1 (Ml Tin; l Ai^n iM .tihiisal.
“ J'KJ IKiNO I'fin.ICO. ’’
Crnwitilli'c nf lii-'ucance—Report Xu. I.
Xc’vci- have men acted from tht-
c( more laudable, p.aiscvvoittiy and dis-
iiitert'sU’d nvjlives, than thou* v luc!i nu\^
acniaie iis ; and torturiii;; us it is lu inn,
modesty, to eulogize our |)rt sent undet-
takini;, yel candour, and a proper rt'spec t
for the opinion ol’ otliers, com pel us to
dcclarc our object as expressed in tli.
niotto above.
We act in the cai)acity of a committer :
otir aim is the public good ; and to tlie
public we liold oiiiselves amenable, in tht
Siunic manni‘1' that a parliatiientai y ^i
t.ont^ressioiial committee would be heUl
}jy the aiilliority v hich constituted it.—
The m(/ friends of the public {uron'cil ( n-
t inies ll never hat!) will therefore pardon
iis, when they find, in thecourscof busi
ness, that wc roiujhly handle a pntrnded
one, in order to bnn" him wiih his deeds
to the lit^ht. However, wc shall never
interfere with individual interest, uidess
the pnl)lic i^ood actually requires it; and
even then, our interference shall be char
acterized bv tlie utmost official compas
sion. Although we act under the hi,Lj!i-
cst atithority, and from which there is nu
— namely, the public, yet we would
rather be distini^uished for kindness tlian
cruelly, for beuuty than deformity ; and
wc prefer convincing by persuasion, not
by force. We ha\i as much regard fjr
the public good as Mr. Handolph or Mr.
M’Duftie ; and although our inlluence is
more circun;scri!)efl, and our ciiaracters
less elevated, yel we have as good a right
to make a noise in the world as they have.
Suffer us then, \\ith all the authority
\vhich. in our official capacity, \ve are al-
Iow'hI to claiii), to present us the first
grievances upon our list.
The hviin-bodiea irho ira/k nhmt tovn ;
The mrtfcrnte che.u ers of fohacco ; and
Ti.c txcesiive hard drinkers.
The fust named persons co^lve to
Iterp up a little /i/ci as they term it, in the
village, let matters go as they will. Nev
er was a—Wasl)ington City Editor pos-
sesstil of more original, inventive genius,
than iliose characters can truly claim ; in
fact, iheir ingenuity and address in pry
ing into other j)eoph'’s business is so
f^reat, that we hazard nothing in saying,
if folks only have ears, they can be infal
libly set together by them. J'crbytu aapi-
fnti. ^
The second named jicrsons are in a
(^reat measure harndess olVenders—they
tlonot wiv.i to injure \.Uv pul>lic, but mere
ly to enjoy an innocent gratifuation,
■which they derive from the constant mas
tication of a narcotic weed, vulgarly call
ed io!)acco. Litth- do they imagine ihat
the pul>lic loses by this, in several re-
bpects—in the first place, their talents
arc str.otherctl, svJ/hrnL-d, w ith the stench
of I'i'r.rco; their lasie is blunted, and
the ruii-s of j)oiiioness violated. U is no
fioiibt for this reason that our literary
geti’lemen, instead of pursuing some con
genial employment, and at times enrich
ing tne columns of the Culnwba Journal
With the productions of genius and taste,
are conteiil, after having acquired learn-
ini.:, to let their fine ideas evajiorate in
the fumes of a segar, .and to chew and
smoke away the balance of their lives.
So that in place of opening their ixouths
in favor of iheir country and its insliiu-
tioTiS, they literally shut up and slop tliem
■with tul)acco. Viewing matters in ihis
ligi... ue feel jusvified in enlering down all
tobacco chewers as public grievances ;—
but were we to take into account ihe loss
of I'.val.h, the miseries of indigestion,
VrC should call them suicides.
N jw >vhat shall we say about the third
jiamed persons } How we shall reporl
those fiery nosed, bloated cheeked di'^ci-
ples of liacchus, who dajly peramliulate
cur streets? If the telling of u lie and
the chewing of tobacco be lerined a griev
ance, w hat ougiit this to be termed, wliich
j>rodiHCS both these, and ten times as iiiuch.'
IJon’t l)e frightened, got^d fi leiids, we
seek vour reformation ; it is on thal ac-
tlial \ou aie nuuiberi d amcng oui-
grievaiices; and it is in ihis wa\ onlv
ihat \oi» tnuid inerii our attention. JJo
assured, we shall not reler you' to Pi-esi-
'lent N'fjU or Dutt, P»ush ; we find refer
ences ntaifr home. Sufuir us to point
out, for one moment, ih.;i empty j)ocket
M'!;ich w e dii;:overdar'ii'iiiig al>ou11hrough
:i ragged hole iii \our ciia'—suBli' us to
cotiirusi the cnorniit\ ol'y>ur rrime wiili
tne crimson colors ol y«iur nose, and to
serd you home to your broken-heai ted
vives and starving ch.lldicn, where, if
you yet have a conscience, )ou will :e-
.eiM‘ a more eloquent appeal than v,e
could pobsitily make, 'lake this lesson
befori.-Ijteakfast—ami then go to woik,
to labor, and to prayer. Leave olV sett
ing )OUi>,tlves on lire, t'or you are not as
incombustible as vou imagine. And in-
Eteacl of grievaricfs, vcju will soon become
useful meml>‘’isot' the community; in
stead of being found among those who
represent liedlam liroke loose, you will
f.iid coiiletitnient anti hapniness at home,
in the bosom ol your lainil\. 'l iie little
v.hange which the “hard times” had left
with you, will now be pruiientiy txprnded
jor llie necessaries ol lile ; atid instead
cf Ivuig .ill nij^lit t)efui-e shop dooil.kc
i,n old stump, for boys to squirt dirty wa
ter iip'-:i> you \Vill rite uj) eaily, v.’iiii
.e dt!i I’.r J ‘ Mbern in \ our coui b nat.C' .
,i:i(l without being afraid to look any
•,\ liii'’ num in the faee—“ plurk'd as a
'ira’ il fiom the burning,'’, your awlul es-
f])e will incite you to greater diligence
in sTving your day and generation than
would otherwise have have teen expected.
All which is respectfully snlmiiilt d.
IJ. il. Cnainuan.
U. 15. Z. Sfcn'tdfi/.
Wc hnve read the of sevcr-
'il of tli; mem hers of L'onji;itss. 'I’iie}'
generally broatlie a palrioti(t and eii-
eourttiiini; spirit. \\ c havo been p;ir-
ticuiariy struck witli thal ol Mr. Kkki>,
the newly elected Senator from the Stale
of Mississi|)pi. Seiialors have hoi gen
erally been in the, habit ol addressing
circtiliirs to their coiistituenN ; Inil tlie
reil^o^. whieh indueed i\lr. Keed, in this
instance, to deviate from their usual si-
lencc, iippetn s vt i y proper ami sullicient
—tfuit is, the denlh of Mr. Ka.nkin, the
only Jiepresentalivi* i'roin tlie Stati-, liy
which the I’cople were (i' pnved ol tlieir
accustomed means ol inlormation. Mr.
Reed discusses the PaiiiMiia qiu'slion
wit it mtieli ability, and eletirly shows
that the iiitcresis u( the Sourthen Stales,
more than any oilier, i-e([iiired that the
Luiited St;i(es ahonld he rejircsented :il
the Consi;ress. Althou':;h he iieknuvvl-
edi^es that he had prejudices ai^aint Mr.
Alams, “when 1 perceived,'’ says he,
“that lie was piii'suiiisj; an enlarged and
liheial couse of policy, favorable to re-
piihlictin princij)les at homo, and to lib
erty in the Amerieiin iieinisidiere, I did
not feel myself called ujjon by ihc wish
es of my constituents, or my own eU^vo-
tion to the cause of the country, to t)]>-
[)oso his measures, right or wrijiip;.it
is impossible to peruse Mr. iieed’s cir
cular without beini!: persuaded that in
selectin;i; him as one of her Senators,
Mississippi has confided her interests to
faithful, able, and iiulepemient hamls ;
and that by sending; such men to the
•general coiineils she cannot fail to in
crease her weight in the Union.
Aut. Jvurna!.
The declaration, that the {Vieiids of Mr.
Adams believe that his administration
will not continue longer than the present
term, is certainly far from the fact. His
friends were never more united, never
more sanguine of his re-election, and
never more disposed to accord liim eve
ry proper support, than at jiresent. They
have not a doubt of his success at a se
cond trial, and they have no fear whatev
er, that the election will come before
Congress ; as they are firm in the convic
tion that the people will dccide it in his
favour. The great ado, therelore, that
is making to convince the people of the
i'ears of his friends in his behalf, is only
a crafty device, to build up ihe forlorn
hope of o[)posiion. Stratagem in war,
often achieves more than strength, and
our political adversaries have practically
u^ddopted the maxim.
[ Trenton True Jlmtr.
The editor of the Vmr Rceordcr^ a
paper which advocated the inlerests of
Air, Crawford in the late Presidential E-
lection, speaking of the present stale of
parlies and the crusade getting up against
the administration, says:—
“We frankly avow, thal if ours had
been “a voice potential,” in the contro-
vlrsy for the Fresiaency, lliat controver
sy would have hail a liiflVrciit issue. We
are not, however, the enemies of the ad
ministration. We are disposed to “judge
it by its measures.” Wc will endeavor
to keep ourselves free from ihe trammels
of parly j and to judge a in a spirit of
fairness and candour. We »vili, al all
times, give our teslimotiy in favor of such
measures, as we may conceive lo be legal
and proper. AI the same lime, we tiolo
(jurstlves at liberty lo reprobate its poli
cy, when thal policy appears to be incom
patible with the interests of our couniry.
Wc will a!>plii.ud w ilh pleasure; we will
censure with reluctance; we will not lend
our voice to swell the clauior, which is
raised ;u;ainst the admuiisti aiion ; we
will not yickl our-elves lo assisl any jiarty
in i inbai rassing its operations Ip liie in
jury (d'the lountry ; we wid not aid tiie
attcmpl ol parly lo “destroy the admin-
isU alioii, by any means,yf?6' aul lujas
'I’hc (Carlisle (^Penusylvuiiia) (iazelte
asserts thal the Lie inictiiifj in I'hilailel-
])hia was iiot called i)y the Iricnds of Cien,
.lackson, nor inieiidi'd to promote Ium ud-
vanrement ; l)Ut thal the name of ilu:
(ieiieral was merely use(!, or abuse L to
cover the designs of the IViends ol .Mr.
Calhoun, which point to no other end
than tlie furtlier elevation of the \"ice-
i’lesivleir. 'i'lie C’arlisle paper, in whicli
tiiese a'scrlions are made, is a Jackson
I pa[;er to the I;ack bone, and seems to ilis-
iike tikin-iuiji impressions.
'I’he iiiintsville (Alabama) Advocate
say.s—“ W e hoj)0 tiie people will in sea
son liiirik lor liicmselves, and learn to
pul a tlui* eslimate U|)on liie veracity and
sincerity t^f those who m.ikc it their du
ty to oppo-e every act of ihe adminislra-
lior*, whether right or wrotig. Such men
would find laultuith the administratioi!
of any human b''iiig, or even of an Angel
IVoni Hcuvtti. ”
M.V\-\OKK, JC.NK 3l.
The packct ship Silas JUe/ianl-% Cap'.
Iloldredge, arrived yes irday morning,
iVom Liverpool, having sailed thence cn
liie 24th of May, and brought regular
advices lo that date.
We are sorrv to have to state that Mis-
soloiighi w as taken !>y the 'Turks on the
'J2d of April ; but the cause ofihe (ireeks
does not apjiear to have been hopidess, as
it was now believed thal the Christian
I'ovvers were about to interfere in her
bcluilf.
Business in Liverpool, S:c. was im
proving, and the sales of cotton had in-
rI eased, at small advance.
i.oM)0\, M.w 14.—Despatches were
received on Monday morning at the Co
lonial Oflice. from Major tieneral the
Hon. Trcderick PonsonI)y, the Lord High
Commissioner, pro temi)ore, iti the Ioni
an Islands, announcing thal the late ol
the long disp.ited fortress ol Missolonghi
was finally decided on ihe nigiil ol the
2id aiul '2Jd ultimo. ’
It appears thal the garrison having be
come desp.eru’,e from the total want ol
provisions, und tne lailure (d the Cireek
lleei under adu.iral Miauli>, lo throw
su()plies into tlie town,' deiermined to re-
lire (Vom the plate. A sorlie was accor
dingly made by LJi'O men, utulcr iwu
Chieftains, w iih ti.e hope to gain one o‘>
the batteries upon the sea .->huie, \vhi-i.
was defended i)\ a large boily ol Arabs ;
and the town was part'ally set fire to
the same time, with the view of diverting
the attention of the besiegers.
It was hoped, that hy this aitark, away
would be opened for the remainder of the
garrison ; but this plan had been foreM-e;i
by the Turks, and tiu-ir posts so strotigiy
reinforced, thai, after atiemi)ting in vain
to force a passage, by carrying the bat
tery, the body, led by the two Chieftains,
disperscii, and endeavoured to save them
selves by gaiiung ilic mountains.
They then poured into ihe town, and
[)ut to the sword, or made prisoneis, all
who opposed ihiMii.
'i'he loss siistained by the Turks on this
occasion, is not rejiorted : bui;the obsti
nacy of the conllict may be estimated by
the fact, that aliliough between 2 and
.')000 CIreeks perished in that town and al
the fool of the mountain, only 130 aie re
pot led to have been taken alive. Of the
women and children, a considerable num
ber are said to have destroyed themselves,
or lo have been drowned ; but above 3000
have been returned as prisoners.
'I'he alarm created by their disjiersion
was quickly communicated lo those who
were lo follow on this hazardous enter-
prize, who now abatiTOiied their jiosts,
and sought shelter in sriiall tiundjcrs, in
the most leiiable places in tlie neighbor
hood of the town.—In the, niiilsi of the
confusion, the Turkish troops rushed on
from the »ea and the land side, and took
possession of the fortifications to which,
as a signal of victory, they set fire.
FKOM THK LOXnON TIME‘S, MAY 17.
We perceive inal the IaU of Missolon
ghi has exciu'd some uneasiness among
the friends of Greece, for the ultimate
condition of that long sufferirig, and in
teresting couniry. In making known the
above unfortunate event on Monday last,
we ihotight it right to add, that the iinal
issue of the war was not likely, in our
judgment, to depetid on any relative
superiority attainable ihro’ military buc-
cesses, by ihe'Furkish Government over
the Greek nation : and such is gur convic
tion still.
'I'hc .readers of ihe Times may rely up
on the information conveyed to them, and
repented, in former numbers of lliis Jour
nal, on the uulhorily of our ftjreign cor
respondents, as lo ihe nature atul politic
al results of his Grace the Duke of Wel
lington’s embassy lo the Court of St. Pe
tersburg. On that subject, weclisiinciiy
staled, that the Duke omy failed where
failure was inevitable, in tlie etl’orls which
he was compelled to make, for prevent
ing, if such a ihing were pvjssible, a con
test ijetwcen the Uusdan empire and the
I'orlc, on points nol iminediaiely connec
ted w ith the war now r;iging between the
(ireeks and the lalter power.
Kespecling (ireece, however, the Duke
succeeded in a manner the mosi absolule
and complete. The independence of
Circ'ece was secured by his represciua-
tions to the Russian Cabi*iet. Her re
lease fiom Turkiy was not left contin
gent on the precarious iisue of her own
military iti.sources und exertions. Her
lortresses might he captured and her
t;i ave men slaughtered, and legions ol
•\raljs miglv. overitui toe 111 Ids of the
Morea : but the lesoltilion was aruKninc-
ed by Lnglaiid. and P.tissia concurreil in
it, uticipaivocally, that (jrc.’cce should no
longer exist as ,i s!a\e to the 'I'lirks. Let,
therefore, the fiiemis (jf geneial Ijlieriy
dismiss their feats for Uv. resiik of this
sanguinary conllict—(ireece \»ill, ere
long, be free : and, iiisteacl of tiie fuliin
being rendered more doubtful by lli:- I'all
of the ftjriress rerently capiured—an e-
venl calamitous only for i!ie itinocf ul
blood which it has cost—v\ e ure inclined
lo think that the moment ol'li!)eralion lu
the Ciieeks will be liastened by it ralhcr
than retarded. Turkey w illiieeomc moie
itisolenl and un5.par;ng: l .ijgland, there
fore, must, lor till-sake id' honor and hu-
munity. be^niure prompt in tie c' . vi lop
i>',-i ■ of her ] f;i;(y, a:.d mere
at'd peremiitory ill its enforcements. II,
indeed, we have allowed that the point
of ihf late negotiation which miscarrie 1
v. as one vv l.ich tio address or talent could
then have secured, so we are bound in
express cJur regret that the object which
has been attained with Russia, by nego
tiation, has not been more energetically
followed up and rcalired in favor ol
(ireece, by our diplomatic agents al Con
stantinople. Though the end w ill be the
same, a frightful mass of intermediate
sufi'eringhas already llovvcd from tlu'vain
attempt lo apply the instrument ol rea
soning, where cannon halls only were
likely to obtain a hearing.
IIvr.nrooi., may 24.
The Murhcf.—Our rottim iiuirktt, for sonic
days, hits assumed a more sjiirited appearaiice
tliun at any time prevlotisly this year, and au
ailvance of itl per pound has been olitained on
the priei softhe IStli in^tant. 'I'he sales troiii
that d;iv to the U'tli, iiichis’.ve, amount to 13,-
2U) tiaj^s of all si.rtx, which 12,6uu were
Aiuerican, viz. 7,970 liplamU to Fj—aver-
a)ce,6 ll-H')d; J,01U Drlcuns.G a-.S to ; 1,6U0
Al..n:inias, 6 to 7i: aiul 12o Sru Islands. Ol
tlu sales, the speeiihitors took about o,UUU bags;
Init spimicrs were tiu* hirgrsl purchasers. On
.S:itiirilay, Monduy, and yi sU-rday, there was a
sicadv rl\:iii;iinl t'ruin the trade at the ahove pri
ces ; spi-fulators lu.ve also taki n a few, and thf
-les arc estimated at 6,UoO bags.
From a ParrKimeniary Document it is
proved, that the laboring classes of Eng-
iatid have for some years, exhibited a
gradual decline towurds a stale of utter
poverty and htimilialing dependence !
While the |)opulation, since 1776, lias
incri-ased as only one to three, pauperism
has increased as more than 12 to.", that
is, from 1.1 to 61. An augmenting pro
portion of human misery every year is a
frightful picture.
Hnijti.—Since our last, says the Maine
Intelligencer, we h'tve seen other letters
from Hayti, which lesson, in no degree,
till* dark colo'ed picture, we ihcnclrew.
of Haytioti alfairs. 'I'hcse loners state,
thal nothii l)ut Ihi! personal iidluenceof
(ieneral Magny, who commands in tlie
North, Iras prcM'nted the bhuks from
l>reaking out, in open ,iel.'ellio?;, tigainst
the (iovernmeni. and seixing the ])i oper-
ly, if nol sacrificing ihe lives of the whiles
and mulatloes.. This patriutic chief,
himself a black, is lirave, generous, and
humane—a lover of peace aiid order—
and zealous for maintaining the Clovern-
ment, as it now stantls ; but, should his
army, in a momen,. of stroni; excitement,
and forgelful of his paternity towards
them, cut him ofl’, a slate of things might
arise, as destructive as the wildest scenes
that were exhibited during tiie insurrec
tionary war bclween C'hristojdie and Po
tion. In such an event, the property of
strangers, on both sides, vvjould be sacri
ficed.
W'e have in our hands the official Ga
zelle of Lisbon down to the I Ilh ult. in
clusive. It mentions no domestic changc
of any monient. 'I'hc number of ihe 2d
of May announces that the Portuguese na
tion is giving to the world, the beautiful
example of constant internal tran(]uiliiy
and respect for legitimate goveri'ment;
and that tlie baleful spirit of party, i*’
it do exist at all in Portugal, is kept
down by public opinion. The Ga
zette is chiefly occupied by quotations
from Paris and London papers not la
ter in date, of course, than those which
[ have been received in this country. Ii
contains the comments of the London
Courier on the President’s Panama mes
sage, and an account of some of Mr. Ran
dolph’s philippics.
On ihe 29ih .Ajiril, a Portuguese line of
battle ship sailed frimi'llie 'I’agus for Bi a-
zil, having on board a de|)U’aiion of Por
tuguese noblemen, whose errand was to
persuade the Emperor Don Pedro lo re-
lurn, to his European dominions.
Nat. Gaz.
'I'hc following article istal.en fiom the
London Morning Chronicle. 'I'he extract
made by the Chriiriicle, is an iiccount of
the altercalion in tiie House of lleprosen-
tatives between Mr. M’Dulfie and Mr.
I’rimble.
We recrived last night, through the
Nortli and S->uih American (-oirec-house,
.\merican papers t(j ihe Ijih Ajiril.
••The following is stated, in the Dernn-
rriilir Press, fu haveijcen liie cause of the
duel between Mr. Clay an 1 Mr. ILuidoiph.
“ ‘In tlu- Senate of ihe Uiiiteil Stales,
Mr. Raiidoljdi had I)een pernulle.l by the
presiding officer, Mr. CaH’.oun, on more
oeca'-ions tluin one, to call Mr. Clay a
f:anit)Lr an,I u hhickle^. Mr. Clay gave
Mr. llandoljih (/pporiuuity to cxjjlain, hv
(ailing upon him in writing, to kno-.v
vvhelher he inteiidcd to call him a politi
cal ijamhler, or lo altacii the infamy of
such epithets to his'private Iih'Mr.
Kandolph lieelined any explanation.’
•‘It would seem Iruiii the above, that
though Mr. Ciay strove hard fur the dis-
stinction so convenient to our I.egislators,
lietween jjima.ui/ and yW/7/r,7/character,
it was reji ctfvl by his adversary. If he
idlo\M (l ihat I.e nii'ciit '^umljlo- anti blarl:-
h'tra jjii,itir.nl/1/^ and not /tersomi,'!!/, all would
h.ive been well. 1 ii-*s(.‘ distincliotis are
yet loo subtle lor the Am'ricans.
“’I'l otn tlie lolluv\ ingextraf t it appears
that u good fouada'.ion is laid for furthi-r
duels. Wc wish the AnuM'icaii oralors
, wo'il'j rto'. borruw so nn'. h fd'their or;i-
‘Or) fio'.'ii iL'' ciiij Ii cC'.vr'’'; i f uur .
va Pecs':. 'Po i>e a great mati in m,
nierican Senate, one must be able to fia^h
with the eyes and move the eye-brows
a terrific rate.” ’
New Orleans papers lo the 29ih ult.
received by ye:sterday’s mail, siato thal
the Mississippi had'risen six inches, ami
and another swell was aiilicipaled.
Mr. Lacosle’s plantation,- two leagues
below the town, the Levee had given wu"
and the \vaters rushed through in a
l enlotie hundred feet wide, llands were,
engaged in repairing the breach, by w h'oni
it was expected to be re-estalilished in a
very short period. Another breach was
made by ihe waters about four miles be
low, but the damage was repaired 11111^,,.
or four hours. Charleston Courier.
W'e learn from the Arkansas Gazeue
of May 23d, that of .-a parly of ten or
twelve, thal were engaged in catcliii,[^
w ild horses, on the Foe-Wasliita, a branch
of the Red llivcr, five wore killed by a
party of Indians, believed to be Pawnees.
Some difticuliies have arisen iieivvecu
the Clierokees and Osages in Arkansas.
council lias been held at Cantonment
Gibson, where the Cherokees demanded
of the Osages saiisfuciion for the murder
of some of liieir people, and restiuuion
for several hvJises which had been sioleu
by iJic latter nation. The council broke
up without an accommodation of tljeir
differences. '1 he Osage.i objected to
trealing, in conseciuei.ee of ti'c recent
death of their Agent, Col. M Xair, and
positively refused lo make the satisfaction
required l>y ihe other party, until ano-
her Agent should be appointed. 'I he
conseijuence of their refusal was an im-
mediate declara lou of war against ihetn
by the Cherokees—but, through the in
tercession of Col. Arbiickle, ihey nave
consented lo suspend hos'tilities for the
s[)ace of three months, for the |;urpose of
giving the Os.iges farther time to delib-
era e upon .he matter, and for the appoint
ment of an Agent, and receipt of instruc
tions from this t. iiv, which, it is liojied,
may have a It ndency to prevent an effu
sion of blood between Ihe parties.
jS'ul. Juuimil.
.■9ttc7Ppt (n liob.- We learn that, at It
o’clock, .\. ,M. on '1 hursday the I5lh ult.
alicoi 10 ii.ile- south oflLdifax C. H. Va.
a young gentieman by iln name 61 Peuirk,
of Cumberland county, in the same Slate,
was attacked i>y a rubber, who prisented
a pistol as he passed him, and dt.'maiulid
his money. Mr. P. lold iiim that lie could
not get at his money without ,ulig!iiir.j
from his horse. lie was then ordercvi to
dismount; and while getting out his
p.ocket hook, the villain let his pistol
down, when Mr. P. struck him with his
fist, which sttinned liim so as to enable him
loirij) him, anu, vvith the assistance ol a
pine limb lhai was near, succeeded in
conquering him. In the course of half
an hour, a gentleman, who called him*
self Major liurks, caine up and took pos
session of him, and promised to h^nd
him over to the oflicers of justice. Mr.
P. then proceeded on his journey, and
learnt, on the way, thal the robber had
stolen 2 horses, a brace of pistols, and a
watch, in the same m ighburhood, a few
days Ijefore ; and that the owners of the
horses were iu pursuit of him. The 10b-
ber appeared to be about 30 years of age.
he is alow stout built fellow, very broafl
across tlie shoulders, has a frownin;;
countcnance, and said he was from tiio
I'orxcd De>er, in West 'Pennessee, He w as
on foot, and had on a small kna^isack,
ihade of osnaburgs. It was supposed by
the neighbors, that he had some accom
plices, concealed in Ihe woods, who had
ihc stolen horses in charge.
Jialeigh Slay.
The Editors of the New York Ameri
can have been fined gl tOO, by the CotU’C
of Delaware county, Ncw-Yoik, lor a li
bel on (icn. Root, lale Lieutenant (iov-cr-
iior of that State, in charging him with
being intoxicated in the cliairol the Se
nate on the 5ih of August, b
I'.diiors gave the truth in evidetice, but Jie
charge of the Judge prevented ll.cir dt-
riving all the bcnetit of such proof, timi
iliey have appe^vled lo llie Supreiiu'
Court.
In tiie course of this trittl, nmiy wi'
n-sses were examined, and it is ri'tiuui-
alile thal thfv fially contrailicted e:ici:
otiic'!’. one pirty swearing positiveiv tiii'
Gen. lioot w as drunk and was an intt'tn-
'peratc ii;.an, and the' other swoariii'; as
po'-itivcly thal he was not drunk nor uiu"
ally in'.emperate. M. M. Noah, ('J'"
••nior, Jiidgt', I’.ditor, kc. See. havlnjjti'S'
tificd that the (ien. was sober, M:-
erts. Editor of the old Advocate,
called onto prove Mr. N’s charaLtor?
swore that he would not believe hitn n'‘
his oalh ill a case Mr. N. was iiitereslf-l
f'ntjellcoille Obsci'V/'i'
Mr. Nilcs says, in his la.'tt Kcgi^i'''
tinder the head of Georgia—“ .Mcctin?'
are g^etting up in the several coutr.i*-'^
this State, to gather the sense oi the p'-’
]de as to the old and new treaty with tl
Creeks. AI some of them, llu'
I'or making the new- treaty, is severely Jf
notiiiced ; but the S nate, for almost u-
naniniously approving it. is not cciis'.i.'
cd."