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jod his brn'her. is unpopular The Por
tuguese seem to ?>pi)rehei>d that it endan
gers the indwprndance or integrity of their
Luropean Territory. The high offices
nnd honors cc-nlerred on General Lieres
ford. is also said to be viewed with jealousy
? Tht*y were impatiently expecting the
a nival of the I'riuce Koyal from the Bra
zils, who ia bet.irothed to a Princess ol
Bavat ia, sisicr to the intended Empress of
Ausuia.
Very interesting additions to va'ional his
tory. ? The political employment ofr our
citizens cotunbu'es, in an eminent de
'.o the increase of tmr knowledge.
Colonel Samuel Hawkins, ageijt for the
comn/issiuners to settle the boundary Tine
wuh the litMiah, has brought many things
fiom th.Ci northwestern regions lie has \i
sited ;anio:*g others. there are two ot great
nnpoilar.ee to be well undersrood. One is
/ t 1 t \ I y O 4./1 t r > I'
it Jrrttv* l t ttL 5C\|V.i1 U| t lir fit't, Ttt ? < t'vrrrr j
(false oats) or wild rice of the lakes, called,
by botanists. Z zania jiquaiiea . The pram
which col. H. has brought is in the husky
state, in the naked condition -tripped of
the husk ; and in the form it assumes by
maceration in alkaline ley for human f>^d.
In this latter preparation it somewhat re*
sembles ma ze, and is considerably asso
ciated to rice,' pat taking of the good quali
ties of both. This important plant deserves
lo be domesticated ; it already affords a
spontaneous harvest to the natives* There
c in be no, doubt the Zizunia will be the
bread co n of ihe future white inhabitants
bordeting on Huron, Michigan and their
tributary waters. This enterprising gen
tleman is eniitled to the thanks of his
Countrymen for introducing among them
a ? ra'ni of such high -value and excellence
for increasing the nourishment and sus
taining tlie vigor ol .man. It is so exten
sively in use that the numerous tribes who
live upon ^it were originally named by the
French colonist fauxsc t avoinre , an appel
lation they bear to the present day.
The same gentleman has also present
ed to the New-Yorkers a treat they never
hud until now, the famous white JUh of
the lakes. He and major Koberdeau
brought an actual specimen in good order
from the falls of St. May, at tlie outlet of
l? ke Superior* On examination, this de
licious animal, the pride of the lakes, tu?ns
out lo be the toothless xutmon, (summon
cdeniube) of a kindred species to that
\yhlch governor Frederick sent some years
ago from Surrinam to Europe. Remark
able to tell, in the lakes ot North- Ame
rica is a fish cf a kinditd species, with a
.month as unarmed as that of a herring,
with a skin & scales as bught and shining
as thuse of a ?hnd. and with tveiy other
mark, aiuV, character of a true salmon.
The scientific and opitureau world owe
to col H. their hearty thanks for the treat
of Urn fish ilfelf* and for the means of de
scribing and classing it according to the
rules of ecluthyology.? What a theme of
contemplation are the fisheries of the*
lakes
v Raleigh* Drccmber 27.
Our Legislature * is still in se^ion *, but
oxpecied to adjourn to-morrow.
We are concerned to slate that the Pe
nitentiary BUI, has been rejected in the
Senate on its second reacjtfig, after tl e a
mendmtnt of the Ho^e of Commons, fix
ing its location at TV^Uigh, had been
coucuried with. We tr?; t afuture legis
lature will be better disposed towards an
institution, which we have always believ
ed would b$ honorable to the State.
A biJI to compel the banks of the State
t<* resume the payment of specie for their
titles, introduced ejn ty in the session* and
wbfchUas undergone various amendments,
wis yesterday indefinitely postponed by
the Senate, on the ground that it whs tin.
necessary to act on the subject, our Banks
having decided themselves* ready to re
sume specie payments as soon a* the Vir*
ginia Banks do it, which has been fixed
for the first of July ; and there can be no
doubt but that the General Government
will in the meantime suffer their direct
anA other taxes to be paid in the bank notes
si the Stlfte. ( KtgUter,)
New-Yosk, Dec. 38.
fcapt. Oliver, from Monte Viedo, and
34 days from Buenos Ayres* informs that
the Portuguese squadron arrived at Maldo
nado otf the 33d of October. It consisted
of one 74; two frigates, two stoops of war,
two gun brigs, and six merchant vessels or
tvafftsporiSf said to have on hoard 500 troops,
but Capt. O- thinks the number was great- '
er. These were to eo-operate with the !
land forces In an attack tipon Monte Viedo.
It was supposed at Buenos Ay res that
the Patriots would permit the Portu
guen to enter the City, when they would
fall an easy prey to them, as general Ar
tegas- was in the neighborhood, with
20,000 men.
By a letter from On. Polfvnr, dated at
Port au Princcy Nov. \ 1. we find that this
officer has organized another expedition
for the pxirpose ot re-joining the Sou;h
j^merican*. Some successes have latelv
ttended Mc'Grcgor andothtr patriot com
manders*
Dia/ia!chrs /r:m the Crrifra/ in Chiefs Ants
M - k u i to Centra/ Bolivak, Captain
(irri'-yul vf -Aru> CrrrnadOy and Su/ircme
Chief of Venezuela.
Exctl LENT Sltt,
in uU ages, the greatest efiterprites have
had to encounter the greatest obstacles.
The founders of Re publics, "enduring the"
vicissitudes of foriunc.have fearfully laced
the most Inglv ful dangers, even when
aimed with constancy. But, far from be
ing blinded ITy prosperity, or depress ad by
misfortune, they rise arainst persecution.
Your Excellency, charged by Provi
dence with a project of the highest impor
tance l\*r live welfare of mankind, has al
ready manifested trails worthy of the en
terprise Impartial men have known how
'? o appreciate your pa*t conduct It be
longs to ihe honor, as Weil as ihe destiny
of your Excellency, not to abandon a cause
the triumph of which wih conduce to the
h*pp*fH-*?s theetmmrr. Wc arc afro -
pei^uadtd that it your Excellency weie
constrained o keep aloof from, it was with
a full intention to return, and be the har
binger of new successes.
Toe events which took place at Ocuma- ?
ro, and at Guyra, during the months of Ju
ly and August, are pe? lectly known to us ;
wc have observed but one factious attempt
10 destroy, or rather to impede the pro
gress of our great enterprize. But men
of worth, without precipitating their judg
ment, have done justice to your Excellen
cy ; whilst time whieh unveils all things,
presents as may be said, a faithful picture.
The epoch approaches ? a part of the veil
is torn asunder-? atieady is discovered the
exact plan and idea of the author* the per
verse taction fail, and men of honor re
joice N
The army of your Excellency, under
General M'Gr go?\ have fulfilled the duties
assigned ii. By the documents which I
have the honor to address to your Excel
lency, you will learn, that that gallant
corps has penetrated even to the capital cf
Barcelona, which it occupies ; having been
triumphant in six different engagements;
whilst it held a communication, and com
bined its operations wnh Generals Marino,
1'iar, Zu'aza Bogus, Monagas. Cedcno,
and also with the army of New Grenada*
winch concurs in the deliverance of Vcne
zula, and winch is actuuly descending the
liver A pure.
Your Excellency will perceive by those '
documents, that the plan which yon !; ?ve
Lud to deliver your country, has already
proved the wisdom with which ii wa? con
chived.
i he grand desideratum brin^ lhat of
having you if ? the mid.ii of us, all the free
peop>e. the generals, and the troops of the
It e public, with a unanimous voice, call
I you, in order that your Exccl'ency may |
continue Vour heioic deed*, and that you j
may finally succeed in extinguishing that ]
I fire which seem* to consume the liberty of
vour country.
Yes, General, justice yet exists among
'men ; ami, although virtue may be peise
euled for a while, she is, in the end
crowned. 1, who have had the hajpiress
to observe the general desire ol all the
citizens, hastened & announce the same
: to you* and at the'mme time t egret, that
when your Kxctntncy passed near this
Isle, you did not land to receive the ac
knowledgements of this people* and pros
secute here your operations. But, as t tie
steps of your Excellency are guided by
the Supreme being in this grand enter
prise, I have reason to believe that this
momentary separation was not needless.
It would be useless on my part ^to urge
'your excellency ? for the decision of the
common cause leads us to hope you wiii
not delay.
The country calls you? and you roust
sutyriit, ai d under such circum*>i.i?tce?.
moments a r^j urgent, and celerity is of
the highest importance. To eflectuate
which, I send you the schooner Diana;
and my uneasiness will not cease until we
behold your excellency in the inidst of us.
Accept, general, the assurances of my
highest consideration, with w hich I am,
your excellence 's, most humble, and most
obedient servant,
JUAN BAPTIST A AR1SMKNDI,
General in Chief.
Headquarters, MarganUa, >
Sept. 22, 1816. y
Extract of a Letter from Antigua ,
' November 2 5 .
<c The Famous Admiral Brown of
South America, in the Hercules has
been brought in here, vefTel and
cargo condemned and to be sold on
the first of Jan. The cargo is of
great value, and consists of dollars,
gold dtisr, steel, gold in bars, dry
good*, elegant watches set in dia- !
monds* church plate, golden images I
with diamond eye?, and in fact the
successful plunder of many months.
<c Business is very dull here, and
will continue so until the new crop,
*v!,Ich iii be abur.uaiii. The yel
low fever has entirely disappeared
since the cold weather set in ? 'jut
there are several cases of the inter
mittent fever." -
Latest Foreign Sews.
Boston* December 25.
, Arrival ot the Pacific At a late
| hour last night, the fast ^ailing and
regular trading ship Pacific, Bowne
arrived, at this port from Liverpool,
from whence she sailed on the 17th of
November. By thi^ar rival the E
ditors of the Mercantile Advertiser
arc put into possesion of London
papers to the evening of the 15th,
Liverpool of the 16th, and Loyd's_
List to the 1 2th of November in
clusive. 1
A dreadfufnl storm was experi
enced atLi verpool, & along the c ja*:
of England which did great damage
to the shipping and towns on the
coast, and destroying many lives.
A meeting took place at Spa
Fields, London at 12 o'clock, on
the 15th, when the Courier was put
to press ? about 5CC0 men had then
assembled and hundreds were then
coming up. The Lord Mayor, &
secretary of the Home depaument,
had used every precaution to pre
vent any tumult, all the magistrate*
had received orders to be on the a
lert, and rhe military were assem
bling. It was the intention of the
meeting to proceed in a body, with
their grievances, to the Prince Re
gent.
The London Courier of the even
ing of the 1 6th announces that
the ports of Great Britain were de
clared open, for the importation of
Grain, Flour, Oats, &c. and that
-the Gazette of the 16th would con
tain the order.
Palermo , Oct. jo. The A men
cart commodore Chatincey, left the
port of Messina with his squadron
in the hitter end of September. It
?is not known whither he steered his
i * ' , m
[course. The result of Mr Pink
ney'-s negotiations at Naples is also
still unknown here. While commo
dore .Chauncey's squadron, lay in
Messina, the Americans had almost
every day sajiguinaiv quirrels with
the English who were in the same
port.
Paris papers to the 14th of Nov.
had reached London. The meet
ing of the Chambers ofKrance took
place on that day.
The king in his sprech to the
chambers sa ys, " tranquility reigns
throughout the kingdom, and the
cxact observance of treaties, guran
tee to us peace without. To the
blessing-* we enjoy, there are annex
ed real pains. 7 he intemperance
of the trasons has delayed the har
vest. I have the consolation of be
ing able to inform you that the evil is
but temporary, and the prpduce
w til be sufficient for the consump
tion.
It is a melancholy consolation to
know whatever degrees of failure
may have occured in our own har
vest, other countries are in a much
worse condition. France certainly
is ; so are the fruitful Netherlands,
as we are informed from the Throne,
and we learn with 1 egret that the
harvest has been extremely defici
ent in Italy, insomuch that the go
vernment has issued a Decree al
lowing the importation of Wheat,
Flour, Rice, Oats, and Barley of
all kinds free of duty, until the 31st
August, 1817.
1 he King of Wertemburg died
30th of October* and is succeeded
by his son. ^ , , a -
The *erap;Vro of the grand seignor of
Constantinople look fire and burnt down on
the 26th Sept. All hi* wives, 51 in num
ber, narrowly escaped the flumes.
Can den Oazeilc.
/ liUH J ;si 9 '8 17.
The Hon. William (iray has
declined b ing considered as a can
I didate k r me < ffice of Governor,
axid Maj Gen Hinrv D fc a r bor w
_ has bscu tijLcd^Qa^ iiii succcssor.
Zadock Cook is duly elected to
represent this state, in the house of
representatives of the congress of
the United States, -untill the third
day of March next, in place of A1-,
tred Cuchbert resigned.
( Sav . Rep.)
The ist part of Mr. Picken's
proposicion, viz. districting the
States f^r the election of Represen
tatives in Congress was carried 83
to 38 being more than the consti
tutional majority of two thirds
Trie other part of the proposition*
respecting Electors, is still under
discussion*
Naples, October 18.
Mr. Pinknry has taken leave of our sov?
ereitfn, and lia* set out for St. PeteTS
burgh. Tlure is every reason to believe
that all the differences between the United
States and our Court are terminated". Out*
honor has received no stain, anu it coultl
recei\e none under a Prince\who is fudjr
conscious of the dignity of his crown and
the rank . which h is dynasty holds in Eu
rope
Austria has shewn upon this occqsioti*
that she was itaoy to support our just pre
tensions. It is thought that a treaty be*
l ween the United States h ?s been propos
ed, and that it will be very advantageous
lu us. Advantages have been guaranteed
to the Americans in ihe ports of Sicily.
? . - ? .JL I1'.1 J- '? ? ? ?
ALL persons indebted to the Office of
the Camden Gazette , for Advertising, or
otherwise, are requested to make immc-?
diate payment, a? the Proprietors are de
sirous of closing their account* for the last
yenr.
A Meeting; of the Camden Mechanic
trey will take pi tee on Saturday evening
next, the I Itli ?nst. at Mr. Pole's School
Room. The members are generally re
quested to attend, as businrs* of impori
unce?witl be laid before the society. .
By order of the President^
WM. M'KANE, Secretary*
January 9 18I6.
FREE SCHOOLS.
VTOTICK is hereby given, that the an
' nitersary meeting of the Board of
Commissioners of Free Schools, for Ker*
shaw district, will be held at the Court*
holism in ' amdtn, on Monday the 27th
Hist, at which time and place, the Schools
for the ensuing year v ill l>e loca'ed, and
all demands of the Tutors for the present
year will be final ly adjusted and paid.
I hove who Mfish schools located in theif
neighbourhood, or assiataHce to enable
them to establish school* must attend with
the names of such person* as mean to
avail themselves of the benefit of ths
fund, so 'hat a fair and equal distribution
of it may be made.
thoM \s whitakrr.
4 Chairman of the Board ?
Camden, January 6, 1817.
j1 lint oj Letter* Remaining in the Post -Of*
/ice, at Lancaster Court house, on 71 De~
cemhrr , 1816.
riOMPOK r BARBER, Joseph Black
man, John Best, John Bowers, YVil*
liam Hawkins, Anderson Bowers#^ Willi
am Cheves, Ribecca Creall, Samuel Cas*
ton. Sterling Chapman, Sarah Clark, Buf
rel Clark. Crenshaw Dukes, 2 Harriet J.
?xum, William Elles, Set Graves, Wil
liam Graham, Britan Gant, C. G. Gard
ner, William Huston, Zadock Hooker. 1.
Herbert Horton, William Ingram, Daniel
Ivry, John Key, Joel Long, Johrl Istnnf
Thomas M'Ateer, James R? Masse y, 9*
Jamesfc. l'homas M'Dow, Samuel M'Clure,
Benjamin S. Masxey. James M'Clure,
Hugh 8c Afrness M Queston, John No*,
fehto Postell, 2. James Perry, George
Pope, David Purkins, Joshua Ru?h, Jof fl
Rodgrrs, Jatnes Sims, John Slit** Danict
Sharp, Isaiah Thompson* Henry Vincent,
Moses While, Robert I. YauHt.
V 1. STKW AR T. p m,
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