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statesman cf our own country, tliat i: cr ior of opinion may be safely tolerated, where icason is left free to combat it;' but we regret the feeling which engen ders the thought, that force, under any .circumstances, should be necessary where all power is in the hands of the people Occasionally it is parted with; hut again returns to the people, when, if any errors or improprieties have been practised, the mode of peaceably correcting them is possessed : To depose from authority those who, when installed into office 44 feel power and forget right," is a remedy so certain and so effectual, that it is folly to speak of any other, without exposing our selves to the contempt and ridicule of the rational and thinking part of mankind. The best remedy is to select for office, men of talents and integrity ; above all select those of portrnent, an complaints will be at an end. and tilth" nanus so ethereal, that hut Jew plain men (such as arc made of flesh and blood) can understand them. But I must close my remarks, or many persons might be induced to believe that this is the Iu Justine Age. KNICKERBOCKER, Jit. N. B. Since writing the above, I have been credibly informed that there are cer tain Wiseacres in almost every neighbor hood, who are in the habit of palming on some of their neighbors newspaper com munications which were w ritten 50 miles distant from them ! k. Messrs. Bingham Ec White : You will, probably, render some service to the cause cf truth, honesty, and virtue, and shield an honorable and worthy Gentleman from the INTELLIGENCE. lie comes, the herald of a noisy world, News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. rUNEKAL OF NAPOLEON. From London Papers to the 10th ult. received at New-York. The following account of the funeral cf Bonaparte is extracted from The Guar n'ian, in which it is given as an extract from a private letter of an officer at St. Helena: 44 Bonaparte was burried on Wednesday, the 9th, between the willow trees, in the spot he had pointed out, a bout a mile and a half from Longwood House, (by the road.j A procession of the military staff, and all the naval offi cers, followed the corpse, which was laid periods, and continued it up to within a few davs of his death. It is intended for his son. 44 It is a singular coincidence, that the Waterloo, E. J. Alan, laden with necessa ries for his establishment at Longwood, arrived only two days before his death, just in time to witness nis unai beumg PHYSICIANS' REPORT. rOXGWOOP, ST. HELENA, MAT 6. Report of appearances on dissection of the body of Napoleon Bonaparte On a superficial view, the body appear cd very fat, which state was confirmed by the first incision down its centre, where the fat was upwards of one inch and a halt over the abdomen. Un cutting through the cartillages of the ribs, and ted to by the ltmpfcss "Louisa must have been dictated, at her father's court, with a firm intention of acting upon it when a favorable opportunity occurred. It is cvtn far from being improbable that the Emperor Alexander may have been brought over to concur in the wishes of Francis. The latter may have agreed not to oppose the designs of the former upon Turkey, in considerasion of the former remaining passive while steps were tak ing to place the young Napoleon upon the throne of France. Xational Advocate. . j t ri, r ,. v , , . . . . vii rt iMuotv ua , in u ijhiii uiuuw - auy vuuiij, i exemplary and moral tic- . " 7 . -j "--, Cjaid wood and lin w-lth,n ) and was recei- d things will go on well: mS "-wcrc. a place m your w. auy circuutca vcd QU cmerdn from th'c rou, Ovlgmt. ron the WESTtnx Carolinian'. paper. I hey arc copied trom the Cauaw ba (Alabama) Press. rno.M the cahawba rnr.ss. Messrs. Editor. By publishing the following letter from Mrs. Ruthy Wallace, of N. C. to Israel Pickens, Esq. of this siate, you will at once do an act of justice to Mr. Pickens, and oblige many of your tnends. Generally speaking, I do not think that the report, alluded to in Mrs. grounds by a Mentis gratissitnus error. HORACE. In pleasing error lost, raid charmingly deceived. JUESSRS. PRINTERS : As I am one of your subscribers, you i W's. letter, was believed but it is known will qf course, permit me to remonstrate that in some few counties in the state, this against such grievances as require redress calumny was received as true This let- and animadversion. You must know, ter, then, will have the effect not only of then, that I am situated among a crowd covering the fabricator of the story with of intuitive philosophers, or wiseacres, disgrace, but will throw a blush on the These men of wonder working wisdom checks of the persons who were credu arc (as a matter of course) great critics, lous enough to believe and countenance it. They are distinguished as the knowing You will also insert the letter cxplana- ones. fheir wisdom was born with them, tory from J. G. Lyon, Esq. of St. Ste (which was not the case with all of us,) phens, to G. F. Mott, Esq. editor of the and on that account, they possess natures j Alabama Courier. more ethereal than those who acquire A SUBSCRIBER. thiir philosophy through the avenues of the senses. These persons cannot lit be- L . St. Stephens, July 16th, 1821, iny contrary to their natures believe in ir' MoTT. the philosophical opinions of our Locke, Sir Fhe following is the copy of a jespecting innate principles. They must lcttcr received at this post office by the believe the doctrine of transmigration ; last malI and thc Gentleman to whom it and that their bodies are animated with wab resseu eing irom nomc, 1 nave thR souls of denarted nhilosoDhers. This been desired by one of his irieDds to pub is the only rational conclusion which I can lis.h t though it is not presumed that the draw from the premises. misrepresentation alluded to in the letter, Thus possessed of a large stock of in- has ?iade serious impressions any where ; tuitive wisdom, they claim the right (a yet it may serve to gire satisfaction where vt'Al noetic. I rrnse of not only ud-nr 11 "Ia ,,iUC ooiaincu circulation. 1 1 - j j .----o the pieces that appear in your paper, but, by the aid of intuition, they can point out ths authors by name ! But unfortunately for them, their opinions and assertions have no more relation to the real authors, than Nero has to Mahomet. Persons thus gifted, must be well ver sed in legends and fables, antiquated to You will please therefore to publish thc letter. Kespcctfullv, J.G.LYON, P.M. Jlecklenburg, V. C. June 22. 1821. Dear Sir, I have understood with much surprise and concern, that reports have been cir- riilntfd in Alfilnmi r!nilitrl fn nroln KU..CC Mid the traditions ot nurses and dice your public standing there ; misrep o d women, which fall ill with their preju- rescntin(c entirely thc agency you under- di'jes and humour those notions which they have imbibed in their infancy. Their infallible manner of judging of the merit or demerit of a composition is this : if they entertain a favorable opin ion of the ideal author, no matter if the piece would cast a blush on the cheek of a tenant of Billingsgate, he is certain to be awarded with the meed of praise ! But, if they have formed prejudices unfavora ble to the supposed author, (they cannot in truth go farther than supposition,) they condemn him and his piece together ; when in Foio conscientix they are bound by a secret monitor to confess their guilt, in ghing such iniquitous decisions. I have been often amused with the sen timents of those extra-philosophers. They are great judges of composition. They could, piobubly, after great consideration, tell the difference between an apple (col oured) horse, and a horse apple ; and this would he thought a hv pet criticism. Lord 1L imts and Dr. Bh.ir sink into insignifi cance when compared with them ; but this is rather a digression. I must now ap proach !hd main question : How can re lief be u Horded to an innocent neighbour, who is ciiargcd a the author of nearly every oiii inal communication (whether good 01 bud) that appears in your paper ? This question may be thought difficult to answer, and it certainly is one of no or dinary difficulty. As a remedy for the ovil, I would roere Iv suggest the propriety of your adopting i:.r plan of the Rev. Laurence Sterne, as may be seen in his " Ftistram Shandy." Me has left several blank leaves of p3pcr i;. hi, bet)!;, which can be filled up with t.uch stulf as rav please the fancy of the :e-uier. According to this plan, your pa per would otten appear with one blank side, which could be filled up by the wise acres with reasonings on the use of hobby horses ; the Strusburger's nose might oc cupy a small space ; Uncle Toby and thc sie;e of Namur would fill a large blank, when better materi tls were not at hand : And when uncle Toby would lay by his tobacco pipe, Corporal Trim might be in 'troduced. As I am . not fond of profane swearing, nor have I much respect for Doctors : (which is owing to an old story often told by my grand-mother, about death and the Doctors.) I think it prudent to have no;h ing to do with Dr. Slop. His curses will '.ani-.h in thc air, and his name will not be Mentioned, except to express contempt 'ci of his cloth. And upon the .his misfit be the best method to ,Yi;eacrcs, ;is their wisdom is took forme in Maryland some years ago. I regret thc more as thc first item I ever had of such an interest was through you, which information I found to be full and correct, given without any intention on your part to be employed ; but to apprize me (in case I proved to be thc proper per son) of a right whereof I was entirely ig norant. The proposition to apply to you to undertake thc agency as well as thc terms, proceeded entirely from myself after advising with my best friends, and was sent you at a distance by mail. Your attention to the business and liberality in relinquishing to me a considerable part of thc compensation I proffered you, arc matters not to be forgotten by me. I have already expressed my perfect satis faction, and will be very happy to have it in my power to silence any false rumours respecting this business, or any other. I am sincerely your friend, RUTHY WALLACE. To Mr. Israel Pickens, St. Stephens. P. S. It has been intimated that a Mr. Wiley has been very active in circulating reports relative to the business you done for me in the north. I can only say that Mr. Wiley is to me an entire stranger, a man whom I have never seen, and what ever he may have said was a fabrication of his own, as I never had any communi cation with him, and can venture to say, with any other person on thc subject, from which it cotdd be inferred that I was dis satisfied with your conduct in my busi ness. Writh esteem and respect, RUTHY WALLACE. Servants. 3 Servants. Cen. Servants. CIIAKLUS THOMPSON. "Thc very niht the Parliament passed thc Stamp Act, in February, 1765, Br. Franklin, who was then in London, wrote to Charles Thomp son, afterwards Secretary to Congress " The sun of liberty is set ; the -Imerieans must light the lamfm rf industry and economy." To which Mr. Thompson answered "lie assured -u-e shall light torches of quite another soi't." Uoltu's History of the American "War. This venerable man and celebrated patriot is still living in Pennsylvania, ag"ed between irinety line of 2,000 troops, including artillery and a party of marines, with four bands drawn up bv the road side. As soon as it passed, the troops followed to the place of interment, and halted, occupying the road winding along thc valley side, a hove it, while thc procession descended by a road made for the occasion, on foot ; thc body was then borne by 21 grena diers, from the several corps present, to the grave, where it was deposited with the Priest s blessing, in a chamber, with in a Iarie stone vault. Thc chamber was then closed with a large slab, and its edg cs being filled in to thc sides of the vault, the whole level surface was covered with a liquid body of Roman cement. Thc corpse was deposited under three dis charges of 1 1 pieces of artillery, and the minute guns of the Vigo, which were heard in the intervals between thc dis charges, moaning in the distance ; 25 were fired. The vault has since been filled up with stone, and a plain slab laid over it. 14 St. Helena, May, 14." The following is thc Order of Napoleon's Fu neral Procession: Napoleon Rertrand, son The priests in full of the Marshal. robes. Ur. Arnott,20th Begt. Bonaparte's Physician. C THE BODY, ") Grenadiers. In a car drawn bv Grenadiers. C. four horses. J) 21 Grenadiers 12 on each side, to carry the body down a steep hill, where the car could not go. Count C Bonaparte's Horse, led ) Marshal Montholon ? by two servants. 5 Bertrand. C Madam Bertrand and -x Daughter, in an C open vehicle. Servants. Naval Officers. Staff Officers. Members of Council. Co (Tin. Marq. de Montcheno. The Admiral. The Governor. C Lady Lowe and DaughO - ter, in an open ve- Servants C hiclc. 3 Servant. Dragoons. St. Helena Volunteers. St. Helena Regiment. St. Helena Artillery. Sixty-sixth Regiment? Koyal Marines. Twentieth Regiment. Royal Artillery. The body of Bonaparte inclosed in three ccf- hns, oi mahoganv, lead and oak. Extract of a private letter, dated ST. HELENA, MAT 15. " As every thing relating to so great a man as Bonafiarte must be of extreme in terest, I should tell you that after having attended his funeral, I paid a visit to his residence. I was shewn his wardrobe by Marchand, his valet, and a more shabby set-out I never beheld. Old coats, hats, and pantaloons, that a midshipman on shore would hardly condescend to wear. But Marchand said it was quite an under taking to make him put on any thing new, and then after wearing it an hour, he wo jld throw it off, and put on the old a gain. " The last words Bonaparte uttered were u icte arm'c. What their con nexion was in his mind cannot be ascer tained ; but they were distinctly heard a bout 5 o'clock in thc morning of the day he died. " An officer's guard is appointed to watch over his grave. " Extract of a letter, dated ST. II LEX A, 'AY 7. " The body of Bonaparte, after his death, was dressed in his green uniform, with red facings, and all his stars and or ders. " An immense numberof persons, both yesterday and this morning, have been to see him. It was one of thc most striking spectacles at which I had ever the fortune to be present. The view of his counte nance, from which I felt it scarcely possi ble, even for an instant to withdraw my eyes, gave me a sensation I cannot de scribe ; but the impression it made on me will never be forgotten. " He had for some time past fixed on a particular spot, which is also, I under stand, mentioned in his will, a short dis- niciiMOND, aug. 22. Yesterday, Mr Alexander Lithgow, late accountant of the Farmer's Bank, was brought before the mayor on a charge of embezzling three exposing the cavity of the thorax, a tri- checks belonging to the said bank. Thc fling adhesion of the left pleura was found cas excjted a very deep and general in to the pleura costails. About three oun ces of reddish fluid were contained in the left cavity, and nearly eight ounces in the right. The lungs were quite sound. The pericardium was natural, and con tained about an ounce of fluid. The heart was of the natural size, but thick ly covered with fat. The auricles and ventricles exhibited nothing cxtraordina ry, except that the muscular parts appear ed rather paler than natural. Upon opening the abdomen, the omen turn was found remarkably fat, and on ex- terest ; the court room ot the new court house presented many anxious specta tors. The mayor sat alone in the exam ination. 1 he counsel tor tne prosecution were Mr. Joseph H. Mayo, who acted a commonwealth's attorney in the place ot Mr. Upshur, who is absent, and Mr. Mer- rit Robinson, who was retained as counsel by the Bank. Thc counsel for the defen dant were Messrs. Samuel Tavl -Icx- ander McRae, William Wickham, James D. Riddle, and Allen McRae. It is not our purpose to enter into thc posing the stomach, that viscus was found mjnute details of this investigation. The . case is vet uuueciucu ; aim 11 wouiu do hesion connected thc whole superior sur- impr0per to lay the testimony in this stage face, particularly about the pyloric ex- f thf h,K;nPee hoCnro. thr nnhlir. Tl pan tremity in the concave surface of thc left lobe of the liver ; and in separating these, an ulcer, which penetrated the coats of the stomach, was discovered one inch from the pylorus, sufficient to allow the passage of the little finger. 'I he internal surface of the stomach to nearly its whole extent, was a mass of cancerous disease or schirous portion advancing to cancer; this was particularly noticed near thc py lorus. The cardiac extremity, for a small space near thc termination of the oesoph agus, was the only part appearing in a healthy state. The stomach was found nearly filled with a large quantity cf fluid, resembling coffee grounds. of the business before the public. Thc facts which transpired, and the points which may be made at the bar, will prob ably hereafter appear in a more extended form ; for the present, it is sufficient for us to state that the witnesses examined before the mayor were Messrs. McKcn zie, and M. B. Mvers, the two enilemcn now employed to settle up the books of the Bank, Mr. Nevervis, the cashier, Mr Crump, the late second accountant, and three merchants, who were called in to? show that they had respectively drawn at: a certain time only one check for partic ular sums, and yet it appeared from the teller's books that checks of the same amount appeared twice on the teller's The convex surface of the left lobe of books as paidthus leadi to lhe infer. thc liver adhered to the diaphragm. With thc exception of the adhesion occa sioncd by thc disease in the stomach, no unhealthy appearance presented itself in the liver. The remainder of the abdominal visce ra were in a healthy state. . ence that in those three instances it was the same check which had been twice paid. One check was lor S700 ; another for 300 ; a third was for between 2 and 3 hun dred dDlIars and some odd cents. There was much discussion upon points of evidence, as it went on ; but when the A slight peculiarity -in the formation of leslimonv was closed on the part of the the left kidney was observed THOMAS SHORT, ARCHIBALD ARXOTT, CHARLES MITCHELL, FRANCIS BARTON, MATTIL LIVINGSTON. Extract of a Letter from Plymouth, July 5. By the Dromedary store ship, just arri ved from St. Helena General Bonaparte is stated to have been twice cupped pre vious to his death. The 84th came home in this vessel, and are on their way to Woolwich, for the purpose of assisting in the ceremonies of the coronation. l he remains of thc regenerator of Europe are to come to England, for the establishment of thc fact of his death. prosecution, (the defendant declining to produce any,) the question was submitted without arguments to the mayor. The mayor decided to send on the accused be fore an examining court. The counsel for the defendant then moved to allow him to give bail which the mayor read ily yielded, and fixed the amount of bail at S4500. Mr. Lithgow gave the bail re quired and he wa3 set at liberty. lhe examining court is fixed for this day week. The following is the section of thc new act, under which he is charged : Sec. 2. That if any officer of public trust in this commonwealth, or any offi cer, or director of any bank, chartered by ra0frOn'fcsfwo; sh1 embezzle or have been politely furnished by an officer v ngly suffer any other person or per- r it -t h r.,;.,t T n n.irh. 3Ul13 luul,uc"lc Ul uauuenuy convert to esse delJerri, with the following state- ''" 'heise, any sum of money, bank : ' r n, "cte bill, check, bond, or other security, II1L1H I CS )l Llllli; lilt; mulltv-uvJ mw ... , , - . TM,J?L nrto. nhtain-rl or facility, placed under his care or man- r ' i Lui -'a Mnnlnlnn. Ugemcnt, by virtue of his office or place r. tri. n i au nrl Vr aforesaul t,,e person so offending, his aid- ' I rc n rvflrf r v c f r immr nlfMn , the correctness of w hich he pledges his 7 , ui Uli , viction thereof, shall be adjudged guilty UUllOl . I r r-1 It Ji ; r- "Hnfling himself very ill, Napoleon! u,- - :, tL.- . . . . - . 1- il 1111.1IL All Llil. IIUU1IL. IlIII illlll I lnl I i I I II 1:1 IV sent for his fhvsicians, who miormeu , r j " -'J him that he could not survive more than 48 hours. He (N.) immediately reques ted Gen. Bertrand to assist him in writing his will, which occupied them about fif teen hours, when Napoleon sealed it up, and delivered it to Gen. Bertrand, with an iniunction that he should not permit it to be opened except in the presence ot the Commissioners of the different Sove reigns of Enrcfic. nouse ior a term not less man o years, nor more than 10 years. cumstance, that thc same Commander in Chief! !ane lrom Lo"Kwood, for his burial place, and the same Secretary of Congress, remained I n. tllC CVC.0t f. Jetcrnr.ine.1 that Wtheberinmn ShUld b dePcd at St. i.icieni. u Bonaparte was perfectly aware of the nature of his complaint, and frequently ?t't i f f v f list.-- r l- 4 L. 1 . . . its conclusion. They s.rc r.o.- all gone down to the 1,-rave, excepting- Jjhn 2t!a:r.s, Charles Car roll, Thomas Jejfcrszn, Mr. Jefferson is thc youngest cf the four. and Charles Thompson. In described it to those about him, but was never able to convince his surireons that the revolutions of other countries how many are j he had a just notion of it. In the early the changes of all iu leaders and officers : In i statrc of the disease which is :i lnno- timo Ajnerica how few ! An evidence of fixed prin ciples ar.J stable characters. iVf. Pat. ago, he commenced a statement of it, with his different sensations at different The English papers arc already specu lating on the political effect which the death of Napoleon may have on the affairs of France. It is hinted that it may bring into activity the pretensions of young Na poleon to thc throne, in which he will be supported by Austria, and thus lessen the inlluence of Great Britain in continental affairs. It will be recollected, that when the allied sovereigns were assembled in Congress, immediately after the impris onment of Napoleon, a protest was given in by the Empress Maria Louisa, in which she contended that her son was the only legitimate heir to the crown of France, in right of his father, and that the Bourbons had been excluded, not only by their oun act and deed, but by a majority of the na tion, who had invested Napoleon with the sovereign power. Whether this claim will be revived at the present moment, it is, perhaps, difficult to say. Austiia may think it prudent to wait the decease of thc French King before moving in the busi ness. But when the principles of that government and its insatiate desire for an extension of territory are considered, it does appear to us that the measure resor- NEW-YORK, AUG. 21. Bank Robbery. E. W. Milligan, a book keeper in the Pi cenix Bank of this city, and acting as second or receiving teller, absconded on Saturday last, after the bank had closed, and took with him about 70,000 dollars, being the deposits of that tfay. About 30,000 dollars of this sum was in post notes and drafts upon other banks ot this city, which are not negotiable, and it is presumed can be of no use to iMilligan. Officers have been dispatched in every di rection in pursuit of him, and it is hoped he may be overtaken and brought to ius ticc. The bank, it will be seen by arTad vertisement in this paper, have offered a reward of two thousand dollars for his ap prehension and the reccvery of the prop erty. The whole community is interest ed, and will no doubt lid in bringing to punishment a man who has thus bet raved the confidence that was placed in him.' august 22. We ae happy to state that the Phcenix Bank fn this city has re covered 56,000 dollarsof the money sto len by E. YT. Milligan n Saturday, which was found secreted in the stationary draw er. From the efficiert measures adopted on the instant of discvery, there can be little doubt of his apprehension. jr- . There is now redding ip-StaifriMj,' man by the name of NTxian, who is at pre sent married to his.wenty-sixth wife, and has, by the whole, 3 children, and is 105 years of age, andjis present wife is now pregnant. VEondoTi liaper,