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NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER en.
On the r4th instant the steam bout Enterprise.
struck with- lightning off Sulkitties-Island t.'n
ligiuninvie..,„,,k.l/4 the cliiruney,?nd occasioned the
bursting ail one 01 the, boilers. e'en persons who
wegrvislissir at the *itor:.drying -themselves at the
fise..-were.usiasi dresditillrserilded. They had pre-
viously been dreache,l in araevirechoseer. Tnree of
them died 'in a -few stouts Aft‘r. •Si;veral.penpli on
shore were struck with the lightning, but all of them
irloverrd.
A. steam boat has been launched on Like,
Ontario by the Americans, the machinery of which
was constructed-in England. Anodiee ban also been
Winched at Sack ire Harbour.- •
Srult.—The Tom Bowline, from Kinston, has
arrived at Nortnlk,-With specie.
• •The ships Galen and- •Minerva, both arrived ail
Boston ii•om London, also brought out a considera-
bee'quantity of specie. • • - .• •
Brnks of Ohiot have agreed to.M.commence
specie payments, as soon as the Banks in the Atlantic,
aties, that is, the Ist of July next, or sooner, if the
example be set them. .
• The Bortets sarit—",They have a rumour
:Europe that Joseph--.l3onapatte intends to offer
Mandl to Spanish:America as its legitimate Sove-
reign. In the United States.k.ia. known this Gentle-
man-seeks happiness (where it is more likely. to be
found).in private liter and .Spaniah America will be
it.A.rput4lic. if it seem-erns indepenAnie.'"
, aSarymmta 21.-..... The jingling of.small coin be*int
tb.arpusi—it is put, :so little above psr, that it is no
'finger boarded up :for the purposes of 'speculation.
From-the quantity of &liars that are,datly brought
into the United States, it, is almost• certain that they
must soon be-at .par.
- The brig, Virginia, arrived at Alexandria, from St.
'Fhornas, has brought some more Niecie. . , 7
Mr. Ilagot, . the British Minister, paged . thsougti
Baltimore on the ,17th inst.-
For the following letter, enclosed:underlie Liverp
pool date of August 1911 i, and received this main-'
lug, by• the way, of - Boston,. we are indebted to a
veer jr respectable commercial house in this city.—
Should the -measures adopted .by the Lords of the
British Treasury meet the unction of the Parliament,
our Government . will • doubtless manifest the same.
atecommodatiag spirit,- by repealing the extra 2 per
Crnt: Auction •lluty upon goods imported 111)131 Eng-
' land in itish.vessels
: .41 LAverpool Office, Westminster, Aug, Id, 1516.
" Sta.-A trestle:l having arias whether the equalization of
Dplea on the prOditteof the United States imported in Amerkan
seta Brittsb ildp•;.iiitablished by the km Commeilial Treaty,
ought not to Limn'. to 'Ow Auction Duty, on the lint sale atter
idsponstion fur account of the importer; sad a emilausendat ion
having been addressed by the Fauna Office, and the Board of
Council to the Treasury, to *skits' that construction of the treaty
2nostfavuu:able to the ships' and products of the United States,
notwitnyanditig the Opiniusentettained by some Law Anchor',
ties, that the Avalon Dul being an internal, and (to the parties
psyihi it) as optional duty, and hot a duty on importation, b not
fairly wit. in the 'twain, g to the 'l'rtaty ; the, lords of the ifab•
surf have this day ordered the Board of ExCise to dirett their
Solicitor to prepare a Bib for the neat Session of Parliament to
legal:n-Ihr sate by Auction ut American produce imported in
Amerman on the sante terms as if insported in Srbish
aldps? nnki they have further directed the EXCe.:4 hbncelorth not
toeequire the payment of Auction Duty on such sales of Amos
• rican produce, and to.refund aU such duty, if any such shall
hive been paid since the 66th of August, 1615; the parties •
both cases giving security for the amount of the duty wranpaid
or Mused to tlitm, to abide the decision of Parbussint.
• 44 'lids latter condition you will feel, is unavoidable In caws
like the present, it being In the competence of Parliament alone,
to Impose or remit Government Dates; midif the =Sinai has,
bility to the-ultimate payment of Auction Duty Should have a
tendency, al it probabi may, to prevent individuals (row avnil7
ing them-elves of the indulgence which this order is intended to
convey, it must be resnrmbtredo on the other •hatid, that there
is no Instance of the Government having failed to redeem such a
Fledge as Is 'virtually given the order in sittestion. •
ass: with Myer, Sir, . •

. . 4,lfour ostifoiihful sad obedient &mot,
.. "61 afACKHOUSE, ha.
To. oitlbarmso of elsi Ataiticse thiltibes • • •
• • • of Coomiefte •': • •
• NEW ORLEANS, AUOUST IT. ' •
A schooner had arrived from •Jacquemel.• stating,
thtt on thi4lst of August. twelve deserters had
coMe. in to• 'relollo and brought information -that
Chitstophe was Moving on towards •Port an Prince
Widish his arrisys It was added that a Spanish Ge-
neral from the City of Santo Domingo had also joined
hien. *The iitbkhliants of the South were in high
spirits ad therespeetedthii attack from Chrhtophe
'would produce his complete imerthrows.and that the
rentaindeti of the island would awn be in. the 'hands
.4. his rival.

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SOUTII fMERIc4N AFFAIRS.
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2 • NEW OlttlANS;-AUOUSt 1,.•
4, Gentleman, high in the circle of `the .Revoln-
ti~tusts. is coi. here Mt his way to Washington; with
propOsals (font-the Patriots to make's toll end bum•
diatt compensation for all the claims of Our citizens
and:Country on the Goieroreent of Spain ; provided
'the United States will acknowledge- th& Repeiblie
iattilcolAri easy mods' this ot .gettilgTjustice
1644 withheld I' But what a Itirria.:wilk coth awar•
.ringerviEnt- ittteh to old Castilian.- hollows I; ~,The.in.
'fintwipes; erif the zit poi& ortillagetimi,lnjustice
-from'hs -patio( t Gentleman mentions that 413
•Nobiermin of talents, has had a meeting
.vrith the Chiefs, • that is, Generals, whons,he has as-
sured that Great Britain watonly waitingfor Ibiza-.
aniPle of the tleited States, to acknowledge zheuew.
Republic. ;all the merchants and. manufacturers. at.
Enabind rive preising Government iniessintly to do
• so, thereby to ripen a fair antssiitect: trade with that
rich' portion -of the. New World, as the only. means
of relieving rbeir,preiect distress, and preserving and
extruding their luctbtive commerce. Russia as well ,
as the otbtS Northern Powers, it is said, will also ac-
knoo ledge the independence of Mulct,:
Atroloor 30.—The expedition against the Mexican
coast, which rendeavoused-,io 0410 of the neighbouring
ismods, carrying 800 well officered and appeinttd
troops,- besides the cre‘es of the squadron, sailed the
Nina day of -the preceding month, under a convoy of
a fleet of • IS Mezleau armed vesses,whieh also carry
'stores for the expedition. One division bad arrived
- at Ponta Gordar'in. the Bay ot St. Bsraardo, pro.
..iittee of .Texas,und. book possession of that impor.
Cant position Without -opprisition. Mr.. Herrera, the
Mexican Minister, is here, tad about to depart far
ziost'plese-to organize a Goveranient.there, *odes,.
VW an Admiralty Court for the trial of prizes. Tim
other division woods ageing Tampico, where the