PVEY 18 2) iN 1x Retires TRI ATTROCIOUS & BLCODY MASSACRE. The foliowing extract of a letter writ: ten on board the Macedonian, and received this morniug gives the first direct informa- tions of the bloody conduct of tse Spaniards in South America towards our fellow “eiti- Zens Extract of a letter, dated United States Jrigate Macedonian, Callao Now. 11 1820. “ As you no doubt Jong before you re ceive this, will have heard of the outrage which nas been committed on our flag here, I will Driefly state to you what 1 was an ‘eye witness of, and what has since transpir- ed. On the night of the 6th instant at half past twelve, lord Cochrane sent in fourteen boats to cut out a Spanish {frigate (the Es- meraida) of 36 guns ; she was lying within musket shot of the batteries, with 18 gun boats and two brigs of 18 guns each around her. He succeeded in gaining possession of her in about fificen minutes, We lay about a haif a cables length astern of her As soon as she had cut her cables and paid her head off shore, the hatteries, the castics, balks, and 1n fact every thing that couid mount a gun, began to play away upon her; upon us, and even upon the inoffensive mazrchanimen in the harbor. We and all tae American and English meichantmen immediaiely sipped our cables, and as the wind was very bzbty it wos some ume be- fore we could get out of reach of their guns, Hl appeared to me that they pointed their gung particularly at us. The shot flew about us thicker than if we had been envaced with a vessel of the same force within musket shot. But,as is usual with cowauds, they are too much conlused to take deliberate aim 3 otherwise they would have sunk us i ten minutes. Lhe only injury we received was cur cross jack-yard shot away with alittle of the rubuihg rig- ing. Immediately on slipping our cables, have seen. A CTS LALCPPS 3 L two servants in Lima; whether he will eve er getthem or not is uncertain. P. 8. A flag of truce has just come off which brings the news that Mr, Marshall is not dead, but wounded and in the hosputal. 13th November.” N. Y. Even. Post. —t— Extract of a letter from Gibralter, ted December 18th 1828. «I have made a pedestrian excursion to San Roque, a small town about hie miles distant—the only Spanish town Ii On the way, with one of my friends, we stopped at the Spanish lices for a passport. Accid ntally; we "got ne a baibzr’s shop ‘where passporisare giyv- en to Spaniards. Here we ied to speak; Spanish, for not one in the family knew a a word of English ; but we made most ri diculous work of it. Like all Spanish bar-|{ bers, our passport officer was a surgeon on a smail scale. The shop was hung with long locks of hair, strings of teeth arran: ged in lestonans, fancets, razors, &¢, &¢, and in one corner stood an old basket: hil} ted sword, with Mambrino’s helmet, other- wise called a shaving basin. When 1t was i'scovercd that we were Americans, (Wo of the girls went to the kitchen and brought a bake pan with coal, which was placed at the door, and fire put isto It On enquiring why it was done, they eva- ded our question; but we had no doubt they tended to prevent the spreading of any contagion we might have brought with us. We met several persons going to the oarrison. Women ride mules or donk ies,! with a very old fashioned equipage; aj frame shaped like a saw-horse 1s put onj the stuff. d cushion which supplics the! place of a saddle, the woman #its sideways,| commonly attended by a man on jloot, who! puils the rein, or cudgels the beast as oc-| casion requires. On the way we saw no less than three da we paid the ship’shead the contrary way to the Esmeralda’s, and kept her so untilimen were murdered. out of gun shot, at lees: hall a mile apart; [ground is uncultivated. sa that it is self-evident there could be no mistake in their firicg at us. proof was wanting, the fact that we picked up at least a dozen musket balls on board, after the affuiyy would immediately set it atfopen, rest. On the morning of the 7th we sent as usual a boat on shore to market, with Mu! Marshall, midshipman, of New York, son of) Dr. Maishali, of the navy yard, and nine men: when the boats crew were ordered to! toss theirgoars by Mr. Marshall, being clog to the waarl, the soldiers on guard fired into her ; killed Mr. Marshall and four of the men ; four more badly wounded, and one only escaped to bring the news. Those who were not killed or wounded at first were pelied while in the water with stones, by these blood thi Siy villians. There 1s no excuse for them ; there could be no mis- take ; the American flog was flying in her ; the same buat went on shore. €very morn. ing. The crew were selected as being the most trusly and peaceable men in the ship. Biv. Marshaly was selected that morning, as particular confilence could be pluced in him, though but a boy of perhaps eighieen. It is impossible for me to describe the sen. sation tins affidr has caused on board ; the feel ngs of all are alinost wound up to fren- zy {or thetr murdered shipmates, avd the indignity offered to our flag. But I have not vet done. On the morning of the 9th, the schooner Rampeit, ol Baltimore got under way, by | agreement with the authorities on shore (of receive her, cargo, Immediately, on her coming within gun shot oi the castles, they opened on her, with all the vessels, gun boats, &c. in the harbor. The captain and officers as there was little wind, and that right on shove, immediately abandoned her and she sunk belors the numerous eun boats who came out to take, could get Tier on shore. We how communicate with the shore butby a flag of truce. I hope we shall communicate no other way, Itis that proud flag which humbled the baughbty Briton, to be wantonly insulted by pusilani- mous, cowardly liliy-livered Spaniards ?| Are our innocent sh'pmates, the pride and furare hope of our country, to be thus wan: tonly massacreed and butchered, and eyen denied christian burial? There 1s, in my opinion but one way to ) If any other collect that itdis not so cold here as is New {Enxland at this season, 1 wear no over- {with prickly pears, which grow five or ‘the cating, itjwas good, wood:n crosscs by the road-side, were Almost all the However, we! 'saw several men plowing : for you will re- coat, and am now sitting with my window Grounds are sometimes enclosed «1x feet high, and bear fruit.—The orange and lemon trecs are covered with fruit the grass is oreen , and the liltle gardens have cabliagzes, lettuce, and rad's’ es, of ail sizes. Ou our return, we stopped at a cottage built of reeds, which much resemble Indi- apn corp stalks, to get a little refreshment and to sec how people looked that lived in a cot house. Wé found nobody but an old man and (is wife, who were at dinner, eating bread and a nameless hash. Five place ticy had none of course—icr they! are almost unknown except in the houses’ of English and Americans ; but the old] and if we might be allowed to judge fiom The ground for- med the floory a few benches and flag bo¢- tomed chairs were arranged about the room, and bpumberless litile things, as knives, combs, and brushes the good wo- were constructedi—They gave us a ue of pleasant Malaga wine and a loaf of bread, for about zwenty cenes, and invited us to sit and ‘eat and drink. They had Indian corn which they gave some fine fowls and a very fat pig; and then thei dinner being done the old lady sat down by the door to work, and talk with the foreign- cis who could not speak Spanish. From this humble door .we had an extensive view of the Rock of Gibralter, and the Spanish and Al ica mountains. By ajouroal of tht weather which I have examired yasierday in the Commercial Li. brary here, 1 found (he thomometer to range wu witor fom 58 to 60; and was io- formed by the Libiavian that the hottest day in fou teen yeas was 85 or 86. The climate is dehightiul to me, notwithsanding the easterly winds bave prevailed every day since we have bewn here till to day. san Letters recently received from Cape laytien speak in the highest terms of the service rendered by the accidental arrival of the United States sloop of war Ontario make them atone fur ity and 1 hope that witheut a momsut's deliberation. At the time Mur. Marshail was murdered, captain OWNS A i od oe 3 Downs aud Me. Rodgers were in Lima. : rac ? \ i Ou captain Dow acs” passing the Vice Roy’s place, several officers and citizens were spb A ay ony it "o> nee a pu overheard to say, ‘there goes the rascal, we will have his blood next.” The excas- ade hy i COW ET IY 3 { } ' €s made vy the government for all these outrages 1s, that they were commited by an.enraged popuiace. 1 have befure heard of mobs commiting the greatest excesses. resisting the civil and military power, fly ng in the face of justice ; but never, until now did I hear of a moby, which at the most could not constst of 1500 men taking nose . ~ 3 > B WE session of castles, armed vessels, batteries and gun boats defended by at least 3000, Captain Downes and Mr. Rodgers had to disguise themselves to ger on plain Downs ick all his baggage and! board off the cape during the recent troubles” in in that quarters Great praise is given by hose who were eye-witnesses of his eon- duct to Capt. Wolcott Chauncey, the com- mander of the Ontario, Tc his generous interposition and politic arrangements, it is beleived that the whites, British as well as Americans, are indebted for the protec tion of their lives from menace, if not from gencral massacre, and their property from plunder, during the tnmults.. He bout to Saily supposing the presence of the Ontario no longer necessary : bus, being requested by the American merchants to remain, he did so until tranquillity was restored. We arc elad to find our public vessels so usclully employed. tn er - 3 2 we Etmiins United Foreign Missionary Soci- New York acknowledge the receipt of cents, from vailous contributors The tw nf \Y- Oi AN4689 82 | Europe or, some other cause, flour has ad laly cooked her meat overa chafing dish! 3 21 man’s fan acd rosary, were stowed away|” among the basket work, of which the walls 2 bot- FER 3 edt SLA oy | .D re sme he Patriot, ‘Tospeak histhoughts, is every freeman’sright’ iat 4 OE SATURDAY, aPrIL 28. On motion of John Blanchard esq. Jolin G. Miles and Samuel M Green, €sqrs, were admitted to practice law in the severai courts of Centre county. ; —— Tp C—— 4 MARRIED —On the 5th instant, 1n Clearlicld county, by E«quire Bell, Mur. George Brown, to Miss Eliza Straw. ~~ On Thursday the 19th in stant, by the Rev. Mr. Rossman, Mr. Dan iel Housery to Miss Shenk, of How- ard towaship. rd § W— § Whether from the prospect of a war io vanced in price, lately, in philadelphia. It has been sold at $4 a barvel—and it is said that the nullers n Chester ccunty, have received instructions from their fac ters, to purchase all the wheat they cai get. LP. Intel. RE a A A The population of New Jersey iz 277,575 —an increase since 1810 of 32 015. Al that period the state contained 245,562 in- habitants— in 1800, 211,149. tl) ne. It appears by a statement recently made by the marshals of the eastern and wesiérn district of Pennsylvania, that the aggregate population is 1,046,844. In 1810, when the last censuj was taken, the whole popu-| lation of the state was 820,091 ; so that th increuse in ten years amounts to 226,753 souls. ’ Tt § me Governors and Legislators. The following has been obligingly com- municated by a member of congress, who spared no pains to make the statement ac curate. Comfiensation to the Governors and Legis lators, of the States, 1821. Gov. Legislators per annum. per day $1200 $2 00 2666 Ou ¥600 00 1100 50 750 50 5000 00 $2500 50 4000 1000 2666 Qa DID 2500 3500 3000 2000 2000 1200 7500 1000 8500 1000 2350 New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland 11 Virginia 12 North Carolina 13 South Carolina 14 Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Ob ILouisiana Indiana Mississippi INinois Alabama 67 ON Ur >» —+ 50 QU 00 00 20 10 00 00 00 ) 00 00 16 17 18 19 at least three hundred persons—and many others yet in circulation.—~Easton Cent, At alarge and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of the county of Wayne, held at the house of ZLiphalet Kellogy, in Bethany on the 30th. of March 1821, (he following among other resolutions were yy. nanimously adopted : Considering that we live under the only true republican government on earth, and a constitution that guarantees to the people the exclusive right to govern, under which we believe our chief magistrate is bound appointments of officers, who are to rule over them, when their voice is fully ascerp- ‘ined ; and inasmuch as Governor Hiestep bas appointed to the offices in republican Wayne, a man who 1s despised by eyery person who has the least regard for the credit of this county, and who has one spark ft republicanism 10 his bosom, a man who was not recommended by (a single individs wal in the county for the offices, and who was unabie to procure a recommendation for that purpose withoat resorting tov Hick and unfuir dealing,” to the exclusion ¢f men who were recommended bv three. fourths of the taxable inhabitants of thig county, against whose ability and integrity nothing can be said—to the exclusion of men who are borne down with infirmities occasioned by the hardships and privations in the tented fields during our revolutiona« ly, and late suuggles, against monarchy & Oppiessiony therefore Resolved, That we view with unreser. ved contempt the conduct of Governgp Hiester in appointing Zhomas Meredith, to the ofhces of this county; who is a monars Caisty and who bas ‘been educated’ 10 des- pise our republican institutions. Resolved, That the editors of the Easton Centincl, and Spivit of Pennsylvania, each be furnished with a copy of the toregoing resohutions, signed: by the chairman aud secretary for publication. JONATHAN JENNINGS, Chairman. JOHN RAYMOND, Secrecary. — — STAY LAW. Sec. 1. Beit enacted by the Senate and Touse of Representatives of the Common. wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assem- Oly met and it is hereby enacted by the aus thority of the same. That the first four sections of an act entitied « An act for the appraisement of ¢siates taken in execution” passed on the twenty cighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and twenty, shail be and the samc is hereby continued in force for and during the term of one year ftom and alter the twenty eighth day of March- one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. Aad no real property now in execunon and which hus been appraised avd itor the delivery of which bonds have been given, according to the provisions of the said law, shull be sold for and during the period of cue year, from the twenty- eighth day of March ove thousand eight hundred and twenty on€, unless the same shall be s ld for two thirds of (he appraised value. Provided, "i hat m the casc of pro- ceedings on personal property the dsbior shall give new security lor the delivery of 0 Or 03 Ur DOA OOD ao Wr UO Lo A BD Lo ADD Be m= = ND Maine 1500 OC Missouri 2000 00 * The governor of Rhode Island is paid at the pleasure of the legislature—usually about 400 per annum ; and perquisite about 200 dollars. The legislators are paid by their immediate constituents, usually about one dollar per diem. t The senators of Connecticut receive two dollars per diem. } The salary of the governor of New Jersey is 2000 per annum ; but he has per- Guisites amounting (o about $500 addition- al. A The foregoing tabular view of the com- pensation of the several governors and legis- lators, of the United States, 18 derived from such sources as are believed to be entitled to full credit ; and is offered for publication under an impression that it will be inter- esting to many readers, To render the ta- ble more complete it might perhaps be ad. ded, that the salary of the president of the United States is 25,000 dollars per anpum —and the pay of members of congress eight dollars per diem. Niles’ Reg. iD Ee Extract of a letter from Bethany, Wayne Co. dated 31st March, 1821, Myr, Hutter, : : You will please give the follow- ing an insertion in your paper: The meet- ing was held on the evening that Mr. Mer- cdith arrived in Bethany, to take upon him self the duties of the offices, to which he bas so Jately been appointed, and 2s is usual when great men come amongst us—he was | greeted by the tolling of bells, firing of guns and the blowing of horns, &c. The meeting cannot be desienated as one of any particular party, and 1 think I may safcly say that the resolution fully ex- presses the voice of the people of the county ; and meetings of the like nature have been held in many parts of the couan- ty—and remonstrances against the contin- the property according to the provisions of the seid law, and the fees to be allowed to the frecholders for their service in appraise. ing personal propertytas provided by said act, shall be twenty-five cents each, and no sheriff, coroner, justice of the peace, con stable or supervisor shull be entitled to the benefits of this act for money collected up- on execution or judgment and not paid over according to law. Jad firovided Jfurther, That in every case where real or personal estate has been or shall hereafier be taken in execution and appraised, before or alter the passing of this act, the defendant or de- fendants shall not have the benefits of the, same, unle:s be, she ov they shall on or be- fove the first dy of August pay to the plain- tiff or plaintiffs his, her or tueir agent or attorney the amount of interest due on such judgment or judgments, Sec. 2« And be it further enacted by the authority eforesaidy “Ihat all personal prop= ety exposed to public sale according to the provisions ol.the act to which this is a sup- plement, if the same does not bring two thirds ol the valuation on the debtor come plying with the terms required by the said act, sha'l not be liable to be seized and tak- en in execution by virtus of any subsequent executions during the stay entitled by law. Provided, That a levy or levics may be made on the same property subject howeya er to the preceding levy or levies, Sel) § Qo Extract of a letter from Calloa, dated No vember 12th. : the wounded of her boats crew, six in nuns ber, two having been killed one of ths wounded is not expected to live. Several Americans who have been imprisoned on shore, have been sent off. We are now al- idwed to receive cargo by going withi about a half a mile of the shore, and res" ceiving it from their boats into ours—but 10 English or Americans are allowed land. The schr. Rampart, I understand vance of Mr. Meredith in office, have al- during the month of March, 4 & they have got to repairs _and make cyery ready been returned in Bethany, signed by way as goed as belore.” to observe the will of the people, in making - é& The Macedonian bas received on boar ¢ # 3
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