Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-05-09

be made between settlers, busbandmen, OF
mechanics, who will settle in the colony.
| 2. That the settlers shall not have a
right to dispose of the lands, that may have
been granted 20 them, until they have i'm.
proved the same by an agricultural estab.
lishment, or some other branch Of indus
try, and five years residence on the
ground, or in the colony except In the
case of death.
One great object of the memoriaIsts ap.
pears TO be the establishment Of manufac-
tories, particularly of printed cottons, and
linens.
II is stated 10 the memorial that--ss OF
the Swiss population, there may be esti-
mated between i50, 900 and zoo, 900 souls
disposed to emigrate; and an equal number
10 the the territories adjacent Dai. AIu.
Col. Knight appears from copy OF
the charges against, and trial Of Colonel
King, of the United States army, publish
ed in the Mobile Gazette, g that be has
been convicted not only OF acts OF cruelty,
but, of meanness, fraud, and pecuation.
One specification against Col. X. was for
having paid $500 of the public money, TO
settle private account of his own, with
company of suffers. Another specifica-
lion was, for paying the said suffers $1,000
of the public money, ia specie, for Geor-
gia paper, which he had borrowed of them
for specuIations 10 Pensacola property. A
third was, for transporting from Baltimore
to Point Petre, and thence TO Mobile, for
his own use, company of slaves, large
quantity of provisions, and four wagon
loads of household furniture, in vessel
engaged for The transportation of troops,
and for which private purposes, he paid
of the public money, the sum Of Sii75.
Col. X. was adjudged gully of each Of
these specifications.-Com. Adu.
Duelling.-The Legislature of the new
tate of Alabama have passed a statute a.
gainst duelling, the following abstract of
which is given 10 the National Advocate.
The first section makes it imperative on
all judges aud justices, to arrest aud bind
over all persons suspected Of an intention
10 fight duel, together with the aids and
abettors. The second section declares,
that all parties concerned in duel, shall
upon conviction, be imprisoned 3 months,
and shall be fined not exceeding $4,000,
and shall be forever disqualified from hold
ing any appointment Of honor and profit
IN the state.
The eighth section ordaius, that any
judge or justice, knowing that duel is
to be fought and shall not prevent it, shall
be indicted, and if found guilty, shall be
dismissed from Office.
The ninth section declares, that if any
person shall by written or printed hand
bills, proclaim any citisen to be cOvard,
or other offensive language for not accept
ing a challenge, he shall be fined not ex-
ceeding $500.
The tenth section declares, that any
printer who will not give up the author OF
communication of the above nature to
the Court, when called upon, shall be
punished for a contempt of said court al
its discretion.
Importation of human flesh LIN the
short space of three days, (from the 9Th to
the 9th of April one thousand two hun-
dred and seventy six slaves we're imported
from Africa aud landed al Havana, in the
following vessels schr. Viscany, schr.
Iris, brig Turco, and schr. Teresita
The names Of the captains as well as the
owners of these slave ships, engaged in
this disgraceful traffic, do not appear in
the marine list published at Havanns, OF
we should give them conspicuous place
10 our columns. New- York paper.
Singular Escape.-A Vermont paper
gives the particulars of the escape of Eli
| iah Kazar, convicted for stealing watches
and other property, from Jail at Newfane
on the night of the 9Th ult. This adroi
thief, to effect his purpose, put in requi
sition for that purpose pewter dish, iron
which he had been accustomed to take hi
food, melted, and metamorphosed it into
a key, by which he effected q Jail delive
~, without legal process, aud contrary
to the law Of the land He was pursued
and after sundry hair-breadth escapes, anc
moving accidents by food and field. wa'
taken aud reconducted to his former a
bode.-Com. .9du.
| Mint Establishment.-In the Mint o
the United States there was coined tn,
last year, in gold (haIf eagles) S258,6l5
| in silver (half dollars) l,i4o,ooo; in cop
per (ceuts) 26,7l0-Totai, Sl,425,325.
Between four aud five months the min
was not in operation, but the time was EN-
ployed in improving the buildings aud ma
chinery-and the mint is now competen
to coin all the gold and silver which will