that Lord
C. has been recalled by the Br. gov’t. with an
offer of being re-iustated in all his former au-
thority and high rank in the navy. The Eng-
lish have a large squadron on the coast, and
are daily expecting reinforcements. The
French have 92 frigates,Q sloops and a brig,and
are likewise expecting reinforceinents. Some
important movement is expected.
From Pernambuco.-—Capt. Burtch, of the
ship Stanton, at New Bedford, left Periiam
buco March 91st. On the preceding day,tlie
President of Pernambuco was arrested by
some ofthe troops and sentas Prisoner to one
of the Forts, the Commadant of which would
not receive him as such. He then retired to
Olinda with such of the troops as were friend-
ly to him, the other party taking a different di-
rection. Next morning the President and his
oarty, which was said to be much the strong-
est, returned with liiui quietly to the City,and
it was reported that the others had dispersed.
It was thought by some that this was only a
stratagein of the President, to ascertain the
number and strength ofhis friends,aud by oth-“
ers,thatit wasa prelude toa iuore serious all’-air.
Lord Cochraue was daily expected at Per-
nambuco. Capt. Perkins, of the Floyd, just
arrived at Periiambuco from Rio Janeiro, re-
ported that the King oftlie Sandwich Islands,
Rihoriho, with two of his wives had~ arrived
there in ati English ship, on his way to Eng-
land. He was received with every mark of
attention and respect. __
A letter from Pernambtico of the 28d of
March, says,—‘ We have off the harbor, an
Fnglisli frigate and two sloops of war,wlio are
determined to protect both English and Amer-
ican lives and property. The late revolution
is of a serious nature.
The Evergreen, at Salem, left Para on the
3d March, in co. with a Portuguese frigate $1.
gun brig, and several other vessels, having on
board all the Portuguese and English mer-
chants, the English Consul, and other Euro-
peans-—who left the place in consequence of
15,000 insurgents being ready to enter the
city who were expected to massacre the Eu-
ropeans without distinctiou. The town was
in complete confusion. All the supplies from
the Marigo island were cutoff, and every ca-
noe, stopped up the river by the insurgents.-
Oii board ofl ship which left Para in the fleet
were 1921 merchants, embarked for Lisbon.
The Pioneer. at Salem, left Rio Janeiro,
Feb.’ 925, it was reported that the French ves-
sels of war which had arrived there,.were pla-
ced at the order of the Emperor of Brazil.—
'I‘he British 90 gun ship Cambridge, was at
Rio with Consuls on board for La Plate,Cliili,
and Peri.i. A report prevailed that Spain had
ceded the island of Chiloe in the Pacific, to
France. English vessels of war were daily
ar. at different ports on‘the coast ofBrazil.
Capt. VVard saw letters from our Consul at
Valparaiso, stating that the U. S. ship Frank-
liii, Coin. Stewart, had sailed from that place
in pursuit of a piratical cruizer under Spati-
ish colours.
A letter from Valparaiso, Dec. 9.1, iiieri-
tioiis the return of the Cliiliaii Expedition
from Arirza, on account of a dispute between
Bolivar and’ Agoero! being, it was said,
instructed to return if there was a division a-
inoiig the Patriots. They left Arica just as
Geri. Valdez was advancing to that place. It
is said they cut the throats of500 oftheir lior-
ses, and threw tlieui into the sea.
The British sloop of war Blossom, arrived
Valparaiso Dec. 20, in 17 days from Lima.-—
Four Chilian vessels had been cut out of Hu-
asco, by a Spaiiisli privateer froui Cliilo. The
Blossom brought informzitiou that Aguero was
a prisoner, with some of his principal ofi‘icers.
From Hcwana.—By the brig Panther, arri-
ved yesterday, in 5 days from Havana, we re-
ceived a file ofthe papers of that place to the
18th inst. A Note to the editor, from the A-
merican Commercial Agent, dated 15th inst.
says :-——‘Capt. \Vilson, of the sclir. George
VVashington, arrived here this morning from
Alvarado informs that on the 4th inst. Mr.
Andrews, of Pliilzidelphia, arrived at Alvara-
do, from Mexico, who informed that the con-
voy with which lie travelled, was attacked on
the road from Mexico to Vera Cruz, by 9.5
armed uien, well mounted, who robbed them
oftlieir all; that Mr. Crawford, of Philadel-
phia, was shot dead, and that Mr. Vidal, of
Vera Cruz, was also shot; the rest ofthe pas-
sengers in company, were heat and biiiised
very much. All the tnoney in the convoy,
( 225,000) was taken by the robbers.
A few days before the Pautlier sailed, a re-
port reached Havana, from Matanzas,that the
Spanish frigate Ceres had been re-captured
by the frigate and other vessels, which went
in pursuit of the Colombian squadron,togctli-
er with the frigate that captured her-—-but ii
rzeritlenmii who reached Havana from Mutan-
zas, on the 16th inst. contradicts the report.
[Charleston Couricij.
New-Yoiut, May 1.
A letter from Gibra1lar,oftlie 18th March.
states that an English frigate arrived there on
the 17th from off Algiers, where she left a
squadron blookading the port. The Dey had
refused entering ll‘.tO any explanations with
the Admiral, and wished to communicate di-
rect with the British government. He was
making every preparation for a vigorous de-
fence by seri and land, as he expected the
place would be attacked, which was consider-
ed not improbable. Capt. Burlon,whosc ship,
the Cameleon, so gallantly boarded the Alge-
rine corvette Tripoli, coming out of Algiers,
has been posted.
C'ircuit Courtq/' the U. S.——On Monday,
Thomas Jones, alias John Robinson, a black
man, was tried for the murder of Samuel
Brown, master ofthe American brig Holkar,
of which prisoner was one of the crew. The
evidence was clear, and the Jury after an ab-
sence of10 minutes,returned with a verdict of
Guilt}/. The sentence will not be passed, itis
understood, till the end of the sittiiigs.--flmer.
Trial for Piracy.—On Thursday Joseph
Perez, the Spaniard, was arraigned before
the Hon. Smith Thompson, in the Circuit
Court of the U. States, for piracy. The pris-
oner had been put on his trial at a former
court, but the jury not agreeing upon :1 ver-
dict, were discharged ; afterwards, by the Sn-
preme Court, lie was ordered to be tried by
another jury and was accordingly arraigned
a second time, Thursday forenooii.
The indictment charged him with commit-
ting the crime of piracy offtlie Island of Cu-
ba, in August, 1322, on board the sclir. Bee,
Capt. Johnson. This vessel was bound from
Charleston to St. Jean de Remedie, and when
within a few miles of her destined port, was
broiiglitto by a piratical schooner, boarded,
taken possession of, and then the pirate sclir.
was hauled alongside ofthe Bee, and they
couinienced robbing her oflier cargo. After
taking the trunks, one of which contained a
number of watches belonging to a passenger,
wearing apparel, and such other articles of
value as they could find in the cabin, they pro-
ceeded to break open the hatches atid tgke on
board of their schooner such parts ofthe car-
go as they pleased. They kept possession of
the Bee nine days, during which time they
took some ofthe cargo on shore and sold it.
They compelled capt. Johnson and his crew
to throw the ballast out ofthe hold ofthe. pi-
ratical schooner to make room to receive the
cargo ofthe Bee, and beat him with a rope’s
end when he di_d not tyork; to suit .them. At
one time, theybeat liim with a cutlass. . Ta‘
frighten the co ' ’,-and make him disclose
omething relativj to the property on board
tlieBee, Perez was in the act of cutting the
peak halyards to hang him up, but was aide,-._,.
ed to desist by one of their crew. At length
they concluded to set capt. Johnson, the pas-_
senger, and his crew, all except a man by the
name of Debow, adrift in an old leaky boar;
which they had taken from some fishermen
on shore, and burn the sclir. Bee, which they
did. After being thus exposed for five days,
in an open boat, with one whole and one bro-
ken oar, they reached Matanzas, where they
sepzjrated, and Porter, one of the crew, went
to l\assau, (New-I’rovidence,) where he saw
Debow and three of the piratical crew who
had . robbed them, prisoners, on board the
British sloop 0fwarTyne_ Fmm 1\ra5s,,,, he
Callie I0 New York. As he was walking up
Braatlway, the very day he landed, he met;
the prisoner and inst:-intly recognizetl him,
seized him and iminediately took him to the
l1]’i(I)1l)Ice :)ll;l)Ct?‘le0sltljal§e good his c‘li‘arges against
. . atcinent he was fully commit-
ted for trial. In the mean time Capt. John-
son ar_rived, and both he and Porter appear-
ed before the Court and Jury, and gave such
a consistent and convincing account ofthe
prisoner’s guilt, in being concerned in the
crime of Piracy on board the Bee, that, in
many hours spent in the investigation offacts,
the jury, to whom the cause was coiiiinitted,
at half past 9, P. M. returned in less than an
liour with a verdict of Guill_i/.——Eve. Post.
CONGRESS.
Senate, ./Ipril £’.4.—l\’lr. Dickerson, from the
committee on Commerce and Maiiufactures
to whom was referred the bill from the House’
of Representatives, ‘to amend the several acts
imposing duties on imports,’ reported the
same with several unimportant aiiiendineuts
which were ordered to be printed. ’
The bill appropriating the sum of 330,000
for the purpose ofmaking surveys, and obtain-
ing the necessary plans and estimates on the
subject ofRoads and Canals, was read a third
tiuie and passed, by a vote of El to 18, and
only requires the sanction ofthe President to-
become alaw.
The coiiiinittee to whom was referred a
memorial from the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company, asking aid of the govern-
ment in the prosecution of their nndertaking,.
reported a bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Treasury to subscribe for a nunjbey
ofsliares of the stock of said Cotiipaiiy.
In the House of Representatives, the bill to
provide I for the sale of public lands, and the
bill to allow bouiities to vessels employed in
the Cod Fishery, in certain cases, were read ,1
third time and passed.
SF-NATE, April 26.—Jiuliciai'_y .S‘;i/stt-m__.
The bill reported by the committee on the Ju-
diciary, ‘ further to amend the Judiciary Sys-
tem of the U. States, and to provide for the
holding ofthe Circuit Courts,’ together with
the amendment proposed by Mr. Johnson, of
Ky. was taken up for consideration, in com-
mittee ofthe whole, Mr.Gaillard in the Chair.
This bill provides that two sessions ofthe Su-
preiiie Court shall be held at Washiiigton,an-
nually——-that the Judges ofthe SupreineCourc
shall be relieved from the duty ofholding the
Circuit Courts—that the U. States shall be
divided into ten districts, in each of which,
Courts shall be liolden by DistrictJudges,wi:h
the same powers and duties as are now exer-
cised and performed by the Circuit Courts.
Mr. Johnson’s amendment is an entire new
bill; and provides, that there shall be three
additional Circuit Courts; that the Suprctiie
Court shall consist ofa chiefJustice and nine
Associate Justices; and that the concurrent o-
pinion of seven Judges ofthe Supreme Court
(each Judge to deliver his opinion separaiely,)
shall be required, to invalidate any law ofaiiy
ofthe States. The amendment was somewhat
niodified, on motion of Mr. Talbot.
Mr. Johnson, of Ken. stated the objects of
his amendment. His plan was to extend the
Circuit system to all the Western States,upon
the same principles that it rests upon in the
other States. He spoke against the bill re-
ported by the committee, asdoing away the
intimate and highly important connection be-
tween the Supreme Court and the several
District Courts.
Mr. H. Johnson, ofLouis, submitted a new
bill as a substitute for the one now before the
Senate. It provides for the establishment of
a regular and uniform Circuit Court system,
entirely distinct from the Supreme Coiirt.-—
Mr. J. stated that he was in favor of the a-
inendment offered by the lion. member from
Ken. and he only offered this proposition to
the consideration ofthe Senate,in case that of
the gentleman from Ken. should be rejected.
The bill and amendments were ordered to
lie on the table.
House of Representatives, ./Jpril Q6.—-A-
mong the Memorials presented this morning,
was one signed by about five hundred citizeiis
ofthe county of Alexandria, in thiv District,
praying for a retrocession tliereofto the State
ofVirgiuia ; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the District ofColumbia.
On the 97d‘, no important business was
transacted in either House.
Senate, flprit 28.-—Mr. Seymour presented
the petition of certain inillers on the Canada
line, praying the iiitroductiou of some provi-
sion iii the Tarifl'bill, to allow the inhabitants
on the other side of the said line to come to
their mills. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce and Manufactures.
The Taiiffi-—Tlie Senate then proceeded
to consider, in coiniiiitlee of the whole, the
bill from the House ofI{eprescnt:itives, to ;,_
tiieiid the several acts for imposing duties on
iiuports,’ together with the aiiieiidinents pro-
posed tliereto,by the Coinuiittee on Commerce
and Manufactures of the Senate.
After agreeing to several items of the bill.
a motion was made by Mr. Mills to strike out
the clause imposing a duty of 90 cents per
cwt.oii iron in belts or bars. Mr. Mills sup-
ported his ainendment, at considerable lennili,
by shewing the great importance oftliis attic-
le to all classes of the community, from the
liiiinblest laborer to the planter and the lll€l'-
cliaiit, to the commerce and navirration, and
to the manufacturer, as well as 0:lllel‘S-—al1tl
commented upon the iuipolicy of imposing a
higher dtlty iipou an article of such absolute
necessity to the country,aiid to produce which,
in such quantities as to meet the consumption
Ofllle COllnl|'_Y, Wefe, as fig thought’ uuel-‘V
incoiiipetent. ' '
Mr. Dickerson replied to Mr. Mills, and op-
posed the iiiotion to strike out the duty on [-
ron. He agreed to all the remarks in rela-
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