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 A gentleman passing from Baton Rouge through this place, on Monday morning last. states that an insurreetien took place on the coast, about it mics above New Orleans, few days since, and that the United States Troops sta toned at Baton Rouge were called out for it's suppression. lie stated that i2 whites were killed. 1t is not yet ascer- tained whether the progress 1.-the insur- rection has been stopped. This infor- nation is undoubtedly correct.

 We did not learn what number of ne- groes had raised. .-Press.

 Extract of despatch from Major Henry Lee, Consul General of the Uni ted States, at Algiers, dated 20th De cember, 1929, to MT. Van Buren, Sec retary of State:

 q mention these circumstances not only to evince the efficacy of the mode of proceeding which was prescribed to me, but in order to mark the eleyation) to which our national character and in- fiaenee iii this quarter have been adyan- ced by the prudence and ability of my worthy predecessor, and the good con duct of our Naval commanders in the Mediterranean, but chiefly by the prow- ess ofone whose services and glory could nots.ve him from an early and hapless fate. nthis distant region, on this bar haroas shore, in tongues that arc strange and various, the name of Decatur is re- membered in honor and repeated with respect; his country prohting by his val l