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nr-ie were J ro be Inspired uy tlicir godsi and rhc heroes ot tnoouiry were universally believed to act under the influence of a su pernatural assistance/Tbv which it conceivcd they performed ac tion* bagond human power. This kIicws, tk least, that there is nothing in this doctrine iftJTCH CRUELTY. from a^endoh fiaficr of Svfii. Zf, recirv ed at the qtf cf oj the A'. Yet* Ctmmer eial jtdverft*er. J'he horrible tragedy of 2)utch cruelty has already commcnccd /ti the Java : and it vrITI not stop here. ^ he Quarterly Re view. just published, contains the follow ing account of a mojt atrocious transaction^ to which we scarcely know where to look .for any parallel* unless it be tin* of the Btack Hole in Calcutta, the massacre ?r the English' in Amboyna, or of the Chi nese, in Batavia, when the streets of that capital ~ literally tan with blood. H We pledg* ourselves (say the Reviewers) for thej(ruth of the statement ; and by expos ii# to the whole world a scene of such in /amy* feel that we are performing a pub ' lie duty. May we hope that this exposure, will be the means of creating such uni versal indignation against the parties con" cerned in the bloody deed, as may prevent ?the recurrence of such inhuman and dis graceful transactions ! "Towards the latter end of November last, the Fe tin gee or cfrief of the village of Chippa Mooncong, in the district of Chatsem, 'named Keysa, observing dissa tisfaction to prevail among tne inhabitants *ot the district, tn consequence of the un authorised exactness of the Kapalo Choo / ' ? tack, and other natives, chiefs in author!-.* ty over them, took advantage over the circumstance, and getting several other heads of villages to join, prevailed on a number oi the lower class to a*.semble? under the ostensible plea of going, to In ch amayo, to lay their grievances before the 44 Landrupt)" at the president's assistant) -fr. . ?S. > *' -r-j -'4 who had chargecVof the police in those dis- j ?? ?'Having collected together a body of fnen in the first instance, small pat ties, under active embolics, were dispatched to the neighboring district* to btat up for recruits, and many cases occurred of poor people being, actually tied and forced to join the party* Aa they increased in num ber*, the parties moved towards the fiver ritimanockt the boundary between lndraraayo districts and Che rribon, and in their soma Were joined by all who had or fancied they had any grievance ID com plain of.? Among these, It is ondanftood that very few were from Kandauge-houses; but tome heads of villages and a consider able number of the lower cl tss, are stated I ? have joined them firm* . tile diatrk&.ef Indramayo, *an<1 of the Utter* * number ??om th?)mr Crawang districts, At this ttaj^e of tfftir progr?aa, it appears te have bean Brat circulated among ihem, that the Puogariari lUnooman might be expected from the " aei side/* to join thtm as their chief. The FunjgariaO Ranooman, who, \ understand, Was banished during the ineur reel ion of Bagofen RangtiA, la re pre sen ted to be a diseehdant o t our See<fat>> who was first promoter of the disturbance* ribon formerly, and hbr family hat always posse ased great influence in the western part of that district. . . u Whatever tile real object or ettpecta tions of the leaders of the deluded people may have beafc h is ascertained that not a single thief of rank, above the head of a village, joined thevn, or appeared, in any ? l0 give them support or counten-* v? ^ V* r w > <i*V 41 rfy Che ttflrte they arrived at Lobfcoar* a village situated on the banks or the Chi inanook, t pn*l< from Tndran ayo, the party amounted to about 909 men, which number It never exceeded. ft is a facr well worthy of m tioo, that ?n the course ?>f a desultory niaroh nearly fifty pal I a fVom Chasm to Lobenar, nbt an Instant it Known to ltave occurred of property of any tttffd having I *en iiMtirid', ai*d' although they retrained sfa4ioni?ry at Lob^ar for tmmy $ty*r throng whictf tore nee, paddy t catttft afld other pfep' rtV^f Mi'. Munt singhe, was mo*t temptingly in tfceit W?f, tinder Die char^^^^?^V%^ net a Mtjgle article human molested, * Preparations tVert now in readings by the residents of the Prl anger He^encies end ChtriUtofr to attack the ioimtgents, i? HHy may be ee cuffed, af^V%artarrie< in4o execution at LchouAron, 2 nl? I^c ceraber. It is e*tn?Mted that one hnv.dred dl tht Itnur^enb ItH t>jr the en?a?tmcnt, and 594 were tnsde p-?sof*erv Key?*.' wKo^rtt commeitced the tnsnrrtriihn, observed to be very actively encoutaglng his men to repel Mr. Mounnh's uttatk. and this man was found among the kitted. AV hen the prisoners ^ere disarmed, Mr. Mutman, tlie Dutch resideut, (whose coru -thtet merits praise for courage axul UnmanU ty) delivered tbcm over to the inilit^t v in order that they r? ight he securely fua?ded to Indramayo. On their arrival ih??re, i hey were put into a cofl'ee storehouse, wi?hin the fort, and the storehouse surrounded with cen'inels. In the course oi ? night, it is stated that an attempt^* as made on the part of the prisoners to escape tropi confine ment? ->t he soldiers on gund fi*ed upon thetr, and horrible to relate^ it t:nj|% ed in tlic massacre of aJv>ut 300 souls, Kk cold blood, by the militai y, under the or*' deis and in the presence of their own o|.^ ficers! Mr. Motman did all that wa.i iff; ? 0 ? ? I his power to stop this dreadful sacifii e ?rt human blood, but without effect ; no ?R1 + ! tention seems to have been paid to hi* re- i presentations, and he was obliged to sub- J mit, as he declares, with feelings not to be described, to t h spectacle of an u?vj armed multitude of poor misled cieatures, whom he hud vanquished and made ptisotf^ ers in the morning, massacred by their'] guards, commanded by two officers; one bearing; his Netherland Majesty's Com mission of captain, and the other of 1 .ieu Cehar.*) umter the weak, Inconceiveable ? mid inhuman pretext, that they could not be otherwise responsible for the security of their ptisoners, or for their own safety. - u Will it be Credited that a number of unarmed wretches, confincd in a aeevre Joak wood building within^ a fort, should ever think of attacking a military force surrounding them as gifards ; and te wiiom they had but a few hours before surrender' ed themselves, while they had yet arms in their hands* He must be crechjlous indeed, who can bring his mind to believe this ! If ever the truth "(Sof^s^Tijp^TTwilf J am c^'^ncedt be found tlmt an effort to give them selves fresh air, quite itt to building of comparatively small di mensions, the doors and windows of which were no tlotibt closed for security, was by the pusillanimity, if not the cruelty of their guards considered as an antempt to escape ? and the acene of bl^od once be gun, the prisoner} apprehending what was to follow, made such resistance a* they bed in their power, HI the vat* hop** of 4l*Ving their lives. But let this be as it ' may? those who - remained att* from the massacre were embarked1? eoffceprows^ ? and dispatct tved up the river to Carvony Sambufeg, and while en the river the se , com! act' of the tragedy > look place. Air attempt is said to have been again made by the prisoners lo escape, on this occa sion, "many more ware sent to the other world to join their companions in misfor tune. Indeed, so insatiable appears to have been the thirst for Javanete blood, .that of 504 taken prisoners by Mr. Mnt? man, on the day of engagement, but H3 arrived alive at this plaec, where they are now in confinement 5 jg. . . ?? Ciiuneort, S3 i Mt7." legislature of S.C. *s " Columbia, Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Legislature of thttstatw met in thit town yesterday, agreeable to their adjourn ment in March lust, IS Members ' ap peared- in the Senate chaifibcr, bat not being a quorum, .ility aiymrned to AY o'clock this <Uy . lw the house of repre sentative*, a suflv knt number of memf bers appeared to form a quorum, when they proceeded to bunincsv Messrs PoinSct, C*?mcut and O'Neal were ap pointed p commit tee to wait on his tx ccllency the Ciorrrn- r. rujinCnnu him tluU the house wire reidy to rcceive any com* r ' , ? numicaiions which his excellency mrj;ht be please to make. . ? Me**r?. MWttl.an, Garret aivf Bra<Kord Were appointed a committee to Wiltt o* the v niite, to inform them (hat the house md termed a quorum and ^ocMc&riF buskiesa. > Cfcnl- Juhrr K# returned n 1 memhfr for Darlington, vice Josiah J. Kv*?vs elected a solicitor, -attended, wat qualify d, and to6k his seat. Mr. Robertson, Carlos*. returned a<* a . member from the elecucft> di*?rict of Mark IxHou^h, in Ihe place of Johlt A. Kvana, deceased alton^cd, was qua lift ?lj and took 1 hi* seat. ! iSiomas Lee, e*q returned as a rticir- j ber from the election district of St. Phi- | tip and St. Michael, attended, was q?iali .fied and toot bis seati ? by Mr. Godi!ard, from the Mechanic Society of Charleston, pri?3 ?ng lor i?;eor ?;>ration ; reftrred to the committee on incorporations ? by Mr. Wi thcr spoon, from J. Perry and Thomas M'Canu*, executor* of the estntc of Wm. Thompson, pray ing lc^vc to bring certain" iKgrr.es into this bta'.e ? by Mr. Durban, f: r>iTt^ Wm. Latta with the lik c prayer ? by Mr- Starve, from Nathaniel KcinbreK with the like pi a/er? l?y the sanvc, from Jams* K. Mersey, with the lilve prayer-? by Mr, Plaver, from Wm.HrH, wt'h the prayer, l>y Mr. l?anv>hton, from John U. Ivobert, uiih ? similar praver ? by Mr. M'lver, fiom leter Edwards, with the like prayer? by ?r?e same, fiom Margaret L. M'lotosh ? by Mr. Glean, from C&av'.es *3trong? with the tike prayei ? by Mr. Robeitson, from John Harris, with the like prayer ? by Mr. Crochet, from Juhn Cravwotxi, with a si mitar prayer ? by the suinc, from John Cheves, with the like piaver? all referred to Messrs. Mai mi, Wither>poon,: Harper, Farrow, Nohie* J.Campbell, and Daniel ? by Mr. J?Iaiper, l?om \Vm. Cline, pray* in-,; for the public printing; rtferted to the committee of * ay sand means ? by the *ame, from the same, pruying the u*e of tin. desk on the right of the speaker's chair; which was granted, subject to the control of the speaker ? by Mr. Kennedy, Crom Jervi* H. Steven*, praying live -payment of fees due on certain taxt sections ? by~ tlwr same, from T.J Horsey and J. Fra i ser, praying the payment of certain '!%? sessed damages done to a farm on Charles I ton Neck ; both referred to the commit I tee on claims? by the frame,, from certain 1 free persons of colours, praying to l>e au thorized to purchase two lots of land for a , burial ground; referred to the committee on religion. j Reports from the commissioners of free | schools were presented ? by Mr. Neshit, ,j 1 from Lancaster, and by Mr. Kennedy t from St. Michaels* referred to the com* tee on Schools* Mr. Poinset, frorti the committee ap pointed to" wait on his excellency the gov ernor, reported that they had performed that diuy, anil were directed by hts excel* lency to inform the house that they should hear from Him as noon as he should be ap pt tsed of the senate having formed A %uo? rum. A petition was presented by; dard, from Wiu. Smith, juif. mission to change the direction of a cer? - f/t < ] tain creek passing through his land ; re ferred to the committee on inlmid naviga tion. Ml*. Hull gave notice; that he wouW it leave, on Wednesday next, to inti hill fo amend' an act, entitled, I incorporate the banl; of the state of South* Carolina, Also A hill to alter and amend an act, enti tled an act tft make all the militia officers of this suite elective. V; Messrs. Bull, Uutler, Gillard, Pinckney an<J Savage, were appointed a committee of revival atnl unfinished bu silicas.? Ad jounied. V ^ *: f t f A > * Message No. i. 'jn rae i3M in*t, ftis Excellency the (Gov ern or made th; following communica tion to both, brunches if the Legit* / laturf of thh State, by the Secretary <f Stale ;?? * Mr. President end ;? v. Clcntkmta qf the Senate, t 1 Y|T ^ **avc aspun the*, for the purpose ^ "of taking into 4*X*A deration the af fe trsoj fine Sttftf, and to adopt sftch mea sures a- Uest judgment may dictate, an& as fhs public good may rcqtrire. A Ithough we Imve to deplore the fcffttc* tire dispensations oi provide Hce, In visiting n<S during the Inst sesdrm, with more iVan ? tfsoal portion of stckrtess,wh?phha* deptiv *<l us of some of our bent friend* and most distinguished ciliienst yet we hare great cause o^pprtfiftde to fleayt?0wi ofcofigra mUtion HJ each ethei*, fc? being hie* with a return of health and%9fi abundfctit harvest of those products frtwcharc of primary im* portanee in pfocuriiig the comforts nncfse- , euriijg, the fcltcltio?of tffc* T o answer the 1 expecti^Waof^irMirt^UCiiU, km Highly necessary thkl ronftilWtee attd unanimity should prevail In ycrnrdclibcraltovm, andtbtt ! all paity feeling and local jealousies should [ be m*rg*4( to a gerierous to* of cmintry * and an attachment to 4tor republican instiur-' i tion*. ' /, jv> '?? V*1 ?' I have the honor to fry btifcfo thetc^i.v | ht*re, resolutions y arked A. of the. lr iris Ja'r.re* ?. . ; v.; c.* CV^rr - Jcp^y, N C aivii; .a a>i l\"tmtKy, rv * cenuiv."od.ug ? nw.cXra.u*: s t'>e. 7roe*ruuc? yi the L S.lcxi Stau > for yo?v ca: sjderalian. Hy a>i act cf your iast session i\ was nri'lf* my duly lo appo.iu omimissiouer* u> survey and hrr out IvkIs which were purcha>;cciy by the state of Surth-CaroHaafixn;* the ?1kv rokee Indian**, hi*o Tuch trc.rts ?s were pre scribed U Ihm r ? 1 Lave the pleaKtve m ^ form you that this wr-rk has been cqriplc t ed, aiid that I will, -it an early day, Ity be fore the legislature such dcau meats as will ^ive every information, aud I hope satisfac tion, upon this subject. I \\ as also directed, by your resolution, to? employ surveyor to survey and tnak^map*. of '.he respective judicialjlistrictt* through- ' % out the state, for the purpose ^ot procuring ~ an accurate ^cncrXFiuap of the sUvte, , To i . *. k ? ?j ? ? , T,*1 0 carry into effect the inuuiHorvof tne legists - ture, I have spared no cxcrtioii on my jf^i ty and have visited every district* hoping tliut,' by this mean, I would be able, the more rea dily, to employ the persons best qualified to perform this important service* * In tlus oh jeit, 1 hope I have }?peraliy succeeded;' but may have employed some > from neces sity, who have not per formed their engage ments well. Tills however will be their own loss, as it is only upon the full and faithful p< rformance of their contracts, that they j arc to expect payment. This decision *1? must, necessarily, rest with the members of , J* the legislature, before appropriations are" made for paying the contracts which I have e i tiered into, in obedience to their resolu tion. There are yet a few of the district* for which I have not l>een able to employ surveyors. I flatter myself that I will have ? the pleasure to lay before you, during your pitsenl session, some of the maps, for yowt inspection and uppvobatien. ? __ * ?WN ?*?"' '* f In December last, you passed an act, prohibiting under the severest penalties, the introduction into this state, any slave, from any other stato or territory, to remain b^re, Render any circumstances whatevei the agricultural prosperity, of tlds depends so much upon persons of tlus , scriptkjTV, it is believed thafcfbe federal iu-^ tc rest loudly calls for snrae alteration 6v modification of tKifhv/ As the law no# | Is, person^ wlm irisfrto bdeomc fariitent* among vis, are prevented from bringing % witli tjiem their sh*vn, to' "Whou tfecy attached, l**0?P metier of wealth cause ^hev have jfffVlMid to r^gercH'aPd tf#(&ctable own cjiiaem, underthe e unable to biittg into tlio they may be entitled to by marriage, irthe-' rttance ordeviso, and are obliged either to sacrifice them and leave their lands uncul grated or rem&ft ^tth their char^ctdr, jSfe-* r iahies *, enterpHte amT Wealth, to odd to Mfe rospectobility aul resources of som <* pother state 6r territory ? V 1f1h4i therf ihould be, in aty commcrci t at nation, * precise, value fixed, by law, to any allied, of oomiierce or trtfffec, whick is to remain wiilKMir alteration, While the rahie of ev^ry tldn^ else U changed by circut^tances, hi ce&inly e*tfk>wD?arjr & h is c Wly imi?oUtk^and anjusu?OC tliis j^haractcr i??? theTlSS rc^u^^lin^ the rate of ' interest which is to be taken for tm use <of money. F rom the great proftts arising ftanv ( capital, well employed, in a^iicuKure, conftnerce or tr^k, 'there will be but few money lcrvifcrs, ahd the unf>|?tuttate and i?fv ccsflitous wiU be induced/ toe often, id I comply with 'terms which are intended to i ijisure against' die haxarU and ih&my of de-K I trr.tion. ' It is believed t^at laws appointing \ fhe rate of interest, for the nse of money, , ' Increase the evil w Inch the* arc Intended I rcuiady ah(Vthat therefore they demand the ) Wtoottonof the legfefeture. Jk ' ? .? ? t "' cannot Ixs jpven in irYS ' dencl, in pitavcutions for libel, as the law "T | t y&te, would Mm to be ar violation 6f die fmKlair?*.ntnl principles of justice, as thctt&A | . can be no $ood reason why the truth, i* j *um cases, ahouktrirtf be a salient justi* J| ficition, whether writte* or spoken. U musv*ww*tw, beadmhw*, that there are; I many ea** whore tlie truth eu^ht not to s he published, m itVouUl iwt mid (o any and cooid only piocced from a wanton [ d - ire to and mjUro ; l.i^t in secuuoi* Tor the publication of all public ? document*} or afcy pifi>l?catfcu? touching tho charactefcftfA conduct of any in public 1 I coiificlc^pe oftruttj or who*k% Hi our pb rptijitap^^nunpcnt^ afptre to ptibhlir ofiir<\ the'iuth siwdftd he aUunrcd In jti4Ufk?Wiom *d th o^cfesnary for the infonltatioirof th<* [ pco^K Whom all poifrer doc* a.;.! ought tocihftnate. - - ~ a j l>y the law ptiMdinj* for ti e est -fy;hii 1