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EX'1‘IlACT ritoiii LADY i\Ioito.uv’s iV1r:Moms
or La F.n'i-:'r'rE. ‘
“ The ,Marquis de la Fayette appeared at
the French Court while yet a boy. Too no-
ble to be tainted by its corruptioris he obstiii-
ately refused a place, voluntarily offered to
him, as the stepping stone to such honors as
-courtiers eagerly solicit. lie had already, at
the age ofsixteen, felt another vocation. The
star of liberty was at that period rising in tire
west, and La Fayette was among the first who
went forth, from a distant land to worsltip it.
The genuine French cavalier entered the A-
merican army as a volunteer, and fought his
way to military distinction, till his own fears
obtained for hirii that rank which his modesty
and pride had before rejected, as an nnrncrit-
ed gift. He was made Major Gerteral by
\’Vasliington, who opposed his valor to the ex-
perience of Clinton and skill of Cornwallis.
When he re-visited his native coiuitry be
employed his influence in it_npressi_ng upon
the cabinet the iinpor_tauce of graiitiug stic-
cors to the U. States. Having succeedetl in
his favorite object he returned -to America
with the grateful intelligence. Some months
after this he proceeded to the south whcre,.by
an appeal to the generousantl honorable priii-
ciples of his soldiers, he prevailed tipoii them
to embark in the dangerous and difficult eti-
terprise of preventing thejunction ofthe Mar-
quis Cornwallis and Gen. Phillips, and tho’
uusticcessful, he very adroitly evaded all the
scbcnics ofthe British General, and secured
his little army and all his stores, though the
Marquis had said ‘ the boy cannot escape me.’
' After having rec’d a sword from the hands
of Franklin,presentcd by the American gov’t,
be returned to France, the leader of armies,
the counsellor of st:itesiiien and the friend of
pliilosopbers, at the age oftwenty-two ll
The court and the people alike came for-
warrl to welcome. the young hero, who had re-
ficcted such credit on his country.
It was after the peace with America, that
Gen. La Fayette visiting once iriore the land
of his early and successful entcrprize, was re-
ceived in the Congress of the United States
‘with a sort of Roman triumph, while his
journey tlirough the citieswas one perpetua-
'tcrl scene ofjoy and festivity. On lns re-
turn to Europe he travelled through Geriiia-
ny,aiid brouglit even to the Court of the Ca)-
sars, as he had done to the pavillions of Ver-
sailles, the spirit ofa pure and antique attach-
ment to liberty, with the graces of a gallant
soldier and at-complislied gentleman ; and
he was received by Joseph second and Fred-
erick the Great, with flattering distinction.——
It was in accompanying the latter to his rc-
views, that he had an opportunity afforded
him of close observation of the military gen-
ius of that royal l2l(!llCl2lll, with which he
doubtless enriched his 0'-VI] experience.
A restless activity in the cause ofall thatis
._:reat and good, united the efforts ofGen. La
Fayette to those of Malcslrerhes, for the ame-
liofatiou ofthe condition of the French prot-
estants ; and at the same time he devoted his
power and fortune to the gratliial rerleiiiptioii
ofthe blacks. While the Court ofVers-ailles
protected the Barbary corsairs, he opposed
the rt.-easiire at home, and assisted Jefferson
in his league against that piratical band, so
lourr the shame and scourge of. Europe. Call-
ed to the Assembly ofthe Notables, in 1737,
_‘i'_,_, 1.‘,,,-erie was the first to raise his voice. for
the suppression oflelfrcs a7e crzclict, and of state
Prisons--to obtain a favorable decree for the
Frcncli proicstants, and to propose a National
Asscnibly to France. '
The part which General La Fayette took
in the first revolution, was too couspictioiis to
require at the. present day a minute detail.-
Actuatcd exclusively by the love ofbis couri-
trv. his motives and conduct have, however,
been alike calunrniatcd by the emigrants and
thejacobins ;to whose selfishness and person-
ality his example and his influence were c-
qttally opposed; and while the fainily ofLouis
XVI. rejected his proffered assistance, in dis-
trust ofbis-exertions in the cause of freedom,
lie was already marked out for destruction of
the clubs, for his strenuous attacliiiiciit to con-
stitutional monarchy.
When -the citizens ofParis, to the iiuuiber
of 30,000, enrolled l.l1€‘lllSClV_€S as the National
Guard, General La Fayette was chosen their
comniarider-in-chief; and owing to this cir-
cumstance, wliic-_li strongly proves the influ-
ence he possessed with the populace, is to be
attributed the safety of Louis the XVI. and
family, on the nth of October, 1789, at Ver-
sailles. The rabble had rushed into the Court
of the Palace, two ofthe life-guards had been
cruelly murdered-—tliey had even penetrated
the apartments ofthe Queen, from which she
had scarcely time to escape, when the pres-
ence of Gen. La Fayette and his officers put
a stop to further personal outrage, thou,-_li it
did notdiveittlicin from their main design
oftaking the king, queen, and family to Paris
"W-lieii the march of the revolution was in
terrupicd, and its objects frustrated by the in-
trigues of faction, and the fury of (lell1OCI"dC_)',
La Fayette exposed biniseifsteadily tothe co-
lossal and tlisorganising power of the Jaco-
bins. Brit his genius and his sentiments no
longer" belonged to that day of blood. De-
nounced by the Jacobiris, and brought to trial
by their ii'incliinations,liis conduct placed him
above the reach of tlicir tzalumnies, and he
was acquitted. \'Vhen, however, the sangui-
nary law of proscription was fulininated a-
gaiust him, he disdained to disgrace himself
by an useless defence. Acconrpauied by his
friend Maubourg, and his aid-dc-camp Latti-
etli, he quit the polluted territory of his coiiri-
try. They hail already safely arrived beyond
the frontiers of France when they werctaken
by a corps of Austrian troops, and _dclivered
over to the power ofthe coalition. Sent suc-
Ct‘-5i~'lVel)', as prisoners of war, to the fortresses
of Luxembourg, Wezcl, Magdeboiirg, and
Olmutz, their patriotism was punished by pri-
vations and hardships, wltieh exceeded the ri-
gors of inquisitorial severity. La Fayette was
soon separated from the companions of his
flight ; and worn out by siifiiuiiig and perse-
cuiion, he was dying in the dungeons of W e-
rgel, when a ray of hope was offered to his de-
spair by Frederick VVilliam ; who proposed
as the purchase of his liberty, that he should
furnish a plan against France, in whose cause
he then sufl'cred. The energy of his reply e«
vinced his high disdain ofthe shameless pro-
posal. At length the moment. of liberation
arrived. It was upon his own responsibility
lll?tlB0tlflpa.l'.lC made the surrender ofLaFay-
ette and his ff.let)dS,, ariarlinle in the treaty
alaich be dictated to. Austria at Laobem 1"
this clause the directory were-_so far. fioni par-
iltflj‘-Ettitig that they then refused to reverse
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‘the outlawry of those whom their General had
restored to liberty. I have heard La Fayette
revert to the obligation he thus incurred to the
late Emperor, with sentiments of the warm-
est gratitude ;but in this instance his feelings
held no influence over a conduct invariably
governed by prliiciples.
Returned to his country,he.remained steady
to those principles which had guided him
through life. ‘Vireo he discovered that his
opinions of the character and views of Bona-
parte were ill founded, that liewho ltad gene-
rously unlocked his own chains, was already
engaged in weaving shackles for his country,
he broke off all intercourse with his deliverer,
refused the share offered to him in public af-
fairs, declined the senatorial dignity pressed
on his acceptance, and by his bold restrictive
vote against the Consulship for life, snapped
for everthe tic, which under the parainouut
influence of gratitude, had, for a moment,
bound him to a man, whose views differed so
widely from his own. Firm ofpurposc, steady,
iiiflexible,piirsuing with the same undeviating
stop the luminous path of pail'l0l.lSm,_ from
which aitibitioti had never seduced, nor inter-
est misled him, _ be retreated from public life,
sheathed zi sword, no longer to be brandished
in the cause of freedom, and forgot, in the
simple occupations of his farm, that he had
an empire. Refusing inflcxibly to bow'be-
fore the sun ofinrperial power he accepted his
retraite dc general, and gave himself up ex
clusively to the erideariiients of domestic life,
the pursuits ofliteraturc and science, and the
interests and improvements ofagriculture.
Gen. La Fayette had, in early life, sacrifi-
ced a large part ofbis fortune to the popular
cause; and it was in the name of that cause,
he was deprived of trearly all that his prodi-
gality had permitted lriinto reserve. He had
refused emoluments and restitutions in two
licini<pberes,but the territories ofthe Duchess
de Noailles, who was gtiillotiued ‘by Relics-
picrrc, were restored to her son-in-law, which
placed him, on.‘uis return to France, at the
tread of a property at least cortipetent to his
desires. La Fayette had married a daugh-
ter of the illustrious house of Noailles ; and
the history offeiiiale virtue and female liero-
ism presents nothing tnore rare in excellence,
than the life and clraracter of Madame La
Fayette. While La Fayette, rescired by
flight from the scaffolrl in France, lay incar-
cerated iii the dungeons of Olmntz, his devo-
ted wife, uncertain even of his existence, and
saved, liersell', by the death of Robespierre,
from the guillotinc,where so riiany of her fairi-
ily bad perished, sent her young and only sort
to the care and protection of General Wash-
iugtou; and accompanied by her two dangli-
icrs, with a constitution already broken down
by suffering and grief, she lrastened to Vienna
and obtained an interview with the Emperor,
at whose feet she solicited permission to en-
toiiib herself, and her children in the dungeon
oflier husband. This was all that was asked
and all'tb_at was obtained. On the point of
f':illirig"a,.victiiii to coiijugal affection, reduced
almost to _ibe.gravc by a few months corifiue—
uicut, aiiiidst noxious vapours and unwhole-
sortie dainps,tlic permission she solicited to go
to Vienna, .t'p;corisult a physician, was only
granted her o'n'tlie"proviso of never returning
to Oluiutz. 'I‘lié?alteriiativc was instantly ac-
cepted, anrl dladgigg: dc la Fayette composed
herself for dcatliiii. he arms and the dungeon
oflier husband. Hisfdclivery produced a re-
pricve to a life so precious. He bore her to
his native France, to-her‘ own patriuionial
woods of La Grange. Revived, not rescued,
she lived to behold the return of her brave
son, the re-union oflicr fauiily,and then stink
into the tomb. .
On the return of Napoleon frorii Elba, he
dcpiitcd his brother Joseph to solicit La Fay-
ettc’s acceptance ofthe peerage. “ rihould I
ever again appear on the scetie of public life,
(replied La Fayette to the ex-king of Spain,)
it can only be as a representative of the peo-
ple.” Hewas accordingly elected by his own
department, a member ofthe corps lcgislatif,
and, as he liimselfcxpresscd it, in the cham-
ber ofdeputies, ‘ a veteran in the cause oflib-
erty, a stranger to the spiritof faciion;’ be
exhibited in 1816 to his country, a bright un-
tarnished uiodel ofthe true, pure, iiicorriipti-
ble C01lSllilll.l’l)21llStS of 1789. ,
At the expiration of tliirty years, La Fay-
ette appeared before his country. with the
same immutzibility of principle, the same err-
ergy of spirit and force of -eloquence, as was
possessed by him, to wlioiri America raised
statues, ere manhood had shed its down upon
his cheek l—-to whom the tiiilitary spirit of
France devoted a sword of victory, formed
out of the dungeon bars of Bastile, which he
had broken.
It wasainong the generous feelings of Bori-
aparte.(and he had not a few,) to hold the vir-
tires of La Fayette in veneration. \Vhen in-
telligence was brought him to the Bourbon
Elysee, pending the discussions respecting
the Dictatorship, that La Fayette was in the
tribiincliarangiiing the assembly ; he reitera-
ted the disastrous intelligeuce;——‘La Fay-
ette in the tribune l 1’ while a spoon, with
which he was trifling, fell from his hand; and
his altered countenance proclaimed his cori-
viction, that ‘ all was over.’
Gen. La Fayette has not appeared in Paris,
since the return of the Bourbon dynasty to
France. And I should have left that coitntry
without having seen one ofits greatest orna-
ments, had not a flattering invitation from
the Chateau La Grange, enabled me to grat-
ify a wish, long and devoutly cherished, of
knowing, or at least of bebolding, its illustri-
ous masters.
We found General La Fayette surrounded
by his patriarclial family ;—liis excellent son
and daughter-in-law, his two daughters (the
sharers of his dungeon in Olmiitz) and their
husbands; eleven grand cbildren,atid a vener-
able grand uncle, the ex-grand prioroflllalta.
On the person of La Fayette, time has left
no impressions; not a wrinkle furrows the ain-
ple brow : and his uubeut and noble figure, is
still as upright, hold 81 vigorous, as the mind
iliat informs it. Grace, siiengt-li, and digiii—
tysiill distinguished the fine person of this
extraordiiiary man ; who, though more than
forty years before the world,eugaged in scenes
of strange and eventful conflict, does notyet
appear to have reached his cliniacteric. Brist-
ling and active on liis_farrn, grace and ele-
gain in his saloon, it is difficult to t-racc,in one
of the most successful egriciilturists, and one
oftheniost perfect fine gentlemen that France
has produced, a warrior and a legislator. The
patriot, lrowever,.is always discernible.
lrlespcaks and writes Eiiglislr with the same
elegance he does his na-tire tongue. He has
once shared and influenced the destinies of
made ‘liimself master of all that is best worth
knowing in English literature and philosophy.
I observed that his library contained many of
our most eminent authors upon all subjects.
'He spoke with great pleasure of the visit
paid him at La Grange *soine.years ago. by
Mr. Fox and Gen. Fitzpatrick. He took me
out, the morning after my arrival, to show me
a tower, richly covered with ivy;‘ _I_t was Fox’
he said ‘ who planted that ivy ! I have taught
my grand-chilrlren to venerate it.’
I was desirous to learn how Bonaparte see-
med affected at the niotncnt that General La
Fayette, at the head of the deputation who
came to tbarik him in the name ofthe cham-
ber for his voluntary abdication, appeared be-
fore liitti. ‘ We found him, (said La Fayette)
upon this occasion, as iipou many others, act-
ing otit of the ordinary rules of calculatioii—-
neither affecting the pathetic dignity of fallen
greatness, nor evincing the uncontrolable de-
jection of disappointed auibition, 0l1‘l10p'8S
crushed, never to revive,and ofsplendor quen-
ched, never to rekindle. \Ve found him calm
and serene—he received us with a {aim but
gracious smile——he spoke with firmness and
precision. I’lllltll( the parallel for this ino-
mctit was that when he presented his breast to
the troops drawn out against him, on his re-
turn from Elba, exclaiining. ‘I am your cm-'
peror, strike if you will.’ There have been
splendid traits in the life ofthis man, not to
be reconcilable to his other modes ofconduct;
his character is out of all ordinary keeping.
and to him the doctrine of probabilities could
never, in any instance, be applied.”
A few days before iliis memorable interview
La Fayette hrvd said in the assembly, in air-
swer to Lucien Bonapartc’s reproaclies, who
accused the nation oflevity in its conduct to-
wards the Emperor, ‘ Go tell your brother
that we will trust him no longer; we will our-
selves uudertake the salvation ofthe country.’
And Napoleon had learnt that if his abc_lic’a-
tion was not sent to the Chamber witbiriione
hour, M. La Fayette had resolved to mov‘e
for his expulsion. Yet Bonaparte received
this firm opposerof all his views with gracious-
ness and serenity ; and it was this resolute and‘
deterrniiied foe to his power, who, after this
l|l[Cl‘VlBW, (leinaiided that the liberty and life
of Napoleon should be put under the protec-
tion ofthe French people. i ‘
Rcm.im'senccs.—April 24th, 1787. at the
close ofthe (lay, a fire was discovered in a
Malt House, in Beacli-street, near Orange st.
About one luindred buildings were cotrsunied,
sixty of which were dwelling houses, some el-
egant costly edifices. The Meeting.,Honse in
Hollis-st. was ainong the buildings consumed.
The. Marquis De La Fayette generously
contributed .‘.-i.l.':f;-1», for the relicfoftlie snffe.r—
ers by the about: cala:nity, and is entitled, ev-
en on this account, to the continual gratitude
of the citizens ofthis capital.- b’oston«Palla.d.
Several ofthe papers have lately asserted
that Gen. La Fayette is the last surviving
General Officer ofthe Revolution. But,have
they forgotion General Sutnpter; ofS..Caro-
lina, the distiuguislted vete~au,of' aboutiiinety
years of age ?—a man, who yet 1'-ides about
and attends to his own business. He is sur-
rounded by his g_rand children, the family of
Mr.'I‘liom2is Srmapter, our late Minister to
the Bi'azils.—Co.prpifea'.
In the N. York‘ Statesman we find the fol-
lowing anecdote, which certainly deserves to
be repeated and remembered. Mr. Hurley, a
batter, having presented to General La Fay-
ette a handsome cocked hat, Mr. Geo». Wash-
ington La Fayette sent to Mr. H.’s shop to
procure a hat for himself. This was itniiLedi-
ately furnished-—but when paynient was offer-
ed, Mr. Hurley declined, saying that all the
Huts he could suppl_y the La. Fayellcs tvilir,
were puidjbiiforty years ago ’ ' As neat and
wellturned a coinpliuieiit as could be paid.
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gree of Doctorof Laws, at Harvard Universi-
ty, iri 1784, when he made his last four in the
United States ; he also received the same
liotior frotii Piincetoii College. He is like-
wise a member of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences, and of the Anierican Phi-
losophical So:;icty.-—-Spectator.
A letter from a gentleuian in New York to
the" editor ofthe Boston Cciitinel, says-—“ I
have been introduced to George \Vashingion
La Fayette, and I never experienced greater
pleasure than in the short interview I had with
him. He is a geiitleiiiziii ofthe most iinassum-
ing manners and disposition, and is esteemed
as a man oftalents and science; is a tneinber
of several literary societies, and, ifI mistake
not, has been a rriernber ofthe French Chain-
ber ofDeputies. You will be much pleased
with him, and find the son not iiuworthy of
his illustrious father.
Among the general gratulations of welcome
to La Fayette, there is one of no common in-
terest awaits him in his progress to the south.
Mr. Curtis, of Arlington, we learn, is causing
to be made a Ring, to contain someoftlie hair
of the Father ofthe Country, and will present
the same to the General when he shall visit
the Tomb ofthe Great Chiefat MountVernon.
The Ring will descend in the iamily of La
Fayette, a token°ofthe affection which sub-
sistcd between the Father and the Son ofA-
merican Liberty. It is iriaking at the shop of
Mr. G. Gaitlier, in this city, will be of plain
gold, bearing siiuply the inscription of Patriaa
Pater. The hair derives its date from 1790,
the General being then first President of the
United States, and slightly shows the frost of
'time.—.N'at.' lnfalf. _
FRANCIS K. Hoecn, who so gallantly at-
tempted to release La Fayette from the cas-
tle ofOlm‘utz, is’ the son of Col. Huger, of
Charleston, S. C. a revolutionary patriot who
lost his life in defending that city against the
British troops. Young Huger was born in
1773, and was sent to Europe to be educated
in 1789, where he remained, excepting one
visit to his native country, niitil after his lib-
eration from the prison ol'0lmntz. After his
return to Charleston, he received a captain’s
comrniss-ion, and was stationed some time at
Fort iiloultrie. In ilie year 1800, he married
a daughter ofCol. Tboinas Pinkney, one of-
the first of American Patriots. From that .
time to tlielate war with England, he lived a
retired life, devoted to the education ofbis
family and to the happiness ofall around him.
In the late war, he accepted ofa colonel’s
commission, and repaired to the southern
frontier, to defend the rights ofbis country.-
Gen. La Fayette receivbtl-tlie lionoraryfigi:
lie ugaiii retired to enjoy the felicity of do-
mestic life. IIc usually resides at the High-
Hills of Santee,aboiit 100 miles from Cliarlcs-
ton. He has a promising fariiily of fotir sons
and four daughters. His eldest son belongs
to the military academy at “fest Point, and
bids fair to be an ornament to his coiintrv.-—
Col. Huger is a gentleman of a highly culti-
vated mind, of modest and unassuming inan-
ners, of a most amiable disposition, and-of the
strictest integrity. The injury done to his
constitution by his confinement in the damp
and unwholesoriie dungeons of Olrnutz has
never been repaired. He has not seen La
Fayette since he was released. What must
be the feelings of tliesefrieiitls on meeting a-
gain l ‘Va have been assured that it was not
Dr. Bolltnaii, but Col. Inger, who was the
first projector of the sclienie for liberating
La Fayette.——Hmnp. Gaz.
SOUTH Aiut:mc.i..——A letter from Cbagres
dated July 3, says-—I eiicloseyoii the extraor-
diiiary Gazette ofthe Isthiii
last month, confiri " ig the t'ۤb.s'.1lisft'tclOt'y
intelligence of rhelgb. ' G eral Qlatena
having recognised the justice 0 r cause ;
having ]')l'0Cl'rIllT|€%llle indep e of Peru,
as likewise his liaviqg - g a Spzmjsii divis.
ion of3000 men sent agaiiis_t_.l,rirn by the Vice-
roy of Peru. Ra Serna, having itiade prison-
er oftheir General, the famous Caxatala.
The Liberator was to open the Campaign
last month ; his army consisted, of. 10,000 In-
fantry and 92000 cavalry in the best state ofor-
ganization possible, and desirous to combat
the enemy.-—--After the captuirc; of Callao,
owing to the iiiti'i_gir,es..9,f.ai'l-in Ex§Presidem of
Peru, the infamous Torre ']i@'e,a frigate cal-
led the Venganza, of IN guns, the corvette
Rosita of Q/l,:ind several sail o"l"‘i‘tl‘e‘r'cli‘ih‘t'irien
that could not make their escape and had fal-
len into the eiieiiiy’s hands, were cut out un-
der the batteries in the iuost daring uianner ;
the frigate and corvette were burned, owing to
the impossibility ofcarryiug them out of the
harbour, for the tremeiidotis fire that the ene-
my poured on them—-liowever, by” this bold
atieiupt, they have remained without a vessel
The following is the article in the Gazette,
alluded to in the above letter. If is art offi-
cial commiinication from the Governor of
Truxillo to Gen. Manuel de Torres Valdavia_
“ I this moment received by expressllfrom
his Excellency the Dictator, the .agreeable
news that Gen.Olatena,_who was with a strong
division in the provinces of Upper Peru, after
having defeated Gen. Cfirratala, has gone 0-
ver to the Patriot troops and at last recogni-
sed thejustice with which America recovers
her liberty and Indepeudeiice. Your Excel-
lency will cause this news to be announced to
the people and celebrated as it ought.”
NEW-YORK, Aug. 937.
News FROM I'ruiuuni:.—'l‘he Briiisli brig
Spring, Capt. \Velsh, arrived at Havana on
the 9th inst. in 18 (lays from Soto la Marina,
Mexico, where she landed on the 15th July.
the Ex Euipcror lturbide and his family, con-
sisting of his wife, two sons, nieces, chaplains,
and servants, in all 151 persons. Letters from
Havana received here and at Baltimore, tnen-
tion that the above circumstauce was all that
was officially known. There were o-ontradic
tory reports respecting his reception.-—Thcse
stated that he...w.as received with open arms by
the people'on’the coast, that he refigsed to be
escorted by part of the garrison of, Soto La
Marina, in his joiirney into the inferior, and
that he had beeii invited by the most influen-
tial inen in the country to return as the only
man who couid rescue it from the nrisery and-'
anarchy in which it had been plunged, by the
indiscretion and‘tiinidity ofa set ofineii who
no influence nor credit, and who were incapa-
ble of governing ;--that four provinces de-
clared io his favor as soon as they heard of
his landing-—and another rumor is that be was
_assassinated ontlie fourth day after leaving
the .coast—“ The latter, says a letter fr. Ha-
viinag i_s not believed, and it is expected that
the first‘measure of Iturbide’s restoration will
be, the annulling the non-intercourse law,
which prohibits all trade between that coun-
try, and Spain and her possessions.”
Soto la Marina, is situated about 80 to 100
miles North of Tainpico.
By a passenger in the Sally SI. Polly, we
learn that the private armed brig Marinero,
from Cadiz for Havana, fell in with the Co-
lombian armed schr Gen. Padilla, about the
1st inst., off Salt Key Bank, anti after an eit-
gagement ofhalfan hour, the sclir hauled off,
and the brig immediately blew up. The brig’s
crew consisted of 80 men, out of whi_cli 31
were picked up by the boats ofthe Padilla,put
on board a Spanish Droglier. and arrived at
Matanzas on the ad iusr.—Charleslon Cour. ‘
[The Marinero was a new vessel, recently
built at Baltimore, where she was insured to
the amount of 325,000. She had a valuable
cargo, which was also insured tliere.]
DETROIT, Aug. 13.
Extract ofa letter from a gentleman residing
at the Praire du Chien, to Capt. S. Per-
kins, of Detroit, dated July 16, 189.4.
“Two days since a keel boat arrived from
St. Peters, on board of which were Maj. Bid-
dle, Captain Gooding, Capt. M’Cabe, and
others. They brought it riiost distressing
piece ofintelligence. As they were coasting
along the shore of Lake Pepin, Major B. dis-
covered four dead bodies on the beach, to ap-
pearance recently murdered. Ou inspection
they were all recognized, and found to be a
party of men sent by a Mr. Brunau, merchant
ofthis place, to St. Peters, for the purpose of
collecting money. It is supposed the murder
was committed by the Sioux Indians. The
persons killed were Finlay, Crawford, Des-
ports, and Berett. Last spring two soldiers
deserted from St. Peters, and, were both mur-
dered on the shore of Lake Pepin, within 6
or 7 miles ofthe place where this last murder
was committed. Last fall a Swiss family.
coniiug through from Red River to St.Peters,
were attacked by the Indians—-tlie wife and
linsband were killed, and their two sons taken
prisoners. The governor ofthe Red River
country, wrote to Col. Snelling, requesting
him to use all means to obtain the lads, as
they were of a very wealthy and respectable
family, and Col. Snelling has sent a detach-
ment oftroops under the command ofLieut.
Green to obtain the boys ifpracticable. The
expedition is deemed a hazardous one—and
the result is doubtful. Eight persons have
been murdered between this and beyond St.
Peters, since last fall. Something I hope
When his services were no longer necessary,
will shortly be done to check the iusolence of
u , dated 3d of
_. 4 -
these savage rascals, or our travelling
Upper Mississippi will be put a stop ti
Extract of a Letter from Major Thom
die, ofthe U. S. army, to the Pay
General, dated Prairie des Chiens,.l
“ Three days ago, in descending
place, on the easternflshoreof Lake I
fell upon the camp ofzfoiir white men ~
fouiid scalped and killed, by, I thil
Chlppeway Indians. I had passed th
Where they were ki.lled, two days befoi
same number ofiis in company. Th
betivcentlie Sioux,Chippeways, and S
Fox nations, are carried on now wit
fierceness. Neither nation wishes to.
tile to the whites, but the ungovernal
53005 Grille War parties iufesiinv this
Will, I fear, render the ccmmiinidatioii
for small parties.”
I\'IONTREAI.. Aug. 2i.—-'Private ten
ceived from Quebec, state. that an an
that port from England, brings intelligs
the 16th tilt. A destructive fire had
out at Plymouth, by which forty sail a
ping were burnt.
FROM F.NGLAND.—Londori pa
the l7tli July have been received at N
by llle Way of Halifax, from which we
the following extracts. 3
__ . LONDON, Jul}!
_Death a_/'.lh‘c Ktng Q/‘the S/mdwich It
It is_our painful duty to record the dissi
. ofliis Sandwich Majesty. The sad ever
place yesterday morning at four o’cli
Poki, the Governor, and the rest oftht
were supporting his Royal Master’s f
the foot of the bed. At two o’clock
came alarmingly worse, and he seeme
not to know any person; the Adrnirz
brought into the room, and was affec
tears. The Kingtook no notice of hit
any other person about him. From the
tilljfour o’clock, he kept coritinnally s
“‘ I shall lose my tongue,” and just befc
breathed his last, his Majesty faintly 5
“Farewell to you all !—I am done I
happy l” After uttering these words,l
pired in the arms of Madame Poki.
It is impossible to describe the sen:
the distressing event has caused throu
the ivhole of the King’s suite. Madam
the moment the breath leftilier Royal Mt
body, was carried to her chamber in
despondiiig state. As His Majesty
ceived the hour ofhisdissolution to appi
he requested the French gentleman wl
conipanied him to this country to expre
earnest desire that his remains, togethe
tlioseofliis late beloved wife, should l
moved to his native island,'as soon as thr
ernor and his attendants were snfiicieut
covered to see that melancholy duty per
ed. His Majesty also gave directions,
log all his effects in this country to the
eriior for his rise, as well as that of his
attendants. His Majesty was particular
taclied to Capt. Starbuck,and on a recet
casion expressed his determination not;
turn to his own country without him.
No fnial decision we understand ht
been come to, by his Majesty’s govern
upon the subject ofthe application ofthe
ofPortugal for military aid. The que
although one of considerable difficulty
great delicacy; has lost much of its pol
importance by the declaration ofFrance
she has no intention ofinterfering withF
gal, and that her Ambassador, Hyde de
ville, exceeded his instructions in off
military assistance to the King. But :
no decision has actually been pronouncn
Ministers, it is well known that prepari
on a certain scale are going on, which :
to indicate compliance with the King of
tugal’s wishes, should the necessity Ofll
fairs continue to require our assistance.
not however likely that a British force w
sent to the Tagus ;but the ear-.ie difiiculti
not occur in respect to the troops fr. Han
Turkey and Greece.-—'I‘lie Greeks an
dcavoriug to raise an expedition to procc
gains! the Turks who occiipyseveral poii
Macedonia ; but it is feared that they
confine tlieinselves to the defensive for
present, as the I’ai:ba of Egypt is prep:
to send a fleet to Candia, manned with
trian and Malay sailors. The naval for
the Turks in the Gtilf of Lcpanto consi:
only 3 frigates, 2 corvettes, and 3 brigs.
Greeks have, in the waters of Ispara not
than 180 sail; but chiefly small vessels,i
pable ofa serious attack upon the Tiirl
They have however, it is said, resolved tr
vote a great portion oftlieir loan to the
chase oflarge Eiiglislilllercbant vesscls,w
they will convert into vessels ofwar.
Since the death of Lord Byron, most 0
English ofiiccrs have quitted the Greek at
Amongst the number is Colonel Stanhop
LONDON, July 17.—By the private le
froui Calcutta of the 16th March, it app
that the war with the Burmese would, ir
probability prove one of considerable ma
tude, and the Governor General was incl
to take a serious view ofthe affair. The
vices state, that after the defeat ofa bod
the Burmese and Assamese bya detachrr
ofnative troops under Major Newton, that
ficer’s party had been overpowered by :1 st
rior body of the enemy and driven back 1
some loss. The Governor General liac'
consequence directed that vessels should
collected at Madrass and Calcutta for the c
veyance oftroops to the frontiers of Ava,
it was supposed that the force brought i
the field to act against the Burmese would
ceed 25,000 inen,a force which it was thoti
would put down any the enemy would bi
against it. ,
The Cabinet Ministers sat in deliberat
yesterday about three hours and a half.
Ii is evident that lllinisters mean to com
with the request ofthe King of Portugal-,
afford hiui military aid. Several ships 0-fir
and detachments of the Royal Marine Co‘
and Artillery, are about to sail fr-om Cbatlrz
Portsiiiouth, Sac. for Lisbon direct.
Sr'.it.\'.-—-lliiicli is said in Madrid ofa gr:
Council wliich has been held under the Prt
dency ofFerdinaud, and at which all the A
bassadors were present, except those ofEi
land and the United States of America.
is said that in this Coiiucil the affairs of P
tngal were discussed and particularly tbeC(
vocation ofthe Cortes ofthat kingdom, bu
is also said,tliat the only object of the Cour
{was to inform the Ambassadors of the act:
situation of the old Colonies in. S. Aincrici
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