A branch of the bank of the United States is to be established at the city of ALBANY, in New York. Official information has been received that major general Jackson has removed the head quarters of the south division of the army to Fort Scott, near the confines of Georgia. The legislature of New York has, on motion of Mr. Meigs, passed a resolution to remove the remains of the gallant general MONTGOMERY, who fell at Quebec, and which lie buried near the spot where he received his mortal wound, undistin guished by any monument. A committee was appointed to provide the means of removing those remains to St. Paul's church in the city of New-York, to be deposited near the monument erected in that church to his memory. WEALTH OF LOUISIANA. Letters from New Orleans announce that Henry Johnson is elected a senator in congress from Louisiana, vice W. C. C. Claiborne, deceased. Franklin 74-By a recent arrival in the Chesapeake, letters have been yesterday received from on board the Franklin, 74, commodore Stewart, from East Cowes, Isle of Wight, which is in sight of Portsmouth harbor, stating her arrival there on the 15th December, after a prosperous voyage of only twenty one days from Cape Henry light house, (bad weather and severe gales of wind from the north and north east, during the first week of De cember, to the contrary notwithstanding;) and a subsequent date from Southampton, states her arrival at Portsmouth, and her being constantly visited by numbers of the curious gentry from the In inserting the article neighborhood-all ranks of naval and military offiheaded "Wealth of Louisiana," page 314, a note cers-the builders and artizans of the royal docks, that we intended to have added, by way of expla- &c. &c. all of them speaking in commendation of nation, was accidentally omitted, and not observed her exterior appearance and her justly distinguishuntil now. Sugar land, by the Milledgeville paper, ed roomy accommodations within; some, however, saying she was a ninety gun, or first rate, in disis said to sell as high as 5000 dollars per acrewhich is to be understood as an acre front, running guise! The London Star, of December 17, speaking of back the same width several acres, generally forty. Commerce of Virginia.-The following is the the arrival of the U. States' ship Franklin, says-amount of the proceeds of duties on import and "Some may feel a little sore at the political protonnage paid at the three principal sea-ports of gress of our quondam colonists, in thus being able to send out ships of such a class, bearing an indeVirginia, for the years 1815 and 1816pendent flag, and carrying an ambassador to their former parent. But such a feeling is unworthy of a great nation. May the period be not far distant when we shall have to hail the arrival of an ambassador from the Spanish colonies of America, in circumstances of as honorable a state as those in which we are now pleased to behold the ambassador from our own former colonies, come among us as the representative of a distinct and independent people!" Norfolk, Petersburg, 1815. $574,254 94 285,528 66 $1,183,511 95 1816. 1,228,027 90 Manufactures.-An English traveller in the United States, who, in the accustomed spirit of his countrymen, has attempted to demonstrate the necessity of "putting the Americans down," seems to have discovered the greatest cause of alarm in the extension of our manufactures.-"This he considers as an era of a systematic contest, which must inevitably endanger the safety of one or the other of the two nations." Hunting. A party of thirteen persons turned out in Chatauque couty, New York, for a hunt, and in two days killed-1 bear, 17 deer, 102 racoons, 242 squirrels, 1 skunk and 16 rabbits, besides consider able small game. Nat. Int. Indian war-Gen. Glascock's brigade of Georgia militia, from the delays that attended their organization and march, &c. merely reached the neighborhood where their services were expected to be wanted, and then returned-their tour of duty being out. Thus all the expense of this brigade and the harrassing of the people it occasioned, have produced no possible good whatever. Another brigade had been previously called out to replace Glascock's; but it is believed that before it can reach the scene of action its time will also have expired! We have a hope that Jackson and his mounted Tennesseans will close this tedious and wasteful little war with the Seminoles; who are committing many murders on the Georgia frontier. It is understood that the pursuit of them will not be limitted by the Florida line. NAVAL COURT. Washington City, Feb. 7.-A court of enquiry having been called to enquire into the loss of the United States' brig Boxer, under the command of lieutenant commandant John Porter, the following opinion of the court is promulgated, having been approved by the secretary of the navy. After mature deliberation upon the evidence adWar with the Seminoles.-The volunteers from duced, the court are of opinion that the loss of the U. S. late brig the Boxer, is to be attributed to the Tennessee will deserve the high character which strength of the current setting on shore, and the that state so justly earned during the late war.lightness of the wind; that her going to pieces is They were rushing to the concentration point.to be attributed to the decayed state of her tim-Gen. Jackson has issued a spirited address to them, bers: and that her officers and crew made every which we have not time to copy in this sheet. He possible exertion in their difficult situation. The has proceeded to head quarters, and left them to court are, therefore, of opinion that no blame can follow him under col. A. P. Hayne, well known to be attached to lieutenant commandant John Por-his country, and deserving its confidence. A comter, or to either his officers or crew, in conse: pany of Kentucky volunteers, from Russelville, has marched to join gen. Jackson. quence of the loss of the said brig. The court adjourned, to meet to-morrow morn- and Bust of president Adams. A resolution has passed the legislature of Massachusetts, requesting John Adams, late president of the United States, to con sent that a model of us bust be taken for the purpose of being sculptured in marble, and placed in one of the public halls of the state house. The bust is to be formed of American marble, if any can be found of suitable quality. END OF THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME. R. T. SPENCE, President. G. M. DALLAS, judge advocate. B. W. CROWINSHIELD. A branch of the bank of the United States is to be established at the city of ALBANY, in New York. Official information has been received that major general Jackson has removed the head quarters of the south division of the army to Fort Scott, near the confines of Georgia. The legislature of New York has, on motion of Mr. Meigs, passed a resolution to remove the remains of the gallant general MONTGOMERY, who fell at Quebec, and which lie buried near the spot where he received his mortal wound, undistin guished by any monument. Letters from New Orleans announce that Hary Johnson is elected a senator in congress from L isiana, vice W. C. C. Claiborne, deceased. Franklin 74-By a recent arrival in the Ches peake, letters have been yesterday received fr on board the Franklin, 74, commodore Stewar from East Cowes, Isle of Wight, which is in sigh of Portsmouth harbor, stating her arrival there the 15th December, after a prosperous voyage only twenty-one days from Cape Henry light ho (bad weather and severe gales of wind from the north and north east, during the first week of D A committee was appointed to provide the means cember, to the contrary notwithstanding;) and a of removing those remains to St. Paul's church in subsequent date from Southampton, states her ar the city of New-York, to be deposited near the rival at Portsmouth, and her being constantly monument erected in that church to his memory. sited by numbers of the curious gentry from the WEALTH OF LOUISIANA. In inserting the article neighborhood-all ranks of naval and military offheaded "Wealth of Louisiana," page 314, a note cers-the builders and artizans of the royal docks, that we intended to have added, by way of expla- &c. &c. all of them speaking in commendation of nation, was accidentally omitted, and not observed her exterior appearance and her justly distinguishuntil now. Sugar land, by the Milledgeville paper, ed roomy accommodations within; some, however, is said to sell as high as 5000 dollars per acre-saying she was a ninety gun, or first rate, in dis which is to be understood as an acre front, running guise! Nat. Int. Norfolk, 1815. $574,254 94 285,528 66 1816. $662,568 41 back the same width several acres, generally forty. The London Star, of December 17, speaking of Commerce of Virginia.—The following is the the arrival of the U. States' ship Franklin, saysamount of the proceeds of duties on import and "Some may feel a little sore at the political pro tonnage paid at the three principal sea-ports of gress of our quondam colonists, in thus being able Virginia, for the years 1815 and 1816to send out ships of such a class, bearing an inde pendent flag, and carrying an ambassador to their former parent. But such a feeling is unworthy of a great nation. May the period be not far distant when we shall have to hail the arrival of an ambas sador from the Spanish colonies of America, in circumstances of as honorable a state as those in which we are now pleased to behold the ambass dor from our own former colonies, come amongs as the representative of a distinct and independent people!"" 328,728 35 $1,183,511 95 1,228,027 90 Manufactures.-An English traveller in the United States, who, in the accustomed spirit of his countrymen, has attempted to demonstrate the necessity of "putting the Americans down," seems to have discovered the greatest cause of alarm in Indian war-Gen. Glascock's brigade of Ger the extension of our manufactures.-"This he con- gia militia, from the delays that attended their or siders as an era of a systematic contest, which must ganization and march, &c. merely reached the inevitably endanger the safety of one or the other neighborhood where their services were expected of the two nations." Hunting. A party of thirteen persons turned out in Chatauque couty, New York, for a hunt, and in two days killed-1 bear, 17 deer, 102 racoons, 242 squirrels, 1 skunk and 16 rabbits, besides considerable small game. NAVAL COURT. Washington City, Feb. 7.-A court of enquiry having been called to enquire into the loss of the United States' brig Boxer, under the command of lieutenant commandant John Porter, the following opinion of the court is promulgated, having been approved by the secretary of the navy. After mature deliberation upon the evidence adduced, the court are of opinion that the loss of the U. S. late brig the Boxer, is to be attributed to the strength of the current setting on shore, and the lightness of the wind; that her going to pieces is to be attributed to the decayed state of her timbers: and that her officers and crew made every possible exertion in their difficult situation. The court are, therefore, of opinion that no blame can be attached to lieutenant commandant John Porter, or to either his officers or crew, in conse: quence of the loss of the said brig. The court adjourned, to meet to-morrow morning, the 16th of January, 1818, at ten o'clock. The court met pursuant to adjournment. The foregoing minutes were read and approved, and the court adjourned, sine die. to be wanted, and then returned-their tour of de ty being out. Thus all the expense of this brigade and the harrassing of the people it occasioned, have produced no possible good whatever. Another brigade had been previously called out to repla Glascock's; but it is believed that before it can reach the scene of action its time will also have expired! We have a hope that Jackson and his mounted Tennesseans will close this tedious and wasteful little war with the Seminoles; who are committing many murders on the Georgia frontier. It is understood that the pursuit of them will not be limitted by the Florida line. War with the Seminoles-The volunteers from Tennessee will deserve the high character which that state so justly earned during the late warThey were rushing to the concentration pointGen. Jackson has issued a spirited address to them, which we have not time to copy in thuis sheet. He has proceeded to head quarters, and left them to follow him under col. A. P. Hayne, well known to his country, and deserving its confidence. A com pany of Kentucky volunteers, from Russelville, has marched to join gen. Jackson. Bust of president Adams. A resolution has passed the legislature of Massachusetts, requesting Joha Adams, late president of the United States, to con sent that a model of us bust be taken for the pur pose of being sculptured in marble, and placed in one of the public halls of the state house. The bust is to be formed of American marble, if any B. W. CROWINSHIELD. can be found of suitable quality. END OF THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME. R. T. SPENCE, President. G. M. DALLAS, judge advocate. |