FEB. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. with one into which the Leander's track was marked, over IvWch was written, " President, from New York, on a cruise," and placing his finger upon these words, as if by accident, they immediately caught the eye of the Yankee, who ex claimed. " that he knew the. President the moment he saw Ler, and Nick hitrrelf could not deceive him." He was thee a-ked by Sir George, pointing to the Acasta, if he knew her; i:is reply was that she was the Maced •nian ; and when asked what the Newcastle was, he said he did not know her ; on mh'cli Sir George told him she was the Constitution ; he re. plitcl, he recollected she was, though not painted as she used ta be. lie then masked the Perry's cruising ground, and said he had spoken the Whig privateer, who told him he would probably fall in with Commodore Decatur's squadron, which rejoiced his heart, as he knew he should then get rid cf:oine of his mutinous crew. After he had nn more to tell, sir Geolge recommended his returning to the John, and in great form returned him the ship's papers, wishing him a ~oad voyage, and desiring he would not forget to let it be known he left Commodore Decatur and his squadron well. Jonathan took his leave with great apparent satisfaction, hut when about to quit the Leander, our First Lieutenant, ltl‘Dougall, stopped him, and apprised him of his real situa tion ; for a long time lie considered this a joke, but casting an eye upon the English Captain's uniform, in which Sir George Collier then appeared, he became almost frantic with disappointment." The following is the substance of letters from Boston of the g2d of December, and from New York of the 26th : ." BOSTON, DEC. `.--"Clie Constitution frigate, of 4 elms, sailed from this putt a short time since, on a cruize ; the Ti io brie priva te( r, and schooner Mars privateer, have sailed crow Portland on a crdiie, and the brig Antelope, from Newberry Port, on a ernize.. " Nt.w Vona, DEC. 2G.--A letter from Wilmington, N. C. men tions, that the Roger privateer had returned, aftt r a day's crni2e, with a very va:uable West Ituliaman of upwards of Au tons, with a full eargo of bugar and coffee." Among the American documents are some relative to the invasion and destruction of Washington, and the Secretary's letter. The Report upon the former, which is very vxdutni nous, was ordered to be printed, and referred to a Committee of the whole House. The Secretary's letter was directed to be isr:nted, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. There arc accounts of the Wasp sloop of war, belonging to the United States, being it sea, off the Southern coast, on :he loth of November. She had burnt a vessel hound for Amelia Island. The Lacedemonian frigate chased her and filed at her, off Savannah, about the 10th of Nov.; but the private letters from New YOrk of Dec. VW, bring an account of her capture by the Lacedemanian. The New York Ga zettes of tie 520th make mention of the sailing of the Consti tution from Boston ; but nothing is said of the other frigates. A Boston article of tne 17th mentions, that the Newcastle biitish frigate got on shore near Cape Cod, bot got off next d with damage, by a shift of the wind. Captain Stuart had, it is said, determined to blow her up, as from her then situa tion she could not have made any effectual resistance to the Constitution, which was expected from Boston. The Consti ta•ton, however, did not come, and the Newcastle got off. fhe former sailed on a cruise from Boston on the 17th. The following is given as a copy of the circular which has bceu sent to the friends of .Ministers : DIVISIONS. Treasury, iVednesday, Jan. e 5. Yonr attendance iS MOST EARNESTLY and MOST TARTU:C/- 1411 LT requested in the House of Contmon4, on Thursday, the'9th of February, it being confidently expected that a divitfion wiU take Place on that day. 91 Intelligence of a very extraordinary nature is said to have been received from the Swedish capital. Practices have been.discovered at Court, regarding which the utmost se crecy is preserved until the full extent of the delinquency s!iall have been ascertained. Immediately on the disclosure to the public authorities, Baron Piper shot himself: As an immediate precaution the Commander of the Forces, Ge neral Aldercreutz, was ordered to leave the city and retire to his estate by his Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Two o'her Noblemen, of eminent rank, have likewise, under the same authority, been compelled to withdraw to their estates. The Court of Madrid has issued an Edict, imposing a duty on English woollen goods, amounting almost to a prohi bition. The duty on all kinds of cloth, per yard, was 11 dollar; it is now one dollar and a half, or about is. Bd. per yard in addition. The duty on baize before the edict, was six dollars per piece; it is now increased to ten dollars per piece, or about 18s. additional per piece. Advices from Fiance speak in strong terms of the flourish ing state of the revenue, and it is alleged that several of the taxes have produced double the sum at which they were computed. The utmost economy is preserved in the royal establishment, of which the personal expences of the So vereign is reckoned at only 100,0001. sterling annually. The principal charge is a table, which is kept for about 100 of the emigrant Nobility. Count Excelmans has been acquitted by the Court Mar tial at Lis!e, to which be voluntarily surrendered himself, after having evaded the pursuits of the Minister at War. The late Government of Genoa have published a Declara tion, signed by the President, against the annexation of that State to Sardinia, and abdicating the power which had been entrusted to them. They recommend to the people to be tranquil, and endeavour to merit the esteem of their new Mo narch. In the Declaration iris observed, that " the rights of the Genoese may be trampled upon, but cannot he annihi lated." A meeting of the gentlemen who arc subscribers to the Stock Exchange, took place on Thursday at one o'clock, to receive the Report of the Committee, appointed to consider of the appropriation of the money in the hands of Trustees, and claimed by Lord Cochrane and others, as their property, in consequence of purchases in ()minium and Consols in Fe bruary last. The Stock Exchange, it will be recollected, r ited the payment of the differences, amounting to about 9 901. on the ground of their being founded in fraud. Sir S. Romilly, and other eminent gentlemen of the law, have been consulted on the subject, and they are unanimous in opinion that the claimants had no right or title to the pro perty, and that it was at the dis?osal of the subscribers. It was understood, that a Select Committee would be appointed Ili- the appropriation of the money, and that it would be distributed in certain proportions amomg the charitable in stitutions in the metropolis. The second report of a Sub- Committee was read ; they contradict the statements which have been made by the different parties who wereprosecuted; and inform tho Exchange, that unless Mr. Cochrane John stone shall surrender himseif, he will speedily be declared out of the protection of the law. The COM MERCIAL HALL WINE COMP ANY respectfully invite their numerous Custorne►s, the Nobility, Gentry, and Buyers of \Vines and Spirits in general to their Concerns in. SKINNER STREET, SNOWIIILL, and OXFORD STREET. 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