Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-09

e"S 0Sott "a HIS c0rrs
pondence with the secretary Of war
planning his motives, and justiGyiOr ~
conduct, with copy Of the proceediDs.
of the courts-mariiai Of the trial Of a.
bulhnot and Ambrister and Of the -,
respondence between the secretary !,
state and the minister plenipotepliarv !;
the United States at Madrid, with a.
government Of Spain, will be laid befo,s
Congress"
This subject will, perhaps, be adyerted
to in the debates Of Congress, and a eor
respondence between the British amb,.
sador and the American minister NM.
this extraordinary occurrence, is exnecfsS
to be among the papers to be subm;usd
to our own House of Commons.
But the most important part Of hi
speech, is tue annexation Of the nan.
country (the Illinois) to the union. Tbs
extent OF the federal government has been
almost doubled within the last tweOts
years and it may soon become oue.
lion, whether it will not be at las too
large and unwieldy for the purposes d
any combined political movements The
particular States, indeed, have their avn
laws and government, aud are only united
for political and federative purposes bu
it is scarcely possible, we think, to urs.
serve, for any length Of time, an intimate
union between States, placed, some Of
them at least, the distance of two Thousand
milcs from the other-~diflering in climate
laws, habits, character, and in almost
every thing but language.
1t is, however, most cheering consid.
Grafton TO observe, in this great country,
how little the national expenditure presses
upon the income aud labour Of individu.
ais. There are no internal taxes; no
excise; no poor rates. The customs are
the only imposition, and they are laid
upon the imports of foreigners; aud, in.
asmuch as they tend to encourage the
manufactures of America, they are
popular tax in the country.
LONDON, FeD. N.
The metropolis was on Tuesday en-.
veloped in fog, the most dense that has
been witnessed for several years. The.
darkness 10 the early part Of the day was
not SO very great as to be attended with
extraordinary Inconvenience; but it grad
ually increased, and about four o'clock it
became impossible TO discern an object at
the distance of few PAGES. The car.
riages and Wagons moving along the
streets were not observable from the flag
ways, and the passengers on the latter
derived very little aid from the lights in
the windows, or in the lamps, as most Of
the shops, from fear of accidents, we're
shut, and several Of the latter we're ex-
tinguished by the fog; even those which
did burn afforded but very feeble,
twinkling light, not visible until near
approach. The coachmen alighted from
their boxes TO lead the horses, and the
iink-boys were in great numbers to offer
their assistance but with every possible
care and precaution the passengers both
on foot and in carriages, seldom succeeded
in making their way without mistakes,
and horses aud carriages frequently de-
waited from the street to the flag-wsys, TO
the imminent danger of the passengers.
The noises made by the people 10 the
streets, were friglittul some shrieking
from terror when surprised by the sudden
approach OF horse or carriage, and
others calling out to their fellow.travellers
TO warn them of danger, or anxiousy in'
quiring their way. 10 many cases the
company deserted their carriages, which
remained stationary, the coachmeD not
knowing where they were. Various
sums, from half crown TO ten shillings,
were obtained by link-boys for conducting
a carriage through single street. In the
theatres, the actors on the stage were
scarcely visible to the audience and
even private houses, though closed and
we'll furnished with fires were filed and
darkened by this unwelcome yisiter.
LONDON, DEC. 70.
The crew of the Marmion, is in num-
Der, Americans, with Captain Cranson
their Commander, attended Divine Ser
vice at the Church of st. Clement, lps.
Wch, on Sunday week, for the purpose Of
rtturning thanks to the ALMIGHTY ior
tlRir deliverance from shipwreck; suit
abe discourse was delivered by the Of
floating Minister from the roth Psalm
q and "a v. The Marmion lost her
rudder, and was otherwise damaged, on
TIE Sheep Wash Sauds, short time
shce. She sailed on her voyage to New
Orleans on Tuesday last.
The Letters of JUNIUs have been
gben to SO many distinguished charac'
te's, and amongst the rest TO the late slf
Philip Francis, upon proof presumPtlve'
DAT more conclusive evidence must De
poduced, before the question can De
lirIy set at rest. The Preface to the