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y Not at Cadiz.
"NEw YoRx, March II.

The ship Atlantic, lett Cadiz on the
goth of Jan. BY her we learn verbal.
ly, that battle was fought the Begin
ming of ian. iii which the Spanish army
was dispersed by the French. rhat
large French army was approaching
Andalusia; That the Supreme Junta
had ordered. apartments at Cadiz,
where they were expected about the
FIRST of FEB. That the Spanish ships
of war at Cadiz were bending sail, and
in other respects preparing for sea.
1t was reported at Cadiz, thai there
was serious instruction in the south
Of France, that the leaders of it had
solicited Marshal Massena TO become
their commander in chief and that
this state of things was communicated
TO lord Collingwood, probably for the
purpose ofsoliciting his aid in farther
ing their views.
Captain Friend Informs the editors
of the New York Gazette, that Gen.
Castanos was at Algesiras on the 21st
ian. again to take command OF the
Spanish army.
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"cADIz. Jan. IL, 1910.

eve have had daily arrivals of A.
merican vessels with iloar, rice, to.
bacco, beef, pork, cotton and slaves, In
so much so that 1t is impossible that
the consumption Of this part of Spain
can carry off the quantity OF provisI-
ons. The last sales that have made
was -four at 10 dollars, rice 4 81, to-
bacco IL, and pork II ais per barrel,
all on bard, for cash, A sale Of
New Orleans cotton was made yes
terday at 14d. LIZ per 10. by bills up.
on Liverpool 1.-THE current exchange,
viii h is equal to Id. per 10. more in
favor of the seller.
" Freights are high & there are but
few vessels at present in port TO be
Chartered. The British government
compel every vessel to sail from En-.
gland even armed, with convoy, and
we have not had one for several
weeks. | engaged a brig yesterday
for Liverpool az "a per cent. can
say now to certainty that there is no
duty on cotton trsnships from Calliz
to Liverpool, i. e. England this is
really very encouraging to your mer-
chants to send their produce this way
IN preference to Lisbon, where the
duties, am Informed, are upwards OF
SO per cent. aud the Lazarettc com
PleIely Glled with -four and cotton, for
the want of vessels 70 take it away.
pay half dollar per week for a large
store at thc Lazaretto for the cotton
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Extract OF a letter, received by ship Sa.
vannah, arrived at amelia, to a gentle.
man IN this city, dated Liverpool, Goth
January, 1910.
" Il does not appear that the refssal to
negotiate with Mr.. Jackson, is considered
by our government hs a sufficient cause
ter war, nor do we appprehend that his
dIsmissal from the country would be tho't
50 bat it seems to be gaming pretty gen.
eral belief, that the American and French
governments have made up their differena
ces--and If 50, we do nor see how this
middle state OF things between peace aud
war, can be kept up between this country
and America. a greater latitude is said
70 be ven by Bonapsrte, botn IN Imports
and exports, which was at first represen.
ted as a rennQulshment OF tue Berlin aud
Milan Decrcesy but we apprehend wnAt is
done, Is mcre with the view 70 em0roII Us
with America than any thing elSe, and
therefore not likely TO tendto she removal
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per the Caledonia, and the expenses
are moderate. There is, small tri-
ding duty, I'D per barrel, on flour
exported to England, if entered to be
landed here, but If entered in transito,
nothing. The freighs Ga -four to Lii.
verpocl would be about IS. Cd. a 9s.
per barrel, and rice il proportion.
&C The united English and Spanish
armies are near the French, 65 900
strong, and The French 5000. .Ac-
counts ofan engage ment is hourly ex-
p -c'ed here. Various reports are In
ejaculation one is that France IS in
state Of insdrrcctio and that Great
Britain tenders money and arms Cloth
which the 6paniards feel very much
the want off, if this government will
appoint the Queen of Portugal Regent
of Spain. This gsysrnment is GER
tainiy more active nthey have been,
but not so much as they ought to be |;
however, the period is fast approach
ing when the Cort-s are TO be assem-
lbled, on the 1st of March.
"I give you extract. Of latter
from Mr. Bradley VINO I fixed at Sc
vile In store for the sale of goods
and produces.
SEvrLrE, s0th Dec,
+" As to political affairs, we are here
quite in the dark. All we know is
there seems no immediate dread ). and
the French are.retreating from such
of their. advanced positions as they
cannot support when the rains set in.
In March we shall have a struggle
[ if danger is expected y it is in that
month and April, particularly the
last :, But then the arch-demon, must
head at least $50 900 more French
men,. Germans and Poles and Itali-
ans will not do, and he has given all
his troops In Germany has solemn
promise (Which he dares NOT break,
for ON them principally rests. his pow
er) that they shall not be called into
Spain Per interim we have 4 good
cause and a projecting Provideace.' p
JANuARr 9Th,
"I really think the arch-demon,
finding that he sacrifices his arsoies by
sending them to SPAIN, and wishing
to realize his vast ambitious projects
on the. side of Turkey in Europe, will
give us a breathing time here. 1t is
wei. known that up to the 18th OF
Dec. last, not above 5000 men, rein.
forced his armies IN SPAIN
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CHARLESTON, March o.
LATEST. FROM EUROPE.

London dates to goth, and Liverpool to the
22d January.
~ The ship Savannah, Captain Mitchell,
arrived az Amelia, on Tuesday last, 10
days from Liverpool, from which place
she sailed on the 22d January. A. gen
tleman Of this city, to whom we are ire.
Quentiy indebted tor similar favors, has
oohgingly loaned us a Liverpool paper
of the last date, received by this arrival,
from which we have extracted the fol-.
lowing important and interesting articles
--all mat our very 4lmIted time would
permit Us to make. TINS paper contains
Of Bourooa by the British on the 2la
September.
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PARIS, Jan. I.
The Merchants have lately had several
conferences with the Ministers OF his In
perisl Majesty, on the presen, state OF at.
fairs aud have submitted 70 them, tina
trade has, since the Berlio and Milan Dc
crees, taken quite a new dttcuon and
carried on by very circoitcus routs, and oy
persons dssavoTed by the real merchants.
The Ministers announced that bis ma.
jes1's Intention was. that nentfals might
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superior, and In resources equal, tol
that vast empire. Why does not A.
Tnerica, by vigorous adherence to-
hon-intercourse, compel her popula.i-
Ul to direct their attention to the fab.
rication Of those articles of human.
comfort and necessity, for which she;
now transports the produce other soil,
across the Atlantic, to be conve- ted in.
TO clothing for the very men who rail-
se5 the material on which the industry
OF Europe is exercised.
* The various soil and climate of a.
merica are ADEQUATE TO perhaps, eve-
ny production that contributes to hu-
man comfort and human happiness
and II she now prefer wars, taxes,
loans, and the funding system, to indie.
pendence and happiness, we may be
justified in drawing the melancholy
conclusion, that America has fought
and bled to obtain that independence,
which she knows not how to enjoy.
Statesman.
LONDON, Jan. %.
We do not find in our file Of the
EngtiehPape,s, that the following nam
ly Address to che King from the Liv-
cry OF London had been permitted to
be presented to his majesty. In con-
sequence the Lerd Mayor held a COM
MON hall, at which number of very
spirited resolutions were passed.
TIE Lord Mayor. Informed the Live
ry that the Remembrance had called
at the Secretary of States Office with
the Address, and an insimation that il
was intended topresen. it on the levee
day. Next day he was told that /,
must beleftm the Secretary of States
Office, TO be presented Gas was usual
with all addresses except those from
the two Universities md the Corpora.
ton OF Londos) by him to his maies.
ty. On the levee day the Lord MAY
or told the Secretary of State that he
then had the address in his pocket,
and wished to present it. The SEC
Rotary said IT was best TO give It to
him ,-andhe would save the Lord May
or all further trouble. To which his
lordship replied, that he would no,
consent topresent tito any one exeep,
the King inps rscn AID that it was
the wish ofboth himself and The Sher.
ais to do 1t in any y ay which would
save his majesty most troub,s. The
Secretar sad the Kings pleasure had
been already taken, aud expressed as
TO tie mode of presenting It. One O
the Sherifs then demanded an audi
erce OF his majesty, which the Secre
tary replied could not be granted, ex
cePt upon some especial and expires
! ssd reason; and that no audience
4 could be granted on subject upor
which his m-jesty had already expires
SEQ his pieasure.l Mer. Adv.
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LATEST from SPAIN.

Extract of a letter from Mr.. James
Robinson, Jr. respectable Mer-
chant in Cadiz, to a gentleman in
Richmond.
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of our orders in council. which are the.
great obstacles or our being friends. with
america. The FIRST impression. however
was, that the repeal of the Orders in Coun.,
ell was certain consequence land had
not the first accounts received here, BEEN
upon a Sunday, We have no doubt the ef-
feet upon the market. in American arti-s
cies. would have been very great--ss iv,
was, considerable sensation was expert.
enced, which has hardly yet subsidized.
6 The quantity OF American produce;
known to be coming forward is SO great.
that nothing but the expectation Of war,,
or an embargo, will enable the market to.
support the present prices, which, insma,t
of the leading articles, yield very hand :
some profit upon what they can BIZ impor--
ted for in circuitous channrl-and the.
consequence is, that seldom day passes.
without some fluctuations. The prices Of
to day have been from 20. LIZ to 81 LIZ
for Upland Cotton says Gid. for good, fair
Equality, and for Sea Island from 2s. Id. to'
IS. I'd. for ordinary and stained, and for'
rniddling and fine, Is. Sd, to s.. Cd. .Rice,
so To $751;"
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1t is mentioned in one of the London pa
pers received by the late arrivals. that
lord Meiuiite is to be made FIRST lord OF
the admiralty but this, we appreaend,
is merely qisiz.
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I.oNpoN, Jan. 1ss


The wind having come round to thes
westward, the American frigate John Az
dams sailed yesterday frem the Downs ior
Amsterdam. g
America has made haste to arrange herr
differences with France, and a convention,
between the two powers is said to have.
been signed on the 5th or Sth of this month";,
Not syllable of its contents has transpt-
red. .but one great point which the Amer.,
lean government has always eudeayoreth
to gain,has been the abandonment of the
right of search by the Naval Powers os
Europe. Courier.
We have already stated that prince;
Stahremberg might be expected; soon, to-
take his departure from this. country.
having received from lis Court instruc-.
tons to that effect. This c,rcumstaHIe
has given rise 10 various rumors, which,
may at least furnish amusement to our
readers. 1t is said that all hopes of nego-,
citation for peace have vanished, the FRENCH
Emperor having refused preliminary.
that we should treat in concert with our.
allies, Ferdinand VII, the Queen of Portu.
gal and the King of Sicily. 1t Is also repor--
tedthat Napoleon has written letter to
the King, requiring An answer from him.
self, proposing very gentle means OF res,
toring peace TO Northumberland that the
Marquis Wellesley, in whose department.
it lies to advise his Majesty this subject,
has Thought it due, in politeness, that the
letter of the Emperor should be answered.
in his. haiesty'S own name.-Sar.
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STOCKS, this day, closed az the following
prices.
3 per Cent. keduced, CO Ia
per Coat. Consois, o. 3 a
Doctor the Opening, o. So
Omnium, -
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January 20.

III Majesty own ndukt.-Sldt.
January 90.
An american ship, 1t is said; with ds..
patches for General Armstrong at Paris;
in attempting to go into Havre on the SIN.
instant, was taken posi sson of by French
ship, and sent into another port. Her dis.
patches were forwarded immedately TO.
Paris, but her crew we're not permitted to
have any communication with the snore.
This circumstance Is of itself a sufficient
proof that no definite arrangement has yer.
taken. place between America. and
Francs.
Private accounts have been received.
from Paris, "a tae l1lh inst. A letter of
the iU,h states, that, on the 9th, Booaparte
had fresh attack of cpile psy, winch was.
so violcne as to occasion considerable alarm,
for several days. A Bu;ie.in of lie 9Th,
however, pronounced him TO be rap.aly
recovering nom what was called only q
sligst cold. Hence, doubtless, originated.
the report oil his death, as we mentioned
on L ursdays The attack which he mad
at SchSeaorunn so severely affected nm,
tba. nc is stated TO have been actually de-
ranged for some time.---GloDe.
fiae general opm,on at the ThuiIleries.
| re-, that the GRAD Dutches Anne of Russia
is the deJtined' new pfide R1naoar,e.
II is added, that the jewellers OF Paris are
: preparing the diamonds watch are 10 or,
nsment uer person.
| Taileyrand is again in great favor with.
| Bona p +rte---wirh whom ne his. of iafe mad
several secret conferences.
| French Journals have bcen received to
the 10th last, As to the important subiect
OF the repeal of the Berlin and Milan dc
crees, the French journais are silent. hut.
the fact of their relax 1tion ADMITS Of no.
doubt --Sun.
| The subsequent letter refers to the Sci.
| sure of American ships, "a of which had
| Formerly been detained in the neigh oorhood
of the port=zbut the major part mas been
released, on the proper application. having
been made to tue commercial authorities.
"Chrs::ansard, Dec. 20.
| g In addition TO my last inform tiou. STAT.
! ing to you the several CONCENTRATIONS when.
had taken place here, Jnave to suJJoin the
barque Pacific, and the Condemnation,
/ likewise, OF the brig Suwaroow.
"This is certainly very srange and
very unjust decision, the neutrality boto
Oftne vessels aud curgoes being admitted
| by the Court OF Admiralty. Tie last was.
condemned merely OH Inc sVppo ition Of.
having been under 3Fitis8 conVoy. u was.
stated, in the second place, that the crew
had refused to sign their names az tae
hrse cou'l-sha, SulyS that attcr purchase.
| ing her return cargo, had she arlvsd m,
safety the Instructions we're to remit the
surplus to Mr. w. Of London.
" The ship North American, has been.
cleared, as likewise tue sup Atlantic, {
Cannot account Tor this pdruady."
STOCKS, this day, closed al the following.
| prices.
| 3 per Cent keduced. 90 4 4
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and pfactice in Sparta. /" L.sargus,n .ays
Piutarcb, left none OF bis laws in writing il
was ordered by one of the Rhetrs (decreesl
that none should be written, because what lie
considered most conducive 10 the welfare
and prosperity Of city, was correct princi-
pies interviewer with the manners and breed.
ing Of the people :--These would remain
immovable, as being founded in inclination.
and from the strongest end most lasting tie !:
and the habits of thought which ednc.tion
impaired ~ the youth would answer in each.
the purpose OF lawgiyer." To converse.
to consult, TO debate about our rights, is
then good substitute for the code of Lyeur.
gus. In doing this, we necessarily learn
something Of the laws which secure them and
the principles on which they are founded
and where cun we Gescant on these vita
greater advantage, or propriety, than at the
great fire OF the 1ammany CouncH-Hepc
the presence Of the aged begets reverence
IN the young ; the Ignorant are enlightened
by coming into contact with. the we'll Inform
cd: here we learn To make inagnanimous
sacrifices to our country. Here we learn
that great secret OF harmony and union, so es-
sentia 10 the existence of republican form
OF government, acQaieScence an the zyiH of ybe
mGjorHy. Eclieying that form Of govern
ment and that system of legislation 10 be
the most perfect which most completely iden-
tihes individual happiness with pubiick wei
fare, instead OF idly attempting 10 exterrin-
ate seli-interest, we endeavour to make II
consistent with the Interest oil the community,
and to consider tie one as inseparabiy
connected with the other. 1t is thus we ral-
ly the social virtues, and even the selfish
propcnsiiies of our citizens around tie stand
ard OF the commonwealth. 1t is thus we
inculcate, and practice, in the wigwam, those
exalted principles which suppor, good gov
ernnent, and mitigate the scyerilies of bad
one
II cause Ike this isits o7gn s0crenlens
Truth, Jn@hce, reason, lore, and Rter,y
The eternal inks that clasp The zperldare ia az.
.3ndh he 7cho breaks their sanction, breaks ali duS
" ind iaytnite connections"
Globe continucd)
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NiEfASTASIO.

FEW poets have possessed the power OF eX-
temnoraneous versilication III so high te-
gree as MgTATAsIo. He exhibited astonish-
tonisbing instances of this extraordinary tac-
uty even keforc he was ten years OF age. AT
eighteen he sung aH' imhrovista, forty octave
stanzas on the n,agnifcence OF princes,
subject proposed by one of the audience, IN
manner that commanded the wonder and APP
probation of all the learned present. lie
once pleaded o case at law before Judge, In
extempore numbers, with such force, ele-
gancc, and touching enthusiasm, as drew tears
from every eye in the room.
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T,fr PLEASURES OF HOPE.

THE author of this poem Is indued with
genius to 4" swccty tune the lyrc," and cope
the bashlul springs" He has chosen an IN
terc sting subject !or the powers ol his muse.
In the moments Of roe,ick rapture he struck
his notes to HoPE, that
@ .Soother Of hIt----
Uhose mag1ck fo.os' gab fncieS jig: can EARN,
.3,4d 1sibe The tear ~. n .lisQsh taught 10 fow"
His numbers are harmonious the epithe,s
judicious the illusions classical the fig.
urcs brilliant and pleasing. His images urc
selected with Judgment, and touched waa ne
pencil of taste.
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abstraction to poetry This sentiment of attachment
td tao land OF nativity painted with somc of the
most exquisite touches of nature in Wieaud's Oher
on. Tae hero of the Poem ,nd his squire Sherasmin,
are riding along ,he banks of Euphrates, in silence
and re thoughts of each of them are represented
as dwelling ON the distant objects ut their delight.
While in imaginary JOY, the knight
Gaps to his breast, tho bride, thus dearly won,
Steals unawores the old mans raptur'd sight,
Forth from Eaehrates 10 his dear Garonre,
Where first his childhood Guild the flowers delight,
"No-thnks he--no where does Gods blessed sun,
So mildly shine where by me first seen
No meadow blooms gay--so fresh no other green.
Thou little spot, where light first on me shone,
Wncre my FIRST pang. my earGcstjoy knew,
Wait though remote, unn0tic'd and unknown,
Vet shall INV heart, to thee forever true,
S,i,l drawn BY secret ties to thee alone,
Ev'n Paradise as exile from thee view.
on prove but true at least my boding mind
Jay me in ,hy lap, amid my sires rcclincd."
O5srOu, Book 4, ST. u, %. The tdst lae
IS from Sothr6gs translation,
Oepy, or sneer at these sentiments, who will
they VIII End an echo in every honest heart and true
philosophy viii recognize in them of the most
poSe,ful impulse To patriotism.
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case with scs;rtsus. Inis-cc!cLra'ed a!chi-
tcct was commanded by Ptolemy PhiladelP lPhuS
TO build Lighthouse on the island oi Phafos'
near Alexandra, in Egypt. 1t was comp'ct-
ed at IN enormous cxpcnse, and was reckon
ed one of the wonders OF The world. " oos-
tratus, TO engross the whole glory OF that no
bic structure 70 himself, Caused an inscrip-
ton with his own name, 10 lie carved IN Tue
marble, which he afterwards covered win
lime, and thereon put the Kings name
But the lime soon monlderiDg away uiscoV-
cred the fraudulent action, and instead OF Sc
curing that immortal fame, which he 20 Sc
dulously sought, served only 20 eternize his
,neanness and ridiculous vanity. This insciip-
ton was as follows
"sostratus the Cuidian, Son Of DeMphanes,
oto the Protecting Deities, for the use OF sea
g faling people" Sost'ot"s CnidHS De1tbh'a~s
7. dis se,vaiOfiJ.ss pro narlganh0us.
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BROTHERS,,
could not afford stronger proof Of
sincere vencration, for that sacred principle
in all we'll regulated societies which requires
the sacrifice of individual feelings TO the will
OF the community, than that which now of
fer in undertaking to pronounce Love IILX
at our anniversary meeting. That am high
ly sensible of my inldequacy to discharge
this task, In a manner correspondent with lis
importance, you will do me the Justice 10 be-
lieve.--- That l am no less sensible of the
honour ii con!ers, is equally true. | will not,
however, murmur at your appointment. The
inexperienced must learn his duties under
the eye OF the more mature, as the Young
Indian of the forest takes his lesson of in
struction, from the sage and the warriour, TO
qualify him for council or for battle. With
your permiSsion,t /, wcproposc to discourse
of the general objects OF the TammaHy in
stitution, and the principal duties of its mem
bers.
Man in his natural, as contradistinguished
from his social state, weak, solitary, defence
less and unprotected, would be totslly unable
To supply the wants, and rcpel tho dangers
necessarily incident to state of existence SO
forlorn, and precarious, and is therefore i'm
PEELED by the laws of self love, which govern
in the moral universe, as those of motion do
IN the physical one, to associate with similar
ly organized beings, and to unite his efforts
with theirs for purposes of individual happi-
ness and publick safety When the enemy
is marching through the woods to invade us,
we know, without resorting TO the council
fire, that it is not iii that man should be a.
lone In fact we are as mutu,ly dependent
on each other, sor felicity and protection, as
the beaver of the lake on the association of
his species, TO rear those dams and habitatons
which secure his provisions from the danger
OF innndauon, and himself from the more
fatal intrusion of man. We have indeed
prohted from the economy of inlcriour crea-
lures,
Tor reason RAISE Ger inst.asf as pos Gun,
IN tAis us God direct, in ikG! Ills man"
Our union, like theirs, is founded in com.
mon interest, cementcd by mutual llabours,and
rendered perpetual by mutual convenience.
Thus does the wisdom os divine providence.
which ordains IN universal fitness of thiprs.
throughout the whole Of natures plan, unite
necessity with happiness, and safety with
pleasure.
BROTHERS.
Some oi you remember, when our tribes,
did not possess the ines,imzbe privilege Of
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TAMMANY SOCIETY OF ANNA, Is.
T2N.N1YERS4RY .NEETLNC.1

WIGwAM, 12M day Of Me .uo,M Of BLOSSOMS
Tedr i afscoVery 5lS
On notion ReSofve, ",ll'io'ous!y, That the thanks
of this Society be presented to Brother JOHN s..
SKINNER, for the appropriate Long Talk, this day
delivered by him and that'he be requested to fur
nish copy for publication.
From the Minutes OF the Society,
LOUIS T.. GASSAWAY, Sycamore