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The population of London in 1811, was 1,039,000 souls, and by estimate 212,000 strangers are constantly in that metropolis, making the whole number 14 millions of souls.

The subscribers are impressed with a conviction, | that for all these alarming evils there is no adequate remedy but a reduction of the amount of our imports within that of our exports; it being undeniably true, that nations, like individuals, which buy more than The Courier of the 5th states, that it was reported they sell, or, in other words, expend beyond their that the chancellor of the exchequer had agreed to income, must be reduced to bankruptcy. allow a bounty of 3s. per quintal on all fish cured at To depend on this salutary effect being produced Newfoundland. On enquiry, it turned out that no by the restoration of that spirit of economy which such expectation has ever been held out by the results from general distress, or from the forbear-chancellor of the exchequer. ance of our merchants to import, is to allow a violent fever to rage in the body politic, and exhaust itself on the national strength, without the application of any remedy to arrest its destructive career.

In the house of commons, on the 7th of April, Mr. C. Hutchinson gave notice, that on the 7th of May, he should offer a resolution for the repeal of the alien act.

Even if our own merchants were to reduce their There must be great joy in England, for the Gerimportations within those bounds which our means man woman, married to the duke of Cambridge, of payment would require, this would afford no se- has been delivered of a baby-master for John Bull, at curity; as our markets would probably continue to Hanover. The duchess of Clarence, on the followbe, as they have been, inundated with goods con-ing day, had a daughter, which died just after its signed by foreign merchants, which would perpe-birth. The duchess of Kent has set off from Germany tuate the calamitous situation into which our coun- for England, and the account says that she also is try is plunged.

A radical remedy to this evil can only be applied by the legislature of the United States, in such a revision and regulation of the tariff, as shall reduce our importations, and effectually protect national industry.

"so far advanced in pregnancy" as to be compelled
to travel slowly! What stuff is this royalty!
Eighty one persons have been dismissed from
employ at the custom house in London, for taking
certain fees illegally.

Great numbers of woolen and cotton weavers are In England, France, Germany, Russia, and Prus- said to be out of employ in England, on account of sia, and most other countries in Europe, national in- the diminished demand for articles of their manudustry is adequately protected by prohibitions and facture, and fears are entertained for the public heavy duties, whereas, while many of our agricul-peace. tural productions and almost all our manufactures In the rolls of parliament, A. D. 1446, is a petition are excluded from nearly all the markets of the from the commons of two counties in England, statworld, our markets are open to these of all other ing that the number of attornies had lately increased nations, under duties, affording by no means suffi- from six or eight to twenty four, whereby the peace cient protection; a case probably without example of these counties had been greatly interrupted by in the annals of mankind. suits. The commons therefore petition, that it may be ordained that there shall be no more than six common attorneys for Norfolk, the same number for Suffolk, and two for the city of Norwich. Any other person acting as an attorney to forfeit twenty shillings!

We therefore respectfully pray that you will be pleased to convene congress, as early as circumstances will permit.

Foreign Articles.

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

London papers of April 9. British stocks, April 8-3 per cent. consols. 74}; do. on account, 74; 4 per cents 92 8-4; 5 per cents

105 5-8.

East India cottons have fallen from 14 to 13d. from their late reduced prices. Prime boweds 134 to 144d. India, from 5 to 5d.

In the space of 14 months, the duke of Atholl has planted the enormous quantity of five millions six hundred thousand trees.

We believe we have noticed the removal of the colossal head of Memnon, from its position near Thebes, in Egypt, to London, where it is deposited in the British museum. We have an interesting account of this great undertaking of Mr. Belzoni, an Italian traveller, in the employ of Mr. Salt, the The sum demanded in England for the services British consul general in Egypt. The labor may of the year,will probably be 66,000,0001 which sup-be estimated from the simple fact, that this astonishposing the population of the united kingdom to ing piece of sculpture weights about twelve tons. he 15,000,000, and the number of houses 6,000,000, The clerks employed in the bank of England are produces a taxation of 41. 10s. upon every man, said to amount to eleven hundred, being about 50 woman and child, and of 221. upon every house- more than are at present occupied in all the pub. keeper. And,at the same rate in the United States, lic offices at Washington. would produce about one hundred and sixty millions The British parliament, previous to adjournment of dollars per annum! Well might we expect that on the 8th, for the Easter recess, passed a bill for the laboring poor would go supperless to bed, if restraining cash payments at the bank of Ireland, such a sum were exacted of us. Besides this, Eng-which afterwards received the royal assent. The land has her poor rates, priests' rates, and many committee of secrecy appointed to consider the state other local taxes like ourselves. The support of of the bank of England, with reference to the expethe poor and the priests of the established church, amounts to more than all the money collected in the United States for the general and state governments, including all the city and county taxes, and rates of all sorts, together with the voluntary gifts of the people to ministers of the gospel!

In the Courier, of the 7th of April, we have a statement of the British revenue, up to the 5th of April, from which it appears that the total increase for the last year is 2,963,115.

diency of resuming cash payments at the period fixed by law, reported, on the 5th, that they were engaged in deliberating on the subject, and hoped to be able to make a report at an early day after the recess. Believing that they shall be able to fix a period for the final removal of the present restriction on the bank, which would be delayed by a continuance of the drain of the treasure from the bank, on account of its engagement to pay all notes of an carlier date than Jan. 1, 1817, and small notes under

51. the committee recommend that a bill be forthwith passed, restraining all such payments in gold coin, until their report shall be received and acted upon!

LONDON, Feb. 10. -Bank of England.-Printed copies of the various accounts respecting this establishment, moved for and ordered in the house of commons, since the meeting of parliament, were issued. They are 16 in number. The following is a brief abstract of their contents:

10. A statement of the balances of cash in the hands of the bank on account of the different branches of public revenue, (post office excepted.) Average balance, 453,7881.

11. A similar statement of the balances in the hands of the bank, belonging to the different departments of the government (postmaster general's excepted,) including the balances of the accountant general of the court of chancery. Average amount 1,457,679.1

12. Postmaster general's account. Average balance in hand, 27,2051.

13. Account of unclaimed dividends and lottery prizes, Average amount not advanced by govern21,ment in pursuance of acts of parliament, but remaining in the hands of the bank, 766,9521.

1. An account of the total weekly amount of bank notes and the bank post bills in circulation, from the 30th of Dec. 1817, to the 25th of Jan. 1819:On the 20th of January 1818, 30,622,3501. July 1818, 29,433,4607; Jan. 19, 1819, 27,983,88014 An account of the bank notes in circulation on Saturday nights in each week, from the 1st of Jan. 1818, to the 25th of Jan. 1819, distinguishing the value of the notes:

Notes 51 and upward

On 24th Jan. On 23d Jan.

1818.

1,819,020
6,593,060

1819.

14. Account of all public balances not particu larly specified in the preceding accounts:-Aggre gate amount 457,6221.

15. An account of allowances by the public to the [bank:-Total annual amount, 6,8981. 38. 5d.

16. State of advances by the bank to government £20,187,770 £17,523,240 on land and malt, exchequer bills, and all other seBank post bills 1,758,670 curities:-At the 4th July, 1818, 12,595,3077. 138. Notes under 51. 7,628,480 11d; at 5th January, 1819, 7,871,3017. 9s. 11d. 3. An account of the weekly amount of bank notes This account is exclusive of all exchequer bills in circulation, of the value of 51. and less. and Irish treasury bills purchased by the bank, 1st week of 1st week of whether advertised to be paid off or not. '1818.

Notes of 51

Notes of 21. and 11.

1819.

London, April 9-A proclamation notifies the de£3,069,090 £2,954,860 livery to the bank of England (from the mint) a 7,410,220 7,402,230 coinage of crown pieces, which are to pass for 5s. 4. An account of the amount of bank notes in cir- It is said that a new coinage of guineas is to be issued, culation on the 7th and 12th of each month, offers which are only of the actual value of seventeen shilnothing in point of difference with the preceding accounts, deserving of notice.

5. An account of the highest and lowest aggregate amount of bank notes of every kind, at any one time in circulation:

Highest aggregate am. was on 13th Jan.

1818

Lowest aggregate am. was on 6th Jan. 1819.

|lings.

FRANCE.

French stocks on the 4th April-5 per cents 66.

95c.

Marshal Brune has been assassinated in France. The king has given orders to institute proceedings against the assassins.

A London paper says, that Eugene Beauharnois has recently been at Paris, and was introduced, in cog. to Louis XVIII.

£30,945,880 24,610,850 6. An account of the number of forged notes, which have been detected by the bank of England, from the 10th April, 1818, to the 28th of Jan. 1819: Notes of £1 21,561 775 670 Parisian theatres.-The following account is given 77 in the Moniteur of the receipts of the theatres, and 19 other places of public amusement, at Paris, for - 11818:

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From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
The following is an abstract of the report of Mr.
Lafitte, lately presented to the French legislative
chambers, on the state and transactions of the bank

of France.

if to a small amount, would have been useless; if attempted on a large scale, would have been either mischievous or impracticable; by shortening the period of its discounts, the bank avoided all danger, and secured every possible advantage.

The immediate consequence of this contraction of its issues was, a full exchange with foreign countries, and a reflux of specie into France. Thence followed a resumption of the discounts at 60, and afterwards at 90 days; and an augmentation of the cash in the coffers of the bank, from 34,000,000 to a sum which removes every shadow of apprehension or uneasiness for the future.

The most interesting topic introduced by M. Lafitte, from its relation to the general principles of currency and commerce, is that of the limitation or extension of discounts, as connected with the state of the exchanges, and with the ebb and flow of the About the month of July, 1818, precious metals. the reserve of specie in possession of the bank amounted to 117,000,000 francs, or upwards of This latter circumstance is described with great 4,800,0001. sterling; the rentes were very near 80; trade experienced no embarrassments; the surplus simplicity and clearness in the official document.. capital of the merchants, with that of the treasury, While the issues of the bank were unrestrained by for which there was no immediate occasion, went fears for its own safety, the exchanges were adThe bank with a breath, reducto seek employment in the funds' The preceding verse to France. loan, however, of 14,600,000 francs, had not yet ed its issues, by limiting the description of bills been entirely paid up; while a new loan of 24,000- which it would receive; and at once the exchanges 000 of rentes was on the point of being opened, and became so favorable, that the flying coin retraan emission of 16,000,000 more was to take place, ced its footsteps, and replenished the country from both on account of contributions payable to foreign which too large a quantity of paper had driven it. powers. These two sums, in rentes, amounting to The bank of France, therefore, has satisfactorily 40,000,000 represented a capital of 500,000,000 proved, that the presence or absence of the precifrancs (upwards of 20,000,0001. sterling,) all paya-ous metals is a contingency over which it can exerble to foreigners within one year, by the exporta- cise a powerful influence and control. tion either of French produce, or of gold and silver. At this crisis other loans were set on foot in Austria, Dr. Stokoc, who succeeded Dr. O'Meara as phyRussia, Naples and Prussia.-This extensive and si- sician to Napoleon, was dismissed by sir Hudson multaneous operation of borrowing, produced a Lowe, because he would not prostrate his honorauniversal want of money. From 1st July to 8th Oc-ble functions into those of a mean retailer of every tober, the specie in the bank was reduced from 117 to 59,000,000 francs (2,450,0001.) little more than half its former quantity.

Stockjobbing of the wildest nature, and carried, principally by foreigners, to an immense amount, joined its mischievous influence to that of the above

mentioned causes.

By the 15th of October, the diminution of cash in hand, and the hourly application for discounts, were such as to decide the bank directors against taking any bills which had more than 60 days to run.

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

thing that occurred in the family under his charge, though he was willing to pledge his honor that if any thing came to his knowledge by which his allegiance to his king or country could be compromitted by his secrecy, he would reveal it. On his return to London he was examined by the ministers, and the honorable result has been that he is immediately to resume his station.

SPAIN,

Late accounts from Spain speak largely of an expedition to the Pacific-it was expected to depart within a month. The "grand expedition," proceeds "slowly"—it is thought it may set out in August or September next!

The bank preferred a limitation in the course of the bills to be discounted, to a diminution of their actual amount; and M. Lafitte asserts, that the directors never had recourse to the latter expedient. It is clear, however, that if only bills of a certain date were admitted, the total value of those present-payment of his debts. ed for discount would be in fact reduced.

On the 29th of October, the reserve of specie had fallen to 37,000,000 and the sums payable on demand had risen to 165,000,000. The solicitations for discount remained the same, and the demand of specie did not diminish.—The bank began to apprehend a run upon it for the payment of bank notes in cash. At the lowest point, the specie in hand fell to 34,000,000. The bank notes amounted to 108,000,000, and the accounts current might absorb 55,000,000, which establishes the proportion of a fourth to a fifth between the specie in possession and the nates payable on demand.

Ferdinand it is reported, has refused to fulfil so much of the will of his late father as ordered the

Another edict of the inquisition, prohibiting the publication of certain books, is in the press, and will shortly be published.

Paris papers contain a report, that the marriage of the king of Spain, was to be announced at Madrid on the 11th of April.

GERMANY.

The Persian ambassador, in passing through Vienna, on his way to England, presented the empe ror of Austria, with several new poems, one of which consists of 14,000 stanzas.

We have the particulars of the assassination of M. de Kotzebue. There seems much reason to beThe bank directors then resolved unanimously to lieve that his death was caused by his opposition to limit their discounts to biils not exceeding 45 days the progress of liberal opinions, assisted probably, to run. The bank has been reproached for this de- by the recollection, as recently mentioned, that he termination; but it was placed in the alarming alter-had acted as a spy over his countrymen, in the pay native, of a suspension of cash payments or a refu- of Russia. A young man, a student at Wurtzburg, sal of discounts altogether, or an ill timed and diffi- named Sand or Sanders, entered Kotzebue's apartcult sale of rentes and shares of bank stock.-"The ment, attacked him relative to his opinions and connon-payment of their notes could never be thought duct, and proposed to fight him in a duel. K. deof. There was no sacrifice which it was not their clined-the other then stabbed him four times with duty to make to ensure, in every possible circum-a poinard, and he fell dead in the arms of his daugh-The assassin then stance, the payment of their notes in cash." Of the ter, who rushed into the room.

two other expedients, a sale of rentes or bank stock, went into the street, raised his clasped hands to

heaven, and triumphantly exclaiming Vivat Teutonia! stabbed himself in several places, but not mortally, and it was thought might recover. A billet was found upon him containing these words, "sentence of death of Augustus de Kotzebue, executed 23rd March, 1819," hence they suppose that the author of the crime was the agent of some secret society. The day after the affair, the assassin spoke a little, and declared with a very composed air that he was not sorry for what he had done-but that he had no accomplices. He died next day.

paragraph: "Some idea of the importance of the freedom of the provinces of South America, to the commerce of Great Britain, may be formed from this fact, that nearly every ship now loading in the London docks, is bound for Buenos Ayres."

CHRONICLE.

The president of the U. S. arrived at Savannah, on Saturday evening the 8th inst. he was very handsomely received, and to partake of a public din ner there on the Tuesday following, dining on Monday with the corporation.

Within five days, the steam boat Virginia made four passages between Baltimore and Norfolk, having run 880 miles in 86 hours.

The Ontario has arrived at New York from Au

napolis.

As Kotzebue has made a considerable noise in the world, the following account of him,in a letter from Frankfort, dated Jan. 13, 1819, more than two months before he was assassinated, may be properly inserted.-"Kotzebue will soon leave Manheim, and return to Russia. He has lost his character so much The United States steam boat "Western Engi. by having degraded himself to be a spy upon his neer," started from Pittsburg on the 5th inst. on her own countrymen for Russia, that his departure is voyage for exploring the waters of the Missouri viewed by the Germans with pleasure. Some time and Mississippi rivers. Col. Morgan, of the rifle back he resided at Weimar, where he was employ-regiment, who has been ordered to the command ed as chief of a system of espionage upon all Ger- of the Yellow Stone expedition, has left St. Louis many. The information which he thus collected to assume it. was formed into reports, which he wrote in French, and gave to a German to copy, having first taken care to ascertain that he did not understand that Bank of the U. S. Mr. John White has been aplanguage. This continued for some time, until the pointed cashier of the branch of the bank of the editor of the Opposition Journal of Weimar went U. S. at Baltimore, vice Mr. J. W. McCulloh, rein by chance to the apartment of the copyist (with moved. The manner of this thing appears to be as whom he was acquainted,) whom he found very bu-strange as the appointment is unpopular. Butsily employed. Admiring the beauty of the writing, "its none of our business," as the managers in it he took up one of the letters, and perceived what will say. The sensation caused by the removal was the subject was. Pretending ignorance however, astonishing-and the effect of the conduct which it he asked what was the nature of the contents? The is supposed to indicate, is fearfully anticipated by copyist replied, that he could not give him the mercantile men in Baltimore; among whom, as in information he desired, as he did not understand other cities, the chain of connection is so intimate French, that they were written by M. Kotzebue, that what operates upon a part is felt by the whole, who for a long time had employed him to copy them. The editor then requested him to send him in future all letters which he received from M. Kotzebue, which he complied with. Upon perusal they were found to contain secret reports of espion-gress 36; Washington 74. age upon Germany, and were for the purpose of be

Maine. A writer in the Eastern Argus notices that the following war vessels have been built at Kittery, in the district of Maine-Ranger, 28 guns; America, 74; Portsmouth, 28; Crescent, 36; Con

General Stark. The old veteran still lives-he is ing communicated to the emperor of Russia himself. said to have "lucid intervals in which his mind has In order to put a stop to this practice, and to mani-self-possession-the same strength, the same apofest to the world the honorable nature of M. Kotze-thegm, the same original energy is about him." He bue's employment, the editor publisired them. Kot-appears to receive every grateful attention from his zebue, enraged, commenced an action against him descendants that it is possible to confer upon him. in which, however, he was cast; and was condemned Louisiana stock.-Fifty-four per cent. of the ba to pay a fine of 600 Louis and publicly to beg par-lance due on this stock will be paid to the holders don in the German papers. Such is the true cha- on the 21st of October next; and no interest will be racter of the man who has so long deceived the paid on that portion beyond that day. world."

SWEDEN.

The king of Sweden has issued a rescript for opening a loan of 600,000 specie crowns, to be lent in small shares, and at moderate interest, to his Norwegian subjects.

PRUSSIA.

Accounts from Berlin of Merch 13th, says, "Our bank has just been been declared to be an institution independent of the states, as it originally was. Its paper is nearly at par value, though it gives only two per cent."

The German papers, state, that count Humboldt is preparing the details of a new representative constitution for Prussia.

EAST INDIES.

The number of the British military forces, serving in India, at the date of the last despatches, was 213,454!

SOUTH AMERICA.

"Boston Host." A great caucus was held at Concert Hall, in Boston, on Sunday the 9th inst. whereat it was agreed to send FORTY-FIVE representatives to the general assembly. A Philadelphia paper estimates that the state of Pennsylvania, at the same rate of representation, might elect sixteen hundred and seventy-two members; and their pay for the usual time which the legislature of that state is in session, at four dollars per day, would amount to 802,560 dollars!

French refugees. M. Terry, attached to the French legation, gives notice that a French man-of-war will arrive at New York the last of June next, to carry to France such refugees from St. Domingo as are disposed to return to their native country. "As this favor has been requested only to alleviate honorable misfortunes, it is to turn only to the advantage of the unfortunate."

Indian murders. Two men, George Bishop and John Wood, trapping for muskrat on the Carrying In a London January paper, [says the Democratic or Portage River, says a letter from Huron county, Press) we notice the following short but important 10. were recently murdered by a party of Indians:

and shockingly mangled. Certain Ottawas who reside near Fort Meigs, were suspected. The Indians were much alarmed and on the alert to discover the criminals.

The ship Voltaire, Bowen, which arrived at Philadelphia on Monday last, from Lisbon, brought one | hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in specie, for her owner, Stephen Girard, esq

Excellent. A Spanish brig, which lately sailed from Charleston, for the coast of Africa, is said to have been captured when three days out of the port, by the patriot privateer La Fortuna and sent to Margaretta, where, as she no doubt has a good set of Spanish pupers, she will certainly be condemned.

Etiquette! The usually grave character of our paper requires occasional relief, and we insert the foklowing to be laughed at.

New York. The Evening Post gives the following as the political results of the late general election in that state. In the house of representatives, "republicans" 43, federalists 43, "Clintonians" 34. "It is proper, however, to observe, that the federalists elected in the counties of Schoharie, Cayuga, and Gennessee, were elected in coalition with Clintonians, and, perhaps, may therefore be set down as such. The federalists elected in Schenectady may, for a similar reason, be given to the republican party. The result would then be-50 republicans, It is intimated, (says the Providence Patriot) that 39 federalists, and 37 Clintonians. The senate con- some difficulty existed, on points of etiquette, besists of 19 republicans, 12 Clintonians, and 1 federa-tween the governor of South Carolina and the city fist.-The whole number of republicans in both authorities of Charleston, when the president aphouses is therefore 69, of federalists 40, and of Clin- proached that city. Noticing this circunstance, tonians 49; and the republican majority over the the Boston Centinel gives the following statement Glintonians 20." of a somewhat similar occurrence among the notional folks of Boston.

The Albany Register gives the following estimate -46 republicans, 39 federalists and 41 "Tammanies." The Clintonians and the anti-Clintonians each claim for themselves the exclusive designation of "republicans.”

"It will be recollected by many, that an altercation occurred when president Washington visited Boston, in 1790, between the governor of the state (Hancock) and the committee of the town, of whick the selectmen formed a part. The governor, on this occasion, claimed the honor of first seeing the president, and bidding him welcome to the metropolis of the state over which he presided. The muthat the chief of the nation was then about to visit

The whole number of members in the house of assembly is 126-"without reference to political tenets," the editor of the Register says, that there will be a total of 75 in "favor of the administration." -But the other party denies it, and in such a curi-nicipal authorities, on the other hand, contended, ous triangular war we cannot discern who is right. Virginia elections for congress, William L. Ba! Boston, and that it was the right and the duty of the Philip P. Barbour, William A. Burwell, John Floyd, and escort him to the lodgings they had prepared fathers and authorities of the town, to receive him, Robert S. Gannett, James Johnson, Wm. McCoy, for him; and that, if the governor had intended to Charles F. Mercer, Hugh Nelson, Thomas Newton, bid him welcome to the state, he ought to have atJames Pindall, James Pleasants, Ballard Smith, tended at the frontier to have done it. The controAlexander Smyth, George F. Strother and John Tyler are re-elected. Mark Alexander, is chosen rived at the southern entrance of the town; and it versy continued some time after the president arin place of Thomas M. Nelson, declined; Severn E. Parker, in place of Burwell Bassett, do; John Ran-(major Jackson) if "there was not another avenue to was not until after he had enquired of his secretary, dolph, in place of Archibald Austin, do; George the town," that the municipal authorities gave way.” Tucker in place of W. J. Lewis, do; Jared Williams in place of Henry St, Geo. Tucker, do; James Jones in opposition to gen. Pegram, late member, and T. Van Swearingen in opposition to Edward Colston Mediterranean squadron. Our officers in the Me-out of ten cases, the reason why a subscriber does diterranean, having no fighting to do with the Algeen the liberty to borrow it! A paper stealer has been not get his paper is-that some person has just takrines, &c. are amusing themselves with the British prosecuted for this in New York, and made to smart at Gibraltar. The following is from a New York paper of the 19th inst.pretty severely for it.

do.

that they do not get their papers. The carriers, Newspaper stealing. Gentlemen often complain be mis-sent or fairly lost in the mail; but in nine no doubt, are sometimes neglectful, and they may

Indiana. n association is formed in Indiana, for the purpose of building a steam boat to ply on the waters of White River. The burthen of the boat is to be 75 tons, and it is to be built at Bono.

We learn by the arrival of the brig Fame, from Gibraltar, that the plague had nearly subsided at Algiers, and was abating at Morocco. Two duels had been fought on the neutral ground at Gibraltar. Alabam. A steam boat called Tensa, has just Capt. Johnson, of the British 64th regiment, had in-been launched at Blakeley, to ply in the Tombigbee, sulted capt. Taylor, of the schooner Penguin, of New Alabama, and Coosa rivers, and expressly fitted for York. Capt. T. challenged Johnson, who declined their navigation. in consequence of his rank.—The purser of the fri- Lake Michigan. The Missouri papers informs gate United States had also been insulted by capt. us that an accurate survey, recently made by the Johnson, but the sailing of the frigate prevented a proper authorities, makes the distance from the meeting. These circumstances being made known south end of lake Michigan one hundred and sixtyon board the U. S. ship Erie, Mr. Bourne, the purser, one miles east from the Mississippi, instead of two challenged Johnson, and Doctor Montgomery, of the hundred and fifty, the distance heretofore computErie, sent a challenge to the reg't. This was accepted. The breadth of the state of Illinois is of course ed by capt. Trip, who fought Montgomery on the 1st narrowed nearly an hundred miles within the comof April. Trip was shot through the body, and was only received estimation of its dimensions. This considered dangerous. Purser Bourne and John-j surves, which is said to be forwarded to the departson met-Bourne was shot in the thigh, and John-ment of war, will afford an accurate criterion for son had two balls passed through his bat. On the the adjustment of our maps, which, it would appear governor's arrival from St. Roche, he issued an or-are at present all incurred in that respect. der that no officer should leave the garrison.

Nat. Int

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