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F‘-oat-;ieN NEWS-.--London papers to
the 14th April have beeii i'ec’tl ‘at N. York.—-
They contain accotintsof luirrible iiiassabres
and exc’e.~:.es _whi'ch have taken plates in sev-
eral cities ofSpain. The prisons at Madrid
had been broken open,and many persons,dc-
teiined for iolitical offences, sacrificed. At
Cordova, about ten have been_niassacred, for
the plot succeeded only in part. AtValencia,
‘the ‘eiialles "threw numbers into prison.

l"rance.—T|ie French budget has been pre-
sented to the Chamber ofI)eputies. Accord-
ing to this, the whole expenditure of l823,or-
dinary and extraordinary, was 1,144,601,871

 

‘francs, or about £45,800,000 sterling. The

produce oftbe taxes had exceeded the estiin-
ate by 18,830,585 francs ; but all the i°ece_ipts
fell somewhat short oftlie expenditure. The
interest oftlie national debt and the sinking
fund is fixed for 189.5, at 257,085,785 francs,
or £9,400,000. The taxes con_tinue as in 1823.

Rcci°proc2'!3/ DtLlies.——By a British Order in
Coii_iicil, a duty of 3s Gd per ton has been laid
on French shipping. This duty is imposed
uiidcr the Reciprocity Act, for the purpose of
placing the trade oftlie two COLlIlll‘leS‘Ofl an
equal footiiig——Englisli vessels in ‘ I‘l‘CfIClI
ports having for a long time been subjected to
a similar duty.

Spanish Prohi'.liilion Ditlies.—-Tlie last let-
ters from Madrid and Cadiz, state that the
Spanish Government is about to remove the
proliibition on the iiiipt)rt:itipti ofcottons and
other articles into Spain, and that import du-
ties generally will be reduced. Owingto the
pi‘cvaleiice (if siiiuggliiig, both _on the coast
and froiitiers of France and Portugal, the
Spanish treasury has hi=lierto derived but lit-
tle advantage in the way of duties ; and it is
wisely proposed so to reduce the duties as to
retrieve the iudttcetneitt forsmuggling.

Letters from Rio Jaueiro, state that Lord

Coohriine had had a serious dill'erence with A

the Brazilian Governinent, and was about to
return to England. Lady Cochraiie is arriv-
ed by the Packet.

The Hecla and Fury, discovery ships, are
rapidly pi'epai'iiig at Deptford for the Polar
expedition. Every precaution seems to have
been taken, that couifort and ingenuity can
devise, to render their success complete.-—‘
They will proceed about the middle of May.

TRIESTE, Marcli 29L——Lette'rs from Corfu
ofthc lutli of .\Iarcli give an important piece
of news, but which nt-eds cotifirniatioii——-it is
the su'i*ren'der of Aria, by a particular conven-
tion, to the Greek General Bozzaris. It is

'added,that the A-'lhaui'an troops liadjoincd

with the insurgents, who iniinetliately advan-
ccd to Joanina, which they hope likewise to
bring to a‘ capitulation. When the Greeks are
once inastcrs of these two fortresses, they
may consider tlierriselves as finally esttrblislied
in Epirus.

A letter froiu Corfu, of the ilfli inst. re-
ports that the Algerines have It squadron
ctuizing in those seas: and that the Govern-
ment tliereliad laid an embargo on all Brit-
ish and Ionian vessels.

 

Importantfrom Pc'ru.——Exti'act ofa letter
from Capt. Gardner, ofthe ship Sabina, of
N. York, to Capt. Shepard, ofthe Post Capt.

PUNA, 9.0lh February, l8:24.——An insurrec-
tion of the Black Troops holding the Castles
o Call-an against the Patriots, took place on
or about the :'ith inst. \Ve made otir escape
from thence on the night oftlie 8th inst. ; as
also all vessels who dare take the risk ofthc
firc of the batteries. In going out, we kept in
the range oftlie sliippiiig: however several
oftlieir shot struck near us. The night pre-
vious to our leaving, guard boats were estab-
lished to prevent vessels from sailing, and
they had coinmenccd plundering, and inal-
treating the captains——tliose who were found
on bcartl being taken on shore and confined
in the Castle. -

“ After getting out of gun shot ofthc Bat-
teiies, I ?t.‘%liE(l the Captain of the British sloop
of war'Fly, if he would protect my ship if an-
chored under his guns. He said he dare not,
as there were on shore many British subjects,
and the Negro General had tlireatcned to
iiiassacre all Foreigiiers, and lay Callao iii
aslics if he attempted to interfere. I then
calciilated that my safety was in flight, as E!
gun boats: w.°t'e fitting out, and would be in
icazliiiess the night we left. The day we left,
the Fly was lying within gun shot of the Bat-
teries, and it as frequently fired over when
vessels were running otit. She got under
way, but previously thereto the captainiii-
formed them of this intention. They how-
ever paid no attention, btit commenced firing
upon his ship——unc shot struck within a few
feet oflicr. Captain i‘vIartiii sent an officer
on shore to l‘€m0n3[l‘2llt‘. with them—tlie re-
ply was that if lieliad tired a single shot in re-
turn, they would have massacred every Eng-
lisliman in Callao.”

KlNGSTO.‘i‘, (J.-ml.) Mn‘ 1.

ftfosquito Shore.--We understand that the
Colombian authorities have notified to our
naval (Z0l‘lllTlilll(li.'f oti this station, that all Br.
vessels trading to the Mosquito shore, and the
tcrritoi"ics iirljeicent, would be considered by
the Goveriameiit of Coloirliia as carrying On
an illicit Lu'|lllll6fCe on her coasts, and would
be seized aiitl ‘condemned accordingly. In
eotiscquencc oftliis iiitelligcncc,a ineetiiig has
been held ofthe iiierchants trading to that
coast. To an address ofthis iiieetiiig, A.dnii-
ral Halsted has returned the following reply.

“ Isis, Port Royal, ./.lprz'l 29, 1824.

“ Sir-—Haviiig reccivetl ti copy of the reso-
lutions adopted atthe meeting of the iiier-
chants and ruitlei'writers held this iiiot'niiig on
the subject of (.C‘l‘i’dl."l pretensions set forth by
the Colombian Republic, to exclude Foreign-
crs froni tradio:-; with the Mosquito and other
.=;liores in that vicinity.

‘- I beg you will be good enougli to‘ make
known in the usual manner for the informa-
iion ofthose lnlE‘t'€‘Sl€‘.(l, that i shall send by
the Greciaii cutter, which is to sail to-nio'i'i'ow
for Cariliagena, a letter iwpiestiiig that the
proclamation on this subject be suspended,
till the same shall have bi-2-:i1 made known.

“I shall also acquaint the Goveruiiicntof
said Republic, until I have instructions to the
contrary, it is my duty to protect the Britisli
trade in these seas, wlierever it may be cat't'i-
cd on in a lawful manner, zindltlierefoic can-
not make any exception to that which is car-
ried on with the Indians on the Mosquito and
other shores in that vicinity.”

The Kiiig ofthc Mosquito shore was drow-
ned about the 15th of April. Preparations
were iuakiiig when Capt. Cook sailed, for the
0'30!"-jll._tilt.‘il ofliis sticcccssoir-.-l1’crc. fldv.

. PIIlI.ADEi.PiliA', May 25.

.Mui'clei‘.—Oii Saturday night last, four vil-
lains entered the linjiise ofaii old lady by'the
name "of Wai'ri'c'i'-, living on the road near
I):irby, and tied herliands behind her back,
and utlierwise maltreated her. Her soii-in-
law Mr. Boiisall, hearing the noise, came to
her a's’sistance, when the villainsattacked him,
and mangled him in the most shocking man-
ner, stabbing him so deeply that the knife en-
t'ered the back bone, whence it was extracted
by the physician with the aid ofa pair Ofplfly
cers. The young man lived sufficiently long
to give a description ofthc ruffians, and the
name ofone oftliem. Their brutal threat of
personiil violence to the wife ofthe deceased,
were, ifpossible, ofa still more aggravating
cliaracter. After the commission ofthis dia-
bolical deed they each .inade up a‘ bundle of
such articles as they deemed -most valuable,-
aiid iiiarclied off. It is uiitlerstood that they
entered this city early on atiiiday m_oriiiiig,
crossing the Schuylkill at the lower ferry.——
lVe understand that our wortliy mayor is aet-
ively engaged in the pursuit of these miscre-
ants, and it was reported last evening, that 22
oftliein had been taken £—tliis however, we
merely give as report. _ _

O_i/er and '1'ermiiie7‘.—Tlioinas Coles,Den-
nis lV‘l’Carly and John Carr, charged with set-
ting flre to the State House, were put upon
their trial on Thursday inoriiing last. The
cause tei'niiiiatetl last eveiiiiig,-llie jury retir-
ing for a few minutes only, when they brought
in their verdict, _«tuilty,as to all the defendants.

The same prisoners are now on their trial
for it conspiracy with intent in burn the dwel-
ling and take the life of Robert W'liarton,esq.
late Mayor. [The Aurora ofyesterday mor-
ning, states that they were convicted on this
iiidiiitiiieiit, and seiiteiiced to the state petti-
tentiary for t\velve'yeai‘s.] .

./Veto-Oi-leans, A133; 7.———A personal dispute
between two respectable citizens was decided
this morning in‘ single combat with swords,
one of whom, we uiidcrstand,' was thrust tliro’
the body and liistaiitly expired.

, CONGRESS.

Salt£7'd/7]], May 292.-—-The Senate was‘ en-
gaged in ordinary business. In the House,
the amendments of the Senate to the bill for
iinproving the navigation oftheOliio and Mis-
sissippi, were agreed to. The bill to author-
ize the Secretary oftlie Treasury to exchange
a stock, bearing an interest ol'_/ire per cent.
for certain stocks bearing an interest ofsix
per cent, was ordered fo_r a third reading.

Mr. Newton made a report, acconipanied
with ‘ a bill to regulate steam boats,antl for the
safety ofthe passengers therein,’ which was
twice read, and referred to the comiiiittec of
the wliole, for a 3d reading on Monday next.

Senate, Jllomluy, May <_Z5.——-)1 r. Barton pre-
sented the memorial uf the Delegates of the
Cherokee nation, stating that, from their ad-
vanced state ofcivili7.ation, they have found
it necessary to establish a more regiilarsysteiii
ofgoveriiiiieiit, for the protection ‘ofthc prop-
erty, life, liberty, and the pursuit ofliappiiiess;
that they have accordiiigly, establisheri legis-
lative and judiciary branches of go vernment,
upon a plan simple, and coinpreliensible to
the Clierokecs. To support their govern-
ment they found it iiecess:-.ry to itnpose taxes
on merchants and pedlars, in their nation.-—
The power to impose this tax, under the trea-
ties subsisting between them and the United
States, has been disputed; and the Attorney
General of the United States has given an o-
pinion to the proper departnicnt against the
right of the Clicrokees to impose this tax;
and, under that opinion, it has been intimated
to the Delegates that a rcttirii ofthe taxes will
be expected, and that they must refrain from
the exercise of this power, in future.

The Delegates, on belialfoftlie nation, ap-
peal to Congress for relief against this deci-
sion, and present copies oftlie opinion of the
Attorney General, and ofan opinion of Judge
White, of Tennessee, given on appli'catioii,
some years since.

The memorial and documents were refer-
red to the Committee oti the Judiciary.

Mr. Barbour moved that the Coiiiiiiittee on
Foreign Relations be discharged from the fur-
ther coiisideratiou of the petitions of a great
uuiiiber of individuals, praying relief from the
government for spoliations committed by the
French. Mr.B. called to the recollection oftlie
Senate, the fact, that information in relation
to these claims had been required by a resolu-
oftbe Senate, from the Department of State
—tliat the documents from which this infor-
mation was to be obtained were very volumi-
nous,and they could not possibly be furnished
at the present session of Congress. In this
state of the business, the Committee had di-
rected him to make this motion. The Coin-
mittec was accordingly discharged.

House ofRepresentatives.——A message was
received from the President of the U. States,
transiiiittiiig a conimunication from the De-
partment ofState in relation to the iiitercotirse
and trade now carried on between the people
of the United States(and particularly the peo-
ple ofthc state of Missouri) and the Mexican
Provinces 6Lc. which was read and ordered to
lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Tomlinson, the House
went itito committee of the whole Mr. Bart-
lett in the Chair,oii the bill ‘ for the regulation
ofS't‘i:.-in Bouts, and for the security of pas-
sengers therein.’ On this bill adisctission a-
rose, in which M r. Toiiiliiison advocated its
passage. Mr. Dwight proposed an amend-
mun, and Mr. \Vickliffe urged its postpone-
ment till the next session. [The bill propos-
es to lessen the danger of high pressure en-
gines by addiiig to that safety vale which is
in the contol oftlie Cl1;_‘;llle€‘l', another, to be
in the exclusive possession of the captain of
the boat, and which shall be loaded with no
more than a prescribed Weight, via. one third
of the presstire by which the boiler has been
proved, or one-sixth oftliat which it is capa-
ol'stistaiuiiig.] Mr. Ingliam objected to re-

'Sll'l(‘.llng low pressure engines to it pressure of

seven pound.- to a square inch, adverted to the
vast ainoiuit of property now invested in high
pt'esslIi't: engiiies, and hoped that, with the ex-
ception ofso iiiacli as provides that notice
being given topzissengers wlictlier the engine
of:uiy steam boat is ofthc high or ofthc low
pressui e coiistriictioii, the bill would be post-
poned till the next session. Mr. Poinsett re

plied, and explained the facts in relation to
low pressure engines, and insisted that no in-
jury could result to the holders ofliigh pres-
sure engiiies iii const-qu'enc‘e of this law. Mr.
lVic_klili'e thought the I-Ionse was not prepa-
red in its present state of info-rmatioii to le-

gislale in a"subjcct so extensive and impor-

’ tant in_ its effects. Mi‘. Dwight observed tlial

fromfilie ii/ibrds of the bill ifcotild have no cf‘-
fect till the next day of issuing lice_nces,wliicli
will not dcciir till April next-, and in the mean
time Coiigress would hold atiotlier sessioii.——
The comniittee then rose; reported the bill,
and_Was refused leave to sit again.

On ilie bill concerning wrecks on the coast
nfFlorida, some‘ debate arose. It was con-
tended, in defence of the bill, that, when A-
merican property wrecked on that coast, was
saved by the,Providence wreckers, not only a
high salvage was paid to foreigners, but the
goods being taken ilito Providence, paid high
duties to‘ the Britisli Government, and the re-
stilt usually was, that nearly the whole oftlie
property was lost. -

On the other hand, it was insisted that this
consideration was nothing in coinparisou to
aflbrding to vessels and crews in distress, the
aid new tlerivetl frotn those wreckers.

t was rejoined, that, iftlie British wre_ckers
were driven off by the operation of the act,
their place would immediately be filled with
‘our own citizens, all the foreign duties would
be saved, and seine chance enjoyed ofgetting
the property saved. 4

The bill was passed by a large majority.

The farther considerationjofthe bill ‘ to reg-
ulate steam boats, and provide for the safety
oftbe passengers therein,’ was postponed till
the first Monday of November next—.-.\_ves
67, Noes 47.

Hr. Forsyth, from the committee on For-
eign Relations, on the petitions ofArchibald
Gracie and others, praying the intervention
ofCongress for the recovery of their just
claims against France for spoliations, at sea,
since the year 1816, made a report conclud-
ing with this resolution:

Resolved, That the President oftlie United
States he requested to lay before this House,
at the next session, as early as the public iii-
terest will permit, the correspondence which
may be held with the government of France
prior to the time on the subject ofinjuries sus-
tained by citizens oftlie United States, since
the year 1806,

The report was ordered to lie on the table.

On Tuesday, the Senate was occupied in
ordinary biisiness. The bill for the reliefof
D. D.'l‘onipkins was ordered to a 3d reading.

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Liv-
ingston, from the select committee, to whom
was referreil the memorial ofNinianEdwards,
made a long and detailed report, which was
read, and on motion of Mr. Livingston, laid
on the table antl ordered to be printed. In
submitting the report, Mr. L. observed, that
among llit'~‘¢'mE'ltil)8l’S oftlie committee, there
was not a single dissentient.

’I‘lie report is of too great length for inser-
tion to day. The following is the recapitula-
tion and conclusiort ofit.

Referring to what has been said in the in-
iroduction to his report, and repeating that
Mr. Edwards has not had an opportunity of
.<iipportiiiL_ his charges by his presence and his
testimony, the result ofthc facts which have
appeared tothe committee, thus far, in this
investigation, and of their dedii'ctioiis from
them, when applied to the recapitiilatioii of
charges, a< stated atthe end oftlie address, is,

First, That the evidence referred to. and
exaniined.docs not support the charge ofliav-
ing niisiiianaged the public funds.

Second, That the uncnrrent notes,mention-
ed in the second charge, appear, by evidence,
satisfactory to the committee, to have been
received and deposited by the Public Receiv-
crs, at a time when they were receivable un-
der the ro=snlntion of Congress of 1816; that,
in the principal case, that ofthe Batik of Mis-
souri, the Bank did not inakeitselfrespoiisible
for such notes l1S’CaSl1,ah(l, tlieref'ore,the Sec-
rotary was bound to receive them from the
Bank ; that, altliough the Banks ofToml')cck-
be and Edwardsville were liable to acc'ount
for such tleposites, as casli. ifthe construction
which the committee givestotlieiir contracts
be correct. yet that both the Secretary and
Bank: expressed a different opinion as to the
meaning oftbose contracts;and that the Sec-
retary, in receiving $15,000 from the one, and
$20,000 from the otlierof those Banks, ap-
pears to have acted according to what he stip-
posed to be the rights ofthe parties, and with
a proper regard to the interests of the Unit-
ed States, under the circumstances which
then existed’.

Third, That no intentional misstatement
has been made to the House of the rinioiint of
iinctirrent bills received from the Banks, al-
though a sum of S~28‘0 ofsucb bills was omit-
ted through mistake.

Fourth, That, although the Secretary may
have misconstrued the effect of some of the
contracts with the Banks to the extent before
mentioned, the committee find no grounds for
the charge that he has misrepresented them,
inrismuch as the contracts themselves were
submitted with his report to the House.

Fifth, That the Secretary did omit to com-
municate to Congress the reasons which led
him to direct the deposites of public moneys
in the three local Banks of Chilicothe, Cin-
cinnati, and Louisville, where the Bank of
the United States had branches ; but there is
no reason for supposing that any concealment
was intended, or that the emission was occa-
sioned by design.

Sixth, That, in some instances, papers, cal-
led for by resolutions ofthe House, have not
been conimunicated with other papers sent in
answer to such calls, but that these omissions
have happened either from accident, or from
a belief that the papers so omitted, were im-
material, or not called for: and that there is
no evidence that any document or information
has been withheld from improper motives.

Having already expressed the opinion that
this investigation ought not to be terminated,
until the person pressing the charges shall
have been examined, and regretting the cir-
cumstances which render such an investiga-
tion impracticable, during the present session
nfCongress, and thinking that Mr. Edwards
may be expected at Wasliington within a few
days, the Committee feel it their dirty to re-
r.-onimend to the House that they be required
to sit, after the adjouriinient, for the purpose
of taking his exainiiiation, if an opportunity
shall be presented.

Mr. Forsyth moved that. a copy of this re-
port be transiiiitted by the Clerk of this House
to the President ofthe U. States. He observ-
ed that the same coitrtesey which had dicta-
ted the former communication, when the ine-
zuorial was presented, and the committee had
sent for Mr. Edwards,was proper on the pres-
ent occasion.

Mr. Webster said, it appeared to him that,
when the resolution proposed in the report of
the coiiirnittee should be adopted, it would

 

then be proper to make such eomttninicalion,
but not in the present stage of proceeding.

Mr. Forsytli then tiioretl to lay tie resolu-
tion lie offered on the table, till the determin-
ation oftlie House with respect to that repor-
ted by the committee should be known. A-
greed to. ,

House of Represcntrzlives, Jllay 26.--The
meiiiorial ofN'im'an Edwards was taken tip
by the House; and on motion, the committee
was directed to sit in the recess ofthc House,
for the purpose of continuing the investiga-
tion. The final report of the Committee is
to be printed, and a copy‘ of the same trans-
mitted by the Clerk to entfli meinber of the
House. —Mr. Clay gave notice that, ow-
ing to the danger appearing less tlireatening,

‘he would Sl)Il'(3t"lO sleep on the table where it

new reposes, the resolution proposing an ex-
pression oftlie feelings ofCoiigress in regard
to an attack supposed to be iiiitlitated bv the
Allied Europe, upon the Iiitlepeiidence of
Spanish America.

MAY 9.7.—‘.VIr. lVebster said, he rose to ex-
press his astonisliment at a paragrapli, which
he had this moment seen in a Ricliinoiid pa-
per, in a coinnittnicatioii signed “ John Ran-
dolph, of Roanoke.” The paragraph is in
these Words: ‘It was at my instance, and not
without considerable resistance on the part of
a majority oftlie coimnittee [ofinve.stigation,]
that the Secretary had the opportunity given
him, to tile his answer to the accusation of
Mr. Edwards.’ A regard to my own charac-
ter, sir, said Mr. \V. and to the character of
the committee with whom Iain associated,
does not allow me to pass over this statement;
and I rise for the purpose of saying, that the
order in committee, for coiniiiniiicating the
address to Mr. Crawford, for the purpose of
giving him an opportunity of answering it,‘
was not made at the instance ofMr.Randolpli:
and,‘further, that no one of the committee
uiade any opposition whatever to that mo-
tion. I hope I am fully and distinctly under-
stood ; I wish to be so ; and, I again assert,
that no one of the committee intimated the
least opposition to the motion.

Mr. Floyd said, he prestinied that what Mr.
Randolph had written, must relate‘ to conver-
satious in the committee, rather than to the
measure adopted by them. A proposition was
read by the gentleman from N. York, to this
effect; that the chairman be directed to trans-
init a copy of Mr. Edwards’ Address to the
Secretary of the Treasury, and request his
answer. This was conversed on, and the lat-
ter pzirt stricken out. Mr. Randolph came
in, and made the motion loamend the propo-
sition ofthe gentleinan from N. Y. very simi-
li|l' to the first; which proposition was then put
to the committee, and a vote taken, which
seemed to be satisfactory to all.

Mr. Taylor said, that his recollection was
very distinct that the original motion made by
him in committee was stronger, and went far-
tlier, than the order finally adopted. It not
only required that Mr. Crawford should be
furnished with a copy of Mr. Edwards’ ine-
inorial, and the accompanying papers,togeth-
cr with a copy of the resolution creating the
committee, but that Mr. Cratqfbrd should be
requested to answer the same. It having been
suggested that it ought to be left to Mr.Craw-
ford’s option whether or not to coinmiinicate
an answer, the suggestion was approved by
him, and the latter elattse withdrawn accord-
ingly. Mr. Randolph’s amendment was a-
dopted by the committee, as expressing their
decision, on the point to which it referred,
more precisely than it would do either with or
without the latter clause. Opposition was not
made by any one of the coiiitiiittee to giving
Mr. Crawford an opportunity of answering
the accusation of Mr. Edwards.

The House was then adjourned to the first
Monday of December next.

The President has signed the 'I”arifi'Bill.-—
After the bill was amended so as to do equal
justice t-or‘ New-Engliiiitl, Mr. Foot and sever-
al others from N. England wliosoriginally op
posed the bill, voted for it orrits final passage.

 

Laterfrom Englamd.—By an arrival at N.
York on Saturday, London papers to the 23d
April are rec’d, 9 days later than the dates
contained in a preceding column.

Accounts froui Paris state, that passports
have been granted by the French authorities
in Spain to more than 9200 of the first families,
for France,in consequence oftlie persecutions
of the Royalists. In the course of the last
month, several vessels, chiefly French, and
one of the latter, a frigate, quitted Cadiz with
Spanish families, and specie, to the amountof
nearly three millions of piastres.

An agent of the Greek Committee in Lon-
don, has sailed from Portsinoutli,witli upwards
of £40,000 for the Greeks.

It is stated that the Divan has complained
to the 33ritis—h Ambassador at Constantinople,
of the efforts of Lord Byron and other Eng-
lisbnien, in belialfof the Greeks.

The German papers say, the day is not dis-
tant when the Great Powers will recognise the
political independence of Greece, which will
be created into a kingdoiu. It is asserted that
the new crown will be offered to a Prince of
the North; many persons, however, believe
that an Austrian Archduke will be chosen to
reign over the Peloponnesus.

The last message ofthe President,was pub-
lished in Greece on the 9th ofF_eb.

A letter from Smyrna, of March 6, states
that the Paclia of that place had ordered the
arrest ofa respectable Greek inercliaut named
Elia Bali, who fled on board an English ship.
The British consul demanded of the captain
of the ship to give him up to the 'l‘urks---the
captain went ashore to reiiionstrate when he
was arrested by the consul and thrown into
prison. Jauisarics were then sent on board,
who took out Mr. B. But as they were pro-
ceeding to the shore, they were overhauled by
a boat from the British frigate commanded by
Lord Spencer, who took Mr. B. on board.-
Lord S. then sent a messenger to the Consul
demanding the release of the Captain from
confinement, which order, according to the
accounts received, the Cousiil decliiietl to
comply with. The British Captain himself,
with officers and marines, then proceeded to
the Consulate, and forcibly brouglitaway the
Captains ofthe English merchant ships

The accounts from Algiers are to I‘I‘(‘I:Ch
30, at which time two frigates were cruising
before that-port, and two others before Bona.
No accommbdation had been made of the
difl'ererices'witli the Algerine Government.

The Spanish slave ship Virgin, of 14. guns,
having on board between 300 and 400 slaves,
has been captured neat‘ Algoa Bay,by the Bat-
racoota sloop of war,

CONNECTICUT LiseisLA~r-Ui'n2.-

Friday, Jllay 92l.——-Mr. Pratt introduced at
resoltitioii for a coiiiuiittee to inquire why the
reports ofjudicial proceedings ofthis state are
so high and why the publication oftliein is so
long‘ delayed, and to provide some reinedy.—-
Referred to a eoniinittee of tliree—Me:ssrs.
Pratt, Todd, and Samuel Ray_mond.

The coinmittee on petition of Henry Bel-
den and others, reported in favor ofiiico‘rpo-
rating them into a steain-boat company. Mr.
Hungerford thought tlicre ought to be sour‘-:
provision in the bill, in foriit, to subject steam
boats to a scrutiny, and to have’ some provis-
ion so as to secure passengers from the acci-
dents to which they are liable by bnrstiiigtlieir
boilers.‘ On motion the report was rec.oin-
mitted.———Mr. McClellan then introduced a
resolution to appoint a committee to take this
subject iiito_consideration in framing their re-
ports on similar petitions which were before
the House. A committee was appointed.

George Cowles was appointed Major Gen-
eral of the 1st, and Morris lVoodrufl' Major’
General ofthe third division ofIiifantry.

The coininittee on the subject of taxation‘
reported by bill, which is intended to place
real estate in the list at three per cent, and
personal at six per cent.

’ The bill for an act in addition totlieact re-
lating to choosing Electors was passed.

The bill for an act to incorporate the Not-
walk Bank was read a second time.

Saturday, May 9.9Z.——-The committee on pe-
tition of citizens of New-Haven for incorpo-
rating a Military Academy, reported favora-
bly——bill in form passed. The following
Trustees were appointed :—Win. Bristol, Eli
Whitney, Gideon Tomlinson, Jared Maris-
field, Ab’m Bishop, Noyes Darling, Charles
Dennison, Calvin ‘.\l’Crea, Eli Ives, Wm. M’-
Crackan, DennisKimberly, Cornelius Tutl-iill.

The joint committee to fix upon a time for
the adjoiirnment ofthe General Assembly, re-
ptirtedgliat in their opinion the adjournment
could take placeoii Tuesday the 1st of.luiie.

Bills were introtlnced for the appointment
Charles Hiirlbut ' Colonel, Wm. W. Holly
Lieut. Colonel, 8.’. Henry R. Selleck Major,of'
the 9th Regiment 0fInfantry.

.’ifay 9l4.—A bill was passed appointing
Justices ofthe Peace for Fairfield county.

The bill for incr-easing the allowance to
Jailers for boarding prisoners was negatived.

dling ofcertain articles.

Bills for divorce were granted to Maria
Griswold and Sally Miller.

The bill to incorporate the Norwalk Batik
came to its third reading. Mr. Hale-y ofleyetl
an amendment, the object of which was to
subject the private property oftlie S'tock-liold-
ers to paytlie debts oftlie Batik. Mr. Haley
stated his reasons for the proposed aineird-
ment. He wished to guard the public 21-
gainst the iinpositioiis which might be prac-
tised upon them by failures. It was a well
known fact that banking iiistittiti-«iris in other
states had by failures subjected the coiiiinii-
nity to great losses. In Rliode-Island, where
Banks had been very numerous, and where
they had sustained losses of this kind, they
had adopted the plan now proposed, aml ren-
dered the property of Stockholders liable.-
The consequence was that their bills were
now in good repute, and the public felt secure
in" taking them. We had already seven more
petitions before the House for_ Banking incor-
porations, and he wished some provision of
this kind might be adopted.

' Messrs. Hawley and Win.T. Williams were
opposed to the motion for amendment. They

remarked that heretofore banking institutions-

liatl been granted by this Legislature, and
that no such provision was attached to a sin-
gle one oftliem—tliat no injuryhad ever yet
been sustained by the ptiblic—tliat the county
ofFa'rrfield was wealthy, and that there was
considerable manuliicturing and commercial
business transacted there, and they thought it
hardly proper or fair to make an example of
this County wlii'cli had in reality no banking,
itistitiitiniis.

Mr. Haley replied.-—He observed that if
the facts were asthe gentlemen had stated,

that commercial and inanul'actiir'mg pursuits

were very extensively carried on in Fairfield
coiintjr, and their funds were largely invested
in business of such an uncertain nature, there-
was still more reason to render the private
property of stockholders re‘spo,nsible' for the
payment ofthe debts ofthe Batik. .Bnsiness
of this kind was precarious, and it was~iinpos-

these seven banks which are now asked for
without the proposed aniendnieiit, and at the
next session you will have seven more who
will plead still stronger the precedent, and
complain ifyon would subject them to the
provision oftliis amendinent--that but twelve
months since you chartered seven banks with-
out: subjecting the private property of the
Stockholders to pay the debts oftlie Bank.
Mr. Wm. R. Hitchcock was opposed to the
amendment. He stated the facts which ap-
peared before -the committee, and induced
them to report in favour of the grant. Ifall.
theBanksin the State could be subject to such
rules, he should cheerfully votr. for it. The
motion lost. —
The bill was on motion amended so as to
read “ Fairficld County Bank.”
The question then returned on the passage
ofthc Bill. _ _
posed to it. He believed he could satisfy
the House that it ought not to be granted.-—

Fairfield Coutity Bank, yet he was fully cori-
vinced that the people oftliat county had noth-
ing to do with it, with the exception ofa few
individuals, and no interestiii it, any further
than to prevent its incorporation. _ The large
majority ofthein did not wish for it. He had
been informed that agents had been sent to
various towns in the county to procure sub-
scriptions to the Petition, and that about 150
had been obtained. Yet in the town which
he had the honor to represent, he would ven-
true to assert, that there were double that
number who would sign a protest against it.
A bank was not wanted to promote the inter-
cstofthe manufacttiriii,-.5 establishnients, al-
ltirled to by the Committee who reported the
bill. These manufacturers and mechanics

ges in that respect, that were necessary. The
articles which they had to dispose of were

to the South; for which they received remit-
tance iii Drafts payable at the Banks in New

paid them. These Drafts could not always
be negociated at the New-York Banks, and

it would be inconveiiient to get these discounts

A bill was introduced to suppress the pedk

sible to say what might be the result. Grant‘

Mr. Samuel Rayinond was op- .

alluded to, possess all the necessary advanta-‘
sent to New-York, and there sold or shipped ,

York, or on individuals who accepted and .

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