tion to these matters, I have escaped all ln_]lll'Y
from frost to my own crop for the last seven-
tgen years, and have not yet been dtsttppotnleti
in obtaining a good and atiundairit. liurvcst. »
I cannot speak in too lzigh comtrieiidirttoit of
he Swedilli turnip, or ru-2:1 baga. parttcUl8“lY
to the cattle and sheep fat-trier. It has iievt_:t‘
disappoiiitorl my expectations. I littvc rttfltllll’
convened it into nicat and utllk. will We’ l°“"‘l
a. demand and a fair price for it in lil3'.l‘l{L“i,.--
The tops alfortl it rich food for cows a_‘.‘.d 0t%"31'
neat cattle, in late auturrn Sr cu"t:d in C"-'ll‘-"'5:
we mots may be fed to stock durztig -.viu!-.-r; 0t‘.
if buried in the ground, tht--y may bi: 5J(),ll13llt,‘l.lC-
ed upon in M;«.r-cli and t';:>.d till June. lo:-.2y give
a great flush of milk to c.o~.vs. “"‘lh”"t ""l"‘"‘
ing to it, where the nniiuals Ii-ivc duly utlcc-35
to salt, much unple.1,s,,,_, flavon rl‘[,\y;'l'l()fSt".‘ and
the hog feud and thrive upon them ; the ox \'lll
fatten upon the-.m, fed witti two bllsll-ils a da_v
and a trifle: of li.-.y or straw; zi rid they are ,1"-
valuuble for sheep in the winter and sl“.‘|tig'.
',,,,mcu|;,,-ly ttllilllcll giving oivc.~;. Six liutidr t!
bushels mine acre may be (1:,‘i‘,‘lllt3(l a m ditiiu
crop, under good culture, tliougii the product
has been known to exceed this quantity t.hrev--
fold. The ruta bziga i"cqtliI‘(‘a‘ rt io.>;s=~, ricli, dry
soil.
Tlie nirmgcl wurtzel has lrccii ‘niglily corn-
riienda-d by those who ll‘lVC r:iiltivtttcrl it seict.-vsf»
fully: lint. my experience tvitli it. lizis liiat.-ii limi-
ted, and tiiy sticct,-ss not fl'ttt:;:iiig_r. It demands
further clfort. If we do. another year will most
assuredly convince us ofour mistake. Our op-
ponents will make a most despcrutc effort to re-
lain their power in Congress. and we riiust he
prepares] to resist them firmly and manfully.
VVc know our strength. and we must be ever
rr-rt-ly to ivicftl it in our country's cause.
Our present \-i(:lor_y let tis “ use as not abusing
it“—z'=l\vays r-.-mctnlicririg, as Mr. Smith trtil_v
rcriiarltctl at the Convention in Felirtiary. that
"the \l/liigs cannot live as a spai/.'s party.”
\Vttli moderation. prtirlenice, and a determina-
tion to act {hr " the greatest good oftlic greatest
number," we shall be able to say lietict-forth and
forever. as we feel proud to say now. Connecti-
cut sluutls lirtu in the support oftlic Con.-titution
and the laws of the cr>tiiitry.—-Hurt/iircl Cotuier.
STEAM-Sl*lil°3 Sli’tll.lS /Will GREAT WESTERN.
Siilctidiil sight from the Battery.
Yggtcrrlav was a day of unuziu.-il joy and ox-
('.llCl!lE'.lll in-this city. it being almost universally
t:t)l|$l(.ltZ‘.'e(l es the liegitinitig ofa new era in the
history ofAtlatilic tiavigntioii. The steam ship
Sirius linviug arrived Stitirlay night, tliottsnntls
’l3St‘llllll(3tl to see her. assoon as the news spread
-iiioui the city. She was ant.-liorcd bill a short
distziuce from the Castle, atirl the crowds tipon
the Battery had a fair view of her from that
protiieuadc. The sun sht_iue with utitisualclcar-
HPSS. and the wcatlier was as fine as coultl be
\Vl.\lll"tl.
more l:tbor'tliau the rum. bugs. is i058 C0Flfli“ 1“
its growth, and does not keep so long. But it
may be grown on ioauis that are too tcitttcious
for the Swede. .
Foreign Itv. ms.
By the arrival oftlie13ritisli steam .-hip. Great
Wesiern, London papers have been l'(iCtlVL:tl to
the 6th ofApril-
Queen Victoria issued lier Proclamation oi‘:
the 5th inst. appointing the tweiuy-ezixtii of.l_une
next for the ceretnortyf, of Coronation at West-
nlllHlPl' Palace.
O'Connell had given notice ofa motion to be
made on the sixth to appoint a select cotmnittco.
with a view to inquire into the nature ofoaths of
qualilicntiun,and to remove arming other -.tliust:s
the civil disabilities of the Jews.
The abolition question in parliament has in-
ken a uewtnrn. In the House of Lords on the
27th. Lord Gleuelg's bill on the subject was read
a third time. The object of the bill is to (::\lt'-.u(l
the privileges of the apprentices. shorten their
hours of labor, aflord them better protection
against cruelty. Lord Brougliam‘s bill which
contemplates an entire abolition is thus set aside
for the present. at least. In the House of Com
mons a similar bill to Lord l>‘rougham's has
been quashed by the substitution of Lord
Gleuelg’s as an amenduieiit. lt was ordered to
second reading by as majority of (54 or) the 30tl:
of March.
On the evening of April 2. Mr. Stewart, of
Hinton, gzave notice that in the coniriiitzec he
should move that the total abolition ofnegro ap-
prenticcship in Jamaica (zllonc) should take
place on 31st January. 1830. Great excitement
The Sirinss.'.iilet_l from Cork on the evening of
the «lib instant, and made the HighlantlsofNt-.w
York at six o’clock P. M. on the 22d—tlius
making the p:is.<age in 18 days, and having
on board 47 passengers. During the day, her
sides were tlirougetl by small boats filled with
l>:is.<cii_9.€?rs to view this line. vcs.~‘cl from the old
world, as curiosity sectiictl ‘to be highly delight-
witli this visit ol the strung:-r over the deep. It
was announced about one o’clock. by tclograpli.
that the steamer Great \Vestern was offllie
Hook, when additional tliousands potired down
Broadway; and the Battery at two P. M. pre-
sented a most brilliant appearance. The crowd
retriindcd one of the landing of the Nation’s
Guest, “La Fayellt',"’ and there was an in-
crease ofit in numbers tillel P. M. The smoke
of the Great \Vcstcrn, was seen in the horizon
ascending: in thick volumes long before her hull
was visible. the ship, liovrever, soon came in
sight. and as she passed Bedlow's Island, re-
ceived a salute frotu the Fort of 26 guns. Slit:
approached the Battery through a fleet of row
boats and small crnlt sipriultlt-d over the surface.
and was cheered zq>pareutl_v by every one. She
soon ranged along side of the Castle. sailed
round the Sirius, \\ hich gave liera sainte—wlien
the crowd from the wliarvcs, Castle, boats. die.
gave her three ha.-arty cheers, which were return-
ed by those on board. She then ptirsued her
course tip the East River and came to anchor
near Pike Street. This successful experiment,
and this new era ofstcziui Packets lictwcen-tliis
and England. gase life and joy to all.
These steam ships are not the first which have
crossed the Atlantic, American. as well as
British steam ships, having before made the
still prevailed in London on the suli_icct.
The Spanish intervention question has been
settled in the Commons. On the 27th Lord
Eliotl moved for an address, declaring the opinion
of the House againsttlie farther suspension oftlie
act prohibiting foreign eulistnients. and against
the system of indirect intervention by Great
Briiaiu with me civil war in Spain. Oil the 2Stli
the motion was put, and lost. by a majority of 8
against it. The House was thin, and nitliougli
on the night when the motion was first brritiglit
forward there wasa busy debate, on the iiigbt that
the question was ptit there was no debate.
Trie only item of interest from Spain is. tha:
on the 24th tilt. the Minister of Fiiiaiice present-
ed to the Chambera royal message authorizing a
government loan for 500,000.000 rcals to be ap-
plied exclusively tollie army and navy.
The news from Syria isofgreat ititcrest. The
inhabitants of several proviuccs, iticltitlitig the
country around the Dead Sea. and Mount
Lebanon, appear to have made a .~mr-c-.esst'ul iri-
surrection, aud not only to have tlol"cat.c.-l Ibra-
bam Pacha. but also Achine-rl Paclia, whom
lbraham’s father had sent from Egypt with a
large reitiforcemetit to assist him.
It had been ascertained that 2,281 houses in
Pesth had been completely ruined by the late
,lllUlldi.lllf)D of the Danube, and 827 others
seriously damaged.
Russia was making great preparations for the
new campaign against the Circassians.
CANAi)A.~—Otir private advices from Toronto
are to VVerluestlay last. _At 9o’clor.-k on that
da Gen. Stitlierlaud was banished for life to
.V . . .
New South Wales. It was the prevailtugopin-
ion at Toronto. on ‘Neduesday last, that llltrrc
would be no farther execution, except perhaps
pzissage—-but these ships are Pioneers, in a new
i)USill(.‘SEJ, and are the first to promise to begin a
regular trade. Thus they shorten all our ideas
oftlie great distance over the Atlantic Ocean,
and abritlge, as it were. time and space. \Vliat
attaches to these arrivals so much interest, is the
new era establislietl in Steam Navigation, being
one oflliose great eveutsii: the history of htimau
atlvaticerrient, which, ifless remarkable than the
discovery ofAn'it-.rica by Columbus. is nevcrilic-
less, highly important on account of the close
connexion it establislies between the Old \Vorltl
and the Ne\v—-lietwceri the great city of the
United States and the great cities of Europe.
Dimznsions of the. Great ll/Jeslern Steam Sliip
Built at Bristol liy a Company, called the Great
\Vesiern Szearn Ship Company, and intended
to couinience a regular line ll!-‘l\\'(’(~‘l‘l Bristol
antl New"York——launciied on the 10th, July,
1837.
Length hctweeti pcrpciidiculars,
front the liirepart of the stem to
the after part ofthe stern at the
keel. 212 feet
Lcrigtli of keel on the blrcks. 205 feet
Length ofCabin Deck (Saloon ) 75 feet
Lerigtli over all, (from figure
head to Tnfrail ) I 235 feet
Breadth between paddle wheels, 35-4 in.
Depth under deck to the top of
floors, 23-3 in.
Scantling floors on the side ofkecl, 15 in. sided
do do 16 do moulded
Lcnglli of floors. 24 feet
Thickness of bends, 7 in.
llottorti plank, 5 in.
Top sides, 4 in.
Slicer st rea':s, 5 in.
Upperdcck Clamps, 8 iii.
of Gen. Tliellcr, and opinions were about equal-
ly divided as to the fate of that individual, be-
tween death aod banishment.
Mr. John G. Parker had plcatlecl guilty, anti
thrown himself upon the court for rnvrcv ; it is
feared by his friend that he will be auioog those
who will be banished to New Sotitli ‘Vales. On
the 12th the Court was occupied with the trial of
Dr, Hunter, who was finally acquitted.
Samuel Lount, who was executed at Toronto
on the 12th, was upward of six feet in hciglit,
and aged about 47 years, and is said to have been
a very good looking man. He was a native of
Pennsylvania, and had been in Canada since
1812. He married a daughter of M r. Stiles, a
wealthy fartiier, who resided a few miles north
of Toronto; he has left a widow and 7cliildren.
\Ve are informed that since the execution a
daughter of Lount has died of grief. She visit-
ed ber father in prison, a short time before his
execution. since which her grief has been ex-
treme. We understand that when Sir G(3tir_«_H‘
Arthur was waited on with enlrcalics that lllt:
life of Lount might be spared, he said that lo-
'had given the matter that cotisitleratiou w'iich
the distressing case required, but that he could
not, consistently with his views ofjostice, extend
the royal clemency to the cases of the two indi-
viduals, Lourit and Mattlieivs. In coiisitleratiori
of his fatnily, however, the property of Lount
should not be confiscated. but given to M rs. L.
for the support of herself and children.--N. 1’.
Commercial.
Congralulalio7ts.——From all parts ofthe coun-
try we hear the most heart full rt-_ioiciu_«__g on ac-
counl ofihe glorious result of the late election in
this state. "Tire Connecticut election" is the
theme of the newspapers as far as the intelli-
gence lias reaclicd. and it is every where bailed
with the utmost eiitlitisiasrii. Old Conntetatictit
has indeed been greeted will: the cortliul and
hearty ealutation which she tleservvs, upon mice
more assuming her high rank aiiitiiig the free
Slates oflhe Union. Now let us tn:-iintuiti this
position. Our triumph this year will avail us
little or notlting. if we suffer ourselves. either by
otir supiueuess or raslinrss to be defeutetl at thi-
next election. Next year we have six uicmbers
of Congress to elect, and we must be prepared to
tend men who will represent the true interests
of the people of Connecticut. The reforms de-
manded ny the people cannot be accomplisliod
all at once —-it is only by steady. pcrsevcriug
I-flint on the part oftliefrieritls of liberty that Wt.‘
Ihall be able to place our country once more on
the high road of .|"“tSl>eriIy anti happiness. It
will not do for us, therefore. because we haw
gccomplished one signal triumph. to lie down
quietly, and imagine ourselves secure without
5in.3ft. apart
4 in. by 3-4
D agnnal riders,
lron Diagouals,
Bilge ,')l—.'ILll\'S,' 6 in.
Keelson, 20 by 21 in.
'l‘ontirigc, 1320 tons; best berths. 150; berths for
crew, 26; do for Engineers, Firemen and Olli-
ccrs, 40; 12 Engines by Mauzlsley 6:, Field, 400
horse power. 200 each: Diameter of Cylinder,
73% in. ; Length ofstroke. 7 feet; Coal stowage.
600 ions, or enough for 30 tons per diem, for 20
days.
The whole sum experidcd on this splendid
ship does not amount to less than 50,0001 of
which 21.3731. 15.9. 10rl. has been cxpentled for
ship building, 13.500l for the cngint-.s, about
1.000l. fo the filling up, furniture, and paintings
of the grand saloon. and the remainder for rig-
ging, equipment, stores and coal.
The Sirius is a beautiful model—-700 tons-
320 horse powc.r-—.<cliooiicr rigged. Notwith-
standing site had very rougli weatlier. she came
over with perfect soft-ty. Passengers are de-
lighted with her pcrfornrauce.
Hcr boilers were supplied the whole way
with lri-sh iv.-itcr, by mounsof a distilling appara-
tus, which converted the salt itito fresh water.
The distilling worms, (small copper tubes)
nit-astirc. as is reported to us, riearfourrrnilcs —
N. Y. Express.
A Valuable IIinl la Su.bscribeis.—Tlie In-
dianapolis Jotirual states that a mcrcliant of
Cincinnati liuviog received an order for some
goods from a man in a riciglihoriug statr=,»wcnt to
a newspaper office and having ascertained that
the person in questitu was a stii,iscribr-r. obtain-
ed permission to look at the t—.tlitor’s lt-.«lger.—
Hiiviirz found that the man had przicl Iris bill
every year, and was not in arrears. he expressed
liimscll'sati.-fietl with the result of the examina-
tion. and expressed a tletermination to fill the
ordvr forthwitli. He that has eyes to read, le
him understand.
Ifttrd Cu.7-rencg/.—-Tile following is said to he
the funds with which a certain safciy ftiud batik,
in Michigari. I’PtlPt-fnis its notes-—to wit:
All notes untlt.-r $5, in \Vliet.<ioiics;
All over $5 and under $10. in Grindstones;
“ “ $1.0 “ $20. in Millstoues ;
$20 and upwards. in checks on any
quarry in the Stute.—I1'ua'so/L River Chi'o7tz'clc.
H H
Drearlful (mrlfrzlal afl'rtz_t/.—-A most dreadful
and fatal aflray took place at Gower's tavern ix:
Smitliland. (Ky.) on \’Veduesday night. April
l1. Dr. G. A. Brown, an old rcsidt n' of Smith-
lanl. beinginebriatcd at the supper table, the
lan llady requested another boarder by the name
ofClark to assist him to his room. On hearing
his Brown commenced ‘abusing Mrs. Gowcr.
ind Clark, thereupon forced him to his room, on
rcacliing which, B. drew a pistol aridsliol C.
'flft)l.‘;{l|. the hotly. inimcdiately lelow the ribs.
C. thcn plunged a dirk into the heart ofl3. and
left him a lifeless corpse upon the floor. Clark
was still alive at the last accounts. tbougli with
little hope ofrecovery.
Another account says that the Doctor bad in-
sulted the landlady, and that the mail who killed
him was a bar keeper, who was ende ivoriug to
cnforr-e the order of the lziudlazly for the D ictor
to leave the house. The bar keeper, it is report-
red is also dead.
. '1
.gj 1')‘
he failed, after all. to attend, in consequence of
bavingforgollcn where it met .' \-Vliatever un-
happy consequences may result from this second
attack, we most sincerely hope that Ibis tJflf0’-
tnnate gentleman will not forget to What ,P'~’ll'l'
cal party he belongs.
\
“A ‘BU5T.y.;R_”_—._-\n exr_-hut_|_;_1e paper S8yS—-
“A marble bus, of Mu.-gin Van Bureu has been
executed, and placed in lhc Library Uflhe Call‘
itol at \V:isliiiigton.” Some Pt"’l’l"- “"’“ld d"”bl"
lcss have been better plt'us(-d to ht.-ar that Van
Buren had been " t-xecutetl” instead of the un-
conscious marble-. \Vlioever has 01115 Pl3Y‘-"l
the fool bv attcuiptiiig to copy the liindcrbooker.
would have done it more tothe life if he had niatie
use ofbruss as the material for his tiiiagc. He
would llicn liavedonctwo things at a ttttIE>”P"'f‘
1' -
petuated the memory of the melultzc currency,
and iuiuiortalizcd the “sn-ccessor" of its lllllS-
ii-inns projector.
- -. T - T. .. -‘ -
3:3‘ The Bml-zs of tho any of t\u.V-30t'lx
liavc determined to resume spcctc paym='n’~=' Oh
lE..'Tl"tl”lE.'..
fi<'l©l"‘-3.‘“vF:7.l‘-lli_-.[f»<
“no.\"'r Givi: UP THE snip.”
VVE-‘i”)I=' tsoxv, I=i.&.Y 2. 18:
{]?Thc Lcgislnliirc of this State, assemble
to-day, at New Haven. Our next paper will
contain the Govcruor’s Ttlcscagc.
Legislative Reports’ for 1838.
The Editorsoftlic New l-laven Daily llcrald,
at the ensuing session of the Legislature, to be
held in this r:ity,v.'i!l publish adaily report oftlie
proceedings in the House. and occasional sketclies
oftliose in the Senate. when importziut lOpit'S are
involved. They will endeavor to make their
report as full and impartial as possible, inn-ndiu,g
at no time to deviate from the line of truth and
propriety. They will furnish the paper daily,
dulv tuailcd for any part of the country, one
month for_/if/y cents, or two months, (including
the publication) of the laws passed during the
ses.sion,) for one dollar. Any person procuring
six subscribers, and remittiugthe amount, (\\'lllCll
can generally be done by the representatives.)
shall receive a seventh copy gratis. Subscrip-
tions must be paid in advance. Direct to
Enrrons or D.\ir.i' Hi-".i1ALD,
April 9. 1838. New HAVEN.
9:9” Subscriptions rcccivctl at this Office.
THE BALTIMORE ELECTION.
This is lll.(.lt)ul.)l.t.‘(lly the most glorious triuniph
that has yet crowned tlic \Vliig cause. This
Congressional District has, for years, given largo
Tory m:ijoritics———ar;d this year the VVhigs cu-
tcrtaincd no rational hopes of carryingit. But
they determined to do their utmost; and not-
witlistanrliiig that squads of tile. itinerant Loco-
Focus of New-York were iinpoi-ted for the occa-
sion, and the crews oftho R»;-vcr.uc c—ut§o=c..tvc. :9
mustered at the polls, the baiiner of “ the Con-
stitution and Laws” floats trittmplinutly over the
regc-iterated city of Baltimore. Mr. K-3niictl_v’s
niajority ovsr his opponent is 8“‘3. \Vc shall
soon have done recording Wliig victoiics—i'or
Arkari.c.as, Missouri, New-1-Itmpshire, S. Caro-
lina, and Virginia, are all the States wliicli Mr.
Van Buren now has ltft him!
From, the Ballimorc C’/zrom’r:lc.
Victory, Vfliig Majority (320.
Baltimore Rcclcemcrl .’~ L‘7ip'reccc/crttccl l'V/rig
Cllriump/L .’——A l-V/rig /l/rrj0I"ll‘_l/ 620.
No \Vliig victory in any part oftlie Unioncan
compare at all with that achieved yesterday by
the VVhigs of this Congressional DisIric'..——
JOHN P. KENNEDY. the \Vliig candidate. is
elcctted to Congress by a triajority ofnot less than
[fig/zl Ilumlrerl Votes, in the District. and has
received in llll: city, a majority of upwards of
Six I-In-nrlrcrl.
Baltimore taltestlie proudest placeainongst the
\Vliig cities oftlie Union. She has torn (lO‘\‘ll
the black ard pirntical flag of Loco-Focois.'ri.'
and planted upon her ramparts the pure ensign
offret-dorn, every filament of whose ample folds
is bright and radiant with the electric glow of
liberty.
it is impossible to describe the eritlittsiasm
which pervaded all l"lllll{S()flll(’ people astlic. re-
sults in the difll-rerit wards were announced.-
The ltirgc space in front of the Clirouitzle office
was filled with a dense crowd of not less than
livethousand persons. who made the wclkiu ring
with their loud acclaim as victory alter victory
was proclaimed. Of the other proceedings of
the night we shall take another occasion to speak.
The result oftliis election not only determines
the sense of the people oftliis District in regard
to the Sub-Treasury Bill. but must be taken as
furtiisliirig incontestible evidence of their ap-
proval oftlic Registry law, the expediency gtlltl
propriety of which they porsislt-rtl in making an
element of the contest. VVe have tlictii upon
tliisantl all the other points at issue and we are
now prepared to go forward. in the full confi-
dence ofour strength, to other contests atid other
victories.
();"?"I‘lie election for members of the State
Legislature, and a member of Cotigrcss to fill"
the vacancy occasioned by the resigrtatiou of Mr.
Patton. occurred in Virginia, on Thursday last.
The returns as far as rcceiverl are very favorable.
Mi«:i.ANci-ioi.ir.—-Wlieii we first saw it an-
nounced in the public prints that the Presirliug
Officer of the last Electors’ meeting in the town
of New-Canaan, had neglected to return,iti due
season, tiie vote of that town for State Officers.
we felt disposed to give him 2 regular blowing
up. But, on inquiry into the cause of this uri-
fortttnate omission of duty, we are grieved to
learn that the recent unexpected and over\vlielm-
ing reversessustaiued by the Loco-Focos, have
completely unsettled the mind of tliisgentlemati.
and so seriously impaired his mr-tnory. that he
absolutelyforgol to make his rclurus within the
time prescribed by law. \Ve understand that
lie vas afflicted. some years since, (during the
reign of Anti-Masonry,) with a similar visitation
of obliviousncss. It is said, that after being ap-
pointed a delegate to the Grand Lodgr, and hav-
ing arrived at the city where it was convened,
the 9th instant.
—:—1
'i‘m«‘ Miztwlct-zitii-1-tllaiiv ofour rczitlers will
.i..ut.:lcss be gratified to learn, that the cxtcusive
c-:.-ll-t.-ctioti of anitiiitls constituting the Zoological
ltistilute. will be cxliibitcd in this town on the
10tli inst. \Ve understand that this exhibition
will far surpass any other that lias ever been
made in this place, and will command the won-
der and admiration of the most ciiligbtcncd of
the community. The best accomuiotlations will
be provided for ladies and children. For partic-
ulars see bills.
SAD Occur.r'.i:-.\'cr;.——A child of Mr. Jacob
Scribner of Wilton, between four and five years
old, was so sliockitigly burned on the 324th oh.
by her clothes tultiiig Fire, as to cause her death
in about 5 ltours.
“'I‘i‘.ni«: ’l‘O A rti.A..x.”-—’1‘lie New-Haven Re-
;_r_istcrs‘.'iys: _
“ Since the late election, the \Vbig.< have been
l)l.lSylll('ll’(TUlEJllfl;-Il'llllltll‘$,llli<iU;1lflllt’ll' liirctl
letter writers, that p:iri of our Delcgatioii in
Congress would go agaitist the Independent Tren-
sury bill. These stories have no fouridntioti lll
truth. Ourdelt-gallon will be found true to :2
man, when the day of trial comes.”
No doubt of that. \Vo entertain [10 hopes of
flying, when a boat from a British sloop of war
came along side and hailed. The sailing-mas
ter was on deck at the time, and answered.-—
The oliicerof the boatasked liim—-
" \Vhere is your niaster?"—to which he gave
tlie laconic reiply--—"l have no master, sir.”
-' Wliere‘s your Captain. then?” “ E.lc’s be-
ltlw-—'(lf) you wisli to see him ?" “I do. sir.”
The Captain, who was then below. on being
called, a.-‘die-l him \\'ll?ll lie watitr-tl—to which liei
ittlswereti-"‘-Vity do you wear that penanttl
sir ?" " Bctrztusc my country allows me. to. sir ”
" My (‘.o:lttri:intlt:r lliirilts it was rlime to instill
him. and if you d.'in'l t.-kc ii down he will send
2] llIrL‘(‘. llllll. (ill ll.” rill, Rrig;-rs liicn ox-
f.-laimctl to the (‘l'l2l|lt‘t‘l‘-—"GH the hot v.att~r
engine really." Altlitiiigii there “as no such
machine on board the vessel. it had the dcsireti
clii.-ct. and John Bull was glad to patlrlle off as
fast as pus.-sihlc. On approacliiiig the city. the
shippitig. piers. and roofs ofiioust.-s were throng-
t‘,(l with persons clir.-criiig tho ailvcnltirotis croft.
St‘f\-’Cl"rll naval ollicers, tioblcuicti,ati«.l uiercliunts
from [.:’Hitl0fl, came down to visit her. and were
very curious to asccrt.-iiti licr speed. dcstitiatioii.
c\‘.c. As it was soon after.lcrotiieBonnpailc bad
olll-red :1 large I'(.'\'\'itrll to any one who woultl
succeed in taking his lirotlicr Nriptilctin from St.
l.-lclcua, it was suspr-ctetl that this was the ob-
ject ofllie Savaunali. After rciiiuiiiing 25 days
in Li\’t.'r))tis-l. rlurin,-_: wliit-li time she was visited
by lllt)ll$llll(l$ of people ofall ranks, and l'ierolli—
cars were trcnictl with tnzirketl iitlezntiou, she left
for C.‘.’))l(-‘llll2‘.‘_’Cl’l, at which [)l.'iCC- slic arrived in
.~2afcty——wlicrc she cxr-itcil similar ctiriti.-it_v.
Slic ~;)l't)C(?€(ll,'(l thence to Stockliolin, iri .‘E'v.\'ctlr:ti.
where she was visited by the Royal lilzuiiily, llll‘
fort-ign rriiuistcrs, naval offit.-crs, n biiity and
others. who by invitation of Illr. ll-sglu-s. ":
American mini.-ter, (.llll(‘.(i—t‘)ll biiartl, .“.!'i'.'.l t-3:.'.=. an
excursion antoiig tlic iis.-igliliriri:-g islands, \vi,!_li
which ‘hr-;_v were much tlcli,<,r_litc(l,
Lmtl L.‘;’”'~l’?“li.0f.i§z'i;zla::il, who xx-astliciioriti
tour tlirotvgli the nortli «Sf 13:2:-ope, by ll)‘.-'i'.iillt)ll
Hf 0U't' l'Tlllll.‘2'.’.':!‘. took pa’-srigo on board the
Sr.-v::nr.;.-li. for l’etersburg,»_ii, wliicli place slit
rear-lied in due time.
Here. she was \lSil(.‘(l, b_,
the invitation of otir ll'lllIl!~'l€‘l' at the court, by
several noblemcn, military and naval ollicers.
who also tested her superior qualities by :1 trip to
C‘roust.:r.lt, Her clllccrs received scvterul valua-
Lo! we are gathering here. I
Now in the young green year. ~_-»
Arid weltromiiig ‘
Th’ l‘ - ' ’
I t ays \\lHCll the ocean 0 er
])td to New England's shore,
Ttitiw noble souls ofyore.
Our fathers. bring.
Herc. where now templis rise,
line-lt they ’neatli these same skies,
The woods atiiong; - -
And to the rnuruiuriug sea,
And to the forest tree,
The homeofliberty,
l£clio’d their song.
Lives not then‘ in our vt.-ios—-
Speak not ourbaiile plains-—
A blotitl like theirs’!
Aye ! and from this same sod,
Ft-aririg no tyrani’s rod.
To the same Father, God,
Ascend our prayers. .
Pvlr.-kc tlicirs, O God. our fault};
Wortliy to bear their name,
0 may we lie;
Titus. wliih-. each gladsorne spring .
(‘titties \\‘lill its blossoniiug.
Loud shall otir autlictiis ring
For llit-:11) and thee!
Tlir irs was the godlike pan__..
'l‘lit-its xvas the hand .'lli(l lieart_.
Ti tint-lrictl. though few; ~
"iron: that our souls be l.‘li,
Tliizilviiag ofour,g:rc:it (l . -I
Atitl by llil ir .-pill! full,‘
I‘ '- ‘ a< ~ .»
l t‘ :l'.»-.-.-:- no lltlh
l
So doth the eaglet, ntirs'd
High where the thunders burst,
N . . . ,
L-uzc xvitu lix d eye,
Ti'l '-'iiii’d its = ’ f '
_-. s :5‘ . pirft Ills 0.21.7.
\\’ith the same instinct tvziriii.
ll brctisls the saute. loud storm,
f1LiLiLluu\'C:j the sky,
S'i'i:Ar.ino.-yr l£xr=r.osio:x.—'1‘lie SlCalTllJOn,l
.’- _
Moselle. on the Ohio River, burst her boiler, on
llit*‘_".;"2:li inst. by \'.'lll(.'ll explosion one /Land-red
rriicl l::‘cnI_.y_/impcrsoris were /rilled. Pttrticuliiré
blc presents of plate, &t: die. and \\'C llZl\'f‘ in:-.v
before us a superb gold siitilfliox, wlsicli \\'i_l:-
presented to lit!’ s:iiliii_y_ti'i:is.lci', Capt. .‘€'tc'.'cii::
l~lo<_vr-rs, by Lord l'.yinlocl?.. lfilie suilr-t.’. froiii)
St. l’clcrsl)ur_«_vli to Copciibagcu, and lllL'l.l't,’ to:
.-‘-.rt'iid:il, iii 1\l-.irv.'.'iy, ‘\\‘llt:ll(.'r3 Slic l‘t:l!iTY‘t.’l lo!
’S:ivauii.'.ili. \vlici‘t_-, after u iiassugta of $343 ::Tu'...~.
.-tlit-. arrived ill s=ifcty——bciog the lirst \l’.:—'-l!‘
Vrss-.'l that had evcr t:r«>s..~‘r:t.l tho Atlainic-— und
after perfor:niu_1:a vo_\agr-. liiglily ct‘s~i_ii:z.blc ii;
.-\.tiit:ricuii ingr-iitiity anti ci‘itt:i‘pri::c.
Slic used Livcrpoolcoal zbr fuel, of which she
mun :1 sttpply of 75 tons. (IS wcll as 25 cordsof
their listcriiiigto the voice of the people in this
matter, or regarding their interests. They can-
iiot (lo this without abutitlouing party trainnicls
and subjcctiiig llzenist;-lves to the tlciiuriciation ol
the Executive and his liireling presses. Conse-
quently, "llll“y"V\'lll be found true to a mrz7t”——
tllc only man to wliom they ever have been
true—i‘vlar:iu_ Van Bureu.
IMI’UDE!\'CE.-—A fellow siolca couple ofboots
from an crzlry in New-York, the other day, and
upon tlisr:uvr:ring that they were not males,\valk-
cd hack, rung for the servant, asltctl bin"; for the
other two, wiiicli were tlellvercd, and then deli-
bcrat-sly sauritercd down Broadway with them
hanging oti his arm.
That fellow is “.10 touch” totbc 1'-ltlitorof
the Hartford Titties. who “goes ahead” of any
tliing we know of in the line of iuipudence.——.
Read what he says about his master:
“ Could the insolatcrl question. wlielhe-r J-lJ(l_'_[t*.
Niles shall be re-elected to the Senate be passetl
tipoti. it is our belief that the people would.
through their representatives return liitn to the
Senate.”
mm] for lxlllllllllgc She had no frtziglit, and only
U:€tl her eitgitit-s wli:-ii i-ot able to ;_~o.at the rate
of tour kziois \\ ith her sails,
ill S:l.'ani‘iali her on tiers were tZtilll[)t;llL'(l to st ll
liter. and slic ivas ptirclia:<r-d to ."Ull as a i;1:(‘l\‘r:l
l.<-lwecti that place and Ni-iv Ytiilt, \‘vlllll'it‘TSll(.'
was bound_ Ulllllfl r:liurt_tc ofC;:pt. l‘iz:tli:iu Hold-
redge. now nltistcr oftlic Liverpr:-til Phcltcl ship
Utiitcd States-—xvlicri she was lost. on tho souti.
side ofLong lslautl.
Ccutcniii-.11 Celebration at New E-Ll.'1vcir.
‘«Vc learn from the Conuccticttt fleraltl, that
this anniversary was cclcbratttl on \".'etli;tstl;-.y
last, in a n.ost interesting untl iinpiessive mau-
tier.
The (.‘lli’.’.«"llS of Ncsv Haven, ltl§'__C‘lli(‘l' with
liy the great HHS‘ i
:it .\: v. to.-l-..
Mr. ‘i‘v’oo<'tl2i-.3rj,’s 551:7; '£‘:'czis-'.z:'«:r1-;.
Fl-nail an .~;l:str:.ct ofi.-llicial docniircms Ian»
I
l'al.L‘-tl 3‘;-‘ '=n~ 01"-i-""P3li”l, we gxtlic-r ill-’ W-la -.-
" \
I il'."lf'.!lt,‘f"b‘ of the loss sustained by placing
.. . . , . . . I
'.;c :-;:.»;.::s in tzie hands of lnCllVltlun_l
fl
.
‘.3.-3'
l
o.
ng~‘i:l:.: :
1. ‘Nillizrii Lztni, it-ct-.-iver ofnionies at Van-
ia; (ii l‘.-.s;lt.a-r for -“Bl £75 39. ,
v‘. I‘. ‘ti;-.rri.-‘, R cc-iver at Columbia, Mis-
sissippi ; I.l.-fault-.-ti‘ ft.-: i".lC.‘),l78. Bonds given
it \
3. G. D. Boyd, sl‘.(‘.(‘?.<S0i‘ to V/V. P. Hnrri:;’
T for 19.5 l2.
4. L l1;;‘.‘.l~:i:is, R.-(‘C-’ ".'€r-cit St. Ilclr‘n.'t,,Arli.;
dcfriuller to the amount of 1l5,'16‘3. His bonds
wt,-re for .‘3;‘(i,C(l{l!
5 J. ‘.V. Sit‘;-l1Ci‘tS0!1,R.‘3C('l\‘Cl' at Galoua.,]ll.;
tit.-fnultci‘ rs.» 85!). Bands .3-::o,tiotit '
('5. S. W’. Ball, P. ~ct-ivcr at G.-er ri Bay, VV.
B:izid;~i ‘£0,000!
r"
I
defrtiiltcr for ¢}fi.{‘s.)'7.
'l‘.; d-. f..til’.e'r for f;3,i1’l,7(i‘3.
Hera: art‘ S6L‘i:!t i't:r.ci*.«‘i-rs of public mnt!'*"
.~..r . ~-.
nliose l.lZll"C‘tl dcf:-.lcztirii:s i- as»:
many of the (lt‘..~(.'t7llll£llils uftlic oiiginrtl prtiprie-.,
tors of New llaveri Colony, Z133! Hlilictl at tho;
State House. Here a procession was formed,
. . _ , l
wliich cotiiprisctl all lllC atztliornics of the town;
and city, the Governor and his suit. (l<"..‘~('L‘ll(lal)l.~‘
oftiie original st.-ltlcrs, !llt'llil)(f$(}f the Connecti-
lllt‘
That's what we call the /wig/ll ofiiiiputlcncel,
If any man can beat that, beouglit to be ll()ll{_1l‘ll|
up by the Zoological—there's no niistaltc but
that he would be " the lion" of their Menage-
rie.
Nii.i-:5, of Connecticut, was in the Cliairof
the U. S. Senate one day last week. He ap-
pears to have an original* way of pottinga
qucstion—tlius——“ Those who favor the motion
cut .-1.catlcin_yof Arts and Sc-iciu-cs. Jriil;-csof ,
Courts, strangers of tli:lllit:|i()l1, officers and -_:iu-
dctils of Yale College, the citizctis generally, and,
the children of the Lain-ttstcriaiiti and C(l.':l!‘.!-‘Mil
,_ I _ ,. , . . I
stlioo 5, under the (-ll'(‘(.‘li(iH of lll('ll' sevrral!
teachers, and was escorted by a splendid llrli-ilul)’,
corps.
The r s' it = cl-l ‘l '
p ()Ce._Slt)l'l l.henLP pror‘e..t ct to . is inter
section of College and George Streets. ‘.‘-‘i'i!'.'..’
stood the spreatlirig unit under which our Pilgritii
say ‘aye,’ corzlraryntinrlcrl. say ‘no.’ ” The;
correspondent of the N. Y. Coninierciztl thinks-E
he must have been thiiilting of his coii.-titueizt.<,‘—
who are exceedingly c0n.lr¢1r_z/-mz'r2(/ccl just now.
—Clarcm0ul Eagle.
* Not so ozrigirtrzl after all, as will be seen,
from the following extract from the Conueclicuil
Historical Collections:
June 12(/L, 1663. At a towne meeting all
\Vetliersfield about a minister. it was voted \VlIt'-ii
er yeare, and those that were of that uiiod
should hold up their hands, and those that are of
the contrary mitid hold tip your hands. and there
was no hands liolden tip to the contrary.
The First Atlantic Steam Ship.
The steam-ships, of whose arrival in New-
York last week, a detailed account is given in
another coltiinti, are by no means the firsl that
To an
American steam vessel, commanded by aYankee
have rnatle a voyage across the Atlantic.
Captain, belongs the honor of first having tra-'
versed the mighty ocean. \Ve learn from the
New-London Gazette, the following interesting
The
steam—sliip Savuiinali was built in New-York in
particulars respecting the first adventure.
1819, whence she sailed to Savannah, and from
thence iti May to Liverpool. But we will let
the Editor oftlie New-Lon-.lou Gazette tell ‘the
story in his own words:
She was a full rigged ship of about 300 tons
burtlicri with a low pressure engine, of 70 or 80
horse power. She was a fast sailer. and by the
power of her engiue.could go 7; miles per hour.
She was conimaudcd by Capt. Moses Rogers, of
Groton. and Capt. Stevens Rogers, (our inform-
ant.) of this place was her sailing master. She
arrived safely in Liverpool, after a passage of
22 tia_ys,titiri:ig 14 of which she used her on-
glue.
She was seen from the telegraph station, at
Cape Clear, on the southern coast of Ireland.
and reported as a ship on tire. The Admiral who
lay in,tlie Cove of Cork despatclied one of the
King's cutters to her relief. But great was their
wotltle?‘ at their inability with all sail. in a fast
vessel, to come up with a ship under bare poles.
After several shots were fired from the cutter the
engine was stopped, and the surprise of her
crew at the mistake they had made. as well as
their curiosity to see the singular Yankee craft.
can be easily imagitierl. They asked permission
to go on board. and were much gra;ilied by the
inspection of this rinval novelty. On approach-
ing, Liverpool liuntlrcds of people came off in
boats to see her. She was compelled to laytoo.
outside the bar. till the title should serve for her
to go ir. D-..ring this time she had her colors all
f.-itli»-rs assemblctl on the first Sabbath aftcfj
lllt’lt‘ landing, to c-rzjoy the free and utirestr.::ii.v.=d)
exercise of religious worship.
On the spot tirir-et:ccti,':ietl by this aricit-tit lre:~,:
“ii .<i:i_gitig was crectctl, sumiottiitctl \\llil zi ban-l
oer licming the in.~sciiption on one side. “ -31113:.-E
rrlflltrc in 1638." On the reverse. “ ."s}:zl' 1.’(.'i'::rr1
in 1835." Here the procession balzrd, tl!‘i‘.'\V up.
in a hotly, and religious exercises were perform-
ther the towiie would hire M r. Cotton for auoIit- ' ed by singing a hymn, autl an offering of prayer, ma,
_ .. . _ I
by the Rev. Fretlcrick Hotcliltiss, of .‘$z:ybrool;,f
one ofthe origin.-il desceridants ofthe town, and-
of Tlicopliilus Eaton. one of the priucips.-l:
founders. It was a scent: tlecply lllliil't.’$~l‘v'(?.i
and llte prayer of the venerable father in God
was oftbat solemn and appropriate Cl’t3l'2l(::(:r.'
that could not fail to raise the allcctions ofevcryl
heart. It was a prtitid and noble sight, ~.>.-T;;.~rt-l
tliotisnnds ofevcry ago and coiidilion, from the’
gray liairetl sage to lispiug iufanc_~.t. stou-al nu-
covcrcd before the lllajr-sly of l-lcuvcn. and join-)
ed together in pious aspirations and lli:i::lt.-_~_-nizig
to the Pilgrims‘ God. Not the least lr'l))H'(‘.s.\lVBl
among the exercises here was the circumstaucet
thatoti being arranged on the ground, the im-l
uiense concourse of children, by no unseen, yet
united their
siuiultancous impulse, iiifuiirilc
voices in three hearty cliecrs."
After visiting the promises once occupied by
Tlieophiltis Eaton and the Rev. John Davenport,
Here. after
priate religious exercises, in which mosr of me
lo the Ceiilre Clittrch. appm-
clergy of the city participated, Prof. Kingsley
delivered an historical atldrcss, which is spoken
ofin terms of the most unqualified admiration.
“' For about two hours he commanded the deep
attention ofu crowtletl audience, and was himself
exhausted when the public appetite was most ,
excited by the devclopnieut of " things new and
The
discourse will undoubtedly be published, and will
form a link in the great chain of history, to be
perpetuated to the end oftime.”
old” from his vast. stores of liriowledge.
(
“All the exercises oftlie day were highly ap- ,
propriato and impressive. There was a bright
i
and unclouded sky. propitious to the occasion,
as if Heaven itself had smiled upoti this act of
pious comniemoration." I
The exercises at the Clnrch commenced with
l
‘staliccs are talron.
dcclamationi.
-ll. i‘»l.t.t.\.I other sit‘u5"ai‘ r:- w =.r. —
I . ,3 ..., f‘-.. ’
trio s:;._ri,t,- . :.v._..l.ll .:.s ru..i i . ,. 4- .. H
Ti) |llC' ll‘? :',....'6\. uiil.llC (}ot_1f_- .
2- r null l'l' Ii’
'1‘he-y ;~rt_~.v=': corzcltisi-.'r;ly tiiattlie grout niijeg.
rign to 1‘. (}..-v-;‘r:.-tiir-at llinir ::pp.’ie.-is to every i-y;..
tcm whicli tiiakrs G-1‘v‘."l'llll!t~“7ll2 lrlT?t_'PTfS the guru-.
diaus and i:t.cpct's, as well as the receivers of
the Public l\'l:ir‘..'*_V. T~.is (:ll_ie'.l.l’)?i is no obvi-
cus out-—-'.'..:.t ‘.E.;. e in u care ...:..-is:ipp..;r.t.ii-~til,
in nine c’-'.st‘.s out of l.f.‘2l. not to any firno.-=3 for
tl;.$.‘ L.i::..,‘ -, Lu .r politic 1 st rticcs, and from
girrsozial l":wo:i'.is:ii. Ti.-Cy art not. 5'-lcctcd ibi-
tli-.~ li_'.-:3l’.~', ':uL the places are salocud r2_.r it-;,_.,n,
Tueirdcsiroto toxic’: the .°al.-.ry. and not Inc},-
c.-,p:.cI:_t,- to (1.;:cll‘13'g.’.: *.l:-- t.r.t.~ , is the ‘induce-
lllfllt to their stilt c‘io!'-. And yet, with all tlir-so
-_ -..1r)s bt,'fo'.‘:‘. ‘rim 'i-‘itxfli :i.=il Iicllriqli 1263'» ‘to sustain
:1.".d cvinlirir. l':i~.- 1'-iiggizirlassertion tlintitiuividiigl
a,;.- :;t.; '.'.'o..l lit: .-5:.-..s .':‘.tli'.:, fc.‘.t.'.‘ i'T‘.\.‘,'i"ll.'-ll’)l(‘, and .
lr-r-:.- FfZ(l.'.'l'lrit.'.‘ll i!;a.ii c.orp:»r:itc lllfilifililzjglg, we
find Mr S'-crtmiry \‘.'oo‘l‘iur_-.'. in (')i.'k:tllCl'lC1" to
tho dictatiori of his nia:<t.cr.=, in caittiiig opinions
rlitlilil'rti‘.~ lv f=i!'iti"Il on .‘! rt"vie-w t-ftlie whole-_' ox-
_tit'rlt'l!(t_* ..;: tin: t.3-.=v.-i-:..ur:iit,. at:-d rccomni .itd-
ing ‘that. Lin: czrir '..vr~l.ti:2 of the Governmtz-:it
sliotild be ).‘lt.':(,'t‘Ll in the ll lids of l.l}t.‘SU t'<.-ceiv;rs
gcricrcl !
-fl
v-.:
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For lllf‘ Vol walk fi=t:'.r-int.
bit‘. lCtlitoi——l suppose you are already awarg
the cxainiiiatioii of Mr. Fisk's scliriol at
the \-'ilingc of Old \\7t‘ll. took place on ' ‘hursday
lust lluviug .'4.‘§.’.‘(‘l'l.f1llll'(l this fact after my m--
rival, null not bring particularly ctigogeil, I
tliouglii to lull) u.«-;itlt.- and cxauiiiic the merits of
lllt‘ stfiititil litl‘ tiiyself. li‘ellll,',' a gorierai ifugyebl in
all itistiltiiioiis of the i.i.'lll.
The cvziiiiirrotion t'till]lnCn(:ctl at 9 o'clock. A.
37- it! lb!‘ .-\~'1!tl.=t.'ty, and as I understood by
some that »wcr-'- . ='c'-rcul. !f‘l'?ll;‘.'itn!S in the vari--’
ous l.r..-i.cln-s ul e.o'r.catioir were gum; in,-,,,,gi,’
tm and ttrecisirni, as ard honor
_both to the l('at‘l.(‘:l and the taught.
In the afternoon it was resumed at the meet.
ting liotise, the H(.‘fltlctl'l_y being too small to ‘ac-
cotiimodnic the numerous spectators, The class,
es were exaniitied in sortie of the higher branch-
es of Englisli education and in the Classics, after
which, specnii-..-us were given in composition and
The very marked attention oftlie
_ spectators spoke well for the meritsoftlie :-
tlic founders of the colony, the procession passed r ‘Mimi.’
Flie interesting scene was concluded with a short
but appropriate address and prayer, by the Rev.
Mr. Knox. the C"ot’igregational ‘minister of. the
place.
It was highly gratifying to me lo see so
deep an interest iii the education of youth dmi-ii-
fesled by him. ‘ Q.
But the particular olqem [have in view, in
making this communication, is to direct the at.
ention of parents and guardians, not» only in
this vicinity, but those abroad, to this institution.
It is situated in one of the most flourishing and
leliglitful villages in Connecticut, and having as
it does. a safe anti daily communication Willi
New-York, deserves even in this respect, the at-
cntion of ‘gentlemen in that city who are wish-
\
rig to educate their children, ;
The character and abilities of the teacher are
spoken of by all I have cuuverscd with. in the
nost satisfactory terms. I understand also,rha¢
board may be obtained in the best families at
the following hymn, composed for the occasion: from $2 25 to $2 50 per week. Lads from
-5
7. R. Til. S$'.ci‘lll!;_', {.‘~ci-iv._r at Ciiurgurna, \,V’D
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