raised to the highest dignity which can be confer red by a free people. On his arrival at Dedham, he was waited upon by one of the governor's aids to bid him welcome to Massachusetts, and request him to accept of an These public claims to consideration and atten escort, &c. Just after this he reviewed a regiment tion, from all descriptions of your fellow-citizens, of militia-on arriving at Roxbury he was salute are cheerfully admitted by the citizens of Boston with a discharge of artillery, at different posts, and who are also desirous of evincing their respect for soon after by the guns of Fort Independence. At the unblemished tenor of your private character, Boston-neck he was met by the municipal authority, and their sense of the urbanity and hospitality the grand committee of superintendance, squadrons which peculiarly characterized your deportment of cavalry, and a large body of citizens on horseback towards all those of your countrymen, who, during and in carriages, who formed a cavalcade accord.the period of your foreign embassies, were so for ing to previous arrangement, under the direction(unate as to come within the sphere of your civili of marshals appointed for the occasion-cannon ties and protection. were firing during the whole time of the procession, It is, therefore, with real satisfaction, that they at various points. The streets were immensely receive you within the precincts of Boston; and crowded and the houses so filled that, as the Bos- they pray you to be assured of their earnest soli ton Gazette sayscitude to contribute by all the means at their command, to your comfort and enjoyment during your residence in this town. "You would have thought the very windows mov'd, To see him as he pass'd, so many, young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes." Shortly after his arrival at his lodgings, the address given below was delivered. At 5 o'clock he dined in company with president Adams, governor Brooks, the lieut. governor, major-gen. Dearborn, com. Bainbridge, general Miller, captains Hull and Perry, and a crowd of judges, &c. &c. To the President of the United States. SIR-The citizens of Boston, by their committee appointed for that purpose, beg leave to offer you their cordial and respectful salutations, upon your arrival in this metropolis. They also, confiding in the rectitude of your in tentions, and trusting that the powers vested in you by the constitution, will be exercised with a sincere regard to the welfare of the people, whose precious interests are committed to your charge; avail them selves of this occasion to express their ardent hope that, the favorable circumstances which attend the commencement of your administration, may with the blessing of Heaven, under your guidance, con cur to promote the advancement of our beloved country, to the highest possible condition of pros. perity. CHARLES BULFINCH, Chairman. With these sentiments, they unite their best wishes, for your health and happiness; and that the The visit, with which you are pleased to honor course and close of your administration may entitle them, recalls to the recollection of many their in-you to the gratitude and affections of your consti terview with your illustrious predecessor, the fa-tuents, and the respect of posterity. ther of his country, on a similar occasion. They By order of the committee, remember with great satisfaction, the hope, the confidence and the fond anticipation of national prosperity which his presence inspired; and it is The President's Answer. now, sir, a subject of congratulation to you and FELLOW-CITIZENS-The kind reception which themselves, that after thirty years of eventful ex- you have given me on the part of the citizens of periment, during conflicts and revolutions, in the Boston, and which their conduct has fully confirm old world, which have threatened all, and subverted, has made a deep and lasting impression on my ed many of its ancient governments, the constitu- mind, which you will have the goodness to com tion which was adopted under the auspices of that municate to them. great man, has acquired vigor and maturity; and that in a season of profound peace, his successor is permitted, by the prosperous state of public affairs, to foliow his example, in visiting the extensive country, over which he has recently been called to preside. As no person is more willing than I am, in the discharge of my duty, according to the fair exercise of my judgment, to take example from the com duct of the distinguished men who have preceded me, in this high trust, it is particularly gratifying to me, to have recalled, by this incident, to the memory of many who are now present, a like visit, from the illustrious commander of our revolution ary army, who by many other important services, had so just a claim to the revered title of Father of his country. While this journey affords to many of your fel. low citizens the opportunity and advantage of commencing with you a personal acquaintance, which is always desirable between a people and their ru. lers, they rejoice at the same time in the belief, that the local information relative to the great and It was natural, that the presence of a citizen, so various interests of the United States, which you respected and beloved, who had so eminently con will derive from actual observation, will facilitate tributed to the establishment of this government, your arrangements for their defence and security; and to who its administration, in the commence. and enable you to apply in practice, with additional ment had been committed, should inspire an enconfidence and success, those principles of an ele- lightened, a virtuous and free people, with unlimit vated and impartial policy, which you have been ed confidence in its success; and it is a cause of pleased to promulgate, as the basis of your intend-general felicitation and joy to us all, to find, that ed administration. thirty years successful experiment, have justified Called to the service of your country at an early that confidence, and realized our most sanguine period of life, and distinguished in the arduous hopes in its favor. Yes, fellow citizens, we instruggle which obtained its independence; your stituted a government for the benefit of all; a gosubsequent occupations, in successive important vernment which should secure to us the full en offices and various departments, at home and abroad, haye afforded you the means of becoming conversant with the foreign and domestic relations of the pation; and with these qualifications, you are now joyment of our rights, religious and civil, and it has been so administered. Let us, then, unite, in grateful acknowledgements, to the Supreme Author of all our good, for extending to us so great a NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER-FOREIGN ARTICLES. blessing. Let us unite in fervent prayers that He will be graciously pleased to continue that blessing, to us, and to our latest pos' crity. I accepted the trust, to which I have been called by my fellow.citizens, with diffidence, because I well knew the frailty of human nature, and had often experienced my own deficiencies. I undertook this tour, with a view, and in the hope, of acquiring knowledge, which might enable me to discharge my various and important duties, with greater adIn vantage to my country, to which my whole mind and unwearied efforts shall always be directed. pursuing objects so dear to us all, I rely with confidence on the firm and generous support of my fellow-citizens throughout our happy union. 317 has, on all sides, so far subsided before the day- And now, sir, in bidding you a long farewel, JAMES MONROE. He afterwards dined with his brethren, the CinEarly the next morning the president viewed the town and its environs-he breakfasted with the "heAt the dinner, which was prepared in great style, ro of Brownstown," gen. Miller, distinguished, also, cinnati, in Concert Hall. by all that valor could do, on the Niagara, and at 8 By the governor-The day, and the recollections o'clock embarked in one of the barges of the Inde- the following among other toasts were given: pendence 74, to view the works at Forts Independence and Warren, accompanied by a splendid suit of the event and characters which this anniversary By the president of the United States-The com-soldiers of other years and the glory of the pre-recalls-uniting all hearts. sent times. The due salutes, &c. were fired. He returned at two o'clock and dined with gov. Brooks, monwealth of Massachusetts-Whose sons so emiat Medford. In the evening he visited the amphi- nently contributed to the independence we this day By the lieutenant-governor-The heroes of the retheatre at Charlestown, welcomed by the cheers celebrate. of the men and the waving of the handkerchiefs of the ladies. On the 4th of July he examined several volution-Their services claim and will receive the specimens of inventions in the arts, and breakfasted grateful acknowledgments of succeeding generawith the conqueror of the Java, Bainbridge-then | tions. viewed many factories in the neighborhood, called upon Mr. Gore, went to the arsenal, and returned at noon. On the president's retiring the governor gave→→ [Nine cheers.] When the governor retired, his honor the lieut On his return, the Cincinnati of Massachusetts were presented to him; when col. Tudor, vice-presi-governor gave-The governor of our commonwealth dent of the society (the president, gov. Brooks, being on other public duty) presented to him the following address: [Nine cheers.] Foreign Articles. ENGLAND, &c. "To James Monroe, President of the United States. The poor taxes for England and Wales, amounted SIR-Whilst meeting you as one of our most distinguished brothers, permit us especially to thank you for furnishing an opportunity of saluting another to eight millions sterling (35,520,000 dollars)-and chief magistrate of the United States taken from the hospitals, work houses &c. to the sum of six our ranks; and to offer you all the assurances of millions more-together $62,160,000-an amount respect and affection which it becomes a society fully twice as large as we expend, (including the inlike ours to present, and which we pray you to ac-terest and payments on account of the principal of ments, including county rates for maintaining the cept as flowing from hearts first united by the pow-our debts) to support our national and state governerful sympathies of common toils and dangers. 104. American 6 per cent. stocks at London, May 13, The names of some persons arrested for high British 3 per cents. 72. Arrests of persons suspected of being suspicious treason, are given in the British papers. continue in England. Some of the “state prisoners” are about to be tried. Although time is fast reducing our original asso-poor, making roads, &c. &c.-annually. ciates, we trust that whilst one remains, he will never lesert the sacred standard of freedom and his country, or our sons forget the sacred duties their sires had sworn to discharge. We fought to obtain security, self-government and political happiness, and the man who can approve both the principles Sidmouth's circular to the magistrates of England and the means, can never be indifferent to the social designs which such a warfare contemplated, for among those purposes were included the resto- has again been the subject of an animated debate in ration of good humor, good manners, good neigh-parliament, and that's all. The majority look as the drum major's cane, and obey it as quickly. borhood, political integrity, with a spirit of mild much to the nod of the minister as the drummer to The wretched people of many districts in the and manly patriotism. We congratulate you as the highest representaive of our beloved country, that party animosities/counties of Sutherland, Caithness, Ross and Inver ness, in Scotland, derive "a principle part of their of a col. of marines, 90; lieut. col. 70; major 60; subsistence from bleeding their cattle and boiling captains, 55; 1st lieut. 40; 2d do. 36. the blood into puddings!" Several frigates, for a purpose not stated, are ordered to be fitted and manned. The board of admiralty intends to allow 68 senior commanders of the royal navy to retire with the rank of post captain. [It is curious to contrast the A large fleet appears to be fitting out in England. amount of these pensions with those of the pimps The report is that the tyrant, the ungrateful, Ferdi- and panders of the court; where one great villain nand, has purchased the liberty-loving prince regent swallows up more of the public money than is aland his ministers, to kill off as many as may be lowed to the widows of 2 or 300 gallant men.] needful of the South Americans to reduce the rest Refinement. A man was lately killed in one of to obedience. This is Italian murder on a large the boxing matches that the "nobility gentry and scale. May every man they send out for this purclergy" of England get up to amuse themselves. The pose, die in agonies the moment he breathes the air of America: "Perish the invaders." We have a correspondence between sir Richard Phillips, publisher of the Monthly Magazine, and earl Bathurst, relative to Bonaparte's writings. The former, having understood that the late emperor was engaged in writing the memoirs of his own life, asks leave, as a mere matter of business, to open a correspondence with him, through the department of state, to publish them-which the other "de. elines" to grant or otherwise permit. story of his death is told in all the pomp, or stang, of the "science" Power of Beauty.—The neighbourhood of Bethnal Green (says a London paper) has been thrown into confusion by what does not now, for the first time, disturb men's minds-female beauty. A young widow has, it seems, taken a public house there, which, before her fortunate entrance into it, had been deserted. By the attraction of her beauty she fills it from morning to night; and such is the discontent of those who are unable from their num. The following is the state of the woolen manufacbers to obtain admittance, that tumults have octory in Yorkshire, for 1816, as returned at Pontefract curred in the street where she lives, and constables Easter sessions, 1817; narrow cloths milled, 3,650- are stationed in it. This is stated to us a literal 669 yards being 2,990,190 yards less than in 1815; fact. Her age is about 27, and her beauty, it is broad cloths milled, 10,135,285 yards; being 259,171 yds. less than in 1815. The plan of ministers to reduce the interest of money in the funds, is said to be, for every 1001. 5 per cent. to give one hundred consols, at 721. and 281. in money; but if the parties object to receive the 281. in money, they may have an annuity of 2 per annum for life in lieu of it, sinking the capital of 281. which will be 37. in consols and 21. annuity, making 57 per cent. during his life. The ministers calculate by this arrangement a saving of above a million and a quarter to the public annually. The army estimates for the current year, were proposed in the house of commons on the 12th, by lord Palmerson. The proposed reduction, in point of numbers, during the current year, amounts to 55,300 men; and the estimate of the army expences this year is 1,800,000 less than the estimate of the last year. Several lead miners with their families have left England for Canada. We may expect soon to hear of them in Missouri. "Scarcely the hundredth part of an inch of rain," that could be measured, fell in England in the month of April. The British ministry, to reward Mr. Canning for his "adhesion," made him ambassador to Portugal, where there was no court, with a salary, &c. of 18,380. sterling per annum. The purchase of his services has just been severely reprehended in parliament. A fellow lately sold his wife at public auction, in the market place, at Preston, for the sum of two pence. The Catholic question is again before parliament. The bill was read the second time, but the first clause, to admit Catholics into parliament, "on certain conditions," was lost. It is altogether nonsense. The government priests will shake the throne, if it passes, more severely than the prostrate Catholics can do, if they remain as they are. said, deserves all is fame. The other publicans in the neighbourhood would be ruined, if it were not that the overflowing of her house fills their benches. Thus London has its humble imitation of the Venus des mille colonnes, at Paris. Execution-Saturday last, Allen, a considerable farmer in Cheshire, who was convicted at the last Chester Assizes of issuing forged bank notes, suffered the sentence of the law. He met his death with extraordinary fortitude, but his sufferings seemed long continued, the muscular motion being terribly exerted for more than ten minutes. A great number of friends, his wife and eight children attended, and took the body for interment at Waverhain. During the awful solemnity of fixing the rope round the neck of the unfortunate culprit, three pick pockets were detected in the execution of their profession, directly under the drop.—So much for example. [London paper, May 12. FRANCE. The town of Mayence has suffered so much by enormous military exactions, and lodgment of troops, that out of 24,000 inhabitants, 8,000 are now paupers. The middle and southern parts of France are suffering much for want of rain-for which public prayers are offering up. The king, on the anniversary of his return to Paris, (May 3) showed himself to the people in an open carriage, accompanied by Oudinot, duke of Reggio. Some arrests of suspected persons are still making in France. The following are published as extracts of a letter from Mad. Regnault de St. Jean D'Angely to her husband, said to have been seized on the person of a Mr. Robert, who was about to embark for the United States: "My Dear Friend-It is impossible that these miserable people can continue to exist. A revolution is inevitable. It will be terrible, but it will lead From the British navy list for March, 1817.-Wi- to good; and we must resign ourselves to the dows' pensions-Of a flag officer, per annum 1294; most painful operations for the recovery of health. admirals, 100; post captains, 80 a 90; commanders, Do not believe that my partiality misleads me. It 70; do. superan. 60; lieutenants, 50; master, 40; sur is easy to see that I do not deceive myself. Ask geon, 40; purser, 30; gunner, 25, boatswain, 25; M. de Robert; he will tell that if he could have carpenters, 25; second masters, &c, 25, Widows anticipated the effect of Germanicus, we should ed them. perhaps have been delivered from these odious of a memorial presented to the king by some of th wretches. It will require no very great effort to Catholic bishops, against the regulations issued by overturn them, and they feel it. If they thought authority of government, for conducting education themselves strong, this week would have undeceiv- in the universities. These memorialits have the arrogance still to maintain that the interest of the Government is obliged to change the system of state and of the church (meaning themselves) are mildness which it has adopted and pursued for the the same, and require the application of the same last six months. It is by that they expected to lull principles ! us asleep, and many persons have said that they would do so; but things are not so bad. Those men A London paper of the 8th of May says-The ac are our executioners. They are the destroyers of counts from Switzerland continue to be of the most our honor, of our glory, of our laurels, of our indus-distressing nature. In the eastern cantons there is try. No possible reconciliation can take place be tween them and France; and every body must suffer, because every body is hostile to them. SWITZERLAND. almost a famine. Zurich is endeavoring to get corn from Genoa and Venice-Uri from Italy; Fribourg has adopted severe measures against forestallers and regraters; Basle has prohibited the making of white bread; Zug has prohibited the exportation of butter, and Schwitz the exportation of hay. Under these circumstances, emigration assumes a more alarming activity. SWEDEN AND DENMARK, And that man whom we have lost by our own fault, and given up to our most cruel enemies who have him in their power! All my strength, all my courage fails me in this reflection, at once so pain ful and so humiliating. He left us his son, and he knows that that son is the only true king of France. But he will deliver his father; our honor depends on it. How all those people, already so contemptible, will sink before the Colossus! do not believe that 1 am credulous, my dear friend. It is the sole occupation of my thoughts! but it is that of many others, who are perhaps more active. I will tell you no more; but believe me we are approaching a The British are building 2 ships of the line, and a most happy crisis. Return quickly, that you may 2 frigates to carry 64 guns each, at Bombay. judge more nearly." It is reported, have very serious differences. The latter has been much abused, and we wish she had the power to right herself-and especially of regaining Norway, which the "legitimates" despoiled her of. ASIA. AFRICA. A Paris paper of May 6, says.-Twenty-two | We yesterday received (says the New-York GaFrench prisoners, soldiers of the ex-guard, have zette) a Gibraltar paper of the 10th of May, in which passed by Anvers on the 26th ult. They came from it is asserted, that the Tunisian Bashaw has been the farthest part of Siberia, and state that there notified, by capt Forrest of the British frigate Astre, are yet many Frenchmen who are now on their re- in the name of the prince regent, that he may go turn to their native land. This affords some ground to war with whomsoever he may think proper, profor hope, for many families, who have lost individual vided he comply with the article relative to the abobranches, that they may still be restored to them. lition of slavery. BONAPARTE. There is an idle report about the liberation of Napoleon, by the British, and of his sailing from St. Helena for Malta. ITALY. The pope is said to be very ill. The frequent arrival of couriers at Rome give rise to conjectures that something important is in agitation. The revenue of the pope, before the revolution, amounted to about nine millions of crowns-at present it is only about three, and the public debt amounts to 120 millions. FLORIDA. It is now stated that Amelia island was to be taken The following is given as the probable population There is a report that the emperor of Austria has taken possession of Rome-probably to pay himself. An article from Rome, published in a London paper, says "We are assured that the prince regent (of England) and the emperor of Russia have made Mexico, known to his holiness their desire of concurring with New-Mexico, him in extending the empire of our holy religion. It is Yucatan. believed that his holiness, in virtue of an article in Guatimala, the treaty of holy alliance, will be restored to the Florida, possession of various donations which belonged to the holy see in different countries. It is certain that under Christian princes, the work of religion cannot be abandoned to chance"!!! GERMANY. Some political disturbances have occurred in Wirtemburg. The diet of Frankfort has resumed its sittings. The son of Napoleon has received of his grandfather, the emperor of Austria, the regiment that became vacant on the death of general Lindenau. NETHERLANDS. -9,000,000 North. 3,000,000 8,00,000 1,600,000 1,800,000 10,000 -8,010,000 17,010,000 Total population It is intimated that the British have a powerful ascendancy with the present revolutionary government of Buenos Ayres. If so-it is all over with them, unless the faction is destroyed. The touch of Britain, sure as the lightning blasts the tree that it strikes, destroys that of liberty. "It is asserted," observes the Baltimore Patriot, "on good authority, that the government of Great Britain have become possessed of an extensive tract London, May 12. A Flanders mail arrived last of land on the river La Plata; which they have fornight, but the only article deserving notice (and tified at great labor and expence; that their prothat on account of its impudence) is the substance/perty at that place amounts to the enormous sum of eighty millions of dollars; and that their agents and The British are making great exertions to pro subtle tools are dispersed throughout Peru, Chili, mote and encourage emigrations to Canada-afford. Paraguay, &c. Large sums have also been expending all the facilities in their power. ed in erecting splendid buildings at Buenos Ayres; De Witt Clinton, Esq. as governor, and John Tay and every precaution has been taken by these emis- ler, Esq. as lieutenant-governor of the state of Newsaries, not only to purchase the compliance of the York, took the oaths of office and entered upon their supreme director with their views, but to conci respective duties, on the 1st inst. liate the favor of the members of the executive junta, by frequent entertainments, and other insi-United States from New-llampshire, vice Mr. Ma dious means. BRITISH AMERICA. From the Montreal Herald.-Although the Gazette published at Sacketts-Harbour, does not notice the fact, it is nevertheless true, that governor Gore, on his way to England, was saluted from the gans of the fort on his arrival at the harbor. Such marks of respect, always deserve notice in public prints, as they tend to conciliate passions and to secure a reciprocity of favorable sentiments. Buffalo, July 1-All the British government vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario are ordered to be scuttled and sunk, and their crews to return to England. There will also, it is said, be but one regiment of troops stationed at all the posts above Kingston. These measures, it is presumed, result from the general system of retrenchment of govern. mental expences, which the ministry have been compelled by the ceaseless clamors of the people to adopt, and not from any new expedition on foot, or meditated danger from any other quarter than at home. CHRONICLE. John Quincy Adams is coming home in the ship Washington, for New-York. Mr. Storer, rep. has been elected a senator of the son, fed. resigned. The U. S. brig of war Saranac, capt. Elton, under sailing orders, on the 2nd inst. at 1 P. M. in coming out from the navy-yard, New-York, the wind being light from the N. W. went ashore on the rocks between the navy-vard and Jackson's stores, and on the falling of the tide bilged and filled with water. the vessel stripped. She has been got off the rocks guns and stores were immediately got out, and with the assistance of lighters. Damages not very important. Her DIVISION ORDER. ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, 2 H. Q. Division of the South, S Nashville, April 22, 1817. The commanding general considers it due to the principles of subordination, which ought and must exist in an army, to prohibit the disobedience of any order emanating from the department of war, to off cers of this division, who have reported and been as signed to duty, unless coming through him as the proper organ of communication. The object of this order is to prevent the recurrence of a circumstance which removed an important officer from the division without the knowledge of the commanding general, and indeed when he supposed that officer enThe Susquehannah. The transport of produce on gaged in his official duties, and anticipated hourthis noble river is vastly increased every year. ly the receipt of his official reports on a subject of From the 29th of March last, when the boat navi- great importance to his command; also to prevent gation commenced, to the 26th of June, ult. there the topographical reports from being made public passed into the canal that runs through the town through the medium of the newspapers, as was of York-Haven, 261 boats, whose cargoes, in part, done in the case alluded to, thereby enabling the consisted of 94,500 bush. wheat, some rye, corn, enemy to obtain the benefit of all our topographical buckwheat,oats, flaxseed, and cloverseed, 8320 bbls researches as soon as the general commanding, flour: 474 do. whiskey, with some pork, butter, who is responsible for the division. Superior offi iron, leather, &c. making an aggregate value of cers having commands assigned them are held re$340,000: which is supposed to be only about sponsible to the government for the character and one fifth of the value of the produce that was float- conduct of that command; and it might as well be ed down the bed of the river in the same time. justified in an officer senior in command to give or The boats return laden with other sorts of mer-ders to a guard on duty, without passing that or chandize suited to the wants of the rich and ex-der through the officer of that guard, as that the tensive country that is watered by this stream department of war should countermand the arrange The Red River.-A letter from Natchitoches ments of commanding generals without giving describes the Red River as one of the most remark their order through the proper channel. To acqui able the writer had ever known. In ascending it, esce in such a course, would be a tame surrender of in December last, during a rain of 31 hours, the military rights and etiquette; and at once subvert river rose 31 feet. For 500 miles above Natchi-the established principles of subordination and good toches it is narrow and deep, above that distance order. Obedience to the lawful commands of suit is wider and more shallow. The 4th of July was to be celebrated, at Argyle, Washington county, NY. by the opening of a subterraneous canal, of 400 feet, dug through a hill, and of the average of 30 feet below the surface. A meeting was to be held at Warren, in the state of Ohio, on the same day, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning the legislature of that state on the subject of opening and connecting the navigable waters of Lake Erie with those of the river Ohio. This may easily be done. The anniversary of American independence has been duly observed in all parts of the United States so far as we have heard, by military processions, civic feasts, &c. So let it be, until the sun "grows dim, with age, and nature sinks in years.", perior officers is constitutionally and morally re quired: but there is a chain of communication that binds the military compact, which if broken opens the door to disobedience and disrespect, and gives loose to the turbulent spirits who are ever ready to excite mutiny. All physicians able to perform duty, who are absent on furlough, will forthwith repair to their respective posts. Commanding officers of regiments and corps are ordered to report spe cially all officers absent from duty on the 30th of June next, and their cause of absence. The army is too small to tolerate idlers, and they will be dis missed the service. (Signed) By order of Maj. Gen. Jackson |