Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-08

the nope OF seeing the political relations,
and the most perfect harmony between the
two governments re-estabiished upon solid
and durable foundations. / renew to your
Excellency the assurance Of my distin-
guished respect, and pray God to preserve
your Excellency many years.
!" FOUR Excellency's most devoted sery't.
JOSEPH PIZARRO.
" To the Minister of the United States,
from his Catholic Majesty"
Madrid, August go, 1918.
Smyrna, Sept. According to the
latest accounts from Constantinople, which
are only three or four days old, very
great discontents prevail in that city.
Several great fires had taken place, the
last Of which, about a week ago, burnt
down 10000 houses 10 q hours.
A courier, who arrived here yesterday
from Cairo in 20 days, brings the news
that the troops of the Pacha, in upper E.
gypt have been defeated by the Wecha-
bites, which has had an immediate influ-
ence on the price of Mocha coffee, as the
Wechabites destroy without mercy all the
coffee plantations.
On the 9Th of last month there we're vi
client earthquakes in the island Of Gambia.
NEw-Y DIRK, Dec. 2.
attempt at Robbery.-Some villain on
Sunday evening last broke open the cabin
door of the sloop Hesperus, lying at Cow.
erneur's wharf-Fortunately the mate of
the vessel slept on board that night, and Oh
hearing some person forcing the door, pre-
pared himself with a cutIass to receive
him. He having descended fairly into
the cabin, the mate sprang to the gangway
to defend the pass-a scuflle ensued, 10
which the villain gained the deck, but was
prevented, sword in hand, from passing to
the next vessel to reach the whaIf-Find-
ing all other attempts in vain he leaped in
to the dock, hoping to escape to the other
side of the slip before the alarm could be
raised but the mate feeling no disposition
to be out-done in his own element, leaped
in upon him and held him 10 watery "du-
rance Uile," until assistance came from the
adjoining vessels and the thief was taken
into custody.-Merc. 4dv.
Rouse's Point.-We are informed from
unquestionsble American authorities, that
this important Point at the northern ex-
tremity of Lake Champlain, and at which
extensive Notifications were erecting by
order of the United States, is just now dis
covered by our Commissioners to be NTH
in the British territory. The following
from the Montreal Herald of Nov. 81,
would appear TO confirm the belief.
We have just been fuvuared with ac-
counts from Lake Champlain, by which il
appears that the Great Fort built on Rouse's
Point by the Americans since the peace,
and completed last Summer, is on the Can
ada side of Line as, as laid down by the
Commissioners appointed for that purpose.
10 this case the Fort is built on British
Territory, and little doubt can be enter
tanned to whom il belongs.
Extract to the Editor of the Baltimore
Patriot, dated Washington, Nov. &c.
A project is on foot to reduce the army
of the nation and it is confidently ex-
pected if it does not succeed in regard TO
the soldiers it certainly will with the off,
GERS. You will find that the i'll health
and private concerns of the veteran JACK
SON, will cause him to retire to private
life. Salary he neither wants nor needs,
as, his own resources are very great and
as to laurels, his brow is so thickly deco
rated with them, there is hardly room to
add another if occasion presented. The
intention is, to retain but one Major Gen.
eral, and two Brigadiers, one at the north,
and the other at the south; the Major
General, with his staff, TO establish his
head. quarters at Washington. l presume
you can easily imagine who will be re-
tanned, and who will have permission to
" take dignifedretirement. ;"
The enquiry into the conduct of the
United States Bank will be pursued with
all the inveteracy possible (; but as you
know my opinion on that subject, it is
hardly necessary to repeat it-bat | will
just say, l approve Of the measure, be-
cause it will be salutary and satisfactory
TO the public, and eventuate creditably to
the institution. Mark it.
The treasury, am told, groans under
the weight of deprecated state bank trash
which has been paid in by debtors-the
greater part of it is only fit for bites, OF
for segar matches for the Secretary and
his clerks. These generous disorders
upon the body polite must be cured and
TO effect it, the helping hand of Congress
| is indispensable. There must be prohi
bition Of the expectation OF the preciou:
metals.
The Bankrupt Law, as You have beer
apprised, is again brought forward, and il