(i! Iv\ A li ‘v'^S I'iAi iil/i .
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TMi iisnvv. nr.('.,~ J.— !M-!% Joiu’s ol Ro-
■waii ])’ ■''' II '•'! 1’i‘l tl'i* liL-tlor |)n>u-c-
tion ul' }-’n')lii: Bruises owned by iiulivid-
Iials or corporations and |)i csci ibing llie
punishnuMil lor Ijiii nin^ I lie saiiii'.
Mr. I’ickcU, iVoni the Jufiiciary C'om-
iTiillfO, icporled u I)ill to jjrov ide lor tliu
security ol‘ persons purciuisiii!; slaves,
sold l)v virWie ol excciitioiis issued 1)\
Justices of the I’l-acc—wliicli bills were
read the fist tiine.
’I'he bill to aiitliurize the buHdinj^ of a
Tull lirid;-;e over the rl\er Cape I'ear and
to inrorj)(jraii' a company tor tliat pur
pose, and the bill authoi i/in},'- tlie 'I’rits-
'.ees (*f the Salisi)ury Accadeiny to raise
by w ay of lottery y.l(),00;> were oidered to
be enrolled. Tlu y are therefore laws.
Mr. ilill of I'raiikliri from the roininit-
tee on 1-ducaliuii. it‘j)orled a bill tocreaic
;i fiUKi I’or the esial)lishinenl of Common
Schools ami for the .supimrt iiiert of—
•wi.icli was read the first linse and ordereil
to be printed.
! ni.c. 2.1.—Mr. I’ickctt presen-
tcd a l)ill i» extend the provisions (jf an
i;( I passed in 18JJ,i?raiilin; further time
to perfect title# to lands—which was read
the lirsl time unl passed.
The eii;;rossed bill to repeal the loth
section of an acl passed in l.soi'., direc'.-
iny, the maiuier in which ihe cle: ks of li'e
Superior C'ourts shall lie a|)!)oiiu'd, Jx.r.
vas reail the second tune and indelinilely
j)osipoiu-d on motion ol Mi'. Speight ol
t-iieeiie, \ eas Tl, .\a\s I'J.
MoM)\v, 1)1 e. ‘2G.—'I’he bill to amend
an IK I t '>ncerniiur the town ol Sahsbiirx,
passi'il in 1n:2, cii.:p. .)-M, and for otliei-
]iui‘poses, was oi'fieii'il lo be enrolled. li
is I hrlclui e a law.
'1 lie Senate rvsolved itself into a coin-
rniltee of the whole, Mr. I’icketi in tiie
Chair, to take into consideration the hill
to create a fund for the estal)lishment and
sui)port of common Schools, kc. which
vas rej)oited with ati ameiiilment to the
]lousc b) the C'hi^irman, and on iiu^tionol
Sneed, oiMered to lie on liie ial)ie.
'I’lu' l)ill to amend an a( t passed in i "K.s
concernin'^ H(^ad‘', and th(' bill to amend
an a. 1 |.c*-sed in lK'2-1, aiithorizhii^- the
lijvpoiiiiment of Commissioners to rtii.
iitid ni;.rk tiu' tli\idin;j^ line beiween Lin-
coin ;'.nd iliuke, \fe’e indefmilely posl-
])UIH vl.
■P i-r,c. C7—.Mr. Hill of Stocks,
( • iiintitu • 'Ul liu pi t'pDsed
• !(> ;i r I 'US'i11:.ion ol ilic Lni-
, .i;, ’ !''(• cleLlloii ol
ar 1 \ 100 i‘'i ..ihi',:, ifpwiied
.nirotlU' . \ ii-ion,
1 ii'.' II sul)m i.'.i-il Icj;’ ilu’ir coti-
. >■. i;i-.i)Ul ..i;;ci,!;:ncnl—>\hich,
■loi’Mi. i'icketI, w .is oidered to
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tbrii
in -vvhicli Ctjsts ol's;;its dccid'-d in ll.i;- Sii-
i j)rime (N>nrts siiall hereafierb'’ coilected
and paid ofer, [ Provides that Shei ills in
all e.MCUtions from the Suprenu’ Court
siiall i>ay into the oliice of the Suiu-rior
Court from whence an appeal was taken,
the costs due in said ('otirt. j
Mr. Sw ain, I'rom the Select rommitlce
on the subject, reported a bill to erect
part of the counties of Buncoin!)e and
r>uike into a si‘j)arate and distinct coun-^
ty. 'i'his bill wae read the first timi‘ and
indi fmiielv postponed on molitni of Mr.
Dii'ikc.
Mr. S])ruill from the select ronimittee
on the subject, reported that it is iiiexpt -
client 10 est:iljlish a J\iiiie»itiary at this
lime.
Mr. Swain ]>vesenled tlic petition ol
John Mac Rae of I'ayi;ttevilU', staliinj; Ir
is about to publish a Map of tl’.e Siate,
and asking; for a loan ol .’,();)(.> lioilai s ti-
enable him totn'ect the work, lielerred
to a select committee.
L niavoiuble reports w'ero made on (lie
petition of William lltoker and otheis,
and lh(“ memcji ialof liie otbcers ol ihc
Sunday School L nion of Orange.
Kuii»\Y, Die. ’.'I.—ISIr. 11 ollanil prese'n';
ted a bill to aiin-iul ihe ‘.uh section ol an
acli)assi'd in 1777, dir-ciinLij the meiho'l
or(;lectiii;j: Meinljers of Assend)ly. ! i^ro-
J’.y the brin’ .Morce.!, which ar.ived at
Xew-York from Cadi/. p.ip«T.s to the
l‘)lh of XovemI)cr have, Ijeeii receiv^^d.
The iullow ln;^” aro extracts:
No\. 1 —I'.xti'act of a jirivate
letter from I rieste, elated tiie ltb inst:
Missolon^-hi siistair.s and dennds itseil
valiantly. Several Austrian vessels ha\e
been taken by the (ireeks. 1 he brig Se-
vero, iJiie oi our best vessels, on her re
turn from Smyrna with thirty ’I'urkish
paSMcnij^'is, fell in with an armed (ireek
\esst i. ' An eni,^a:^cnKni ensued, in which
she was captured, ihe crew jjiit to the
sword, ani! tin; bii,^suuk. I)iily tbiee ol
tiic 'i'urkish passini^ers were preserved
in the ho[)e of obtaining u l^irye l aiisom
for them.
(iihndl:n\ (H. jr.—VesU'rday 9 Spati-
isli merclKint \ essi'Is wert; captured l>\ tiie
Colombian ci uis'-rs. one alone esi aui'ci,
and owed her s.jvation to our balic rie-i,
whicii were oijeiu'vl upon tiie privn'ee.’s.
It is Ilf) lon;;er possible to bear these re-j mourn her loss
,he tarried uilh her brother over
In tiie miirniuK Mr. Leonard cume to her
and rei^ucbteil !it i- to ;^o liom^*.
peared vcrv pleu..^n. that morning. S.ie
went imniJdiately home. 1 he children
va:nt to M'hooU and left Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard, Harriet, (about ten years old,
v\ho w as unweW,) and the babe about one
vear old. Mrs. i.. j^ot her bench and tubs
io go to washinj;, w ben Mr. L. came in
wiili an axe behind lici-, and struck her
on the side of the head—she raised her
liand to her head, to deiend it Iroin the
blow, us he struck her with the head o
the axe, and l)roke her tjny;ers—she le 1
senseless to the lloor. He then strtjck
iv r twice on the side of the lace, which
knocked her jaw in, and bruised her
^llockingly, and said ‘ ci—n you, 1 guess
v(iu are dead now llien took his axe and
Carried it out and laid it in the back shed
—he came in, took his razor IVoin the
mani.el pii'ce, stood facing Harriet, who
lay on t'be lied, drew the razor twice a-
cross his throat, then Jell to the lloor. As
soon as he fell, Harriet went and took Uie
Daije out of the cradle, and ran cr\ing
murder! Mrs. L. has seven children to
His corpse was Carried
)■.; II ['i’('scnt (! .1 l)iil to anieiul
,i!'.iilhig Siici iH'-. and dirccliiiL;
i III ollicc anil ciiiip(iiinij I hen;
t/i (■ siiilit I'lit se'iiri'.y the dis
ci. r. of ilu ir. pu.Mii, duiii ’.
V, 1 iM',.-.i) w, ui'c. J.S.—.-.M r. I'ii kett.from
tlie .iiiduMurs (omiii:! :cv. to whom was
refeiii'd the oili h’niriiii;- the tiiue wilhin
vliii b pi os. rutious for lei'taiti olVences
slvii! be com:ii' Hi '1, rejniried '.hesjim
v’ii h '■.un it V aim 11 ! ii'i-n's, v, iui n wej'c a-
gieed III .111 i li.f Ijiil leaci tin- third lime.
'i lie eit_^:o'Scd liill to encoura,t;c lin-
piii^'icaPon of a liis'i,rical and scn'i\tiii>
vviirko:! this Si.i'.c. .’.vas rrad the second
time. Tl;is hiil, as 1'  ine irom llic
II ouse t)f CoMiiiiou'. aiiiiioi iM d Mi .Miir-
phev i() l\ii -e bv liilu r \, ! ni' su i.i ol
fort'u' piii j>osc (jf f ai r', no.; lus \ it \vs in
to rlVi. cl. motion of ;Mr. Spi ighl (d‘
(ii cri!‘, t !'■ bill .IS amended i)y striking;-
out fii, I'lOiisair/ and mserl ing •/;/'-
ttm t'.iiiiscii'l. .Ml'. Hill of I'raiddin mo\-
e'i fi:- Its iiidiiiiiUf postp(jnmi'ii’, whicli
va^ negali\i'i'. Mr. ard moved to a-
luendtl.c i)di ftiiiher l)y empowering the
Ciovernor 'u raise bv lotiery ihe fu st men
tioned sum, and loan the sanie to Mr.
■Murjdiey without interest for six years,
tipon conditi(jti that he give security for
tin- piil.iic ation of the woi4: and that
A\ hen tile u (ji k is comi»h-'ed. cojjlesofthe
sai'ie sli')i|’fi be tak> u i)v I’m- Slate to the
\a!'ie of ^J(),CK)0. On this amendment
t'-i' \ou-swere equal,.ind tlie Spi'aker de-
:i(hd in the negalivc. IMr. I'cjrney mov-
4 (1 a In w set lion w liiuh u as agi eed to. li m-
iting'tl.r cla-si-s of th«- Lollei y to//;/VV
di a\\'ings. '1 !>,f bill tin n pas.M’l its sc-
cj|id I'cairuii,'’, Vi'as .1, Na\s 1. 'i he
bill w.is tin n ri'ad the t'.iird time, and ^
]\i r. ilill mo\t(l ^1) o'l'l a tiiii'd 'ion. | ,1 II ImL.—Capt. llo!)r(ni of tin.’ whale
tlial tin-betiriil^ ol liu- arl‘.lion,u ii..i vcsi i ship plane til Xcw-Loiulon, has w ru
in Ml. Mui-piu y lin'd lie (..n\i slo i.u-I nm home, that on the iJlti of August, he
(1(.\I" nor, lor ih;' ii.se oi I'lr S,.iU', >di i |t]l in wilii a school of Sprrm Whales;
rit-i:’ -'I po.ssc^- loii to ail doi unu lil'.. la . j i.f luw('ri;d his Ijoat and soon fasteiu d to
-Cwiif t 11 P ',; til.' doir-aid his!((i ">. he i ui\ ■. one :—ihe line got rouiifl the loggeriieud
]). SM -s i.i !>!s (irai 1. piovulrd m- tnr be-L.jul look the boat dow n, and w itii it Na-
ii,if li.i' (ouipir:ioii ol the woi k—w hieh ] .luii I’lsh, the steersman. 'I'he boat a;)-
nibly.
poses that the polls may i)e ojiened at 10
o’clock in the morning, inslead of the
hour now !,pecilli-d. |
Mr.(iordoi! preseiitt'd a bill which W'as
1‘ead three limes, lo amend an act passt-il
in 181,', for- tin- better regulalioii of llu-
low n of WiikesIjMi'u.’
Ml-, iJoiioho from the conimiltee on
Internal Imi)i'j\ement, to VJioma resoiu-
of i!n- House oii tlie sultjeel was ri--
f(.-rred, repjrteil a bill directing the Ijoard
of Inlernal Impro\emenl to maK(- con-
Ir.iCts with such persons as may liereai-
ler undertake any of the public ini|)r.pve-
menis in ttiis state and to lake b(ml and
security for the perlormance of ihe same.
W illiam New loti Tal ks was elected
Colonel of Cavalry of the i llii iJrigaiie.
'I'he bill prescribing the duly of llu-
Atlorney (ieiieral was read the secoiul
time and amended by repealing ilie paris
ol a I. is under which the Solicitor Cicner-
i.i i.s appointed, so as to ai)poinl two So
licitors for the Ihird aiul fourth circuils,
and ihe bill as ainended pusbeU its inii d
leading.
s.\'ii:ku.vy, pkc. 2 1.—Mr. I’icol from
ihe select committee, rej)orted a bill an-
inji'i^ing a l(/au to .1. .\l;ic Kae to aid him-
in tiie pubiicalion of a .Ma]> of this Slule.
Mr. W ilsi.n, a bill lo aim-nd ihe lii.51.
section of ^n acl passed in 1; J0, con
cerning the marriage of infant feiuaies.
MONDAY, l-l.Cl.MliKl' 2C). Tlu! Ijill lO
make an ai)pi opriaiion tor ( li.-aring out
the I'lais 1)1 low ilmitigKHi, was read
the second lime. Mr. iJf.'on moved for
Us iinleliniie posipoiicmeiii, w iiicli was
liegaliveil 5J 10 4.'>.
1 lie bill io,[)ieveiit pro;ra''ted lltiga-
lioii by eiiK.i'giiig Ine jun'sdiclioii (d Jus-
lices ol the I'cace, was taken up in com-
niitlee of me whoU, Mr. Mai un in tne
chair, and rei>orieti wiih suiulry amend-
ineiKs lo the House*. After some de!)ate,
Mr. I'lcot moved for its indiliniie post-
poiirment, w hich w as carried 62 lo 47.
..I!'. Mariiii from the selecl comuiuiee
to whom was referred the bill lo compel
ceriain oiiloers therein named, to make
oui llK ir fee i)ills in dollars and cents,
ri ported the bit! w unout amendiijeni and
recoiiiuieiideil ils passage, and the bill
w as read the firsl time.
Mr. Scotl from the Judiciary commil-
lee, lo wiioni v. as referred the resoluiion
iiisirucLing them to einpiire i’lto the ex
pediency of .so ameno.r.g llio j)reseni
laws a^i to pre\enl, as lar as possible,
I’l'ivolous and iiudKious prosecutions go
ing into court, reported that it is not ex-
jii uient lo legislate on tiie sub_^ecl—which
report was concuned ;n.
n r.sDAY, ni'.c. «7.—Mr. A. Moore, prc-
senietl a bill 10 alter the lime of electing
ihe niembcis of the (ieneral .Vsseinbl\.
Proposes that they ije iield in Novem-
oer, instead of Augu.si.J
Mr. Stedman presenied a biJl to' pre
vent persons from educating sla\es.—
Ui-jecled on ils lirsl reading.
w i:i)M.si);\Y, 1)1 c.28.—^The bill tocreate
a lund for the csuiijiishmenl of Common
:ichools, was received from the Senate
aiKl read the lirsl time.
I’he bill lo legulale the hire of slaves
was indclinilely posli)oned. 81 to J.ii.
peat-'d captnro. I and iniried on a hill—her corpse wascar-
ship (;overnor Strong, rn-d lo the meeting hou .e, where a ser- ly drojiped
C u,i. Daniel C.oihn. which arrived here mon was preached by the licv. Mr. cratic Pres.s, have led lo susp.c.ous oi ihe
'  ... . . .■ .Sprague.” nianaL>'eme
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011
to I
to I
Ills.^ion w as made to lie | jicared in about Jo minutes, and he with
'':r and an iiiiieiM!mcnt |)i'oj)osi'd
' I hr ii!;iiiug' i)'.( at of till' Loiter)
1 1 n I Ui/i iis of Nortli-C ai'olina.
biM boHi V, I lf I,J icd. 'i'he bill passed
ils ,]d rea(.i!.g lo _ i.
llOt.sK (II (OMMONS.
'I iirnsD, M J,.— .\ir. W. W. .Tones
pK srii:«-d a bid to ni.dii- an appi oj)riation
i'o: ri' aiing’ out the llatsuciow ilming-
tuli.
-Mr. \\ iison, a liill for the bcttei regn-
tion of till' (!ounty Coiii ls (d’ W dki-s.
Mr. StoM fi'f>m tfie Jiidiciarv toininii-
tcc, reported a bill dirccling lliO niamiei-
bui bclore the ooat could be turned liu.
uiiale look both down again. W hen the
wiiale rose the second time the unfoiiu-
naie man was cul loose, of course drow n
ed. 'i he line was found wound I'ound Ins
linger and that holding only by a part of
ihc skin. He was one of the best men
on board.
'I'he jj’ibiic m.i) ere long, look for an-
o.her ••W’v\i.Ki,v Xo\i-.i.the author
is said U> be engaged in a work, the scc'ue
ol w hich is laiil on liie shores of 1- ife.
r. X Gci:.
iVoui *M.iis('i!les, willi a cargo ol wiiie
and oil, for New-Orleans, parted her ca-
!),'(• in a !;ale and w.'iil ashore near the
Casile of Sail I'elipe. It is supposed that
'.he has expei'ieiiced some damage.
We ha\e receivetl the inosl disastrous
accounts of a famine which now prevails
in liarbary lo such an eXieiit, tnal the
wretched inhabilaius of Tangier drop
down dead in the streets. A subscrip-
lion has been opened here for their re
lief.
I-'rom Ruenos ;\yies, papers have been
reci'i\ed at New’-\ork, to the jjUi ultimo,
inclusive. A great battle was loughl a
'.horl lime pre\ious!y, between a lorce ol
2000 Brazilian cavalry, commanded by
Col. DiMitos Manuel, and an ep.ial lorce
of the Monte Videaiis (or Hatida Orien
talists) under tlu- coinnK'.nd ol (ien. La-
valleja, in which a decisive victoi’v was
gained by the latter. I he Brazilian ar-
mv suslaiiu'd a loss ol 40i) men killed,
and 470 taken prisoners, including 52 ol-
licers, with 2“ >0 stand of arms, 10 pieces
of artillery, S.c. 'I’he loss of the Orien
talists was comparatively small, amounl-
ing lo thirtv killed and seventy wound
ed.
Fi'orn Buenos Jj jits.—In addition to the
batile between tiie liruzilian and Hand.i
Oriental ti ooj)s, we learn, by the last ar
rival at New York, that the government
of Ijiit-nos Ayres was alioul lo issue a
manifesto, claiming the right lo the ju-
risdiclioii o*’ Montevideo, and avowing
the inU-;iti.in of aiding the Patriots ii.i
their ctlorls to w rest it from the domin
ion of the Emperor; aiul that a serious
war was, therefore, likely lo ensue be
iween the two govermiu'Jits. .\ Hi-azili-
aii S(iuadrcn of 15 sail lay before Buenos
Ayres.
l-'rom tlic N.Y. Commtrc’ud Advertiser, Dcc. 16.
Sunru'Icr of .S7. Jikhi de Uloii.—We
have the salivfaction to announce tiuit the
Spaniards have been forced to aI)andon
the last strong hold they possessed on
this side of liie whole continent of.Vmet--
ica. I'he C'astle of St. Juan de Uh>a,
which has for a long time annoyed the
cciinmerce of Mexico, and commanded
the entrance into the |jort of \'era Cruz,
was siii'iendered lo the Mexicans on the
17th nit. 'I’his agreea!)le intelligence is
!)y Capt. I’osdick, of the ship l'r;incis.
Irom New-Orleans. He was boarded on
t!ie 4th inst. oil’ Havana, by the Mexi
can brig of war Victory, Caj)t. 'I'hotiias,
from \'era Cruz, bound to Havana, with
a Hag of trui-e, having on board (Jen.
Coppinger, the late (Jovernor, and the of
ficers of the Castli-. 'I’he troops compos
ing the gari'ison, who were reduced to a
few men, were on board of u transport,
which separated from the brig the day
before.
nosrov, Di'c. 12.
Discovi.ky 01- Sit.VKU Minks.—Captain
I’oiii), of the brig Colon, who arrived at
this port yesterday, inftji ins that a few
days pre\ions to his deparluie, a large
(piantity of silver was found on the sur
face of the earlh, a!)oul 1 !• miles from
C’o(iuiml)o, by a muleieer, who made
known his good lorlune at Cotpii.nbo,
and bad been olfrred thirty thou-.aiid ilol-
lars foi- the discovery. It was re[)oried
j about the time the Colon sailed, lli.il four
I or live valuable mines had ijeen traced
from the sd\ er found on the sut face,which
promised lo be almost iiu-xhaustible. One
of these was discovered by Mr. I’rosl, an
American merchant at Coqiiimbo, and it
was siip|)osed he would obtain a grant to
w ork it, as others had done. Peoj)le were
Hocking to the place from Cotpiimbo in
search of silver, so that it was dilVicull lo
gel any business transacted.
J lor rill Mui'ikr anil Siiirirlc.—I'-x tract of
a letter Irom a voung lady in Springfield.
.Mass. dated Dec. 17.—“Yesterday my
eyes i)eheld such a sight as 1 never hei'ore
wiinessed—it Uas tin; corpsits (d‘Mi-, and
.Mrs. Leonaril. 'I’iie circumstances are as
lollows : Last Tuesday, Mrs. Leonard at
tended meeting in the evening : on ac
count of the ill irciiiinettl of her husbatid.
Th(‘feelings of the inhabitansof the
centra! part of Washington were painlul-
ly exciU'd, on Saturday last, between
and 4 o’clock, P. M. by the sjdd--n death
nf Dr. TiioM.v s WKnii, who lately kept a re-
spi’ciable Druggist’s Siiop, near Lrown s
Tavern. Ho died by his own hand, hav
ing shot himself through or near the
heart, wiih a horse-pibtol. No cause has
been assigned lor this act ol desperation.
The deceased was on a highly respecta
ble family, some of whom reside among
us, and whose distress of the occasion
mav be well conceived. At//. Inltl.
The Democra'.ic Press mentions an
other i-obi)ery of a wagonet', near Phila*
di-lphia, by two villains, armed with
iiuives and pistols, ol 75 dollars in mon-
ev. He enlreated them to allow him
something to bear his expenses home, as
he had lifiy miles to travel; but their gen
erosity extended only to 75 cents.
Beu'are of counterfeit 100 dollar rwles.—
Counterfeit 100 dollar notes on the Far
mers’ Bank at Winchester, were detect
ed at the bank on 'I'uesday. 'i’vvo notes
of that description were contained in a
package sent from the Mechanics’ Bank
of Baltimore, and upon first sight were
pronounced by the olVicers to be base
counterfeits. 'I'hcy are signed P. X.
Nicliolns,’' u'hereas the branch bank at IVin-
ci'ics/tr nerer issued any 100 dollar notes irith
tlirit si/jnatarc, but all signed Benj. Jlatcticr.
Two other striking defects in the notes
were visible to the ollicers ; but the dif-
i'erence in the signatures is enough to
put the public on their guard.
IVincltcster Hcpuhlican.
FIIIE AT TllK CAPITOL.
■w.\sniNcvroN, dkc. 2,i.—About IwMv’e
o’clock last night, Y'incent, the sergeant
of the guard on duty at the Capitol, j)er-
ceiving an unusual light in the apartment
of the Library of Congress, alarmed the
Lil)rarian, w ho instantly came to the spot,
and, on opening the doors, perceived a
part of the gallery, (of wood,) which runs
round the apartment, to be on fire. He
immediately removed the books in the
alcove adjoining; and, the alarm being
spread, the citizens proini)tIy assembled.
.\n engine and hose were brought, and
by the very active exertions of the fire
men, aided by a number of Members of
Congress, wlio vied w'ilh one another in
tlieir exertions lo save the Library, the
llanies were extinguished in less than an
hour.
V'ery few of the Books, and those of lit
tle value, are consumed. Many of them,
of course, arc injured by the wet, and by
a hasty removal ; but the loss is trilling,
to what might have boen expected. '1 he
ceiling of the Saloon is partly destroyed. Sc
one of the alcoves,of this beaiitii'ul apart
ment. It is believetl that the iii'!- ui igin-
ated from a candle, left in the gal!ci-y by
a gentk-man who was reading there till
a late hour, and whicl;, being up stuii
was not •Hoiiced when the Library was
closed. AV//. Int.
Dr.STIM r i IVK FlIM-..
A conflagration inot-e »'xtfusive in i’s
ravages than any which had 1,'een previ
ously exp(.-rienccd iii this ( iiy for several
years, comnieticed on Sunday moriiiti;;-.
I)elweeti 12 and 1 o’clock, ami continued
burning unlil nearly 4 o’clock, before ils
destructive progress could be arrestvil.—
with some of the adjoining 0 buildings^
were destroyed. Another wooden dwel-'
ling house, belonging to Captain S.\lti's,
and nearly adjoining the one destroyed,
was preserved, by the unremitied cxer*
lions of the Hose Company. Several 0.
ther houses adjoining the scene of conflji.
graiion, were repeatedly on fire, but
were finally saved by tht exertions of the
citizens, aided, by the Hose, Engine, and
Axe Companies.
It is not ascertained how the fire origi.
nated—no one slept in the front building^
in which it commeticed, nor was there
any lire or candle in it afier half past g
o’clock in the evening ; the flames wero
discovered by a w atchman about haifpast
12 o’clock. The night was severely
cold, the wells in that neighliorhood,
which are by no means numerous, were
generally low, and soon exhausted j and
unfortunately, it was low tide at the lime
the lire was raging—these circumstanccs
added much to ^le difliculty of arresting
i;^ progress; and it is matter of congrat
ulation, under all these fliscouragemeiits,
that ils ravages were not more extensive.
Charleston Courier,
The Castom-Housc—Some hints recent
ly drojijjed by the Editor of the Deiiio-
cratic Press, have led lo suspicious of ilie
management of li'.e concerns of the Cus-
lom-Houses generally; and the follow
ing, copied from the Press of'riuirsdav
last, is of loo Si rious u nature to be por-
miiied to go uneontradicifd. If the thin^'
be as slated, it is high time the correc
tive was applied : if ii be not, let the state-'
mcnl bo dtcisivcly refuted.
rim..\i)i.i:i’iii.\, rr.c. 15.—It is now said,'
and coiilidently said, that the China Mcr-
chaiu who lately failed in this city, has
tak.cn, or caused lo be, taken, without huv-
ing given the re^juired securities, front
the Custom House Stores, seventeeu
thousand one Ivindred and eighty pack
ages II Can this !).- possiI)le ? Half Un>
;.inount, or one half cjf that half, would,
be ficarcely credible, vet the w'hole amount
is boldly airirmed. It is further said, wo
hope for the jiurpose of ascertaining the
extent of puijlic crcdulity, and not be
cause it has any foumlaiion in truili, that
certificates, ]>roper Custom House Crr-
lilivates, were obtained to accompany thc>
seventeen thousand packages thus takea
from the Public Stores. Strange and in
credible as are those rumors, yet others
still more strange and, incrcdiblc, tuft
currently circulated, listened to with,
avidity, yea, and credited generally.—
'I'hcre will be no end to these stories un
til the public, from authority, are saiis-
lied as to the real state of things.
hope Congress will not be long before
they instiiuie an inquiry upon so liberal
a scale, as not merely to em!)race this
ease, but the w hole system of collecting-
the revenue. Press.
On this subject, the Baltimore (la-
zette of Saturday alTords the followings
additional information :
“ We ran see no good reason why it
should not be staled iluit the name of the
Merchant who has failed is Edward
rhomi)Son, as that fact is well and gener
ally known in Philadelphia. We also
think, that justice to the respectnble Col
lector of Philadephia, ti veteran ofiicer of
the Kcvolution, requires that il should be
explained, as we are-informed is the fact,
that he is not justly chargeable with any
impropriety of conduct oflicial or other
wise, in regaril to ihe removal of any mer
chandise before the duties payable there
on were secured. The Philad-clplvia edi
tors, we hope, will not neglect this act of
justice.
[It is Sail! that the government will lose
the enormous sum of Sy00,000 by the fuil-
urc of Mr. 'I'hompson. j
The pul)Iic have been api)rised of the
loss of a ])ackei containing money, that
was mailed at I'ayetievillo for Newberti,
N. C. on the 'Jth of April. 1821, of its
long disappeat-ance, and of ils rc':enl i’l’-
cove ry.
\\’e are happy to have it in nur power
to stale, that ils detention is ascertained
to have been the ell'ect of accidmit eiitii’i:*
ly-
♦Letters of inquiry were addressed,
understand, !)v tin- Post Master (leiieriil
to all the ’.*o.',l Masters on the st-vcral
routes between tht^ two places, from an
answer lo one cf which il appears, thui
oti ihe removal of a Post Oliice desk i;i
()(,to!jer last,the packet w as found iinopcti*.
ed beiween flu; desk and the wall, and
was iiumeiliately forwarded lo the
of its des:inati tn.
^^'e further I('arn,that the mnnagcmrnt
of this oliice ha:; always exhibited dili*
gence aiui lideruy, and that the chara tor
of tlu‘ Post Master is held In high I'S-
It commenced in a fruit shop, occupi(;d |*■*>'
by Mr. Jno. Y'igneau, near to the corner !j"i'’hed cilizens ol this Slate.
of Lamboll-sl. 011 the \Vesi side oi' King-
sl,—'I’he wind being at ,\. !•;. t|,(; flames
were c.arried immediate!v over a mass of
wooden buildings, extending to South-
Buy, and the entire scjuare bounded on
the I'.ast by King-streel, on ihe Soutli'l)v
Soulli-Iiay-slreel, and on thp North by
Lamboll-street, w ith the exc»*ption of foui-
dwelliug-houses, nearest to Legare-slreet.
was enlii-ely destroyed, llesides the
I)uildii)gs burnt in this square, :> dwel
ling houses on the Last side f)f King-st.
nearly opposite to where the lire origina
ted, and the large mansion of Capt. 1’.
Sm I ts, on the South side of South-Bay-
strect, locciioied by .Mr. IIogkk IlruioT.)
his ncig!\bors, and by distui-
lie.
ynf. Journal.
Criminnl Lair.—The Lcgislatuve of
^'ermont have ado])(ed a new criniini'
code, abolishing capital punishments m
every case but murder in liie first d('!;rre,
atid arson of dwelling houses, caiiii'ig
death. The penalties of other crimes con
sist chielly in impiisotmienl fora greaiei
or less jH-riod. lialci/^h PfS'
'I’he total cd’ the cotton crop of the
L’nited Slates, for the year ending
I, 1H2.), is to be bales, bi‘ing a"
increase of f.O.DD I bales ou tlie crop ol
4)recediiig