The Litchfield County post., 1828-03-06

nnly basis of sHFFrcgs ama permanent goNefn- men and then attempt tolegalse the violation olthose principles We trust that the example Of our breth- ren at the wcs, will he foewed in many other places
 n our land. Every such undertaking issaactiO0edhy laws both human and divine, and they will be deci-
 edy supported by tens Of thousands of the best men in country.
 Ladies Grsek Mesting.-The Meeting at Masonic Hall on Monday, was one of the interesting held tn this city. At least three hundred ladies present, who were all animated with enthusiastic in- terest n behalf of the suffering women and children of Greece and most generous contributions may be expected from their exertOns, which must be irresst ible.-N. Y. Spec.
 From the above article it will he perceived that the ladies in New-York are engaged in good earnest in favor Oftheir suffering and wretched sisters in Greece In New-Haven, also, the ladies again zealousIy occupied in the business of providing articles of clO thing c in cooperation of the labours of the ladies in NewYork. This is truly plilasthropic and hea- ven appovng work 1t would appear that is only ne- cessary for fair friends to know little of the wretchedness and misery into which a years Turkish has reduced the unhappy females of Greece to induce them to turn out en nUosse and a bOur for their good. They weep over the fcti- cious sWfering of the heroine of novel,--can they not feel for the real suferngs of thousands of hero ines of classic Greece7 Can they not spend few hours each week, for short time, in making up sub stantia clothing, for the muttudes who once comparative affluence but reduced to abject wretchedness, obliged to hide themselves in caves dens, and morosses, the only covering for their ] limbs Will the ladies in this vicinity do thing towards fitting out cargo of clothing for those who perishing for want Can they better fulfil the obligation resting upon them clOhe the naked, feed l the hungry, and succor the dlstressedI
 Cor. Clinton.-It is stated in the New York Enqui
 that Gov. Clinton died poor-so very poor that his hungry creditors have seized the tring effects he
 eft-even the silver presented to him by the N. York merchants on the completion of his great work the Erie Canal.
 A letter from New-Harmony of Jan. 25, states that
 it had rained nearly every day for seven weeks; and l that in consequence, the Wabash, inundated the country the Illinois side for six miles back.-Two or three islands were completely over1owed, and at l one period New-Harmony itself was an island. Hun dreds of cattle and hogs pershed and many houses the low lands were washed away. Itis also expected l some lives have been ost
 { Ertension of the Farmington and Hampden Candi. It appears by the following from the proceedings of the House of Representatives in the Legislature of
 Massachusetts, Wednesday last, that the bill for extending the line of the canal from this city, and a- so for the improveing the Connecticut River has in ] effect passed that branch; and are informed, by l those who better acquainted with this business ! hSn ton to the bill among the whole body of the Senators of that state Thus the prayers of the friends of both
 tha Canal and6ver interests are likely to be granted. 1 "Wednesday Feb. 27. The hill for the extension of the Hampshire and Hampden Canal. and incorporating the propretors of the Central Locks Connecticut River, were sever- 1 ally passed to be engrossed.
 1 Gen. Stephen Van Ranseaer has been named in 1 the Commercial Advertiser, the Hon. Martin Van Buren in the Enquirer and the Hon. Vim. l.. Mar cv in some paper in the western district candidates
 for the office of Governor of the State ot New-i ork 1 Fast.-Eriday, April 3, has been appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts, as day of fasting, hu- 1 initiation and prayer.
 1 Sir Militio Meu.-The documents relating to the shooting of the militia men, explained by the re- port from the committee military affairs will be 1 laid the table of the members during the next l week. The debate will then come up forthwith, and
 should the Jacksonsans gag with the previous 1 question they did the other day, some free com 1 ments will be made upon that cruel and unnecessary 1 exhibition of blood and carnage" and upon the military committee, dccesay after the Jact to the 1 deed Additional documents highly important to a correct view of this affair." about be laid before the House -I mean the letters from the Secretary of 1 War, to Gen. Jackson, ordering him to disband his militia forces; which orders be it remembered were 1 given before the men were condemned.
 The argnin.-A letter has recently been received by Mr. Clay from Mr. Crawford, the subject of "the | evidence furnished by Mir. Clay, in his pamphlet, is sufficient to convince any person of the purity of his course, in regard to the late Presidential election but that for himsehe wanted not this vidence produce ] such conviction on his mind :-he had never for a
 moment, given any credit to the charges against Mr.. 1 Clay. X. l Drunkenness Leads to Criuae.--In a letter from 1 Judge Bierce of Baltimore to Gov Kent the Judge 1 communicates the fact of 623 adult persons admitted
 into the Aims House during the year ending in April,
 1926, 564 were positively ascertaned to have been
 duced the necessity of being placed there by drunk
 enness, and is beeved that considerable portion l of the remaining 69 were reduced to the neces-
 sity, cthe. directly indirectly from the BoSr. Tel. 1 NauaI Battie.--The Charleston Courier informs
 that the Mexican Brig captured by the Spanish Frig-
 ate off the TOrtugas the 1lth Feb. was the Guer- l rero, 9 guns and l36 men, commanded by Capt. Da- l vid H. Porter nephew of the Commodore. On Sum-
 day, the 10th, she fell in with Spanish men of war | Brigs, the Marte and the Maria Amelia, of Is
 guns and l80 men, the other 10 guns 130 men both of ! which she beat; they succeeded however in making
 their escape into the Maries In this engagement she
 suffered much her spars, ,and rigging, ,and sup- posed the Spanish loss was heavy.
 I The firing, in the action, was heard in Havana, when the frlgate LeaLL0d of 54 guns and 300 men,
 immediately put to sea. She is said to be a remark
 able fast saer, and the brig being n very crippled state, overtaken by the frigate, when des- I perate fight ensued, which lasted TWO HOURS and l TWENTY MINUTES, one hour and quarter of sohich
 time, the tCo peSseLs in speaking distance.
 | During the engagement the coOrs of the Guerrero II were twice shot away and replaced The two previ-
 engagements, and this long and close ght,
 ted the whole of the powder and shot of the G. when
 a consequence, she ceased firing, and being crip-