Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 10, Number 45, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 November 1819 — Page 2

diplomatic conferences now held at Crti isbad, is to Uevise im ans of c flff ctl&g a ptopoitionai reduction ot the mi.iiaiy forces of the various bill rope u states, taking the militatv establishment ol France as the basis of the calculation. That kingdom with a population of near 3 millions of inhabitants, having on y ,6; .000 troops on foOtt it is proposed tuat Prussia) "Willi a population one third only that t France, shall reduce its army to liO or 1,5,000 men: that Bavaria, Vhicn reckons but three millions of pcope, shall keep only about 1 6 or 17,000 meu in arms, fctc. &c. fP&ese rumor3 are well lounded, it will be admitted that the results ol the Congress of Carlsbad may be at lea-t as advantageous to humanity as those ot Vienna or Aix-la-Lhapeile have keen.

From the X w York- Post, Oct. 7. By the arrival this forenoon of toe ship Aibian from Liverpool, we have riceived Loudon papers to the 2d September, inclusive , eight days later than before received The great "Westminster meeting was held on 2d with Sir Francis Burden, at their head, t deliberate upon the conduct of the Magistrates at the late .Manchester riot. i he meeting assembled at 12 o'clock, with music, fligs, placards, &c. andbefote 3 o'clock it was calculated that 30,000 persons were piesent Sir F. Burdett took the chair and addressed the multitudte. Among a number of observations, he hoped the expression of abhor -Tencc against the violence, and bloodshed and murdcrres at Manchester would be unanimous; and that every man of honor wouid feel himself bound to vindicate the outraged liberties of the nation. 'I hay were to decide whether they were lobe permit ted to breathe the air, and wear their noses, without the permission of our "weak Ministers." He asserted thn the arrest of Hunt was illegal, and ti iat he had couuntcd himself through out, wim wisdom and propriety. He v is followed by Mr, Hobhouse and Mr. Cart w right) w ho concluded by moving an address to the Prince Regent, and the meeting broke up peaceably and orderly. An article from Hamburgh) dated August 3 1 , says M the Brunswick Pst has not arrived to-dy, and it is AfTu med that its delay is occasioned by a terrible riot which has broken out there against the Jews, who. it is icponed, are all massacred , and, in consetjn nee of that event) the town gates are closed, it is. nevertheless, consiJerrd, that the delay of the post mav uiise from less fearful circrimstanc s, or that, if there has been any disturbance) the report is at least fi in h xagcrated. Accounts to the 16th of August from Madrid, have reached London. They state that the couit of Madrid had long hialtated upon the point of Ceding to the United States, East and West Florida) tnd at last, king Ferdinand bus been advised by his ministers not tj ratify the treat:,: It is also Stated, that the American sloop of war Hornet, had sailed from Cadit) for the United States, without the ratine at ion on board Lake Ontam. On the 3d Octc-be-three steam boats left the port o Kingston within a fe- minutes of each other. Tne Fttttienet for York ami

Niagara ; the Charlotte for the biv cf Q i file ; and I lit A fihia for Sackett's Harbor. The preceding day the steamboats Untaruy and Sothia left Sackett's Harbor together; one of them for Ogdeusburgh and tuc other tor Kingston The total number of settlers arrived at Qiiebec this season, up to the 24th August, was 9513.

v E stkjin srx. 5. Tl tR DAYsKOf& J tBE R 6. In consequence of the interest Which is excited by the removal of toe late receiver oi public monies at this place from office, we consi er it our duty, as conductors of a public journal, to place before our readers a statement ot t;.e charges brought against htm which led to his dismissal. In doing this we are not actuated by any vicious principle. Hut we too well know that men in power do frequently abuse the trust confided to their care. And we a. so know th t when such men are justly dealt by, those who arc still c.inging to the skirts of their garment will taise the cry of fiernccution i':xr;ra;ituJ?, ca lummjy envy, &ctlfc, In this case the general government has guarded with the utmost precaution against any improper representations which might be made to them respecting the official conduct cf this gentlema). It was not until commissioners Were appointed and the subject brought before them, that the government caused him to be superceded. This arrangement appears to have been for the express purpose f giving him an opportunity to confront his accusers and refute their charges) much more than any of the proceedings, on the part of the govcrnment look like persecution, otherwise) why were not the commissioners clothed with authority to compel persons to come before them and testifj to the. facts within their knowledge relative to ins official demeanor ? The documents e have in our possession enable us to state without it ar of contradiction) that the following are the charges which were preferred against him and well substantiated. 1st. The paying of bank paper to the district paymasters) on orders from the genera! government, to pay oft the late rangers which paper he had uniformly rejected after a time when he declared that no bnk paper remained in the office and which paper had been selling at a discount of from five to fifteen per cent. Ren dering the inference clear that it ot into his possession by direct or indirect shaving. 2d Partiality in the performance of his ofFical dut) receiving paper of one man, which identical paper he had refused taking from another but a few hours 1 cfore. 3d. Inattention to the duties of his office by which inattention in some instances Forfeitures of previous pavments and consequent loss of the land occurred. 4th. Incapacity or wilful negligence. Under this head arious and glaring items might be embraced lei it suffice that receipts were irregularis signed the books not kept up as ir a corroct office they should

be and the papers of the oI7.ee !cose ly and inaccurate) filed Many circumstances c me out in evidence tending to shew impiopr and sinister conduct That t tie n e partner in trade of the then itctntr carried with him to' Philadelphia a large amount in gold at a time w! en it was selling there at a high p.cn.ium, and litue if at y in circulation in the usual way of trade. Such were the charges which induced the invest igation of the conduct, and caused the removal of the late receiver Extraordinary Vi tritttble firoduetion The Ifarmonians hac raised this season, Pun:, kins weighing from 140 to ! 6u lbs. A twig from a French Prw.n engrafted last sprit g, produced 24 PruiKSy wich came to pe; feci ion. The question respecting the Spanis!) treaty appears to be at length settled ; information having reached Philadelphia that the King of Spain has definitely refused to ratifv the 1 i eaty lor the cession of Florida, audits determined to send a special aarent to assign his reason for doing it. A letter from Cadiz, under date of August 13. from a gentlemen whose opportunities arc excellent, says, that " the Treaty concluded by Don Onis will not be ratified ; but an Ambassa. dor Extraordinary will be immediately sent to the United States to explain why the treaty has been rejected. Dim. Prtts.

It is said that the navy department has issued orders for all naval officet s to n pair forthwith to their scveiai ships. Orders for the putting vessels lying in ordinary, into a perfect state of equipment at e aisosaid to be issued the commissoners do not intend to make any bustle or alarm, but to proceed deliberately to prepare for events. Aurcra. Ryan attie'e from Frankfort in Germany) it would appear that "every thing seems to lorebode an approaching revolution" in the German states. In pursuance of orders from the Navy 1 cpartmcnt, the national vessels m the United Staes have shown the highest demonstrations of respect to the lamented Pen v. The question about Don Luis de Onis's disgrace, so long in suspense, is settled bv the arrival of Mr. ! enwick. M. de Onis was at Madrid; and was in high favor w ith the government. .Vat. In:'.

Extract of a letter from Lt. Geo. C. &fie7icer, oj the V. S. Army, to his friend in C'cryrov, dated, " CAMP RIPLEY, Sefit. 21, 1819. The Patriots of the Province of Texas, under the command of Gen. Long, are i educed to 20 or 30 nun, who at e expected every day to return to the United Mates. Thy are orly 60 miles fiom our Station. Gen. Long, it is reported, is about starting to Galveston with his family.' hid. Gaz. Com. Rodger 9 visit to the Eastward is understood to hae objects of greater importance than the examine