iiiui rr at (1 C'T^'Miiif lm:\ What y« s
:ei (tuy \» a-j (InuliMii'. lo ^:rv is doct i me.—
i',Xiirv;.I« s oi prcctnUnts iliiis jtjslily ll -
iMist (larin.q nirusuii s ; ar.d v\ hrre ilu-y
df ihM *x;it My mu'. >!i.- fl fVci is supplt
t'(' iiy iitiiilfK) i ‘‘’“'I ‘‘ fufitrc 11' u-r •'!
Hi prefcf‘iiiaiivf?‘,lt « lii\^' ?io a||»'« hnisi'Mi.
Milt i.ot ‘(luplc l'> lolk.w a pi ••ct'clt’iii
th«v (lit! j.i>t tJ w'tcreas
llr ij\vj* wl>ich pt!> «*c! us in our civii
l i'.M'i* luii'-t mow iuim» (li.tit ly mil •»!
lilt 1 u!istiitMi(Mi, lor u f niu.si tall or iloui-
iih w II ! It.
It ni j V !)'■ (II iM'tl, OiLtf precr;ienis v\ hic(>
an in (iiiw ct » ]ip\ sitioM to pi iTu i |»l* v,
wul 111.I -'Ltbpoii Tiuii' nal iiiuistiro, ntjra
viola ion of positive jtt wr lii-d.
in all agt's, powrr is cut 11 lativf wi;li
;—a.|{i llierf’ is a jjnucr di'U:*
gated hy the r/rf rr/e ul’ ilif House ol
Ji«-presfTitati\« s, ovei- ihi- lit>cTlies n| the
citizens, unlimited and uncun'rolled, ex-
cpp» l>y llio mere ditcrdion of the cfnn-
nu'lre ; and as such, it esiablislit s a j^rc-
cedent on suhjects of gcncraL fci^'is'alio.'u
tvhith stands recotded loievef, as a pro
per resul t in all and every case, whti ea
coinnulsory process may be deemed nro-
per by our Ieprescntatives :-^()r, wln n
the House of lii pre«t ntatives iriJi to at
tain a fai'onrife of/jerl, in diroct (jpnosition
to the o|iiiiioit of the Senate and I’xet u-
tive, they can report to Ihiaus iij)iutdcnl,
and enter into u Resolve.
Under the conupt and despotic cov-
ernnient of Creut Hritain, unc»>ntrolleti
hy tl'e definite rules and r* strictiiuis ofa
V.'ri!ten Low^w iinon, the I^arli;iment never
ha\e (Wai^u'ed. noi flurst not draij their
nianu* jttnrei s before them, anti com
pel tlieni on oath, to disclose every item
as ;o ilu'ir si eip. pro(' ss »l dying, stam-
pinj^ and fnislnnj,^ t)if iluir fal)iuk'> ;
tl.e/i' priifii-., Jxs-;, &c. and eveiy oiliei
j sTHii, ( ncfininj; t lie pn siiil ( ondi-
ti !i" t>f ilieir (>ci w|iuii«in, uliic ii It.e tti-
B( t'• I ( »,i a cniuniIt l t-man nii;_;l.i
p I ,1 t'liti ti. .isk, Kveti itt tlieir Ion;'
p>' .'.ii III dtiseiisoiis as to their corn
t'le Watli.inicnl has only exaiViined
tliii.rf wIm) voiuntuiily presented tliein-
s» l\
Y* ' '/r. who lioast of our republicati-
Isir, o*)!d oui e(pial Mj^lits anti etjual ltl>-
et'\ as u SuCt’ed df'pDsiif, and pi j'sent
our ' ivil insiuutions as a tnoilel to the
V'fir’d, arc ol) i^»-ii to obey ilu‘ mamlaie
ofii iiterc j loilied with ponei
bv a nine n.,ulrc id' om' braiuli of one
Lf^i'.Kuiiie, on a suloi i.i, um, iif jicne.-
;jl lej^isK; I ion, tiiui\ li Itom New-O.’
!eaiis or lin^'on i*» W.islniir'ion,and there, ! i,,f noii-conii'liunct., to appear
Urn;« i |i'e solcrsim '• u! ;iii oath, di\iil:j;', | Kin(.-N C own, and shew the r.ins'  I
if r« (iuirei, all tl e • fi tr, ol cjnr mc.( hif* n iu^al. And it is a leiiiark.ilile fact,
try and uccu;.alien tu Uiis seletl i.«uin-
this the way our ri^ht^ and prlviictjp''
.irp j^iiarded and secured to us by our r
presentatives ? Are these the limits .•!
•hose rights and privilei^es, guaranteed
'o us by our State and Federal Const)
.liiions? Or is this a prelibation ol
vv hat we may expect, when misi nle, n>oi -
.i!s, patriotism and in'etrrity, shall ha\-
ripened to that maturity «)f corruwlion.
when the n^'rhtsof the citizens will fonr
tio barrit r lo personal ai^>;ran(lizement :
Hilt I trust there is now a fund j1 go(j.
-.Misc in the. nation, w hich rannoi hv (k-
rtired: and a spirit of lepuMie.an pali'
()ii>)in, whiih will not be ojijirvsavd.
On this subject, not wisiun^', in t!ie
stnullest dei^ree, to jjrejudiee any person,
ur to misrepre^-.’tit th{* na’.ure or opera
tion of this resolve, but n U liavini' an
, npportunity d i)erusiii(» th.e de’jr.tes in
Congress,—slioiild there be any nnfaii
ronstruciion ('r misrepresentations on the
siibjert, I hope Mr. Hir.jMiain will con-
(eive it his duly, as I beiievp if has ever
been his inc!it;ation, as an Kdit(»r ol a
public journal, to append tu this such a
coi ri'Ctive, as will eiialde t'lc citizens at
large honestly and candidly to foi tii an
opinion for tlicmselvca, on liiis and evt ry
oiIkt important measure of our i.atioiial
all’airs. A cmzi.N.
Jun. 2:, is:s.
I'ronn the Nat. Intelligencer.
In Mr. Jnhnson’s Speti h, (on the hill
to abolish Imprisonment for Dt bt,) deliv-
rred in the Senate on the 19th Deceml>er
lust, allusion is n cf.e to tht fiei ct n ss and
Cl u( l!v w ith which the altercations ofde •
.’or and crrdiior vv«*ie comlncted atnon^
ihe anrient nations. The laws of Rome
.dli»v;e(l the cr ditor t'l si ize not only the
prop r V, but the persons ol his de!> ors,
and of all the individuals of their respec
tive families, and reiainor sell them as
'.laves. Sue li» liuwcvcM’, vras not tne cas-
with our gi nei((US ancestors ol the jJi
isli Islands. A contiuvei'sv for d«'bt was
there eonluttec| witi. tne mosi scru; uluus
regard, noi onlv to the political rii;;'tt ol
ihe j|ebtor>, l)Ut H) his feelings as a fiet -
man. Thi Kin;^, as the fountain of jus
tice, uas shpi'ostd to hr prt st nt in j>er-
son, (;• by d' ptit;., in every luiiit of law.
rill King is so g-jod as 10 inieifeit ai
ihe 11 (juest of iht '.iedi'or, atnl 10 setnl
:ht‘del)tor his ro\al iiiaiulaie to ilo him
jiisiict- within aspeciiied mi!nl)er of days
in defa’tit of Coiiipiiance, the same fui in
(.f siiiiiiiions was npi*ated .» second ami
ihirc! time, with a clause Miji)itiing him.
v^ell os that wTicrc the v/oantl was In-
ilicted ?
“Most duels are brought to a fatal tcnni-
nation by tKe misconduct of seconds, who
in the confidence of self security, and in
he headlong carecrof dcfnented quixot
ism, close-the door against reconctliation;
,nd they oughi iherefore to be visited b\
• \emplary punishnjent, especially in
( I'.allenge's ending in duels, and when ho-
(nicides have taken place out of our ju-
.isdiction. What is now adjudged only
a misdemeanor, or a breach of the peace,
ought to be deemed a felony, and subjec
o punishment in our state prison. AiiO
by such energetic measures it is earnestlv
!■) be hoped that this disgraceful evil and
high-handed olTencemay be expelled from
our country.'’
intitee.
It matfrrs I'ot v ho are the n.ej’, to
whiT) liiis IS r
nuc'!i tiiod' ! 'H.i .1 it.-.;', in' usid ; ii, i!
b.;nv.:ioneLl in j.L .l 0 u;,';iro!);i'.ion, furii!.'.
a jtrerMlcnl unlniiiU’tl iti cxunt, uml ap
plicable K* pvtiy subjec t. Assumiiig
undeh gated power is tyiiinny. i'hc dif
ference is but a nanm , wh«ilier it l>'* in
thi' lortn of ail edict from the Spanish In
quisition, the inaiuliiie of militar> de»-
pntisni. or tlie 7iVW/e of the House ol
liepitsenlativ* s ; and so long as our or-
ga' ized legislaiivf liodu’saei in coiiformi-
tv 10 ' III eonsii;!ii 1011 that created them,
no such delegated power can txik
■\Vhi ii such a p'-ercga'i'e i» iisuiptd I *
tha1,e\tn a' this d \, no oiir ■ an be Ic-
liiy itnprisoui d lor deiii in 'h*- rcLiIni
of Scoil -.ed. Aiihiiugl /.V ^’.9 /
Cl., or w ilii ho'.v only pri.ct icabh' i)\ 01,c ■!' hose pimr-.
ol impious (as the case may l>t ) fi aud'-,
I ailed lictioiis of the law, fui w iH ii we
..resolrU iiidehicd to u.r )(id[i;e'-. When
liic (U ht(jr iias diso'je) d ihe n;au'l«iit* id
Ills M ajcst \, to til I j'lsi u e lo his I 1 evliior,
or lo s.,ii\' sdlli lent l ai.s' f. r not doing
so. he is i„\\ !ull\ nil! !'.illv declared
10 be a 'd to hi-. ',‘i>u^ious Sovereign,
and IS 1( I'alU imiji iioni '' ; not on urcouiit
of aiiv civil debt, but hecaui.e of hii un-
jri'atefni c.iniempt of ih'* iioval mandat'-
—that IS to say, f'jrfccnstructive treason.
Ili.s M ijestv is never in presence in our
(.ouiis: either in person, or by deputy ;
one ''OU'e. to the » xclU'-ion L-l the oiIm 1., | ,n ii^,. tieasons arc not namrd in
and ihe executive, the constitution and
the c'-tilederacy are al an ( nd, a'
least as to repiibliciin principles aini con-
stitn'lonal legisla'ion.
This Hcf-olrn is more compulsory t)uMi
a civil wri —it is as imperati’e as .
e.rini'r^al nrnecss—it ricpiMTh ininu'diaft
and u’‘coii'iiliinal ai fpiic^c.i nc*'.— *\s tin
III .r nfartiii e of hov. in all its branches,
jsort spcci;.l olijeci of thi.s cornmittei ,
let us reuli/.v' i.s operation amon'j our-
selrf.i.
S'ippo‘',p a ’.vrit of attendance, from
I niti it'ee, *0 !>e 7)£;l/'s( I V ed on ( icn.
i-'o-nt V, or (icn. (irahain, or Tapt. Ui» -
\a'(l, or ai! 'd ihrni, to attend *t Wasn
ini'.ion, to yns\M-r all and evrry iiuestion
on oath, this cotmnittee may (h-em pi o-
pM II thrni, •* conct rning” t/ieir
prori ss in 'nr.king- ras'ings, imn, naiK,
S’e 1. Uc.—tl f Mi.ichiiiery used ; then
' 'ive I'lin: logethet* with an « x-
1: of Mp ' hiitei'. In s and t>'ain, atid
* m:’(*s; ' ' cnndi'.ion” of theii neat
f”'. i-r. kr.
i'■. V n il*-' ( I'i rr leave
til 1’ I I 1 iIm fnnn'. t’liiiuucs und f >i-
jri . ..fi r.p 'M thi’ir utier enin. or—,ifw
,Ui ./ i ' I! ;iii> be not the ctnnt (]ueftri.
tl i'^ ir'-olveis void cf power, and is not
on'v p'-rl'ect foilv. f.nt a direct insuli to
tf-r r ii'f'!'., 'I’fi Jail t lu'v luusi go—u liut
tl'.eri t ie,';fdve beir,';; a 1'!^'' ol Con-
pre!'*'. it In rnme': ll e s(ipr(>inc Liw of the
iand • “‘onr Jndi'es are 'Oound tliereb).
• nnv thin’- in '.ur  d.nsi;: nloti or oui
“laws lo the roi.t!”;rv n(jtwilhstanding.
op-
h'
tVe
pr
me third secl;on of the -2il article of the
Consiiluiion. ]>y vvlial autho'ity then
haVf (lel)loi s been impristMied in the Com
mon Law Cou'-tsol this Country ?
Due.iUnf'.—The followiiig para;»ruph in
(iovernor Clinto .’s late Message lo iht
New-York Le>jislaturc, is worthy of ai-
lention :
A prominent and heseltingevil of th-'
linies is the practice of diieiltng, w hieh
In ipientiy shipwrecks the peai‘ of fanii
lies and destroys the lives of useful mem-
l) I S of Society. In these cases, false no
ions of honor are arraved against tin
dictates of morality, the presci iptions of
law, and the injunctions of religion. The
f\tetmination of this moral hydra has
l)( t n loiiiid inoee dilVi 'uli than th*' phvsi-
C.1I hydra of aeti.Miity. 'I'lu sevt city oi'
iln pciia! in'liriions has been rend«rcd
iiii'vu'nry iiv !i. want of certainiy ; and
ciiiv all ic I'jMy h.s prKStrated the most
-ac'-ed con--idei a'i( ns. 'Fhe failMre ol
pa'ot prcvt ntives ought not to deter from
ihe ajiplu atujti of new expcdit tits. II
pijl)li': Opinion is unable to anesl this ag
gravated evil, the arm of ihe law ougii!
.0 be s.retched forth full of terror and
replete with punishment. The most el*-
I'ectual prescription heretofore applied,
was the i( (pjircnient of an oath from eve
!y person entrriiig into ottice, that lu
would not t)e co'ic»-rned in duelling : but,
this having been aliolished by the new
Thev. t!,er( f)rc, cMi.iioi issue u vu it ’ol !’'*"«'Other measures must be
Iialjf'.s (oiMiis flfid release then); but lJUt''Ued.
tl’.’‘-e Old revolutionary veterans truisi
tl-.ri r- I.e.iM li] '•(■! ased hy al'ederal Judge,
or liv a ilh'/.'-nmiiiiii iVoin the i'hiVhnan ol
the ('nnnn'iUt t thus f.xing onr rulrcd' life
and ! brr’von tlie leniporary diseretio?',
an] dnf'tnaiie'r integi iiy. of a ma^onh/ in
our ll^'ii'-e (;l 1*c 1 iresentaMves.
] f this be tlTe conserjiience of etiloir-
iiig 'his resolve, the f.i‘diliijn ltrt;\ with
iiii its inW|uities. never in\oKeii so w nh
u sw ep -*1 our i)er«onal ri^lTls, ncr er.uld
it li.ive !»'( n .T" di stricti'.e to 'he pri' '-
lijjcb and properly c'f~tt.c ciiizctis. Ji
“ As most duels take placc out of the
State, might it not have a pievmting ef-
!i cl, lo diiect all magistrates lo maki
strict enquiry into the charges, and in
I heir discreiion to imprison the offenders,
until notice can be given to the l>.ecu-
ive (jf il'.e Stale in v.liich the crime was
rrxiiiitiitifd, vn that he mii’ht make the
f oiisiiu.'ti inal reciuieition for their being
driiveied uj) lo punishnien'? AP'i if a ho-
niiruleof tIiis charac'cr he perpr'.raied,
• ay It not i)c aflNtsable to ronsiilcr it eo
m ihii Su;!c'V. l.trc iITe person dtesj~u5
(wo month!! were corisumed in declama'
lion on this subject, vvithout any other
benefit to the people, than wbat they
might glean from a liundred and fifty col
umns of ten thousand times repeated as
sertions, assaults and arguments. We
do hope to be rescued from such ano*
ther visitation. We supplicate in the
name of the people, in mercy to their
pur.se, and in charity to their patience,
that we may be suffered to go throtigh
the public business smoothly, \ with
out interruption. When ihat is dv patch
ed, if time shall be left for a flourish of a
few weeks, let it be so directed ; and we
will not be very nice about the subjects
on which the pseudo orators and patriots
of the day may choose to enlighten us,
and to achitve reputation for themselves.
if).
\wKN i ii:th c uxouKSi^
WAsniNC.iON’, Jan. U5.—In the Senate,
yesterday, the bill for increasing the pay
of Z/ieulenants of the Navy, who have
s'-rved for ten y(“ars and upwards, as
;>uch, was reafl a second lime, consider
ed and discussed, when it was post|)on
ed toiliisday. The Senate resumed the
consideralion of the bill for abolishing
imprisonment for di.d;t; and after con
siderable tiiKcussion and the rejection o
some amend«nenls offered by Messrs.
NotiLi; and M\ton’, il was ordered to be
engrossed fur a third rcadinu;—Ayes 21,
Noes 17.
In the House ori’epresentatives, after
the adoption of several resolutions, the
House resolved itself into Committee of
the whole, an«l tool; ii]) tlie bill relative
10 disbiii’sint' oiricers, the bill making
appropriation for the payment of certain
revolutionary and other pensioiu-rs, and
'lie !)ill making an appropriation for the
supj)orHjf Govertinieni for the year 1828;
all (if which bills were ordered to be eii-
groosed, and read a third lime to-day.
j.wv.vHY 19—In the Senate, yesterday,
'he IJi.l to a!)olish Imprisonment for
Dcbi '.V IS finally jussed—Ayes 25, Noe>-
10—and sent lo 'he father ll»use for con-
ciii rei'ce. 'I'l'e IJdl from the House of
lieptfseiiiaiives, ni-king appropriations
for the support of Cjovernment for tlv
( urr^’ii-p ear. and the l)ill makingappro-
iiiiatioiis f>r the payment ol Revolution-
aiv and other pensionei s, were taken up
and commit nd.
In I lie House of Uepresentatives, the
lloii ie resumed ihe rlisr ussion of ihe Bill
I'.ii the relief of Xiaiiginy I)’,\utenve.
I’lip nioiKjii 10 recommit the bill being
’V itlioravvn, Mr. (niilev renewed his'nio-
;Hi to ameiul hy ins.'i titig t lie annjuntof
I •* claim tor injury done to a slave. The
tindnient w^is tiu-n di-cu-.sed by Mr.
-I!’. Air. Suih*”iunJ, Mr. \\ ood, Mr.
l;vi irti, Mr. Allen, of Mass;ichusetts,
nd .\lr. Ilaile. liut no fjue:;tion was la
4%en w hen the ih>iise adjourned.
jANUAny 22. — Im me the Senate, ycster-
dy, the bill for regulating the process of
Ihe United Stales’Courts in those States
which have fjeen a.'li'iwtled into^he Union
since the year 17«y. was discussed and
laid on the taLile, wuh a view to further
examination. The bill fur increaiiing
ihe pay of Lieutenanis of the Navy was
discussed and amended as to apply lo
.;M the Lu utenanis, and ordered to a
tuird readine;.
In the House of Representatives, a
irreat niiniher of pi'tiiions and resolu
tions Hire received from the Depart
ments, ati(! a message from the I’lesident,
the coiiit tits of vvhicii vvill be found in our
repoil (jf pi oceed 1 iigs. A bill waste-
ported by ,\lr. M’DuIVm', from the Com
mittee ol \\ avs and Means, making ap-
propt iutions for sundry fortifications;
the details of which will he fontid undei
onr (!ong:ebsioiiaf head. Mr. Smyth
moved lhal the House resolve itsell into
CoiiimiUte of the whole on ihe stale of
the Uni»n. in order i» take u]) his amend
ment to the Constitution, but the House
t-i'fuscd hy a vote 89 to 8'). I’he Htjuse
,i|s:o po,tpoiud until to-day the furlher
(liscussjtiii of the bill lot* ihe relief ol
.Vial ign\ D’Auterivc, liavitig ordered the
whole jf me »•'. nh nce on this claim lo
he priniefl. 'I w’o private bills were pas
sed throui^h Cumniittee of the whole,
a>>d ordered lo be engrossed and read
a liutd .line to-day.
The I’rraty of Coumu-rce and Naviga
tion, between the Uiiited States and Swe
den. com luded at Stockholm, on the 4ih
of Julv last, has hem ratified by the Se
nate ; alid the Rutilicatiotis were ex
changed Ml this City on the ISth instant,
by the Secretary of Slate on the part
of the Utiiied States, and by IJaron de
Stackelhcrg. Charge d’Aflairs of his Ma
jesty the King (d‘Sweden and Norway,
on the pan of his government.
iVu/. Journal.
i'litflUfiftun
l^OM EUROPE.
The packet ship Columbia, arrived at
Nevv-York, which left Cowes on the 6th
of December, brings London dates lo the
5th inclusive.
It appears from various accounts from
Constantinople, in the French and Ger
man papers, that the intelligence of the
'I'urkish fleet was received al Constantin
ople on the first of November. The ci
ty was instantly thrown into great agita
tion, and the Turks were furiously cxas-
jjerated. No violtMue, hovvevef, was
centre of the square. If was then so
considerable, ’hat it might e„si»y hav-
been extinguished with a few buckets of
water, if there had been a few person^
only, to form a line to the river. The
utmost expedition was uied to sound ihe
alarm, but the bell was rung so much ir»
the style of ordinary occasions and
near the stated hour of ringing, that ma
ny persons, supposing it to be ihe usual
summons to work, arose sluggishly fron^
their beds. The inhabitants of the en
dangered square and those who had
moveables within its limits, fearful from
the progress of ihe fire and its situaiion^
in the midst of combusiible matter, ihau
its ravages would extend to the streets,
turned their attention to their individual
concerns and hastened to convey ihei.-
furniture and goods, to a place cf safety.
The Washington Engine had been ta
ken to pieces, the day preceding the fire,
and Engine No. 1, was out of order for
the first time since the formation of iho
company. The hooks and the imple
ments of the fire companies, had beeu
sent within the last 21 hours lo a woik-
man for the pnrpose of being repaired 9
and the whole strugi];’e for a mastery o-
ver the flames, devolved upon the Frank
lin Engine, which was.kept in action for
some titnf, bnl was, singly, found inadc-
qnate to co; e vvitli Ihe increasing mag-,
nitude of ilie rvil. yVt this juncture all
hojie ofsaviiir^ f.ny part of the square, was
a!>ati(!oned ; and the plan was adopted,
of pi'oiec’in;;' the most eS[)0Sed points of
to the pn'son, of thf .„i„are» and prcvcitint; il,.,
residents, and at the last dales, which . J ‘ ^
bringdown the intelligence so late as
the 10th of November, the Ambassadors
of the allies still remained there.
fireteom crossing ihe streets.
It is impossible itnmedialely after sucli
an event to state losses with accuracy.
'Ihe amount of property destroyed, is non
less than S 100,000 ; of that insured abouti
iS6l).G0..'. ^
Mrs Urquhart and Tvichard Hradlcj^
Esq. are the principal sufferers, among
the uninsured.—There arc a few, no
doubt, who fiave fost their all ; and
whose condition may call for the exer
cise of beneficence. Merchants and o-
ihers, at points of the square, distant:
from the centre, were successfu in con
veying their goods beyond the reach ot*
the flames, but all of tliem have probably
suflered losses from plunder, not with
standing the vigilance of the military sta
tioned for general protection.
Recorder.
A solemn U'arnmg to Parents.—It is sel
dom we have to record a circumstance,
which calls so loudly on parents, to bring
their children up in a becoming manner^
as the following. A few days past, twi>
small boys, aged 10 and eleven years,
(sons of Mrs. Rogers, a widow lady t'e-
sidenl of Hertford county) commenced a.
grme at cards, when a dispute arose,
about a walnut, which it appears was the
wager. It seems that the eldest con
tradicted the other, and he was told iT
he repeated it, he would shoot him in
stantly ; not su[)posing, perhaps, that ho
was in earnest, the eldest boy contradict-
vd him the second time, when the young
est, unhesitatingly, stepped in the house,
which was not far distan', brought oui a
gun, and put his diabolical threat into
execution, by sliooung i\is brother thro*
t!i» Invtd, when he fell and expired in a
fevv minutes. \W are told that the boy
has !)een safely lodged in jail.—It is noC
unlriquent lhal such consequences ensue,
in what some are pleased lo term inno
cent amusemcnis. Kdenton Gtteifle.
Centrevil'r,, (Md ) Jan. 12.
Traf^icnL'lJJair. — We record the follow*
itig melanclndy traiisaction, which hap
pened on Friday week, about 7 mih's from
Centreville, in the hope that it will prove
u salutary admonition lo the unthinking
and youihful part of the community.
Some fi ieiids had been invited to a
wedding, and the n.orningfollowing two
of them g(it possession of a gun and pair
of horse pistols which were in the house ;
these pistols it seems, had been loaned a -
bout two years ago, by the owner, who
belonged to the Centreville tioop. The
circumstance had enllrly slipped hifi
memory, and the young men w’ilhoui be
ing ap|,irised of the fact, commenced
snapping them at each other; being but:
a short distance ofi', one of the j)istols
discharged its contents into the upper
p.irt of the head ofone of the young men I
lie immediately lell to the floor, and sur-
vive(l but a few hours.
'I'he nami; of ihc dt'ceascd was Benja
min Wallers, he liad aitendpd the wed
ding as gnjomsman. It is sail ihe young
man who killed fiiin is ibc subject of ex.-
cessive grief.
Matov, Jan. M.
Creek .'IJ'airc.—A full Council of the
C’reek nation of Indians assembled a':
their ('ouiicil (iround, on Monday the
31't lilt, and coniinnetl for several days
On the rece;i)t of the News from Na-
vavino, it is said in an article from Con
stantinople, the Sultan was in such a pas
sion, not even his confidential advisers,
dared for some to a])proach him. At
length the Reis Effendi was admitted,
and on Ihe 3d the Uiogimiatis were sent
for, vvhoniade iheir appearance in great
consternation. The Sultan reproached
ihem with treachery, and declared ihai
he exceedingly regretted having for a
moment believed their insinuations or
the promises of the allied Ambassadors.
The Divan had been assembled to de-
liberaie on the proper measures to be ta
ken—they had asked farther time, and it
was expected that theirfinal decision would
be announced on the 11th. Throughout
the city of Constantinople it seems 0
have been generally believed at the last
dates, that the decision would not he of
a pacific nature, and that a general ar
mament would be otdered. This infer
ence, however, seems to be drawn from
the exasperation which prevails among
all ratiks of the Turkish nation, rather
than from any reflection on what may be
the f)est policy of their government.
Whal this policy is, there can b(* lit'le
doubt—and 'o our minrls, ihe most pro
bable inference seems to be, that the
Porte will do as almost every other gov
ernment has clone before it—that is, sub
mit with the besi grace it can, to what it
cannot help.
The Austrian Ambassador is said to
he in i ons'ant negotiation vvith the Porte.
The Reis Eflendi answered the Ambas
sadors of Prussia and Hollatid, who of-
IV rcd to i-xpress I heir condolence on the
late evenis, that the Porte AOild take a
step siii'able to its dn'nity.
i'he conduct of the Porte to the Am-
bassaiiors has been liillierto enurely ci-n-
formal>le 10 the law of nations, ^ir.d seems
!o be a pledre that llw Po'-'o, even in the
worst case, ijoes n*i de.'jign any thing
violent tov\ ai ds t hem.
An.irticl?* dated I'lorrtice, Nov. L"!*',
states that it h id been atintjnTI^-fl to tiie
Christian residrnts at Sm'. t na, lhal they
mit-ht pursue Iheir vocivtiotis wub per
fect senility.
l’h:‘ I’l t'Dch .Admiral Rigney, was said
;o !k- ( ii Snivriia on the 6th Nov, on board
ihe Trident.
Tiie late accounts of the entire sup
pression d' the rebellion in Spain, seem
:o ha\t‘ b en erroneous. Dallaster was ex-
I'cuied at 'I'arragona on the I3lh of No-
vemlx-r, and the standards of ihe insur
gents tak' ti with him were burnt by the
hangman. The insnrrcclion however is
m>l put (low .—nevv bands of rebels are
formeil, w hichs pread desolation ihrojgh
the counlry.
Letters from Portugal represent every
thing to be perfectly quiet in that king
dom.
The riots in Paris, says the nazelte dc
France, have been ratlnr ofa serious
description, some 20 peisons lost their
lives.
The Quotidienne represents the pro
gress ol the election, so far as ascertain
ed, to he. Opposition 2tJS, ministerial 1 16.
1 he fortress of E: ivan, in P«‘rsia, sur
rendered to Ihe Russians on'the 19th of
Oct.)ber, after a seige of 12 days. Th.- ,\. this Council, the Treaty made by Col.
Governor, wuh scver-J dtstmguished M’Kennvwi'h the Chiefs for the pur
Lahns, and 3000 troops, vvcre made pri
I'hase d' their remainint; strip of land in
the boundaries of (ieorgia, was laid be
fore them by the .\gent. anti receiver!
tlieir lull assent, 'i he (ioverriment i .
to pay th'm i^yi7,191 — being ^'>'^*'0 morr;
I than menliont d by Cal. M’fCenny in hi''
The House of Representatives refused
yestei'day to resolve list If into a Commit-
tee ol the whole on the Sla'e of the Un
ion, wliirh was moved by .Mr. Alexander
Smyth, lor the purpose «if taking up bis
resolution to amend the Cotislitution.
We perceive that most of the Opposition
Men>bers who were present voted for the
nif>tionr and had it prevailed, all the
pu!)Iic business In fore the JIousi* would
|)robablv have been Ining up for the n«^i
five or six veeks. We had woful expe-
1 I'y of a poullry house, near' mills' : and in tbrpu!chase of'spi^-
* ' j N*ben ii^Trly 1 ( azAU3. s bake shop, bit.uHlcd ncitr the trr.iL'i'.och aticl cardrj. So it woultf^cer.j
FTIUl
wiLMiNOTON, Jan. 23.
Our town has been once more visited
by the calamity of fire. The whole of letlt-r to 1! e Secretary of W ar. 'ofth)-;
sum, tlie liidiins luve af;reed to apprc-
priate S-V)')0 lor the s^upport of the Ken
tucky school : yvloOo t.> be divided be
tvveeii_ihe ’I'tukanliafrhee and iJroke’'
lhal \?ell built square, lying between
Macket and Dock Strieis and between
Front Street and the river, is destroyed.
About hall after 4 o’clock on Sa'.urilav
morning, fiie was discovered issuing
.Arrow schiiols : S2'J0,0C iitereeting hurv’