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formed that at St. Laurent, a wooden house was blown down, and two persons killed in its all.

of view, and perhaps ought to have obtained for it some little more attention than it appears to have received. At one time indeed the British Ministry were so grossly ignorant of the Island and trade in question, that it is FRENCH LEGISLATURE, said Lord North who was then in the Cabi- Paris papers to the 18th of May state that net, gravely asked "what description of tim-on the preceding day, to use the language of bergrew on the banks of Newfoundland?" the London Courier, the impudent petitions and still it would appear the mist of negli- of certain obscure, and even feigned indivigence and indifference, that has so long ob-duals, praying for the recal of all those bansecured the trade to that settlement, is not ished traitors, whose monstrous perfidy in wholly dissipated, as only a very few days 1815, filled Europe with indignation and horhave elapsed since, in our Court of S- -N,ror, were rejected by the Chamber of Depuin an action relating to the trade of that ties. The debate, though short, was animated Island, where a sum of 50,0001. for property and interesting. M. Cotton, the reporter of situated there was sued for, the presiding the Committee appointed to examine the s' Judge, with uplifted hands and eyes, in petitions, delivered an admirable disco amazement declared he never until that mo- in which he dwelt with great emphacis ment thought or knew "the whole Island the abuses of the right of petition. The se was worth so much!" lowever it can hardly sequences of that abuse, he said, if not timel be believed that the government, now-a-days, checked, would place the chamber under the are so totally uninformed of the value and empire of petitions, and the members would importance of this settlement, when it is well have little else to do than to sit and delibeknown that documents, from the Custom-rate upon every petty or factious topic, which House, similar to the above, are regularly transmitted every season.

an individual, or individuals, chose to couch in the form of a petition. With respect to the measure solicited by the petitioners, the sole argument of the report was, that the MONTREAL, June 19.-Heavy Squal.-right of extending mercy to the exiles, belong Last Thursday at about three o'clock in the ed to the Crown, and that it did not become afternoon, this city was visited by a heavy the Chamber to interfere with that right. M. squall from the south-west. Its appearance, Canmartin made a speech, in defence of all during its approach, was truly formidable, the the exiles, and including therefore, the thrice air being obscured by a thick volume of dust, perjured regicides, which was overflowing which seemed to extend from the earth to the with revolutionary love and kindness; a cantclouds. On all sides we heard the clapping of ing appeal to sympathy and sensibility, in shutters and doors, and the breaking of behalf of men, whoin the moral voice of the panes. People were seen scampering in all di-world has pronounced to be unutterably inrection for shelter, almost blinded and suffoca- famous. The whining oration was indigted with the dust which swept through the nantly answered by the keeper of the Seals, streets with the impetuosity of a hurricane.who pronounced, repeatedly, that whatever Many females were upset by the force of clemency might hereafter be extended tothe wind, which imprudently getting under, wards the temporary banished, by the geneand inflating their apparel, gave it the property rosity of the Crown, the regicides-the rewithout the equilibrium of a parachute. The lapsed regicides-were exiled for ever. This ship Harmony which lay at the foot of the Is-declaration was received with shouts of apland of St. Helen, was driven ashore near plause from the whole Chamber, with the Longueuil, where she now lies. A schooner exception of about twenty Ultra liberale on was yesterday sent to take out as much of her the left, whose tongues seemed frozen by the cargo as will be necessary to get her afloat.-energetic manner of the Minister. In one we have not learned what damage has been done in the country, but suppose it must have been considerable, as the little and speedy rain shew that the natural process of converting vapour into rain, must have been nearly completed elsewhere. This squall was preceded by oppressive heat, the mercury in the thermometer being, before its commencement, at 93: but at its termination it sunk almost instantaneously to 81 degrees.

Since writing the above, we have been in

part of his speech he exclaimed that, “the King could not, without compromising his own dignity, the repose of France and of Eu rope, restore to France the assassins of his brother, the assassins of his predecessor, the murderers of the martyr-king."

A Society for the abolition of War, (says a London paper) is about to be formed in Ply mouth Dock!-A robbin's nest in the moutof a cannon!-a quakers wig in a helmet!

NEW YORK, June 29.-Yesterday was forty || head of troops in the full powers of health, disci two years since the following proclamation was pline and valour, determined to strike where issued by General Burgoyne, it is a long time necessary, and anxious to spare where possible since it has been printed, and we publish it to I, by these presents, invite and exhort ali pershow the temper and the tone of confidence as- scns, in all places where the progress of this sumed with the times; it was also written but army may point, (and by the blessing of God I a short time previous to the surrender at Sara- will extend it far) to maintain such a conduct toga, when the peasantry under Gates, armed as may justify me in protecting their lands, hawith scythes and pitchforks, united with the bitations and families. The intention of this continentals, and levelled the towering pride address is to hold forth security and not deof the accomplished general.-Some would say predation to the country. better forget these things-we say no, let them be ever remembered among the substantial tokens of independence:

To those whom spirit and principle may induce to partake the glorious task of redeeming ther countrymen from dungeons, and re-estab Proclamation by John Burgoyne, esq. &c. &c.lishing the blessing of legal government, I offer Camp at Putnam Creek, a little above Saratoga, June 29, 1777.

encouragement and employment; and, upon the first intelligence of their associations, I will find means to assist their undertakings.

The domestic, the industrious, the infirm, and even the timid inhabitants, I am desirous to protect, provided they remain quietly at their

The forces entrusted to my command are designed to act in concert, and upon a common principle with the numerous armies and fleets which already display, in every quarter of America the power, the justice, and when pro-houses; that they do not suffer their cattle to perly sought, the mercy of the king.

be removed, not their corn nor forage to be secreted or destroyed; that they do not break up their bridges or roads, nor by any other acts, directly or indirectly, endeavour to op pose the operations of the king's troops, or supply or assist those of the enemy.

The cause in which the British arms are thus exerted, applies to the most affecting interests of the nan heart; and the military servants of the crown, at first called forth for the sole purpose of restoring the rights of the constitution, now combiue, with the love of their country, and duty to their sovereign, the other ex-camp will be paid for at an equitable rate, and tensive incleraents which spring from a due sense of the general privileges of mankind.

Every species of provisions brought to my

in solid coin. In consciousness of Christianity my royal master's clemency, and the honor of soldership, I have dwelt upon this invitation, and wished for more persuasive terms to give it impression, and let not people be led to disregard it by considering the distance from the immediate situation of my camp. I have but to give stretch to the Indian forces under my direction, and they amount to thousands, to overtake the hardened enemies of Great Britain and America-I consider them the same, where-ever they may lurk.

If notwithstanding these endeavors, and sincere inclination to effect them, the frenzy of hostility should remain. I trust I shall stand acquitted in the eyes of God and man, in denouncing and executing the vengeance of the state against the wilful outcasts.

To the eyes and years of the temperate part of the public, and to the breasts of sufferring thousands in the provinces, be the melancholy appeal, whether the present unnatural rebellion has not been made a foundation for the completest system of tyranny that ever God in his displeasure suffered to be a time to be exercised over a forward and stubborn generation. Arbitrary imprisonment, confiscation of property persecution and torture, unprecedented in the inquisitions of the Romish church, are among the palpable enormities which verify the affirmative. These are inflicted by assemblies and committees, who dare to profess themselves friends to liberty, upon the most quiet subjects without distinction of age or sex, for the sole crime, often for the sole suspicion, of having The messengers of justice and of wrath adhered in principle to the government under await them in the field; and devastation, fawhich they were born, and to which, by every mine and every concomitant horror that a retie, divine and human, they owe allegiance.-luctant but indispensable prosecution of militaTo consummate these shocking proceedings, ry duty must occasion, will bar the way to their the profanation of religion is added to the most return. profligate prostitution of common sense; the consciences of men are set at nought, and multitudes are compelled, not only to bear arms, but also to swear subjection to a usurpation they abhor.

Animated by these considerations, at the

One of the Dutch papers mentions that about 5,200,000 lbs. of Wool is annually ob tained in Holland; and that of this quantity, about 2,300,000 lbs. is manufactured in that country.

FOREIGN.

GREAT BRITAIN.

Latest from Europe. We have received London papers to the 21st of May inclusive, by the ship Juno, in 37 days from Liverpoo! There does not appear to be any essential change in the markets since our last accounts from that quarter. If any thing, the article of cotton has improved a little. The prospects for an abundant harvest throughout Great Britain was never more promising. We think (says the London Courier) we may asserwithout fear of exaggeration that there never was a season which gave greater promise of plenty than the present; this remiark is not confined to any particular description of produce, but applies equally to all, and to none more importaut of our concerns.

Cantillion and Marinet, were accused of an attempt to assasinate the Duke of Wellington. have had their trial at Paris, and been acquit

ted

Cramp and another v. Bayley, Clerk.—This was a case of rather a singular nature. It was an action of trover by the plaintiffs, as church wardens of the parish of St. John the Baptist, Margate, against the defendant, as Rector of that parish, to recover the value of certain black cloth which had been put up in the parish church, in respect to the memory of the late Princess Charlotte of Wales, a part of which the defendant had converted to his own use by having it made up into coats, waistcoats, and other articles of apparelclaiming to do so by custom. Verdict for plaintiff.

From a late statement in the House of Commons, it appears that the whole cost of constructing roads in England and Wales, has amounted to seven millions sterlings that they extend over twenty-five thousand miles: that from twelve to thirteen hundred thousand: and they are maintained at an annual expense of that the advantage resulting to all commercial Among the magnificent presents presented intercourse from an improvment of the, roads to the Prince Regent of England, by the Per- cannot, when joined to the saving in horses sian ambassador, at a late court, were car-and in wear and tear, be estimated at a less pets of cashmere shawls, composed of four distinct pieces; the principal carpet is in length 17 Persian yards, breadth 9 yards. They were manufactured for the king of the Afghans, who sent them as a present to the Shah, and who, without hesitation, sent them, as the greatest rarity he possessed to the Prince Regeni In Persia they are inestimable, such a specimen of manufacture being

there hitherto unknown.

A gold enamelled looking glass, opening with a portrait of his Persian majesty; the object of which was to exhibit, at one view, the portraits of two sovereigns; the one in painting, the other by reflection; and around which were poetical allusions.

sum than five millions sterling a year.

The London Morning Chronicle, speaking of the United States, -says-"While we reprobate their ambition, we cannot be blind to the ability displayed by their statesmen, and the superiority of their diplomatists over those employed by ministers. It may be worth our while to inquire into the nature of their school for statesmen."

LIVERPOOL, May 22.-Our cotton markets remain

depressed, and the price is rather lower than last week. The very heavy imports this month (say about 67,000 bags of all sorts) are landing, and as Uplands are most in demand, they are brought in the market even before they are stowed in the Warehouse; and this pressing to sell is almost uni. versal. The sales of Upland week were 5,500

A gold enamelled box; and many other su-bags, and this week 4000. Of the sales this week perb and costly articles.

841 were from 11 1-2d a. 12d; 1630 a 12 1-4; 853 at 12 1-2; 405 at 12 34d; and about 200 a 13d. The

speculation-the estimate of the consumption of Uplands from this market at 2500 per week; but while the imports continue so heavy, and the pressure for money so great, there seems little, if any prospect of a risc--and yet we cannot but think the consumption will rather enhance prices at the close of the session, and it is still our opinion, that shipments made from your side at corresponding prices with our present market would be safe.

Nautical Dispatch-As a proof of the great sales of Orleans this week are, 1049, of which 514 facility of communication at present with the were from 11 1.2d a 12 3.4d; 525 are at 13d; the United States of America, we record the fol- remainder 13 1-4d, except 10 dunbars; Gin 16 1-24 lowing fact. A respectable house in this part of these sales are for export, and part on town addressed their correspondents in New York, on the 3d of April, by the Triton, Capt Holcomb, for Boston, which vessel made an extraordinary, passage of eighteen days to that port, from whence the letter went by the mail to New York, and the reply dated the 25th April, was delivered to Liverpool on the 14th May, by the remarkable fast sailing packet ship Hector, Capt Janmes Gillander, aftea a passage of eighteen days. The whole being thus accomplished in the unprecedented ly short period of forty-one days, the total dis ance being 6160 miles.

The Bank of England will no doubt resume specie payments according to the plan laid down by the Committee of the House of Commons, which you will see in the papers, and this fear has no doubt had a very strong influence on the price of every article of merchandize, and whatever you do as connected with this country, you should make

your own calculations, as to its effect. The price || before the date of our correspondent's letter, attackof Coffee has gone down from 150s to 80s. Tobac-ed and defeated by capt. Jones, commanding a par. co, Ashes and Naval Stores are all very dull at our ty of Bengal cavalry and infantry near a place calquotations. There is no prospect of the ports led Boordee, in the neighborhood of the Shapoor opening for wheat and flour this year. The weath-jungle. About 200 of the enemy are said to have been killed, and some were taken prisoners. It is er is very fine and crops promising. most probable that the ex rajah will soon throw himself on the clemency of the British government. We hear likewise that the greater part of the deser. Sahib, have been taken and executed.

FRANCE.

PARISIAN THEATRES.-The following account is given in the Moniteur of the receipts of the thea. tres, and other places of public amusement, at Pa-ters from the Bengal army, which joined Appah ris, for 1818:

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Letters from Suez and Gibraltar state that ships O'Cain, Burnham, and Fawn, Austin, were at Mo. cha 20th Oct. 1818 the former arrived in 89 days from Gibraltar, and the latter in 107 from Boston.

Mr. Forsyth, our minister to Spain, left Cadiz the 23d ult. for Seville, in company with captain Reid, Mr. Fenwick and the American consul at Cadiz.

Advices from Camp at Raee, dated Sunday, the 14th inst. inform us, that that fort has been taken The pettah possession of by our gallant forces and outworks of the fort were stormed in a most gallant style on the 13th, by a detachment of the force under the command of Lt. Col. Clifford, C. B. and in consequence of their success, the principal part of the garrison, consisting of about 1200 mer, evacuated the fort during following night, and the next day the whole of the fort was in our possession. Our loss is 8 killed, and 25 wounded.

At Penang two expeditions are preparing; one of which is destined to form a British se tlement at Archen-the destination of the other not known. St Stamford Raffles was to accompany the former expedition,

FROM AFRICA.

Arrived at Quarantine last evening, brig Belvidere, Swan, 84 days from Princess Island, Africa.Lying at Princes, a large Spanish brig, a threemasted schooner, and a fine fast sailing schooner all from Havana, slaving. His majesty's ship Tartar, sir George Collier, had recently visited the island-while lying off the harbor, took two schrs. belonging to the place, from the adjacent coast, with slaves, which were sent to Sierra Leone-no molestation was given to Spanish vessels in port, but threatened to be considered as good prizes if found at sea with slaves on board to the northward of the equator. The Tartar also reported, that previous to leaving the Gold Coast, in March, the Ashantee war had broken out again, the king declaring he would make no peace till the jaw-bone of governor Smith, of Cape Coast Castle, should be sent to him. April 17 and 18, lat. 20 S. was dogged by a long black hermaphrodite brig, of suspicious appearance; she shewed no colors, and we separated in a tornado. Several piracies had been committed in those seas for some months previous.

Halifax, June 16.-The brig Dominica, Packet, of Liverpool, from Londonderry, bound to St. John, with 200 passengers, out 42 days, anchored near Penant Point on Saturday last, having lost her master overboard: the mate came up to town on Sunday, for the purpose of procuring a person to take charge of the vessel and proceed with her to St.

John.

Surinam, May 1-Markets dull, and nothing adAccounts have been received at London from Cadiz to the 27th of April. An order had unexpect-mitted, on the 1st July but dry and all kinds of edly reached Cadiz, directing that the soldiers who pickled fish, flour, bread stuff, and all kinds of grain had been embarked for South America should be and lumber. disembarked. It was affirmed that this was in con sequence of the arrival of dispatches by the Sabina HINDOSTAN. BOMBAY, Frb. 27. We have advices from the camp at Amhah to the 12th inst The Ex King of Nagpore has made his escape; and a large party of his adherents, consisting, it is said, of the Arabs and Patanas, were a few days

Capt. Howard, who arrived at St. Andrews, on the 15th, in 27 days from the Island of Trinidad, informed that a few days previous to his sailing, four ships arrived in the Gulf of Paria, full of English troops, bound to Angustura.

THE PLAGUE.

Gibraltar, May 8.-The state of the Plague in Tangiers is much the same as by the last accounts-deaths, from the 20th April to the 3d of May, 16.

In Tetuan, from the 18th of April to the 1st of May, 1062.

At Fez, the number of deaths is stated to be so numerous that no exact computation of them could be made, but were supposed to amount to about 400 per diem.

At Mequinez, the disease continues to abate. Some days pass without any death, and the greatest number never exceeds 8 per diem.

In Rabat, up to the 29th ult. the deaths were from 50 to 60 a day, at Sallee from 60

to 80.

In Larache, by advices as late as the 30th ult. the numbers were about 30 daily.

Mogadore and the city of Morocco, to the 62d ult. enjoyed good health; but all the rost of the empire is more or less infected.

The disease has now extended itself to Acalaya, on the coast of Riff.

DOMESTIC.

Mr. POLETICA.

[No. 26 Agricultural Report.-Intelligence, says the Philadelphia Franklin Gazette, from various parts of the union represents the agricultural prospects of the Indian corn promises to be abundant. Garden ve country as generally flattering. In Massachusetts, getables, strawberries, gooseberries, potatoes, and grapes, are fine. The caterpillars, however, have nade their appearance, and threaten to do some injury. In Maryland, the crops of grain, fruits and crops are at present fair, some locusts have visited vegetables are also promising In Louisiana, though that quarter, and fears were entertained from them. In Pennsylvania, every thing looks well for the farmer; a rain on Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by thunder and lightning, came in good season to avert the effects of an apprehended drought.

Literary-A new work, entitled "The sketch of ving, Esq. one of the authors of Salmagundi, is anGeoffrey Crayon," from the pen of Washington Irnounced in New-York, and highly spoken of.

At one of the interior Courts in New-York, a man was convicted of kissing a lady against her will, and fined five dollars. The rarity of the occurrence has made it memorable.

Roman Catholic Church-The corner stone of a new Church was laid in the village of Utica on the 28th ult. ine buliding, when finished, is to be called St. John's Church; and is to be subject to the direction of the Catholic Bishop of New-York, "and his canonical and lawful successors in communion with the see of Rome."

During the month of June, Richard Varick, Esq. of New-York, Treasurer of the Bible Society, received donations to the amount of 3389 dollars.

and, laid the foundation stone of the Newport AsyOn the 25th ult. the Grand Lodge of Rhode Isl lum, at Coasters' Island Harbour, in due form.

We understand that His Excellency Mr. POLETICA, the present Russian Minister, is the gentleman who several years since, was at tached to the Russian Legation when Count Pahlen was the Russian Minister in this coun- ult. aged nineteen years, Miss Eliza Frame. This Hydrophobia.-Died-At Philadelphia on the 29th try. Mr. POLETICA, during his former resi-young woman was bitten by a Mad Dog, belonging dence here made many personal friends, by about 4 weeks ago. The bite was in one of her to a neighbor, in Second st. below Catharine-street, whom he was much respected and esteemed. fingers, and so slight was it, that the unfortunate Since then we learn from the journals of Eu- || girl, considering it of no consequence, neglected to rope, he has enjoyed the confidence of the Em-resort to any preventive remedy. She lived but a peror Alexander, who has engaged him in short time after the symptoms of hydrophobia apimportant missions to Spain and elsewhere;-peared. During her intervals of reason, she stated and it is said the Emperor summoned him to her sufferings as inconceivably dreadful. the councils at the late convention of Sove-owner of the Mad Dog, were bitten at the same reigns at Aix la Chapelle, at the time when time, but as yet the disease has not made its appearhe was about immediately to embark for this country. In a biographical sketch of the late Col. Rapatel, formerly well known as a citizen of Baltimore, and who was killed in battle in the neighborhood of Paris; in this biographical sketch published in our papers in June 1814, Mr. Poletica was thus respectfully noticed, when we could not then have anticipated that he would ever again visit the United States.

A boy, of the same family, and a daughter of the

ance.

A ropewalk in Cambridgeport, Mass. owned by Messrs. Bemis & Eddy, and occupied by Mr. Edlast, and totally consumed. wards, was struck with lightning on Monday night

the more consideration, as it is known to be written The following extract of a letter is entitled to by a gentleman, who although in extensive business, is able and willing to meet all his engagements. The state of affairs in the Southern states, is such as cannot but open their eyes to the policy of encouraging AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

"Col. Rapatel embarked at New-York, and sailed from the United States with Mr. Pole-distress in this place is without example; and the "AUGUSTA, (Geo.) June 10-The commercial tica, of the Russian Legation, a gentleman of number of drafts that have been sold in this place, distinguished literary and political science-a on persons in the cities of Baltimore, New York, Russian of zealous patriotism and of accurate Philadelphia and Boston, and returned unpaid, has and extensive political information, both with remittance, but added much to the general calanot only destroyed our confidence in that mode of respect to Europe and this country." mity."

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