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FRANCE AND THE UNITED STATES. The diffn itv between the Ameiican government and France, continues to he the ah' sorbin" question, esp"i ially since the rumour from N a-hinsiton to the effct that both hou-scs nf Cangress w ill respond to the Pn si dent's language, and Second his suggestions. We are not surpiised that the deepest inter est continues to be felt in this matter, for thj lestnm of w .-ir and all its attendant horrois, is inv Ived in it, and the lives o( thousands, it m iv be, depend upon its solution. We ate now in possesion of all the lettets rf insl ruction given to Mr. L. 1 1 it; American Mmi-tei, hy the American Government. They are to 1 voluminous for inset lion in oui c.iltnins in detail, but a hr ef notice of Iheir chief points will not prove uninteresting, and i. in fact, essentia! to a tiue umlei standing I

the w hide case

st in making

ll is unnei e;;iry to take un

tile matter u: t I h period when the diffn ul

occurred. On the eighth of February, 1SS3. Mr. Living-Ion, then Secretary of S'.ate, addressed a despatch to Mr, Hants, then Charge de Affaires of the United Stales, at Paiis stating that the Secretary of ihe Treas nry, the tl-'V before, drew a bill upon the .Minister of Finance of the French Government, for the first instalment, and the interest thereupon, and for the interest upon the re imininginstahnents. provided for in the Tica ty. Tiie hill was drawn in favor of Samuel J an Jon, or order, a -id was accompanied to the assignee tin reof, in France, by a full power from the Piesident, to give the necessary receipt to the Fie ch Gjvernment, acccrdig lo ihe provisions of the Treaty ; and Mr. Harris was instructed to embrace the earnest opportunity loappiize the French Gov- m Hitriit of this hit utL'enient, Shoillv after, Mi.

Li in'lon was appointed Minister to Fiance, and Mr. Mi Line becrclary of State, and the first letter of insiiuclion addressed to Mr. Living-ton, bears date Juno 3, 1831. In this. Mr. L'vingstoii ;s anniis. d of the "unexpect

ed tnd unaccountable failure, on tho part of France, to provide for the payment of the tirsl instalment.1' The causes t.f tis failure are described as -'unexplained, and the disappointment fell by Ihe United Slate s, at tin extraordinary delay," i- represented as "great ly increa-ed by the tact, facially comu.uniratek by the Piench Minister at Wa-hington, 1 hat down lo a date subseq ienl lo the demand by the United States, ihe Executive Depail inent of the French G ivemment had not even applied to ihe legislative branch for the neccssarv nppropi iation , to citable it to foilii the stipulations of that Treaty' It is (Hither staled that Mr. M( L me, thai ' of all the

advantages -veuircd by the Convention to Ihe French Government, an 1 lolls citizen , they have been in the fu'l eojoj ment ever since the date of the exchange of the ratifications.''' Mr.Livi::g?tonas then fore instiUi ted lo-'in quire immediately into the causes which prevented the f ii'.hf il execution of the Treaty on the pari of France ; to m ike the Ministers sensible, rot only of the disappointment to the President, but of the fl'- I which was likely to be made on the minds of the Ameiican people with regard to France." lie was re o iiied to "insist upon the execution of the

Treaty, without f.-ther deity, not only by 4he payment of the principal and interest, aSyt of any expense or charge of any kind which the United States would neccssaiily in curby reason of the failure to pay at the lime of the. demand."' Alluding to an intimation ihat iUp D ike de Iro.'lie had expressed as

tonishment fiat the United Slates shou'd hoc undertaken to draw a bill of ixc'i.i;. , Jor Ihe amount of the first instalment. Mr. Mi-Lane describes "any attempt, on the pall of Fi ance , to excuse its ow n delinquency, hj complaining of the United Sla'cs for the mode adopted for rcci iving payment, as an aggravatjoti of the injury previously inflicted upon ihe inteiests of the United States." The President, it is fuither remarked, " ill, under no circumstances, permit the light of the U. States, in this instance, to be questioned, but w nlii 'ist upon the obligation by the French government, to jay not only the loss of intert but to make indemnity fr any olhci los e,roTing out of the transaction, The 5icr. 1 despatch addressed by Mr. McLu.e lo Mr. Livingston, beats date June llh 1C33, and urges him to proceed to Paris, and enter upon the duties of his mission. The ihiid addressed by the same functionary, to Mr. L. bcart d ite Jane 25. I.i this, Mr. Mc-

France, that no time should h

the npnP;,l .vi,;rh th. I'i, v n

" t, 3 etnmeni nas piomtsed, from the decision of the aid to the new chamber; and I have, therefore, to reqncl that an early convocation of the Chambers is considered by the President as within the declared i.Uenlionof the King's Government to use all ihc powers confided to them lo hasten the decision by the Chamber. That measure, moreover, is not onk due o the United States, but is necessary with a v iew to the adoption of such measures as the decision may require at the next session of Congress J hat session, as you nre aware, will terminate on the third of March next. It ihe meeting of the Chambers should be post poned lo the ordina.y period in December, the result will not be known at Washington in tune to he acted upon before the adjourn menl. Ihe President cannot, and will not. under any circumstances, permit ihe next ses Mon of Congress to terminate without asking for their definitive and energetic action upon the assurancesof the French Govern me.it, given hy M. Serurler, to bring the su'j j :ct before Congress f, r this purp. ta at the ..penmg of their next session, of which b ie:h Government hould be immediate!

, in -o. mi expected, Ihcii.Src, that Ih, Chambers will be convoked in time to allow bun to be informed of their decision before the opening ef Ihe next session of Congress I lie above is a faithful absIraM of all the letters of insti uction given by the America.

Government to Mr. Livingston, and il will en-

no.e mo reader to understand Ihc w hole case. It will be seen that the American Government

was under the impression that the F.enrl

King had promised lo convene tho f ?h:.ml.r.

act of Congtes- executing the Convention, on at an ea.lier petiodlhau December, with ihe :iie past of the U. itel Scales, inasmuch as special object of considering the American t t it measure would have weakened Ihe sl.ong jttaims and also in order lo frrwaid a decisgiound on which we now stand, and d piived j ion lo Ihis counliy, before the President ad us of the advantage we now possess in ha-dressed his annual message toCongress. Thimg promptly fulfilled our engagements, and iptomise or expectation was not fulfilled and rigidly to ex x;t a similar ci foi niaiice fi om Htnce the conduct f ihc; Piesident. The otheis. In this spiiit your instructions were con espondence of the American Government

conceived, and, hy ihe same spirit, the lulure.ls hrm and decided thi oughout, and cannot be

policy oi nil yji ivernmcni win oe g'ltaeu. S-iould the United States unfortunately he driven (ocoeicivc iiica-ures l enforce Ihe treaty, il is not probable that they will be of so mild a chaiacter as that you have suggested.''

L t i.e states, that he is insi i m ted by the Pi cs ident to stale, that it is his earnest desire thai Mr. Living-ten repair to his post with all po? sible despatch, and lose no time, on his an ival, "in representing to the French Government, in In.ld and energetic terms the 'deep disappoint menl' of the President," and the juri-

us t tlecls whii h a aiore to execute Ihe Treaty must unavoidably produce upon the iclations between ihe t wo counti ies. " 'lt is enough," reni n Us Mr. McLane, "that the na ional faith is pledged , and it will heyourdti ty lo let it he clearly understood, that the G vernment will rigorously insist upon the prompt and complete fulfilment of ihe stipu

lations.'" We annex the concluding letter of

insti in tion : "The pn side at expects, 'hcreforc thai cU

vill immediately ii quire is.lo, and, if possible, iscerlain Ihe real cause of ihe hesila:ion and It-lay which have aheady taken place; and fie directs that 3 ou w ill early deni md of the 1'ienih Goveiumi nt an explicit statement ol ihe views and intentions of Ihe King and nis Ministers, and also of their future expectations, in older that such measures as the accasion shall, in his j.idgment, require, may bo promptly adopted." bo instiuiied, Mr. Livingston took his dc-j-Hi lure lor France. The letter? of Mr . Living, ston, detailing the progress of his mission, are not published , h it their tenor can be derived from a perusal uf ihe letters of reply from Mr. Ait Line. In one of these, hearing date Dec . I 1, l833,theSecietaiy of St ;te,afte racknowiedging the receipt ol despatches fiom .Mr. L. vi ites: The president could not adopty oursugges lion f .r 1 ecoinmentiinir ihe su-i et.sion ol the

or had issued a proclamation, forbidding such

meetings ; h ul even thi , we are lold.has been treated with contempt, ar.d tumu't lousassembl.iges continued nightly fiiii g squibs in the

market place.

A riot has also occurred at Napanma,

Trinidad. Fimilar to the one in the Port ol

Spain, not long since. No measures had been taken to bring the offenders to a sense of thcii

error. Of so frequent occurrence have these civil commotions been of late, in many of the

ister island, that one or two forcible exam

ples would no doubt have n good tfXeci, in going far to counteract what may become a spreading evil in process of time.

A very seriouaaccident,we observe, occur

red to Ihe Rev Mr. O'Hannan, which neatly proved fatal. Whilst the Rev. Pastor was en gaged in the discharge of Ids duties on the scaffold, with a malefactor about to suffer the

xtiemc penalty of the law, the drop was al

lowed to fall before Mr. OML had 11 i rely removed from the platform, and Ihe Rev. gen-

lem m was precipitated to the ground from a height of about thirteen or fourteen feet. By catching hold of a rope he was fortunately

prevented from falling on his head, and e scaped with a sprain of the ancle only. An Unu

-ual excitement wascrcattd amongst the mob.

tvho llou;ht the executi n r had ill treated the Rev. gentleman clesigi eJly, and it was with conside rable difficulty that they were pa t illed hy Mr. OTI. who, 011 recovering fiom the shock produced hy the fall, used every persuasive to quiet and undeceive them. The Special Magistrates and the Constables were on Ihe spot, both of whom were tieated with every m.ik of indignity, by the infuiiated

labble, hooting and pelting them on the way from the place of execution to the goal.

A new almshouse has teeu built in foil; mouth, of the most ecure nd comfortable description, and the Farming pystem adopted by formal vote. The Carpo of our first successful Whala ship has beeo offeied for sale. The number of eminent persons deceased has not been equal to that of some former years Amorg them we notice, Lafayette, the friend of Atneriac, the friend of Liberty, the friend of Order, hts died, and been duly honored in thi country. Giimke, of South Carolina, an excellent rcan, a. peace maker, has deceased. The year, on the whole, bus not teen a year of great change in the aggregate lb-ugh its charges to many individuals have been disastrous, nay. ruinous. lha, also, (though there Imve been some distuibances ' home and abroad.) been a year of general peace in the eatlh. May the changes of the ycur lo come be a few, and more salutary ! And may the reign of Peace, Order, and true Religion, be peipetual and endless!

May the onsof men laborto make themselves and one another, wiser,and better, and happiei ! better fitted lo spend years of u-clulnp and comfwt in this life and an eternity o. U -? m

mother and a better woihl!

Portsmouth Journal.

On the fifleenlh of March Mr. Mi Lane ad

dressed another letter to Mr. L- in reply to di-spati.hes receiv ed from P n i-, under dale of January 22. but it isiiot of gem ral interest.

(J.i the thud f Atiil, 1S34, Mr. Livingston

wrote Innne, i:;f.n mi;. g the American Government of the st coud rejec tion, by the Chamber of Depones, of Ihe bid fr can y lug I he Convention iutoe tlec l. Mr. M L me immedi

ately replied that the rj- iliou had pioduced 111 tile President's mind ihfi m sl painful surprise that after the assurances which liad neen made, bath h the King and his Minis-

teis, the President was aut!ntiz--d to expect

that the most prompt and ilFeclua! measures would have been adopted for fulfilling the stipulations of tin treaty measures alike duo to the forbearance shown by ihe United States, and lo ihe good faith professed hy France." A subsequent letter from Mr. Mo L me is to this c fleet : Since my despatch of the lTihinst. I have received yours, numbered 35 and 3G, and laid them befoie the President. The additional information which they contain, is hut little calculated to diminish the Pi esidcnl's dissat

isfaction at ihe failure of Ihe French Government to carry ihe Convention into elfecl. But, as you state that a corvette had been

sent out w ith instructions lo M. Serurier to make the necessary exp'.anatii ns, Ihe President has derided to wail a reasonable time for In r auival., befoie he make any comnui nil alion on the subjec I t Congress, though be enleilains little hope that M. Sermier's explanations w ill be calculated to diminish the

necessity of energetic measures on the part of this Governme-it. Mr. Mc Lane again wrote Mr. Livingston underdate June 27. lo this letter he acknowledges the rece ipt of farther despatches from Pans states thct M. Seruiier had made a communication to tho American Government,

but thai no explanation had been afforded of the causes which led to Ihe icjettiuii of the bill by the Chamber, but that 111 consequence of the solemn assurance of the King and

Minisleis. of their desire to carry the tiealy inlo effect, and of their determination to

"hasten the time w hen it might be ac ted upon

by the C hamber, the resident had denied lo afHud another opportunity for further action 011 the part of the Chamber, and to rely upon theelfirts of the King's Government to obtain an eaily and favorable result. Mr. M Lane adds. In coming to this conclusion, however, you are to understand, and cane it lo be distinct

ly announced to the French Government, lhal ihe President has looked to the assembling ol

the new Chambers, as soon after the new elections as the King, accordinglolhe charier, has tho power to convoke them. The let lei f M. Seruiier is understood to convey this

ass jrance by Ihe din e iion of hi? Government. It is moreover, due to the national honor ol the United Slatcs aa indeed ills so that of

I,.. .i inner reelings than those of piide and satisfaction, while it is clearly evident that the Piesident either misunderstood the language of the French Minister in this country, or Unit the King of the French made promises with regard to an extraordinan

convocation of the Chambers, that he never

intended to fulfil, The subject is a fertile one,

bui we Have no room lor a word of comment

this morning. BRITISH N EST INDIES.

The editors of ihe Baltimore American are-

indebted to ihe politenessof Mr. li. II. Cook

passenger in ihe Schooner Saiah and Piiscilla.

for a hie of Barbadot s papers to the 22J ult inclusive.

The engrossing topic in all the Islands is il.e new older of things connected with the

Atndiiio 1 act of August last. Complaints are

made in the paper of the latest date that the

negioes frequently manifest a disordeiiv dis

position in Bi idgetown,bul we do not perceive

thai it lias extenaeu Deyond w ordy demonslra lims.

In ihe Island of St. Chrislophc r's the

Emancipation system is declared to have

worked "most prosperously." The Gazette

of lhat Island makes a declaration to this ef

fect, after an experiment of three months had

been made, and congratulates the Island in

its present stale

In the Island of Grenada, on theolher hand,

there appears to have been serious distur

bances. We copy the following particulars

from the Barbadoes Uazette of the 15th ulti

mo.

Vc ry serious disturbances, we are sorrv to

hnd, have recently occurred in St. Geoige'

low n (Grenada,) which originated with a riot

ous assemblage of persons, who had met t

gether for the purpose of letting off fire woi ks, and which very dangerous practice, it seems,

w as earned to such an extent as to alarm the

inhabitants, andcall for the interfereneeof the

magistracy. Several of these gentlemen, at tended by a strong constabulary force, imme

diately repaired to the spot, in order to put a stop to the tumult and disperse Ihe mb; bu so lawless and daring had they grown, that the authorities weie pelted with stone s, and

the law set at open defence. While the magi

trale was reading the Riot Act, a large stone stiuck the peison holding the candle, and wounded him severely . Indeed, ihe reading of the act appears lo have had no other tHl-cl than that of increasing the fury of the rioters, who even rescued such as were taken prisoners, and, finally, threatened the public peace so far, lhat it was found necessary to employ the military, and accordingly a detachment of the West India Regiment was brought into town, but, on their reaching the scene of tu. mult, the mob had dispersed. They had how ever only changed their position, as the re poit of crackers, &c. was heard in other parts of the town, to which parties of the soldiers weie despatched, under the orders of the I usticc-9, and several prisoners were taken. On the subsequent day a public trial of the ollendeis took place, but the disoider was S" very great as lo compel an abrupt adjourn ment of the Court. The Lieutenant Govern

Ixti rating cvse. On the 23;h ult. the

trial of Catharine Dingwall, oil the c hrirge of

horse stealing, came before the court of quar

ter session of Middlesex t o. in this st. le. 1 he

Xcw Piiunswick Fredonian, gives the fallowing pathetic and singulaily rjnianlic story of this poor girl. Having formed an attachment for a yourg man in the set vice of K r father, named Charles Stuart, he was banished from tin; house of his employer, and it is supposed sailed for America. It appears she became so ardently attached to him that she asumcd man's aptarel; travelled from Yorkshiie to

M ' t Liverpool, where she engaged as a common . .Malta A rev -n scnrrh of w ,ovcr he people of thi, nnJ ;i(tcr

wandering for some time through the streetof that city, she travelled to Boston, from ihence to Philadelphia and even to New Orleans. After a fruitless search there, she returned again to New York, and still meeting w ith di:ippnintmenf. ehe CHIIV over into Ne'.VJersey on he way to Philadelphia, and having; dupped for the night at a barn near Kingston, wearied, broken hearted, dejected, and n a foreign land, the horrible idea of suicide presented itself ns the only end of her stiff- 1ing. Dut from this dreadful and m I incholv altcmative, she was diverted by circumstances altogether providcnfml. Instead therefore: of pursuing hcmnginal intention, she caught one of the horses in tho liel l in which the barn v.as s'.lu.il.-.l--"' ...!- O-l 1 . Xr l I..!. . , I .t. I nr lirir.

1 . ,T . . 1 . rion lovvaru- i f v ijj u ; n t , tot. 1 iiwi.-v. ensue ai d thev may ailed the question of ' ' , ;,. ' , ' , . . . 1 f.Jlr. ,..w! I irrlim.l inrr (.Hill hi T OW II I Oil-

slavery m this country, as models for imita-; . . " V ,u , . 1

llon.or as beacons, to warn us of the dangers ! "-"'"'V I" " 'V "'. "' .

on whic h .hey split. l,K ,'st!' o " a,ld h,.r' l' 'I

THE EVENTS OF 1834 ARE BECOME

MATTER OF HISTORY. We have chronicled one Revolution, viz the expulsion of Don Migui I from Portugal

hy lorce and aims to give place lo Don re

dro and his daughter Donn

olulion, however, in which the

country felt comparatively little concern.

Kevoluttons of a minor charac ter occui now nd then in South America but none, ol

them duiing Ihe present year, have been ol such magnitude as to teniand special notice

in I nis retrospect.

An Earthquake desolated Ihe city of Pasta.

in South America, and cf 50 persons lost theii lives in the ruins.

The Slaves, in the English West India

Cclonies, were paitially freed and apprentic

ed to their masters, on the 1st of August.

and the poor slave s, unprepared to enjoy so

much libeily, but panting for mote, have committed excesses, and are soffering the conse

quences. Irr.pcilant changes, in the whi le

hu'iness relations of these islands, and in their

social and political condition, will doubtless

! herself amenable to the laws; and horse st

! -i : S...UI.

ri. - 1 i- .. ........ i nff if ic 1 nor own couni i imin-ii.toit

tit. muiiv iuii ui liic Ijlitll li Ijisi liiuiai , - , - , , . , ,t ,.1n..K i.K. tAn.rhf il ..c 'in i'1 In ir mill. r.

lUtulllt ?llt JUillll It. 'IJ vw 1.. . v. .. .

1-

Tr j .w.' 1 : r .1 .. ings and sorrows

ituic lino ullii I'llt'llr'II III II K h III i 1)1 lilt-

private merchant.

In our own country, the experiment of over

The accused when put upon her trial plead

ed guilty and refused lo retract it, hut her

I " 1 : . . I t. .. . I . . a

1...-,;. ,. in.. 11 .11 counsel was pertniueu ov ine 101111 to eun-r turniiif? the runpurv. anH ilprniioinu Ihe on.

s.ness. was in its -loll tide" when the year ja l,,ea ?' n,ot "Ul,1,-V' mul c we"1 .1 1 co.nmenccd,-and ihc effects still remain in W' ho brought 1,1 a verdict of rot gu.hv. some decree. True, the indnstrv and enter No one appeared against hei, sm h was the

sympathy excited in her case, and so strong was Ihc belief that the act she committed was

one of phrcrzv, and not of deliberate inten-Uion.

prise of the country, has removed much ol the apparent evil Ihe Irade of ihe country revives after depression, as the grass sprfngs freehand green after a fire while the hun

dreds of men, men hauls, mechanics and oth t ers, who failed, or sunk their propeily, are ! passed by and forgotten. j

Several factor;, turn oufs have occurred which did not result in any good, so far as we know. The Woolen Faclory at Salmon Falls has been consumed by fue and the Woolen Mill at Great Falls given u,, which fi r a time put an entire stop to Ihe Woolen Manufacture in this ncighboihood. A manufactory of Worsted Yarn has since gone into operation in Portsmouth, and a fla incl Fac o y been con sumed at Rochester. The Gold coin? of ihe United Slates have been reduced in fineness, hy law; and largequantities have been coined, The concern is well enough, probably, in itself, and ha ieldcd immense harvest of glory to"theGo vernment," at a very small expense forculti vat ion. The General Post Olfice has been declared insolvent, and its large loans illegal and void. Our claims on Frarce has not been paid

and the United States Rank has held on to

the U. S. Depositee for damages

which circumstances have arisen great contempt and wrath. The "Fignie Head of the Constitution ha been rut off but the rouge has not been found out, A Riotous Spirit has betrnyed itjr If in the commission of the most slartling enoitnities The Convent in Chatleslown has been burnt

The Advocates of "Auti SI iveiy," and the 110 more atithoi ity to enact law pi icing it i i iinnr hlitkft :ilo. hae htfen commit t.t hv u ' ot .-r l . ilmo il ha the vo( r lo ch t l.iro

Singular Consecration. We learn from the Missouri Calholic Telegraph, that the new Catholic Cathedral at St. Louis, was consecrated on Sunday, October J6lh, by the discharge of a cannon and rin;;i g of bell-!! The same paper mentions that there wen; present at ihe consecration four lish p- twenty-eight Priests, and a considerable number of aspirants to the holy ministry. .Monomania Some lime, hark it will be remembered that we gave, some at cou il of Halter Ho!brook;n lunatic, who was committed d the Asylum for an attempt to make the U.S. Branch Rank believe that he was Pit si lent of the United Stales. We learn from the New York Gazette, lhat on Monday la-l he went and presented them with a cheek for 1 !.():() when they very unceremoniously turned him out of the" place. On Tuesday he presented another cheek for .10.000, sign J and endorsed "Walter IIolhroo!i, President A the U. S." They refused, of course, to ea-h, when he made a grasp at a pile of mom- y , in; (on ' c counter, and seized some of it, hut w.;--f. p-

oul of Iped, taken lo the police office, and committed

to the asylum a a lunatic.

The Cornier and Enquirer of N't w York denies the right of congress to delegate to the Pre-idc d, the discretionary power to issue le'itlcis of 111 uque and reprisals. It mai.. tains

and with great lone too, that this power it

inherent 1.1 congress an

d thus that body has

mob on the Baltimore Rail R-uid.

war, levy ta. ?,aud toiaise au.rmy.

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