Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FO HE I G JS~ 1+ NEW-YORKf MAY 18. Latest from Brigand* ??*Fhe?editors?of * the Mercantile Advertiser arc indebted to capt. Avery, of the ship ( riterion, foi London papers to thp-9th of April,] inclusive. - Accounts from Madrid to the 25th March state, that the cabinet had determined on another ? alteration in the (dan respecting the Cadiz ariua ftnenST- Twee ships of the line, tind .three frigates were to sail for the Pacific early in April, with only tgtth troops as they can conveniently .cyry; and transports, with 4000 ' troops, were to sail a month after them to the*same destination. The crand expedition was going on slow* , ly, and it was thqngbt would not leave Spain before Aggust or 4eraber. Paris papers te the 5(h of Apuil had reached Liindon, but jvere barren of news. French stocks )*5.pril 8, 00f. 05c. T The ^British parliament^ previous *to adjournment on the 8th, of the JEaste^ recess, passed a bill for res 1kaii)ui?-cash payments at the Bank of Ireland which afterwards received , the rOyal assent The committee of secrecy, appointed to consider the state of the Bank of England, with! Preference to the expediency of return-j ingcasb payments at the jmyM flx,?d by law reported, on the 5th, that - they \vere engaged in deliberating on the subject, and hoped to be able to make a report at early day af- i ter the recess. Believing that they shall be able to fix a period for the flnaF^removal oFlhe present restric tion on the fttnk, which would be of tne treasure from all notes of an ~ earlier date than January 1, 1817, and small note* under 51. tli* com mittee recommend that a bilt.be forth with |>assc<l, restraining all such pay ments in gold coin, until their re port shall be received and acted upeif. ' ? .?> t -:-f- 7' ? . In the House of Lords on the 6th' of April, the Marquis of Landadown' ?Witwu l> .1 mm His limwTHw, on a fu-1 ture day, to move an address for in*/ formation respecting any communica-l ?-? I K* uou wmcn nave passed between the] Prince liegent's Government and that of the United States of America J relating to the cession of the Florida* J Royal Births. At Caifhridge House, Hanover, o^ the *8th of . March, the Duchess of Caaibridge, of a son. At Furstenhnff, near Han over, on the S7th of March, the Duch ess of Clarence, of a daughter* The latter died a few hours after her birth. AJLsftgojj paper say s, that Eugene Beautiarnois, has recently been at Paris, and was introduced, incog, to v&ouis XYl(I. The Emperor Alexander has sanc tioned the establithment of a Univer city at Petersburg!.? Ferdinand, it is reported, has re . fused to frilSft so ttiich of the will of! bis late father as ordered tbe pay ment of his debts. The German paper* state; thai Count Humboldt is preparing the de* tails of a new representative.constitu tion for Prussia. < *8omo alterations in the Import Ddties are contemplated, amongst which, foreign Clover seed wit! lie li able to an additional duty of t5 shil lings per cwt. This, says #London paper, " will encourage and protect the fcrmer, and will tucrease die rev enue tOfiOOl on that article alone, supposing the importation to be les sened. The consolidated duties on it will thfcn be 9?il per cwt. Account* from Berlin of March \13th, says, "Our Banks has jn9i been declared to be an institution in dependent of the States, as it origin ally was. Its paper is nearly at pai value, though it gives only two pei cent.* . The Morning Herald of April 6th says, that a report is in circulation that Mr. Vansittarji is preparing U 'sign his office, and tliet he will In needed by Mr. Peel. riie shipfcHecWWlGripa, wen U^ HUk. f April, fron Deptioid, on a voyage of discovery to the Arctic Circle. The Newcastle, of 56 guns, was to sail early in the spring for Halifax, with Rear Admiral Griffith^ who is station. - Another Edict of the Inquisition, prohibiting the publication of certain boflks, is iii the press, and will short ly be published. ? Recent advices from Ceylon state, that the Governor of that Island, had emancipated all the slaves employed in the Hospitals. * Mr. Mollicn, y ho recently explor ed the sources of? the African rivers, the Gambia, and the Rio 0* aude, has returned to Paris. His health is impaired by the effects of the cli mate, and a poisonous draught ad ministered to him by a native. ?Paris papers contain a report, tliat the marriage of the King of ftpairi, was to be announced at Madrid on the 11th of April. ' * The King of France lias reduced the numl>er of the Counsellors of War to fourteen. Among these are such as have longest held their office. Tb* others are to retire on a pension. 'IVe Persian Ambassador, in pas sing through Vienna on his way to England, presen/ed the Einperor of Austria with several new poems, one of which consist of 14,000 stanzas. \ The King ot Sweden hasissuecTa rescript for opening a loan of 60,000 specie crowip* to be lent in small sbare% and at moderate interest, to his Norwegian subjects. In the House of Commons, on the 7th of April, Mr. C. Hutchinson, gave notice that on the 7th of May, he. should ofter a resolution for the repeal of the Alien Act. The Courier of the 7th of April contains a statement of the British Revenue up to the 0th of April, from which it appears that the total in crease for the last year is ?,953,110/. &ndonf April 2.?A proclamation notifies the delivery to the Bank of England (from the Mint) a coinage of crown pieces, which are to pass fot 6s, It is laid that a new coin ?ge of ^guineas is to be issued which are otilr of the actual value of seven teen shillings. The number of military forces. serving 10 mala at tne date or the last dispatches, was ?18,454. - Marshal Brutic, bas been assas sinated ii| Frauoe* The King bas given orders to institute proceedings agaifttt the assassins. London ?Markets, April 0. The price ofcJE. India cottcn baa again given way about 1-4 a 1 -2d per lb.; the market may be con sidered 1 a i-4i uuder the January ?L 1. sale prute*"?the reduction, however appears to facilitate sales. Last sales?-108 bales boweds, prime 18 1-1 a 14 1-fd; 100 Bengals, middling to beat 6d a 0 6-4d \ 800 do. ordinary 0c to 5 8-4d. M Bice.?This forenoM 9Mf whole and 64 half barrels Carotin* like were put up to public aata; the ots new, and of a good quail 46s and 46s 6d duty paid $ an old importation hr bond, to the duty, was takeu in) on at SO. Turpentine.?By public sale this forenoon, 788 barrels new rough tur pentine from New-York, 14 t014s6d. Tobacco?the export* during the last month'exqeed 8000 hds; stock of course decreasing. The market is however, heavy, It prices without variation. Turpentine, from New* York, brought 14 and 14* 0d 138 tils; fine quality Pearl Ashes, from do, 04s a 54s 3d; ZX?. whole, and 14 half bis. Carolina Kit e new goods quality, 46s a 46s 6d, duty paid. Y.ONDON, APRIL 5. American Treaty.?The para graph which appeared in a respect* hie tiventng Paper of Saturday last, res|>ccling the New foundland Trade, is not correct, as tire jMnrsons engaged in it had no intimation whatever til the intentions of his Majesty's Gov ernment to ahaudon the Fisheries to the Americans, or to allow them tu participate in Ihem. Their meraori< als, which have lieen printed for cir culation, sufficiently evince their leal' ings ami fears on the subject. To enable the public , to form a correct view of tlie recent Improvident anil gratuitous concession to the United States, all the repje sen tat ions which have been made hy the British North 'America Colonists, and the New foundland Trade, should he printed and submitted (o Parliament, previ ous to the introduction 'if any Hills to give effect to the late .Treaty. The more tins subject is discussed, the more disastrous will appear to be ibis Treaty. Its effects will be more extensively injurious thfn the privi leges which were , allowed to the Americans by the Treaty of 1783, and so it will b$ seen, when thesej papers are produced ; for so far from the wishes or the interests of British North America, having been attend ed to, or protected ia the late Treaty, tile Colonists are left in a iuuth worse condition than thqy were before tlie late American War, and such is the opinion of all the jiersons we have seen, who can speak particularly, on this interesting subject. ( We trust, w hatever bounties or indulgences it is in contemplation to grant tci the people of Newfoundland,' that the same will lie given to the inhabitants of tho King's Colonies on the conti uentjof North Ameiica, w ho are en gaged in the fisheries, whose loyalty, publ ic spirit, and enterpizc, give them equal claims to the protection and encouragement of the legislature and government Few political changes have caused a deeper impression on the manufac turing and commercial classes of the British coakmunity, than the recent transfer, of the Florida* to the United States; not from auy spirit of, jeal ousy or Yepining at the. American Government, justly impvoviug ajfl |d vantages which nature, locality, or a coighinatiou of circumstauces, have placed withiniheir reach, but because of the striking contrast between (his activity and epterprize, compared with the apathy and want of foresight so remarkable to onr ministers, oh | Trans- Atiantifc affairs. Every body seems to ask, ..what has our cabinet donp in" tba important transaction, and whither will this aggrandizing spirit push itself, if we look on as un concerned spectator*? Our empire and influence in the New World are not half so great as they were fifty years agt*?Our policy, formerly so active and tio much alive on the re motest shore* of Uie Atlantic, is now scarcely fritnay, it would seem as if the whole of our views were con fined tor the rotten toqcvm of ?4 rope, and a# if we dreaded to ex it tul | our attention beyond them. ' En thralled with barren leagues and treaties, withheld-, by Continental tie*, and atworl>ed in politics foreign to our insular situation, we hatii for gotten that we ar& a maritime and commercial nation?whilst, oer rttal in the West is gaining moral and phyisical strength, aggrandizing Irr <efr in eveqr diction, and feeling (lie force aud e^ndinfcoj#crations of an active in<l unshaken commerce ty every the. gUw. To him PSFichest harvest, cml our clog?and enthral mint* ? auhjen of exultation.?His southern IhhiiiAa ches valuaMs but whilst In the West he streches to (he Pacific. Tie tout the Bitter d^jr-fce got possession of Louisiana, mm al ready 40 steam-vessels, Atom 100 to 70d too*, navigate the Mississippi and tributary waters, beside* #0 more buildingl Our fur-trade, once so val aable, k in a state of rafjld decline; daily complaints are made with re gard to oar flsherfee, Mr, it wonld appear as if i-rery recent Treaty with ?[ United .States operate against us. ? FRANKFORT, MARCH 80. ' j The assassin of M/ de Kotzehue died yesterday, without having made any confession, constantly persisting that he had no accomplices.?There were found upon him many pa|ien filled with.reflections ou the contrary, humanity Ad liberty; in these he styles his victim the slave of Kings, end a Russian spy ; be said, that all Uie partisans of M. de Kotsebnc ought to perish in a similar way. 1) O M K S TI C. *RO* Tlftl NATIONAL IMTL L LI*. fcNC t M. , State Concerns. Jlhode Island.?'I he general as ?embly hat) a short sessiou of three days week at Newport. James i)*Wo!f was chosen speaker of the house of representatives, aid Dex ter Batufall .clerk. The re-ele?Uou of Nfhtuni^ h Knight us governor, * ?1 X Em. TVTwin f V ^ ^ t f and Edward YVillcox as lieutenant ^oveinpr^ wa^ formally ascertained and proclaimed. The election, in joint ballot of both home** f?l* civil and wiiitar}' officers, resulted gener ally Ju die choice of the old officers. The following persons mere chosen Justices of the sufireuie court, viz: IsaAc Wilbur^ chief; Thomas Buf fum, 2d ;, Dliniel Chapiin, 4th ; John D'\Vplff_ $i\u [The choice of 3d justice was postpoited to the June session, as opposition as maui tested to % the re-election of judge Remington.]] The several hanks made their re turns to the general assembly, agree ably to law. The legislature adjourned to meet again in the same town in Juue next, Connecticut.?The legislature of this state convened at Hartford on Wednesday the 5th instant, and commenced their first session under n written constitution, adopted by the people. The house was organi zed by the choice of David Plait, speaker, nod Ansel Sterling IM Ualph L Ingersoll clerk*?all repub licans, The day was gave a good opportunity lie exjwessioa of joy and good I ing, usual on such occasions iu stale, \ The folloWing arethe4rst last paragraphs of governor cott^s Address to the legislature^ and which are Clgtractql as giving the views of an ittelligeht statesman on the present state of our country rela tively to other natieni, and to our substantial ii* ~ _ " If I do]tml greatly mistake, .the affairs, gpf country haVe> ati*o former displayed more ex hi* larating suhji els of contemplation than at present. The nations with which Sve are principally connected rr^wl lu ui uic uiiiiiv of justice in ttieir ititercour.se with the United Hlates. The cause* which menaced future conflicts, are yielding to the |n#ucnce of reason ami humauityf^^i ^regions which have been Mt fcceiUly explored, new state*.aftTOfniipg, under cod stitution* founded On ^uwt principles of civil and religious bberty. Rules for preventing disputes, and for pro uiotiug the settle urn of vacant ter ritories, have been established of which the world has afforded no for mer examples. Our swarming popu lation ia rapidly extending, united by the mum lnngttsge and laws, and by kimHred ties of mutual affec tion and interest In short, those sublime cotK*|Jttons of the ftiture liap pines* and grandeur of the Americap nation, whjch, were presented bv the sage* of tlffc revolution to the ad miration of flieir remote posterity, have been eminently realized during a single agt. As no otMr people hate been equally distinguished by tlie divine favor and ,pp6Cection, we are specially required t^tnanifest our gratitude to the supremp Wing, a prudent use of the inestimable privi leges committed to omt care." * ? After a long period of calamity, wise and b^bevolent men rf every country appear to be uniting their efforts fadevisiug means for dimin ishing tin want, and improving (be condition of maukind. Among the foremost in this honorable combine Boo, tbe diflfereut states of the Union are exerting an unprecedented activi ty. As the situation and institutions of Connecticut afford facilities for a more accsrate application of the1 latest disoeveries and improvement*, than is practicable in states of great er extent and more recent establish nt, our advances ought to corres pond with swr advantages. We are bound to hope that the period is fast approaching, when the rank and character of communities will l?e i ^ iir.ated by no other rule than I heir comparative attainments in iuoi - al excellence, anil their success in advancing the means of social happi uess. Our exertions ought, there fore, to he directed t?> the diffusion of useful.knowledge, the encourage ment of industry, frugality und hon esty, and the promotion of concord among the people." JS'eic- York.?The elections for senators and representatives in the legislature of New-York lias just terminated, after a pretty warm elec tioneering campaign, it has heeu ? said there can be but two parties to any contest; but the i*ecciif fcoutlict in New-York lui8 certainly been, wlmt our commercial controversy of 1809-10 with the two belligerents was factiously termi?!, a triangular war?and if we may pursue the figure, it may be said to have had * irtiiugular result, and nearly equil-.. ateral. We do not pretend to give > to our readers a history of the parties* ^ io that state, or to describe the par- x . ticular features of their respective \ creeds It is sufficient, for general jmr]K*es, to say, that tlie republican rpuity having, when consolidated, a isajurity of about two to one over federal party, is divided into two sections, the one fiiendly to the administration of Mr-_ Clinton, the present governor, and the other de cidedly onposed to him, but both de claring themselves friendly to the present administration of -the general government. The last assenibl the popular branchtfi contained a JHrger ri section Witt it ap will embrace after the late At the late session of the legis' it will be 'remembered, (he were so balanced, each sup its own candidate, that no ele could be made of a senator i gress tosupply-the vacancy oc ed by the expirauou of Mr. King's term of service. Timt state of thing** will now continue so far, that, witu ouftM-eraiou of two of the three parties, no Measure can pass Uio le gisIat'uiW nor any election be made. It will Hfce?s4rily happen theret'ort, that the federal party, or a portion of the IMniuifflt -- 111 rw-??vwUlJ/VWIUgj V^ll! act wUK one or ike other section of the republican party, w hich cannot act together,. being more opposed (in feeling, at least) to one aooth^r, than to their old antagonists, the fed eral party.. ; - Wcjmve not teen any complete return of the election; but it appear* thqre are elected Jp the assembly about forty members of each of these three parties. When the result is more accurately ascertained, we shall *Llte*|wv ?? * ' Penfaylvanfo.*-The commission ers appointed W jrifceiv* plans and su perintend the building of the Stafe Capital at Harrisburg have selected and approved of the plan of Stephen Hill, of Harrisburg, "who is employ ed to erect and complete the building. They have awarded the second pre* tnium of $00 dollars, for the next ap proved plah, to Mr. Mills of Ualli more. f * *. ' Ohio.*?By a recent law, passed by the legislature of Ohio, no pefson is allowed to keep a tavern, unle < it shall a|ipear,* to the satisfaction of the, court granting the- license, that he is provided' with a good house, containing at least four rooms, and three fl"fe places, and is furnislgd with four beds 5 and that he is aifl> provided with a good stable, divi ded into at least 9 stalls. All tavern keepers are prohibited from selling, on credit, to aiy perton, liquor of any kind, to an? amount exceeding fifty cents?and are prohibited from any recovery beyond that amount Evm tavern keeper is also subject (o a fine of twenty dollars for per mitting any justice of the peace to bold a court in his house; and, foi permitting any kind of rioting, re velling, or drunkenness, in or abou/ his bouse, be forfeits a sum not ex ceeding 50 dollars and the susf>en -lion ot his liceflle for the spnco.of lour month*.