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of the power with which I have ice; inve;teti? I am certain
you do not intend to cone(( such a messing, yet your order
will bear me out hi consideeag it in this point of view. lem
=you have an opposite feeling to that which is to rewltte
tanager's mekseutomaton, without power or privilege;
'wfth'bizt conhequence orluspect ; without the power to controls,
oe regulate others; for this would be the case (having ezercisedi
an authorised privilege), were your order to be enforced.. What
I have done in this respect, I will justify before the fullest Corn.
mittee that can be assembled, as a sound policy, andproye, upon
the responsibility I am pledged to, to theft satisfaction, that the
exercisrof any privilege in this respect has been in every eircuom
'lance highly beneficial, not detrlmentalto the Theatre. Haying
petaled clove much in vindication of my own conduct, in the en.
„melee of that which I consider as a right by agreement (ask
Were # debarred me, I could, not for a moment hesitate in the
. iiwrse I ought to pursue), as well as to uphold the necessary
consequence and cuthogity of a Manager, which I should cams
g▪ ive you might rather to increase than diminish ; I will join my
.opinion with yours thus far : were both Theatres to embroils
'one mode, and be honourably scrupulous not to deviate frau
;positive reciprocal law, binding each other by a penalty, then, I
t's saw with the grace of Goo, banish tall orders and all privileges ;but
,'till that shall be done, it would be folly—nay, ruin, to attempt It,
• The arguments you have made use of are theoretically right,
bet practically wrong. • The government of Theatres has been
too long established on its wesent system, to enter, in times like
&A re, and under depressed circumstances, on speculative plans;
and he who-is daring enough to aim at reform in this particular,
.may chance to lose his fortune with his wisdom, and retain only
• the reflection, that he has paid dearly for the weakness of his
nature and the boldness of his attempt. History will bear me
out in this conjecture, and the experience and lives of the
greatest professors of the histrionic art will prove, that during
two hundred years, the same evil we complain of has existed ;
the same means have beets pursued to counteract it, and the
saute policy, after fruitiest endeavours, has again been resorted
to—fictitious means—to preserve appearance and recur: chanc-
ier ; it is an evil, but a necessary one ; and as it cannot, but by a
joint observance, be remedied, do not let WS singly suffer-by
the attempt.
From the reign of the great Brresstrox, rully exemplified
to his life, to that of enema, Waits, and DOGGET ; from Sir
Rienasu STIMLi to LACY, from LACY to GARRICK, HAMLIN,
and SUSSMAN, all individual proprietors, the seine necessity,
the same policy has been observed ; and if such men could not
banish the system, shall we, with our shoulders bend,ing to the
ground with difficulties, attempt it, unless, indeed, it be to
ionic us sink under the burthen, and so end our hopes and ex-
istence together?
. As Cruel was ,the truest and best historian, so was he the
most prosperous Manager; taking into view the period of his
g yeernment, the reign of Cite asses Smelt/' his life is, perhaps,
the truest picture of the times in which he lived. After the
troubles of a civil war, ond the man, inisehances of theatrical
management, the period at last arrived, which he had so long
languished for—Me y,sittgontrrunewt.sjn Nati met 7heatre, with
Wits, and Donne. 'l'hia triumvirate reigned prosperously for
Yo years • and iu Ciasaces History of that period, it will be seen;
that tact Theatre exercised the same policy, to maintain the ap-
pearance of success and good houses, in order to keep pace with
the skew of their neighbours. From that period to the present,
the same necessity has existed, and the same means exercised
to obviate all. appearance of an empty or indifferent house, which
too trim occurs under the best management.
Who so well knew this necessity as Catmint and our be I
minted &mimeo? They both followed• the example of their
predecessurs, when OCCASIOII required it; and I am certain,
my dear Sir, with such examples before us, and with (ea
weakened means, you will not persist in a resolution, which,
believe me, will, if pursued, prove detrimental to our interest,
end ruinous to our prospects. I am Well aware, that amongst
a large body, there will always be found a few discontented
growlers, who, thinking they have more wisdom than their
neiglibmirs, are determined to find fault wjth every action of
those who govern ; but such opinions ought not to operate on
the minds of those who act with conscious rectitude. &MAI-
DAN; at a period when the Theatre was threatened with excess-
tie:4, was upbraided by a body of grumblihg auditors, who
yelped out every where the same doctrine, which doubtless
you have often been assailed with, that the Theatre was filled
with orders—that the money was wrongly appropriated—that
it was badly managed—aid that they would take possession of
it, mod manage it for the creditors. Mr. SHARMAN, with great
penetration, saw the ,drift of his sagaeiou I brawling friends,
Ord found a remedy for fheir roarings, alai said—" Gentlemen,
I resign the management of Deure-hoe to your better jutig-
men—call a me tang—form a Board at Management, and pay
yoorselves by your wise and prudent 'government." They,
dki so, and this Board of Management took possession of the'
Theatre. ate came on the stage to reform abuses; another
examined the lamps and candles ; another, the wardrobe ; ano-
ther, the carpenter's shop; another, the coal-cellar; this dress
WAS too costly; that unnecessary; what was the use of this
scene, and that property? le. fee. At the expiration of two
morths they found the task they bad with eagerness undertaken,
trAublesome—in six months they were sick—and in nine, they
led from their duty, and Mr. SHERIDAN was left in toilet pos-
session of his Theatre, and cever after heard of bad menage-
meet. Here was a cure indeed—and as lam certain you must
often be perplexed. in the santakway, I wish it could be prac-
ticable to impose the same remedy, and free you from all future
insignificant intruders.
I have wandered mere into this matter than i intended to'
have done; but, as the occasion has called for elocidation, it
may not he considered unnecessary. I can have only one feel-
lug about Drury-Lute—its prosperity—l am hound too strongly
to it: interests, to maintain any other opinion, or uphold any
other system than that which is conducive to success, because
remuneradue for labour must spring from that sourm.
Yea will have the candour to acknowledge, that the sum I re-
ceive from the Treasury cannot ha adequate to the anxiety,
the duty, the responsibility, and harassing labour of sixtesii
hours dal ky and nightly attendance ! Allowing this, I must be
absolved prom harbouring any retrograde feeling against its
government; ar.d if the study of twenty yeses hi the manse.
meet of theatrical property, with a clam application to the
history of fanner times, can qualify me to give. a decided opi-
nion, you will give me credit for thus freely and respectfully
combating a proposed system, which my experience and judg-
ment so forcibly point out to he fatal, and which, nu a further
and more serious consideration, you will, 1 may hope, abandon.
I do not mean that orders are always to beachnitted—this is the
farthest from my thoughts, and views of management : they ought
only to he used as ciscuinstauces require them; but if they be
permitted at one [louse, and not at another, the consequence will
be, that the Public will crowd to the fall, and abandon the empty
House—they will proclaim the success of the one, and the ruin
of the other--the comfort of one, aati the coldness of the other
—the good niar.agement of Covent-earden, and the bad of Drury-
lane. The Public is a muster in this respect, and is generally
guided in 'its opinion by appearances, not by truth. Those who
are capable of judging for themselves, will nut take the trouble
to do so, but will quote the opinion of a rascally scribbler, who
is too often biesied by party feeling, and paid for his abuse.-..
When orders are necessary, I will prove they brill money to the
House, instead of keeping it out of it ; and that, on an average,
two orders will bring a third person, who shall pay for admission,
that is, whet: they are, as they always ought to be, properly dis-
tributed ; besides, is it not better to la.ve a respectable audiences
in the flotise, than to perform to eintty benches, which, at par.
ticular periods of the season, like the present, when the town is
empty, and we are performing every night, we must otherwise
10 You speculate on the Free List lilling the places 'not °cern-
pied on weak nights—those are the very people who fly from a
thin house, and will only enter it when there is a new play or a
new performer, and will then occupy the places of those who
would pay for the some ace anamodat ion t-nay, they are the very
persons who will prevent the run of a piece (although a confide:
ruble portion of the Public may not have'iseen it), in order that
they may be gratified by a quicker succeseloa of novelties. Trust
not to those, fur any good they may do In this way, to support a
thin house—they have been proved, and found light in the ha.
Luce : there are some doubtless, who may be considered lovers
of the chains, and will generally attend, but they are too few to
help our cause, or render us any benefit in the way we require
and expect them.
I hope, my dear Sir, yen will not consider what I have stated
in reply to shi: particular part of your letter, as dictated by any
untoward feeling of oppereition to your views of management;
although I claim the privilege as a right, I hope I have discre-
tion enough to use it with caution, and for the good of the con-
cern ; am also well convinced, It is not your wish to render the
insignificant in my official capacity, nor place me in any unplea-
sant situation with the body I have to controul and manage, by
any abridgment of those privileges which give some little con-

AMERICA.

QUEBEC, JULY gl.

We cannot but admire the complaints of writers
who groan out their dissatisfaction at the act of the
Imperial Parliament, for opening a port in each of
the colonies of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,
under an impression that it dust be injurious to this
province—that is, that all competition must be inju-
rious to monopolies. Such writers would have the
world be stationary. They forget the axiom; other
times, other manners," and make no allowance for
the progress of nations, and the spirit of the day.—
Monopolies must yield to general liberal principles;
the times require it. We do not see what ground this
province can have to he out of humour with an act
giving a certain freedom of trade to the ports of other
British colonies, when we are indulged ourselves with
a free commercial intercourse by land and internal
navigation with the United States. When we say
that we have this liberty, our meaning is that we are
"to

t generally restricted by the mother country—our
restrictions arc our own act, that is, they are the act
of our own provincial Government, except, indeed,
so fir as the mother country reserves and enforces the
right of suspending pur acts, as was the case lasf
year. Our commercial regulations generally issue
from the Executive; authorized by our Legislature,
therefore. they may fairly be said to be our own act,
narrowed as may be our commercial intercourse,
and narrow enough it is. God knows.
But if we complain of the restrictions of our Go-
vernors to ourselves, shall we repine at the liberality
of Great Britain to our sister colonies, though, per-
baps, intended less to serve them, than to conciliate
the Government of the United States? a conciliation
required by the times ; at least it must be so supposed.
For ourselves we feel a strong repugnance to mono
Folies of any kind ; and did it depend upon us, we
would cast off thr fetters of trade from the whole
universe, leaving it to fair competition and preference
to the most deserving only ; that is, to such as come
with the hest and cheapest goods to market.
Why does the world wish success to the Spanish
colonies, but bec iuse they have been the victims of
the most galling monopolies. But when a supposed
particular local interest comes into competition with
a general principle, the latter is wholly offuscated by
the former. This is too common a case with trading
interests ; but it is the business of Statesmen to see
things upoa a wide and general scale. This reminds '
us of a lesson we once heard upon the subject from
thc grtat Burke—it was on the hustings at an elec-
tion for the City of Bristol, wen the favourite doc-
trine of the day was, that Members of Parliament
were bound to follow the instructions of their consti-
tuents. This doctrine Mr. Burke strenuously re-
sisted, on the ground that a Mamber of Parliament
was not an agent for a city, but a Member for
' body representing and acting for a whole empire.—
This was after the close of the poll. As this doctrine
slid not exactly chime in with the views and wishes
of a particular trading city, Mr. Barke was not re-
elected at the ensuing election.

FROII TILE' SAVANNA!! REPUBLICAN OF JULY 16.
WATCHES, 'JUL.: 6.
TO THE EDITOR OT TIIE STATE &MM.. •

Stn—As the general impression is, that General'
Jackson has, on his own responsibility. tried, shot,
and hung the noted Arbuthnott and his companion
in villainy, perhaps a list of the Officers composing
the General Court Martial which sentenced them to
death would be gratifying to your Readers. particu-
larly as it discovers great prudence in the command-
ing General, by selecting a Court both so respectable
for rank and intelligence.
RanoLta Asstr.—Majlr-Gcneral Caine,, President; Colonel
King, Lieutenant-Colon:1 Arbuckle, Major l'wiggs, Captain
Vasban, Captain Gadtden.
l'oLosrl:eras.—licuteaant-Colonel Gibson, Lieutenant-Colo-
nel Dyer, lieutenant-Oda:lel Williams, Lieutenant-Colonel
!Jou, Captain Crittenden, Lieutenant Vassell, Recorder.
There was a full Court of thirteen Members, but
I have forgotten the names of the others. An officer
just from the fort of St. Mark informs me, that the
papers found in the possession of those exciters of In-
dian barbarities was proof (positive) of their being
the instigators of the Seminole war. Jackson and
the Court have done their duty, and their country
will do theirs. It appears by one of the articles of
c,spitulation in this dr.y's paper, that " a Seminole
Chief with his family, who was in the fort at Pensa-
cola, should be transported to Havannah, on the con-
dition that he never should again return to the Flo,
tidos. Here is an official avowal by the Spanish Go-
vernor that he had received and taken under his pro-
;fiction our known and declared enemy !
Under these circumstances, was not Jackson justi-
fied in taking Pensacola? The public sentiment of
this country will not hesitate to come to this conclu-
sion: such is the sentiment we have heard generally
expressed.—As to the rev dings of the Nassau Royal
Editor against Jackson, we are not surprised at it,
when we consider that the act complained of was
done by an officer not much liked since the battle of
New Orleans. The consideration of this alime is
enough to excite the venom of which all Royal Edi-
tors possess no small portion.' To conclude : the
petty effusions of the Gazette against the Editor of
this Paper is worthy of the source from whence they
came, and a poor substitute for argument and truth.
They have just the same effect on our minds as the
buzzing of a harmless fly has on our ears.—" Like
uncle Toby," as Sterne says, we pity the insect, and,
rather than disgrace ourselves (were we within arm's

reads) by descending to his level, we would give him
a passage through the window.
It is natural enough for the Editors of Nassau to
feel every possible sort of sympathy for the savages
on our frontier, and particularly towards the Semi-
noles—the basest, most unprincipled, and ferocious,
of all the tribes ; and for hatred to General Jackson,
who is not much liked by John Bull's calves since
the battle of New Orleans. The Nassau Editor talks
about " the murderous measures of the American
troops towards the Indians." This comes with a bad
grace from the British, against whom we can bring
a catalogue of cruelties towards every nation they have
attempted to subjugate. We never attack the Indians:
we defend our frontiers from their murderous toma-
hawk, which our, friends, the British and Spaniards,
put into their hands, and urge them to raise it against
our women and children—and shall we let them do
this with impunity?
The Royal Gazette should be silent or. the subject
of humanity: regale your optics, good Sir, with the
official account of the storming of Salamanca by the
British -army, of which Pakenham was one. Yes, the
same Pakenham, who, by the skill and valorous
daring of Jackson was defeated, and the city of New
Orleans saved from the dreadful horrors of a storm,
and its Beauty preserved from violence! •
As it relates to Ambrister, he unquestionably was
in the service of the Seminoles. It is rot denied by
the Nassau Editor. The fact is, he had identific.l
himself with the savages, and thereby subjected him-
self to all the laws of war and of nations, allowed to
or practised by savages. What is the known rule of
warfare of our savage tribes? An undistinguished
destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions! And
this is assigned as one of the causes of our revolu-
tionary war with the British King. Ambrister hav-
ing contracted a friendship for the Indians, entered
into their service; threw himself beyond the pale of
civilized wathre, and as an lutlian chief, or merce-
nary, was rightfully put to death. Without the con-
sent of his sovereign, according to Vattel, it was not
lawful for Ambrister to espouse the quarrels of the
Seminoles ; and; according to the, same authority,
with or without that consent, the mercenary or fu-
reign sol.lier becomes a Member of the State in the
service of which he engages. Ambrister then recei-
ved the punishment of his crimes, not because as a
British subject he was found in array in the service
of the Seminoles, but because he was an Indian chief
or officer, and, viewed in this light, it was lawful,
upon every principle of warfare as recognised by sa-
vage nations, to put him to death without the sen-
tence of a military tribunal. The case of Arbuthnott
is not essentially different.
It is admitted by the Royal Gazette that he had
been employed by the chiefs of the Seminoles to write
letters to the British Ambassador, "complaining of
the depredations and robberies committed by the
Georgians." What had the British Ambassador to
do with the scalping, murderous Seminoles? What
remedy had he in his power to apply, consistently
with his duty as British Minister ? What was the un-
derstanding between him ( Arbuthnott) and the chiefs?
We cannot believe that Mr. Bagot would so far dis-
grace his high station, as by directly or indirectly
giving his countenance to the conduct of Arbuthnott
in stirring up the merciless Indian tribe against the
defenceless women and children of our unprotected
frontier. It seems also to be concurred in by the
Rnyal Gazette Editor, that Arbuthnott supplie'd the
Indians with -munitions of war ; and therefore, in
furnishing these savages with the means of cutting
our throats, his crimes are not distinguishable from
those of Ambrister—he was moreover a spy; and by
all laws, human and divine, a spy is punishable with
' death ! But the Nassau Royal Editor asks this serious
question—" Could a British subject, who was in a
neutral garrison, attacked by a lawless force, be con-
sidered ai a spy ?" We answer, that his conduct and
agency had, upon principles of the laws of war,
placed him at that time in the condition of a Semi-
nole chief—and we deny that the American force
was a lawless one, or that the attack was made in
what could be called a neutral territory. Has Spain
observed a strict neutrality ? On the contrary, she
has rendered herself a confederate by permitting In-
dian depots within her limits, and affording her forts
in the Floridas as places of safety and retuge to the
defeated savages, in violation of good faith to the
treaty. Self-preservation, theiefore, justified the at-
tack by the American forces--and, under all the cir-
cumstances, no Englishman of candour and huma-
nity can, or ought, to deplore the fate of these de-
luded and unhappy 'men. When the facts connected
with the execution of Francis, Arbuthnott, and Am-
brister, shall be spread before the world, we are sure
it will be found that they have received a punishment
sanctioned by the laws of war and of nations. The
Nassau Gazette says, that Arbuthnott, &c. were tried
by " a drum-head court-martial." Our Readers will
perceive that the Court was composed of men who
consist of valour, integrity, and humanity.
WASHINGTON, JULY 21.
Live oak, so valuable in ship-building, and indis-
pensable to our navy, is now fast exhausting in out
forests. It is found in abundance in Flonda, and
does not grow beyond 20 miles from the coast. It is
in great perfection in Georgia, but farther north, fol-
lowing the sea board, it gradually depreciates till it
reaches Point Comfort, Va. where it nearly disap-
pears, and is quite dwarfish.
Should the British ever hold Havannah, which is'
not improbable, judging from past events, Pensacola
affords, in case of hostilities, a harbour equally com-
manding for the protection of our trade carried on in
the Gulf of Mexico.
We are told that the tide of emigration is already
setting towards the Iloridas, and that many origi-
nally destined to Alabama, have changed their de-
termination, for Pensacola.
Although nothing official has been published as to
the result of the late mission to South America, re-
port says that there has not been a perfect unanimity
among the Commissioners : two of them having dif-
fered expressly and openly in opinion, as to a part of
the proceedings ; the third has been trying to rennin
neuter. until he can ascertain which side will be most
in favour at home.
CHARLESTON, JULY 10.
We continue to receive the most distressing ac-
counts of the great drought which pervades this and
the neighbouring States. The cotton crops ate nearly
one-half destroyed, and grain of every description
perishiag for the 'want of rain.

EAST INDIES.

CALCUTTA, MARCH s.
A Jemmadar, two Havildars, and
longing to Captain Todd's escort,
from Camp, near Kotah, accompanied
about 250 native horse, to beat up a
Pindarees. said to be at that time ,
neighbourhood. This fotce started :c
night, and by some accident the two
different roads, separated. About h,
fore day-light the little detachment
unawares upon a large encampmen:
and a spy being sent to gain inform%
the force and position of the enemy, i
certained that they consisted of al;lut
were at that moment ptepaiii,l to
dilemma the Jemmadar inAanrty he
War, and it was unanimously
mence an attack uport them, liotv,
immense disparity i t point of wiml
was opened, and continued till

enemy were seen moving °Er in 1.7 e,
on discovering the smallness of
they were attacked, several bodies
down upon them. The resistance, i
vigorously and bravely made, Oat
not venture to approach near enoutt
jury, and shortly dispersed. The j 1
being now at a considerable distane
camp, meritoriously refrainad
themselves with the booty within
each man took care to provide I.:in,
and the lascars who were with the:a
camels ready loaded.
Oa their return, when about ten
tain Todd's camp, a body of two e
horse, which had hong on their re
moved down with an apparent inter
them. The seapon, in conser:leil
and immediately formed to repel t:
manoeuvre succeeded at once; the I
short, and ultimeeli retired. Th.,
rived in camp about noon the smr.r
stand that the most noble the C'

was so gratified by this instance
conduct,
that his Lordship has read
vernment that they should he re a;
tinguithed mark of public apprax:
CAMP, BANKS OF THE CHI 'M

The only news I hear is that sem
I b;:lieve the Chiefs of those lincim
by.the name of Kurreem Khan's DI
into Colonel Adam's camp, aad I
the terms given to them are, that
land assigned to them in the llopal
they give up their arms and horses
and horses of their followers. Kni
said, but I know not with what trim
perhaps politically dead. Cheerof
followers, but he is so distant from
but little of him. The Sd
remained at Jawud, and will pert:
new Governor has been appointed I
John 111alcolm's army is in the twig
wud. A battery train and three
be detached from the centre division
where there are two or three forts
Saugor, I suppose, is one of them.
General Watson is to command ti
On the 9th inst. Lord Hastings was
division, but it is expected that the '
that division will, in a few days,
ments. General Marshall is still a

It k understood that the public pi
at Jawud has been restored to Sci
Rao Bbow juis lately surreldered
to Captain Caulfield.

IMajor-General Dunkin has tat.
belonging to liaponjee Scindiah,
Comulnatr is now in our possession.
Meer Khan, in conformity with
already sent in several of his guns.
The treaty with the Jypore Raj:
and expected to be concluded •err
The Marquis of Hastings was at
on the 20th ult. and intended to co
the following day. It is said that
tends to stay only two days at Cawi
at Lucknow, and then proceed die
COTTON.
Minapore lkizar.
- Rs. 1 IP.
- 1 P
- 1 9
1
1 8

Banda -
Kutchoura -
Funtrah -
I latrus -
Da.. - -

A Correspondent at the above
there are but few purchasers at tl
increase of stock would denote ; Lei:
since our last publication, making I
bazar at the above date 160.000 .-%1
equal to .50,000 Calcutta bales of

This increase is in some measure
the means of transport from the in:
litated by the discharge from the al
the conveyances lately employed
therefore look to that market being
a consequent reduction in the prier
speculators will resist for a time, bi
submit to from the great accumul:
and the China market not calling
Letters from Canton of the 17th
the stock of cotton remaining sun
houses of the merchants, to be 7
last sale effected, was at 12t. 9m.
ten and 12t. 4m.—They complain
trifling. The apprehensions taus;
failure of the country produce h,
which, with the an-ival of the fo)
net tend to improve the market

Ducheu of Argyle, sailed from Calcutta,
Resource, sailed Dec. 2...), with
Maria Primera, sailed Jan. 7, witt
David Clark. sailed Jan. 16, with
Exmouth, sailed Jan. 29, with

Stock unsold in Chinn

Total of the old crop, bales

From this large stock on hand, w
infer, that until a considerable red,
taken place in the price of Kutch;
ports will be very trifling.

CALCUTTA. 31ARCI
The ravages of the prevailing

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