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Foreign. From the Proxudenc c American. FROM SPAIN. By the I)ido, arrived at Marble bead, we are favored with an inter esting letter from a friend in Cadiz, on Ihe subject of Spanish affairs, da ted May 11, iS20. We subjoin an extract from which it would seem v- that the new ?rder of things is firm- j ]y established, and that no apprehen-l sion is eutertaiued of the fidelity ofi the king or the wise forbearauce of the people : 44 The new system goes on well, -? the rancor of party is daily diminish ing, and the prospect seems fair, that it wiH be completely consolidated aud established, without further op position or difficulty. The king be comes every day more popular and more beloved, and his satisfaction and content keep equal pace. There can now be no doubt of good faith aud sincereity. In a Madrid papqr, we have the substance, of a conversa tion between him and the French Ambassadors op this subject. The king observed, " I have understood it is said in France, that I have tp* ceded to- tie constitution from necss* siry, and not from .choice. Tell your master and your friends, lhat.it is false ; that 'I did it of raj own free will and accord, and sincerely re ret not having done so long ago." he people are tranquil and satis* fied, and there appears little or no danger of their carrying their newly acquired liberty to such an extreme? as would make it degenerate into anarchy and confusion. A proce dure of this nature might b$. expect ed, judging from the experience of what took place in France ; but _ there is a very wide difference in the national character of the two people. , A/id moreover this ' sad example is still fresh in the memory of all ttpain. There hasT been little persecution on account of political opinions^ and the plan proposed to be followed -seems tu be that of conciliatfon|an4 the upif? < ing of all parties, .which is>undoubt-' edly the-hest, and at the . same time the most politic.? Justice, however, has been done to those who have suf fered for the constitutional t<ftuse; > those who were deprived of their ? offices on the te turn of the icing from France have been "reinstated, and those / who assisted in the rerestab-* lishmentof th? constitution have been II proyided for. 7 ; ? 4 x <sThe late.copspiracy in Madrid turns out not to - have been pf such moment as was at first supposed; and its precise object is still unknown.! Alt opposition seems to be at*n end J an?k those great ones, -who, it is] known, aire inimical to the new sys-| tem, are obliged to " hide their di- 1 } minis hed heads*" The king, by a| royal order, baa appointed eight! Aids-de~Camps to be near bispersonj and have an entrance at all times in- J to bis private apartment# and through I iv bom to transmit his orders.? They I are Sallasteros, Camperverde, 0,-J Donaju, Villacatnpa, Zayae, Qmro 1 ga, hiegoand the Count of Aldovaj ' all of them, of coorae, tried constitu-1 tionalists. All the troops in Anda-I lusia are to be united, under the com-l mand of general O'Donajii, Quiro-1 ?i to be second in command, and! rcoaguera chief of the staff. Kie^l go is employed in organizing a small 1 Constitutional army near Seville. A royal order has been issued, suspend- 1 ing all embarkations of troops or of-| fleers for America, even in the char- 1 acter of volunteers, and there is no] doubt that orders have goq* out fori an immediate suspension of hostili-l ties there, and proposing the estab lishment of negotiations. I This question is the g*eat stum A blin& block, amll think will givd rise 4o much difficulty, and must! finally 3be settled at the pohit of the bayonet ; unless Spain herself yield the point of independence, whhh, 1 am petquaded, will be insisted up on by the provinces. . The business has already been agitated in the pub lic papers here,, and did time and )eisure permit, I could Jftirni*h ym, Vritli some curious productions on the 'subject. Meanwhile, several iusur- I put privateers are cruizing in the Mediterranean, and making many prizes, ^io Minister had yet been named for the United States, iu the room of Vives, so that it is probable be will remain untouched . It is cer tain (bat Salmon will not be appoint- j ed, a9 he bas been returned to his old employment of superintendant gf the works at Tarifa, BOSTON, JUNE 29. I Latest from Cadiz. j Arrived at MarWcheadj brig Dido, Bessora, 43 days from Cadiz, bav- . ing sailed 13th May. . The massage of the President, recommending forbearance as to measures against the Jb'loridas, &c. . 1 was received at Cadiz the day before 1 I the Dido sailed, and gave great sa- j tisfaction. \ Cadiz was in an unsettled state, parties running very high. The (Priests since the adoption of the j I Constitution, had Income more op | posed to the King, Some of them bad <juit the country for France. NORFOLK* JUNE 30. From Spain . ? We iiave private ' intelligence from Spain up to the 11th of May, M which time the country was perfectly tranquih and the peo- . pie we*e looking forwa?d to the meet- * ing of the Cortes in Jirty with a de- .. gree of interest bordering on impa tience. Meanwhile Qui roc a and others who commenced the revolu tion are determined not to lay down their arms .until they Are satisfied ; that it is complete.? -They ma'mtain their posts and stations as a check upon the counter revolutionary pro- i jects of the King apd his party, whom they know to be powerfuLand perfiidious. ;lt is confidently believ- . ed that there will be a party in the , Cortes opposed to having a King, and it has been even asserted that he will be impeached for his past con duct, in overturning the Constitution, \ Judging however from the prudent and .exemplary proceedings of the Spaniards at every step ^of their re vblutionivry caxeqr, we de not think they will touch that subject. but upon tlie suggestions -of extreme necessity connected with the national welfare. home otic. 'CINCINNATI* J JUKE 15. j Cxcrio*iti f.?Qu Saturday last{ in digging the well of Mr. Wright, Jiear Harrison, near a mile from the VV bile W ater, and about 14b feet from the surface, in a bad of .rounded ; limestone pebbles, a living frog was j dug up, which, in a short time hop pea away as nimbly as if he had been bqt a year old* There .are trees ^contiguous, and in lower grouod, more than 500 years old, which have evidently taken the pla? ces of others at ^qual growth; so that this frog had probably Jain bu ried for 1000 years, * A Mr. Whitaker, trho lived few miles west of the Little Miami, informed (be writer of this some years . ago, that, *in digging his %ell, Jie had found buriedthere a living, frog, and a lizzard, (if rightly recollected) more thru 30 fee t below the eurfape. , ( ?> % I i WASHINGTON, JU1.Y 0. '1 The >uiicfertftHitjr respecting the J execution of the sentence of death I on Htittoi and Hull, the Mail Rob- I bers, tip and convicted at Haiti- I more, is at length ended. Their I death-warrant lias been issued. *Hie 1 execution is to take place on Friday I the 14th, iu pursuance of their sea- 1 tence, the justice of which, however] mercy may have pled for them, none 1 i;an doubt, 1 I)ARlE*r, (GEO.) JUNE 19." 1 Fortunate escape? -but not the 1 Great Sea Serpent. ? On Friday 1 evening last, as a party of young men 1 from tins place were asce ad ing North 1 [New Fort river, in a small boat,] jnear the head of navigation, discovf ] ered an enorpions Snake making to- 1 wards them. Four muskets, three I nfles and a pair ol pistols were dis- I chuf&ed in quiche suoccssion at the I % monster, "which arretted his progress until the party reloaded and fired n second time; this with the aid of harpoons, bayonets, &c. they suc ceeded ki taking Us life. The Suak* measured in length 21 feet ami a half, and eighteen inches between the eyes.-r-Ou opening the body, a negro's head, a calf, four alligators (each measuring three feet) a green turtle, two dogs, six geese, besides many small birds, were found therein* A Similar animal has lately be$u seen in Sunbury river, by some of the young men^ while on their nocturnaT rambles. From the description Jietetofore . give^ of the great Sea Serpent, and the enorm ous size of this animal, many have uo doubt in saying it is the same,' NEW- YORK, JULY THE WEATHER. For a day or two past, the weather has beetj exceedingly oppressive, particularly yesterday. We have examined several thermometors to ascertain the precise degree of heat, but they differ so materially that it is difficult to tell on which we ought to rely. Those we have examined, j placed in the shade have ranged! iionj 80Tat 8 o'clock a. m. to 9G at 4 p. m. Several workmen w ere obli ged yesterday to .quit their labour. We also find from the pnpers that a greater degree of heat has been ex perienced in many places north ai>d ?east of .New-York /or some time back than has been known for a num ber of .years so fearjy in (he season, At I?vngBt<m9 Upper Canada, the thermometer in the shade rose .to 00 degrees. . At Hudson, on Thursday last week, at 2 o'clock, it-rose to^iOO de grees?the thermometer hung shade*} on the north side o? the building, where there was a free!circi*latioq of ? * . ' . ' 4 * ; ? air. At Hartford, Conn, on Thursday, it was up to ,98. % At Quebecf in the shade, it rose to 98. At Portlapi, the thermometer, shaded, and in a current of air, rose to 94. Last year lt never exceeded 93. At jfewbp-yptort, on the 20th Jpne, it rose to 93? Sist, t<\97?28d, . to 101, On the 1st of August 1809* it rose to lOS, being the only instance in 25 yearn, before thjs, that it has risttfi above JJ8* . CHARLESTON, TU^Y 3. ' A gentleman who arrived at. this port yesterday frftm St. AugustinqJ informs us, that a few days previ ous to his sailing a Patriot privateer touched at. St. Augustine, havingjon hoard Mr. Coppinger, son of the Governor of tbe Matter place, who was forcibly- taken ? put of the -schr. Mary, a short time sine#, on her passage bom this port lor Matanzas.l The commander of tbe privateer] made the fact of his son being on J bt&rd knowototlie 'Governor, ,and required * supply of Provisions 4nd Water, <48 a condition of his released Governor^ oppinger refosed comply- 1 ing with tbe request, .calling thel effimmander ami his .crew, at thel eatpe time, a band of BaccaneersJ Who were unworthy 4>t an; assist- 1 ance. It was 4 n ally 4hrough the humane exertions of the above! gentlemen, who furnished 4is . with! these particulars, that young Mr.l Coppinger obtained his .freedom. \ * - ' ' JULY 6. J Incendiary Attempt. -?On the night of the 4th, io&Unt/ about 40 o'clock,! a Stable in BulUstreet, two doors I from the residence of I. S. K. 'Ben nett, Esq, yas discovered to be on fire, but it wait fortunately ?* tiaguish cd without serious injury, by an ear ly discovery .^-rrJh? premises where the lire ocigimted, were unoccupied,! and" there is apt the least doubt tha?] it was the wt*k of an inc^niiary.r^A An anoymoualetter Jiad been thrown] into the pia$za of the gentleman! whose napae it mentioned above, thei evening predating, evidently written! and dictated foy a Negro, cautioning! him to be on his guard, as siioh aril attempt would he madfe to destroy! the neighborhood ; in censequence of) which an extra guar^was on that n ight placed iu ihat quarter of the City. jul\ 7' Kx tract of a letter , dated at -Ckoss An chor, (Union, s^. C.) 29th June. We bad a very severe Hail Sturm, on Sunday evening, that did - la great d**al of damage ? some of | the llail .Stones were considerably I larger thaif" * bowVs Kgp; every ! pane of glass that Has exposed to it i was broken ; very many Ivoles broke through tlie ?hingle roofs; nearly every Tree strippid of their leaves. Fortunately it did not extend very far~i-bttt a few miles. Many persons, however, have lost their whole crops ? they have planted Jfrga**i- It was too late for Cotton, ami almost so for Corn." CAMDEN. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1820. : ; ? rr ? ! A severe lire has taken place in the city of New- York? -Between thirty and forty houses burnt. Theioss estimated at about seventy thousand dollars, i*'W u Wonderful f ? The following ex traordinary account of a water-fall in fjorway, is copied from the Paris Journal of the Sd of May ; some doubts are entertained as to the cor rectness of the statement.;^? " lu their sketch of a voyage to Norway, Messrs. Coupe.de Saint Donat and .Roquefort give a concise description of the immense water fall of Tulleinarke, uiore wonderful than that of Niagara, and of which the learned in Europe were all igno rant till within a few years. It was discovered by Professor JSsmark.t? It was first observed An 1812, by ; Schow, and since by many other travellers. This Fall is called by the natives JRinkan Fosse n, thai is, Foaming Fall, w hich no doubt arises from the immense^cloudti of vapor formed by the drops as they evapo rate, The sight of this knmeiise sheet of water causes astonishment mixed j^ith fear. ]Lt iA composed qf three fulls, two upon inclined planes, each of which separately forms a fall of most singular magnificence, Aid tfee third descends perpendicu larly. According to Professor Es mark's measurement, ihis (last fall is eight hundred feet highwwhicli is four times as high as the Jt alls of Niagara, #if the celebrations be not exaggerated. The body of water of Juttkan-Fossen is egual to it? im mense height? it is. furnished by the Maanely, a considerable river, which discharges itself into the Lake Mio- ' sen or Mio&w*ten, a short .distance from the fall, the length of which is 8 >tp iO Gqrmftn miles.'1 FROM (THE CANADA AROU3, -MAY The amend <if English c ensure for Rfl-gr S^:'- lUh conduct . f Jj)ijalty and steady habits /?At exhibition of Waxeji figures, .fast week, at York, we understand a few 1 ".choice spirits" wer?e spraly of fended at the introduction of such a personam as Gen. Jackson, in the capital ?of Upper Canada : and to1 manifest th0ir grea,t indignation, re^ solved' to sQ^ecyte the unfortunate Generals Accordingly, he was ta ken from his owner, and, in due form, suspended upon a tree in the towjp, in whjch exalted situation, tie remained until morning! Such an act of magnanimity is sufficient to exak a nation, and reflect spleqdor upon 4he rwlice of % chief town ! O York/ Mprkf how well doth thy distinguishing title become thee!? Little York ! Much dost thou stand in nead of an University, to lead the Muses and the Graces to resqrt and dwell ^within Jhy , borders ! To assert .and vindicate the honor of toe Province, we will take it upon ourselves to say, that not a place in it, whose inbabi^ts entertain any correct sence of decency and deco tum, (not excepting even the Mo hawk village,) would have suffered the commission of ,a transaction so coptetnptlble, and partaking so much of a state of barbarism, We shall make no comments upon the impoli cy of such Acts, trivial and foolish as they' may appear to the enlightened and intelligent public. i Veriumsatj the fire at troy. 'Jo the America v IJnblic. On ihe twentieth instant, a fire, unexampled in the fury ot ii* j.-ro gress, in the course of a few hours, ? reduced the fairest portion ot this i opce flourishing city to ashes. This \ a^vful visitation of Divine Provi- I deuce, hag in its desolating course, I swept away an immense amount of I , the wealth of our city, accumulated f i by the industry of years, and throw 11 ' a respectable and extensive portion of 1 I the commuuity. hitherto iu compe- 1 I tent if not affluent circumstances, upon the charity of the public, for I the first necessaries of life. The peculiar circumstances atten I ding; this terrible conflagration, has | occasioned a greater extent of indi I vidual ruin and distress than is usual* ly caused by the most extensive fires. I The extrerpe heat of weather ? the I extraordinary dryness of every thing I combustible? a strong wind, and the I very comjmct population iu the vi I cinity of its commencement, at once I spread the flames iu every direction, I with a rapidity, "which not only baf I fled every effort to check its ravages, I but repdefed the removal of any I thing within its desolating range, al I together impracticable, ? -Wherever I it came all was lost. From the vast * I amount of property consumed, there I is scarcely one of our affluent citi I zens who does not, either directly, I or indirectly; participate iu the gen* I eral loss, A calamity so ?xten?ive apd gen I eral, at a time of peculiar pecuniary I pressure, reisers our own citizens I whuJly unable tp afford that relief ? to I the distresses .rf those who have lost I their all, which Jheir necessities im I periaualy claim, euid which, under I different circumstances, many would I cbeerful)y bestow. > ]? Under these circumstances, the Common Council of this city, have felt it their duty to ky the distressed situation of thsirunfortnnate & needy fellow cities before the public, and ,in their behalf Solicit such a|<fas they Ai-e willing to bestow, in making tl\ia appeal they ask not for contri butions to reimburse the losses of the ' affluent, however extensive, but to mitigate the sufferings of the needy and relieve the wadt$ of the distres sed? apd from the liberality and munificence for wjiich the American character baseyejbeen distinguished, they derive assurance, that claims upon the public liberality so pres sing and ?o gftfttj ^viU not fail to t*t tract the attention an*} open the hands of (he charitable and humane in eve ry sectityp of our country. Un der Jhis expectation they have ^p point^d ? respectable comtnittee to receive and distribute any donations, either in money or property, which the public charity may bestow. Of this committee 0urdon Corning is chairman, and to hipi *}1 donations should he directed. By order of the Gomqiou Council of the City of Troy. i Esaias Wajwen, Mayor* June SAth , 18*0, x ?4 remarkable large cfiUd^Mt. \ Abel l)eal, living about t?n miles ' from Elizabeth Town, Bladen coun ty* (N. C.) has a son named Hay wood, will be nine years old in Au gust next : \b jive feet, six and a half inches high; was weighed by James Shipman, JSsq. in January last, and bis weight was one hundred and sixty -seven and a half pounds.? ~H*\ has all the actions Mid disposition of children generally, of his age. He is rather corpolent; has an open, good countenance ; good disposition ; very sensible and communicative, for , a child raised in the country* His eyes are weak, particularly in the 9tin. Hi* father is an industrious laboring vnan,^ a common size; bis mtther is quite a small ? woman.? They have a daughter older than Haywood, remarkably large; she lost her eye-sight when very youn?. f it appears by the report of the New- York Sunday $cliool Uo^pn. Sociely, that there aw upwards 6f nine thousand children who receivo regular instruction at tho Humjay Schools in that city.