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to this vltigh 'being caatilelliel;washt net begeblien elder
if at all
" It was therefore deemed IMAM. is the state of °V at
tkookat is, sheet 300 Igigenra" asd 25•"0 Aftlt W
lant, and pelmet emp visemseeelde beereentee, lest they shilikt
. t o
bine and eatleager werargery.
Ace "begal s"Woe Sowed inneinead every night, made pa.
trots thrlittitt the taws sal thiebeheish4 with orders to surest every
slave foetid is the street after eight elite:kat night, and place them)
In the cuitody of diegiegerillbertff (jailer) till the morning, when, ff
!bathing Vial)* ast dm-, they were usually released on par-'
anent of jail fees.
" It was therefore beenabiet OR Mr. Wray as a good inhabitant,l
not. ea Jbmiliatad his hem entedities, but to have them accord
vitith the pollee of the town, mote apedally at a moment whenthe.
seat ;Might sully have laid us in the dust.; and if. by detaining his
beepers beyond the regulated beer at night, be caused their trans
igieseioa of the rules laid down for the conservation of the eidony'
qt tbat critical period, he has only himself to blame.
11' This was the cast with George; he, going from Ur. Wray's
Neese to that of his wife was found in the streets an hour after the
time prescribed, with an inefficient pass, being one which might have
been improperly applied ; be was arrested and confined 'according to
custom, and the neat morning, nothing appearing against him, be
might have been released like others, on payment of the jail fees.
(I believe 8% 40d.) At the time this happened, I was not in town..
The agent,
ler. Scott, wrote to my Secritary, who desired, as the
Conduct of e guard was impeached, a parties lar statemeet of all
Oat had taken place, which he promised to present to me 'on my
arrival in town. And Mr. Wray, rather than pay the expense
attendant on the custody of George (I'caisnot say with bow much
obstinacy or humanity), suffered the poor negro, whose transgres-
sion he appears to have been the mike of, to remain in jail for two
or three days.
" The whole will appear properly verified by he Fiscal's Report.
I have, &c. (Signed) " It W. BENT' N CK.
(Page 280.)

AMERICAN PAPERS.

NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13.
The President, in his late Message, evidently sane.
tions the probability of an understanding '. ith the Bri-.
tish Government. After speaking of pending negocia-
tions with that Government, he observes—a For these
and other objects of high importance to the interests of
both parties, a negotiation has been opened with the
Vritish•Government, which, it is hoped, will have-a ea-
tlsfactory result."
DECEMBER I2.—IMPORTANT Ruarotrn.—A rumour
has been afloat in this city for some days past, that
Mr. Rush has made an inquiry of our Government, by
the request of the English Cabinet, to ascertain whether
the United States were prepared to join England in a.
united resistance to any attempt of the Holy Alliance,
noon the independence of_the South American Repub.
tics? We coatess that we are credulous to believe, not
only this, but that England is prepared to join us in re•
sisting all Wither attempts on the part of the Allied
Powers to colonises this country. They have large• pos•
sessions o:s this continent to defend Irwin foreign ag-
gression, as well as the United States. England is jea-
lous of Alexander's power, and the settlement which he
has formed on our western frontier, has ale eady been
with the English (Nisi:let-a subject of temeristrante.
A Treaty .'f Alliance, offensive and defensive, between
the United States and Great Britain; and the fleets of
each, combined actually ar sea, prepared to oppose any
force that ray be sent out by the Holy Alliance, to
subjugate the independent Colonies of South America;
•such a comiiination, in such a cause, is one of the pro-
.bab:lities of the present day. •
Dee. 11.-Li the Howe of Representatives on Monday.
Mr. Webster, of Massachusetts, pitiposed‘as a Resolu-
tion, that provision ought to be made, by law, fur de-
Trio ing the expense incident to the appointment of an
Agent or Coniniissioner to Greece, whenever the Presi-
dent shall deem it expedient to make such appointment.
The Resolution was laid on the tahte, according to
Mr. Wehstet's motion, in preference to the suggestion
of Mr. Foote to refer it to a Committee of the whole on
the state of the Union, and of Mr. Fancily, to idea it
to the Committee of Foreign Relations. .
Penu.-.-We learn by the schooner Flying Childers,
that a' out 1.000 Colombian troops passed Chagtes on
the tittle of Octol:er from Carthagena, no their way to
Lima, to juin the troops tinder Nalivar. Others were
_ expected for the same destina•ion, to aid in driving the
Spanish troops from Peru; and no doubt was enter
tained of their ultimate success.
DECEMBER 1.1.
66 PROCLAMATION OF TILE CAPTAIN-GENERAL OF THE
ISLAND OF CUBA, DON FRANCISCO DIONZSIO VIVES.
" Inhabitants of Cuba-The English brig Margaret,l
in forty-4x days from Gibraltar, has just arrived, in
which vessel Colonel Jose Ovando has come passenger,
who in add' essing me officially, has transmitted to me a
note containing • a statement of the most interesting
'events of the affairs of the Peninsula, front the month of
June until the 3d of October, as also a signed copy of
the Manifesto of the King to the Nation, given by his
Majesty on the 30th of September, the evening of his
departure fel' Port St. 'Mary's. Although these•accountss
ere not official, the situation of Cadiz entitles them to
all probability, and. their importance is likely to excite
the public attention, affording a field for malice to riot
in-the luxury of revenge, insomuch that I deem it neces-
sary to cause the Note and Manifesto to be published in
continuation of this, in order that the Public may be
.aware of the frankness of my character, and of my
.position to act against (contravene) evil interpretations;
and the many dangers to reputation which might be
exultingly opposed; and I expect that the intelligent
part of the inhabitants of this city will thwart the plans
Of the wicked who may strive in any manner whatsoever
to afford an opportunity to conspirators to meditate on
thar ruthless schemes of independence, thereby disturb.
ing the public tranquillity. I have adopted all the mea-
sures which I deem expedient to insure the felicity of the
island, and shall know how to curb the pretensions of
the ambitious, should they design to compromise the
political existence of Havaunah, and therefore exhort all
peaceable people to await the orders of the Superior
Government, which we may shortly expect to receive.
4 Ilavannab, 19th N0v.1893."

DREADFUL CALAMITY AT TILE CAPE OF
GOOD HOPE.

Grabam's Town, Cape of Good Hope, 0tt.21, 18123.
A•calamity of tJte most afflicting natuie, both in its de-
tail and consequences, has just befallen this settlement.
A ilaod, the result of ten days incessant rain, has deso-
lated the face of cultivation, and blasted all the pro-
spects of industry for a long time to come. Indeed so
estensife is the ruin, that it will be utterly impossible
for the colonists to retrieve themselves without assistance
from the country, andsthe adoption of the most lenient
and indulgent measures by the Colonial Government.
There is scarcely a habitation left tenantable through.
out the district of Albany; all are more or less damaged,
many irreparably so, and a considerable numbs 7 de.
siroyed altogether ; those situated on low alluvial soils
were esposed to the overwhelming rush of a torrent un-
paralleled in the toeolleetion of die oldest inhabitant,
+which even extended to dwellings supposed to be mode

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