The proceedings of the court are approved, and in ordinary cases such sentences would be confirmed, but, in consequence of the annexed recommen. dations, the president is pleased to over-rule the decisions, and directs that brevet second lieutenant E. S. Gantt, and captain W. F. Hobart, be released from arrest, and return to duty in the army. By order, D. PARKER, adjt. and ins. gen. TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Foreign Articles. ENGLAND, &c. Shipments of grain from the Baltic and White sea for England, have been made to a great amount. Wheat at Liverpool Aug. 15, 13s 3d per bushelflour 52s per bbl. Stocks, Aug. 20-3 per cent consols 79 1-8. Mr. Incledon, the famous London singer, has embarked for the United States. A late London paper says-All the travellers whom we have ever read, express their astonishment of the respect which every American manifests for the laws of his country. In the most remote and wild situations no one thinks of offering The undersigned, officers of the army of the United resistance to the laws, any more than he would do in one of their most crowded cities. However far States, beg leave most respecfully to representThat your memorialists are, the first of the under-party zeal, and even party rage, may be carried in signed, president, and the others, all the members that free country, the partizans of all parties always What a contrast with the south of a general court martial, which convened at fort respect the laws. Independence in the harbor of Boston, on the fifth of Europe, where, under the most absolute governday of the present month, for the trial of captain ments, the most lawless violence every where preWilliam F. Hobart and lieutenant Edward S. Gantt, vails; where injustice is practised with impunity, both of the United States regiment of light artillery, because there is no judge whom bribery cannot gain What a contrast with our sister kingdom, the latter on the charge of "sending a challenge to over. an officer to fight a duel,” the former on the charge Ireland, where in many parts, the laws are set at of "being a second and carrier of a challenge in open defiance. If they go on in this manner, giving order to a duel," in the same transaction: that each the name of anarchy to a most signal obedience to of these officers plead guilty to the charge exhibit- the laws, they will soon endear that name to the ed against him, but submitted to the consideration world. of the court. Some idea may be formed of the importance of That under the excitement of the moment, it was even the business of making Shoe Blacking in Lonthought that the honor of lieutenant Gantt requir-don, from the fact that on a late legal investigaed that the course should be pursued which was adopted; that speedily after the transaction, and be- tion, one manufacturer was found to have in his pos fore charges were preferred against them, an ami- session eight thousand five hundred gallons of acid oable adjustment and understanding took place liquid, forming one of the ingredients in the combetween captain John R. Bell, of the regiment of position he prepared and sold. light artillery, the officer challenged, and captain Hobart and lieutenant Gantt; that captain Bell was desirous their arrest should be withdrawn, and requested the commanding general to that effect, and that lieutenant colonel Eustis, who ordered their arrest, and the commanding general, were willing the matter should rest. Your memorialists, in their character of officers of the army, most respectfully and earnestly pray the president of the United States, in the event of his approving the proceedings and sentence of the court, to take into consideration the feelings and delicate sensibility of an officer under a supposed outrage to his honor, and to reinstate captain Hobart and lieutenant Gantt. N. Towson, brev. beut. col. It. artillery. and paymaster It. artillery. N. CLARKE, lieutenant. The 74th annual conference of the Methodists of the united kingdoms, has just closed at London. Nearly 300 preachers were present-36 of whom were young men, then received into full connexion. The society conducted its business with much harmony and love. Eight additional Missionaries are to be sent to the East Indies, Ceylon, India, and other parts of the world, the ensuing year: The number of Travelling preachers is as follows: In England, Wales, Isle of Man, - 585 46 27 104 5 7 On Foreign Missions in Asia, Africa, the West Besides, Supernumeraries Total JOHN A. Dix, lieut. and adjt. artillery.The total number of members in Great Bri 872 77 WALTER SMITH, lieut. lt. artillery. JOHN A. WEBBER, lieut. It. artillery. In the West Indies, Nova-Scotia, and the 22,897 Boston, August 11, 1817. Extract of the letter from brigadier general Miller, "I believe it to be the wish of all the officers Total increase 3,805 Much is said about the goodness of the crops of grain, and of the revival of manufactures, in England. FRANCE. Richmond. The following facts are copied from A royal ordinance has been issued for bringing the Compiler; back into actual service the half pay officers of the oid army. It is reported that the allied ministers at Paris The assessment of real property for the year 1817, and 1813 have refused to let the king of France manage his Valuation of real property} 5,653,400 2,907,417 own affairs, by withdrawing any more of their troops -for the present. The king of Prussia, travelling under the name of the count de Ruppin, is expected at Paris. The commissioners for the liquidation of the claims of the foreign powers, make upon France a demand of above 62,000,000 sterling. NETHERLANDS. The Duke of Wellington is prosecuting, at law, a Flemish printer for an alleged libel upon him. TURKEY. Georges, the famous Servian chief, after being treacherously captured by the Turks, was decapitated and his head sent to Constantinople. BARBARY POWERS. The Plague is said to be raging at Algiers, Tunis, &c. at which those in the adjacent countries are much alarmed. FLORIDA. in Jefferson in Madison ward 5,738,681 3,136,414 4,605,820 2,490,316 $15,997,851 $8,534,147 There was no assessment from 1813 to 1817. Indiana. The whole number of votes given at the congressional election in this new state in 1816, was 6,769-in 1817, 9,152. What an increase!-almost 50 per cent. in one year. Charleston Oct. 1.-Don Antonio Argotte Fillalogas, consul of his majesty the king of Spain, has filed a libel in the admiralty court of Georgia, against the schooner Camilla and her cargo, now at Savannahi, as Spanish property, "forcibly and piratically taken on the high seas, by persons having no autho rity to make prizes of war, or capture the proper. The Mexican flag has been hoisted at Amelia-ty of Spanish subjects; and that no sentence or deCom. Aury commander in chief, Hubbard governor. They now, in turn, talk of attacking the Spaniards. PROCLAMATION. cree of condemnation hath ever been pronounced against the said vessel, goods, wares and merchandize, or any part of them." Fernandina, East Florida, September 20th.-The in- A libel has also been filed in the same court, by habitants of Amelia are informed, that to-morrow J. H. Elton, commander of the U. S. brig Saranac, the Mexican flag will be hoisted on the fort, with for and in behalf of himself, his officers and crew, the usual formalities. They are invited to return and of the United States, against the Iris and her as soon as possible to their homes, or send persons cargo, now lying in the river of St. Mary's. The in their confidence to take possession of the proper-Iris was fitted out at New Orleans, and sailed from ty existing in the houses, which is held sacred. All persons desirous of recovering their proprerty are invited to send written orders, without which no. thing will be allowed to be embarked. Proclamations for the organization of the place will immediately be issued. AURY, commander in chief. CHRONICLE. there for Amelia Island, about the 22d August, with a cargo of provisions and gunpowder, was armed with two carriage guns, and several of the same description were found concealed in her hold. She was detained by the Suranac on suspicion that she was to be employed in cruizing or committing "hos tilities against the subjects, or the property of the subjects of his majesty the king of Spain, or against the subjects, citizens, or property of some other prince, state, colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, contrary to an act of The powder mills belonging to Messrs Levering congress of the said United States, entitled "an act and others, about 7 miles from Baltimore, blew up more effectually to preserve the neutral relations of on Saturday morning last, with terrible effect.the United States, passed 3d March, 1817." There were three explosions in succession, by which New Orleans, Sept. 1.-Yesterday a writ of habeas four men were killed and several badly wounded. corpus was issued by the honorable judge Lewis to Washington city.We have a census just taken of bring before him a man named Thomas Lamb, deone of the four wards of this city-it shews a gross tained on board the British government brig Beaver, population of 3354 souls, and an increase since the then lying in this harbor. The captain refused obecensus of 1810, of 1196. From this, the National In-dience to the writ, and in half an hour after it was telligencer says, it is probable that at the census of served, got under weigh and proceeded down the, 1820 the city will have a population of between fif river. teen and twenty thousand. An order in the mean time was issued by the judge to attach the captain, with which the deputy sheriff went along side in a boat, but being threatened to be fired upon, retired:-Time will not permit us to make any comment on this outrageous insolence, it might have been expected that the sight of Jackson's lines would have recalled the idea that our laws and our rights are not to be infringed with impunity. But measures, we under Lynchburg, Oct. 6.-There has been inspected at stand, have been adopted to prevent the passage of his place from 1st October 1816 to 1st October the brig out of the river, and no doubt can be enter 117, 10,118 hhds. of tobacco, averaging $130 pertained that the captain will be punished as he deBhd. 1,315 340 serves. And 766 hhds, of refused tobacco ave. raging $90. Total 1599 8199 The British brig of war Harrier, has arrived at New-York from Havana, with three tons of specie for the United States bank. Servility-We have often reprehended the servile disposition of too many in the United States to copy English manners. The following is the first New York battery.-During the war, the city of case of the sort that we have heard of, and the New York ceded to the United States the space name of the actor therein, with a description of his called the battery-one of the most beautiful walks person, ought to be given, so that every man might in the world, whereon might be erected works for mark him, and hold him up in terrorem “We have the defence of the city. A range of offices, it the authority of the Monitor, (says the National Inseems, are about to be built on this ground, under telligencer)a paper printed in Franklin county, Tenthe direction of general Scott, of which the corpo- nesce, for stating, a man sold his wife in that counration has expressed its decided disapprobation, ty, a week or two ago for three hundred and twentynot considering such "an occupation of the pre-five dollars. Is there to be no discrimination be. mises as within the spirit and meaning of the grant."tween virtue and vice, in our imitation of foreign We really hope it may not be so construed, and customs?" that that elegant and highly useful space may remain open to the public, unless the public need should require its occupancy for actual defence. Cleopatra's barge.-This superb vessel excites the wonderment of the people, at every place she visits. At Gibraltar she astonished the English; at Trotting. A mare trotted twenty miles in sevenseveral Spanish ports the people "have been thun-ty five minutes and a half, on the Jamaica turnpike, derstruck." They had no idea of such a thing. At near New York, for a wager of 1000 dollars, a few Carthagena she was visited, as was supposed, by days ago. The time given was 80 minutes. 20,000 persons-so great was the press that Mr. West point.-We understand that a thorough inCrowningshield was compelled to leave the port vestigation of the complaints and alleged abuses to get clear of the incessant crowd, and after he at the military school is soon to be beid by order had started many boats filed with men, women and of the executive, and that orders have actually been children were rowed after, in the hope of yet view-issued for a general court martial and court of ining her. She has just returned to Salem. quiry, to be held at West Point on the 20th October Alabama. A vessel has sailed from New York with forty passengers (emigrants) for the Alabama territory. Joseph Bonaparte has taken lodgings at Washington Hall, New York. The sea serpent. An animal supposed to be one of ins.-Nat. Int. the spawn of the great sea serpent, has been taken Singular acquittal-On the 25 ult. in Orange counnear Loh Lolly cove, about which place the serpent ty, New York, came on the trial of Brigs Belknap, had been frequently seen. The spawn, or young for stealing a large sum of money belonging to the serpent, is about 3 feet long, and 3 inches in cir- Newburgh bank. The most satisfactory evidence cumference—about 4 inches from his head there is proved the theft, but the jury were obliged to dea rising, or protuberance, which is succeeded by clare him not guilty, in accordance with the staothers till within four inches of the end of his tail tute which limits the time of commencing a prose-making 32 in all. It so nearly answers the decution to three years and one day. This theft was scription we had of the great serpent, that no doubt committed about six years ago. exists as to its being of the same species. It was killed near the shore-and is preserved in spirits. U, S. bank.--A branch, it is said, is to be established at Louisville, Ky. with 800,0003 capital.—| There are also to be branches at Augusta, Geo. Pittsburg, Pa. and Chillicothe, O. The yellow fever carries of from 35 to 40 persons per week, at Charleston. Debate or reform. The editor has been furnished with a London paper containing, perhaps, the New daily paper-From and after the 27th inst. most interesting debate on a reform of parliament the Washington City Gazette,edited by Mr. Jonathan ever heard in that body. Burdett's speech is a hisElliot, will be published daily, at ten dollars per tory of the parliament, and very interesting; its annum, and thrice a week, at five dollars. Its pros-length is so great as rather to repress the wish pectus is very broad and comprehensive, and it promises to become a useful vehicle of information to the people of the United States. that we have to lay it before our readers-but we shall probably give it an insertion, as necessary to those who wish fully to understand the real merits of things in England. Note-Making. An association called the Inde pendent Manufacturing company of Baltimore, it The President's tour. Having entered so much seems, have issued many pieces of paper having the at large into a detail of things happening in the resemblance of bank notes, and circulated them in late tour of Mr. Monroe, while in the eastern states, distant places--they have not passed in Baltimore, to make the history of it complete and extend the nor did one in a hundred, perhaps, of our citizens same courtesy to the citizens of the northern and know that such things were. The editor of the western sections of the country through which he Register received 4 of these as remittances; two of has past as we have afforded to those of the eastthem were honorably paid some months ago, and ern, the detail will be concluded with his arrival two remain, that have been many times called for; at Washington on some convenient opportunity. The shop was always shut when we happened to call. Though many have felt rather displeased at some They will not be received hereafter. of the ceremonies that have occurred, it is not less A New York paper mentions that about a cart load useful to have a record of them. They will be of of bank notes, printed in the name of the Mansfield ten referred to before many years passes round, bank, was passing somewhere through the country, or we are much mistaken. to be put upon the people. Just as the last page of this paper was clos. The Western Waters. The following is a fine il- ing for the press, I happened to recollect that Wil lustration of lord Sffield's predictions about the liam Cobbett has mentioned my letter to him, with sơ ` western country-"A Louisville paper states that little regard as to what belongs to his own characthere are nine steam boats building on the waters of ter as a gentleman, as to have excited no other feelthe Ohio and the Mississippi, which will complete ing than that of contemptuous pity; though it forbids the number of twenty on those waters.” all further notice of him in the WEEKLY REGISTER NEW SERIES. No. 8-Vot. I] BALTIMORE, OCTOBER 18, 1817. [No. 8-Voz XIII. WHOLE No.329. THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Commodores Porter and Hillyar. Register) been informed, that the error in punctua tion complained of, was promptly corrected by the editors of the National Intelligencer, and that it did not originate with them, but in the clerk who copied his official letter for their paper. REMARKS BY THE EDITOR OF THE REGISTER. PROM THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER. To the editor.-SIR-In the last number of "Niles' Weekly Register," a letter is published from Com modore Porter, requesting the editor to correct an error of punctuation, committed in one of his (Porter's) official letters to the secretary of the Navy, Always feeling a deep interest in the honor dated New-York, July 14, 1814. Commodore Porter of the gallant men that so gloriously supported in his letter to Mr. Niles, uses the following lan- the "star-spangled banner," by land or by sea, guage: "I am very far from wishing to do any injus- in the late war-so happy in its effects as to tice to commodore Hillyar, who I believe to be one the building up of a national character, and in of the most honorable of British naval officers, &c.”)On turning over to the official letter of commodore the establishment of a national pride, the editor Porter to the secretaty of the navy, (see 6th Vol. W of the WEEKLY REGISTER has made a very Register, page 338,) dated from the Essex Junior at general reference to all the things that com. sea, July 1814-detailing the particulars of the at- Porter has said respecting com. Hillyar, and tack on the Essex in the harbor of Valparaiso cannot see that discrepancy which the writer find the commodore speaking in these terms, (page in the "Enquirer" seems disposed to charge 341.) "We have been unfortunate but not disgraced. The defence of the Essex has not been less honora him with. To judge correctly, we ought to ble to her officers and crew, than the capture of an take "a view of the whole ground," and this, equal force, and I now consider my situation less I think, will fully shew that com. Porter has unpleasant than that of commodore Hillyar, who, in acted consistently, in every respect. violetion of every principle of honor and generosity, There are degrees of honor. It is a common and regardless of the rights of nations, attacked the Essex in her crippled state, within pistol shot of a saying, that "there is honor among thieves" neutral shore; when for six weeks I had daily offer- but this is not the sort of honor that honorable ed him fair and honorable combat, on terms great-men would aim at: and com. Porter, in calling ly to his advantage; the blood of the slain must be on Hillyar "one of the most honorable of British his head, and he has yet to reconcile his conduct to Ileanaval officers," expressed exactly the same idea wen, to his conscience, and to the world?" as if he had said that H. was one of the least Again in the very letter of the 14th of July, 1814, dishonorable of them; a negative compliment, dated from New-York, in part of which the punctuation is said to have been erroneous, the commodore and evidently used in this way--the designation speaks explicitly of the duplicity of captain Hillyar, "of British naval officers," indubitably mark and expressly states, that when Hillyar, in company ing its extent and character: for com. Porter's with captain Tucker, visited him on shore, he asked opinion of those is notorious to all men. If we him "if he intended to respect the neutrality of the refer to the 6th vol. of the Weekly Register, port?" "Sir," said he (Hillyar) "you have paid such respect to the neutrality of this port, that I page 549, we see that he sent this message to captain Nash, of the Saturn razee, (who overfeel my self bound in honor to do the same." Now, with these documents staring him in the hauled the Essex Junior off our coast) saying, facc, a man of plain understanding will be at a loss he "was satisfied that most of the Fritish naval to conceive what commodore Porter means when he officers were not only destitute of honor, butsays, that he believes commodore Hillyar to be one of regardless of the honor of each other --and in the most honorable of British naval officers. Does the commodore mean that all British officers are disho- vol. X. page 391, he urges his sentiments at norable, and Hillyar one among the least so-or has large, observing "I have been cowardly deceived any thing occurred to induce him to recant the de- and basely attacked, while confiding in the clarations he officially made in 1814; declarations di- neutrality of a port, and in the word of a British rectly at war with that recently made in the Week-officer, while he professed to me friendship ly Register? FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. H. In answer to the Richmond Enquirer of the 3d inst. captain Porter replies, that he has seen no cause to recant any declaration he officially made in 1814. and gratitude"---adding "I have told only the truth, of which let those judge who best know British naval officers"---but the whole letter should be read to get his full and deliberate opinion of them. The following extract from his After the opinions he had publicly expressed of official letter, giving an account of the capture the character of British naval officers generally, he of the Essex [see Vol. VI. page 341] is con did not deem it necessary to say whether he intend-clusive as to his consistency---he says. "In ed it as a compliment or as a reproach, to rank justice to com. Hillyar, I must observe, that, com, Hillyar as one of the most honorable among although I can never be reconciled to the man. them. *As will appear by referring to the National in Captain P. takes this opportunity to remark, that he has (since the publication of his letter in Niles'efligencer of July 28, 1914.] -3. Now this goes to shew, that though the edi-vigation. Nature has afforded many facilities tor of the Evening Post did nothing during the ---the greater part of the country through which war to exalt the national character, he posses- the canal will extend is perfectly champaign, ses no small share of national pride; and we and the soil so soft and destitute of stones that are really glad to see an exhibition of it even scrapers can be used to much advantage. In at this late day. Crescite et multiplicamini. the distance of seventy miles only two locks NOTE.-"Infamous priests in the pulpit." Read will be required. the following extracts from a sermon preached in New England by the Rev. Elijah Parish, April 7, 1814. "New England if invaded would be obliged to defend herself. Do you not then owe it to your children, and owe it to your God,to MAKE PEACE FOR YOURSELVES. "Let every man who sanctions this war by his suffrage or influence, remember, that he is laboring to cover himself and his country with blood. The commissioners are now here, making contracts and suitable dispositions---they are men above suspicion and reproach. The public runs no risk of peculation or fraud. Every thing will move as parts of a well regulated machine---zeal, perseverance and economy are, in my opinion, insured." SALT-SPRINGS. Mr. Brown, as an article of intelligence, THE BLOOD OF THE SLAIN WILL CRY FROM THE added---"Several salt-springs have been dis GROUND AGAINST HIM. "How will the supporters of this anti-christian covered near the village of Skannadoah (about warfare endure the sentence-endure their own 12 miles from Rome)---the proprietors are now reflections endure the fire that forever burns sinking wells; the water possesses unusual -the worm which never dies-the hosannahs of strength, and there is the best possible prosheaven—WHILE THE SMOKE OF THEIR TOR- pect of an abundant supply: It is said that MENTS ASCENDS FOREVER AND EVER. these springs have been long known to the Oneida Indians." "Those Western states which have been violated!, for this abominable war of murder-those states which have thirsted for bloodGod has given them biod to drink. Their men have fallen.-Their largentations are deep and loud. Our government, if they may be called the government and not the destroyers of the country, hear all these things as patiently as a colony of conricts sail into Botany Bay." The editor of the WEEKLY Register gratefully acknowledges the compliment of his deceased, (though personally unknown) friend. He professes to be a feeble advocate for internal improvements, without regard to there location and without party views. Whether We may forgive, but it is criminal to forget the whole site of the intended canal is the such things. If the fellow had preached such best that could have been selected (and it is sermon under any other government than said by some that it is not,) he is not competent that which he affects so much to despise---he to say; but the fair presumption is, that it is might never have preached another. He so: honorable men, with their future fame and seems to have sought distinction, and, most private interest so much at stake, can hardly certainly, would have been exalted. The Great Canal. portant concern-as follows: be suspected of sinister views as to the completion of this magnificent object. We want, and must have, if it be possible to get it, a Since we noticed the decease of our "intelligent and water communication with our great inland useful correspondent," Mr. Samuel R. Brown, a seas, whose shores are about to teem with letter that he had written to the editor, dated at millions of freemen. It is true economy to Rome, July 17, has reached us. It contains some encourage it—not as productive only of nainteresting information in respect to a most im- tional wealth, but as one of the strongest links DEAR SIR---I have seen it. The great work that can possibly be contrived to keep us tohas commenced---the grand canal is opening in gether as a band of brothers, in love and unity; as a whole, dependent on its parts for prosearnest. Ground was broken near this village perity. on the 4th instant; an auspicious day to begin so Without such a canal, a very large portion of our own rightful trade must pass glorious an undertaking---400 laborers are now plying their instruments. The spectacle is through Canada: it is said that no less than cheering to the patriotic heart---may it awaken 40,000 barrels of flour were transported by a an enthusiasm as general as the enterp: ize is single carrying-house at Ogdensburg to Montreal, in three months of the present year. grand and promising! Enthusiasm is the pa- the state of New York presents the best narent of every thing noble and generous. Would that we all felt like yourself on the subject of tural advantages for the opening of a canal natioial improvements---but your sentiments are becoming fashionable in this quarter. If *New York certainly possesses great natural advantages to unite the Eastern and Western states; In a few days, it is said that the present num- as appears by the following article from the Caber of laborers will be increased to 1000, which lumbian: will be augmented according to the pecuniary this city with several tons of goods, (it being his seA merchant from Marietta, (Ohio) has just left apacity of the state, and the aid received from cond trip,) who takes them from Albany by way of the general government and the neighboring Geneva, and Hamilton on the Allegany river, to his states, interested in the lake and western na-place in the state of Ohio. This gentleman is of |