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tLn.a.*'
- SHAKING THE HEAVENS.
Among all theories ofthe ages “'9 Tcmllect
none which has more the air ofrrovclty I0 "5
man that which is ‘(lisclos-ed in the following,
and wliich, it appears. l5r_ ll)’ 3 I°‘f'““al9 mic"
dent, about to be tested in practice. “ Sha-
. ' - 9 '
lting the Heavens,” if Mr. Spaflbrd U predic-
tion be verified, then, will no longer be a
ntcre figure ofspeech ; thotighsltaktng rain
out ofa cloudless atmosphere will certainly be
something new under the sun.
Copy ofa letter to a gerrtieman in Washiitgfan_
LANSINGBURG, N. Y 10mo.%, I895.
Respected l"riend—Our grand salute, by
heavy artillery, to ntcrrow, along the whole
extent ofthe Erie canal and Hudson River,
from Buffalo to Sandy Hook, and back, and
from Albany to Lake Champlain, and back
to Albany, will probably afford an opportuni
ty for testing the correctness of my opinion,s0
lottg since expressed, of the influence of con
cussions of the atmosphere in producing ram
Besides this long train of videlle firing, a Na-
tional Salute is directed to be fired, at noon
by every artillery company in the state.
state, say 50,000 square miles, on the 26th 0
October. As the boat from Lake Erie moves
along the Canal and the Hudson River to
Sandy Hook, with associates, anti a numer-
ous_ cavalcade,there will be flux rle jot’, by ‘
ttiusketry, and much firing ofcairnon, ringing
ofbells, slrotits, acclattratioiis, and hnzzas
giving another good shaking to otir atmos-
Now, shaking the air in this way, if
there be moisture enough in it to make rain,
will infallibly produce it; btit dry clouds may
be shaken‘, and condensed by concnssioii,\vith-
Taking irtto view, howev-
er, the great extent of this expt=iitne.nt, I shall
be hutch mistaken if our wise men do not
learn a lesson front it, and defer their next
_Gi-and Salute trntil the procession has ended.
A During the late summer, when almost the
phere.
out yielding rain.
.:.'~rvltole state‘ suffered severely by drought, I
‘would cheerfully have incurred the expense
for the public benefit, offiring caution to pro-
duce rain. \ So sanguine. was I of the practi-
cability" ofthis schetne that I offered, asI ltad
done many y,,e_ars before, to pay the interest
on the sum erlifiided ingtinpowder, till those
who‘ frtrnisherl the principal should he satisfi-
ed that the inrieslrn/pr! was /1 good one, and
the objeclperfeclly atldizzjetl. The time is cont-
ing when pHi‘ll(‘. provision will be made, by
not ofthe legislature, for shaking the clouds
, around us, in order to make tlietn yield their
"inoisture to the parched earth of our valleys,
instead of carryingit to the tnotiirtains and
hills, where it is not waritetl. I cottld talk
philosophy rriore technically,‘ and clothe my
r-emarks in the language of science, hurt my
object is, to reacli the understanding, andinot
to make a paradeofletirniiig.
As I am perfectly willing to bclaughed at,
and care nothing for the streets oflearttetl ig-
norance, thou; tnayest do with this just wltat
thou please. The subject ought to be ptihlic-
lydiscrissed, a remark with which I close,
leaving to thy discretion the time and riiode.
With great respect, thy friend,
I'I0ltA’}‘l0 GATES Smrrono.
Flam [fie ."V&2v- }'orIt; .r7mcrr'erm, . fat). 8.
G-iutvn CANAL B.u.r..—--’I‘liis splendid ga-
Ta took place last night, and wortliily rennin-
ated the festivities that have marked the
“ wedding of'the waters.” The amphitheatre
where it was g-iveii was for the first time open-
ed on this occasion to the public, and it will,
we predict, become aififavorite resort for such
celebrations. It consists of the whole build-
ing known as the Lafayette Circus, and ofaii-
other of scarcely inferior size, directly in the
rear ofit, and fronting on Thompson street,
built for a manege, or riding school. This
latter edifice of nearly 100 feet square, was
floored over, as were the stage, and Circus of
the Lafayette Theatre, forming in one line a
continued level ofunbroken surface,of neatly
1'80 feet in length; and varying in bieadtlt fr.
50 to 80 feet. The entrances into this v:ist 25:.
niagttifieetit saloon were from Thompson-st.
You were first ushered into aha-t was distin-
gtiisliedas the military hall, or the. square a-
partment fortned by the manege. This was
decorated with military trophies, guarded at
each entrance by- a brass field piece, profusely
oriiatnetited wittt flags: and presenting on the
face opposite to thc gracefully sweeping cir-
cle of the theatre, etroraiotts ntirmrs, which
reflected back in a thousand dazzling images,
the many coloured and ever moving throng
that trod the floors,
Froiti the centre of the dome, festoons of
evergreens beautifully intermingled with flow-
ers,swept gracefully to the pillars that support
the boxes, terminating, at and arotind them.
Floods oflight were poured forth from every
point, which was glanced back by the glitter-
ing array of the military, and the brilliant
dresses, and yet brighter eyes of the fair foriits
that animated the scene. Of the numbers
assembled, we ltave heard various estimates.
They may have amounted perhaps to 3.500.-—
They commenced arrivint; about 7 o’clock,
and kept pouring in for several ltours witltotit
iuterinission. The music and refresliinents
were excellent. The dresses of the ladies
generally, though with sortie striking excep-
tions, were in the best taste,and joy and pleas-
ure chased the jocund hours till farinto the
night. Aslllflng the (listittgttislicd guests were
the governor and lieut. gov. the wesrem com.
mittees, the officers of the army and navy of
the U. Statcson this station, including those
from West Point, and many foreigners and
Slrtiligers.
EA‘-GLE BA NK.—-Messrs. George Hoadly
and James Hillhouse, oftltis city, and Henry
Carr iogtoii of Middletown, have been appoin-
ted by the Directors, A-gents to settle the con-
cerns ofthe Eagle Bank, agreeable to a vote.
ofthe stockholders at a meeting held on» the
26th tilt. It is understood that Mr. Billhouso:
ltas declined‘ accepting the appointtueiit, but
we have heard of no substitute to supply his
place. A partial assigttineiit ofthe debts due
the Batik has been tirade, for the, further se-
curity ofthe Set-vings Baitk——and those debt-
ors to the Bank whose notes are assigited are
required to pay i.trgoat£ morn-y, while others
are allowed topay in the notes of the institu-
tziou, wtttcli they areable to obtain as a very
large discount. Wlratever }10f'lC‘ljlll9-l'e may
be in this measure, there seems to us to be
very little justice in it. The spcciotts plea
that ‘value was received 351. that the same value
From the Ncltiofial Iitlettigmcer qi'.«Vov- 7: , ..
Our
whole atmosphere will thus get a pretty thor-
oogh shaking, embracing the extent of the
"2-llt')uld be returntid, to be operative sltouitl be
t=quablc,and all should he served alike. ‘In
s’everal'instances, debtors: have refused pay-
ment in other than Eagle Bills, and suffered
their rrutes to-lie over. .
On Saturday last the vault ofthe Batik was
placed under attachment, at the suit ofthe
New Haven Bank, and is now in the keeping
ofthe Sheriff ofthe County. An irrjuircliofls
granted by Judge Hosiner, ltas also been ser-
ved on the- President, Directors, and Agents
of the Bank, against their passing or 'v_endtrrg
any notes ofthe New Haven Bank in their
possession, which are claiitied by the s(l._b:-itjtk
as a set off against certain post notes which it
holds ofthe Eagle Batik, now due, and of
which payment had been demanded.
We are informed that the Sheriff, agreea-
ble to promise, obtained the key of the vault
yesterday iiiorning, and on entering the saute
found it full of-—entplt'.ness--the available
- fttnds having been previously transferred to
that item of account dettomiiiated daub/ful. '5
life are authorized to state that William S.
' Rossiter has resigned his situation as Cashier
ofthe Eagle Bank, and is no ltiitget’ connect-
’ ed with the iustiti1tioii.—.'V'. Hr Herald.
As the above might be unintelligible or a-
larming to sortie of our readers who hold the
f notes of the Eagle Bank, we’§tate that we tiri-
derstand the directors and agents had previ-
ottsly placed the contents of the vault else-
where iii security for the creditors generally.
[.-lliddlelown Sentinel.
NATIONAL I{OAD.——The following ex-
tract ofa letter from a gentleman in Ohio,d:t-
ted Oct. 24th, contains some very satisfactory
information relative to this itnportant work:
“The National Road is in an active state
ofprogress; what has been done is well dotte.
By this time next year.twenty-eight miles will
have been finished,beside.s a nurttber of bridg
es, sortie ofthem very large, and is an earnest
ofa speedy finish. In order to break down
monop'oly,and to indtrce competition, as well
as to give poor men a chance with the rich,
Mr. Weaver, d’he\wot-thy, indttstrious,attd able
superintcndant, divided it into very strtall sec-
tions, and required no otlter security than '
reservation in his own hands of one—fortrtlt of
the relative valite of the work monthly done.
The consequence has been, as was reasonably
to have been anticipated frorti sojudicious an
arrattgeitient—--manitnoili contractors have
had to stand aloof, and there are no gentle-
men contractors to prey upon the poor, and
pocket what they never earned. W'lien a per-
son goes along the line, instead of finding the
contractors standing with their hands iirtheir
pockets, he sees them hard at work. Gentle-
men. as styled by the world, do not make
good turnpikers.”
[Froiii another article we learn that this
Road is constructing on the McAdaitts plan.
and that the cost will fall sltort of the estim-
ales, and will not exceed that of mulling it on
the old plan.]
3
L.
THE \Vr:s'rt;ttN LAKES.--Tile Ontario is
180 miles long, 40 miles wide, 500 feet deep,
and its surface is computed at QIS feet eleva-
tion above the title waters at Three Rivers.
Erie is 5170 miles long, 60 miles wide, 200
feet deep, and its surface is ascertained to be
505 feet above the tide water at -Albany.
Huron is 250 miles long, 100 miles average
breadth, 900 feet deep, and its surface is near
59:’) feet above the title rvater.
Micliigiitt is 260 nitles long, 50 wide, depth
unknown, elevation the same as Huron.
Green bay is 105 miles long, 9.0 wide,depth
unknoun, elevation the same as Huron.
Lade Superior‘is -180 miles long, 109 miles
average width, 900 feet deep, and its surface
is L043 feet above the llde.lVm:tt'. ,_
Hence it is easy to calculate that the bottom
,ofLakc Eric is not as low as the foot of Ni-
agara Falls; but the bottom of each ofilie
other Lakes, it will be observed, is lower than
the surface of the ocean. Lake Superior is
the head fotitttain, the grand reservoir , ofthe
mighty volume that fills the rivers, expands
into the lakas and roars over the cataracts of
the Niagara, St. Lawrence, &t.c. ‘After tita-
kiug .t semi-circle of five degrees to the south.
accoittmodatiitg and enriching uueofthe most
fertile’-mid interesting sections of the globe,
it_tm-ets the ride, a distance of 2,000 miles
front its source, and 500 frotn the extreme
point of it's estuary oi) the Atlantic coast.
SPIRIT or ’76.--On the l0ih instant ac-
cording to previous arrangemeitts,a handsome
entertainuient was given to tire Bcvolutionary
Soldiers, residing iit Derby and the neighbor
irig towns. The entertaiattretit was provided
at Captain E. G‘ilbert’s Inn, two ntiles above
Derby village, oti the Ousatonic. Thirty-two
reiterable soldiers of the revolution, itiostly
pensioners, from the towns ofDer-by, Monroe,
Hrintiiigtou, Oxford, Woodbridge, and Mil-
ford, were present. About three hundred rc-
spectahle citizens were pr-esent—-abotit 150
of whom sat down to the excellent and abilit-
dant dinner prepared by Captain Gilbert.
A detachtiieiit ofthe Oxford artillery, with
two field pieces and a band of music, escorted
the processioii, and at noott fired a salute. of
the old 13. Twenty-nine ofthe veterans were
able with the assistance of their canes and
crutclies, to lllilrltll in the procession. A short,
lint treat and very appropriate Address ‘was
delivered oit the occasion by R. G. F. Wheel-
Esq.
Abel French, Esq. of Monroe, a soldier of
'76, presided at the table. Gen. Eli L. Haw-
ley, officiated as Marshal of the day ; and ev-
ery tlriiig was cortdricted with the greatest
pr'opriet_y. After the cloth was retnoved, 13
regular toasts, breathing the spirit of ’76, anti
at iiitrnber of voluitteer toasts were drank, ac
contpaitierl by the discliarge ofcanrton. The
company separated at art early hour, pleased
with all that had passed, and gratified that
they had thus been enabled to reitder “ honor
to whom honor is due.”-—.N'. 11. Register.
or
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Creek Trealy.—-‘Important paper.—We trit-
derstand that during the rescarclies ofJosept‘
V. Beaven, Esq. for purposes connected with
his proposed history ofthe state of Georgia,
the copy of a document has been discovered
by which all the Chiefs ofthe’ Creek tration
(both oftlte Upper and Lower Towns) recog.
nize the right of the Coweta towns to dispose
oftheivr lands. Placing every thing else-out
ofthe question this document esrahltsltes the
validity of the late treaty past the possibilt-y oi
doubt. The fact was alluded to by Gnv.’l‘roup
in his letter to the Presidcnt~,but tlie docunteirt
)\VaS- not at that time discoreretl.-— Geo. pa.
I-.
_ V A _ ivggg,-‘y'tti;i;, Nov. '0.
A ‘FRIONI, SM Y'RNA.—The schr. 'Clier'ub,
has arrived at Boston front Smyrna". having
sailed thence on the 2d of Sept. ‘We learn,
front our correspottdehts, the editors of the
Palladium, that the American squadron re-
iiiained at Smyrna‘ 8 days, and Slliled 00 the
Q8th ofAug. On the 3d ofSept. the squadron
was lying off the village of Nourla, about 20
rtriles below Smyrna, lvalerlligt 10 Still in 3
days for Napoli di Romania,and it was repor-
ted a sloop of war would reinai_n in_ the Arch-
ipclago for"the protection ofAtuerican Coin-
nterce. There ltad been some sickness ainong
the crews, but they were getting better. Dur-
ing the stay ofthe squadron at Smyrna,great-
er allenllulls were bestowed on Commodore
Rodgers than had ever before been paid to a-
try Coitttii. He entertained the Paclta and
olher great officers with a dinner on board, 81.
was t-.nniplimented in titrn by tltein on shore.
Some ofthe letters rec’d speak favorably of
‘ the Greek cause, but there were reports that
their affairs were in a bad condition. It was
said the Turks had got possession of Misso-
longlii. ‘ A
The British Admiral Hnmjltrin, was k_eep-
ing a watchful eye on the Turks.
We are favored with the following. inter-
esting extract ofa letter from Smyrna, dated
Aug. 30, to a gentleman of this ci,t__v. ’
“I We have had a visit from the U. States’
squadron riitder the command of Commodore
Rodgers, consistiity. of the North Carrrlinn.
Co-ttstitiitioti, Ontario, and Eric. This visit
has had the effect of raisiiig the Aiiiericati
character to its firll merit with the 'I‘nrks,and
has without dotibt contributed towards the es-
tablishtnent oftlte ntost friendly relatiorts with
ilie United States, as the"I‘tirks are well dis-
them but a free trade. Some ofthe Europe-
an powers may endeavour to lay obstacles ‘in
yotir way at the capital ; however‘. you tiiay
rely that all will be suruiounted by proper
ittarittgernent. Front several conversations
we have had with some ofthe most distin-
guished Ministers at Constantiiioph-,tve know
that no difiiculties will be made for a coin-
mercial Treaty with the United States, and
that they will betreated on art equal footing
with other nations. Even now American ves-
sels can go to (‘zoiistaiitinoplo and to the Black
Sea without tlrlr‘,-least difficulty on the part of
the Turks. 'I‘lier_e is therefore no reason to
apprelteud that a treaty might not be negoci-
atcd that would be highly interesting to Amer-
ican comtitercc. We tliittktltat Commodore
Rodgers ltas had some cninmnnicatiotts with
the governinent on this subject, the result of
which will be made public. During the short
stay ofthe squadron in our port, almost all
the iuh:tbiiants oftliis. city visited the North
Carolina, and were received atttl treated with
the attention and politeness due to their rank,
by the officers iit general. In a fire that took
place in the city, the officers and crews dis-
iinguislied themselves by their exertions to
subdue the flaines in a tnaniter which left a
dcepitnpressioir ofgrittiiude among the irritab-
itants. particularly the Turks.
“ The Greek cause is lost if not assistetl by
sortie other power. The English seem to in
rerest thetnselves a great deal—_-they act not
for the Greeks, but for their own interest.-
The Greeks ge"aerally are not sufficieiitly vir-
tuous and enlightened to_ know the value of
the cause for which they pretend to fight.
The Boston Dai. Adv. says—-‘Ne have been
favoured with the perusal ofa letter dated
Smyrna, Sept. lst, which contains the follow-
ing agreeable information :
"The Greek cause has again brightened
tip. Candia has been very nearly all recov-
ered ftont the Egyptians, and it was expected
the Turks would be obliged to shut thcittselves
up in the fortress of Retimo, as the Greeks
had taken ‘Mount Ida, and most of the strong
holds. -\Iissolonglii has been relieved, and
the Tl1Yl'~5d|‘i\’M back with great loss ; and
in the Morea the Greeks have, takeii new
courage, owing to the successes ‘in tliilin-ettr
parts, and have begun skirinishes with Ibra-
him -Paella.”
FROM ENGLAND.-—London papers to
the 12th Oct. were received at New Yot k on
the 9th instant.
The Brandy wine frigate arrived at llavre
on the 4th October, with Gen. L.rrAvt:'r're.
Capt. Chainplin informs that the Brandy-
wine put inlo Curves on the 8tli,0n her return
_l7-,‘ll'Ulll Havre, leaking badly in her upper works,
and would be obliged to re-cork.
The Cotistittrtiortiiel says that the General
was received at Havrewith enflrusirtsnz. No
nreasrires were taken by the government to
prevent the expression of the sentiments of
the people oit the occasion. Salutes were
exchanged between the Braudvwine and the
fortresses at llavre; On the day after disem-
barkiug the General departed for his court-
try seat,accoittpaiiietl for two leagues by a tin
rttcrous eavalcade, consisting of yottng men of
the principal families of the town.
The last London papers contain the partic-
ulars of Gen. Lafayette’s farewell scene at
Washington.
Three houses had failed at Mancliester, one
f0f 10.000! another for £25,000! and the third
for 50,0001. -
The sort ofAdmiral Mi:-tulis, who was dis-
patched to England with the proposals of the
Greeks to throw themselves upon the protec-
tion 0| the British Government, had arrived.
The ""5530" "ill 01051 likelv be uitsuccessful.
asthe go_vernntent had ll0[-()lll_y' dispatched a
new ministergo the Ottoman Court, brit had
interfered to prevent the arrangements mak-
tugby Lord C-ucliraue to aid the Greek ma-
rine. The Courier ofthe 5th contains the
King’s proclamation ,upon this subject, in
wliicli he ertjoins upon his sultjccts, “ strictly
to observe, as well towards the Ottoman Porto
and the Greeks, as well as to all other belli-
gercnts wirlt whom his Majesty is at peace,
the duties ufneutrality.” It likewise declares,
that ifaiiy person, in his dorninions, shall be
found guilty ofassisting in equipping vessels
tgaiust any country at peace with his majesty
he shall be siibjccted to fine 8L itnprisomttent.
Two VesSPlS with stores for the Greeks have
left London in haste, for fear ofbeing stopped
by the governntent. But it is not only s,uc-
eors that the Greeks are to expect. The gree-
diness ofthe English merchants for gain blinds
their eyes to the cause of humanity.-—
Thus we are told that the Paclia offigypt has
jexpended a large part ofthe avails ofthe cot-
.ion crop, in arms and atitniuriition to use a-
gainst the Greeks, ‘and that two cargoes of
«Congreve. rockets have been sent hitn frotri
l5tlte Thames. If ito cotton speculators bfetoup
posed towards a nation that wants’ nothing of
‘themselves, but those» who Sélltl Congreve -
rockets to blow uj2"thc.Greelts, we «should I101
inourn.-'-Sp'ec. ’ ‘ _ g‘ .'
A Trieste articlegdf Sept. 315?, say~='._the
Greeks have taken several Eliropean vessels,
l‘«ttlt?.U_¢illlIli “warlike stores, frottrl.l‘e_ T_'“'I‘,5-'-
--dlissoloirghi is entirely*fre'e oh the side of Ute
seg,_bttttlie blockade on the laittl side isjnol 35
yet raised. Several combats have taken place,
which termitiated in favor ofthe Cross. Nu-
mer_uus corps of Guerillas tlircaien theyrear of
thearirry of Radscliid Paella, arid they l1_=H'e
taketi several convoys ofarms $1’. atnImI--'l||0"-
It appears that on the 10th ‘ofAtigu§t an at-
tempt was made by Canaris to burn the Turk-
lsh fleet in Alexandria. Three fire ships en-
tered the harbor disguised as Euro"pea'it ves-
sels. The first was soon recognised, and those
on bnartl perceiving this, set it on fire ill the
tniddle of the harbor, and to the windward of
I00 European inerchantiuen and it French
brig. The crew got into their loitg boat arid
fled, leaving the pilot oit board the fire sh|_l’,t
which hrirst into flames, brtt fortunately. did
not explode, perltaps for want of siifficient
cotitbustihlcsz passing through the forests of
masts it ran auround. The other two fire-
slrips seeing this, took to flight ; a couple 01
halls which the French brig fired at the long
boat ofthe first reach:-.d, but did not injure it.
lfthis attempt had succeeded,not at ship woultl
have escaped. -
Gert. Roche, and Mr. Vi-'ashington,. have
left Napoli dc Rutnania, and gone to Syra.
A letter from Trieste ntentions a rtttnour
that Ibrahim Paclia had received instructions
to declare in case of lllS srrbduing the Morea,
that' his father tv:is independent ofthe Portc,
:tn‘t_l thattlie Isle of Candirt and the Morea
should be governed according to the Egyp-
tian system of adtniiristration.
The Greek government have forwarded
by express a circular to their deputies, which
preseiiis a very encouraging view of the state
oftheir ‘«tlfitlt‘S. It asserts that the Albanians
have nearly all deserted front the Turkish
Standard, so that almost all the troops left in
Greece are Turks, and do itot exceed lQ,00l)
in nurnber.
lnsurrecfion in Candid.--Frotnthecircu
lar ofthe governmeutto which we have allu-
tled, we learn that in Caitdia, where lbraliirtt
Paclia had left his garrisufis. very weak, zt
party ofGrceks rose on the 14th of Artgtrsr,
and took possession of the fortress ofGram-
houses and Kissatuos, which was immediately
followed by an insurrection in several of the
provinces; and most of the strong holds of
the island passed into the hands ofthe Greeks.
“ The governritent,” says the circular, “ is
now seriously occupied in preparing a ship-
tnent oftroops, ammunition, &'.c. to help our
cnrtntrymen itt Candia. We hope mrtclt froiu
this expedition, as all the Albanians who were
in that island followed Ibrtrhim Paclta into
the itlorea ; and no troops rerttaiii there of
any consequence except the native 'I‘urks.”
lit the fortress of Gratttbouses were found 27
pieces ofcannou, and Q0 irtoriars, and a great
quantity of powder. In the fortress of Kissa
tiros there was also a quantity of-amntuuition.
No event hasrecenrly transpired which is
likely to advance the Greek cause. so niateri
ally as this revolt in Cartdia. It 'will tend
much to disltcarteu lbraltitn Paclia, and may
be the means ofeffecting sriclt a diversion in
favor ofthe Greeks, as will enable them to
expel his army froru the Morea. Indeed,
without regard to this, the situationofllbrahirn
lS very critical. He is in the interior of the
peninsula, in waitt of provisions and amino-
nition, and has sttflcretltgteat losses in the va-
rious attctnpts which he has made to return
to the coast.
A letter received in England, states that the
American squadron landed a tiegociator at
Smyrna, who tvas instructed to demand ofthe
Turkish government the [rec navigation of
the Black Sea for American vessels.
The Swedish government has refused per-
tnission to Swedish sulrjcctsto navigate the
vessels recently sold to South America.
The. Pope was said tolie dangerotisly ill.
The new Railivay of ‘.'’.-5- i-triles, which will
Lnrtdoit in‘-arket, was opened early in Oct.-—
A coach with the eontinittee,- ‘ll wagons with
passengers, and 12 wagons with coal, weigh-
ing altogetlter about 90 tons, were attached
to a locomotive engine, built by Mr. J-. Ste-
plteitsoti, and the iutniense train travelled at
the rate of abortt eight titiles an hotir I Tliero
were nearly 600 passcttgers. The capability
oftlte engine excited the astonislititent of all
present. _
The Small Pox continued-to rageat Pitris.
Tltc King of Portugal has invested the
nephew of Baron Hyde dc Nertville with the
dignity of Graudee of the kiugdoni, as it iiiark
.of esteem for the uncle.
The Emperor ofBrazil has issued a decree
ordering Lord Cochranc to’ return immedi-
ately to Rio Jaiiciro.
The advices frotti Madrid, in: the French
papers, teach the 20th Sept. It is said, with
out l'ESeI'V8,lll8[ the French bayonets fortit the
only support ofthe Spanish tttirtistry. Fer
dinand’s councils were floundering without
hope. The speech of the new Ant. Mirtister,
Mr. Everett, on being presented to the King,
was as follows, according to the tlladrid Griz
“ Sin!-1-—Iri tendering my credenti-tls to
your Majesty. l flatter myself that your ftl zi-
jesty will dcign to wtalconictne with the satin:
kindness as was slteivn to my pl‘Cfl€7‘.8S§t)lS,
whom I will endeavor to imitate by fulfilling
my duties in a manner agreeable to your tita-
Jesty.
“The President of the Ur:-iterl States has
-cltarged me to assure your Ma_}esty, ofthe
sentiments ofrespect and good will, which It.-
-artd the people of-the United States entertain
lnr your person, your Royal Family, and the
"co-operate with your Majesty in strengthen-
ing the ties of friendship which exist between
the two nations, and wliislrtheir geographical
.situation invites tliem to_ cherish. Nature. in
making tltetti tieiglibors on several important
points oftlieir territ‘orics,seeuis to call upon
;them to be friends. The Government oftlu-
'United States will spare no paitts to accom-
plish this design, and it hopes that the semi
merits of yotir M:rjes:y’s heart will be in uni-
son with its cordial feelings.
“ The President has-given me the necessary
powers to treat oiisoinc diffiettlties of detail.
which have arisen between the two govern-
ments. Ishall be happy if I can succeed in
atljttstitig them aldvantageonslyfor both-parties.
“ I request,your= Majesty to deign=toac(:ept
the lintnage. of my persottal-seirtiutents of pro-
found respect audeiitire devotion.” »
O1?‘-‘I’! the Collcries in Durhain county to the .
Spanish nation. The President desires to’
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1 . , ,
It was believed in the F'renc.li capital, by
the Lib'erals,“tliat"tlie Ministry were endeav-
ouring to ‘d”r~aw.iltie1Spaitish 'goverttiri_‘ent intd
a recognition ofthe independence or Colom-
bia, Perrr, Bueitos Ayres and Mexico, upon
this‘ basisLthe possession of Cttba and Porto
Rico to be guaranteed to Spain. and those
new States to pay a onsiderable sum ofnto-
ney for the acknowledgettteiit of their sove-
réignty'_..‘otit ofwlticli sum France to receive_
the atirotnrt of her claints on Spain. The
Joiirnal des De-bats asserts‘ that the U. States
had proposed to France to guaranty to Spain;
the possession of Cuba, without the agency of
Great Britain. ' ,;
In the Etoile it is stated, that the camps of
Perpignan and Bayonne were to break tip oil
ilie lltth of October. It may be concltiderl;
therefore, either that the internal condition
of Spain,"in the opinioti ofthe French Gov-_
ernment, will itut require air tpflglllelllallllll of
tniliiary force ; or tlt:-it any iiitetition ofsuch
a',proeeediug would fnecl with éeliousttbsta-'
r-log in other tpiartets. ,. i . _
Under the '.‘v1adtid head of the Qfltli Sept.
it is said that the Gnerillas are inultiplyiug in
the kiur_vdotn of Valencia, aiul every day fears,
are ntulriplying at the effects of the iitarch of
iolitical events. , ,
I«‘.5'l‘. Watts, one,oftl:e principal brokers ai
the Foreign Stock Excliairge is declared a.
defaulter. He lost £50,060 by Spariislt bonds_
Potrrsttiotrrti, Eng. Oct. 1 --'I‘he Pkteioit
l'rigme uhicli arrived on Sntiday from the
Chesapeake, reached ?~‘.piilieatl in I3 days,
which was running at the r:tte'of 186 trtiles at
day iii a direct line. \Vl:ilst the Pl retort lay
in the Chesapeake, nine of her crew dr-serted;'
and although they itereafterwardsrecognised
in the streets by their oflicers, and the most
respectful appticatioris were made in the
Mayor aud llllllll(.'lp'-ll arrtltorities at \Vasliing-
ion, for leave and assistance to rescue them,
all interference for such a purpose was posi-
tively refused. The fellows (they were the
worst characters in the ship) being told that
that they were our the land of“ aenuine liber-
ty,” claimed the protection of the Aritericaii
laws for their freedom, and in it few days cit-
tered on board il titerrtliant ship.
Late from Gibrnlta.r.—‘--Tlie brig Texel,
Capt. I'll”, arrived last evening in the very
short passage of 2-1 days frntit Gibraltar, hav-
lng sailed thence on the l6th of Oct. Vi/e
learti from Capt. H that ilteNortlt Caroliiia,
74, Constitutiori, and Eric, arrived tltere oit
the l0tli, last from Algiers. It having been
uitlrealtliy on board, and some deaths having
occurred, the ships were obliged to perforui
tptarantiue. The Ontario retttaiiied tip the
tilediterranoan.—Comm. Macdonouglt would
take passage lit the ship Minerva, wlticli was
to sail in trvodays for Boston. He was in a
bad state ufliealth.—41-ferc. fldv.
The letters front Gibraltar of the l5th Sept
mention that the Sicilian Consul had received
art express, stating that the Einpetor of Mo-
rocco would imutediately declare war against
Sicily, Tuscany, Austria, Prussia, and the
Hanse Torvtts, on accoutit of there being no
reside'ut Consuls in Morocco fr. these States.
'I‘he condition of his Majesty’s force ttiroovs,
however,ati air of ridicrile over this wholesale
warfare. His navy consisted only ofone schr.-
Tatngier, Sept. l0.—-The Entperor of Mo-
rocco, after having entered Meqniitez without
striking a blow, has been obliged to leave i!
again in the night, for fear of being surroun-
ded by the same’ tribes who had facilitated
his entrance into the capital. -"
This Prince, after he had consented to re-
ceive the (leputations of some tribes in itisttl’—=
rectimtagainst lr'rm,- who gave him a presetis‘
*of30’,00'0‘ piasters, caused 500‘ ofthese same‘
Hoots to he chained, and they were sent to
Alcassar, three days journey froiti Meqrtinez.
The cointnauder of the escort received orders
to cut off the heads of those who should not be
pttt to death ; the otliersare in the prisons of
Alcassar. This conduct has excited a rebel-
lion. The Emperor has returned precipitate-‘
ly to Fez.
“The government" of the U. States seems
disposed t-ostipply the Eiiiperor of l\iorticco'
with several men of war. A Captain has been‘
appointed to the commartd ofthe brig sold by
"Sardinia-', and three others are going to be
manned for the’ Aiuieriean vessels wlticlt are
on the point of arriving. It is notyet known
wltetlier tlrese vessels are‘ to he considered as
.,-purcltasre org presertt.""——Pcrri2‘ Monileur.
_ Nniv YoR'K. Nov. 7.——By the brig Leon-
‘liue, from Alvarado, we hear that pt-epm-;1..
‘lions were tnak-log at Sacrificios, by the Mex.-
witli supplies for the Castle of Saint J'u-an dc
provisions, the scurvy hail broken out. The
fleet, consisting of three frigates, a sloop of
war, and two trartsports, sailed front l*favan‘at
oit the Film of Sept. Mr. lVl‘icltclli‘ri'a, late
Minister front the Mexicali Republic to Eng-
land, had arrived in the frigate Lihertad. He
stated that a 74», a 41. 8:. a 922 gun brig, might
be expected hourly from’ Etiglaritl. A letter!
from the city of Mexico stated, that the mea-
sles were ragirigifli that pF:tce,and were daily
.(-arrying off great nut-nbers. Major James
Petty, late of the U. S. Anny, died’ at Alva-
rado iii August. ‘
A letter front Mexico, dated Sept. 10. says
the measles, in that city. had carried nff9.00'
persons a day, and that 600 had been sent to
the Hospital within a few days.
P'ernambuco.—Tliis place 2: the sn':rouitd-
ing country is represented as sriffering greatly
front want of provisioits. The drttiiglit and
heat have been excessive and no rain fell
during the falill morttlrs,conseqt1enttv the crops
of wheat, rice, 8&0‘. suffered ,ex_eet>rl'iitgly, and
vast numbers of atiiitrals perished. A letter
from Pernatitbuco, dated Sept. 1'6, llwllllttlfi
that our countryinait Joseph Ray, had been
arrested and sent out ofthe country; and the
writer says that there is no safety for those
who are suspected of having belonged to the
Pa fly that opposcdtlte Emperor when be dis-
solved the Congress of Rio Janciro.
The French armies, from the year 1790 to
l3l4. being 24 years, fought, in Europe and
Attica, battles. as recorded itt liistory, av-
eraging one battle per month, irtdepender-it of
hundreds ofskirmishes. naval eiigagentents,
and effusion of blood in the West and E. I.
It is stated that President Boyer has disban-
.led 40,000 troops, alter-'exltortiiig them to de—.
vote themsclvcs to the cultivation ofthe earth.
a
v
ican SqU3lt‘lI‘0ll, to attack the fleet fr. lrlavartag.
Ulloa, where, on account‘ of the scarcity of‘
able to perforitt the jottt'tiey. 5:’) persons were{ _
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