Public Leger, Volume 3, Number 128, Richmond, Wayne County, 21 October 1826 — Page 2

Selected from Eastern Papers.

France. The central Greek cor :Uto of Brussels has received informatics' 3 four olikcrs of the old French army, v.!:o od pretence of going to Greece, to cr.ter the Greek service, had received monoj from the committee for their support and out fit, had been induced by promises made them at Marseilles, to engage in the Turkish service, which they had done without returning the money advanced them by the committee. Portugal. It is stated that on the night of the 21st August, about 500 perst ns of the police were arrested at Lisbon, as being f t the queen's p.rty against the constitution. The i fliers were sent to the castle and the men to the guard ship. Austria. The London papers contain an official document isucd by the Austrian government, respecting the traffic in slaves. The great object of this doc umcnt is comprised in one single sentence of it. The fust article runs thus "even slave shall become free the moment he touches the soil ot Austria, or even one of its ships.' Saxony. The king has caused the ministers of the several Christian forms of worship in his dominions, to be desired to abstain in future, in their sermons and religious instructions, from expressions offensive to the other communions. Bavaria. The king has subscribed ahout 5000 tor the assistance and relief of the oppressed Greeks. The following is hi? majesty's letter to the secretary ot the committee ii. London for managing the fund in aid of the Greeks: "To alleviate the misery of the Christians of the east. I bad subscribed '.0.000 tlorins or -13,097 francs, payable in ten tol lowing months. As the relief might come too late, I place this sum now at xt ur disposal, a: d ev n double it, that you may be able to ato rd more effectual aid; these

troops, that the greater part of the division nhich accompanied him on this expedition uas cut off, and he was obliged to retreat to Modoti, in such a crippled condition us to be disabled from besieging Napoli di Romania. Great expectations are evidently formed from the co-operation of

! Lord Cochrane, and it is far from improba ! ble that he will succeed in destroying the i Turkish fleet, orcompelling it to find safety j in port. South America We have an account i of an engagement between the Brazillian and National squadrons, which produced , nothing decisive. In the election of Representatives to Congress, the Government is said to have obtained a majority of about 3000 votes; the soldiers marching in ccm- : panics headed by their officers, to give their suffrages in favor of the ministry. We have as yet no information of the arrival of Bolivar in Valencia. State of Ireland. The accounts from Ireland are dreadful. Not merely faction, with its common place attendants of noisy and underhanded agitation, is to be watched by the government like a mine which every instant may explode; but wide spreading sickness unallayed hunger, has filled the hospitals with patients, for w hom the best physic would be one wholesome meal; and the hovels of the poor, with crowded families of,, in some cases, three or four generations, dying in heaps for want of potatoes and water, and unable from utter weakness, even to crv out foi help. This is not an exaggerated picture of the horrible state of Ireland. Some newspapers mention it for the sake of connecting famine, like every other evil, with political causes or consequences; but private letters which we have seen, from quarters the most impartial and respecta

ble, describe the propect of Ireland at j this moment, as in many respects the most j gloomy and disheartening that the writers j have ever foreboded. With regard to the

politics of the crisis, things have t ome to a

milted under an old law of the slate cf Mar) land, (now repealed in that state) which was adopted by congress with the other general laws then in force in that state for the county of Washington, upon its assuming exclusive jurisdiction in this territory. I have the honor to be, &c. DANIEL BRENT. His Ex. De Wit Clinton.

be a red mm rem;

"ng upon the S

We have tried all we could to r 'V

trmn hnvmor ti.;e . 'F'twj

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JVrsro riol in Ahc- York. Some southern gentlemen recognized four of their runaway slaves, who by order of the civil authorities were arrested and identified. During the examination, a very great number of blacks collec ted in front of the City Hall, and attacked the gentlemen and police officers as they came out of the building. One person was severely injured,

and several more or less bruised. The ri j safety for yon. and that is to llv V'1 otere were armed with clubs, and a dirk ! mad water. Your Father r rr'!'

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wasurawn uy one oi ii

the ringleaders were

I settlement wc carOot have verns, and. ferries, tin -s

7 -r iTfi jcate together as yc know it i

road?,

nr shmilil tin. Tl, -

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our improvements and w!)Cn th K

must follow it. But above all men are ruininc thcmi, 'ourt,;

Since within the recoUPcti' of you, yotw numbers hav,e.noV

half, and unless you take

step to cherk this evil, there will (1

m. uui iru mt-ii win ouv, ami

will sell. Uld ai d

drink. You

auanuon your women ;n.,i ;.i .Mi

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destroy one another.

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f them. A number of; country west of the Mississippi subsequently secured ious that all his red children -.'. u 5

and lodged in Bridewell. JV". Y. paper.

INDIAN TREATY.

By the politeness of a gentleman living j

in Union county, we have been favored with the perusal of a le tter from a gentleman attending the Indian treat v, dated Oct. 9th ; also, a copy of Gov. Cass' speech, which will be found below. The writer states that the Indians assembled in Coun-

I r nn t- Ta iiiil.. Iim ua fhfn ctnw Lr in

the midst of the council house, and a half keg of tobacco brought in; the great pipe was then lighted and first smoked by the

!-Commissioners and Mr. Hendricks, and

. . xiu vet,, i

mere ana sit down in peace UEetM ; There they can hunt and provi,' Jft their women and children, andoi.ie ) become a happy people. We are ao iZ'-d to i.ffor yon a residence tu.. 'i

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in extent to y our lands here, ai d to

you iiu annuuy to men will make fortable. and orovid- ITlfn nc Crv .

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CC.000 which vou may imndiatel) dipo?e point at which it is wholly impossible for I; of, are independent of the i 0,000 Iratics them to continue. "Let the opposite sides ;i

which I remitted

then by the principal Chiefs." "No answer has yet been made to Governor Cass" speech, but is expected to morrow, 10th inst. at 2 o'clock." "It is not probable that the Miamies will sell their reserve, but there will be a purchase made of the land

Case or Hortox. The follow ii g cor respondent o has been puLJisbed in the N.

Auw" fjt those lately put I rk paperi '

Albany. 20lh 2ept. 182(5. Sir: In answer to our letter of the Slst

to vou to redeem

Greek women and children. With vti.".t pleasing satisfaction do I nuike this new sat rifice for unfortunate Cliristians; for am I r ot a man and a Christian?" Turkey. Tlie phigue prevails at Constantii ople. whir h, added to the daiU xocutioi s that take place, has tilled that cap

ital with t( i ror.

to death w a the bat k i Z ti S( hapti, w t-rth

fift millions of p"netr which, of c ourse, were ronfiseatf d N persons are permitted to appear in the streets after sun-set. except the police, &c. Manx thieatei ii g placards have been posted up, aid t.me great commotions xx ere yet expec ted, unless the r uttini: tl f heads shall prevent it. Africa The king of Asbantee is still at war xxith the English. He has an army of ton or fifteen thuai.d men, about tO miles from Acra. The trade with the iiiteriur of the country xva xx holly stepped lor the present. But his approach to the settlement-; was not feared. Il i Mated that major Laring I as reached the famous t ity of Timbuetoo but partieul rs til hi jourisex and of bi tlistove-jie-. haxe not been published. The course of the Niger is till a matter of controxer i?y, and it is vet insisted bx son.e that this river has it- eutlet ii the Bight of Benin. K.xst Indif.s. Another treaty of peace has been concluded between the British and the Burmese, after some prett) haul fighting. The Burmese cede a large territory and pay a core of rupees, to indt miiifv the British for some part of the c xpenvf s (, the w ar. A core of rupees is 10 milliorit, ,,r 100 I n the lac is about equal to 50.000 dollars. The first ii stalmeiM, equal to JC 10.000 has be en paid. WrsT Inoiks Letters from I'oit au Prit-.ff, received H New Vork, state that all the Ameiican estahUhrnent in St. Domiiiiro ar; about hreakin;; up, tintliii: it impossible to compete with the trade now carried on under the Hax tien flag, which po!es -s jrreat advantages in reipect to duties over other nations. W o observe it stated, that at Trinidad, in the course of eighteen months, one hundred atal seventy slaves have purchased their freedom, for which thev paid the

im of upwar.ts of x-17.000 of their own earning, ax erasing S'JCO each. Greece. It is stated that Lord Cochrane ha reached the Grecian coast, and that the Greek naval commanders have exhibited the entire confidence which the) repose in his valor and skill, by placinu themselves under his command. There is already a rumor of a successful operation on the part f his Lordship; but this require!confirmation. In the mean time uthave u statement from Corfu, of the 20th of J uly, xhich bears the exidence of more auttienticitx, and which gives the account ot Hie signal defeat of an attempt of Ibrahim to penetrate from Modon into the territory of ancient Soa; ta. In this i-ttort he wa5 met with sucn vi-our by the Spartan

the of the cabin

xvest of the Waah."

posite sides 1 GOVERNOR CASS SPEECH.

el,' says one of our friends, fr Cnimnrv Pnt.nn n,t U,.,Vo

lut plav at shuttlecock with the Catholic

fjestion for one session more, and this country (Ireland) xvill be lost or kept only by conquest. ' Lrutun Times.

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We thank the Great Spirit that he has opened the paths to conduct us all here in

afety, and that he has given us a clear

skx and a t loudless sun. to meet together in this council house. Y ur great father, the Pre sident of the United States, has sent me, together xxith the txvo gentlemen xxho sit xx ith me, to meet y ou here upon husiness highly important to you, and we request that xou would onen xour ears and

August, enclosing certain proceedings oi ; itcn attentively to what we hate to sax a meeting of the inhabitants of tst hts ? to voa.

ter county, (of which you were St cretar).) j

rt latixe to the case ot Gilbert Uorton, I transmit to you copies of a coriespondcncr xvith the President of the Unit d States,

by which it appears that the said Morton

lias been liberated from imprisonment. I am, sir, xxith great respect and regard, xour most obedient servant, I)K WIT CLINTON. N m Jay, Eq. secrctarv ol a meeting in Westchester cotiotv.

Albany, Uh Sept. 1826. j Sir: I have the honor to enclose copies 'of the proceedings ef a respectable meet- j ing in Westchester county in this state,; and of an arXidavit of lohn Oxx en,bx which

it appears that one Gilbert Uorton, a free man, of color, and a citizen of this state, is unl fxvfully imprisoned in the jail of the city of Washington, and is advertised to be sold by the marshal! of the District of Columbia. From whatever authority a law authorizing such a proceeding has emanatedwhether from the municipality of W ash- , ington,the Legislature of Mary land, or the

Conqrcs9 of the United States, it is at least ;

: void and unconstitutional in its application t to a citizen, and could never have been j intended to extend further than fugitive slaves. j As the District of Columbia is under the U-xtlusivc control of the national govern- ! rnent, I conceive it my duty to apply to you for the liberation of Gilbert Uorton, as a ' free man and, a citizen, and 1 feel persuafded that this request will be followed by immediate relief. I have the honor. &c. DE WIT CLINTON.

I The President of the U. S. Quiocy . !).-prrtnir nt of Slate, Wiieliiiiton, Sept. 14, 182G. ; ! Sir: In the absence of the secretary , I ; have just received a letter addressed to

1 him by the president of the United States, 'j concerning Gilbert Uorton, the subject of

i a communication irom your excellency to I i him ot the 1th instant, and of the proceed-1 jings ofa meeting on the 30th of August, of j jthe inhabitants of Westchester county,! ' both of which came enclosed in that letter;

and it gives me pleasure to state to yur excellency, that the wishes and institutionof the president in regard to the case of tlie said Morton, as communicated in hi letter, were already anticipated by the i marshal of this district, in his discharging!

some time ago, the said Uorton from pris-l

on :o which it seems he Lad been com-

When the Great Spirit first placed you upon thi$ island, he gae you plenty of game for food and clothing, and bows ai d arrows with which to kill it. After some time it became difficult to kill Ihe game, and the Great Spirit sent the white men here who supplied u xxiih guns, poxx dt r,

and balls, and xxilb blanket and cloths.

We xvere then a very small people; t ut xxe have since greatly increased, and xxe are now spread over the whole lace of the country. You have decreased, and your numbers are now much reduced. You have but little game, and it is difficult tor xou to support xour xvomen arid children by hunting. Your Great Father, whose eyes survey the whole country, sees that )ou have a large tract of land here whit h is of no service to xou. You do not cultivate it, arid ttere is but little game upen it. The buiTalo has long since lelt it, ai d the deer are going. There are no beaters, and there will soon be no other animals worth hunting upon it. There are a gr at many of the w hite children of your Father xx ho would be glad to live upon this lai d. They would build houses, and raise com, and cattle, and hogs. You know when a family grows up and beer mes large, thty must leave their father's house and loo!: out for a place for th mselxes so it is with your brethren. Their family is increasing and they must find some new place to move to. Your Great Father is willing to give for this land much more than it is worth to you. He is willing to give you more than all the game upon it would sell for. lie will make you a considerable present now, and he will allow an annuity hereafter. You know xvell that all he promises, he xvill perform. The stipulations heretofore made to you are punctually fulfilled. Large annuities in specie are paid to you, and they ;.rc sufficient to make you comfortable; much more so than you xvere before the treaty of St. Marys. Your Great Father is not only anxious to purchase the country of y ou; but he is desirous that you should remove far from his white children. You must all sec that you cannot live in the neighborhood of the white people. You have bad men, so have we. Your people xvill steal our horses, kill our cattle and hogs, and c rnmit other injuries upon our property. Some of our people who have committed ci inu s, escape into your country and it beet mes difficult to take tbcic. licsides, when you d:x. ide our

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uiog wiiu game, ana you xvill ;JS0 t ,.cl . i

oimii: ui iiik i o(ioir nn -

, he beyond the reach of w hikey.f0, ' U ) not rtac, ou HKTf. Your Great w ill never suffer any of hi? white t ;u j to reside there, for if is reserved frrtie J people. It will he yours as longU shines and the rain f; lh. a I Vou must go before long you cat c remain here -you must remove (,rrir.h Now is the time for you to make aJj bargain for yourselves, which ui'U k

xou. ricli and comfortable. G n H u J then, like xvUe nit n, and accepl tU Jr,

iwe tffir. We understand llu-re is stn.t ; difference of opinion between Fr tav.atamies and Miamies. respedirg tit :f , ,. ; to this land. This dilli i ent e we M cu j i be glad to have you settle be txM ycur- ; selves. If Xou ran tin tl.k it u ill L. ,;i

; if not, xv e shall examine into lire c in urr.stances and decide between xcu." The preceding was written, aid mi by sentence s to the ioteiprctt r. ;Mn B.rron, chit f interpreter.) who delivemi uu : the h dians: to this followed .. few uukpore remark- by Gov. Ca?s. xiz.l

i -ui. nit v-tx , xx ut m y on Kr.cxv i a gcrc man, xvill gt with xou oxer the Mi.i:fit i and continue to live among v u. Y uki,i?r him to be a good man, and a sircen fiin; to you, and would not ndise vcu :-6 any thing tl at wtuld l e an it iinx u uu ou stand alone there is i t.i.e to Mijr. yt u the Shawn s ai a Di l.xx ;.u - .'j ; all gone. Yen haxe bet n ii xiletl 1 nt: Great Father, the Picsidtnl. u d ;n u sittir g round cur r t ur t il fin , ii i:i r.

house, and ui:d r tur ll.-ig. Yiir;.ti

men are nt t always pi not it. 1 1 1 y drink and quarrel we h pe tie tic mi wise men xxill ket p tie ycuig n ui (nri doing any ii jui x. h bleed s I . u lei 1 ' at t ur count il tire, we i ver sl: uhi n giv it we haxe the xvill a t) tl. ;fr t - punish it. Your Great Faib r U--quick car, a sharp t ye, ai d a loi am -If a Ftdawatami strikes a Miami, t r n X.ami strikes a Potawatami. he stnkt- u-" xve ft el the blow and xvill rcx i gt t

matter where he goes, we priiis fe before our brethren, red and wl -itc. will never kit. die another c uuril I: re. c'r smoke another pipe befoie we j ui l ' ! Your young men must listen toxxiatui chiefs tell them they should do r.s ii 1 r mer day s, wl en chiefs had power and t-e young men were wise let tbtm clear their ears, and let the xvords I havesftB

gt to their hearts. You now have ti e pro positions we were authorized to n.aKi'i you. We wish you to renumber hal think upon it, and return us an ai 'wr.aS soon as possible. When you are ready h

us know it, and we will noisi u e i i which shall be the signal that we arc

to receive y our answer.7 THE W HKCK OF LOVF.

iivthk bustois baud. I-oti-N hanuc w;ti launched on rapture 5 In t.t uty fcuttMe.'t ny A:nl frit-s! tn in conicii rn!f, Shr plouj;! til herjojotis iay Tin tr vtv cl l.er Lii fiutwy adi All foil uml FiU-nt sw Kct, O'rr tlimpli ii st-aa with wfi tlet gak, lit r curt It s coursn she bt-M Jtv ?Mzri! tbt b lm bis xvild coianiarubTbf j-iKit, r.'fjsurt-, s.':,TIS Tin- bartjue t s?t c-r n lairy lunds, Wlicrt- w ikilt xii's. lollj' sl:x Alul ' r this !laV Mirl'ai mV Wilh l t i ti!t s l.usi.- Hi ; While hof.e il unliiij: i n ti t row, At hooil-w inlicti wisdom's ejes. lajt hark ! alone the tli-ep has sp tl Thi' hallowM ilirc ot '' Jtv itrtips the ht lin- nntl hope hit fl'" Tale pleasure shrinks b-low. Wht re art thou !ove?-- l he billows roar About th) vessel's tleck Love wnke? nj on tlidtructien's hor -hnnt's vort'-x gulfs the xrrcck.