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Srrturday, Oct. 7.—-Tlrotiias Hwfftiiaii was
rind» exainination relating to ll1'Pt|l7'«ll|‘5 ‘ll
ilie_Lile and Fire Company. B3'k'5" ‘lugs’
tioiretl the witiit-ss as to p'rlPe"5 which wele be’
fore the Grand Jury. Maxtr ell opposed it,
and said that this had nothing to do with the
eitrli-rice on wliiclrtlie indictiiieiit was fotind.
. But Barker s.rid that he wished this investiga
tlnri. .is uheir hcserit papers to the W itness for
gt-,9 5ell3t‘ll’l~'lrl if ‘he affairs of the Lile a_~ d
F, ,., may were -i-tizt-d upon and carried offtn
in, Grand Jury, and he \\ islted to prove what
that paper co-iitaiilcd. The Judge did not
tlrnsk ii a pertinent lllqlllry‘-ulllll it was shown
ivlrat its hearing was. Barker said that lie
, aid not know but he was wrong, and dropped
the iiiqniry.
Mr. Leavitt was called and examined upon
topics touching the concerns of the ’I‘rades-
nten’s Bank. especially with regard to a turtle
least given by a dealer in stocks, cm. to a par-
ty or gr-iitleiiien engaged in banking concerns.
'1‘lir_- turtle was described as delicious, ltavtnt;
been kept for sortie liriie llilielllllg-.-allfl the
persons crigaued as declaring their intention
to have a ‘- blow out" in celebration ofa fltlt-ll
cial coup de main. Barker coinmenced tpws
tioning the witness as to trarisrtctiotis. Max
«well opposed it. as foreigii. Btrilter said the
District Attorney claitiietl J right to ask ques-
tions ftireigir to the stihject. He said that he
wislietl to ask this question by way of im-
it-.:-i-".'i -2 the witness.
The Judge said he could not pass over this
instill offered to the witness. That Mr. Bar-
lter’s conduct was highly reprehensible ; and
that as the Court could not tolerate these cort-
tinual attempts to impeach the character and
wound the feclitigs of the witness, tiicastires
\t0tllll be taken to punish .\lr.Barker altt-r the
trial was ended. _ '
Barker said he would appear and answer for
his conduct cheerfully; that he iniglrv: havi-
tratisgressed the rules which ought to be ob-
scrved,was attributable to the cotitiiiual lacer.
ations to which the feelings of thc pl'l.\0l)t‘rS
were exposed.
t_:PlllS is the fotrrth time the Court has bent.
under the necessity of protecting the Wlllless
front the iinpcaclimcnts and itriputation.-i ol
Bat l.’ r.
St-ixas Nathan was called. I0 M1059 PVI
tleiii-0 in the affairs of the Morris Canal anti
Illeclianics’ Coiirpanics, considerable import-
aiice has been attributed. After it llliflul-"
examination by the District Alloritcy, be was
cross examined by Barker on a ariety of bull
jects, apparantly irrelevant to the purpose of
the trial. These qlll-‘.§lltil}S relatetl to a num-
ber of transactions between ‘til r. Barker, im-
witness, and several Banks and Instiraiicc
Coitipanics.
tliaxrtcll. There seems no end to these
inquiries. -
Barker. The witness was accused by the
District Attorney in his opening, of having
joined with me in a fraiidtrleiii tratisactioti in
gmgk, and I wish to sift the nratter.
l\'laxwell. I accused the witness of no such
Ihiiig.
Barker. You said that the witness paid a
sum of money to me which beloiiget. to the.
Franltliii Batik.
Maxwell. Explained the remarks he had
niatlc in his opeuinu. Hchad stated sortie
facts in relation to :1 sale of Water stock, by
Mr. Natlitiii. ' -
Barker. Yes, and that the avails went. into
Jacob Barl;er’s pocket.
Maxwell. I did say so.and believe still that
they found their way into your pocket, as
well as many tlririgs that never ought to have
been there.
Barker. Iappeal to the court whether this
declaratiriii is proper. [appeal to the court
for protection front this abuse.
Maxwell. It is impossible for me always
go 1;.-._p my proper t.-inpcr, and tll)st:l‘Vt: that
degree of torbcaranct= which propriety anti
godd sense would approve, harrassed as I ant
at every step, by the irregular conduct aiitl
improper interrogations of Mr". Barker. The
most forbcariiig dispositioii would lose pa
tience and temper, exposed to such a trial. It
Iliad a professioiial geiitleiiiaii to deal with, I
iiiiglit hope to be able to get along; but I find
it utterly impossible to keep Mt. Barker with-
iii any rules, or evidence, of the Cotirt, or Ol
.propi'iety. '
Barker. If y0u_WlSll_t‘!.l to have a profes-
sional man to deal with, you should have iii-
dicted one instead of me. I could have had
no possible objection to it.
Murray Hoffrnait, oneof the chaticery re-
ceivers of the Life and Fire. Cotnpany occu-
pied the attention ofthe Court until the hotir
of atljournnicnt ; previous to his testimony
Mr ;‘tl-.rxwell read the tiiinutes ofthe proceed-
ings of the Life and Fire Company", and the
various entries in the books, touching on the
ziffairs of the defendants; he gave the whole
history of the transactions of that company
with Mr. Vermilyea. The sale of Life and
Fire Bonds, the manner in which the business
ofthe company was nianaged, the bye-laws.
dividends, securities on hand, the funds rec’d
since the receivers had possessioii,tl‘it- atnouu;
of bonds now otit, wlncli is abotit $661,000-—
less by $500,000 tlitrn has before been heliev
oil by the putilic, and the means the compaiiy
liave evtflluldlly to pay. A. corisrderablc part
of his testiiiioiiy related to the ziccoutits be-
(wet-ii Jacob Barker arid the cottipaiiy. Hi.-
tcstiiiiotry is more interesting to the bond hol-
ders, to the character of some of the dcfciid-
airts, than any heretofore given. The usual
hour having arrived for adjoiirirtnont a cross
uxtrriiiriatitrii of Mr. flofliiiati was not gotie
into.
filr ;\IaXlVell annotinccd to all the witncs
scs who were suniiiiuited on belialfoftlie pros-
L'(.‘lll‘:ull, particularly in relation to the Life 83
Ft.-.: Conipaiiy, that they must be in court on
'i_'l.tt)ini;i;. lllUl‘Illl)"’.
The Jury, b_v coriseiit ofall tl e.-pztrties,were
permitted by the Judge to vi,-;.-r their fariiilics
for six hours oti Sunday ; and the court
Monday, Oct. 9.-—Cliai-lcs Delaficld was
<=xar..irrt~d upon the practice in the Plrainix
Batik, as to overdrawing, altering of checlis,
anti loaning upon securities of bullion country
tizivrlt ilote~, etc.
Josepli Gralirim, a holder of 100 shares of
I_,';ti+ Llllfl Eire stock, was next exalfllllletl. He
was followed by Mrs. Ann Titus, the holder
of lw-.i Life l5t.Fit:e Bonds for $300 and $500;
unit by .\'lr.Seaiiian, who ptrrcuased bond-. for
mi-9,. ;‘.2:n..le relatives. Getter-al Ntclrri-is
Fish, the holder of bonds to the arii.itii'i.‘ or
about $29,000 ; George Wills,.tlie holder of
$930,000» worth of SlI'dl'f’.S ofLife &t. Fire st0.°k9
followerl in succession. I To the latter Barker
was allowed to ptit some questions as to a suit
in charrcery between the witness‘ and the Life
illlll Fife Cotnpanv.
Charles Lawton, (broker) exatnltml in 1'8
gard to dealings, in Life and Fire Bonds.-—
Mr. Maxwell was proceeding to a pretty rigid
examination, when _lVIi'. Emmet rose, and said
be presumed the witness was aware of his
r.-ghts, if not, he should be told ihem._ The
prosecutor was going into an examination as
to the private business transactions ofthe wit-
ticss,lo which they had no right. These trans-
.'iCll()llS were bona fide between the witness $1.
the Ctllllplllly,’ and which have nothing to do
with the pt'ti:5L'(1llllOll. Iflie were the witness
he would not answer them, aittl disclose his
own private concerns. Maxwell said his ob-
ject was to show that this witness was eni-
ployed to sell the bonds of the company, and
that they had alter their failure surrendered
to liitn securities which belonged to the corri-
pany and ought not to have been given up.-—
Messrs. Barker and Davis both made a few
rein-.n~lts-—al'tcr which the Court tntltle 21 few
ieinaiks, deciding that all the facts must come
-ml, so far as the ll’-:l)S2.|Cl.l0llS were connected
with the riiatters laid to the charge ofthe de_
l'et.tlairts. But the private business transac-
tions of the witness could no further be disclo-
sed than they were so connected. Mr. Emmet
was proceeding with sortie further remarks,
the court intiiirated to the coutisel that the
witness liimself had not objected to the exam-
ination. Mr. .Eti-lllfll replied that he knew it,
and that his only object was to make the wit-
ness :-it-qtraiiited with his rights. The exam-
ination then proceeded.
Tuesday, Oct. l0.—Oii taking his seat this
itiortiing, Jutlgc Edwarils delivered at some
length, the opinion of the Court, on the ques-
tion argtied on Friday last, in regard to the
duty of the President of tho Mercaiitile Itistir
nice Company, to produce the books and pa
pi-rs of that conipaiiy, put-stiaut to the supozna
dl.LCt‘S lcczmi served ctr hint. As we are uii..t»
tile. to give in detail tticrcasoris ofhis lioiiotir,
ur shalt corifiire ourselves to the more state
iueiit.oftlie result ‘.0 which he came ; which
was, that if thebot-ks and papers of the t'.t)ttl
party were in the.rtct-ital and piizizuul possession
if the witness, they", f1Ill_:llTI?C:'__pf_lJduCed; anal
tllctl ivlieti prothrc-ed, such’part‘sf7zt$..w_er_c perti-
nent to the issue, must be exliibitéd"'tti._tlie
court. and jlli‘_y,lDl' the purpose of ascer'tuiiiiiig
wiiether llit: witiiess hail such possession of
the books; it would be Hf-Ct.‘SS5lly to call liitii
again and to interrogate hitii as to that point,
aliev the court would be able definitively to
«tr.-pose of ll’lt‘ qtresiimi.
Josiah Ogtleii Ilofliiitiii was called tipoii the
stand He was orrr: of the Dircclo-s of the
I_1lll"tlll(l Fire Conipany, but had never attcn
tied btrt two trier.-tiiigs, and had never been
consult:-d in regard to the affairs or the Co.
fine or [he riieetiiigs which he attended, was
whet Geociul Swift was elected Vice Presi-
dent, lll Jatiiiary, I82’. -Mr. Barker, on ris-
ing to cross exarniiie Mr. Holl'itrari,ltiiatle a
H)l’Oliil|ll(l how, and in his peculiar mariner said
that while approacliing such a witricss, it be-
came liitii to he very iiiodesl. He their asked
a few quristions and sat down. ‘
George Sharpe was called. He testified
in reference to certain coriversatioiis with Mr.
Davis respcctiiig the safety ofstinilry institu—
tioris, the Lonrbard, Franklin, Hudson, &Lc.
Mr. D. knew nothing oftliese, btit the Life 8L
Fire was as good as any thing on earth.
r\lr.Coriklin Brush was their cxatniiicd rel-
alive to conversation tietrveeti liitti and Davis
in May last. He is the ottiier of S30,000 in
bonds. Since April last it appears that bonds
H) the amount of,Sl0 000 have been issued.-
The testitiioiiy or M . Brush related to the
-ante persons and siinilar l.l‘2lllSaCll0l)S as the
foriiier witness. . '
Mr. Robert Tillotson was then examined.
and alter him Mr. Peters. Mr. Rtissell Ne-
HlrS was recalled at 'lic request of .Vlr.Barlier.
it will be recollectcd that his testimony of the
day before, related to :r riegociation for svis.
ruining the Life and Fire Company. Further
particulars were hrorrght out on that matter.
To the character of Mr. Eckford and .\I r.Bai
her, this is one ofthe most important pieces o.
evideiice.
Before the examiiratioti ofthe twtrlast wit-
ticsses, Mr. Maxwell gave notice that he rest-
ed the case. Mr. Barker then informed the
Court that he had been solicited to open for
the defence.
.r1fccrnoon.——Mr Barker opened the defence
ltt his own bt-lialfat five o'clock, he recapitu-
lated the testiitiony that had been examined
on the part of the prosecution, and although.
ll~' had during the trial kept no minutes ofthe
I:‘$l.llll0lly, Ire related with _cleariiess‘all that
had been offered relating to himself. He then
gave a history ofhis own agency in the Mor
its Canal, the Life and Fire, the 'I‘radesmzin
and Fulton Banks, and said he should bring
witnesses to prove the correctness of his state-
merit. He appealed to the court andjury, on
the peculiar hardship of his situ-ation,tlie hon-
orable course he had passed through life, and
the fact, that he had been anxious during the
trial, that every species of testiriioiiy, whether
legal or otherwise, should be permittedto be.
given against him ; that he wished the fullest
possible llqlllty into, all his tratisactioiis, and
SllUlIltl rest his cause with confidence, to the
zecision ofthcjtiry. After speakirig 4 hours,
he asked the favor of the court, to finish his
reiiiarks to-riiorrmv iriorniug_ alleging that he
was altogether unprepared.tlittt he had suppo-
sedilrat the pros cption would not have rested
the case for a d * "or two; that it had been
assigned to him to o'p§;%,lie,case first, and if
pl3t‘lllll.leCl,;,__ll(_3_-3:0 idaroto’*" " __ the attention
of the coT_iji""iiit7}_,‘ . ~li‘_5fi‘ ' ur in the
rrioriiiiig."Oiie ()'l_,.l.l)fi-- _ jvfiarkcr
iirotiglit he sliritifd fiilfsllz rv (‘It i e, be hop»
reil he would be tridiilgffili the,-court granted
the request and attjriurritldt-,t,t_‘ri,t\;il_ to-morroiv;
--"lien Messrs. Ogden and Price lLlll__l;Ull0W in
opeiiiiig -or‘ the defetidauts, uftefiiv-lii,cli the_
—witnesses will he examined for the persons n.i_‘--
tried in the iiidictniciit. ‘‘
Wednesriay, Oct. 11,-Mr. Barker resumed
his opening speech, and concluded at er quar-
ter past 11 o’clock. We had not the pleasure
of hearing Mr. B. last evening; and when we
entered the court room this miirnitig, he was
coininetiting with marked severity upon the
testiniony of some ofthe witnesses connected
with the Fulton Batik. Hr-. afterwards took
occasion to speak ofthe cliar.'icte.r ofliis fricritl
'i1r. Ecki‘-.rt'l, “H20 ha.» been l)l‘*ru;{lll ..,;.re, he
said, to al'I~iwt:l‘ for (zrlllltii of mine, if I have
done any, thing wrong, of which as yeti have
ten shares, and Charles Barclay: ll” ll0-W31’ °l"~n° lm°wl°‘lg°- A"“l- “’I'°¢ he asked’ is Hemyl
Eckford ? Is he a needy adventurer? Is he
a stock speculator and a schemci ? No 1-
Within the last three years he has built, fitted
out"and equipped from this country, four fifty
gun ships. He has been the means ofbring-
ing niorethan six millions of dollars into our
country-‘—-riot, gentlemen oftlicjiiry,tlre fruits
ofstock jobbirrg, and other speculations, but
of honest industry. It has been carried by the
hewers andfellers of timber, the ship carpen-
ter, the smith, and the artizan in getieral.——
This money,tbe fruits ofsucli enterprize as no
other iiiechtiiiic has ever displayed Wlio,hc
asked again, is Henry Ecklord? He is -the
same, who during the late war, when the
stor-iii howled along the frontier, built our
flects—-those fleets which led to victo~'y, atrd
covered the iratioii with glory. This is the
tiiaii,.gentlemen, whom it is sought to ittinio-
late. And who, gentlemen ofthejury. may I
he allowed mask, is J.rcob Barker? He is a
itrari who during the darkest periods of that
war, furnished the sinews of that war. He
furnished the money, without which those
fleets could not have been equipped ; without
which the army could not have been fed or
clothed, and ivitlioirt iviiicli eveti the botintv to
the recruits could not have been paid. It was
not his iiiouey, geiitlerrieii; btit yvhen thetich
oz. the powerful drew close their purse strings,
Jacob Barker, by the exercise of that talent
for which he is arranged, brought capitalists
together, and effected arrangetiieiits by which
five riiillions of dollars were cast into tlie'treas-
ury. Such was Jacob Barker during that ine-
morable period—sticli is the man who has now
been arraigned here by a coinbitiation of
rogues, who would runaway by the light of
the funeral pile tipoti which they would be
happy to see liirri coiistiined. Mr. B. then
proceeded to cointncnt upon his oivrr conduct
in regard to the stock joliliing scltelne5—-llle
purcinisiiig of conipatiies, &.c.——;intl avcrrcd
that for years he had never been engaged in
arty of them. He did, indeed, ona former
occasion, purchase a majority ofthe stock of
the North River bank, and paid the hand
money for it. Buthe fotitrd that it raised such
a horuet’s nest about his head, and cm-atcd so
uiarry heart burnings, that lie resolved never
to engage in such an operation again ;atid he
had uiiifortnly cautioned his friends against
these op°ratious. He had besotiglrt l.ll‘3lll—-
ire hail done every thing he could, to prevent
the course that had been pursued. Mr. B. was
proceeding, but on looking at his watch,f0ui‘-Ll
that the hall hour, for _wlriclt time he had only
asked the intlolgeiice of tliejury this nioriring
had expired, rte said ire would sitdowii, ultlio’
he had not said all he iirteiidetl.
Mr. Oakley rose as counsel for -.Vlessrs.
Brown and Spencer, to make a motion in ref-
erence to his tall»-iits,ofu novel and iinportant
cnaracter. There is a general rule or law,
that where several persons are included in the
same ititlictiirerit, iftltere be no evidence ri-
gaiust one of them, he has a right to be ac
quilted, in order ~'llll[l:l'~. rt,-'stitiiotiy may be
used in beliaifofthe other accused. This is
at familiar principle and universally recogiiiz
ed. In the present iudictrrient, ei-_-in persons
were charged with conspiring to detraud scv
eral institutions. With regard to the t\'1cclian
ics’ Fire Company and the Life and Fire Co.
not tliesliglttcstconuexioii was shewti between
Brown and Spencer and tire rest. The very
rraincs of Broivn and Spencer had not been
irientioned. So far as the first count of the
iritlictirient.w;rs concerned, and so far as these
Compaiiics were before the Court, Brown and
Spcitccr are entitled to acquittal. He ground
ed this iriotioir upon the supposition that it
was the ititerition of the District Attorney to
prove a nurnbcr"of distinct conspiracies to
coiiiiiiit as many distinct and separate frauds
If such was the fact,lie was entitled to his ino-
ttoti. But ifuot, if it was the objeclof the
prosecution to make out one grand conspira
cy to detraud the whole world, he ad-
mitted that he was not entitled to it. Mr. O
proceeded to show, that there were several
otlieroftlie defendants,who stood in the Sillllt
sittiatioii that his clients did—tliat is, they
were charged in the tiidrctineut with cheat-
ing and defrauding a number ofiiistitutions,
with some of which not the slightest connex-
ioir had been proved. He admitted that Ill.-
motion was a novel one——he had been able i
find no precedeiit for it. Brit on the other
hand, he had been able to find no record
whatever of the trial of any case like the pres-
ent. Such a trial was never before heard of.
—-He believed, however, from the general
principles of law, to _which he had before ad
verted, that the court ought to grant the nio-
tion.
Mr. Maxwell said he did not feel disposed
to say one word upon the subject. On the
principle here setup, he said Eckford, Railr-
bwne, and all might be acquitted before the
l'}’- -
Mr.Jay,_followed, but spoke very briefly. It
was an Qtraordinaryaiid unheard of tnoiioii,
as the counsel liitiiselfadiniited. Butanitf
superable objection to it was the fact, that
anioiig all the countless variety of-trials which
have taken place in this country and in Eng 4
land, such a motion was never made before.
Mr. Emmet made a few l‘Em‘.ll‘l£5. He con-
tended that the motion was proper SI. -priug-
iug outof the manner in which the Dlslt‘lt:t
Attorney had draivn the iiidictrncnt. The
dgfeijrlanls were deprived or their testimony
by the form ofthe iudictinetit. It was a con-
trivance thus to deprive them of their testi-
mony. , '
The Court said, that in or-‘er to commit it
was not necessary to prove the cxisteiice of
me conspiracy to the full extent laid in the
iiitlictmeiit. Nor is itiiecessary that all the
persons indicted shotild be convicted. But
the tertiis ofthe iiidictment were fatal to the
tnotioir. There was, mnreovcr,no foundation
in law, and no precedeiitto sustain it. The
motioti w-.is therefore denied.
Mr.Price their rose and commenced a gen-
eral opening for the defendants—but more
R_‘gll'l'lClIli§_I'l_V in regard to the case ofiliir. Eek-
-frfid,“'liis,[fgrticular client.
Saturday, Oct. l-I --Tlie testimonyiu the
cause wtiicii occupies the Court of Oyer and
'1‘.-rininer, closed yesterday morning. Mr.
Mathew L. Davis then tirade a brief address
to the Jury in his own behalf. Mr. Oakley,
one ofthe Counsel for the defendants, then
stitnmed up the case in a speech of six hours
lengtli. He was followed by Mr. Coldeir,-also
ofCounsel for the defence, who had not fin-
ished his remarks when the Court adjourned
at lralfpast 9, last eveninv. It is now Suppt)-_
setl the trial will be finished by the middle of
next week.
taioitr.-tun NEWS-
, Arrivals at NewYork on the nth inst. bt'o’t
Havre papers to the llth,aiid London papers
to the 8th ult.
An Order in Cottncil was ptlbllfihed 0“ file
firstof September, permitting the importation
for a linrited period ofoats, barley and beans.
This order appears to have been considered
nriportaut, and iireliniinrfry to a more exten-
MV8 relaxation of the corn laws, and conse-
quently, is said to havecaused the most lively
sensations ofjoy arnong the comnierctal class.
|_Froni the satire cause there has been an ad-
vance of 25 to 38 cents oti flour in N. York.]
Died in London, Lord Gifford,‘
It was reported that Lord Cocliraiie had
actually proceeded from a port in Greece for
Egypt. ,
The English frigate Sybille, Capt.Spencer,
in an attack upon some Greek pirates, had l0Sl
upwards of 100 men killed and wounded; “ml
was obliged to withdraw from the attack and
suv ender a prize aiidsome prisoners She had
taken.
Letters frotn Constantinople state. ill?"
Mr. Canning has inforuied the Divan that
Lord Cochraire is not a subject of Englrmili
and in case of capture will not be claimed by
her.
Manchester, Sept. 7.—-Trade is still snai
like, making no perceptible advance, yet cer-
tainly progressive. The repetition oftliis re-
port, week after \\ eek, is most disltetirteiiing,
Considerable stiles are making, but, until pri-
ces rise to what will afford living wages to the
operatives, and till the demand is sufficient to
employ them all, nothing like perindltellt 0|’
ratlieractual rtiiproveinciit can he faithfully
recorded.
Glasgow, Sept. 6.-—An extensive Spinner
lrr re, has reduced the fitter qualities ofyarn to
no less than 3d per‘ lb. to the coiisternatiori of
the whole body. Tliere has been but little
done in Cotton wool, but prices are firm, with
ti tendency to rise.
A public meeting ofthe holders of Greek
Bonds waslzeld at the London Tavern on the
«lib ult. for the ptipose of instituting inquiries
as to the appropriation of the said loans, $20.
Col. L. Stauliope was called to the chair,
when M r. Robertson addressed the ineetiiig,
stating its objects. In the cotirse of the pro-
craedings, a stalenicnt of the account of the
Greek Deptnies in London, Messrs. Orlando
and Luriottis, was submitted, from which it
would seem that the Greeks have been pretty
well picked. We extract the following items
from the account-—-“ R-.:initted to America
for the constrtictit.ii oftwo frigates £155,000.
Services or Gen. Lalleinand for 12 inoiitlis,
3312.000. For a person who made a voyage
to America, £400.”
The Italianjouriials contain the following
article, dated Aitcona, Aug. 15ih.—“ Letters
directed frorri Napoli dv Romariia,give minute
details ofati important battle fought near ari-
cient Lticoiiia, in the country of the Maillot-
tos, In which the Trirco Egyptians lost seve-
I‘alill0llSdl](l men, besides all their ltiggage
and artillery, which fell into the hands Ufltit‘
Greeks. It was added that Ibrahim Paciia
was obliged to flee, and was indebted for his
escape to the sn illness of his horse. The
Greeks likewise snfiitrerl great loss, and Geri.
Niltiiag was aiiiong the slain. The En-_‘lisli
Coloiiel'Gordon comtiianded a division of the
Greek troops.” ' '
London, Sept. 5.—At the riieetiiig yester-
day of persons iirterested in tlrcGreek Loan,ii
was announced, that in six weeks the steam
vessels, by an arrangement made yesterday,
would be ready to leave the Tliaiiies. This
gave the meeting great comfort; liccause, if
no new accident should occur, they may get
to the Archipelago soon after Ctiristinas,whr.-ii
as Lord Cochrane set out for that place be-
fore mid-sutniiier, it may be confidently ex
pected that he will be quite ready to take the
command oftliein, ‘so that there need be no
waiting for liiur. In the mean time the influ-
rnce of his name will be left to tvork alone.
and may, perhaps, induce Ibrahim Paclia to
wait on liitii at Napoli. in order to adjust triat-
l‘t'l'S before the steamers arrive.
A London paper mentions that a party of
young Englislrtnemoflriglily respectable con-
Iir::\'l():lS, have just enrolled themselves in the
Greek service, under the auspices of Captain
Campbell, the friend ofLord Cochraire. Be-
tween 2 and 300 offers of enlistment have
been made ; but Captain Campbell exercises
his discretioinrry power within sticli liiriits as
will render the Greek commissions honorable.
Tin: commissions ctuiferred are chiefly lieu-
tetiaiitsiii the marine and navy. They are
soon to sail to join Lord Coclirriiic.
A Paris paper of Aug. 29th, asserts that
ilie Pacha or Bosnia has refused to conform
to the Turkish firrmn or order for suppressing
the Jariissaries. and has communicated his
resolution and designs to the Greek go.v’t.
Dr. Paris,‘of London, in a late work, cori-
denins the use ofgas lights in liglrti.-ig dwell-
ing houses. The deleterious effects ofcar,-t
bur-retted hydrogen gas are stated by that eni’-‘*3
incnt clietnist, Sir Humphrey Davy, from his
own experience. He exhausted his lungs, as
mutzli as possible, of" common air, and made
three inspirations and expiratioiis oftliis gas,
which very nearly proved fatal: and he be-
lievcs, that if he had taken four or five inspir-
ations instead ofthree, tltev would liave. dc-
stroyed lifeiintiiediatcly, without proditciiig
airy painful sensation. Persons who visit the-
.itres lighted by this gas, are apt to be afflicted
with pain in the head, nausea, and laiiguor.
The Paris Ship Can.1l.—-A late Paris in
per gives the following account of the pi-ofa t
ofa ship Canal from Havre to that city. '1" e
distance is about I50 miles. .
Paris will, without doubt, he made :1 sea-
port. We give itia few hold: the history of
this project. M. dc Polignac being :inibassa-
dor at London, towards the close of the reign
of Louis XVIII. received frorii an English
Engineer the plan offorining a canal between
Havre and Paris. of such dimensions that all
iiierchaiit ships iriignt cotire directly to the
capital. The engineer had deeply considered
his plan before speaking of it; he had collec-
ted on the spot all possible local iiifomiatiori,
so that he replied to every obj= c.‘on which
could arise iii the tninds of the iriost difficult.
.\I. Poliguac w as at once struck tvitn the
grandeur ofthe enterprise, its utility, and at
the same time the facility of executing it.—-
He thought that such a ivork would make the
reign in which it was conceivtd and finished
illustrious. At this time the health of Louis
XVIII. was decliriliig, the reignwas appar-
ently drawing to a close. M. de Poligiiac,
who was always much attached to the pres-
ent King, thought immediately of reserving
for him the glory of the undertaking which
had been proposed to him. The English En-
gineer was desired to observe secrecy respect-
ing his proposition. This trial, was short,
Charles X. mounted the throne soon after,and
the plan oftliis maritime canal from-,Havre to
Paris was carried on with ardour. Three en-
gineers of great reputation were invited over
from England’ and united with three French
engineers. Sotinders were employed from
Germany ; and in less than a year all the pre-
paratory labour was cornpleted. The plans
were laid, the landsouuded, and now there is
nothing btrt the regular labour to be done.—
The first operations cost 700,000 francs. The
whole work is to cost 80,000,000 francs, and
to be finished entirely in 6 years.
Extract of rt letter from an flrnerican, in one
ofthe interior towns Q/'Mm:ico.
“ I have now seen this country frotn Vera
Crtrz to Mexico, frotn thence to Tatnpicn, &,
from Tainpico to this place. I have conver;-ed
.vith several who have traversed it in almost
every direction, antlI am lost in astonisliriiem:
at. the exaggerated picture offertility which
thought proper to draw of it. In the first
place, the mountains occupy fully one third
of the country, are wholly incapable of culti-
vation ' '
The valleys, it is true, are rich; but the im-
mense plains are farfrom being universallyso,
oven many of the valleys would not produce
witliout manure. But the great curse and ter-
rific scourge of this country, is droirglit———un-
remitted drought during nine months of the
year, throughout four fifths of the Republic;
hence there are few streairis and little wood.
A letter from Havana, received in the citv
ofcbarleston says, that there was a secréz
convention made at the Assembly of Nations
at Panama, and it relates to the Islandq/‘Cw
ba. Althougli this is stated with great posi-
tiveness, we have not much belief in it—be-
cause we should not stippose, after inviting the
United States to the Congress, and the invit-
aticn being accepted, that these Powers would
undertake to dispose ofthe destiny ofthat im-
portant Island, witliotit at least consulting the
feelings oftbis country on the subject ; espe-
cially as we do know, from the discl i.-tires
made in the Executive communication to
Congress at the last session, that our govern-
rrrent has expressed its wish, that these Gov-
erntiients shotild at present forlicar from any
attempt upon the islands ofC-ubai atid Porto
Rico. It may be true, liotvcvcr ; and lfllllt’,
will afford matter ofvery St:I’l()llS consequence
to eiigtrge the attention of our slalesttieil.
[-/Vat. 1itlellz'gcn::_cr.
From S. ./1mer2ca.—Tlie reports in circula-
tion at Caracas, as mentioned by the last ar-
rival from Columbia, respecting the flight of
Bogota, are now :iscertained to be iiicoirect.
tL'amr:as, Sept. E23.-—A deputation was yes-
terday sent otit to treat with Col. Marci-ro,
who is not far from this place, and to invite
lnm to return to the city, together with
the troops under his Ct)lllll|llfld, guaranteeing
to liiiri and his troops pardtin and personal se-
Ctlrily. Col. Stopford, and one of the young
Ybarras, compose the deputation. They have
not yet returiied—-the general opinion is, that
he willnot return. Should he refuse, I fear
ilre cotiscqiiences will be fatal to the peace of
this ueparttneirt, forl am told that if he per-
sists in his opposition, it is the ititcntiori of
Gen. Pacz, who is now at Valencia, to attack
him immediately on his arrival at this place,
wtricli will be in a few days.’
LlTTLE'I{0CK, ARK. Sept. 935.
The Quapatv 1ndtans.—Tliis tribe of Indi-
ans, (wliost: removal from the Arkansas to
Red River, took place last spring, piirsiiatilto
the treaty concluded with them in November,
18°24.) we are sorry to learn, have recently
been reduced almost to the last extremity of
w ‘etchedness andwarit, bordering oti a state.
of actual starvation, in consequence ofthe iii-
uiidation and total destruction ofthcir crops
of corn, occasioned by the overflowing ofRed
River, during the latter part oflast sp ing and
the early part ofthe summer. A deputation
from the tribe was a slioit time since disp.rtcli-
ed to this place, for the purpose oflaying their
distressed situation before the Governor, and
‘-()llcll.lllgllliD to affortl Ill6ln_S0nle relief.-—
Ttiis relief, we feel much satisfrictioti in stat-
ing, was protnptly afforded. The Governor
iininediately gave an order for the purchase,
and delivery to them, of 500 bushels of com.
This timely relief has, no doubt. saved iriatiy
of that unfortunate tribe from the horrors of
actual starvation.
The St. Louis Republican, ofthe Qlst ult.
gives a report, which prevailed there, that the
Patviice Indians had attacked and inurtle"cd
a party ofttien on their return from Santa Fe
“s,uppcised to be part-of the United States ex-
pt-dition for surveying th'e road to that place.
The report was brought from two different nai-
tions of Indians, the Osages and Ktttisas.
From the Boston Daily ¢J9d‘l7CI't'l.337'.
first w.-». believe in this country, was opened on
Saturday, in presence ofa iitiinber of gentle-
men who take an interest in the expcritneiit.
A quantity ofstoue weighing sixteen tolls. U1‘
ken front the ledge beloiigiiig to the Bunker
Hillltssociatioii, and loaded on three twig.-
ons. which together weigh live tons iiiakirig a
load oftweiity one tons, was moved with ease,
by a single horse, from the quarry to the land-
ing above Neponset bridge,a distance ofrnore
tli-an three miles. The road tlcclitics gradu-
ally, the whole way, from the quarrry to the
landing, but so slightly that the horse convey-
ed back the empty wagoiis, making a load of
five tons. After the startiiig ofthe load, which
required sortie exertion, the horse moved with _
ease in a fast walk. It may therefore be ea 5-
ily conceived how greatly the ll’Zll!Sp0l‘(all0ll
of heavy loads is facilitated by ineans of this
road. A large quantity of beautiful stone, al-
ready.prepa'red for the Bunker Hill Monu-
ment, will tiow be rapidly, and clietiply traits-
ported to the wtiarfat the terininatioii oftiie
rail road, whence it will be conveyed by tights-
ers to Charlestownj '
This road is constructed in the most sub-
stantial ittaniier. It tests on a fouiidatiori of.
stone laid so deep in the ground ‘-1‘: to be be--
yond the reach of tlic‘f:~ost, and to secure .ll1Q__
rails on which the carriage runs effectually as
altirost every traveller who has written has.
Gen. B6-'lllU(l(‘Z, and the arrival of Bolivar at A
Quincy Rail Road.-—-This flail Road, the. -
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