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. We believe all our people hav left this depot for their homes, though a few are yet to arrive. One vessel, recently arrived at Boston, brought 255 men—of whom one hundred and twenty-eight had been impressed and delivered up from British men of war.

. It is determined to scourge the allies of our late enemy in the Missouri, territory, &c. into a respect for the lives and property of our frontier fellow citizens. Their depredations are constant and distressing. The commissioners to settle a peace with them, have effected nothing. The deputations from most of the tribes were "insufficient"—and from those most desirable to have met there were no representatives at all. The detail of proceedings is interesting and shall be preserved; but at present the flood of news from France bears down every thing: It appears that general Jackson will open a new negotiation with them, upon the "last resort of reason." We understand he will soon proceed from Nashville to St. Louis, where a handsome body of regulars will be collected; and that he will be accompanied by a militia force from Kentucky and Tennessee. In obedience to his request, governor Clark, of the Missouri territory, has, in general orders, directed the militia of that state to hold itself in readiness to march at a moment's notice; and we have every prospect that British influence among the northern, will receive the same reward that befel it among the southern Indians. It must be eradicated.

CHRONICLE.

. At a meeting of the gentlemen of the bar of the state of Delaware, attending the high court of errors and appeals, it was unanimously recommended that, in testimony of their great respect for the memory of their late friend, to wear crape on their left arm for the space of thirty days.

. A report is circulated that Messrs. Clay, Gallatin and Adams had nearly concluded a commercial treaty with England.

Algiers. A vessel that arrived at Marseilles about the 25th of June, reported that Decatur was already paying our tribute to Algiers, in the shape of cannon balls and shells thrown into the city.

Randolph and Eppes. After a thorough investigation of the votes given at the late election, Mr. Eppes admits that Randolph is elected by a majority of eleven votes. This information we received from a friend and connexion of Mr. Eppes.—Raleigh (N.C.) Star.

Valuable arrival. The Russian ship Henry, 500 tons, arrived at New York, last week, with a vast cargo of teas and other China goods, from Canton.

Mexico. Extract of a letter from Havana, dated July 7, 1815:— "We know from Mexico that the Independents have at last formed a congress at Valladolid by the concurrence of deputies from every province in the kingdom. Their manifesto is very energetic and eloquent. It seems intended to destroy party spirit, and extinguish the hatred existing between the Spaniards and the natives—creoles. 'It is high time,' say they, 'to banish from our hearts that fatal jealousy that has kept us asunder. The fate of our sacred cause is already decided. Every resentment must be stifled; and all recollection of past events, so fatal to both parties, vanish from our minds. Linked by the ties of brotherhood, let us march into the holy temple of peace, and on the altar of our country, let us sacrifice all private interest.' In another place, they say 'policy and hu manity have prevented the capital and Vera Cruz from falling into our hands, but soon we will free them from royal masters, and thereby complete the work of our glorious independence.'

A letter to the editor of the from a gentleman resident near the Spanish borders, says "the neighboring provinces of Texas and Cogquilla are again about to become the scene of interesting operations. Colonel Henry Perry (one of the former heroes of that country) it is said, will advance a new patriot army of 500 men and occupy Labahia, as a place of general rendezvous, in a few weeks, from whence active movements will commence."

The Bank of Tennessee, which has paid specie for its notes during the war, has recently suspended such payments, because the other banks in the country continue to do so, on account of its demand for exportation,

There is very little doubt but that the specie gathering up in various parts of the United States, is for the immediate account of the British government. The West India papers are full of advertisements of British agents for the purchase of the precious metals. But if the war on the continent has ceased, the demand for it in England will rapidly decline.

Petersburg. Five thousand dollars were transmitted from Richmond on the 30th ultimo, for the relief of the sufferers by the late conflagration at Petersburg. The money was raised by voluntary contributions; and subscriptions were not yet closed. This is delightful.

"The society of believers, commonly called Shakers," of New Lebanon and Watervliet (N. Y.) through the trustees of their society, have forwarded five hundred dollars, as a "religious and charitable donation" to the sufferers by the fire at Petersburg.

General Jackson. The two following articles are copied from the United States' Gazette of Monday last. The first, we are told, was the subject of a Sunday extra:

We have been favored with the following extract of a letter from a respectable gentleman at New Orleans, to another in this city, dated

"New Orleans, 15th July, 1815.

"P. S. I have opened this to inform you the hero of New Orleans is no more—he was challenged by colonel Benton, but refused to fight him; and Benton afterwards met him and shot him in the street. It is said B. was taken by the mob and secured in his house, and fire set to it—how true I know not."

The editor has reason to believe that the above statement is not correct.

The last paragraph, discrediting the intelligence, appears to have been added for Monday's paper; and well might there be some reason to suppose the statement incorrect, when the editor had in his hand an article from Nashville, direct, bearing date at least one month later than could be received via New Orleans, and actually later by 15 days!—as follows:

"Nashville, August 1.—On Monday last an express reached the head-quarters of general Jackson, at this place, from governor Clarke, governor Edwards and the commissioners appointed to negociate a treaty with the northwestern Indians. The communications received render it almost certain that a war with those Indians is inevitable. The council held on the 6th instant was attended by very few of these savages—some few Foxes and Sacks were present, the principal chiefs remained at home, hostile, to any arrangement for a treaty."

These things are noticed only as curiosities.