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constitution, to say, that it does not]
permit 9 nr\an to he imprisoned, unless
l:t has clone something to displease
pr icons in power. It would be diffi
cult* I should suppose, to find any:
man upon earth,however despotic his!
disposition, who would uot he con
tented with th“ pow< r of sending to
prison, during h:s pleasure, every one
who should dare to do anv thing to
displease him. Bedde**., when I am
told thu^ there is little danger that the
gen lemen in the hduse oT commons
will often exercise this power, I can
not he’p observing, that though the
examples may be few, their effects
will naturally he gr-at and general.
At this mon ent , *t is »rwe, we sea but
cr.e man actually in jail for having
di pleased those gentlemen, hut, the
fate of th;s me non (as is the effect
of » l punishments') will tleter otliers
from expressing th*!r opinions of the
conduct or thos« who have the power'
to punish him. And, moreover, it i*
in the nature of all power and especi.
idly cf assumed and undefined power,
to increase as it advances in age; and
os maena charta and the law of the
land have not beer, sufficient to protect
T» I r Jones; as we have seen him sent
to jail for having described- the con
duct of one of the members, as an out
rage upon thfc public feeling* what se
curity have we, unless this power oi
imprisonment be given up, that wr
shr.ll no; see other men sent to jail fo<
G’a'.intf thtir opinion respecting rotten
borough*, respecting placemen and
pensioners siting iu the house; or in
short, lor making anv declaration, giv
ing any opinion, stilting any fact, bc
tr*ying at y feeling, whether by writ
ing, by word of month, or by gesture,
which may dispUase any of the gen
tlemen assembled in Su Stephen's cha
nt 1.
Then again as to the kind of pu-j
rdshment; why should they stop at
Sinking persons to jail ? If they can
st-nd whom they please to jail ; if they j
can keep the persons so senr, in jail as
long as they please; if they can set
tluir prisoners free at the end of ihe
first hour, or keep them confined for
seven years; it in short, their absolute
will is t^ have the force of law, what
stcuriiy can you have that they will
step at imprisonment ! If they have
the absolute power of imprisoning andj
Tt lc-ns:rg, whv may they not send thrirl
p* isont r., to York jail, as well a.s to the
j il in London? V\ hy not confine men
in solitary cells, of load them with
chains and hnlt^? 1 hey have not gon
thrse lengths yt t; but what is there U
restrain them, if thty are to be thn
?r 'e j iilges of the extent of their pow>
t s, and if they are to exercise those
poers without any controul -tad vtth
cut leaving the parties whom they I
choose to punish, any mode of appeal,
ary means of redress.
That a power such as this should
exist in ary country' »t is lamentable to
I e obliged tobtlievt ; but that it should
be su»F. red to exist, and that its ex
httnee should be openly and even
boastfully avowed, in a country, who e
tl id gl ry ha- been its free constitu^
lion of government, is sum thing too
tnonsiiaus to be belief ed, il the prool
Were not b-f<>;« our tyes. Hid the
lc„st doubt hurg upon my mind of the
i'Jejjabty of (!«•• proceedings in the pre
Sent case, i: would have been altoge
ther nr n*'Ved by the answers gvco m
ti e it lert-ncr?* made by me to the erreat
iii min aril b < f our law, and to the laws
the«n»iIvif. The argumeu:, by which
1 endeavoured to convince the gemle
n’tn of the house ol commons, that
their kcu, in the case of Mr. Jones
were illcgal. I row la. before you
in a more toll and cuinjected way than
it oouid pOK.il >1;. be di,ne by the parli
an <nfai> r po it.ro j and in-doing this,
I (.ball d.» tit chat now run.ams in n>)
power towards the correction ol thia,
as i deem it, m< st enormous abuse
of power, and most dangerous b.
ail i ncroachmtnts upon the rights an.,
libtrtits of Englishmen.— 1 iintaio,
gen.lcmcn.
Your most obedient humble sc rv*.,
FRANCIS BURDfclT,
Flracliily, March 23, 1810.
In i"('u(jutnce ol a s vtre political
] U< r, published in Cobbett’s Weekly
Jit grater Signed *• l’rancia i’urdstt,”
which was considered a breach ot the
piviU-gc of ibe house of commors,
the following it solutions were muvfeil
ly Mr Ltlhridge, which, alter some
drbi.te, were postponed :
4* 1. 1 h*t it be the opinion of thin
1;< n*« that a certain leitn, signed
“linnets Burdert,” and published in
Cchbcti’s VVt«kly Register, of Sntur*
day the 24d» iu «. s a libellous aud
snvndnh ua publication, i fleeting on
the just tights and privileges ot this
lions'
“ a. That Sir Francis Burdett, Bart,
hating acknowledged himself to be
the H"thoi ol the said publication, has I
gross!) violateti the privileges and in-l
soiled the dignity oi this house,** i
Whilst this fcnfs'Acs* tra. before the
house the crowd in the k;bbv and ave
nues was so gre it as to require an ad
ditional force of 50 coustwblts It was
imagined t tat some dang r existed of
the commitment of sir Francis t» the
tower; and it is said he took leave ot
his friend Herne Tcolce* and left town
the next morning.
New YciiKj May 19.
LATEST FROM FRANCE,
Yesterday arrived at this port the fast
sailing brig Camilla, capt. bhsler, fratn
St. Sebastians, which port she left on the
11.h of April.
Mr John Griswold came out in (he Ca
milla, bearer of dispatches from General
Armstrong to our government, and ha*
furnished the Editors of the Mercsn da
Adveftiscr with a Ele cf French peptrs,
aad thw following aummaiy of new*
Mr Gritwoid. bearer of dispatches in
the Camilla, left Paris on the 26ih of
March. The Emperor a"d sundry mem.
bersof his court were atCompstgne, where
the new empress Maria Louis*) accent,
ponied br the Ptinee of Neufchatel. had
just arrived. The triumphal enuy in o
Paris, with the Coronation of the
Marriage Ceremonial*, was to take place
on Suutlay, the 1st of April. The prepsr.
aliens for this great event were rp end’d
beyond description, and it w.s supposed
the ilium irnuians and feasts would excel
in brilliancy lh.«a of any former period
Gem Demo ier, had ^ieen appointed
by the Emperor minis’er to the Uni.ed
States. It was not known whether hs wa»
to succeed Gen. Turreau, or that he is
appointed to some rpecial mission. He
hvd tuken pa*»ago in die France, wiih
ihe Russian minister, and ms to sa 1 irom
Rochelle for Philadelphia about the 10: h
of April. It was reported and believed
io Paris, that Mr Pinkney had conclu ’ed
a convention with mo .Marquii Welles
ley.
Geo. Armstrong had taken up ihe ship
Sally, Capt. Scot^ laying a* St? Scbas'.i.
•ns, to take him-e'faud family to Amer
ica. Ha would embark from Bordeaux
-about ihe 1st of June. The Sally wan
to proceed to Bordeaux protected by two
passports, American property *us still
under seizure in all the ports on ihe Con.
tioent. The amoun' of property confisl
cn ed un&v the late Orders, in die p'»'s
of Biscay, Naples Sec. exclusive of Ton.
ningen, was computed to have etisi in A.
merles mot* than seven millio's of dol
lars,' That seiz’d at Naples had been
• Id and the proceeds placed in the ruyoi
ir^nsury ; that in Spam wus tTansporitog
t» Bayonne, wheie it was tc meet u wm
iiar late. The reason* assigned fo- this
i »-• y p.ocredmg was to p-event coals l«»
:« # virtual «ia-mantSj who wou d o be*,
ways be prosecuting th.-ir claims separ
ately, «nd at gieat txpence.
Little or no news irom the armies in
Spa n that could be relied upon.
| Gen. Mensj who commanded a party of
patriots, had keen taken l»y a party at Gens
D’Arines and sent into Fiance escorted bv
a heavy guard of seldiers. On the 7th o
April# Gen. M. was dmiDg ap-.rt irons bis
troops and was surprised at tabie=a par
ty ol Gaos d’armes entered his apartments,
before he was apprised ol their approach*:
he made a short, but vig rmis res stance,
in which he was severely wound’d, a.id
it was supposed he would not survive hit>
wounds.
A mmour prevailed at St. Sebastians at
the tin.e the Camilla sailed, that a battle
had beta fought between the combined ar.
m cs and the French, in which the latter
were defeated with considerable los*_«.o.
the truth of this, little was known or be.
lie ved.
It w.s also roported the day previeu* to
sailing, that the lrigat* John Av-ams nad
ar.ivcd at Chcibourgh, but no news had
transpired from her.
of the ship Ann, Pendergrass, oi N. York
latpiy condemned >n lit® Court 0. Prizes at
Pitt is, both vessel ami cargo. bereot)
six sennit o belonging to American vcaeh
c> ;>iui cd and cunliscatrd in the port a ol
iliscay, alsa came home in the Camilla.
The crews of sequestered v« seels wtr>
denied a support by the Fiench Govern,
ir.ent and were duly entering an bocud o
French pnvateer*.
Hy a U.e Decice all impoit duties arc
doubled and on prize goods liable.
Niw-Yohk, May 19.
From T,labon.— Capt, M'Crea, cf th<
ship Lntont, who mlived this foranorn
from Lisbon, inlorms that it wh* current,
ly reported whrn he left there [April 4]
ibat the French had, or were about u
withdraw their troops from before Cedn
for ibe parp'«c ol concentrating their wholt
lurce into on® body to attack, ihe int *f
,,nd Portuguese armies. Troops wen
constantly arriving there from Lnglund,
1 bree regiments landed the day bcfoit
Captain M’Crca sailed,
IMPERIAL A INITIALS,
YiEHirA, March 1.5, 1810,
When the prince of Neufchatel deman.
ded r.f his imperial majesty the hand »
hi* illus rious mughter, for h*s master N».
pole or,, he added, “ The policy of my so.
vereigtvisin uniocn with the wishes of hit
heart.—Tin* union of two powerful faml.
|-es, sire, w.ll give t® two gt nerous nation*
new assurances of tranquility and h*ppi.
ress.” in hi speech to the archduchest
Maria Looisa, hr said, Political cons d.
erut.oris may have influenced the dotermi,
nation rfbeth aoverelgnrewfmt it is shove
all, ycur consent, Madam, that theemj»er.
r, my master, wishes to obtain. It will
»e rie'i'y’littui to ace, on a grea* throne the
Genius of Power unite I with Heaut es anti
Graces which are dearly loved.’* Ti>^
following is the answer of the nichduch.
eas-j
“ The ViN of rt'7 \ her has coti4‘ar.t'.y
been mine'— my lieppVv st will always be
involved in his. It it |n these principles
that the emperor Napo.vTvi cannot lad to
find a p’erlge of the sentimtH’s wt.ich w 51
actuate my conduct toward* my husband
happy »f 1 can contribute to h»s Imfipin ss,
end to that of a greet nation. 1 give, W>th
the permission of my father, tnv consent to
•ny anion with the emperor N palemi *’
The answe* of the archduke Charles, to
he request of the emperor Napoleon‘that
he would accept hi3 p*ocuraton for the
nmrriage cerr monvjt was p culiarly ant"
mated :rh w.s* as follows :—
“ I accept wi'h pleasure, prinoej the
proposition which his Majesty the £•»».
psroo of the French has through you
transmitted to me. Equally flattered by
his choice, as penetrated with the delight*
ful presentiment that th's all auce witl ef„
face ereiy trace of political dissention, re.
pair the evils of war, and produce a future
happiness to two nn'ions, who are formed
i to esteem each other anil w 11 r* nier eac »
cither a reciprocal jU3»C- -I shah presrnt
1 the hand of the archduchess Maria L^u »a
to the de egete o‘ thegfta mm rc*>» wh im
j vou represent *-aod 1 prat V ow my p- nee,
to publish to all France my ardent wishes
that the virtues of the aicuuu.uess may
(cement forever the friendship of your sov
refgn, and lb* happiness of their people.”
Litdbn, March 23.
The archduke Franc'-s, brother of the
ompress of Austria, Is to marry Maria Au.
gusta AnteincttVj pfiocess royal of Saxony
•1-and Will be created king ef Poland.
LATE FROM GOTl'EUfBUFtGH.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of
respectability and intelligence at Ports,
mouth, N H to htl friend in Boston,
dated May IS.
“The ship Concordia, captain Rindge,
which sailed from Gnttenburgh on the 2d
of April, arrived at Portsmouth this morn
ing.
“One of the passengers reports, that at
the time cF h;s sailing the ports of Sweden
weraepen to the introduct'on of Americvn
commerce; btr apprehensions were en.
fpriainArl that thit Prunrh Miniit#r urhn
• had arrived in Stockholm, would cause
restrict f-ns to he imposed, to prevent ft free
•trade being Idng continued By an order
; published soon after h s arrival, all British
• vessels, produce and manufactures, except
fthc article of iw’t, were to be entirely ex.
• eluded arter the 34th or April.
| “It was the general belief of the best
j Informed persons in Gottenburgh. that it
jwas Bonaparte’s intention shortly to cause
a sequestration to be made of all Amerl.
j can vessels anti property in the ports on
the Continent, wuere he had?Influence ;
and that he was only waiting the arrival j
of a number of vessels which we*-e expect*
ed on tha opening of the Baltic, before J
carrying his ties go into execution.
The transportation ot foreign produce ‘
between Zealand and the Continent^ and
likewise b- tween Altona and Tonningen,
have been stopped and seizures of pvohl.
bited articles made, ,
“ By accounts from Russia as late as the
middle of February, nothing of moment j
had transpired in that empire. Its tran. !
quility was said o be owing to the engage. !
ments of Ben •parte in the celebration of
his nuptial contract ; hut notwithstanding !
many rumours had been io circulation)
that the Emperors Alexander und Napo.
leon had become disaffected with each o.
ther, yet it was confidently stated that no
war was likely to take place immediately,
f. r though the nobles 6c people were much
dissatisfied with their servile alliance to
France, yet the finances of the country
were so much exhausted, the value of Us
coin so depreciated, and so little confidence
placed in the stability of the government,
that a i rvent of this kind was considered
i impossible at present.
“By the interference of our Minister at
St Petcrsbu’g many vessels detected with
fotxel American papers have been con.
d-mned, and strict examination is now ob
served by him to prevent the continuance
of imposition on cur commerical char/ic.
ter
Several captures oi /Ymericin vessels
Jlave been made by the Danes ih.s se i»on.
Their ships of war have orders to bring in
all vessels of snspiciotw character; but the
privateers who were to have received re*
newtd commissions from Government to
commit further depredations on our com*
merce on the 15th oi March, are prevent
ed cruising for the presen; by. the inter*
ference of the Russian M.nister, claiming
a right by tre*ty, that the sound should be
kept open to all neutral ships,
•« The bargee Win. Gray taken incom
ing down fram Petersnarg, was condemned
s*iely for having joined a Urittish eonvev
in going up the Baltic, and there were
nany other vessels waiting trial under
like pretauces.”
EARTHQUAKE.
Extra 51 ofn letter frem the Ope of Good
Hope, da ed D~c 10,1809.
««you will probably have heard of
the Eor:hqueke winch has taken place
here I Wish to let you know that 1 am
yurfeaiy well, hav ug escaped injury,
much alarmed. It took place on Hie 4 h
of this month (the first shock about a quar
ter af erten at night- We were roused
up suddenly by a most violent, loud, hoi
, low, rumbling, subterraneous sound, with
a considerable degree of motion over the
entire house; which# from its cracking
and rockmg, we imagined it could no
aland. The bells rung most violently ;
w« thcrelore made our escape as fast as
possible in o the open air. Th.e shock
continued (bout a minute, and after a mo
mot.lVs calm, wae succeeded by a second
one, much m-re alarming and heavy than
he fust, and attended wills all the same
symptoms, but in a tPunli more terrible
| degree, a..d proceeding like tt from the
centre of the Tebls Mountain, neatly
due south, Into the eia | the sky per
Jefclly clear and bright with stars, and
a cloud to be seen* Thta shock eon*
tinned atSodt two rtt’i u'r, a-.4 was mast
dreadful-Tncrc were th ce others!
with »t h>* s ace ofhi 1 n hoar f;om the
fit's' all coinparimely slight* Th? chief
»f pton djt mg ihm trt ij: awful p enom*
com » weredogs barking and h wla
irg m >*r :eriilly* watches and c.Ocks
cithe- supping entirely, or else Iqsing
I’m-.; th* bells in all ihe homes ringing
vwn ly ; tha earth discharging water
in placss huheiln dry ; and the Stars
Khontmg in eve y direction across the sky.
We have had leaser ones* either by night
or day ever since which leaves Us id the
most unpleaslnt state of suspencei
‘ To attrmp giving an idea of the
co' fu ion and dismay of the inhabitants
and eve>y clan of people, is quite eu of
: ntf : o *er. Most of them were iti bed
| at the time, and in a moment ihe streets
and government gardens were filled with
persons of ail ages, sexes, and colours,
nearly naked scream og 8c wringing heir
hands, in expectation of being swallowed
up every moment. They remained out
the whole n ght, since which time they
have pi ch d ten s *n the different squares
and open p aces, where they remain du
ring the night / nor do I th! ik they will
b: induced to sleep in their houses for
some time. Providentially there were no
lives lost, ns no houses were actually
thrown d >wn, but msny persons hwe been
obliged td take theirs to pieces, in con.
seqjrncc ol the injury they have sustain*
rd. The thennume er waa, during the
whole time, between 7t and 73.’*
DOMESTIC*
SIR FRANCM BURDETr';
This gendemah has nobly distinguish
ed him-elf in opposition to the coirup inn,
abuses and tyranny of the British govern
ment 83 to have excited cantiderable a a
tentiori hot only in Great Uri ahs and
Ireland, but also in the United 9»ve*, It
is therefore presumed that any informs.
non respecting him will be acceptable to
the American public. The wiiter had
the hon-T and satieFafilion of a pc anna'
intimacy with Sif Francis Burden, and
wh.i he Wtites is of.h s own knowledge.
Sir Francis Bardett 13 now about 88
years of age. lie is about 5 feet 11 in.
ches in height. His countenance Is ih.
telligcnt, an'ira ted and pccuhatly prepos
sessing He is well mad- a d Ins face
rather handsome than marked %y any
boldness of expression or characters
tic of mind. His voice is soft, svree-,
well toned and in good c unrr.and. It
is evident trial such a man is eminently
qualified for a public speaker, and the
manner of Ins ac!Jrcss< his language
and actions, arc of tho-e kinds ilia* are
cortain to ar.est and secure public a.ten.
lion
It was in the year 1795—6, that Sir
Francis Burdett made his debut as a pol
itician * he then presided ar a dinner of
a very numtrous and re*ps61ablc meeting
ot the friends of Parliameri'ary Reform^
at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, The
; first occasion in which he distinguished
himseif in Parliament was in the year
1798, by his active, p-rsevermg and un
-tempting efforts to ameliorate ihe condi
tion of tiie S’ate Prisor.ersj particularly
those confined in C>id Ba h Fields er the
Rew Castile Prison.
Bir Francis Burdett*s fortune is be
lieved to be at inis time l»e.ween 30 and
40 thousand pounds sterling a yesr, and
he is without exception^ ihe only ling,
lishimn of Urge fo tune who has ever
been known to the wri er who was in
principle and in pra&ice a zealous and
d sinte ested advocate of the rights of
• I._ U- — . t._ .1 L • ir .»
...W •»*, II uiiiiou IMIH3V.il T711I1
any party in ihe house of commons.—
He considered the toiies and whigs in
no oilier light than as ins and outs and
he always has aCUd independent of
both.
H* was intimately acquainted with ma
ny of the most emmem and a6\ive Irish
politic al)'* He loved their persons, he
honored <heir effort* in the cause of their
country, and he revered the r principles.
has ever from h s debut been viewed
with a jealous and watchful eye by the
government of England* and it is b licv
ed that they fear him more than any in
dividual in the united kingdoms.
His commitment to the tower is a stri
king evidence of their fear and (heir folly.
I hey mu-jt liberate him at th# close of
the session, and he will co ne forth as the
beloved champion and the oppressed ad.
vocate of the rights and liberties of the
people.
The private virtues and amiable qual
ities of Sir Francis burden are as many
and as estimable as commonly fails lo
the tot of the more respectable and wor*
ihy portion of the human race. Mjy he
live to see the emancipation and enjoy
the gratitude of his county.
Phil. Uim, Ptesa.
PHir.MJKi.pni \, Msy 21.
** Experience is a wist teacher.’*
Commerce is now as unrestrained
as cupidity could covet—the tie* ol »o
cial and legal obligation are not row
subject to violation by avarice and the
disregard of morals or consequences.
Speculation may now take the cup till
it is drunk. Wnen the intercourse
was renewed with England, under the
proclamation of the President, alter
Mr Erskine’j engagements were made
to oir government j we ctudoiK'd the
mei chant* from making over Sup.
men:3 to that country, lest th: f d» in
pric^ of ou^ profL-ic<f there ahoqlJ dis
appoint their hopes—and product; loss
i.i tend of profit.
That great loss must take place was
certain, from the market being glutted*
and the almost entire impossibility of
making sales, until it was known that
the British ministar would not ratify
the engagement* of Mr Erskine, and
a moral certainty of a renewal of the
oon-intercour»e—which did talc - place.
Yet with this example fresh in the i
memory of every mer;hant, we find j
immense s' ipmen.s have been made
since, and others are daily making; so
that it is probable more produce will
arrive in England, within the course
of om^fortnight, than in times of re
gula Stynmerce had been accustomed
to ar^E in the course of a year.
CznMmy merchant avoid anticipat
ing the consequences—must not ex
perience suggest to every man that
immense loss must be the consequence
—that bills will be returned witfi pro
test, and damages »nd costs ot 25 per
ernthe added to increase misfortune.
' More ill is to be apprehended from
this mania of shipping than many peo
ple are aware of. I he loss or ship
ments to England in the course of the
current ye<*r, required to be guarded
against in time ; incousiderate specu
la ion will ruin many ; it will injur*
the nation and deprive us of a largo
solid capital that might have been well
employed at home in pursuits less
glittering but more certain.
Much mischief may yet be avoided
if our fleeting merchants will pause ;
It is ilctbnbaot on them to do so, and
consideLwell the chances betore they
send tftw- property out of their reach;
the probability is now, that cotton will
fall to Is. 9. per lb. deduct duty,
freigh t, commission, storage, drayage,
weignmg, «xc. ctc< ana calculate »nat
will remain ; try your calculation on
tobacco or any o ther article—th* pros
pect vf ill not be more fluttering.
Baltoiork, May 1#.
Three privateers called 1- re ,ch uut In
fact pirate^ have been seiz'd <.i N. Or
leans—*h y are called the Du^ de Mon tea
• bellow L’lntrepidie Sc Lu l et te Chinee
! The Captain of the fitst. is bessonj Brou..
| ard owner—ih# captain of the second is
| BraHiinah, the latter is a la Caste : If
] wc are to believe the New Orleans papers,
ti e syzufe of these vessels by government
mt* iMbldcd a scene ot villainy unit-, r cut
I or ofvWfcwt rench dug. wh ch, stilus* tho
• commi^on> fioin the French government
j autho^^V; thiir- Conduct be exhibited,
! must m ike them candidates for the llenip.
en Nick clo’h,
. Goods, said to be worth 10.000 dollars
landed clandestinely at Charleston S. C.
from an armed vessel, called F omen, navo
been s< ized at hancstou by the Collector
ot that port. \
Washivtom CiTT, May It.
HaviMpyrcceived information that
several Vhwels had been fi led & arm
ed vviuj^li tho Waters ot the United.
Slates, with intent to cruise against
the subjects of a foreign prince with"
whom the U. S. are at peace, govern
ment has i-jbuud instructions to insti
tute prosecutions against all persons
whatever who may have been or shall
hereafter be concerned in the fitting
out and arming ot any such vessel or
in the augmenting ol the tovo of any
such vessel.
Nat. Intel.
NAw YORK ELECHON'.
The •plowing gentlemen are elect
ed lleplefentativcs of the state of N.
York inthe twelfth Congess :
Ebenezer Sage,
*S.imuel L. Mitchell,
*\Vm. P.tuhling,
*Piere Van Cord4ndt,jun*
James Emott,
* Thomas 13. Cook,
* Asa Fetch,
Robert L. Livingston,
* Har mantis Bleecker,
Thomas Saminont,
*5ilas Stow,
Thomas R. Gold,
•Atunah Metcalf,
Uri Tracy,
♦Diniel Avery,
Peter ii. Porter,
J. Thompson, (not certain.)
Those marked (*) ara new mem
bers ; fhose in Italic are federalists.
Frofn the above statement it will be
seen tHat there is a republican gain of
six since the last election.
1909. 1810.
Republican 9 | Republican 12
Federal 8 J Federal 5
The returns for the assembly as far
as heard from (three counties yet de.
fleient) give a republican miijoiity of
thirty-one.
Brig. Gen. Hampton, who relieved Gep
Wilkmso i iu 11ms command of the army on
the Mississippi and its waters has im»c«
Severely indispoerd. Hi- coi«pia«at w*»
the oontagrom dysentery which haS%<*-ta.
taily and effectually vanquished the new
array i on becoming convalescent he disruis. j
sod hi* suite, And accompanied by bis Mack ii
servants, returned to bit beat near Charles* Alt
ton. The command has devolved on c*1,
Cn.hingj of the 2ad regiment af intun. ^1
tgr* Alex’s paper.