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NILES' REGISTER-SEPT. 29, 1827-MISCELLANEOUS.

The power of a horse he considers equivalent to seven times that of a man, and that of an ox four times, or that of cattle, male and female, the latter not being much used, at an average of two and a half, and that of an ass as equal to that of a man. Taking the number of horses in France at 1,900,000, they give an effective force equal to that of 13,300,000 men; the number of cattle at 6,977,000, they have a power of 17,442,500; and adding to this the force of 240,000 asses, an aggregate power, from the labor of domestic animals, is obtained equal to 50,982,500.

last information received relative to gen. Lafayette, re-
presented him as rapidly retreating with the loss of a
leg, having given his enemies the only pledge in his pow
er, "leg bail," for his re-appearance to answer any
charges that may be brought against him.

We would for the honor of humanity now close this horrid recital, but it is our duty to state, that the ladies who travelled in the suite were treated with an indignity bordering on savage rudeness; their apartments were entered without their consent, and one lady was torn from The estimate of mechanical power is from water mills street while she was asleep; and helpless infants who had her bed, stripped of her garments, and turned into the and hydraulic engines 150,000; wind mills 253,333; wind not learned to lisp the endearing words of "father," applied to navigation 3,000,000, and steam engines 480,000; "mother," were dragged from the arms which encircled equal in all to the power of 5,233,333 men. The aggre-them, and crushed to pieces with as little remorse, as gate of the whole is 48,824,890.

Of this force, an amount of personal labor equal to that of 8,406,037 men, and the labor of animals equal to that of 28,872,500, is estimated to be employed in agriculture, and the rest in manufacturing and commercial pursuits.

though they were a brood of ants!

COM. PORTER with his squadron has at length left Key West. Laborde's squadron at the last advices was lying

at Havana.

He makes a similar estimate of the effective industry of Great Britain. Taking the population at 15,000,000, he SICKNESS AT PENSACOLA.-From the Pensacola Gaconsiders the personal labor as equal to that of 6,397,539 zette extra, of the 3d instant, we are sorry to learn that men, that of elements to 19,840,000, and makes a total of 50,487,339, So that in France the power employed in a fever prevailed there, several cases of which had been the several branches of national industry is equal to that of pronounced by the physicians to be the yellow fever. That four men to each man employed, and in England it is equal tain; but those which terminated fatally are said to have there are numerous cases of fever in that city is cerbeen few. Out of a hundred that have been attacked with fever, it is said that only eight had died. Their names are not given.

to eight for each man.

Another paper observes-Statistical comparisons are a favorite pursuit with the Freach economists, and they generally conduct them with great fairness. In one of these, recently made, we find the following facts:-In WASHINGTON the projector of the Erie canal.-—Mr. 1826, 3,730 English vessels entered the Baltic, 81 French, Jared Sparks, (says the Rochester Daily Advertiser,) has and not a single Spanish. There are in England about been for some time engaged in examining manuscript 50,000 public carriages for travelling; in France 15,000 letters of general Washington, at Mount Vernon, with Spain Ave!!!-The public roads in England are in extent about 100,000 miles. In France, (with twice the terri- a view to their publication. It appears from a letter from him, to the hon. Joseph Story, that shortly after tory), 20,000; Spain about 7,500, half of which are not the close of the revolutionary war, Washington, in a traversable. England has 18,000 steam engines; France, 1,500; Spain four-The annual productiveness of an En-letter referred to by Mr. Sparks, predicted that a water glish labourer is rated at 500 franes; a French do. 225 communication would be opened through the western franes, of a Spaniard at 80. The population of the three part of the state of New York. This letter of Mr. kingdoms is-France 32,000,000; G. Britain, (and Ire- Sparks is published in the last number of the North and), 22,000,000; Spain 10,000,000. The superiority of American Review. At page 8, in the appendix, is the Great Britain is palpable from this statement of a French following sentence: professor.

CANADIAN LOYALTY, A short time since, an itinerant showman had the temerity to introduce into the loyal town of Brockville, U. Canada, "three mortal enemies of the British government in Canada," in the shape of wax figures, which, from the labels pinned upon their outer garments, were intended to represent Washington, Bonaparte, and Lafayette. The good people of Brockville, not liking this invasion of their territory, with that promptness for which his majesty's subjects were justly lauded during the late war, repaired to the enemy's encampinent; and, perhaps, fired by the rebel tunes discharged from a tin trumpet and barrel organ located at head quarters, very unceremoniously obtruded themselves upon the trio of generals, and commenced hostilities by pulling their noses and sticking their fingers in their eyes: but the generals, though acknowledged in the field real "men of metal," on this occasion proved to be "lads of wax;"for, notwithstanding their countenances were much distorted by the pointed remarks of the assailants, they were too much the friends of their country to cominit an act that might be considered casus faderis. The brave Canadians finding all efforts to provoke the animosity of the disguised enemy ineffectual, attacked a member of the body guard, but his voice was for peace, and he plead "trumpet tongued" that the harmony which had prevailed might not be disorganized: but, instead of moderating their rage, it only tended to add to its fury, when they, without further parley, commenced a general battle, in which we regret to state the corps were nearly torn to pieces; general Washington was captured without having made the slightest resistance, and cast from the heights upon the stones below, from which he was taken breathless; faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. General Bonaparte shared a more dreadful fate, having been decapitated at one blow, and his headless trunk exposed to the fury of the populace, The

"Soon after war was closed, he (gen, Washington) visited the lakes of New York, and in one of his letters he emphatically predicts, that a water communication would at no distant day be opened through the western part of that state, and enlarges on the benefits that would result from such a work,

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NEWSPAPERS. As an evidence of the trifling value of a newspaper in those parts of Europe where they are un der government control, we may instance the recent sale of the Berlin Gazette, with 11,000 subscribers for 11,000 dollars. In New York, a daily paper, with such a sub seription list and a corresponding advertising patronage, would be worth considerable more than $100,000, and in Loudon might be sold any day for something like 350,000, The Morning Chronicle was purchased by its present owner for a little less than $250,000, and had a circula tion of less than 3,000. The annual profit of the Times, (which circulates about 6,000), averages between 80 apd $100,000. The secret of this vast difference between Prussia and England, or America, is that the despoti government of the one can suppress every journal in tha kingdom instantaneously and with impunity, whilst under the free governments of the other, editors laugh at minis ters and fear nothing but the laws.

The population of those portions of Poland which have successively fallen to the share of Russia, is about 20,000,000. To meet the intellectual wants of such a mass of persons, there are but 15 newspapers, eight of Our 10 or 12,000,000 are which are printed in Warsaw. supplied with something like 5 or 600 newspapers. [M. Y. Enquirer. There is a difference here. We understand that

NAVAL. Nofolk, Sept. 24. capt. John Downes is appointed to the command of the Delaware ship of the line now fitting out at the Gosport navy yard for the Mediterranean, and lieut. James Ramage, first lieutenant. The Delaware will hear the

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We further learn that not the slightest accident occurred during the arduous work. The main mast of the Delaware weighs 21 tons, 16 cwt. 1 qr. and 7 lbs.

The principal labor having thus been overcome, we presume, from the alacrity manifested in all the departments, that the Delaware will soon be ready to make a proud exhibition of naval skill and architecture amongst the combined fleets now collecting in the theatre of her [Herald.

service.

It appears that the Natchez experienced the tremendous gales which recently visited the southern coast of America the gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean seas. In the gale of the 16th ult. she lost her main and mizen topgallant masts, besides many of her sails and some rigging, and several seamen, who were blown from the yards. The Natchez was thrown upon her beam ends, and whilst in this situation made much water. She was to sail as soon as repaired, for the south side of the is

land of Cuba:

The French frigate La Circe. This beautiful ship, which would not be disparaged by a comparison with any vessel of her class in our navy, has come up from her late anchorage below fort Norfolk, and anchored off Town Point. She is an object of general admiration, and we have heard nautical gentlemen of good judgment, pronounce her to be the neatest vessel in her hull and rigging that they have ever seen at the same anchorage.

On Thursday the officers of the Circe visited the navy yard at Gosport, where they received every attention due to their rank, and a salute was fired in honor of their visit. [Norfolk Beacon.

west of Scotland. According to the Glasgow Chronicle, upwards of 12,000 of these wretched creatures had landed on Sunday night, and we hear that on Monday evening a fresh migratory band of 350 was landed by the Fingal steam packet. Only eighteen pence a head was charged for their passage. When told that it would be some time ere the harvest commenced, and that it was needless for them to expect employment, they coolly answered, that they would labor for any thing, no matter how little, and declared that they could not possibly be worse off than they were in their own country. Beyond question, there is at present too little regular work for the native laborers in the west, and it is painful to think that a portion of the little they have will be wrested from them by these degraded and unhappy aliens. This is a subject which will eventually force itselt on the attention of the civil authorities. A gentleman who left Glasgow with one of the coaches yesterday morning, calculated that he had passed from 400 to 500 of these emigrants making towards this city. It they bo badly off in the west, they must expect to be far worse here. Here are no cotton mills-no great weav ing factories-no public works to afford them a hope of employment. Even at the harvest they have no chance, as the farmers in this and the surrounding counties have been long in the practice of employing highland shearers, to whom they give a decided preference. Not a few of these already arrived are suffering the greatest hardships, and have become grievous burdens to their countrymen by whom they are sheltered. [Scotsman.

INDIANS. From the St. Louis Missouri Observer, of Sept. 3. By the arrival of the St. Louis and Galena packet, from the Upper Mississippi, on the 3d inst. we have received the important intelligence that the Winnebagoes had refused to treat with gov. Cass at Green Bay, and that in consequence gov. C. had written to gen. Atkinson, informing him of this fact, and also, that the warclub had been passed to the Potawottamies, or in other words, that that tribe, or a part of them, had joined the Winnebagoes in hostility against the United States. Gov. Cass, therefore, committed the further management of these savages to gen. Atkinson, who accordingly left Prairie du Chien on the 29th. with his command, consisting of about 600 meu, for the Portage on the Ouisconsin, where he was to be joined by major Whistler from Green Bay, with a small body of regulars and militia, and 100 Menomonies. Gen. Dodge and maj. Whitesides, of Fever river, also left that place on the 29th with about 140 mounted men, destined for the English Prairie, where, it was expected they would fall in with the main force under gen. Atkinson. The Indians were in body to the number of about 400, at the Four Lakes, 40 miles from the portage.

FOREIGN NEWS.

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

AMERICAN CANVASS. We some time since noticed the excellent quality of the duck manufactured by the Phenix mill Company, which is not only cheaper but has been proved by experiment to be much superior to Russian duck. The comparative merit of these two articles has been tested by capt. Austin, late of the ship Panther, and capt. Macy, of the Lewis. The Phenix Mill duck is not at all subject to the usual effects of mildew arising from ordinary exposure, (that is such as would destroy or materially injure Russian duck), but in the case of the Panther, where it escaped this injury, the exposure was one of the worst kind, viz. to steam arising from damaged wheat in the hold. Another excellence in the Phenix mill duek is, that no starch or sizing is used in its manufacture to give it a false appearence of thickness, nor is its strength The new ministerial arrangements were not yet com→ wasted by excessive bleaching, as is generally the case pleted. Mr. Canning's will has been opened, and his with foreign duck. The material used by the Phenix com-effects said to be under £20,000. It is also intimated that pany is the best of imported water rotted flax.

We have said thus much in reference to the merits of the American canvass, because we view the success of this manufacture as intimately connected with our means of national defence. It is well known that during the last war, when a bolt of American duck could not be had in the country, our national vessels and privateers were forced to supply themselves with the foreign article at $40 per bolt or $1 per yard. In the event of another such crisis, we are confident that American duck could be furnished at one third that price, and possessing twice the durability. To insure this result it is only necessary for the government and ship owners to give a preference to the Phenix Mill and other American ducks, if of equal good quality. [Providence American. DESTITUTE Inisu. Hordes of Irish to the very nadir of poverty and destitution, continue to pour into the

From Liverpool papers to the 25th ult. The duke of Wellington has resumed his post as commander-in-chief of the army, but is excluded from a seat in the cabinet. Thus the chief pillar of the opposition has bowed down to the golden calf.

he died insolvent. A meeting has been held in Liverpool, and measures adopted for the purpose of erecting a statue or pillar to his memory.

The harvest will yield a good crop of wheat, oats an barley.

At the royal naval dinner given in Liverpool, on the 11th ult. to celebrate the birth day of the duke of Clarence, lord high admiral, "the health of the president of the United States" was given as one of the regular toasts. On which admiral Coffin "sincerely thanked the company for the honor they had done to that gentleman. As a native of America and a subject of this country, he hoped the two states would long be united in brotherly

union."

For the duke of Clarence's commentary upon this toast, we refer to the appointment of the hon. Frederick de Roos, the gentleman who wrote the very notable book on the U. States, as his tag lieutenant.

FRANCE.

writer of this sad narrative towards the end of his letter, inhabitants were required to keep them in check. The describes the flames to have again burst out in more than one part of the city. To add to the horror of the scene, a storm raged at the same moment. It would seem that to arrest the progress of the calamity was beyond the power of man, and the letter concludes with the mournful declaration, that "Omnipotence alone can save us from utter destruction."

An individual, who came to Paris, as a rich man, and who died last year in a situation bordering on indigence, left a statement of his losses at play, and declared that persons, whom he named, had employed fraudulent means to play against him with the certainty of winning. These two persons, one of whom was formerly a dentist, were put on their trial; and the celebrated M. Comte was summoned as a witness, and gave an explanation of the art, or altered cards, by means of which their frauds had been committed. The court of appeal has confirm- Accounts from the Barbary coast state that great preed the sentence, by which they are condemned to eigh-parations continued to be made at Algiers to receive the teen months' imprisonment, and a fine. French. The number of troops summoned from the inA great falling off in the orders to the silk manufactu-terior is estimated from 30,000 to 50,000 men. One of rers of Lyons has occurred this year. At the fair of Beau- the French vessels, carried into Oran, turns out to be of cair, all the merchandize, with the exception of paper great value; she was bound to Martinique. hangings, sold at a reduced rate.

SPAIN.

ALGIERS.

A Swedish ship, laden with ammunition, in attempting to enter Algiers, has been captured by the French block

BUENOS AYRES.

Rivadavia has resigned the presidency. The following is a copy of his resignation addressed to the constitutional congress of Buenos Ayres.

Numerous arrests had taken place in the capital, in con-ading squadron, and sent to Toulton. sequence of a vast conspiracy discovered by the minister of It is announced that an Algerine corvette has been police, Recasho, the object of which was to create through- sunk by an English corvette, which it attempted to search, out Galicia and Estremadura the same insurrectionary taking it for a French ship. movements as in Catalonia.-Large sums destined to further the explosion, and to maintain the insurgents had also been seized, and it is significantly intimated that the greater part of the coin bore the impress of a foreigh power. It had already been openly surmised in the Spanish papers, that the attempts of the Carlists had been secretly encouraged by France, in order to afford her a pretence for continuing her military occupation of the most important fortresses of the country.

PORTUGAL.

Is still in a state of fermentation and the downfall of the constitution is predicted. The princess regent appears to have lost her spirits in her late sickness. It is also stated in the French journals, that, from the language of the ministers, it is to be inferred that the French government will espouse the cause of don Miguel, and co-operate in establishing him on the throne of Portugal, as his legitimate right. There is a rumor that Don Pedro, of Brazil, was expected to arrive at the capital of Portugal, in order to assist in restoring tranquillity.

Upon being called to the first magistracy of the republic by the free suffrages of her representatives. I made a personal sacrifice which I trust I cannot be accused of exaggerating. If, in the career which the public have thus marked out for me, I have not been uniformly successful in overcoming the difficulties which arose before ing that I have used my utmost endeavors to discharge me at every step, I have at least the satisfaction of reflectthe functions of my office in a manner agreeable to my duty; that, although beset on every side with obstacles, I have been instrumental in effecting measures which my country will everreflect upon with pride; and that I have above all, in every instance sustained the dignity and honor of the nation. My zeal to devote myself to the service of my country remains unabated, but I have to lament that difficulties of a new description, and which The unsettled state of affairs is still attributed to theme that my services in future can be of no public utility, could not have been anticipated, have arisen to convince dismissal of Saldanah and the plots of the Camarilla. and that no sacrifice on my own part can henceforth reThe English troopsremain in Lisbon and its neighbor- dound to the interest of the nation. Under this impres hood. sion I have no other duty than to resign the office with which I am invested. I therefore renounce the charge which I have heretofore mantained, and resign it into the hands of the national representatives from whom I had, the honor to receive it. I regret that I cannot add to my resignation a satisfactory exposition of the motives which lead me to this step, but comfort myself with the assurance that they will, nevertheless, be understood by the public. Possibly justice may not be done at this moment to the sincerity and disinterestedness of my sentiments, but Irest assured that posterity will duly appreciate them.

GREECE AND TURKEY.

A constitutional charter has at length been adopted by the national assembly, see page 70.

Letters have been received at Napoli, stating that the Greeks who occupied the convent of Megaspilcon, have beaten and repulsed 1,500 Arabs, whom Ibrahim Pacha had moved forward thus far; the loss of the barbarians amounts to 400 men, killed on the declivity of a hill, where the Greeks had prepared an ambush for them.

The emperor of Russia has ratified the treaty for the pacification of Greece, entered into by Russia, France and England.

About to leave the high station to which the sufAt Constantinople the Reis Effendi is said to have de-I feel that I owe them my most hearty thanks, not more trages of the representatives of the nation clevated me, clared that the lives of the foreigners at Pera, particularly the English, would not be safe if a treaty had been entered into, which would oppose any obstacles to the operations of the Turkish fleet. "The porte would hardly, however," says the London Sun, "draw down the vengence of England by such an outrage."

COLOMBIA AND PERU.

for the distinguished honor thus conferred upon me, than for the constant and patriotic zeal which they have ever manifested in seconding my feeble efforts for the preservation of the honor and glory of our republic. I beg leave to recommend them to take speedy measures to fill the office which I now leave; they will by so doing acDreadful fire at Moldavia.-The Austrian Observer complish an object imperiously demanded by the state of of the 11th August, contains an afflicting account of a public affairs, and afford an additional motive of gratitude dreadful fire which has reduced Jasse, the capital of Mol-on my part towards a body of men to whom I have now davia, (one of the principalities for which Russia has been the honor to offer the assurances of my high consideration contending with the porte throughout the last half cen- and respect. BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA. tury,) to a heap of ruins. A melancholy interest attaches to the details of this conflagration which has proved hardly less fatal to human life than destructive to property. Fifty dead bodies are stated to have been dug out of the ruins, and while the flames were yet raging, it was found necessary to set all the malefactors, who were confined in the prison, at liberty, as the building in which they were shut up was found to be on fire. These wretches appear to have made an ungrateful return for the merciful consideration which had thrown open the doors of their dungeons. They prepared to pillage that portion of the city which had essaped; the most active exertions of the magistrates and

Carthagena, Augt. 21. The Liberator sailed from Barranca the 15th, on board the steam boat Santander; and on the 24th he arrived at Mompox. On the 15th he proceeded to Ocana; where he was to arrive on the 18th. The troops which he ordered from this city to the interior remained at Mompox and Ocana; he taking with him only his guard of honor.

The executive signed at last, on the 6th, the decree of congress calling the convention for the 2d of March at Ocaña; and the legislature was occupied in discussing the rules for the election of its members.

Santander, was holding the executive power until the arrival of president Bolivar at the capital, which would take place about the 28th of August, provided he left Mompox on the 14th on his route from Carthagena to Bogota. The disturbances in Guayaquil are calmed. We have accounts from that quarter to the 18th of July, by the Panama post. Gen. Florez had crossed the river Daule, and was to enter Guayaquil.

CHAP. 3.-Of the public law of the Hellenians. 5. The sovereign power resides in the nation; all power emanates from it, and only exists for it.

6. Are Hellenians-1. All the native Greeks who believe in Jesus Christ. 2. Those who, oppressed by the Ottoman yoke, and believing in Jesus Christ, are come, or shall come to Greece, to take up arms or to dwell there. S. Those who are born abroad, of a Greek EThe congress of Peru was installed on the 14th of ther, or those natives and others, and their descendants, June. Mariscal Lamar was elected president of the re-naturalized before the publication of the present constitu public, Salazar Baquipano, vice president. There were several parties, but the strongest was said to be in favor of general Bolivar.

It is said that the constitution of Bolivia is for ever at an end, since even the friends of Bolivar have already declared it to be contrary to all authority.

BRAZIL.

tion, and born abroad, who shall come to Greece and take the oaths. 4. Foreigners who come to Greece and are there naturalized.

7. All Hellenians are equal in the eye of the law.

8. Every Hellenian shall be eligible, according to his personal talents, to public employments, both political and military.

A Rio paper of the 19th of May, contains the address 9. Foreigners who come to inlrabit Greece for a time, of the chamber of deputies and of the senate to the em- or forever, are equal to the Hellenians before the eivil law. peror on the opening of the chambers. They supera- 10. The taxes shall be levied from all the inhabitants bound with professions of attachment to his imperial of the state, with justice, and in proportion to the for majesty and to the constitution. Their relations with tunes of individuals; but no tax can be levied without a foreign powers are stated to be on a friendly and favora-law being promulgated, and no law for levying taxes can ale footing. The address of the deputies is silent as to be published for more than one year. the situation of the affairs with Buenos Ayres, and the only reference to this subject in that of the senate, is contained in the following sentence:

11. The law guarantees the personal liberty of every individual; no person can be arrested or imprisoned, but according to law

12. The life, the honor, and the property of all those who are within the bounds of the state, are under the pro

"The senate appreciates, as it ought, the personal sacrifices to which his imperial majesty has submitted, to direct the public feeling to a resistance of the machi-tection of the laws. nations of the government of Buenos Ayres, and of the proof which he has given of his love of country and of his desire to put an end to the evils of war."

13. No order to seek for, or arrest persons, or proper ty, can be given, unless it be founded on sufficient proof, e were quite amused with the laconie replies of his and unless the place of search be pointed out, as well as majesty to these addresses. To the former he said, "the persons and things which are to be arrested.

We

as well aware of the manner of thinking of the chamber demand the cause and the nature of the accusation made 14. In all judicial proceedings every one has a right to of deputies;" and to the latter, "I have perfectly under-against him; to reply to his accusers, and their witnesses, tood you." and to bring forward witnesses in his defence; to have counsel, and to require a speedly decision from the court. 15. No person shall be esteemed guilty till he is cendemned.

The marquis of Palma has been appointed minister counsellor of state, in the place of the marquis de Sa

hara, deceased.

MEXICO.

There has been a serious disturbance at Vera Cruz in consequence of the commander of a regiment of soldiers refusing to obey the orders of his general. The colonel has been ordered to leave the city. The disobedience of

16. No person is to be tried twice for the same offense, nor condeinned and deprived of his property without s previous trial. A definitive judgement eannot be appealed from.

the colonel is attributed to party faction, which power-be given up for the public good when sufficiently demon 17. The government may require private property to fully prevails in many parts of the republic.

The "declaration" agreed upon by the baron Damas and signior Camacho, provides for a commercial intercourse between France and Mexico on principles of liberal reciprocity. The duties on the tonnage and cargoes of the vessels of the different countries are to be the same, and each is to have, in the ports of the other, all the privileges enjoyed by the most favored nation; only Mexico makes reservations of the special favors she has already granted to her sister republics of the south, and France provides that nothing in "the declaration shall be so construed as to interfere with the agreement she has made with Hayti. The convention is called th declaration." If it had been termed a treaty, it would have been regarded by Spain as a formal recognition of Mexican independence.

· CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER OF GREECE. [ADOPTED AT NAPOLI.]

In the name of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity. The fircek nation, met for a third time in a national assem bly, proclaims by its legitimate representatives, before, God and man, its political existence and independence, and establishes the following fundamental principles to

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strated, but previous indemnity must be granted.
18. Torture and confiscation are abolished.
19. The law cannot be made retroactive.
20. The Hellenians have a right to forin establish-
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y, for industry and arts, and to seleet professors fur

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21. In Greece it is not permitted to buy and sell a man; every slave of every nation and of every religion as soon as he places his foot on the Greek soil, his mas ter can no longer parsue him.

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22. No person ean decline submitting to his competent judge, nor be prevented from having recourse to him. hours without the cause of his arrest being made know 25. No person can be detained in prison more than 25 to him; nor more than three days without the proceedings against him beginning,

24. The clergy, according to the rules of the Greek church, can take no part in any public employment: tire presbyters (minor priests) alone have the right of elce

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28. The epithets illustrious, excellency, &c. shall not be given to any Hellenian within the limits of the state; ruly the governor shall bear the name of excellency, which shall cease with his functions

. No native, nor person naturalized and inhabiting Greece, and enjoying the rights of a citizen, can have re course to foreign protection, in case he does, he ceases to be a citizen of Greece.

CHAP. 4-Of Naturalization. SX. The government shall naturalize foreigners, bring certificates from Greek functionaries, attesting 1. That they have passed three whole years in the

country.

2 That during this time they have not been visited by asy infamous punishment.

tous nature of the inferences that I must presULATE TO have sprung only from them:

Soon after the Mexican brig of war Guerrero had anchored off the N. E. pass, of the mouth of the river Mis← sissippi, (now several weeks sinee), very strong rumours were afloat, of recruiting stations being opened in this city, and of the engagement of seamen here for the ser vice of that armed vessel. But still no adequate proof of such facts came to the knowledge of those whose drwho, in that event, would have required their interference-Certainly there are no traces of their having resorted to any undue means, or indulged any unseasonable zeal, or uncourteous suspicions, in order to detect and bring to punistament this rumoured evasion of the laws. At length a certain ship-broker of this eity descended to the Balize, and attempted to sound the inspector of the eustoms, regularly stationed there, as to whether he wond suffer about an hundred men (whom he described as for eigners) that had been engaged in New-Orleans to serve on board the Guerrero, topass without interruption-insinuating that his complaisance in this respect might be of one or two hundred dollars to his advantage. Getting an unsatisfactory answer from the inspector, the broker chartered, at the Balize, a small schooner, (the Carefine), for the purpose of transporting the seamen in queetion, by one of the other passes of the river, from New Orleans to the Guerrero; and accordingly, accompanied

S. That they have aequired within the state landed property of the value of at least 100 dollars..

St. Great actions, and notorious services, during the ssed of the country, are sufficient claims to naturaliza JiDOL

The government may also naturalize those forrigners who found in Greece remarkable establishments ling to the progress of the sciences, of arts, of commerce, and of industry. It may also abridge the time weeessary for naturalization.

33. Those foreigners who have served, or who shalt serve in a military capacity in Greece two years, and who have the necessary sertificates of service, are by that Marie Hellenic citizens.

34. A man when naturalized immediately enjoys all the rights of a citizen, but the right of representation shall be regulated by the law of clectious which the senate will publish.

35. Every person naturalized shall take the Greek

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Cnr. 5-Of the organization of the government. 36 The sovereign power of the nation is divided into face powers-the legislative, the executive, and the ju

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37. The legislative power makes laws.

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the schoones and her owner, on the 5th of August, ist. returned to the city, where she remained till the night of the next day.

About o'clock on that night, (August 6th), the broker put on board the schooner about thirty-five seaUDEN. (a boat load or two of them joined her a few miles below the city)-who all forthwith proceeded down the river, for the purpose of becoming part of the crew of the Guerrero. The inspector at the Balize, already apprized, by the complimentary application to himself and by the chartering of the schooner there, of the expedition on foot, resolved to intercept it. With that view, with the revenue boat ordinarily ander his charge, he ascended

$8. The executive power sanctions them, agreeably to above all the passes of the river, and until he fell in withs

article 74, and carries them into execution 39. The judicial power applies them

40. The Legislative power belongs in particular to the Body of representatives of the people, who will take the name of senate, fborde.)

41. The executive power belongs to one alone, who will take dæ name of governor, and who has under his reders different seeretrics.

42. The judicial power belongs to the tribunals.. [To be continued.]

the sclrouver and her new passengers, about 30 leagues below the city, on their way to fail their engagement.

Having pursued and seized her, he immediately put her helm about, and on the 8th of August, inst. brought her passengers back to the city for examination. They were then, not "marched like convicts to the customhouse," as they appeared to the vivid imagination ef the commodore, but under a guard, scarcely proportione to their numbers, regularly brought up for examinatiars before one of the judges of the city court of New Orleans, in the absence of the judge of the court of the United COM. PORTER AT NEW ORLEANS. States for this district. There, on an investigation, (on This Maricas offiser has certainly forgotten what be the oaths of credible witness,) into facts then first broudly is, or supposes that he has some certain imprescriptive to the knowledge of the prosecutor, two of the more convight to violate our laws with impunity; and his setions spicuous of the prisoners, (the ship-broker and a boarddonot appear either worthy of his former character oring house keeper for sailors,) were respectively bound is prevent condition; and his interpretation of our Laws is recognizances in five hundred dollars, with two sureties 20 assumption that, in other eases, would have met with each, to appear at the next term of the court of the United estant reprobation; we cannot allow this to foreigners. States for this district, to answer on a charge of retaining A is our own country that must settle such points. The scamen in this city, to enter themselves" on board s following ply to his exposition given in the REGISTER foreign vessel of war, to cruize against a power at peace of the 15th ist. is copied from the New Orleans Argus with the United States. The seamen, except nive Colocathe 31st ult. It will be recollested that Mr. Smith is brians, were at the same tirae committed to prisen for the U. S. attorney for the district. wunt of buil, to answer at the same court, on a charge of engaging in this sity, to enter themselves "in the same vessel for she like purpose." The nine Colombians, from the intimate relations of Colombia and Mexico, and from their being engaged in a common cause, were with consent of the prosecutor, viewed as on the footing of Mexi cans, and absolutely discharged. On a subsequent day the prisoners were brought up, on habeas corpus, before the judge of the parish court of New Orleans, and on motion of their counsel, not "of the district attorney” were as they were entitled to be, enlarged on bail. The amount of the bail, for each of these prisoners, (being all coremon seamen,) was with consent of the prosecutor, fixed at the sum of one hundred dollars. To have required a greater amount, from men of their condition and means, and degree of misdemeanor, would, in effect, have besk a refusal of bail in a case that was bailable. The recog nizances were taken by arespectable officer of experience,

Commodore Porter in his remarks in the Louisana Advertiser, of the 20th instant, in vindication of the reruiting hand-bill, recently eirculated in this city, under his name, and in reply to the notice of that document, web, as district attorney of the United States, I felt constrained to take, has fallen into some errors of fact, that, doubtless, it will adford him pleasure to see correct e-the more so, as they have led him to conclusions unjustly impeaching the motives, sentiarents and conduct of all the others of the government, who had contributed towards the arrest and commitment for trial of the sea men in question, and those who bad engaged them for the Guerrero.

The following succinct narrative of facts, (that would lewe been sooner communicated but from circumstances of a domestic nature requiring my entire attention), will ffuntly exhibit the etters referred to, and the gratai

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