The communication is interesting for present use and of great value to history, and we repeat our thanks to the very respectable gentleman who furnished it. The report contains a statement of the objec tions to the old mode of using the beds of streams with connecting cuts and locks, and to the more recent mode of pursuing the vallies of streams with "My attention has been directed to a table, pub. canals adjacent to their banks; a detail of the adlished in your 10th volume, [pages 154-5] shewing Vantages resulting from a level canal, if practicable; the result of the land battles fought during the the proportions and dimensions of a canal suitable late war. Having entered the service as a volunteer for the proposed navigation; an estimate containat its commencement, and returned at the peace asing the details of the work which may be necessaan inspector general in the United States' army, Iy, and the probable expence of each item; and a feel myself authorised to suggest some inaccuracies number of useful hints relative to the construction which have occurred in your estimate of the rela- of canals, the plans of locks, and the supply of water. The information and observations are applitive logs at Fort Meigs and upon the Thames. establishment. "You appear only to have given the force and re-cable to many other places in the U. S. where canals sult of the sortie under colonel Miller, when a con- are in contemplation. A hint is also given on the siderable number were disabled in other sorties employment of the military on the canals; a plan and during the siege. That detachment consisted esteemed preferable to the project of reducing the of 350 men, and carried two batteries defended by 350 British and 400 Indians: so gallant and warin ral system of inland navigation in the U. S. renders The great national advantages attending a genewas the contest, that in fifteen minutes, 186 were killed and wounded on our side, and it is well it of the greatest importance that the public attenascertained that the enemy suffered more severely be thoroughly discussed and understood, before tion should be excited, and that the subject should Indeed, candid men acknowledge that, upon a coinparison of the force and the loss, it was the hardest fighting during the war information estimated our force at not more than the plan is determined on, and the business commenced; on this account the rejection of the late bill for internal improvements before congress, is a fortunate circumstance.-Divisions of the appropriation, and separate plans of work under state au thorities, would tend to defeat the arrangement of the system for national purposes. "Colonel Dudley's detachment consisted of 800: 170 of them reached Fort Meigs; about 45 were killed in the action and wantonly massacred in the Slaughter Pen, at the Old British Fort. It is now ascertained that 30 or 40 were taken by the Indians If the business is not marred in the outset, the and have since returned to their friends. The time may come, when the policy and practice of whole force of the enemy besieging Fort Meigs consisted of 500 regulars, 800 militia and 1600 China may be realized in the U. S. and our inland commerce employ many of our merchants and sailIndians-total 2900; whereas your estimate gives ors; and manufactures, by an interchange among them 350 regulars and militia and 450 Indians.* "In the battle of the Thames, the most correct ourselves, will afford double national profits. A vessel may depart from the seat of govern2700-120 regulars, 800 or 900 of Johnson's regiment at Washington, ascend from the Eastern ment, and from 1500 to 1800 of governor Shelby's branch to a level canal on the New Jersey plan, volunteers. The force of the enemy consisted of 700 fed by the Patuxent, proceed to the banks of the regulars and 2000 Indians-600 regulars were cap Baltimore, Philadelphia, New-York, New-Haven, South river, descend to the Chesapeake, touch at tured, 12 killed and 22 wounded: but a very mate and Boston, pass on to the Merrimack river, and rial result of this "bloodless victory" you have en tirely omitted. There were not less than 40 Indians from thence into New-Hampshire, and, perhaps, found upon the ground, and no doubt the usual Maine. The vessel may then return to New-York, proportion wounded. With the exception of a si- and, ascending the Hudson, enter lake Champlain, milar loss at Tippecanoe, the N. W. Indians have visit our northern boundary in 45 degrees of latitude, and return with the water of lake Champlain never, in the history of their warfare, suffered so severely. In the decisive battle fought by general and approach our Mediterranean seas, not by the to the Hudson; ascend to a canal fed by lake Erie, Wayne, 20th August, 1794, at the Miami rapids, and in that fought at the mouth of Kenhawa, 10th proposed route through Rome and the Cayuga marshes, but by a canal preserving a flow of water October, 1774, from sunrise to sunset, there were only 19 Indians found upon the ground; and there from lake Erie to the Hudson, and pursuing nearly was not half that number killed in either the de-a level, south of the Cayuga and Seneca lakes, on feat of Harmar or St. Clair." Canals. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY REGISTÈR the grounds dividing the waters of the Susquehanna from the streams of the Hudson and Ontario. From the port of lake Erie the usual route may be observed by Detroit and Michilimackinack to Chicago; from thence by the Chicago and Des Planes Sir-Observing that the proposed Delaware and rivers, or by canals in their vallies, to the Illinois, Raritan canal is noticed in a late Register, I send and hence to the Mississippi and descend to Newwith this a copy of the report of the commission-Orleans; thence, inland, by Mobile, to St. Mary's, ers to the legislature of New Jersey; as you may, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia to and thence through the Atlantic states of Georgia, probably, be desirous of seeing the plan at length. Washington the place of departure; performing an An error is running through the different newspa inland national voyage of above 5000 miles, and pers relative to the elevation of the proposed canal above the tide water; it is stated to be 136 feet instead of 68 feet-136 feet is the aggregate amount of the assent from the tide water to the canal at one of the rivers, and of the descent from the canal to the tide water at the other river. *Alluding only to the force, we presume, which mesed that under colonel Miller. ED. REG. traversing an extent of 15 degrees of latitude, and nearly 20 degrees of longitude, in the most delightful part of the temperate zone. Such are the fation of the projected route, by an extension of incilities to effect at a moderate expence a comple *Consider the importance of this canal to exéry part of Maryland. 1and navigation unknown in the ancient hemisphere, contain goods subject to ad-valorem duties, shall that it is estimated the total cost will be less than be selected from each invoice by the colle eighteen million of dollars-indeed on computing which shall be strictly inspected, with a view to the parts separately, the amount is little more than detect frauds which may be attempted by putting 16 millions, leaving nearly 2 millions for contin- in the same invoice goods of greater and less price gencies. than twenty-five cents the yard. Inland navigation may also be introduced in the 2d. That a certain proportion of packages paying vallies formed by the great ridges of the U. S. and specified duties be designated in like manner by a canal may be constructed between the north and the collector, which shall be thoroughly examined south mountains, from the vicinity of Newburgh on for the purpose of detecting any attempt which the Hudson, through New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, may be made to smuggle any articles not described Maryland and Virginia, by Tennessee or North Ca-in the invoice. rolina, to Alabama or Georgia; through as rich a 3d. That the proportion of packages to be devalley as any in the world, without the obstruction signated by the collector on importations upon conof a hill, or the necessity of a tunnel.-The rivers signment, be double the number when the person Delaware, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Potomac and who enters them is the owner and importer. James, may in part be directed from their beds at 4th. That in all cases of consignment the packatheir respective gaps of the South mountain, and ges designated shall be lodged in the public wareled by canals through other districts, dispensing houses until the inspection be made. the benefits of inland navigation and irrigation* to 5th. That every importation shall be deemed to the arid plains below.-Canals may also be con- be upon consignment unless the person who makes structed from lake Erie to the Ohio river, and from the entry shall expressly negative the fact in oath the Erie and Hudson canal to Pennsylvania and to of entry. lake Ontario, effecting an inland navigable commu- In order that the inspection directed for the purnication with every state in the union. pose of detecting frauds of the first kind may be Much more might be added, but I have already skilfully executed, the inspector whose habits and exceeded my limits. I sat down merely to correct information qualify him for the discharge of that a typographical error, and I have taken you a voy-duty and in whose judgment and fidelity you have age nearly the extent of the inhabited parts of our most implicit confidence, should be exclusively republic-If I succeed in exciting the attention of employed for that purpose. Should none of the an able and popular editor, and through him the inspectors now employed be considered well quali public, my motives will be answered, and the fied by you for this service, you are authorised to thoughts of the nation directed to objects of the select one specially for that object, and report him greatest public utility and importance. to this department. Placing the foregoing at your disposal, for rate extracts or paragraphs, of such parts as may think proper, I am, sir, very respectfully. Ad valorem Duties. sepa you As it is an object of importance that the revenue system should be rendered as perfect as possible, and that every attempt to evade the provisions of the existing laws should be known, you are requested to communicate to this department every cir cumstance of that nature, accompanied by suggestions of the provisions necessary to repress the evil. I am most respectfully, sir, your very obedient servant, WM. H. CRAWFORD, JAMES H. M'CULLOCH, Esq. Collector of Baltimore. CUSTOM HOUSE, BALTIMORE, Collector's office, May 10, 1817. SIR-I have been favored this morning with your letter of the 7th inst. on the subject of imported cottons less than 25 cents cost per yard. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, 7th May, 1817. Sir-A general impression appears to prevail in all the commercial cities, that frauds upon the revenue are committed to a considerable extent by invoicing merchandize, paying an ad-valorem duty, which costs less than twenty-five cents the yard, with those which exceed that price, so as to produce an average value above twenty-five cents the yard, and thereby introduce coarse and cheap fabrics without paying the duty contemplated by the tariff. According to the same impression, frauds of a more The supposition in your letter as to the imglaring nature are frequently committed upon the pressions under which representations of fraudulent revenue, especially in importations on consignment, proceedings in the case have been made to the deby the introduction of articles not described in the partment, is most probably well grounded-That invoices, which from the imperfect manner in which is, that the apprehensions have overgone the real the inspection of the packages are made, escape misdealings in this instance. It is true, the time with impunity. has not been sufficient to allow all the arrange It is possible that this impression may not be cor-ments which might perhaps be conceived to elude rect to the extent that it has been made, but it is the intention of the law. But I have the satisfacbelieved that a due regard to public opinion upon tion to report, that nothing has appeared here to this subject, requires that a more rigid inspection countenance the suspicion in a single instance-Not than has heretofore been made, should be attempt ed with a view to detect the frauds which are supposed to be practiced. It is therefore proposed: 1st. That a proportion of the packages which *Monsieur de la Londe speaks of the canal de Provence, which takes the waters of the Durance to Aix and Marseilles, being 110,000 toises long, and of the irrigations by its bringing in a million of livres a year. Des Canaux de Navigation, folio, 1778 -p. 175, 184. Young's travels in France vol. 2nd, p. 176, Irrigation. an invoice presented to us, but has been clear and specific in this respect; nor is any thing more due to the mercantile body in Baltimore than a declaration from the officers of the customs here, that such a correctness of transaction appears in their dealings relating to the revenue, as cannot be exceeded in any place, and must be esteemed a happy state of society wherever it is equalled.Scarcely one, to whom the name of merchant is properly attributable, has in a succession of years incurred the censure of the office here for a failure in the obligations alluded to.—On the countrary, the This information may, also, be highly useful to the parties themselves, who will in future, apply directly to the treasury department for relief, wher the violation has been unintentional. In all cases where the court, upon hearing the evidence, shrail be of opinion that the case requires or justifies the interposition of the secretary of the treasury, it is expedient that that course should be suggested, and that the postponement of the judgement of the court necesary to make the application should be granted. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Sir, your most obedient servant. instances are numerous, of declarations of goods fieve them from the trouble of making summary exfound beyond their accounts subsequent to entry; aminations, were no practical benefit could be deof a relinquishment of discounts previously allowed, rived from them by the parties, induce me to make and of charges becoming known after receiving the this communication. goods affected, as well as irregularities in the proceedings of their correspondents, and that to no inconsiderable amount frequently. Yet the surmises of different conduct have very often been made, in a way more or less general or particular. As we do not feel ourselves at liberty to slight any well appearing information, we have often with much trouble and unpleasantness to the officer and parties, executed the most rigorous duties, and tried the temper and patience of many, rarely finding any thing but a compliant and just disposition towards the law and its agents, even in the cases palpably misunderstood, or misrepresented. Such, indeed, should be the very cases in which a free submission to examination ought to take place, but it will not always be so, unless a good disposition and sense of propriety prevails-The natural pride of honesty rises against it, and the affectation of this virtue still more. WM. H. CRAWFORD. To the hon. WM. P. VAN NESS. Foreign Articles. ENGLAND, &c. The directions you have given will be carefully attended to, in their several branches, and such a 3 per cent. cons. April 8, 73 5-8. They have proceeding adopted, as we hope will fulfil the pub- been subject to great fluctuations of late, rising lic expectation and facilitate all the transactions of and falling suddenly. commerce subjected to it-[but unless some mode Lord Cochrane has bought a fine vessel, nearly as more expeditious than that prescribed in 66 sec. of large as a frigate, in which he is about to take a the collection law is pointed out, equally safe for voyage to South America. the collector, it will be a work of difficulty; though The British ministry are stirring up the lagging I am sure the merchants will acquiesce in any reason-service of their members of parliament by urging able measure.] I am, sir, your ob't serv't, William H. Crawford, esq. JAS. H. M'CULLOCH. their attendance, in printed circulars-so shameless has the prostitution become. The price of bread stuffs has considerably declined, in consequence of the prospect of great crops on the continent. [It is well observed in the Federal Gazette that "The answer of the collector of this port to the The royal assent has been given to the bill for letter of the secretary of the treasury which will be preventing "seditious meetings." There has been found in this paper, is as highly honorable to the a disturbance at Carlisle; Manchester was quiet: writer, as it is to the reputation of the merchants but a Liverpool paper publishes an account of a pist of this city. From such an officer, a correct mer- discovered there to burn down the whole of the machant has nothing to fear, and may expect every nufactories. A design appears to have existed to facility consistent with his duty. To such an off-destroy the town of Ely by fire. The people are cer, every correct merchant will give all the in- mad with suffering. Their distresses, however, formation and assistance that may be useful and are said to be declining. There are many mobs in tend to render the performance of his official duties Ireland; which, appear to have a sole object of geteasy and agreeable."] ting provisions. The burning of several farming establishments is mentioned. Treasury remittances, &c. The official report states the cost of the civic entertainment giving to the prince regent, empe NEW YORK, May 8.-The following highly im-ror of Russia, king of Prussia, and duke of Welportant circular, from the secretary of the treasury lington, by the corporation of the city of London, to the district judges, was read on Tuesday morn-to be upwards of 24,0001. ing at the opening of the district court in this We have a brief notice of the first report of the city:select committee of finance to parliament. They propose the total abolition of many officers whose CIRCULAR. tenth part of their salaries for a limited time.There is a talk of levying a tax of 20 per cent. on the incomes of absentees. Emigrations to Canada are encouraged by the British government, by grants of land, &c. Treasury department, April 3, 1817.offices have died many years ago, and the reduction SIR-Doubts having arisen whether, under the of many others. There is room to do a good deal act providing for mitigating or remitting the for- in this way. A treasury circular has issued recomfeitures, penalties and disabilities accruing in cer- mending that all persons in official situations, retain cases therein mentioned, passed the 3d day ceiving more than 1000l. a year, should give up a of March, 1797, the secretary of the treasury can rightfully exercise the authority therein conferred, after the sentence of the district court has been executed, or after a cause has been withdrawn from it by appeal or writ of error, the case has been referred to the attorney-general, who has given an opinion adverse to the exercise of this power under such circumstance. As this opinion is understood to be coincident with that of the judges of the supreme court of the United States, I have determined to be governed by it. My respect for the judges of the district courts, and my desire to re The British army is said to be reduced to 121,035 men. The ships in commission are very few. The marquis Wellesley, brother of the duke of Wellington, in a debate in the house of lords, called lord Liverpool an "insolent man." There was more candor than courtesy in the expression. The venerable earl of Buchan gave a splendi entertainment to the Americans pursuing their stu- Fayette, D. Parish, &c. Mr. Hughes, of Baltimore, dies at Edinburg on the 22d of February, in comme-presided. Among the toasts drank one is printed moration of the birth day of his friend, Washington. thus, "The of France." When general la. The earl is about 75 years old, hale and hearty, and Fayette's health was drank he rose and feelingly on this occasion wore a mantle which had covered said "While I most gratefully enjoy these testi the illustrious dead. monies of your friendship, permit me to receive Locke's treatise on government has been expell them as a token of remembrance for that old army ed from the college course, by the trustees of of American brothers, who had to boast of a Wash.Trinity college, Dublin. For one hundred years ington as their paternal chief; it is in the name of admired, it is now discovered to have too liberal the surviving veterans that I beg you to accept our affectionate thanks." ideas for the times. It seems agreed-at least, is so given out by the British government, that the late insurrection at Manchester was a part of a very extensive system, for a general rising of the people. It is said that they intended to set fire to the buildings adjacent to the town by means of Congreve rockets to attract attention, while they attacked the prisons, banks, &c. A young, and beautiful woman has been thrice flogged on her naked body, through the streets of Inverness, for drunkenness and disorderly behaviour in the streets. Marshal Massena, prince of Essling, lately died at his hotel in Paris. Bonaparte used to call this distinguished chieftain “the fortunate.” France, except for a little "factious spirit" in Paris, is spoken of as entirely tranquil. Many French prisoners yet remain in the interior of Russia, subject to the severest hardships. It seems that they are about to return-but a column of 700 men returning, lost about 400 of their num ber by the hardships of their journey! Some accounts say that the king of France is very ill, and hint at his speedy dissolution. It appears from a speech of the duke of Ragusa that the French army scarcely consists of 20,000 fighting men, Birmingham in England, is supposed to have 19,000 houses and 110,000 inhabitants. There are also 1,500 houses uninhabited. The outcast poor were 20,000, besides hundreds in the poor houses. Lately died in the Fleet prison, poor old Williams, Manuscript copies of M. de Montholon's letter to after an imprisonment of 34 years, on an alleged sir Hudson Lowe circulate, and are read with avicontempt of the high court of chancery. dity in every society in Paris. They dare not print The total receipt at the Dublin custom house on it there. the 1st of March was only 91. 68. 11d Marshals Macdonald and Victor appear highest The following is an extract of a letter just received in favor at the court of Louis. It may be well here by a gentleman now of Baltimore, from his friend, to mention that it is a Neapolitan general of the a member of the society of Quakers, dated Shrews-name of Macdonald that is reported about to marry bury, (Eng.) 3d mo. 24th, 1817. Mad. Murat. BONAPARTE. There is a report that the emperor of Russia is interesting himself to procure the removal of Bona parte from St. Helena to Malta. There is no pro. bability of its being true. "I am glad to hear you all got safe to America; that thou givest so good an account of it gives me pleasure. We are ready for open rebellion here, and expect it in less than two years. The poor are amused by making a few improvements [on the roads, &c.]-the young men get 6s. per week, and A vessel just arrived at New York from Calcutthose with two children or more, get 9s. They are ta was telegraphed sixty miles distant from St. employed only two weeks at a time, and then starve Helena-and being boarded by "his majesty's brig two weeks or go into the work-house, which is next Leveret," as the New-York papers have it, received information that Bonaparte had grown very fat, London, April 11.-On Friday, an exhibition of the and kept himself very close to avoid the curiosity sale of a wife took place at Dartmouth. A brute of of strangers. to it." a fellow dragged his wife to the public quay for sale. Fresh provisions were so scarce at St. Helena She had been married about a twelvemonth, is not that a joint of meat was regarded as a great luxury yet 29, and could scarcely be sustained from faint-on a general's table. ing as her unworthy husband dragged her along.She was purchased for two guineas by her first sweetheart. Protest on motion for the third reading of the seditious society bill, March 23, 1817. DISSENTIENT. SPAIN. The want of rain is severely felt in some parts of Spain. A letter from one of our naval officers at Cadiz says, "processions are often met in the streets invoking the saint whose business it is to furnish water, to give them a supply." Because it appears to us that this statute, in inflictThe disputes between Spain and Portugal,though ing the penalty of death, is injustly severe; that it the king of the former has just married a daughter gives to magistrates a formidable and unnecessary of the latter, appear to be serious. The garrisons power, improperly controting the general expres- of the frontier towns have been increased, and hossion of opinion, and interfering both with the pub-tilities seem expected. Spain appears offended lic and private meetings of the people, in times of with the conduct of Portugal in taking possession which we consider the danger to be much exagge- of Monte Video, &c. and Portugal complains that rated, and which we think call for measures of con- certain parts of her European territory, wrested ciliation and relief, and not for coertion. from her by Bonaparte, are retained by Ferdinand. We have an account of the books prohibited to be read in Spain-some of them are denounced for being prejudicial to the "holy office”—as the inquisition is impiously called. The Spanish state prisoners, who have been removed from Ceuta to one of the Balearic Islands, are accused of a plot for obtaining possession of the former place by surprize, The ambassador of Spain to the king of the Netherlands has instituted a prosecution against the editors of a newspaper, (formerly the Nain Jaune) for some alleged calumny on his royal master. ITALY. Lucien Bonaparte has applied to the pope for a passport for the United States. It was not known if it would be granted to him. Maria Louisa lives in great splendor at Parma. The grand Turk refuses to acknowledge a fiction, and has given offence to the British by declining to say that the Ionian islands are independent. The celebrated sculptor Canova has had the title of marquis conferred upon him by the pope, to which is attached certain privileges. He is said to have as much work bespoken as would occupy him for 50 years. SWEDEN. A conspiracy is said to have been detected for destroying the crown prince, Bernadotte. It seems to have strengthened him in the good opinion of the people-if the accounts are to be believed. The son of Gustavus, who was set aside to make room for him, lives with the king of Wirtemberg, who is his cousin; he is also a nephew of the emperor Alexander, and spoken of as an accomplished young man. He will, probably, in these "legitimate" days yet mount the throne of Sweden. RUSSIA. Lieutenant Kotzebue, commander of the ship Rorik, has discovered on his voyage round the world several new islands, which he has named Romanzow's, Speridow's, Krusentern's, Kielusow's and Suwarrow's islands. AFRICA. We have fresh reports of the hostile dispositions of the states of Barbary towards Europeans. The dey of Algiers is stronger than he eyer was, and already has eighteen armed brigs, which are daily exercised in the harbor. MEXICO. This saint is still commander and chief of the If St. Anthony commands for the king, the "rebels" have no hope! ralized at Rio-Janeiro, under the particular care of a the people of the adjoining provinces had not sup-` It may be well to repeat that a revolution in Brazil was calculated upon by the Buenos Ayreans. 800,000 dollars in specie in the royal treasury,which The provisional government of Pernambuco found! they unceremoniously appropriated to patriotic purposes, as their own. HAYTI. letter sent in, addressed to "General Christophe,” A French frigate was lately off Cape Henry. A was returned by his sable majesty, unopened. CHRONICLE. Norfolk, May 7.-We perform a painful task in We have a report, by way of a letter from New-armed schr. El Atrevido, by the explosion of her announcing the destruction of the Buenos Aryean Orleans, that Apodaca, viceroy of Mexico, has de- magazine, on Monday last, by which 23 persons, clared himself independent, and has an immense including all the officers except the boatswain and force arrayed to sustain the declaration. There are two masters mates were instantly launched into reasons to hope that this report may be true. In the late debate in parliament (says the Rich-readers, that this vessel, in company with another, eternity!-It will be recollected by our distant mond Enquirer) Mr. Ponsonby enquired whether a brig called the Independencia, also under the "the representations and remonstrances of the Spa-Patriotic flag of Buenos Ayres, put into this port nish Ambassador (in regard to our conduct as to the about two months ago. Here they remained about South American colonies,) had been seconded by six weeks, and then attempted to get to sea, but the English minister in the United States." Lord the wind being a head they could proceed no furCastlereagh managed, as Mr. Ponsonby said in re-ther than the tail of the Horse Shoc, where they ply, "to elude the question." But will lord C. pre-came to anchor in 44 fathoms water and about mus. tend to deny that Mr. Bagot did make some repre-ket short distance from each other. sentations to our government-that he was so absurd as to suggest that the British court could not be satisfied with any interference on the part of the United States, which should contribute to the aggrandizement of the United States. SOUTH-AMERICA. A patriot privateer, called the "Galveston," has been captured off the Havana by one of the royal vessels-her crew consisted of 44 men, "only 17 of whom were saved (says the official account) by their obstinacy in attempting to escape." with the commodore on board the brig, and was On Monday last the captain of the schr. dined standing on the quarter deck (about 6 o'clock P. M.) in company with the commodore and officers looking at the schr. at the moment she blew up.instantly disappeared. Boats were immediately sent The explosion was terrible, and the schr. almost off from the brig to save those who might be alive, and succeeded in rescuing 33 who were all that survived, three only of whom were injured, and men gave, it appears that the gunner had, contrary those but slightly. From the account which these to a standing order, opened the magazine, and while Speaking of the Brazils, the editor of the Essex sergeant down into the cabin to pick him out a pair he was at work in it, the lieut. of marines called a Register says "The superstition of Portugal has of pistols from the arm chest, in doing which the been proverbial. One fact may explain it. war of the Spanish succession, the troops of Portu- them, though the officer of the deck was heard to In the pistols were severally snapped, by way of trying gal elected St. Antony for their general. The king, forbid it. Don Pedro, made out his commission and his pay.merely conjectured that one of the pistols snapped What followed is unknown, and it is We have it reported that the royal general, the bloody Morillo, has been defeated in the valley of St. Jose, and is dead of his wounds. |