i ac fald fchools fl they hall jem neccf lary jn nrdet that there miy be n moe uniform lyitem of education throughout ihc pi evince atfl e it further enasedby the authority akrefaid that all engagements coo tnit fnbferipmns entered into by the ftiicribers to any common fchool in any diftrict of the province with anv perlon or ocs ions for the ereciiuir- huid jng or keeping in repair any fchool houle for the purpule f nvlvdor he aytnen of the teacher thereto foch fubferib- r or fibfcribercfhall beliabe to be foed f tocir iuhleripmon bv the pn i 1 trullccs t fuch common fenco or their lucceftir in office in my court of this province having compel cut jurif lition and be it further euafh d by the authority aforeaid tint it ih ill and may be law fil fir the truilce of the cmmo fchooja in each and every diuvid of tin province and they arc hereby required once in each and every year to r port to the zoard of education for that pvirpo herein after apnoiuted in each and every difbift of thii province the lite of th cimnnn fchools which fttch truftee- f refai 1 fliall hive th- direction of the number of icrar the itate of eduea- tonvvith the different branches tatisiii in the laid fehol and all other matter and ui that rmy tnd to cheiiih the prolp- riry of the la 1 comiu icruoli or ttm ufv in anv wife bene ri tle fame i in odr th the hid loard of education my jport theluteof the dismict epfq moo fchou to the cover or lieutenant governor or perfon adminiilcnng th government uw tne lane maybe laid before the 1 ccjl turc at its lirlt meeting for their lufpectivn and be it further enifled by the authority 3 forefault thil it hall and mry be lawful for the governor lieutenant governor fehotarsof whicb may refine in each dis trict that the trulreesf fuch fchool hall have ml power to moke the neceftary re trns as are re mired by this a5t and re ceive an equal proportion of the monies fo granted fr the fupport of fuch fchnols from each of the rcfpeclable diftria in proportion to the number of fcholars lent to the faid fchool from each dis- tris and he it further en a fled by the authority afore faid that the feveral lums heteby u ranted to the feveral did rifts of this province flvdl be paid by the receiver general of the province to the trcafurer of each diltrfct refpeively in difcharge if fuch warrant f warrants as fliall from rime to time be iilued by the governor 1 ieutenant governor or perfon admin iheurig the govcrnrne- t of this province and fliall be accounted for by the recei ver general to his majefty hi- heirs or sovcefttrs thro the lords commif- iioners of histrcafury f r the time be ing in fuch manner and form us hi- ma jelly hi heirs or succeflora fti3ll be jracionfly plcafed to direct ifnalt it further euaied by the authority xforfdid that thij atf hall be and it ii tu reby deflated to be in foice for and du inr the term of four years commons hnufe of 4ffembly zst march i8i6 foreign intelligence boston may 21 fr m span ifh america the lateft accounts from crihagena tn rhe spanilh maine arc via jamaica they fay- that the royalilt army ad been greatly weakened by ihe fmall pox and dvfentcry that they had been re peatedly defeated in attempts to msrch f arltvera of antiqu nam the ditco- very of an ancle t l trie ncih- 1 orho d f paleik a broad marble ll jlavcaie dcfctndi j ha beer ahewy uncovered ar room inwhich feveral fttucsare llill handing upriglit in their r the further refnlts of this diftvery are eageily ex- refted from the baliimor f cf may l- it is with pleafiv ve record the fol lowing inflance of nod fidelity and gen- erofity fo honorable t0 the charaer of frenclmen m de lavatte flying with his deliverer had app the frontier the poitmarter it examining his coun tenance recognized him through his dif- ruife andinftantly a poftillin wasfent joffat fuj fpeed m de lavalette urged hisderrand for hoifep the pollmauer had quitted the honfe and had given or- des that none hjud be fupphed the tavellerc fancied thchvlves difcovered and faw no mems of clcaping in a coun j tiv with which they were unacquainted j they refolved upon defending their lives dearly the pfitnaiter at irnth ic- t urned unattendetl and addivfiing iim- feif to m de lavaette he faid 44 you hive the appearance of a man of honr you are oing to brnflel where you will fee m de lavahtte deliver him thefe 200 loui which owe hi and which he i- no dorbt in wont of and r london april t we believe we can vouch for the accu racy of the following pa enent as marfhal sonlt was proceeding a long one 6f the public walks at ham burg an old hamburg merchant who had fuflered feverely by davoull came boldly up to him and faid is thy name soolt haft thou brought back to ua any of our bank money v receiv ing noanfwer to his queries he ftruck him a blow and then caned him foundly the marfhal made off and with difficul ty reached his hotel with the mob at his heels polt horfes were ordered diicly and he fct off for his ulterior deftination lon courier a private letter from paris fay how truly we know not that a letter written by bonaparte from st helena has been intercepted at pari its content and the manner in which it was intercepted arc nt mentioned nothing beyond the oircumflaneea of fuch a letter having been intercepted from the norfolk beacon of may 3 more spimih atrocity in the brig mohawk arrived here yes terday from jamaica came paftencrs capt matthews of the lehonrr adeline of baltimore philip chai tand of do and feveral feimen capt matthew hns fun iflied 1 with ithout waiting for an aufer he threw j tne following ftatement of the villainou the money 1 to lh nrriageajj withdrew 5j lin ihnmat treatment by the spaniard drivn bv mv bellh tm who unfortunhteiy fell int faying you wi be drvn by hoia a port ill ton is gone 011 to pr ivldc relays for the continuance cf your jour 1 ney baltmorf may 10 from gapj2 fekrf by crptain grecrair of the fchr from cnpe henry hayti we mf ro qnuein who halt have full powe to fn priftend fich common ehools in the diilr of which they aro appointed and hall annually repo to the gopcm- or lkntcnm covcrnr or perfon ad- mimaering te gvernnient the late of the faid conmon fcimols to be ud be fore the legislature at their meeting ncrv and u it further cncftcl try the uutfrity j j q j afnfaid that the monks granted ly thi act flvdl be apportioned tn the tea chers of the feveral common fchnou in to h paid to the teachers ycany or half yealv ai may be dreed by the laid j traftees in proportion to the number if fell uis educated in fuch fchool as afore- fflid and be it further etiffsed by the authori ty aforfaid that the teacher of fuch common fchool eflabufhcd as aforefaid in aiy town townfhip village or place in each and every diilricl of thifl prov ince producing a certificate ijfned by the 1ufteesofiny fuch common fchool flaring hi having well demeaned iiioi- felf as teacher cf 1 he laid fchool for fic months with the number of the fcholars zimity in tttaliation foraguaidof 15 being put to death tht they left the-e- the revduti rifta at los remedfos lid taken vengeance on the lloyalifla piiton cs for their 15 o brethren thus mafta- red a royal expedition was flill ftii rfng to jret into the interior of the coun- th- war like moil civil wars iv a inft urguirary nature cant dunfcun at philadelphia in 7c day fr m monte video informs that fev ierul hundred mes lent fiom uneno y h to minf c ii ntlean ha 1 jcum- i the royal army phe revolutionary caufedoes not appear to be in fo profpo- ous a train a foiiciy kingston fan- april 1 by accounts received in th scitv front penama we learn that admiral biown with the infurgent fquadron from bue nos yres bad doubled cape horn and got into the south sea where he had made feveral valuable prize from spain on board of one of which the new gover- i nor of guyiquil was a paflcnjjer bowu then proceeded on the 17th of feb off puna and after forcing the baiter ieb educated left thafl twenty in fuch fchool as afore- 1 fiid it fhall and mav be lawful for the trcafurer of the difti st to pay to fuch teacher hii propovtfotl of any fum or fums of money that may be granted by the legiiliture f ciita pfvice for common fchonjsin the rrfpefkive dtftrtcle thereof during the continuance of this acl and be it furthr enacted by the authority afrefnds that it fliall anp may be law ful for the difrrict boards to be appoint- cd in each and every diftict of this pro vipce to apply fuch part of the money hereby granted to the feveral dietrich not exceeding one hundred pounds a they jhad fee lit for the purehafc of pro per booki for the ufe of the faid corn- nvn fchoglaj and after having piicha fed fuch becks to caufe the fare to be diftributed for the ufe of fuch fchoolfl in foch manner as to them fhall fecm meet atu fe further enacted by ihe author ity aforefoidy that the bord of educa tion to be appointed by virtue of this adl tn each and every diitri of this prov- ince fhall have full power and authority to proportion the fums of money ft ihe common fchools of the faid didricts and sfier prooortioningthe fame to each of the fcid fhooh to fend to the treafn rerof the laid diftrift a copy thereof ii t rdcr that the trcafurer i afurefaid may dileuarge the ceitiiicate granted to the tocher as aforefald provided al- wivfl thst no allowance to any common fchool h tach ind every dilhid of thi province fhal ecced the fum 0 twenty five coords annually provided always rcvethclefs that no allowance whatever fhall be paid to the teachei of any com- mrn fchool iu any diihtct cf this prov ince unlefs the trulleeaof the faid com mon fchoo report to the board of edu cation agreeable to the provifion of this aft and he it further enaclcd by the authority aforfaid that when two adjoining dis trict may find it convenient t compofe such fchool at aforcfaid a poitiop oi the i j fcj v m m w v w m w- tin the faid fchool beignotj which defend the entrance of the river left his heavy effes ard went up fot the purpofe of bombarding gay a q oil but bis veffel got afhore on the 1 8 h and he was made a prifoner it was however faul that he wau to be exchanged for the go vernor french policy from a file of late french papers we obferve that on the kth feb there were two ordinances of louis xviii relative to premiums on the cod and whale fifiv cries for three years all the veflels employ- i ed in the codfiihery near the ifltfnds of st pierre and miqjclon and on the coal of newfoundland called the frreat fifhe- ry are allowed a premium of 50 francs per man f m the captain to the cabin boy thofe lifhin- on the dogger bank and the great bank of newfound land have a premium of 15 francs from the captain to the cabin boy there are alfo various premiums al lowed for french veflela exporting from france or from the liberies codfifll to the french colonies into spain poitu- gal italy or the ports in the levant as regards the whale fifhevics veffela i employed in that trad are uhowed a pre j rniiioi of 50 francs per tn and in cafe i the vefleh have doubled cape horn or eroded the ireights of magellan and iifh- ed in the pacific ocean havi j been ab- fent for upwards of fixteen ionths and lefs than twenty fix the merchant or ow ner is allowed a fecund premium of 50 francs per ton on herlafc ai rival into a pott of france merchants engaged in thii bufinefs are allowed for three years to make ufe of foreign veffel s which hall be nationalized french before their departure without my expenfe and two thirds officers and crew are allowed to be foreigners london march 26 letters from rome announce a piece fiatelliiicncc important toalifrienda and arriving at tlie crpe not having ckaredj dinsly fo- that place filould be adnit i tej to an entry exf raft from the milfords log bocl miy 2 at 2 p m latitude 32 go longf 74 difcovered a fail in tlie n w landing to tbe e look her t be an a- mcrican fchr apparently defirous f j fpcaking us at 2 m- wthiu gun hot flie boilred an enguft enfigo and find a gtm to windwarl which ilmck within a few yards of out cutwater when wi- ihm htl oderr rpldei lee to opt i my boat out and bring n u r pa pen m board at this monetil fu g piaislicalje to ma their hards hi failed fmtn baltimore on thy 4th ef dec r 8 1 5 in the ichoon adeline and on the 6th fpkea flo from santa march bound t porto ri- r and was informed of tlic fufrender of cwthagia to his catholic majci troops under gen morlllo on the 1 9th faw the highland of car- thagena and made fail for it faw a fri- ie at anchor a hale to windward of i the tiwn and fljortly after faw 5 more j v flvuat anchor to beward of the pert he eami to anehoi with rhe crooner in 2 1j fathofiib water the citsdel with the republican flag flying about 34 of a rftltedtftait three boati made for as from tlcu frigate tleir fjooncrs at the lametioe running ijj the batteries of the town fired on tlm we were hailed fim the hvre to fend our boai mean htle two launches full of armed men tvi ald to of he ade me in the name of the spaiiifh governneuu the officer and crew were plonwrd and liippu ofewry thing order dint the bat fent on lloe dri n 01 bdtritrtbmj in ti fl ri r n wrii cue but trnos at racti hey rtacbed aprifon where hnijr aft com- enced plunreme j confioerable a-n- unt- bfles who boarded the vi jtr ter hamtfir muucred aj rner a in le nf bfar a confnh ton among tht- officers u pvote r was mferacd t w tl infent to burn ihe milfnrd and v tm jtl erther flay on board cf t or w crew take my boat and on mv way sfrerremonnrnui wil r rrander fome time flat vim prt the fchooner belonged t m lhit j wag a young msn with a f- j j nrgthe world and the i f hc r ner would he the tottj ru me a my fimily i was totu fa a r confutatin among thtfjv t u1 ccountof ny family thy wc a c in me to proceed on my wi i rived thofe on j at iiii moment 1 pc- beard the miuord hoipiyp out the hold fome cafes of valuable difl goods 1 im mediately turned to the commander and informed him that thofe crouds belonged to a young man psfteogy on board and the lofs of the goods wofcld bchiocenaiii ruin yfter pleading h rhis manner u confidersible time he oied his men to return immediately withwhat they then had but before they lrt the mifjd they broke open one cae of dry cjoods and took about one half of the contents with them on the aruva of the boat i and my men were allowed to g on board the miford and proceed on our wav the pirate left us undr a prefi of fail landing on his courfe at 5 r m made fail and ftood on our eoiric at 6 m loft fight of him the above fchooner vas formerly the thetis of baltimore nw mountirg 6 long nines carriage guit and one long 1 8 on pivot they made particular fearch and en- quinefl after spaniards they faid they were juft out of havama bound on a cruize off montevledo they alfo da ted that they had burn four american viffels lince they were on the names of which they did not choife to give i recoiled perfectly well of having feen the captain of tht thoonerin bal timore frequently ther rrgether vih the filth with whicl the floor uncovered caufed a dily re- timvii of fame oi their crnades to the hospital from whence few ever returned the fcanty ration allowred them were mninizs kept forth for two w three lays and the applications to gen- moril- ncl wvith o attention on the con irary it ony ferved to increafe t abom fnable and attrocioua cvudufl of ihe of fieer and loldiers whish has never been equalled by that of ihc agerine on the rfith feb we were to be fent to santa martha for trial mule were prepared for the fick about one inrd of our number and efcorted by an tuqgn 2 vrjant anl ro men we took up our march of about 2co miles bv land and wo days and one night through lakes and creeks to reach rnr place of deibnation frequently on the match when the men 1 oul j not keep up with thefe barbaiians who wee alt mounted on mules they wud fcneck them down with their mus kets 5 and three of them actually died with fatigue we 1 cached santa mar tha on the 10th day we were feparated into two prifons and a ftrong guard placed over us being allowed one rial and a half for our tub f la nre during our ftay at anta martha which wai one month admiral doug afs had made feveral applications to mon- tao the vice roy of nueva grenada for the releafe of the eritifli lubieds on the 30th of march islfi the iitifh brig forefter capt henry ar rived with orders to demand their fub- j fts when the crews weieall given up except mailers ofsjers supercargoes end paftengers whom thry pofnively re fufed lo deliver from this we had rea- lon to lufpeci fomething ferious was in tended again ft us accordingly on the fth april eleven of the mafteru officers c of the american and eritifh vcllcls attempted t force the guards nine of whom fuccteded in getting down to the foresters boat which waa waiting fur their reception unfortunately j smith chief mate of the adeline in the attempt was run through the body with a bayonet and the foldicrs beat out his hiams with the outtends of their maflccts one othr a eritifli fubjeft waa wounded and back to prif n the number of prffoners left at santa martha in clofe confinement in the itocks were twelve viz mr cner supercargo of the adeline and three of the crew captain alfred eastin of the fchooner charles stewart of n orleans his fupcrcargo mr stunley and two of the feamen the others britifh fubjefts the fituatiwnof capt eastio waspe culiarly deplorable he having cxptricn ced the most fevere treatmeit from them in conkquence of information beino 1 ed against him by a portuguefe fail without foundation too that he intend ed to make an attempt to cut his fchoon cr out me was immediately put in chfc confinement and threatened that he hould never come out alive the execu tion of which threat was rendered doubly probable after the efcape of the others the conduft c capt henry the jforrciter furpafles all eulogy and mer its our eternal gratitude hereceived the americans as free as the britifh fuhjettn and his humanity to them aficr they had got onboard was confpicuous the narrative givei above by captain matthews iswe think well calculated to excite the indivnation of every amer- ian who feels tenacinttj 0 his countrys honor and fyropathffes with thofe who are the unfortunate vidims of spanift barbarity we hope our government will not lofe a moment in demanding the immediate releafe of our captive country men and the most ample redrefs for the lawlefsand brutal cohduft of the span- ifh royallptfl capt matthews mates that a fingle frigate would be fofsdent thaybanta martha in ztkea slirety then no time will be os in fending out a force competent to chastife their info- ence and enforoe a recognition of our right an brws wceu mef mr r wiifon mcfrs bruce and hutehinfon- thi last french- papers contain the fwlownng articles paris march 25 the affiura of rtev frs bruce hiitchmfob and willon will be definittvcly tried next mouth f thot the caufi will be brogi before he jury c in the mouth several queftiont of fan having been propofed by m dupiu ijic defenders of sir i wifon and mcffers butce and hotvh- infon rhey vebecnolbctallytranfmtted to london and anfwercd by three erg- addreitcdto lnrd caflleicagh ieccimwiwtlw jr ytlir ftrrfllup hvl letter from mi hamilton the trjj t ran fmit ting to u feveral prpcta from j charltfs stuart his mujclys aubh jfador at the court oi france relative to ihe course of prccedinga which it is pro- pofed to adopt againll sir robert wii fon mefirs bruce irid huichinfon and co which our attention is chiefly called ith relation to the queitions which con clude tic flatemeut of m lhpin y i ordhhip calls upon us to urn ifh t 1 fficial itaicment requited in aufwer t theft qiuilions eager to obey your lordthips orders we have the honer of obicrviig that when a foreigner is accu- led of a crime or offence agajnil he hvf england he is tried accotding t t ules of that law lit guilt or innoence fa ellabliflied according to the ellablihed maxims of the engifh jaw 44 wiih refptdi to the right of bang tried by a jury cornpofed partly of sna lifli and partly frciueri this rivht is c- cured ttj theaccuftil by the statute 2ofh ed illchap 18 for natly recr gnied by the statute 8th henry vj chap 20 si when a foreigner tinder accnfctkmig called to defend hi nfelf aiin1 tlie char ges brought againll him he has the right of demamling that he jury by whom ic is to betryed fliall be compofed half o foieigners ard half wf enjjliftl fuhjcqi it is not neceflary that the foreigners fhotild be of the fame country with the a ecu fed if however a lniticiect number of thv fame cuntry are to be found with in the hail f wick or officer charged with returning the jury pannenl i hey are always chofen iti pciference if ir ftou- d happen that there are no a fuffivut number of foretguem of the tune country with the accufer tlie numberrraybecom- pleated by mear8 of englfffi fttbjefts 11 it is the sheriff or the oflifeff whofeduty ft is to return the ml ol for eign jurors and he ought to lake care to fisleft twelve of every dtferipiion in or der that fix of each twelve may he chofcfl by balotto frrve on juried it is rc neceffary that the foreign jfivman irould lave the fam qualificaliou vvith regard to piopcry n the engliih juiyntan tin i provided for by the fhitnte of henry vi to which wc have pnced if a foreigner and ai englilhtnvin arc included in in- fame iitdicl rut- t and hie foreignei demandu the jmytf ha r lienf the pet fous accufed may be tried icparately in order to ftcufti lo uu foreigner thcfrdvantigeofa jury pr lt aliens and tn tueiin tilth n t th ol urjinil jury