14. Citizens late of the army and navy, this country, is far beneath public expectation, and 15. Citizens. one that will not sensibly be felt by the defendant, 16. Captain Briley, marshal of the day, on horse Much talent was shown on both sides. back. Counsel for plaintiff, Ogren and Hoffman; for The whole ceremony was appropriate and well defendant, Emmet and Griffin conducted. Major Samuel Brown, late of the quarter master American Copper. general's department, arrived in the Lady of the Experiments made by the assay master of the king Lake, on the evening of the 27th, and brought with of the Netherlands, at the mint of Utrecht, on him the remains of capt. Spencer, from Niagara the native copper existing in blocks on the south The coffins in which gen. Pike and capt. Nichol. side of lake Superior, in a letter from Mr. Eustis, SON were buried, in 1812, were both perfectly minister plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinasound. Neither of them were opened, but it is ry from the United States, &c. to Dr. Samuel L. thought, from the weight of gen. Pike's coffin, Mitchell, dated Hague, Oct. 12, 1817. that his body remained in the same state as when Dear sir-Pe.ceiving by the public newspapers first buried. He was kept for several days, and that my friend Dr. Le Baron had presented to you brought from York to this place, in spirits, and a piece of copper, I inclose you the analysis of a buried in a dry subterranean vault, originally form. piece which he gave me, at the mint of Utrecht, a ed for a magazine. portion of which in its crude stute. I presented it to It is painful to reflect that the United States are the minister of foreign affairs, 10 be deposited in precluded, by their own negligence, from the pow. the university of Leyden. My object in procuring er (without inconsistency) of erecting any monu. an assay in a foreign country was, firsi, io add to ment to the memory of this trio of valorous sol. the diffusion of information respecting our country, diers, who so nobly fell in the cause of our com- and secondly, that it might be compared with ex. mon country. While the tomb of our WASHINGTOXperiments made in the United States. I had hoped is without a monument, who would not blush to to return this autumn, and to have taken it with see our country erect one to the memory of any me, but the state of our commercial relations with otber man? It is hoped, however, that individual this country has necessarily deferred that hope un. exertion will effect on this subject, that which protil the spring. If Dr. Le Barron is near you, I wil bably in many other countries, less able than the thank you to present me to him. United States, would be done by the public. With great respect, &c. W. EUSTIS. (Niagara Patriot. The hon. Samuel L. Mitchell. The report from the mint is in these words From every appearance, the piece of copper Interesting Law Case, seems to have been taken from a mass that has unFrom the New York Evening Post. dergone fusion. The melting was, however, not Libel case.-On Wednesday came on for trial, an operation of art, but a natural effect, caused by before Mr.Justice Spencer, the cause of Trumbulla volcanic eruption. vs. Gibbon, for a libel; damages laid at $100,000. The stream of lava probably carried along, in its This cause has long excited an uncommon share of course, the aforesaid body of copper, that had formpublic interest, and the trial was numerously at- ed into one collection, as fast as it was heated tended. The plantiff was the son in-law of the enough to run, from all parts of the mine. The defendant, baving, a few years since, married his united mass was probably borne, in this manner, to only daughter, who is now dead; baving brought the place where it now rests in the soil. him two children. As the cause is to be formally The crystalized form, observable every where reported, we shall not attempt to give a detail on the original surface of the metal that has beer: that may anticipate the labors of tbe reporter. left untouched or undisturbed, leaves me to pre. The libel was contained in a printed pamphlet, sume that the fusion it has sustained was by pro. and consisted of several calumnies, as we are told, cess of nature; since this crystalize:1 surface can for we have not read it, nor heard it read on the only be supposed to have been produced by a slow trial, against the plaintiff and against his wife, the and gradual cooling, whereby the copper assumed defendant's only daughter, charging her with cri- regular figures as its heat passed into other subminal intercourse, both before and after marriage, stances, and the metal itself lay exposed to the air. which he neither attempted to prove on the trial, As to the properties of the copper itself, it may to palliate nor deny, but rested the defence on the be observed, that its color is a clear red-that it mere fact of the non-publication of the pamphlet. is peculiarly qualified for rolling and forging; and It was proved that 50 copies were printed, and 5, that its excellence is indicated by its resemblance at least, put into the hands of different persons. to the copper usually employed by the English for The case, then presented, in the language of the plating. judge, an instance of the most atrocious libel ever The dealers in copper call this sort Peruvian beard of in our courts, accompanied with gross-copper, to distinguish it from that of Sweden, which ness and impiety. The defendant's circumstances is much less malleable. The specimen, under were shown to be those of over-grown wealth, and consideration, is incomparably better than Swedish his yearly income probably 70,000 dollars. Many copper, as well as on account of its brilliant color, expected that the damages would be nearly this as for the fineness of its pores, and its ductility. sum; but, although there were some very respecta. Notwithstanding, before it is used in manufac. ble and high-minded men on the jury, who would tures, or for the coining of money, it ought to be have given a verdict that strongly marked their melted anew, for the purpose of purifying it from detestation of the libeller, it seems, there were such earthly particles as it may contain. some of a very different complexion. The examination of the North American copper, There was, it is said, a compromise between the in the same sample received from his excellency the highest sum mentioned, $60,000, and the lowest minister by the operations of the cupeland, the test proposed, 850, and eventually the verdict was ren by the fire, has proved, that it does not contain the dered for $15,000; which, although the largest in smallest particle of silver, gold or any other metal. than 300,000 dollars. A Sussex baronet lately lost 160,000 dollars at gaming table. a all of which are beautifully shaded, 2nd curiously teresting remains of antiquity have probably exist- Iron is very extensively used in England-for The annual income of Miss Tempest, the intended wife of lord Stewart, [brother of lord Castle-water and gas pipes, in lieu of kerb and paving reagh, see last REGISTER] will be, it is said, more houses, in one case, for the inside work of a church, stones, for fences, joists, rafters and floors of for bridges, knees and beams of ships, for tanks, in lieu of water casks, for cables, &c. &c. The manufacture of this most valuable metal seems to have arrived at a degree of perfection never anticipated. Will not its use, however, have a powerful effect on the employment of the people (so neCessary in England,) and have a tendency to increase the number of paupers, very rapidly, in a few years? Lieut. Davis, who fired a pistol at lord Palmer ston, has been acquitted on the ground of insanity -as has also a young Frenchman who attacked, with a sword, a Roman Catholic priest. At Dalry, in Galloway, on the 2d May, the wife of Mr. Robert Ferguson was delivered of four children, one boy and three girls, but they did not live more than an hour or two. Eleven thousand francs rent have been recovered Ireland-Provisions exported from Waterford, for the year ending April 30-5,070 tierces beef, of the heirs of marshal Berthier, in France. He had 2,768 bbls. do. 1776 tierces pork, 11,492 bbls. do; 95,074 cwt. butter; 11,037 do. lard; 249,739 flitches hired a house, and forgetting to discharge it when bacon; besides large quantities of wheat, oats, barordered on a campaign, it was kept vacant thirty-ley, oat meal, &c. Total value, 1,564,291 1s. three months. A hackney coachman in England once recovered six months fare of a nobleman, who, stepping out of his coach, told him to wait his return; and Jehu chose to lay idle till the next interview, which did not happen till half a year. Notwithstanding this great export, worth nearly seven millions of dollars for a single port, the mass of the population suffered excessively during the year for the want of provisions. We have dreadful accounts of the fever that late In Ireland a publican, in a suit, swore that they prevailed in the southern parts of Ireland-it apdefendant drank forty-four quarts of porter in six pears to have swept off the people by thousands it is supposed to have been caused by the want of hours, except two drinks to the landlady; and that provisions among the lower classes. another defendant drank twenty-one tumblers of punch in three hours. A whale has been caught near Cardill, which was 94 feet long and 56 round. The duke of Richmond's salary and allowances as governor general of Canada, will amount to up wards of 40,000 dollars a year; besides his income from his private fortune. Sir Watkins Lewes, after forty years' litigation, and a confinement for debt for most of the time, has been put into possession of very valuable estates in South Wales. He is now between 80 and 90 years of age. The duke of Athol is now enjoying the benefit which provident ancestors sometimes confer upon their heirs. His grace's estates have been hitherto considered as rather extensive than productive; but his forests have now attained to such a growth, that, we understand, he will be able to cut timber to the amount of 20,000l. a year, we say almost in perpetuity, as he has continued the practice of his noble father, and planted millions of trees annually. About three weeks ago some men in the employ of sir W. Hicks, Bart. while digging up the roots of an old ash tree, which they were employed to fell, at Cooper's Hill, about four miles from Gloucester, came to a stone, that excited their curiosity. On removing it they discovered a flight of steps leading to an apartment, in the centre of which was a cistern about a yard square; in clearing the room, the sculls of a buffalo and a bullock, with horns complete, and the remains of a fire place, with a quantity of wood ashes, were likewise found. -Last week four more apartments were discover ed, in one of which is a very curious tesselated pavement (the tessera are tubes of about half inch;) also the remains of several urns and figured tiles of Roman pottery. The walls of one of the apartments, and also the passages are painted in fresco, with alternate stripes of purple, yellow and scarlet, A letter dated Cork, April 20, says-"The assi here, and it exhibited a dreadful calendar of crimizes [court of quarter sessions] is just concluded twenty-one of them in this county received sennals, as you may conclude, when I inform you that tence of death. Of these, three were for the crime of murder!!! An old man, his wife, and their son for killing a pedlar seven years ago. I heard the trial, it was curious in many particulars:-it appeared that two nephews who had been accomplices in the crime, were the prosecutors. Their evidence was corroborated by that of lord Carberry and the Rev. Horatio Townsend. The son not yet of age, was only about twelve years old at the time of the perpetration of the murder, yet he was executed with his father and mother!!! There were in the city two convictions for murder-one was a young woman Mary Connel, for murdering another woman her co-partner in an iniquitous course of life. I saw her executed. The second capital conviction in the city was that of a fellow, who is generally supposed to be an Orangeman, as he, and he only, was reprieved!!!" Licensed spies.-The following curious copy of a license to a spy is copied from a book published in the beginning of the present century, entitled, "memoirs of John Ker of Kersland." We wish to know if similar licences are now issued?— ANNE R. Whereas we are fully sensible of the fidelity and loyalty of John Ker, of Kersland, esq. and of the services he hath performed to us, and our govern. ment: We therefore grant him our royal leave and license, to keep company and associate himself with such as are disaffected to us and our government, in such way or manner as he shall judge most for our service. Given under our royal hand, at our castle of Windsor, the 7th of July, 1707, and of our reign the sixth year. ROYAL INCOMES. From papers laid before parlia 1 literary works, which had been published in Germany within the last year. ment, it appears that the duke of Clarence receives 21,7821. 98. 8d. per annum. The duke of Kent, 25,2051. 48 2d. The duke of Cumberland, 19,0087. The duke of Saxe Weimar has granted a liberal 139. 10d. The duke of Sussex, 18,000l. The duke constitution to the people of his duchy; he is celeof Cambridge, 18,8821. 158. 7d. It also appears, that brated as the first German sovereign who has given these royal dukes have each had out of the admi-to his people an acknowledgement of their rights, ralty droits, in the years 1805-6, the sum of 20,0001. by a constitution! The British have failed in a great attempt made -that, in 1813, a loan of a similar sum was advanced to the duke of Clarence, to be repaid by quar-to purchase up the wool, and so stop the German terly instalments of 5001. of which six instaliments manufactories! The Germans were patriotic enough have been repaid-and that a loan of 60001, was ad- to refuse to sell it. vanced to the duke of Kent, in 1806, of which onesixth has been repaid. 220 houses were destroyed by fire at Gran, in Hungary, on the 13th April-the bodies of 11 perLongevity-Five brothers and one sister dined sons were found in the ruins after the fire, and setogether at the Eight Bells,' in Canterbury, lastral others were missing-many domestic animals week, whose united ages amounted to 442 years, perished. viz-Mrs. Burgess 30, John Smith 78, Edwd. Smith 76, And. Smith 72, Benj. Smith 69, Henry Smith 67. years. RUSSIA. The ice on the Neva at Petersburg, was passed over by carriages until the 25th of April, Five ships of the line and three frigates were fit The youngest brother has 32 grand children and 7 great grand children; and what is remarkable,ted out at Cronstadt, the beginning of April, there has not been a death of either brother or The grand duke Constantine, the brother of the sister of the above named persons for the last 70 emperor Alexander, and viceroy of Poland has London, May 12.-A Floating Chapel for mer-been elected a deputy to the diet of Poland by the chant seamen, was opened (or rather moured) in citizens of the Prague, suburb of Warsaw. The Bristol harbor on Sunday last. A flag, inscribed grand duke had 103 votes, the next highest had with the word "ARK," was displayed, to denote the three. purpose to which the vessel was henceforth to be devoted; and divine service was performed on board in the course of the day, before a numerous assemblage of people. The body of marshal Ney, which was interred in the Pere la Chaise, at Paris, has been taken up and conveyed to his country seat, where it has been deposited, and an elegant monument erected over it. A magnificent church is erecting in the Rue d'Anjou, Paris, on the spot where the late queen of Prauce was interred The altar is placed immediately over the grave. The French government have advertised for a loan of 14,600,000 francs. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. TURKEY, A Greek, who had turned Turk, lately repented, and professing the Greek religion again, required to be beheaded, conformable to the Mahometan law, for deserting the faith of the prophet. His desire was complied with, after many attempts to change his resolution. CHINA. a Sicily pays an annual tribute of 25,000 piasters to Algiers. SOUTH AMERICA. The schooner Brutus, an independent cruizer, few weeks since, captured near the Mona pas sage, a Spanish brig with 43,000 dollars on board, besides a cargo of colonial produce, which she sent for Margaritta. It is with much regret we observe that many acts of sheer piracy are committed by vessels under the independent flag, which must and will be chastised, if not checked. Brion, who has a fleet of 25 vessels under him, one of them a heavy ship, has exerted himself very much to prevent such It is reported, there has been a fracas at St. He lena. Mr. Balcomb and his family, with whom Bo-abuses of the patriot flag. naparte was so intimate on his first arrival, has reached England, and it is rumored he was not allowed much time to pack up. VENEZUELA. We have accounts by the way of St. Thomas', that the royalists have just gained a decisive victory over the patriots-that Morillo, lately killed, was offering a reward for Bolivar, dead or living, who is said to be missing! that the affairs of the independents, lately so apparently prosperous, were now desperate, &c. These results appear to be true; but, really, we have had so many monstrous stories on both sides, as almost to make us resolve not to notice any accounts from Venezuela hereafter, except briefly to mention potositive results, so far as they are ascertained. It has been stated in letters from St. Helena, that Bonaparte has lately received, by some unknown means, 40,000 franes in gold, and a large quantity of diamonds. Money does not seem to be wanting to him or any of his adherents. Las Casas, it asserted, very recently drew bills for 30001. by the way of Frankfort on a banker in London, and they were duly honored. It is even said that a draft for 10,000, signed Napoleon, was lately presented and paid by a London house.—London paper. GERMANY. At the last March Leipsic fair, the were offer ed for sale two thousand eight hundred and seventy Rio de la Plata.-Our commissioners have been treated with the greatest respect and most polite attentions at Buenos Ayres, and their arrival ap pears to have invigorated the spirit of the patriots, We army, composed of valliant men, full of discipline and instruction, without being beaten. under the hope of a speedy establishment of a more intimate relation between us and them. have a long account in the papers of a splendid ball given to them on the 26th of March-at which tified that I looked on victory as certain, and all were present 200 ladies, dressed in the best stile, my movements were always directed to have it Since I opened the campaign, I have been so gra. The room was ornamented with flags of the complete and decisive. United States and of the republic of La Plata-abandoned Curico, did not find any position capa. Washington's march, performed by the band, was ble of preventing our forces from molesting him in received with loud applause. It is pleasant to ob- his flanks, and threatening to turn him. Accord The enemy, since he serve that the people of South America are becom-ingly, both armies fell together, on the 19th, upon ing familiar with the name of our political father. Talca, making it impossible to undertake a retreat, It is stated that (for some cause) our commis- or cross over the river Maule. sioners requested the life of a soldier, condemned to be shot for insubordination-which the supreme director immediately granted-"such (adds the Buenos Ayrean paper) is the early influence in the cause of humanity of an union between the two great parties of the new world." &c. an accident, the most favorable. infantry did not reach us until sun-set, and at that This situation, the most desperate, became by hour it became impossible to undertake an attack Our columns of A college is building at Buenos Ayres-great ing for the most advantageous position that it could on the town. The army was then formed provi. zeal is manifested to promote the undertaking. sionally in two lines, whilst we were reconnoiter. A private letter from Buenos Ayres says "Im right wing to occupy it, but this movement was mediately after the action, [at Maipu] San Martin badly executed, and the left was begining to fol be placed in, which having selected, I ordered the dispatched an order to Mendoza for the execution low it, when a most brisk and desperate attack of the two Carreras, (brothers to the general) who from the enemy put in total confusion our baggage had been prisoners for many months. This infa- and artillery, which were then moving. It was mous proceeding at a time when there could exist then 9 o'clock, P. M. and this confusion was soon no possible necessity for such an outrage, has ex-followed by the dispersion of our left, after a brisk cited much sensation here." The same letter in- firing which lasted half an hour, in which the eneforms us that every thing is under the direction of my suffered a great loss, and ourselves had the the priests—and "executed at the point of the bayo misfortune to see the brave gen.O'HIGGINS wound. net;" that the congress consists of twenty-one mem. ed. bers-eighteen of whom are priests, &c. But a brief letter to the editor of the Register from Mr. Rod-ployed all our efforts to rally them, which at first ney, observes-"I have been agreeably surprised was effected under the protection of the reserve. Myself, with all the other chiefs and officers, em. with the appearance of things in this country." The Congress frigate was expected to sail for took place, but the night rendered all our measures the United States the 1st of May, and may be dai- unavailing, and at last we had no other resource Here one of the most obstinate engagements again ly expected, Messrs. Rodney and Graham return but to give way. with her. Mr. Bland had crossed over to Chili, where the Ontario sloop of war is probably at his direction, for future movements. The people of Chili are highly commended for their liberal donations of money and supplies for the patriot armies. Some of them devoted the half of what they possessed to support the soldiers of freedom. LAS HERAS had the glory of conducting and withOur right had not been much harassed, and col. artillery that composed it. This was the only support that remained to us on my arrival at Chimbadrawing in good order the corps of infantry and rougo. I then pursued every effectual means to effect a re-union on the neck of Regulemu. The head quarters were placed at San Fernando. A correspondent in the New York Evening Post says that 8,000 royalists are kept prisoners in the excellency our situation was a most embarrassing republic of La Plata, from governors down to pri- one. We had lost all the baggage and materials Here I remained two days, and I can assure your vate soldiers. The authorities are determined on of the army; destitute of every thing, we wanted immediate retaliation for any murder which the every thing in order to oppose an enemy superior royalists may commit on a native or foreigner tak-in numbers and elated with victory. In this situa en fighting in the republican cause. Santiago, and procure every possible assistance to Artigas. It is stated "that the Buenos Ayrean DETAIL OF THE BATTLE OF MAIPU. of the enemy. Many of our corps were mere ske. rapidity, and on the 1st inst. I had positive informa The position of our encampment was neither se-J field of battle is covered with 2000 killed. All his Eure or military. On the 2d we encamped on the artillery parks, hospitals, with the surgeons, miliEspejo. That day, and on the 3d and 4th, our tary chest-in a word, every thing composing the guerillas had much firing, and the army passed all royal army is dead, prisoner, or in our possession. those nights under arms. I compute our loss at 1000 killed and wounded. The force of the enemy, of all descriptions, was 5,300, and ours 4,900. The enemy approached us at last on the 5th. All his movements appeared directed to turn our right, threaten the capital, cut off our communication with Acoucagua, and secure to himself the communication with Valparaiso. When I observed that he had for his object the accomplishment of this movement, I considered that a favorable opportunity to attack him on his march, and place myself in his front by means of a change of direction on the right. This was the preparation to all the posterior operations. I immediately placed all the infantry under the command of the well deserving brigadier general Balcarce; the right under the col. Las Heras; the left under the lieut. col. Don Hilarian De La Quintana; the cavalry of the right under col. Martias Zapiola, with his squadrons of grenadiers; and that of the left under col. Don Ramon Freyre, with his squadrons of the guard of his excellency the direc tor of Chili, and the chasseurs of the Andes. The enemy, having perceived our first movement, took a strong position, detaching to a small bill a battalion of chasseurs to support a battery of four pieces placed at this point.-This disposition was well chosen, as it completely secured their left, and their fires flanked and beat all the front of the position. [The despatch concludes by recommending several officers to the consideration of the government.] Head Quarters, Santiago, 9th April, 1818. JOSE DE SAN MARTIN. CHRONICLE. INDIAN WAR.-We are without official intellie gence from gen. Jackson; it is thought extraordi nary that no letter from him has been published for the information of the people, deeply interested in his transactions: but we have reports in so many ways of his having taken Pensacola, that we cannot doubt the fact. It appears that he possessed him. self of the town without firing a gun, but that the governor with about three hundred men, retired to the Barancas, (a strong fort situated at the entrance of the harbor) with a determination to defend himself as long as possible: it was, however, surrendered, after, as it is said, a bombardment of three days, by which a few lives were lost. The Spanish officers and the garrison, it is added, were about to embark for Havana. Gen J. having accomplished this, left Pensacola for his residence in Tennessee. Some accounts intimate that a considerable number of Indians were at Pensacola. Our line, formed in close and parallel columns, There is a report which appears worthy of confiinclined on the right of the enemy, presenting a dence, that the governor of Pensacola proposed to oblique attack on his flank, which was uncovered. surrender the fort, &c. upon certain conditions; one The reserve charging also upon the same, was in of which conditions was, that a certain "very noted the attitude of turning it and supporting our right. Seminole chief, who was in the fort, should be transThe battery of eight pieces of Chili, commanded ported to the Havana, at the expense of the Ameby commandant Blanco Ciceron, and another of rican government. If this is true, it affords amfour pieces under commandant Plaza, were advan-ple proof of the co-operation of the Spaniards with tageously placed and played with success upon the Indians, and made it the duty of gen. Jackson the enemy's position. to act as he has done. But we have not had any The navy. The Guerriere is fitted and ready for sea, at Boston, to take out Mr. Campbell, our In this situation our columns began to move from suspicion that he went beyond his instructions; the skirts of the small hill which formed our posi-though we have been left to guess at what he was tion to march to charge the enemy's line, who then about. We may expect details in a week or two. commenced a most stupendous fire, but did not Flour is cheaper now in England than in the Unitsucceed in stopping our march. His flank battery ed States. In Baltimore we are paying $11, by the on the hill did us great injury; at the same time a single barrel, for the best, or family flour. Such heavy mass of enemy's cavalry, situated in the in-flour as is shipped (superfine) brings only 458. 6d. terval, caine to charge the horse grenadiers, who at Liverpool-and the stock was estimated at 190, being formed in columns by squadrons, were ad-000 barrels. The export of the article has created vancing on us in front. The first squadron was some scarcity for home consumption, but we have commanded by Escalada, who seeing himself threat- the prospect of a most bountiful harvest. ened by the enemy, marched immediately upon him, sword in hand. The cominandat, Medina, followed this movement. The firing also com menced from our left, and soon the whole line was engaged, as well as the reserve, which came up at the moment the vigor of our line began to droop. But the charge made by the reserve and by the Five 74's are now building and two more are commandant Toxson, of the 1st regiment of Co-ordered to be laid down. Some of them are in con. quimbo, gave a new impulse to our line, which fell siderable forwardness. A very few years more will upon the enemy with more spirit than ever. It may put us in possession of a naval force more efficient be said that hardly a brisker attack has been wit-perhaps, than that of any power in the world exnessed, nor a more vigorous and obstinate resis:- cept Great Britain. ance. The constancy of our soldiers and their he roic force triumphed at last, and the enemy was put completely to the rout. The general in chief, Osouro, escaped with only about 200 horsemen. It is probable he will be taken by the cavalry that pursues him. All his generals are prisoners in our possession. The number of the prisoners is 3.00, and 190 officers, with the greater part of the chiefs of corps. The minister to Russia. The Macedonian is fitting for a distant expedi tion-supposed for the Pacific. Capt. Warrington commands her. The U. S. corvette John Adams, capt. Henley, has arrived at New York from the southern station. A steam-boat, to carry from 650 to 700 tons of merchandize, is building at Louisville-her engine will cost $20,000. The ship Ceres of 400 tons burthen, was towed to sea from Charleston, against a strong tide, headwind and considerable swell, at the rate of nearly four miles per hour, by asteam boat. |