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Foreign Intelligence.
Ft cm late Englith and Irith paper*.
?Br Humphry Davy hat transmuted from
Italy to the royal society, a paper bn the com
position of the prints used by the Greeks.
* ; r H. in the introduction, takes a review of
the progress x of painting among the Greeks,
a people who had an innate taste for the beau
tiful and magnificent; he next traces Rome ;
and lastly, proceeds to an analysis of the color
ing matter of the remains of the Greek paint
ing touad on the walls of Herculaneum and
Pompeii. The principal color in these paint
ings, it appears, consisted of carbonates of
copper, prepared and blended in different pro
portions.
The power of conducting heat, possessed by
different bodies, is extremely curious, and not
less important. It was pi'posed as a prize
question some time ago, by the society of
sciences, at Rotterdam. The prize was award
ed to a dissertation, composed by* Mr.
Bockmann. Mr. B. included in his experi
ments eighteen metals, or metalic composi
tions ; among which bismuth parts with its
heat with the greatest rapidity, and iron re
tians it the longest. The author also exa
mined forty kinds of stone, earth, glass, fee.
sixt'-two peices of wood, coal, barks, fee. 20
diherent bodies, as phosphorus, wax, fee.
five kinds of wool, hair, cotton, fee. and 16
different fluids.
It appears, by an officialTetorn, that 129,500
London papers were sent, in 1814, to the colo
nies and 215,763 to the continent of Europe.
—And that 62,300 French papers were re
ceived in England, 4368 Dutch, 3744 Ger
man, and 5394 of other Dations. Os the
Monthly Magazine, about 3000 copies per
annum are sent abroad, and of the various En
glish periodicals, collectively, about the came
number. The peace with America will doubt
less add greatly to the export of newspapers
and monthly journals, particularly of those
which exhibit a becoming respect for the .prin
ciples of truth and liberty.
AMERICA.
It is computed the following is the quantity
of paper at present made and consumed in the
United States of America:
Tons. Reamt.
For Newspapers, 500 v 50 000
Books, 630 70,000
Writing, 650 111 000
Wrapping, 800 100,000
The number of newspapers printed annually
In the United States, is csiimirud at twenty
two and an half millions.
THE LINEN TRADE.
Mr. Lee, an English gentleman, has lately
obtained a patent for machinery on a new con
struction, which prepares flax and hemp, in a
few hours, for all the purposes of manufacture,
without the tedious and disagreeable process
of watering and grassing, as is the present
practice. By this plan, the quantity; «f dress
ed flax is increased, the quality improved, and
the seed saved. *
The present marquis of Downshire, who
like his noble ancestors, is an ardent friend
to the linen trade of Ireland, has taken con
siderable pains to ascertain how far this in
vention may be practically useful, by procur
iug samples of the flax prepared in every
atage of the process, ~nd which have been sub
mitted to good judges of the manufacture.
The iesult has been, that they unanimously
give their opinion in its favor. ■ -Thera is
no chemicsl agent used in the preparation,
* which is effected entirely by simple, and not
very expensive machinery, capable of being
wrought by women and children. Another
circumstance worthy of remaik—the patantee
has discovered that the fibre of all fLx is qri
ginaily white, tinged with a slight shado of
yellow, requiring no chemical aid to extract
it; whilst, on the contrary, by the old method
of steeping and grassin;, the discoloring mat
ter becomes so fixed in the fibre, that it re
quires a tedious expensive process of bleach
ing to bring it out of the cloth.
London, July 25
Lucien Bonapate is stated to hove been ar
rested between Lyons and Grenoble, and con
ducted to Turin. The wife of Louis, and an
other lady, Madame Sousa, who were im
plicated in the late conspiracy, had been or
dered to quit France.—La Vellette, ex-admin
istrator of the post office, and also one of the
conspirators, has been arrested. Some of the
Paris papers having stated that the Emperor
Alexander had received visits from Mesdames
l.xtitia and Hortcnse Bonaparte, the Moniteur
h.s contradifcted it from authority. However
the public mind in Paris seems to be conside
rably agitated ; with the particular cause we
are not exactly acquainted ; but the difficul
ties which oppose the settlement of the new
government, and the apprehension that the
attics m impose very harsh terms, are, no
U.iubt, among the prominent causes. The
funds declined, in the Course of two days, six
per cent, and on Thursday last they were ten
per cent lower than on the day of the kings
entry. The 5 per cents ware last quoted at
37.
DI.4MO.XDS.
At the third annual course of lectures at the
Birmingham Philosophical Society, which
closed a short time since, a very curious de
sen pi u-u and estimate of alitha large diamonds
known to be in existence, were given by Mr.
'1 homason. The number of diamonds of 36 I
carats and upwards, he stated to be no more
than nineteen, two only ol which were in Eng
land, viz. me Pigot diamond weighing 45
ca.ats, and worth 17, 200/. and one in the
possession of the Hornsby family of 36 carats
woiih Bvmo/. Holland has hut one which
weighs 06. carats, and « valued at 10 268/.:
ha torro is conical, at ,d it £ or a ori
U*c i« posiesskm of Messrs. Hundell and
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Bridget of London, France ha 9 two, the larg
est was bought by the duke of Orleans,
during his regency, and thence called the
regent diamond-—its weight is 136 i carats,
and value 149,058/. Germany has one,
weighing carats, and in value 155,682/.
■—Russia is rich in these gems; its largest is
that of the sceptre which is said to weigh
779 carats. If this be true, it must ke worth
.according to the general mode of estimating
them, the enormous sum of 4,854,728/.
The history of this diamond is rather curious ;
for a long time it formed the eye of an East
Indian idol, from which post it was removed
by an European soldier. From him it pass
ed through several, and was finally sold to the
empress Gathariua for 90 000/. a handsome
annuity and a patent of nobility —Russia has
several others, one of whick is estimated at
369,800/.
Extract of a Utter from Genoa , dated July 5.
“ A boat belonging to his majesty’s ship
Pompee, which is cruising off foulton, arrived,
here with dispatches on the 2d inst. She
brought accounts that the two parties were
fighting against each other throughout the
province, which was in a state of insurrection.
We have since learnt by an express, that
6000 troops sent from Toulon had entered
Maisailles, and made great slaughter among
the rtiyallists, sparing neither women or child
ren, but the Bonapartists were defeated, and
the place wasquiet by the last accounts. Ad
miral lord Exmouth sailed yesterday with 8
ships of war and 45 transports, some of which
took in here the 44th regiment, the Italian
levy, and the Piedmontes troops, flying artil
lery, fee. fee. This expedetion is under the
command of major general sir H. Lowe, and
is said to be destined for Marseilles.”
London, July 26.
X Mail arrived from Hamburg last night,
but excepting a letter from the neighbor
hood of Paris, dated the sth inst. it brought
nothing worthy of notice. The letter alluded
to, states, that the property of Mayors who
have been active for Bonaparte is to be se
questrated, as also that of all the inhabitants
who do not return in eight days to their habita
tions ; the sequestrated property to form a mili
tary fund, and to indemnify other inhabitants
for sacrifices and requisitions. The Allied
Armies are to be maintained, clothed, paid,
and armed at the expense of the enemy’s
country, and the following articles required
from the occupied provinces:—150,000 pair
shoes, 150 000 coats, 40 000 pair of boots,
150,000 cloaks, 150,000 pair of breeches,
150,000 pair of gaiters, 150,000 stocks.
150,000 leather caps, 100,000 kettles and
drinking vessels, 100 000 horse shoes, 3000
horses, half saddle, half draught horses, and
4 000,000 of francs, to make good the ar
rears of pay. The Allies appear to have
adopted the manner and style of the requisi
tions which French Generals used to levy in
foreign countries. Even in Swedish Pomera
nia, when friendly, the Fr. General told the
Governor, the country must provide for the
gallic troops—that it was the French maxim-,
that where the army was it must be supported.
Private letters from Paris state, how truly
w$ know not, that the French have agreed to a
contribution in payment of the expenses sus
tained by the Allies during this war, to be
levied in four years —We recollect that when
Junot entered Portugal, he at once oppressed
that people frappoitf was the word in the
Moniteur") by a requisition of one hundred
millions of francs, above four millions sterling.
It was at the begining of July, 1817, that the
treaty of Tilsit was concluded, every species of
extortion and rapine was afterwards exercised
on the Prussians for a year atid a half. Their
sovereign was subjected to all the insult that
oppressed greatness caa'd sustain from vul
gar insolence, inflated by almost unbounded
power. On the 29th of November, of 1808,
the Convention ®f Berlin was signed for the
evacuation of the Prussian States, but Bona
rARTK still retained possession of Stettin,
t’Uslrin, and Glogao, in order to enforce pay
ment of the contributions which he pretended
to be due to him.
Other letters state, and we think this ex
ceedingly probable, that the proceedings of
the Allies have been not a little embarrassed
by the circumstance of the King having so
soon tnadc his appearance in Paris. Less
difficulty, it is said, Would have been ex
perienced in setting the Government, even for
the Kino’s ultimate and personal interests, if
he had remained at Ghent.
Extraordinary Piisnomenon.
The following (copied from the bun paper)
contains a further account of the singular
phenomenon already related.
Other papers, we understand, both in Ameri
ca and England, have noticed the remarkable
circumstance to which we are now alluding.
The following is an authentic and correct ac
count, for the truth of which Captain Hayes,
of his Majesty’s ship Majestic; now lying in
Plymouth harbour and the whole of his offi- I
cers and ship’s company, may be appealed to
On the morning of the 27th August, 1813,
the Majestic being then off Boston, the men
on board observed, at the rising of the sun,
the complete figure of a ruan in the centre
of that luminary, with a flag, divided by three
lines, in his hand. He was at first on his
back, but as day advanced, he gradually as-
Jffned an erect posture, and at mid-day stood
Rs*ight. Towards evening he as gradually de
clined, descending with his flag head fore
most. \Ve have seen a-drawing of the |
phenomenon, and nothing can be more cor
rect than the human figure, its dress com
plete, and the fhg.
On the 28th, it retained the same outline,
but had brogue a skeleton.
On the 29th the figure was disjointed, and
its parts gradually asssumed the appearance
of six separate flags? united in a circle by an
apparent cord or line. After this? nothing
more was observed on the sun’s diskbut a few
small spots.
The American papers, we believe, notice
only the extraordinary appearance of the Sun
on the above-mentioned days. Perhaps the
observers on that continent were not in a posi*
tion to Catch the precise appearance which the
particles of matter presented to the ship’s com
pany of the Majestic, There could be no
optical delusion on the nccasion? as the pheno
menon was observed by so many different
eyes? and for so long a time. Ihe first figure
was seen during the whole of the 27th? the
skeleton the whole of the 28th? and the six
flags during a great part of the 29th.
The above is an occurrence which may
merit the attention of the philosophic. It is
singular? we concieve? but nothing miraculous
or portentous. —Indeed, as the sun is the cen
tre of a system of planets? several of which
are much larger? and probably more impor
tant than ours, we do not know why the lumina
ry should shape his face, or have it shaped
for him, so as to indicate the particular occur
rences ou this earth. The Sun is? no doubt,
a material luminous body—perhaps liable to
an internal irregular motion of its parts: at
least this phenomenon would seem to prove it
so; and most people have observed how fre
quently the ignited cinders of a common fire.
present, at different times, the various ap
pearances of men, trees, horses, houses, ke.
The evidence? however? for the phenomenon
itself, we must again add, is of the most un
doubted and respectable kind. We have seen,
and have by us, copies of drawings made by
Captain Hayes on the occasion.— Sun.
The Cogitations of Uncle John.
ARE you at leisure, my friends ? Come go
with me to the rock on yonder mountain, and
let us take a survey of the works of nature.
Behold the setting sun. How glorious are
his beams. Look abroad through the valley.
How green are the pastures—How fragrant
are rhe meads. See the fields of grain ripen*
ing for the sickle? and mark how majestical
ly yonder river moves to the ocean. Hark !
do you hear the feathered songsters of the
grove chaunt their vespers to their Maker's
praise ? Surely this is a delightful place.
But lo ! the moon at the night? ascends the
eastern sky, and the heavens are hung with
innumerable stats. How splendid ! How
delightful ! But amidst the wonder and de
light of this sublime view, the mind is im
pressed with a solemn awe, and the soul en
quires :
Who hath made these fields, and arrayed
them in the rich and fragrant vesture that
clothes them? Who hath given music to the
songsters of the valley ? What hand hath fix
ed those glorious lights in the heavens ?
And, O ? by whose pover doth the splendid
orb of day pour forth his flood of light and
life upon creation ?
These are the works of thy Almighty hand.
Parent of the Universe. “ The Heavens
shine by thy splendour. The earth smiles
with thy beauty—and all nature is eloquent
in thy praise.’*
And who is the favored child whom the
Almighty Father hath placed in this pleasant
vineyard ? To whom is it given to possess
and enjoy this charming valley ?—lt is to a
being fearfully and wonderfully made.”
With power to distinguish good from evil.
Capable of the highest enjoyments, Moral
ly free. And endowed among all created be
ings of the earth? with the wonderful peroga
live of reason. How vast are his powers!
Not confined to this earth, his mind soars
into other regions of creation. He measures
the sun and mocn as with a rule. And he
predicts, with uuerring certainty? the revolu
. .ion of the orbs of Heaven.
When we consider the power of intellec
tual and moral attainment, indicated by what
has already been produced in arts and sciences,
it cannot be denied that the soul of man is an
emanation from his Divine Creator.
This is the being who is made lord of the
earth. Man, is the favored child for whom this
vineyard is planted. To him is it given to pos
sess and enjoy this delightful valley.
And what are the terms for the lease ?
What consideration are to be paid for such
amazng goodness.
As the Master is great, and the vineyard
excellent—so are the conditions easy.
Fear and love to God—to walk wprightly?
and to be charitable to our fellow-men.
Happy people t How delightful must it be
for such goodness, to perform the pleasure
of their Heavenly Parent!
Alas ! while we readily acknowledge the ob
ligation, how slow are we to perform it.
Shameful unthankfulness! Monstrous ingrati
tude l Every part of these easy conditions, is
wantonly broken. And man too often turns
rebel to his God? and deals unrighteously with
his fellowmen. The consequence is as inevita
j ble, as the cause is certain. He is as misera
ble as he has made himself sinful. As man
neglects his moral and social duties, he be
comes wretched. As he, with Upright inten
tion, endeavors to perform them, he becomes
happy.
While we deeply deplore the wickedness,
and consequent wretchedness that prevail in
the land, the philanthropic mind is to enquire
what c.vi be done to arrest its progress ?
There is an evil—a master vice—the pro
lific mother of a thousand woes—the perennial
spring of boundless misery, prevailing in the
land, which, can only be arrested by the firm,
perservering efforts of the wise and good.
That vice is INTEMPERANCE.
It prevails to an unbounded extent, infect
ing all classes df the community, from the
humble cottage, to the lofty dome, bringing
in its train moral depravity, disease and death.
By the influence es this dreadful, coma*.
‘Dating vice. the noble mind of man
places him first in the sphere of created be'
ings and assimilates him to the image of
Divine Maker, is dethroned. His umnomi
soul is degraded and prostrated in the du ,
and he sinks below the beasts that perish * *
The habit of intoxication, like most other
vices, is of slow and silent growth. \ bj Uc .
in the morning. A glass of cool grog at c j c
ven. A little brandy to settle the dinner tn !»
a cup with a friend in the evening, often re.
pealtd, renders the practice inveterate. Li*
quor becomes a tyrant. The noblest mind
sinks into the degraded, resistless slave of
petite and indulgence.—And then—.happy
the victim if vice docs not tread fast on the
heels of folly, and crimes foul and unseent
ly, blast the reputation of the man who, but
for intemperance, might have proved an om a .
ment to society, and a pattern to husband
fathers, and friends.
Go to the abodes of indigence and wretched,
•ess, and ask the cause of their misery!
The answer, ten times in eleven, will be, 1».
temperance entered our dwelling and hap.
piness and plenty fi&d.
Enquire the source of domestic infelicity »
Ask the pale wife why she weeps in secret ?
Ask at the iron gratings of y«ur prisons
for the causes why to many human beings
are sequestered from friends and liberty. G»
to the Alms-house and Hospital of your ci
ties, and enquire into the origin of so much,
sickness, poverty and woe, and my word for
it, you may trace nine tenths of all these evils
to intemperance. ,
Visit the courts of Justice, and hear the
criminals pleading at the bar, and how com
mon are the instancess, that the only apology
for theft, rape and murder, is the dreadful
plea of Intoxication.
A sage lawgiver of ancient times, decreed,
that an offence committed in liquor, should
be doubly punished. And the decree vas
wise.
Surely the very seeds of a vice that pro
duces such dreadful effects, ought to be root
ed out from the earth. It is worse than all
the plagues of Egypt. The cup is more
poisonous than that of Circe. It is bitterer
than the waters of Marsh. Lot was betrayed
by liquor into the incestuous embraces of a
daughter ! Alexander, in his wine slew the
friend of his bosom! And its baleful effects,
within ppr own observation, are too dreadful
and frequent to bear recital. If the small poie
and typhus fever may boast that they have slain
their thousands, Liquor may exult with all
the malignant joy of a Demon. 1 have slum
ten tfrou&ndt. My countrymen, the monster
hath entWined you in his folds. Break from
him or you are lost forever. The viper is
upon yot»r hand—shake him thence, or your
destruction-is inevitable.
- t Gleaner. ,t
NOTICE.
BROUGHT to Goal in Jacksonboroughy
on the 23d of September, 1815 ; a NE
GRO MAN, who says his name is jack, and
that he belongs to Pejgr Donaldson of Augus
ta. He is about thiftyfive years of age, four
feet eight inches and a half high; an Afri
can by birth, had on a oenaburg shirt and
trowsers, with a round copperas coat; Has
several scars on each thigh, and says he raua
way about a week ago. .
Wm. T. Killbee, Coaler .
Striven, September 25. 14
GEORGIA, But he County.
WHEREAS Thomas Street, applies for
letters of administration, on the estate cf
John Cakson, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonijh all and
singular the kindred and ereditois of said dec fa:-
ed, to be and appear at my office , within the time
allowed by law. to shew cause {if any they have,
why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal at office in
Burke , this 1 8/(4 of September, 18/5.
Samuel Garlick, for
SAMUEL STURGES, Clerk.
GEORGIA, Burke County.
WHEREAS Edward Laseter, and Jo
seph Shewmake, have appliedfor let •
ten of Admnifir ation, on the Estate of Martha
Laseter, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish, all ant
singular , the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
to be and appear at my office, within the time pre
scribed by law , to JhtW cause (if any they have)
why said lettersJkould not bt granted.
Given under my hand and seal at office tn
Burke, this ml of September, 1815.
Samuel Garlick, for
SAMUEL STURGES, Clerk.
GEORGIA, Scriven County.
WHEREAS John 'shawls, senr, applies
for Utters of Aar,.ini oir ation on the es
tate and effects of Gborsb Cook, deceased.
These are therefore It cite and admonish , all and
singular the kindred and creditors 0} said deceased,
to be and appear at my office within the time allow
ed by law to Jhew cause, [if any they hove,] vihy
said Utters Jkould not be granted-
Given uiuUr my hand and seal at office, tn
Jacksonborough, this 22 d day of Sep
tember 18 1 r
WM. T. KILBEE, C/'L_
TO RENTj
■And Poaaetsion given on the first of October
next
A LARGE and convenient TENEMENT,
having Four Rooms, each with a fi |C *
piace, together with two other rooms in *
3»ek-Store, calculated for Salt and Iron. The
Tenement is under the same roof with th*t
occupied by Mr. Return J. Meigs, situated
on Broad-street, in the upper part of the Ci‘f*
For terms enquire at the Augusta Book-
Store.
September 14. 12
