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Florida. to their rightful
argue from the contra.
occisionally appear in the
be a gang still un-
Cabinets of Madrid and
moment asserted, that
• are to remain with
, spins it is rumour•
transmitted to the Go.
his command to the
Spaniards, whenever they shall demand possession of
the fosts with a force adequate to maintain them,
end to check the outrages of the Indians log dolt the
Obsess* of the United States. If such an order
kale molly proceeded from the War Department
et Washington, we should consider it, from its
being so general, as a device to maintain the con.
quest warder a pretence of justifying it. Nothing,
lsowerer, short of an actual surrender of their
vamped authority by the United States to Spain,
swum the honour of the one, or rescue the chs-
Tier of the ens* nation from the reproach which
Genets' Jacasom's cboduct is calculated to throw
'am it. It is ssof likely that Spain, outraged as she
leis been, would so far recognise the right of arms
alto yield, in consequence of General Jecisorr's
pogolgoissi. one point in her diplomatic proceed.
• immtmud America cannot imagine that her claims
have br rr advanced by all act befitting rather the
Captain of a horde or Buccaneers than the °lke,
pl s civilised and reviler. Govegnment. lisdied,
to do the citizens of the Union justice, they, for
the most part, mimes, heartily ashamed of their
oolen, and though no doubt can be entertained
cutest they have long set their hearts upon possessing
florides, net only as a memo of increasing their
resources, but of maintaining their security, they
. now be well contented to have their flag re.
d from the walls of Pensacola, and trust
to diplomacy, or the chance of honourable warfare,
for the future acquisition of those provinces. The
present lineation of Spain, debilitated by the soy.
moral resisteisce of her South American Colonies,
and labouring wirier the severest financial ember.
rauments, without an, obvious means of turning
the tide of war in her favour, or of redeeming the
credit of her treasury, is particularly propitious to
the desires of the United States ; and yet it would
item awry strange policy in the Court of Madrid
to sell provinies where its power is acknowledged
and peaceably and willinkly obeyed, fur tht, pur-
pose of raising supplies to carry on what, now can
hardly he considered a doubtful war fOr the reco-
very of other provinces, where iii authority is
▪ mud vigorously resisted, and where even
success could be only partial a'neltetriporary, to be
again followed at no very distatirperiod by hostility
no less extensive hat better orgrinised. It would be
vain to delay the right of Spain to dispose of the
Floridas, with all their inhabitants, to another Go.
vernment, without a frontal assent on the part of
the people, because in a case where power exists
to enforce obediesice such a plea will not be ad-
mitted ; yet undoubtedly it might so happen,
f,tino lung-cherished habit, and prejudices, that in
the transfer of the Florida, to the United States a
Karat outrage might be inflicted on the feelings of a
large portion of the inhabitants. A Governineut
is good ouly as it is so considered by those who are
sohjeettOft, and hitherto no indications of discon-
tent lui4,!seen manifested in the Floridas. Were
tie peoples in the event of • purchase, to resist
the authority of the United States, it would be
utterly repngnnot to the avowed principles of the
Governmeist of the (Joints to enforce the bargain
Icy right of army, mid instead of citizen's acquire
discontented slaves. There cannot, hoWever, we
conceive, be a shadow of doubt respecting the im-
provement of the Floridas by die change of go•
vernmelit; we even think that should the Flo-
tiilais become a part of the Union, Pensacola
will become the most flourishing and con.
mercial town iu Minis America; but it is not
consistent either with the honour or the policy of
Spain to sell them, more particularly to that
Poser which had retourse ivantunly to arils; and
made miltrarc force the umpire of diplomatic dif
ferenees. SI Id Spain pert with the Floiidess
she virtually arils all the interest she permanently
Possesses on the :mil twill of America. Virith these
ewuperatively iocousidereble provinces she might

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tbere will he in holding it to garrison tile variont i still carry on a valuaLle trade, *hen the glories et
rig and endeAvuur to make us warlike tidies sp. ..MeXter. and Peru shall leave vanished from lirr sight.
the iilessings of pe.ce and coviliast I while the handful of dolls,. she might obtuse. from
61 The diplefareUrONShi. made dreadful ravages the United States 'mold be rapidly and vainly swai-
)n tlw Provinces of llindostan. The district [lowed up in tilt MOM vortex where so mach Wood
„rijoerecii purr alone is stated to have lust 30,000 • end wealth has been already so unprofitably squill.
It uas paid Bengal a visit. and is now coin- tiered. should we, in the, present day, have
big acmes the Peninsula with rapid strides. Indeed thought of the British Cabinet, had. the Ministers
'it is rsportest nut to be Findley off thou Jouluali, composing it, during the war of the American Re-
eel) 300 miles from us. volution, sold the Caned., to,Franee for a few mil..
I. The .freight of goods to Eur Ope has risen dur. i lions tf here., to Bing after New nglaied, Mary.
and even It/. per land, reinisyrivania. end the other provinces which
of cotton in Eng. I were eventually successful in the contest against
but I am afraid 'the mother country I They should then. indeed.
such market.. The have been confirmed in public opinioli as drivellers
bial„,, hats btim unik'for gove\inment„ whose passions had prevented
. and oar markets tb4 exercise of their understandings. Yet as far as
hoe-traders, e*. logr interests in America eh concerned, the siton.
aemi, have already ilea of Spain now is not very dissimilar from that
gise uf England it the period alluded to. The differ.
cotton (perhaps alto. once between the value of the provinces respectively
with a few drugs makes none in the policy of the measure; and if.,
ou the former ecceeiosi, it would hare been unwise
In the British Cabinet to part with the Canada., it
catmint he prudent, whew existing eireenistaseer,
fur the Cabinet of Madrid to sell the Florida.. It
cannot, however, be concealed, that the Govern.
meet of the United States has such demands
against Spain as will prolmbly never be satiofied
but by the acquisition of the Florida.. In this
case, should Spain surrender the provinces, she
will have submitted to necessity and the superior
fortune of her competitor.

Yesterday morning the Doke of YOUR had an
audience of the Panics REGENT, at Carlton
House, on his arrival frogs Oatlands.

Extract of a letter, dated Hairannah.Ortober 16 :
—"" We have joist heard here of the arrival of
General RENOVALUS. at New Orleans. This ex-
pedition will probably differ from that of MtsA
only in the circumstance, that it will slut be able
to laud even upon the Spanish territory."
Extract or a letter (rain New York, dated Nov. 9,
Owing to the great scarcity of soothe'', oe.
aliened by the swum* exportation of specie 62
the East mad West Indies, our Exchange en Lon-
ciou is at 1 to 4 per cent. disconsot ; the same will
tend to bring down the price of our exports; dol-
lars (Spanish) are worth 7 to 8 per cent. piehnium.—
All goods subject to an ad videreas duty must in
foture have the oath of the shipper *Recited to the
invoice, certified by the American Consul at the
pod of shipment, to entitle them to entry."

A fever hag. for some considerable time past,
prevailed here, bearing the character of typhus;
but happily, it has not, in many instances, bad a
fatal tertnisiation..—(Lewes Paper.)
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Siefia Leone Gazettes have been kindly commu-
nicated to i, by a friend in this port, whence se
may give some extract* next week. A letter. ac-
companying them to the some friend. stater the
fottuvring particulars of the number of Europeans
gird the **eltess in the colony, somewhat at variance
with the siammeme which have appeared in the Lou.
don Journals. " I have had the fever this season
above a doyen limes. Any person unacquainted with
this climate can form no conception of its miseries.
The number of Europeans here may be estimated
at about sixty generally throughout the year, on
an average—and although the new comers may
he calculated at from thirty to forty yearly, the
white population dues not increase, therefore you
may fairly reckon that we lose as many as come.
—A stranger anises here only to die and to be
forgotten in a, month. Not one in twenty lives
to return, and the chances of surviving are one
hundred to one against him. A visit here is
but a forlorn hope, when every other hope of do-
ing well has failed." This is but • melancholy
statement, and Government will do well, we think,
to transfer the eolostv to tome more promising and
healthy quarter!—( i'llpaotak i'aper.)

The conduct of the City of Dublin Grand Jury
in nominating, or rather in not nominating, a
Roman Catholic Chaplain to the gaol of Newgine,
reminds us of a passage iis Mr. Beees's sdmi.
raids letter " On the Penal Laws against Irish
Catholics," addressed to as Irish Nobleman, pre.
'tout to the partial repeal of them iu the year Mg.
It is I+4 folluit• :—He is speaking of what he calls
tt a scheme 9f giving to the Castle the patronage
of the presiding Members of the Catholic Clergy."
" Flow," he asks. " can the LORD LIRUTINANT
form the least judgment of their merits, so as to
discern which of the Popish Priests is 6t to be
mode a Bishop ? It cannot be; the ides is Adieu.
lists. Ile will hand them over to the Lord Lien-
truants of Counties, Justices of the Peace, and
other persons, who, for the purpose of vexing and
turning to derision this mineralsle people, will pick
out the worst sod most obnoxious they can find
uniuug•► the Clergy to set over the rear. Whoever
is complained against by his brother will he .cousi.
ilere.l as persecuted—whoever is censured by his

superior, will he looked upon es
ever is careless in his opinions,and loose iu his
!Mooods. will be called • liberal man, nitti will b 4
sum:riser! to Lillie incurred hatred because he was
not a bigot. informers, tale-bearers, perverse and
obstinate men—flatterers, who turn their backs
nom their ricks and court the Protestant Gentle.
men of the county, will he objects of preferment.
A mid then I run no risk in foretelling, that who-
ever miler, quiet, and morality you have iu the
couittry, will be lost."

Winta Ftcti.—There has been the greatert
quantity of bodlitoss and acolicirrs caught tug the
Coast of Culnllr.laod this cpu he 'Tarim-
hertd within thr Irrt twenty years. In Bouritbs
there are not less times limn 3 to 4.000 dozen
caught 'fortnightly, un au hyrrage, which benefit
the hobbit in a eery high deg, we, particularly the
inhabitants of the borders of Scotland. From 4to
SOU dorees we sent weekly from 80w:76-‘,l
*here they ate sold at from to 3d. per
duiess. Governmeht would do well to give every
encourugemeot to this source of health,

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Pi IfIIOYABLE .110reitsxrs.

• ARRIVALS.
Ish.• e Marquis and Marekiwiess of 17iortuster, from the
Continent.
• Uir IVr.itealry, Hart. at Slake's Botri, from a tour.
The Hon Mr. Wesieurri, 31. P. at his house, Half-tumm-
y:ter,. (rum Ireland.
J Latiotche, Eul at Batts' Hotel, Dover-Mrect, from Ire-
land.
• Hyde Clarke, Eaq at his home is Grafton-strret, room
Storkport, Chasidic.
Cdourl and Mrs. Malcolm, iu Foley.pltce, from Ford
'Flom, East Grinstead.
Mrs lineis and family, at tbrir horse, Albemarle-street,
fruits SUlSilsemptoo.

DEPARTURE-1.
The Marquis of Tavistuek, fur his seat, Oakley Mouse,
Seldfordalbsre.
Earl and Camentess of MarelesllelJ, from Cooduii-
street, re, Sherbons Ca.tk, Oxfurdaltire.
Sir ArHunie, BAH. fur Wormleybitry, HeritwdAire.
Alemirodrr Eaq. films Wimp°le-street, Ca Es-teflon.
Mrs. T. Cleaning, from her house hi Graftoa4treet, fur
Ramsgate.

I
g the hlid 11S0 01011 tile to )oi. as
Ito;s. in comwqueirce of the sales of
laud bring so very feroutable ;
kW we mink long reckon on sue
Investment.. on the roomy. to
sat • discrtant of 241. per cent.
avenruckrd. Twenty-one fire
/lawman% and six French re
nailed from this port since 'the come
tar. Their e'lief cargo was colt(
kilter ;butt 26,000,000 pounds).
iind Noose pepper."
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Therestsration of the Florida
metes. If we can a►got
CicTii;accounts that 'coition'
North *oneness Papers, to h
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sifetermilwd between the Cabia
Wasinagtoo. It is at one nso
These lung-wisheaVer provinces
the oreopying poster; while, al
led that orders have been trans
►eruor of Pensacola to resign hi

to • het sod Amev.cs cannot imarir
hefty be' nn advanced by ao act bel
Captain of a horde of Buccaneers
pl a civilised and reviler. Gores
to do the citizens of the Union j
—as
the most part, appear heartily a
wingers*, and tboligh no doubt ca
ilou they hove long set their heart
ob• not only in • woo c
musarces, but of maintaining tin
riveld now be well contented to I.
from the walls of Pens
to diplomacy, or the chance of ha
for the future acquisition of those
present situation of Spain, debilit
awful resisteisce of her South Ar
and labouring strider the severest
laments, without an, obvious r
the tide of war in her favour, or
reedit of her treasury. is 'minicab
the desires of the United States ;
(mem a 'eery strange policy in. the
to sell provinies where its power
and peaceably aird obe
pose of raising supplies to carry
hardly he considered a doubtful
eery of other provinces, where
ape* sod vigorously resisted,
mems could be only 'sortiel and,
again followed at no very distatirp
no less extensive hot better organist
vain to deny the right of Spain t
Florida., with all their inbabitanti
emollient, without s formal :omen
the people, because in a case wh
to enforce obedience such a ple
Initted ; yet undoubtedly it rsi
fmni lust;,-cherished habits and pi
the tranefer of the Florida, to tbt
great outrage might be inflicted or
large portion of the inhabitants.
is good ouly as it is so considered
.objecttae c sod hitherto no indit
tent hiMlstri
smattifeated in the
the people, in the event of • pt
tite authority of the United Stat
utterly repugnant to the avowed
Government of the Usiiou to en
by right of arms, and instead of
discontented slaves. There cam
runcsive, be a shadow of doubt re
pruirentrait of the Floridas by do
vernment ; we even think that
sidits become a part of the t
will become the most Bourse
merriel town in North America
either with the honour
Spain to *ell them, more purl
Power which had rritouise %session
mole military force the umpire 01
ferences. SI Id Spain part wi
*he virtually sells ail the interest
possesses on the I :mu iinuit of Arno
vonsperatively imousideratile pros