The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

41.IIERICAN PitPRIC.

New Yorix, Dsc. 31.—The Captain of the Seneca,
at Portland, who left Cape Haytien the 30th alt..
reports that the Spaniards who had revolted at Port
Dolphin (?6 miles east of Cape Haytien) arrived at
that pine. on the 230:1 of November, and claimed the
protection of the Haytien Government. Among those
that arrived at the Cape was the Collector and Adminis-
trator, and all the principal inhabitants—in all 150.
AFFAIR AT WASIIINOTON.—The National Mali.
gewce► acknowledges that there has been a current re•
port, for some days plat, of an unpleasant con lion
having taken place between the French and British
Ministers some time in the las week, after leaving the
table of the President; but it is bat just to add, that
later reports state, that, whatever unpleasant feelings
may have existed between the parties, have been en-
tirely removed by subsequent explanation.
Of the circumstances &hided to, the following en-
planed°s appears in Reffe PAiledelphia Gazette of
Saturday :
The etiquette of the Court table at Washington is
established by usage, and enjoins that the oldest resi•
dent Foreign Minister should have precedence as to
place and attention. The French Minister had been
here, representing his nation, prior to Mr. Canning's
Ppointment and residence sear the Court of Wash-
' ngton ; hot in the mean time the former had occasion
io retwn h.une, leaving merely a Charge des Afaires
to repie ent him. Mr. Neurille returning to his situ-
ation, it would seem, claimed the usual precedence,
and accordingly took the appropriate scat at the Pre-
sident's table. It is improperly stated in a Baltimore
paper that the dispute originated at the table. This
would its feed be a species of the highest ir.tutcoratn :
hut the tact is, that when the party was breaking up.
and in the lobo). of the Presi..ent's house, Mr. Cannin,
in a jocular mauoer, told the French Minister that be
had " out-generalise hint, but that he should not tlo
it again. Mr. Ncuville conceiving it an unfair impu-
tation, became very violent, and smue harsh expres-
sions were exelianged ; and the French Minister at
length touched the handle of his awor.l, upon which
" indication of personal hostility," Mr. Politica, the
aussisu Minis.er, interfered, and the altercation was
closed, for the time.

Extract of a Letter, dated Washington City, Dec.
12.—" The Maryland proposition, to distribute a
portion of the public land', for the pnrpuse of pro-
moting education, sluicing the old states wltirli have
not received any inch portion, has beets brought h..
fare the House by a resol :than, which. howevrr, lays
on the table for the present. The pro; o.ition is A
noble one, and would se m to be just, when abstract-
edly t wig :ere 1 ; hot there will be ohjectiot sof •h
f rce urged against it on practical grounds. If larva
tracts ..1 the public lsn.ls s:ould be granted to the
.e-
-r•rai a ate •. ,hey will be of but Ulla use in furtheritig
t.e o •Je.t of ima.a i , u Hess the Linde eau b
Without taking into view the consideration, that the
public lands are an imporant source of revenue to the
g' ueral got erntneat the avails of which are, in fact.