The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-24 00:00:00

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We have had numerous arrivals of Papers horn North
Ametica. The ailair of Detroit, in which an English Officer
was arrested by the American Government for entering their
territory in arms, in pursuit of deserters, has been terminated.
The Oilicer was tried by a jury of six Americans and six
foreigners, and found guilty of a riot only : and sentenced to
Pay a fine of 500 dollars. Another circumstance has occurred
at the san=e place, which is likely to foment the angry disposi--
tiolls ofthe two Powers. An American soldier shot an I ndiau
vho was under the protection of the British Government and
a reward has been offered by the English commander, Colonel
James, fur the arrest of the murderer: the Lallans were in
close watch for him. This has produced a remonstrance from
the Amei ican Governor, Cass, who threatens retaliation if his
people are annoyed by the Indians.
From South America the only intelligence which has reached
as, is a report contained in a Jamaica paper of a late date,
which states, that Morino had been defeated in an attack (Hi
part of the works at Carthigena, and had lost 1300 men in kil-
led, an:1300 prisoners. We do not vouch for the authenticity
of this report.
Another affair has occurred between the Indians and Ameri-
cans, which will, in all probability, be attended with serious
consequences. A small party of Indians from the Twiggs
county had come to Marion to market, and remained there the
whole day.. They left the place at night, and encamped at a
little distance. f he; were pursued by some American citizens,
armed with muskets, who, without any provocation, fired
among them, killed some, and wounded several others. These
are the vii tuous men who preach morality and good faith to
England ! I
A dispute has arisen at New South Wales between the Go-
vernor and the principal judge. The Governor insists upon
attornies transported thither being allowed to practice profes.
sionally ; which the Judge opposes, on the ground that the dig-
mity and purity of lie itkb jo,tice would not he likely to be duly
sustained bv such hands, and that the at.ornies in the Settle-
ment, appointed from home, mere fully competent to the
business.
A Daily Paper, speaking of Ireland, has the following most
alarming remarks :—" We do not deny the dreadful state of the
country. The accounts appear more gloomy every post.
The country Gentlemen, the natural guardians of the public
peace, have fled from their dwellings ; and so extensive is this
fundamental evil, that the regiments which have lately marched
from Waterford to Mallow, adistance of above 70 English miles,
found not a single couutry-seat inhabited. The middle men
in the most disturbed counties, a class of landholders who
rent large farms, and relet them to a lower class of tenants, in
smaller divisions, and at a higher price, arc said to promote the
excesses of the peasantry, that strangers may be deterred from
making proposals for the vacant farms ; that they themselves
limy be rid of all troublesome competitors in the market, and
procure the lands on their own terms from the proprietors—
Absentees habitually, or driven away at present by iltvir fer.rs.
So subverted are all the principles, prepossessions awl moues of
action, which characterize in tranquil times the respective class.
es of society, that Magistrates arc made the instruments by
which the laws are superseded.,-and a Judge upon the bench,
confessing the impotency of public justice, threatens aloud
with military execution, a people • in eclainiable by any other
means.
-Mr. J. Magee, proprietor of the Thiblin Evening. Post, brought
an action in Dublin lately against Mr. O'Gorman, One of the
Catbol c board orators, to recover dania:;es, under curious cir-
cumstances —O'Gorman Was counsel for a priest of the name of
O'Mullane, and procured his own report of the trial to be insert-
ed in the Post. It turned out to be a libel, and the proprietor
of the paper was fined .;)001. thr its publication ; to which, add-
iug the costs of suit, his loss amounted to nearly 10001. For
this sum he proceeded against O'Gorman, who declined respon-
sibility; and, aftei a ti ial of three days, the Jury returned a
Nerdiet for Malec, damages 077. 13s la
The dilleiencas between the king of kVirtemburgh and his
states arc warty terminated. Tl4c King has as:mai:Ll to the

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