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tered on the 18th of August. and Ia
Ken possession of By the indians after
protTac'cd conflict of eighty DAYS.
The President having taken NJ pre-
cautionary measures a Gains, this attack.
which was daily expected 20 take
place, and of which he hud been re.
Pei'ed!y advised. both by dcsss,ers and
by letters from the chic; o. the rebels
Antonio Viaagrc. who had threaten
cd 10 fall upon the city. unless he. the
President should Immediately release
ms brother, (fciro Vinagre,) who wa,
then a prisoner on board the ifi-atc
imperairiz. The foreigners and native
residents had confdcd so much in The
strength and wisdom Of tie Provincial.
Government, and in thc efficiency @;
the Marine department, Tia; tifv post
ponct em5arking until absolutely sur
rounded by their enc MES. not ALLOW ing
themselves time II save their valuable
effects, or even IA change of their c!o.h-
ing.
Our coun,ryman, Mr. Upton. had
barely time To- flee on board, leaving
his books on his coUnting-roon. which
we're afterwards known t. be- throw n
INTO the streets and destroyed. Tie
Indians we're seen fang from the upper
windows of the Consul's house. al The
tnsil,h Marines stationed at MI.
CnnpbelFs house opposite, and the u.
States Flags torn up.
II IL supposed that the slau Iitcr must
have been Immense, as the motto OF
these people has long been 'e,iermiaa-
fioa TO tie rdHss, and more complete
sack OF any city. probably never took
place than in this place.
The commanders OF the English and
Portuguese Sloops OF War in port, Of
ieFed to assist the Pre- idcut in opposing
the rebels, and had upon the rirst alarm.
actually landed about - men each for
tina, purpose, they were shortly after
embarked again.
The whole number Of armed Indians
were not supposed la have amounted
TO upwards OF 40 or 200, without AZ
tiilcry.
The Presidents force amounted 10
about 300 regular troops and marines.
and upward. of 100 voluntcc.s, and in
port vessels OF war Early On sun
day morning. a'd August, lie whole
clty was given up o. the haadfai of
muoierous HreIshcs. and tie tr.,iicat.
with his hoops cinbaI,cj GA 5oard The
shipping.
scscral pieces of artillery which
had been abandoned q; 'hr palace, m
SP.t,J were then broulh' ll,o requisi-
ton ~ suUn as puSslbie. AMI fired by
the "P7iris'g," i. .hc shipping, as The
who!---Ears 81 and nercan'i,e.-wcIc
dropping Gown the ri'cr when Can't.
1owGe let. the shipping were all an
cnore3 on various place below the fort.
and nearly al filed With families who
wc7c crsing for pls5a"c ~ MMaahIn.
Portugal sc.
The Malta ard GEORGE were bound
for Maranhasn, CROWD ii with passcn-
gers. The Enr'i,h ,loop Racclior,c.
with oil the EAc;ish merchants and
their families on board, was bound for
The same place in a few DAYS.
We further learn By tic schooner
Choctaw. Capt Futile, Who sailed Z
days after the Mefcator, that on tho
9Th August, the Indians having COM
pIcic possession Of the town, having
put TO death all the remaining white
inhabitants, Com. Taylor, with four
figaies, dropped down the bay and
had declared the town under a rigid
blockade. Com. 7. had engaged the
Indians for 10 days, but without Sue
cess, and had abou, 1900 PERSONS On
board who had fed 10 the ncet for safe
". the women and children be- had
landed on the island Of Merajo under a
guard.-[.N Tork piper.
Pre.eHi State If J,rus0iem.-M. Pul-
julai. IN recent visit 20 that sacred
city, describe is appearance as mclan.
choly and dismal, a mass 81 dark stone
houses. each surmountcd with dome.
hcaped together like torribs. divided in-
10 districts or quar- crs for Nussulmlus
Arabs, Armcnians. Greeks, Latin
Jews, sc. Sc. The Jews sGll adore
this rcvcFed spot. Twenty azc1 f..
males OF tidsroligion arrived there du-
ring NJ. Poulul,ts soioun. each o.cr
-. 20 prepare for themselves q tomb ia
the Valley Of Jchosapha:.
Inequality # NE EvFs Spyfoce.-
NJ. Arago, the celebrated French a.
'ronomer. states The following remarka-
bic faciG Russia and Prussia txbibii
truly very extraordinary geographical
phenomenon. In these two rountrie.
Is vast region, where may lee found
| popuIous towns, immense commercial
establishments and fertile tracts. ali al
which are situated much below The
level Of the ocean NJ. de Humjo!di
estimates this low country TO contain
eighteen thousand square leagues oi
land. lf ho errors have been made IN
taking the level. the Caspian Sea, and
consequently the city Of Asiracan. are
! one hundred fnefrcs fn,or, fbau thrac