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. skim taluable, stated and, " F V l irc -... . . . ~ •' - ," - . . . , . . i ' • . 10 01 . 1 . 15== " se r s' IMERJCAN PAPERS. . . . , s . . ' . .. CHARI.ESTON,,AUGUST IL 1 ! From Captain Geoige , of the schooner Caroline, pr I ' ' • arrived on Saturday from the Havannah in sin days, pr we have obtained the following items of -verbal in- th , - • tenitencet . . in - A short time before the Caroline left, General se 1 , • Apodaca, Ex:-Governor of Havannah, accompanied lit " 1 --by severi "rail of transports. containing 100 troops, se •.' ' bad Sailed the second time for Vera Creep in the na • . , Spanish Government ship Diana. The new- Gover. h; Doe, Don Handred Feries, had rendered himself leery ill unpopular by his strict and oppt'essive administra. pi ', Aims. The inhabitants generally were dissatisfied . . with his measures., The planters have been compel- 7. led to pay 25 cents. for every box of sugar made on th seir estates, .and au additional tax had been levied it. is von each slave; but to what amont we do not learn. fi - i The day before. the Caroline-ssiled, two Spanish yes- s° . . eels arrived from the coastuf Africa , one wit h SOO and is . the other with 57(.) slaves on board. A small same bi ter had also recently arrived at,Matinzas, from the di , . Coast, with seventy slaves. These vessels repotted,- in that the British cruizers were very numerous, and rinni constantly on the alert in annoying the Slave Trade. . I . On or about the 20th ultimo, the Spanish brig —, le from -Philadelphia, with 279 barrels of gunpowder on te I' board, was- captisred by a Carthagenian privateer off fi a t I . the Double-headed Shin keys, and after taking out L i the crew, she was set fire to and blown up with every . thing on board." . P 1 It is now ascertained that 'about three-millions or r , capital stock for the National Bank is yet ,unsub- scribed for. NEW YORK, AUGUST U. ' ' 0 CUSTOM MUSIC LAIIIII • b We are informed that another Bulletin has -been 1 received at the Custom house from the Comptroller • of the Treasury, -in which that Officer informs the j i Collector, that tie has reconsidered the opinion last E expressed to him on the subject of debentures,' and I on [etcher reflection inclines to think that`he mistook r i - the meaning of the law. On the whole, therefore. r he instructs the Collector to allow the double deben- c • tures on future exportation. We presume that those . . merchant who for the last fortnight, during the in- c 1 1 terregnum of the law, have been denied the benefit 1 of the statute of drawbacks as now expounded, a will be reimbursed their-money. . But we learn that the Comptroller of the Treasbry, 1 in his last Circular, has promulgated a construe- I tion of the law of tonnage, which we venture to pro- I pounce quite as extraordinary as that concerning I ' - ‘ drawbaek% The law, and until to-day the practice, 1 I has been, to demand. 50 cents:for tonnage, and 50 I cents. light money, agreeably to the new, tariff which -; took Place on the 50th of June, 1816. But now this 1 -is increased to two dollars and 50 cents. by a Tree- -1 ' sury Circular. I The following particulars are stated on the autho. ,' , City of Captain Dickinson, of the Breeze, arrived at ' , Baltimore from the coast of Africa : - , 44 The American schooner Hiram. Derrens, for 1 Newport, R. 1. was condemned, vessel and cargo, on , I the 21st June, at Sierra Leone, for having purchased ' , I i 1 two or three quintals of cam-wood, and two cannon, from an English brig, within the distance of three 1 . leagues from the coast over which the English claim the jurisdiction, and which extends from Cape Sierra Leone as far as the river Sherbro'; nor will a foreign - vessel be safe at the 'lsland Bananas, unless anchored 1 at least as far to the Westward as the middle part of I the island. The English had captured a number of Spanish, Portuguese, and Danish vessels, and it was so profitable an emp loyment as to induce Sir James L. Yeo to come - out in the Inconstant frigate, to cruise in the Bite, of Benin ; he had already sent in one 'Portugeese schooner from St. Salvador. The Spanish brig is Nueva Amiable, of St. Jago de Cuba, Francisco Munos, master. entered the harbour -of-Sierra Leone, roil delivered herself up with 380 , I slaves, all of which were condemned together with the vessel. rifle latter sold for 1200 dollars, it being . • drought that she could not be repaired ; bust upon taking her to Bence Island, it was found that the leak complained of was occasioned by the worms, I I aid the first.purchaser refused UM dollars for her. 1 ' .—lie was coppering her to the bends, And intended sending het for England. The supercargo purchased . 1 a Portuguese prize brig, and - intended taking 100 i , Spanish , pris ners to Porto Rico, or StAlago. The 1 - -Spanish brig la Neuva Paz (purchased by Captain 1 " ,- Dick i n son at Sierra. Leone) was captured by the Co, lonial bug Prince Regent, of very inferior force, the crew of the Paz most shamefully deserting their I quarters, and running below. The Captain , Fran - ; cisco Leguero, and supercargo, Robert Cleary, were - killed. Monsieur Antoine de Bennefons, sailing max -1 ter. and Don Pedro Lazarano, first pilot, were is prison at Sierra Leone to be sent to England, one I, come part of thecrew were to be tedt to Havannah in irons, for having detained and taken oat the cargo , of an English' schooner off Cape Mount. There i cannot be less than 50 or 60 siril of vessels now upon that part of the coast of Africa which attends from the Islaud of Goree to Cape Cos:etude. English, -Pesach, Dutch, sod Americans, vie with each other, tothe certain lots of the latter, who can undersell the . i former only .in the single article of tobacco, which eves beyond Cape Mount is of little value, while the forager can undersell the latter at least 50 per cent. in every other article necessary for the trade. - The - - English have taken 'possession of the Bird Islands on 'I the north side of the river Gambia, and- are busily employed in erecting fortifications there and on 4pmes s Island, about seven leagues up the river, - and kis their. intention to exclude all foreigners from any participation in the trade of that river. ..........----'t . 'I 1 An important change ' as meditated in the military I system of the West India Islands, . The native mi• . amts. it is said, are to be removed to other situa- tions, shere their services may be equally valuable, - without the hazard resulting from their employment [ in the midst. of a large negro population. - It is stated • that' one regiment as destined to Gibraltar, and soother to Corfu ; and that Government have already , taken up between four and - hire thousand tons of shipping for their' transport, which are to sendeeerios I' at Barnadoes. These vessels are engaged, at 15s. per ton per month, about 'one fourth less thesis ,time of seer. 5 . . • 156. ,ia , . • GE RM4W PAPERS. HAGUE, SEPTEMBER IS. SIIIXIIIItiIASIStit 01 Talk STATIM•GhNeItALs ,The Central Section made a Report respecting project of the law for restraining the licence of th. press tit regard to foreign Powers. The Report stated that the Sections, though sensible of the obligation imposed on the... King and die States•Geueral to pre serve to the people the enjoyments of their sights and' 'iberties, were equally convinced that they ought to see to the maiotenance of friendly relations with other nations. They have all approved the principle, but 'lave thought some parts not cleasly expressed._ They have proposed some changes which the King has ap proved, and the law now runs thus : Art. I. AB those who, in their writing, shall have Insulted or °waged the personal character of foreign Prlnces or Sovereigns, who shall hare Contested or called in question the legitimacy of their dynasty and of their Government, or shall have Criticised their acts, in offensive or injurious terms, shall, for the first of ' fence, be fined 500 florins, or, in default of payment,-be impri soned,for six months. In case the offence is repeated, the penalty to an Imprisonment of from one to three yeets. 2. The same penalty attaches to the Printers. Editors, distri butors (colporteurs), and Booksellers, who shall have printed or distributed, or caused to be printed or distributed, the said writ ings, unless they shall be able to point out the author, so that he may be not only prosecuted, but convicted of the crime and pu nished accordingly. The penalty to be inflicted on Printers, Editors, sad Books*" lets, shall be attended with the loss of their patent, aed with the prohibition to print of 'publish any work for three yang, for the first offence, and in case of repetition for els years, and in both CAWS with confiscation of the copies of the work primed or pub lished, notwithstanding such prohibition. S. Respecting extracts, copies, or translations from other pa power writings, remalas as before. 4. As be:ore except that colporteur (distributor is inserted after redaeteur, compiler, or conductor) The discossion will take place toinorrow. The periodical Journal called Le , ,zilant, has some observations en the intended Restrictious of the Li berty of the Press, addressed to the States-General. The following are extracts : • " This blind respect for the acts of a Government is not attempted to be imposed for the interest of the Sovereign,- but of those who exercise his authority.... In Governments which are guided by Constitutions, the Ministers are responsible, and are naturally ene mies to every thing that may throw a light on their operations, and compromise their responsibility. But what interest have we in lightening the responsibility of the Ministers of any nation whatever ? Still more, what can engage to sacrifice a tittle of Our liberty to attain it ?" The author then adduces the exampli of the Eng lish, who have established the inviolability- of the ring, and the responsibility of his Ministers, wiriCh principles are implied in the fundamental law, if not expressly declared in it. " Let us rematk that by this law a stranger would no longer enjoy, in our country, the rights he enjoys at home. An Englishman might by this' law be brought before ouerribunal, at the instance of any Minister, even oaf those of his own Government, for having given, upon our territory, his opinion of acts which he would have had the right to condemn in his own country. " If the proposed law should pass, what subject of foreign policy could be treated in the Netherlands, without being exposed to the persecutions of some fo reign agent. Praise an act of the French Govern ment which is in opposition to at act of the Eoglish Government, you will be condemned at the instance of the tatter, and vire versa. 64 And what it you spoke of legitimacy ?—Who. ever should publish opinions on this subject, Jilor' those pronounced by the Duke of Sussex in the House of Lords, would be punished in his fortune or his libel ty. Nay, even a Journalist who shoul d print the speech of the Duke of Sussex under the head 01 London, might be condemned, at the in stance of France, for having reported the debates of the British Parliament. 46 The author notices the'ridiculous consequences of prohibitory translations from foreign papers, while' those papers themselves are freely allowed to circu. late in thi country. The result of such a law would be, to reserve for the English press all thehberty taken from ours, and to give it the exclusive privif lege of saying every thing-so Sew kind of benefit foe the English in our country, where the people still want to read every thing. 61 The author observes, that the articles most com plained of are not so much direct attacks, but allu. sieni, allegories and other similar media of satire and malignity, where the venom is evident enough, except to the eye of the law. 66 I Bfine, the proposed law is inefficacious, as far as regards the interests of Foreign P - owers ; it would - be too efficacious against the interest of our liberty. Should it be accepted ? It is for your High Mighti nesseato dedide." • ONLY ONE DAY TO DRAW...;-NEXT FRIDAY the Lot tery will Finish, when the First Prize drawn must receive- 1130,000, and may be entitled to ,130,000. — 'The Wheel contain* One Prize of £ 4 30,000, Two of alo,oou, Four of rill,ooo, Btc. &c. Tickets and Sharer Warranted undrawni are selling by G. CARROLL, the Contractor, at his fortunate Offices, No. 7, Cornbill, and 26, Oxford.street, where Not. 1,366 and 12,530, Prizes of rel,ooo each, and Nos. 1,860 and 5,800, Prizes of £5OO cash, were sold in 38 Shares on Su- turday last. Thirty Thousand Pound Ccsuels.—for the first Prize drain on Friday next. The Wheel contains One Prize of 430,000, Two of 410,000, Four of 41,000, Two of 4500, besides a long List of smaller Capi. tails, all of which must be drawn on FRIDAY next, the last Dsly of Drawing. Ticket and Shares, war ranted %Indrawn, are on Sale at CARTER'S Office, 8, Cbaring•Cross, the oldest Office in EDAISIVi. FORTY THOUSAND FOUNDS I—and THIRTY THOU.. SAND Pollens t—.lt is with the greatest pleasure that T. BIN% is enabled to announce, as usual, that singular good fortune which so invariably attends his Offices. Saturday last was the Second Day of Drawing' of the Lottery, when N 0.0.955, a Prize of 440,000 Consols, and No. 3,123, a Prize of 5e30,000 Consols, also, 7,181, a Prize of 4300, were sold and shared at his fortunate Offices-4, Corolla' and 9, Charing Cross: Neat Friday, the 4th of October,. is the Last Day, when the Fint.drawnPrize will be entitled t 0430.000 Consols in addition: "The Wheel contains One of 430,000, Two of 410,000, Four of 44000, Tyro of 4500, -Three of 4300, Btc. The fortunate Holders of the'above Capitals may receive the amount of their respective Prizes iounediateli. at either ef the Oates of T. Drist-4, Cocain ; or 9, Cliaziog QOM. - - PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCKs Rgliccif shut—Cons. mo. 0510 —Cons. for ace. 6114 4 p.r Criu. shut-5 per Cent. Navy 9 , 211 India Bonds is. 41 . pre.—Estehequtr 11.. pre. Lest night we received another parcel of Conti. nental journals, and in them a corrected statement or the amendinents made in the proposed lAw for restraioing the Liberty of the Press in the Betio* I empire. The friends of rational libertrand of good laws,—the real 2nd - only true supporters of legitimate governments, the best, because the conscientious suppOrters of Kings, Rulers, and Magistrates, cannot contemplate encroachments on the freedom of public disctission—restraints on the liberty of the press without alarm and dread for the consequences. They are but short-sighted politiciens, who can believe that their own importance and stability can be ultimately Increased by attacks on the chief safeguard of public tights and general freedoms and it augurs ill of the stability of the system or systems suppoied to save been founded and established by the,subversion of French tyranny and foreigis declination. They can be upheld by no other engine but the press—if they are worthy to be supported : if they ire not, attacks on the freedom of the press will only hasten their downfall. The pretended amendthents are no amendment whatever. They take for granted, what never has occurred in the history of the world, that the rulers of different States can never act wickedly or unjustly towards each other. When potentates get by the ears, one or both of them must be in the wrong ; but, forsiloth, the press of the people, which suffers injury from the wrongs of a foreign despot, is not to say any thing that can be construed to be an insult to the personal character of the foreign 'sovereign. If such sovereign sends his armed bands into his neighbour's territories to burn their habitations and carry off their corn, who, in this case. is the robber ? Can any thing be more insulting than to be called a thief? but is a man who steals the less a thief for being a legitimati sovereign ? Is white to be called black, or, vice versa, when we speak of the robberies and oppressions of monarchs, that we may avoid speaking of their acts in vfrasive terms P A very brief retrospect might,. one would think, prevent even the apprentices in the an and mystery of Legislation from forging weapons for their own destruction. How long is it since the press in 'any of their territories durst offer a single observation on the character of the foreign Princes and Sove reigns" who then tyrannised over Europe ? While they answer this question let them answer another. Bet for the free Press of Britain, which spoke without disguise of the overbearing influence, and arrogance, of the insults, the robberies and violence of these op start Potentates, woald their power ever have been overthrown ? Or, in other words, but for what the French (aye, and the Dutch Press too) at that time called, the iwuhing ad outrageous conduct of the only free Press then (or now) existing in Europe. towards the isfrsonal character of foreics Prince: and Sovereign:, criticising their acts in (to them) offensive and injwiow ternm-.but for this viould . those who now occupy their places ever have had the power or die opportunity of proposing laws to fine and imprisonment for *in dicating the rights of mankind !---:for vindicating the rights of Rulers and their subjects ? Pitiable and cenitemptible ignorance and infatuation 1— But we refrain that we may avoid terms which may be construed to be an insult or an outrage to - the personal character of these - enemies of the 'Rielly of the press ; for it might be ealled,offensive criticism were we to designate their weak and foolish attempt by the proper terms which it calls for. We have exhibited their ingratitude and folly, by reminding them of the . iervices rendered to them by writings which • insulted add outraged -.4e personal character of foreign Prince: and Sovereigns during the k'rench Revolution: let us for a, mo ment look at a still ,more recent event. " His HIGHNESS" of Algiers, whose legitimacy insist not be questioned, since legitimate Governments, Holland not excepted; recognize him in regular Trea ties—e 4 His Highness" sent on: armed ships to seiie vessels on the high seas, tnland on defenceless shores, and carry the crews and the inhabitants info slavery. In what language should Editors speak of such acts? Could the Chainber of the • States General ? Could the Belgian Monarch himself furnish a vocabu lary of arms to be employed by the.public prels when speaking of such acts which would not expose the Edi tor, by the terms of the proposed law, to the penalties of fiae, confiscation, imprisonment, and suspension of his business=-that is, the ruin of his family? Shame— shame on your besotted, folly I The Press delivered Europe frOm the chains oflotidage L Tile Press alone can asaintain her independence the freedom of her respective States Destroy the freedom of the press—enslave your people, and the legitimacy of your dymmtim will be laughed at. Those who can best wield the sword, will than be the only Legitimates. You .will then call upon your subjects to rise again for your deliverance, but you will call in vain, even if you sbouldagaia prodtist them free Constitutions and a free press! • . • Yesterday Earl BATIWRIV had an audience of the humls Klimil4 at Cutups Muse. koirru . AMERICA: following particulars respecting the P: Expedition against Monte Vide this morning at LLOYD'S, in a letter f _ Buenos Ayres : • • 4 4 BUENOS AYRES, I a We have accounts from Rio Janeiro, expedition destined against Monte Video the 12th ultimo, and - would touch in at j rise's, where it is expected they were to rem: the winter. Akhough the inhabitants of ire placing kin a state of defence, the p will have little difficulty in obtaining posse: but we doubt much of their succeeding or Oriental. The people 'here have an ides views of the Portuguese Goiernment are ag but we presume they will permit us to rue at least until they obtain a &m booth. other side." IfdVAL INTELLIGENCE MARGATE, SEP:UMBER 30. The schooner Thomas, CROCKFORD, for London, got on shore yesterday o Rock, brit• atter throwing overboard cargo, got off and proceeded on her voy.l RAMSGATE, SEPTEMBER 20. We yesterday had rather a severe gale day, with rain, which caused several reel in from the Downs—some for shelter rt with trifling damage. We regret having loss of the EmMa pleasure hnat, belong port ;•.she foundered off Broadstairs yestt noon, and four persons, the whole on pity petished : this boat was latey the Mr. Cum's', (son of Sir W. CURTI!, Ban by him to a poor fisherman ; she was alv dered by nautical men here as a very un a sea way, something of the peter boat only calculated forriver sailing.—Put in tl GERARD, from Sunderland, bound to ' with loss of , anchbr and cable; also the J rick, from Rotterdam, bound to Bourdeal of mainmast. The Venus, Samna., fron for London, lest her anchor and cable of Foreland, another has been sent off to ht DEAL, SEPTEMBER so. Arrived - and sailed (Or the River, the John, from Quebec ; Flora. from Marge and Reward, from Jamaica.; Fortune, duras ; Nelly, from Canada; and Bli Havannah. Came down from the Riv garet, for Buenos Ayres ; George. Diana, lot Genoa and Leghorn ; also Indiamen, and remain.—Wind W.S. W. i PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER Arrived the General Elliot, HEADLEY bee, with loss of misen-mast; Attenti. from Wilifan ; Lady Ann,' from the.Dc to Martinique. and Patty, SPRINGRALL raltar.—Wind W.S.W. FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 41 Arrived the line, ABBOTT, from G sailed for London. The Mars. Hoas days from Madeira, is passed for Londot Duke of Marlborough packet for. Is;olirre YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29 - Ariived the Compton. GARNER, wil anchor and cable. Sailed the Alli.ince a Mail for Gottenburab. - GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBER St Arrived the Swift, Lordman, from Calais ; t Day, from Waterford; the Commercst, Vine, the Aligene, Davis, from Jamaica; the Unity. Dublin ; the Perseus, Richardson, from Archani Liebman, from Oporto; the Sarah Ann, Watson, ilte Fortitude, Herne, from Jamaica; Thomas, Boston; the Avon, Bawl, Wont Lisbon ; tLe Jack Jamaica; the Perseverance, Chet, from Riga; Teryel, from Jamaica • tPe Ann, Wiser, from 1 river, Jones, from Jamaica; ; and Diligence . Ell ford.—Sailed the Charles. Oremont, for Rouen ; for ditto ; the Fame, Moore, for Drente.) ; Reo I3metick; the Maria, Smith, for Elsinear; For Amsterdam ; arid Hertuanue, Van Kean, for dist OU !RAGE AT HASTINGS, SEP I El T0 . 711E EDITOR OF TtlE STAt Sta—An erroneous account of this appeared in one of the Provinel3l Pape trouble to hand you a More correct About eleven o'clock a. in. on Satoida September, his Majesty's schooner Go a smuggling lugger on shore a littli tc of Hastings, and sent a boat in to del crew of which wero immediately diSarr collected to defend the smuggler. from the schooner - then came in close `and the Officer landed to look after his instantly attacked by the rabble in manner, and in all probability would .h dered (his men halting pushed from tit themselves) had not a•Gentleman r the beach with a men!, or sword stick multitude at bay . . (undcr a shower of the Officer get to his boat. The Gen understood, an Officer at &Wines, In learn his name. A ship of about 500 tons, with. a i ports, without head or gallery, was near the 'Warp, with all her masts p three smacks. The amount of the British NAval T day is—ln Commission '2o7—Ships 1 dinary and repairing for service 370 — Total 618. • Thursday five large buoys were pla and near Exmouth bar, as a direction ' entering the port r the buoys weigh at each, exclusive of the iron sunk to ea to twelve hundred weight, with $0 fe tubed: 'l%) meet the expense incidern cute penny per ton is levied (hy legal at/ vessels entering the harbour.. A letter was yesterday received fro . Lloyd's at Genoa, dated September the depositiOns of four Captains who that•port, -respecting their vessels bei pirates. Two of the cruizers were vessels, and :hewed no dolours. An Algerine vessel bad taken a sl Sardinia, off Civita Wed a. The c chantinan deserted their, vessel on cruiser bear down on them. The A said he seas embarrassed what to do, off the Roman States, and could not the Algeihm were at war with the I . - • ,---- ''' ---... V g=2.-- "I E EVENIN "STAR- The fell I . WI DON. . • Ornilian ; ihe ceived thi the TUESDAY, OCTOBER .1, 14 0 . Agent It .. ............‘, --...,u,vi ve O'CLOCK. and -1,