).
I
,genc‘e that the Spanish army in Peru, was to-
Ititetitlant of this place, which irot o'nly states
' oner, with GcneralsCanterae, Valdez, Car-
\
\.
j ',l‘lris agreeable news is brought by the schr.
Tveymouth, from Cartlragena, at w'lri'clrp!:ice
as well as at Chagres and Panama, great re-
joiclttgs had taken place. Besides the Vene-
zuela Colombian frigate, mentioned below,
the brig_Aspasia, ofthigs port, was taken up
and desp_aiclie’d to England with the intelli-
'~-gence." She_left‘Cartlrageira on the 14th of
January foi London. ' We are obligingly fa-
voured with the folloiviirg extract ofatletter
giving lhe substance ofthe iirforination.r'ec'd.
C.iii"i'ir.ict-ziug Jan. t3.~——“ The schooner
' Fame, which arrived last evening in six days
5, from Cliagres, brings the itnpoijtant intelli-
tally defeated by the Colombians under Gen.
SUCRE on tlreplains of Giiainanqtiilla on the
9th of ‘December last. The Viceroy and
Generals Canterac and Valdez were taken
prisoners-—the first was severely wounded. I
have see'n a copy ofthe official account trans-
initted by the Secretary of Bolivar to the Iii-
tendant of Panama, and by him sentto' the
the above, btit also requests that the reinforce-
‘ inents which are on their way to Peru, may
be detained, as there is no longer any occas-
ion for them. There is so little doubt ofthe
truth of it here, that the Venezuela frigate is
ordered to sail the very moment she is ready
to carry the news to England.
“ This intelligence was brought to Panama
by an Englishman despatched by the English
Consul resident at Lima, who iinnretliately
on his arrival at Cliagres, chartered an Amet-
can st.-hr. to carry him to Charleston, and was
to have sailed from there four days since.-—
He was to proceed from Cltarleston to Eng-
land imniediatcly.”
. [It will be rccollectcd that the schr. En-
deavor arrived at Cliarleston on the 9.7lli ult.
from Clragres, and it was stated she brought
i'ir’tclli‘gencc from Lima" to the 22d of Dec.-—
Nothing satisfactory trans'pi'red from‘ her, and
it is evident the information she brought was
purposely kept secret. It is believed however
the intelligence will first reach’ Eirglairil by
the vessel tlespatclicd from Cart'lia'gena.]
. LIMA, Dec. 13, 1824.
“The Liberating Army, under the com-
mand of Gen. Sucre, completely defeated the
Spanish army on the 9th inst. on the plains
ofGuamanquil|a.- -Their cominanding gen-
eral, La Scrna‘, was wounded and taken pris-
ratala, and other -chiefs, officers and men; of
course all the eneiny’s baggage, ‘stores, &t.c.
fell iirto our hands. . ' .. '
Lt. Col. Medina, aid to his Excelleucy,the
Libertador, conduct_ed the operatinns'on the
field,:ind we have to regret the misfortune of
his assassination, in'Perando, by the rebclsof
that place. All the authorities in the vicinity
ofthe scene ofaction ofiicially announced the
triumph ofoui‘ arms, and add that Gen. Cari-
terac, who remained in command, on La
Scrna’s being wounded, capitulatetl to Gen.
Sucre, with express stipulation that the for-
f_t'css of Callao should-be surrendered to the
Liberating army.
The ninth of December 1-The day has
reached its meridian splendour that dawned
at" Juuin at the opening of- this year. The
Spaniards mcnaccd llrc subjiigation of Anter-
,i>ca,-.-witli that army which now no longer ex-
ists. The plains of. Guamanquilla have wit-
nessed the victory that closed the war of iii-
dependencc of the continent of Colombia.-—
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‘C MWNEVV-Y'D_Ri§'{ 1-‘-En} If! . -
.* 1 ’ FROM PERU—-INTERESTING. '~
, C We are at lxengtligenabled to ,announce__ll1,e
T fatal defeat ofthe Spanish .6'i‘tn_t,I it! P€t‘f,£--"-
) . 5' frolntfte .9)/btfoniilt friielftgéhcér.
The following statement ofthevores in the
several Colleges,in the late Election of Pres-
idéht by the House of Representatives, has
been pri:p'2ii~ed by a Member ofthe Hoiise, 81.
is publislied_atlhe request of several Members
who desire that their own votes should be un-
derstood. In the several States, the ballots
were cast as follows: - . , _
tdtttiutixi. ifackson. Crawford.
7
Maine 0 0
New-Harl1p"shlre B 0 0
Vermont ' 5 0 0
Massaclrtrsetts 1% 1 0
Connecticut 6 0 0
Rhode-Island 2 A 0 0'
New-York 18 2 I4-
New-Jersey l 5 0
Pennsylvania 1 25 0
Delaware 0 0 1
Maryland 5 3 _l
Virgiiiia* '1 1 I9
North-Carolina L 2 ' 10
South«Carolin'a 0 9 0
Georgia 0 0 ' 7
Alabama 0 S , 0 ‘
Misslssip’pi 0 1 0
Indiana or‘ 3 0
Missouri 1 0 0
Tennessee 0 i 9 0
Kentttcky 8 4 0
Ohio 10 2 9.
Illinois 1 0 0 »
Louisiana E 1 0
97 '71 54
* One absent from illness.
[It will be seen, says the N. Y. American,
that the candidate of the North (which by
courtesy had a right to claim from the south
some return for a subserviency of 224 years)
received btit two votes from all the southern
states, a favour that will be i'eiireiitbcr‘ed.]
_ CONGRESS.
On JljIo"m1r1._t/, Feb. 14th, a coinniunication
was received in .botlr houses, from the Presi-
dent, transmitting the following report front
the Board of Internal Iinprovetnent.
WAsH'iNcToN CITY, Feb. 3, 1895.
Sir: The Board of Internal Irnproveiiient
have the honor to transmit two reports on the
proposed canal corntnunicatioiis between the
tide-water of the Potomac and the Ohio Riv-
er; between the Ohio and Lake Erie; be-
tween the Alleghany and Schnylliill, or tide
water of tlie Sirsquelianua ; between the Del-
aware and theRaritai'i ;- between Buzzards $2.
Barnstable Bays ; and between Narragansett
Roads and Boston Harbor. Accompanying
these reports, will be found a. letter from Dr.
lloward, on his receunoistiuce of the country
S. of the-Glades; a memoir on part of the
Alleglrany River; a metiioir by each of the
ChiefofBrigaile, viz: Major Aliert, Capt.
M’Neill,,aud Mr. Jas. Shriver; a letter from
Lieut.John L. Dillahunty: a copy of the
records ofthe Board in relation to the Ohio
aml Lake Erie Canal routes, and nineteen
maps, general and particular, ofthe several
sections of country explored and surveyed.
In execution ofthe orders ofthe Secretary
of War, communicated in your letter offilst
May last, “to make a reconnoisance of the
coiintrylre.twecn thewaters of the Potomac
and the head of steainboat navigatioii of the
Ohio, and between the Ohio and Lake Erie,
for the purpose ofascertainiug the practicabil-
ity ofa coiirmiinication between these points,
ofdesiguatiug the most suitable route for the
same, and of forming plans and estimates in
detail of the expense of execution,” the board
proceeded frorii the seatof Government, thro’
the portion of country indicated thcrcin.-—-
Having deliberately exainineil every local cir-
""‘r‘.e on that part of the Alleghany
' ‘~ lics between the head waters
‘ ‘hose ofthe, Yoiiiugliaga-
‘ongahcla, the Board
“e preliminary sur-
be executed by
ud other offi-
* = service ;
'\‘_lie cir-
"|lfl
\
water of tli'éf0rmer from about '9ZB“it"i‘iles a-
'b'ove‘the city ofTrenton,to the §u_minit ground
bettveén 'l‘r'enton and Brunswick; and that
the abundance ofthe water of-the Delaware,
will supply a canal of dimensions adapted to
the vessels navigating the great rivers &.bags
of the’ "sea-coast. The Board are, however,
ovf-opinion,th-at previous to fixing the exact
route ofthe ca ual, lines should lie rim front
the vicinity ofBordeutowii across to the sum-
iult,.td the lowest pointion the Rirritan, to
which a canal can, with dtie economy, be ex-
tended, with a view to avoid as'_iiiucli_of the
difiicult tide navigation of the two rivers as
possible. The Board has the satisfaction
to acknowledge the zeal, perseverance, rind
ability with‘ which all the oflicers of the two
‘corps of Engineers, and other gentlemen at-
tached to the service, have fulfilled their du-
ties to the extent which the time and the sea‘-
son of the year permitted. The unfinished
parts of their instructions comprehend the
Ezisteru section ofthe Ohio and Chesapeake
canal,’ from Cumberland to tide, some lines
on the summit, antl the whol_c_‘_V- Se¢.|l0“--
We have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your ob’t servants, , ‘ ‘ .
G. TO'l"l‘EN, Maj. Eng. Br’t,. Lt. Col.
. S. BERNARD, Brig. Gen.
Members ofthe Board of Int. Improvement.
In the Hottsc, a letter from Mr. Liverinore
was read from the cltaif, announcing the re-
signation ofhis_ seat, as representative from
New Hampshire. Tlie. Speaker laidgbefore
the House, among other executive coniinuni-
cations, a report ofthe expentlitifres of the
national arinories, for 1824. , Mr._McLane
reported a bill for allowing additional draw-
backs on siig:i'r.' Mr.’ Warfield offered ajoint
resolution for the purchase of ti certain nuin~
ber ofTanner’s Atlas, not to exceed $3~2a
copy. Mr. Taylor offered a resolution for
appointing a committee, tocxamine and re-
port, what business is’ necessary to be acted
upon, during the present Congress, which ex-
pires on the 3d of March uext—a committee
of seven was ortlered.
The debate on the G‘eorg"i'a Militia Claims
[for services i'ii l7952—’98r—’94] ivasresuiiied,
on the question to reverse the report, which
is unfavorable, and recommit it, with instruc-
iioiis to bring in ii bill‘ for their liqiiidation.—
Mr. 'I‘atn'all took an extensive view of the
case, and zealously advocated the claim.——
After the reading of sortie documents by the
Clerk, at the request of Mr. I-Iamiltou, Mr.
Mallory, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Forsytlr,
adtlrcssed the House on the subject, wben,‘on
.motion of Mr. Mt-Koy, the house adjourned,
without coining to any conclusion.
In the Senate on Titrsday, the considera-
tion ofthe bill to amend the judicial system
ofthe U. States was resumetl. The debate
took a wide range :——A niotiou to postpone
indefinitely, was lost.
In the Hr.itse.—-Tlre bill to sanction the law
of M '.rryl:rntl anil Virginia, on the stilrjoct of
the Ohio and Clresapcake Canal, was order-
ed to a third reading-—'.\lr. Livingston’s res-
olution, relating to unclairneil tlividentls,was
carded up, and, after some discussion between
Messrs. Livingston and Sharpe. was, on mo-
lion of Mr. Szorrs, laid on the table.-Mr.
Mercer laid on the table a resolution calling
on the President, to lay before the next coir-
gress facts relatingto the cargoes of certain
slave ships, said to have entered some port in
Alahaina ; and, also, to inform the house, if
witliiu his knowledge, whether any such Afri-
cans lrave been sold within the U. States, and
if so, wlreu, where, and on whose accoirnt.—
Mr. Wright,of_Ohio, moved that the United
States-grant certain small sections oflands,
for the use of the projected canal in Ohio,
which was. atlopted. A joint resolution to
purchase copies of Tanuer’s Atlas, was, on
motion of Mr. Foote, of Conn. laid on theta-
blc. An-executive comnirinicatioit, relating
to the claims of otir citizens against the king-
doin'of the Netlierlantls, was received and or-
dered to be printed. The engrossed bill, for
cxtcuiling the provisions ofthe act, for arming
the Militia ofthe District of Columbia, was
read a Stl time, passed, and sent to the senate
for concurrence. The debate on the Georgia
\lt _
‘.
‘.
Militia Claims, was resumed, when Mr. Ham-
‘; -'.t()|') took the floor, in a brief view of the sub-
red an ttl','_',1lm8ll[ in opposition to
“Ir. Forsyth and i\'lr.M’Coy, also
hair. This subject has been
"or about tltitty years. The
.»‘ces performed by the tiri-
‘--: r 12, l793,and 1794, when
-« were iucriaced by the
rs... ---we been opposed on
'.=‘ ;:<-. troops ' were em-
1;:-. iisagaiiistthe In-
of defence ;—
2 =2-r: c-; ‘l as were sup-
‘ .. . : 1 "1 the treaty
.i-.: ‘. ..itcd States
'-r. E602, in which
s allowed to Geor-
the territo ry.
were principally
‘l the Judiciary
notion to re-
to amend it
ie Supreme
1, and toin-
3,s, was lost.
\, That the
dellvtlestetl
rtativeu, at
ression of
re ,Court
ict of Al-
f certain
risa, and
ially the
ves coin-
beeu sold
to, when,
—. I. and olfe
. P
1 Claims
sposed of
oinnriltee
ed to take
cl;iims.—
the appro-
ed to insert in
.ig P proceeding
can the I-Oth.
,‘lotida,the House
: whole, on the bill
opria ions to coin-
ani Pe sacola to St.
.; and a 0 on the bil
veyiug an laying out a
s river, to Tmrpa Bay‘,»in
I/lorida.
ll3eia\vare_aiid _tlre_ f{ar,ita_i1',,_l.iy‘ leadiiig the.
tliE;_C‘.ilt, stated, tliiit’.‘_it_ lttfil session is ma
had been authorised to "be made from Cape
Sable, the southern exlreinityof Florida, to
the"Bay_'of Tampa,’which is.o,nit's western
coast,’and"also the marking out‘.ofa‘road from
St. Augustine, to Pensacola. "It was now
proposed to complete the la,l'ter.road, which
had been inarked otit, and also tolextend the
road now run-niug from CapeSable t_o Tampa
Bay, nortliwardly, fioin Tampa Bay to St.
Mary's river, where it;would meet a road now
existing in Georgia. Its length wonldbe a-
bout two hundred miles, the whole ofwliiclt
distance it‘ would pass thro’ the pi_ib_lic.laiids,
and would thereby greatly inhauce their val-
ue. He adverted to, the difficulty o«fsu,pprcs-
sing piracy in the Gulf of Mexico”? 7 Tampa
Bay, (wlriclr was the best harbor in the_South
of Florida) being a notorious rendezvbiis for
pirates, as well as for fugitive slaves fr. Geor-
gia, the Governiireirt had found it necessary
to establish a military post there. The post,
which is to be a permanent one,ivas now corti-
pletely isolated. Neither road nor trace led
to it, and it had no means of communicating
with the Government itself, except by a long
and dangerous sea voyage, which woiild cost
more in a single year than tlrewlrolc sum now
asked for this road. Auotlrcr consideration
was that of passing along the coast; it ran
near numerous inlets, now the haunts of pi-
rates and slaves. The presence of this road
would be an effetztital, antl the only effectual
tneairs, of brealiiiig tip their resort to these
places. - In a state ofwar, the Bay of'I‘ampa
would be a very important post. As such,
the Government had selected it, and it was
manifest, that, _tinless a road was formed, by
which troops could march for its relief, it must
fall an easy prey as soon as it should be in-
_vested by a maritime enemy. The country
through which it is to pass, is one ofthe most
fertile "regions of the South. ‘Nothing was
wanted but a high way, to ensure its rapid
settlement. - He hoped therefore, that,wheth-
er the road was considered as providing for
the defr-nce of a distant andvulnerable fron-
tier, or as calculated to increase the value of
the public lands, the sum necessary for its
construction would readily be granted by the
House. The bill was passed.
_—..
The SENATE will tnect on the 4th of.\Iarch
next, for thc despatch of Public business.
_]r is siiiirriioned by :1 Circular Letter
from the I’rcst'ife12tqf the Uitited States, ad-
dressed to the several Members, including
those who are understood to have been alrea-
dy appointed to supply vacancies occuriug‘ in
that body, on that day. ~
Th_e Committee ofthe House of Represen-
tatives, appointed to exninine what business
should be actetl“upon during the present Ses-
fion,|iave reporred,that there are about 50bllls
upon which it is considered important that the
House should act ; and as there are bttt about
eleven days remaining, in which Congress
My deeparclr will be necessary. The bills on
the subject of Piracy are, perhaps, the only
ones which will lead to protracted discussions.
It is, however, highly important that some
measures, in relation to this subject,shonld be
autliorised by C-ongress,iir order to protect the
couinierce of the U. States from those depre-
dations to which it has been so long subjected.
[.Ni1t. Journ al_.
.N'orth Caroliniz Gold.-Letters from that
part of N. Carolina, in the vicinity of which
Gold has been found, state, that there has
been a considerable quantity of Gold found
since November last, notwithstanding the in-
cleiiieuc_v of the weather. Soinculiere near
the source ofLong Creek, a mine has been
discovered on the land of Mr. Barriiiger, who
is thought to be enriched by it. Some say he
has found, already, half a barrel ofgold, while
some limit the quaiitityto halfa bushel. It is
said to have been foiiud on the side ofa bill,
between two strata ofslatestone, and to con-
sist ofa mixture of gold dust and sand. It
was supposed that Mr. Barringcr had already
collected Gold to the value offiftccii tlroitsand
dollars, Another letter states, that in Cabar-
rus county, a week or two ago, a single litnip
of Gold was found, weighing 227 pouuds!—
Otir inforinant himself saw, a few moiitlis a-
go, one linnp of more than four, and another
of more than three poniids weight, that had
been found.——.'\"at. Int.
Nuttortril Industry.—Tlie two facts we are
now about l0 state are ofiufiuitcly more in-
terest to the statesman and the patriot, and
vastly more auspicious of an increase in na-
iional wealth than the facts stated in the a-
bove paragrapli, however interesting they
inav be: 1. Within twenty miles round the
city; of Boston, there are now annually made
forty thottsaml pieces qf Ftmmel, each piece
couiaiiiiirg 40 yards. [Tire largest quantity
of the same article ever imported in any one
year, was 55,000 pieces.]
'2. Not a vessel now leaves the port ofBal-
timore (and we presume this to be true ofo_th-
er ports) for South American ports, which
does not carry, as part oflicr cargo, American
Manufactures of Cotton to the value of from
ten to twenty thousand dollars.—lb. _ -
[-.\Ionday, Qlst, was the day appointed for
the Grand National Exhibition at Washing-
ton of Domestic Manufactures.)
Loss o/‘the U. S. schr. Ferret.-Lieutenant
M’Cauley arrived here on Saturday in the
Zeuliyr, from Matanzas. We learn fui. him,
tl‘rat‘\lie United States schooner Ferret, was
upset bya srtdtleii squall or flaw, about 4 P.
M- 0" \bt>.4tlr instant two hours after leaving
the harbour of Matanzas. Acting Lt. Glen,
Miflsltiplllt‘-D Alden, and two men got imo a
Small D011!» 3'14‘ with difficulty reached the
sltore at a small viligge'aboili so miles to the
westward, where he was kindiy received and
furnished with aliorse amt‘ guide tol\/latanzas
- which place he reached at 2, at fiqlyt, $5 com-
intiuicatetl the tlistressiug iltlelllghce to Lt.
Cotnd’t tV1’Keever, of the Sea G'.t|ll,.'\l;0 im_
mediately directed Lt. Engle, to go unheard
-thelitt-le schr. Jack-all, and proceed in search
ofthe w reck, and as soon as the steam tnuld
be raised the Sea Grill followed. It W85 h‘’\‘'’._
ever near ten o’cl’.rck beforethe vessels stic-
ceeded in getting to sea,uwing to_ a fresh head
wind and heavy swell. At halt past It, the
schooner got alongside the wreck, and suc-
ceeded in preseiviirg tlrel ves of tlre"oflicers
and crew, with the exception of five '0! the
latter.-—.Merc. ./Idv.
l ._
The Bank o-'Platts-burgh has stopped pay-
ment in consequbuce of the war upon-' the!"
. by the City Banks.‘
can transact brisiness, much more than orilin- '
' r
W ,.F€f). t0.-—-Itigtits ‘,‘qf~.,S,'*t,t._-fi'rag'ie.—'I‘l1e propo-,3.
sed aniehdiiieiitsj to ‘the constitiition, for the
extension of the elective frau_cliise,' passed‘-td
reported by Mr.‘L_efi'erts, chairinan of_ the se-
.lect_~~cotiitnittee on that part ofthe Governoriii,
message. That they will pass the assembly
-they will receive the final sanction of thepeoi-',,
sttrtpto doubt. After a tolerably full discus-
sion of the subject, the bill providing for an
election of Presidential electors by districts,
passed unanimously.
Repeal qf? the restraining
laiv.-—-Tire debate '
inst. has coinnrcnced with great earneétiiessi
In the senate, on Wednesday,’ Mr. Colden o-,
pen,c_t_l tliegdiscussiorr, in favour ofthe repeal §
‘an,d__after concluding his argument yesiertlay}
was~fottowed. in verily. by Mr. Wzird. Vvltaflt‘-‘C
evermay be the result,it wil_l at least elicit a
ample examination of an interesting subject.
Feb‘ 11,- Stockbridge Indiims.—Tlie sen-I:
ate went into committee of the whole ohtlié
hill respecting the purchase or la‘ml_c; of me’
Stockbridge Indians, and for the réliefof the’,
settlers on the same, Mr. Earll in the chziir.-‘-5
(The bill as reported aulhoyised the governor.
to treat with the Indiatis for the purchase of
ilie residuetoftlieir land, anioriirting to about
3000 acres, in New Stockbridge,. to allow it
fair price for it, and to appoint such agent or
agents as he may think necessary to take‘
charge ofthe money to be ‘paid to them, and
to go with them to Green Bay.) -
Mr.‘ Wright moved to amend the second
section, so as to provide for.the appointment.
of the agent to receive the amount to be paid
to them for their lands, with their consent.-—
He did not believe it to he just or proper to‘
appoint a person, at -a high salary, to take"
charge of.their own money, and to go with‘
them to Green Bay, without tlieir,co_nsent':—-V
nor was it proper to impose upon them an a--'-'
gent, unless they should ‘deem it necessary,,or' '
unless they were a party to the contract.
Wright’s amendment was adopted ; various‘
amendments, passed in coinmittee, and the,
bill was ordered to a third reading. ,
Feb. l.°.’.——Mr. Wilkenson, froin the crim-
mittee on banks to whom had been referred
the petition ofJacob Barker for the incorpo-
ration of the Exchange Bank, with R capital
of£’.,000,000 dollars, reported that the com-
mittee have had the subject under cousidera-’
tion,&r. forbear going intoa detail of the bank-
ing operations of the applicant, with which
the public have bad "so much cause to be ac-
quainted. The committee therefore recom-
mend that the petitioner have leave to with-
draw his petition.
Feb. l4._—The Senate was principally en,-
gaged on the bill for repealing the restrain-
ing laws. Mr. Spencer made an able and
argumentative speech against the bill.
In the house, a petition was presented from
the Onondaga Presbytery, consisting of 34
churches, and congregrations, praying that."
instructions may be sent to our delegates iii
Congress to endeavor to obtain the passage
-ofa law to prevent the carrying of the mail
on the sabbath‘; that the legislature take into
consideration the propriety of preventing
Steam Boats from running on Sunday, and
that the'Canal Locks may be closed on Sun-
day. The petition was referred totlie Cotii.
on charitable andreligious incorporations.
A bill from the Senate, providing to obtain
a portrait of General Lafayette, was read a
third time, and passed iinanimously.
Some time was spent on bills to incorporate
various Banks and Insurance cotripanies. .
Feb. l5.—This day. was spent by the Sen-
ate in discussing the restraining law. In the
House,many petitions were presented 3:. read".
Mr. Goveriieur presentetla resolution for re-
committing to the bank comm. the bills to in-
corporate banks, &t.c. with instructions to re-
port what increase of such institutions is ex-
pedient, 81. to report any discriminating facts,
if such exist. Laid on the table. A resolu-
tion was passed appointing a ‘committee to
inquire into the truth of the charge made by
Mr.Foot against the Attorney General. [See _
the article head ‘ Chemical Bank.’]
by a joint ballot 'I‘reasurcr of the State, be
having 75 otit ofl40 votes.
In the House a petition was received from
the Seneca Indians denouncing the mission-
aries, and praying that they may be removed
from among them. This is no doubt the work
of evil disposed white persons, who have iust’r-
gated the infidel Red Jacket and his associ-
ates to take this step. It is not the first
timethat a similar attempt has been tirade in
the satire quarter. Many other petitions were
received. The report of the Attorney Ge-
neral on the petition of P. Caufield, relative
to the sale of Lottery Tickets was referred to '
a select cointn. Mr.Cuuninghain said he was
convinced that Yates 8:. M’lntyre, the lottety
managers, had violated the laws,and he wish-
ed to investigate the subject. No import-
antbusiness was transacted onThursday,l7th.
The Committee appointed to investigate
Mr. Foote’s charge against the Attorney Ge-
. neral met on the evening oftlicir appoint-
nrent and proceeded to fulfil their duties. Mr.
Foote disclaiinetl all knowledge ofthe charge
and of any evidence in support of it except
such as should be given by Mr. Spencer. Mr.
Spencer testified that he had heard theiAt-
torney General often speak on the StJl).)eCl'0f7.
the Presidency, but that he had ikver spoke
to him in relation to his vote, nor intimatetb
that the affidavit of Caldwell could injure’
Caldwell,&z.c.and_ thus the whole ofthis affair‘
ded iuisnioke. ‘ _
Extent of the Slave Zl,I.'qde.—It is stated in-
the last animal Report ofthe London Africari‘
Institution, that in‘18\22 there were sl_ii'ppfed.
from Africa, for Rio Jaiieiro 31,2-#0‘n.eg.roes,
of igliom 3484 died on the,passage."*Iiito_Ba_.
hia-','above 8000 wereimported thb"s_a year.
In 1823, the total niiinber shipped for a-
lone ainounted to 21,472,-of whom neatly-
1800 died 'on the passage ; and there is reas-~s
on to think that there was at least an equal
llhoortation into the other Brazilian ports, at-
iefldrd by an equal mortality- ‘In the first 6-
IDOINITS ofl824, the, number. imported into-
Pmio Jatlého alone, was not less than 16,563,.
with 3! m0ff8‘-ity.of 2247.. The tradefor Bra-
zil l5 Carflefl 0txNorth as well as South ofthe?
line, in =spite*of tire-,uie5_’. Brazil ought, tovlre
outlawedby tlie civilizeil world for her obsti-
nacy in thus openly continuing an encouwra-7
ging this fell traflic.—.Nal-iozzal Gazette,
a third‘ re_f-idingzin‘ theisenate,.i.r‘naniin ously,a§- —
with an equaldegree of‘unauitnity, and that '
on this subject, says the Argus of the l_1tl_i_.
him; but on-tlie contrary that he (the Attor-_:
ney General) did not believe the afiidavit oli-
plc, says the Albany Argus, we have no rea--. _ _
Feb. l6.—GaiiialieLI:I.B';’irstorv was elected _. i.
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