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on hef part, either a reckless disregard for the Federal honor, or a deliberate intention to provoke, by a series of aggressions, the disruption of our friendly relations. Resolved, That the practice of Great Britain, in detaining and searching our ships for slaves on the high seas, and her determination to emancipate them when ' casfaway within her territories,' without authority from the law of nations, or a special convention to that effect, if not at once rebuked and arrested, will grow to a precedent, by which she and other na tions may hereafter, under the same false pretences, attempt to interrupt the' com merce in slaves between this and other - States in the Confederacy. Resolved, That our Senators and Rep resentatives in Congress be requested to urge through the Federal Government, an immediate demand on the British Govern4 ment, for indemnification or resiiiion of the . property of citizens of the United Slates, r wrongfully destroyed or detained by her authority, and a prompt adjustment with her of all the differences that threaten the peace of the two countries, and the rights of the slaveholding-Staies in particular. Twenty-eighth Congress. CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS. IN SENATE. Tuesday, December 7, 1841. The message having been read, Mr. Mangum moved that the message ' and accompanying document' be laid on the table and printed. . Agreed to. , Mr. Smith of Indiana moved that 1,500 copies of the message with the accompany ing documents, and 3,500 without die doc uments, be printed for the use ofj the Se nate. Mr. Benton observed that he conld not reconcile it to himself to let the resolution nnaa without molriiirr rt four remarks nn that t ", - part of the message whirl) related to the new Fiscal Agent. Looking at that feature of it, as read, he perceived that the Presi dent gave an outline of his plan, leaving it to the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish the details in his report. He (Mr. Benton) apprehended that nothing in those details could reconcile him to the project, or in any manner meet his approbation. J here ' were two main points presented in the plan, to which he never could agreeboth being wholly unconstitutional and danger ous. One was that of emitting bills of credit, or issuing a treasury currency. Congress Lad no constitutional authority to issue pa per money, or emit Federal bills of credit; and the other feature is to authorize this Government to deal in exchanges. The proposition to issue bills of credit, when under consideration at the formation of the Constitution, was struck out with the ex press view of making this Government a hard money Government not capable of recognising any other than a specie irren cy a currency of gold and silver a cur rency known and valued, and equally un derstood by every one. But here is a pro position to do what was expressly refused to be allowed by the framers of the Con stitution to exercise a power not only not granted to Congress, bat a power expressly denied. The next proposition is to a uthor ize the Federal Government to deal in and regulate exchanges, and to furnish ex change to merchants. This is a new in vention a modern Idea of the power of this Government, invented by Mr. Biddle, 'to help out a National Bank. Much as General Hamilton was in favor of paper money, he never went the length of recom mending Government bills of credit, or dealings in exchange by the U. S. Treas ury. The fathers of the church, Macon, and John Randolph, and others, called this a hard money Government: they objected to bank paper; but here is Government pa per, and that goes beyond Hamilton, much as he was in favor of the paper system. The whole scheme of making this Govern ment a regulator of exchange a dealer in exchange a furnisher of exchange is ab surd, unconstitutional, and pernicious, and is a new thins under the sun. Now he (Mr. Benton) objected to this Government becoming a seller cf exchange to the country, for which there is no more authority than there is for its furnishing transportation of goods or country produce There is not a word in the Constitution to authorize it not a word to be found justi fvinz the assumption. The word ex 's f . ivhoi Cnange IS noi in me uuinmuu' ii. "' does this message propose ! Congress is called upon to establish a Board with agen cies, for the purpose of furnishing the country with exchanges. Why should not Congress be alo called on to furnish that portion of the community engaged in com merce with facilities for transporting mer chandise ! The proposition is one of the most pernicious nature, and such as must lead to the most dangerous consequences if adopted. ' The British debt began in the time of Sir Robert Walpole, on issues of Excheq uer bills by which system the British na tion has been cheated, and plunged irre trievably in debt to the amount of nine hundred millions of pounds. The propo sition that the Government should become the issuer of exchequer notes, is one bor rowed from the system introduced in Eng- . l-.wl k Kir PA... V1..! ...l.rwo II hiir administration was nnthinor hut hitrli Torv administration of Queen Anne. lie (Mr. Benton.) had much to say on this subject, . but this was not the lime for entering at ; large into it. This perhaps was not the proper occasion to say more; nor would it. fie (Mr. Benton) considered, be treating the President of the United States with proper yef pcet to enter upoa i premature discus sion. He (Mr. Benton) could not, howev er, injustice tojhimself, allow this resoln tion to pass without slating his objections to two such obnoxious features of the pro posed fiscaliiy. looking as he did, upon the whole thing as one calculated to destroy the whole structure of the Government,' to change it from the hard money it was in tended to be, to the paper money Govern ment it was intended not to be, and to mix it up with trade, which no one ever dream ed of. He (Mr. Benton) had on another occasion staled that this Administration would go hack not only to -the Federal times -f '98, but to the times of Sir Rob ert Walpole and Queen Anne, and the evi dence is now before ns. He (Mr. Benton) had only said a few words on this occasion, because he could not let the proposition to sanction bills of credit go without taking the very earliest opportunity of expressing his disapproba tion, and denouncing a system calculated to produce the same results which had raised the unfounded debt of Great Britain from twenty-one millions to nine hundred milj lions of pounds. He should avail himself of the first appropriate opportunity to maintain the ground he had assumed as to the identity of this policy with that of Wal pole, by argument and references, that tins plan of the President's was utterly uncon stitutional and dangerous part borrowed Irom the system of English Exchequer is sues, and part from Mr. Biddle'a scheme of making the Federal Government an ex change dealer though Mr. Biddle made the Government act indirectly through a board of bank directors, and this makes it act directly through a Board of Treasury Directors and their agents. Ihis-is the first time that a formal pro position has been made 10 change our hard money Government (as it was intended to be) intoga paper money machine; and it is the hr&t time that there has been a .propo sal to mix it up with trade and commerce, by making it a furnisher of exchanges, a Dank ot de iite, a lurnisher of paper cur rency, and imitator of ihe old Coufede ration in us continental bills and a copyist o! the Lmglish Exchequer system. Being the first time these unconstitutional aud pernicious schemes were formally present ed to Congress, he felt it to be his duty to disclose his opposition to them at once. He would soon speak more fully. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 13, 1841. The following standing and select com mittees were announced : Committee of Elections. Messrs. Hal stead, Blair, Caruthers, Benjamin Randall, Borden, Barton, Turney, Houston, and Reynolds. Of flays and Means. Messrs. Fill more, Botts, Samson Mason, Wallace, Thomas F. Marshall, Joseph R. Ingersoll, John W. Jones, Atherlon, and Lewis. On Claims. Messrs. Gidding, Osborn, Co wen, Tomlinson, Arnold, Ilubard, Burke, Williams, and Medill. On Commerce. Messrs. John P. Ken nedy, Winthrop, Toland, John C. Clark, Rayner, Allen, Sherlock J. Andiews, Thus. W. Williams, and Ferris. On Public Lands. Messrs. Morrow, Lewis Williams, Truman Smith, Gentry, Bronson, Howard, Casey, Brewster, and Jacob Thompson. On Post Office and Post Roads. Mes srs. Briggs, Jos. L. Williams, Russell, Brock way, Owsley, Hopkies, Andrew Kennedy, John G. Floyd, and Plummer. On the District of Columbia. Mes srs. Underwood, Summers. Alexander Randall, Powell, Richard W. Thompson, John Campbell, Ward, Dawson, and Bid lack. .. , On the Judiciary. Messrs. Barnard, Trumbtjll, W. Pearce, Maxwell, Thomas F. Foster, Milton Brown, Charles J. In gersoll, Roosevelt, and Saunders. Oi Revolutionary Claims. Messrs. Hall, Patrick G. Goode, Triplett, Thomas J. Campbell, Maynard, Washington, James, Parmenter, and Wm. O. Goode. On Public Expenditures. Messrs. Sheppard, Linn, Hudson, John J. Stuarl, Merriweiher, Green, Clinton, Littlefield. and McClellan. On Private Land Claims. Messrs'. Moore, Alex. II. 11. Smart, John Young, Wm. Cost Johnson, Richard I). Davis, Cross, Turney, Payne, and Chas. Biown. On Jfanifactures. Messrs. Saltonstall, Tillinghast, Randolph, Slade, Hunt, Hen ry. Habersham, Aaron V. Brown, and Pat rick C Caldwell. On Public Buildings and Grounds. Messrs. Board man Ward, Augustus Young, Cranston, and Bowne. On Revisal and Unfinished Business. Messrs. Eastman, Beeson, Charles A. Floyd, Jack, and Mattocks. On Accounts. Messrs. ' Marchand, Yorke, Casey, Maley N. Clark, atvJ Jo seph L. Williams. On Mileage. Messrs. Thomas W. Williams, Merriweiher, John C. Edwards, Westbrook, and Egbert. On Ihe Library on the part cf the House. Messrs. Tillinghast, Aycngg, and Sumter. Stlecl Committee on finance and the Currency. Messrs. dishing, John P. Kennedy, Gilmer, Garrett Davis, Wise, Roosevelt, Proffiit, McKav, and William W.Irwin. Select Committee on the Apportionment of Representatives Messrs. Everett, Chillis, Caruthers, Summers, Pierce, John T. Smart, Bidlack, Cross, and Weller. On the Smithsonian De quest. Messrs. John Q. Adams, Habersham, Truman Smith, Underwood, Benjamin Randall, Charles J. Ingersoll, Hunter, Houston, and Bowne. Select Committee on the National Foun dry. Messrs. William- Cost Johnson, Samson Maon, Kiug, Randolph, Mallory, Hunt, Keim, Parmenter, and Cave" John son.' ' On Manufactures. Messrs. Saltonstall, Tillinghast, Randolph, Slade, Hunt, Hen ry, Habersham, Aaronr V. Brown, and P. C. Caldwell. . v Vt Agriculture. Messrs. Deberry, Ridgway, Simonton, Mattocks," Doig, Shaw, John Edwards, Partridge, and John Hastings. . - . On Indian Jlffa. Messrs. Cooper, Caruthers, Chittenden, Sollers, William Butler, Watterson, Harris, Weller, and J. C. Edwards. On Military Affairs. Messrs. Stanly, Pendleton, Gogg-an, William B. Campbell, Stokeley. William O. Butler, Sumter, Mil ler, and John Thompson Mason. On Naval Affairs Messrs. Wise, King, Caliionn, J. C. Clark, Burnell, Fes senden, Graham, Mallory, and Clifford. On Foreign Affairs. Messrs. Adams, Gushing, Everet', W. C. Johnson, Gran ger, Gilmer, Hunter, Rhett, end Proffit. ' On Territories. Messrs. Pope, C, II. W'iiliams, G. Davis, Sollers, Gates, Green W. Caldwell, Hays, Dean, and C. A. Floyd. ' On Revolutionary Pensions. Messrs. Taliaferro, Rodney, Staley N. Clarke, Mathews, L. W.Andrews, Bahcock, Mat thews, Fornanre, and Wm. Smith ' ! On Invalid Pensions. Messrs. Morris, Aycrigg, Baker, Gordon, Siratton, J. D. Jones, Doan, Sanford, and Augustus Young. On Roads and Canals. Messrs. Law rance. Lane, J. B. Thompson, W. W. Ir win, Sprigg, Steenrod, Wood, Daniel, and Rigss. On Patents. Messrs. R. McClellan, Cranston, Gerry, Ramsey, and Sanford. The following six Standing Committees, appointed at the last session, hold over for the remainder of the Twenty-seventh Con gress, viz : On Expenditures in the State Depart' ment. Messrs. Van Buren, Hudson, Oli ver, Brock way and W. S. Hastings. On the Expenditures of the Treasury Department. Messrs. McKeon, Samson, Mason, Partridge, Isaac D Jones and J. Irvin. On Expenditures in the War Depart vient. Messrs. McKay, Tomlinson, New hard. J. J. Linn and Brockwav. On Expenditures in the Navy Depart ment. Messrs. Yorke, Siminton, Borden, Steuart and Green. On Expenditures in the Post Office De partmentMessrs. Lowell, Morgan, Wash ington, Boyd and Lane. On Expenditures on the Public Buil dings Messrs. Cave Johnson, Gales, Bidlack, Stokeley and Houck. Mr. Briggs announced the death of the late Col. Hunter, Assistant Doorkeeper of the House, and offered the usual resolution, directing ihe Clerk to pay the funeral ex penses of the deceased ; which was adop ted. Mr. Briggs then offered a resolution, de claring that the office of Assistant Door keeper was unnecessary, and that it should therefore be abolished. This question was decided in the affirmative yeas 177, nays 23. On motion by Mr. Fillmore, ordered, that the several petitions & memorials that were presented at the last session, together with the bills that""passed the House and were lost in the Senate, be again referred to the same committees which had them heretofore under consideration. Mr. Underwood offered a resolution pro viding for the appointment of four stenog raphers to report the proceedings and de bates of the House;" but, it being objected to as out of order, Mr. Underwood moved a suspension of the rules, to enable him to bring it before the House; which motion was rejected. On motion by Mr. Barnard, the House proceeded to the election of a Chaplain. Mr. Gentry nominated the Rev. Mr. Maf (it, of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr. Wood nominated the Rev. Mr. Mr. Cusiiing nominated the Rev. M. Clark, of ihe Preshytprian Church; Mr. Ward nominafed the Rev. Mr. Donellan, of the Roman Catholic Church; Mr. Roo sevelt nominated the Rev. Mr. Hawley, of the Protestant Episcopal Church ; Mr. Campbell nominated the Rev. Benjamin Palmer, of the Presbyterian Church; Mr. Underwood nominated the Rev. Mr. French.of the Protesiant Episcopal Church; Mr. Osborne nominated the Rev. Mr. Gur ley, of the Presbyterian Church. Before proceeding to vole, Mr. Underwood stated to the House that he had just been inform ed that the Rev. Mr. Tustin, of the Presby terian Church, had this morning been elec ted Chaplain to the Senate, and that, there fore, the nomination of a Presbyierian cler gymsn was out of order, the rule requir ing the two Chaplains of Congress to be of different denominations. Messrs. Cusii ing, Campbell, and Osborn, thereupon sev erally withdrew the nominations of Mes srs. Clark,. Palmer, and Gurley. The House then, proceeded to vote viva voce; after which Messijs. Cushing and Board man, who were appointed teller.,' reported that the Rev. Mr. Ma flit had received 133 vote., the Rev. Mr. French 53 votes, and the Rev. Mr,"Hawey 12 votes, 198 voies in all ; , whereupon ihe Speaker announced that the 'Re v. Mr. Maflit having received a majority of all the votes taken, was duly elected. After the presentation and refer ence of several documents from the Exec utive Departments, The House adjourned. From the fl'estern Carolinian. The Distribution bill or, . Legislative robbery of the public. Treasury. It is hard to say which of the acts passed by the Federal Whigs at the Extra Session of Congress, is the oiost objectionable, they areall so outrageously bad; but without by any means intending to subsiract on tittle from iheodious character of . the balance, we nevertheless consider that the distribu tion act,, commonly . called the "Bribery Bill," and which may with equal propriety be denominated the Robbery Bill, is enti tled to take rank at the head of the list. , : - - Without saying any thing at present about the- unconstitutional iiy of this act, we wonld just direct the reader's notice to one feature its glaring inequality . We are indebted to Kendall's able review of the Extra Session for the facts. Take ihe total receipts from public land, during the year 18 40 as the basis of calcu lation, and we have the following re sults. By the provision! of the act. North Carolina with a Federal population of 655,002, would receive not quite one hundred and three thousand dollars, (8102,998 80) while Missouri with a Federal population of 360,406, not equal to half that of North Carolina, would re ceive one hundred and sixty four thousand five hundred and eighty seven dollars; upwards of sixty two thousand dollars more than North Catolioa. North Carolina gets for her share fifteen cents a head while Missouri gets forty five cents a head just three times as much. Is there any equity or j ustice in this unequal division. Again when the public Treasury is emptied by this robbing process of uneqnal distribution, it must of necessity be filled r.gain, to meet the expenses of Government and how is this to be done ! why, of course, by a Tariff tax and who pays the most of this tax North Carolina, or Missouri ? North Carolina unquestionably pays twice as much as Missouri. Now let ajy honest man look at the whole ope ration. Missouri, gets three times as much of the money distributed, as North Caro lina, and when the taxes have to be paid to return it to the empty Treasury, North Carolina pays twice as much as Missouri. Is there any justice or equity in this ? Yet it is one of the wise whig measures of "reform" promised us in 1840. Whig Nominations. The Federalists of Orange County lately held a meeting which adopted unanimously the following resolution: "Resolved, therefore, that we do now, and hereby nominate HENRY CLAY, of Kentucky, as a candidate for the next Pre sidency, and we pray God, that his life, health, , and extraordinary powers may be spared to adorn and benefit his coun try." The Petersburg Intelligencer (whig) says: "We second the motion" of nomi nation. So do we, most heartily, if they will let us have a voice. We would desire nothing better for the success of Democracy than to see the repeatedly defeated Tariff champion ihe author of the Bribery Bdl the new National debt, and all the iniquit ous measures of the Extra Session, again before the people as the whig "available." We hope "his lite, health, and extraordinary powers may be spared" for another de feat. The same .reeling also nominated his rold plateau,' Excellency, Gov. More- head, for re-election ; may "his life, health, and extraordinary powers be spared" also, to answer to the people for the prom ises lie made in 1840. of "reform and better limes," and to inform them whether President Tyler has the dish-rags at the White House "hemmed" or not. Mississippi. It is necessary to under stand how far they propose to go in the matter of repudiating the State bonds. ' It is not true, we believe, that they de sign to repudiate any bonds except S5, 050, 000 issued in favor of the Union Bank of Mississippi, which they allege to have been illegally, and even fraudulently, disposed of. The whole bonded debt of the Stale, including the above $5,000,000, is only about $7,000,000. It would have been much greater, but for the energetic course of Governor M'Nutt. The Legislature had authorised tho issue of 15.500,000 in favor of the above mentioned Bank. The first S5, 000,009 were issued, and sold to Nicholas Biddle, and are guaranteed to the European holders by the United States Bank. The second $5,000,000 were also executed, and delivered to the Union Bank, but their sale was prevented by a procla mation of the Governor. The remaining $5,500,000 the Governor refused In fie cute until further action on the part of the Legislature, which action never took place. Thus, of the 815,500,000 authorized by the act of the Legislature to be issued in favor of the Union Bank, only $5,000,000 are outstanding; and it is this $5,000,000 which the anti-bond party propose to repu diate. The $2,000 J100 issued a few years bt fore, in favor f the Planters Bank, they acknowledge to be binding, and intend to pav. At least, such is our information and belief. These two sums constitute the whole bonded dbt of Mississippi, or near ly all. So that, even including the repu diated bonds, 'Mississippi is not so deeply in debt as has been generally supposed. The 5.000,000 in dispute were issued in June, 1833, and disposed of to Mr. Biddle in August of the same year. Not long after, they were lodged in Europe as collat eral for loans made to the Unued Stales Bank. New Fork Journal of Commerce. From the Richmond Eniqurer. The case of the Creole, the revolting details of which we have copied from the New Orleans Bulletin, has thrown the Crescent cr.y into a Same. Th conduct of tha British authorities u calculated to call forth the strongest feeling of indigna tion among the people and a severe re buke and A decided demand upon the Go vernment of England. Is Mr. Everett, the Minister, qualified by his habits and trains of thinking, to do justice to the . South on such a question? Yesterday's Compiler states, that, "Alier the arrival of the slaves at Nassau, it is Slid, that they acknowl edged that a Baptist preacher named Bourne, of Norfolk, (one paper says Rich mond, hut there is no such man here) had advised them with regard to their course and given directions how to proceed. The mate, Mr. Goddard, learned at Nassau that Bourne had formerly resided there and had absconded, leaving his family. He is an Englishman and about 40 years of age. "The -slaves were the joint property of Messrs. Thos. M-Cargo, Johnson & Lp erson and Lumpkin of this city. Mr. Hewell was the agent of Mr. McCargo, and is said to have been much esteemed and respected. Three of the slaves were killed in the affray, and another died of his wounds after his arrival at Nassau. Five more, four females and a boy, came to N. Orleans, having refused to accept their freedom. It is said that a youth, a nephew of Mr. McOargn, was on board and that his life was barply saved by the interposi tion of two of Mr. McC slaves, whose attachment to the. youth prompted them to save his life. A touching incident worthy of remark' is, that a fjitiiful and valuable dog belonging to the Captain fought furi ously against the negroes and bit some of them seriously. He was finally killed." The N. O. Picayune says; "That the entire scheme was resolved upon before the brig left Richmond, is evident from the fact, that the negroes boasted at Nassau that they expected to encounter the brigs Long Island and Orleans, which sailed from Richmond in company with the Cre ole, with Cargoes of slaves. Both of those vessels, however, are 6afe in port. A full investigation of this case, we doubt not, will present some very strange develop ments." It is said (we know not upon what au thority,) that the slaves were insured at N. Orleans. fSince writing the above, we have seen a schedule of the Insurance effected at N. Orleans, to the amount of $90,500 This Insurance was effected in three different OfTices: The Ocean Policy insures against all risks, and chiefly against that of foreign interference; but warranted by the mas ters to be free from elopement, insurrec tion, and natural death. The Financiers Policy stipulates, that the Assurers are not iiable for suicide, natural death, desertion or mutiny, but to take the risk of interfer ence by foreign governments or their ag.snls. The Merchants' Policy exempts the Com pany from all liability for suicide, desertion or natural death, but makes them liable for risk of emancipation, detention or seizure by foreign powers. . We are informed by our neighbor of the Compiler, that all the Insurance companies refuse payment of the Insurance but that three or four disimguij-Iied lawyers of New Orleans have offered to take charge of ca ses for 5 per cent., if recovered; and no fee, if not. It is said, that Bourne is of ihe Dutch Re formed Church and was connected with the Maria Monk affair but, no one, as far as we have heard, seems to know at pres ent, that he has been in these parts. 3 IMPORTANT NEWS! From the N. O. Comm. Bulletin, Dec. 2d. Mutiny and Murder on board the Brig Creole Slaves set free by the British authorities. The Brig Creole, Capt. Enson, with a cargo of Tobacco, five passenger's and one hundred and thirty-five slaves , as steerage passengers, from Richmond, bound to New Orleans, sailed from Hampton Roads on the 27th of October. On the evening of the 7th of November, the slaves rose in mutiny, murdered Mr. Hewell, a passen ger and owner of most of the slaves, despe rately wounded the Capiain and several others, and compelled the second mate and crew to navigate the vessel into a British port. That this horrid affair was not the effect of a sudden outburst of passion ap pears clear from what was acknowledged by some of the culprits on theif examina tion at Nassau, that Mr. Bourn, a Baptist Preacher in Richmond, had instructed ttiem as to the mode of procedure before they left. The further particulars will be found in the following leuer, which being open we were permitted to copy on board the Creole. Copy of a letter from the American Con sul at Nassau, to the New York Jour nul of Commerce, dated, "Nassau, Nov. 14, 1841. "Brig Creole, Capt. Enson, of Rich mond, wiih a cargo of tobacco, and 135 slaves and five passengers for New Orleans, sailed from Hampton Roads the 27th, all well; on the 7th, at 8 o'clock, P. M., the brig hove to, supposing they would not make Abacco; next day, after the passen gers and crew not on duty had turned in, about half past nine o'clock, the slaves rose on them and murdered a passenger, Mr. John Hewell, owner ofa portion of them, by stabbing him with a bowie knife wounded the Captain and one of the hands severely. But little defence could be made, as they were not prepared for such an attack; they had but one musket on board, while the tlaves had pistols, knives and bludgeons, made by cutting np handspikes. They were under no more restraint than is usual with steerage passenegrs, and it is mote than probable that the whole thing was arranged before they left Richmond and Norfolk. listing obtained posfes- sion. they broke open the trunks and ran sacked the whole vessel. They spared the lives of the passengers, mate and others, on condition that the vessel should be taken to Ahacco, or an English island. Under these circumstances they arrived here on the morning of the 9th. , . The American Consul immediately had the Captain and twelvo of the men taken on shore and their wounds d reused , and aUo those on board to prevent .the slaves from going ot: shore, he well knowing if this was not done it would be impossible to secure those guilty of the murder. This was complied with, and an investiga tion ordered to be taken by two magistrates. The Consul also has taken testimony F the passengers and crew. Nineteen slave were identified as having taken an active part in the mutiify and murder, and confined until further orders the Governor refusing to send them to America for the present; and the remainder of the slarcs, with the exception of five were liberated. By the interference of her Majesty? subjects, and the authorities of the colony, they were considered and treated a pas sengers, with ihe riht to go on shore in boats whenever they pleased. While the Cwnsul contended they were under the cir cumstanced of the case as much a portion of the cargo as the tobacco, the British government had not the right to interfere in any manner, that would procure their libe ration The Captain is convalescent, and will probably recover, though it will be very slowly the other wounded are doing well. On their liberation a vessel was immedi ately put up for Jamaica, cdverJsirg for emigrants, passage paid, and a number of iiem have entered their names to go. Yours, fcc. J. T. B. From the N. Y' Journal of Commerce. From the East. The steamer from Norwich, due yesterday , morning, arrived to-day t at 1 o'clock. She was detained at New London by the high wind yesterday. She brings import ant news. Bostok Daily Mail Office, Dec. 4, 12 oclock a. m.. Tc have jnst received the following let ter, through the post office We do not know the writer, and cannot vouch for the truth of his statements. We give it as it comes to us ; "A Fight fit Fish river between the A merican Troops stationed there and the British. "Bangor, Dec. 2, 6 o'clock p. m. "I have just arrived post haste from the United States barracks at Fish River,where arc stationed or.e company of troops, be longing to the 1st regiment of U. States artillery, under Capt. Kennedy. This company has been at this fort but a short time, it being a new one, and was taken possession of by the United States troops at the same time the Fort called Fort Fair field was, and it wa thought the small force would prove mfTicient for all purpo ses, but tt la my painful duty to inform you of the contrary, and to mate that the Brit ish are determined to drive our men from what they are pleased to call the disputed territory. The new Lieutenant Govern or of the Province of New Brunswick has instructions to this effect, and beseems de termined to execute them at all hazards. On the morninsr of the 27ih N ot., Cant. Kenned', commanning at Fish River, re- cefved a note from an individual calling him self Major Stockburton. of her Aajesty's royal GSth regiment, ordering him to aban don the post within tweuty-fmir hours, and repair to that part of the country heretofore under the jurisdiction of the U. Slates. Capt. K. returned an answer refusing peremptorily to leave his post until ordereJ to do so by the power which placed him there. The British Major replied that he should take immediate measures to remove him, peaceably, if he could, forcibly, if he must. Accordingly on the afternoon of the same dav, placing himself at the head of a battalion of troops, which were in the town of Madawaska, and recently from the Fort at Temiscouta Lake, he proceeded to carry his threat into execution. W' hen his men were within a few hun dred j-ards of the American encampment they were discovered by the sentinels, and ordered to halt, which refusing to do, the troops were paraded, their muskets loaded with ball cartridges, and they were ordered to remain silent till the intention of the enemy was made known, which was soon done by the discharge of a musket, the hall from which passed through Capt. Bil- line s left hand. Captain K. then ordered his men to fire, which they did, killing or wounding some half dozen. The British then retreated about one hundred yards, loaded, as is supposed, and again advanced, discharged their muskets without doing any mischief, our men bring protected by their log house or fort. After this discharge, they advanced in dooble quick time, our men reserving their fire until they were within two or three rods of the fort, when they fired upon them, killing and wounding some 20 or 30. The British scattered in confusion, and ran some one way and pome another, save one ofilcer.w ho vainly endeavored to rally them, who was shot. They returned from whence they came. Our company lost but one man killed, and four wounded one supposed mortally. This act of British aggression in time of peace calls loudly for satisfaction. The. company of ironps stationed at Fort Fair field are probably at Fish river before this, and Colonel PiercP, who commands s Himlton, has sent two companies from that fort. The greatest f xcitement prevails throughout the Aroostook country, in.J pt
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