Edward Church, of Kentucky, to be con- duct of some of its agents in this country, sul at L'Orient. have been satisfactorily adjusted. John B. Frazier, of Massachusetts, to be consul for the island of Curracoa. John O. Sullivan, of New York, to be consul at Mogadore, in Morocco. Joel Hart, of New-York, to be consul at Leith. It is stated in the National Intelligencer, that the difficulties with the Russian govern ment, which had grown out of the miscon Go The probable expense of finishing the public buildings of the United States, at Washington, is estimated at 336.661 dollars. It is expected that the chambers for the legislative bodies will be ready for their reception in the autumn of 1818. The Swedish and Norwegian minister, Mr. De Kantzow, has taken leave of the presi dent, with the intention of making a visit to Sweden. ART. 13. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. NEW HAMPSHIRE. YOVERNOR PLUMER is re-elected by a large majority. All the branches of the government of this state, for the ensuing year, are republican. An attempt has lately been made to fire the town of Portsmouth, which was happily detected before any considerable injury had been done. Died.] At Hanover, hon. John Wheelock, L. L. D. aged 63. president of Dartmouth Uni versity, to which institution, before his death, he made a donation of nearly 40,000 dollars. At Portsmouth, Mrs. Mehitable Mackay. At Merrimack, mrs. Rebecca, wife of H. W. Gordon, Esq aged 34. At New-Market, Wentworth Cheswell, Esq. aged 71. Hanover, Mrs. Hannah Kinsman, aged 23. MASSACHUSETTS. At From the return of votes, in this State, the re-election of Gov. Brooks, by an increased majority of several thousands, is already ascertained. The whole number of votes legally returned, last year, was 97,084, The political character of the Senate for the ensuing year will not be changed. Esq aged 67. Mr. Alpheus Dunham. Caleb Bingham, aged 60. Mrs. Sarah Warren, aged 62. Mrs. Sarah Frasier, aged 90. Rufus Cutler, aged 31. Samuel Moore, 48. Mrs. Abigail Pons, 67. Charles Harris Hobart. At sea, Stephen Russell Goff, of Boston, aged 24. At sea. Elisha Wild, of B. aged 29. At St. Eustasia, Richard E. Tyler, of B. aged 20. At At Mrs. Sarah Milton, aged 58. Ann Ma- At dore Hinsdale, 69. 28. Married.] At Boston, Mr. Joseph R. Albertson, to Miss Mary Jackson. Mr. John Tileston Fracker, to miss Nancy Wood. Benj. Guild, Esq. to miss Elizabeth Eliot. Hon. Jonathan ling to Miss Blake. Mr. H. Oliver,to miss Jane 27. At Ipswich, mrs. Betsey Crocker, 44. At Russell, to miss Lydia Smith. Mr. Benj. DarCooper. Mr. J. Hammond, to miss Elizabeth Fessenden. At Marblehead, Capt. Francis Lechmere Point, (Cam.) Mrs. Sally Ditson, Blacker, to Miss Polly Hooper. At Edgarton, At Rowley, Mrs. Mary Spafford. At Rev. Shipley W. Wilson, to Miss Rebecca Bradford, Lieut. Wm. Baily, 66. At LancasMayhew At Cape Elizabeth, Mr. Henry ter, Mrs. Rhoda Sprague. At Northampton, Knox Adams, to Miss Serah W. Webb. At mrs. Sarah Strong, wife of the Hon. Caleb West Springfield, Mr. Wm. Ardway, to miss Strong, aged 60. Lydia Street. At Dighton. Mr. D. Andrews, merchant, of Boston, to miss Elizabeth Andrews. At Roxbury, Mr. A. Ferrier, to Miss Harriet Childs. At Newbury Port, Mr. Tho. Pearson, to miss Betsey Pearson. At New Bedford, Mr. Daniel Butler, to miss Mary Allen. At Brighton, Capt. Ebenr. Stedman, of Cambridge, to miss Mary Braman, of At Rowe, Horace Burr, aged 17, of hydrophobia, occasioned by skin. ning a fox, which had died of that disease At Campo Bello, some months before. (Maine) mr. Samuel W. Chadbourne, 28. At Roxbury, mr. Stephen Brewer, 32. At Cambridgeport, miss Lucy Lang, 24. At Concord, mrs. Sarah Warren. At Sudbury, mrs. Dolly Wheeler. At Woolwich, Hon. Nathaniel Thwing, 86. At Little Compton, mrs. Sarah, relic of Dr. Benjamin Richmond, 66, Died.] At Boston, Nathaniel Greenough At Casting, Capt. John Perkins, aged SO. Norton. RHODE ISLAND. Providence, April 4. Mr. Knight, the republican candidate, is elected Governor of this State. A Nocturnal Feast. On Tuesday night, the 25th ultimo, a number of persons feloniously entered the bake-house of Mr. Christopher Hill, kindled a fire, baked a number of cakes, and having spread a table, ate them with gingerbread and sugar cakes; of the latter seventy were consumed. It appears that this select and genteel party completed their repast on a large box out of doors, and within a few feet of the residence of eleven families, none of whom were invited to the feast. It would be well for the persons engaged in this unwarrantable affair, to reflect that foolish tricks are often the precursors of atrocious crimes, and that sport at the expense of others, has no equitable claim to impunity. Married.] At Newport, Capt. Levi H. Gage, of Maryland, to miss Hannab F. Brayton. At Providence, Mr. W. C. Baker, to Miss Phoebe Pic. Died.] At Providence, Mrs. Lydia, wife of Philip Allen, Esq. aged 66. Mr. Horace Peck, 32. At Bristol, mrs. Sarah, wife of Maj. R. Warren, 31. Mrs. Hannah, relict of John Fales, Esq. 90. CONNECTICUT. Oliver Wolcott, Esq. is elected Governor of this State, for the ensuing political year. Hartford, April 14. Hail-storm. On the evening of Monday last, a violent storm of hail crossed us from the north-west. Although some of the stones picked up measured four inches and a half in circumference, still the wind was so light that we suffered no other damage than the breaking a few of our windows. The storm was confined to this city and the immediate vicinity. Fire. On Tuesday evening, the 1st inst. the dwelling-house of Mr Joel Wadsworth of East-Hartford, was entirely consumed, together with the principal part of his household furniture. The fire, it is supposed, caught by accident. A Steam-boat intended to ply between Norfolk and New-London, launched at Norwich, is expected to be ready by the first of May. Married.] At New Haven, mr. Charles Lloyd Strong, to miss Jeannette A. Bradley. At Norwich, Lieut. Owen Ransom, of the United States' army, to miss Charlotte W. Perkins. Died.] At Hartford, mrs. Mebitable Wadsworth, aged 82. At Roxbury, Deborah Arm strong, widow, aged 63. At New Haven, Capt. Abraham Bradley, aged 76. At NewLondon, mrs. Lucy Prentiss, aged 66. At N. Haven, mr. Enoch Ives, aged 45. At Durham, mrs. Anne Canfield, aged 97. At Lyme, mr. John Avery, 23. Capt. Nath. Conklin, 60. At Coventry, John Colegrove, Esq. 74. At New-London, mrs. Margaret Norwood Cushing. VERMONT. Married.] At Vernon, Col. Wm. Swan, late of the U. S. army, to miss Martha Lane, of Northampton. Died.] At Burlington, mr. Timothy Winn, aged 76. At Windsor, mrs. Mary Rudolph, 45. Wm. Haliburton, Esq. one of the oldest settlers in that place, aged 78. At Halifax, mrs. Olive, wife of the Rev. Thomas H. Wood. NEW-YORK. Albany, April 18. The Legislature adjourned at eleven o'clock on Tuesday evening, after a session of three months, having passed, including the extra session, two hundred and ninety-four laws. Among the most prominent, is that which provides for the immediate commencement of the canals which are to connect the waters of the lakes with those of the Hudson. The board of commissioners, we learn, have resolved to take immediate measures for the commencement of this gigautic work. The expense of the Grand Canal is estimated by the Commissioners, at 4 881,738 dollars-that of the Canal from Lake Champlain, at 800.000 dollars. Among the laws enacted at this Session, are 24 for incorporating turnpike and bridge companies, 10 for erecting new towns, 1 for erecting a new county, 4 for incorporating banks, and several for laying out new roads. Laws have also passed abolishing imprisonment for debt for sums not exceeding twenty-five dollars. extending the jurisdiction of the justices' courts in the city of NewYork to 100 dollars,-declaring persons joining the Society of Shakers, civilly dead, to all intents and purposes, &c. &c. By a law passed on the 31st of March, 1817, the final and total abolition of Slavery the 4th day of July, 1827. In this law it is within this state. is declared to take place on enacted, "That every Negro, Mulatto, and Mustee, within this state, born before the 4th day of July, 1799, shall from and after the 4th day of July, 1827, BE FREE:" and by the same law it is further enacted, That all Negroes, Mulattoes and Mustees, born after the 4th day of July, 1799, shall BE FREE at the age of 21 years. Appointments by the Council of Appointment, [These are so numerous, that we are compelled to confine our notice of them to those of greater distinction, or more general importance.] March 9. Kings. Jacob Garitson, Sheriff. Saratoga. Thos. Dibble, Henry Cansevoort, Judges. Madison. John Stocking, Judge. Sackett's Harbour, April 1. Three soldiers belonging to the United States' army, were last Saturday arrested and Rensselaer. Storm S. Vanderzee, Judge. brought before one of the magistrates of this Ontario. John Vanfleet, Judge and Justice. village, on a charge of feloniously stealing, Cottaraugus. Timothy II. Porter. Ist Judge taking and driving away, a cow, the property and Justice; Francis Greene, Ashbel Free. of a citizen residing near this place, who was man. Silas Noah, and James Brooks, Judges dangerously wounded in attempting to preand Justices; Sands Boutin, County Clerk; vent this atrocious depredation. The solIsrael Centis, Sheriff; Jeremy Worcester, diers, after examination, were committed, to Surrogate. take their trial, at the next General Sessions of the peace. Niagara. Samuel Wilkeson, Judge. Genesee. Ralph Parker, and Abrm. Maticon, Judges. Broome. Anson Camp, Judge. April 1. Schoharis. Peter Swart, Henry Schaeffer, John Brewster, Joseph Borst, Jesse Shepherd, Hermanus Bouck, John Reynolds, Olney Briggs, Herman Hickok, and Henry Hager, Judges and Justices of the Peace. April 8. Dutchess. James Emott, First Judge, vice John Johnson resigned; William Griffen, Sheriff. Suffolk. John P. Osborne, David Warner, and Ebenezer W. Case, Judges and Justices. Charles D. Cooper, Esq. of Albany, Secretary of State, rice Robert Tillotson, Esq. re. moved. Militia of New-York. The Adjutant General's annual return, made to the Legislature, furnishes the following aggregate of the dif. ferent descriptions of militia in this state. It is exclusive of about 20 companies, from which no returns were received. Infantry Total, 97,639 6,434 2.807 106,880 Common Schools The Superintendent of Cominon Schools reports to the Legislature, that "there are within the state, exclusive of the city and county of New-York, at least five thousand common schools which have been organized and kept up under the act for their establishment; and the number of children annually taught in them, exceeds two hundred thousand." The sum distributed the last year, from the common school fund, was about 65,000 dollars. The Rev. FRANCIS BROWN, of Dart mouth College, has been appointed to the President's chair of Hamilton College. Ogdensburgh, March 4. EARTHQUAKE. A severe shock of an earthquake was felt in this village on Thursday last, at about 15 minutes past 3 A. M. wind N. E. A heavy rumbling noise was observed by many; crockery and glass was set in motion. The shock appeared to come from N. N. E. and continued about 10 or 15 seconds. Fire. On Friday evening last, between 11 and 12 o'clock, a fire was discovered in the cantonment, called "Pike's cantonment," hear this village. We understand the fire without other damage, were entirely conoriginated in the hospital barracks; which, sumed. Troy, April 15. Commerce. It may not be uninteresting to distant readers, who barely know, that within a few years, this town has obtained the honour of being placed on the map of this state, that it is now about 30 years since the first store was erected here at that time there were only 4 or 5 dwelling-houses within the limits of the present city of Troy, This city contains now about 5000 inhabi tants. In the course of last week, there was shipped here property estimated at a moderate calculation to amount to two hundred thousand dollars, consisting principally of flour, wheat, provisions, lumber, potash, &c. The flour was manufactured at the mills in the south part of the city, of which there are four, of very superior workmanship, both as respects their plan and durability of materials. Goshen, April 14. Fire. On Monday night, the 17th inst. the Hat Manufactory of Mr Cox, of Chester, in this town, took fire, and before it was put out nearly all its contents were destroyed, consisting of hats and stock to the value of about 4000 dollars. Sag Harbour, April 12. A violent tempest. On Monday evening last, between 8 and 9 o'clock, we experienced, in this place, a most tremendous shower of hail accompanied with heavy thunder, and remarkably vivid lightning. The wind was about North.-The tempest continued nearly half an hour; many of the stones were more than three and a half inches in circumference. Some were picked up the morning after on the road to Easthampton, more than one inch and a half in diameter. All the injury sustained was in our windows, out of which, probably, more than a thousand squares of glass were broken in this place. The dwelling-house of Mr. Daniel Robbins, of Satauket, was consumed by fire on Friday evening, the 20th March. The shock of an earthquake was felt by a number of the inhabitants of Santauket, and the adjacent towns, on the 29th March, at 3 o'clock in the morning. The shock was at tended with a rumbling noise resembling distant thunder, and was so severe that the windows rattled and the houses were considerably agitated. The shock was also felt in this place. New-York, April 18. Last night, at 11 o'clock, a fire was discovered in the cellar of the house No. 5 Burling-slip, but, by the timely exertions of the neighbours, was got under without doing any injury. There is not the least doubt but this was set on fire by some vile incendiary. The watchmen were on their posts and very attentive. Last evening, between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock, the store of M. Judah & Co. No. 269 Pearl-street, was rifled of several articles by some person who had, it is supposed, concealed himself in the cellar until after the store was shut up, when he made his way up through the trap-door into the store, and with the articles taken decamped through the front window, which he left open. to miss Mary Gilman. At Canandaigua, mr. Martin Chainbolt, to miss Rosanna Vanorman. At Clarence, mr. — Harmon, to miss Lydia Cunningham, daughter of Mr. Layton Cunningham. At Clinton, mr. Stephen Childs, merchant, of Owasco, to miss Hannah Potter. Mr. Robert Nixon, of Grimsby, to miss Betsey Corwine. Mr. Franklin Hickcox, to miss Pixley. At Cortland, mr. Harry McGraw to miss Sally Earnum. Mr. Ira Bowen, to miss Waity Wadsworth. At Genoa, mr. Nathan Sutliff, of the state of Ohio, to miss Loretta Lawrence. At Hannibal, mr. Nathan Nelson, to miss Susan Robertson. At Ithaca, Charles Bingham, Esq. to miss Nancy Morse, formerly of Canandaigua. At Leicester, mr. Luther Burt, jun. to miss Florinda Horton. Mr. Peter Van Gorden, to miss Patty Allen. At Manlius, mr. George W. Holbrook, to miss Sally Cadwell. Mr. Ellory Hart, to miss Ann Wilson. At New Hartford, Warren Converse, Esq. agent of the Manchester M. Co to miss Sophia Kellegg. At Munda, mr. John Potter, to miss Ellen McQuillin. At Niagara, mr. Christopher Overholt, of Clinton, to miss Pamela Lambert, daughter of mr. Lambert, near St. Davids. At Onondaga, mr. Lewis Geitner, Married.] In the city of New-York, mr. to miss Eunice Gage. Mr. Johnson, to Israel C. Holmes, to miss Maria Cowenho- mrs. Elliot. At Rushford, mr. Morrison, ven, daughter of the late I. R. Cowenhoven to miss Fanny Kendall. At Scipio, Isaac of Bedford, L I. Mr. Charles Bouton, to miss Babcox, Esq. to miss Betsey O'Harra. Capt. Jenette McMillan. James Orr, Esq. of Seth Thomas, to miss Caroline Rodgers. At Newburgh, to miss Jane Hall. Mr. William Watertown, mr. Alsworth Baker, to miss Sherwood, to miss Hannah Wheaton. Mr. Aris Coffen. Henry Mactier, to miss Eliza Lawrence, daughter of Augustine H. Lawrence, Esq Mr. R. L. Barnes, to miss Ann Barnes. Mr. Jared W. Bill, printer, formerly of Saratoga, to mrs. Fanny Barber. Mr. John Burrows, jr. to miss Ann Michean. Mr. John G. Winter, to miss Lucinda Bennett. Mr. Joseph Watt, to miss Phoebe Frayard. Mr. Patrick Kelley, to miss Honor Cannon. Mr. John Glancy, to miss Bridget Cunningham. Mr. Peter Thompson, to miss Caroline G. Clussman, Mr. William Cornell, to miss Almeria Mariana Briggs. Mr. William Conrey, to mrs. H. Stakes. Mr. George Tredwell, to miss Cornelia Roxanna Wetmore. In Auburn, mr. William Hanes, to miss Abigail Anuable. Rev. John S. Twiss, of Brutus, to miss Desire Annable. Mr. Parley Russel, to miss Frances Genung. At Bing hampton, nir. William H. Masters, to miss Anne Munsell. Mr. Robert Morris, to mrs. Man, of Union. At Bath, mr. Thomas Mathews, to miss Rebecca Mathews, daughter of Vincent Mathews, Esq. At Boonsborough, mr. Michael Lingum.felty, to miss Kitty Fart zlehuter. At Bratus. Aaron Sheldon. Esq. to mrs. Hopey L. Walker, widow of the late John Walker. At Buffalo, mr, Noah Folsom, Died.] At New-York, mr. John Juhel. Mr. Peter Peterson, aged 64. John Van Sice, jr. aged 28. Elizabeth F. Post, daughter of Allison Post. Gardner Mead, aged 18 months. Mrs. Mary Ann, wife of mr. L. A. Stollenwerck, aged 29. Mrs. Charlotte Laune, wife of Stephen P. Laune, aged 37. Mrs Hannah Smith, relic of the late Samuel Smith, Esq. aged 62. Maj. Gen. Peter Curtenius, of the militia. Mrs. Ann Ogden, 26. At Albany, Hou. Chauncy Loomis, of NEW-JERSEY. Elizabeth Town, April 2. Fire. On Wednesday night last, about half past ten o'clock, the terrific cry of Fire! Fire! was sounded in our streets, which proved to be the pottery of Thomas Boylston; loss estimated at 7000 dollars. Married.] At Ainwell, Com. Thomas Tingey, to miss Ann E. Graven. At Somerville, mr. John Givan, merchant, to miss Mary Ann Everston, both of N. Jersey. Died.] At Burlington, Isaac Collins, aged 71. Near Cranbury, mr. Joseph Brown, aged 60, as he was accompanying the remains of a neighbour to the grave. PENNSYLVANIA. The Legislature of Pennsylvania, at their late Session, passed an act appropriating half a million of dollars to internal improvements, reads, bridges, and canals; 105,000 of which is to complete the turnpike from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh The Schuylkill, Lehigh, and Monongahela rivers, are among the first objects for "lock navigation." An association is spoken of at Philadelphia, to establish a line of waggons between that city and Pittsburgh-to start at fixed times, and, by travelling day and night, like the mail stages, to make the journey in seven days. This may easily be accomplished when the great turnpike is finished. Philadelphia, April 10. Villany Detected. A few days ago a respectable mechanic of this city, received a letter from a person in New-York, signed J*** D. G******, stating that he had before him a catalogue of his instruments, and selected such as he wished to be forwarded immediately, and for payment of which he enclosed a draft on the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank for two thousand five hundred dollars, requesting him to present it, and to remit the balance in New-York Notes. The order was immediately, as far as practicable, complied with, the draft was presented, and the money paid; some difficulty arose in procuring the New-York notes, and it was concluded best to get a Post Note of the Bank of the United States, which was very prudently cut in two, and one half forwarded, with an assurance that the other should be, on acknowledgment of the receipt of the first. During these transactions, the gentleman in New-York, from whom the draft had been stolen, wrote to his correspondent here to stop payment of it at the bank, or if paid, to ascertain to whom; a disclosure of the fraud immediately took place; and only just in time to prevent the forwarding of the other half of the Post Note, and most probably the ruin of a very worthy citizen. We have not heard whether the purloiner of the draft has been arrested. Philadelphia, April 14. Fire. Yesterday, about noon, the roof of the spacious building, No. 140 South Secondstreet, owned by Robert Wain, Esq. and occupied by Mr. John White, was discovered to be on fire. It originated from a small oak chump, which was on fire, and which was, no doubt, intentionally put in the loft, near the roof, for the purpose of destroying the building. We understand that a servant boy has been committed on suspicion of being guilty of this wicked act. The Governor of Pennsylvania bas appointed George F. Lehman to be Lazaretto Physician. Alexander Knight, to be Port Physician. Christopher O'Connor, to be Quarantine Master. Insolvent Law. We understand Chief Jus tice Tilghman delivered an elaborate opinion in favour of the constitutionality of the Insolvent Law, passed the 13th March, 1812, by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, which embraced the provisions of a State Bankrupt Law. Oliver Evans' steam engine, used for raising water to supply Philadelphia, is calculated to raise nearly 4 millions of gallons in 24 bours. Married.] At Philadelphia, mr. Henry Harrison, merchant, to miss Eliza Francis. Mr. Samuel W. Rush, merchant, to Miss Eliza M. Johnson. John Bartlett, Jr. merchant, of Wilmington, to miss Matilda Thacher. Died.] At Belmont, Samuel Meredith, Esq. formerly Treasurer of the United States. At Philadelphia, mr. Wm. Glenn, aged 30. mrs. Frances S. wife of mr. R. T. Wilson, 21. mr. Joshua Pierson. mrs. A. Shippen. mrs. Apolonis Kitts, 87. mr. Benj. Mitchell, Senr. 72 mr. Wm. Richards, 74. mr. Felix M. Ruby, 47. mrs. Mary Dainty. Susan Bliss, 73. mrs. Rebecca Hays, 94 years 7 months. Captain Henry Bartleson, 40. mr. Peter M'Gauley. Doct. Jos. Woolens. mr. William Hackara. At Pittsburgh, Captain Jacob Carmoc, late of the 22d Regiment Infantry. At Harrisburg, mrs. Martha Read. At Martinsburg, Wm. Pendleton, Esq. aged 68. MARYLAND. Ballimore, April 3. Distressing Occurrence.-Yesterday morning, immediately after breakfast, Mr. Weise, (who keeps a store in Market-street,) his wife, and the remainder of his family, eight in number, were all seized with violent vomitings, in consequence it is supposed of the villany of a servant, who is believed to have put poison into the coffee. An infant child has already died under the operation; it, however, gives us infinite pleasure to state, that the rest of the family, though deeply afflicted, are |