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_ CITY OF MEXICO. ,
The following account ofthe appearance of
the city of Mexico, by an American citizen,
who has recently returned from a visit to that
country, is copied from theKentuckyReporter:
The architecture of Mexico is trrily spleii-
did, and the buildings massive beyond concep-
gion. " Houses of. frorii six to seven hundred
feet square, and occupied by a single family,
are not uncommon. Their walls are all of
volcanic stone, well plastered over and winte-
washed, and many of the houses beautifully
painted without and witli-iii. They are built
tolast for ever, and in cousequctice of there
being scarcely a particle of wood in the whole
fabric,‘ are fire-proof. The stair steps ‘are
marble, the railings and balustrades or iron
and brass, and the floors of marble or tile.-
The doors are plated over with sheet iron or
copper, and the windows are like those ofa
prison, witliout sliutters, and scct.i_rerl by strong
grates of iron. These woiiderhil briiltliiigs,
together with the great regularity and wide-
iiess ofthe streets, their elegant pavements and
fine sewers gave to the city an appearance
which as far sui'pas.sed my expectation as the
country 3.i'Olll'l(l fell below it. The church ptit
up by Cortez looks new and undelaced in any
part. Their splendid Cathedral cost the work
ofiiinetv years cnnstantlabor. One hundred
thorisanii dollars is. in our country, thought an
extravagant price for the building ofa house,
while here one million is not iiutrcquently ex-
pended. In short, there is no city in the world
that can compare with it in number of fine
buildings. It is true, that in magnitude it falls
far belo}-r many cities of the old rvorld,~ and is
probably but little superior to that ofPliiladcl-
pliia and New-York; tliougli, notwithstand-
ing, it has the advantage of all others in one
respect, there not being an indilterent build-
ing in it. _
The city has a permanent population ofone
hundred and thirty seven thousand ; one 4th
ofwhich have no habitation, but pass their ex-
istence in the open streets. At present there is
it temporary influx, probably of one thousand
ofthe latter description ofpopulatioii.
The value ofArialra~..re, of which Humboldt
speaks as being so sp'.i(‘.l0t1s and well cultiva-
ted, is scarcely entitled to the name ofa val-
ley. It is a narrow strip of country, closely
bordered with hills and mountains, covered
with volcanic rocks and barren sands. There
is not one sprig of native timber, neither on
the hills nor in the valley, near the city. Nor
is this owing to the lands being cultivated, (for
there is more than one half uutillable)-but to
the extrerne sterility ofthe soil, which in ma-
ny places consists of dry sand ; and as there
are eight months in the year during which it
never rains, whatever little vcgetatioii there is
becomes as dry as a crisp. The Iiidians p;-icl;
brauibles, coal, and tiiule’.s dung the distance
ofiiiany leagues upon their backs, and sell it
as fuel for cooking ; for the inliabitants make
no other use of fire, there not being a chiiniiey
nor fire place in the empire.
Mexico has a vegetable market not inferior
to any in the world. Tliese vegetables are
cultivated upon wliat Humboldt very errone-
ously denoniinates ‘fltiuling gardens.’ These
floating gardens are spots of ground, reclaim-
ed from the swamp on the borders ofthe lake,
by digging ditches and canals in different di-
rections, intersecting each other; thus afford-
ing a free passage for boats and skiffs to pass
in every direction froui patch to pach—-these
are the Baron’s ‘ fioatiiig gardens,’ as firmly
fixed as the Island ofCuba. There is mois-
ture enorigli to support vegetation the whole
year roun-;l, and three or four crops of some
species are raised. But when Humboldt speaks
ofthree or four crops of corn and wlieat, up-
on any other part ofthe high ground or table
land, he does it without authority ; for duriur_v
the-‘dry season off: months, it is well known
that there is not humidity sufficient.
The learned man’s observations oti the fea-
tures and agriculture ofthe country, are,as all
modern travellers :-igree,ver’y inacctirate. Ow-
ing to a want oftimber, there is not it fence in
all the country, and ditching is useless, forthc
clouds of saiid which drift before the wind
soon fill them up again. The farmers, there-
-fore, have herdsmen who watch the stock day
and night. .
Mexico is overtoppcrl by mount.ain.s on 3
sides, and the volcanos Popocatepett and Iz-
taccicuatt, clad in eternal snows, rear their
hoary lie:-ids full in front.
The ladies, in appearance and manners,are
not so plea.-sing as the gentlemeii. They are
in general ofdark complexion with coarse fea-
tures, and counteuauces expressive iieitlierof
intelligence nor rotiued feeling. They are
all critics upon bull and cook figliting——tlie
two favorite sports of all classes. On one oc~
casion I attended a bull-baiting, where there
were about 20,000 persons collected to i 'itiiess
the sport. It commenced at 3 P. M. and by
six o’clock there were six btills and fortr hor-
ses killed ; several horses were led from the
ring with their bowels training on the ground,
while others with their riders were much mai-
med’. This sight seemed to give life and ani-
mation to the ladies, and excited immoderate
laughter. They are all, young and old, great
smokers of tobacco; and the first civility of-
fered the visitaut is a scgar and invitation to
puffwi.th them. ‘
Mexico at this time exhibits a scene ofhor-
nd huiiia-ii dcgnrtla-tioii. The streets are
ghout the day crowded with beggars,:ind
it with prostitutes and assassins. The
in consequence of the violence‘ ofthe
iiieiit, and rapacity of the rulers who
. on till the wealth taken from them have
neglected. Enter-prising capitalists of
country,have left it, and carried with them
r wealth; while others who had money
have called it in, and board it for safe
ping ; thusleaving the cotiritry almost willi-
moiiey, and reducing many to acts they
'ould scorn» in better times. Colonels and
P priests are now to be found aniotig the most
importunate beggars.
Intellectual cultivation is also at a low ebb,
and has ever been greatly inferior to what we
have been led to believe. Upon my inquiring
of an iiitelligeiit friend=so'tnctituc‘ resident in
the city, and who is writing the history ofthe
country, what the present state ofintellectual
and moral improveuieiit was, and whether it
had ever been such as described byflumboltlt,
he answered me as follows; ‘Baron Hum-
boldt’s History of New Spain, abstracted froui
his mathematical demonstrations ; his statis-
'tics and pliilosopliical observations, may be
compared to the" picture ofa deformed object ;-
unless,ind_eed, the physical as well as intellec-
tual character of the country, has since he-'
wrote, been totally subverted. About 84 in
100 persons,’ continued he, ‘ are natives and
’ casts of different gradations ; 80 in 100 may
read, a smaller number may write. Born, bred
and educated in the grossest idolatry, a libe-
ral, sound sense of religion is unknown ; and
when I have proposed to the clergy the gratu-
itous distribution of the Holy Evaiigelists, to
[lie'.8XIBl'l[' ofa thousand copies, I have been
told that the book was interdicted, and it was
observed, that the people were more happy in
ignorance. Assassinations are common in the
streets, yet I have never heard of aputiish-
merit nor complaint.’ ,
Notwithstanding the number of the aged,
the blind, the dumb, the decrepid and maim-
ed ofall ages, sex and colors, who infest the
streets for aims, Ihear of no cliaritableinstitu-
tion for their relief; and the expression ofpity,_
compa:=sion, or humanity, has never struck
-my cars from tiian or woman. As to intelli-
gence, what can be expected from a people
secluded from the world and prohibited the
use of books !——-“fill mere scholastic acquire-
ments, scattered with .1 sparing hand, convey
to the mind useful knowledge or practical iii-
formation? N0! ninety in one liundrcd are
buried in the profoundcst ignorance, without
niorals, manners, or a ray ofintellectual iin-
provement. Thefts, falsehood, fraud, gamb-
ling, and fornication, are familiar, and excite
neither disgust nor horror, and with the ex-
ception oftlie first and third impiitatioiis, per-
vade all ranks and professions, from the pLtr-
pled bishop and the bespauglcd inarqii ess,
down to the strolling mendicant. Can such a
benighted race step suddenly into a free and
representative govcrntncnt—the basis ofwliicli
are moral principle, intellectual light, private
virtue, and public spirit? Alas! I must nega-
tive the proposition.
I will add a few observations on _tlie tract
of country lying between Tampico and the
city of Mexico. This tract is one hundred
and twenty leagues in extent, the greater part
of which is a perfect wilderness, inhabited a-
lone by wolves, tigers, panthers, and monkeys.
In passing it the traveller must procure mules.
horses are not sure-footed enough for the road,
a muleteerand guide, and pack all the riches-
saries of life. The scenery on this tract is
truly romantic and sublime-—tlie road wind-
ing through deep and dark chasnis, or over
mountains the m ist precipiiozis and elevated
ofthe Eastern Cordillcras. The traveller, af-
ter leaving the coasts, finds himself gradually
ascending till he attains an elevation offrotii
three. to five tliousand feet. This is the usual
height of heavy lzind clouds, and as there is
but little variation inlntitude for the next hun-
dred miles, he is every morning enveloped in
clouds and heavy dews. This region is hand-
soinely variegated, and the scenery beautiful
beyond conception. The timber is palm, in
ierspcrscd with groves of thick foliage, and
under shrubbery of citrons, limes, lemons, and
oraiiges, all native, which strew the ground
with their fruits. The roads, after leaving this
region of palm, ascends briskly through oak
land to that of pine. Mountains now rise on
mountains, till they majestically tower above
the clouds. The ll"-l‘J6ll€l' is now compensa-
ted for what he suffered from the humidity of
the atmosphere below—for he can sit in a
clear and serene srinslicliic and look down up-
on the clouds, and lightning, and storms that
pass in terrible array many thousand feet be-
neath him. l-Iere might the poet contemplate
with rapture the sublime works of nature, and
the painter portray her most wonderful, rude
and majestic features. The track on some of
these peaks is so narrmv as scarcely to afford
room for a single tnule to pass; in consequence
of which the muleteers have taken the precau-
tion to hell their mules, and such as are go-
ing from the city, hearing the bells,.await the
passage ofthose travelling towards it. Pre-
viously to this regulation there was much cori-
fusiou, and those poor beasts were not tinfre—
queritly precipitated from the road, and with
their packs daslicd to pieces against the rocks
below. On passing these straits for the first
time, you are seized with a vertigo, while the
awful subliinity ofthe scenery around paraly-
ses the movement of the feet.
The following extract from a long article in
the Courier Francais,oftlie 5th May, presents
so forcibly the difficulty of the French agree-
sion in Spain, and coincides so tnucli with
otir own views,that we have thouglit the trans-_
lntion uiiglit interest our reader-s.——.dmcrz'can
‘ There always were, and still are two ques-
tions in the afifirir ofthe Spanish war—the in-
vasion of the Peninsula, and its prolonged oc-
cupation. \Ve have to subject a whole couri-
try first, and afterwards to retain it in subjec-
tion——these two epochs ofthe enterprize are
very distinct, and each presents its difficulties;
for it would not be enough to succeed in the
invasion, if we failed in the occupation. The
obstacles of every sort, which were in the way
oftliis war, its inconveniences, and its conse-
quences, which are incalculable, determined
us to oppose, and still lead us to disapprove it.
We could not wit~ucss, without alarm, an ag-
ression which might become to Europe in the
mth century what the ivar of Bohemia was in
the 17th, the signal of universal uproar, which
might lead to another 30 years’ of political re-
foriiiaticn. The struggle, however, is now
begun,and events alone uiust henceforth mark
its consequences, and determine its issue.-—
But after the temerity of attacking Spain at
all, we have been guilty oftliat of invading it
with a force soglittle powerful. But even stip-
posing that those few troops, few in regard to
the extent ofthe Spanish territory, should get.
possession of all the points of importance’ to
occupy ;suppo.siug our army every where vic-
torious, and Spain subjugated, will the enter-
prize then be finislicd ? No, certainly not, and
the embarrassnient of holding the country
would still be felt, after surmounting the diffi-
culties of conquering it. VVe cannot. do with
respect to,Spain, as Austria did with respect
to Naples. Austria was already garrisoiied in
Italy, and we can only be transiently so in
Spain; she had only to extend her surveillance;
we should have to establish ours entirely; she
lived there upon the vanquished, we mustsub-
sist at our own expense; she substituted her-
self for the Italian governments; wehave nci--
ther the will nor the power to substitute our-
selves for the Spanish autliorities; finally, we
have not force enough to~liold in check a na-
tion which does not even tolerate, for any
length of time, the presence of friends, while
.~\ustria has that force in Italy which has so
long been compelled to support its enemies.
Hence the difliculties ofthe French.
0
The following extract from apatnplilet en-
titled" the "C"/'_y ofFrance, recently published,
gives a summary, froui various historians and
writers, of the character of Louis XI. whom,
and whose attrocities, the Great Uiilm0“’" "35
introduced, with his wonted skill, in his novel
of Quentin Durward :—./Jmeriican,
Afterwards came Louis the Eleventh, of
bloody memory. Louis the Eleventh the
pen drops from my hantl—-the taskis too inticli
‘for me: I tnust for a moineut leave him to
the historians.
‘Louis the Eleventh,’ says Robertsom “V35
a bad son, a bad father, a barbarous brother,
an ungrateful master, a dangerous friend, an
implacable and perfidioris enemy ; as a prince.
cunning and cruel, devoid of sensibility, a
stranger to every principle ofjustice, without
one idea of decency ; who despised all those
restraints which the sense oflionor, or the love
offanic, imposes, even on ambitious men.’
‘ —— who,’ «observes another writer,
‘took delight in inventing new slow tortures
the better to torment those wliom he hated ;
who constituted the executioner Tristan his
dearest friend, his most intimate confidant. in-
former and witness against his victims, and al-
so thcirjardge and destroyer.’
But is all this founded in truth ? ‘ VVhirt was
it that this so much tlctcstetl Valois did to de-
serve the satires circulated against him ?’ said
the flatter_cr Duclos. lVliat did he? I will
tell your Majesty in as few words as possible.
Now for internal mclioralion;
He began by constructing two iron cages of
his o_wn invention, in the castle of Loches, in
one of which Ludowick Sfor"/.a, Duke of Mi-
|an,his prisoner of war, expired after 10 years’
ofniiscry : and he left the bishop of Verdun
to die in theotlicr.—(«MeZerai,Hist.de France.)
lilo put to death more than four thousand in-
nocentpersous by various punishments, which
it was his delight to witness. (Philip deConi-
mines.) Louis counted the sighs ofhis vic-
Ill1lS ; he wzitclied their palcness with the niosf
savage eagerness, and delighted toobserve its
gradations. Almost all those whom be de-
stroyed were executed without any formal tri-
al ; many thrown into the ivater with stones
attached to their necks ; others let suddenly
down througli trap doors, whencetliey fell up-
on wheels armed with spikes and cutting in-
struments; others stiller] in dungeons. {Phil-
ip dc Commiues, Sysscl, Mezari, Daniel,Buu-
Iairivelliers—Historie.sofFrance.) When he
had the torture applied to the accused, be
concealed himself behind a screen, in order
to enjoy the groans of his victims. (Letters
on the Parliaments.) He had the children of
the Duke of Neuiours, whom be dressed in
white for the occasion, placed under their fa-
ther’s scatfold,- in order that they might be
sprinkled with his blood ; and the unfortunate
princes were after_tliat, buried alive in dun-
geons floored with points,rtliat their feet might
find no resting place, their bodies no repose ;
they were bro’t out twice a week to be scour-
gcd by Philip l’I'Iei!lier, goverpor of Bastile,
and every two or three iuontlis, to have one
or two oftheir teeth forced out. (Bouelainv-
illiers-—leltcrs on the ancient 1’arliaments, fol.
ed. p. 11:6 ; Letters de Cat-I cl, p. 80.) To sum
up all, according to his pauegyrist Duclos,
‘ Nothing but gibbets were to" be seen round
his castle : by these dreadful marks were
known the places inhabited by the king——who,
after all,’ adds Dticlos, ‘ was a /ring.’
From the Ctuucoa. Couranf, June I-l.
Fitoiu MAttAcAvBo.—-By the arrival of a
Spanish schr. froiu Maracayho, we have rec’tl
papers to the 21st May, and letters to the 1st
inst. The following are extracts from the
letters, which give a summary ofthe principal
intelligence contained in the papers.
‘ .rlItu'uca_ybo, Jlifay 28.—On the 8th inst. the
squadron of Com. Padilla, consisting ofthree
brigs, 6 schrs. and 3 gun—boats, forced the bar,
and passed the castle of San Carlos undera
heavy fire, which proved fatal to n brig of 22
guns. On the 20th the Spaliisli squadron,
consisting ofa‘-'. brigs, ll sclirs. and a fcwgitii-
boats, attacked the Colombian squadron about
3 leagues from this place, but in cousequeiice
of Capt. Salas, the Spanish naval conim:iiid-
er, and his second, having both been killed,
while in the act oflaying a heavy brig along-
side, the fortuiic of tire day was changed, and
the Spanish squatlroti retired,with thel iss ofa
schr. The Du ch schr. Belle Mar;;aritte,whicli
was pressed into the service, rec’d two 24 lb.
shot in her llull, between wind and water, and
sunk. Since the 26th we have had the novel
sight of seeing sea-figlits daily from our hous-
ses, but never very close. Both squadrons re-
main always in sight ofeach other, formed in
a line. By land we have no accounts what-
ever ofaiiy large body of Colombian troops
being near us, and should any have thetemer-
ity to approach, Gen. Morales has 3000 dis-
posable riieri to meet them. The only thing
we feel the need ofis bread, not a single bar-
rel of flour being in the place. '
‘ Jame l.—No fleet in sight this morning ;
they are gone up the Lagoon. The news from
the interior is as farvorablc as we could wish.
The expedition of Gen. Montilla, which we
were led to believe would long ere now have
come to attack us, appears to have been re-
tarded in consequence of an epidemic lever
among the troops, but this I consider as more
rumor. I believe he never had, nor ever will
have, a force sufficient to retake this ])ltlC‘3.--
\Ve only wait the arrival of d(lll'tll‘Lll La Bor-
de, who will soon give ‘a good account of Pa-
dalla, and Morales will finish the rest.’
A gentleman on board the Spanish schr.
Esperanza, which arrived at qrt-araiitiiic last
eveuing,_informs us that the U. S.‘ schooner
Weasel, arrived at Nassau, N. P. on the 21st
of .l tine, frorii a cruize off Cuba, and sailed a-
gain next day. One ofthe officers stated that
a ship belonging to New-York, from France,
with 400 tons of wine, bound to Havana, and
a Dutch ship frotn Europe, with -.1 very valua-
ble cargo, were botli cast away on Sugar Key,
and the vessels totally lost. Two of Com.
Porter’s squadron, and the English brig ofwar
Bustard, and schooner Speedwell, were giv-
ing assistaiice, and it was expected would save
most ofthe cargoes.
The Weasel came to Nassau to procure
lighters, which were about sailing when the
Esperanza came out.—Mr:r'c. .0.'lverli.s-er.
The U.S.schr.Porpoise has ar.at Cliarleston
froui a surveying voyage on the Florida coast.
flnother Revolulion.—Capt. Burns -of the
brig Iris, at Phil-adelpliia, states that two days
before he sailed, a revolution took place at
Canipe.achy,aiid the people declared the whole
of Yucatan independent of Mexico. The
revolutioiiists style theuiselves Federal Repub-
licayzs. They sent the captain ofthe port to
NORFGLK, {Tune 30.
It is with "painful feelings we state, that
Midshipman Robert Cocke,‘ofthe Decoy, who‘
sickened on board ofthat shipduring her pas-
sage from Thompson’s Island to this port, di-
ed at Craney Island on Saturdayeveiiing.
' We have also the unpleasant task of an-
nouncing the deatli of Capt. Grayson, ofthe
Marine Corps, who came passenger in the De-
coy. Capt. G., as we have stated, left the De-
coy on her arrival in the bay, and went on
board ofa pilot-boat to go up to Baltimore,
being then appareiit.ly in good health, but was
only a few hours on board the boat when he
was taken with such dangerous symptoms as
rendered it necessary to put him on shore.-
Iie died on Saturday~,and his servant, who at-
tended him, and who was attacked about the
same time in a similar way, died the same
evening. No new case of fever has occurred
among the crew ofthe Decoy, and the sick,we
are happy to learn are doing well.
The U. S. schr. Jackall, Lieut. Comm’dt
Stevens, (oiie ofCom. Porter’s squadron) an-
chored below on Saturday morning, from a
cruize off Havana, Matanzas, &c. having
touched at Tliompson’s Island and sailed
thence on the l9tli inst. The only U.‘S. ves-
sol left at the island was the Seagull. The
Terrier and Wildcat sailed in co, with the
Jackall, bound on a cruizc, with two months’
provisions—tlie former to cruizc oil'Key Yea-
cos, the latter to give convoy froui Matanzas.
The Greyhound sailed from Havana on the
15th to cruizc offthe Isle ofPines. The Fer-
rot and Beagle were out on a Cl'lllZP. Ilzrvaiia
was not more sickly than usual. The officers
and men of the squadron remained uncom-
monly healthy coiisidering the nature oftheir
service. Those at Tlicmp's'on’s Island were
in good health, with the exception of Com.
Porter, who we regret to learn, was still indis-
posed. The Jackall fell in with the Colum-
biari schr. Centella, off Point Yeacos, on the
121th inst. and learnt; that she had recently
captured a Spanish polacre brig. The next
day tbe,Ccntella ciigagetl a Spanish brig with
a cargo of§Z00 slaves, but after exchangiiig
several shot both vessels hauled off. The Ceri-
tclla had been» some time cruizing between
Havana and Matanzas, and had made several
captures. Two Spanish brigs, and a large
topsail schr. had been sent to look for her, but
she “ was not to be bad.”
From the JV‘. York Patriot.
Died, on the 9th of May last, on board of
the U. S. ship of war Cyane, on her hortic-
ward passage, from the coast of Africa, Mid-
sliipuian James Kirk, son ofMr.'l‘lionias Kirk,
of this city. We have been seldom called tip-
on to record the death ofone so young, whose
memory will live longer in the b0jS0lllS ofhis
relatives anti friends. ,
In the character of Midshipman Kirk was
combined a rare mixture of opposite qualities,
so nicely balanced, and so harmoniously blen-
ded, as to inspire love and respect in all who
approached him. In his boyhood, he was re-
niarkable for his affectionate disposition, his
gentleness, and his discretion. So strongly
did this latter quality predominate, that be
was allowed a greater latitude ofactioii, a kind
of self-governtnent, even in his earlier years.
As he grew older, his character opened with
greater promise. He still retained all the ten-
der and affectionate traits, all the native situ-
plicity of his youth _: but, by a regularand_per-
severing course ofstudy, his mind was render-
ed strong, discriminative and acute. With
the warmest feelings, he possessed the sound-
est principles-—witli the simplicity of a child,
he seemed to be endued with tlicjudgmeut of
mature age. It was not diliicult, with such
qualifications, even at a time like this, when
our country is at peace with all the world, for
his friends to obtain for him a iiiidsliipman’s
warrant. IIe entered, socii after he obtained
his appointment, on board ofthe Cyane, capt.
Spence,bound‘out to the coast ofAfrica. Pct-
liaps, no vessel of her class ever left the shores
of America, ofticered by nobler or braver spir-
its. Among these young heroes he soon be-
came ‘a distinguished firvorite. The gentle
and endearing qualities ofhis heart engaged
their affections, while the vigor and richness
of his mind cliarllengecl their respect.
The greater part of the voyage outward was
reinarkably fortunate. No disease, no disa-
greemcnt—-‘rll was health, harmony, and hap-
piness. They touclied at several ports in the
VV. Indies, from which, as opportunity offer-
ed, Midsliipinaii Kirk wrote to his friends.
A long time hatl elapsed without airy furtlier
accounts ofthe Cyane, when at length a ves-
sel arrived at Norfolk, which had spoken her
entering into St. Thomas, in distress. She
had lost her surgeon, boatswain, one inidsiiip-
man, and 5:3 ofher crew with the coast fever.
The anxieties of his pareiit.s, on liearing this
news, may wellbe conceived. One inidsliip--
man had died! Their son was a niidshipmau!
Though the chances were as ten to one in fa-
vor of his safety, they could not but believe
that the lot had fallen upon him. For some
time they endured this tormenting state of
suspense, when at length their forebotlings
were mournfully confirmed by the official let-
terof Capt Spence. .
We cannot better conclude our notice than
‘by an extract of a letter, which we have been
permitted to see, addressed by Capt. Spenc
to the father ofthe deceased: -
‘ If it can console the bleeding bosom ofa
father, to know that a dutiful and prouiising
son died with true and perfect Cliristiaii forti-
tride, that consolation is yours. Patient and
resigned under a short and rapid disease, im-
niediatcly after leaving the coast ofAfrica, he
departed with great resignation, this transito-
ry state, for one, where I confidently hope we
shall again meet, happy in a renewal ofthose
ties of parental love and friendsliip,whicli reti-
dered hiui so dear to you, and so esteemed by
mpself. His last words "were; ‘ Tell my fa-
thcr, that I die a Christian.’
‘ That God may enable you to hear his
death with the fortittidc with which he bore
it, is the prayer of, yours sincerely, -— —.’
The pirate who was taken in the Pilot, anti
brtiiiglitto Norfolk in her, jumped overboard
on Sunday night, off Crauey Island, and it
was believed that lie was drowned. The cir-
cumstances are as follow : His irons had been
taken off while atsea, and in attempting to
replace them, he became very refractot‘)’i
broke from those who had him in charge, seiz-
ed a midshipnian who was near him, and at-
tempted to drag him overboard with liin_i.——
Two-'of the officers iinmediately jumped in a
boat, pursued and took him, but after a severe
scuffle he again escaped. The officers in the
Alvarado.—-Phil. Griz.
boat were now compelled to go to the assist-
ance oftwoof their men,‘ who liadjuir’ipe’d-o- *‘
veiboard inqiursuit of the pirate, and were
near being swept away bythe tide. It appears
however, by a subseqtient paper, that the fel-2
low succeeded in reaching the shore, and has
been retaken—-—thns,says the Herald, verifying
the old proverb : he who is born to be hanged,
will never be drowned.
DAIUEN, June 19.
VVe are called upon to record, the
tion occasioned by a fire, which, i "
ated the lialfour city, would not, ..'.
qriences’ have been,-iuore severe‘ £5
we looked tip to that which fell’-a
unpitying flame, as the means ofbiinging our
city to that station, as a place of conimercial
importance to which it would seem- destined
by nature, at a much earlier period, than it
otherwise could have done in the regular course
of events. ‘
That fine and extensive establishment, the
Darien Upper Steam Su.w8,r Rice Mill, was on
Friday night,the 13th inst. at about 11o’cloek,
discovered to be on fire, so far progressed that
all human effort must have failed in its extinc-
tion. It is not known how this calauiity was
caused. At dark the fires had been most care-
fully cxtingtiislied, and strict and positive C di-«
rections liad been given both previously, and
particularly on that night, that no sort oflight
should be allowed to go near the Mill. It_
would appear however, that these orders were
disobeyed : that two ofthe sawyers froiu the
North, who had been in the employ ofthe
company tliroughout the season, did go into
the mill with a lamp, to repair a strap, which
had been broken justibefore dark.
It was acknowledgedby people from every"
quarter that this was the first establisliment of
the kind in the world.
To give some idea ofthe loss ofthe mill to
to this place, some opinion may be formed
from the extent ofits operations, which we
have from the _best antliority. A thousand
persons, at the least, who drew their subsist-
ence froin it, are for the present, tliroivn from
their employ : when we say this, weineaunot
the persons who were immediately engaged at
the Mill; but the Log Cutters, Teamsters,
Raftsmen, Coopers, Mariners, &’.c. employed
in transporting the product ofits labors ; and
the many other persons who incidentally de-
rive their siiport from the intercourse produ-
ced through so great a medium. Since the
middle ofNovernber, (a space of 7 months)
$12,000 worth ofpiiie, cypress and ash logs
were ptircliased for the Mill, and upwards of
two uiillioris of feet were sawed, btit unfortu-
nately only one million of which, for want of
vessels, could be got off , so that upwards or
one million of feet vzilued at the very lowest,
at $46,000 fell, in common, with the Mill, it
prey to the devastiiig element——-producing a
blaze as great perhaps as was ever witnessed,
and which was indeed awfully grand and im-
pressive.—Tlie loss ofthe Rice Mill is most
sincerely to be deplored, not only by the plant-
ers in the ueighborhood,but by the whole coin-
iiiunity ; asiio doubt can exist, that, from the
great superiority of cleaning ofthe Rice by a
new process, which had been carried into ef-
fect at the Mill, (for which, we understand, a
patent right has been secured) that we should,
the following season, have had a direct trade
for that important staple, and otir port have
been made known in distant qtiarters. It is
some alleviation to state, that the enterprising
proprieto-rs of the establisliineiit, were insured
in the property to the amount of_/brl_y thousand‘
dollars; but this is a small remuneration for
the original cost, or the profits it was about
developing-—but all.is gone! This grand ef-
fort ofliiiirian genius and skill, has been the
sport ofthe wind, or lays in ashes, distorted i-
ron works, piles ofeuibers, St scorched bricks.
NEW-HAVEN, July 1.
Rogues detected.-—Oii Friday evening a
young man of genteel appearance, naming
himself George Walker, called at the Auction
Room ofJ. Atwater 3:. Son, in this city, and
stated that he had a quantity of India Hund-
kerchiefs and Sewing Silks to dispose of, of
which be exhibited an invoice, and on which
he desired an advance oftwo or 300 dollars.
This they declined, brit offered to put the
goods up for sale next day.
sirspicioiis were excited that the goods were
stolen. Walker was arrested ; he stated that
his brother had brought the goods from Cari-
ton, and that his mother resided at No. 23
Spruce st. Philadelphia, at which place he
obtained the articles. Another person, nam-
ed Palmer, presnmed to be an accomplice,
played the part ofaii honest man so well. that
ie was suffered to retire. Search has since
been iriade in every direction, but he has not
been arrested. He is 6 feet high, thick set,
full face, and between 530 and 40 yearsofagc.
Mr. Root, of this city, offers 395 for his ap-
prelieiision.
The driver, who brought the rogues to town,
being represented as a third party concerned,
the slieriffsecured him while asleep at hislodg-
ings, at D. Cook’s inn. I‘listrunks(3 in iititii-
ber,) were found; and on examination, one
ofthcm contained several pieces of fine flag
hdkfs ; the 2d, a variety of combs and other
small articles ; and the 3d, their clothing, a
small dark latitern, a tiiider-box, a brittle of
phosphorus, knife blades, sword files, chisels,
Std. and a suit of women’s apparel. On the
person of one of the fellows, about $80 in _
counterfeit bank notes were found.
It was testified to the court who committed
the driver, that he was twice seen on Saturday
morning, running into the woods, with a bun-
dle each time iii his hands. On searcliiug tlie;
woods, there were found buried several small
files ; and under a horse’s skull, was acciden-
tally discovered several other articles, includ-
ing files; also undera. bridge, a bottle of a-
qtiafortis.
On Saturday evening, was found in a fiel:l
of rye, at the north part ofthe town, a brindle
containing Thread Lace, Lace Veils, Shawls
$20. ofthe value ofSl500 or upwards, suppos-
ed to have been thrown away by the driver.
\Valker, and the driver, (whose name issziid
to be Williains,) are now in New-Haven jail. A
From an advartisenient in the Baltimore Pat-
riot, it appears that the store of Hammond 8:.
Newton, ofthat city, was robbed on the 16th
tilt. of the identical articles which were bro’:
here by the above described villains. \Ve
hope Palmer will yet be taken.—Hera[d.
[The Register states that letters have been
-rcc’d from B.il:imore stating that the goods
were doubtless stolen in that city, and that
the owners would soon be on after them. The
driver,whosc real name is supposed to beVVil-
liams, was lately released from the Pennsyl-
vania Pcnitcntiar_v.]
In the nieantiinc, ; 7
Norwalk Chronicler