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Foreign. VA ? *r-*. NEW-YORK, APU1L 5. The James Monroe packet ship, Captain Rogers, arrived late last night. She sailed from Liverpool the 4th ult. The editors of the Ga zette have received London papers to the 2d inclusive, and give from them as much as their time admits of. We are happy to have it in our power, at last, to announce the arri val, in the James Monroe, of Gener al Don Francisco Vives, Spanish Ambassador, Colonel Don Jose Sanchez Biddo, and Lieuts. Don Antonio D'onis and M. Salmon. The state of many parts of Ire" land was truly alarming. The Dub" lin Evening Post of the 86th of February observes, that the Kibbon men have abandoned their agricul tural occupation, in the pursuit of plunder ? and then quotes numerous families who have suffered. Gal way, at night, was in possession of the Ribbon-men. In the Western Districts of Ire land, it was considered necessary for the restoration of peace to station troops in many places. Twenty-seven Delegates from the Radical Societies in correspondence with the Glasgow Leaders, were ap prehended, in full conclave , on the evening of the 2Sd of February, at the house of a vintner in the Gal lowgate, arid their papers * secured. Parliament was prorogued on the 98th of Fe&uary to the 13th of March* wfen a new Parliament was to meet. The King was so much indispof&l that he could not attend. Electioneering was the order of the day. ? f; ? ; / ? The Mutiny Bill was read in the House of Lords on the 83d of Feb ruary and passed. * The London Courier states, that by the last accounts from Spain, the insurgents were evidently gaining strength, and extending their opera* tions. No trial of strength bad yet occurred*. We find nothing of moment rela tive to the recent conspiracy. There hud not, says the Globe of March $, been any fresh arrests, nor any other particulars of the horrid plot. The trials of those in custody, would not, it was believed, come on until after the General Election. The Courier is filled for several days, with minute particulars of the conspiracy, and gives the names of two other individuals who had been arrested. Another faux pa$ in high life was the London talk on the first ultimo. The wife of an eminent Banker had eloped with an officer in the army. Price* at Liverpool March 8.? Rice 18 to tl, Georgia cotton 11 1-&L to Is Id. New Orleans 1 1 s to Is 3d. S#a Island 19d to ftfe 4(1. A Liverpool letter of the 4th of Mtith states, thpt the sales of cot ton for that week had been very lim ited, amounting to only 4000 bags ; but prices steady. Accounts from Manchester were unfavorable. LATEST FRON CADIZ. ^ By the arrival at a very late hour last night of the brig Spartan, Gap tain Cowper, from Cadiz, we learn 4hat Gen. Quiroga, with an army of 1000 men, entered Malaga on the 18th February ; he was pursued by O'Donnell, whose force amounted to 0000; an action ensued, in which the latter was successful. Quiroga had retired to Leon. The army of the Royalists amounted ,to 15,000, and were commanded by Gen. Freres, who had entered Cadiz and arrested a number of the principal inhabitants. The people were favor ably disposed towards the llevolu , tionists, but wore afraid to act open ly. " ? Lieut. Weaver of the Franklin, ?4, Irft Cadiz on the fc 9th February, for Gibraltar, with dispatches fron> our minister, Mr. Forsyth. ' The Franklin was to sail in a few , days for the JJnited State?* \ Domestic. M1W-YOKK* APRIL 4. Domestic manufacture . ? M e have this day seen a suj>erb Sword, made at the factory of M. Starr, in Mid dletown, Coiw. in obedience to a vote of Cougress. The actual cost o^Hhis sword is one thousand dollars , and it is believed, that a more superb article of the kind was llever seen in thi$ or any other country. We shall endeavor to give a brief des cription of it. On one side of the hilt are the arms of the iJnited States ? ou the other the following inscription : ? " Voted by the Congress of the Unit ed States, to Colonel Richard M. Johnson, in testimony of the sense of his gallantry in the battle of the Thames, in Upper Canada, * Octo ber 5th, 1813." The bead of the hilt is an JKagle, bearing an open : wreath in its mouths The head of the guard is a bust of Ceres. The thumb pieces on each side form a spread eagle, holding in iiis talons an * emblem of Agriculture. The bow of the guard represents a wreath of branches, descriptive of the Un ion of the States. The blade is of the sabre kiud, of the beet material, and so well tempered as to resist any impression which has been attempt ed to be made upon it. k The scabbard is richly gilded ; the ornaments, whictrare of solid j gold, reflect great credit on the iu genuity of the atrist. , , Thocase which contains the sword, is of that kind of wood, called Birdseye Maple, and is of superior . beauty and workmanship. We understand that Sfr. Starr will leave this city for Washington to morrow morning. * ? WASHINGTON, APRIL 5, A motion was made and agreed to, , in the house of represtitatives yes terday, which we considfa; of great j interest, as it concems<th& character of our national legislatibaj juul as it directly affects .the interest of, no in considerable portion of the people of the United btates,r Au experience of twelve years has convinced us, and every day strengthens the con viction, that congress is not the pro per tribunal for investigating and de ciding on the multitude of private claims wkicb are annually presented Jo them. . Too numerous for a bench of judges, each house must rely on its committees* Those compose the committees, after df^btipg all their time, with unwearied iii^Rjtry, to tie investigation of casesvi?ferred to ' them, And their reports lie, day after day, perhaps unregarded, until the termination of the 4?fesion puts a j term to their existence* The time j also devoted by congress to the in vestigation of claims is?o much taken I from the consideration due to great! natural concerns* which suffer in con I sequence* We haVe long thought thatcldms, depending oa the exer cise of an equitable jurisdiction, ought to be submitted lo the adjudi cation of a different tribunal, better I constituted tff this object. The mo tion of Mr. Fuller is the first attempt, that we know of, that has been made to reach this object; and we should [be truly gratified to And jt^ crowned with sticcess. WASHINGTON, APRIL 8. Ctmgre$8.-~ The Benate made pro gress yesterday on several uational | [subjects, heretofore before them ; but acted finally on none, except the [cival appropriation bill ; from its [amendments to that bill, disagreed to by the House, the Senate reced ed, and the bill thus Wants only the Executive approbation to become a law. The Senate havo insisted on the military appropriation bill, which adds 50,000 to the QuartPf Master's Department, principally for ^lie pro Uecutioo of the Missouri Kxpedition I to the Mandan Villages, and. the (disagreeing vote is before a commit tee of conference of the two Houses. The House of Representatives I were occupied the whole silting in I investigating and discussing private Iclaims, a multitudo of w hich press upon the attention of Congress* ? j About twenty of these bills passed i severally, through committees of the whole, ami were ordered (o be engrossed for a third rending. A PHIL 11. In pursuance of the invitation pub lished in the Intelligencer of the 5tb inst. a number of the Members of both Houses of Congress having as sembled in 1 lie Hall of the House of Representatives, the following reso lutions were submitted, and agreed to without opposition : "Resolved, that this meeting deem it not necessary to proceed to the re commendation of suitable persons to fill the offices of President and Vice President of the U. States. Resolved, That this meeting be adjourned, sine die. District Banks. ? The bill report ed in the House oi Representatives, by the committee on the district of Columbia, respecting!" the District Banks, has passed to a third read ing in that body, by such a vote as to leave little doubt of its final pas- , sage, and a probability of its receiv- j ing also the sanction of the Senate. General Vives, the Envoy Ex traordinary from Spain, arrived on Suuday at the Franklin Hotel in (bis city. A letter from an authentic source in the state of Connecticut, received in this city yesterday, gives the agree able information that, at the election w hich has just taken place, the Re publican Senatorial 1 icket has suc ceeded by a majority of votes, and tbat the majoiity of republicans, in the House of Representatives will be nearly two to one. TbeTRe pub lican candidates for the offices of Gov ernor and Lieutenant Governor are of course elected, and by? a larger majority thaj> that for the Senatorial Ticket . r* * Commodore Barron has so far re covered his health aslo be able to leave this city for his residence at Hampton, in Virginia* ? ^ + ? f, ^S?T Nl>WBERN, APHIL i . In Lenoir county, a few days since, whilst returning from a <)rink :iug party, a quarrel arose between Joseph Jones and Shadrach Camp - . bell : the latter being unable to de fend himself from the assault*- of Jones, fell a victim to bif brutal out rage, and was literally beat to death. The following communication on the subject, has been banded us : * " On the ?2d of March, near the store of Mr. Owen Lockbart, a Joung man by the name of Joseph ones, without the slightest provo cation,- assaulted a man named Shadrach Campbell, whom he con tinued to: beat with sticks for the | space of an hour, when he was res trained by some of the neighbors, who bad now arrived and interfered. Campbell expired in 14 hours after ? Jones made his escape, and is supposed to have gone to South- 1 Carolina, where he hip several re-f latives. He is 5 feet 8 or 10 inches high? -fair skin and ruddy complex ion ? bad on a green surtout and black hat. He may pass for a house carpenter, having worked at that business. We yesterday mofning despatched a party in pursuit of him. SAVANNAH, APRIL 10. Robbers / ? Incendiaries ! ? -The vigilance of the Police of this city, made a most important discovery on Friday night. Sergeant Horrice, of the City Watch, received infor mation from a Mr. Anthony Nard, that he had overheard a conversation at one of the wharves, between two Spaniards, in which arrangements were made, in conjunction with nine others, to fire the city, on Saturday nisht last, at four different places. The Mayor issued his warrant to ar rest the persons implicated, on board a small vessel lately arrived from Florida, arid to search the vessel. ? Four were arrested, and one permit* ted to give evidence ? and upon the most satisfactory evidence of their having attempted a burglary, upon the store of Mr. Gaston, and inten? tion to conflagrate the city? ?-having also in their possession, a machine for counterfeiting coin, ami lalsc keys, l iie v \>ere committed l?v the 'Ma yor, for trial, at ihe next Supe rior Court. Hi nee writing the above, tfe un derstand four others of the gang of villians were arrested on Saturday evening, and have been committed lo prison. Their object, from ti e confession of one of the part) , was, to fire the town at different points. ? Mr. Josiah Penfield aud JVlr. D. K. Echols' jewelry stores, were named as two of the points, v\ here they were to commence the scene of des truction. They have, however, l>een foiled in their diabolical views, through the vigilance of the Police Officers. It is jnetty well ascertain ed, that there are other accomplices, who frequent the house of a Span iard, situate about 12 mile9 from Sa vannah, on the Union-Ferry toad, South-Carolina- This if t* believed, is a depot for their plunder, a?d where they generally resort. ? We understand, the civil authority has communicated this information to the authorty has communicated this information to the magistrate of the district in which they reside, Itoping that this nest of villains will be broken up. If this is not done, we may, perhaps, $0011 hear of an other nuirder and another mail rob bery. CHARLESTON, APRIL 14. bxcendiary Attempt." About twen ty minutes past 11 o'clock,* on Wed nesday night, a fire was discovered^ in a collection oP^havings, under the work bench of George Mathews, carpenter, a free colored man, in Friend -street, between Broad and Tradd-streets. The bench stood beside a long wooden building, and was surrounded by combustible ma terials, the premises are in a narrow street,- built up ou all sides o? w ood -x ! and but for the timely discovery of i the fire, by a family on the opposite side of the street, and the fortunate circumstance, that the bccupant of the premises . bad several tabs of water [ at hand,, with which he extinguished I it, the destruction would inevitably have been very extensive. There ia no dopbt that it was the work of an 'incendiary. ^ ^ CAMPE& THURSDAY, APRIL SO, 1820. Royal Bulla?d, Esq. was on Monday > last elected Intenjlant of the Town of Camden, for the ensuing year. On the 6th.inst the parents of the nume- * rous Children entrusted to the care of Mr. (. John M'Ewen were gratified by a publio Examination of his Scholars 6t the Baptist Church. The Classical Pupils were dis tinguished by the correctness and ease of their Translations. The English and Arithmetical Scholars also exhibited stri king proofs of their own intelligence and the attention paid to them by their Tutor ? indeed the number to which Mr. M'Ewen's School has been augmented renders unne cessary any expression of pur praise to him lei for his Assistant. ? We understand that there wat a full meeting of the Board of Public Works at the great falls of the Catawba on the last week, at which the Engineer and Assist ant Engineer attended; the Assistant Engi neer submitted full surveys of the falls and rapids from Powell's Landing to Kingsbu ry's Ferry; a distance of about eight miles, the grout^l was carefully examined by the Commissioners with the levels and plans before them, and the opinion ve understand was unanimous that it was impracticable to construct a safe navigation on the East side of the river, the result therefore hss been that the Canal is ordered to be laid out on iht West side; a contract hss been made for the first section covering nearly five miles in which there is a fall of about fifty feet requiring six locks; a part of the Stone Masons are on the line and others are soon expected. We are glad to learn that the injury done to the Saluda Canal by the late freshet waa quite inconsiderable and was entirely owing to its unfinished state?? ?measures have been taken to pro* tect the head of thd Canal by a substsntlat guard lock, and it is confidently expected that no future freshet will endanger h.