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FOREIGN News. .
By an arrival at N. York on the 96th .Ian'.
fl’.-.niidon papcrsto the 8th Dec. are rec’tl ; and
by the arrival of the Howard _from Havre,
Paris papers are rec’d to the 15th Dec. .
At tlielatest London dates the various vil-
lages surrounding Vi/indsor were completely
inundated, owing to lieavy_rains, and the in-
habitants were compelled to live in the up-
per story of their houses, and have their pro-
visions conveyed to tlietii in boats. he wa-
ter still continued to rise. '
SPAIN.-‘-irlle Paris papers disagree in o-
pinion as to the evacuation of Spain by the
French troops. The Etoile contends that the
evacuation would commence on the 1st Dec.
other papers say that after the evacuation
had commenced it was stidtlenly suspended
on the arrival of a courier with a new treaty,
according to which France consents that ,1 0,-
000 tneii, together with the garrisons of Sati-
totiia and Saragossa, shall remain. Itis stat
ed that there are at present 40,000 I<‘reucb
troops in the province of Bayonne. A royal
decree has been published which recals all
the Spanish emigrants who have left Spain
within one year, tintler penalty of being ban-
ished forever, and having their property con-
fiscated. Troops have lately embarked for
Havana, destined eventually to Vera Cruz,
to take possession ofthe castle ofSt. Juan de
Ull_oa. The Finances of Spain are in a most
wretched state. Even the government clerks
have received no pay for the last 4 months.——
The Swiss troops have refused to serve in
consequence of not being paid. All the iii-
tentlaiits of police have been summonetl to
Madrid to deliver their ideas upon the state
ofpublic opitiion. It is reported that Yvica
or Majorca has" been taken by the Constitu-
tionalists. Several armed vessels, supposed
to be maimed by Constittitionalists, are cruiz-
ing in the Straits. The_ King of Spain suf-
fers piteously with the gout. Bands of-Coii-
stitutionalists are said to have been formed in
several ofthe provinces.
GRi~:i:ci~:.—Letters from Smyrna of Dec.
4th, tiietition that Ibrahim ’}.’aclia with the
Ottoman fleet, having sailed from Mytilene
for Boudroum, had a sloop tifwar sunk by the
Grecks near Tscliesnie. The Greek fleet then
sailed to blockade Patras for the winter.
The Turkish Divan has been thrown into
great consternation by the late success ofthe
Greeks. i\'Iuch dissatisfaction prevails atCon-
stantinople on the subject ofthe conduct ofthe
E,L'ypllaii Viceroy,.to whom it was utiderstood
an agent from the Sultan (if any one would
venture to go) was about to be sent. Confer-
ences are soon to be held at Constantinople
for the purpose oftleliberating upon the crit-
ical situation of the Ottoman Empire. The
Porte has given orders for the evacuation of
the principalities. Tliere has been a gen-
eral movenreiit of coiiccnti'atioii iirtlie Ans-
trian army in the provinces atljoining the
Turkish frontier. This movement l)atlt:t1|lS-
etl some sensation; but it was said at Vienna
to have been rendered necesstiry in order to‘
prevent the extension ofthe pla-_r,ue which ra-
god in the Turkish provinces bordering upon
the Austrian territory.
It is stated that the Holy Alliance liav'e per-
eiuptoiily demanded ofthe cabinet ofStock-
liolm, certain changes in the constitution of
that country which shall render it couforiiia-
ble to the principles of nionarcliy.
Drtisitneen I.\‘ti:vn.t'rio.\'s.--'I"lie French
papers by the Howard, contain the s'iibjoiiit=.d
particulars ofa most dreadful calamity at St.
Petersliurg and other places in the lIt)I'lll part
ofEuropeby an extraordinary swell of the
sea. Private letters received here from flatn-
burg, Amsterdam, SL0. confiriu these particu-
la rs, and represent that the damages have
been incalculable. Subscriptions for the stif-
ferers at St.Petersburg, were opened at Paris.
Some of the great astronomers of Europe,
attribute the phenomena ofthe extraordinary
seasons, the numerous tornadoes, hurricanes,
eartliquakes,-&Lc-. recently experienced in va-
rious parts of the ivorld,to the present approx-
iinatiou of the Moon to the Eartli,wliich, they
State,is nearer than it has approached for 300
years. They add that the Moon will not com-
mence a rctrogade course for sortie months to
come, 8:. that it will not again attain its pres-
ent proximity to the Earth -for several ceiitu-
ries.-—.Merc. ./Jdv.
From the last French Papers.
Tlietremendous hurricane ofthe Hill] and
19th ofNovetnber presents a most important‘
phenomenon. The direction ofit appears to
have been as follows :—It began upon the
shores of England and Ireland, and, after
having wrought into fury the Northern Sea,8L
caused iititnerous shipwrecks upon the North-
ern coast of Jutland, passed by Gothenburg
and Stockliolm, continually rising more and
more from South-west to North-east. In tra-
versing Sweden, it swept away whole forests;
but it was naturally in the Gnlpli of Finland
that its ravages would be most severely felt,
its violence having kcpt up to that spot. In
an instant it drove the waters ofthe Baltic in-
to the Gulpl-'1 ofFin'laur_i‘, which, being termi-
uated by a point towards the East, tuust have
experienced,particnlarly towards thatextreni-
ity, a sudden and immense elevation of its
waters. This line, which appears to form a
double curve, determined by some lofty lands,
presents tipou the map, a rlevelopetneut offr.
$70 to 400 leagues, over which the hurricane
travelled in a few minutes, and perhaps even
in one minute; for we have not yet precise
information upon the exact moment when this
phenomenon burst upon the different coun-
tries which it visited.
The city anti environs of St. Peter-sburgh'
were thrown into unspeakable consteriiatiou
on the 19th ofNovember, by a violent gale
from the Soutli-west. The tempest began at
t-wo o’clock in the morning, and blowing a-
gainstthe current of the Newa, the water at 9
0’<-'l0Cl*. Was upon a level with the parapet
walls of the river and the canals. The wind
t-l-tea blew stronger, and the river breaking o-
vcr every barrier, inundated the city. In
Newslty Prospect, tli a principal street of St.
Petersburgh, wlieret best shops are situa-
tetl, the water rose to a " ’gl1t often feet. All
these sliops,as well" as-tl‘. " "reat Custom house
wareliouses, antl the E. ‘ ' ange sugar ware-
5-_'inses, were under water ‘he daiuage tloiie
. ,___,_""‘,'possilile to estiivate. Many persons
‘ 'in eas,.; o;ir.cunistaiices are
The bi-idges over
‘ver the canals,
‘fl. Boats
"l'l'lC(l
-t
. oftlie city. The new pierprepared for the
tie was fought on the Stst Sept. between Bol-
bridge ofthe summer gaiden had been finish-
ed at a reat exppnse, was thrown down and
the-gar en laid waste, large trees even having
been torn up by the roots. Hundred ofper-
sons uitist have perished. All the cattle in
the markets of St. Petersblirgli were drowned
and the horses could only be saved by lifting
them by tnain force to thefirst stories of the
houses. It was not till three o’clock in the
afternoon, that, the wind going down‘ and
c.h'angin_e'; its direction, the waters subsided,so
that at ‘5 o’cloclt the streets were clear of it.
The capital could not be lighted at niglit.—
The morning oftlie Sloth it presented a scene
of desolation. The ovens having been des-
troyed by the water and cellars filled in which
the flour is kept, it" was difficult to stipply the
people with bread. \'Vliole li‘ouses,with their
occupants, were engulphed by the flood.-—-—
Wagoiis with four horses, heavily laden,\vere
carried away. The inuntlniioii was greater
than that of 1797, when 3000 persons aii'd
much cattle perished at St. Petersbtiigli. At
that period the Netva rose only 14 feet above
its level. It now rose I6 1-2 feet.
Intelligence from St. Petcrsburgli, repre-
sents the catastrophe as much greater than
had been anticipated. The botlies of seven
thousand persons have been found in the hou-
ses, and eight thousand are still tuissing.—
Nearly all the provisions of the capital have
been destroyed, and as winter is at hand, it is
to be feared that the population remaining
will stiller the horrors of famine.
Other letters, (which probably exagerate)
say the whole regiment ofiniperial carabanier
guards, man and horses, have perished. A
vessel of one hundred guns has completely
disappeared; and all the imperial vessels in
the harbor of Cronstatlt are lost. Burying
grounds have been washed away, &. the deatl
bodies were floating through the streets.———
Whole stores of coffee and sugar have been
destroyed : those articles have rliell 50 per ct.
Five leagues rotmtl the city of St. Peters-
bur,:_li,have all been destroyed. Within a few
years, it is a remarkable fact, that ltussia has
seen both her capitals destroyed, one by fire,
the other by water. ‘
According to a letter ofthe Q&}d fiti. Stock-
holm, the same‘ hurricane raged with equal
ftiry in the Swedish capital as well as in Got-
tenburg, Vibourg, Jn_tland,etc. At Stockholm
vessels were torn from their inooriii-_»s antl
driven against each other, the roofs ofhonses
were carrietl away,and the roads were so com-
pletely blocketl tip with trecstorii up by the
roots, that travellers were under the necessity
ofoutting their way through with liatcliegg.
A letter from St. Petersburg states, that the
c. act ofthe liurricaue was awfully felt at Catli -
arencliof, where nothing remained but frag-
inents of sortie country houses, fiotii which
il-e iuliabitants escaped with great. difficulty.
Many persons in that town lost their lives.
Professor Gruithuison, 0f.l:llllllL‘ll, attempts
to account for the extraortlinary weather, by
new spots oti the disk ofthe sun.
Fans! I.\'ni.A.—-.-\r.lvices frotn Calcutta to
the sour Aug. have been ret:’d at Boston.-
The Burmese war coiitiiiuetl, but tlreirtneans
Ofdefencc and annoyance are inconsitlerablc
and they are easily defeated. They had sent.
50 or 60 fire rafts among the English vessels,
btit they did no mischief. They have bad 3
or 4000 men killed :- the British have bad 80
or 40 killed or \VOtll)(l€(l. The Btirmese abatt-
don the country as the British atlvance—but
the operations were suspended for the rainy
season. Such is the distracted state of the
native population at tlladrass, tliatfourlecn
thousand persons are fed daily from the de-
pots established by public subscription.
From the Pacific.-—-Lieut. Ramsay. ofthe
Peacock, has ar. at Norfolk from the Pacific.
Capt. Carter, ofthe Peacock, is also on his
return home. Lietit. Beverly Kennon stic-
ceeded in cointnand. The Peacock had lost
a few ofher men by the small pox.
A letter from Valparaiso states that a bat-
ivar and Canterac—tlie two armies amount-
ing to about 17,000. The slziugliter w:is pro-
digious, froiii 3 to .5000 men being left dead
on the fieltl, two-thirtls of whoui were of the
royal army. Bolivar obtained the victory.
A letter dated ‘frigate United States, 10th
September, 1824, and received at Philadel-
pliia, says :—“ This coast still remains in an
unsettled state, btit with prospects ofa favora-
ble cliangc. General Bolivar, coinmanding
the Patriot artiiy, is making otit remarltably
well; be has defeated the whole ofthe Spati-
ish army, and is now employed scouring them
otit oftlic interior, which is theinost effectual
plan. He has had several desperate battles
with Canterac, the Spanish Geueral——Cante-
rac’s army is entirely cut up ; no quarters are
shown by either party.” _
“ B.u.i7.r:, Honduras, Dec. 10, 18%.
A serious disturbance has taken place in
the seaport town of Truxillo in the Confeder-
atedi States ofCentral America, caused as it
is Said, hy the arrival of a new coiiiiiiaiitlant,
(of color) who ahets the inhabitants, (for the
tnost part black Caribs) in exiting all those
who held any authority under the Royalist
governtnent—the whole of wlioui, with their
families have arrived in that town. This dis-
turbance will put the reins of government
cotuplctely in the hantls of the blacks, there
being no troops to overawe tlietii. Omoa, I
have nodoubt, will shortly follow their €.‘(2llll-
-ple. It is in’ fact approaching very rapidly to
llle Sallie Crisis. These provinces are in a
miserably disturbed state. In tlie_ province of
Leon, the people are in a miserable condition.
These incendiaries have burnt the Church. 8.1.
murdered several of the white inhabitants.”
Ba.tztL.—-Advices from Maranhani to a-
bout the 220th ult. are received. Lortl Coch
rane in a 74, and Com. Jewett in a lflgillt‘,
were there. The former had taken couimanu'
ofthe Military force, tlisarincd all the black
troops, and landed I50 seamen, to do garrison
duty at the Palace. It was said the ships were
bound to Rio, in a few days.
7
A tie\vpi'riject has been formed at Lisbon,&
coniinuuicated to the powers ot'Em-ope, for
a union of Portugal und Brazil on the follow.
tug terms :—-—I. Brazil shall continue to be a
dependence ofthe crown ofPortugal. ’9..That
stitutioually by the Prince Royal under the
l|_llt.’_0fEiiiperor-Rcg‘eut, until the death of
his father,when-lie sliallbe called to the throne
country shall, nevertheless, be governed con— .
-.
Brazil. 3._No fax' can be lévitgtltlllele ‘Vllll
out a‘ decrt-.e er the Legisléftiye "Assembly.--
4. The empire shall be governed solely by I15
own laws. --——.—-'
Very late from E2irope.—-Thesliip Tally-
Ho,-.irriv‘ed at New York on the 28th, with
London papers to the 5th January. _ V.-
Mr. Appleton, ofthe American legation to
Spain, had passed through London and em-
barked at Liverpool for N-Yorlh The 130"‘
don Morning Chronicle elves a letter from
Madrid, of Dec. 7th, as follows :' “In my last
Imentiooed the American Minister having
sent offliis Secretary at asliort notice with
despatches to W ashington—-the cause now
comes out. The King,in his wisdom, form'al-'
ly demanded ofthe United States to renal
the recognition of the independence of the
several Spiinish countries in America, under
pain, in caseofreftisal, ofissning a" royal de-
cree -REVOKING THE CESSION OF
THE FLORIDAS.” ‘
On the 23d Dec. the French’ Cliambers
iveretipeiied by a speech frotn the new King,
in which he expresses great griefat the death
of his ‘ wise and good’ p'redccessor,- ‘ who was
so much respected by foreign nations, aiitl be-
loved by his people.’ He alludes to the
friendly relations existing between France and
other nations, says nothing shall’ be wanting
on his part to cotitititie them, and adds ‘it is
with this view that I have consented to pro-
tract the stay in Spain ofa partofthe troops
that my son liadleft there after a canipaign
wliicli, as it Freucliinan and a father, I may
call truly glorious.’ He next expresses his
determination to complete the plans coin-
mencetl by his brother for closing .the last
wounds ofthe revolution, and trusts they will
emer into his views, aiitl that this act of repa-
ration will be performed with great harmony
of will between his pt-ople,.and himself; a'ud
concludes by stating that he intends his coro-
nation shall take place at the close ofilie ses-
siou, when ‘in the presence ofliim whojudgcs
nations Sc. kings he will take the oath to main-
tain the institutions granted by his brother.’
Ovei,-/law of St. Pclersburgh.—--Tlie ac-
counts in the preceding column of the de-
struction ofSt. Petersburgli by water, is con-
firmed by a letter frorii that place of Nov. 20.
This letter states that the streets were at that
nioinetit filled with wrecks ofhonses, vessels,
firewood, timber, and tliousauds ofdead bod-
ies. Sliop-keepers are all ruined; the bakers
are unable to bake, all the flour having been
t.l stroyed, antl a famine was tlireatt=.ned.—
tCI?Olllm8l‘(ilHl traiisactions were not thought
of. The highest street in the city was over-
floived ten feet. Some ofthe inhabitants fled
to their roofs, and were saved ; others, who
hesitated, or attempted to fly out of doors,
perished. The tin 31. copper with which the
roofs of iuost ofthe houses were covered, was
rolletl tip like paper, and carried away in the
air a great distance.
The Greeks obtained a naval victory over
the Egyytians on the I ltli and 12th Nov. A
part ofthe fleet ofthe latter took shelter in
Czindia.————.~\ppreliensions existetl as to Por-
tugal. It was said the King proposed to ab-
'llCllI(:) the throne. Much jealousy existed in
Eagland ofthe influence of l"rance in the
Portuguese councils. About 5200 Consti-
iutionalists had recently landed on the coast
of Valencia, autl after killing a few Royalists
who opposed them, rc-eiiibarketl.
NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE.
T/'iursdrI_y, Jan. £20-—Iu tlieSena£c a petition
was presenietl for the improvement of the
navigation ofthe Hudson. In the ./Issteinbft,
a petition was presented for incorporatitig the
N. Y. Dry Dock Association, with bur;/riiig
]))'7:'l)If€g‘(fS, capital $700,000, ufwhich S500,-
000 is to be employed in building a Dryl)ock
on the East River, and $200,000 for banking
purposes. Bills were reported to lll(‘.Ol‘p()l'aIe
the lintlson Insurance Co. autl the New York
Loan Co. to loan money on pledges.
FridrI;I/, Jan. £l.—-In the S(:7l(l.l€ a petition
was preseutetl from the Hi-2,hlantl Turnpike
Co. for briii/ciiigpi-ivi'l€grs to enable them to
complete the road. A bill was reported to
enable aliens to Iioltl real estate, under re-
strictions. A bill was reportetl providing that
the Court for the eorrcctionof Errors hold
extra sessions, at such times and places as
they may tliiuk proper, and for disconnecting
the legislative and judicial business of the
Senate. It was stated that the Court had
been in session a fortnight, and only 3 cases
had been called up ; that it was titteily impos-
sible for the Seiiate,\vliile crowded with legis-
lative business it) give the necessary attention
to legal questions; aiitl that the present mode
was only a mockery of justice. The canal
coinin’rs were directed to inquire into the ex-
pediency of surveying a rotite ofa canal tliro’
the valley ofthe Genesee. A committee (with
power to send .ftir persons and papers) was
appointed to inquire whether the Dutcliess
Insurance Co. had not violatetl their charter.
In ./q.S'St3I7l.f)l_7]. bills were reported to incorpo-
rate the Mercliants Exchange Bank,-—-the
Mercbants, Millers and Mechanics Batik at
Rochester, and two Iiisiirance Companies.——-
Most ofthe day was spent in debating on the
bill to amend the rtiles of the lionse.
Salurdr1_1;, Jan. 22.—In the flssenibly :1 pe-
tition was t'ec’d from the inhabitants of Cayu-
ga, praying for a plainer system oflaws, and
a cheaper adtninistratioii of justice than are
now in use in the State. The petition stated
that tliepresent system had been copied from
the English practice, with all its ridiculous SE
tniiltiplietl forms, and ought to be abolished,
as an expensive system ofdark inysteries, tin-
worthy ofour country ; and it proposes that a
suitable premium be offered for the best motl-
cl ofan improved systein ofjurisprudeuce.—
Two petitions were preseutetl for bank incor-
poratioiis. A bill was reported to incorporate
the Silver Miniiigr Coinpany in Westchester,
with Banking privileges. The committee of
the whole passed the bill frotii the Senate prti-
viding for an extra session of the Court ‘of
Errors. A long debate then arose on the bill
appointing commissioners to visit the salt
works, in which members ofthe house were
not very sparing in their censures uponthe
Senate for striking out ofthe bill the nauie of
a gentleman the former had placed upon it,
and substituting Mr. Bronson, “ one of the
itninortal seventeen,” and that mo Without
(feigning to give a- reason. The house refused
to concur with the S‘enate—73 to SS}.
Jllendoy, Jan. 24.-—-—No important business
was transacted» in-eit-lier house to-day. A pe-
-tition was presented’ to the Assembly for the
=repeal ofthe law of last session, extending the
-of Portugal, and a Viceroy be appointed for.
gaol liberties of N. Y. city. A bill was’-. repor-
r
'uesda3'/, Jan. £.’5.—,ln Ass'e‘rn'bly p'etiiio_ns
were presented for 9 banks, 2 Ins_urauceCom-
panies,an_d_a‘ steam boat company. An inqui-
' ry was ordered as to the expediency of alter-
ing all acts heretofore passed incorporating
banks, &.c. in which the legislature have re-
tained that power. A resoluLi_on was offered
for instructing otir delegates in Congress to
. use their ent'leavors"for the passage of a law
iniposing countervailing duties on the proper-
ty oftlie Canadians, conveyed on the St.'La\v-I
rence on its transit tliro’ that partof the river
which lies between I§arIillal‘l’S Island and the
A‘rr‘i,erican shore. and is wholly wit'h'in the ter-
ritory ofthe U. S. , V '
' On Wednesday, in" the Senate, a report was
tiiade in favor of granting the Highla_udTurn-
pike company banking priveleges, with a_,cap_-
lfal 0fI50,000 dollars. ’ V " ’
In the Hoztsr, it was announced’ that the
Speaker was in ill health, and Mr. Whiting
toolt the chair. .A petition-was presented fr:
Joseph Bonaparte, for pt’.l'll'llSs‘l0n—l0 hold‘ and
convey real estate. A bill was reported to iii-
corporate the N. York Canal Bank.
A bitl was passed, ri=m‘ovi'n«_: the" lpresent.
state printer,aiid autlitirizitig the Secretary
of State to contract for the state printing, and
that the person executing it shall also publish
the state paper ; all ofiicial advertiseineiits
that now a-e, or may be commenced in the
Argus previous to sucli contr'.tt;t with the sec-
retary, to be valid. ' ‘ ‘
An Albany correspondent of the N. Y. A-
merican says-——‘ The Asseinbly,at the present
session, possesses a more than ordinary share
oftalent. There are at least ten members,who
as debaters would do lioii= iir to the state in
‘congress. As many tnore would be respecta-
ble for their speaking talent in any legislative
liall altlio’ they are not professionally 8.’. lia-
bitually accustomed to forensic discussion.
PII{ACY.——Atuong the tloctinients sub-
mitted to Congress by the President, in rela-
tion to the 'W. I. piracies, are various extracts
from letters mi the subject, addressed to Mr.
Adams by Mr. Randall, American Consul at
Havana. . We select the following:—
I‘.lAVANA. July 14,1821.
.“ It may now be {assumed as an llll(lt.Ul)f-
ed “Cl. that the crime ofpirucy is not limited
to the mariners who are the active agents in
its perpetration, lint has advocates and parti-
zans in a very iunnerons class of the inhabit-
ants ofthis island. Oftlie latter-class many
have a (llI‘P(:t concern in the equipment and
aiming oftliose vessels, and a participation
in their plunder. Others, amongst the plant-
ers on the coast, and the merchants, are indi-
rectly coneernetl in the great profit derived
from purclinsiiig the property plundered by
tlitetn. Besides those persons thus cnnceriied,
the Spaniards of this island, generally, ob-
SPJVG, with perfect anathy,and some even with
pleasure. iliosn (lt‘)‘lrP(l:tfl0llS against the com
merce ofthe United States; for, it is not a
little extraordinary, that one may hear in the
streets nfM;ti-anzas, and even ofthis city, this
iuost otlious crime warmly tlt-fended, on prin-
ciple, by men of property. anti deemed re-
spectable here.” * * * *
“The moment a prize to the pirates arrives
on the coast. persons from the interior throng
to the spot. to share in or purchase the plun-
tler, as in the late case of the brig Castor.—-
Tlie property soon fiii-ls its way into the cities.
and tempts cupidity by the advantages ofthe.
trafiic. But fonrdziys past, the anchor and
cable ofthe brig Castor, plundered about the
beginning tlflllls niontii. was found on board
an American vessel in this port, the Capt‘-tin
of which purchased it from the Patron of a
droger or coaster oftl-is Island. TWO year‘
ago it was eotiitnon for persons to cross the
harbor to Regla publicly, to buv property fr.
the pirates. Allegations of this kind have
been i'epe:.ttedlv made in the United States.
and g_ciicr'.illy credited, and it is believetl that
the records of your Department contain stil-
fieient proofof their trtitli. Here, they are
matters of notoriety and generally credited.”
“ Various facts have been ttientititwl 10 "13
liy resident incrcliaiits, ofthe highest respect-
.ability, ofiliis place, as being known to them
personally, where the officers of the customs,
and others, have got possession of property.
known to have been captured by pirates, and
have applied the whole or the greater part to
their own use, preventing the legal Uwllt‘-l'5 I'-
all chance ofidentifying and recovering their
property; where they have, for large rewards.
suffered persons known to be pirates, to escape
fromjustice ” * * *
“ A representation was made to the Capt.
General, about the period ofthe greatest ac-
tivity anionust the pirates, that a large sum Of
money in doubloons, which hatl been plunder-
ad from a Boston vessel, had been traced to
Regla, and could there be found and identifi-
etl. Information had been given by one of
the pirates concerned in the capture. After
instituting an examination, the Capt. General
sent for the claimant, and informed him “that
lie fearetl all Regla would be foimd to be im-
plicatcd in the robbery ;and that, in the pres-
ent disturbed and critical condition f)l’fll€.l9il-
and, he dared not push the investigation fur-
ther ;” antl so the affair rested. * * ‘X’
The facts ofthe case prove, that It large part
ofthe people ofthis islantl are migticetl _III
hostilities ofthe most cruel and oppressive
cliaracter, against the propert_v antl lives_0f
citizens ofthe Uiiitetl States, without the iti-
clinatiou or ability, onthe part ofthe snpreine
Government of Spain. or the local authori-
ties,to put a stop to it.” * * - *
“Large quantities of their plunder are
known to have been introduced by the pirates
into Matanz:-is, and are vending there at pric-
es which alone betray the nature ofthe prop-
erty. Many articles, of a peculiar fabric, 3-L
known not to have been regularly introduced,
are seen there constantly, such as French
bats, oftlie newest fashion. on the heads of
vulgar riifiians. The retailers of goods are
seen travelling to the coast with pack ll0|‘585a
for the known purpose of making purchases
from the pirates. 4 A respectable Englishman
who keeps the ferry near the city, informed
me that the returns from his ferry give certain
indications when prizes are on the coast, frotn
the number ofpersons who resort from Ma-
tanzas to their rendezvous. N0 Effecluill
measures are taken to stop this traffic. Ifoc-
casionally goods are seized in the attemptto
smuggle them into- the city, the affair termin-
ates ‘bv their condemiia‘tiou or being taken by
the officers oftlie customs, and nothing more
is heard of it. Persons, known to be pirates,
walk the streets nntnolested,"no"one bein-_<_i
willing to incur the risk cfdeno.uiic.ing theni."’
uteduto-incorpoi'a‘te the Dry Dockilkssociatilou.
‘only on the innocent.
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PI’RACY.—-'-On Friday',.Jaii.- ‘Elsi. the gélfd‘
ate was occupied on the -bill or the Suppres-'
sionof piracy. Mr. Tazew ', of'Va. moved
to strike out the 8d section ofthe bill, which
authorises the blockad_e.of,any port in ‘-which‘
a pirate may seek refuge, a_nd'supported his-
motiou by a. very able 5 eecli of ‘.Z'hours. This
speecli,-is-saitl to have een “uuanswegable ;-”
of“ almost unrivalled merit and excellence-,”
Senate floor.” u He commenced with stating
that he was‘ not opposed tothe great objects
ofthe bill, but objected to tlfislsection because
he tliotiglit it iinfproper and iiistifiicietit to ob-
tain the end-.-in view. —'-Plie‘ advocates of the‘
bill acknowIedge.'tlia_t it is a war measure, al-
though they atlti‘iit-,th'gt we maintain a relation
of amity with Spain,'’’7 and decl-.ire thcyliave
no intention to change this relation. They
"ll?-{"3 lllat we have just cause ofwar, anti
lfl‘-W-f0'f€~ vollg-llli to engage in it. But grant
that tliereis great cause of war; does it follow‘
which leatl to it ? 'I‘liere was this difference’
, between the advocates of this measure and ,
himself-they contended their object was"
merely to let the punishment fall on the guil-
ty ; lie lll()l|_‘_'_l)l, so far from this, it woultl fail!
I-le tliert-fore litiped
when they saw that end could not beobtaiiietl
by the section in question they would consent
to-strike it out. This measure would operate
on none but neutral nations. In time ofpeace
it was an anomaly, for which liist_ory afforded
no reasoning ‘could apply. He denied that
we cotild at pleasure interpolate new princi-
ples in national law. He then went on to
show how the blockade would act on our own
citizens. “ If you wish (said he) to prevent
your people going to Cuba, pass a law to that
effect—tliis will secure the object. Ifit is vi-
ulated enforce your municipal regulations by
municipal means; nobotly can complain. But
what will you do with one ofyour people who
should violate this blockade ? Will you tint
capture liitii ? Yes, and condeinii liiiu too’;
and punish hitn for holding intercoiirse with
the enemy, and giving thcin aid 3; conifort.”
He next advert-ed to the effect of the blockade
on neutral powers. It would depiivethem of
trade with these Islrmds, and if they trans-
gressed the rules of the blockade would ex-
pose their property to confiscatioii. He asked
why we should deal so cruelly with tlietii,
when sotiie of them have done their utmost to
put down piracy, and whose efforts have been
more efficient than our own. He thought the
advocates of tliismcasure took a view of but
one side ofthe question. The right of block-
atlewas sanctioned only by right ofwar, and
was not a positive substantive right as claimed
by the friends ofthe bill. In speaking on this
topic be eloquently entertained his protest a-
gainst interpolating a new principle in the
rights of nations, and alluded to the objects
for which war was decl-aretl,whicli were peace.
was dormant. If we exercised it, every otlie_r
nation might exercise it. He repeated that
he was not opposed ‘to the bill itself. If we
wanted sloops of war, build them: if we wan-
ted money, take it umil there was a cry of e-
nough. He liatl not a doubt about the power
to pursue the pirates into any recesses; they
were beasts of prey, who might be pursued 86
captured wherever they might be found; and
when coiideinnetl he would not pardon them.
Mr. Barbour rose in reply. He considered
the 3d section ofthis bill, which his colleague
had moved to expunge, alt one ofits tiiost effi-
cient parts, antl then pré’éeedt=d to prove, lst,
that we have power to adopt this iueasure iti-
depentlently of war, and 2d, that the exercise
ofthis power is called for by the present exi-
gency. By what standard, he inquired,is the
question of the existence of the power to be
tested. I-lis lion. fiieiitl couteiided that the
laws of nations was the only rule by which
we could be gov’tl. That to add «to or inter-
polate that code, was iinpious, and fraught
with iticalciilable uiischief. Indeed! how has
it happened, that while all other sublunary
things are imperfect, that this system, most,
coinplicatet’-, should have alt'e:ttly arrived at
perfection ? A system which originated with-
out deliberation, aiitl was frequently dictated
by the powerful to the weak. This system
was established by means deemed proper by
those who used them. But the present is -.1
case not anticipated, or one which has ever
occurred. But the necessity for this measure.
exists ; and Iask when did we forfeit the right
of self preservation? When was posterity
disfrancliised ? No. This idolatrous reiter-
eiice for the writers of international law is at’
ivar with our reason: it is not atlaptetl to the
latitude. of America. Our ancestors tlid not
act’ thus when they rose gloriously above pre-
cedent and autliority, and proclaimed our c"-
mancipation.
Mr. B. then proceeded to show that we
liavejust cause of war against Spain; that
humanity requires we should obtain our end
short ofwar,ifpracticable; that the interme-
diary steps ofembnrgo aiitl letters of marque
have been resorted to by nations acting on the
suggestions of this huinaue priuciple,antl th-it
blockade is defciisible, on every ground as
these, save the influence of preretleiit; and
that we have just the same power to estulllislt
precedent as otir ancestors, antl when called
to establish one, dictated by self-preservation,
anti litiiited to the exigeiicy, that we stand.
justified, and shall liejustifit-.il by the comment-
cousent ofmankiutl. Now, sir, as to the ne-
cessity of exercising this power. For years-,,
hundreds of otir fellow citizens have beer:
antls. 'I‘liey elude ourjust vengeance by tak-
ing refuge in the colonies of Spain. Tlieit
are not only protected by the inhabitants of
those islaritls, but they arejustified. Justified I
The inlialiitants share in their plunder I--‘
Tliey hover around the ports, watch the de--
parture ofolir vessels, and are enabled there-
by to execute their fell purposes of robbery’
and murder. The whole island of Cuba, flip’
exatnple, all conditions of its people, are
leagued inrthis diabolical crime. On; agent’.
there, Mr. Randall, assures us that, unless we-
can make the people on land feel otir power;.
by blockading their ports, and-depriving tlienr
of this dread fiil source ofgain, and cuttiiig.-oft"
their intercourse with the world, that all ext-
iernal efforts to arrest the evil'are in vain-;-.-
that you mtist. protluce a. moral revolution-on
land, through their interests.
iion of this, is the President’s. niessage ofthe
ltth, who points otit -this measure as n ssa-
.ry to the suppression of piracy. Whats on-
ger evidence do yoti require of the necessity-
of exercising this power? I trust I I-iave.sus--.
andto"“ have placed liitn withotit a rival ontlicf
tlia.t We_lllllSL go to war, or adopt measures-‘ _
no example—it was a’ non-descripi, to wliiclr.
In a state of peace the right of blockading-
murderetl by a desperate association oflirig-- V
In confirina-,
Norwalk Chronicler