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lure of which they have given so many proofs —1
To collect them in the centre of the city after the 11,00 ts
of the street Barbonios, was highly imprudent, and the
origin of all the mischief. We have little to say re-
specting the conduct of the negroes: they are brave,
but their couraee is of a ferocious origin. Gr D deliver
us! They afford another example of what is to be ex-
pected from the unbridled fury of the African race.
Most lamentable wete the scenes which we have de-
scribed; but it may serve us for an example—if they
may teach us to' dread political commotions, pop' it
insurrections, and mutinies of armed men, aad• inspire
us with respect for authority—if the crisis be the last,
we may from it date our prosperity and dames•ic felicity.
Since the above was written, the Censor, N 0.20, has
been published. It contains a short paragraph on the
destination of the foreign troops, which we copy lite-
t ally, as it serves to complete our statement:
The Irish soldiers go to Ireland, and not one of
them will be left in the empire. The German soldiers
who have been criminal will be immediately tried; and
those of the battalion No. 28, who took no part in the
insurrection, will be marched without delay to the south."

FRENCH PAPERS.

PROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE, AUG. 26.
PARIS, AUGUST 25.
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A letter which we have received from Corfu, dated
the 20th July, confirms the precipitate departure of the
Asia and the Conquerant, with Admirals Codrington
and De Rigny, the French brig the Alceyon, two Eng-
lish cutters, the Hind and Racer, and the French frigate
the Syrene. All these ships have sailed towards the
south to Navarin. This unexpected movement gives
rise to various conjectures.
Accounts from Machete t, of the 4th August, bring
no news trorn the Russian army before Schumia later
than July 27. It appears that no general attach will
be made upon that position till the corps of Gen. Roth
has joined the army, for the Turkish forces assembled
at Schumla appear to be much m .re considerable than
was at first supposed. The Grand Dirke Michael was
expected at Bucharest, coming Irons Stlistria.
We have a letter from Trieste of the 13th of August,
which says—" No Inither 1 articulars have been re-
ceived here respecting whit has been announced of the
occupation of Coron and Modon by the English troops,
and it is believed that this report sr/111mA be confirmed."

FROM THE DIONITEVR.
MADRID, AUGUST 14.
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Recent and official accounts have informed the Mi-
nister t,f Marine, that the Restoration frigate, which
convoyed the transports that had on board the troops
lately embarked on the coast of Andalusia, and the de-
tachment taken on board in the Canary !stands, arrived
at Porto Ric,. on the 30th June. Its going to that island
confirms what has been said of the nevciatinos carrying
on between our Government and the President t.f Ha% ti.
This expedition, the destination of which was the Ha-
vannah, had no need whatever to put into Porto Rico;
there is no doubt it is destined to take possession of the
former Spanish part et Saint Domingo. It is even
:Aimed that General liarrados, who is at the head of
the expedition, and was formerly a merchant of Terra
Firma, is appointed Governor General of it. When
Mr. Barrados is once settled in our ancient territory of
S. D niingor he will receive from the Havannah arid
Porto Rico, by the squadron of Admiral Laborde, all the
support which he will require to maintain himself there,
anJ to restore that Colony to its ancient splendour.
FILINCH FUNDS, AUGUST 25.—Five per Cents. 107 f. 25c.—Titree
per Cents, 72!. 65c.—Bank Actions 1,160!.

AUSTRALIA...
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(From the &mist Advocate, and Mbothly Register, &lards 1.)
VAN 1311RNE1V'8 LAND. •
MURDER.—A dreadful Murder was colt milted. at
Macquatie Harbt,ur in January last, the unforptunate
victim, John Honly, having been stabbed in thre •
places in his bldy, and his throat cut from ear to ear.
h appears that he Was murdered for the sake of a
pound of bread. The murderers, .amuel Higgins and
(.eofge Driver, had been subsequently tried in Hobart
'rain, found guilty, and executed January 30.
Another most dreadful murder was perpetrated at
Marquar re Harbour on the 1711) of October last, on the
hody of Constable George Rex. by nine men; namely,
Jan Ward, Samuel 'Measures, William Jenkins, James
head, "I knouts James Kirk, Jchn APAlnlien,
Alta Magnirs, and Ucor,ge Lacy, by holding him under
water until he was suffocated. The prisoners were
ta..ught to Hobart Town, tried, and convicted ; and on
the 17th of December, they all underwent the dreadful
penalty of the crime of murder.
A Portuguese servant of Mr. named Aleole-
re:, was most barbarously murdered by his fellow ser.
starts at Brune Island in Januiry. The murderers first
cut the throat of their victim, and then burnt the body.
The cause of this hotribie act was the deceased having
threatened to divulge the truth respecting some bullocks
hich had been stolen.

THE CHURCH.—The Venerable the Archdeacon Scott
has altea.ly visited sever4l of ihe country districts, and
intends to make a t-ur of more during his stay in the
Colony. ills object k to consecrate burial grounds,
examine the state of the public schools, for IA hich pur-
pose the Church and School Revenues of land are
About to be rented and sold as in New South Wales.
The Archdeacon says there is not halt Clergymen
enough in the island.

BANKS.—A I'rovincial Bank has been at last esta-
blished at Launceston. At rt public meeting held for
the puipose, it was resolved that 400 shares of 501. each
should torn., the joint ck of the Cornwall Bank.
Nearly 200 shares were subscribed fur in ten minutes
alter the resolutions were carried.

Another Bank, with a capital of 15,0001. called the
Derwent Bank, opened in January.
AGRICULTURE.—TiIe harvest is now neatly in, and
notwithstanding the outcry which was raised by
the alarmists, it seems that the crops are not so bad as
was anticipated. They are by no means abundant, it
is true, but sufficient, with the wheat already on hand
of the last and preceding seasons, to preclude the possi-
bility of a scarcity.
It is rumoured that a duty of 4c. per pound is about
to be put on tobacco, by an Act cf Council,

THE NAviVis.—Thane black savages commenced the
new year and their deprei•tions together, by setting
tire to the forest, which did much damage about Bag-
dad'. On the Al icquarie River they were chasing the
stock-keepers and shepherd. in the most maUgnant man-
ner—near the latter end of January, a poor man was
dreadfully ill-used and robbed by a native man and
woman. They have on several occasions acted with
great violence and outrage, killing and pursuing the
-t-ek-men and shepherds in all dirt ctions. On Monday
seloriight they made (heir appearance at Bagdad, sur-
prised and attacked ihree cf the road party, one of whom
was speared to death, the ocher two narrowly escaped.
A party went in pursuit, but the sable murderers had
fled, after stripping their victim, Br isce, of all his clothes.