I shall preserve this sword in testimony of the li-for Stationary alone, for the different departments beral sentiments of the distinguished state of Penn- of the British government, last year, was 170,000 sylvania, towards myself and late faithful comrades dollars.

in arms, and as a token of approbation of the com- Syllogism.-In answer to a query in the European monwealth, of the gallantry exhibited by those I had Magazine, how "nothing" can be a substantive, a the honor to command. writer remarks: I shall frame my answer by

I beg you, sir, to return my thanks to his excel-proving that nothing is something, and conselency the governor, for the honorable manner in quently that nothing, in grammar, has a legitimate which he has presented through you the thanks of claim to the appellation of substantive. What is a the representatives of our fellow citizens, togeth-word? A word is something. Nothing is a word. er with his own personal approbation of our con--therefore nothing is something.

duct.

You have been pleased, sir, to execute his excellency's commands, so highly flattering to me, that I solicit your acceptance of my thanks, with my as surance, that it will ever remain sensibiy impressed o my i.eart."

FRANCE.

It seems strange to read of the depredations of wolves in an old settled country like France. We have an account that one of those animals lately rushed upon a group of children playing in front of a house, and carried off one of them, which was res The ceremony having been completed, the vi si- cued, however, by the desperate intrepidity of its tors were gratified with a complete view of the in- mother. In the United States, these animals are alterior of this superb ship, which is pronounced, by ready rare-fire arms in the hands every man, have competent judges, to be equal, if not superior, to any nearly exterminated them, even in the rudest parts that floats on the ocean, Her crew, which consists of our country. An armed people is the best defence of nearly seven hundred, are young, active and ex-against all sorts of wolves.

pert; and went through some of their evolutions to The following anccdote is related in an interestthe great satisfaction of the party who had the hoing letter from an officer of our squadron in the nor of being on board. At about 4 o'clock the com- Mediterranean-"One evening, whilst we lay in pany sat down to a very elegant repast; and experienced from commodore Stewart, his worthy cap. tain, Ballard, first lieutenant, Morgan, and other gentlemen officers, the most marked attentions and civilities.

Marseilles, there was a boat with six or eight gen tlemenly looking men in it, pulling round the ship, viewing her, when our band struck up the Marseil les hymn. You will recollect that in the time of the French revolution, this was, at one time,the nation. al tune. They used to sing it throughout the ranks in action, and charge with it; it inspired them in the same manner the bagpipes do the Scotch highlandThe commodore, then, in reference to the occa-ers. The leader and principal part of our band are sion, offered the following, which was received with French; and, I believe, struck up this tune intentiondue approbation:

The commodore gave as his first toast, the president of the United States. Captain Ballard gave the memory of general Washington.

The commonwealth of Pennsylvania, enlightened, liberal and patriotic.

Gen. Duncan, taking advantage of a short absence of the commodore, proposed the following, which was received with unmingled applause:

The gallant captain Charles Stewart, who, by the capture at the same time of the British ships of war Cyane and Levant, capped the climax of American naval superiority, and thus terminated a just war in a blaze of glory unsurpassed in the annals of the world.

ally, as it is treason to play it under the existing government. The tune was no sooner struck up than thre people in the boat pulled of their hats, danced, beat time, clapped, cheered, and appeared frantic with joy; it gave them new life. The princi. pal part of them, could well recollect the time when this tune was first brought in fashion; perhaps some of them had rushed on to victory with it in their mouths.-What ideas it must have brought into their minds! Once it was considered as a mark of a true-hearted Frenchman, to sing or play it; now, that of a traitor to his king. These trifling incidents tend to show the disposition of the people."

SPAIN.

"Bene Meretur patria." Having partaken of the hospitality and generosity of the occasion, and delighted with the nobleAccounts are said to have been received at Haness and granduer of the ship, and the discipline of vana, that the queen of Spain had been delivered of her numerous crew, the party returned to the city a son. We are sorry for it-we do not like the under the pleasing reflection of having been asso- breed. ciates in rendering suitable honors to a brave and worthy fellow citizen.

Foreign Articles.

ENGLAND, &c.

Without reflection, we mentioned that Ignatius Loyola had been appointed commander of the Spanish armies, as an evidence of the returning influ ence of the Jesuits. This personage was the founder of that famous order, whose intrigues and crimes have reached every corner of the earth, and has

As a woman was lately bargaining for a sheep's been dead about 300 years! He is a saint, as well head, at a butcher's shop in London, a young man as St. Anthony. The latter is commander in chief of entered and saying, "ma'am you had better have a the Portuguese. How if these leaders should be op❤ calf's head-I can let you have one at a cheap rate," posed in mortal strife?-O! that man should be he seized a large knife, and applying it to his throat, abused with such abominable stuff! nearly severed his wind pipe in two! Care was im mediately taken of him, but it was thought he would not live, as he had torn the bandages from his neck.

From 3000 to 3500 barrels of flour are every day carried from Liverpool into the interior. Yet the harvest is reported as good, and the crops though Europe, generally, as being very abundant.

A late English paper states, that the amount paid

DENMARK.

The Petersburg, Va. "Inteiligencer" says.-The English editors remark, that the Danish government are making extraordinary exertions for the re-establishment of the navy. These editors made a simi lar remark concerning the same power about ten years ago, accompanied with a strenuous call upon "his majesty's government" for the utter annihilation of the Danish navy. The Danish navy was agje

ihilated without even the usual formality of a de

"Purchasers have offered to buy the prize on claration of war previously taking place. The condition that the crew is given up, to which last notorious Jackson was despatched, with a powerful the commander will not consent, but is ready to sell fleet at his heels, to Copenhagen, with this very vessel and cargo; the prize has already been greatly modest message--"That as the king of Denmark had plundered." thought proper to increase his navy without entering into any explanation with the British court as 10

WEST INDIES."

The tonnage on American vessels, entering the his designs in so doing, his majesty the king of port of Havana last year, is said to have amounted Great Britain demanded that the Danish navy should to the enormous sum of $180,000. be entrusted to his keeping during the continuance

FLORIDA.

of the war then existing between his majesty and It is conjectured that McGregor has arrived in the ruler of France." The proper answer being the Chesapeake. The report is again revived that returned to this demand, and there could only one the United States have made, or are about to conanswer have been returned to demand so un-cade, a treaty with Spain for the purchase of the Flcparalleled the bombardment of Copenhagen im-ridas. The price is given at five millions of dollars. mediately commenced. A great part of that splendid Whether in this, the claims for spoliations are to capital, churches, palaces, not excepting the royal be settted or not, is not stated. palace itself, was involved in one common ruin.— On the 13th of September the Spaniards attackThe shipping in the harbor, and the whole of the ed the town of Fernandina, (Amelia) with between royal navy, were either captured or destroyed! 2 and 300 men--after a sharp contest with the bayLet Denmark beware! Lest, forgeting this lesson, onet, they were completely defeated, with the loss which ought to be engraved eternally upon her of several men, killed and wounded. The force of memory, by attempting a second time to extend her the "patriots" was about 150, all told; they did arm upon the sea, she provoke a second visit from not suffer much. Many persons from Amelia had the incendiaries of Copenhagen. retired to St. Mary's. The infamous col. WoodDanish navy. By a gentleman recently from Co-bine was at the island-for pursoses not stated.-penhagen, we learn, that the following is all that the Mr. Hubbard, late sheriff of New-York, seems to Danish navy now consists of, with the exception of have much influence and authority. The people some light vessels in the West Indies, and a few gun vessels.

of Florida do not appear to have any love for the "patriots," and anxiously look for a transfer to the United States. Several very valuable prizes had lately arrived at Amelia, and the force, afloat, was respectable for its strength.--Com. Aury, with two large privateers, and a prize of great value, 14 to 18 each had arrived-he proposed a salute with the United States brig Saranac, but the request was passed

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1 74 and 1 64, whose keels had just been laid.

It was evident to our informant, that the govern-over in silence. What is to be the issue of this ment were making very considerable efforts to re-establish their naval armament upon the footing that it was before it fell into the hands of their friends, the British. The 74's are building upon a new.construction, being almost pink stern, so that they can fight their quarter guns at an angle of 30 degrees with the keel. [Bost. Put.

RUSSIA.

St. Petersburg, June 20.-Odessa is in an increas. ing state of prosperity. When the Duke of Richelieu was appointed governor of that colony in 1803, the duties from the customs only amounted to twenty. eight thousand rubles a year; hey are now estimated at more than a million. Those on brandy were then but fourteen thousand; they are now three hundred and seventy-five thousand. The post office department, which the produced three thousand rubles, how yields forty thousand. The Duke of Richelieu has immortalized himself by the services he has rendered to that colony.

BARBARY POWERS.

ittle war we cannot guess; and, indeed, feel very different about it. Those who fight for freedom, i-to avenge the wrongs, or even to retaliate the grievances of their country, enlist us in their cause at once: but the affair at Amelia, whatever may have been its original design, seems to have degenat din a mere asylum for privateers, and to be in. tended as a depot for smuggling into the United States. The Saranac, however, will take care that the "republic suffers no detriment."

"SPANISH AMERICA."

By the return of the U. S. frigate Congress from her cruise through the West Indies, and along the coasts of Venezuela, we have some interesting facts, The Bag of freedom still flies at Margaretta-the gallant people of, that island had fought three bard battles with the bloody Morillo, in which he lost at least 1500 inen, and compelled him to re tire prècipitately to the main; to which, perhaps, he was also induced by the progress of Bolivar, who is at the head of a very respectable body of patriots. Corunna, July 5.—"Yesterday, entered this port, The whole Spanish force in the several provinces the Tunissian sch'r that was some time ago at of Venezuela, and in New Grenada, is estimated at Carmarinas, and Jast from Deal, and brought in as a 6000 Spaniards, and 2 to 3000 Creole and Indian prize the Bremen keich Leda, Weucke,master, from troops. That of the patriots, embodied, estimated Bordeaux, with wine, brandy and drygoods, bound at from 4 to 8000; and it was thought they might to Bremen; captured on the 14th ult, by said schr. attempt to capture the capital, Caracas. The counand a frigate lier consort, off Ushant, and put in here try seems to have lost the half of its population by for water and fresh provisions: both vessels were that sanguinary war that has so long been waged in put under quarantine. Her name is stated to be the it. Extermination, began by the royal butchers, is Tafia, and the commander's Arraviz Rais Osman now the rule of both sides-and the state of those Sakisly; her crew said to consist now of 42 persons. that survive is beyond description distressing. As soon as he gets supplied, or they are formally Dreadful, indeed, must be the despotism of the denied him, he will proceed with the prize to Tunis; government to lead so considerable a part of the of the ketch's crew only the mate is on board, the people to seek Aberty under such circumstances as rest having remained on board the frigate." they do.

CHRONICLE.

steam boat of the Union Line, and arrived at New Mr. Adams. We omitted to mention in our last, York yesterday. Thus from 12 1-2 to 16 3-4 tons that Mr. Adams had commenced the duties of seof silver, were transported 479 miles in four days cretary of state. and a half. N. Y. paper.

Mississippi. David Holmes has been elected governor of, and George Poindexter, representative in congress from, the new state of Mississippi, without much, if any, opposition.

The Congress frigate, capt. Morris, has arrived at Norfolk. She visited Port au Prince and Cape Henry, and several places on the Spanish Main, and was every where received with the greatest respect. Until last week, when the omission was pointed out by one of his friends, the editor thought that he had published the constitution of Indiana, at length. It is now inserted, and the REGISTER contains the constitutions of all the states and that of the United States, with their several amendinents. The whole number of deaths at New-Orleans for the week ending the 25th ultimo, was 73.

The British frigate La Pique has been spoken bound from Vera Cruz, to Jamaica, with ninety tons of specie on board. A million of dollars will weigh about thirty tons.

The Tiger and the Lioness.-The savage disposi. tion of the tiger was exemplified in this town, (says a Boston paper of September 8) by an interesting Occurrence. A South American tiger (the Orca,) and a young lioness (the Brazilian) were brought here a short time since and were for a period chained at a distance from each other in the same room. But the roarings, growlings and other annoying accompaniments of these disagreeable companions, induced the owners to have a strong cage constructed, in which they were both placed. They had not long been together before the tiger seized the lioness by the back, bit her in two parts, and very soon demolished her remains.

The reported fact is the more remarkable, as the two animals came out to this country very quietly upon the deck of the same ship.

South America. It is stated in the papers that Caser A. Rodney, and John Graham, esquires, with, perhaps, another gentleman, are about to proceed Specie flows in abundantly-on account of the on a mission to South America"for purposes that Bank of the United States and for individuals. we rather guessed than explained." We know There is probably more in the country now than nothing of the facts of this affair: and mention it at any former period. A British government brig only as a part of the newspaper talk of the week. has arrived at New Orleans from Vera Cruz with a Detroit, Sept. 5.-By a gentleman recently from large quantity, for the merchants of that place. Mackinac, we learn that the survey of the island Died, on the 22d ult. near the village of Cherry.was nearly completed. The defences at that place Valley, N. Y. Mr. Samuel R. Brown, author of seve-will be much improved this season-the troops ral useful works, and especially of one just finish. (about 200) are in fine order and very healthy.— ed, entitled the "Western Gazetteer." He was a Colonel M'Neil, having lately taken command of very intelligent and useful correspondent of the fort Gratiot, major Miller, it is said will command editor of the WEEKLY REGISTER,-a sound patriot at Mackinac. and a honest man.

About 150 recruits arrived at this post last WedRiver Raisin. The lands upon the River Raisin, nesday evening, under command of lieut. Cass, (forever memorable on account of the massacre Buffalo, Sept. 23.-A heavy gale of wind was exand burning alive of the wounded, in the late war, perienced on lake Erie, on Tuesday last. Several by allied savages) are rapidly settling. Detroit is vessels were driven down the lake, and some consi a fine market for the products of this country. The derably injured. The schooner Nautilus, from this prices current at that place on the 12th ult. were-port for Sandusky, was upset about fifty miles above Hour $12 per barrel; pork 26; corn and wheat 83 Erie. The passengers and crew succeeded in saper bushel, and every thing else in proportion. ving themselves upon the side of the vessel until The Seminoles. Gen. Gaines, who has been ordered she drifted down the lake nearly off Erie, when by Gen. Jackson to demand the delivery of certain lieut. Newcomb, of the U. S. army, lately from Sacmurderers of the Sminoles-having some reason to ket's Harbor, as a last resort, left the vessel and atbelieve that they may refuse to give them up, tempted to reach the shore by swimming; but being has arranged a concentration of his troops at Fort much exhausted, having been on the wreck fortyScott, and requested of the Governor of Georgia eight hours without any kind of sustenance, he was a battalion of riflemen and another of light or mount-overcome by the violence of the waves, and soon ed infantry, ready to assist him, if they should be wanted-to assemble at Fort Hawkins.

sunk, to rise no more. The remainder of the passen gers and crew were soon after relieved by a boat from the shore.

At Meath assizes, James Clarke, Patrick Clarke, Luke Clarke, and Bernard Finnegan, were convict Until too late to remedy it, we did not observe ed of the murder of W. Cosman, servant to Robt. that an obliging letter to the Editor from NatchiSallery, at Cleragly, and of burglary and robbery toches, giving an account of some events in Mexin Sallery's house. All but Finnegan were executed ico, had been neglected-the substance is this, on Thursday week. The younger Clarke died in Col. Perry and Major Gordon, with less than 50 execrating and cursing the judge, the jurors, and men, detached by Mina, had been attacked by about the witnesses against him. The exhortations of 300 Spaniards-the two gentlemen named were the reverend priest who attended him had no ef killed, as were all the rest, or wounded, or taken fect on his hardened mind. He shocked every per-prisoners, after a desperate and deadly fight, in son present with horrible expressions, particularly this: "If my soul goes to hell, there, though burn ing in fire, I will curse every person concerned in bringing me to death." London paper. Rapid carriage-600,000 dollars were shipped in the steam boat at Norfolk, for Baltimore, on Monday last, the 22d inst. On Thursday last, Captain Willdin, of the Union steam boat line, arrived at Philadelphia, with 450,000 dollars of the above sum, which was immediately transferred to another

which the royalists suffered much. Mina, with 8 or 1000 men, had been attacked by a Spanish force of 3000, he defeated them and continued his march, as originally designed,to join the patriots on the "Green lake." But his Fort at Soto la Marina, defended by 200 men, was captured, with all its stores, &c. by the Viceroy Arredondo, after a siege and bombard. ment of several days. These several facts arè confirmed by certain intercepted Spanish documents that has been published.

NEW SERIES. No. 7-VOL. I] BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 11, 1817. [No. 7-VOL. XIII. WHOLE NO.319.

THE PAST THE PRESENT FOR THE FUTURE.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H, NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

Bank notes and exchange. (circulate freely in Baltimore, at par-and those of Though the bank of the United States and all the rest of the banks pass in the common transactions of life (except those of the bank of its branches has had a considerable effect to Somerset,) or may be disposed of for bank money equalize the exchange of monies between dif- at from 2 to 5 per cent. discount-those of the ferent places, being assisted in its operation neighboring parts of Pennsylvania, such as the by the natural courses of trade, still the peo-notes of the Lancaster, York, Gettysburg, Harris. ple are inundated with paper, called bank burg, Chambersburg, Bellefont, Union town, &c. notes, at almost every depreciated rate from Somersett notes do not pass at all.] &c. banks, pass about the same as the preceding.

tó 75 per cent. Nor will this public griev- District of Columbia. Bank of Columbia, par.— ance be redressed until our banking institu-Other banks of the district, 2 per cent. dis. [All tions are purged of speculators and shavers the votes of the District banks are at par in Balti-` and all destroyed, save those that are bottom-more, except those of the Franklin Bank, of Alexed on solid specie capitals, or on something andria, which are at a small discount.] that will, on the instant, command it, to re-es, at par. The unchartered, at from 15 to 25 per Virginia. The chartered banks and the branchdeem their notes, when presented for payment; cent. dis. or until the people have resolution enough to refuse to receive any other than such as are paid dis. on demand.

New-York, the great commercial emporium of the United States, may best serve us as the standard place for fixing a value on the different bank notes of our country. For present use and future reference, therefore, we have made the following abstract from a Prices Current of that city, of the 4th inst.

New Hampshire notes. At 1 to 2 per cent. dis. Massachusetts. Springfield and Hampshire banks, payable in New York, par, Boston per cent. dis. Salem and Worcester 1 do. Other Massachu

setts notes 1 to 2.

Connecticut. Middletown, Phoenix, New Haven, Eagle, Derby, Bridgeport banks, at par; Hartford bank, if payable in New-York, do. Other Connecticut notes 1 per cent. dis.

North Carolina. State Bank, 1 to 2 per cent.
Newbern and Cape Fear, 3 to 4 do.
South Carolina, generally-1 per cent. dis.
Georgia, generally-2 per cent. dis.

Kentucky, 4 to 7 per cent. dis.
Tennessee, 7 per cent. dis.

Ohio, 8 to 15 per cent. dis. Unchartered, from 20 to 25 do. [The notes of the old banks of Ohio are at about 5 per cent. dis. in Baltimore.] Louisiana, 5 to 10 per cent. dis.

Specie Spanish dollars 1 to 14 per cent. prem. It is well to observe, however, that the rates of exchange at New-York, do not fix the real value of the paper (in many cases) at the places where it belongs; for many of the banks whose notes are rated at a discount, pay specie as freely as any others and, on the whole, the exhibit is rather calculated to shew the course of trade, as to the notes of the good banks, than Rhode Island. Providence, 1 per cent. dis. Wash to give a specific idea of the worth of such: ington bank, 3 do. Other Rhode Island 14 do. and it is the case in many instances, through Vermont. There are no banks in Vermont. the speculations of bank directors, or the want New York. All the city banks, including Jacob of accommodation in the banks to each other, Barker's-all at Albany, Troy, Mohawk in Schenectady, Lansingburg, Newburg, if not signed that there is a reciprocal depreciation of bills. with red ink, and the bank of Hudson and the Utica Thus, for a little while, Baltimore notes were insurance, if payable in New York, at par. New-at 1 per cent. dis. in the District of Columbia, burg, signed with red, Orange county, Hudson, when notes of the District were at 2 dis. in Columbia, and Jacob Barker's notes, filled up with Baltimore-and had just before been at 3. red ink, at 1 per cent. dis. Utica and Ontario 131 to 2, do. Niagara 2 do. Middle District, 4 to 5, do. Nathan Myers' bank 5 to 73, do. Other unincor- Spanish-American affairs. porated banks 5 to 10, do. Hudson and Columbia Receivables 10 to 12, 8o. Levi M'Kean's notes 75, tween Spain and her revolted colonies in Ame manifest to us that the contest beappears Pennsylvania. All the banks of Philadelphia-rica, is about to arrive at a very important Germantown, Delaware county, Chester, Bucks crisis. Although as yet no foreign power has County, New Hope Bridge, Montgomery county openly interfered in the dispute, it has been banks, at par. Other notes from 1 to 12 per cent. viewed with deep interest by Great Britain and dis. The unincorporated banks from 15 to 25, do.in the United States; both of which, without Delaware, 2 to 10 per cent. dis. [Those of the acknowledging the independence of any of the banks of Delaware, Wilmington and Brandywine, colonies, have rather treated them all as free and Smyrna, are at par in Philadelphia.] Maryland. All the banks in the city of Balti and sovereign states. Neither of these powers more, at par; other Maryland notes from 4 to 20 have received ambassadors from the colonies; per cent. dis. [The notes of the Farmers bank (but, in both countries, it is notorious that për

do.

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tain extent: Nor has either sent ministers to the world would result from the emancipation any of the colonies; yet it is known that indivi- of Spanish America?-Among other things, the duals,with a sort of a diplomatic character,have distance to India and China might speedily be been, or are about to be, sent out, by both.*- shortened 10,000 miles!* The United States; This state of things will not last much longer, in every consideration, political or commercial, if it is true that the emperor of Russia has must wish this emancipation: and nothing, peragreed to interfere between Spain and her re-haps, but the very uncommon condition of the volted colonies. It is pretty confidently as-nations of Europe, has prevented them from takserted that Alexander, on the 7th of May last, ing an active part in it several years ago. Every signed a treaty with Spain, by which he en- feeling of the heart-whether of philanthropy gages to furnish the latter with five ships of the or of interest,---friendly to liberty or desirous fine, four frigates, and 16,000 men, to assist of profit, directs us to this great event. We in "restoring tranquility."---for which he is to hope that our country will never do a wrong be paid by the cession of Minorca, and the two because it is "expedient;" but in respect to Californias. It is added, that the squadron our affairs with Spain, we have, (and I think and transports are all in readiness in the Black very properly) delayed to press what was right Sea, but that the Ottoman Porte has refused--because it was not expedient to press it. them a passage through the Bosphorus, in spite

"In the year 1805, a sperical chart of the sea of

of the pressing importunities of the Russian * The Edinburgh Review, on the subject of Moambassador at Constantinople. If this news lina's account of Chili, furnishes the following cuis true, England must be at the bottom of the rious and highly interesting paragraph: opposition of the Turks; for they would hardly the Antilles, and of the coast of Terra Firma, from dare to refuse a passage to the Russian ships the island of Trinadad to the Gulf of Honduras, unless they calculated upon the support of was constructed in the hydrographical department, some of the great Luropean powers; and there by order of the Spanish government, from scienis none but England that will dare to offer it.† tific surveys. By this chart an important discovery In giving credit to this intelligence, we have was made. The bay of Mandinga, an immense inthe prospect of a war between England and let of the sea, commencing about ten leagues to the Russia, and the complete emancipation of eastward of Porto Bello, penetrates into the isthamus to within five leagues of the Pacific ocean Spanish America, as its natural consequence. This prodigious bason, which is almost closed by a In which case the United States will assuredly chain of islands, and, rurning close to one another come in as a party; for the result is more inte- at the mouth, has never been navigated by any Eu resting to them than to any other country, ropean, except Spaniards, and was never supposed Spain and her colonies in America excepted. to run back to any considerable extent into the England will not quarrel with Russia be- country, as all the old charts in which it is marked, abundantly testify. A river, from the name of cause she loves freedom; but she is exceeding which the Bay is denominated, falls into the bottom ly jealous of her commerce, and will not wil- of this gulf. This river is navigable, and we know lingly lose so valuable a branch of it as might comes very near the branch of the Chepo, a large be transferred from herself to Russia by such river which falls into the gulph of Panama. We are procedure-and the right combined to the ethe navigable state of these rivers; but from what not yet furnished with any satisfactory details on pedient, will induce the United States to assist Alcedo tells us from the circumstance of their nathe Mexicans, at least, in throwing off the vigation being prohibited by the Spanish governyoke of pain, with whom our relations have ment, under pain of death, on the express ground long been in a very unpleasant situation. that it might discover the facility of the passage to

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The U. S sloop of war Ontario sailed a few days since from New York-with, as was first reported, an "unknown destination." It is since confidently asserted and we have no reason to doubt the fact, that she carried out two gentlemen, Messrs. Pre vost and Brackenridge, who are said to be commissioners to make such arrangements with the new government of Chili as the interests of the United States may require. The British have long had such commissioners at every principal place in the bands of the patriots, under the name of con snls or agents, but possessed of the very same povers that those gentlemen are said to be invested with.

Fhe British ministerial papers discredit the re port of such a treaty existing between Russia and Spain, and positively assert that there is no foundation for a belief that England will be involved in war on account of Spain and her colonies; saying that the most perfect harmony exists between the courts of London and Madrid.

the South Sea-and from the fact of the hucccaneers having actually penetrated from sea to sea, in this direction, we are entitled to conclude that extraordinary facilities for the great enterprize, are here presented. The bay has ten fathoms of water at the entrance, which increases to eleven in the middle, and it has six fathoms to the very bottom." The Reviewers, after proceeding to adduce some statements of Herara, the famed historian of South America, draw the following conclusion-“By this indubitable authority, then, it appears that a canal of nine leagues, through a country mostly flat, is all that is wanting to complete the navigation across the isthmus of Panama."

In the event of a complete and permanent independence of South America-an event highly probable-it is not unreasonable to expect that within fifty years the North and South Seas will be connected. And what a stupendous revolution it would produce in navigation and commerce! The distances to India and China would be shortened more than ten thousand miles. Con. Courant.