The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-12-27 00:00:00

ire 4. gardens. and this May dance is 'intro da t barber's she" is then presented, and some re performed. Pantaluor, exchanges heads iti a two-penny post box beenmes an able interior follows, where shaving by s' tam 's the process of hatching eggs by the same 'splayed. We have thee the out-ide of Sir , when the watchman's box is converted ad the power of seductive love is evinced in the Clown with the Cook. The next Peelle, tirease, affords another opportunity for change, and the waving of York converts it into an elegant boudoir. rauxhall Bridge is then given : it is ex .awn and painted, and has a delightful effect ter this scene commenced the triumph of the fernery was concerned. It opened with a view frdens, where a balloon is seen fully lihted. ascenslon.—The emMage is supposed to be Moon rises, and the fiat scene sinks, presenting wrect bird's eye view of London. The subject keont i g ged,"and the whoie of the Thames is beautifully de• ogief from London to its mouth. The balloon is then for au jaunt lest in the clouds, and we soon find it passing over fraoce,sotil it comes to Paris (of which a most delightful clew s o w n), where it descend! in the nardens of the Tuileries. effect of the latter part, in particular of this novel potrataic scene Is perfection ; but the whole is In extraordi• i s n exhibition, and its wonderful aceursey end perspicuity alit east the Unmemorable tourists and their quartos into po• s o l o:sue. The next change was the most characteristic aa ~ a pperiate of all pantomime wit we remember to have mAtiva ged. Lesdenhall market was instantaneously converted j a w grand civic frost at Guildhall, sad a throng of Citizens geresbeet to allay their voracity,when the giants appeared to more sod walls, to their utter discomfiture. After a view of a "athematic.% instrument rasher's, Jack's tale is nearly told.— g,b;,, a ppears wi . h his but to clear all difficulties, and the 'thole conclades with the Temple of Iris, a scene amazingly spleellie end effective. it is altogether, most decidedly, a cool Pantomime; but 'theigh the perf r nonce was extremely long, from first to , l e e t h e re was not a thought of discontent, and the applause Tia l e nd and frerent. Young GRIMALDI, as Closes, was *titularly well received. It was his first appearance, and mile io consegnence of his feher's intlispo,ilon. ELLA a Mai excellent Harlequin ; and BARNES is a Panialows of *piston hug and considerable popularity. Mi.,' VEDENI *ogled smite grace and antfieleut activity AS the Co/unt• Mer e and the whole Pantomime was announced for riled. Antainidat great applause. • t t a , • COBURG THEATRE. • , . .., 4111e1bellthey folks socked in vast another' to this theatre 'filfsdity ev, nine, to witness the performance of a New VW tipe. tawl• , tinder the appellation of Caliph Vaikekf; ur,•rite Career oferiate. The st .ry is from the pen of flr. limkfottl; and as it is prob4hly familiar to our readers, 'ft is unnecessary to describe it. As it is represented, .6611.11agiciana, Phantoms. Illobuoblins, and Ghosts, — *Heed imaginery,are bronalat into action aufffeient to frighten og ee/ wan, woman. sett child in Christendom ; but the inci 'datum managed with web jucgment. and set off with so .pieb spiendoor and ears[ as to afford a highly gratif‘ log treat. Taaptincipal p.rfcamers ore StANLEV as • n Eastern King; ttairot as (Hama the Genius; DAVIDGY., as Keeper of the *raw; Jonas as a Loser; SLOSSAN as a Cook. it is needless to agy that they esetted themselves greatly, and contributed asses to the sseeess of the piece. w ho u seemed pleased '-seen matmotarty "the Gods," soot oat thunders of tipples's from their one-shilling Olympus. One circumstance. 'et tke conclusion, caused a little confusion. as It was quite an mspectcd. The last scene is a Waterfall. and owing to bad pabasgeseent the stage was suddenly completely deluged, the .water making its army into the orchestra, which obliged the Romeo( *polio wod's a precipitate retreat in Indescribable display. After the apology and explanation required.usiverss I Toottliasour was restored,and prevailed throughout the even. . . . r 11 1.. • . . l. ls ADBLPIII. tr !,, At this theatre was pwiduced a new Pantomime. called Doctor Faustus and the Black Demon • or, Harlequin :dot As *PM Fairies. Most of our readers will recollect • AM Pantomime of Harlequin and Friar Bac" represented aeleovens Harlem Theatre a few seasons ago, of which Dr. , fern*, is a copy. We may therefore be more readily +Muse l giving at present a detail of the piece. tl.ongh we 7 "MOW let it pass without observing that it exhibits a most :ilitesing series of tticka, conjurations, sad naviesi trans e f a rmaioss: the whole terminating with a grand marine itmerama of the Bombardment of Algiers. 'Else panorama radirealike that at Caveat Harden last year. and shows the levers of the action wills the glow and spirit et/truth. The • Soho Odle rockets from the ship*, and the destruction iitich they Millet in the city, are presented with a forte :elelbtlelity that render the delusion completely irresistible. llirc Searle's Coletlibine must rank amongst the lirst ' idols in that line of perf..rmanoe. Messrs. ELLIOTT and list two KIaBVS, in the Harlequin, Clown, and Pantaloon, 'vas active as could be desired. Some of the tricks 'mere clever, particularly the ascent of the Clown by cling. liiito as umbrella, which he renders buoyant (we had Iteirlriaid inflated) by a pair of bellows.—The Pantomime . ass given out for repetition without a dissentient voice. . .—,—..... OLYMPIC. • • Last night, after A Rarefor a !fife. and I won't go, in ' iddehlthe exertions of rowan were much 'applauded, an entirely new Pantomime was brought leeward. v , ntitled Berlegein's.Christmas Box; or The bomb* Apprentices. • Tbe opening is Pleasitipr, the scenery pretty,ind the eltarac ' Woven sttptorted. It was annourCed for repetition with ' bad appl,o-e. smossossmaromsoommo ifetlemlay ttso Date of filoncestet left town 13 bit Vanilla/ carriage for his seat. at Hagshot, hating stopped •ih Londbn a few days after his toar. His Royal High nrklonvred 'Drury Lane Theatre with his . presence es Tae4ay night, not accompanied by the Duchess as • was alstad, her Royal Highness bring at Btgshot at the JONIL time. . At Digital]. 00 heed dealt'. were slapghtered last werit. to the order of the Victualling Weed ; and Mr. Idellisbyby the Contractor. has had repeated .conferences lately at the Admiralty and Somerset Horne, on the subject of Lew strpplire. The motive for all this preparation is of • ormisealecret.—(Kentish Cliroxick.) ' The worktiten of Chatham Dock Yard in pursuance of . aterdeatonulte Board of Admiralty, are to be employed five days and a half in tire week, instead of five days which they have been accustomed to work. On Saturday lasttbey therefor,: commenced their extra-duty.— (Nentith Chrom.) • Dtrrbir - Quick Time.—A mere lad presented himself before one Directors and Guardians on Monday evening. sod solicited relief. On the ation being put, " Areyou tarried?" "Yes." "And bon long have you been married?" " On Saturday," was the reply '-(Brighton Herald.) Michael Rock, who was last July tried in Surrey. for the murder of Elisabeth Cbaniberlane, at Bermondsey. and convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to six month.' Imprisonment, on L'hristmas day received a free pardon Not the King, sod was in consequence immediately libe , Mi. The i etition in his behalf was signed by all the Ittlitlemen that composed the coroner's jury, and also the . srtaton jury for the county. and many respectable Wm- Want householders in the parish of Bermondsey. Tiounm.L.—Martin, the boxer, whom Thurtell had kftwallubacked, iliited the prisoner a few days since. Ouse u g hits he-burst t into tears, and exclaimed, " Thor- CA is there an/ thing which I can do fur pa ?" This • 4%41144 such' an effect upon Thurtell. that for the first ~1 in- 'since his confinement. he butt into tears, which for same time mingled with those of MR. BELZONI. We (Cambridge. Chronicle) are happy In being able to cowmnnicate to our readers wine further account of this enterprising traveller. petters have just been received from him, by a gentleman o! this University, dated Cape Coast,* Oct. 20. of which we have been favoured with the following extracts:— " I write to you, my dear friend, by a transport which is just sailing for England, and send you a few lines in haste. I cannot enter at present into a detail of all the events which brought me to this coast, bat reserve them till I write yon more fully. I aift only ahle now to tell you, that I am faint( t., take a northern direction from the kingdom of Benin 4 straight up to Haussa. Benin is situated on the east of this coast, and the route I intend to take is over a tract of land entirely unknown, so that I hope I shall not be deemed an intruder in the path of northern travellers. I shall endeavour to give you a frill account, if possible, front Benin; but I fear it will be a long time before you receive any of my letters from that quarter. If God please, I hope to meet the Niger on the east of Massa, previous to my reaching the cspital of that kingdom. I shall not fail to write to you by the first opportunity of a caravan to the north. I could not take many notes of what I could observe at this place, and I sin surprised that so little is keown • of it in England, or indeed of the settlements on this coast. In my voyage here I fortunately met with an English gentleman, captain of a man of war, a native of Plymouth, who, in conse• quenee of the death of Sir R. Mends, has taken the command of the squadron on this roast, as senior officer; lie is enthusiastic in every thing that relates to discovery, and I feel myself highly indebted to this gentleman for the kind assistance he has aff , rdell me in the furtherance of my views ; and it is grateful to me, and I thank God, that I have met with an Engli-liman who has in some measure balanced the injuries I have enstainkl from those 1 will not name to you, at Tangier. Remember me most kindly to all friends. I shall write to you again as soon as I am able." • Cape Coast Castle is a fortress on the coast of Guinea. in latitude 3 deg. north. It is the chief of our settlements iu those parts. j Benin is seated near the ricer of the same name, in latitude deg. 40 min. north. RILTAIL Bagwentsa,—Tbe public will hear, with some surprise, that the Magistrates of lirentford have issued summoners to the two retail brewers of that town fur selling beer retail, as being contrary to the 35th Geo. 111., c. 113 It is not our intention to enter into any discussion on the paint of law, as we consider that it has been set to rest by the proper legal authorities ; but we desire to point the public attention ,to this attempt of certain great mono polists to deprive the working classes of society of the benefits they no v enjoy frein being enabled to obtain a good and wholesome he at a reasonable price. That the informations will fall to the ground, oe have not the least doubt; but we view this attempt to create a monopoly en an article like beer, which is to the poor man both his support an d comfort, with a jealous eye, and shall there. fore attend the 'meeting of these magistrates, and give the public a faithful report of their ',tweeting,. .Tbe Est i•e have is•uedl a great 'nosy licenses to brewers in the neigh; bolo hood of Londoa. The black population in the United States amounted in 1020, to 1.761,036. The alarming increase of the blacks casts a eluotny veil over the future proved' of tbe gnipn v lilt a fact that the increase of theta, according to their nomber,is absut one third greater than of whites. if this ratio they &Minna to multiply, it is calculated, that in a century, the number of blacks will amount to shout twenty tnilllions ; and that of whites in the slave holding states, not ezeordiag fifteen. In S. C'arolina and Ltini *Lona they are already more numerous than the whites. This growing evil, if not felt by the present generation, succeeding ones wilt have cause undoubtedly to lament it. When the population becomes so deuce, can it be supposed that they will tamely submit to bondage and slavery ? No—discord and civil war must he expected, and posterity must answer fur the deeds of their forefathers.—(Plyntouth Memorial.) BANS OF MARRl4oB.—Agreeably to the seventh section of the new Act of Parliament,—which Was passed in lase Jnly, for amending all firmer laws respecting the solemni sation of the marriages in England ; and which Act came into force as the lase, on ar.d from the first day of Novem ber last ;)—a written notice, date4l en the day of its bring given in, stating correctly the tree rhriatiati names sod sornamesof the persons to be married, and also the holm or houses of their respective abodes, with the time thry have lived therein, either as occupiers ar as lodgers, should he delivered to the clergyman sitvas DAVIS, at the least, before the first time of publishing the bans. RIMARKABLIt rACT.—In the parish of Motto", Derby shire, which contains near 4,000 inhabitants, there were more funerals in the month of January of the present year. than there have been in any succeeding month, and in all ten of them tocether to ths comm-ncement of the present December, bare not heard, says our corres• pendent, that a similar event ever before occurred in the memory of the oldest inbabitai of Ilkesten.—(Derky Reporter.) . . . Au duc EtenTs.—Poor Betty Bradshate : On Friday evening, this poor Woman, who bad weathered the storms of 104 years, and braved all the ills " that flesh is heir to," had her long life accidentally consigned to the Ganes.— She died in grew agony. Iris to the credit of the" Strangers Friend Society" to have it said, that poor 11 t'y Bradshaw was a pensioner of theirs, for some time, and that Beir visitors attended to her wants, till life was utterly extinct.— On Wednesday morning, a Mk little girl of about twelve years old, met with her death through the same fearful agency.— Left at home to attend on an infant is the cradle, the fire corn• municated to her clothes, and quickly consumed its victim. As the mother returned, she discovered but the charred remains of one chit I, and the flames seising hold of, t h e other ! On Thursilav nom+, as Thomas Oreen, the Darwen carrier, was approaching this town be discovered a woman in the set of attempting to drown herself in a pool of water adjacent to the roa.l. While polling her out by the feet she made an effort to resist, by grappling hold of sonic substance at the bottom of the pool. Finally ancoeeding, he conveyed her to Darwen in has cart. She was soon re stored to life, but net to reason. She refusedito account for the rashness and wickedress of the act. On Sundae evening a man named John Proctor, aged 16, was found dead in a small pool of mud and water near Moulden Water. It appears that he was on Isis way from Preston to this town, to see his another, and had got a little fresh in liquor.—(Blackburn Mail) ACCIDSPIT.-1 1 se Tallyho, stage coach, which rqn. between this place and London, overturned on its return from the metropolis on Saturday afternoon last, at Ditch ing, when one of the mit,ide passengers snit the coach mar, sustained considerable injury. The latter, notwitir standing that his leg was fractured, drove the vehicle to the office in this town bringing all the passengers with it. The accident was occasioned by the driver humanely polling up to avoid running over some idle boys who were playing in the middle of the road, by which the vehicle was driven a gainst a post and upset.—(Brighton Herald) .• • • 01 116611/113111 „ et — '• pent 1 1 . The outs ide o f a 4 04 picks an iritb on 'as. and Allestiiart. The w i ibit e d, and tl l ip is alsa die r.. oc iy house, OA . sedan, onl ikt siic. rag of 41101 * 6 ' l . ral ' pantoralnie a " 's wan , ' , vies' of Vs • . t ly well (Ira eirediately site • gipkt as tar as Sc , lift abbli Al Gar. .0e ready for a worsen, the hal e sa adtrfully Cal . __...i.aad_ and TJIE _STATESMAN. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, Dec. 2G.—Wind S.W. and W. Arriiiciand sailed fo r the river, the Stockton, Gibbs, from St. John's, N.B. Put back the Spartan, Carman, tor Havre. Arrived and remain the Claremont, Tolson, from Hambro', for Rio Janeiro. Se ♦eral vessels have come down from the river this morning names unknown. The outward bound remain all well. ..-...__ _ PORTS/11017TO, Dec. 26.—Wind S.W. No arrivals or sill ings, the outward bound remain as before. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 35.—Wiad S.W. Arrived the Dispatch, Spilcott. from Boston, in 5 weeks ; Ant, Bulls, and Spring, Dorkett, from New Yarmouth, for Liverpool. _ . FALMOCTII, Dec. .o.—Wind S.W. Arrived the Surly cutter, Cnpt. Richardson, [roil London for Dublin ; Nancy, Candler., from Yarmouth for Genoa, and Lady Wellington Packet, from Jamaica, sailed 11th Nov. FAXING rips. Dec. 2d.—Arrived the Doris, Burcham, from New Yarmouth fur Naples, with loss of boats and bulwarks stove, put back the Duelienfield, Weir, for Jamaica. NORTH SHIELDS, Dec. 25.—Arrived the X. L. Marsh, from, PetersburEb; she lost both anchors and cables iuEls'neur roads the master reports that the Hyperion, of Whitby, was lost on the c last of Sweden, and the Anderson, of Whitby, was lost at Bornholm. lisnwten, Dec. 20.—The Starnfordham, Worton, from Lon don, has put in here leaky, having been on the Gunfleet Sand. BENGAL, Jt LY 4. —The Circassian, Wasse, bound to Lon don, grounded on the James and Mary Shoal, in going down the river, where she remained three hours. A survey has been held on her, when she was reported n.tt to have sustained any damage, hut she was detained at Diamond harbour to shift her cargo, being found a little crank.—Juiy 12. The Circassian stilt remains here shifting her cargo. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TliE MEDWAY. 11l RTHL R PARTICULARS. Crmssst, Dre. 25.—Nothing is talked, of here bat the rne- Inneho!y se :Went which occurred in the river Medway, on the night of Tnexplay last. Capt. Stewart was returning fr4ess Chatham in his gig, tothe Alp laying off Sheerness. in company with Mr. Tuomas (Purser) the gun room steward, and four men. It was nearly calm, but the night was extremely dark, and the tide at the time was running down strong. The boat appears to have been both pulling and sailing, and ran agsinst one of the many p:angerous buoys wh'elp this river is full of, when dreadful to relate, she upset, . and every soul perished.— None of the bodies are yet found, although the fishermen are busy with their drags. The Ca atai .'s portmanteau and hats have since been found. Capt. Stewart had just completed his term of service in the command of the Brisk, and report says, he had that day received the joyful news of his heing promoted to Post Rank. Mr. Thomas has left a disconsolate widow and five small children to deplore his irreparable loss. as she is now left os the world with the trifling pittance of SU/. per ann. to support so young and large a family. Roam Due. 7.—On the 4th rather a strong shock of an earthquake hag been felt here, bat it has done no injury.— A letter from Ancona states that an English brig the Ise hslla, commanded by Captal Mailman Levighsten, from Triest, has been cast by a violeust tt trm air the coast of Quarnero, where it uas wrecked. It had nine sailors to Aboard, twa,of Ckoas were washed overboard from the stern, where they had taken shelter, and pet fished. A third haring fallen into• the sea was (devoured by - a fi4h of enormous size, a species of sea monster called the Cranize, which tenders itself very formidable in the Adriatic, and part'cularly in the Gulf of Ancona. The rest had the good fortune to escape by clinging to the mizen mast, where they remained forty. eight hour: a prey t•t the most t.,rtutiag agony, limit* no food but a few onions, with which they fortunately prO. Tided themselves. A polacre of the Popes,.from Ancona, meeting the wreck, succeeded by the efforts of its sailors In saving these ur.fortnnate men. They were conveyed to Ancona, where th 4y received every assistance trom the maritime authorities of that pot t.—(Paris papers.) The several Parliamentary Commissioners of Ingniry, left Dublin for London on different days, in the course of last week. We understand some of them will pro bably again visit Dublin previous to the meeting of Parliament. Dsven. Dec. ?.l.—This morning a boatman's large bloc j whet th) dell into the barhonr,'and was picked up hy a boy: upon being examined. it was found to be the jacket of William dlolland, containing 301., which went down niih a bunt at the mouth of t h e harbour and was considered as totally lose. Mayo, CASTLEBAR, Dec. 12.—We hare just heard that considerable Matsu is entertained for the safety of two sloops of war which were sera in distress off the northern coast of this county, on the 11th instant. Some bodies have been driven ashore, and it is feared the vessels went down, one having 145, and the other 115 hands on board. The names of both have been mentioned to us, but in the present uncertainty, we do not think it right to state them. • Ths most melanehely loss of f o urteen of the Water Guards off the to sst of Woodhaven, of which indeed we had informstion some days ago, has also been joist confirmed ta Iss. Satre of the fattest beef ever seen in this town has been exhibited tais ,reek at the shop of Mr. (furring., botcher consisted of the ribs and loin of the fame!'" Leicester shire ex, fatted in Derby by Sir Hobert Wilmoth, Hart. The fat was of the thickness of six inches on the ribs... The ox was slaughtered at Derby, from whence the above nsentioned portion of it, WAS transmitted by coach to this place.—(Brighton Herald.) ASIKRICAN Pegoixo.—Psats, (KT.) Nov. 13.—0 n the 29th of last month, Mr. J. Scott, of Clarke county, drove, a steer through this place, on his way to Cincinnati, which was raised by him, and is said to be one of the largest in America, or, perhaps, in the world. lie is eight years old, is judged to be seventeen hands high, to measure eleven to twelve feet from the end of the nose to the root of the tail, ant to weigh 3,000 pounds neat, or 4,009 gross.—(dmeriean paper.) A hog twenty•six months old, owned and fattened by Mr. Thomas Way. of New London, weighing 1250 lbs. girth six feet four inches, and length nine feet, was on the 17th instant, shipped' on hoard the Carrier, Capt. Mahon, for New Orleans. —(lbid.) • • EXTENSIVE DEPREDATIONS.—For many years peal the house and shop of Mr. Taylor, grocer, IVeston-on•Trent, have been infested with a gang of four footed villains, yclep'd rats, which carried their depredations to an amazing extent.—ln consequence a bloody and external few days since, against the whol , indeed was the resolt toiheir in battle, and terrible was the fit enemy survived to relate the wce fact is a atriki• g illustration of casioned by these filthy vermin. shop of Mr. Taylor, to admit a . the remains of• no less than of 6401e5 - were found, the fat gear D mink S taupson might here be ulittess of his surprise to esc:ai . o critic.) i r ,s to an amazing extent.—ln (rondo r wonla be endangered, coos trnmetnace 111.intlir* rrninating warless declared, a cheek the evil. • . • de sable tribe, and appalling IVitli a detachment of the •regiment stationed st the ice; great numbers were taken lad with the slain—scarcely an ,he suctessfiilly a•tackeil the Itiearee village, and it is oe charged tale. The following hoped that such an impression has been made en tie n, ea the destruction of property ob. well as on other tribes.on Aliisouri, as will prevent a 1. On removing a stone in Vie recurrence of future hostility. ferret, on t' a day of battle The report of the Secretary of War, which is herewith me hundred and twenty right transmitted, Will exhibit, la greater detail, the corkdition or illy cleared from the wicks. of the l'emiransett ihits various branches, and the progress, be reasonably • allowedihen--, prodigious:—(Sotti*Aant, i he • ikits &URI . . 111 , svatiun, daring the t4ts. first qunieni. of tbityear._ • - • -OPENING OF WAS/WIGTON; Dtc. I; Is23.—The first session of the Pith teenth Congress has commenced with great harmony. A large majority of the Members of both honaes appeared in their re apecuive chambers, this day, precisely at . twelve o'clock. In the Senate, Mr. Gaillard took the chair, and after the usual Order& teethe appointment of chaplains, for atipplying the mem bers. with newspapers, ard for the appointment of joint com mittees on enrolled hills, were seterally passed, Messrs. Bar• hour. and Macon were appointed a committee on the pa rt of the '.lour. to wait up •11 the Preside• t, jointly, with a com.g.it tee trim the House of Representatives, and inform him of the organizatioh of the two Houses. In the House of Representatives, the roil was called pre cisely at twelve o'clock, and one hundred end eighty onemem bers appeared in their seats. Mr. Clay. has so long filled the Speaker's chair. and given such unusual satisfaction, that the moment it was known that. his health was such as to permit him to resume the station, there was a general, disposition among ,all, save the friends of the Treasury candidate, to elect hi II again to the same honourable place. Accordingly, *hen Oho roll of members had been called over, Mr. Taylor, of New York, immediately rose and declined being eonsidere I t can didate, and in handsome terms requested his friends not to Sole for him. Mr. Lathrop, of Massachusetts. and Mr. Rankin. of Mississippi, were appointed Tellers. Oa counting the ballots, it a wared, that ISt members nad voted, and that Mr..o sy had 139 votes. ' fine friends of the Radical Chief asitured tv their candidate, and to the ancient dominion, and after some manteuvring, obtained 42 votes for Mr. P. P. Barbour, of Virginia, the late Speaker. The old clerk sod the other on. errs of the !louses, were re chosen. The whole *cut on smoothly. HeSSAGE: (Sequel of the President's Message from the ST.tiESMAN of yesterday.) The ministers who were appointed to the Republic of Colombia and linen°. Ayres, during the leo Session of Congress, proceeded, shortly afterwards, to their deetina. lions. Of their active' there, official intelligence has rot yet been received The minister appointed to the Repot lie of Chili will sail in a a few days. An early appointment will also he made to Mexico. A minister has been received from Colombia, and the o:h-r governments have been in formed that ministers, or diplomatic agents of inferior grade, would be received from each according as they might prefer the one or the other. The minister appointed to Spain proceeded, soon after his appointment, for Cadiz, the residence of the Sovereiita to whom he was accredited. In approaching that port, the frigate which conveyed him was warned of by the Commander of the French sqn kdron by which it was blurt:- ailed, and not permitted to enter, although apprized by the Captain of the frigate, of the public character of t . .e person whom he had on b oard, the landing of whom was the Pole object of his proposed entry. This act, being con• sifirred an infringement of the rights of ambassadors an of nations, will form a' joist cause of complaint to the Government of France, against the officer by whom it . 11 as committed. The actual condition of the public !I ancee more than realises the favourable anticipation that were entertained of it at the opening of the last session of Congress. (hi the Ist of January, there was a balance in the treasury of fo.ir millions two hundred and thirty s^ven amound fo.or hundred and twenty save ,. Hollers and fifty five cents. From that time to the 30th of September, the receipts amount. to upwards of 16.100,004 dollars, and the expenditures *!to 11,400,000 dollars. During the fourth (Fierier of t..e year, it is estimated that the receipts will, at least, eqn.l the expenditures, awl that theta will rem sin in the treasury nn the Ist day of January next, • a surplus of nearly 0,0)0,000 of dollars. On the Ist of January, 1535, a large amount of the war I debt, and a part of the revolutionary debt, become redeem. able. Addition:.) portions of the former will inpatient to become redeemable, annually, until the year 1835. It is believed, however, that Bch, UnitealStates remain at peace, the whole of that debt may . be redeemed by the ordinary .r , venue .of those years during that period under the pro sibiolt of the act of March 11, Isl 7, creating the sinking fond, and in that case the only part of the debt that w:: . 1 remain after the year 1825, will be seven millions of fiva per cent. stock subscribed to the Bank of the United and the there per cent- revolutionary debt, amounting to thirteen' milliogs two hundrestand ninety six thousand and ninety nine dollars and six cenb, both of which are redeem able at the pleasure of the Government. The state of the army in its organisation and _discipline, has been gradually improving for sever al years, and has now attained a high degree of perfectiun. The military dieburseNuents have been regulary made, and the ;sc. counts regularly and promptly rendered fur settle. meat. The supplies of various descriptions have been of good quality and regularly issued at a 4 of the purrs. A system of economy and acconntabiliee have been introduced into every branch of the service, which admits of little additional improvement. Th.s desirable state has been attained by the act reorganizing the staff of the army, passed oa the 14th of April, eighteen bandied and eighteen. The monies appropriated for fortifications have beets regularly and economically applied, and all the wet Its advanced as rapidly .as the amount appropriated would admit. Three important works still . he vo:npleted in roe course of this year; that i^, Fort Washington, Fort Delaware, and the Fort at tile Itigolets, in bou.iana. The Board of Engineers, and the Topographical Corps, Lays been in constant and active service, in surveying the coast, and projecting the works necessary for its defence. -Tice Military Academy has attained a degree of perfect Lion in its discipline and instruction filial, as is believed; to any institution of its kind in any country.. The money appropriated for the use of the (Moine, Department, has been regularly and economically applie. The fabrication of arms at the national armories, and ity 'contract with the department, has been ge d dlialli impoy. login quality and cheapness. It is believed that their quality is now such as to admit of but little improve went. The completion of the fortifications renders it neces ,sary that there should be a suitable appr , •priation for t'l.l pprpose of. fa%ticatlug the cannon and carriages necessary for those work'. Uwiter the appropriation of 5,000 dollars f tr imploring the western waters for the location of a site for 4 western :armory, a commission was constituted, consisting - nt Colonel 1161 tee, Colonel Lee, and Captain Talcott, who have becit engaged in exploring the country. Tbev have not . y. t reported the result of their labours, hut it Is believed that they will be prepared to do it at an early part of the . Sns shin of Congreve. During the month of June last. General Ashley and his arty, wbo were trading under a license • fr om the g eneral g ov e r nment, were attacked by the Iticarees while peareahh! trading with the Indians, at their reqnest. Several of the party were killed and wounded, anuilteir property taken or destroled. Colonel Leavenworth, who commanded Fort Atkinson, at the Cauncil Bluffs, the inset wevernitest, who appre hending that the hostile spirit of the Rimers would PC- Itend to other tribes in that quarter, and that thereby the lives of the traders on the Missouri, and the piece of the frontitr woola be endangered, took immediate measures (t) - .. -