Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-21

\, :. aoubt. be duly weighed by our
wiz, . ~ and, while III y evlnce
kePas;,;on 10 scceds 70 the wishes OF bis
ss, osp, Ministers, aud Their humanity
N them TO aiDeIioFaie Inc condluon
plV bs slaves, they will moi toVget that. in
W. hands. re have placed Almost sacred
VS. that ofthe preservation OF our rights
uu r;os, he encfosc hnsnts OF those who
s'sssrk our downIali.
bo si,sr the message was read IN the AS
n,s the doo<was closed. and nothing
s ssS Il,snspired as 10 he measures adopted
" SS the House, or whether aay proceedings
~. ~ place on the message.
W. Tbs duty OF 6s. 3D.. on the tonnage OF
,-.ricsn vessels, bad been reduced 10 IS.
'u'sp', KINGSTON, Nov. Is.
rr,,ect Of letter. dated .Natanzas, Sep. 6.
sIittIe doubt exists iBthe mind aoi any,
-, that the piratical force in This neigh>
SSo,hood viii be much increased, and we
'"sv expect TO hear OF extensive depre
'sst;ops en our commerce, IN consequence
e is0 or lao sailors having been sent 10
ssre by.a Patriot priyateer. They were
,sten some few dayssince off the Havana,
-, ri two vessels bound TO the Coast oil
africa. and two for Spain. These men
have no other resource than 10 rob or go
20 hoard OF a Spanish man OF war, and
,hree-iourths OF them will prefer the for
mer.- The protection which was some
time since afforded TO our commerce in
this quarter by American cruisers, seems
laiterIy 10 have been almost entirely with
drawn, as il is seldom that any OF them visit
,his eort. The United States scbr. Shark,
srr;yed on the 3dinst and sailed this day
on cruise for the Coast OF Africa. There
we're no vessels ready 10 take advantage
81 her protection ont OF the barbor."
Crtract of q letter, dotted Belize, Hondu-
re, Oct. "a.
sWe have little or no news here--there
was report lately that much confusion
prevailed in the countries adjacent to US
II was said that C0maagua bad declared
Itself independent of Guatimals, and was
eodesvoring to establish some torn of go-
,enment, and bad sent to Truxillo and o.
moa TO join them and hoist their STANDARD,
otherwise they would attack them. Ali
hi, part of the country is far from being
settled, and the people in their sea-ports
are very desirous OF seducing our slaves
10 come to them, where immediate Tree
dom is promised. When they do desert
ills in vain to request them 10 return -
They are all Governors there, and the
blacks are almost uppermost; at any rate
they oyerawe Governors, Alcaldes. and
every one who pretends to authority. 1t
il said also that Merida has declared her
self independent but on the whole the u
niled Provinces of the Centre of America,
as they style themselves, seem not to have
that stability, that system OF order that
preyail in Colombia or Mexco-lndeed
we are uncomtortaoly placed among them.
There is little or no safety 10 travelling,
and the Spanish traders are not much in
clined to run risks, 10 transport goods
through their unsettled countrymen.
KINGSTON. Nov 9
We have this moment received The
pleasing intelligence, that skirmish has
taken place between the Militia and Ma
Rooms, and the runaways, and hiatt OF the
latter have been killed, and one OF them
supposed to be their chief, and another has
been taken. Their township, consisting
of Is comfortable houses, 6oored with &C.
dar) is left in possession Of the Maroons.
The Militia had reformed to Dromilly, and
we are happy to add, that no injury has
been sustained either by them or the Ma
rooms. all of whom are reported TO have
acted with great 1rmness The bodies OF
Door Sutherland and Baltimore were found
in state of nudity, and properly inferred.