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Foreign. PH 1 LA DELPHI A, Jt'WR k. LATEST FROM SPANISH M AIN. Captaifl H amp on of the schoowi Cecilia, 12 days to the Capes, left Porto Cavello on the evening of the 19th May Captain H. states, that the city of Caraccas was evacuated by t lie officers of the Hoy a] govern-] iiieut on the morning of the 14t)> MAy, and taken possession ?f the same evening by a division of Pa trior troops, under Gen. Hermudez. Lagujta was evacjkttiTe?t~ >111 the morning of ihfc^ljyii, ihe 'Spanish flag I lauled do\Mit and a Patriot flagj hoisted by the Patriots of the town*; no 01 her? having m ade th el r a ppea r aiicc. A fleet of ahout 30 sail of vessels being in pint every person that w ish ed to leave the place, had an oppor tunity -Laeveral thousand euilmrked and were convoyed hy a frifate and twofl^cheras to Porto Cave Ho, where they arrived on the morning of the *16ih !VJay. k The cannon of the baiteries hcin^ spiked, the Patriots commenced a r firing; with -ninske;ry from the wharf awl: wall*..; The schr. Three Daugh ters, cif Bplthnore, reqjjved.a Ultra - ber oi" shot in her sails, and seven l>{vlls 4hat > ? struck her spars feH 01'i Th? hrig jatoes Lawrence, Nez [ mosi of Philadelphia, left Lagnayra with tin fleet, awl proceed to Cur?r coa direct. > V , ^ ' Cora had decliPred for the Patriots, and many of tr^dbiiat^ favorable to the Royal cause, arrived at Porto 'Cpfyello about tThe same*tfane as the fugitives from La Guira. Gen. Morally with the Royal *ai my, wS I gone against Bolivar, - ^vtio \>a? in Ihc interior, there were im hoops left in Caraccas? General iicvtiiiHlez had about 1000 men with ST. JAGO DE LA VEGA, il AY 42, (ho schooner Perfecto Union, we le?rrn that the Independent amy, under Gen. Ui'dine'tta, was lobe \ m't in motion on the Stfth nit* ?tlle day lifter t4ie capita turn i>f the armistice,) match against C<fto, Which placfe , fT ^as e^pecfecl would sooji Ml. ? At > aqttftybo, a conspiracy in favor \4 ittecoWred, -When about 800 persons were arrest %1 ^The following is f to extract lit ii letter jfec&ved in tLtngshm,jgiUed Jiaraquillo , way &? *? Theft has been an engagement tietwern tyvo Koyalists and two In dependent gun-boats'; dfre latter coro maii4riHl)ty Cotiimt dore Paililla, vh? ttwiik the former with seventy prisoners, -lid fifteen killed on tiie lloyalist side. Fifty men from Oar thageria deserted to the Indepen dents, who are blockading that city from I urtinc*, and the Uoyalists are nm\ deserting from fbe to* ten every day. A number of WtiOpsare goii* to aracaybo, akid it is e*pect t d that it is iu the vicinity of that plare tin' decisive battle for the l ar accas wiH be fought. ^RilSSfc hre ?,300 well disciplined men/ under t lie command of the brrve Cot. Lara, ?.>ing against Carthagena, assisted by 41 u>mi- boats well manned, and are under [\w orders v>f ( ommodore ) adilla; therefore things will soon ?be brought to au end." ISxiract iff a Utter from Sat it! J far tha, dated dpi'il 24. "The armistice is broken $ Hie. patriot troops are advancing to Alar .tac?ybo, and will immediately com mence o|?ei anions against La Torre, Aloriilo'a successor in tumtHe.ntb i In ffifes. a regiment with British Offerer*, bate iliik place for the ad \ ,-.n< e KMiinrrow. If fortune favors the I'atriotsj as mm h as it has hi tlierto done, they w ill shortly be iu i. aratcas/' i Baltimore, junk 2. An attentive niriu, has polite h r< mi^heil us w ith a tile ol it to J a > .< , ipers to Ibp evt inh oi ikprii, t/j l\>llov% ilig busty bkuch contain* i the piincipal items of importance : j A roval decree cf the kins of the I ZSi I of March* places in ttve hands | of ihr Directors of the IJank of Bra- 1 zil all the treasures of the crown* consisting of diamonds in tbeir vari- I ous stages of perfection, and many ,] other valuable articleg, with orders to ] the directors to dispose of the same, J either in Europe or elsewhere, and to apply the proceeds to the credit of the I government. It appears that the di- I rectors of the Bank of Brasil having J ?he most unlimited conlldence in the faith and capacity of the government, made very considerable advances to 1 its officers to pay the troops and for I other national purposes, which favor] .he king acknowledges in the most 1 flattering and complimentary manner, I uitl pledges his treasures, as above I stated, as security or indemnity for 1 ihe extraordinary disbursements of I he directors. This act of the king 1 was rendered absolutely necessary, in j consequence of the situation of the 1 Bank, which, it was ascertained, ] would become embarrassed in Mil- I >equence of its* immense responsibili- 1 tv for government debts, and the ap- | pearnnce of an excitement among the ] |>eople, Whose interest and that of | iheT>?nk, it seems, are inst parable, ] the directors having conducted them- I selves heretofore iu such a manner -j as to merit and recehe their conn I dence. I Hitr answer-^ a petition from the! inhabitants made through the medium j of the council, paying tike XML remain in tlve lira zi Is, he remarks, I hat tUe new ujafi exkaottlinav^ siiua- J lion of ?the' rj|pfctive par^.vf the j empire prevent him fiom comjAyirij; j Willi the aflectionate M)licitntions of I this subjects in the Brazils ^ btrt its j evidence of his attachment and re- 1 nee upon their good feeling 4o- I wards his family, he leaves with 1 litem his grand son, lieir apparent to I his vast kingdom, who has instruc- ] limrefTr organize and administer thui go\ eminent conformably to the liber- 1 a I aud enlightened principles contain- I ed in the constitution adopted by and J rtnanating from the extra ordinary I Carles assembled in Lisbon. On I the anniversary of the birth of the I Prince a general amuestv was grant- J ed to all those officers and soldiers! u ho had desei#d the flas; of their] country, provided they returned to 1 their duty wlibin s*x months. ml Domestic. 1 V. ? ?. . . ? '*>< v ... ^ KKW-Yt)lUv, MAY SO. * Ijubor-scfiiiig Machine forpre# utg---6etieral Trivner, in his travels VDhitet, mentions a singular im provement of the natives of . thai country on the rosaries and heads. Instead of |>ra}fttg by rosaries> they pray by steam, wind and water, Which is thus contrived :-*-Ttyy erect a targe hollow cylinder, re sembling a dmm, in which are in closed in Writing all the prayers which the people desire to ofiei\ It 'is (lien set ;o work by turning on its own axis, and the people ave thus saved the trouble of repeating tlietn \ These whirligigs are also in use among; the Moguls, Catmucks, and Kalkaa, so that an extensive trade is carried 011 hy the pious engineers ? for this rational worship machine must be very liable to viear and tear. Tyranny 0) our Forefathers! ? In 1033, says the Salem Gazette, a law waa passed hy the gene ly I court of Plymouth colony, declaring, thai-1 whoever should ti tfua* the tffice of Governor , should pay 20/. unless the same (ifeVsott should be chosen fbfr twb yeahs in succession ; and * fine of iOL for the reftifeal of the of fice of deputy pernor. M e be lieve no ^uch penalty exists in our |enliglitet?e<} limes. BOSTON, may ?3. A Bridge of ^Antiquity discovered* ?Between valie and Kxloo, in th* Warre, (or Marsh,)* in the district, f l)ienthe9 ill Holland, a hiidge| has teen discovered, tour feet under ^rouhd, w hich has been nnrovered fi' the length of a league and a half, f and the cud of which is not } ut | known. The following are some of the particulars : <k Tlte bridge, of which more k daily discovered, runs from 4hikj Weerfingerlout, through fhe marsh,1 passing Hie Haar, and the convent Ttr Apel, a distance of about three full leagues. It consists principally of rough ibr*, of the length of twelve feet, neatly bid together. When the marsh ground is carefully taken up, no interval is to be seeu between these stems, which are an aver age three or four incites jn diameter. Hero and there, intieatl of stems,, there arc split planks of the above length, and various diameters. ? There Are no nails, and allis hewn with the axe. It is generally bfi=. lieved, that this is the bridge of Ger mauicus, mentioned in Tacitus, and which w as laid about this place, bj: forty Homati cohorts, on the occasion of a hasty retreat, fifteen years after the 4iirtb of Christ." v *. ? ?* ??? .r-'V ;? WASHINGTON, JUNE <J. Arrangements have been made. b\ the different departments of our gov ernment, w hich seemed to indicate an expectation that jiosst'ssrou of Um Floridas -Would lie yielded^ to the United States by theSjtaui*h authori ties, as soon as our. officers were re ndy to receive it. We -know, fur instance,. that Governor Jackson, and other United States' officers, ,a re on the spot. Recent information, however, induces us to doubt whe ther the Spanish authorities -are so ready to givejwp the reins of Tgovero ment there, iiowevier in theirt MuUs? TIh y ' i ii rtglr to retain thfcpossessionforinxtemtb* fr;im the ratification; iiut in ^(nk ?; fait i? they ought liot to xl<* iu axlelay could Us of no advantage m the Spanish nation, whilst it jnigbt he seriously prejudical to the tlnit^ 1 States, by afford ihg an opportunity to a few despicable Creatures to simig-, gle slaves amlforeigti goods into our country. ' Consider to &. frtefcfvils attend a j country without government, as the Floridas effectna Hy -are, under pre sent circumstances*-- what temptations are afforded to ktiavtffcy* w hat impu nity to crime, we hope that, on tiiore direct information, it wHI appear that the government of S(min has not de* termined to reduce a he value of tlie acquisition as muclt as is in her pow er, by keeping possession to tlie last moment, Halt* the value of aji act of amity consists in the mannet in which it is performed. The govern ment ofSpainhavmg, after an un gracious delay of two years, made np its mind to ratify the treaty, ought Certainly to have wasted no tinje in carrying it into effect. I Mr. Sumpter, late Minisfejr of the United States to !lio Janeiro, i with hie family, arrived iii this city yesterday from the Frigate Congrcspf in which they came jmsgengers. Important.* ? The Philadelphia Aurora of Monday stale* positively (hat the city of GacaccaB bag t>een captured by 4heS?wiot army Under General Soublemi The particulars^ we presume, Hill reach us to day. ? Treasury Dr/iartnirht< third sluditor's Ojfifty June l#f, IB2t? Notice is IrtreUy Riven, that Che unsettled claims fbi half-pay pensions to the widows at?d children of de teased offievrff and soldiers of the militia, including tangerb, sea fenci Mes, and volunteers,' tfnd ttiose oT the widows and children of any toon comumsioucd officer, musician* or private* enlisted for either of th? terms of one year or eightfUi months ; or any commissioned officer of the regular army, whbdlted In the ser vke%f the Utoited States during the late war, have been transferred from Mhe office of Ihe Pay Master Gener al to . the Third Auditor bf the Treasury, for a^jfiMment. A like direction has been given tb tlie unset* tied claims for the three months' ex* tra pay to the I infantr y serving as Hatii^fl on hoard the fleet onr Lak< Ine, on the *Oth of Seiiteiohet, t8l3, agreeably to the resolution of Copgtearf of the ft.h o[ Janunr^^ 1814; and to the acting Marines ta ken from 1 he auny, and serving on :>oard I he fleet on Lake Champlain, >n the 14th of September, 1814, ?tgreearbly to the resolution of Con gress of the 20tb of October, 1814. ? All claims of the above description are therefore to. be forwarded to this office, and the amount found doe will be remitted to the claimants free of any expence. PKTEll HAONfiK, Auditor. NEW-OKLEAN8, MAY 6. Jl CiviX Thief Mr. Mm M. Lee. whose counting house was, on the?8th ult. broken open and robbed ; of several papers, &c, yesterday re ceived, through the post-uSee,- the Following polite note, enclosing the papers mentioned : I " Mr. John M? Lee : * Sir : After my best respects to you, I am sorry to state to yon that ? 1 w aw under the necessity of entering our counting- house at an untimely hour, and was disappointed in my expectations, as it was not my inten i .on of plnnderiug or robbing you ot arty thing but what 1 stood in Deed | of. Mttnfcy wasTfiy object? tmt met 1 ' with a disappointment s 1^1 ^ ? ?}* .'v. y ja [are innumerable in New-Orleans, - wished to leave (he pla*fc and had no other means of leaving it but through such means. 1 enclose yotjp pa|M?r? land bank hooks ami ptU4hem4n the office so that you may reap the bene fit of them; as they are of no ad subject, but still remain vnur fiiepd Nel point out the chai tion. ' JViay 5. .L^Jt GEORGETOWN, A Court of Magistrate!, holders was convened on last, for the trfafof Jack , perty of a Jlr. Fonbt^^ ter district, charged with of CteoVtsE R. FqtiiT, % f ourt consisted of the sotis : John Li Wit son, St Henry L. CdVneg, J, Wm. VV. Trailer, PtancitiJWttier*, P . Solomon Cphen, Robert H eriot, Aaron Marvin, The evidence wi that his was either tlje ___ trator of the deed, Or so complice* as to liaVe bow of him that shot The sentence tof the Uw 1 fore pronounced, r jar/d cuted on Friday next when he uxill.be hung During the Whole Mi exhibited no one tou.? or notrow*' bttt preserve -tublmrness of features ner. The trial of the called Jack) the property v Horry, hafcbeen postponed it o have his testimony ns to the V Joe , who is yet in the nei <?ui hood of Lucas's plantation . HMitete, and who it i? supposed 1 "etnjien. He threatens to sell ufe dearly* and declares tlmt he i ? not be taken alive. Volunteer par ies are still going out, to assist their tellnw citizeflfrin the discharge of a very impordBPiUty;^ REMOVAL. W TftE. Subscriber had removed to the , new building of Mr. Hu ott M'Call, nearly opposite Messrs. M unit At k Rob inson, where he intends copying on the - Tailoring Business, in all its branches. He returns hist to his former customers and solicits timiance of their (Httronage, he the public that every exertion made to please tho#e nvTio may with their custom. ? Alexander Monroe. ? \ Lad of 12 or I * years ol a^e is want ed as an Apprentice to vfoc atove business ? 'Apply tiUbf* CAMDEN. THURSDAY, JUNK 14, 18^ 1. Pro|>osals art? issued by E. Mor ford, Esq. for publishing in Charles ton, a new paper, to be entitled, "The Charleston Mercury ami Morning Advertiser." The Louisiana Advertiser, of Apt iT 28, mentions that the corpora tion of New-Orleans have voted Jif ty thousand dollars for erecting a M arble Statue, appropriate to the military services of General Jackson. % A Pri ate Mail, says the Savan nah K*>pnhlirnn? i? tn lm iuunediate ly established between Claiborut* and Pensacola, therefore all letter* for General Jackswu Dr. J. C. B, onaugh , Captain H. it. Call, Judge //. M. Brack enb ridge uul the officers of the 41 h Regiment U. 8. Infantry, should be addressed to the former place. Hats made of cotton, equal in ap pearance and nearly so in durability to Beaver, are how sellinfi in Balti more, sajs the American F armer at two dollars ant! a lialf. , A wiiter in the Boston Gazette lately stated, that the proprietors of t e Prov dencc and Boston line of_ stages have For several years realiz ed a -profit of from 50 to 60 per cen tum on tlreir Capital employed. ? As the fetatetaent has hot been contradict ed, another writer bas recommended that a new Line -be established, ?whose tote of fare shall be fnore rea sonable. Mr. "Simpson, manager of (he Theatre of New-York, has offend | amviiiiom for the best written poetic address, to be spoken on the opening | of the new Theatre in that city. The ptemuita 1 a to consist of (if AvVarded ton resident of the city) I tj^e freedom qf thk Theatre; if to a resident of jfcnotlmr city or st^e. a Goal Medal of the \ulue of fifty dollars. n cditoVs of the St. Louis En ay, that the more they %.\ ?esolution for the adims K>uri hito the Unioivthe ?HHp^^gatisfied With it1: admits by fair and necessary lissouri is a sover ^^^^Hrstate ; that Hie state, has no- 1 HraoJke state Hp the defer* MMI^^^int to their fore whom VV,n. Esq. president of Hi sworn 89 acting govt other election shall tal Governor, on (his occ the Council in app and a anitable reply * half of ihat body, h; Wood. Governor 1 (hat he haa been indu this appointment at tl President, in conae pressing solicitations < riate claimants in tl counter, who feared declined, no other ; have been elected fro ^?ai' caution to ma A new evidence o of the timea isgfut P would that a man wan last <vee to the jail of Susqndm for tioo-paymerit of the wyrrkd him.