The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1836-01-16

| Cuucu otutcs SioFeihHSHt 10 h'S"'o"
10 consider such measures as declara-
ton of war.
As comment on the foregoing, il may
be added, that the .Moniteur du Commerce,
another and le IS official Ministerial or
gan, declares that Gan Act OF Non-inter-
course, or any other decision Of Congress,
of a coercivc nature, ought to be consider
ed by the Government as a declaration of
war;"
From Galignani's Messenger.
Paris, l4M Dec.-The Journal du Ha-
ore, Of Saturday, has the following ;" An
extensive promotion was to have taken
place in the the Navy on the st of Janu-
airy next, but the King has manifested the
desire not to sign the promotion unless
war with the United States should arise
to give greater degree of interest to the
measure"
] From Liberia. I'VE have received the
Liberia Herald of the 3Oth Of September
and the 3Oth of October. They contain
no intelligence Of particularly interest
ing nature, but we subjoin few extracts:
Slave rade.-For the last month a
| Spanish schooner has been lowering a.
round our harbor, and frequently dodg-
| ing in near the shore and anchoring a.
bout Digby. 1t is reported that she, has
at several times bought twenty or thirty
slaves in this neighborhood. She pre-
tended to be taking in rice. She had no
factory on shore. The slaves were col
lected by the natives, carried abo ard and
payment received for them there and as
soon as eight or ten were procured in this
manner, she would take them to New
Sesters, where the Captain and part of
the crew are ashore at regularly estab-
lished factory. On the 18th inst H. b.
nj. Brig Curew, Liewt Demon, touched
here, to take view of the place, as we'll
as to procure information as to the state
of the slave trade about here. 1t hap
pened that the above gentleman was at
the very time lying at Digby, but SO un-
accustomed was he to see men of war u
bout here or SO intent upon his prey that
he dIsregarded John Bull though he pass
ed within five miles of him. In the after
noon the Spaniard as he was wont to do
weighed anchor and proceeded leisurely
down the Coast passing within gun shot
Of the brig John Bull, who had been
eyeing the gentleman, ,as soon as the Com
mander got on board filled away and in
the course Of the night, over hauled him.
We regret to add that the SLAYER by
some means got intelligence that he was
pursued by the cruiser, and before he was
boarded landed the slaves consequently
he could not be taken sa prize.
Common Schools. tho Legislature
Of this State on Friday last, Mr.. Secre-
tary Bangs, made report on the COM
mon schools. Returns have been receiv-
ed from 277 towns, but from Sc of these
they we're not received within the time
prescribed by law from 80 towns in
the State no report has been received
In the 277 towns, there were 2397 school
districts. Tho number of male children
attending school, between the ages of
four and sixteen, was 10 ,254, and Of fe-
male children, 68,828. There we're
2O88 male, and 2548 female instructors.
The amount raised by tax for the support
Of schools was $40 857 80 !; and 90 $685.
2S were raised by contribution for the
same purpose. 'The average number of
scholars attending academies and privte
schools was "a ,278, and the estimated a.
mount paid for their tuition 259, 1914 O7.-
OF the above towns 78 are in possession
Of local funds, applicable to purposes of
| 1ol, nf thu oth0rs hayo
such funds, and by eight, no return re-
specting this fact was made. ."-.Nsw Bed
ford Mercury.
BUENos AYREs. Tho following addh-
ion has been made to a law Of Buenos
Ayres regulating the imports and reven-
ue.
If after the Manifest bo delivered,
all the effects Of packages specified there
in be not forthcoming, the Custom House
shall recover the correspondent dutios
upon the whole, the same as if they had
been regularly despatched as effects or
packages, as inserted in the Manifest"
We are informed that the French Con-
sui in this city, has received from his
government an Official ntimation, that ac-
cordlng to an agreement between the
French and British Governments, the
British Charge d. affaires at Washington
during the impending interruption Of d.
plomatic relations between the United
States and France, will protect the French
citizens, whose, interests should re-
quire any application to the Federal au-