The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-31 00:00:00

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GEORGIA AND- TOE UNZTP.D STATES.

An extract from a teeter addressed by T. P. Andrews,
Esq. Special Agent of the Government of the United States,
to his Excellency Get. M. Troup, Governor of Georgia,'
after he had suspended all intercourse with. Mr. Andrews:—
" PIINCETOS, INDIAN' NATIO*, JULY 4,11124•
Su.—l take the advantage of the drat possible moment from
incessant and anluous duties, to do myself the honour of receipting
to your Excellency your three last letters."
•• I acknowledge the receipt of yotu communication of the 2dth,
which has given me pain a. a man,' bet which caeses no uneasi-
ness on my part as an agent or officer of the General Government.
It has given me pain as a gentleman, because I think I can per.
eslve that you feel compelled tl presume from a sense of public
duty), to transfer the pursuit by the authorities of Georgia from
the Indian Agent to the Special Agent of the United Sties
Government. It causes no uneasiness on my part, as an officer
et agent of the Government, because I cannot suppose for a mo.
mem, that my Government will censure me for doing an act of
%tiered duty to the Indian Agent, at the same time that I performed,
in suspending him from ins Inactions, an set of courtesy to your.
/elf and Government which you thought necessary to the aster.,
lainment of unbiassed testimony. Had I entered into feelings of,
deminciation against the Ir.dian Agent before his trial, or suspended
him without doing him present jostiee, by a frank expression of
the reasons ahictt actuated me hi doing so, I should indeed have
apprehended the disapprobation of my Government (to which I !
alone look it: the discharge of my duties), because that Government
is administered by men pre.eminent for temperate and reasonable
counsils, and who could rot be Induced by any considerations to
violate the tights guaranteed to every citizen of our country, how.
ever humble, by its Constitution, and by the immutable principles
of justice.
" Your Excellency calls on me to avow or disavow the letter to
the Indian agent of which you appear to complain. With the ex-
ception of a few typographical errors, I avpw it as my letter. I
send you a Corrected copy. It is such a litter as my sense of jus-
tice imperiously called on me to address hint in performing a harsh
act towards him, "in approved of by my best judgment, such as it
is, Is approbate,' by I ream who, for wisdom. stands inferior to!
few, and in honour to none ; and such an one as I confidently trust'
will receive the approbation of my government. It is such a letter
as tram my letters of the Slat of May, Bth, lath, and 23d June, to
yourself, and our ircluent verbal communitations, as well as those
verbal and written to your aid.de.camp and friend. Colonel;
Inimpkie, you ought, in ray opinion, to have anticipated, and such i
an one as I was convinced, • for the honout of human nature' (to
use Your own eloquent expression), you expected.
Your Excellency informs me, ' that if the letter is authentic,'
I am to consider all Intercourse between your governinedfand my.
self as 'suspended: Be it so. I knot, of no intercourse between
your governn:ent and myself which is at all necessary, which is net
on your part perfectly voluntary and agreeable. Being an officer
of the general government, I can go on to discharge my duties
fearlessly, according to the dictates of my eonscience, ant to the
best of my judgment ; and, it' I am to be added to the list of the
proscribed, for interposing the shield of my government, to pre.
vent the destruction of a man doomed to be condemned without a
he ring or tri.d, I stab that suspension not only continued, but
made absolute and permanent.
" As your Excellency has thought it your duty to address me
your letter of the 21Ith June, I have felt it my right to reply to it ;
and to inform you. that I can now see, so tar as the examinations
have progressed, and they have been both numerous and important,
no cause for the accusattuos against the agent, unless in his in.
flexible integrity and firmness in stemming :I torrent of corruption.
disgraceful, in me opinion, to the national character. A sense of
duty compels me to say, that in using this expression. I have not
made ally aailsion to your Excellency ; for, I sincerely believe, that
the same persons who have caused this outcry against the Indian
agent, have abused that confidence which your Excellency was
compelltil to repose in consequence of your official station.
•• With high respect and consideration, I remain your Excel.
lency's most obedient servant,
'" T. P. A NDR EIS'S, Special Agent.
" To his Excellency George M. Troup,
Governor of Georgia, 31illetigeville."

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS AT RIO DE

J.INK IRO.

(From the Philadelphia National Garetlei
When vessels arrive a military guard is put on board,
the different Government boats visit, and the cutout-house
boat calls alongside, to know whether the vessel is bound to
Rio, or only put in for supplies; if bound for Rio, a strict
search is made in the cabin and forecastle, and all parcels
found are carried to the custom-house. whence they can be
taken after paying the duty ; the hold is then sealed up
and the captain allowed to go on shore to cuter, having
previously sworn to his manifest or cargo book, and signed
a declaration, in Portuguese, of his destination. If
this manifest clears the ship for Rio, she must be en-
tered in full, and pay duty on all her cargo; if for any
other port, a time is allowed her to get suprlies, and her
hatches are not sealed. If she has a cargo to land she is
sealed, and enters in Franquis, which allows the pri-
vilege of landing and selling part of her cargo, only paying
duty on the part landed. If by any mirtake in the
interpreter the captain declares in the declaration i I Por-
tuguese that he is bound for Rio, although his m n:fer
tray show his vessel bound for a market, there it difficulty
in getting entered in Franguia. Vessels are allowtsl but one
discharge a day, and often are prevented from discharging
for want of room at the Custom-house, or for want of
guards to attend to the discharge. After a lighter is
loadAl, the hatches are immediately scaled, unless permis-
sion is previously given for the officers to remain to allow
the cargo on board to be stowed, and the vessel's hold to be
put in ordor ; for which, courtesy generally exacts a fee to
the oleo", which, if not given, much trouble and incon-
vet fence may arise, as they ate arbitrary in their office,
' and ea redress can be bad by complaining—the word of the
lowest guard having snore faith given to it than that of the
most respectable shipmasters. Three officers arc rent
on board to attend to every discharge, and if one of
them fails to appear, no discharge is allowed. Vessels can-
na cuilmence to discharge before day-break, and the cap-
tain is bound to send his boat in time to take off the officers
from the shore, or furnish another for that purpose. The
expense of the guards at each discharge is about 4 dollars
80 cents ; that is the customary fee to secure this civility,
a practice of long standing, though pretended to be dz-
flounced by the Judge or head of the custom-}rouse, and
which merchants cannot avoid paying without exposing
themselves and their business to difficulty and inconve-
nience. All lighters with merchandise must be at the cus-
tom-house by seven or eight o'clock in the morning, and as
vtssels lay off in the bay, only small discharges can be
made at a time. Vessels with dry goods onboard are often
delayed front km to fourteen days between each discharge,
without an opportunity of discharging, waiting for their
turn.

flowerer proper or reasonable theseiregulations may ap-
pear, their application is extremely inconvenient, and de-
monstrates their absurdity, and the narrow mindedness or
she persons with whom they originated. The pretext of '
them is to prevent loss of revenue to the Government by
smuggling, when it is wel! known that generally speaking
little has been done in that .vay at Rio. The grand outlet'
is the custom-house door, but it is convenient for the cdfi-
an to put their heads of departments on a wrong scent,
who seem very willing to follow it, as it must be supposed
more agreeable to their interests—as they could not remain
ignorant of those practices which arc known to all the world
besides, if they did not choose it. They beat the bush for
the Emperor, bnt let their friends get all the game.
Goods, although manifested, if found in the forecastle, or
,anywhere out of the hold, or not under seal, are liable, by
late regulations, to seizure. No vessels should therefore
clear for the Brazils, or take consular certificates, but clear
for "La Plate," " Pacific," or elsewhere.

Mr. Deane, architect, engaged fitting up the concerns of
the branch of the Hank of Ireland, in Cork, was availed
on Monday by a number of combined workmen, one of
whom knocked down that gentleman, knelt on his cheat,
and grasping him by the neck, was near taking his life, but
for his brother, who struck the fellow ; and some other
gentlemen having assisted, be was secures], and will be
'tried at next Assizes for the audacious assault. Most of
II the labourers have turned out for eight shillingS a week,
and daily perambulate the streets in large crowds, intimi-
dating other workmen. Several houses have agreed to their
demand, in consequence of the high rate of the markets...-
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