..j . . ., _ JEFFERSON ANAD ADAMS. Our read_ers recollect, nodoubt, t_he ,‘gene- rous letter of Mr. Jefferson’ to the venerable John Adams, regretting and condemning the - - L_'. ‘ treachery which had been practised in’ the publication of his private correspOndence.—— ‘We find, in the»Essex Register of the 10th. inst. published at Salem, Mass. the following remarks and document :——'-.N' at. Gaz. “ After the publication of Mr. Jefferson’s letter, the Boston Statesman, National Advo- cate, Washington City Gazette, 8;'c. were fill- ed with iiisiriuations that this letter was in an- swer to one from Prcsident’Adams, apologi- zing for what he had said of Mr. Jefferson. These insiiiuations were promptly denied, but still they have continued to be made, and Col; Pickering has embodied them into his elec- tioneering pamphlet, and made them the ba- sis of his first section offlél pages. His object was to degrade both Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams." The following are extracts from Mr. Pickering’s book: ‘ Mr. Jefferson, in his letter of Oct. 12,1823; acknowledges the receipt of one of Mr. Ad- atiis, dated Sept. 18, which wits a few days'af- tcr his correspondence with Cunningham had been published in Boston. This letter, no doubt, was written to APOL'OGiSE to Mr. Jef- ' ferson,»for the pointed reproaclies he had ut- tered against lrini in his confidential letters to Cunningham.’ ‘ ‘ —‘ This indignation [Mr. Jefferson’s] is doubtless the ECHO of Mr. Ad- ams’ expression Of resentment against Cun- ningham’s son, the publisher ofthe correspon- detice. letter,’ Sfc. ~ ‘ But to return to the topic of mutual forgiveness, of which the two distin- guished gentlemen ofwliotii I am speaking, appear so anxious to make it public exliilution -——What is its character ? The apologctical ’ .letter of Mr. Adams would afford some infor- mation ; bttt is not published, and I presume ’ never will be : unmutilated, it would be a eu- ’ riosity. Did he confess that the sentiments he once entertained and expressed OfMr.Jef- ferson were erroneous?’—~‘ Mr.Adams will not thank iue for the pants I have here taken to justify him before the public for uttering these reproach ful charges against Mr. Jefferson, for in his letter of apology he may have taken them all back, together with every thing else in the Correspondence, which could give of- fence to his lialf'-century friend, the ‘patri- arch’ of republicans——lest they should have an inauspicious influence on the fortunes of his son.’ ‘ Mr. Adams hastens to make apolo- gies (md atonement to Mr. Jefferson, for the just rcproaclies or the foul slandcr3—tliey must be one or the other—which he had ut- tered against him,’ Sm. “ Stich were the slanders which Col. Pick- ering and others have circulated. This whole superstructure will fall, when we sweep away the basis on which it rests, by publishing. UN- ItIU'l‘lLA'1‘ED, and without comment, Mr. Ad- ams’ letter to Mr. Jefferson. It contains no APOLOGY——i[ asks no FURGIVENESS. There is a mistake in its date—it was dated not on the 18th,but on the 17th of September, 1828.” Dear Sir: With much pleasuie Ihave heard read the sure words ofpropliecy in your letter of Sept. 4th. It is melancholy to contemplate the cruel wars, desolations of countries, and oceans ofblood, which must occur, before ra- tional principles and rational systems ofgov- ernineiit can prevail and be established ; but as these are inevitable we must content our- selves with the consolations, which you from sound and sure reasons, so clearly suggest.- Tliese hopes are as well founded as our fears of the contrary evils.—Oii the wliole,tlie pros- _pect is cheering. I have lately undertaken to read Algernon Sidney, on Government. There is a great difference in reading at book at four and twen- ty and at 88. As often as I have read it and fumbled it over, _it now excites fresh admira- tion, that this work has excited so little inter- est in the literary world. As splendid an edi- tion ofit as the art ofPrinting can produce ; as well, for the intrinsic merit of the work, as for the proofit brings, ofthe bitter sufferings _ ofthe advocates of liberty from that time to this, and to show the slow progress of moral, philosophical, political illumination in the world, Ought to be now published in America. It is true, that Mr. Jay, Mr. Dickerson and Mr. Johnson contributed to retard many vigo- rous measures, and particularly the vote of independence, ’till Mr. Jay left Congress;but I have reason to think he wotild have concur red in that vote, when it was taken, iflie had been there. His absence was accidental.—— Congress, on the fifteenth of May preceding, [as I remember, had recommended to all the ' States, to abolish all authority, under the C 'own; and institute and organise a new Government, under the authority ofthe Peo- ple. Mr. Jay had promoted this resolution in New-York, by advising them to call :1 Con- vention to frame a new Constitution. He had been chosen a member of that Convention, and called home by his constituents to assist in it; and as Duane told me, he had gone home, with my letter to \Vythe in his pocket, for his model and foundation ; and the same Duane, after the Constitution appeared, asked me if it was not sufficiently conformable to my letter to VVythe? I answered him, I be- lieved it would do_very well. Mr. Jay was immediately appointed Chief Justice of the State, and obliged to enter immediately on the duties of his office, which occasioned his detention from Congress afterwards. Butl have no doubt, had he been in Congress at the tinie,lie would have subscribed the Declar- ation qf Inclependcnce. He would have been neither recalled by his constituents, nor have . left Congress himself, like Mr. Dickerson, Mr. Willing, Gov. Livingston, and several others. As you write so easy* and so well,.I pray you to write me, as often as possible, for no- thing revives my spirits so much as your lot- ters,except the society ofmy son and his fain- ily, who are now happily with me, after an gtbsence of two years. ' I am, Sir, witlt sentiments ofaffection and respect, your ancient friend and servant, JOHN ADAMS. President JEFFERSON. ‘P. S. Warmly as Ifeel for the Spanish Patriots, I fear the most sensible men among . -them have little confidence in their Constitu- tion_, which appears to me is modelled tipon that in France ofthe year 1739, in which the Sovereignty in a single Assembly w'a‘s‘ every thing, and the Executive nothing. The Span- iards have adopted all this, with the singular addition that the nieuibers of the Cortes can But Mr. Adams, in his apologetzcalj serve only two years! What rational being can have any well grounded confidence in such a Constitution P, *TO this passage Mr. Jefferson refers in the commencement cfhis letter. It is indeed a remarkable circumstance con- nected with this Presidential strtiggle,that the sentiments and opinions, which nature, reli- gion andsociety combine in respect to other men, to inculcate; uphold and applaud, have been made, with respect to Mr. Adams, and his son John Quincy Adams, the sources of reproach and censure. It is imputed as a crime to‘ the father that he has ason, whom he loves, confides in, and is proud of. It is made the reproach ofthe son, that he has not condemned the acts ofliis parent, and that he ltas in obedience to the decalogue “ honored his father and his mother.” It is in the face of a moral, a thinking, and a religious people, that these charges are inade—aiid that on their acknowledged truth an argument is rais- ed agaiiist the qualifications of that man, for the first public station, whose privatelife has ever been in the strictest accordance with the dictates of nature and of duty.—.N'. Y. .,/Imer. HA1.I.owEL, (Me.) June 12. Distressing Casitalt]/.—lt has become our painful duty to record one ofthe most melan- choly occurrences that has ever been witness- ed in this section ofour country. On Wed- nesday last, a large number ofthe citizens of Winthrop, with several people from the ad- joining towns, were assembled for the purpose ofraising the frame ofthe new Congregation- al Meeting House in that place. The work proceeded prosperously, until the main part ofthe frame, and about halfthe roof were raised. Between 40 and 50 men were stand- ing on that part where the rafters had not been raised, and their weight rested principal- ly upon a single beam, at the height of about 96 feet from the lower floor, and which, as we learn, had nothing but a very slender spar to support it. As they were attemptng to raise a pair of rafters, this spur gave way, when the beam was instantly liroken in tlieiniddle, and most ofthe men, together with all the timber that had not been thoroughly secured, were precipitated in a mass to the bottom. The scene that now presented itself was truly shocking. Upwards of thirty men had fallen from the top ofthe frame, and now lay buried beneath the fragments of timber, most of them severely wounded, and one or two liter- ally crushed to pieces .’ A few moments pre- vious every countenance beamed with hilarity and joy. Now nothing was heard but the la- meiitations of friends and the shrieks of the spectators, mingled with the groans of the bruised and mangled beings. The whole number ofthose who fell is 37, of whom 26 were severely wounded. One of these, Mr. Warren Pullen, expired in about an hour af- ter he was takeii from the frame, and we un- derstand there are five or six others, of whose recovery but slight expectations are entertain- ed. The reinaining eleven were slightly in- jured. Mr. Pullen had been married but a few weeks before his death. The other suf- ferers are principally under the middle age, and were among the most hardy and active men in the \'lClnlly._ Moi3rr.i~:, (Alab.) May 21. Florida Judt'ciary.——A letter from Pensaco- la, of the 14th itist. gives an account of what the writer considers, high-lianded measures. It appears that a cause was trying between two individuals, who had mutually chosen a jury from the country, that the judge charged them against the party for whom they return- ed a verdict. The next day the jurors were discharged," and on presentation of their bills, the Marshal refused to pay them ; making a distinction between serving in United States causes and those ofthe territory. It was urg- ed that the grand jurors, similar situated,have received their pay. The District Attorney applied for a rule against the Marshal,to coin- pel him to pay them. The Judge refused, al-‘ ledging that it was an extra-official interfer- ence in behalf ofthe jurors, who had incurred expenses “ upon a newspaper‘ promise ofpay- ment,” and for thus daring‘ to iiitercede for the people, an attempt was made to expel the Attorney from the bar; and a rule to show cause, was granted by the Judge in his ab- sence. The nextmorning, the Attorney mo- ved to exptiiige the proceeding from the rec- ords, upon several grounds; on naming the second—tliat the Judge was his enemy, and incompetent to try him, and the Attorney ten- dered respectable affidavits to prove his par- tiality, the Judge ordered him to sit down; he did not instantly drop, and the Judge sent him to the old filthy Spanish prison, which had tong been uninhabited. A respectable inhabitant accompanied him. The Marshal was soon dispatched to bring him back, but he refused to return until the three hours had elapsed, for which he ‘was sentenced to be imprisoned, unless the sent- ence and order ofconimitiiient had been re- scinded, and he could see some evidence ofit. The Judge ordered him to be brought by posse—it was done. The Judge then fined the Attorney fifty dollars, for not coming quicker, and the inhabitants paid it. The following letter from Pensacola, gives more particular information ofthis affair :— “A communication to expel Major Steele (U. S. District Attorney) as a member ofthe Bar, was formed, and one ofthe Attornies ofthe Cotirt without an affidavit, and without foun- dation, obtained a rule against Major Steele in his absence, to shew cause why he should not be expelled ; and the charges 5 in num- bcr, were ptit upon the rccord—-Major Steele oti coming into Court, made a motion that the whole proceeding should be expunged from the record, and was proceeding in his defence to read the ground ofhismotion,when the Judge ortlered, him to’ sit down—Major ‘Steele insisted that the proceeding was ille- gal, and that in vindication Of his character, his feelings and kiiowiug that he was assailed by malice, he had a right to be heard.—That it was a privilege to which every '- criminal, however greathis crime, was entitled." -Ile was ordered by the Court again to sit down, and on his not complying Brackenridge, (the Judge) ordered the marshal to earryjliim to jail—-I happened to meet him on his way, and‘ he requested, me to accompany him, which I did. He was conducted to the Calabozo, an‘ old Spanish prison which in consequence of its insecurity has not been used for any pur- pose‘ for the last 12 or "18 months anrl has been the receptacle of every‘kiud of filth——I walked in with him, but‘such a pestileiitial and loathsome athiiiipliere assailed the organ ed that be bad_ no agency in regulating her dfsmcll, tli‘at_I was compelled to retreat pre- cipitately. Soon afterwards several gentle- men (Col; Hurhphrys, Major Wright, Mr.Piii- dar and Mr. Wyche) came in, and on enter- ing, were obliged to follow my example.——In about two hours afterwards, the Marshall re- turned, and stated that he had been ordered to "carry Major Steele into COurt—Major Steele replied that he had been committed for three hours, and should notinove till they had expired—The Marshal returned‘ to Court, and in ashort time brought the possee coinit- atus, on which Major Steele went into Court. and received from Brackenridge a most in- sulting abusive reprimand, was fined 850, and not having the money about him, was again imprisoned, but soon afterwards released. TROY, June l5.—In reference to its mine- ral wealth aswell as to its agricultural advan- tages, the country to the north ofthis on each side ofLake Champlain, possesses intrinsic importance too little known and felt. ‘If for nothing else, it is for its iron, one ofthe most valuable as well as interesting regions in the world. As specimens of what this northern iron is, or may be rendered, we need only re- fer to the metal produced at Bennington, and the round iron manufacttired by Mr. Akin, on the river Sable. The persevering efforts at Bennington have at length been crowned with complete success, and iron is now produ- ced there, which is pronounced in New-York, after full experiment, to be unsurpassed by a- ny iron in the country. The bolt iron made by Aikin, and brought this way to marketkis not only beautifully wrought, but commands a higher price than any other, foreign or do- mestic, that is used -for the same purposes.—- 'I‘he ore ofPeru, as we have been informed from various quarters, is capable ofproduciug iron ofequal excellence ; and from the en- couragement held out‘ for the production of-it, by the new tariff, (not indeed, so much by the amount of duty, as by the confidence with which capitalists will be inspired from the na- tional policy’s having become settled,) it must come rapidly into notice and use. It cannot be doubted that the iron ofthe north is desti- ned to enrich that part ofthe country and con- tribute largely to the strength ofthe nation. Nctv Steam E72gt'ne.——VVe have derived much pleasure from viewing Messr s.Hawkins’ and Planteau’s Steatn‘Engiiie, which is in operation at No. 5 Chamber-street, and we learn that it has been visited and approved by many scientific gentlemen in this city, and al- so at Pbiladelpliia, where it was successfully applied to a boat before it was brought hither for exhibition. The difference between this and other engines is in the mode Ofgenerating steam. In the ordinary engines, from 30 to 50, 60, or 100 liogsheads of water, are neces- sarily exposed to the action of fire, whereas in this there is no boiler, and the water expo- sed to the action of fire is so small that it is instantaiieotisly converted into steam. The steam so generated, is condensed again into water, and is then again injected into the gen- erator at every stroke of the piston. Tlie same water is thus kept in permanent rotation and alternately used as steam and renovated water. It would therefore appear that little ifany danger is to be apprehended from ex- plosions, as the generator is constructed five or six times stronger than a boiler; and even should it burst, (which is against all probabil- ity,) there will be no water to scald either workmen or passengers. Other important advantages will be found in the small coin- pass of room which will be required by the engine, the immense difference in the weight of machinery, (at. the prodigious saving of fuel. It has been contended that Hawkins’ and Perkins’ plans are essentially the same, btit this is not the fact. 1st. Perkins proposes a single generator for any power required.—- fld. He fills it full of water. 8d. He com- presses it so as to prevent its being converted into steam, though he heats the water to red- uess. Consequently iie will require a gener- ator able to resist the enormous pressure Ofl5 or twenty thousand pounds to the square inch. If, therefore, this machinery could be brought into use, the danger from explosions would be greatly augmented, since the bursting of such a boiler would be equal to the detona- tion ofmany thousand pounds ofgun-powder. On the contrary, Messrs. Hawkins and Plan- tcau do not fill their generator with water.-— Tliey do not compress their water, nor heat it to redness. They satisfy themselves by warm- ing their generator to a degree Ofheat produ- cing an asli-color, which is sufficient to con- vert water instantaneously into steam. And instead ofincreasing this heat to gain power, they multiply the number of their generators according to the amount of power that may be required. For example, for acquiring a hundred horse power, they would place ten generators often inch diameter and ten feet long, uniting all by their extremities and thus forming a single focus of steam. Another advantage, we are told, which this method of generating steam possesses, is, that it is appli- cable to all old engines, simply by removing the boilers, without any other essential alter- ations. Many of our readers will recollect Mr. Hawkins in the person of the blind old gentleman who was at Albany in the winter of 18l6—’l7, eiideavoring to bring the merits of this invention before the Legislature. A patent was taken out in London for the bene- fit of Mr. H. on the 28th ofApril, 1824, and we havejust learnt that an engine upon this principle has lately been ordered for a boat to ply upon the Delaware.——./V‘. Y. Spectator. N aw-Yoitx, June 19.-The Cadet’s Case. —This vessel was chartered last December for a voyage to Cartliageiia and Chagres, by a citizen of Colombia, who agreed to put no ar- ticle of a contraband nature onboard. She sailed from this port on the 7th day ofJanua- ry with the cliarterer, and proceeded direct to Carthagena, where the Captain delivered a true and'faithful manifest of every article on board to the offioers of the Government, in- cluding 14 bales oftobacco ; after which she was cleared from the Custom House at Car- tliagena and proceeded to Chagres,where she landed all her cargo and put it in the Custom House, iircliiding the 14 bales of tobacco. On her departure from Chagres,the collec- 'tor— gave t_lie captain orders to take the tobac- co on board, "for the U. S. with periiiissiomto stop at Carthagena for a cargo. The tobacco was taken on board and regularly cleared,and the vessel proceeded to the port of Carthage- na, where she was seized by the government, as was stated to the captain for irregularity in her clearance at Cliagres. The captain shew- clearance, and that he ought not to” suffer for the improper acts oftheir officers. They then brought a second charge against him for in- troducing Tobacco into the country, when it had passed the custom house once at Cartha- gena, and twice at Chagres. The Capt. like every honest man, on his ar- rival at Carthagena from New-York, went to the Custom House and shewed his exact in- voice. Never was a vessel condemned in the U. States when the captain acted in this hon- est manner. It shewed there was no inten- tion on his part to do any wrong, and if there was then any thing on board contrary to_ law, why was it not noticed by the Government when the cbarterer, a citizen oftheir Govern- inetit, who was then present, could have been made to answer for his improper coiiduct.-— Biit no; the vessel was permitted to unload and the honest American sacrificed without any color ofjustice. The Cadet has returned to this port, after being subjected to heavy expenses,a detention of about 100 days, and being bonded to take her trial at Bogota. But as there can be no excuse for this unjust proceeding, it is presu- med the case will meet with its merits at B0- gota, and that indemnity will be awarded the owner. The Colombian Minister, we are in- formed, lias taken measures to represent the case in its true light to his governtneiit. From the Providence flinerican. Tm: GREEK cxusc.-—-Extract of a letter, dated Leghorn, March 30, 1824, from a high- ly respectable American gentleman, resident in that city, to a friend in this town : The glorious struggle of the Greeks, there is just foundation to believe, will terminate in their freedom, from their late most cruel tyr- ants. There is not now a Grecian in the Mo- rea, or Eplrtis, who is not completely armed ; and their courage and their perseverance would have been honorable in the noblest pe- riods oftheir illustrious ancestors. The first gun they had, was forced from the hands ofa Turk. They are in possession of every for- tress in the Morea, except Patrass, which is oti the eve of surrendering. They never in- quire the number of their enemies, but where they are! They advance, always, with the confidence ofsuccess, when their adversaries are threefold their own numbers, and in ina- ny instances still greater. They have more than 100 vessels of war of from 10 to 28 guns, and in every instance, have they fought the Turkish squadron, though containing many ships of 80 guns. There is no example of their being defeated, or oftheir fiiglit. They have already burnt 3 ships of 80 guns, many frigates and corvettes. Lord Byron has been made a Grecian Senator, and he now coin- inands 800 rnen-—'I‘hc officers are English, French, and Spaniards-—-he has clothed them at his own expense, and devotes his ample for- tune in their cause. He will one day be the second Homer, and recount in his sublime verse, the Grecian war,as the former has done that of Troy. It is said the Grand Seigtior is preparing his last effort ; but the Greeks are ready to meet them ; and when they do, the Turks will be crushed. There never was a nation unitedly deteriniiieil to be free, that did notaccomplish their purpose. They have every incitement to render their hearts invol- nerable; the example oftheir ancestors, and the impossibility to treat with their foes, who acknowledge no bonds or treaties, to bind them, when they shall have the power to a- venge themselves on rebels and enemies to their diabolical creed. They have now raised a loan in England which willgreatly aid them. About two thirds of the Morea belonged to the Grand Seignor or the Mescheas——these are now confiscated, and form the most fertile lands, in the fiiiest and richest soil in Europe. What they most want is a frigate or two,wlieii they would fearlessly lay alongside the largest ship of the Turks. Should the generous en- thusiasm which I have learnt prevails in the United States, in their favor, produce suffi- cient, I should recommend it to be converted into a frigate. It would remain a long mon- ument Ofour affection to their cause, and draw from tlieiu the most grateful returns. Important.—-Letters from Alexandria,in E- gypt, dated on the 5th ofApril, communicate the important news that the large magazine of gunpowder, and of all descriptions of mili- tary stores collected at Grand Cairo, by the Pacha of Egypt, avowedly for the purpose of equipping an army to act against the Christ- ians in the Morea, had been destroyed by fire, and that three thousand Egyptian soldiers had perished in the explosion. The value ofthe property destroyed was estimated at not less than ten millions ofSpaiiish dollars. ‘ One ofthe effects ofthis event’ says the account, ‘ will probably be the abandonment ofthe ex- pedition from Alexandria into the Morea. It was at Alexandria that the fourth expedition of the Turks against the Christians was to have been fitted out, for at Constantinople the Treasury was not replenished sufficiently with money to enable the government to obtain the necessary supplies for such an important un- dertaking. The destruction oftbe magazines at Grand Cairo will prevent the Pacha ofE- gypt from furnishing the expedition with war- like stores, and thus it nitist be altogether a- bandoned for this year, Or be so defective in every necessary quality asto render the power ofthe Ottomans during the fourth campaign against the independence of Greece weaker than ever.—.N'ew- York Observer. SOUTH AMEl'tICA.——Tlle accounts from Panama are to the 20th May, and confirm those previously received of the capture of Callao and Lima. In consequence of the successes ofthe Royalists, there was a gener- al panic throughout Panama, the people of which were fearful ofaii attack from them. It was reported at Panama that after the Roy- alistshad gained complete possession ofthe forts of Callao, they shot every third man of the black troops, through whose instrument- ality the forts had fallen into their hands.— This measure was enforced to quell the spirit ofinsubordinatioii which still existed among them on account of not having received any pay for a considerable time past. It was also reported that some Oftlie Patriot officers had gone over to the Royalists. Bolivar was much impeded in his operations in coiise- quence of wanting money.——Baltimore ./1m. A letter from an Officer ofthe U. States’ ship’*Franklin, dated Valparaiso, March 10, 1825, says—“ We hi-‘l occasion to fit out sev- eral boat expeditions, for the purpose Ofcap- 1 mentioned in my former letter. In one of these expeditions, a qaarter-giinner, in trying the virtues ofa pistol flint, unintentionally. communicated the fire to some cartridge box- es—an explosion consequently ensued, and blew tip eleven ofour men, injuring several seriously, two of whom have since died of their wounds; the rest are on the recovery___ Fortunately none ofthe officers were injured. FROM THE BrtAzii.s.—Pernamhuco and the ports N. and S. to a certain extent, con- tinued under blockade Aprilézl, by a Brazil- ian squadron—to compel the people to give pp the point of choosing their own governor.- I‘hey are willing to acknowledge the Enipe- ror, but not to have him choose their immedi- ate Ruler. Com. Taylor had been friendly to neutral vessels which had arrived on the coast. The Emperor had threatened to send troops against Pernainhuco, A letter from Bahia, April 20, states that the stand made at P. had spread its influence there, and although the public mind seemed sequence of which no business transactions had taken place for eight days. The French appeared qtiite active about the Brazils. They have eleven sail of men of war at Rio Janeiro, and arrived almost daily.- The citizens were very much alarmed, but the Frencliinen said they were botiiid round Cape Horn. The people fear the Emperor may iii- teiid to restore the country to Portugal. There is some disturbance at M:iranham—- something similar it is supposed to the affair at Pernariibuco. There were three English frigates near Pernambiico, and it was frequently asked why the Americans had not a naval force at the the times were so precarious? the President’s Speech, and all the Republic- ans look to the U. States for assistance,sliould it be necessary. Capt. Wise, who left Laguira on the first inst, reports that several prizes to the El Ven- cidor, (owned by Com. Dziniels,) had arrived, and that in her crtiize offCadiz,she had made captures to the amount of $250,000. The Congress of Columbia had assembled at B0- gota, and acknowledged the old Zea loan.— “ Several attempts had been made by the ne- grocs in La Guayra to revolt, and every white inhabitant was under arms. Several of the leaders had been taken. A Dtitcli frigate ar- rived at La Giiayra on the 80th May, bring- ing a commissioner. The ports were opened for 60 days from May for the admission of corn, beans and rice, free of duty.” Fitoiri HAVANA.--Havana papers to the 4th ult. are received at Charleston, by the schr. Chase. The sloop James Monroe, had arri- ved froln N. York. In lat. 28, long. 76, she was boarded by the Colombian armed schr.. Gen.Saritander, capt. Chase,wlio put on board- 22’. pr'isoners, the crews of three Spanish brigs, which sailed from Havana for Europe, on the 10th ult. The Gen. Santander, with her three prizes in co. then stood for Laguira. The. names ofthe captured vessels are stated to be the Estrella, San Pedro, &z. Trienta d.e Mayo, all valuable prizes. They were captured on the 18th of May. 45 ofthe crew ofthe Ceres, captured by the Colombian squadron some time since, and carried into Pensacola, had arrived at Havana, via New-Orleaiis, in the schr. Hamilton 8t. Hiram. The Charleston Courier states, that Ferdi- nand lias conferred on the city ofHavaiia the title ofsiempre fidelisiina, and on the island of Cuba that ofsiempre fiel. AFRrcA.—A writer in Poulson’s Dai. Adv. Observes: ‘ As some persons, not familiar with the state ofthe settlements on the Coast ofAfrica, may entertain fears for the priiici— pal English and American settlements there, in consequence of the victory gained by the Ashantees, and the death of Gov. .McCarty, it may be proper to state, that. the Ashantee nation is far remote frotii both Sierra Leone and Messurado. It is a nation residing in the interior from Cape Coast, 3 or 400 miles be- low Messurado, and the cause ofthe battle has undoubtedly been a ,_','esire on the part of the English to get possession of its trade, and especially ofits gold. The Ashantees are re- markably ferocious and warlike, and possess abundance of gold. The Dutch formerly held certain parts on Cape Coast, which have recently passed into the hands ofthe English. The Fautees, spoken of as slainin such num- bers, resided nearer the Coast than the Ashan- tees, and are by no means equal to them in war. That ,the Ashantees should vanquish the English and Fantees was to have been expected, but there is no reason to suppose that any danger can result either toiilessurado or Sierra Leone.’ Fiton MoN'rsi:it.trio.—We are happy to learn that letters have just been received by the Colonization Society, from Cape Mont- serado. The Cyrus which sailed from Pe- tersburg, with upwards of a htindred settlers. sickness, only 3 children and one woman had danger. It may be well to state, that the death of the femalejiist meiitioued, was occa- sioned, not by fever, but by niortificatiOn,pro- duced by the extraction ofa tooth. The Col- ony appears to be in a prosperous condition, and not a word is said of any apprehension. from the Native Tribes.-—.N‘at. Int. The following is°an extract of a letter from» the Surgeon ofthe U. S. schr. Grampus, re- cently returned froni the African Coast. “ The C‘apc'[Messurado] is in lat. 6, 38,N. ’ The bay formed between it and Cape Mount, which is a bout 40 miles N. WV. of it, affords a safe anchorage during a greater part ofthe year, as long as the trade wind blows Off the land. The cape makes up north, :1 little into this bay, and on the east side and parallel with the direction of the coast, puts up Mes-_ surado river, a beautiful stream, 50 yards O- ver, and 9.0 feet deep, and unobstructed as far tip as they have explored. At the mouth of. this river, however, there is a bar on which there is not more than 4 feet water, at low wa- ter. It is well stored with various kinds of fish. The banks are covered with mangroves, which the settlers are wisely cutting tip. The American toivn is seated on the high and about a mile froiu the north end of the turing, during a cairn, the Spauiish privateer lcape,so that they have the prospect ofthe bay v tranquil, yet a change was looked for, in con- ' Brazils, where they had so mtich trade, and - The Brazilians were much pleased with‘ had arrived in safety, and though, some ofthe . emigrants,who sailed in her had suffered from _ died—all the others were considered out of , bank of this river, halfa mile from its iuoutli, _
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