FOREIGN, NEWS. A‘
The flsliantee War.--_We; have given in an-
other column some furtlit-Jr accounts of the
war with the Ashaiitees in Africa. VVB find
that seriousapprebensions as to tli'e"result, are
entertained in London. The Courier esti-
mates the whole Britl_sh force, including the
tribes in alliarice, at 7l00 men; and adds-
“ Brit this is too small a force to cope with
(he King ol'_ Ashantee in person, at the head.
of16,000 armed men. Bcsides,the lung, if
he should find himself in want oftnen,will in-
“E
' . staiitly call upon the people of Dritcli Elrivina
‘"1-Oj()lll him; and as they have acknowledged
themselves his slaves,it is more than they dare
' to refuse him. The Elininese arc brave, de-
termined men, ‘and can turn out 6,000 mus-
ltets-.’?—'-,-JV‘. Y. Spec. V ‘ .
The War in ./flfrica.-—,-Official. accounts
have r,eacliet1_ Eiiglaiitl of an engagement
with the Ashaiitces, on the Qtst of May, in
which the British lost 99- killed, &r. 678 woun-
ded. The Ashantees» are saidto ‘have susta_i-
ned a great loss. Having retreated, they were
pursued for-two days,but being reinforcedand
joined by their king, the Britisli were obliged
to-retire, and it was expected an attack would
soonbe made on the castle, V frotti which the
Ashaiitees were only five miles distant on the
31st of May. The Fantees, Allies ofthe Brit-
ish, are stated to have beliavcd_\vei'y ill on the
above occasioti. ' "
The following is an extract ofa private letter:
“ Cape Coast Castle, May 9.6.
“ The state of this place is most dreadful,
nothing but war, confusion and disease. We
had another touch at the Ashautees on the
21st, and after a contest of five hours and a
half both sides ceased firing. }Ve lost howev-
er, about 150 killed, and 800 W0UIld€fl- ‘V8.
expect atiotlier-“antl riiore serious brttsli short-
ly, as the king himself is coniiiig down with
strong reiiiforceiiieiits. How it will end,God
only knows. You may conceive what is our
situation when I. inform you that we have
more than 5000 strangers, (women antl child-
ren,, now in the town for protection, and such
a mass ofdisease and filth I never before wit-
nessed. Ottr movements must be guided by
('.lt'(.'tlll'lSlall(‘.8S, antl the small qtiaritity ofpo\v-
der and lead must be reserved to defend the
--fort in the last extremity. There is not a
musket ball in the place. Besides, we have
only twelve effective white troops in the Cas-
tle; the others are people ofcolour antl Fan-
tees, and the rainy sickly season is commen-
cinw. In short Cape Coast is now very sick-
ly ;our troops are all called in to recruit ; we
have a scarcity of provisions, by which the
white inliabitatits are suffering greatly.; the
natives iii otir power are not to be depended
upon, and the Ashantees are very powerftil,
making in the whole an accumulation of hor-
rible misery. It would be intich to the ad-
vantage of otir country ifthe place were aban-
doned. We understand the enemy are equal-
ly anxious with ourselves for peace, but their
conditions are repugnant to the feelings and
principles ofEnglislimen ; it is, thattlie lives
of the King Dinkera and his brother, another
Chief, and the bravest ofour allies, should be
rendered a sacrifice. It is pretty confidently
ascertained, that the Dtttcli settlement of El
Mina supplies the Aslrantees with gunpowder,
which tends to protract the war, the inhabit-
ants ofthe place being in their favor, and too
strong a power for the Governor to control—'
so tlrat the Castle is a mere dependency of
the town. Colonel Soiitlierlaiid lias arrived
from Sierra Leone, and assumed the corti-
mand ofthe forces at Cape Coast ;btit Major
Chisholm continues in the a(lll]ll)lSll‘all0fl‘Ol
the government of the Gold Coast. IVe hear
that the bones ofSir Charles M’Carthy have
been dried by a fire,and sent to Cromajie,(the
Asltantee capital.) as a national trophy.”
Copy ofa letter from Capt. James Leader,
ofthe brig Turners,datcd Cape Coast Roads,
June I, 1824, addressed to his owners :-
“ The .war we are waging against the Ashan-
tee nation has proved very disastrous. The
country round our forts isiii a dreadful state
for want ofprovisions. Thousands have fal-
len from the sword, but tens of thousands
nitist perish from fatiiine. Beef is now 16
guineas a tierce at Cape Coast, and flour or
bread is not to be had for money. Vlfe are
as badly off as possible: the season is carry-
lug offdaily seven or eight ofthe white troops:
and there is not more than fifty of tipwards of
three hundred which _I fotirid here, remaining.
The eneiiiy’s camp‘ is very near to the town,
and this day we expect an attack. \Vhat will
become ofthis devoted place,God only knows.”
Spai7t.—Lctters from Gibraltar,by the Ln-
ciiida, give its further particulars ofthe efforts
ofthe Constitutiooalists to re-establish liber-
ty in Spain. The following is an extract tin-
dcrdate of 13th Aug. at Gibraltar: “There
is every reason to believe-that a simultaneous
struggle has been planned tliroug.botit Spain,
and ifin other quarters they have been as suc-
cessful as at 'I‘ai'ifla, ‘- God take gootl King
Edward to his mercy.” The Constitutional-
ists have been completely successful there--zi
strong hotly of French marched from Cadiz
to attack them; they suffered ‘them to advance
to the second gate when they opened a de-
structive f-irt: upon them and router] them in
every directioii :' the French cominaiidcr is a‘
inong the killed'—Algcsiras is "crowded with
the wounded French of that expedition. A
boat has been sent from this garrison to Tar-
iflii, to ascertain the state ofaffairs there, and
has returned with ‘the particulars, in every re-
spect glorious to the Constitutional cause.-
Even the wotiien took an active part against
the French. '
“ We have accounts from various parts of
Spain, and all combine to show that great e-
'vents are following apace; but I shall repeat
"nothing to you but what is official. \Vherev-
er the Coiistitntionalists go they triumph
completely. The struggle is dreadful—'-for
their eneiuies, as they observe, expect little
mercy: all Spain is now iniarms, and altho’
the p§.§i‘ititl of revolt is tiiost unfortunate, (just
as they were about securing the vintage) they
abandon their liniited crop for a noblcr har-
vest-—-the cry again is ‘viva la constitution,
death to the Frencliriieii’—wc are on the rack
of anxiety here, and ‘every hour brings us
fresh assurances, that in a short period Liber-
t_y will once more wave her banners over
_ “Spain, and her eiietnies be driven beyond the
'Pyl‘8_"|18BS- The proclamations ‘issued from
’.l‘:trilTtt are calculated to must: every Spauitiitl
--a few only have reached tis here, but they
are sought after with such avidity that I liiitl
it‘ impossible to procure one to send to you.-—
'1 hey are ingenious, not a ivord is said about
the king ;every thing is directedagaiiist ‘ the
French, the forei_gn_‘foo, in the very‘ bosom, 8r.
eating out the vitals of Spain.’ In the affair
of Madrid, which seemed the signal, a great
tnan’yrFrencli were killed. Ifthis conveyance
- is detained at day or two, ‘I will be able to give
you some interesting particulars ; at any rate,
my next will; till then, look on Spain as you
would on a volcano, threatening by its inward
tliundersan immediate eruption.”
The troubles at Madrid turn out to have
been serious. There was nothing short of a
‘pitched battle between a considerable number
ofFreiicli and Spanish soldiers,in which sev-
eral were killed and a great number wounded.
-The French are described as having conduct-
edtlieinselves with moderation, heroism—aiid
indeed every other virttie—bt-sides the merit
of fighting and vanquishing, unarmed, the
Spanish soldiers, rnucli tnore numerous, and
armed with their uiuskets. . The_narration,be
it observed, is French. The utmost rage
prevailed against the French at Madrid—ev-
eti among the Serviles. Placards denouncing
death to them were posted on the walls;at the
sattie time horrible excesses are committed
in the provinces by the Royalist volunteers-—
whom the French General has resolved to get
disbanded. Desertion among the new levies
also prevails to "an extraordinary extent.-
They disperse by hundreds, utidei an alarm
that it is intcnderl to send them on air expedi-
tion to South America. /
Jllatfrid, July °28.—M. Btilgari, formerly
Ambassador frotn Russia to Madrid, has left
this capital ; M. d’Oubriel, his successor, has
been presented, and it is affirmed offers, on
the parrofhis Government, an army of.onc
hundred thousand men, and a Russian fleet,
for the conquest of our American possessions.
Letters from Estreniadura announce that the
Royalist division of soldiers of Morales coni-
mit every excess in their cantoniiients.—Oiie
thousand ofthe. new levy have deserted frorii
Badajos, and ran into Portugal, where they
were well received. ‘
A garrison order was issued on the 3d ult.
from the stall of the, district in the tieighbotir-
hood ofGibraltar,' stating tliat_a l'lllll)lJe|‘_0l
ruflians belonging to Xiiiiena had assembled
the day before in that town, for tliepiirpose of
repeating thelate Constitutional farces, and
succeeded at first in securing and cotiiniitting
to prison some public functionaries and re-
spectable inhabitants. A lieutenatit of the
Princess’ regiment happened to be passing
through the town with a small party, when
they fired on the revolutionists, who immedi-
ately fled to the iiiotiutains.
A royal decree was issued at Sacerdon on
the 21st ofJuly, the object of which is to pre-
vent any but sotiiid doctrines being tauglit in
the Spanish universities and other literary in-
stitutious, and to exclude front the satne pro-
fessors aiid students infected with revolution-
ary principles-
' -E;rlrac!qfa lcflerjicm Spain, fllay 31.
‘ Since the royal amnesty has been publish-
ed, about 30 individuals of high rank have
been arrested at Greuada—-anioiig whom is
the Coiide tle Tevas who is married to the
late Consul Kirltpatrit-.k’s daughter.
- Yesterday was St. Fernaiido’s day, and of
cotirse there was, at night, a general illttiiiina-
tion, brill feats, &*.c. but from the countt=.ii;in-
ces of the people you can discover no realjoy
—matiy, to avoid seeing the celebration, went
into the country.
It is said a party of 4 or 500 Spaniards be-
twceii Cadiz and Algcsiras lately took fifty
French dragoons from the former place, who
were carrying £2500 to pay a debt. The
Fiencbnieii were treated with civility, altlio’
they lost their horses, arms and moiicy.”
AUG, 3.-—-"You may rest assured there is a
sqtiall arising. The French have a force at
Cadiz’, and intend to send-sthe new Spanish
recruits to America. John Bull is on the look
out—takiug up transports, t's'.c.”
“ .7\/irrenibitrg, Jilly 29.—Variotis reports,
respecting the Congress of Johanriisberg, are
current here. It is said that an ttllimalum
will be sent to Don Pedro, Emperor of Bra-
zil,and in case he does not accede to the views
of the European Powers, troops will be etii-
barked for the New \Vorld, with or without
the consent ofEngland. It is also said, that
a squadron will leave a port ofthe North to
be at the disposal ofthe King ')fSpaiu. \Vhat
is positive amidst all these conjecturesis, that
the relations between the Cabinet of St.,Pe-
tersburg and Europe have never been tiiore
active than during the last two months, and
the passage of French, Russian, and Spanish
Couriers, still continues.” '
The Portuguese Ambassador has announ-
ced to Mr. Canning, that his Most Faithful
Majesty was-no longer ofopitiioii that any aid
\vhatt=.ver from England would be necessary‘.
The Paris papers announce that the peace
between England antl Algiers was concluded
on the 23d, and the blockade raised on the
26th July. Previous to the Peace,‘ the boats
ofthe Naiad boarded and destroyed an Alge-
rine vessel of 16 guns, which lay under the
fortress.
A letter from Zante ofthe Qtst June states,
that an act of treason had occurred at Missol-
onglii, which at one time threatened the most
dangerous consequences. It appears that Ca-
raleystos, one of the Governors of the city,
had agreed to‘dcliver it up to Jussuf Paclia,
who was to march 3000 Turks towards the
fortress. ’I‘he"Correspoudence containing
this plot was seized by a post of Greeks, and
forwarded to Prince Mavrocadato, who took
measures to prevent ' its execution. The
Turks marched,‘but were met and defeated,
and Caraleystos is stated to be put in irons."
From the ‘Liverpool Courier, (rz*.Min‘isferz‘al
Paper,) q/‘July It.
All the measures pursued of late, by the
Holy Alliance tend only tti foster revolutions,
aiid,.by stretching the bow ofAuth'ority,fatally
to fracture it. The peace of the world, and
the depression of anarchial principles, that
extretne to which absurd and oppressive gov‘-
ernment always goes, both require, that the
combination of prrriciples among the Courts,
to control the internal concerns"of»-‘nations,
tlrotrld be relinquished ; and our own inter-
ests and safety, as well as these general polit-
ical views, dematid it. '
We have made these remarks with refer.
etice to that part of the news of the‘ week
which intimates the plans which the Euiperor
Alexander, in concert, no doubt, with the otli-
er Powers, seems to have proposed for the pa-
cifieatiou ol~'S'paii_'rsli Arnerica and the Bra-
z'tls,aud which hold out a bait to their sub-
mission to the dynasties of Spain and Ponti-
gal, by the offer of regulations favourable to
ject was to procure the subniissieii of Cape
a
the Americans themselves. It is‘? scarcelyl
worth the while to discttss these plans: the
fact is, they are not the plans of a Inedlfltlllgg
power, but of'Courts who assume the right to
control, and who when they advise, only do
it under an implied inenace. They determine
what GoverrimentEuropean Spain shall have;
they ‘as~unie to set the queen against her hus-
band, and the.Prince against his father, in
Portugal. This isthe principle to which we
are bound to object. and make a stand, and
we know nothing on which ministers could
incur a greater responsibility than in not with-
standing it. Their eyes are doubtless open ;
and these new asstiniptioiis of pretension, on
so large a scale, to rtile the policy both of the
parent powers and all their vast dependencies
in every part ofthe world, will, no doubt, serve
still riiore to quicken their decision. The
late news front Ctiba indicates the use which
France is making of her power in Spain.-
Tlie duties on her shipping are to be reduced.
from 237 per cent, to six, whilst those on Eug-
lisb cargoes reinain the same. If this be cor-
rect, wliodoes not see that the possession of
Spaiti byFrench armies amounts to a conquest,
anditliat,-as the SpanisltCotirt is a mere nature,
the balance of power is violated, and that
Spain is a province ofFrance?_ We see now,
the “interest which France has in the .qu:-stion
of American Independence ; she makes war
already on our cotnmcvcial welfare, and, by
keeping up the aiiti-iiitlepentlent party, she-
aims at the extinction of the present free
States of America only to possess herself of
her counsels and to raise her interests upon
the ruin, of otirs. lt is impossible that we
should long remain the sport of all this cliic-
aiiery. ~
\VILL OF BONAPAR'1‘E-
The last will of Napoleon Bonaparte has
just been publishetl, in the form of a pamph-
let, in French and English, by Mr. Ridgway,
of Loritlou. The following passage,'appeai's
to possess the chiefinterest in this very curi-
ous tlocuineut :—
“ NAPoLEoN.—'I‘lie ]5thofApril, 189.1, at
Long wood, island of St. Helena. This is
my testaiiicnt, or act of my last will :—
“I die in the apostolical Roman religion,
in the bosom of which I was born more tliau
fifty years since. It is my wish that my ashes
may repose on the banks ofthe,Seine, in the
midst ofthe French people, whom I have lo-
ved so well. I have always had reason to be
pleased with myjdearest wife, Marie Louise.
I retain for her, to my last moment, the ten-
dcrest sentiments: Ibcsecch her to watch,
in order to preserve my soil from the snares
which yet environ his inftiiicy. I recouitncnd
to my son never to forget that he was born a
French prince, and never allow liiinselfto be-
come an instrument in the hands of the tri-
utnvers who oppress the nations of Europe ;
he ought never to fight agaiiist France, or to
injure her to any tiianner ; he ought to adopt
my motto, ‘ Every thing for the French peo-
ple.’ I die preiiiattirely, assassinated by the
English oligarchy aiitl its The Bug.
lish nation will not be slow in_ avenging me.
The two iiiifortuiizite results of the invasion
of France, when she had still so many resour-
ces, are to be attributed to the treason ofMar-
inont, Augercati,Tallcyrand, and LaFaycftc.
I forgive them : may the posterity of France
forgive them like tire. I thank my good and
most excellent mother, the cardinal, my bro-
.hers and sisters, for the interest which they
have continued to feel for me. I pardon Louis
tor the libel which he published in 1820; it is
replete with false assertion and falsified docu-
ments. I disavow the ' ‘ Manuscript of Saint
Helena,’ and other works, under the title of
‘ Maxitiis, Sayings,’ lscc. which persons have
been pleased to publish for the last 6 years
These are not the rtiles which have "guided
my life. I caused the Duke d’Anghein to be
arrested aiitl tried, becaii~e that step was es-
sential to the safety, interest‘, and lionotgoftlie
Freiicli people, wlieti the Count d’Artois was
niaintaiuing, by his confession, sixty assassins
in Paris. Under similar circu.iistaiices, I
would act in the same way.” ‘
PARIS, Aug. 1.
The followingis, the basis on which theHay-
tiati Coiiiiiiissionérs are authorised to treat:
-—First, and as the principal condition, they
must procure the formal recognition of the
independence of the Republic. Ifthe French
Ministry refuses this cliief'condition,the Coin-
missioners are ordered not to proceed ftirtlier.
The Memorandum of M. Esmangard is not
the same as was sent to Petion, in 1815. At
tliattime the Empire ofHayti and the Empe-
ror Christophe were in existence; and the ob-
Francais to the dominion of Port au Prince,
before concluding any thing with regard to"
the political existence of the colony. Now,
however, the whole Island, for the Spanish
part has been conquered by the Republ_ic,de-
sire‘, as is expressed by the President, to es-
cape frorri its [)l'C€aI'l0ll_S political existeiice,or
a mere existence,de facto. The Haytians re-
quire to be solemnly recognised, and on this
basis the Gover’nt. offers to treat with France.
_ Single Article.—Tlie existence and the in-
dependence ofthe Rcptiblic of Hayti are. ac-
knowledged by his Majesty theKing ofFrance.
The CO‘ll)_tl‘llSSlUnCl‘S.Ol’ Hayti, as soon as
his Majesty has given his consent to this for-
mal declaration, are authorised totliscuss and
sign the prelitiiinaries of a treaty, of which
the following is the basis adopted by the Gov-
ernment of Hayti: .
“ l.,A pecuniary iiitlemnity calculated_ap-
proxiiiiatively on the loss which the old colo-
nists may have sustaiiiecl, shall be paid in trio-
iiey into the hands of the French Govern-
ment, to be divided according to the pleasure
of that'Government, among the various pro-
prietors oftlie former colony ofSt. Domingo.
9.. The Government ofliis Most Christian
Majesty will agree with the Republic of Hay-
ti, to regulate, in concert, and on aiuicable
principles, the difficulties which may arise on
the subject of tlie'occupatioii by the troops of
the Republic, of the S1,.‘-‘ullsll partof the isl-
and tif St. Domingo.
3. In order to indemnify France for the
loss of her supremacy ovetitlio Republic of
Haiti, a treaty of commerce shall be drawn
tip on the most favourable basis and in conse-
quence the produce of France shall be admit-
ted into all the ports ofthe Republic on a do-
ty, only three~fourths of which is paid by any
other nation.
4. His Most Christian Majesty may appoint
a minister, a consul general, and consuls.
5. On no pretext whatever shall a French
military force be ever.sufl'et'ed to land in any
part of the Republic.” -
the‘ coast to carry yoti lieiice.
ion ofthe-inost itiflueritial cliaractcrs.
" ‘After this tlesc‘pip‘tion it is,ea_sy"t'o see.th‘a‘t .. LA I«‘—AYETTE'.—.-‘0,ii".t'lie lfillllll ‘inst. L23
tlje negociation betrveentlie Commissioners
and M. Esmangard, will end in n_dtliinu. The
former would, in fact, tired with the obscure
part they are" made to act, have had already
left Paris, but for the requests made to them
by some persons of distinction. The former
Coloiiists,’ collected in a meeting, have ap-
pointed deputies to take care of their interests,
and it is observed, with sorrow, that their
lengtliened tnisfortuiies, far from having aba-
ted tlieir‘pride,ouly iiispirctliein with projects
of conqtiest and _ofvengeauce,tvhi_cli they will
endeavor to make the goveriiiiient adopt.
It will be easily conceived that St. Domin-
go has not been left out of that vast sclietne of
corruptioti and intrigue,whicli has been com-
menced in America, and at Paris the hope is
entertained of seeing this Colony fall again
under the yoke of the mother country, riot-
witlistaiidiiig the energy displayed by the
President Boyer, and some other distiugtiisli-
etl persons ofthe republic. Letters from Port
ati Prince of a late date say that sortie distrust
is felt as to the dispositions and opitiiotis of
several superior Oll"icers,particularly the Mul-
lattos, who are supposed to be under the in-
flttetice of French gold and French promises.
At the date ofthe letters the preparations for
defence were making with great vigor by or-
der ofthe President.
Extract of a letter from Samuel Hodges,
Esqr. Aiiierican Consul at the Cape dc Verds
to the editors of the Mercaiitile Advertiser:
' Isle of .Ma_t/o, flag. 7.
‘ I arrived here a few days since from Port
Praya, St. Jago, aiitl shall rettirii oti the 10th.
»‘ The report which has appeared in some
American papers of the destruction of the.
town of Batlrurst, on the Island of St. Mary’s,
River Ganibi_'.t,is incorrect—-iio fear_has been
entertained of air attack frotii the Natives for
the last three years. The King'ofBara is the
only warlike and powerful despot in that vi-
cinity, and the inhabitants of Bathurst were
never on better terms of peace and friendship
with hiui. The Ashantees are too far tlistatit
to apprehend an attack from them. Recent
accotints frotn Sierre Leone make no men-
tion ofan anticipated attack fr. the Natives.
‘ The U. S. sclir. Porpoise, Lieut. Comd.
Sltiniier,frorn Norfolk, tcttclied at St. Jago,
Jrily 9.4, and sailed on the .‘38th for Liberia,
with the Rev. Mr. Gurley, who proceeds to
exaiiiine imo the state and condition of the
American Colony at that place. And the
Rev. Mr. Ashiiian, Agent for the Coloiiy,wlio
had been at this place for the recovery ofhis
health, returned in her.
General Bravo and his family are Creoles
of Mexico. His father and hliiisel f beheld
with einotiou the enslttvemeiit of their beloved
cutintry, and paiited for the day of its emaii-
cipation from the bondage of its tyrants.
They flew to arms, and the “ ivorkei ofpetti-
coats” declared them rebels.‘ General Bra-
vo’s father was taken prisoner by the Viceroy,
ironed and thrown into prison. His mother
was employed to _ use her entreaties with the
son, who was at tlieliead of an aririy of re-
publicans. She entered the tcnt——“ I am
couie from the Viceroy to offer you an indul-
to, and every lioriortlie King can confer on
you and all your faniily, ifyou will submit to
his clemency and lay down your arms. Your
fatlier’s life will be spared, your mother and
family bcjtiiade happy, and the highest lion-
ors of nobility will be lavislictl onyourself&.
family, if you will forsake the cause offree-
doin, and leave the republicans.” He survey-
ed for a moment his parent, while the deepest
emotion took possesion of his sotil. He repli-
ed _: “ that you are my mother, I have always
believed ; but now I doubt it! No, tiiadatn.
General Bravo never can consent to the en-
slavement ofliis country. -Let my father die
like a patriot, for I will never sell uiyselfarid
my country on sttcli base terms.” She retur-
_ned totlie Viceroy. His father was called
otit of his dungeoii and shot. A short time
after, a regiment of Spaniards, which was
considered inviiicible, fell in with General
Bravo and his little band ofpatriots. A but-
tleciisued: four linndred of the Eiiropeans
were slain and three liutidretltaketi prisoners.
The-Gen. told them, “ Now is my revenge.”
Next day he called out his troops, and order-
ed them to load ; antl after addressing his ar-
my, and recapitulating the many and cold
blootled mtirders perpetrated by the royalists
on souie of the richest creole families 8:’. best
patriots, he turiietl to the prisoners and said,
“ This is the moment of shelving to my ene-
tiiies and the world, the revenge Gen.‘Bravo
will take upon the murderers of his father and
the oppressors of his cotititry. I order your
release and freedom. A vessel awaits you on
Ifany one of
yoti shall be foriiid in this country again his
life shall be the forfeit. Tell your King, this
is tlieway the Republic revcnges -itselfon its
ellell)l8S.”— This is the man to whom the Mex-
icans |ia.ve_-coiifided their destinies, and the
Presidential Chair of Governuient.—./Rtbion.
Ni~:w-Yoitx, Sept. 25-
Latestfrom Europc.—Tlie ship Albion has
arrived at Boston in 3?. days from Aiiisterdaiii
and brought Dutch papers to the l9tlt ultimo.
The editors of the Palladium have sent us a
few extracts. -
Accounts frotn Zante of July 18th, state
that lpsara had srirteiidered to the Turks. It
was said the Russian Minister at Constanti-
iiople had grained perriiissioii to Russian iner-
chants to transport Turkish troops in Russian
vessels; and that the Captain Paclia had of-
fered 1000 sequins each to 1500 Arnauts in
the Greek service, to aid him, which they ac-
cepted. To these causes the Greeks attribute
the fall of the place. It was also stated that
the Greeks,liaving discovered their treachery,
and given up all liopcsofdefending the place,
heroically set fire to the Magazine in the: for-
tress, and blew themselves up, crying “ Long
live the Greclts! l” ‘
It was reported at Amsterdam,tliat General
Martin, (the Enipecinado,) iriiprisotied at Ma-
drid or To-ledo, had been liberated by force by
a detaclintfent o-f regular troops—atid that the
French soldiery in Spain had been fired upon.
The King of France is said to have been
dangerotisiy unwell-, but to have recovered in
some degree.
BrtAztL.5—Tlie' Nat. Int. says the article re-
spectitigafI’=iir"s at Brazil, published in our last,
was much c:€aggei‘atetl. Confidence iii the
Etiiperor has not been dimiiiished iii the opin-
The
new Brazilian Coiistittition has been given in
every part of the country cxceptPei‘I1ambUC0.
"Fayette left,_A,lbany on his return to N. York; ,
where, on':tlie‘ 20th, he dinetl-‘ivitli his Mason:
ic bretliret’t’;'tis meiitit:i_tj_'ot_l,,,in‘ltli}e';following ar-
ticle froiri the Evep¢i‘r_§g3?‘o’st‘ :. 7’ I _
Masonic Di1in&r’I5'La Fayette".-—On Mon-
day afternoou incoiiseqtieiice of previous at‘-_
rangements, Getieral La Fayette ,pa'rtook- of
a dintier at Wasliitigton Hall, to which he‘
"had been invited by the Gratid Lodge of this
State. From 5 to 600 ofthe: craft dcdorated’
with their sacred symbols,“ were present.-—-.
Language is inadequate to give a,c.oi'rect de-
scription ofthe scene. J35" 4’
_ On entering the room, we fotindsourselves
in the uiidst ofa magnificent‘ tlcrnple, at the
upper end of which was raised a vaulted pa-
Vlll°“» the canopy supported by marble col-
tiiims, the front arch decorated with laurel &
flowers ; at the centre ofwliicli was a brilliant
lllutiiinated star. In the rear of the pavilion‘,-
and irnriietliately behind the General, was it’
beautiful transparency, emblematic of mason-'
ry. The floor was here raised about two feet-
frorn the level ofthe room, on which was pm..-
ced a circular table, extending from coluiiin-'
to coluiiiti, and garnished iii the most splendid
style with temples and candle branches of
great magnitude and exquisite beauty. _Ar.
this table was sealed the General, and the’
Right \'Vorshipful Gra_tid Masters and Ward-
ens. Iuiniediately opposite, and at the other‘
end ofthe room, was a splendid alcove, hav-
ing in the cetnrc a fine transparent painting,
representing the Genius of.-ltiierica, elt_:vatetl~
on a pedestal, and holding in each" hautl a
wreath. On one side ofthe pedestal was a
fine and well executed full length likeness of’.
Washington. and on the other a similar like-
ness of La Fayette, both in niasonic costume..
and joining their hands in brotherly friend-
ship. On the front was inscribed ‘ Veritas ct
Ltix’—Trufh and Light. At the bottom was
a plow, sheaf of wheat, 86c. . The whole of
this group was placed within‘ a circularcol-'_
otinade ofthirteen columns, ans! ‘around the
coltiiiins were entwined ll’l§;f)_l1l1lES of 76 dis--
tinguislied patriots of_tl.13t;’4'ie‘voltition. Oti the‘
top of_each ctrluiiin_ig.§ris‘a letter, the combina-
tion of which f'orii‘ied the motto, “ E Pltiribtts
Unutii,” The front ofthe alcove presented
two columtis'supportitig an aicli, at the centre
ofwliicli was a star of variegated lamps. At
liting full length likeness of IVitSllll)gI0ll'I}lf(I'I
Hainilton, both looking towards the pavilion,
painted iiroil, and in elegant carved "and gilt
frames, ornamented by appropriate trophies. ‘
Over these two picttires was a transparent
Rainbow. Between the columns ofthe pa-_
vilion and the alcove, were four other col-
umns, supportiiig heinisplieres, and ntiitiug at.
the head ofthe room, where was fixed a large
resplendent sun, its "centre formed of convex
looking-glass, which reflected the difl'eren_t_
objects below in all directions, and produced '
a very sublime effect. Eight itiiinciise cliau-
deliers of cut glass were strspeiidetl from the
ceiling, and a vast~number of lamps and cari-
dles were distributed tlirotiglioiit the temple,
which sent forth an inconceivable blaze of
light. Over the door of the entrance was an
extensive bower ofevcrgreens,suspcnded to thc_
branches of which was a transpure-it atmos-
phere, with the words “ La F:iye:te,tlie«frietid
ofFreedoin and Beiiefactor of Maiikititl.”.-.——.
Within this bower were seated the Musicians,
entirely hid frorii thejview ofthe company.-
Dowii the interior ofthis immense temple, a
space ofabotit 80 feet in length, were placed
six table_s, besides the two at the top and bot-
tom, which were laid'out'in¢the most splendid
style, and loaded with all the delicacies and
elegance that could be procured‘, and arrang-
ed in,a' niamier which reflects great credit on‘
Mr. Mcfmyre, the keeper ofthe lioitse, who’
appears to have" exerted hiinself, particularly
on this interesting. occasion, to give entire
satisfaction to'tlie brotherhood. The decor-
ations under the general superintendence of
the Coiiitnittee’,-were got up-by Mr. Aiidrews-_;
the transparencies,-by Mr. Reinagle, and Mr.
Her-ring ;- the oil paiiitings, by Stewart and
Trunibnll ;- and the joiner wor»k~,by Mr. New—‘
cotnb;———-—Dtiring the dinticr several appro-
priate toasts-were given, a list of which we
have not yet received. The‘ folloxvingsoiig,
written for the occasion by a well ktiowii na-
tive bard at the special request oflbeC0mImt-'
tee ofArrangements, was sung by Mr.-Keéiie,
FAYETTE’S RETURN.
The Hero hat-li come-in the eve ofliis day, [ry,
To the landwliere be planted thetree ofhisglo-’
And warmly that laiiddoth her gratitude pay,
And long shall she cherish-his name in her
Each heart springs to meet biiii-- [story ;
In triumph he moves
Midst the men who adore him,
The men wboni he loves—- set,‘
And the stars of our baiiticr in darkness shall
Ere oblivion gather the wreathes of'FAYt~:'r'i'}:.
He hath come to. us now in his fulncss of‘
, fmne, [l)l‘Olllel',
And proudly we claim liitii our friend and ottr
For he guarded the altar of freedom whose
flame [smother ;
Oppressions, fierce minions all vainly would_.
He bled in oitr cause
\Vith otir fathers of old,
W'hen their flag of defiance
They stcrnly unrolled—
And tie’er shall the sons of such heroes forget:
On Thursday, Sad, the General left New-
Yorit on his jotirney to the south. His ._first ‘
day’s journey is thtis described by the l\ew-
York Mercantile Advertiser : ~
General LA FAYETTE, on landing at Jersey
City, was received by Governor \\’illiatiison,.
and suite. The General thence proceeded in- _
an elegant carriage with the. Govern or, and a
cavalciide of gentlenien, escorted by a squad-'
roii of cavalry. At Bergen he was met by a
delegation from the town and was presented
with it stiperb catie made from the apple tree-
in that town under which “fasliington and
La Fayette once dined during tlie‘_Revolu-
rionary War. The cane was richly mounted‘
with gold anti bore the .inscriptioiis-——“ La
Fayctte”——“ Shaded the Hero and his friend:
Washington, in 177*.)-Presented by the cor-
poratioii of Bcfg-til, in 18524.” The catie was
presented, with. a suitable address, by the Rev.
Mr. Cornclisoir.’ On arriving at the Passaic
bridge, a salute was fired from the hill. The
reception ofthe General at Newark was splcri-
did. About 4000 troops were under arms,aiitl:
a great nuitiber of people had ctillectetl from-
the ucigliboriiig towns. He was first conduc-
ted to the house of Maj. Boudinot, where he
was iiitrotluccd to 'the judges ofthe U. S. and
and was received with great applause.- -
J.‘
the piers opposite the door of entrance, was___,
The friend cftlieir fatliers,tlie gallantFayette. ‘___
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