The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser

SPANISH DEPREDATIONS.

The Committee appointed in August last, by those in this town and its vicinity, who have suffered by seizure, detention or depredation of their property, committed by Spaniards, have lately received a letter from the Secretary of State—in which he recommends in the following words, an accurate representation of each case to be prepared in triplicates; one to be sent to Mr. Pinckney, our Minister at Madrid; the other to the office of State, viz.—"To enable him (Mr. Pinckney) to proceed with greater precision and effect, in his discussions and reclamations it is recommended, That the several cases be so discriminated by their circumstances, as to show how far they rest on general regulations or special licences from competent authorities;—how far on licences reasonably presumed to be competent, though in strictness not so;—how far on sudden and ensnaring repeals of general regulations or discontinuances of special indulgences;—how far on the calculation from existing circumstances, that the ordinary colonial policy of Spain would be relaxed; and how far on fraudulent proceedings of Spanish subjects. As in this last case the claimants may be required to show that satisfaction has been sought in vain from the regular tribunal of the place, it will be prudent for them to be prepared to meet such a preliminary." This recommendation from the Secretary of State, has a particular reference to cases of seizure and detention in the Spanish colonies; but as clear and accurate statements of all cases of reclamation for injuries, sustained in those colonies, are necessary, to enable our minister to obtain just indemnity there for, the committee inform those persons in the New England states, who have claims for injuries, of any kind done, in the Spanish colonies, to their property, that if they will prepare and so forward representations thereof to them, directed to Thomas Burley, in Boston, post paid, they will be attended to, and carefully sent to Mr. Pinckney, and to the Secretary of state. As our minister, at Madrid, has already been fully instructed by the Secretary of State, to pursue the claims referred to, and may soon enter upon the discussion of preliminary points, it is important that the claimants prepare and send forward their respective representations with all expedition.

[The Printers of Newspapers in commercial towns are requested to publish the above.]

According to letters from Rome, those Princes who have taken part with the different branches of the order of Malta, have conferred upon the Pope, the faculty of chusing a Grand Master of that Order from among those candidates who shall be presented to him by the Assemblies of the Priors of this Order.

According to the Register of Births and Deaths in the Prussian States for the year 1801, the number of Births were 406,650 (including 12,649 soldiers' children) which exceeded the number of Deaths by 103,228. The number of marriages in the same year was 89,309.