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NLW YORK, JILT 20. [PMVA.TE C;)RRKSPONDENer Sisne I last wrote you, little has occurred worthy of o otice. The success of Miranda's exi-dition is viii is dabiu—we have no other information here, Clan what has been detaled in the pu"i.: prints. On the 14th inst. the Circuit Court of tire United States commenced its sitting in this city ; and the suits against Col. Wm. S. Smith, and Mr. Sam. G. oe den, for their agency in that affair, wete brought on , for trial. The first three days were occupied in at guing the motions of the Prisoners' Counsel, for an attachment against the Secretary of State, cf the Treasury, of the War and Navy Departments, other Witnesses conneaed with the Executive, for refusing to obey the summons of sob plena served upon them respatioely. These, together with a motion for a postponement, being over-ruled by the Court, the Vial of Mr. Smith came on yesterday, and from the number of witnesses to be examined, threatens to be of considerable length. At this time, therefore, it will be out of my power to inform you of the result ; the next conveyance, however, will must probably bear it. The season of Yellow Fever is fast approaching, thoegh, from the present hersliby state of the city, we indulge the hope of this year eccaning it. It has been remarked ever since its intr , duaion, that in no i n vance I'Lls it presented itself two years successively, and on this ground, as well as the r unusnal healthiness of the season, do we build cur ekpo.aation of an an nual reprieve. According tp my promise in a former letter. I a nnex a short Theatrical paragraph. MTS.' John. tan, (formerly of Drury-lane, and then distinguished as the American Johnson) and her husband, leave here this day in the erre', for Liverpool. some difference with the new - manager, Mr. Cooper, has determined them to cross the Ailnotie. where business of a domestic nature likewise draws them. We entertain the hope here of their speedy return, as they are both of them, With the blew York audi ence, great .0 favorites _ _ _• _ Dorothy Ripley, from England, on yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, delive•ed a sermon, in the Old Assembly.roorn, No. 68, Williarmistreet, in this city. This lady, like the humane Howard, has spent several years in visiting priscass, and in administering consolation to the digressed. She attended the late unfortunate Banks, when in confinement, walked with him to the place of execution, an 4 l on Stinday last preached a very excellent sermon, under ;IC gal lusts, to a very large concourse of people. taw•yon THEATRE The Theatre, at New- Turk, cto.° .1 its campaign for the season, on the 4th of July, when :-asses. Tyler and Juhnson resigned their command of the Dramatic Corps. Mr. Cooper, who succee44, them, arrived there a few cfayi before, and is making ttte necessary arrangements frit a splendid opet.ihg the ensuinrfall. A number of Pertormers, of th first rank, are already engaged ; and reiofot cements from this side the Atlantic are looked for to com plete the list of the Drasmatts Prrsor.t. "file benefits were very well attended; and, notwithwanding the warm weather had made considerable advances, vielded te the several claimants a rich token of the public esteem, as the following list may evince : Apiil2l Mrs. Mutsu. 88 Mr. Tyler May 5 Mrs. Barrett 7 Mrs. Jones 9 Mr. 11..eg - 650 14 Mr. Johnson . . 16 Mr. and Mrs. Young . . 750 19 Mr. Martin -.. 750 I Mr. Harwood - 760 2:1 Mr. Koren 86 Mr. Falconer (Box -Keeper) sud 25 Mr. Rifles/n.4 55a 8: , Mr. Robinson . . . . SCO June Mr. Hallam 6 Mr. Hult 9 Mr. TWAilll •••••••• 750 The- --es of the house area trifle above 400; _...expences which, deduCted from either of the above sums, leaves the balance as the net profit of the respOtive Pei formers. IffUNGQ "MIKE. We are sorry, (says TAe Ch wirston Courifr 01 July 1,) to communicate to our under* the death of this enterprising and indefatigable traveller, whose rev:arches in Africa have been read with so much avidity, and have afforded so much instruc tion. He had been amply supplied by the British Goisernment with every thing necessary 'to render his second tour through the interior of that country, of the highest benefit to mankind.—Fle arrive I at Gorce, in a British ship of war, in the month of March, 180 ; from which he ascended the tiler llambia, with about fbrty attendants, provided with portable canoes, and every suing necessary to ren der their travels easy and speedy—they had pene trated about fifteen kindred miles into the interior, to a place called Sego, which Mr. Parke has described is his former book of Travels. The number of his attendants had been red*ed by sickness and death to three, exclusive of himself ;—the King of this place, after carrying him into every part of the city, which is wailed in, and considered the largest in Africa, and spewing him evety curimsity which it afforded, had cruelly and brutally murdered him, together with his attendants. 'Phis intelligence is furnished us by a gentleman recently from the Ria Pungus, who received the imormation from traders from the interior country, and on whom reliance night be placed. --- Mr SP A R NOW. one of His MPO ES V . 3 MellSengOTS, left town early yesterday morning with dispatches, and the result of the Council held on . 1 hursdaY, fcs. His MAI EST V at Wintltnr. Mr. HA NCOC 4, the Messenger, is expeeted to leave town this day with da42atches for Constantinople. Hoe Inv exuazsec.—The plantations in East ,nd West Kent, never wore a more beautiful aspra, n e natural result of the Lite genial showers, whicn were succeeded by uncommonly fine weather ; in short, present appearances presage to the planter an abundant crop. The only State Lottery this year, begins drawing Oanber 13 ; contains advantages that have not twen offered to the public for many years past. The Purchaser of Tickets and Shates beford the Drawine commences, has a fair opportunity of ob waining all the Capital Prizes. The first-drawn icket will be 10,0001. All other capitals a2cat, Pd clly 20,000 'fickets. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. SURRRY ADJOURNE.L) SESSIONS, Am 29. Before WI t.t.t A St ONsLow, Ell. Chairman, and a numerous Bench of Justices for the county of Surrey, held for the pnrpose of discharging Debtors from the king's Bench Prison, under the late Insolvent A. Samuel Underhill was opposed hylliomasWright, to whom he was debtor in the skim of 611. 105. for building a cottage forihirn on some waste ground adjohxiag Mr. William Field's premises, on the moor near Streatham. This Creditor objected to the Pri soners' schedule, on the grounds that it did not set forth the cottage in question as a part of his pro perty. On the other hand, however, it appeared, that the Prisoner was an honest industrious poor man, with a wife and children, whom he had con trived to support by following the business of a gaid.ener. This Creditor wanted to have the cot tage delivered over to him; and the Prisoner refus ing to part with his only home, the Creditor, at the nest Quarter Sessions of the Court Leet of the Minor; represented the poor man's habitation as a nuisance on the Manor. The Prisoner held this cottage by special favour. the spot of ground being a voluntary and charitable gift from the proprietor ; and since he was in . gaol, the Prisoner made such assignment as was to his power to make, to Mr. Imas, fora good and valuable conOderation. Mr. lmas proved the fairness of the transaelion between him and the Prisoner, rand declared that he would take the premises,ind pay all the poor man's debts, if a good title could be made out ; he knew him to be an' honest industrious man, end had done various alts of friendship for his present Creditor. It further appeared, that the Prisoner had neves re• ceived a bill from his creditor of'the work dons, nor any credit for sums of money he had receved on his account ; although the Prisoner had frequently offered him 301. in payment, being all he could give him. Mr. Laws, for the Prisoner, intimated to him, that , if a proper representation was made to the Dean and, Chapter of Canterbury, to whom the . premises questiou belonged, it was very probib;e they would.. grant a lease to the purchaser. the Learned Court set, joined by the Court, commiserated the situation of the poor Debtor. But Mr. Wright persisting in his opposition, the unfortunate Debtor was remand: ed, until he should amend his schedule.' During this elimination, every person in Court appeared disgusted with the Creditor; so much so, that even there, they could not ieptess their in dignation, but vented it in hisses and groans, until reprimanded by the Court. When Mr. Wright retired, he was followed by a considerable contours of people, who ontinued hissing and hooting after him till out of flight. . James Whitohurch was opposed by ?4r. laws, 'lllll behalf of a creditor, named Wm. Pope, on itts grotto& of an imperfeet schedule, 'ibis Croat - tor bad sold to the Prisoner a large sviainity of. pigs, to the amount of 11031. all of which he soon'. II afterwar 'cis sold at different markets. But no Wit- , nesses attending to prove the felts, the Learned Counsel endeavoured to prove, upon the examination of the hiscuer,' that he had an interest in a house in St. Martin's La. prand, where a favourite com panion of his, known by sbe name of Pretty Polly, resided : but it appearing fie had no interest in these premises, and no other fan beino, established against him, he was accordiogly . discharged. Mt. Joii:,n Toting, a yUiing gentleman of re spedable family, lately from Calcutta, was also op posed by Mr. Laws, on the part of his Creditor, Mr. Moore, upon the 37th section of the Aft, for misapplying the money of his employer. It was stated, that Mr. Moore being about to leave the East Indies, and the Prisoner holding an office at Calcutta, under the East India Company, and being a young man of cha7ailer, he entrusted him with the receipt of a large sum of mousy ; which, by his letters, lie hid acknowleded to have received, but had iltet wards converted 9201. of it to his own use. It appeared, however, in behalf of the Prisoner, upon the evidence of Mr. Braham, late Governor of Beticoolen, that he was reduced to a most deplorable state of ill hearth, had lost the entire use of Me limbs, and, under all these circurn_stances, was obliged to make use of tl.e Money of • Mr. Moots. The IVit ness paid his passage for him to this'couqtrt, and on the whole he was reduced to a wretched state. The Learned Counsel then observed, that under such eircum•tances, the young gentletnim's father, who WAS an ("potent man, might have come forward to extricate hi, son. ' Hut Mr. Biaham replied, that he understood there were some matters in controversy between the parties. The Leasned Chairman observed ,that there wasno evidence in this case of any absolute agency on the part of the Pt isioner, and therefore he did not come within the meaning of the AR, and should accord be discharged. Mr. Samuel Glover, the husband of Mrs. Glover, the celesra - ed actress, was next opposed by Mr. :slarryatt, oo the groundi of an imperfat schedule, in not inserting the profits of his wife's engage minas at the shiferent Theatres, since his imprison ment ; but it appearing that these engagements were precarious, and he had no contripul ov:r them, he was discharged. Mr. Richard Tomkios was next opposed by Mr. Laws, WI various grounds—a defahve schedule ; obtaining goods under false pretences ; being re fused liberation under the former ad, for obtaining goods under false pretenses, 3cc. The Learned Counsel stated, that there was scarcely a Clause in the Ad upon which he did not oppose this gentleman; and his present oppo sition was on behalf of M . John arc Thomas Thompson, tonnes Grackey, Chambers and Cowie, and Messrs. Goodwin and Co. brewers. He con idered• this gentleman the king of swindlers ; for not content with taking in several persons in the c ity, where he was well' known, be next took a trip to Scotland, where lie contr ived to get ' into the bo iks of those several gentlemen, for whom he was then Advocate, to the amount of near 1,5001. H- said, he should prove that in the year 1801, the Poisoner was brought up to take the benefit of the Insolvent AO at the London Sessions, when he was remanded for obtaining goods under false pretences. The'Clerk of the Peace's books, for the London se:rions, being produces', the entry of this last fast appeared recorded. Ale. Marry itt, for the Prisoner, ably coatendcd that this proof was not sufficient, as the nature of. the charge on which he was remanded; should 1)41 particularly and specifically set out. The Learned Chairman, howavet, considering the dc - numents produced sufficient to answer the pur poses of the AR of Parliament, the Prisoner was consequently remanded. Mr. Robert Leauct was oppos-d by Mr. Morris, on behalf of his creditors, for a defeetive schedule. The Learned Counsel, after adverting to the cir cumstances of the Prisor,r NAving ti a is e ak. rtyt, and convided of a conspiracy for defeating the fair purposes of that Commission, and of his having sulfated imprisonmeat, and the pillory, for such Offence ; entrs - ed into a long examination of the Prisoner, on the subjed of a Bill of Exchange of 501 which he had charged against Was. Play fair, and other circumstances of his property ; the result of which was; that the Court ordered him to be remanded for a defedive'schedule. Several `lnsolvents who were last brought up to he discharged, objeded to paying the Marshal's fees, for room rent, - itc. under one of the Clauses of the present Aft; Sut the ofrjeclion being over ruled by the Chairman, they weit'clischarged as to their other debts, bet remanded for their fees. The Adjoutned Se.sious here finished, in the course of %filch, 316 Insolvent Debtors obtained their discharge. The next Elution, take place the latter end rf October, when many who were new opposed. will again apply for their liberation. pot. ICE. • fOw-ITatFY. The Magistrates and Officers are indefatigable in their exertions to discover the p'e'rpetrators of the. horrid murder of ibis young women, on Saturday night, in the Borough.' A letter Was received on Tuesday. stating, that a young man, a carpenter, who resides in a town in Kent, was the murderer ; but no reasonable ground being stated, why the in dividual should be stispeettd, and there being strong saspicion that the writer was deranged, and the letter likewise being anonymous', it a as not attended to. . • Yesterday mornilig Mr. GRAHAM received in formation against a man and two women in the BOlutlgh. The gr.und of suspicion was such, that he thought himself justified in taking them into custody, and he accordingly dispatched Hopwood and Lavender, two of the patrole, to apprehend theM, which they aceoedingly Mr. Gee it All attended at the Office last evening, and esaissined them pritately ; not eied a Cleric was admitted into the room. He continued the in vestigation till near ten o'clock, when there being no ground of unpicks% they were discharged. IA •NSIDH-HOUllg. Yesterday, Nadi, the drayman, Iselonging to Mr. Whitbread, who was, on Tuesday last, Committed for 'driving his dray over a poor glen; named Saunders, and breaking arm, was again brought before Alderman flarlasv, who Piesided for the Loan M A YOR, for the purpose of being discharged, having. as he cor,ceived, coMpromised the bu siness. It appeared, from the statement of Mrs. Saunders, and Mr. Whitbread's Clerk, that the Prisoner had agreed to allow Saunders and his family a weekly allowance, daring the time of his confinemcat, on condition that Saunders would abstain frOm an* further pr nsecution, and that he, the Prisoner, should be immediately discharged. Alderman HAMICILY said, he could by no means accede to the settlement. The Prisoner was guilty of a very gross offenc e , _ in piling through the streets In the manner he lout done, and such an offence as, if overlobked on toy occasion, would be very apt to increase, so as to endanger the hies of every person who crossed from One side of the way to the other. On the part of the public, therefore. he found it his duty to oblige the Prisoner to fine bag for his appearance at the next Sessions. With' respell to the private Mkt' tr, he thought it ne to inform the woman, that her husband was look to the Prisoner for compensation, bat to Mr: Whitbread, who was answerable for his servant's negligence. The Alderman Wilier said, he was sure Whiihetad 'Would, upon a represemation of the circumstance, think it Isis duty to make the unfortunate 'Man and his family an adequate &grew axles for the injury he had sustained. two Clerks, bringing to Mr. Whitbread, then went bail for 'the Piisoner, who was discharged, first hailing paid a fine of 20s. for sitting on his dray, and driving it through the streets, the horses not being under the care of any other person. GUILDH ALL. Yesterday, a countryman was brought before Alderman Rowcaor r. charged with taking forcible possession of a coat, the property of a Mr. Walker. The Complainant stated. that the Prisoner; the day before, came into his shop without a coat, and then fitted himself with one, for which ha was to pay fifteen shillings. When he got the coat on his back, he paid down one shilling. and desired the man to call at his lodgings in Gray's-Inn.Lane, foe the remainder of the purchase-money. Mr. Walker refused so let him have the coat, unless he paid the full money ; and on this a bug altercation took place : the countryman positively refusing to take the coat off his back, and declaring that he had no more money about him. Mr. Walker then seeing him tesolved to leave the shop without paying him fos t the coat, thought it prudeat to call an Officer to his assistance, who conveyed him to the Compter. The Complainant stalled at the house in Grays.lrin. Line, where the Prisoner said he lodged; and, much to his astonishment, got a good character of the man from his landlord, who offered to pay the fourteen shillings ; and said that the Prisoner, for some time hack, since the death of his wife, had been in the habit of getting intoxicated, and being unacqoaiated with the town, gut into many foolish scrapes. • The Prisoner said, he was very sorry for what he had done, but he was a little in liquor, and coining through Moor Fields, a man fastened a quarrel on him, and he took off his teat, a bran new tattle green one, to fight,- but after a great deal of talk, tl.e man would clot fight. and when he wanted to pat on his coat again, he could not find if. He thea, he said, went into Mr. Walker's shop, and took a coat, which he always intended to pay for. • The Complainant declared himself satisfie4, sing the Alderman discharged the Prisoner. SPORTING' INTELLIGJ READING RACES. TUeSDAY, •UOUST ief A Meat of 501 —The best of three tw Mr. Blestrt. f. Marglretta, 4 yrs u!d Mr. Lake's ch. c. Lord Mayor, 4 yrs old Mr. Drkkeriai's 14.1 ILlneysuertle, arres of lord liarrymbre'ri.gr. t. by Delphi', 4-yrs of Mr. lkowarth's Langton, 4-y0,014 . Langton was the fasuurit Tire Gold Cu), of 80gs value. aline fr Mr. L3rlbroke names Epsom Lass, 3-y re al Mr. Lefevre names Capiai, 4-yrs old Mr. flow•rtli's Isegton, 4-yrs old Langton was tie favourite, hut was thre who croseed the Canoe un hor‘ebaek, et wring round The horses and riders well together, and Langton was larued. WCDNESDa Y. A Plate of 501. for all ages was A Hunters' Sweepstakes of Fine Gutirea, tlipre two-mile heats. Lord araybrooke's Timekeeper, airs old Mr. Dundat's h r g. Gordo by Pasted Mr. Piggot's Clasen Dundoila Guido was the favourlo THURSDAY. . A Free Handicap Plate of b'l.—The bet beats. Mr. Finhden's Latitat, 5-yis old Lord kraybrooke's Trinekeepnr Mr. Day's Charles Trtai.e . Latitat was the faireurit Lnnts Barr/more and Abingdon err coorse was theonged with genteel cow) were very indiffereut. DUBLIN, Atm. 1 The following orders have bee Arljutani-General's Office, data 1806 " In consequence of the late removal General Officers of the Irish Staff, the Furtme has been pleated to direct, ;hat t merit of districts and vtathris, mull take " Limerick District—Lieut-Getteral General Arclidtll, extending to the Clare, Berry, and the heroines of Upper luond, and Owny and Vra. ill the count! - o".i t itbern District—Lieet. Conical 1 Geneial M'Kenzie, Fermoy 64 Gas. N^rtliern 17i.triet—Lieut. General GenetalVolin Campbell, Armies; Ma Campbell, Belfast; NiJiOC Gee. Albedo General Harr,Strabase; ,itending to do hirmaghan, Firmaaagli, Cavan, Dine" Antrim and Down. " Ea stern Diatria—Lient. General Sir Gotoral Paulett (for the preenty), Pripet ter General Leith, Dublin; fie nighties, Naas; extending to the . Kildare. Meath and Louth. I" lass Didrie—Major Gown Ms* aenarit Merrick. Ctonotell ; Watford; aldineher General Peters, Wi the counties of Ydiceslay, Carlow, Wet Tipperary. ` Centre Divider—Major General Do rat Linsingen, Toallabois;' Brigadier G extendinete the counties of Longford, Queen's, and Leitrim. Western District—Major General Malin Gaoiral Vsniattik, Caatiebar; I Galway; extending to the counties of 6. owe, the town of Athlone: and the coo " Lieut. Gen Floyd will take the it of the revelry of the army serving in It . 6 brigade Major Montague is sus M.rjor Gen. 114 6 Keadie ; ttrtkade M jai Major General Vansicart Blvd* Pal ern/Mier General Gomel; I Ibigadier General tat; Sayan Maio of Coll.." The snarchants and trident vinced of the lidenst and unrernit Irish Chancellor if ;be Exehequ Pests in the service of his count testify their gratitude and emit every possible mark of respeta, entertainment on Thursday, a Buildings. Samuel Zing, £9. canon. The company was nun nor served in the most elegant n deserved compliments were pal port, a number of appropriate and the evening concluded wick fplueea and harmony. 'Oa Thursdaf, the Earl of I the several Corps of Yeomanry, his fine park, near Tnllarporel harvest detained many, 600 n pleasing appearance, and paint much to the satisfaction of this of din General de Linsingen. ' staff honoured them with their miffed his fine band to add scene. • After the review, the Office ed in tents, with every delicac; and the best wines; tables spr for the men, with cold meats, displayed a most joyous sight. On Friday morning, at an ei of the late Eail of Landaff let family burial-place, in the con tended by several persons of di Two atom of the Quebec front the ',wan, have arrived The salmon fishings, helot Dundee, were formerly let at last year, for one year, at 1 se"nnight, the Town Council written offers which had Masi fishings were let at 6001. per seven years! On Sunday morning, about an elderly gentleman. of jade; lives alone, in apartments in near the King's Bench, cut. shacking manner. The pea observed him, for sante time, ency, and were awakened, al the noise occasioned in his ' wound, being cut quite threes On enteritis his room, they I bed, with his threat cut. as bleeding very profusely. Ti as nearly to admit a person's through the aperture. ocean Mr. Price, Sargeoa, Mackie mediately called in, secure( closed the wound in sc con put an immediate stop to caused the breathing to bi natural channel ; great hop, mined cf hi. recovery. TM committing this rash adl, win the state of his mind. d we 4e se Miss s raised was %i t+. ening, Mtv gloo m hive )m ha Tuts• :hes, (.1 weie in at big ived is the Bit lay lrr• boaa, 13 in Tke for the in to* n, rt y, 1 I imErrt king int 06.114 :lose t! 'vines! erd4Y, Duke sir Netl. o) Mr. 1.1. MRS, MI c. rctc, 'ring W n :Ainn {As BA ri . s, Vac ova), El :LOMMZI m s. LL rH, and . l e princtj rat is f I rse of As3t. ;tic KOYI from ior. La ligh Sho Parham l men of