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-dead.

foreign master. Europe, too, has not witnes-
sed, without being influenced by our revolu-
tion. ‘Old errors have_disappeared—-o_ld pf?-
jiidices have been reiiroved, and the-light Of
reason, of religion, and‘of't'r_uth, are fast pre-
vailing. In the lanrruage ofoo‘r_gre.at:La'_fay-é
ette, at the Bunker ‘Bill c_elebrati_9f,Irj-l'li',f9__1?_‘3?."
‘half cent‘or.y’s jubilee ‘will hail emancipated-
Europe. '
iiiii. wiaiisrlenis ORATION
At'Bunkpr Hill has been published and al-

o

. Sir,you have assisted us inlaying tl_i_e foun-
dation of this edifice. You have lreaird us to-
hfiaf-Sei with our feeble coiiimendation, the
names of departed patriots. _' i'r,'rfioiioments
and eulogy belong to the "dead. e give
them ‘this day, -to Warren ian.d"his associates.
On otlier occasions they ‘have been given to
your more 'i_im_m_ediate companions in arms, to
Washington, to Greene, to Gates, Sullivan,»
and L,i,nco_'h"i'. A Sir, wc have becouie reluctant

' to grant these, 'our highest and last honours

._furthe'r. ‘We 'i'vo‘old gladly hold them yet,
‘back from the little remnant of that immortal

‘ready ron tl rough one edition of8,500 cop'ies.5 bah-d‘

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off, the second was put to press. Notwith_-- ‘ _ _
standing it took Mr. I W. an hour and a half. theorator expresses liimselfas follows :-

i'o‘deliver it, the Mirror says_ it 'cot'i'Td_.’all be

Four days after the first edition was.str'ii,,ck'

In refer'rifigito the revolution in S. America

“When thebattle of Bunker Hill was fought,

 iit.iiito seven newspaper coluinris. we ri‘:5s‘e_ the existence of South Arne;-ica was scarcgly

the following extracts :-— ,

“The society wlitifip or'ga‘n_I_am,ivas f'o'r‘r'r'ied
for the_purpose of gr-eariiig some honorable and
durable riio'riu_ii'i,'eh_t_t'o the ineiirory of the=earl y-
friends‘ of Ani,er_i'_ca‘r'i iiidepende'iice. Thefoon-
‘dation of that monu_ni‘e'n;_iye, have now laid-
T’Vi_th soleninities suited to the occasiori, with
‘pm’-y-erg ,0 A1,,,_i-ghigy God for his hjgssiitg-§ and
iutlie "midst, of this cloud of witnessefq “'8'
h:m;_b'eg‘g‘iii trig, wbrii. _We trlistit will be

o. .- -

‘pr_osectit‘e'd '; and that sprihgiiig from a broad
fouiidation; rising high in massive solidity
and uiiadorned grandeur-, it may remain, as
long as Heaven permitslhe works of man to
last, a fit emblem both oftheevents in memo-
'i’y_‘o'f"wli_l'c_h it is raised, and of the gratitude
t'if.lho's'e who raised it. .

We know, in‘dee'd, that the record of'illos-
trious actions is most safely deposited in the
uc.i_v;ersal remembrance of mankind. We
k”rid'iv,‘that if we caused this structure tp as-
'cer'icl‘,‘not only till it reached the skies, but till
it pierced them, its broad surface could still
contain but part of that, which, in an age of
knowledgc,hath already been spread over the
earth, andwhich history charges itself with
making known to allfuture times. W'e know,
that no inscription on e_ntablatures less broad
than the earth itself, can parry information of
the events we comnieinorate, where it is pot
already gone; and that no structure which

 -. t‘ill2't.lI not outlive the duration oflctters and
E;-kiiowledge among men, can prolong the me--
_.rnorial.

But our object is, by this edifice, to
show our deep sense of the value and import

I lance ofthe achievements of our ancestors ;—

and by presentirigtliis work ofgratittide to the
eye, to keep alive similar seiititrients, and to
foster a constant _regard for the principles of
the Revolution. Human beings are composed
not ofreason only, but ofimagination zilso,and

'5Cnllllleilt ;_and that is neither tvasted nor

niisapplied which is appropriated to the pur-
pose of giving right direction to _sentiiiicnts,
and opening proper springs of feeling in_the
heart. Let it not be supposed that our object
is to perpetuate national hostility, or eveq to
cherish a mere military spirit. It is higher,
purer, hobl_er._ \’V‘e cnnsecrate our work_to
the spirit of national, independence, and we
wish that the liglit of ‘peace rna'y‘,res_t’ upon it
forever. We rear a iiieni'ori,al ofour convic-
tion ofthatunmeasured benefit which has been
conferred-on our own land, and ofthe happy
influences, which have been produced by the
same events, on the general interests ofmans
kind. VVe come, as Americans, to mark a
spot, which mtist forever be dear to us arid our
posterity. We wish, that whosoever, in all
coming time, shall turn his eye hither, may
behold that the place is not undistiiiguishetl,
where the first great Battle of the Revolution
was fought. We wish, that this structure may
proclaim the magnitude and importance of
that event, to every class, and every age.-
VVe wish that infancy may learn the piirppse
ofits erection from maternal lit‘-)s,_and that
weary and withered age may behold it, and
he s‘o‘laced liy the reflections which itsnggests.
i'e wish that the labourer may look up here,
and be proud in the. midst of his toil. Vile
wish, that, in those days ofdisaster, which, as
they come on all nations, must be expected to
come_on us also, desponding patriotism may
turn its eyes hitherward, and be assured that
the foundations of our national power still
stand strong. iVe wish that this column, ri-
sing towards heaven aiiiorigthe pointed spires
of so many temples dedicated to God, may
contribute also to produce, in all minds, a pi-
ous feeling of dependence and gratitude. \Ve
wish, finally, that the last object Oll.I.Il8 sight
ofhim who leaves his native shore, and the
first to gladden his who revisits it, may be
something to remind him of the liberty and
glory of his country. Let it rise,, till it meet
the sun in his coming ; let the earliest light of
the morning gild it, and parting day linger on
its soiiiniit.” A
The following is the beautiful apostrophe
of Mr. Webster to Gen. Lafayette.

Sir-—We are assembled to commemorate
the establishment of great public principles of
liberty, and to do honour to the distinguished
The occasidn is too severe for eulogy
to the living. But, sir, your i'uteresting'reln-
tion to this country, the peculiar ci‘rcomstan-
ces which surround you and surround us, call
on-me to express" the happiness which we de-
rive from" your presence and aid in this sol-
crnri commemoration.

Fortunate, fortunate man !- with what mea-
sure of devotion will you‘ not thank God,' for
the circumstances of your extraordinary life I
You are connected witli both hemispheres
and with two gcrieratioirs. Heaven saw fit to
ordain that the electric spark ofliberty should
be conducted, thro’ you, from the new world

to the old ; and we, who are now here to,per-

form this duty of.patriotism, have all ofus
long ago received it in charge from our fa.-_
thers to cherish your name and your virtues.
-You will account it an instance of your good
fortune, sir, that you crossed the seas to visit
us at a time which enables you to be present
at this solemnity. You noiv behold the field,
the renown of which reached_you in the heart
ofFranée,'a‘iid caused a th rijilfigign your ardent
bosom. You see the liiiesoftlie little redoiibt
ghroivii up by theiricr'edible'diligertce ofPres-
cott ; defended to the last‘ extremity by his

‘lion-hearted valour; and witliin,ivliicli the

coriier stone ofour monument has now taken
its ‘position. You see where Wa‘rreii' fell, and
where Parker, Gardner, McCleary‘,' Moore,
and other early patriots fell wi.-.i liihi. Those
who survived thatday, and whose liv'es'liave
been prolonged to- the present lioor‘,'are now
aro;ind you. Some ofthem you have known
in the trying sceiiesof’ tli.e war. Bchold !—
the now‘ stretch forth their feeble arms to
ycrnrace you. Behold ! they raise their trem-
bliug voices‘ to invoke the blessing of God on
yet}; and yottrsyforever. ’ ‘ ’

‘term; 'the civilized world. The thirteen little
’co_loni'es of North America habitually called
dieniselves the ‘ Continent}. Borne down by
edloiiial subjugation,’ monopoly, and bigotry,
those vast regions ofthe South were hardly
visible above the horizon. But in otirday
there hath been, as it were, a new c'reation.'-='-
The Southern Hemisphere emerges froin the
sea. Its lofty mountains begin to _lift them-
selves into the light ofheaveii ; its brdad and
fertile plains, stretch out in beauty, to the eye
of civilized" man, and at the itiiglity bidding of
the voice of political liberty, the waters of
darkness retire.”

The address coriclddes thits :—‘~.

“ And, now, let us indulge an honest exul-
tation in the conviction ofthe benefit, which
the example ofour country has produced.and
islikely to produce, on human freedom and
huriiaii happiness. And let us endeavour to
comprehend, in all its magnitude, and to feel,
in all its importance, the part assigned to us
in the great drama of hiiirian affairs. We are
placed at the head ofthe system of represen-
tative and popular governments. Thus far
our example shows, tliatsucli goverhiiients
are compatible, not only with respectability
and power, but with repose, with peace, with
sepurity of personal rights,with good laws,and
a just administration.

iVe are not propagandists. Wherever other
systeriis are preferretl, either as being thought
better in themselves, or as better suited to ex-
isting condition,we leave the ‘preference to be
enjoyed. Otir history hitherto proves, how-
ever, that the popular form is practicable, and
that with wisdom and knowledge men may
govern themselves; and the duty incumbent
on us is, to preserve the consistency of this
cheering example, and take care that nothing
may weaken its authority with the world. If,
in our case, the representative systerii ulti-
mately fail popular governments must be pro-
nounced impossible. No combination ofcir~
ciiinstanccs more favorable to the experiment
can ever be expected to occur. The last hopes
ofniarikiiid, therefore, rest with us; and ifit
shoiild be proclaimed, that our example had
become an arguinerit against the experiment,
the knell of popular liberty would be sounded
throughout the earth.

These are excitemcnts to duty; but they are
not suggestions of doubt. Our history and
our condition, all that has gone before us, and
all that surrounds us,authorize the belief,thata
popular governments, though subject to occa-
sional variations, perhaps not always for the
better, in form,may yet, in their general char-
acter, be as durable and permanent as other

systems. We know, indeed, that, in our coun-
try. any other is impossible. The principle
of free governments adheres to the American
soil. It is imbedded in it ; iuimoveable as its
inountains. ..

_ And let the sacred obligations which have
devolved on this generation, and on us, sink
deep into our hearts. Those are daily drop-
ping from among us, who established our lib-
erty and our government. The great trust
now descends to new hands. Let us apply
ourselves to that which is presented to us, as
otir appropriate object. We can win no lau-
rels in ivar for independence. Earlier and
wortliier hands have gathered them all. Nor
are there places for us by the side of Scloii,
and Alfred, and other founders of states. Our
fathers have filled them. But there remains
to us a great duty ofdefence and preservation:
and there is opened to us also, a noble pl:rs.".ll,
to which the spirit of the times strongly in-
vites us. Our proper business is improvement.
Let our age be the age of iiriprovernent. In
a day of peace, let us advance the arts of
peace and the works of peace. Let us devel-
ope the -resources of our land, call forth its
powers, build up its institutions, promote all
its great interests, and see whether we also, in
our day and generation, may not perform
something worthy to be remembered. -Let us
cultivate a true spirit of union and harmony.
In pursuing the great objects, which our con-
dition poirits out to us, let tis act under a set-
tled conviction, and an habitiial feeling, that
these twenty-four states are one country. Let
our conceptions be enlarged to the circle of
our duties. Let us extend our ideas over the
ivliole ofthe vast field in which we are called
to act. Let our object be, our country, our
whole country, and nothing but our country.-—
Aiid by the blessing of God, may that coun-
try itself become a vast and splendid monu-
ment, not of oppression‘ and terror, but of
Wisdom,ofPeace, and of Liberty,iipoii which
the world may gaze,with admii‘ation,foreverl”

SIaver_y.--The inliabit-ants of‘Newark ob-
served the late anniversary of our Independ-
ence iii a religious manner. Mr. Russell of
that place, prcticlied a sermon on the occasion
from the words, “Righteousness exalteth a
nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”
The subject ofSlavery occupied a prominent
part ofhis discourse, and from his concluding
remarks we make the following short extract:
“ Methought, as I was aroused from my
sltiinbers this morning, by the roaring of your
cannon, and the cheerful sound ofyour church-
going bells, there fell upon my eara sound
like the rouringiofa cataract. It was wafted
on a southern breeze, and it grated like harsh
thunder on my ear. I was silent and atten
tive, and wh'rleI listened, there cani'e oh‘ the
iioitliern zepliyr a sweet and aiiiiriatirig tone.
rlistirfct and articulate, and thrice it' sounded
‘ Liberty——Liberty—Liberty’—--but at each .
annunciation of the thrilling word,‘the breez-
es of the sbiitli bore back a sad‘ respoiise, and
the answer was—-‘ Slavery—4Sl'avery:—SIave-
‘ry.’—-'-Would to God there‘ were noreality
in my waking vision. But, Ispeak without a

-figure ; there is_a bitter groan issuing from
the auguisliedbosoms ofa million and a half
of boudiiien in the South—'-'-"it cries for redress,
and iflhis be ldhg willihol(Ie|'i,it will pierce the
iliigliest lteaveri,l‘.=.- call on God for v'¢mgeimce."’

FR__()_1VI F RA‘NCE‘..—-Paris papers to-the
25th May were rec’d at N. York on the 6th
inst. They contain long accounts of the re-
ception ofLafayetto in the southern states.
It_is,said that Sweden enters fully intothe
views of England with regard to the recogni-
tion_of South America, and will soon send
Consuls thither. The most extensive pre-
paratioiis were still going forthe coronation,
which was to take place on the 28th. It is
said that the number of_ persons called to
Rheims, where the cereiriony.ivas_ to take
place, by their func_tio,ns, was 11,000, all of
whom were required to be at the_._cl_iu'rcli by 6
in the morning.-—--Such is IIl8_“d8pI9I'8bI8

’ condition ofthe finances of Spain, that the

'gov’t.,have judgedit expedient to ,dispense
with the mission ofan extraordinary ambassa-
dor to attend the coronation. '0

Account’:-. from Greece represent the Turk-
ish cause to be losing ground. ,_They experi-
enced a signal defeat on Easter Day. The
Greeks had lately captured near Sjtda three
Turkish vessels laden with ammunition, and
several Austrian vessels that were carrying
victuals to Patras. ' Letters from onstaiiti-
nople announce the death ofthebheirto the
Ottoman throne. The Janissaries, who were
very desirous of giving the throno ofthe Sul-
tan to his son, are much grieved at.his death,
which is attributed to violence. The march
ofthe Ottoman troops which were ready to
proceed to Thessaly to join Rescliid Pacha,
has beensuddenly suspended by orders from
Constantinople. -

It appears by the papers laid before Parlia-
ment, that the claims of American citizens,
for slaves and property captured during the
late war, was 3_80‘,320!. 63. and the amount al-
lowed by the comrn’rs, 334,594l. 143. 5d.

At Rheiins, in France on the _10ih of May,
from 40 to 50 persons were killed while enga-
god in preparing fire-works for the approach-
ing coronation, by an explosion of some gori-
powder. ,

Spain, which for several years has experi-
enced so many disasters in South Auierica,
will be indemnified for her defeat in Peru,
by the return of‘ the subjects useful to her iii-
dustry and population. Advices have been
received at Cadiz, that 4000 Monks. who
could not reconcile themselves to live under
the new order of things in Peru, will shortly
arrive in that city.—-Paris paper.

By letters from Gibraltar, we learn that the
king of Spain has refused to recognize Mr.
Moiitgoniery, the recently appointed Ameri-
can Consul at Alicante, in consequence ofhis
havingjoined the national militia and taken
up arms during the struggle of the constitu-
tionalists in that country.—=Phif. flurora.

Grcece.—Souie intelligence of a more fav-
orable nature lias been received from Greece.
Capt. Wilson, of the Susan, lately arrived at
Boston,left Smyrna April 14, and on tlie17tli,
between Tino and Miconi, passed thro’ the
Greek fleet, about 40 sail, and was boarded
from sevr-.ral—they were bound to the mouth
ofthe Dardannelles, in pursuit of the Turks.
Same day, w as boarded by 2 Greek corsairs,
who took a few shot, &Lc.

 

.Me.i:z'co.—Advices from the capital of the
Mexican Republic, are to the 31st of May,
inclusive. The Mexican Congress had ad-
journed, after having ratified the treaty with
England, and received Mr. Ward, the Charge
des Afiiiires, with much ceremony. Mr.Wil-
cocks, the.Anierican Consul, had given a
splendid ball in honor of the arrival of Mr.
Poinsett. Gen. Wilkinson is mentioned as
attending it. Mr. Poinsett w as to be formal-
ly received by the government on the 1st of
June. Every part of the new political sys-
tem was in regular and successful operation
in Mexico.

Capt. Russell, of the Merced, fr. Alvarado,
reports that a rising of the lowerclasses ofthe
people of‘ that place was to have taken place
on the night of the 10th ult. for the purpose
as they gave out of attacking the old Span-
iards, but it was generally supposed they in.
tended to massacre all resident strangers with-
out distinction, and_ ploiider their property, a
considerable quantity of specie having lately
arrived in toivn. The troops and principal
inhabitants were up nearly all night under
great anxiety, until the ring-leaders were ar-
rested and sent in irons on board the guard
ship to await their trial. In other respects the
country was very tranquil.—.Merc. ./fldv‘.

Pcru.——Tlie latest advices from South A-
uierica state that the reports which we have
had of the surrender of the Royal Gen.Olan-
eta, in Upper Peru, was incorrect. But he
had been compelled to retire farther into the
interior, and on the 10th of March was at P0-
tosi with about 2000 men. The country whch
he left immediately declared against hiin,aiid
he contemplates a further retreat to the fron-
tiers of Salta, Province of Boenos Ayres.

Central .dmerica.—Tlie latest iuforrnation
from Central America, is of the 10th May,
by which it appears, that the civil war which
for a long time raged in the province ofGre-
nada, had‘ happily terniiuated by the surreri.-.
der ofthe Bishop of Leon, and his troops, to
the republican forces under Gen. Oxdones.—
The Bishop of Leon was of the royal party,
and had tiiiited a riomberof discontented per-
sons under his banner,in the hope of restoring
the ancient Spanish government, but fortu-
nately for the trariqtrility ofthe country, the
people generally were resolute in their deter-
mination of estalrlisliing the republic; having
now no enemy to contend with, the liberty of
the central rovinces is considered as estab-
lished on a ‘rm basis.-—Balt. Gaz.

./1 present for Boliva-it.-—George W. P. Cus-

.tis, Esq.‘ a member of the family of General

Washington, has prepared a present for the
hero of South America, which is to be confi-
ded to the care of the Colombian Minister by

‘Gen. Lafayette, on his shortly expected visit

to the scat ofgovernrnent. This present is to
consist of a medal given to the lady of Gen.
Washington by the city of Williamsburg, the
ancient capital of Virginia, in coriinieriiora-
iiorr ofthe virtues and services of her illustri-
oushusbandi. The medal is ofthe purest gold,

 

and is ‘led on both sides with suitable‘ devi-
ces and iuscr‘iptions.. To lIll~ as 3:’ as . por-
trait of Washington, execuv"-i in 2 best
style. On the back of the 3 "i:€.:,=rc i2 . lock
of his hair, encircled by a w. ...-.3; oman
laurel. The present will -' -tic-:'uz.._.ianicd

with the following letter :—

“ Li11i:n.t'rort‘: An Arne: ’ -: :i.=“v-. :-t"aiu- ‘
_ , ,, l

ily of Mount Vernon, pre's’ents_to you, by the
honored hands ofthe last ofthe Generals of
the army o_f North American Independence,

» th'e venerable, the good Lafayette, a Medal,

coinnieiiiorative ofsthe ‘worth and fame of the

most truly great. and glorious of Men, the gift

of the ancient capital of his native state, and

preserved in his family since the war of the
Revolution. Accompanying this memorial,
is a Portrait oftlieg "great, Chief,_enclosing a‘
lock ofhis hair. " A Accept’, Liberator, these
offerings; made to your virtues, and the illus-
trious services you have rendered to your
country and the cause of niarikintf. Let thein
be preserved among the archives of South A-
merican liberty, that they may command the
veiieration _of ages yet to come, and, with the
interesting relics of ‘their chiefs, receive the
homage ofall the Americans, who, with pure
8:. triumphant acclaini,ha_il you as Bolivar, the
Deliverer, the Washingtdn of the South.”

 

Prince Murat, who lately arrived a t N. Y.
from Europe,'is represented as an elegant
young man, apparently about 22! years ofage.
After a short stay with his ‘titfcle Bonaparte at
Bordentown, he iuteiids to visit his elder bro-
tlier in Florida,wlio is ciiltivatiiig ii. large tract
of land at that place.

The Hpytieti government has published a
new tariff, equalising the duties on goods irri-
ported from this country and England. For-
merly the Arnericans paid 41-9. per ct. more
than the English, btit by -the new regulation
the English are brought up to the Am. niark.

Colombia, containing a population of four
millions, publishes I8 newspapers ;' has forrii-
ed 40 schools on the plan of Bell and Lari-
caster, during the past year ; has established

ery branch of knowledge except political e-
conomy and the mechanic arts, is taught :—-
and the library of Bogota consists of 14,900
volumes. _

A company has been formed in England
for the purpose of purchasing patent rights,
and bringing lrito use such as may be consid-
ered valuable. The capital is two millions
of dollars. The views of the proprietors ex-
tend to America and all parts of Europe.-—
Peciiniary assistance will, invcertain cases, be
afforded to enable inventors to repair to Eng-
land to make perfect their plans. The Editor
ofthe New York Albion is their agent in this
country.

It is reported in the English papers tliatLa-
dy Byron has been lately married to a Mr.
Cunningham, an Evangelical Preacher.

The highest edifice in the knowifivorld is
the Pyramid of Gizeli in Egypt; its elevation
is 543 feet. The Cupola of Saint Peter’s at
Rome is 431 feet high, and that of St. Paul's
at London, 347. —-

A Quebec paper says—“Tliere is every
reason to fear that, that unless effectual steps
are prorriptly taken to improve the comnttiui-
cation by the river St. Francis with the St.
Lawrence. the whole ofthe increasing trade
oftliat section of coioiilry will be carried to
Boston by the junction ofthe head waters of
the St. Francis with the Connectlcut'River ;
a project aiready l[l‘C0|lI8ttlpIilIl0ll; the route
having been surveyed and an estirriate fur-
nished oftlie expense which vgill be incurred
in completing this important water communi-
cation, which we will venture to afiirm is in-
ferior in the real advantages it offers, to no
similar work now in execution in N. America.”

It is added that one of‘ the objects of the
Lower Canada Land Company, is to remove
the obstacles which impede the navigation of
the SI; Francis.

Speaking of the pending negotiations with
the Creek Indians, the Alabauia Republican
says,General Games is eiiipoivered to call into
the field two thousand men, should he deem
that force necessary to restore and keep in
order the Indians. The editor adds—--“ It is
notascertained where these troops will be had;
but it is thought a requisition will be made
either on this state or Tei‘inessee. This is a
most important crisis for the states of Alaba-
ma and Georgia. Should the report of the
Commissioners prove unfavorable tothe trea-
ty, we must give up all hopes of ever acquir-
ing the Indian lands by treaty, for there is no
doubt that a large majority ofthe Chiefs and
Indians generally are opposed to the cession,
and force must be resorted to, to remove them ;
but we trust soinetliirig better will be done, 3:.
that the present Chiefs may be induced to
acquiesce in the present order of things.”

Boston Tmde.—About the 95th of April
an agent from several banks in Boston pre-
sented for payment bills ofthe banks in this
city to the amount of $50,000. Checks on
Boston Banks were refused and the specie
was promptly paid. In less than a week the
Boston banks were called upon by the banks
in Hartford for $190,000 in specie. The fol-
lowing momli another demand was made by
the'Boston banks for $33,000 which was met
by a counter demand for $100,000. We un-
derstand that during the past week the Bosto-
nians have paid us another visit and taken fr.
our vaults $42,000 in specie, and by way of
returning the compliment an agent was des-

nearly $170,000. These operations will at
least serve to keep tip a brisk circulation of
money, and if more money were wanted in
this vicinity, the balance of trade would ena-
_ble our banks to increase their discounts. But
we bclieve the greatest difficulty is found in
obtaining a sufficient number of customers to
employ all their funds to advantage. If,tliere-
fore. our friends at the eastward are in want
of any accornniodatidn of this sort, we have
no doubt their applications would meet with
soccess.—11ar{f\ord Courant.

Gfor2'o‘u's'act of Justice.-—A gentleman from
Virginia applied at the office of the Baltimore
Haytieii Eniigration Society, on the 29!-iii ult.
for iuforrnation respectiig the prop'r'r'ety and
practicability of sending a large Illlfiixber of
slaves to the Republic of'Hayti. After he had
received from the Agent 2: statement of the
present situation ofthings, relative to tlieem-
igration of our coloured people to tliat island.
:he requested assistance in procuring a vessel
_for the purpose above iiientioiied. This was
cheerfully complied with, and the next day a
.contract was closed,with a ship oivner,to_ take
out e't'ghly-eight Slaves, all belonging to the
gentleman aforesaid, the price of whose pas-
sage he pays hiuiself,and for the useofwlieni
he also.purchased Agricultural impleiiieiits in
this city to the value ofl3ll dollars! _ ,

[Genius qf Universal? Emancipation.

ten colleges and three universities, where ev-.

. , f‘‘;E‘,§V-YORX. J uly ti.
Escctpc from a Pirate‘.-Tlie following is
an extract of a letter from Capt. Ashford, of
the brig ,'Sarah, to his owner in this city,dated
Maracaibo, June 10. _ .

“ On the Blst ofMay, Santa Cruz bore W’.
N. VV. distantten leagues. At 4, P. M. safir

W. at 5, P. M. being ahead ofus ; at 5 80 in.
they tacked ship to the eastward, at 6, P.‘lYI-.

musket shot of us and full of men, with no

colors set, and apparently to come on board-.
of us, I fired a musket, which they returned

with a six or nine pounder, and still cprtiing

down i<_>n__usI ordered all our uiusketst_o_
loaded, and to fire all at once imo her, in or-
derto let them know we were armed, and de-
termine to defend ourselves.
fired the_ vessel fell in the wiod,which enabled.
ine,to get ahead of her, and nearly out of
nlliitliei _SlI0!. as it was full four iiiiuiites be-
fore they got the schooner before the wind, ‘
ere she coinrnence_d firing again. From the
confusion on board of" her after we fired, I

the helm’. I (lied kept the brig before the
wind, which bro’: the schooner in our wake,
and reritlered her hgeadsail useless, and I ob-
served she had no square sail. When I kept
the brig before the wind she began to fire a-
gain with lier long guns. IQl‘tler8d.0h'r iiieri
to wet the soils in order, ifpossible, to prolong
the chase, so ‘as to make my_ escape during
the night, as it would be pf‘l‘II:ClI_)’.JlS€leS5 to
contend with tllefll,‘ they having at least 33
men and long‘b’s or 9’s, and we with only 6
uiuskets and fl ineu, including passengers. 
am happy to inform you that every man on
board did his duty, as they very cooly drew
the water with buckets up to the rail yard in
order to wet the sails, and enable us to get
‘clear ofthem, yet I must say, with the help of
Providence, and the firing of'6 iiiiiskets, was
all that saved the Sarah froui falling iutotlieir
liauds. At 9 P. M. lost sight oftliem,hoping
they had given up the chase. But we were
disappointed, as at 9 30 they fired again. Be-
fore IO, 1’. M. the moon going down, and get-
ting cloudy, Itho’t they must have lost sight
ofus, we could see nothing ofthem. I altered
the course ofthe brig three times during the
night, and am happy to add at day light next
morning, saw nothing of them. She was a
small black schooner, about -10 tons,pilot boat
built, without topsail.”

Singular.-—-In the thunder storm on Tues-',
day, a sloop lying at Smith St. Dciuing’s ship
yard, was struck by lightning, and her mast
was sliivered to its foot. A carpenter stand-,
ing over the mast, had his clothes stript otfon
one side from under one arm down to his
shoe, which was rent from hisfoor, and hid
skin was discolored, notwitlistanding iiliicli
he recovered froui the shock in‘ a few minutes.
Another man on deck had his pipe knocked
out of his mouth, but escaped pcrsoiial injiiry.

LN‘. Y. Daily flrlv.

Public Documents.-—The Declaration of
Independence was signed by fifty-six: lll8ll)I)(.’l’;f
ofCorigress. Ofthese only three survive,viz.
John Adams, of Mass. Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton, Md. and '1‘lioriias Jefferson, ofVa.‘

The Convention that formed the Constitu-
tion ofthe United States, consisted _of forty
members. Oftliese only 8' survive, namely.,‘-
Rufus King, James Madison, and Charles C.
Piukney. . .

' The Convention that formed the Coiistitii-
tion of Pennsylvania, coi_isi_sted of 65 mem_-
bers, only nine of Wl]0fll“‘al’8 now 'living, viz’.
Timothy Pickering, Robert Coleman, Joseph
Heister. Samuel Siigreaves, Charles Smith,
James -Ross, Albert _Gallatin,John Gloiiiiiger,
and Alexander Grziydon.

FOREIGN.—Last evening's mail brought
intelligence froui Europe to the 6th ,ult. The
Kin ‘of France was crowried at Rlieiins on
the 9th May, with all the pump and ceremo-
nies usual on such occasions‘, The Al'CllblSll-
op blessed the crown and put it on his riiajcs-
ty’s liead,-"-'I’lie'Pielate gave him the swoirf
of Clitirleiiiagiie--tlie Cliamberlaiii put an
the Ptirple Boots——tlie Dauphin put on the
spurs, &.c. On the way to the C_ororiati_on,‘
the horses ofthe Kings cariage run away with
it, and he owes his life to the skill ofhis post-
illiori and coachniari. General ‘Cur-ial yvas
thiowii from his horse and had’ two ribs brok-
en. Geri. Bordselle was thrown twice, but

erred by the heavy tliuiiders ofthe artillery. _

A Frarikford article of May 31, states that
the Egyptian army, sent against the Greeks,‘
was in a’ perilous situation at Modon.

An Eiiglisli captain fr. Modoii, ar. at Con-
stantinople, reports tl'ia_t he was an eye-witness‘
to the defeat ofthe Egyptian army of I,0,000‘,=
which "was almost annihilated. Some accooiits"
confirm the truth of this report, and others
‘contradict it.—-—O'n the 17th March an ex‘-
pediticn of 17,000 soldiers was fitting out at
A‘lé'xndria for the reliefrofthe Egyptian troops‘

arrive too late. V _

Guerrilla parties, the remains ofthe Con-
stitutioual airiiy, continue to liarras Spain, 86
the regular troopsare daily desertiiig for want

patched to Boston, who hasjust returned with L0‘ Pa)’ "ml WPP W‘-

A Jew lately died at Amsterdam, aged 76,»
leaving funds to build and equip six 74 gun
ships : there \Vt'l"t§ found in his house 44- cask’s'
full of gold coins, wliicli it took eight days"
to count , ,

The great tirriber ship Coluiiibos, on lies"
.-way from England to St. Johns, N.B'. was a-'
bandoned at sea, a‘ wreck on the 17th ofMay."

./isicerit ofa Bzilloon.-—On Saturday, Mr;
Robertson, from France, made an aerial on-'
corsiori from Castle Garden, N. Ydrk iii the‘
presence of’ thousands of spectators. The bal-
looii began to rise about'uu's‘k :' as soon as it"
was above‘ the Garden walls, the Aronaue
threw out some ofthe ballast, took a gracefori
leave of the company, and ascended rapidly.
The wind was ftorii the west, and’ took him
over nearly the irliole length of the city, so as
to be visible to all the inhabitants.’ At nine
o’clock he safely aliglited in a cornfield near
Newtown,L.I.'l0 miles fr. the plade of ascen-
sion, and at ten o’clocl£ returned to the city.
.0 Pri'z.e.—0n Saturday, the workmen who‘
were digging for a vault for a" new lioose at t
the corner ol'Fayctte st. and‘ Chathani_square,-
N. Y . found a closed arched‘ vault, which con--'
tained an iron chest with iiioiiey in gold and
silver coins ‘to the arnount,’ iris said, of 50,000‘
dollars. The building wliicli had stood on-‘
this ground iraiabout atryears old.

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a sail on our iarboard bow sf.3"di"g"'° lilfi‘;-,N: .j_'_'

wore ship 8:. stood for us, at 6 S0 belllg «.

As soon as_i_ve '

have not the least doubt we shot the man at ‘

received no injury. The horses were fright’-' _

iii‘ the Morea’, but it was feared they would _