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AFRICA-—U1tpleasrt7tflnlclIlg'encc.——--Ah
iirrival at Providence front the c.0:1Stl_0f Affl-
'ca, confirms the report br_‘ouglit -from thence-
‘.-soine time since, ofthe defeat of tlic British
expedition against the Asliantees, and the
death Ol‘ll1e'_GOVeI't’I0l‘ of Sierra Leone-, Sir
Charles McCarthy,a gallant officer, andltigh-
ly respectable titan. One account ‘states that
near 4000 of Sir Charles’ men were killed.-
_ The Ashaiitces are a warlik'e and barbarous
nation_of tlie i'nt'e'ricr, ‘and the expedition a-
gainst tlicrii was int'e‘n'de'd to repress and putr-
islt their pt'eda_toi'y attacks on the tribes ofthe
sea-coast, in alliance with the English.
The settleiiieiit called the Dutch Second
'wasburn't by the English in February, for
5.;||i'ng snp'pl_ie's to the Asltaittees. An Eug-
flish officer had been ptit on board the brig
Piiragtiri, of Boston, to prevent lier.tradi_ng on
tlte coast. No trade was allowed with the
Dutcli castle and settlement at Eliiiiita.
The following lettcr,_fi'oin aLottdon paper,
gives the particiilars ofthe unfortunate affair.
“ British flccra, Jun. 31, 182-t.——lt is with
the greatest concern that I ltave to inform you
that the Ashaittees have nizitle an attack upon
Sir Charles M’Cartlty’s division oftlte army,
tipon the Gold Coast, and completely routed
it; most ofthe officers killed, and Sir Charles
himself wounded in two places during the‘ ac-
tion, aiid now .inissing. Tlicy cauie down
15,000 strong ; Sir Charles’ division was not
riioi"e tltan one third that ntttnhcr. The battle
,t'vas fought on the 221st inst. near Sicondee,
and lasted from 2 P. M. until 6 P. M; when
Sir Charles liaving expended all his antinu-
uition, was surrouittled, and his army corti-
pletely routed. The Asliantees however sus-
tained a great loss, and it is not known where
they are gone to.
There were 14 officers with Sir Charles
when the actioit commenced, and only one, a
Licut. lrskirte, escaped to tell the tale of woe.
Among the slain, are some of the principal
and oldest iuerchants at Cape Coast; those
that I have lteardnamed arc, George Robert-
son, James llearlle, Edwin Jones, and Mr.
Tcdlcy, the Stall‘-Surgeon, killed ; Capt.Le-
. grunge died of fatigue; Major Rickets se-
verely wounded; many others, tltatl do not
know the names of. killed; and many wound-
ed and missing. They were expecting an at-
tack at Cape Coast, by the latest intelligence,
and they had actually sent down a vessel to
get 7000 stand ofariiis, wlticb it wasreported
at Cape Coast thatl had here. As this ves-
sel will most likely call at Cape Coast, the
. Captain will be able to give you late accounts,
and iuore accurate intelligence oftltis dread-
ful transaction, which may yet betlte cause of
the Gold Coast being_talteii frotn tis.”
The following is an extractof a private let-
ter froin an officer of rank on board the OW-
en Glendower, which not only confirms the
tliszistrous tidings above given, but adds to
‘theiirtlie melancholy intelligence ofthe death
of that enterprizing traveller Belzoiii :-
Cape Coos}, Fol). 8.—All'is coiifnsion here.
The Ashiintecs have beaten the Governor:
he is a prisoner or killed, so ai'c all the wltite
men oftlte party, aboiit seven or eight, and
i'iiore than two-tliirds ofhis force. Ou_r ma-
rines garrison Cape Coast Castle. IV-'e have
been at duty night and day, ofthe severest
nature. I almost thought the other day that
my jaw-bunt-‘ would have ornamented art A-'
sliairtes’ drttni ; fate would have itotherwise.
We had two marines and one Krooman killed,
and 9. marines and 5 seamen wounded.
l“v'e are already for hard work, and as the
Asliantees shew no quarter, but torture those
they take, if otir lads are obliged to land,
(wliiclt is more than probablc,) I laitd too ; no
prisoner will arty of us be, that is determined.
The country, overrun by the Asltantees, is
in a horrible condition, every male old person,
and cltild is pitt to death ; the girls just ar-
rived at a proper age are saved. A Captain
L’Estrangc was so affected by the dreadful
sights which he saw on the march, that he
dropped down and died. _ _
Belzoni is no more. He died at Beitin, of
dysentery, after every thing that could be
» wished was done and settled for his proceed-
ing into the interior.
B2.-rrow’s supposition is just; the Congo is
the Niger.. I have pretty good iiiforination.
'l'..i'1'rs.it.—-Tlie captain of a French schr.
which left Goree,Afiica, about the 1st ofMay,
states that hordes ofnativcs from the interior
were overwheliniug the scttleinents oit the
Coast—that they had taken possession of and
burnt St. Marys, on the Gatnbia, and destroy-
ed nitich property. The white inltabitaitts
fled to Gorec. They, also ltad made several
attacks upon Sierra Leone, and the inhabit-
ants were preparing to leave that place.
COLOMIllA.—Caracca‘s papers to the
12th May, li-ave been rec’d at N. York. The
Coloiiibiana, ofthe 5th, says, the Bogota pa-
pers tip to the Htli of March maintain a to-
tal silence relative to the operations of the
Liberator in Peru, having received nothing
from that qitattci' later than the middle of De-
cember. But, says the editor, we know from
the North Atiicticaii and Porto Rico papers,
“ That the army of Santa Crtiz has been ut-
terlv destroyed; that Cantarac is in conse-
queitce in undisputed possession of Upper
Peru, with augmented, and well disciplined
forces; and in short that the sole hope ofPe-
ru now rests on the troops and resources of
Colombia. Thus in the very infancy of our
itistittitioits are we compromised in the gigan-
tic task ol carrying tvar into it foreign coiiit-
try ; a war whose issue,'though not tloiibtftil,
is probably remote. We tear that this is too
vast an t-ll'oif_t for a young and exhausted Re-
tnblic, $1.0.”
The British Commissioners had their firsi
formal interview with the Vice President of
Colombia on the 0th ofMarch. In the course
of his address on the occasion, Mr. I1:tinillon
expresses a tvisli that this mission may be the
effect of establishing a lasting alliance be-
tween the two countries. “ Their mutual
interests require this compact, and I cortfcss I
perceive no obstacle to the attainment ofso
desirable air object.” The following is the
conclusion of his address.
“ It is said, Sir, that France desires to aid
Spain in reconqnering these countries. The
people of Coloiiibia need not fear an invasion
of tuis nature, since they will find a firm and
constant friend in Great Britain. I ltave the
honor to present to your Excellency, a snuff
box on the part of His Britannic Majesty, as
a testiiiioity of ltis est_cc-in.”
'j"t:e reply ofthe Vice President ‘was ap-
pl‘(';,;tltliC. But he declined receiving the
Sitttfi Box, until tlte Congress should sanc-
tl0t_1,l1fS acceptance ofit.
["I‘w,o'pi-izes to a privateer belonging to
Coin. Daniels, had arrived at Laguira.]
NEIV-YORK, JUNE 2.
Captures of flmerican vessels by it Colom-
bimt Pri'vatecr.—By the Zeno, at l’l1ll?Y(l8l-
pliia in 19. days from Havana, information has
been received ofthe capture oftlte American
scltr. Mecltanic, by the private, armed Coloni-
bian sclir. Gen. Santader; 'of5 guns and 90
men. The Mechanic left Havana on 22nd
of April, with a cargo of dry goods, &*.c. for
Thoinpson’s Island, where she arrived on the
24th; Having discharged her cargo, she re-
shippcd part of her cargo for Tarnpico. On
the 3d May she left Key "West; and is said to
ltave been legally i'eg_istered and _cl'ear-ed by
the Collector of the Customs. Three days
«after she fell in with the General Santader,
by which she was boarded, and, on exaritin-
ing her papers, declared to be a good prize
as she had -Spanish property. The captain
ofthe prlva_teer tli-_~n took oitt most of the
crew from the Mechanic, and replacing them
by a prize crew, ordered her to Laguira ; re-
taining in the Santader, the supercargoofthe
Mechanic, a Mr. G-arasclie. In two days af-
ter, the privziteer is stated to have fallen in
with the American schr. Midas, bound from
Tlioiiipsoii’s Island for Tampico, from which
she took 96 packages ofdry goods, and then
suffered her to depart. On the lltli May,
the Santadcr, off Cabanas, boarded the A-
merican sclir. Ned, from Havana to Oiitoa, o-
pened all her letters, and after changing her
crew ordered her to Laguira. Having after-
wards fallen iii with a vessel botind from Mo-
bile to Havana, Mr. Garusche was pttt on
board, and arrived there on the 12th ult. when
he gave the above inforntation.
[A large amount (from 60 to S80,0000) of
the cargo ofthe Mecliaiiic, is insured in this
city, which is uuderstortd not to be Spanish
property. It appears to be a subject ofinquiry
ofsufficient importance to engage the atten-
tion ofour government, ltow far Colombian
privatcers are to interfere with the commerce
ofthe United States. The right to capture
American vessels, even ifladen with Spanish
property, cannot be admitted. Colombia
formed a part ofSpain, am] with her we. have
a ‘compact that the flag covers the goods, by
which Colombia must be bound until we
choose to release her frotn this obligation.-
The case ofthe General Santadcr is one of
peculiar turpitude, as it was not two weeks
before. that she left the Mississippi_.(wltere
she enjoyed our hospitality) to prey upon A-
merican comincrce——probably acting upon
information obtained in our own ports.]
l\IEXICO.—By private letters from Mex-
ico, there is reason to believe, that the parti-
sans of the dethroned Emperor Iturbide, are
active, and before many months expire, an
attempt will be made to restore him to the
sovereignty of the country. The nobles tin-
der existing state of affairs, feel that their im-
portance lta_s been considerably curtailed, and
botlt the old and young ofthis stamp, would
ratherbe conspicuous aroitnd a despot’s throne
than move through life, nndistinguislted from
the rest of tltc community. The Priests too
are busy—a republican government is not the
proper soil for Priest-craft to fl_otirisli in——and
when we look at the character ofthe mass of
people who inliahit this section of the country;
when we look at the small number of'i‘.ruepat—
riots among them, there is reason to fear,that
the engines at present employed, will not be
wholly without effect. It is rumored that I-
ttirhide intends paying them another visit,and
is perhaps even now upon the ocean, to per-
form that holy ditty. Isle has kept up a regular
correspondence with his iutriguers,SL attempt-
ed to enlist in his cause a more powcrfulaux-
iliary, on the other side of the Atlantic, than
thosehe had left behind oit the scene ofaction.
He considered liitnselfa lcgilinmte, and con-
sequently deserving of the protection of the
Holy Alliance. Immediately after leaving
Italy for England, his pay of $25,000 a year
was stopt. and therefore, he has now nothing
to deter him from returning to Mexico, and
pursuing his former career,tlian apprehensions
of personal danger. If taken :1 second time
in his attempts ltis punishment, we opiite,will
be somewhat more severe than banishment, to
the most luxurious spot on earth with a prince-
ly forttine.——./.'?iu'oi'tt.
In March, the Mexican Congress, like ottr
own, were rleliberatiag on a new tariff, which
contains numerous proliibitions,particularly of
coarse cotton goods.
FROM EUROPE.—By the arrival at N.
York ofthe ship Canada, London papers to
the Sr] of May have been received. Advices
from Marseilles of the 16th April state that
the ports ofAlgiers and Bona remained strict-
ly blockaded, and that all attempts at negoci-
-.i.‘ion with tbeAlgei-ine government had failed.
An accoimt from Odessa,ofMarch 3l,states
that :1 Turkish fleet had sailed from the Dar-
danelles, having two Algerine vessels under
its protection ; and that they were met by two
English sin 5 of war, which demanded, and
forcibly took)posscssion,oftheAlgerine vessels.
The Bey ofTunis died on the 218th March.
Ouizssx. April 6.——‘Tlie news f_rom Con-
stantinople is to the 31st Marcli. On the 19th
three frigates and other light ships sailed for
the Dardanell.-L where there is assembling a
squadron to land 10,000 men on the Morea.
CortFU, April 5.——We learn from Misso-
lunghi that the Greeks are ready to open the
fourth campaign ; their forces were never
more imposing: they know that the Turks
have constructed flat bottomed boats to make
a descent on the Morea.
It is asserted that the Sultan has proposed
to the Viceroy ofEgypt the command in chief
ofthe expedition against the Greeks. The
Porte ltas kept this iiegociation very secret,
still the noininatiou ofthe Paclia and his ac-
ceptztrice, have been known with certainty.
Letters from Alexandria to the 16th Feb.
announce that this news became at Cairo the
Slll.‘_l€C[ ofthe conversation ofall, and that
very great military preparations are made
there. The Paclia can easily send an army
of from 9.010 25,000 men, a considerable part
of which is organized and disciplined in the
European itianner. It is said, also, that lie
will take into his service 19,000 Druscs. l'lis
immense riches enable him to provide for the
charges ofthis cnterprize. It is even thought,
atAlexandria,- that he will put liimselfai the
head of his troops. In regard to this intel-
ligence, the editor of the Morning Herald
says it is doubtless untrue. Nothing is more
improbable than that this _Pacha, who has
: provoked the vengeance of the Porte, should,
with his eyes open, quit the security dfhis E-
gyptian dominion for a coniiriand which
would only draw him away from his resourc-
es, and expose him tofccrtain death.
AUGSBURG, April 7.-—Some of ottr politi-
ciansl fear that the obstinacy of the Divan
in not complying with the demands of Russia,
conforinably to the stipulations of the Treaty
of‘Bucli'aresl, isto be ascribed to a Conven-
tion said to have been concluded in 189.2, by
which Austria and England are stated to have
gtiaranteed the integrity of the Ottoman em-
pire, and that therefore, Russia cannot make
war on the Porte without the coiiseiitor the
participation of these two Powers. Intelli-
gence lias been received that the English Ad-
miral has required of the Regencies of Ttiiiis
and Tripoli_wliat part they mean to fake in-
thc present state ofhostility between England
and Algiers. ' "Their answer has been very
siniple—tltey have declared that the Dey of
Algiers not having consulted them when he
insulted the English Consul, they would not
interfere in the matter,and would consequent-
ly, maintain a strict neutrality. This resolu-
iion is the triore remarkable, as secret agents
from Constantinople brought them positive
orders from the Sultan, to assist the Regency
of Algiers with all their power, in the contest
in which it is engaged. '
From the London Jllorning Chrom'cle,.4pri'l 30.
The account of the arrival of a number of
French ships ofwar at Rio Janeiro, has natu-
arally produced a great sensation in the Me»
tropolis. Wliatgood object can the French
government have in view in sending such a
large naval force to that part ofS. America?
life have for some time been in possession
ofvery curious communications from a most
respectable quarter with regard totlte views
ofthe French in South America,aiid the steps
they have taken, and are now taking, to real-
ise tlietn, but we did not lay this information
before otir readers, because we did not con-
ceive ottrselves warranted, in any thing short
of positive proof, in stating, what might have
had a tnost ruinous effect on the fortunes of
individuals, while such extensive finanical op-
erations arc in progress. As Ministers too
have necessarily extensive means ot'infornia-
tion, we could itot bring ourselves to believe
that they were either not privy to all the meas-
tires of the French Government, or that they
would connivc at any attempts to disturb the
existing state oftliings in S.Arnerica, after the
lofty language they have held on this subject.
\Vhile we admit that we are at loss to ex-
plain oii any rational principle, the views a-
against South America, of which the _French
Ministers are accused, afterthis intelligence
from Brazil, we conceive ourselves at liberty
to lay before our readers part of the comiitu-
nication to which we alluded in the outset of
this article.-—-—‘ The following are the prin-
cipal measures which ltave been agreed on,
and of which the execution is pursued with
the greatest activity :
‘That availing themselves of the declara-
tion oftlie cabinet ofSt. James, which delays
tlterecognition ofthe independence oftlte In-
surgent States of South America,iill it is con-
vinced ofthe firm determination ofthe inhab-
itants of these States to preserve and defend
their existing Governments, they will adopt
all suitable means for giving to the Royalist
party in America the power ofprotesting en-
ergetically against that disposition, enabling
it to rise on different poiitts, to gain over the
inclin_ations oftlte soldiers, and to scatter a-
lartn among the influential Members of the
different Legislative Assemblies.
‘ That by these underband means, they will
easily keep up the spirit of discord which agi-
tates the country.
‘That they will take advantage of all the
successive movements which shall take place
in consequence ofthis combination.
‘ And that at last the action of the diplo-
matic agents will have a decisive influence
when the events shall have arrived at their
point ofmaturity.’
‘ It is oit this basis that the Spanish Cabi-
net is definitively connected with France and
Russia, and the plan ofoperation is pursued
without interruption since the signature oftlte
treaty. In order not to awaken suspicion the
agents of corruption have all been directed to-
wards the United States, and from thence
have repaired to their respective destinations.
On the other hand, the French Government,
under the pretence of securing the tranquility
of its “fast Indian Colonies, is incessantly
transporting troops thither.
‘ The following is a summary statement of
those which have been sent off, and of the
places ofentbarkation :——-
‘ Six Colonial Battalions, all their full com-
plement of 500 men each embarked from the
Isles of Rhe and Oleron ;tln'ce complete reg-
iments of Infantry of the line embarked at
Brest; field equipages, officers ofartillery and
engineers were directed on Gtiadaloupe and
and Martinique, and the expedition which is
preparing at Cadiz will be reinforced by Ge-
iiocse and Italian seamen, which will serve as
a screen for the embarkation of fresh French
troops. The number of troops which will
have arrived in America by the month ofMay
or will be under sail, amounts to 20,000 men.
‘The Diplomatic Agents, having at their
head a man well known to the English Gov-
ernment, ltave already begun to rally roitud
them the tnost influential Members of the
Royalists ; and the French frigates in perma-
ncnt station in the waters of the Gulph of
Mexico" and the Pacific Ocean, serve as the
channel for an active correspondence between
the Agents who are in America,and the Span-
ish and French Cabinets. A note addressed
to M. de Villelc by the person who is at the
head of the Negociations in Mexico, gives a
positive assurance, that the first movements
which shall be attempted to overturn the in-
dependent Government will be successful, if
they are supported by European troops, and
that it is necessary to manage ina'tters so that
the political blow be struck at the same time
the military diversion is effected.’
\Ve repeat that we should not ltave hazar-
ded this extract under other circumstances
than those whichjustly excited so tnuclt agit-
ation in the metropolis.- We are induced to
do so chiefly with the view of eliciting from
those who can set the public triiiid at rest-'-the
information CRlClllill_(.’(l to produce that effect.
Of course. the intelligence front Brazil will
give rise to all inauner ofruniours; and we
conceive it the duty of Ministers to put an end
to this state of tliingsas soon as possible‘.
A Paris‘ paper notices the above as follows:
“ We can state positively that this news [the
augmentation ofthe naval force al Brazil]
has no foundation. The station ofthe French
there has not been augtneiited for several yrs.
and the vessels we have are only to protect our
commerce, as well as the commerce of other
nations. The late events at Pernambuco and
Para have proved its necessity.
Mn, Pr:xKiNs.——Ezlract of a letter from an
.Hi_neric_an in England, to the editors qfthe
.7\"cw- York Commcrcittl .f1dvcrlis-er.
“ Have you heard "of Perkins’ steam gun ?
I have seen it several times. It discharges
from a musket barrel (connected by a pipe,and
some very simple inacliinery with the steam
engine) ounce balls against an iron target, at
a distance of fifty feet i the balls are flattened
to the thinness o_fl-8 ofan inch, evincing an
energy quite equal to that of gunpowder.-
Two litiudred and fifty balls may be discharg-
ed pcr minute. You riittst not doubt this, for
I have seen it. To what extent this discovery
may be applied in naval and military affairs,
I cannot say. Mr. Perkins sees no practical
difficulties in constructing engines to discharge
from one tithe 60 cannon shot ‘per minute,
with an efficacy equal to that of gunpowder.
He anticipates an entire revolution in military
and naval tactics, as the result of his discove-
ry; and as history shows that as the‘ engines
of war become tnore ‘deadly, wars themselves
becomes less frequent and bloody, he foresees
that naval battles will cease, attd national wars
be very rare. This will pass, perhaps, as the
sanguine vision of :1 discoverer, but I assure
you tliatitsounds less chimerical, after hav-
ing seen Mr. P.’s extraordinary experiments.
As to Mr. P.’s steam engine, of which the
steam gun is only art appendage, whatever
iiicreduliiy may prevail, I do not hesitate to
express my faith in it. That is,l believe Mr.
P. will soon complete an engine which will
be applicable to all the purposes of other
steam engines, saving ltalfin cost ofcoiistruc-
tion, and two-thirds in fuel. The requisite
quantity ofwater will not be a twentieth ; and
the bulk weight not a fourth part ofthe coni-
mon engines. These opinionsl have formed
from seeing two engines at work in M r. P.’s
cstablishinent, the principles of which I have
taken soinepaiiis‘ to understand.”
A letter froi‘i‘1 :1‘ gentleman in London to
the editor of the N. Y. Daily Advertiser, da-
ted April 23, says, that although Mr. Perkins
has not succeeded in making an engine an-
swering his own expectations or those of the
public, still a’ very great improvement has
been made, and Mr. P. has actually contract-
ed to furnish engines, whiclt will save two
thirds ofthe fuel, and iiiiieteeii-twentietlts of
water used in‘ those of the common construc-
tion; and a vessel is now building of400 tons,
for the India trade,wliicli is to be moved by 2
engines ofito horse power.
“ An engine is now constructing to be taken
to the U; States by Mr. Goodrich, of Conn. in
July or August-—he being appointed the a-
gent of Perkins &. Co. to manage their affairs
there.”
I
Deviation qfihc .M(u‘z'ncr’s Compass.—Tlie
Board of Longitude has conferred the parlia-
mentary premium of.£500 on Mr. Peter Bar-
low, ofthe Royal Military Academy, for his
method of correcting the local attraction of
vessels. The great quantities of iron employ-
ed at this time in construction and equipment
of ships of war, produces so much deviation
in the compass (varying according to the di-
rection of the sliip’s head) as to render it al-
most an useless iiistrtiirient, particularly in
high northern and s’o‘uthern latitudes. The
difference has been observed in’ the recent
voyage ofthe Griper to amount to 50, and at
Spitzbergen to even 75 degrees. Mr.Barlow’s
iitetliod of correcting this has been completely
successful, though extremely simple. It con-
sists in merely placing a small plate ofiron a-
baft the compass, in such a situation as to
counteract the effects of the ship in any one
place; after which, witliottt renrovittg it, it
continues to do the same in a‘ll parts of the
world, whatever change irray take .place in
the dip or intensity ofthe magnetic ne'edle.—
The important advantages that will result
from this discovery are too obviousto require
enumeratioii.—London paper.
Jllontrml, May £’.9.—A violent affray took
place on Wednesday afternoon, near the Old
Market, between some Canadians and the I-
rish, in wliich,we are sorry to say,tliat a num-
ber of the unfortunate combatants received
dreadful contusions,inflicted with the weapons
rasltly takeit up in the fury of passion. In the
first iiistaiice, the Irish, being few in number
were very rooghly handled,but reinforcements
arriving, the battle assumed a more general
appearance, and the Canadians were driven
from the scene of action.
»»Qé‘«o- V
The Pi'rates.—-—On the 10th May, the schr.
Florian, of Warren, was capttired oil’ Mutan-
zas, bythree piratical launches. Sclir Alpha,
Hammond, was brought too at the saittc time,
and while the pirates were taking out" coffee
from the Florian, a strong breeze sprung up,
and the Alpha bore up for Matanzas ; being
within 4 miles ofthe harbor, arr. in safe, and
gave information. The U. S. steam galliot
Se Gull, immediately got under way and
went in pursuit ofthe pirates ; she rc-captur-
ed the Florian, and captured a lighter which
had gone to take out her cargo, with 3 men
in her, and the xt day arrived with her at
Matanzas. .The crew ofthe Florian were rob-
bed ofevery thing belonging to them.
Lafayette.-—A letter from a gentleman now
in Paris, who has lately visited Fayette, says :
‘.‘.Should I dare draw a conclusion from wltat
I heard him say, I would unhesitatingly de-
clare, that we should see him among usjbefore
fall. VVithout doubt he is the best pcrsoul
ever came acrossin my life, and one of the
most modest and distinguislied men in the
world. He is absolutely too good for Europe.
America is the soil alone congenial to- ltiin,
and may he soon be there to know and see
how inttcli we cherish and love ltiiti,and prove
that Republics are not, as was formerly said,
always ungrateftil.”
Growth of JV'ew- York.-—It is stated that
tltcre are now erecting in the Eighth Ward of
the city of New-York, about one thousand
houses; and it is computed that the whole
number built the present season and now buil-
ding in the whole city,_ will exceed 3,000!
A letter frorii an officer of the U. S. ship
Peacock, states that the ship was struck with
lightning the day after leaving. Norfolk, and
four men killed, and seve‘i'al wounded.
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CONNECTICUT LEGISLATtl}E.
1"7“ia'ay, May 928.—-A bill regulating civil
actions, giving Justices jurisdiction to the ri-
riiouiit of S50, subject to appeals where the 8*‘
iitouiit exceeds 815, was read the first time.
[This bill subsequently passed the house,but
the Senate not agreeing to it, it was cumin.-
ued to the next session of the Lee;islatnre.]
The petition of ‘VIII. St. John and others
for the incorporation of the Norwallt Batik,
which was negatived in the House, came from
the Senate with a difi'erent vote. A coiiiniit-
tee of conferrence was appointed.
On a motion to appointJosliua Stow Chief
Jtidge ofthe County Court for the County of
Mitldlesex,a warm debate took place,in which
Mi‘.,Stow was charged with dishonesty, infi-
d9lll.Vi 350- The inotion was agreed to.
.7_l1a3/ 929.——'I‘he resolution for appointing an
assistant Commissioner of the School Fund,
was called up, and passed by the casting vote
of the Speaker. The bill which passed
tlte House relative to estates restate, intestate
and insolvent, came from the Senate with an
amendment, in which the House concurred.
The bill for a public act to require apothe-
caries to be licensed, underwent some discus-
sioa, and was indefinitely postponed.
The bill for a public act relating to the ex-
emption of Staff Officers from poll taxes,
came to a 3d reading, was ainettded &. passed.
The bill for a ptiblic act for the assessinem
oftaxes, placing all real estate in the list at3
per cent. and all personal estate at 6 percent,
came to its 8d reading. Mr. Stanton moved
to strike out the word six and insert four. lle
remarked that he saw no reason why there
sliotild be this difference between personal and
real estate. He knew no reason why the man
who had a tliotisaitd dollars in caish should
pay more taxes on it than ifit were in laitd.
The triotion was lost, and the bill passed.
June l.——A bill was introduced to altnlish
iinprisoninent: for debt.
The petition of the town ofLcbanon, pray-
ing to be annexed to the coitiity ofNew-Lon-
don was granted.
The committee appointed to confer with
the Senate on the subject of the Fairficld
County Bank, reported. A motion was made
to reconsider and concur with the Senate in
granting the prayer oftlte petition/ers. Messrs.
“’m. T. Williams, Tweedy and ’I‘uthill spoke
in favour ofthe motion. Mr. McClellan and
Mr. Hotclikiss opposed it. Mr. H. exposed
the evils which restilted front multiplying‘
Banking institutions, and attributed the pre-
sent prosperity ofFaii'field County in no sinall
degree to the fact that there was less Batik
Stock there than in other sections ofthe state.
The motion was carried—05 to 86-and the
bill to incorporate/the bank was read afld time.
The House then proceeded to ballot for a-
Senator. 192 votes were given—97 necessa-
ry to a choice: Calvin \Villey had 99 ; Eli-
sha Phelps 65 ; J. S. Peters 19; scattering 9.
The petition for the incorporation of the
Mechanics Batik of New-Haven was called
up. Messrs.Tutliill, Pitkin,and S’l Raymond
spoke in favor, and Mr. McClellan against it.
Mr. Tuthill adverted to the great advantages «
which the state would derive, if by granting
this incorporation they could insure success
to the contemplated Farmington Canal, and
observed that it was for the purpose of accoin—
plishing this great and desirable object that
the application was made to the legislature.
The prayer was garnted, and the bill com-
mitted to a select committee of Five.
June 2.—The comntittee to whom was re-
ferred thc petition of the IViiidhain County
Agricultural Society, reported that it was in-
expedient to grant money from the Treasury
to Agricultural Societies.
The bill for a public act concerning Mills
and Millers came to its 3d reading, underweiit
several amendments and passed.
The bill for a public act authorizing towns
to make by-laws to regulate fisheries passed.
The bill for a public act relating to the col-
lection of taxes and requiring the collector
to give three weeks’ public notice when and
where the taxes shall be paid, was passed.
SethP.Beers was appointed Assistant Com-
missioner ofthe School Fund.~ _
The committee to whom was referred the
bill to incorporate the i‘oIeclianics Bank, re-
ported. The bill received several amend-
ments, and was finally passed.
The petitions for Banks in Norwich ‘and
Middletown were negatived—-aitd the peti-
tions for banks in Thompson, Vt’indltam, and
Tolland, were continued to next Assembly.
June 3.—The committee to whom was re-
ferred the Resolution to inquire into the can-
ses why thc Judicial Reports ofthis state are
so high, and the publication so long delayed,
reported, that the copyright had been sold so
high by the reporter that the purchaser could
not afford them at a lower rate, that sotiie dif-
ficulty had occurred between the parties, 8,1‘.
The report was laid on the table.
The bill for a public act to incorporate the
Norwich Saving Society was passed.
The bill for a public act to suppress haw-
kers, pedlars, and petty chapuien, was iitdefil-'
nitely postponed.
The bill for (1 public act varying the com-
pensation ofjurors to St 2.5 per day passed.
A resolution to appoint Seth P. Beers,
Thomas Day, and Lemuel Whitman a com—.
mittee to stiperintend the publiczttion ofa new
edition ofthe revised statutes, passed.
A resolution to allow S1000 salary to the
Assistant School Fund Coinmissioner passed.
The bill for art act relating to prescribing
summary process for recovering possession of
houses was called up and negatived.
The bill to incorporate the Mechanics bank
came from the Senate with several’ amend-
ments, in which the House refused to concur,
The bill for a public act relating to schools
—providing that no child shall be ex-chided
from the benefit ofthe school fund,orr account
of the neglect or inability ofpa-rents to pay for?
wood, 8Lc. came to its Stl reading and passed.
June 4.——A resolution passed to pritit 19.00
iiitinbers ofthe acts passed since’ the revision
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ofthe statutes, to be distributed to the several I
towns according to their lists.-
A new bill to incorporate the Mechanics
Batik was read. This bill was introduced to
meet the views ofthose who had bpposed the
old bill on the ground that stiffrcieiit security
was not given that the stock contemplated
should actually be applied to the canal. An
ainendinent was adopted giving further secti-
rity to the pttblic that the stock ofthe canal
sboiild be taken up by the batik as suggested
by the bill. After sotne remarks the bill passed.
The bill for the appointment ofa Senator
was iiidefinitely postponed by botlt hottses.
The bill for abolisliiug imprisonment for
debt was indefinitely postponed. )
Norwalk Chronicler