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occsc. in obcdlenct to their ' 4 .ivaic re&u attons, in pieleicheo iv tne to.mnanu:, ot their bimanual Onci un,l thela ot me Lu.puc, tne Jesuits exerted tucii.it.vc lu luji.'iaiu their independence contrary tu i.icc.ut oi 7biy w nicu ehjomew. l.icui regirdics of any such rcola ti ., to obey le Aichbishop ot Nl" iillv w . i i U., ilic Jesuit received Pcr tuition i-j oiliMvitu to one of the Cat" one ehurthes at at. r-ctoi sburgh allU

liu Pu.icirjd ot the order, relying" 1 .. .... t li fe stuiu.c, promulgated the win tuai), I organised a college, tviiicn ctiiulii-n. without distinction .0 in ol r-jtiioa, were soon admitted. I hc Jesuits, however, going beyond the linv.tsot this statute, employed every kmc! ot seduction to come.it to then juriu.iibii the children who were cn-ttus-.ed to their care, as well as other peisoasbelu n$ to the coinmunio i of me established church. Placing themselves constantly ab)ve the Taws, the Jesui s, not with -S'atiJin the Imperial edict of the 1 H,i May, 18 J I, persisted in withholding ad accounts of their manarcv,ti.t ot me funds of the Ronton Catholic ParHi ; they employed the revenue of their college at their own discretion, and, far from discharging the heavy debts which were ow inJ in behalf of the church, did not scruple to contract new ones, to this it must be added, that the Jesuit' cmiid n t even conciliate the conii deuce oi" a paternal government by picsemmg, in the states which were lelt Id them ; an example of tha petceful prosperity which christian ruarity promotes. The miserable cun.iiuou of the people upon their lands snowed that their acts and their po!essions were at variance. :vj many encroachments, and such repeated violations of the civil and i.vcloiastical Saws, detenmied the L npjior to exp2l them i 1 3' 5 fro v St. Petersburg and, at tuc same time, to niuhihit the u from hereafter entering cither of the tw) capitals. A'.i :Mju.;h fuily impressed with the nc-cesvty of this act of justice, the Kirpvro? was, notvvithstairling, solidtbri that n consequences should re-fc-i.t from it which might be prcjudici.i to the Roman Catholic Church. The debts which pressed so heavily upon the church. aivuaatln-; to 2o -0 mj rubles, were discharged by the Imperial Treasury; it was also pro-p.-ovi-led thit the service of the cnurch should not suffer the least interruption. The Jesuits, although they must have been well aware of t!ve reprehensible light in which their proceedings were viewed, did n t, however, aber their conduct. It was ascertained by the civil authorities that thev continued to seduce to their communion those children of the orthodox chinch who were under their tuui m. at ihe college of Mohilcw, an art indirect contravention to the obligation which are imposed upon 3 t -deiated peisnation in consequence of tue protection it enjoys. The Jcstii? s were accordingly forfhidden to admit into their schools any other children than those bclcnging to the Human Catholic Church. Withe a any tcgardto the Briefs of the Holy See, u!ul the rec;u'atjo.s or th.c Kmpiie, by virtue of which .oc UniteH(iiecks are prohibred from suVniting to the jurisdiction of the Roman C athoiic Church, the Jeuits made efforts to bring about their converb'vm in the very presence of the Ciieck priests. At S'ratof, and in different parts of Sibeiia, un let- the pretence of exercising their functions, thev introduced tlu msclvef into countries where there servicewere not required ; and their ardent wishes of making proselytes was aK un manifested in the government of "Wiiepask. The l)t. of Worship pointed out these transgressions to the principal of the order, so far back as IS 15. These warnings were useless. F:t from following the example of the established church which refuses to employ any means of seduction and artifice, the Jesuits continued to disturb the Piotestant settlement, an.' did not hesitate even to use voihnce for the purpose of taking away Jewish children from their parents. Such is the simide exposition of f it is. It is unnecessary to detail all Lie circumstances wiich aggravate i! cm, as they will rca.'ily strike eve 1 y inip.u lial mind. Peihat, in 18 15, their expulsion f mu 'ii-sii wouid h.ave preventet tie scio.i (lifiii tiities winch aboh tely require such a measure at the pie ent moment. I ut a noble reIt.ctanc e io ud:e buck 'a favor, be for weii' lay n. uives rend; red it nece ssr !, and Jhc paternal solicitude cf the Jvoperot , th u wo incon ei itnee fi.n the want o pi iests, s! ouM be felt b hi , K j.nai. C.tnoiic surjrets. togrthtr with (! irc of seeking thr placi ot tae Jcsui-.s supplied by tccltsias-

res cl versed in the modem languageinfluenced by those considerations, tnc Emperor determined u .r'uigte tnc punishment which uns older had so w ell nvritcd. Smcc however, their infractions ofthclaW; of tl.c empire, and of the cnga mcnis w hich they contracted towards the government at the time of their reception in Russia, have oniy bcconu more numerous, in consequence of this delay; and it oeing ascertained, that the other monastic orders are competent to furnish as many pries' s as may be necessary, the Minister cf Worship has found himself compelled to submit to the Emperor's approbation the following measures : 1. The definitive expulsion of the Jesuits from Russia, and a prohibition to their return hereafter, in any shape, or under any denomination whatsoever. 2 The abolition of their Academy at Polotzk, and of the schools which arc attached to it. The stu iems of these establishments, vno wish to belong to the secular 10 vill pursue their studies in the sim inaries of their dioceses, or in the sc" minary which is annexed to the un1 versitv of Wilna. Those who actuilly belong to the regular clergy will continue their studies in the conventsFinally, those who do not wish to be educated for the church, may studv in the establishment, annexed to the Ui iversities, or even in the Universities themselves. In case of necessity, -here will be organized, in White Russia, new siminaries of education. 3. The Metropolitan Bishop will send immediately a sufficient number of priests to take the place of the Jesuits, in all parishes in which the knowledge of the Polish language is necessary for the clergy. They will be equally succeeded by other ecclesiastics in all parishes in which the inhabitants are not acquaintedeithcr with the Russian or the Polish language ; but as the Jesuits who fall within this last class cannot be replaced immediately, their departure will pe postponed till the arrival of their successors. 4. The Jesuits who are domiciliated in the governments of Mohi'ew and Witepask, will be transported beyond the Russian frontier, with the least possible ueiay ; vnose, however. who have the management of anr propcry belonging to their order, will not depart until they have first delivered it up. 5. 6. Relate to measures of precaution, tobe observed on the receipt of their moveable and immoveable goods. 7. The funds which will be delivered up by the Jesuits, will be placed at interest in the institution lor public relief. 8 The Chambers of Finance are

entrusted with the administration of the real estates of the order. The revenue derived therefrom will be appropiiated to the benefit of the Roman Catholic church, and to benevolent purposes. 9. The government will provide provisionally for the expenses attending the expulsion of the Jesuits. 10. The civil authorities willinfjrm the government of their departure, and of the route which they have taken to the frontier. 11. The Jesuits who arc natives of Russia, and who have not yet u ken orders and are desrous of quitting their Society, are penri'ted to remain in the Empire, and either to return to their families or enter into any other monastic eatablishment. The same liberty is granted to those who, having pronounced their vows and taken orders should wish to ob tain from the Holv See its authorizalion to enable them to enter into any other monastic establishment, 01 o belong to the regular clergy. They may address their petitions on 'his subject to the Imperial Governnut, which will pansmit them to t e Pope, and support them with its influence. '1 he Emperor, having approved the wholeof these measures, has directed the Minister of W orship and Public Instruction to make his repoit to the Senate. His Majesty has orlered, at the same time, the Department of the Interior to charge the oral authorities entrusted w ith the expulsion of the Jesuits, to use then utmost endeavor in order that old age and bodily infirmities may receive all the care and attention which humanity and the precepts of out ligion enjoin us, under such circumstances, toexttnd towards them. -Vtff. Int. NF.W-YORK, JULY 6. .Ymioncl I'aintiTitr. It is with treat ph asuic we learn that Col Trumbull's splendid painting of the " 'urrt ruler cf Lnrd Corrivallis" cxr-cuted for the Federal Governinent, and designed for the Hail of

Congress is finished and is about to ue CAiuontU 10 tnc pubtic at Wash iiigiou Alan in this city. FROM AFRICA. From the Bono:. Patriot July 10. Lxiraci of a leitcr irom tne cape uc V true isiawUS, to a geuUcuiua in tms town, received by tue U; Kcuecca, uaicU i Vauu-Ua-Praya, bt. Jago, " .Way 9 , itio. " The biae Trade, wlucti has been canieu on to buch an alarming extent tne iast)ear, lias reccivtu an important chock by the auivai oi tnc united biases' ship ot war vayene, eapt. 1 rcuciiard. on .his station, wno entirely cleared tne coast of cvciy siaver yn tne i7th ult. Fh iugh lie nad the gonl tortuue to capture a great numucr ot slave vessels, yet, as they were so completely covered with bpauish papers, he, though leluctantiy alter taking out the Americans, manned four piizes, which he oi acted to New-York. England has been endeavoring, with ledoubled energy to suppress the horrible trathc in slaves the last year and although her squadron have rendered great service m the cause of humanity, yet nothing has nad such an eiVcct on the sUvciSj as the arrival of a single American snip of war. It is a net too notorious, that scarce a vessel proceeds to the coast for slaves but what is wholly or in part owned in America. Capt. II. Lceke commander of Ii. R. M. ship of w ar Myrmidon, sold at this place the other day a large elegant schr. which he had previously captured, and which iiad been condemned at Sien a Leone, for illicit trade in slaves, formerly the property of John Looiey, oi Bristol, who had an other schooner condemned a few months since, engaged in ilic same traflic. The brig Rambier, Churchill; Jacqucmel Packet, Tylor, late Lawton, Sc , Sawyer, all from Bristol, who were reported

to have been captured, have succeed ed in getting olf with their cargoes. Robert!7. Green, of Providence, late commander of the schr. Lisboa, alias , captured in the act of embark ing slaves, is at Cape Mount with 500 slaves, wailing an oppunuuity to ship them to Havanna, or to have a vessel sent out for them. The manner in which many of the slavers carry on the trade is this : they sail from -the United States to some port in Cuba, with a cargo of blue and white cottons, India checks, nankin, powder, tobacco, Sec. where they make a sham sale of the vessel for the purpose of procuring a set of Spanish papers, and the officers make oath that the cargo, entitled to debenture, has been landed, and procure the requisite certificates, when every article remains untouched on board. They then take onboard a Spaniard, who passes for the captain, but perhaps his fiit voyage to sea; hoist the Spanish flag, and proceed to the coasl of Africa, north 'J the line, keeping three iog books, two in Spanish, one true and the other talsc, and one in English ; on arrival the supti cargo lands with the goods, under cover of the guns oi ihe vessel, on the beach, in huls erected lor the purpose, and sc nds circulars to ad tne neighboring kings, acquaints them ol his arrival, and that ic has a handsome assortment ot goods, w itich he w ishes to dispose ol ur slaves m a given number of days hey immediately flock to his depot sun their staves, which they ex onange tor goods at the rate of 1 00 oars per head ; in this mean time the .essct is preparing rice, wood, and water, and when the slaves are collected they arc all embarked in one day and the same night, generally bucceeds in getting oil. Their next plan is to arrange the log book tobe produced in Cuba, which must shew that the slaves were shipped south f incline, and the vessel with her cargo is then admitted to entry. hen overhauled by l .ngiuh or Pat riot privatecitty they exhibit American papers; and when by the Amtlicans, Spanish papers; by which means many escape capture and condemnation When Captain Trent hard left the coast, the rams set in. and about halt the Ca) chiie's ciew were seized with the Atrican lever, lew otwtiich died; but, since her arrival here, they have recovered in a wonderlu degree, having but one man dangerously ill in the hospital a piooi ol the healthiuess of this place. A Patriot privateer, under the command of Capt. Moon, entered the narbor cf Bonavista on the 10th ol ihis month, and cut out a schooner belonging to a club of unfortunate Spanish slave dealers, who had lost, by capture and condemnation, their several vessels in which they went

to the coast, and whs had United themselves into a club, purchased,!

b) disposing ot their tHtcts allowed', them when captured, the schooner, ai a prize sate at Sien a Leone, and came oer to Bonavista with a view oi piocunng a credit tor a cargo, and return to the coast, and to load the vessel with slaves; but their prospects were again biasttd and mey iett pennyles, must return to then Jrier.ds helore they can make another attempt in the wicked traflic which they are so eager to pursue. It ii a circumstance a little extraordinaiy tu me, that the agents sent out to select a suitable place on the western shores ol Africa, lor colon izing the lice blacks of the United! States, should have selected the island of Sherbro. Though it is fertile, yet, possessing no hatbors lor large vessels, and not situated to command much trade with the natives, besides its being the moit unhealthy spot on the coast, it ically astonishes mc, fearing that three fourths of those already on the island will not survive the present season. Buiam, situated at the mouth of the Rio Grande, is a feitilc, healthy island, with good haibours, and its loct situation for trade the best of any unoccupied on the eouit, sr.d will destroy the slave trade canicd on by the Portuguese up the liver ; and no or.c declares it unhealthy for tins part of Afiica, except the English w ho would be jealous of arivai neighbor A Moor, who has arrived at the Gambia, from i ombucto, reported that Ur. Ucrkct, who was attached to the expedition to explore the inttri or of Africa, but who was disgusted at the tardy operations of Major Gray, and left the expedition with ;;bout 20 fellow eis, had arrived ut Tombuctoo, where they weieall seized, stiipt, and held as slaves. FROM CAR ITIAGEXA. NEW YORK, JULY 17. We learn, by the Rebecca Ann, that the news ot the adoption of the constitution in Snaiu was officially received on the 7th ult. and, after some difficulty with the government officers, was finally proclaimed at Caithagcna, on the loin, when great rejoicings took place. The Vice A'oy was reduced to the rank of Lieut. General, without any command. The former commandant of the troops was obliged to retreat to Tobago. The Constitution w as proclaimed in the building hitherto called the Inquisition, on the 9th of June, at 5 o'clock in he afternoon, by great rejoicings, such as ringing of bells and firing salutes. A grand ball was given on the evening of the ICthto all the officers and disinguished persons of the piece. On the loth of June. Admiral Brion landed at Sorinella, south cf Magdalina, 28 leagues north of Carthagena. Nearly the same lime, Bolivar's army were to the east and south, withiii three days inarch ot the city, said to be 10.000 strong. On the' 18th, tlic regiment of Leon, consisting of five huhv'rt d troops, nearly the whole garrison, marched against Bryon. or ter his ijuarters. ieaving the city nearly deserted. At the same time martial law w as decla. ( d, and all the male inhabitants took arms to guard the city. Previous to this, th.c inhabitants had r.ot bt.cn allowed ti c u-e cfarms. Considerable t!isMifaction existed among the troops at Carthagcna, in consequence of t he ir not having been paid oft". '1 he Vice Roy had collected money from th.c difTcrc.t revenues or the purpose (if paying the soldiers instead of which he sent it to Hao 1 The f Iiowlntr intirotii.g art'.cle is ccpied mm the Lon'.s'un.i ;.d . ei t;:-v r, a v .liable paper published in New 0;-u:,:r .'.Inch v. e invite ti:e sencus att.nf.en ci iju readers. TEXAS. As tins scctionef the country is bee n.iig important, ash.tcrvvovcn m our rela,u,ns vs;th Spain, the h How ing notes rela.nve to it, are given tr .n the nifonnatiun oi an .ntelhc,e r.t traveller. CLlA.ATL AMjSOIL. The country dtdiJj irvmi t to 50 deiccs N.a:.d pessesses ail the vaiiet.t(4 innate between these parallels. On the seaboard .u.d from thence to the n.'i.wi.nous rcg'.ons the distance is atjout HO nilcs, and the whole country may be called '1 i.ble land consisting ot wi,odlamt; prairie undulating and extremely fertile. The growth of the wmx! is generally oak, magnolia, white maple, hickory, with the exception of ihe pine Ixirreiis upon tht rab:iie river ;.nd soint cvprus vn Hed river. 1 heie a:e no iiiarnes in th.c cr.ia , but the f .ce of it is cxtien.ely j,ictarestpie, ucnibling the Island e'f Cuba. ut i.'.c re f . rtile. '1'tie humidity resulting iruin the marshes of Mi-s'sssipi i, . re here .inkuown a:al tlie heat vi summer i rej.eved en tlu seact at by the reulax trade wu.ds. BAS AND BIVEitS. There are thiee imptrtart bavs which indent the eisl. Tiu bay tt (iahe ntt which veil cany 2 1-2 fathoms ut low tide, 'i he b.iy of St. Bernard h.to

wmch the.e r.rt t:.cre fathom, ard the mouth cf the Rio del Nerte into whkhycti cm ry three and an halt" fathom, and which can easily be cleared to sr've 24 feet, ;;S the bar is n t more thrji f.:y fet wide oi" hard sand and mud. In coir.westward you pass the Sabine ; niid the Nachcz, 1 oyar ur.d Angelina livers, which empty into it the Trk.lty and Brsrs empty into the bay cf Cal .cz the Celorado and Fines, into the by cf St. Ie'. ;ard, the Dcsaueder;i, M Helena, St ?.i.ti co, St Antonio, St. J v.-. Trio de Ls Nuaz de Ima una r others empty on the seafioard between thj b2.y of St Bernard on the Del Norte. Of thee the Brassos is about one thousand, the Trinity siz hundred an.', t'n; Colorado f-C'J miles in length. Voj next onic to the G'lad.d'ip'i and then to the great river of the north called by the .luards Rio bravo del Norte, which i, m uiJy four thcus;nd miles in lendi, having Its in the same rncuiuau.s vvrJi the. Misou-

1 1. Ter. degrees frcrn the mcum of this river, in latitude 06, are the rich mines & the popuiousprovir.ee ft ' a:. tut' c. In a strait course f-:inr the mouth ?f the Rio del Norte it is but 7bO r.nk 3 to tiic Onlf sf CaliforniH on t.e ju-at Faeii:c ocean, and a canal of COO "ci.Ks, v. culd connect the r.avigrble vvoters cf the Atlantic, with tiiose of th'j Pacific c:e:ui. This is the point to vh?ch the Anieriea?i characters, and in-tiuitions, aiui lnws, c language, ought to c.vtend. And t'.ic moutl: of tlie Mi.ls-ipi, as i!e.' emporium of the valley which hers her : :;n.e and the month of tin hravt., tl e cn: poi'mm of the wealth cf tlie Indies ; -ji;::t to Lt.iiul as one cf the Tir wtU s cities cf the v. wild. Compared wi.h s.i -"iiai h vita, what are the sai;c.s , i i . ?-ida. iiat the harbor of Pe: i;::ci !a i , : esiti.:i to the rnoiiih of the J i Teif. I hat -i:.e::can state mi :.ui . L. wcuid relii-ouMi our held :; : n '1 c::ll, cught to be prose: ibed bv y, hiic c ir.it ::. 'li: nunei. oi i e.xas arc Jst. tne s;. v n f s -ii eit- ue.i.ivci m. .wi.Lil.o cop-er nunc . n Bed rir er 2d. The n mii.es near Nac,g- c-'..e; a:.d .;;h. TL le.-il mines en the i'r; :-. 1 he s:Ie r mine;; :;re mdcf :ie alnxst in e.Mfiit, :tiid were fwin.viiv . tkeei v great advantage by SpainBet since- U:e Americans have sealed in L r.:.: a they have stopped them e:ul; h , r it ar of CMcitfr.g the curLuiy of the Au.eri ja;, people. The C( pper rr.ire m Bed river ic about 2C0 miles above Faran pe'u.t, an 1 it is indefinite as it rcLptcts extv ; .he : iter has seen the ore essa) ed by chvniV.s, and its production is unp'aralieied in the history of copper mines. Tlie lead and iron n.ines have rover been worked. Throughout the whole pro- i: cc rf Tex;s, there vre unni-.r-e hi i cf wi'.J cattle, horses, mules, hogs, sheiV LuSilo and deer, The bavX m ii vjrrcs a. bcund with the bo.tlish a:uh.vst. i N! Thexpense of tpening farms is . ..mnarAti.e.v nothing. Aii that is to be dene is to burn the grass of the prairie a:, i eminence with pu ughing. 'I h i e w c.e f .n n.erly prpnots st!?raents oa the lii assc s, 'at Nar . .- ht Sf St. Actcnio cn the Tritmv and tht Colo-' cado These have teen nVariv ah o do:.ed since the troubles. Abcnt iw I'n-.;. lies republican Spaniards are in exile ci this side of the Sabine, and the ravahs.s hsve emigrated for safety on the" other side ol the lirava Tl.c w!tfe Sv:m:h p( pulaticn r.cw about ZU 'J hi1s, al.rl thJAmericans about the same number but of the former, excepting three or four hundred, there are ncr.e attached to Ferdinand or the iri'juvr.tvjn. INDIAN POPULATION. It appe..js from a statement !h Cincinnati Gazette that th Indian tr.b. j inhabiting the province of Tex is, :imr.,,r to about L'o.COO souL. and tn..t ih. v crw bring into the held Uu warriois. " PniLAELSpiru. June In I'-JlJ, a packet s.aled tu in ;.V. -One;e a, heund, wc th.r.k, tu I r.... t, w4.,vu anun.Ler cf htdie and k. vir t.en.exi ea.ib .iked. .v:;...::- the f: r was a Pu in.h i. '.v wiu.se hr.o.vn t. k v ;:j per h the cause ti a tiisa'er, ''. inch in all its at Liiis is -tin h it u I agi.icCl, thrush then- is litue eitu:bt nj i: nature. some n.mths p.d a..-: i.o li.telh-ence waa recti; ed f:e:.i t:."c v-ci or us ni tatec passer..;', rs ; a at l .eu dau;u.te r i t;;e iaay v. i',-u v. e a ve jat in. i.t. tu, e.as t ae n.on i 'A"''k;"o t.ia jf.cet f Ncw-Oiv.-ans, s.rc sa.. v..ai laa.twi at the s.iht) h r u. -u..is jewels on the r.tca t.f a w.aai, .i.e:n t'o.nincn fame np rted to ,c the mistress ox U::;;a This n.aa l; ,u:1; twined tn.it he nad anv hand in the d.Jd by w men tney fell intu i;:s hands, b,.t aih th -cu tiiat ne had won tl.c.n h; ;a.M ar .t:i tiie pirates, wntie seat v.a.t then at die islaud ex barratar.a. esel t r j asS4 uvea's was never seen or heard or ; and it tiie:r bodies were -atfvren to have a lavc in tiie (Jcean, unpuuted by those i uihaUs, i; is not docbteu m New-ii icUiS diat they were each and every oae n.mdeieil. heiher tiie- x'.iieeu rec.eatlv lepr.evedoi ai.y ct them were siaii.ee. "with this piracy v.c Ln-v not; but ve ptes; me the let can be ai.ee rtaiiied ; anv. if ;ae rcy be allowed to ihc.ru, it wiil be so nv: h .he gl eater, but if puaihiiient C d...ianded, itJwdi be better deserved. EXT It ACT OF A1.K1TER TO TliZ EDHOHS. nm-rou-n, Culvert Cu:!y9 Mtf. July J. i am sorry to be obliged to inform you of the Death ot (Uneral Joseph Wilkinson. He departed tins life the 'jsth ultimo, at his residence in this county, in the cTth yCaj