Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 19, Richmond, Wayne County, 17 July 1824 — Page 2

gPBLICMMBIt PRESIDENTIAL. i^!SSS!^S!WES£K: far aoatfemw hi tt*> folKming Mrtdid iMfmet: W hare ever treated all tfce caadidatw *PcttmXlj Jtmt bare felt M rrarmlj oppraed to *£**• ssus^sse^ssSmS; to asrarantar* exciteaNWte of party real. We bare been led to behove that Mr. Adam. u m mveterated iti his persecution* ef s and opposition to Mr. Crawford, that be ere* carried hi# hoetilitie* into Me department; ltd. era. a mistake, and we are areiad to ackaowledge . Me Ware bee* iatormed within three day., by a gentleman (whom ward* go a. tor wiih M a* thore, of any other indiridnal in the Mate.) that Mr. Crawford told Mm a tew month, ago, that there wa. not a member es the gorernxnent, who acted with more candor than Mr. Adam., nor one Whom conduct wa. more “Mriotly honorable” in the dimharge of public dotie*. If Mr. Craw* ford*, prorpect. weaken (which we trnM and hope Will not be the cam,) hi. friend, to great number will go heart and hand in rapport of Mr. Adam., and among them dd fearlemly include onrmlre*.— Where owe i. the first choice, the other!, almost a*, mcond, ,in rery many Notion, of toe The Richmond Enquirer of ton 16th ultimo, hear. Ibi. testimony to the Secretary of State: “Mr. Adam. fas. kept himself pretty much aloof from the election. He ha. certainly not rery recently mingled in the affray: and toe dignity of hi. deportment bad commanded the re*peot eren of M. opponent*,” The Indiana Register. published at Veray, nf the S6th alt. ha. the following paragraph: “9j.*r*ar—A writer in the Liberty Hall, Cincinnati, states, that John 4. Adams i. at this moment a slaw holder. ll Unless Mr. Keen i. to Wrongly prejudiced against Mt. Adam., a. to fire currency to a ham .lander rather than truth, be will immediately Mate to the mme conspicnon. manner, that A writer in the National Crisis ha. declared the charge made in the Liberty Hall, that Mr. Adam. I. a .tore holder, to bes alse; and dared the writer in the Liberty Mall to the proof: and that no proof has yet been adduced in .upjjort of thechnrge.

We rejoice to communicate the gradnal and steady march of the cause of toe nott 1 onward to the consummation or their wishes,in placing in the Presidential Chair the Mon. John Quincy Adams. The toire of the people will yet predominate in electing him to that post where his pre-eminent talents Will b called forth sot the benefit es the nation. [Cincinnati Emporium.

The American Sentinel, a Crawford paper, says: We neglected to state yesterday that it was the Boston Patriot, from which we copied a paragraph, declaring M it to he now ascertained, that Mr. Cal nova does nOt hesitate to say that the tal* ents, integrity and experience of Mr. ADams qualify him better to succeed Mr. Monroe than any other man in the Union.” We do not pretend to know which of the .candidates Mr. Calhoun prefers at present; hut we have the authority of a personal friend of that gentleman for saying, that Mr. Adams was, some time ago, his choice. The Rational Intelligencer says: “ The men who 1 are candidates for the presidency, howerer preposterous the conductor some of their supporters may be, ere elevated above the suspicion of any thing like corrupt intentions \ and, we verily believe, that Mo one among them will come before the people with purer hands , or less ssdvcntitious aid , on this occasion, than Mr, Adam.'” In the council, Senate, and House of Representatives of this State there are three hundred members; not more than FIFTEEN of whom, we are well assured, are OPPOSED TO THE ELECTION OF J. Q. ADAMS. His opponents, we presume, among the great body of the People of his native State, and indeed of all NewEngland, are in about the same diminutive proportion—and in the other States of the Union, from recent indications, we hesitate not to say, Mr. Adams has a greater promise of support, by the fair unbiassed suffrages of the people, than Mr. Crawford, or atiy other candidate. Our friends may rest assured, that the prospect of the elevation of J. Q. ADAMS to the Presidency was never so bright as at the present moment.—Essex Register. There is now existing in New York a “Society for promoting the establishment of communities.” Its object is to form associations to emigrate to new settled countries, and purchase property, to be held in common. The Jvevo York Observer says that in March last, a community of this kind consisting of about 50 individuaisJeft that city to occupy a tract of land in Virginia, of about 13,000 acres. They have since been joined by 30 more, and 80 or 90 more are ready to go whenever the way is prepared. Any member Can withdraw, with His proportion of the property, whenever dissatisfied. Pirates.— The schooner Thetis, of New York, had a hard light with a parcel of pirates near Maneanilla, on the south side of Cuba. They came out in three large canoes, and the schooner was prepared for them. About ten of the pirates were killed, *nd the rest escaped. The slain were recognised by tjie people of Maneanilla, the governor of which sent 4 soldiers on hoard the Thetis to assist in defending her. Mies.

[Selected horn varfS*. Eastern Papers.) lArm**,1 Arm**, May 16. A courier arrived in town ytoderday morning, with the distressing Indigence of (he decease of Lord Byron, atMissolongi on the 19th of April, after an illness of ton days. A cold, attended with inflammation, was the cense of the total result. Lord Sidney Osborne’s letters from Corfu are dated the 37th of April. His Lordship war about to proceed to Xante, where the body had arrived. The last words of this nobleman, before the delirium that seized Iris powerful mind within three days of his death,were, “1 wish it to be known that my tost thoughts were given to my wife , my child , and my sister.” Lord Byron had perfectly recovered from his illness in Febnary, which was of quite a different nature from that under which be died. The following letter announcing the death of Lord Byron, has been addressed, by Prirtce Mavrocordato, to the Secretary to the Greek committee:—

“ Mitsolongki , 6th (20) April, 1824. “ Sir, and my very dear Frieixfr—lt i# with the greatest affliction that 1 folfil the date of giving you the sadnewsofi edeath of Lord Byron, after an illness of 1 in days. Our loss Is irreparable,and it is witl justice that we abandon ourselves to 1 consolable sorrow. Notwithstanding lie difficult circumstances In which l am placed, 1 shall attempt to perform my duty towards this great mans the eternal gratitude of my country will perhaps be the only true tribute to his memory. The Deputies will communicate to you the details of this melancholy event, on which the grief which 1 feel will not allow me to dwell longer. You will justify, my being overwhelmed With sorrow, and accept the assurance of my devotion and the high consideration with which 1 have the honor to be sir, “Your very humble and very obedient servant. “ A. MAVROCORDATO. “To J. Bowehing esq. Secretary to the Greek Committe.” Portugal.— The Queen and her precious son, Miguel, made a grand attempt to depose the husband and father, and perhaps to murder him, during the month of May last passed. Indeed, ft appears they succeeded in getting possession of his person—but the diplomatic corps interfered, demanded admittance to him, and insisted that the troops should be dismissed,and so they were. The Queeh had advaffoed towards Lisbon, hoping that the work was done, but she was partly disappointed.— However, Miguel retains the command of the army, and the wretched thing, his father, has issued a proclamation excusing, or rather justifying the son’s conduct—and it is evident that he and his mother have much power, for the dungeons were filled with persons whom they thought might be opposed to their legitimate designs.—— Whether the wife and son kill the husband and fother, or he puts the wife and son to death, is no matter to us—except that the latter nppears more just, and would he as two to one in reducing the amount of royal personages. The British have despatched a 74 gun ship to the Tagus, on account of the events at Lisbon. CSrLater accounts from Portugal state that Miguel has been stripped of his command, and sent off in a frigate on his travels. On the 9th of May, the King, accompanied by the foreign ministers, went on board the British man-of-war Windsor Castle, lying in the Tagus, and there issued a long proclamation and several decrees, and ordered that those should be set at liberty who had been arrested and confined by his son. The latter was ordered on boara the ship, from which he was put into the frigate Perola, which sailed immediately for London or Havre de Grace, from whence he was to start off on a tour through Europe, and it appears that tranquility was restored for the present. Spain.— Capt. Graves, of the schr President, arrived at Marblehead, from Bilboa, (Spain) (passage not stated,) reports that the country was in a distressed situation, and in Bilboa it was dangerous for any one to walk the streets after it was dark. Murders were frequent, and the inhabitants anxions to rid themselves of their new masters. The constitution was still popular. Two women have been whipped, and another tarred and feathered and carried through the streets of Madrid, on the back of in Ass, for having uttered seditious cries. Ferdinand spends nearly all his time with the priests, who are diligently employed in displaying relics of saints to “his majesty.” Pious prince! Several parts of the kingdom are in a state of ferment, and great disorders continue to prevail. Some ofthe Freach have been assassinated at Madrid, and bands of guerillas harrass their troops and keep them continually on tiie watch-for the “preservation of order.” Indeed, it appears that they

have had.* smart aelkm with the Spanfords near Batkjoz; and (he report bow is that 25,000 French troops were additionally to he quartered in Spate) perhaps, in part, to keep* watch over Portugal. Ireland. —By the ship Londonderry, we tefte received files of the Dublin Evening Post and Belfast News Letter to the 7tb May. Their contents relate cheifly to numberless outrages committed to different parts of Ireland, during which the insurgents, who wore masks, and were armed, not only robbed several bouses but maltreated the peaceable inhabitants. In one night, sixteen houses were attacked and robbed by an armed banditti, in the county of Kilkenny. Where resistance was offered, the robbers used their bayonets,and several had fallen victims to these attacks. They even carried their diabolical system so tor as to stab cows and pigs, and cut the throats of horses belonging to those marked out tor revenge. The perpetrators of these crimes astumed to themselves the right Os retaliating, for murders said to have been committed by the officers of police, which had not been sufficiently punished by the established authorities. Mr. Sergeant Goold, on opening the sessions, under the insurrection act at Kilkenny, said, “There hate been no fewer than two-and-twenty murders committed within the last two years ill the baronies of the county of Kilkenny, and not a single human being has been brought to punishment for any one of these acts”

* from Laguira to the Ist ult. mention the arrival there of a number of vessels, prizes to El Yencidor, owned by Commodore Daniels, captured oft the coast of Spain, and valued at ft2so< 000. The old Zea loan had been acknowledged by the Colombian government, and a Dutch frigate had arrived with a commissioner. The ports had been opened for 60 days from May for the admission, free of duty, of corn, rice fee. Some symptom# of revolt having appeared among the negroes at Laguira the ringleaders had been apprehended<and measures taken to prevent a surprize. Since the confiscation erf the church property by the government for national purposes, those who have thereby been deprived of their overgrown wealth, are represented as extremely active in promoting insurrection among the coloured people.' Previous to this act of the executive, the clergy had obtained possession of a great portion of the real estate in the Republic, in consequence of their being able to advance money on mortgage, out of the treasure belonging to the church, which they had in concealment. This gave them such an ascendency that they hesitated not to avow their intention of restoring the former tyranny; and it is more than probable, had they not been deprived Os the means of doing this, by the foresight of, Bolivar, that they would have accomplished their purpose. The recognition of the old loan, connected with the seizure of the church lands, and the contracting of anew loan which had been affected in Europe, cannot fall to give new energies to the Colombian government, and enable it to counteract the machinations of the enemies of liberty throughout the whole of South America. A letter from Laguira says—“ You probably have heard the acknowledgment of the independence of Colombia by the Pope. The event was celebrated in Caracas fey the illumination of the several churches fora number of successive evenings.” Brazil.— Accounts from Brazil, (S. A.) are down to the last of March. The Brazilian constitution was sworn to at Rio de Janeiro by the emperor and the heads of deSartments on tne 35th. In consequence, of iis act, the Brazilian Charge des irffaires at the United States, has received orders, from his government, to make oath to that instrument before a public magistrate of this city, and afterwards to receive the oath of every Brazilian citizen resident in the United States, to record the same, and to send to the Secretary of state at Rio de Janeiro, a copy duly authenticated. Pernambuco and the ports N. and S. toa certain extent, continued under blockade April 21, by a Brazilian squadron—to compel the people to give up the point of choosing their own governor. They are willing to acknowledge the Emperor, but not to nave him choose their immediate ruler. The Emperor has threatened to send troops against Pernambuco. *twA letter from Bahia, April 20,statelq thaf the stand made at P. had spread its influence there and although the public mind seemed tranquil, yet a change was looked for, in consequence of which no business transactions had taken place foreight davs. The French appeared quite active about the Brazils. They have eleven sail of men of war at Rio Janeiro, and arrived almost daily. The citizens were much alarmed, hut the Frenchmen said they were bound round Cape Horn. The people fear the Emperor may intend to restore the country to Portugal.

% every wival from Brazils, parts of Brazil, to the 21st April, state the former port continued to be lflothd2 by a Brazilian squadron under Com TANARUS, and tbat a body of troops were S pected from Rio Janeiro to enforce oW ence to the Emperor. The report, „hu i is known to be unfounded, of the FwJ having a larger fleet than usual ofamJ! vessels in this quarter, had been fe JjJj no doubt to overawe the inhabitants, whd are represented as highly pleased with the President’s Message, and in the fuli e ,. pectation that if it is attempted to brin* about a revolution, they will be assisted by the UB. By some accounts, the people are said to be willteg to acknowledge L Emperor, but will not consent to his cbor*. ing their governor. It was generally so * tiered that the Emperor intended rest# ing the dbuntry to Portugal, a step which the Brazilians contemplated with apprehensions ofthe utmost danger, and as teal to their rights. * Per©.— The following it an extiatiof a letter from Panama, dated May 28th:Canterac, the Royalist General, was possession of Lima, the Patriot forces it Patavilca, 120 miles distant. Bolivar, wh, is declared Supreme Dictator, had gone fa Truxillotoform some sort of order among* the authorities, as Torre Tagle, the late President, joined the Royalists on their entering Lima. It is not likely a battle wig take place ten soon, the Colombians act-, teg on the defensive, the Royalists bring so much superior, in number. Bolivar w in expectation of reinforcement to the mount of 7 or 6,000 men by the middle cl May. On their arrival little doubt it entertained of their issue,being the liberation of the whole of Peru. Owing to this an* settled state, business is very dull throngout the Pacific, nor is it expected to improve until the fate of Peru is decided.— Four American vessels direct had arrived at Guayaquil. Flour, which had been selling at $35, fell to $8 i British cotton goods equally low in prices and very little in demand. Much disappointment was felt iz Panamas large shipments had been mad# to San Bias, and remittances expected by the Aurora. By this lugger Hermosa Pctronilla, arrived from that port, letters were received, stating that no sales could he effectedirom the unsettled state of Mel* iro, and the principal merchants, the c ld Spaniards being ordered to quit the corns try. It is expected that mon£y to large amounts,due to merchants in Panama,will be shipped to Jamaica,by way of Tampico. Mexico.— The London Courier of the 17 th May, says—We constate upon alt* tborlty, that the ex-emperor of Mexico, Yturbide, who has been some months in this country, sailed from Southampton for Mexico, on Tuesday last, in an armed vessel accompanied by a staff of 14 persons. We understand he is assured of being joined by a numerous party in Mexico when he arrives, who will assist him in recovering his abdicated throne. His departure was manged with the greatest secrecy.— The persons who accompanied him are all of them foreigners, and the greater part of them, we believe, Mexicans. Among then is an aid-dc-camp who had served with him in all his Mexican campaigns. He has taken his wife whh him, and two infant children. Six other of his children have been placed at school in England, where they are to remain. The vessel *• are informed,had arms on board,and other military stores, also a printing press, with its apparatus complete, for the purpose of printing and circulating proclamations upon his landing. We have no means of precisely knowing what may be his chances of success; but one thing seems certain, that such an enterprise would not be undertaken without some supposed adequate ! grounds, and the result, therefore, is likey to be, what all must deplore, a renewed civil war in that country. The Mexican government has appointed Don Melchor Murouir , Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, and Micdeleuse , one of the Executive Committee, to England. West Indies.— The British ship Hussar has arrived at Jamaca, from a cruise after the pirates off the isle of Pines.— They hud succeeded in distroying Pepes felucca, anew vessel on her second cruise, with 3 guns; 2 schooners, a felucca-rigged boat with a 9-pounder, a 36 feet row boat and three large piratical canoes. The/ had killed seven pirates and brought In fr c . for trial—the remainder of the crews the felucca were yet on the isle of Pi ne * and could hardly escape, being hunted om watched under the orders of captain Graham, ofthe Icarus. The Cuba pirates seem especially h°** tile to English traders on the coast —an® the most horrible murders are often added to robbery.