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‘London advices
received at Netv-1_Ior.k.last \V.5’<=lif-._
was dull, btit hifd not‘-rleclinfed in p,‘r'i'ce.t _
It is now said thatfarliaihegnt will isotbe
_.,-, , ..:.u..fi—-i- I
‘N”E~vvs.‘ 1
15th ‘or Mamverta
Gotten’
dissolved this year." _~, ,1 ‘, . ‘ ~ ‘ '
““' I;,ati3§}tt§vices.'from Spain i"‘epi'E.Séh_l the spir-
it 'or,‘dis‘o‘ia'.e.r as reviving. inrprdvortttrtg ‘a3 the.
at-my recedes from the interior, A’
giblhefal expectatidn of ‘ci‘vil war prevails thro”-
out the-provim-.es—for which, the yatiretnent
of the French tiuiigv will be the signal.
A ~ letter;,t'rb'rn Cohstantitidple, dated ‘April
1 1’ says, tt'[‘he‘re have ‘sailed rrogm here tvithin
these 10 days, 82 Tdrkisli vessels,aii'd I5 light
vessels, most of them taken from the Greeks,
armedaud _ repaired, t'9»bij~.igs, 5 frightes, and
flcorvettes.” Tbefirst att'etn'pt 'of.this‘ fleet
.will be against Satii'os,wliicli,t1ie Turks think,
will b'e of easy .‘c'oti_quest, because of the great
tlistress-prevalent there in consequence of
the bad harvest. - I I
LONDON, Mair 14.-‘S-Tile Allgenieine Zei-
tung aniiounces, in an alticle from Constan-
tinople, that General G_lllll8mll‘lOt is on the
point of concluding a Treaty between‘France
and the Porte, secuiiiig to France exclusive
commercial privileges. The Turks, it is‘ad'-
rled, are iiidigtiant at England, and the oppo-
sition of the English Ambassador to this mea-
sure has been fruitless. ' _
Extract ofa Letter from '1\'lalt.-i, April 11.
A vessel, arrived here in four days from Cal-
amata, brings the intelligence ofa complete
tiictory, gained by the Greeks, at Modori.—
Tflii-ee‘ tliousand Egyptians were killed, and
tdaiiv taken prisoners. Among the latter was
a French General of distinction, who tvasiu
the pay ofthe Viceroy ofEgypt. The Greeks
lost fifty men‘. The President Cunduriottis,
at the head of 12,000 men, is ntarcliiug to-
wards Patras.
The following is an extract ofa letter, dat-
ed Zante, April 9, via Marseilles, Sd itistatit.
The Ttirks are making head with immense
means at their disposal. The Egyptians are
not to be despised or laughed it ; they have
.i‘~.3tll21Cl(t‘(l, and, in my opinion, have taken Na-
" (whose defection 1
amgjgno, although, for tvaut of arrivals, we do
not ltumv the particulars, yet it is certainties-
perate figljting has taken place. The son of
Petiou, Bey. of Maine, has been killed ;—
.5‘-5.000 A|banian.'.I‘urks and Greeks united,
have iiivcsted_ Missoloiiglii. Patras is reliev-
ed, and no Greek force before it. Ulysses
' sitentiotiegl in rtiy last let-
ter) is with the Turks. We hear notliiug_ of
any Turkisli or‘“Greek fleet. The Egyptian‘
fleet has retur_ned to Candia for further stip-
plies. Accduuts from Leghorn state, that
Prince Mavrocordato, one ofthe inenibers of
the Greek Goverpnieiit, has receiyed an iridi-
iject prbposiiion of"the mediation ofthe Rtis--.
sian goveriii‘t‘ieiit as to the war between Greece
and the Porte. Th'ePi‘itice immediately laid
this proposition before the Senate, who resol-
ved that they would listen to no offer oftnedi-~
ati'on,' unless attended with a distitict avowal
‘ofthe right ofthe Greeks to choose their own
form of Govertitiieut.
Extract ofa letter from Bayonne, 1*‘ y 2.-
“ The \\ hole ofthe Frcncli army. fortning the
corps stationed in the vicinity ofVittoria,have
entered France (about 10,000 cavalry and in-
fantry) with Gen. Oibonneau and his Staff,
by the route of Bayonne; sortie regiments of
the pass of Roucezvalles; and two regiments
have been left as a reinforcement at Pampe-
lziua, and one at St. Sebastian. On the 15th,
the troops that constituted the garrison of Co-
runna will begin to enter France ; they con-
sist ofabout 6000 men, cavalry, infantry, 8z.c.
This will finish the evaciiatiuii of the disposa-
ble part of the French force in Spain, and
what will remain in occupation ofthe forti.‘i-.-
cities, including the Swiss regiments at Mad-
rid, may be computed at about 33,000 men ;
these troops may be considered as garrisotis.
From the London Morning Chrori1'cle.Ma.y 14.
In the Sitting of the cliairiber of Deputies
on Ttiesday last, an interesting discussion took’
place on an itetii in the Budget of 800,000
francs, for the interim service ofthe Ministry
for Foreign Affairs. General Foy alluded ‘to
the funds set apart for the establishment of
Consulates in South America, and tothe as-
surance given by the minister ofMariuc, that
there, as well as every where else, their mer-
chant vessels would be protected, and observ-
ed tliatseveral shipments had, in consequence
been made front the ports of France, and
Bordeaux atid Havre in particttlar. The con-
sulates,liowever, had not been cstablislietl, the
protection had not been givcn,.and all that
I1i1(ll)88D‘l{ll]OWn of French missions was, that
one ofthe American Governtueuts had lately
declared in a public document, that the con-
duct of the ./Igcnts had been suspicious and
per/idious.
The answer of M. de Villele is curious :-—-
“Should we liaveiiiiitated the example of
England ? {profound silence] Should we, like
Etigland, have recognized the independence
of the Spanish colonies? I demand of the
Speaker, if France, with respect to these col-
onies, is in the same position as England, ei-
1‘l‘l(‘l' in point of tzomiuercial interest. or prin-
ciples ? . Aiitl first, as to the first point, Eng-
land, since 1807, is in possession of the pro-
tectorate of that cotninerce, and she has, I
will not say millions, btit thousands 0fnIllll()l1~‘
embarked in that country. Fraiice has only
entered into this commerce, within these few
years, and it does not exceed thirty millions
ofimports, and sixteen millions of exports.-—
You see that the difference is great between
these two positions. With respect to moral
cousideriitions, with respect to principles, a
b’oui‘li0n reigns over Spain. France has, by
a glorious expedition, secured the reign ofthat
Kine. 'Would it be moral, would it be con-
formable to the principles which we respect,
and which we shall always respect, I hope,
becausethese principles are the safeguards of
nations, as well as governments, that Fraticc
bll0l|ld fccogtiize, in spite_ ofSpain, and cott-
itraty to the protestatioti oflier Governtiieut,
the intlepctident existence oftliese Colonies?
~‘ I3ut,let- us\luok further-—W'ould this re-
cognitioii be for the interest ofthe country ?
.No',.Getit_lcinet‘i, France cotiforrns to her prin
’c;,,)¢5,. and her interest is called oti to play tiie
‘ '_mos,t"elevatetl and honorable part, that of'uie-
_ iliatrix, and to that all her efforts will be di.
rected. . . . . . I declare that our a-
_gt=nts never were charged with any thing be-
yond acting as uiediat-ors, and certain-.ly a gov-
ertiiticut may exliiliit its policy publicly when
it is so clear 81. frank.” '
[A Bourbon reigns over Fraiice,a.ud.France
is amoral country ! France cannot tliere-
1
I
1‘
fore, act like. Eu,'glaiid.‘— Thetitnes are chan-
. ‘ged since a._B,o',urbor_i agknotvledged that he
‘owed his: throne, under Heaven,;to.a Gyuelpili,
, I’;
afnfd. sihce -that Ron r_boti _._was enabled, by it
' Geheial (a‘,stain”tyhicli {will i never be_elf'ace_d}
fright .-his nai'ue,)_to tntirTd_er;tlie‘gzi'llant Ney.-—',
nglatidis now, -it seems, a suspected cautitry,
Which must be placetl. under quaratitiue, on
accotint of its pestilential principles,] , .
l M. Benjamin Constaiit, observed, “that
French commerce was sacrificed to what was
called principles. "He then alluded to the
recent visit ofI’rince Metternicli. “ How,”
said he, “can we believe that he did not at-
tempt ivith respect to France what the GOV-
ernment to which he belongs does with re-
spectto the petty States of Germany, when
this same personage, in traversing the Duchy.
of Baden and Kingdom of Wirteinberg,,ob-
taiued the closing ofthe political discttssions,
and-that at the moment when Germany,whit:h
experienced no revolution, hoped for a well
regulated liberty? ’l‘liis’sam‘e personage, ei-
ther by liiuiself or his agents, obtained tliro’-
out all Germany the closing of political tri-
bunes ; he has reduced parliainentary_disctts-
sions to the cold analysis ofa proces verbal ;
and were we not warranted in entertaining
fears when we saw this personage pursuing
his Anti-Parliamentary expeditions all the
way to Paris ?.__ It is said to quiet us, that
nothing was done. No, Gentlettien, nothing
is yet‘ done; we know that the Minister tem-
‘porises-—that he hesitates: but we know that
he is oftenforced to execute projects which
heliad set aside for a time: that he denies
one day what he uttered the day before: we
may recollect having heard, at this tribune,
positive disavowals, followed some time after
by the acts which it was declared would not
take place. Ishall cite butone itistance.-—
You may recollect what Ministers said as to
the Sanitary Cordon at the Pyrenees. You
know what followed.” ’ _ ,
Case Q/’Sa'vary.--The commutation of the
case of Henry Savary, convicted of forgery at
Bristol, England, front death to perpetual im-
prisontncnt, especially so soon after the exe-
cution of Fauntleroy, is a remarkable epoch
in Britishjurisprudence, and the liarbinger,we
should hope, ofa material improvement in
the criminal system ofthatenlightened king-
dom. It is the first instance within our re-
collection ofthe escape ofa convict for for-
gery, in that country from the deadly sentence
ofthe law. In 1776, the twin brothers Per-
reau,tlie victims of an artful woman, could
not be saved from the scaffold by all the bank-
ers and merchants in Loudo'ti, who petitioned
for their reprieve. In 1777, Mr. —Dodd,.of
celebrated memory, was executed at Tyburn,
notwitlistatiding the prayers of all ranks and
degrees of stibjects, their signatures covering
cation of the Lord Mayor and Couimon
Cotiiicil of London in his behalf. The Per-
reaus could not be saved, andjustice required
the sacrifice ofthe reverend offender. This
iiidiscriiuitiate and inevitable fate ofall class-
es ant‘. shades of forgets and counterfeiters,
has been peculiar to Great Britain, the great-
est commercial nation in the world, the sa-
credness and credit ofsignautrcs and subscrip-
tions being considered "indispensable to her
mercantile prosperity and existence. The
practice has been viewed as barbarously severe
in other countries. The liuuiaitejttrist,as well
as the sound politician, will perceive with sat-
isfaction, this iudication ofa mitigated eti-
forceinent ofthe criminal code and practice,
ofthe land front which our laws atid usages
were"derived.——Stutrsmrm.
FRANKLIN, Missouri, May 14.
Vfe have again the painful duty of record-
ing additional murders and robberies of our
fellow citizens trading in the Mexican do-
minions. A letter froiti Mr. VVilliain Chris-
t_iaii (one ofthe company which left this place
last, spring for Santa Fe) dated Alexandria,
Lou. March 80, states that when he had arri-
ved within 12 miles of the Prectynortli, lie
was met by five Spaniards at full speed, who
related to him that a company of Americans
had beeit defeated at that place, one oftlietn
killed and five wounded, by the Cainaiiclie In-
dians. _After receiving this information he
changed his course, and went itito the tdwti
of the Precefynortlt, where he ascertained
that Capt. Glenn Owen, a highly esteemed
citizen oftliis couitty,was killed, and Thomas
Dudley, of Boon county, dangerously woiiiid-
ed, aud 170' mules and horses taken front the
party by the Indians. Mr. C. finding it ini-
possible to travel that route, proceeded by the
way of Duraugo, and after a longantl fatigue-
ing journey of tieaily five iitontlis, arrived at
Alexaiidria. He was to leave that place, in
a short time, for Franklin. and iipoti his ar-
rival, we shall lay before our readers such ad-
ditional particulars as lic may possess.
Experience has now tested the necessity of
proceeding in large bodies, to and froiti the
New Mexican Provinces. Those cowardly
wretclies will never attack a large party. So
long as small companies continue to travel
from that couiitry,we shall be houstantly pain-
ed by the recital of similar horrible outrages.
A company of about 80 persons _left this
place during the last week for Santa Fe, with
merchandize, for the purpose oftrade. This
party is composed principally of residents of
this town and viciitity,althriugh some are frotii
St. Louis, and from the state of Kentucky.
Fur Trarle.—Our anxious wishes follow
the expedition led by Gen. Atkinson to the
Upper Missouri for the pacification ofthe In-
dians, and the protection of otir fur trade.-
The treaties ofirade and frientlship expected
to be concluded by the General and Major
O’Fallon, are among the measures of first
rate iitiportance for the people of Missouri.~—-
Our fur trade beyond the Mandan Villages is
now lost to our citizens and mouopolised by
the British, and the recovery of it willdepeiid
upon the success ofthe expedition which now
ascends the river. The value oftliis trade is
btit little known in the United States. Even
in its almost ruined state,wlien the rich region
of the Rocky Mountains is tiiotiopolised by
the British, it still affords a lucrative branch
of cotnuierce, and gives employment to a
great number‘ of our citizens. The exports
for the last year front St. Louis H ere worth
$270,000, and consisted of Deer Sltins,pounds
weight, 250,000 ; Beaver for, do. 25,000; But’-
falo robes, tiuitiber 17,000; Bear Skins, do.
8000; Utter skins, do. 4,500; Raccoon, do.
25,000.; Muskrat, do.“ 81,000 ; Mink, do.l000;
Cat. Fox, ‘and Wolf,'do. 1,500; iMartiu and
-5
Fisher, do. -100. I
l But while we look at this list with some de
93 sheets of iarcliment,and the forinal a li- -
l PP
gree of «,gr_’atification,“"lioiv miicli irtdigiiation
own territoi-ies. A late'ex_'positl'on_ of. their
er, al iriillion of dollars, and to consist of the
following skins :--Beaver, -4120.000 ;'Martin,
310,000; .Musk,ijat,: 20,000; Fox, 5,000 ; Otter,
4,000 ; Bear, 2,000 ; Mink, 2,000; Buffalo,
5,000; Lytix, 6,000 ; Wolf, 4,000 ; Elk, woo;
Deer,-192,000.‘ 7 4 -. 4. ‘
In trading 1 with the Indians within our ter-
ritories, the British have the advantage ofin-
troducing their goods tvitltdut payuieiit of du-
ties. This‘ is equal to 33 1-3 per cerit. When
Capt. Pike was at the head of the Mississippi
in 1804, be ascertained that we lost 326,000
duties’ annually by smuggling on that frontier.
-;-The amount must be much greater, at this
time oti the Upper Missouri. A military post
at the Yellow Stone would more than save
the difference of price in subsisting. it, by pre-
venting smuggling in that quarter. But the
greatest smuggling is now done up the Co-
lumbia river. The British ships enter the
tnotith oftbat river, atid send their goods tip
to the muuntains,and transport their furs back
upon the same route to China. Hence anoth-
er reason for establishing a military post and
naval station at the tnoitth of the Columbia.
The interest of the For Trade alone requires
that St. Louis should be uiade a port ofentry.
[Missouri paper.
THE LATE GALE.
Baltimore, June .14.---Tlie Cambridge
(Easterusliore) Chronicle of Saturday states,
that at least one-fourth of the wheat crops in
Dorcltester coitnty, willybe lost by the storm
of the 4th inst. Whole fields in souie dis-
tricts, which btita few hours before promised’
amply to repay the farmer, are totally ruined.
Elizabeth City, June 11.--Our anticipa-
tioiis of the dreadful effects of the gale are
more than realized. The wheat crop is stip-
posed to besliorteued from one third to one
half; the corti tiiucli injured and the cotton
almost entirely destroyed. Some have replan-
ted, and others ploughed tip the ground anti
planted it with corn. The daniage done tliro’-
outihe ctiuiitry is incalculable; fences thrown
down, nearly all the ornamental trees uproot-
ed; uiost of the valuable timber and forest
trees are blown down, many houses blown
dowu,liotses killed and mticli stock destroyed.
The gale having blown the water out ofottr
harbor so as to produce the lowest tide ever
seen here by 2 or 3 feet, the shipping were
all left aground, consequently they sustained
little or no injury.
At Ocracock, there were 9.1 sail ofall de-
out the (gale, and 3 drove ottt to sea, and are
supposed to l.ave been lost.
The schr. Eliza and Mary of Bait. laden
with coffee, was cast away at Boddy’s Island,
and the crew all lost except one ntaii.
Edcnton, Jzmc 10.-—-The‘ gale here was the
most violent we recollect since the year"179.”i.
From 150 to 200 ofthe liandsoitietrees wiiicli
ornamented our tbwn, were uprooted or"tlfo
trunks twisted assuuder—not less than 923' of
the handsome grove of trees at the Apadeniy
have tlitis suffered. The l‘(3p1'8Sefl,l_E'lll,0H ofthe
distress to the farmer by this awful visitatioii
is similar to that of the Elizabeth City paper.
The fruit in the vicinity-of Edetiton has suf-
fered greatly, many orchards have lost two
thirds oftheir trees. ' ‘
If’ilmingtoit, June 8.--W'e have not heard
how far the gale spread; but in our own neigh-
borhood it did a greatdcal ofuiischief—-the
salt works god plantations along the sound
suffered severely--—a great quantity ofsalt was
lost ; and the corn blown down or twisted off.
--In town there was a great number of fruit
and ornamentaltrccs blown down.
CAPITOL or TXIF. U. STAT!-?S.— This im-
Lmense pile covers an extent of upwards of two
acres &.a quarter. Its length offront is 350 ft.
--the depth ofits wings is 120 feet—-tlie pro-
jection of the centre including steps, 65 feet
-—west projection 83 feet, making the whole
depth oftlte centre 268 feet. The height of
the wings to the top ofthe balustrade is seven-
ty feet—heiglit to the trip of the centre dome,
140 feet-—the greatest length ofthe represen-
tatives room in the south wing is 95 feet ;-—
greatest height 60 feet. Greatest length of
the Senate chamber in the north wing, 74 ft.
——greatest height 4t: feet. The great central
rotunda whose top is the dome, is 96 feet in
diameter and 9.6 feet high ; the library rooiti
"is 9% by 34 feet, and 36 feet high. In the cap-
itol likewise, are a variety ofrooins for coin-
iiiittees and officers connected with the two
branches of the national legislature; on the
lower floor is'a large room where tlieSupreiiie
Court of the United States holds its sessions
The splendour oftliis building, when it shall
be completed, cannot well-be described to the
eye of the imagination: its tiiassy walls-——its
iuiniense columns of solid stone and variega-
ted marble——its winding granite stairs,so con-
structed as apparently to rest in air or nothing
but tliemselves—-its labyrintlt of splendid a-
partments, in which the stranger may easily
lose ltiinself without a conductor; all these
mtist be seen, to present to the mind an ade-
qtiate idea oftliis uionuinent ofrepublicaii lib-
erality in encouraging the arts. The grounds
ofthe capitol are enclosed with an iron railing
and embrace more than 20 acres. Now’tliat'
the work on the capitol is not coinpleted,tliese
grounds present the uncouth appearance _of
tetiiporary sheds and buildings in their rough
state, and the rubbish of stones and other ma-
terials for building. \Vheii the yard shall be
reduced to its proper level—its' avenues grad-
iiated—its shrubbery growing—tliis will be
one oftlte most delightful proincnades ofany
country.-—./V. Ha-mpsliire 1_"atriot. ’
N. Y. General .S'essi'mi's.—-On the 10th in-
stant cauie on for trial before the N. Y. Gett-
eral:Sessious the case ofP/iilip Mead, ofF:iir-
field County, Ct. indicted for forging a Lot-
tery Ticket. Mr. Maxwell, after stating the
particulars ofthe case, proceeded tocall
Lewis Forman, who testified, that the tick-
et or quarter ofticket, sliowti to him, was
signed by liiiti for Mr. P. Canfield. The ori-
giiial combination nuitibers on the ticket were
730,54, and it was entitled to a q'ttarter of 19.
dollars. Ttie alteration consists in prefixiug
the figure 1 to the 7, making it 17,20,511, which
was entitled to a prize of $8084.
Cross-exaiitined. Does not ltuowto wliomthe
ticket was sold. Does not know what became
of the whole ticket. Does not know that it
was deposited in th.e Manhattan Bank prev-
ions to the sale ofthe shares.
it excites tbsee the.amountrialt_eri_by the Brit-
'isli,a great part of which is‘obtiiit_i'e.d,froniour].
trade shows it to be worth,one ye'ar‘:witli anoth-=
scriptioiis ; 16 either stink or stranded, 2 rode‘
a number of objecti_ons_.to subniit_'to’_tlte court
{previous to putting th’§:prisone'r ori lllS,de-
ifence, asito the ineritsiofthe c'a§e,'a'nd which
-iperhaps-would do awayftlie tiecessity of;st_ich
‘defence. . He contende,d,~ 1. That-it was not
a've'rre'd' iii4tlie‘itidictment that Canfield was a
licensed lotterydealer, and that therefore the
indictment was defective inasmuch as it would
not have been afelony to have uttered a for-
ged ‘ticket-fol-‘R. Canfteld’s, it being an illegal
actof Canfield’s the issuing said ‘ticket ; fur-
thei_',tliat it not having appearedtliat Catifield
had deposited the original ticket in the Matt-
hattan bank’, as provided by the statute,--vol.
v. chap. Q06, sections -5, 18 and E.‘4,—it came
within the case oftlte people vs.7 Wilson ; 6
Johnson, 820, and was no felony. "
2. It is not averred in the indictment that
there was any iiiteut to defraud, and without
such intent the prisoner cannot be guilty of
Forgery. ,
3. We say thattlte possession of the ticket
is no evidence of the forgery, and that the
mere fact o-fliis uttering it is no proof ofthe
forgery. and not indictable at coiiiinon law.
4. The ticket is set forth in the itidictment
as “a certain certificate,’ sold by one Palmer
Canfield, as follows: We hold that the words
“-8S.f0ll0‘V5.” are equivalent to the words “ in
the words and figtires following ;” and that
therefore the itistrttmeiit should have been set
forth correctly. Such, however, is not the,
case. In the original, the cotiiliination num-
bers are used twice, in the indictment once-
the figures 1-4 are also omitted. -
5. In the indictment the forgery is set
forth as having been cottiniitted “ by adding
and suhjoiuing” the figure 1 to the ‘figure 7.
Now, ifyoti add 1 to 7, it makes 8, and ifyou
tliensubjoiu 1, it makes 81--irliereas, the
number as alte_red reads 17.
Maxwell, contra, opposed each point at
length.-—-.-The court held the variance to
be fatal, and ordered an acq-.tittal ofthe pris-
otier,oii the ground that the iiistruuieut produ-
ced was not the one set forth in the itidictiiieiit.
The prisotier was recognised to appear at
the next teiui ofthe court, when a new iii-
dictiiient will be framed.
The three persons who broke open tlie store
of Mr. Silas Brown, in New York, a short
time siuce,have been convicted of the offence.
The ptinishuietit is itnprisoiiinetit for ltje.—-
They are all very young, but as evidetice of
their expertuess in their trade it is stated that
they broke open three other stores on the saitie
evening before entering Mr. Brown's.
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FOR 'rué cxzi.-:'r'rr:.
Mn. Eni'ron,—Iu your last paper I obser-
ved that the liiglily respected author of the
‘‘ honest and well nicauiug” donning episiles
wliich appeared iii a preceding pa)-er,h-as con-
dcsccndcd to return the compliments, which,
in .1 leisure hour, I had bestowed upon him:
I mtist coiifess I was rather surprised tiiata
pcrsoti ofliiss'.1pei‘ior “ native talents,” should
have deigned to notice the humble tribute of
praise, which their traiisceudent beauties al-
most‘ involuntarily excited. My admiration
of his talents is redoubleld by the proof which
is now before tiie, that,though “ born a poet,”
his talents as a prose writer are of the first or-
der. His style and manner ofausweriug my
communication, display the saute air of ori-
ginality which his duniiing addresses did. He
appears to have modelled after no one, as all
his ideas are evidently taken from the inex-
haustible source ofliis own mind.
He coiuinences by acknowledging his obli-
gations to me for my “ elegant and sublime
panegyric,” as be good naturcdly terms it,aiid
expresses his opinion of uiy motive, in a mati-
iier which flatters my vanity amazingly, atid
almostiuduces a beliefthat I possess some of
the manyextraordiiizi ry “native talents” which
centre so profusely in hint. He even conde-
scends to use in his answer to me, many of
my own ideas, with a little variation of expres-
sioti, which shows his great conimaud of lan-
guage and efiectually protects frntti the charge
of plagiarism. He explains with a greatdeal
ofingenuity his elegant acrostic ; the first line
being .1 “ hint tipoti the rapidity with which
time flies ;” the next a coniplittieiit to his rea-
der’s w.itclifiiluess and ratioiiallty ;” and tlteii
leaves them to draw the iufereiice that a pay
day was approaching, (an idea which would
never have enteretl the brain ofa delinquent
without his Iciitdly assistance I) and then iti-
vites tlieui to in settlement: T.iily admirable
connection! I was not aware the piece pos-
sessed so many beauties, tititil they were par-
ticularly pointed otit by the autlior,for wliiclil
feel under many obligations. Iwould suggest
the ‘propriety ofaffixing notes to tliem,explaiu~
iug in tiis own familiar niauner,the incompre-
Iiensible passages. He expresses his gratifi-
cation that I bad self command enough to
read the “ rest ofthe piece ;” and, oti a re-pe-
rusal,it is astonishing to ttie ! and I can assure
ltim that “ nothing but extraordinary stability
ofmind, could have prevented me frotii being
overcome with rapture” and “ overwhelnied
in an ocean ofwoiider and delight ;” btit Ire-
gret that my “delicacy of seiititiieut” and
“ exquisite taste” could not appreciate his po-
ems quite so highly as he seems to have ex-
pected. That he should have been “ at a loss
for words to express his gratitude,” is some-
what surprising. I should think from his iti-
fiiiite _variety of idea and expression, he could
never be at any loss oti that score. He next
cottipliiiients me upon uiy “ eagle eyed scrti-
tiny” which discovered three species ofrhyme;
btit I made other discoveries for which I hope
he will give me equal credit, viz. that they
were all upon the same subject, and williout the
least rcpctilz'on qf idea .’ I thitik it required
but very little of the gift of prescieuce to fore-
tell what would be the consequence oftliis el-
oquent appeal to the hearts of'deliuquents.—
Eloqtieiice has often wrought miracles. St.
Francis, by a powerful display of it, called to-
gether a congregation offishes,liut lo! a greater
than St.Francis is here, &.it is easy to suppose,
without the aid ofthe gift of prescience, that
this all powerful appeal would loosen the
purse strings ofdeliuqueiits. I can assure “ a
friend of busy bodies” that though an “ ad-
mirable contioiseur in duntiiug epistles” I
have never yet acquired “ sagacity and skill”
enough to compose one myself, and in that
species of writing, I shall resign the palm to
him, with an innate consciousness of my own
inferiority. VVitli regard to coinmeucinz a
course of lectures on criticistn, I must "beg
leave todecline that honour, as there are few
writers in this cotintry, except “a friend of
busy bodies,” who would tiierit a critical re-
view : and his writings are so" far above. the
possibility of finding fault that to praise tlieui
would be needless. I remain, Sir, yours,&c.
Mr. Price here rose, and stated that he had -
A Loren. or NA'£lV‘8 TALENT.
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icnceisnatirioit AT.‘BUNK1§R’S iiif.t.-.
From a‘ letter !0'ill1't;_;Editors of the N.Yorl€
, ai. Adv. .ofIV_I_D'tid:ijt- ttflegmailte an abbrevia-
ed statementfof }th,é.,'interesting exercises at
the occasion of ’laying,th'e-coriier stone of the
Bunker Hill Monument. ‘ Onehundred thou‘-_
sand people, it isestimated, bad assembled at
Boston to witness the.scene,\ among ‘ wliioin
were nearly all the revolutionary worthies who
at uuker’s Hill.——'-At 10o’clock.the pro-
cession formed iii front of the State H-nu , 3:.
proceeded from thence to’ Charlestown in he
composed ofseveial cotfipanies ofyoung men, .
all dressed in the neatestmanner. Rd. The
survivors <'i'ftho'se who had fought at Buiiker’s'.’-
(Breed’s) Hill, about 50 ofthe foreinost being
on foot, and many others. sticli as were nua-
ltle I0 Walk, in c_:trr_i-ages. These were all dec-
orated with blue badges; One of these old
men carried the drum wliicti he beat in out‘
revolutionary contest, and another brandished
an old leatliern p'o'uch, which hadbeen his
companion through all those scenes which
“tried itieu’s souls.” 3d. The I\rIen.iber3 of
the Bunker Hill Monument Association, with
their badges. These were succeeded by the
largest procession of Free Masons ever wit-
nessed in this country, amounting. to about
5000 in number. Next caitie the President
and all the other officers of the Association,-
and the Chaplains for the occasion. .The
Prnsz'dent of the U.Slate.r was to have appear-
ed iiext,but he was unable to attend". Lafay-
ette and his son followed in an open carriage,
accoinpanied by their suite; next came the
officers ofthe Revolutionary army and Navy;
the Cincinnati Societies of Mass. and other
states; the Governor and other ofiicers ofthe
state ofMass. and the members ofthe Legis-
latuie ; the Heads of Department ofthe U. S.
and Members of Congress ; Members of For-
eign Legations; Mayor and other officers of
the city; Presidents of Colleges and the
Clergy;oflicersoflltlilitia in ttniforiii, &c.
On reaching Cliarlestown Bridgeitlie gates
were thrown open and continued so all day.
The procession first repaired to Bi-eed’s Hill,
where the battle was fought, and which was
ornamented with a inasouic arch, 80 ft. high,
bearing an inscription, and entwined with ev
ergreens. A little in the rear, at the corner
oftlie old redoitbt, the ground had been open-
ed and the preparations made for laying the
A ititended Monument. A space of several a-
cres was surrotmded by seiitinels, who per-
mitted notie to enter litit the procession,
wlticli, after marching round, formed a circle’
within the square, while the Grand Master of
the Mass. Lodge, John Abbott. Esq. with all
due ce‘reuionies,laid the corner stou_e.-——Ou
the nortli-eastern declivity of the bill was <2-
rected an arched hall, with a raised floor, atid
a large golden eagle at the trip. Here were
a stage for the Orator of the day, Mr. Web-
ster. On eacliside, and in front, seats were
prepared for the tbtitisaiids who were present.
Afiera salute had been fired,a prayer was
made by one ofthe chaplains, and two hymns
sum: by ten thotisaiid voices, one to the tune‘
of Old Hundred, which had 8 most powerful
effect. Mr. Webster then made his appear-
ance on the stage and delivered his Oration.
He was dressed in a loose black gown, and
made a fine figure. He is a large man, of
commanding appearance, with a countenance
very strongly marked, it powerful voice, atid
energetic manner ofgestictilatiiitr. After the
oration the procession formed again anti pro-
ceeded to Bunker’s Hill, half a mile riortli.-—
Here ati imtuense marquee, covering 88,400
square feet, had been erected, with a lofty
roof,atid containing thirteen long ranges of
tables neatly spread for a grand collation. It-
is estimated that 3,500 persons sat down to
the entertainment. The seats ofthe princi-
pal personages were elevated oti a platform
Ln the middle, and the roof above them was
neatly decorated with festooued flags and ev-
ergreens while a military band was placed in
an orchestra opposite.
The toasts followed-'--the first was-—
“ June 17th,1775, at Bunkcr’s_.Htll--While
a heart beats in an American busotn,there will
be a tablet remaining to perpetuate its fame.”
The tiiue was filled tip with recounting tales
of the day which this occasion was intended
to coinmeuiorate. Old men told for the tlioii-
satidth time all the particulars of the battle
of Bunker’s Hill, and all the feats they had
performed here and elswhere, but they never
told tlieui better. And after the time for dis-
persing came all this vast asseiiiblage retired
in good order and harttioiiy, highly delighted
with every thing that had taken place,and re-
joicing that not one accident had occurred to
ttiar the pleasures ofthe day.
BOSTON, June’lT.
On the 10th, Gen. Lafayette was introdu-
ced to the several branches of the Legisla-
ture, who weie convened for the purpose, and
was welcomed by an address from the Govern-g
or. In his reply, the General, alluding to his
tour throughout the Utiion remarks :
VVliile Ihave had continuiilly to admire the
rapid tvonders of creation and iuiproveinent,
that have been the result of Independence.
freedotii, and those Republican institutions
which alone are equal to support the weight
and display the faculties of an extensive em-
timents of fellow feelings and nititttal affec-
tion whereby the people of every part of the
confederacy are strongly attached to an union
oti which reside the safety oftliese States an
the hopes of tiiankind.” 1
Completion of the Erie Canal.-—TlieLoclrs
ascending the .\Iouutaiu Ridge in the Village
of Lockport were cotnpleted on the 20th of
the present itioiith. Friday,Q4tli inst. is fixed
on for the ceremony oflaying the Cap-Stone
in Masonic form. An address will be deliv-
ered on the occasion. A slab of white marble
wall, above the douie,on the lower etid ofthe
locks, iv’ h the following elegant inscription.
ERI CANAL. Letposterity be excited
to Q rp tuate our FREE INS'l‘l'1‘U'l‘10l\'S, and
tom still greater efforts than their ances-
to’ promote PUBLIC PROSPERITY, by the
re Action that these works of INTEILNAL
liu rt_’vi:Mt-:N'r, were achieved by the Spirit
an Perseverance of Republican Freeman.-—
Another slab has beenvprociired, to be placed
in like manner, on the centre wall at the up-
per end,with the following inscription: THE
ERIE CANAL, ‘302 miles in length; was
coinmenced the 4th of July,-.1817, and coni-
pleted inthe year 1825,a_t~.aii?'éxpense of about
7,000,000 ofdollars ; and was constructed ex-
clusively, by the Citizens of the state JV‘. 2':
Cali
_ unkei-’s Hill suit Friday l’a_st',“‘l7tli iiist.‘tipon‘
bore a partjn the eventful transaction of1775‘ -.
folloviiiig order. tst. The Military Escort,
seats for the principal officers, guests, kc. and.
pire, I have particularly delighted in the seu- ‘
has been procured and inserted in the middle '
-——“.'~.‘.
Norwalk Chronicler