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Foreign. C11AULESTON, JLLY 18. Late, from the Sluttish +Mq i n . ? A gentleman \\1mj left Kingston (Jamaica) oil the 10th ult. has favor id us with the subsequent verbal in telligence. It wilt be observed by the extract* ~ which we have made from the papers, that the Patriot forces under Colonel Montillo and Admiral Brion, who Lad some time since takeu posses sion of Rio <Ie la Ilacho, ^and ad vanced into the interior, being sorely pressed by the Royalists and In dians, (about 1500 strong) aud in ^fvant of provisions, were obliged to Htflopt a retrograde movement, and again retire to the sea-coast. When within three miles of Rio de Ja H iche, the Patriot forces, amount ing to 700, faced about, attacked , And completely repulsed the Royal ists. After the action, 300 meu of General l)evereaux7s Legion, de manded their arrears of pay, (not ? having received a dollar since tliey arrived) which waB refused ? in con sequence of which, they declined to act any further against tl*e enemy. Brion immediately ordered them into the ?town, took away their arms, and . forced them to embark on board of several neutral vessels in the har* f bor; mostly from Kingston. The following; day, Rio de la Hache vtas giverPup to plunder, the fortifica tions blown up, and the remainder of Brion's forces embarked on board of his fleet, which sailed immediate ly (after plundering two or three1 ? American vessels in port, of their cargoes, of provisions, &c.) for Mar- j garitta or St. Domingo. The Royalists then marched in and took possession of the pltvce Devereaux's men put to sea at the same time with Brion, nearly desti tute of water and provisions; aud one of the vessels, having on bo^rd about 150 of the number, mostly officers, arrived at Kingston on the 9th ult. in the greatest distress im - agin able ; without clothes, and witlw out money. The Commanding Of 'ficer at Port Royal, in consequence of their distress had allowed them to land, and assigned some vacant ^barracks for their ? temporary resi de nee. 1 - Thus has terminated the operations ' of that overwhelming expedition, v which, after taking Rio de la Hache, was said to have been joined by thou sands of the -inhabitants, who weie In. full march foT Santa Martha and JMaraqaibp 5 after taking which, they weri to unite with Bolivar, in the reduction of that important, aud hi therto deemed impregnable fortress 0 1 Carthagena. . From Havana . ? From our atten tive Correspondent at Havana, we' y hfcve received papers of tiiat place \ to the 8th inei. inclusive* Wer per- , ceive by them, that the enthusiasm of the people in favor of the Govern ment of the Cortes, had1 uot in the least abated. The Captain General of Cuba had issued ati Order, en-, i 'joining the observance of Sunday the 9th,,. as Day of General Rejoic- ? ing and Festivity" by the People; and authorising them to indulge in all kinds of sports and recreation that would not militate against good order and decorum ? that being the; day ou which the Cortes were to as- , semble in Spain, and when Ferdin and was to renew, in solemn farm,' liis oath of fidelity to the new politi-j cat Constitution. The Election for Members of the Legislative Junta! of the Island, under the new Con stitution, was also to take place on the Oth and 10th. The Island had been divided for this purpose into five election districts, which were to send 105 Representatives ; the most important furnishing 31, ttie three next each 21, and the fifth it mem bers. The Polls for this Klection Mere to be opened at eighty-six dif ferent places, iu order to afford to the voters every facility to the exer cise of the right of suffrage. At a phort distance from each Poll, a suf-j flcicut number of militia was to lie' stationed to preserve order, and pre vent persous not qualified to vote from interfering ; and also to pre vent the approac h of carriages to the ? poll, to the obstruction of the voters. No armed j>ers< 11 was to I?e al lowed to vote ? and each militia man before approaching the poll for that purpose, was required to lay aside i his anus. Domestic . _N?W-YOKK, *ULV 11. Counterfeiting upon a wholesale scale, ? A man was apprehended in Washington county, iu this state, la^$ week, having in his possession 8 800,000 in spurious hills, princt^" pally on the banks iu this city. He was on his way from the great manu facturing establishment in Canada, when arrested, and was exposed by one if his brothers in iniquity, who but * fevv davs before had been ta- j i ? ken into custody for the same crime. JULY, IS. . Another 'Blow-up! ? We yester day anuounced the resignation of ? David J. *Greene, Esq . as Cashier j of the Phenix Bank in thie city. ? The resignation was understood to have taken 4>lace inconsequence of a reduction of his salary of 81000. ? ; It was whis|>ered, how ever, last - 'evening that therft were other and | more pow erful causes for the measure j adopted by Mr. Greene; and this^ morning, Wall-street, all the husi- ; ness part of the city were struck with astonishment, that Mr* Greene had not only absconded, but had aver-; drawn his account to an immense ; amount. We understand that a vie*v ' of the affairs of thfe bank has just been concluded, and that the actual, deficiency is ascertained to be one hundred and forty -seven thousand jive hundred dollars . i Wre also further learn, tluit the Counsel of Mr. G. has appeared be- ' fore the Directors, admitted the de- ? falcation, and offered to assign over claims in favor of Mr. Greene against certain persons, 4o nearly the full amount, provided they would exou- : erate him 'from ail debts & liabilities, i To this proposition, tlie Directors refused to accede. V arious rumors are iu circulation respecting this ; most unexpected occurrence. Among' others, it is said to have been ascer tained, that the deficiency has in part been of several years standing, and has been increasing *for the last three or four years. hi uce writing the foregoing, we learn that Mr. Greene took breakfast at New-Haven on Saturday morning. He left a statement of property, book deihts, notes, &c. to the amouut of 8187,000, conditionally* that about 7000 private claims should be paid; the residue to go to liquidate the tfank debt, provided the direc tors would not commence a criminal prosecution against him, and would give him a discharge. " | BALTIMORE, JULY 15; JExecution.--PeregrineHutton .and Morris N. B. Hull were hunjg yes terday morning for the deliberate murder of Jobn Heaps, driver of the U. S. mail, (they having rohbdd the mail previous to the commission of the bloody deed.) The malefac tors were led out from the jail be tween the hours of ten and eleven o'clock, attended to the scaffold by the Rev. Mr. Wyatt, of the JEpis- j copal Church, the Rev. Mr. Os HoitxK, of the Baptist Church, and others. After the usual religious ex ercises were performed ? Hull ad- | dressed the spectators for a lew i minutes. He stated that he had been brought up with every care by bis father, and with a proper regard for religious duty. Bad company, however, and those improprieties which are generally deemed excusa ble in young men, connected with the flattering thought that when older there would be sufficient time for re pentance ? these had been the causes which led him to the commission of a crime for which he was about to suffer death. He. addressed himself to the young men, advising them to take warning Uy his example, and to embtxce religion without delay. ? lie then concluded by fervently re commending himself to the mercy ul the Uedeecjer. This, as far as ineuurv serves, was the substance of his address. ? llutton said nothing ?he appeared to he employed in siucere and silent prayer during the whole period. ? The conduct of both to the last ? but Huttou evidently discovered n far greater degree of becoming sensi bility than his companion. At half past eleven the platform sunk under their feel, exhibiting in theirpersons the ignominious and fatal consequen ces which must ever attend the per |>etralioti of mail robbery and mur der* They were executed oh the same scaffold erected for the pirates, ^piny aud Ferguson. RALEIC.H, JULY Si. Internal Improvements . ? The Civil Engineer, Mr. Hamilton Ful ton, having returned from the coast and a survey of the Tar River, is engaged in making out his report for the Board of Internal Improvements.] He w ill shortly gotuthe western parts of the State, and wiM be engaged in that quarter until the meeting of the General Assembly. , \V>6 understand he lias collected much valuable infor mation on the subject of our-barsand inlets, and has suggested plans for the removal of the one and improve ment of the other. CHARLESTON, JtJLY 20, 1 Patriot liecr lits. ? Notwithstand-J ing the arrest and confinement in jail] for trial, of upwards of twenty sea-l men, with the persons who enlisted] them, we understand that SO or 301 others, who had been recruited in] this city, left town on Tuesday night,] to join tlie Patriot Wig Wilson , Capt.| Almeida, who is still hovering on the] coast. They went off in a two-mas- ] ted . boat, through Wappo Cut.?] They are said to havfc been accom panied by a Young man, son to Capt. Almeida* The new suit of sails] made in tins city for the prize, (the] Snutiago) have been taken from the] loft where (hey were made, and are] no doubt by this time on board that] , vessel* It is supposed that she is] also intended for a cruize r, being al very fast sailer. Thus are our laws] evaded, and tiur public officers -cir-] cumvented in the execution of their] duty- ?? Anthony Hombra, i|Vm. H. Laf-j fley, and Joseph Gassario, were] yesterday committed to jail m this] citj; the two former for breaking! open and robbing two dwelling-] houses, and the latter (a lame map)] for being found on the premises where the stolen goods Were deposited, with-] oqt being able to give any account of] himself, Hombra is an old offrmtar,] liaving been repeatedly convicted in] the Court of Sessions ; and was but] a very short time since released from >1. , JULY, 21. *1 Patriot Recruits..? Another at-] tempt waet made on Wednesday] night, to embark between 20 and 30] men for the brig Wilson , which wasi frustrated by the vigilance of the] Marshal, and other U. S. officers. ] The sails intended for the SantiagoA were detained yesterday by there-], venue schooner Gallatin, on board! of a smaH vessel, bound out. Tliel Wilson and the Santiago were seen] off Port Koyal, on .Wednesday,] i lying to, by a small Pilot-boat from] 1 Savannah, which arrived here yes-] terday morning. COLUMBIA, JULY 25, A Hail Storm passed through the settlement on Saluda river on. Satur day last, aliout eight miles from Co lumbia, which, it is feared, has clone considerable damage to the crops in that quarter? the bail were of considerable size, and fell in great quantities. . *??11 ss^ssaasmsamammmsji m. uuum hi hi mumi TO RENT, Jlni immediate possession given . THE Store Rooms lately occupied by Mr. William Mathiiok. For terms ap ply to Cha*LK? J. Shannon. Willis W. AUsobrooks. July 6. 12? tf > CAMDEN, mi ws day, July 27, 1820. It uuy not, perhaps, be improper, for 1 lie guidauce of persons who lm\e hei etofoj e received pensions under the act of Congress providing for 1 evolutionary services, to Mate ex plicitly the grounds on w hich such pensions are discontinued under the act passed at the last session. Such information will save to persons whose names have been placed on the pension hst, and whose circumstances ? ?u life will now exclude them there from, both cxpeuse and trouble. ? According to the construction given by the Attorney General, and under which the Secretary of War decides, the law* contemplates those only who are unable to support themselves w ithout the aid of private or public charity. In every case, the follow ing points are considered the occupa tion of the pensioner, his age, his ability to work, his family residing w ith him, the number of them, their ages and ability to work, and, lastly, I his property, aqd the description of 1 it : and, whereverJt appears, under ] all circumstances, that A he condition I of the pensioner is such as to be able I to live without the aid of charity, J his name will be iuvariably stricken I from the pension rolls. ? J\at. Int. 1 | Thq New- York prints announce I the completion of Colonel Trumbull's Splendid painting of the " Sqrren- ] der of Lord Cornwallis." ? The mo- I ment seized by tlie painter is " when I the principal British officers are pas- I sing the two groups of American and I ; French generals, and are entering] between die lines of the victors/' ? I The canvass is 18 feet by 18, " and I contains no less than 84 portraits/] all of which, except the few British ] officers, are likenesses takelh by CoL ] T. from the life."? -This pointing is ] an accompaniment of others, execu- | ted by the?anre pencil by authority ] of the Federal Government, and I designed for Congress Hall ? The I signing tlie Declaration <of Indepen- I xlenee was finished in 4818.' The I N. York Daily- Advertiser praises! the present work "as one of the finest I specimens of the art which modern I (times have produced." | Extract of a letter Jrom Cafit. J, /?oyrrt? . of the steam . boat lVa(b4n~thc-7t atcr* x u dated Black Rock , $9 thuft. 41 1 arrived M this place froi# i Mackinaw on the morning of the 27th just, after a most delightful passage up anil down, of 17 days, , including about four days we stopped at different places, and unlading our cargo at Mackinaw. We left De- j troit, on our way up, on the 14tb, and passed through lake and rher St. Clair, and arrived at Fort Gra- ; tiot at 7_ o'clock same day ? As we, ! passed the fort, we were greeted with a national salute, St. Clair is a beautiful rivei, of about 40 mile* in length. We ascended the rapids which run at the rate of five knots an hour, without difficulty, and in handsome style, and al daylight en tered lake Huron, a yery extensive sheet of water, and which affords A grand prospect to the eye in a clear morning. From thence to the island of Mackinaw we were out of sight of land most of the way. The sight of this island was very grateful to my feelings, and its wild appearance presents an interesting view to a stranger, it is situated in the straits of river Mackinaw, between lakes Huron and Michigan. Forts Holmes and Mackinaw situated here, are composed of strong stockades, are nearly built, and exhibit a beautiful appe*rlnce from the water? the former is on the submit, near 350 feet, and the latter a little below, about 200 feet from t|ie surface of the water* The town is directly on tlie margin of the river. What ad ded much to the novelty of the sighj, was about 1300 Indians encamped in their wigwams, and in bark canoes at the water's ec)gp. The island presents the greatest variety of scene* ry I ever saw in s6 small a compass ; and from Fort Holmes you haye a complete view of lakes Huron and Michigan, an J the surrounding b> IjuilU. The waters of ihofce lakes ars as transparent as air. We came to anchor in 18 feet water, ami could set* our cable and author a* plain as if it had been on deck- indeed, at that depth of w ater, in a calm time, you could see a sixpenny piece cui the bottom. The trout caught here exceed any I ever saw ; they weigh from 5 to 60 lbs. ; 1 bought one for fifty cents th^t weighed 3D" lbs. ; they are a beautiful fish, uud as delicate as the be?t brook trout." 1Mb. D. ddc. Great -Britain. ? At no period do we remember seeing the afl'uirs of this kingdom so deranged. If in former times manufactures were de pressed and commerce languished, the national debt was not swelled, and economy wars more rigidly ob served, Petitions continues to flow iuto Parliament, calling for relief to the manufacturing and commercial classes; and the national distress is so great as to create considerable al arm. TJ*e debates in the house of co.nmons are distinguished for threat virulence and acrimony ou both sides, a sure proof *)? national calamity ? for when ministers caunot explain with temper, and oppositionists at tack with cautiou, affairs are more deranged than tbe people are aware of. When George tbe third ascend ed the throne in the year 1760, the an imal interest of tbe national debt was a little more than four millions and a half, it is now more than thirty-two millions . At that period eight mil lions were collected for taxes, now near sixty millions are required. Spanish wars continental alliances and subsides, colonial possessions, and a national pride, called for by the national interest have produced this increase of taxation and the pub lic debt, 6o that the nation cannot longer support the burdens. Meanwhile, George the Fourth is making the moet spendid prepare ' tions for his coronation, and the ceremony of placing on hjg brow the H round atid top of sovereignty ," bids i fair to cost thft people five millioit of | dollars.' Instead of recommending a system of economy wd retrench ment on his accession to the throne, tie is striving to plunge the nation in deeper distress^ and with a pride, as it is useleea, he studies how to in* crease, not diminish the public burdens* How much longer the na tion can exist in this state, it is im possible to say- , ; Nat. rfdv. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, have recommended, to all Churches under their cato, to set a part the last Thursdy in August next, as a day pf Humiliation, Thanks giving and Prajrer. ? Washington City /laJZ.? The Gomroon Council of the City of < Washington have resolved upon building a splendid City Hall. It will probably, /be erected on the Ju diciary Square, which embraces the rising ground North of Pennsvlva- ' qia avenue, and just the west of Ty ber. . The cost of the building is es timated at 100,000 dollars. This will be a work worthy of the Me tropolis, A letter from St. Thomas to a merchant in New-York, dated June 21st says ? ? Four: Commissioners from the Spanish Cartes have arri ved at Martinique, on their Way to the Spanish Main, to treat with the Independents. We may, therefore, shortly expect to hear very interest ing news from that quarter. Cheap Travelling. ? The N. Hampshire Patriot says, that the fare between Concord and Hoston, a distance of 00 miles, is rpduccd to One Dollar. Pedestrianiam . ? A young gentle man of this town has just finished a tour to Kiagara, on foot, for health and exercise. He was on the roaij only thirty walking days. The dis tance is uver 1000 miles, Doston Centinel . J