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- 11^ II Foreign . PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 18. Mr. Philips, supercargo of the Nymph, arrived at this port, was at Panama early in January, at which time the Macedonian frigate, Captain Downs, lay there, from whence lie received every attention, and his ves sel being short handed (then at Cha gres) Capt. D. supplied him with an * able seaman. Every thing was quiet at Panama, except that a Patriot force was approaching the neighbor hood of Choco. ? 200 Koyalist9 had been dispatched to hold them Jn check, while a more considerable force was pushed up the river Arato, in the Gulph of Darien, to co-operate with them ; bat this division had re turned to Carthagpna, not having been able to form a junction. The Patriots were in great force at Momp-post, on the river Madalena, and still advancing ; every thing in a warlike way was gloomy for the Royalists in that quarter ? the com mandant of Marines had taken com mand of the forces that were intended to operate on Momp-post. When Mr. Philips left Carthagena (the 18th of March,) trade was at a stand, and nothing doing. * APRIL 19. LATEST FROM SPAIN. Captain hteinhaur, of the fast sail ing ship Brandt, arrived yesterday, in thirty days from Rochelle, brings Paris and Bordeaux dates to the 14th, and Madrid to the 0th March.> The - Revolution Id Spain was effected : the Constitution of the Cortes of 1812 established, and a general amnesty proclaimed: the prisons of th? In quisition thrown open, and their tenants released/ ^ Domestic . LANCASTER, FA. APRIL 15. Another mail robberyanddetection. ? On the night of Saturday the 48th inst. the United States Mail, from Lancaster to Hamsburg, was open* cd, and the letter bag taken out. On , the Monday following, the bag, with its remaining contents, was found, secreted in a lot adjoining the Post- j Office at Elizabethtown; many let ters having been opened and destroy* ed. M ichael Coble , jun. the son of the Postmaster at Elizabethtown, Was committed to prison on tlie 12th inst by the Mayor of this city, on presumptive evidence of h$ having been the perpetrator of the crime. WASHINGTON, APHI t&f. The amendment to the Constitu . tion proposed, in the House df-Re Iiresentatives, by Mr. Cubb, prohi nting the acceptance of any appoint ment from the United States by a Member of Congrgss, fias failed, there being a. majority of fifteen votes against it in that House. A majority equal to two thirds would have been required to pass it. It must then have passed the Senate by a like majority, and must also have received the sanction of two thirds of all the States composing the Union, before it could have become a part of the Constitution. These , several checks upon the power of amending tbe Constitution, if they bOmetim is prevent what we "wish to see accomplished ? such as electing Representatives to Congre9&, and Electors ? yet constitute one of the features of that instrument, most worthy of oor respect ? one \Vhfeh, in its operation,, has proved the wis dom and forecast of its framers. There is no doubt that what is in it self right, will in tivn^ be popular. The proverbial evil of procrastination is ifeore than counterbalanced by the benefit of deliberation, in a matter so important as a modification of the fundamental principles of a Govern ment. Where a Constitution is in the power of a Legislature, itself the creature of the Constitution, ex peri- , ence has shewn it to be of little du- , ration in form, and of less validity in fact. Indeed, where amendments | TOaj, be made to a Constitution by the votes of two successive Legisla- i tr:res, and where (here is an interme diate recurrence to tire popular suf frage^ great iuconvenience is found to result from this facility of innovation. In tiie State of Maryland, for ex ample, where such is the law, the Constitution has been amended, al tered, and interfoliated, until, at a late session of the Legislature, a , proposition was made, to appoint a committee to enquire and report What the Constitution now is. If it were not for the cliecks on the power of amending the the federal Constitu-* tion, k would indeed be, what it has been slandered by being called, a more nose of wax, to be moulded ac cording to the fancy of the moment. With respect to the amendment iu point, it is in theory so unobjection able, that it certainly wotfkl not, had it been adopted, have disturbed in any degree the harmony of our system. It is desirable, we freely admit, that appointments should not frequently be made from the two Houses of Congress. Hut, Admit ting this, it would be goiug too far, perhaps, to make the evidence of a mau's merit (the confidence of his constituents) a disqualification for the performance of the duties of office, generally of mucli less' im portance than those of legislation. , This aptpears to be tbe opinion of a majority Of the H otfse of Represen tatives. ? At the same time, the vote in favor of the amendment was so respectable that it is probable it will not be without its effect on future ap pointments. The report of tbe committee of Ways and Means, in the House of Representatives, which accompanied the bill, reported on Friday, for authorizing a Loan of Two Millions of Dollars, is not less interesting than any document of the present Congress. It presents a "view of the State of the Treasury, of the Public Revenue, and of the appro priations ma<]? for the' service of tbe year 1810. Tbe balance of income at the end of the last year, It appears, after paying all expenses, "was 707, 850 dollars \ the available funis in the Treasury, 245;665 dollars. ? /The means available for the service of tbe year 1820, inclading the last item, are estimated at 22, 525, 665 . dollars. The total amount of ex penditures authorized by law for tbe ye*r 1820, including tbe ten millions of the Sinking Fund, Is estimated at 26,290,134 dollars ; leaving' a de ficiency of means, for tbe year 1820, of 8*773,408 dollars. Out of the. Sinking Fund, there is payable, during the year, 7,711,302 Hollars 71 cents, leaving " a balance which t may be applied to tatify part of the deficit of 2,288,497 26, and leaving " an actual deficit of funds to meet the expenditures authorized, by law, for 1820," of 1,485,000 dollars 66 cents. ~ On this amount of deficit the loan bill is predicated. The report goes on to lake a view of the receipts and expenditures for the year 1821, the result of which is aii estimated deficit of 3,655>000 dollars. The report then proceeds to re mark upon the state of tbe finances ; earnestly recommending retrench ments and economy' in the public ex penditure, and concludes with a re-" solution " that tbe President of tlici ''United Slates be requested to " cause such a plan to be prepared " as will 'enable Congress, at its " next session, to make sucb reduc tions in the various branches of " public expenditures as may be re u quired by the state of the finances u and the public good." The whole report shall be soon published. It is such a one as, we are persuaded, will meet general approbation. , WILMINGTON, N. C. APRIL 15, In the afternoon of Saturday last, between five and six o'clock, a gust arose, in this town, which bore some resemblance to a torn Ado. It blew < out the gable end of Mr. Burgwin's brick limine, occupied by Mrs. Vance. The gable end fell on the roof of the piazza, and broke down every thing, in its way to tbe ground. I Mrs. Vance was, at the time, in j ' the piazza, in the act of fastening back a shutter, and was killed in stantaneouslv. rn?e crush was heard in remoU parts of the town ; and persons, seiz ed with horror, ran from every quur ter, to view the spectacle of devastu i tiou and death. RALEIGH, APRIL 2i. Survey of our Coast. ? We have the pleasure to state, that the United States Board of Engineers, consist ing of General Bernard and ColoneU Gratiot and Totten, are about to make an Examination and Survey of the Sea-Coast of this State ; with an eye both to defence and commerce. They are supposed to be at Edenton about this time; and as Hamilton Fulton, Esq. the Civil Engineer of this State, has been for some weeks in specting the Alliemarle and PampUco Sounds, for the purpose of ascertain ing the .practicability of re-opening Roanoake Inlet, we hope he wiH meet the Engineers of the U. States. It was the wish of the Secretary of War, we understand, that the Com missioners of Public Improvement shoukl have met these gentlemen on; the Sea-Coa6t, and this, we doubt not, would have been gratifying to the Commissioners ; but, owing to their dispersed situation, and the short notice which has been given of the visit, this was impossible. The Board will, however, meet, by ap pointment, in this city, on the 15th of next month ; and if the U. States' Engineers can make it convenient to visit the .Seat of Government during their session, along with the Engi neer of the State (who will of course, be here) it is probable that our En 1 gineer and some Members of the Board will accompany them in their examination of the remainder of our Coast, wbiiph, we presume, would be mutually, agreeable and advantage ous. Or, if the United States' En gineers should not meet our Board in this city, it is likely that a Member or two, and perhaps our Engineer, may Join the? as soon as they shall have dispatched their business here. 'Since writing the above, we have reason to believejhe U. S. Engineers will commence their operations at Wilmington and proceed northwad ly.\ If so, they will probably pass through this city on their way from Kdenton to that place. u'-'# ' v. 1 ^UGOSTA, APRIL 88. We are sorry to learn that an a trocious murder was committed on Thursday or Friday week last, in Edgefield District, South Carolina, or near the line dividing Edgefield and Barnwell distracts. The cir cumstances connected with, or lead ing to this outrage, we have not particularly learned, further, than that some little difference had taken place between Mr, Elias Morgan and a Mr. Anthony, bis neighbor, and to whose house Morgan had, been. Some short time after Mor gan bad left the house, as he and a Mr* Powell were walking quietly along the road, they were overtaken by Mr. Anthony and his son, each on horseback, with a rifle as they approached, ' Morgan and Powell steppecFout of the road to let them fmss; but as soon as they got pear them, the elder Anthony raised bis rifle and discharged its contents into the arm and body of Morgan, who instantly fell and expired! The other gun was discharged by the son, but whether at Powell or not is un certain. Powell escaped unhurt, and gave the alarm to the neighbor hood. The tw*> Anthony's went off; and have not since, as we have understood, been heard ofj tbey both Iiave families, whose ruin will probably followjthis acts of madness and ferocity.? It is a painful duty to record such act of depravity, and to our readers we are well convinced it must be unpleasant to persue them, ?we shall rejoice when an end is put to all such transactions t) trough out the world , by a universal lm provement in the moral state of socie ty. SAVANNAH, Al'Rlt 19. The +\?eic Hebrew Synagogue his Day, tit 12 o'clock, ilit corner * one uf die new Hebrew S; nagogue ;ts laid with ceremonies suitable to ie occasion. The Grand Lodgo nd the lodges in our city subordin ate to it, met at Solomon's Lodge Room. A procession was theu tunn ed, which proceeded to the ground devoted to the budding. 1 he cor ner stoue was laid iu a handsome manuer* Doctor Dela Motta, High Priest of the {Synagogue, made a suitable prayer ? after which li. VV, \1. Thomas U. P. Charlton, deliver ed an elegaut and pertinent address on the occasion, and the ceremony was closed by prayer aud an anthem from a baud of music. We were happy to see so great a concourse (for a laige number of ladies were present) who attended on this occa sion, to see a portion of land conse crated for a house in which our God may be w orshipped. GEORGETOWN, S. C. APRIL *9 . An Agricultural Prize worth win ning. ? We are informed by a geu tleman from Stateburg, that fourteeu or more members of the Cl&remont Agricultural Society, of that neigh borhood, have agreed to plant, each an acre of ground in corn, to be man ured and cultivated at pleasure. The planter producing the most neat corn to the acre, (as a reward for his .su perior farming) is to receive the pro duce of every other acre. The land to be planted must be high land,- and have been cleared at least five years. A committee of five members were appointed to approve of the land, to superintend the gathering and meas uring the corn, and to report to the ciefy at its meeting in the fall, when we will be able to inform our readers of the successful planter, and the neat product of each acre/ CHARLESTON, APRIL 19. The Mayor of Savannah acknowl edges the receipt of Six Thousand and Sixty Dollars, from the Inten dant of this city ; being the proceeds of collections made in the different Wards, aud at the respective places of Public W orship, in our city. COLUMBIA, APRIL 25. His honor the Inteudant of Colum ' bia, a few Jays since, received' from the Mayor of Savannah, the follow ing letter, in answer to one enclosing a donation to the Sufferers by fire iu that city, viz. : Savannah , Police Office, ? April 1 2th, 1820. 5 Sir.-? I have the pleasure to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 0th hist, enclosing One thou - mind Dollar ?? the voluntary contri bution of the inhabitants of Columbia, and the citirans of its vicinity, to wards the rerief of the unfortunate Sufferers by the late destructive fire4 in this city; Eighty-eight Dollars of which, 1 am informed, is a dop tion from the Episcopal Church, in Columbia. We shall not be able, Sir, to capcel the many obligations conferred upon our distressed people, Uy the beuevolent and patriotic citi zens of South-Carolina. They have acted like friends, countryman, and brethren : and from no section has the donation ; been more munificent, taking into view the population of yourtoftn, than that which you have transmitted me from Columbia. ? The gift of the Episcopal Church is accepted with much thankfulness, and the piety which prompted it is, sir, duly appreciated by our inhabit ants. Offer to the kind contributors of Columbia* and its Episcopal Chutch, the thanks of the Sufferers, and receive for yourself, the assur* ances of the consideration and res pect with which 1 am, your most obedient servant, ' Tho. U. P. Charleton, Mayor. Hon. James T. Goqdwtn, lntendantof Collumbia. LAW INTELLIGENCE. Iselin v s. If ages. ? This case was decided on Saturday last, in the Federal court, now sitting iu this place, at which judge Drayton pre