ing their patronage towards an improvement af- them obeyed the order, but some refused to dis fording such easy means of diffusing knowledge perse at the summons of the officer of the gensthroughout the world, and of multiplying speci-d'armerie, who, in consequence, ordered his men mens of the fine arts. As far as we are enabled to charge. The soldiers refused, and the conduct to judge of the lithographic art, we are inclined to regard it as a discovery which even surpasses the invention of printing.—[National Advocate. Foreign Articles. From London papers of the 19th of June. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. We have a copy of a proclamation which fixed the 19th instant for the coronation of George IV. It is not worth inserting. of one corps, appointed as the instrument of the police, astonished every body. The placards immediately written and posted up at the schools of law and medicine were thus expressed:-"The students of law and medicine are invited to attend the anniversary service in memory of the young Lallemand, assassinated in the dragoonings of the month of June." the chamber of deputies, will appear very singular The following account of later proceedings in The king has paid a visit to the duke of Devon- which generally distinguishes our legislative bodies to those accustomed to the soberness of debate shire, and an account of the things that were seen-the more to be wondered at when we reflect that and done at the dinner, concert and ball, would fill one of our pages. About 1.317,000 in gold, [1,407,480 dollars] has been landed at Liverpool from the Venus, from New-York, consigned to a mercantile house in London, to pay dividends due to individuals from the American funds! too many of our speakers regard the time occupied During the debates of the budget, on the 6th of June, Mr. Girardin (of the opposition) made a long speech against the multiplication of ministerial offi The fine arts! A few days since a disgraceful cir- ces, and, above all, against the selection for them, of cumstance occurred at Sudbury:-Henry Frost, a members of the chamber of deputies; and to defeat weaver, sold his wife, (with the customary practice such a proceeding, in future, he moved to reject of a halter round her neck), to one Robert Whiting, the provision for the salary of the under secretary for 2s. but the bargain being offensive to a number of the minister of justice. Among other things, of females present, they would have given the new he said, "by the ordonnance of the 9th of July, bridegroom a summary chastisement, had he not 1815, no one could be admitted to the council of taken shelter in a cottage, but into which they pur- ministers, but the secretaries of state, actually hav sued him, and he was obliged, at last, to make his ing separate departments. In the time of that or escape by jumping out of the chamber window. donnance, gentlemen, the charter was yet virgin; And the following extraordinary notice appeared its principles were respected; but it has, in a few in a late Liverpool paper:-Whereas, Mary Wil-years, undergone every sort of outrage, and been ley, alias Robinson, has left me without any just violated in all its parts. It was so a little in Mr. cause, and is now sold to William Robinson, 7 Dar-Richelieu's favor, it was much more dishonored in win-street, by private contract, for the sum of five shillings!! I hereby give notice, that I will not be answerable for any debts she may contract after the date hereof. As witness my hand, 18th of May, 1821. John Willey. Printing machinery. In a cause lately tried in London, in which the Times newspaper was a party, one of the clerks in the establishment stated in his testimony, that, with their press machinery, they could strike off fifty papers in one minute! The most which can be done by the best presses in America, is eight in a minute. favor of Messrs. Laine, Villele and Corbieres. When I consider it in its present state, it is impossible for me to recognize in it any longer the daughter of the king, such as when he presented her, for the first time, to France. You even know, that, out of these walls, it is dangerous to speak of it; and to that circumstance it must be attributed, that, on a late solemn occasion, among the innumerable harangues made, the name of the charter was not once mentioned.--(Lively sensation.) **** But, gentlemen, the opposition will not cease to say, that a council of ministers, composed differChancery. On the 30th of May last, in moving ently from this ordonnance, is vicious. There is in the British house of commons, a resolution re- certainly a difference between a minister with, and specting the court of chancery, Mr. A. Taylor oba minister without a portefeuille; a difference that served that, "with the knowledge he had of that is perceptible, even without sitting on the oppocourt he would rather pay 3000 or 40001. than ansition benches. The triumvirate of deputies, who swer a bill that might be filed against him for provinced of this difference, that not one of them has are also ministers without departments, are so conperty of that value." yet assumed the ministerial costume; they preserve Many priests from Spain are seeking an asylum one which is equally honorable and flattering to us: but supposing that, less modest, they had joined in France. FRANCE. A trial is progressing at Paris of the persons ac.the costume to the title of excellency, the same cused of a conspiracy to place the son of Napoleon difference would equally be observable even under upon the throne, to the exclusion of the Bourbons. ministerial embroidery; the public would not reA letter of recent date from Paris, says "All po.nounce the right of calling them by the names of litical interest is at present absorbed in the discus. semi-ministers, amateur-ministers,' 'quasi-minissions of the chambers, which every day become ters,' ministers in partibus,' 'excellencies in tail.'more animated. The following is an incident which (general laughter.) I may add to the reports of these discussions:-At M. De Serre (keeper of the seals) rose to reply an anniversary service in memory of the young Lal--and, after making some general remarks, 'as to lemand, the crowds that proceed towards the ce- the difficulty of following the last speaker through metery of Pere la Chaise was immense. Numerous his wanderings, said, "I will make no great effort to pickets of gens d'armerie in consequence lined the repel the many rash attacks which are made against Boulevards. Arrived at the barrier, the young peo-the magistracy. Speakers who possess anarchical ple were forbidden to go out. The great body of principles, and who seek to put them in actvity, are, at least, consistent with themselves."—[Move- | his thanks in the name of his government, to Mr. ment of indignation on the left.] Winslow, of the American ship Maryland, for sayGeneral Foy-This is always his system of calum-ing, at sea, the lives of ten Portuguese sailors. ny. M. Lafitte-This is rather the language of an agent to provoke, than of a minister. The president, ringing his bell-do not interrupt the speaker Many voices at once--Do not permit the deputies to be insulted and calumniated.—[Prolonged agitation in the chamber.] A. De Serre-It is time, gentlemen, to terminate this strange and incredible difficulty. If you think yourselves calumniated, declare that your speakers did not attack the whole magistracy. [Renewed exclamations, and interruption from the left.] M. De Serre-If there is liberty to attack, there should also be liberty to defend. M. Lafitte--It is you who attack, who calumniate--you do nothing else. [A voice from the right.] -Who are you sy nose? The agitation redoubles, notwithstanding the president's bell-being at length calmed, The Portuguese brigs Buen, Cambinho, from Quilemunez, with 254 slaves, and Dourado, from Mozambique, with 313 do. have arrived at St. Salvador-116 died [that is, were murdered] on board the former, and 180 on board the latter, on the passage! [What a consistency between these two paragraphis!] SPAIN. The archbishops and bishops of Spain have, at the desire of government, published pastoral lettere exhorting the people to observe the constitution and obey the authorities. The decree of the cortes is now promulgated, authorizing the government to equip 5 strips of war, 4 frigates, 2 brigantines, 4 schooners, and the vessels necessary for the colonial correspondence, and to raise 3.500 men to form the crews. The king has sanctioned the decree for paying the debt of Holland, with arrears of interest." General Elio was condemned to death on the 28th of May, by the preliminary tribunal of Valencia. He was to be strangled after being first degraded. Madrid, May 31.-The commission of the cortes, The minister resumed. Certainly, gentlemen, if injuries have been addressed to any body, it is to the deputy, the minister of the king, who is occupying the tribune-But these injuries I merely re-charged to report to that assembly upon the affairs ply to by contempt. The whole left side, spontaneously.—We return it thoroughly. A member-Your contempt is honorable your esteem would be dishonoring. The minisier-I have deserved your insults, by my efforts to defend royalty. [First murmurs on the left-on the right-yes, yes-silence.] of South American territories, have terminated their labors. The substance of the bases, proposed in the report, are, that there shall be three sections of cortes in America; one in the northern and two in the southern divisions-the king to appoint delegate charged with the executive power, to eacla of the sections; the members of the royal family to be eligible to this vicarious office; and four ministers M. Mousnier Bussion-Makes a sign to his hon-to be created,namely, interior, finance, pardons and erable friends to be calm and silent. justice, and war and marine. The commerce be-The president-This sort of discusssion is forbid-tween the peninsula and America to be upon reciden by the rules. The speaker ought to be heard and certainly enough has been said to give him the right of reply. M. De Serre-If you drown my voice in your murmurs, I shall say that you dare not listen to me, and that clamour is your only resource against evi. dence. procal bases. The natives of each country to be equal in regard to civil rights, and in eligibility to public offices. New Spain to engage, by bond upon its rexenues, to remit to the peninsula two hundred millions of reals, within the term of six years; and also to contribute forty millions of reals towards the maintenance of the peninsula navy. From the left-We will reply to you, if your ma. The payment to commence the first year on which jority will permit. [Silence was re-established. the representative legislature shall assemble, and The minister went on to say-That, if the magis to be augmented as soon as the situation of New tracy had not been abused and insulted, he had no- Spain shall permit. The other provinces of Amerithing to say: but if they had it follows, said he,ca, comprized in the other two legislative sections, from the clamour of those who interrupt us, that to pay to the peninsula a contribution proportionate they disavow their accusations-for those accusa- to their resources. New Spain to engage to pay tions you all heard. the whole of the public debt contracted in its terriMessrs Foy and Lameth-Yes, without the least tory by the Spanish government, or by the agents murmur-the house has ordered them to be print-acting under its authority. The delegates vested ed. with the executive authority, the deputies of the M. De Serre-Assuredly I pity an opposition re-respective sections, and all public functionaries, on duced to such puerile arguments. [Murmurs and interruption from the left.] taking the oath to observe, and cause to be observed, the constitution of the Spanish monarchy, shall also swear to accomplish, and cause to be accom plished, the present law. Listen to me,[cried the minister,] or I shall again have to complain of your violence. I have been the object of many personalities, and have never June 4. The intelligence received from the Empermitted myself to utter one. [Burst of laughter pecinado, as to the strength of Merino, became, evefrom the left]-no, never.-**** You are now re-ry day, more alarming. The war, carried on beduced to this point-you attacked the magistracy, tween them, is terrible. Each shoots the prisoners and I have a right to reply-then I did not calum- he makes; and the former, who is always for exniate you. Your murmurs are without motive, un-tremes, declares that he will shoot the relatives of less, indeed, they be a testimony of your conscien-those who may be with Merino. The cortes freces against yourselves. [Bravo on the right, laugh- quently hold extraordinary sittings. ter on the left. Many voices-He dares to talk of conscience! PORTUGAL. The Portuguese minister at Paris has published TWO SICILIES. Letters from Naples, of the 9th of June, state that 8000 Austrians are about to embark for Sicily. While the Carbonari are flogged through the streets of Naples,the people follow in great crowds, churches in the capital should be destroyed. This calling out "live the king, live God!" All meet-order had been immediately obeyed, with an exings of more than five persons, if not of the sante family, are prohibited by a royal decree! The king has ordered the Spanish squadron which was in the bay of Naples, to depart without delay, and further prohibited it from anchoring in any of the ports of his kingdom. Some of the provinces of Naples are yet said to be in a state of revolt, and it is reported that, at Castro Villori, the people defeated an Austrian force, killing 200 of them. ITALY. A band of robbers assaulted a convent at Rome and carried off a number of monks, for whose lives they demand a ransom of 70,000 crowns. This shews the weakness of the papal government. NORWAY. cessive barbarity. Sixteen churches were razed from the foundations. To a representation from the Russian ambassador that this violence would offend all Christendom, the Ottoman government replied merely, "that the sultan was master there, and the grievance had been dictated by reasons of state." Intelligence had just before arrived that the Hydriots had captured 40 vessels from Egypt, laden with corn. The capital is in consternation. The fleet will certainly not put to sea. The troops expected from Asia Minor do not arrive; those which have an appearance of leaving Constantinople, return at night to pillage and assassinate. The bazars and shops are closed; and, as there is no longer any personal safety, all business has ceased. Adrianople witnessed another dreadful crime on the 9th of May. An ex-patriarch of Constantino The affairs of Norway begin to excite very great attention, in consequence of certain differences be-ple, three Greek bishops, and 40 other persons of tween the king and the Norwegian diet. The king, that nation, had been publicly murdered. The though sensible of the defects of the Norwegian Jews denounce the Greeks to the Turks. Several constitution, has done every thing to enforce the Greeks, who had endeavored to purchase the silence observance of it. Some questions have been bro't of the Jews, found themselves miserably deceived before the diet which has given the ill-disposed a by those wretches. The Servians are arming. The plausible pretext to proclaim loudly against the murder of the Greek patriarch caused terrible retaking and constitution. It is stated that the king liations in many places on the Turks.. The Greek has never had a wish to incorporate Norway with armed vessels have made many captures-they com.. Sweden, and acting on the principle of maintain mand the Archipelago, and all the trade between ing the independence given to the Norwegian na- Constantinople and the islands had ceased. The tion, he is determinnd to oppose all innovations that Janissaries at the capital have threatened the ministhreaten the public tranquility, and will use his ut-ters, and even the Sultan himself--after the manner most authority to suppress them. RUSSIA. Certain bodies of Russian troops at Warsaw, after being reviewed by the emperor, were marched towards Italy-they were counter ordered; their real destination unknown. Grodno, (Poland), May 21. From the 1st to the 15th inst. above 100,000 Russians have passed the Dwina, and are cantoned on the left bank of that river. The government of Minsk alone has receiv. ed orders to prepare for the reception of 80,000 men, of things in Russia, the murder of a "legitimate" is fashionable among them; but it seems they had been quieted for the moment by the distribution of 220,0001. sterling! Disorder still reigned at Constantinople on the 13th of May. The Greeks murdered in the empire are estimated to amount to 40,000 already. Some say that Ypsilanti has crossed the Danube with a large army, others that he continued to discipline his forces north of that river. A party of Greeks are said to have been cut to pieces by the Turks at Galacz--the number, it ap pears, was considerable, as they were attacked by There is a strong report, via Germany, that Ali, 6000 men. The Sultan had appointed a new patripacha of Janina, has been strangled by his princi- arch, but the Greeks would not acknowledge him, pal adherents. The reason assigned is, that he had and he died suddenly, said to be of fright at his ele been bought over to the service of the Grand Seig-vation! The plague is said to have shewn itself in nor, and was about to join his forces to the Turks Constantinople. A Trieste article, of May 26, says for the extermination of the Greeks. Other accounts "three Turkish frigates, of 50 guns each, and four shew that Ali was living, and still an inveterate ene-in order to support the operations of the forces brigs, which recently sailed from Constantinople, my to the Turks. TURKEY. Ypsilanti is spoken of as a very capable officerwell fitted for the service in which he acts. He had just received 40 pieces of cannon from his friends in Russia, notwithstanding the interdictions of the emperor to the contrary. The Turkish squadron, [on the coast of Epirus], destined against the insurgents of the Morea, have was attacked by the Grecian flotilla, which captur been given up to the latter by the Greeks, which ed the major part of the Turkish vessels--the re-formed the majority of the crews of this squadron. mainder of the squadron took refuge in a port near The Turks on board, in number about nine hundred, Corfa, where they were blockaded by the Greeks. were at first landed as prisoners, on the island The insurrection spreads. Macedonia is up in Milo; but as soon as the murder of the patriarch arms. Ypsilanti is powerfully aided by princes Kan-was known, the Greeks sacrificed them to their ven tecazuno and Theodore. The war in the Morea is geance." decidedly favorable to the Greeks. The Greeks of Thessaly have joined the Suliots against the Turks in Romelia. The islands were generally free, and even Cyprus was in insurrection. The Grecian fleet was impatient to attack Constantinople!--it was even reported that the passage of the Dardanelles Trieste, May 31. The porte has again advanced had been forced! All the coasts of Asia Minor were 10 per cent. the value of certain kinds of money, in revolt or an unsettled state. Blood had been which were already below their nominal value. shed at Smyrna--the Greeks are now fighting as This ruinous measure, and the recourse not less much for life as for liberty. They have some able ruinous, that of confiscation, have seemed sufficient officers among them, and many experienced foto defray the immense expenses of the war; but reigners are entering their service. The Grand the advancing the value of money is only a momenSeignor, exasperated by news from the Morea and tary relief, and the confiscations enrich only the fa the Archipelago, bad ordered that all the Christian vorites. Declaration, sent by the Messenian senate of Cal mata and the commander in chief, Mayromichale, to the governments of Europe. We have an indirect account that a great and decisive battle had been fought between the opposing parties in Venezuela, near Valencia,in which the royalists fled with the fragment of their arty to Porto Cabello, where they had shut themselves up until an opportunity should offer for a final eva The occupation of Caraccas by the patriots is confirmed. Bolivar, having completely defeated a division of 4000 men under La Torre, was himself marching for that city at the head of 3000 men. Laguira has also been "finally abandoned" by the Spaniards. "For above a century the Peleponnesus has groaned under the tyranny of the Turks. This tyranny has grown daily more oppressive, and has at length so bowed us down, that we hardly retain-cuation of the continent. ed strength enough to utter our sighs. Despair has seized us, and we have, with one accord, taken up arms to throw of the yoke of slavery. Immediately all the seeds of dissention, which despotism constantly cherished among us, were destroyed by the glorious influence of freedom. Our arms already reach the barbarians who had loaded them with chains. Our feet, wearied night and day by exorbitant labor for our lords, now tread the path of honor to regain our rights. Our heads, long bent beneath an iron yoke, are again raised and supported, and encouraged by the national feeling. Our mouths, which dared not open before our tyrants, except to express humble,complaints, now make the air resound with the cry of liberty!" "This liberty, the blessings of which we already begin to taste, we will either maintain or perish with it. "Never was a cause more just, more holy, than ours; we fight for our sacred religion, for our lives, for our honor, for our property, which our oppressors have never respected. This soil, honored with renowned heroes, by the understanding and virtues of our forefathers, and which, alas! has so long been bedewed with our tears, this soil belongs to us; it is our patrimony. There is a considerable degree of address, or cunning, in the following letter, which has just reached us through the London papers. "H. M. S. Andromache, off Callao, 8th Jan. "Gentlemen-I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ult, which is the first that has reached me; and I have to inform you, that as soon as I am in possession of any facts, to prove the property under your charge, (which has been detained by the Chilian squadron), to be bona fide belonging to British subjects, I shall claim it as such. But you must understand, that, as my instructions are particularly explicit in ordering me to act perfectly neutral, I cannot follow captain Downes' plan of seizing your vessels by force, as such an act would be a declaration of hostilities on my part, against the Chilian government, who as a belligerent power, have a right to detain any suspected property, although under a neutral flag; any attempt to take it away by force, would, according to the laws of nations, "All Europe is indebted to it for its arts, its sci-condemn it in toto as prize. ences, its knowledge, and for all its blessings of civilization. Enlightened nations! enlightened governments! the time is come to pay our debts to Greece, our country. We ask of you only counsel, arms, and pecuniary assistance, and will gratefully return them; the glory of our benefactor shall be as durable as that of Greece. "Given at the head quarters of the Spartans, March 25th, 1821, (O. S.) (Signed) "The Messenian senate of Culmata. "P. Mayromichale, commander in chief." BARBARY STATES. "I am particular in mentioning these circumstances to you, as you might otherwise expect more than I, or any other officer, should be able to accomplish. In the mean time I shall protest against the vessels being detained here, instead of being sent to Chili for adjudication; as I. shall also do of your boats and men being used for warlike purposes. (Signed) "W. H. SHIREFF." MEXICO. A fleet sailed from Havana, with 1000 troops, &c. on the 9th inst. for the relief of Vera Cruz. It appears highly probable that the patriots may have been in possession of that most important and wealthy place before the fleet could arrive there. We know but little of the real state of things in. Mexico. CANADA The Canadians have completed a canal by which an easy communication is opened between lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence. A great feast was given on the occasion. The people in the vicinity of that famous sheet of water have now two markets presented-those of New York and Mon treal. CHRONICLE. ' Naval. The U. S. ship Columbus, of 74 guns, com. Bainbridge, and the brig Spark, capt. Elton, have arrived at Boston, from the Mediterranean, all well. This noble ship entered the harbor in the finest stile. She has on board the statue of Washington, by Canova, for the state of North Carolina. Major Andre. The remains of this unfortunate man, who justly suffered death during the revolutionary war, are to be removed and deposited near the monument erected to his memory, in England, by the direction of the duke of York, as commander in chief of the British armies. PXINTED BY WILLIAM OGDEX NILES, AT THE FRANKLIN PRESS, WATER-STREET, ZAST OF SOUTH-STREIT../ Naw SERIES. No. 23-VOL. VIII.] BALTIMORE, AUG. 4, 1821. [No. 23-VOL. XX. WHOLE NO, 517 THE PAST THE PRESENT FOR THE FUTURE. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY H. MILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. We invite attention to the remarks of our cor- mon acquisition of national wealth and rightful respondent on those of Messrs. Gales and Seaton, power. recently published in the "National Intelligencer," which he has touched with the spear of Ithuriel. We think that these gentlemen will find it a difficult matter to explain some things that they have said, to the public satisfaction. It is a little remarkable that, though so much was said in England about our negociation with Spain for the Floridas a few months ago, there does not appear to have been any recent jealousy exhibited at our acquisition of them; nor are any pretensions now made to Cuba, as being indispensably necessaFLORIDA. We have accounts from St. Augustinery to the safety of the British West India trade and to the 17th ult. The Spanish troops, about 500 in colonies, in the event that has happened. number, sailed on the preceding day for Havana, with many of the late civil officers and their families. None of the civil officers of the United States had then arrived, except the marshal, Mr. Forbes-and Mr. George Gibbs was appointed collector pro tem. by col. Butler. PROCLAMATION, By major general Andrew Jackson, governor of the provinces of the Floridas, exercising the powers of the captain-general, and of the intendant of the Island of Cuba, over the said provinces, and of the governors of the said provinces respectively: The "Florida Gazette," published by R. W. Whereas, by the treaty concluded between the Edes & Co. appeared on the 14th July: the Spanish United States and Spain, on the 22d day of Februa authorities had prevented its publication until after ry, 1819, and duly ratified, the provinces of the their power should cease. It contains a copy of the Floridas were ceded by Spain to the United States treaty, general Jackson's proclamation counter-and the possession of the said provinces is now in signed by col. Butler, with an account of the sur-the United States, render of the territory, &c. And whereas, the congress of the United States, We may now congratulate our countrymen that on the third day of March in the present year, di i this important country has become a part of the enact, that until the end of the first session of the United States. In many respects, its acquisition seventeenth congress, unless provision for the seemed to be absolutely necessary to our peace and temporary government of the said provinces be safety. Without indulging in the wild speculations sooner made by congress, all the military, civil and which some have thrown out of the probable pro-judicial powers exercised by the officers of the exductions of Florida by American skill and indus-isting government of the said provinces, shall be try, or depressing the character of the territory vested in such person or persons, and shall be exas being little else than swamps and sand banks, as ercised in such manner as the president of the U. other speculators say that it is, it will, no doubt, States shall direct, for the maintaining the inhabiprove highly valuable to us by its cultivation, far- tants of said territories in the free enjoyment of nish us with an almost inexhaustible stock of the their liberty, property and religion; and the presi best sorts of ship timber, and afford us several har-dent of the United States, has by his commission, bors in which vessels of war may rendezvous in bearing date the tenth day of said March, invested safety, for the defence of the trade of the Gulf, me with all the powers, and charged me with the every day becoming more and more important to several duties heretofore held and exercised by the United States generally, and especially so to the captain-general, intendant and governors aforethat great section of country denominated the val- said: ley of the Mississippi; and facilitate and defend I have therefore thought fit to issue this my our trade with the West India islands, Mexico, &c. PROCLAMATION, making known the premises, and Yet it may well be doubted whether the present to declare that the government heretofore exgreat emigration to Florida will prove beneficial-ercised over the said provinces, under the authority whether it will not retard rather than forward the of Spain, has ceased, and that of the United States progress of improvement: the want of employ in of America is established over the same; that the many of the old states, together with the spirit of inhabitants thereof will be incorporated in the union adventure that peculiarly belongs to the American of the United States, as soon as may be consistent people, will probably cause such an influx of emi with the principles of the federal constitution, and grants as must occasion a great degree of distress, admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, and cause many to return with lugubrious accounts rights and immunities of the citizens of the United of the country, and thereby check the regular pro- States-that in the mean time, they shall be maingress of a population the most useful to the territo-tained and protected in the free enjoyment of their ry and to the United States. Few persons should liberty, property and the religion they profess; that yet proceed to Florida without being in possession all laws and municipal regulations which were in exof the means of sustaining themselves there for a istence at the cessation of the late government, reconsiderable time, or of causing themselves to be main in full force; and all civil officers charged with brought back again, if necessary. The country is their execution, except those whose powers have very thinly inhabited and badly cultivated, and been especially vested in me, and except also, such trading or professional characters who adventure officers as have been intrusted with collection of there must expect to meet with serious disappoint-the revenue, are continued in their functions, durments. We mention these things with a sincere ing the pleasure of the governor for the time being, desire to promote the public happiness, and to or until provision shall otherwise be made. cause Florida speedily to become enabled to sup- And I do hereby exhort and enjoin all the inport and defend herself, as well as aid us in the com-habitants and other persons within the said provin VOL. XX. 23. |