Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, April 13, 1820, Image 2
Foreign.
boston, vahch 29.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
Capt. Davis, who has arrived at
Qloucesttr , from Malaga aud Gi
braltar, in 36 days, furnishes the
following statement of News : ?
That the Revolution in Spain had
not extended to the interior provin
ces, but it was thought ic had arri
?ed at such a crisis that nothiog
short of a complete revolution was
at hand. That the royalists had
possession of Cadiz, but the revolu
tionists were making preparations to
go agaiust the Cota Dura, and pro
bably would have possession of it in
a very short time. .That the Con
stitutional army near Cadiz amount
ed to 25*000 men; ? that they iiad
bad an engagement with the royal
troops in the vicinity, in which the
latter were defeated, with the loss
of 1000:? That Algeziras was in
possession of the Constitutionalists ;
and that a division of three thousand
men were said to be within three
leagues of Malaga when Capt. D.
sailed ; and bad sent to the Gover
nor, ordering him to prepare rations
for the troops, and to keep order in
ihe*City ! That there were 700 roy
al troops in Malaga, who woqld
join tfie^deliverers of their country
afr sodp as practicable and that, in
fact, one general sentiment seemed
to pervade all ranks of people ' of
_ Spain?a determination to throw off
the chains which have so long en- .
slaved them. , He further adds, that
the Constitutional army were compo
sed of fine troops, well officered,
well fed, clothed, paid, &c. that they
are under the most strict discipline, ?
and behave with the greatest propri
ety ; and that it appeared their only
object was to establish the Cortes. ?
They met no opposition at Algeairas
and St Roque, and would meet
with none at Malaga. Private pro*
party was respected every where,
and the least violation of it punished
with death. v
^Extract* qf Letters.
GIBRALTAR, FEB. 4.
The Constitutionalists at Algezi- >
ras are about 3000 strong. .'The
Royal General O'Donnell, is some
where in the neighborhood with / his
force, so that a fight may be expect
ed unless (as we are disposed to be
lieve will be the case) the Royal
Troops come over to the Constitu
tionalists.
" The Constitutionalists conduct
themselves with the greatest proprie
ty, and p?y most generously for
everything, and do not even allow
themselves to be quartered upon the
inhabitants. The King's Civil Offi
cers of Algeziras and St. Roque are
now at the lines, ready to run un
der the guns of this Garrison for pro
tection; and, I suppose, to keep them
selves safe until the question be de
cided. It is reported h?*re that the
king has said jm council; that before
he will acknowledge a Constitution
al Government, be will retire to Eng
land and live upon bis private pro
perty. The posts through Spain
have become very irregular, owing ^
to the movements of the Armies."
Feb. 18.
A large body of the Constitutional
Troops left the neighborhood of St.
Roque a few days since, and are
now in Malaga, on their way. to
Granada. Tin Loyal Governor of
Malaga embarked immediately, and
is now in our Bay. The present
disturbed state of Hpain is- such ss
to place onr local business of the
season quite at a stand."
HEW- YORK, APRIL i.
The Cririe, Captain Hall, from
Liverpool, brings London papers to
the ?4tb February. . The Courier of
that date ia nearly ftlled with an ac
count of a plot, as it ia called, to as- !
aassinate the British ministry.
The accounts from France are to 1
the *lat, The Count de Cazes, on
resigning his station as Minister of
State, was immediately created a
Duke, and appointed Ambassador
to th* Court of London.' The Duke
of ftiehelieo was appointed Minister
of State, and President of the Coun
cil of Minister*,
The Liverpool letters are to the
25th. We have subjoined an ex- j
tract from one of that date, shewing ,
the state of the market.
Copy of a letter from a respectable
commercial house at Liverpool ,
dated 2 5th Feb. 1820.
" In the last five days the sales of
Cotton have amounted to upwards of
6,000 hags, chiefly upland at 1 1 3-4d
to IS i-2 per lb. The market to-|
day is rather dull, and the dealers
are endeavoring to effect a reduction
in the price.
Domestic,
wash^jgton, march 30.
Our reader will perceive, many
of them with aching hearts, that the
bill to establish and uniform system
of bankruptcy, has been rejected,
in the Senate of the United States.
This inriportaut measure has not fail
ed from the want of a full cousidera
tiop : it has been maturely consider
ed. Nor has it failed, we believe,
because a majority of the Senate
deem a Bankrupt law inexpedient.
Some of the friends of tl>e bill I
thought tt best to unite what is cal
led the insolvent system with what is
technically termed the bankruptays
tern ? that is, to apply the latter Jtu j
merchants and traders only, and to
extend the former to all other debt-J
ors of a certain amount with theil*
own consent : these gentlemen, unit
ing to them those who disapprove
all legislation on the subject, sue*
ceeded in engrafting this feature in
the bill. 1%e union of the two
principles, being deemed an Miuper
able objection' /with several of those
who favor a strict and simple bank
rupt ^act, they were concerted into
enemies to the bill, and formed,
with the opponents of both principles,
a majority against it. The decided
vote by which the bill has been lost
in the Senate, will, in all ftttbabili
ty, induce the House of j&epresen
tatives to abandon the sufcl&ttbefc^
for the present session at leatst The1
hearts of thousands of unfityrtqnate
men will sink within them WlgMi they
shall hear of a decision wbicit seems
almost to seal their fate, and coii vert
long cherished hope into despair. ?
We feel fbr them, as we trust we
feel for the distressed, in whatever
condition of life.
JMBitia^ of the United Stptes* ?
Th? President yesterday transmitted
to Congress the Annual Abstract of
the Returns of the Militia of the
United States.' The aggregate is re*
ported at 882,191* From Delaw^te,
no return has been received since
1810; from Maryland and South
Carolina, none since 1811; from
Mississippi, nolle since 1812 1 From
Kentucky and Tennessee, the re
turns are reported to be imperfect.
march 31.
Important motion.? A single fact
will serve to shew, that it is of some
consequence that persons should! be
permitted to attend Legislative *bo- '
dies, for the purpose of ftoteing their
proceedings. On Tuesday last dur
ing our absence from the House of
Representatives, the following im
portant resolutions were moved, in
committee.of the whole, on the state
of the Union, by Mr. Clay.
i Resolved, That the Constitu
tion of the United States 'vests In
Congres the power to dispose Of the
Territory belonging to them, and
no treaty, porourting to aleniite a iy
portion thereof Is valid without the
concurrence of Congress.
2. Resolved, That the equivalent
proposed t? be given by Spain to the
United States, in the treaty con*
clud??l between (hem, on tlie S?d
Any of February, 1819, for (hat
part of Lousiana lying west of (he
Halnne, was inadequate; and (ha(
i( would be expedient (o make a
transfer thereof to any foreign pow
er, or to renew the aforesaid treaty.
They were not noticed in this pa
per of the following day, our account
of the proceedings of the flouue cf
Representatives being copied from
tl* official journal, in which the pro
ceedings in committee of the whole
are not recorded, except so fur a>
concerns the report of the committee
to the House. ? *\ ut. Jut .
RALEIGH, APHIL7.
Public Land. ? 1 he sale of the
Public Land near this city, took
place, agreeably to advertisement,
on Mouday and Tuesday last. ?
The whole was sold, every lot being
knocked off at a higher price than it
had been previously appraised at by
the Commissioners, 'some of the lots
at double the sum. The total amount
of the sales is 824,100. This mo
ney, it will be recollected, is appro
! priated to the enlarging and improv
ing our State-House. Hie materials
for the Work, it is believed, will be
immediately contracted for. Appli
cation to be made to \Yrm. Nichols,
the Architect,
William B. Sparrow, who has
for some time been confined in the
jail of Orange county, for the mur
der of John Hunt, was brought be
fore the Honorable Judge Murphey
on the 35th ult. to receive his sen
tence. He is to l>e executed oo Fri
day the 12th of May next.
CHARLESTON, APRIL 3.
A heavy gust of wind, accom
panied by torrents of Rain and Hail ?
passed Over this city about 11 o'clock
yesterday * forenoon: Many of the
Hail-stones were upwards of half
| an inch iti length. /:V V;
APRIL, 5.
? A Pick- Pocket Taken.? -A gen
tleman, standing* in front , of. the
Post-Office, yesterday morning, mis
I sing his Pocket- Book; turning sud
denly round, he seized upon a man
standing hchind hirn, and charged
him witfarthe theft ; but he denied
the charge, observing that if the
gentleman had lost his pocket-book,
he would no doubt find it : on look
ing About him, and easting his eyes
upon the ground, it lay at tMftr feet)
where, there is no doubt, the cul
prit had dropped h on being inteito
Sfted- He was taken before ? ?*
gistrate, and 'gave in his name as!
Jobn Lambebt, apparently. a French
man; said he was lately from Sa
vannah; but would not tell life* pre
sent place of residence? (a very sus
picious circumstance.) He was com
mitted to jail. It|s soppospd that
he belongs to the - society of Uaae
legs, who now infest this 0j in
great numbers; having, it is said,
recently found it necessary to leave
'Augnsta and Savannah,, where their
movements are rather too closely
watched, and come on to Charles
ton, where they are allo wed to pur
sue thqir vocation without the least
molestation.
I > ' C A... > ?% i - - v
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1820. .
Camden Auxiliary Bible Society.
The following Officers were elected at
its Annual Meeting on Monday 26th
March, 182(X
Rev. Mr. G. Q. M'Wkoitck, PreMtnti
R?v. Doctor Kos*aTS,"\
Mnfft. Muiuit, > Fl?
Mr. I. K. Douglass, J
Mr. R. Bvluiu), Corretftonding Scc*ry.
Mr. J. RivmolbS) 7 Venturer.
Mr. S. Bi.andino, Librari&n. ,
Mr. J. .W. Lano, Recor'gt Sec'ry*
>/ Committee of Distribution. ^ ?
Messrs* James Brown, SaiIuIl Ma*
THIS, J. M'fewfcN, S. Mlandino, H. Bul
lard, J. W. Lamo and J. &.? Douqlass.
DISTRICT MAPS.
The Board of Public Works has
obtained the consent of the GQveruor
lo publish the XKstrict Maps of this
station the scale Of the late surveys,
w Itich is two miles to an inch. Sub
scription* have been issued, and
where 300 copies shall be subscribed
for any district, that district will be
immediately engraved. By Ibis
measure, it is hoped* that the copies
6f the said surveys will be so multi
plied as to prevent the danger of loss:
the citizeus will, at a small expense,
be furnished with correct maps dt ev*
ery part of the state, and this will
be done without a cent being drawn
from ihe public treasury. \Ve have
seen the map of Union, which has
hern already published, and think it
I a fine specimen of engraving
State (Gazette.
FROM THE DETROIT GAZETTE.
1>1 PORT ANT TOLJtt.
We are informed that the Secreta
ry of W ar has instructed Governor
Cass to proceed upon an exploring
tour to the north- western extremity
of Lake Superior, and thence to IJie
heads of the Mississippi, and by the
way of Prairie du Chieu and Greea
Bayto Lake Michigan.
^Ppart of the U. States is less
known than the country upon this
route. We depend, for our infor
mation respecting it almost wholly
upon the reports of Indian traders.
It is certainly time that the important
geographical and political questions
connected with it were satisfactorily
solved. It has Ions; been known
that large masses of Virgin Copper
are to be found in one of the streams
which empty into Lake Superior on
its southern shore. Those require
to be fully examined, and the coun
try should be purchased from the
Indians for the benefit of the United
States. n Its minerological treasure*
could then be used for important na
tional objects. '
We are glad to see that Mr. Cal
houn pursues 'with zeal and ability,
the necessary measures for obtaining;
a correct knowledge of the remote
sections of our country. * He has*
probably carried into the Wat De
partment the same opinions which
distinguished him in Congress upon
questions: of internal improvement,
VVith the practical view* of un en
lightened statesman, he appears
anxious to have our immense unset
He frontiers explored, for purposfe of
geueral information Us well as for
the accomplishment of objects more
immediately connected with lib de
partment. An ignorance of the geo
graphy of the{r own country ought"
not to be the reproach of Americans.
We understand that the gentle
men attached *o this expedition wfU -
leave here, soon after the opening of
the^ navigation, to birch, canoes.*?
This mode of conveyance is not oil
ly the most economical, but it is al
so best adapted to the Country, and
will tlP*ble the tourists to explore,
in their passage to Lake Superior
the American shore of Lake Huron,
which is, perhaps, not better ktiowu
than that of the former.
WTe are not yet informed who will
accompany Gov. Cass in his contem
plated toufSn; if he has the privi
lege of choosing his assistant** we
shall* from a knowledge of his abil
ity and enterprize, be sangpine in
the expectation of seeing results
from this expedition, both of a scien
tific and political* nature, equal to,
if not surpassing even those that will
be produced by the one to the Yel
low Stone. i
/?v uma ?
al order from the Secre
tary of the Navy, dated March"
directs the Officers of the Navy of
the United States " to wear crape oa
the left arm, for the period of thirty
days, as a testimony of respect for '
the late Commodore Stephen De
catur."
The Late Duel.?} The correspon
dence which led to the late unfortu
nate Duel between Commodore De
catur and Commodore Barron*
has been published, in a pamphlet
format Washington, by the friends
of the lamented hero who fell in the
encounter. &mL < < ? -
i <f?- '
Arrived at Granhy, on Snnday
evening last, steam boat Columbia,
Gapt. Wm. Evans, in eight day*
ffom Charleston.-- State Gazette.
An Migator, weighing nine hun
dred pounds and measuring it feet
in letigth, was recently killed in the
neighborhood of Newbern, N. C.
Upwards of 100 buckshot and bul
iets were found in his skin, and %
tight wood knots and a raccoon^ iu
Ins maw. / ;
An offici