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'of gunpowder, and the utmost vigilante and fortitude an
alone save them from destructioti- An esPinlhiti°n has
been► given of the departure et the Lieutenant-Governor
from Kingston, which may account for that fact,
without supposing it to arise from the extension of
the insurrection. By the last packet, a letter was
received from Sir John Keane, stating his inten-
tion to proceed in person with troops for Savannah is
Mar, where there were excellent barracks, and in the
neighbourhood of which the late insurrections have oc-
curred. We trust this explanation may prove as consistent
with truth as it is agreeable to our wishes. The Leeward
Island mail brings accounts from Barbadoes of the Ist of
July, and from Trinidad of the 4th, as well as letters
from Caracas of the 18th of June. All was tranquil at
these places at those dates. If the rumours should ulti-
mately turn out not only exaggerated but groundless, they
are still pregnant with lessons to us at home, with regard
to the forbearance we ought to observe, just now, in our in-
inference with colonial affairs. Without the unfriendly
pressure of the authority of the mother country, the cola
nista can hardly keep down the mutinous spirit of their
slaves. As in the midst of these continual alarms no ma-
chinery for the further improvement of the condition of the
negroes can be brought into operation, as no concession can
or ought to be hazarded which would wear the appearance
of an extorted right, we are sure that every temperate and
reflecting person will Dee the absolute necessity of abstain-
big, in future, from that pernicious iartermeddling with the
colonial Authorities, which, if it have not actually pro-
duced results deeply bloodstained, has certainly collected
a threatening mass of black clouds, from which destrue-
tion seems ready, at a moment's warning, to be poured
down on the ill-fated heads of the colonists.

By a private letter, received by the last New York
Packet, we learn, with great pleasure, that the dissentions,
which were on the point of breaking out between the Con-
gress of Xalisco and the supreme executive authority of
the Mexican federation, have been suppressed by the
energy of the Dictator Bravo. There was every reason to
suspect that Iturbide bad been tampering with Quintanar
and the principal persons in the local government at
Xalisco. and if the Dictator had not crushed the designs of
the conspirators by his expeditious movement on Guada-
laxara, a civil war :night have ensued. We are much
gratified to find, that the feelings of the people arc decidedly
in favour of the federal union, and that Bravo entered the
city amid the enthusiastic applause of its inhabitants.
The military faction, on which hurl:fides hopes rested, is
now powerless, and the adventurer himself will in all pro-
bability fall into the hands of the Republican Generals
almost as soon as he makes his descent on the coast. We
cannot pity him, though the sternest decree of public jus-
tice should be executed upon him. No criminal enterprise
was ever undertaken to disturb the peace of a nation with
less ground of extenuation. There can be no doubt now
of the solidity and strength of the Mexican Government.
The only danger that could menace it has passed away.
Nxw You:, Jus.r 17.

I have just time to writs you by the packet to inform you, that
the schooner Eclipse, enpt. Marshtou, Is this Instant arrived in
twenty days from Sotto la Marina, a small port to the northward of
Tampico, the very same whets the enterprising, but unfortunate,
Mina lamled some years ago. By this vessel we have rect•lvcd the
intelligence that General Bravo, after snaking a rapid march, had
entirely disconcerted the projects of his opponent Quintanar, and
enured the rich and populous city of Uusdalagara on the Illth of
Jane, where he was received with the most enthusiastic acclama-
tions, the people exclaiming " Viva Bravo I" " Viva Ii Soberano
Coognano Coustituyente Mexican!"—{Bravo for ever! The
Sovereign Constituent Mexican Congress for ever l)—The troops
immediately atrandoned Quintanar, and joined the brave filexicans.
In the evening the city was illuminated, and public rejoicings
of every description took place. Deserted by all his followers,
Quintanar has lied fur safety to the province of Sonora. Thus
has tranquillity been restored to, and the union mosolitlated be.
t wren two of the most populous and interesting provinces in the
New World, and schemes dismal:cried which had extensive ratui-
ticat ions.
Alter remaining in Guadalsitara a few days, It was the inten-
tion of timeral Bravo to put himself in communication, or rather
to form a second line of operation, with General Is Garza, who
commands a considerable force of faithful troops In the province
of Santander, and closely watches the coast at the same time, In
the event of 'turbid° daring to make an attempt at landing.
General Gana is a man possessed of immense property, and is
the sante individual who tirat opposed the Ex-Emperor when he
caused twcuty-four Members of the Congress to be arrested. His
tidelity cannot fur a moment be doubter'.

Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador, had a long
interview yesterday afternoon with Mr. Secretary Canning,
at the Foreign Office.
Prince Esterhasy, who Is appointed Ambassador from
Vienna to the Court of France, does not enter upon his
mission until the autumn. The Prince's suite will comprise
some of the sons of the highest Statesmen and Nobility in
Germany, at the head of which is young Metternich.
VIENNA, JULY t? 9.—11 is Highness Prince Gustavus,
son of the Es-King of Sweden, who has been treated with
the greatest distinction by the Imperial Family, set out
yesterday to continue his journey. He took leave of their
Majesties at Baden on Sunday. The Emperor and Em-
press arrived here yesterday from Haden.
es•tta.—ln a private letter received yesterday from
Smyrna, the taking of Ipsara is thus in substance nar-
rated :—" On Friday, the 'A ultimo, the Capitan Paella
(.rrived off the island, and, on the following morning, open-
ed such a terrible and well-directed fire, that two hours af-
ter sun-rise the Lipal batteries of he island were dis-
mounted. The disembarkation of the troops, to the num-
ber of I was then effected upon different points ; the
:reeks were driven from position to position, and a horrid
massacre followed. At three o'clock in the afternoon the
Turkish flag floated upon all the fortifications, and the town
and surrounding villages were set on tire. On the follow-
ing day the whole of the island hail submitted, with the
eseertion of a fort named Pako Castro, situated upon an
elevation in the centre of the island, and in which all the
Greeks who bad been able to attain it had taken refuge.
This fort was blown up at noon, but it was not known
whether by the besieged themselves or by the besiegers.
The fate oi* the Ipsariot vessels was unknown, but it was
fear( II that th, y hail fallen into the hands of the Turks, or
bad beer( destroyed. It is said that very few Greeks were
!saved, but that whilst they had life they fought desperate-
; ly, and that be. loss of the Turks was in proportion to the
boldness of their enterprise.
Despatches, dated the lit July, were received at the
Colonial 011iee from Barbadoes, and also despatches,
dated the Ith July, from Trinidad. Both Colonies re-
mained in a trangitil state.
Levers of the '26th June were received yesterday morn-
ing from Bermuda. They give a matisfimtury account of
the slate of the Colony. The public works were proceed-
hag, and the convicts remained healthy.
It is generally reported tha• the negoeiations which have
latterly been carried on between his Most Faithful Majesty
John, King of Portugal, and his son, Don Pedro, the
Emperor of Brazils. arc drawing to a favourable conclu-
sion. It is asserted that all the claims of Portugal on the

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Brazils have been adjusters, and that the only remaining
obstatie to a complete recognition on the part of Portugal,
of the independence of the Brazils, centres in the claims of
the Home of Braganza to the Portuguese and Brazilian
Thrones.
Halifax papers to the tstli ult. were received yesterday
at our officw. They contain the Address of the inha-
bitants of Quebec to his Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie,
with his Lordship's Answer. The inhabitants express
sentiments of warm and affectionate regret at the departure
of his Ezeelkney. They acknowledge the benefits the
Colony has derived from his iii iii istration—praise the
readiness and courtesy with which every application was
received and attended to—and hope for his return. They
also express the kindest wishes for a safe and ph want
pass-:te to himself and his Lady. These are proots of the
high estimation in which his Lordship's public conduct
and private virtues arc held in Canada.