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Oar It'rlutiQii with Spain" The following Mcse was yesterday transmitted to both House of Congress, bv the President uf the United States : To the. Senate end JJue of JttprtsenUdives of the United Nt.ttrs I communl-a'o to Congrcs a correspondence which has taken place between the Secretary of State and the Unvoy J'xti iu -4Un.it y and Minister

U S-ct tUP nC"Tl evcr, under his present powers, to those poor creatures to remove, they .V-FbrV.It i now ascertained. U, b...cc t-ie i,.iw9e ol the ... th .Urch ni,lhlnjc coukl be cIonc The attitude of remonstrated, and stated unequivo- that Dk Witt I'liktck. i re-elected ' V't? 1 n ! iCb, 7S tul Slates must now bcassumcd, caliy, that as they had neither money Governor of the State of New-York, ty t ttr-deFetl;arvH Ln rul! fonsi-leration of what is due to to transport them to America, nor the a siajoiity f more than two thousand Uterine M-i InfMH'Tiiriir Vu' l"CtT rights, their interest, & honor, with prospect f another situation to retire votes ; whilst in the Senate there is said ' liUiJit oi.ua ti.uiic jia- out regard to the notp.rn nr inrMpnis nf tn.thd-r n.WUr n.nlil nnr uiiiilit ri-iivp. , v .,..;r;(,rt;f r1(;n,u-.

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treaty, it was expect i that this M ink ier would have buHiyat with him the ratification, or that he would fcave been authorised to ive an rrdr for the d.'Iiv'ry of the territory rded by it, to the United fates. It ar-pcars however, that the tivaty is fctill' unrntifird. and that the Minister has no authority to surrender the territoty. The ol.jM;t of jus mission has been, to make complaints, and to demand explanations, respecting an imputed system of hostility, on the Tiari ot citizens r lh Ijnifci tafi' be ratified. Unexpected r.s such complaints and mch a 'demand, were, under existing ct cumtances, it was thought proper, without compromising the govcrnmentt csto the curso: to be pursued, to mce. them promptly, and to give the espla rations that were d e&ired, oti every snbjtvt, with the utmost candor. The restilt has proved, what was sufficiently well known before, that fbo charge of a systematic hostility, beir) adopted end p'j'jsutf.l bv citizens of the Utiited States, against tha dominions and sub erts yf Spain, n utterly detitule of V.. 4K..t .t...:. IIT UIIM O l ji'iiun.iiu'iij hum Lii4i isirii vj"ci niiiciii , i 1 all it.- branches, has maintained, with til-? utmost rigor, that neutrality, in the civil war between Spain and her colonic?, 'which thev were tnc first to declare. force has been collected, nor incursions made, from within the United States, against the dominions of Spain ; iior have any naval equipments been permitted, in favor of either pat ty, agiinst the other. Thoir citizens have been warned of the obligations incident to the natural condition of their country; the public officers have been Instructed to s.-e that the laws were fully exectited: and severe examples have been made of game who violated them. In regard to the stipulation proposed, As the condition of the ratification of the. treaty, that the United States shall nbaudou'the right to recognize-the Jlevnti.fu.pqpv nilnmp4 iir. outh America. cr to form other relations witn them, when in their judgment it trmv be just and expedient so to do, it is manifestly so repugnant to the honor, and even to the independence, of the United states, that it has been impossible to discuss it. In making this proposal, it is perm, v-tw.l- ...... - . .. i . . '

agunst the Subjects and dominions of ' rV ' r ' i ,,,,"J tu Ulv 1 . l,,V' " , cll- i , - ,. ,. t-.ti: i.e injured hv lorhearancc. Grent fence, and many were '.enouslv wounuspn. and an unfriendly policy in lhe;r uh J . . A, . , ... , . ' . , , - (Government, and to obtain n, stipula- e af 'UC(! t V b" J :Jn,MiIes,and amungo. tions, against these alleged injuries, ns te ! 0 "aH'ness of the Spanish thera, thj uT Mr. Leod. His car- ...-;.. u 1 he good order, moilerattn-i, naje and several otacw were almost des-

ceived that His Caiuoiic Majesty has out some flints from his waistcoat pockenMielv misconceived the principles on et, and Com. Barron threw out some which 'this government has acted, in small change and a silver cased lead

heinr a nartv to a negotiation o lonir protracted, for claims so well founded ai'd fi-asifnable. as he1 likewiso the :H s which the Linted States have comprative!y, with pain, in the t to which it i proposed to anne.v extraordinary and improper a cont Dad the Minister of Spain offered an u. unqualified pledge that the treaty should be ratified bv bis sovereign, on being mado acquainted with the. explanations which had been given bv this government. tlierc would have been a strong motive for accepting and submitting it to th.e Senate for their advice and consent, rather than to resort toother measures for tedress, however justifiable and proper. But he gives no such pledge. the contrary, he declares explicitly that the refusals of this government to relinquish the right of judging and acting for itself hereafter, according to circumstances, In regard to the Spanish colonics a tight common to all na-tions-has rendered it impossible for him, under his instructions, to make such engagement. He think that his sovereign viil be induced, by his communications, to ratify the treaty, but still he leaves him li ee either to adopt that measure, or to decline it. He adinitn that the other objection are essentiailv removed, and will not, in them-! selves, prevent the ratification, provided the difficulty on the third point is surmounted. The result, therefore, is,, that he treaty ii declared to have no ,h!iraiion whatever; that its ratifica-i tion i made to uepend, not on the con-, Siderations w? ich leil to us adoption, and the conditions which tt contains, but on a new articles unconnected with it. rejecting which a new neg4tiation must be opened, of indefinite daration, aTUd duupiiQl iae

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it is known, that an important chang ro, the brother f the late Sir Hector. To line Dressers. A potatoc, place;! has since taken place in the government This gentleman having determined to upon the ends of such vines as have bee: of that conn try 9 which cannot fail to be make some improvements on a detached cut will efiVctuillv chck their bleeuinsensibly felt, in its intercourse with oth- part of his estate called Culrain, situated This h known bv succeful experiment, cr nations. The Minister of Spain has on the southern side of Ihs Dornock and communicated fur the benefit of

essentially declared his inability to f.cr, in romequence of that change. With occupy the territory, which was inten ded and provided by the late treaty as an indemnity for losses so Ions since views of ambition ami aggrandizement, many strong reasons might he given in its iavor. But they have no objects of t')at kind to accomnlish : none which and humanity, which have characterised the movement, arc the best gau antees of its success. The United States would not h irttiH !ed in their own estimation, slio'dd t.'iev take any sfpp to dist"hits i!rmony. hen the hpaiinsli governmrnt 4 cojnplctely oianixed on the principles of this change, as it is expected it soon will be, there is just ground to presume tliat our difference with Spain will ht speedily and satisfsctorilv settled. With these remarks. I vr.bmit it to the wisdom of Conoress, wheth er tt wid not still be advisable to post 1 a'1 ' ' "u"Ji unu the next session. I JAMES MONRO Washington , 9th May, 1820. From IMfs HnzHte. .Ipril Tt ;s nlwavs nainful. in every view o the case, to recur to the late afudr between Com. D '.catur and (him. Barron. It would, perhaps, h bf,ttnr that ail its circumstances, together with its nnfrtunate victim, should be hurled in the silent grave But such is the keenness of public feeling, its eager curiosity af ter every thing relating tn tho aTair, that we are constrained to state the fol lowing facts, derived from the most unquestionable authority. When thee deluded men mot nn the field, (abjsnrdly caliod the pArl of honor.) Com. Decatur said to his antagonist . - . Com. Barron, this is a very foolish business we are about." Barron replied, I - T T rl1ft at- ' very tooiili maecil. t.'om. itocafur. but if appears it cannot h? avoidec!." Com. Decatur then stated to his frhnd (if friend he can be called.) I wish to be stripped, to prove that I have nothing about me to ward off a hall " An expljnation took place: Corn. Decatur threw pencil. The deadly arrangement then proceeded : anil on the word being given. both fell, so simultaneous was tin fire of! the opposite parties. Thev were immediately removeil bv their attendants, to a spot, where they had a short opportunity of conversing, both under the impression that it was to be their last interview is this world, and each believing his wound to be mortal, Thus situated. Com. Decatur, we understand, said, "Barron, why did you not come home during the war ??' I could not, replied Barron, ?I even had not the means to pa y for a passage, if an opportunity had offered' lIf you had let me known this,v said the lamented Decatur, wc should not have been here as we are now." They parted reconciled to each other. Such, alas ! is the sad infatuation of the modern code of honor ! Two highminded,va!uable men, staked their lives, their reputation, the happiness of their families, for what ? To a visionary, false, chivalric notion of honor! FItOJIEYGLJXD. One of the papers in speaking of the disturbances in Ireland, observes, lhey are perpetrated by persons calling them-1 selves 4 Ribbonmen' who do not differ1 materially from the Thrahers,' Whitebovs,' &c. of whose depredations that unhappy country haa so often been the theatre. Fortunately there is no ground for the opinion that political motives have any thing to do with these outrages, They spring entirely from the poverty ana desperate circumstances oi tne peopie, anu irom me mtoierauie vexauons to which they are subjected vexati4ns sufficient todrive a whole country to despair A singular occurrence had recently ta ken place in Ireland, of witch the followi t

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RMsi.tiMK.i :iy uur cmcens nut sun noin- went to execute men warrants amet: ny Appointment, wilti wliom resuie inejular fepecfacl3, that of aVjily rhe. v idling could he settled definitively, with- the military stall at Tain the sheriff dep- immense patronage which centers in the j out any apparent cause ; no rain harjout a treaty between the f.wn nations, uty of the count-, and a large body of Executive authority of the state of New ly a cloud, a clear skv and brilliant mils tins the time to make the pressure ? constables, they were met by a deter- Y4rk. The euTitement of the contest thine, yet a regular and a daily mm

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uui iiiu. Within tnese a or 3 years, Mr. Munro, of Novr, in Ross-shire, sue-..l.:-lt!lni. it- A I If.... i nth, it became necssary to remove the present tenants. On notice being given would rather die on thvi spot thai gae tliem htrtli tlian elsewhere. Accordingly, when, on Thursday lat, tl: officers themselves so judiciously in the mouth of a narrow pass, that they delied their power of numbers, and a "very ftrious i vc.mntre va t'-.o enrminuencp. The mil e consequence. troved. and aftar much exertion on bis p'irt and that of his assistants, the tvlude rvtrtv was obliged to rsttre. and icave the field to these Ama7.;is, some of wham are supposed to be gtnttemen in female attire: At all event, there seems httte doubt f the truth if me report that their rM;ird? ns in hyiI .11 r it p ft sh'irt 1I. tance as a body of reserve, in case of their assistance being wanted. JWtval. The ship of the line buildins at New-York, is r.spcted to be launchen in a few days. She is highly spoken of, and, it is said, will be called the VewTorA The Columbus 74, went to sea on the 2rth April, bound for the Mediterranean, A clerk iu one of the bank in Phila delphia has absconded, though thede-: c ficiencv in the monies confided to his honor v;s only ten thousand dollars ! I The fellow deserves credit far his mod-' esty. Many defaulters, to many time9 this amount, have bravely stood it oit, and nobly drank their wine as U6ual, at home. -Militia duty. An act was passed at the clnse of the late session of the NewYork legistatui e, e vempting all persons having religious scruples against bearing arms, lrom the performance of mihtia duty in time of peace, without requiting 1 it ' ,rom cn persons tne payment ot any ne or commutation whatever, in lieu of fUC 1 servjee. Fht'er of Paris.. An ex-tensive bed; . . 1 t . 1 it,.,, ..,t.i.ihl.. ni.nlA I f e l" "" lua"M: l,v-,c i,as J"1- uet covered on the west branch of the Susq''hannah, near Pennsborough, and is ths quarry for R5 per ton. This 1S "f importance to the interior of Penrvlvauia, than the discovery of a goldmine. A?. SPANISH INQUISITION. The following is a list of the. victims of tint infernal tribunal from its estab lishment in 14SI, to 180S. S3 K c s t V5 3

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97321 34952 43059 2 1 84 4369 112"0 5460 600 6000 18450 13848 103 86 6912 11730 170 56 42i Tretitun.-X. J. .May 8. . atic Press,1 Ccinttrfeits. The Democrati states that on Tuesday last foer United States Bank notes for $500, were sent into that Bank, having been taken at the other Banks in the city. They are said to be extremely well executed, not only as to engraving, but as to the signatures, There are al- counterfeit g50 notes of me same bank m circulation. The whole amount ol collections for the relief of the Savannah suB'erers by fir. la octim!it.ii c;?on Strange Judgment In a suit lately tri?d before a iustice of the peace of Northumberland county, Pcnn. says the t

1-431 to 1491 10-220 63G0 1493 to 1507 2593 S96 15fr to 1517 5564 12S2 1517 to 1532 1520 o60 1522 to 1523 324 112 1523 to 1538 250 1125 1538 to 1545 420 1546 120 CO to 155G 1200 GOO 15.1G to 1597 5690 1845 1597 to 1G2I 1810 , 920 1621 to 16G5 2ft 16 1408 1663 to 1700 1728 fiG4 1700 to 1746 1564 7S2 1746 to 1754 10 5 1754 to 1783 4 1788 to 180S 1 Total, 32382 3690

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cave jud rment a ramt rue ol Utnesses for the anwn.it of demand and costs of suit ' the plaintiff's others. Uem. Press. or twenty member, or. p-.ed to ad-du mitusfiaUou. inn i suf'4seu i to cide the complea-i n ut tlie Council ot tosw whether tb.e result i on the one hand mr.Ht lamented, or on the other most rejoiced at. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, ha planted, within the lust five year, ir. the mountainous laud in the vicinity Langolltn, situated from ll2,0bO to 14, r.i r if COD feet above the level of the sea, 51?,. 000 oaks, 63,000 Spanish cbesnuts, 102, 000 spruce firs, 110,000 Scotch firs, V.VA) larches. SC.000 wvth elms. 3J,0i-0 mountain elms. iiO,000 ah, and 40,000 ftytamorcs, all of which are, at this time in a healthv and thriving condition . Etiglisu paper CURIOUS ITEMS. The three following Law-caes wo. extract from the London Ctmriei I tl:e 2Gth Feb. Tliev appear si 'ular to us, who have no sucn ca-es on xnei I .A 1 I file" of precedent, tliut we cannot for bear laying them before our icudrs: Compiler. CfONSISTOHY C0U3T, DOCTOR'S COMMONS. restitution of coxjlt.al KioiiTs. Corfield vs. Cuvjidd. This was n suit brought lir. the viife of a respectable solicitor, reiling at the weft nd of the town, for restitution of corjugal rights. The husband having pre - viouslv denied the marriage, then ufterwards admitted, aud now consented to take back his wif without further oppohitioc to her suit. The Court decreed restitution of conjj. gal rights, directing the husband to takj oack his wife, t tr.4at htr with all conju-i ' cai kindae;- and aitection, ana to ccrti-i t Fv to the Court that he had 60 done,' within a given space of time afterwards. NULLITY OF MAURI AGE. j jonnston r rarher. jaiseiy caiung aerself Juhmto. In this, which was a feuit of nullity of marriage, promoted by Harry Johnston, the preformer, against Annatie Parker, otherwise Johnston; on the ground f minority and non-consent of parents on the part of the husband (after residing together for nearly 20 years and at man aud wilV, and having? children:) the Court was of opinion the evidence at length produced was sufficient to establish minority and non-consent, as required by act of Parliment. and accordingly pronounced the marriage null and void. JACTITATION OF MARRIAGE. : Til UinnT HON0RAM.Z LORD IIAW&KThe ri1it Ifort'rnbte Lady r.lizabeth CorrifnUelij calling hersn'.f Ifaiv.'ce. Dr Swahia moed the adii.i.-sion of en allegation on the part ot Ladv Hawke, otherwise Coin, bringing into court one of her Ladyship's stockings, with Lord Hawke's name marked upon it; pleaded to be by his Lordship's directions, when ne orcierpci the sameol one ol his tradesmen for her use. The court gave leave to bring in the allcgatian, at the 9ame time observed, 'This was not verv material It was formerly thought a rreat n.isprison for judges and juries to travel out of the record ; but it ha9 now become a fashionable thing fo both of "the parties to take this licensa. Thejudre. whAse duty it is to excound the law to mi I the jury, talk of politics, of the laws, of the general gorernment, andol every tninR nut oi those crimes which fall spe cifically within the province of the jury. The jury, not to be outdone in such civility, in their answer to the charge of the judge, undertake gravel v to remind him of duties, the execution of which lie beyond hii province aUo. In one of the Southern papers, we reraaik a curious instkneo of this kind. Thejudi'e, in his charge to the iury, censured Conrress for not Iiavin? imposed restriction on Missouri : and the jury, in their answer to the cKarge, warmly recommend r;u : r L-r A company at Granville. Ohio, f ave after waking de great depth of 4i3

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fot, slredf aa rnerastajl sprtsc: salt tczter, of strength pnbab! not e.r cceded by atiy of the salt ri?5, oa tbe Susskingum. . DIED In Boston, on the 4th Mar ilon. BENJAMIN AUSTIN, sgedt.3; a distinguished citizen : a uniform Re-, publican in his politics : and formerly Commissioner of the Loar. otliceat B ston,ar.d at the time of his death one c the Selectmen of that town. ST. LOUIS, May C4. The Missisiippi. which bejran to risa about the middli of February lias already gained about ten r fr'e"en !Vtt. and lacks but four or five of bavins readied its ordinary mcjrivium which it cannot attain until about the biimir.a: r.f Ac-

just. v itiiiii a week or (wo p:t this ! noble river present C'4 doe tiii : the tribute from of MifcEouri is uoxr arriving. that pron St. Luuis Enquirer, HuTivoar, May o ofbcari;v this tlar arrived at i hil-nt-int ; a i " x ..I , yoterday moruicir. On the field three turs, represents? the t:.ree i.ra. J -departments of the Mcnubllc of pHium. bia, : Venezuela, Ne Grtfnai'a. or '. Cundi::atnarrA. ami Oulu. rn1P .r. aUo ile9iuud by three tHpes or llutt; .yellow, blue iiiid red. VaiviA. o:. layior swus 'nai a renrr wat i current when he leTt th ritv of W.!,. ington, that a new Minister to the United Ftatei had arrived at New-Ytuk from ?pain, who has bcev dcna?c id since the chance iu tiie M.ini-'u m.'fi. 0 -, - - -- 0 - merit. JLcr. rub .iir. . The Count dc Grouchy, in a letter to j the editor of the Memoirs of Napolci.n, 'dated Philadelphia, April 1, 13-20, which r.ies the authenticity of this work, on th.e ground of the numerous errors, ia relation to fats, with which he alledgea it to abound ; and of aertio:is roo nalnably unsuooortd to admit the nfw,i. bility of their having been the work of this great Chief." ; From the JCew York Gaiftte. Begin at the If tier P, in t! and proceed whichsoever way f r le centre voa wills r e r re t e r r e. t n t . r retni nter rctuirinter retnirprinter retnirpeprinte retnirpehc print r e r retnirpehtheprinter rctnirnehty tlieDrintep rein t.uii ut-JiiTavrnpnrir. t(rv irpentTavth . , retni rpehtyaPaytheprinteD retnirpehtpaytheprintea retnirpeh ty'th ep r i n t c r retnirpehtheprinter renirpeheprinter retnirpe printer retnirprinter retnirinter retninte r r et n t e r rctcr re r r - Strayed PROM my Stable, about three weeks since, a A Dark Bay HoTSC ... , . otJ vrilh he?vr mai? and fenor stooped r', v '",UU5 Ultn ani cetween io and 12 vp.nr. ,,i.i i . . ' 't MARE, long body, switch taiLfc mam, star in the forehead, phWon or cup feet, upwards of 15 hands hf-h and nine years old. A reasonable reward , C1 above crcatu wm oe given lor both or either or th res delivered in Y;rr..t,M G. Y. JOHNSTON. May 25, 1R0. -3w Kenhawa Salt. John D. Uav, HAS received a consignment of Tiro -5 ,kK:l,lA I cnd Twenty-one. Parrels- of KKNiiAWA Salt. w,;rh h x;n ct? loiv for CASH. Msv 25. rwiv2 Clocks and t OF all descrittions, will be ery 2 carefully repaired and warranted. by t I. N. WHITTLESEY O tt Water Street mcenr.es, Jan. C7. 42-tf eT$tf$ So5 I

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