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. hostile to M.

‘ 1‘fared"-as1th‘e-C'reek r'ia_‘ti’on, and that fortymine

, ._/iftié'ths -of the nation were “°'l5P'°5°d. ‘° ‘he
_ ‘ f .tre‘_a!_v ;_”secondly, that even M’Intosh’s party
’ j ‘ never.co,iisented to tl_ie survey of the lands.-

. ‘ lt ,&’lS'O'"l.n’fOI’lnS its, that the U.‘S. troops have

. V ’ GEORGIA.» _ “

S The following despaicli ofGeti. Gailiesi 55
' all important in elucidating the state bf the
Georgiaii_.contr9versy. It should be read ‘with
attention. .0ii"ttvo points it is very explicit--—
fiigst, ll), tlt'e.gpi‘oion it expresses, that the party
Intosli is and ought to be consid-

‘_beeii‘mnrcliedi from Florida, in ‘order to give
confidence to M’Intosli’s party-, who feared to
‘u_ii"i're, asboth are willing to do, with the rest
'oftlie nation, until the troops could come up
and guarantee their safety.--./Ziiterican.

‘ From. the Mtllettgeoille Recorder, July 19.
The fall~o\‘vi‘ri_g letter from Gen. GAINES,
"slim--s‘tl.'i“e'r‘esu|t of l_‘ii_s conferences and the
situation ofatfairs with the Creek Indians:
Head Qitarterls, Ec3tei'n Department,
Mont-icello, Ga. July 17, 182.5.
Gentlemen--Captain Tiiplett will hand to
you, acopy of Major Gen. Gaine’s letter to
Gov. Troup, ‘of the 10th inst. which the Geri-
eral requests you to insert in your papers.
The object of giving publicity to this letter,
at this time, is to counteract ceriainfatse and
1‘tt_.](17:ll‘0‘tl-S reports, concerning the adjustment
of Indian difiiculties, calculated to deceive
’tlie public, and aggravate the misfortunes of
these helpless and deluded beings, who evince
‘.1 disposition to reunite their destiny, and to
comply with the wishes ofthe General Gov’t.
Very respectfiill_v, your ob’t. serv’t,
 G. W. BU'1‘LEP., Aid-dc-Camp.

HEAD QU.m.'rr:ns, Eastern Department ,
Flint River, Jittj; I0, I825. l

SIR-—Tlle excessive heat ofthe weatiier,
added to the many inconveniences and inter-
|’tipll0llS which Ihave daily 'en'cou'ntei'ed in
the course ‘oftny visit to the Creek Nation,
has deprived me ofthe pleasure of writing to
your Excellency as often, or as fully as I have
been dcsirous of doing.

I have now the honor, without entering into
details that could afford but little interest, to
communicate to you the result oftuy confer-
ences with the Indians.

After meeting in this state, the Chiefs of
the McIntosh party, and at Broken Arrow,
those ofthe opposite party, and hearing their
resp‘ective statements, with the evidence for
and against each party, I have urged them to
an adjustment of differences, to which they
have mutually assented.

The Mclntosli party demanded retaliation
for their fallen Chiefs, with the itninediate re-
storation of property taken or destroyed.-
Tlieir demands were founded on the 8th ar-
ticle of the treaty of February last-—-wbicli
proinises, on our part, protection to “the eni-
igratihg party,” against the whites and all
others; which party they (the followers of
General McIntosh) assume themselves, exclu-
sively to he. .

Whether this provision ofthe treaty was or
was not intended to protect the Creek Indians
agaiiist tlreinselves, or to protect a compara-
tively! small part of them against the main
-hody..oftlie Nation, were questions wltich I
was, happily, not called upon to decide : as,
in the event ofhostilities having subsided, my
instructions simply required me to make
peace uponjust principles-, and to require the
cotiiplaiuauts, as well as the opposing party,
to abstain froth" acts of retaliation or violence
The reputed hostile party consists of all the
principal chiefs, and ofn'early _/'ort_i/-nine_fif.
tiet/is ofthe whole ofthe Chiefs, Head-men.
and ‘Narriors ofthe Nation-‘—among whom,I
recognized many who were in our service du-
ring the late war, and who, to my certain
lttioivlcdge, have been for twenty years past
(and I think they have been at all times) as
friendly to the U. States as any of our Indian
neiglibours could have been known to be.

I. met them at _Brokeii Arrow, the usual
place ofholding the Great Council ofthe na-
tion ; I could not, therefore, btit view this
supposed hostile partyas, in fact and in truth,
the Creek Nation,—arid_ altogether free of
the spirit of hostility ascribed to them. I have
received from tlieui, in Council assembled, the
most deliberate asstiraiice oft_heir determina-
tion to be peaceable and friendly towartls
their absent people, as well as towards the U.
States. They regretted the necessity which,
they contend, existed for the strong measures
they adopted against Gen. M’Intosh, and oth-
ers, who, they affirm, forfeited and lost their
lives by having violated a well‘ known law of
the Nation. They have engaged to restore
all.pi‘operty taken, and to pay for all that has
_be'en destroyed contrary to law -—zll'lCl they
have promised to allow a reasonable time for
tliose who have borrowed and run off with
money out oftheir National Treasury, to re-
iiiiburse the same. , l ‘

The Council strongly and unanimously ob-
jected to the late Treaty, as the ofl'spi'ing of
fraud, entered into contrai-_v to the known law
and (leterinined will ofthe Nation—-—and by
persons not atitliorised to treat. They refus-
ed to receive any part ofthe consideration
money due uiider the Treaty, or to give any
other evidence of their acquiescence in it.

In cone-lusioii—-they expressed at hope that
their white friends would pity their deploiable
condition, and would do them the justice“)
reconsider, and “ undg that which has been
wrongfully done.” . I have, pursuant to my
instructions from the Department of War, cii-
deavourcd to convince the Council, but with.
out success, ofthe fallacy oftheir objections
‘to the Treaty, and to dissipate their delusive
hopes that it can ever be annulled. I have
assured them that, in all our treaties with thr-
powers of Europe as well as with tiear fifty
Indian Nations, there has been not one in-
stance, to thy knowledge, ofa Treaty having
been revoked or annulled, after being duly
ratified, except by the tree consent of all the
partresto it, 01' by war.

Iyesierday met in Council, near Joseph
Marshall's ferry, the Chiefs of the M’Iiitosh
party, and coinniuiiicatcd to them the propo-
£~:?lt)tl of the Council at Broken Arrow}, to
wricli they have acceded. They promised
to return to their homes as soon as they are
advised of the arrival of the U. States troops
ordered from Louisiana and Pensacola‘ to the
Ci'-alt Agency at Chattalioochy. - _

'.“‘:-'l‘:t', t')l.-iefs ofhoili paitii.-s have distinctly
aiiil soieniuiy assured the that they will re-
maiu at peace with each other ; and that they
still iii.no case raise an arm against the ciii
z.-us ol the United States. Under these cit-
.(:ii.ais:taiiccs, it is my duty to notify your Ex
ccllcucy that more will be on occasion forcal-

‘. -

ling into service any part oftlie Militia or
Voiuiiteers ‘of the state over which you preside.

be ‘certificate,‘ot' wliich I inclose herewith
a ct_ipy-,,niarlted A, added to the ‘declarations
of the Cliiefsiii Cotincil; of ‘whom Joseph
Marshall was the ‘principal, and interpreter,
prove that your Excellency has been greatly
deceived,in supposing that the M’Intosh party
ever consented to the survey of the ceded ter-
ritory being commenced before the time Set
forth in the Treaty for their removal. This
fact giving altogether a new aspectto the_sub—
ject of the proposed survey ofthe land, added
to a strong conviction on my mind, that the
attempt to make the surveys would be a posi-
tive violation oftlie Treaty—‘-and ‘will, under
existing causes of excitenieiit, be certain to
produce acts ofviolence upon the persons or
property of iiiiotfending-Indians, who we are
bound to protect, it becomes my duty to re-
monstrate against the surveys being commen-
ced until the Indians shall have removed a-
greeable to the Treaty. I cannot doubt that
the facts disclosed by the accompanying cer-
tificate, with the concurrent testimony of the
Chiefs in Council, will indtice your Excellen-
cy without hesitation, to abandon the project

September, 1826. ,

This will be particularly gratifying to me,
as it will relieve me ofthe painful duty ofact-
iug, not in concert with the venerated author-
ities ofan ‘enlightened, and patrioticlmetnber
of the United States—4td whom I stand ledg-
ed by every priiiciple of liouor, and under the
solemiiity of an oath, to serve them honestly
and faithfully. EDMUND P. Games,

Maj. Gen. Commanding.
\

‘We certify that we acconipanied the ex-
press frotn Governor Troup, to Gen. M’Iiitosli,
conveying the request that he woitld allow the
survey ofthe laud, acquired by the treaty at
the Indian Spring, to be itninetliately coni-
menced. General l\’l’Iiitosli replied that he
could not grant the request, but would call the
cliiefstogetlier and lay it before tliein-—wliicli
he never done.

(Si “ed. VVILLIAM EDWARDS,
g ’ JOSEPH l‘rI.u-.su.-u.L.

The Governor of Georgia, in consequence
of receiving the coinrnunication from Gen.
Gaines, has cotiiitermauded his orders requir-
ing a portion ofthe militia ofthat state to hold
themselves in readiness to inaicli against the
liidiaiis.-—Charleston paper.

From a paragraph in the Georgia Patriot,
and from other information, we should con-
clude that Governor Troup left Milledgeville
about the time Gen. Gaines was expected to
arrive there. We should hope that the Gov-
ernor would have had more regard to propri-
ety aiid totlie dignity oftlie executiveoffice,
than to have left the seat of Government, in
order to avoid an interview lvith the officers
ofthe General Governineiit. Such a step,
however it might gratify his own feelings,
would not, we should suppose, be approved of
by any party. It would, indeed, be a strange
sort of comment upon his own message, and
would seem to be practically saying, that “ ha-
ving exhausted the arguinent” we will take to
our lieels-—-a course which we should suppose
was not calculated to insure tnucli commend-
atioii.-—-./Iugusta Chron.

From the National Journal.
ON THE CURRENCY.

In the vicissitudes of the affairs of the U.
States there has been no subject more embar-
rassing than that of the Currency. It must
be admittr-.d that, as matters now stand, there
is a defect in this particular, which tends to
repel enterprize and cramp industry. Many
of the local banks in the different states,check
one another so powerfully, that they are of
little benefit to the community. Some are
afraid to loan money, lest their notes should
be collected by other banks, and be suddenly
returned upon their) with a demaud,for pay-
ment iri specie. Loans are, therefore, made
with great caution,and the active exertions of
a large portion ofuseful citizens are repressed
for want ofinoderate capitals. In several in-
stances, the public revenue itself suffers from
the variety of notes in circulation, and the
discount to which, on payments in several
parts of the country, they are siibjected.—-
.Tliis might be easily retiiedied by the coin-
iiion consent of the people. At present, the
States, in relation to the ordinary currency,
are in the situation‘ of foreign nations to each
other. It is in vain that the Constitution pro-
liibits every state front making any thing but
gold and silver coln‘a legal tender. For all
practical purposes this part of the federal cou-
stitutioii has entirely failed. The State Banks,
chartered almost without limit as to number,
put their paper afloat, and those who refuse
to ta kc it can get nothing else. The intention
of making hotliiiig but gold and silver coin a
legal tender, was most unquestionably,to pro-
vide a general circulating iriediuiii which
should not be liable to depreciation ‘ in any
partofthe United States ; and such a medium
would afford a fixed standard of value, giving
great facility in commercial anti other trans-
actions ; and it would ensure a more ready
collection of debts, and prevent the losses to
which all parties are exposed in receiving the
bank note ctirrencies of the different States.
How is this fixed stanttizrd q/"value to be af-
fected 53 Let tis endeavor to ascertain wliether
there is not a remedy for the prevailing evil.

The currency is exactly in that condition
in which the states themselves were,previous-
ly to the adoption of the present Constitution.
It wants a general regulating power. This
‘power, it is presunied,~ may be found in a na
iional Batik, upon a scale commensurate with
the Union, and with branclies in substitution
for the several State Banks. There would
tlieh be but one kind of circulating tnediurn.
The notes would be all alike, and would be
receivable, at the amount oftheir expressed
value, every where, without deduction or pre-
iniiim. The people would become fatniiiar
with the shape, print, and devices, ofthe notes,
and the opportunity for couiiterfeiriiig lSL forg-
ing them would be (liiiiinislied,tlie chances oi
detection being, by identity of form and ap-
peaiance, va-tly diminished.

To obviate the difficulties which would op-
pose tlieiiiselygs,’- all the capitals ofthe sound
state baiil:s'r?li‘ii‘glit be subscribed to this Na-
iioiial bziiljt, which uiight be engrafted on the
existing llaiik of the U.-States‘; by increasing
its stock ; and, to prevent a inbiiolioly in the
liands of afcw persons, eacli "state might be
allowed to s'el’cct a certain‘ number of direc-
iois,io_b'e cliangcd for others every year. All
other state banks to be abolislieyd ; and, in fu-

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ofsurveying the land, before the month of

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turc, to be prohibited; and a new blmlcll 01'
‘liranches to be instituted in a State when re-A
'quest'ed by a majority of the State Legisla-
ture and the assent of Congress by a simple
majority. ,
1 As the credit of every bank is really hot-
tomed more upon public opinion than actual
specie payments, it is manifest that less specie
‘would be required for a banking system of
this sort than any other. Tlfere c'_ould be no
possibility of its failure. The bi'a'ii_‘c'lies would
support one another ; and as, in thiscase,
‘there would be little or no occasion for specie,
unless for exportation in the course oftrade,
the notes would not be susceptible of rise or
fall in value, from the occasional extraordin-
ary demand for the precious metals. . H
The advantages of this plan wouldbe mati-
ifold. Loans might be made with greater
liberality. The talents and industry ofiiidi-
viduals of good character, which are now
measurably lost to society, would be broirglit
into operation ; and the moneyed arist'oc'racy
and stock-jabbing which are daily growing
up, under our 'pre‘seiit anomalous pecuniary
establishments, would be repressed ; more
lands might be brought into cultivation ; in-
ternal improvements might ‘obtain more ex-
tensive and prompt aid; and manufactures be
ttiiiltiplied to air almost indefinite extent.-
Tlie Governuieiit itself would feel the benefi-
cial consequences ofthe system, in the re-
ceipt aud expenditures ofpublic moneys ; and
the Uuioii would be converted into a bee-hive‘,
wlicre every honest man, disposed to labtitii',
could not fall of tneeting with employment.

 

FROM THE NATIONAL .io‘tmN.iI;‘.

Independeiice offlayti.-—'1‘lie acknowledg-
ineiit ot the Independence ofthe Freiicli part
ol St.Doniingo,by the government of France,
is one of those events which cannot fail to ar-
rest the attention ofthe statesman. Tliet:jues-
tiori has been ‘so long’ in agitation, that the oc-
currence does not excite inuch surprise ; but
regarding it in a political vietv,it is not among
the least important of the extraordinary inci-
dents ofthe tiiriesin which we live.

The Island of Hayti, or St. Domingo, is
one of the richest of the whole West India
group. It lies between Jamaica, to the west,
and Pl)l'l() Rico, to the east, and is 590 miles
long, fioin east to west, and front 60 to 150
broad. It was discovered by Columbus in
1499., and the name originally given to it by
that celebrated navigator, was I-Iispaniola.——
Hayti is supposed to be the-ancient Indian
name ofit. The coast is surrounded by dan-
gerous shoals and craggy rocks ; and the heat
to the north and southeast would be insuppo_rt-
able for halftlie year, ifit were not qualiliod
by the easterly winds and frequent rains. The
moisture, however, soon spoils the flesh,bread,
and fruits. The Island has many rivers, and
mines of various metals. Prior to the treaty
of peace between Spain and France, in 1795,
the eastern part belonged totlie Spaniards, an
the western part to ilie French. By the treaty
the Spanish part was ceded to France. In
the early part of the French revolution, the
western part was subject to the niosi frightful
calaniities. To the insurrection ofthe iiegroes
was added the contests between the Patriots
and Royalists. In" September, 1793, thel:it-
ier called in the English, who landed, and
provisionally toolt possession of mole St.Nich-
olas and Jeremie. Some other places sub-
mitted ; but several oftht-in were retalten by
the republicans, in 1794; and in 1798 the
English entirely evacuated the Island. The
siihsequent history of St. Domingo is familiar
to most of otir readers. In consequence of
the successful revolt of the blacks, the white
population that escaped the massacre disper-
sed, great nuiribers of them coming to the U.
States. A Negro government was erected
there under Totissaiiit Loiiverture, who, on
the French invasion undei Napoleon, by Gen.
Le Clerc, was entrapped, and sent to France,
where he died. Two governments were af
teijwards iiistituterl—'—one ofthe negroes,iinder
Clifistophe, in ilie-moiiarcliical, or iinperial
fortn——-another ofthe inulattoes under Petion,
in the republican form.
Christophe and the iniltliiess ofPotiou, pre-
sented themselves to the inhabitants of the
Island in strong contrast ; and the result was
an insurrectioii against the authority of the
former, who, in peril of his life from his own
ii-oops, put an end to his existence, and the
whole power fell into the hands of President
Boyer, the successor ofPetioii, iyjiose govern-
ment is a kind of tnilitary democracy, cori-
diicted with great energy and considerable a-
bility. The treaty of independence with
Fiance will, it is said, put thirty millions of
dollars into the pockets ofthe old proprietors.
many of wliotn,or their descendants,uo doubt,
reside in the United States.

The delicacy of France, in_ the recognition.
is‘ very reinarkable. She corifiiies lieiselfeu
iiroly to the French part of the island. This
may be strictly proper, for, on the overthrow
of Napoleoii, Spain, we believe, by the treaty
ofVienna‘, was rt-stored tolier anci-int rights
in St. Dohiingo, of w_h__ich she had been depri-
ved by the treaty of 1795. ‘But,’ i_|ion, it show.-
tliat France means tofolloib; rather than lead
Spain, in acknowledging the iiidépendence or
any of her foruier American posse,-sirmgg

The French, it appears, negotiated with
President Boyer at the mouth of the cannon.
Had it been an orditiary negotiation, the na-
val arinaineiit would hardly have been so
large. Beyond question, the terms which
were proposed on the occasion were an ulti-
inatum. What effect the halftluties in favor
of France willliave, we cannot say. It will
give to the French comtnercial flag a great
advantage over every other nation. But for
whose benefit? Whose capital will be em-
ploycd? And who will reap the profits?

Since tiieSovereign of France has acknowl-
i-tlged the independence of Hayti, other gov-
ernments may do the same ; ‘and on the. part
of the United S_tates, such recognition will
remove one obstacle, at least, to the payment
ofthe claims which some of our citizens liavel
on the authorities of this island. Ought our
government to acknowledge this independ-
ence ? and what will G. Britain do ?

The recognition is remarkable, chiefly, as
being the firstackiiowledgiiieiit, by any Cabi-
net,‘ of the iiidepcndence of the blacks, or of
any separate power in any of the Islands of
the West Indits. Vlfltat infltieiice it may have
on the iiiliabitaiits of Cuba, Porto Rico, Ja-
n‘ia"i‘ca," and other islands, is not exactly fore-
séen ;' a‘lihou‘gli‘it is clear, that, in the seqiial,
these ‘must bcconie iiitlependeiit also, or
change iiiasters, oi‘ protectors. Without a
navy, or‘ evetrtlie means of self defeiice on
lantt,froni _a torinidable 'r'nvasio'n,uo'ue' of these

islands can eiijby arty tli’ir‘i'g more tliau it com-

1!.

The tyranny of”

iual-Indeperideiice.
tion with Europe, or cor-'iiient’al America,
they can only exist with self-government, in
virtue ofa guarantee of t_he naval powers. Of
alllnations, the United States have the deep-
est interest in their political destiny.

From the ..N/atiuital Journal.

The Greek Gun.-—We have heard before of
the safe arrival at Leghorn ofthe Cannon,&.c.
sent by Mr. McQueen, of N. York, as a pres-
ent to the Greeks, from some gciitlemen of
that city: but as the following gives some in-
formation which we were not before in pos-
session of, we have no doubt it will be read
with interest:

Extract of a letter dated Florence, March_9.9.

“ Oti the 28th ofFebruary,' arrived at Leg-
horn the American brig Pedler, Capt. Bray.
belonging to Messrs. Briieiis, of N. Y. having
on board a forty-two poiihder, presented to
the Greeks, last year, by Alderman M’Queen
of that city, together with the various warlike
ammunition for the use ofthe Greeks. The
nature of the destination of these articles
made a lively impression in Tuscany, and a
contrary sensation between the People and
the Government,because in quality ofiieutral,
the latter did not perceive with pleasure that
the port of Leghorn should have been made
a depot for arms, to serve in war against one
oftheir allies, and because their conduct in
this is watched by the Ministers of foreign
powers. In spite ofthis, however, they per-
iliitted the unloading the above articles,wliicli
have been re-shipped for their destination.”

ST. THOMAS, July 13.

Pirates ta7i:en.—On Saturday morning last
it suspicious looking sail boat,without the law-
ful No.was discoveredfin the Gi'egories,where-
upon His Excellency the Governor iuimedi-
ately ordered the Danish schooner Vigilarit,
with a fast sailing boat, to be maimed, which
being placed under the orders of Capt Rhode,
the Harbor Master, proceeded in quest ofthe
suspected boat, and succeeded in capturing
and bringing her into port the same day, to-
gether with her crew, 7 ih number, armed
with iiiuskets, pistols, cutlasses, &z.c. and who
represented themselves as belonging to an
armed schr. named the Adolfo, (said by them
to be Colonibian,) which had captured the
boat in which the said seven men were fou lid
——tlie schr. then being cruizing in this vicini-
ty, and it is known had committed many dep
redations on the commerce ofthis place. On
the arrival here of the captured boat, His Ex
ccllency the Governor immediately dispatch-
ed the schr. Vigilant to St. Croix with infor-
matiou to his. Excellency the Gov. General,
who protnptly fitted out an expedition under
the orders of Capt. Kaas, which sailed fr. St.
Croix on unday morning in pursuit of the
so called Colombian privateer, which the Vi-
gilant fell in with to leeward early on Mon-
day inorning ; the boat captured on Saturday
was then tnaiined with ilie same number of
hands as originally found in her, and sent a-
head as a decoy to the privateer, which, on
descrying her boat, immediately bore tip, and
on iieaiiiig the Vigilant, ordered her to send
a boat on board,which ofcourse was notcoiii-
plied with. The Captain of the privateer
being about to tire his brass traversing gun,
placed midships, the troops onboard the Vig-
ilant fired a volley of nitisketry into her, and
killed the Captain and Mate, and wounded l
titan dangerously: she was then inimediately
taken possession of, and arrived here on Moti-
day afternoon, when the prisoners amounting
to 18 men, independent of 7 previously taketi
in the Boat, were latided and placed in con-
fiuement. .

Besides her crew, there were found on
board the privateer a number of persons who
had been taken from various vessels captured
by her. _ V

His Majesty’s Corvette Najadeii arr. here
yesterday, having re-taken and sent into this
port 3 sloops previously taken by the above
named schr. Adolfo.

NEVV'-YORK, AUGUST 4.

Capt. Adams, ofthe schr. Success, 23 days
from Carthageiia, furnishes the following in-
telligence from that place. It was reported,
though not generally believed, that BOLIVAR
had acceded to the earnest solicitations ofthe
Peruvians to remain with tbein, provided he
could obtain the consent ofthe Congress of
Colombia. It was supposed in case this ar-
rangemcnt was adoptcd,tliat Gen. Santander
would be elected President of Colombia, and
Gen. Moutiilo Vice President.

It was also reported that Admiral Padilla,
the officer who nobly signalized hiinselfat the
taking of Maracaibo, was to take commapd of
an expedition fitting out to aid the Mexicans
iii the capture of the Castle ofSt. Juan de
Uloa, at Vera Cruz. Two brigsyand tlrree
SCll(:Oil8|‘S had been purchased and were fitting
out for this purpose. _

The cutter Lion had recently arrived _ at
Cart-hagena from England, with 830_0a09,0_—
another vessel arrived a short time before with
a million of dollars. '

stunt ORIENTAL.-—.FT07n the Buenos gym

flrgos, ( Goveriiment Gazettc,) of May} 2181.

The last inte_llige_iice we have been able to
procure from good authority, i'ela:iveto the
actual state of the Baiida Oriental, gives us
for result that the enterprize e_x_ecuted_by the
worthy patriots who went fr.‘ t_hi_s city, is hap-
pily in progress, Montevideo is beseiged by a
regular force under the orders of the second
in command under D'on Frutus,Dou Bonifa-
cio Calderon. Colonia and Mercedes are also
beseiged by other detacliuienzs of the'saine
kind. The Orientalisrs continue to display

‘ an extraordinary entbiisiasm for the liberty ol

their province, and incessantly assetnble and
fill up the files of their coinpatiiots.

A distinguished Embassy has been sent fin.
Bueiios Ayies to Peru. They are to offer fe-
licitations on the glorious triumph ofthe pat-
riot cause. Although the four provinces of
Upper Peru have always belonged to the na-
tion af_La Plata, yet the Embassy are mag
naniniously instructed to stipulate for leaving
‘them at full liberty to dispose oftheir own" fate.

We have "the unspeakable satisfaéiion l0
announce the approaching union‘ of lhefifand
Congress ofthe free nations of Amé|'iC3- 0“
the 17th of the present lll0l‘ll._ll,(rIl':1.nes)u)e 5l"P
of war Congress arrived, bringing S. S. -Jose
Maria del Panado, 8:. Manuel Vedau_r8, Ml“
istets Plenipoteiitiary of the I_{‘3publI_C of P8-
,u, The deputies of the other nations will
arrive soon, and this event will be hailed as
an epoch of happiness, glory, and power. to

the new world.--*Pa7‘iama Gazette:

Apart from any :‘asso‘cia- ' cjcmi. i’onTEi>.*'s_‘i‘iti.tL.—Jm sci.

Commodore Porter’s Counsel not being .
teady for the defence, the day was_spt:ntiti
reading certain additional documents presen-
led by _the Commodore. One of these was 
letter from the present Secretary ol_'t_he Navy
to Coin. Porter, at the tiuie of tire sickiiess at

terms of kindness, respect and sympathy to-
ward the coiiiin'odoi'e, on the low state of his
llefllfhi and the dangers of the climate, and
leaving it at his option either to continue in
commimd or return home.

~q“§~ 1-~—Tlie Judge Advocate laid before

upon those presented by the Commodore on
Saturday. One of these was a letter front
Com. in reply to one from the Navy De-
parttnetit, in which hehad been or(le,['9d'[() re-
pair to his station at Thompsoii’s Island in the"
Johti Adanis. This is the,_lettei'- referred id
in the deposition of Mr. Monroe. and there"

termed “ very exceptionable.” The comjfid; ,
dore remonstrates against any supposed "9; '

cessity for his presence at Tlioinpson’s Island,-
and represents it as a hard case that he should
confine liiiiiselfto a spot which had proved fa-
tal to so niatiy, and had twice brought him-
selfiiear to the grave. He complains that the
generous cotifidence at first extended to hint
seemed lately to have been withdrawn, and
iiiquiries and demands of explanation of his
conduct were almost daily tirade ofhiiii ;and
he concludes by asking permision to resign
his present command, that he might be enga-
ged in some service less ll)_L’,lOl'I0llS,' less dan-
gerous to liealtli,-and one respecting which lie‘
may more fully poinpreliend the views and
feelings of the Departiiient, and they shall.
repose more coiifitleiice in his.

The reading ofthis letter being finished, $1:
the Jiirlge Advocate being about to proceed
in the other papers he had presented, Comm.
I’. rose and requested to know the object in‘
view in presenting these papers; whether

preferred, or were iiitehded as the ground of
a‘ new charge ? He professed himself ready
to meet any accusation which the Department
might think fit to ritlvaiice, either now or"
hereafter; but he wished distinctly to under-
stand what it was, that he iiiiglit be prepared’
to meet it. The Judge Advocate replied,’
that the introduction oftlicse papers it as ren-
dered necessary by those introduced by the‘
accusedyon Saturday ; btit the commodore
continuing to object the Court decided that
the readiiigoftlie papers should be postponed’
till to—moi'row, when the counsel ofthe accu-
sed might attend and object totheir contents.

flugust 2.——The Counsel for Coininorloio
Porter put in a docuineot objecting to the
production in evidence oftheletters fromhim
to the Secretary ofthe Navy, dat.ed'October

yesterday by the Judge Advocate, and also of-
Tlie grounds ofthe ohjectioii were, that the

accused, which he had supposed to have been
long ago terminated, and to be entirely irrele-
vant to any of the charges now preferred a-
gaiust him. The letter of the 25th March
had also relation to matters of an entirely dis-
tiuct character, and should, if received at all,

be made the subject of a distinct charge.—
Commodore Porter had waived the objections
he considered himself as having a right to
make against the examination ofMr. Monroe,
because of the peculiar circumstances in
which he was placed,‘ and his desire to pre-
vent any inferences to his prejudice which
might be made on the public mind, by his a-
dopiioti ofthat cotirse. But he could not al-
low this waiver to‘ be considered as extending

which might be brought forward against him.‘
He. denied the necessity for the production of
these letters to explain those which he had
produced to the Court on Saturday ; and con-'
tended, that altbough he had a right to bring
forward any testimony witliiu his reach iii
make his defence inoie complete, the prose-
cution had no rightto multiply evidence, the
tendency of which would be to perplex and
procrastinate his defence. None ofthe let-
ters now offered were alluded to in the spe-
cifications. If, therefore, they were allowed
to be produced, it must be in support ofsome
new charge. He was ready to meet any new‘
charge, at any time, but he must formally ob”-'
ject to the introduction of this irrelevant mat-'
ier at the present time. - -

The Court was then cleared for delibera-
tion, and on opening the doors, it was an-
nounced that the Court considered the whole
of the evidence which was laid before it on‘
Saturday, and to which that offered by the
Judge Advocate was an appendage, as alto-
gether irrelevant to the presentlcharges ; and
as the Judge Advocate had stated that he was
not anxious to press the reception ofhis evi-
dence by the Court, the Court had decided
not to receive the letters to which exceptions’
had been taken.

The President then inquired, when the de-
fence would be ready. The Counsel fortlie
accused stated that he liarl been very industri-
otisly employed in digesting the matter for_ihe_
defence, in doing which he had been obliged

voluminous character, which had occupied
much time in their research. He presumed,
however, that this could not, in the end; prove
to be time lost, but, on the contrary, a saving

which he considered to have relevance to the
subject. This labour of res‘eai‘ch had pre-
vented him as yet from coiniiiittiiig the de-
fenceto writing; but he thought he should be
ready by Friday. .

.dug.3.—No proceedings took place to-day.

flue‘. 4.-—Nothing done this day. .

flug. 5.-—At eleven o’clock the Counsel of
Commodore Porter comriieiiced his defence,
an abstract of which is‘ given in the National
Journal, and occupies six columns ofthat pa-
per. At a late hour, having concluded his
defence on the first ch’ai"ge,, at his request: ll)"
delivery of the remainder was postponed Hll’

.io-marrow." The great length ofthis defence:

will preclude us from attempting even an ab-
stract of it at pi‘es'ent.

Com. Portei"s Trial.—Tbe editor Gflhe
N. Y ork Spectator, after commenting on {I50
course wliicli the press has pursued totvay 3-
the Coininoidore and the Court bef0fe Whlcli
he now stands, says,.“ nothing C3." 5: “,"_""-1’
unfounded than the imputation that t-A e ma

has arisen for puiposes ofsheer prosecution-‘-
thatjtbe charges are trtvotous and vexatious-—

 

Thoinpson’s Island, which was couched in‘.

We 000“ Ceffaln papers which had a bearing '

they had any bearing on the charge already.

tQ,and October 19,1824, which were read.'.

a letter from the same to the same. dated 25th ‘-
March, 1895, which had not yet been read.-—' .

two former letters had reference to a misun-V ,
derstarid ing between the Department and the

to every proposition of a similar cb_ara::ter .

to have resort to numerous publications of a. "

of time, since it would enable him to put at‘
once in possession of the Court all the iuatter.