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"BOARD or _rre.iL'1‘rr, ,_ ,
, The Presrtleiii» laid before the Bbrrfiltithe fol-
}f)lK'il)g ]._-[jeir frog“ Dr, T. .Hal'l‘I50,l'l, Health
0m(l€fi,Ct)lnmUlllC5)llng the‘ fact of the exist-'
en t.‘ of Yellow Fever in and about the Quar-
.‘9t\lll':r‘ Ground, Staten Islztridt 'W,liereupori'
the frilloiving resolniiori was adopted.
. Resolved, That the said cctninunicatioii be
ptrlillshed for the information of the citizens.
By order oftlie Boartl. ' . .
sir. I"
Qriarttirtiue Ground, Staten
, Island, Oct. 3, I826.
Sir.-‘-'—By the provisions oftlie 4t:-t section
ipfihe Health Law, his made the duty of the
Hcaltli Crintiiiissiririers, and also that of the
I-lealtli Officer, “ to communicate to the
Board offlcaltli all iiifoi-niatioii in their pow-
er, which may the better eual-ile the-srl. Board
‘of Health to take measures for preventing the
health of the said city, and for preventing‘ the
iiitrurluctioti of coutagiorts or infectious dis-
eases,” and in ‘coi_rfoi°imi’y with the above t'.t’~
‘quirerrienis, it has become my duty to apprize
the Board ol'I-.iealtli ofscvcrsil cases ofyelloiv
vvcr in the village at this place, and under
's‘i‘ii:li Cll"‘.UlllSlHl‘lf:e3 as tojustify the suspicion
iliatthe iiifectioir iiray C0lllllll.l8lt)EXlt’l}tl it-
self furtlrcr, and ultimately perhaps be corn
’l‘niitiica’tctl to the city.
For a‘ full vieiv of the snlijcct, it is necessa-
3-7,; {m ineto give ii ilni-.r_il of the .ca.sr=.s, which
have occurred. The first case which attracted
attcritiori was that of Capt. Benjamin Wood;
‘ i”n5pcci_oi- ofilie, revr.-iiiie at tliis_ place, whose
71eSItl€l')CeIS sortie fifteen or twenty yards frotri
the pnblicstorcs, but wihin the quarantine iii-
"closure——lre siclteiied on the 5th of Aug. with
yellow fever, aiitl after a protracted illness
recovered and -resuuied his busiuc=s. The
Ircxt case was Edward Fountain, master of :1
=Qlt15l‘:lllllllC lighter, and a son of Mr. G'ill'l'll
Fiitiiiteiin, who resides about 100 yards north
_of Captain VVood, but without the quarantine
inclosirre. and of course still more rc'irote fin.
‘the village»-lie recovered also, with ‘-1 rapid
_coiivalescciice. '
The l)(.C|ll‘l‘t'nCe oftlicsc cases was not cal-
crilaietl to excite Ul1i'.‘:i'l!?.l!‘.l"S€, as it respects the
hezrltli of the place generally ; as both cfthem
from the mltttre Oftlieir isniploymeuts were
necessarily exposed to infection ; and as both
riftlitzsn cases terniinated favourably, it was
deemed iinnccessary to report tlictii to the
Board of Health.
On the 3d of September, however, Mrs.
Briested, a widow living at the lower part of
the Vlll'dgt:,lWa.s taken sick and died 4 days af-
ICr'Wilr(l;-, viz. on the 7th Sept. with black.vo-
niit. as stated to me by Dr. Wcstervclt, the
tissistzurt health ofiicer, who attended her ;—
rind on the l.‘3iliol'Sept. itlr. Charles Weeks,
tailor, ri;-siding‘ near the centre of the village.
and several l"llli(Il'€d yards distant from Mrs.
Briesrc-ti, died after9 days illtiess—liis case
tjxliiliitiiig for the last t.=o day,‘ unequivocal
isyiiiptotiis ofyclloit fr-fver. I
./\ftei- iiiaittre refit-.c:ii'in on the sulijcct. it
“v.T=if~'~ still deemed incxpetlieut to create alarni
by it report ofthese cases. Mrs. Biiestetl’s
disease was ascribed to her picking up a mat-
{iess lioiri the beach; :intl,as the son-in-ltrr-.~
of Mr. Weeks, who lived with him, liiid been
5; work on boarrl ofvessels at Qiiaraiitinc, it
was siiririised that cliitliiiig, or sortie other ar-
ticle, might have been brought on shore to
Iii r. \\"et:ks’, and given rise to the disease in
his case. On - Suntl-ry —Iast, however, I was
Callr:t.l to visitwith Dr. Wesirirvolt, the son of
_"lr.Pcter Haugliawtirit, aged Qyears, who
lives 2’. doors ntirtlt trf the house occupied by
the late Mrs. Biresred. He had sickeiietl mi
the preceding Wetluesday, antl expired a few
Initiates after \\ e arrived, with black vouiit.——
And this morning I visited the wife ofMr.
Ric-liirid Schaiiot, slioeniaker, four door north
of Mr. Weeks‘, ill oftlie yi.llow fever, and of
ivlrrrse deziili I atii this riioiuentinforurcd. In
all these case., the syinptoins exhibited have
been oftlie saine general character, viz : The
patient, alter Sfllllt‘. little prrvious iirdisposi-
rion, had been suddenly attacked wiili gr-i-at,
pain iii the lleild, back, and cxireuiities, i-iiiich
nauser, and soiizctiiries vorriitiiig of billions
matter, and high vascular exciteinent, whit-lr
has (‘.0H'lflUt:‘(l from 48 to 72 hours without. ii-
lraieiiient, followed by a sudden recession of
the fever, aiitl strbsirleiice ofpain, with the se
qllttl of a cool skin, clean tongue, (or nearly
50,) yPIlOW eye, dark colored discharges from
the stomach anti the bowels, great exliaustiou,
and death coriiiuonly on the fourth or fifth
day from the tittarrk...
It is almost iinuecessary for me to remark,
what is so very perceptible to the eye ofevcry
one, it ho visits this village, that its situatioti is
elevated, airy and proverbially S2lllll)fIf)l)S ;—
and that. no local causes can possibly be sup-
posed to exist by the most fastitleous, ade
qiiate totlie generation ofa disease like the
qiie described.
The circritustances under tvliicli the two
first causes occurred, will doubtless attract the
attention oftbe Board of Health. It will be
perceived that they were entirely dissimilar‘ to
those under which the oiliers occurred subsc-
(piciitly in this village. Capt. Wood and the
son ot'.'\'Ir. Fountain were exposed to iiifcctinii
by their eniyloynieiits, and as cases of yellow
{ever have occurred Il'l'llllS neigliborliootl an-
tiually for sortie years, from tlii.-. casual expo
sure, iro alartn was hrotlntred by the case 0'
Capt. Woritl,(cxcvpt for the safety oftlris very
rrspeciable individual.) Bnttlie occurrence
of several other cases of yellow fever in the
heart of the village, in quick succession, of
giir unequivocal cliaracter, and in persons who
had not been beyond its precincts,nor exposed
‘in airy special rnaiiticr, to tlte infection from
vessels, is calciilaterl to produce not only the
convictiori that the poison ofyellow Fever has
been iritroiltir-.ed into the village here, but to
excite a well founded 3[‘l.‘l‘£'lIellSlf)l) that from
tlit: intercourse which subsists between this
place and N. York, the disease may be corri-
muriicaietl there. To preverir, therefore, as
far as possible, an evil of such inagnitutlc, I
respeniliiliy sut.niit this coiiiuiunication to the
Braid of l-lcalili, in order that such uicasuies
may be adopted for the protection of the city.
as they, in their wisdom, tiiay deem it experti-
cut.
Iam,sir, with great respect',yuur ob’dt.serv’i.
- Jorm '1'. HARRISON, Health Otiicer.
Hon. Philip Hone,
Pres. oftbe Board ofHealth.
Ohio Ctrricrf.--’I‘lie Jelfrrson Gazette, ptii_..
?,‘,,r,,.ii ;.i Miiiriit Pietnaiit, Ohio, states ih;,
flic “ LI- king Sttriinir l)'P(~’p Cir,” has llC(_‘.|,I
ciiirtrttcietl for, 2-! forty-st-vt~~ti tliiiiisaiid tlUllai;~
lqsstlian the estimate of the engiiieers ll.
l
‘straw it-;t‘r’t:riotvil'.“ 1 __
I The Louisville Gazette,’ oftbe 15th tilt.
contains a letfer froina geutlemzttta “’l"’i ,3
simirriiiie before, paid a visit to M‘r.jOWe" 3
establislimeiit, New Hartriony.‘ We make the
following extracts from that letter.
“I visited Mr, 0wen"s es'tablishmei_1t at
Harmony, and agreeable to iny' promrseil
shall give you a_s"good a_ description Uflt. as
my humble obgervulliotls and abilities Will GD
able meio do. I remained there only four
ila_vs. 'I‘lie-situation ‘oftbe place, that I5 0f
the town and principal plattlallfittss 8'9 U} the
low grounds or boitoiiis of the Wabash river.
ivliicli are moderately rich and qttite.l0V€li3"‘l
is boiinded back from the river by a range of
iinrlolatiiig hills, which are cleared for a_ con-
siderable "distance ; set with grass and inter‘:
spcrsed rvitlrpastures, viiieyarrl.-i, Sec. anthol-
ford a very handsome arirl picturesqiic Evie"-‘
frotrillie town. From the sumiiiit oflliose
liill9‘;,tlie view oftlte town and plantations be-
low present a very liaudsotne appearance.-—
Tiiere are several very coiiimotlious dwelling
houses in the town, with many sriialler ones,
and several public buildings ofa very peculiar.
taste ; ti large steam mill for the purpose ol
tiianrifactories oftlitl'eret_1_t binds, with work-
shops of every kind '»Illll()Sl, and two or_tliree
very large groceries. The gardens, orchards
and plcasiire ,t_1t‘rilllltlS, are extensive, but void
ofiaste, and for the most part much iieglccr.
ed,anrl grown almost over with weeds 3 {he
pltiiitations have’ no tippeartitice of superior
cultivation, but rather that of neglect. The
population presents a singular appearance, to
visitors particularly ; sortie oftlie females are
dressed in a kind of '1‘ui-kisli costume, which
Mr. Owen has recoiuinerided, btit which it
not generally adopted as yet ; the riieii- wear
a convenient dress, (for St!tlllllEl",) tirade of
htorvti linen, coiisistiiig of -.i shirt 8:. 'trowS€t5i
with a belt routid the waist ttriiting thcui to-
geilrer, _similar to little boys dresses which
you have seen. ,Tlir:re is a tavern kept in the
t()\l/I’) for the accoiunio-liitiriii oftravellers and
visitors: their clrarges about the saint». as at
other riiverns in the Slate, bytlie day ; the;
«barge three dollars per week for board—the
hving is iolerably good, and the landlord is a
very accomtiiotlatiug ct. cointiintricative man.
A stranger at once discovers the lack: of ser-
vants in the arrangenienr, bnttlie iucouven~
ieuce is trifling to whatlwould have supposed,
(‘very kind iif business seems to be done there
iviiliiriit orders from any one. I found many
pf’.l'St)ft.‘i visiiiiig the place, like myself, for the
purpose of geitiiig true inlorrnatioii as to the
principle by which Mr. Owen had endeavored
to unite so many people; but from every iii-
qua,-y I-m;ii]i=.,, I was generally iirforinctl. that
me people l.lll"l’P. svriro not satisfied with Mr.
0m>,,,’5 0rigl[]al views nltogntlier‘, birt wrirc
disposed to forin 'lir+mselvr=.s into .Kf‘p1tl':lfE and
tlistiritzt cnniiiiniiities and interests, under his
patronage, and acc-iidiiig with the clrflef part
of his ideas on the sirbjcct of union.
Pe|'§t)ll5 wishing to iiitlulge in dissipatioii
of any kind will fitid liarniony an extremely
dull pl:ici:—ever_v person there is obliged to
8illl.'ilti_VlllSlllIl1E‘.lll something useful, there-
fore, the many evils growing out of idleucss
crinnot floriiisli here. For itinoceiit amuse-
tui-irts it excels. They have a concert and E’.
balls every Week. aitciiiled by genteel ladies,
Ill’-ally of which appear to great advaiitage in
the costiiuie they rwar.._ The prospects for
‘educating the children of those conrniuuilins,
lthiiik 5lt'P.lllglll\"fl1IllPflllg; they are taught
on the Pestalozzmi systein, and tliey liave
the celebrated Neef and his sun, all the ll€il(l
of the liii_v’s St_‘.lltI0l, and at the girl-’s school is
a Madame Fretagvari and Miss Neel‘. About
2 hours in each day the boys are taken front
the school and are employed in gardeui-rg or
in ineclraiiival operations according with
their cliuice, by which means every boy will
by the time he is 16 years Ultl be made a good
Eiiglisli sclrolar,aird taught sortie useful trade
_or calling; he will then be at liberty to become
it tnetuber of the society, or to go out in the
world f-.iriii.shed \\'llll clothing and ii little
pocket niouvy. Tire girls apply a part of their
iiriie every day in perforniing every domestic
dirty-—tliey are taught dant:iiig, music, and
every thing useful and ornat_nen=al.
Persons used to labor may be easily recon-
ciled to join suclr of_ these comiuuiiitics as
gives them employineuts like those they have
been accustomed to, brit for persons who have
never been accnst iined to labor, there are bin
few staiioirsainong them that woiiltl be desir-
_able. As to religion, every persiiii enjoys his
own ideas on that subjet-.t, but for M r. t)wen’s
-[ refer you to his omiion on ilie 4th of July,
wliich I have no doubt you have seen.”
From the Washington, (Pin) Emininer.
Crtoss Cat-:t~:K, September 9..
On Wednesday eveuiiig last, a little before
srimloivu, iliis neighborhood was visited with
the most frightful hrtrricane of wind, Iiail atrtl
rain, that we have had for many years. It
conimeticed near Gen. Patterson’s mills, and
passed in a south east course, across six plau-
tations, levelling as it went, every fence that
stood in its way. A part of the roof of one
barn is taken offaud a number of cabin build-
ings totally uiicovcred. Several corn fields
are stripped of the blades, and many of the
stalks liroke down, hnil in some places the
gretn timber is much turn to pieces. But the
roost appalling occiirré-nce took place at the
plantation of Mr. Johnson, , Being engaged
in erecting a tread grist niill,a large open shed
had been tirade to shelter the workmen frotn
the sun anti rain,&r. covered with loose boards;
the first gust of wind wliiried the whole cover-
ing away, and carried along with it, M r. Neal
Giinii, one ot"tlre niillwriglits, and threw him
on his head and face, in ilie boitorii of an
empty water course. at the tlistance,of75 feet
ltf)tI'i where he was taken; the fall and bruise
on his lieatlstuiiiietl him so uiucn, that he
could nutrise, and he lay in nearly a state of
iriserisibility, exposed to the peltiiig of the
bail, uirlil the flood produced by the rain on
the high ground came dowiiand aroused him.
Jiiines Love. ti carpenter, was in the second
story oftbe inill hotise, a frame not weather-'
boarded: The same blast, blew him and ei
iiiiinber of loose boards out of the house ; as
no passed the corner post of the frame, ne iii-
..--nipted :0 support himself by it; btit not get-
ting a good nolu, was forced out, and came '0
-li(‘ ground on his feet, 13 feet froiu the lioii§c.
At that instant a second blast, with increased
fury, met tririi, anti‘ carried hiiii across ‘ii piece
1 low ground, at distance of 100 feet, and set
.ri.ini agairi on his feet, l)€Sltlt" a green tree, a
r «lllli'.l whit.-ii he threw his arms and supported
= illlficll tiriiil the wind somewhat abatirtl‘ ; lie
“lll6ll’lCl. gp his hold, and In a nionient, the
/~
~ ti/iiidfiti"hirlctl arodntl and took him back fill
feet. nearly on a line of the mill house; 3"d "
iliird lime dropped liitn on his feet, so net‘-I‘lY
balanced that he did not fall otftheiii. In all
this dashing from Place I0 Place» "l'l‘l' ‘he. ii".-Y
ofa wlirrlivitid, he escaped witlidiii receiving
any injury. Both ofiliese riie'ri_s‘-t_t'i they 3"‘
not coiiscious ‘of liaving touched the 5_'°‘“'dt
in all the distance they were C3l'“°.‘lo "I ‘W?’
other way, than the toes of ilieir shoes rirbbriig
it, once or twice, as they were borne 1}l0"‘~.’. hi’
the wind, Every cu-cumstaiice confirms the
belief that they are not iuistakeu. James
Love was twice taken across a water C0Ut59~
5 or 6 feet wide and 9. or 8 deep 5 “ad ll?’ l’e,e."
forced by the wind to stumble along with -115
feet on the ground, it is not at all probable he
could have escaped being thrown into in “ml
severely bruised. Some doubts ."‘e'°_e'“‘"‘
tained at first, that Mr. Gunii’s Scull mlgl“ bl’
fractured, brrt having regained his sense? 50
speedily and perfectly, induces the hope-i mi”
he lfas only received it severe bruise on the
bead and face, and that he will lrehble ttt 3
few days, toresuiuc his business as loririerlll-’
From the .\"al2'onalJutcrnal.
We state, on an autlioriiy Wlilt‘.ll we know
may be trusted, that it is not true that the
(Joiriit de Sui-villiers has asked for pertiirssioii
to reside at or visit Brrissels. He is etit,ii't‘»lY
ct‘InlclIlU(I with his resitleuce in this" country,
which he continues to ct‘t'l3Ith?" 'l."="""“ l"“l"l’Y
in the world; an opinion, which, it maybe re-
iiieuihered.lib expiessetl in his letter Of l3'"<‘“l‘5
to the inhabitants of New Jcrsey,wlt0_eX€|'le<l
themselves to extinguish the fire of. lirslrottse
about six years ago. lie speaks, still, in the
satire terms of attacliitient to his frieiids and
tieigliliiors, and of coriientiuent wiili his situa-
tion ; and is far front desiring to quit a cotiiitry
ivlici'e in eleven years he has never met with
ii painful or unplezisant occurrence.
As to the millions which the editor of the
Paris Q‘l()lllllCllll0 has so generon.-sly bestow-
erl upon hiui, it is certainly a very absurd ex-
-ll,’,t_I€l'flllt)ll, contrived ivitli no ltiutl itite-nr,——
Tlie liberzilily of his cxpeiiditiires, by \t'hI".h
the ltiilil c as well as intlivirluals Ittt: lit‘-”t‘lll'5‘9‘i
anti‘ the extent and frt~queiic_v of his benevo-
leritdouatioiis, besperik corisitliiralile i+:soiri'—
cast; but it was truly said, by an old -.rf~lr:'.-tr
who received assist lllCt’. from him, iliai, while‘
he has the heart ofa king, his purse is that of
it private gentleman. He has §t‘;litf(l tritiiseil
ainoug the farmers of New Jersey, tvherfi he
maintains a kind and generous lrospitality,
without any idle ostentation that could pro-
voke sensure frotn the ritual severe. He ltttI_V
be friuirrl directing his -labntirers, who are all
attached to him, on his own estate; 0' hi the
prililic road, in the iiriproveincrit of which he
has expended large sums of money. In the
space of two or three liuudreil yards he has
riemly Ii-velleil two steep and fl-‘ll1gt?I‘t'3lI*'illlll-5'
at the cost of above three thousand dollars;
and we believe he prefers this plain, active
ll'I(l useful life to the ptimrlc and magnificence
which the Qiiotidienne has pri=,p;ii-ed for him
at ljrussels. llis public works he considers
as soiur: acltirowlerl_.-_r,ment and return for the
protection and lrospitality he has ciijoyed in
the Uiiitei. States. A great uuuilier of tire
laboring and industrious class of citizens find
constant employment with him ; and the in»
creiise ofcotnfort and prosperity among ilwln,
"Will be tltiruble.
—..b
BRITISI-I COLONIAL TRADE.
Extract /'i'um an En'_g'li.<r/r Pairrp/ilcf.
“ The clause in our act of 1822. requiring
that vessels of the United States. entering our
Colonial ports, and taking on board sii_g:ir.8z.c.
slroulil give bond. to return direct, and land
llie same in the Uirited States, ivas never act-
eil upon; but it fritriislied an adinrralile ex-
cuse to the governtncnt of the United States
for a retalizitory regiilatiriu, not like ours, iiii-
praciicticatrlc and uoiniiial, but Slll)~'ililnlli'll,
and, to their shipping, most 'd(lV.|fltRg‘3()US.—-
[i was enacted by Congrvss, that any article.
the growth, produce, and tiiaunf.icture oi the
United States, might be exported directly
to any of the eriunierutetl. Briiisli Colonial
ports in any British vessel coining directly
frntn airy oftbe sriirl euiruieratetl ports ; but
that a ship entering from England should not
be perrriiiied to take on boartl a cargo for the
Coloiiites, or vice versa, entering frorii the
Ct)l0llIf55 to take a cargo on board for El);-
laud. The effect ofthis regulation has beer:
to throw nearly the whole of the trade be
tween ilie United States and ilie British W. l.
f..‘olonies tiiio the liairtls of the AllI8l'lCiltl~,
wliilc, had no such restrictions been imposed,
it would not only have been retained as an
English trade, but the English shipping would
have been able to coiniiiaud a large share of
the direct trade between England 5.’. America.
The West India ships, combining the ad»
vantages ofcarrying three cargoes in one voy-
age, would have taken the bulky articles of.
coal, salt and crockery ware, from England to
the U. States, and delivering these, would
have carried lumber to the W. 1. Islands, at
a cheaper rate, with the atlvaiitage ofSugar
cargoes home, than it wouldliave been possi-
ble for shipsofthe United Statestocarry those
articles from Euglarid to America, or lumber
from Arncrica to our VVest India Islands.——
The Americans are per fcctly aware oftliis,and
coritiuue to enforce their regiilarioti, tho’ ours
was never acted upon, and by the 6th, ofGeo:,
4, has been repealed. The result to the plan-
ters is, that. instead of getting their supplies
carried to them at a low freiglit by the ships
that bring lrotne their prodiit-.e, they must de-
pend upon American vessels, and as these
gtjlltifillly return borne in ballast, they uiiist
have such an outwartl frerglit, on the lutuhur,
~..s will pay the whole expense oftlie voyage,
while many oftbe Eiiglisli ships, (by which it
might so well have been carried, at ;i very
moderate ft-eight,) are going tint to the Islands
in ballast.”
NEW HAVEN, October 3.
Canal Basin. wiilr. Cleaveland. of New
Y-~t’l\.il'dS obtained the contract for construct-
rug the pie. frorii Toiiiliiisiiii’s wharf, to (lie
Lotti: wharf, form ig the basin oftbe Farin-
iugtoti Canal, antlialso for excavating the
Creek from Court street to the harbor. All
ll'.('. contracts for this great work are now oi‘-
lt'Cte(I, and we trust their completion will be
l":pI[I and substantial. Tire sirbscriptiou to
me stock of the liatripsliire and Hatnpdcri
Caiiril is also fillcdiup,aiid a company ofgiiii.
7.lt‘II1t.‘tl striutl ready to ctiinplete the work for
flue ainouut oi lll(‘.l0l‘Igll]al estiiiia-res, w-liicli
are covered by the _subscripiiori., . ..
at and near Bordeiitowr_i, is very striking, and -
‘within the last month in the n1etro,polisj(_
_ Freiicli Traflic in Slaves.-L‘-Tire l.OlI0‘:IiIIl‘lg"l'sl
Est}. Secretary to _Lloy'd’s, by their agettlsi
dated Havre, Aug. 3,
“Sir-—Wo beg leave to communicate to
you air extract of a report recently made to
ilie king,-by his excellency, the LVIiuiste'r of
the Marine,'relat,ive to- the Slave Trade, and.
inasmuch as it displays the good faith. ‘md
the desire to suppress to the utmost of its pow-i
er, the odious cornirieice, we have considered
it would be agreeable totlieLloy'tl’s to receive
an authentic comiiiriiiicarion of the following
details ;—
His Excellency states to the King, that the
French government has iievcr rcl.ixetl in its
ed'oi'ts for the suppressitiri of the Slave Trade
—-tliat the uavaljstation on the coast ofAfrica
which tip to the present time, C0ll~'lSl€(I of 8
sloop of war, and tire brigs, and four other
vessels has recently been reinforced by a fri-
gate-tliai another force had been ordr=red tr
crtiise oli'Cub_a——th:u theGoveriiors ofFr€|tCh
colonies, and oav.ilofficers coiiinianrling in
the Westliidies, Cayeniie. Bourbon and Mail-
-.ri_vascar, had received the most positive and
most pressing iujiinctious_.to use all due vigil-
ance, and to seize all Ii‘renr~h vessels which
might attempt to trade in slavcs——tliat orders
had been issued frotn the department of the
ll’I‘ill'Il)t.‘-,$l(_lYIl'Q\5SG.'.l to all French ships on their
leaving,’ Freritli ports, to assist in the siipprcs-
siou of this oilioris trafiic. by boardiiig and
searching all Freucli vessels suspected ofen
gaging in the saiue,anil to detain those whose
lading or cquipiiient friruislietl proofof their
being slave ships. The miiiister ,obsni-ves,
that rt royal rlr=.r:ision' held out to the ciintiirs :i
preiriiirin of £1. head tuoney, for each slave
brought in,to be employed in the public works
—-that Freiicli consuls air the western coast
of AItIt?t’lt.3l\ were aiitli-iriscd to seqtiester :ru_v
It‘reiit:h sltip C0'H'lCl€tl of trading in slaves.
with orrlcrs to send her to the nearest Frcticai
colony for J-ttlj-tdlcillltlll. Finally, the tr-.iv.il
'illllllOl'l[lC.'s in the ports ofI"r‘aiice are reqiiireil
to throw every nbstat-.le in‘ the iv-.iy (llrllilfl
clearaiicc of any vessel wliose outfit. and gen-
eral eqiiipineiit iiiav appear suspicious; they
are coirinianded to be vigilant in the prevent
tug the sliipmeut of rnziuarzlr-s czilculatetl for
fas'eiiing slaves together ;as also of a greater
iirirrilier of water casks-or boiler.-t lb.-.n may he
strirtly necessary. for the crew, =iut,l not to de-
liver the niuster roll in all cases where the
llUflll,)t.‘l‘ ofilie crew shall exceed that usually
employed in veascls to which no suspicion
‘attaches.
The reports adds, that all contra ventions to
the laws, proliibitory oftradiug in slaves, are
jvrtlicirilly proceeded agiiinst; that even the
sliglitresi cle:iJr.-tit. of proof sli ill'ft'trnisli sulfi-
rcienr e,:'0unrls for liringing the tleliriqiients lic-
foi'e the tribunals. It states, that since 1817.
I523 cases have been submitted to the Courts
abroad airrl at borne. which have led to 53
critivictiotis and 71 acquittzils, leaving Elli, in
which the legal procediire is as yet iucoiiiplete.
The minister cnnclurles by observing. ‘such
Sire, is the etiseinhle of tneasures cominatidcd
and acted on with rigor‘, in order to enforce
the strict execution of treaties, and of the
laws, If they hzive not entirely siippressed
this forbitlderi traffic, at least they prove that
the £{t)VC‘t‘|'Hll8lll omits nothing, having this
object in view.-’
r..
——n-
Poarsraourrr, Eng._Ariz__z. t9.
Arrived II. .\l. frigate Briton, Captain Sir
.Vlurr:iy Maxivcll, front Cztllao B«'Ly, last from
Rio Jiltlelrt). iii 60 days, having landed there
the Spanish General Rodil, ivlio surrendered
the forts of Callao to the Patriot forces.
The following is an extract from aletiei
we have received :—
“ Rio Jrtrm'ro. Jzmc I4ffl-.-—GFnFf1Il Rorlil
and the late garrison of Callan, (800 iifficers
and men) have sailed hence for Cadiz. It was
Rnilil’s intention to have gone to Englaiid in
tire Briton, but the ftmCPl'S earnestly sii|ii;iteil
mi rejoining liiiu here, iliat he would _nr'0ceed
Wlill them to Spain, in which lie asqiriesctrd.
The fortress of Callao would have nevei,siir-
rt-n:lered had nottho Britonhappened to have
been present. Rodil had frilly dt=termined to
blow np.hrmself, garrison and forts; even on
the day of surrender he refused to open the
gzrtes at 3 o'clock in the morning, as he had
agreed upon, because the Briton was too far
out in the oiling; but he was enabled to em-
bark at noon. with all his troops. whilst that
ship anchored close tuider the walls of the
place. Some few days before he quittetl, the
Patriots got possession ofau oiitwork,tliroiigli
ttieireaclrery ofa Sp'-uiisli oflicer. This posi-
tioii had been mined, and Rodil hiriiself set
fire to the train, to blow up all the assailants,
when it was discovered that the comniiinica-
tion with the mine liatl been cut off. Ferdi-
nand had sent Rodd sortie honorary orders
previous to the surrender of the place. He is
altogether one ofthe tiiost extriiordioary men
in the Spanish service.”
LONDON, August 26.
Information was received at the excise of-
lice on '1-‘hnrsday, ofan_ 9KlPllSlV6 illicit distil
lery being CdfI'l‘.‘(l_ on at No.3, Primrose street,’
Bisliopsgate street. Four of the ttiost vigilant
officers oftliat estahlislinieut rvereiiiiiiiediate»
ly rlispatclretluo ascertain the truth of the
stateiiieiit. They found the preuiises barri-
izadoetl in such a.nianner as tojustify forciblo_
-‘*llll'atl(.'(‘-,\Vlll(‘.l] was tirade tliroii,-gli an adjoin-
ing hay loft, when to their astotiislrnieu: they
discovered a most extensive distillery, coir-
venicntly fitted up with every apparatiis: but
not a single inrlividiial was found ripen tho
pi-eiiiisizs. Two stills were at work when the
ilist-ovcry was tiratl-9, the largest of \Vlll(.‘ll_
would liolt 250 gallons, 3;. the other l.‘t0 gal-
lons. In the principal rooin was a vat caps-
ble of lioldiug 1000 galloris_.urirlerneatli wliicli
is a private vault, coiitziiriiiig another still of
ofcoiisitleri;-ble iritrgiiituile, wliicli had recent-
ly been worked, the eiitraiice itlto whicli,coii-
cealcd by a santl stone, was a round hole, not
more than 20 inches in diameter, so as to ad-
mit the burly ofa ruodcrate sized man. From
rill appearances not less than I0 or 13 "Wt?
"had been employed. The occupier of the
prciiiises, who has absconded, was carrying
on trade as a inautifirctrirer of colouring for
spiritous liquors, under the name of ’l'liornas
Cole. A great deal of ingenuity was display-
ad by the tieliiiqiicnts in the fitting up of the
pi-einises. so as to deceive the excise office.-rs.,
who, wiiliout information, could not have hi:-I
ti ‘copy of a letter addrcsserl to John Bentteli ICOURT OYER AND TERPIIN ".7
»
i’é'oa't -rim Netti-t~‘oitir' -.iirir§r.ir;.ui .
Monday, Oct‘.-2.—The Courthaving been
opened ac to o’cloi-.lt. Judge Ed wards read 3,,
affidavit, made by Richard Clark, stating ihiiil
a comriiunication, (‘rt copy of ii-liicli was ad.
ded.)' was handed to him on Saturday evening
by Francis 13. Fitch one of tliejiii-ors, rvi_rh';i
request that the satire sbopld be coiiviiyerl to
George W. Niven, Esq. The cozniiiiiiiicritioir
was also read. by the Judge, and proved to be
it request fr. Mr. Fircli that Mr Niven woulul
inform him what the law is respecting the de-
tentionofjtirors——wlieilier the Court can keep
them contitietl a year or longer, ii‘ iiigggrp,
should continue so l.~mc_-, _-iii‘-.,-_..r i-.-_.,«,,1.,,._,: met
papers, the Jtlilgt‘. iiirucil to ill" jrii-y and re-‘
mtttlietlo ll““ ll.""3S for the Court to lf]li')|’lfl
them upon is.-gal points; and ifilicy na._i mi";
qIlt’.Stl03|-5"" '0 tt-‘hi tl‘_.e,v must be put to rife;
Court. The Writing of the note tv_rs an im'-'--
propcr act, and upon the point It,‘ q‘IC5'IIlEi tlzrl.
court would inform the jury, ilrat sir :-.il=.‘ an-,i
of its uieuibers set the court and its officers aé
defiance, by breaking aw.-iy,tlreir 'priiiisliiricir't:l
‘would be fine anal iiuprisontneiii at the dis}.
cretiori oftbe cotiit.
One of the jurors addresserl the court .1!-
some length, C'mrip_laiiii‘iig in pretty srroirri"
terms oftbe hardship iinposed upon the j,,._)_:,.
If. however, lll,e,‘l7l\V autlioriscil this contine-
siient and tleterition from their bii.5,,e<.=. liié.
would siibiuit, for lie ivrinltl oiicv tlie"l.iw:
Mr, Fitch their ttililrcssnd the C',,,,,-,_'
iirrtlt.-rstood him to say, liowever, llt.il Ill writ-.
ing the note he had no other ohji—-ct iii iijeic.-,
than to ascertain tihctlier the law 6lUllIfll‘lSt,'lb'
their detention in this _iii:iiriier——un'tlei' loci!
and ke_v—-Sundays and all. -
Mr. Etiimct rose, in coiisequciice of ti put}.
lication in one oftlic papers appttiiliiiiz to tlics
counsel on both sides to consent “ to iiii ui;i;;...
clonal reinissiou of iliis legal scveri'.v.”. Ila’
wished it to be understootl that this 3‘ll'lCllH,'§S
oftbe defendants’ cotinsi.-l. Tiiey hail at at?
l)$]I'ly stage of the trial given tlrr-ir [)‘3f|HIS5lt))_},
to have tr less rigid system ptirsue..'.
the jury, anrl its excliision from llnlillllg r:oi'ir-
muuic.itious with the rvtirltl, was a riigiiliition
adopted exclusively by the Court.
the important character of this trial, that the.
Court believed that the interests of the par-
ties, and the greateuds of publicjiistice re’-.
qniretl this course to be adopted.
be able to ‘get tliroiigti with the testiiiitiny t'o_‘-r'-
the prosecution in ‘2 days, if he were not again
delayed by the decisiuii oflegal qtlcsllfillv‘.
Mr. Ahraliain Ogden. (one of the prcscn'_*.
finance Couiiuittee of ! he Morris C-an.ilBarik
was the first witness called this ll)'.)'I‘nlz]Q. l_li'§"
exaiiiiiiatiuii and cross cxiimiuaiiiin i’el.iri_-..l
chiefly to the satire inattcis as iliose on wliiclr
.‘~lr. D:l3. Ogtleti was exiiiitiriz-d, ext eptiug
some points ofspecial rcfcreiir-e to ."ir.'rlarker*.
_'\lr. Maxrve-ll, however. felt it his duty to put‘
at liitlo more legal ret-rrr.ii.v.-t irpoii .Slr,~B, than
than he has hitherto applied. In additiori to-
Ll‘I‘r.Barl‘\er, the cross exauiiiiatton oftliis wit-
nirss was conducted by Messrs. Butler, ‘:5 lii~l<--
dcn, Price and Oakley.
request, as we understood. for the purpose or"
correcting some part ofliis testiiuouy of, Sat~
itrtlay, which asiibzt-.eqticiit re-exiiruiiration 0.1’
documents had l.‘!)iII)lL'fI him to (nuke.
M. Samuel L. G-iiiveriierir was the next
witness called.
_'I‘ellet in tlie'Morris Canal Co.
f~‘onverueur was a very iiiiercsiiiig one, and
we ha 76 rarely seen a fairer or more intelligi-
ble witness in the intiiiirer of giving lll: testi.
inony. .
Witt Bayrtrrl, Jr. President pro tern. nftlin.
.\Iorris Canal Company, was called and rela-
-.r-d all the concerns of the coiiip.-iny. (‘hiring
the illness ofliislaineuted lat her, he (.\lTlCl.ll(‘d.
as Prositleut, and stated the history of the,
coinpany to the present time.
lioberl Clieesebrriiigli, late Presideirt of the,
Fulton Batik was next sworn. llis t,’X=Hllll13"
tion occupied the court ii short lllll€,'rHitl rela-
tr.-rl to the transfers of both the Moiris Canal
‘and I-‘iilioii Batik stocks.
Jacob Clinch was next sworn He is caslr-
ier ofilie Fulton Batik-—liis exriiuiii.iIi-iii was
sliort-when the Court adjouriicd to meet at
-4- o’clock, I’. M.
.‘7ftr-rno.a7_3_:—-.\lr. Clinch desired to corrcdt.
an error in his testimony relative to the date
of a certain document, when David Leav_itt,-
the present President oftbe Fulton Bank \V.'-:5
culled. His exriuiinatioti related to the trans,-
fers ofvariotis stocks and other inaitcrs ft‘lilf-
ing to both iiistittitions. He was cross l,’X2lln-
ined by several of the counsel, and his testi-
mony occupied the Court about half an lionr_._-
The next ivitness called was Ncwtowu St.
John, a young man about 17 years ofaue, ti:
During his.
examination, which lasted about air lrour, he
underwent a more severe cross examination.
than any other witness lieftirc exariiiiied. AS‘
reply made to one ofthe questions put by Mr,‘
Barker produced cotisitlorable applause froui
the spectators. '
Mr..\1artrvell said this was ilie_.sc¢or_iil III.-
stance the court had been ii.iteri-iipteil by im,
occurrence of this kind. He hoped (he t.‘I‘fi.-‘
cers would bring before the court those per-
sons who were guilty of such conduci,atid tlratf
ihey irould be iurprisoued. .
Davitl Leavitt was again called by IlIr.M.~.x«
well aiiil exarniued on the other points oftlre.
cliargcs laid in the‘ iiiilictiireiit not before
rouclicd on in the coiirsc oftbe exztiirittaiions...
At tialf past 3 o’clock, M". t‘r‘.lax'.vell stateil-s
that he was excessively tiitigiied, and dc-.~:ir-.-i_.l
of the Judge that he would grant liiizi the;
indulgence of adjoui'iiiirg ilie Couir. A part.
ofthe witnesses lot the proset-ir;iuii users: i.'ien‘_‘
called over, ill.-ll (ll|'t!ClL’(l to appear toriioriow,.
The -iffiizi-rs Were directed to firrnisn the
Jrii-_'_z with rwicry lvlt‘.Ct_‘..'sSEil'_)‘ ret'i“c~liiiir:-tit, :iied_-
iciue, &t:. &'.c.. that they might rttqttlrt‘, and r_o_
siiliiei‘ no co.iiinunicatioii to be hail with iiicrri
i:it.lii=r by lt:llt": or otlierwise; and the Court.
atljournetl til: to-itiorrow at. l0 o'clock.
The Court room cririiiniics to be crowded
from 10 o’clot'k in the foieuoon iinlil the ad-
jouriiirieiit in the eve.-ring. The iiiteresi.wliit:li.
was very great at the (.'t)llllllt'!lt(2f‘lllt,'lil of the.
trial, appears in be oiiatiari-d : llllli(lr':(lS are,
compelled to leave the hall daily, lirsrirg urin-
l:le.lo gain adriiittance. At the tzlosirig of the.
.t'7ot1rt. lust eveiiiiig, but few rrit=it-ss- ~ tIi't(_le
‘%.'.1V€0 In their lesiiiiitiisv, and as s--vtziaioli‘
‘these were t't.'qi1g«,5ii-.il not to leave ll?!‘ Ltlllrl‘
the least suspicion of an illicit trade being
t.‘..”\l'flE(l,Oll tliertiin. Not lessthau seven (llS- '
_-coveries of the saine~iiaru~re have been tiiadtf
is. presuiiicil .linv “/lll.l,V .ir;,::iii ('~tlltZ.tl. A.
efili hits r-«--‘i siiii...» the i.-misc was
t_iiniouw
. N \
..-Iiletl OH. . zll i.iipcs~ible to form airy.
l at will clotsc.‘ t‘ L‘
‘ .
\
\‘J€.~. _,
with rot-z,arr]* to ilir;jur_v,was not oftiie S8l'.‘llltL,t_fL.
The Court replied that the confinement of ‘
Such rufs _,
Mr. Maxwell here renrarlted that he siioirlii"
Mr. Baretto was again cnllerl-—-at his t)tvr)—_
The (‘.‘(i‘IIlIll}tlIOI) bf Mr...
r;.‘_,-_...._.§.._-— .._... .._
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