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another (that on one deck) carries 60 guns and up- lar ship for which they were originally prepared, they are either useless, or must be altered to fit in the fifth rate there are three frigates rated as of some other ship at a great loss of labor, time, and 44 guns, namely, the Sybille, taken from the French materials; and, in case of accidents or urgency, this which carries 48 guns; the Lavinia, built after her, variety disables the ship from assisting each other which carries 50 guns; and the late American ship and it requires that the naval arsenals, both at home President, the guns mounted in which on the day and abroad, should be furnished, at a very great ex of her capture, were 54, besides one 42-pound how-pense with a much larger assortment of those arti itzer. cles than would be necessary if they could be made

The frigates rated at 40 guns carry 50, and those more generally applicable to the probable wants of rated at 38 carry 46 and upwards. the whole fleet; this will be explained to your royal The majority of those rated at 36 guns carry 44, highness more forcibly, by stating, that for the sinand some of those rated at 32 carry 46 and 48, bele class of ships ofthe third rate, called 74's, there ing more than others that are rated at 38 and 36. were lately not less than seven different schemes of Similar differences between the real and the no-masting and rigging: and that a squadron might be minal amount of force exists in the fifth rate, but it is unnecessary to specify the details.

composed of seven vessels of this force which could not properly employ one another's spare spars and sails, and for each of which the dock yards must necessarily have their individual gear.

We trust we shall be excused for observing to your royal highness, that it is wholly unworthy the character of the royal navy of this kingdom to We have, in conjunction with the navy board, and maintain this system, which, though introduced by with the assistance of a committee of experienced the accidental cause we have mentioned, and with sea officers, taken measures for pushing the princi. out any design of deception, yet may give occasion ple of uniformity as far as the nature of the case to foreign nations to accuse us of misrepresenta-would allow; and though the experience of what has tion, when we state that a British frigate of 38 guns has taken a foreign frigate of 44, which, in fact, the British frigate was of equal if not superior force." The board then recommend the following modification of the classes.

"The 1st rate to include all 3 deckers, which are to carry 900, 850, or 800 men,

The 2d rate to include all ships of 80 guns and upwards on two decks, and to carry 700, or 650

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The 4th rate, to include all ships of 50 and upwards, but less than 70 guns, and to carry 450 or

350 men.

The 5th rate to include all ships from 36 to 50 guns to carry 300 to 280 men.

occurred on former occasions dissuades us from attempting, by the approbation and sanction of your royal highness in council, minute details of the forms, lines, and scantlings of his majesty's ships, and we have the satisfaction of stating that a system of gradual assimilation is in progress, yet that we hope to see every day become of more extensive operation, and more practical utility: and we beg leave humbly to assure your royal highness that no efforts shall be spared, on our parts, to prevent, for the future, any unnecessary deviation from the es tablishment of rigging and armament, and to reduce the variations which exist to as few classes as possible."

The board proceeds to remark upon the pay of officers and men, upon the ratings of petty officers and the companies of the royal marine artillerybut the observations are too extended for our limits The 6th rate, to include all ships from 24 to 36-and we have already extracted those parts of the guns and to carry 175, 145 or 125 men. regulations which will probably be most interesting to our readers.

Of the sloops there are so many varieties, that we cannot propose to reduce the eight schemes of complement now existing, to less than four, as follows, viz: sloops, 135, 125, 95 and 75 men.

Brigs (not sloops) cutters, schooners and bombs, we propose to reduce from ten schemes of complement to two, namely 60 or 50 men.

And we also propose that for small craft which may not require so large a complement as 50 men, we may be authorised to assign a complement as we may deem necessary.

Foreign Articles.

ENGLAND, &c.

Singular suicide-On the 27th ult. a young man, a farmer's servant, residing at Sutton-on-the-Hill, in the neigborhood of Derby, in a moment of des pondency, put a period to his existence in a singu. lar way. Being employed by his master's team in Carrying gravel on the road, he sent a boy, who was As there are no longer any regular fire ships in then assisting him, forward on some triffing prethe service, we humbly propose, that, whenever it tence; he then laid his whip and hat down together may become necessary to fit out any vessel of this at a distance of a few yards, and deliberately placdescription, we may be authorized to assign to them ed himself in a longitudinal direction, with his face such complement of officers and men, together with down, his hands being underneath his face, in the the pay of such rate or class, as the size of the ves-track of one of the wheels of the cart, which passing sel employed, or the nature of the particular ser- over his head, back, thigh, and leg, caused instantavice, may render expedient. neous death. London puper.

We further proposed, that when it shall be necessary to fit out troop ships, we may be authorized to assign to them such rates and complements as

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Extreme distress producing suicide. A poor wo man who had lately gone to reside in a village near Spalding, Lincolnshire, and whose husband had absconded, was totally destitute of food for herself and three children. In this distress, she went to a neighbor's house, and returned with a bucket full of grains, used in feeding swine. These she placed upon the floor of her cottage as food for her famish ing babes, and rushing out of doors went and hanged herself, and was not discovered till she was quite dead.

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A great improvement has taken place in gas—it happened while the actors were rehearsing, and lights, by the introduction of pipes of delft ware, they lost one of their number. The fire is supposwhich are only a fifth of the expense of iron and ed to have been caused by design. It was a fine actually more durable. building, well furnished.

NETHERLANDS.

Thomas Armstrong, of Manchester, has been hung for setting fire to his factory.-But banging An American ship has arrived at Amsterdam is nothing in England-the people are “used to it." from Batavia, laden with 1,000,000 lbs. of rice. At a single session of a court 20 or 30 are sometimes sentenced to death.

On the 25th of Sept. a special commission was opened at Derby, for the trial of forty-one persons, who were in confinement, in the jails of Derby and Nottingham, upon the charge of treason.

In Lancashire, at the last assizes, thirty-three were condemned to be hung.

FRANCE.

It is said, that with exception of the duke of
Richelien, every member of the cabinet of Louis
XVIII was in office under Bonaparte!—
They are as follows.

Gouvion St Cyr, a marshal under Bonaparte.
Pasquier, a prefect of police under Bonaparte.
Cuze, a clerk to the mother of Bonaparte.
Laine, a member of the legislative body under
Bonaparte.

RUSSIA.

The population of Russia is now estimated at fifty millions, of which five only are Asiatic, the residue is concentrated in Enrope. She can bring into the field an army of 640,000 men, exclusive of militia and the irregular Tartar cavalry.

St. Petersburgh, April 2-A wooden house has been built for the elephants with which the emperor has been presented by the shah of Persia: the male is seventeen feet high, and is the same upon which the Persian monarch used to ride under an awning. Some Persians have remained here to attend these animals. A very curious circumstance occurred a few days since. A lady often came to see the elephant, and was accustomed to bring him bread, apples, &c. One day the animal, by way of shewing his gratitude, seized the lady with his trunk, and put her upon his back, on the place where the driver usually sits. The poor woman, terrified by this unexpected piece of gallantry, shrieked violently, and begged to be taken down; but the Persians assured her that it was far more We mentioned that a print of the battle at New prudent to remain where she was.-She was there. Orleans had appeared at Paris, representing the de-fore, obliged to wait till the elephant laid hold of feat of 13,000 Englishmen by 3000 American mili- her again, and set her down as gently as he had tia. It is said to be a splendid engraving, and to before lifted her up. promise a rich harvest to its proprietor, Mr. Laciotte, of New-Orleans, who was present at the battle; | for the moment that a copy of it is displayed in a print-shop the British purchase and destroy it.

Mole, a director of roads and bridges under Bonaparte.

Corvetto, (a Genoese) counsellor of state under Bonaparte.

BONAPARTE.

A Captain of the East India ship has lately arriv. ed in London, who reports that he spent two hours in company with Napoléon, who treated him politely. It is reported that he has expressed great in dignation at "Warden's narrative," and was about to reply to it. This may be true, but we rather suspect the report is given out by a book-maker.

EGYPT.

From a London paper. We have learnt with pleasure that Egypt still continues to afford to our residents and travellers in that country a rich harvest of discovery. We are led to expect shortly from Mr Salte our consul general in that country, a more correct transcript of the inscription on the column of Diocletian, (commonly called that of Pompey) than has hitherto appeared; and we understand that the same ardent traveller, assisted by a foreign officer of the name of Carigho has not only succeeded in transporting from Thebes very interesting fragments of Egyptian sculpture, but has also discovered a passage cut in the solid rock, 400 feet

at the lower extremity, and a communication with the mysterious well, which has hitherto puzzled all our antiquarians and travellers. Excavations have also been effected among the sepulchr 1 structures in the neighborhood upon the desert; and amongst other curiosities, a small temple, and fine granite table, have been discovered between the Lion's Paws and the Sphinx.

The editors of the Petersburg Intelligencer, for want of reflection or without recollection, have singularly considered the editor the Weekly Re-in length, under the great pyramid, with chambers gister as originating the assertion, here, that Warden's narrative was manufactured by a London bookseller, and seems anxious to know our "autho rity" for it. Our authority, in this case, was just the same as it generally is in respect to foreign ar. ticles-in publishing what was given to us, through the public papers, as a fact derived from a foreign paper; and it had been published in several, per haps many, newspapers of the United States, before we gave it a place. We very well recollect that it laid upon our desk for one to two weeks, waiting for a refutation, anterior to its insertion in the Register; being inclined to believe that the narrative was bottomed on things that reaily occurred, through considerably embellished and too much extended, that a book might be made of them.

ITALY.

The lake Carteino has totally disappeared. After a loud detonation, the water was drained off by large openings at the bottom.

PRUSSIA.

Much political discontent is said to exist in Prussia. The people appear disposed to endeavor to obtain a liberal constitution, as has been repeat. edly promised to them.

The theatre at Berlin has been consumed by fire

BARBARY STATES.

The Dey of Algiers was deposed and strangled by the Janissaries on the 13th September, saying that his reign had been a series of disasters, by land and sea. A person named Ali Cogia, a retired merchant, had been put in his place. The deaths at Algiers by the plague, had amounted to 150 per day at Constantia, 100, &c. But the disease was declining.

EAST INDIES.

It is stated that the neighborhood of Batavia, in the island of Java had suffered considerably from the eruptions of a burning mountain, and that this phenomenon had been attended with all the accompanyments of an earthquake. The waters rose to an unusual height, and trees were thrown down from the mountains. Two other mountains sunk into the earth, carrying with them their inhabitants.

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GREENLAND.

367 ns by a friend. We, however, cannot discover any A German paper says Capt. O. Ocken, com- thing serious or improper in the view which they mander of the Hamburg whale ship Eleonord, who take; if we open a negociation with them, it must has made 40 voyages to Greenland, has just pubbe on a footing such as we would establish with lished a very interesting account of his lust voyage any other natione ad se National Advocate. undertaken during the present year in particular Oficial note from the fayli Gazette. that during the night of the 5th of June last, in "In order to remove all doubts which the arrival lat. 79, he discovered land 12 miles in length, on of the American frigate Congress in the port of the which there is two high mountains, A thick fog capital, having Mr. Tyler on board, may have ex, coming on prevented his making further discove-cited, and also to remove all motives of calumny ries. He gave the name of Hamburg Country to this new discovered tract.

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It is said that king Henry, of Hayti, has sixty millions of dollars in one of his fortresses. This is rather improbable.

A dreadful hurricane arose on the 21st ult. in the West Indies, the violence of which was particularly felt at St. Lucie, Barbadoes, Dominique, Martinique, and St. Vincent's where considerable damage was sustained by the shipping and estates generally.

At St. Lucie the gale was more particularly severe. All the vessels in that port were entirely lost; the government house and barracks blown down; the governor, his lady and child, and most of the staff killed; about 200 officers and soldiers either killed or wounded, and all the estates of the Island rendered a heap of ruins.

from the enemies of Hayti, we are authorised to publish the following documents: top!

"A government, strong of itself, as well as by its principles of wisdom and justice, does not fear to make the truth known. There will be seen in these documents the desire which our government has ex hibited to establish relations of commerce and friendship with the government of the United States, whenever they should be founded on the political relations, usages and reciprocity which ought to exist between governments. It will be seen, that the cause why the lucrative commerce which has for more than 25 years existed between the two nations has not been more extensive, is owing solely to the government_of_the United States."

KINGDOM OF HATTI.

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At the palace of La Grande Riviere, Aug. -}

1817, 14th year of independence.

The Secretary of State, Minister of foreign affairs
of HAYTI, &c. &c. to Mr. the Baron de Dubly,
Secretary and Interpreter of the king, &c. fo
Mr. Le Baron-→

I have received your letter of yesterday, which announces the arrival of the American frigate Congress, in the port of the capital, with Mr. Tyler, who presents himself as commercial agent of the United States of America.

At Dominique, nearly the whole town was inundated, and the destruction of property immense- On learning the arrival of Mr. Tyler, I waited to Some few lives were lost-The Island nearly deso- receive despatches from his government, and let lated. ters which should accredit him at the court of At Martinique, about 50 sail of vessels were dri-Hayti; but I have been strangely surprised, from ven out to sea from St. Pierres, principally Ame- the report which you have made to me, that he was ricans, and having no ballast, provisions, or other the bearer only of a simple certificate, couched in necessaries for a voyage, have probably been lost. unusual and inadmissible terms and further, Only one of the above vessels had been heard of containing the words, "Cape Francots." and "of the (a French ship, which had got into St. Eustatia) | Island of St. Domingo-expressions which are imThe estates here also were greatly damaged. proper, and off.sive to the government of his maAt St. Vincent's, ten sail of vessels went on shore jesty. and were nearly all lost.

At Barbadoes, many vessels went ashore; but only two lives were lost.

It was feared that the Antelope, of 50 guns, rear admiral Harvey, was lost in the gale.

ΠΑΣΤΙ

Notwithstanding the desire which his majesty has of seeing relations of commerce and amity established between the two governments, I sm under the necessity of charging you to notify Mr. Tyler that he cannot be received and considered as commercial agent, he not being, furnished with authentic credentials in good and due form, suffi ciently to accredit him with the Haytian govern. ment."

It will be recollected that we lately sent the Congress frigate to Hayti, with a commissioner on board, charged with arranging our affairs with his ebony majesty. The result of that mission is not As Mr. Tyler is, without doubt, ignorant of the generally known, but was supposed to have ter- usages established in this kingdom for the diplominated unfavourably, owing to a want of formali-matic communications between governments, you ty or diplomatique etiquette; for these sable war-will make them known to him, and will send him a riors, dressed in "brief authority," stand up for copy of the king's declaration, dated 20th Novemevery point with as much formality as their legiti ber, 1816. mate brethren who form the redoubtable European alliance; and when we look at position, character, talents and decision, their claims are much better founded for sovereignty than many of those who have subscribed to the "holy league;" and Henry the 1st of Hayti has an equal right to exclaim, with Lear, "I'm every inch a king." The following account of the arrival of the Congress, as well Mr. Gual, a very respectable gentleman, sent as as despatches from the count of Limonade, secre- a minister to the United States, from Venezuela, it tary of state for foreign affairs, has been furnished his said, is appointed governor of Amelia,

I regret that his majesty, being at this moment on a tour, cannot give an audience to Mr. Tyler, and the captain of the frigate Congress, as they desire. I have the honour to salute, &c.

- COUNT DE LIMONADE. FLORIDA

We have been informed that the port of Amelia is open for importation, free of duty for four months from the 28th Oct. 1817, of arms and munitions of war, and provisions of every kind.

A Charleston paper says-We have received, from our correspondent at St. Mary's the following pro. clamation:

Gen. Piar appears to have gained some consider. ble advantages over the royalists in Venezuela. Morillo's case seems desperate-he has pillaged Caracas, and proceeded to Laguira, which it was supposed he would be compelled to evacuate. A vessel had arrived at Jamaica with a quantity of cash, &c. which was landed secretly, that it might not be known it belonged to refugee royalists.

Venezuela, to the emigrant Guayanians in the co-
lonies:

"PROCLAMATION.

"Whereas Bernardo Febreno has runaway from this port, with the pilot boat American Libre, be-«Simon Bolivar, supreme chief of the Republic of longing to the republic of Venezuela, leaving me on shore, probably to go and commit depredations on the high seas: I hereby in the name of the government of Venezuela, request all the collectors of the customs and the navy officers of the United States, to seize and detain the said pilot boat Ame rican Libre, and give information of the same to Lino Clemente, esq. Philadelphia. The said schooA. G. VILLÉRET, ner has no commission.

Major general of the navy of Venezuela. Fernandina, the 1st of November, 1817.

"The republican arms have taken your native land under the protection of their laws.

"Return to your homes, to partake of the advantages derived from a government whose fundamentai base is justice, equalizing the conditions of men, and acknowledging no other title than that of virtue, intrepidity and talent.

"Guayanians, return to the' asylum of liberty! Let not your names appear to the world as followCharleston Courier.office-Nov. 13. From St. Mary's, Nov. 8—The U. S. gun vessel ers of tyrants that have deprived you of all you No. 168, lieut M'Call, has arrived here, after a very possessed, reducing your families to misery, De boisterous passage. Amelia appears to be all in a not fear your compatriots, who have exposed their bustle, and there is constant cannonading there-lives to liberate you from your oppressors. The the place is under martial law. Report says two principles of the government are liberal; and you prizes are off. Annexed you have the last procla- are aware, that the Americans are always considermation issued by commodore AURY.

INHABITANTS OF FERNANDINA.

ed innocent in the eyes of their fellow citizens. The name of "sons of Columbia" is a sufficient protection, and the name, alone, exculpates all his crimes.

"In behalf of the repablic, I guarantee you an absolute amnesty.

For days past you have witnessed the scandalous transactions of a faction, composed of men, who ex"Emigrant Guayanians, your compatriots invite isting, and tolerated on this island by our generosi ty, have solely been engaged in subverting social you to return to your own territory, where you will order. They are mercenaries, traitors or cowards partake of the liberty they have acquired. On your arrival, your rights will be equal to the first who abandoned the cause of republicanism in the -hour of danger, and who either kind by our ene- magistrate. >mies, or misled by the intrigues of a few aspiring individuals, have attempted to involve us in all the complicated horrors of a civil war. Citizens, we are republicans from · principle, our fortunes have been spent, and our lives oft exposed for this most glotrous cause." We have come here to plant the tree of liberty, to foster free institutions, and to wage "war against the tyrant of Spain, the oppressor of Ainetica, and enemy to the rights of man. We are ever ready to pay obedience to the principles of re-publicanism, but firmly determined never to adhere to the dictates of a faction.

When the heat of passions shall be no more, when public peace and tranquility are restored, we shall see with a lively pleasure the establishment of a provisional government most suitable to our com'mon interest, and to the advancement of our glori

-ous cause.

Americans, Englishmen, Irishmen and Frenchmen, men of all nations, we are freemen, let us forever be united by the love of liberty and hatred to tyranny.

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"Head-quarters, Guayana, Sd Sept. 1317.
"BOLIVAR."

CHRONICLE.

Errer-A great error passed through a part of our last number. It was stated that the council of Connecticut had rejected the vote of the house of assembly, in regard to the compliment proposed to Capt. lil, &c. It was so positively stated in many newspapers that there was no possible reason to doubt it. But the fact is not so--the council passed the resolve unanimously.

Soldiers and sailors, martial law is declared to be in force for ten days. Let us give to our brethren. of the state of the Floridas, proofs of our military discipline, and of our respect for the property of the inhabitants.

"

Head quarters of Fernandina, November 5th -1817, 8 and 1 of the independence. 詈 Signed,

MEXICO

LUIS AURY.

We are anxious to hear, and soon expect to receive, something from Mina, that may be depended upon. He will prove a dreadful thorn in the side of royalty in this quarter.

SOTTH AMERICA.

It is supposed that the Portuguese were about to withdraw their troops, &c. from Monte Video."

We learn from Whitehall, (says the Plattsburg Republican) that contracts have been made for excavating a considerable portion of the canal with the Hudson river.

The Plattsburg Republican says-The troops who have been employed on the road between this place and Chateaugay, are expected to return to their former quarters in the cantonment.

The sea serpent has been seen again in Long Island Sound-7 or 8 feet of his body was visible. ·A capt. Enoch Alen, apprehended in the state of New York for passing counterfeit paper, escaped and went home, and very deliberately shot himself.

From the 6th of October to the 6th of November, fourteen ladiamen have sailed from the rt of Salem.

Mr. Rush arrived at Annapolis on the 13th inst. to embark in the Franklin, for England. The governor of Maryland treated him, with commodores Decatur and Stewart, and the officers of the ship, and others, in the most respectful manner. party after being received on board the ship in great stile, dined with the governor, at the "govera

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ment house." The Franklin probably sailed on Thursday last.

Appointments.-A list of appointments, some of them very important, is inserted in page 199.

Mr. Frederick Greuhm, minister resident from the king of Prussia, has been received at Washing

ton.

Vermont. The bill for a bank in Burlington, has been negatived by the legislature of Vermont-But an act was passed to establish a bank (the first in the state) in the town of Windsor.

James Fisk, esq. (rep.) has been appointed a senator in congress, vice Dudley Chase, esq. appointed chief judge of the supreme court.

Improvement. An elegant bridge has been built over the Scioto, at Chillicothe.

Internal navigation.-The Boston Daily Adverti. ser of Wednesday, has the proceedings of a meeting assembled to consider the practicability and expediency of "opening a direct navigation be tween Barnstable and Buzzard's bay, which might dispense with the circuitous and often dangerous navigation round cape Cod."

a war between them,) by a council of their respective chiefs, chosen to discuss and decide the matter.-If a suitable indemnity be not made our government by the Cherokees, the existing treaty with them on this subject, will doubtless be annulled.

The following indians, (says the National Intelli gencer) among the most respectable in their ap Pearance and deportment we have ever seen, are North-Western country. They are under the dinow on a visit to the seat of government, from the

rection of Mr. Isaac Walker-their business is with
the
government.

WYANDOTS.-Daanquote, or Half King, head chief of the nation, from Sandusky; Tau-yau-ro-too-yan, head speaker; Dawautout; Manoncue; Scotosh; Tauyau-dou-tou sou; Squindecte; You dou-tou-sou. DELAWARES.-Captain Pipe; Silas Armstrong. SENECAS. Captain Smith; Con-gu-tou;

president of the United States passed a night, as These are the identical chiefs among whom the he travelled through the wilderness from Detroit, and by whom he was voluntarily guarded, during his stay with them.

Cayuga Lake.-From the American Journal, published at Ithaca, NY. From correct information, troi, have resolved to take up the remains of lieut. The officers of the U. S. 5th reg. stationed at Dewe can state, that the quantity of salt which has Brooks of the marines (son of gov. B. of Massachu been brought up the lake to our flourishing village setts) killed in the battle on lake Erie, and those the present season, already amounts to about three of maj. Holmes, killed in the affair at Michiimacka. The quantity of plaster received at the head of the nac, and re-inter them at Detroit, and erect a monulake previous to our publishing the arrivals weekly, as near as can be ascertained, amounted to two thousand five hundred tons.

thousand barrels.

To give some idea of the land branch of this trade (a portage of twenty miles from the Cayuga to the Susquehannah) we mention, that one of the editors a few days since, counted on the road between Ithaca and Oswego, about sixty teams, loaded with plaster and salt, which must have arrived at Oswego and discharged their loads that day.

This, truly, is a circumstance of no little import ance-a commerce upon which foreign interdictory orders and decrees can have no effect; except it

be to render it more valuable!

Georgia.-William Rabun, esq. has been elected governor of Georgia, vice gov. Mitchell resignedThe votes were, for Mr. Rabua, 62; gen. John Clark 57.

ment over them.

will be made at the next session of congress to pro-
Soldiers lands. It is suggested that a proposition
tion for soldiers bounty lands, at the rate of one dol
cure the passage of a law authorising a commuta
lar per acre.
Great speculations have been made
will not check it, in future, it will at least insure
on this property, and if the passage of such a law
if he wishes to dispose of his land.
to the soldier something like the value of his claim,

the Valley," for the counties of Shenandoah, Frede-
The subscription to the stock of "The Bank of
rick, Fauquier, Loudon, Jefferson, Berkeley, Hamp-
shire and Hardy, in Virginia, is closed. The autho-

rized stock of the bank is 500,000 dollars. The amount subscribed was 735,000! Nat. Int.

New invention.-We have seen the model of a new invented double Marine Lever, for raising INDIAN AFFAIRS.-Gen. Gaines' demand on the ships of the line and other vessels out of water, on Seminole Indians, for the delivery of certain mur- very simple, and, apparently efficacious principles, derers, it seems, has been absolutely refused. and fixing them in a position to be coppered and They justify themselves on the plea of retaliation. repaired, with great ease and economy. The inHostilities were immediately expected to com- crease of our navy renders it necessary to suggest mence. Gen. G. was proceeding for fort Scott, on some new improvement by which ships can be rethe Flint river, where he expected to be joined by paired with facility, and a diminution of labor.600 Creek warriors, and have an entire force of This machine will prevent the necessity of dry 2500 men, regulars, militia and indians. The Se- docks, which are not only enormously expensive, minoles, are said to be able to bring 1500 warriors but from the want of sufficient water in the ebbing into the field. They are the bravest, most robust, and flowing of the tide, in some of our principal and most truly savage of all the southern tribes.naval depots, would be difficult to erect. If the Woodbine, probably, laid the foundation of this new machine can be constructed sufficiently strong and speck of war. The state of Georgia has had a mili. durable, we see no other objection to its utilitytary force stationed in Camden county for a consi. The model is in the possession of the inventor, derable time, to protect the people from these in-capt. Alexander Coffin, and can be seen by calling dians. at the office in the state prison-N. Y. Nat. Ad.

The "Georgia Journal" of the 4th inst. says— ENFORCEMENT OF NEUTRALITY.-Providence, R. I. We are informed, that a large portion of the coun Nov. 14. -The brig B. of Bristol was yesterday try lately ceded to the United States by the Che- tried in this town before the United States' district rokee indians, in exchange for an equal quantity of court of Rhode Island, for an alleged violation of western land, is found on investigation to be with- the neutrality of the United States; and was conin the limits of the Creek nation. The conflicting demned after an examination, in which sufficient claims of these tribes to the disputed territory, evidence was adduced to justify the decision of the has been settled in an amicable manner, (although court. We were unable to obtain further particu at one time the controversy was likely to produce lars in season for this day's paper.

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