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jh ,.M .hi BATIOXiI. lI.VOCiTE.
Singular Phenomenon.
A vein was discovered exceedingly rich
in die Ysphalluni mint, cal i d the sand pit,
in Lower -Saxony. The j«.y it occasioned
Us, however, but ot .holt duration , tor
this vein was sown found to be interrupted
bv a rock, which the workmen were oblig
ed (O bore. I b.» led to the discovery ot a
gD ri»g, which cast forth water and a greasy
liouid, in such abundance, that in less than a
quarter of an hour, the gallery 4 feet broad,
6 feet high, and ISO feet long. »as fil ed
whh it several feet deep. A light having
been brought near the apurture, the waters
took fire, and cast up flames of vaiious co
lors About nrnliugbt, the waters kindled
of themselves, and Hashes of lightning were
driven through the gallery. A hurricane
Succeeded, with a hollow noise, winch seem
ed to forebode something of an extraordin
ary nature. Two workmen at the end ot
the gallery were struck down, and their
hair burnt; they were so terrified that they
made the best of their way oat of the pit ;
and others supplied their place. I bunder
and lightning were heard and seen several
times ; and about 5 in the morning all the
labourers agreed, that it was no longer sale
to continue there. They were scarce got
to the middle of the gallery before they
Suw the whole in a blaze, with such a clap
of thunder as was heard half a league off;
the violence of it shattered (he tilling ot a
shed j several wheelbarrows were thrown
almost the length of the gallery and staved
to pieces, as were many of their air pipes.
Four of the workmen were much hurt, and
two of then, had the skin stripped from their
laces. When the thunder and lightning
was over, the master miner ventured down
to the entrance of the gallery, and could
toe nothing, but heard a no.se, which lasted
for some time, and a sect of sulpher and
saltpetre continued tor several hours, winch
changed to an insupportable stench, lhe
waters abated by degrees, but continued to
the last to take fire il a lamp was brought
near the surface, though the flame might he
easily extinguished by the fanning of a hat.
I‘etrifaciiom. —It is a question of cons.-
derable iinporiance among naturalists, to as
cerium the lime employed by nature in pe
trifying bodies of an ordinary size. Leo
pold I. Emperor of ti. rmany, was desirous
that some steps should be taken for deciding
this question. file Chivalier de Baillu,
director of his cabinet ot natural history,
and some other naturalists conceived the
idea of making researches which might
throw some light on the subject. All mo
dern geographers ami historians agree in
stating that certain pillars seen in the Da
nube, in Servia, near Belgrade, are the re
mains of file budge which 1 rujaii construct
ed over that river. It was presumed that
these pillars, having been preserved for »o
many «£**», must be petrifi aui * ,ul
would furnish some information respecting
‘the time which nature employ s in changing
wood into stone. The Emperor, wishing to
satisfy ins curiosity, ordered his ambassador
at tile court of Constantinople to ask per
mission to take up from the Danube one ot
the pillars of Tragan’s bridge. It was grant
ed, and one of the pillars was accordingly
taken up, from which it appeared that the
pclr.fac.ioii had advanced no farther than
three quarters of an inch in the space ot
1500 v ears. .
When ihe foundations of the city of a’l-■
bec, in Canada, were dug up, a petrified »*
vage was found among the last beds to
which the workmen proceeded. Although
it was impossible to torm any judgment ot
the time at which this man had been buried
under the ruins, yet Ins quiver and arrows
were in good preii nation —ln digg ng a
lead mine in Derbyshire, in 1744, a human
skeleton was found among stag’s horns. It
was impossible to say how many ages this
carcase hud lain there. In 1005, the entire
skeleton of an elephant was dug up in Thu
ringia, in Germany . and some time belore,
the petrified skeleton of a crocodile was
found in the mines of that country. About
the beiriiuuujf ol the century f the
fate of Slatgarp, in the Swedish province ol
Schnneu, and several ol his parishioners,
digging turf ill a drained marshy sod, found
Some leet below the surface of the ground
an entire cart with the skeletons of the hor
ses and carter. It is presumed that there
had once been a lake or pond on that spot,
and that the cal ler had perished in attempt
ing to puss over upon the ice.
By the falling down of a piece of the
cliff." on \\ anon shore, near Harwich, the
skeleton of an enormous animal was d.sco
vered, measuring nearly 30 feet in length.—
Some of the bones were nearly as large as a
Iran's body, and six or seven feet lo M g i the
cavities which contained the marrow, were
large enough to admit ttie introduction of a
man’s arm ; the bones, on being handled,
broke to pieces. One ot the molar teeth
was carried to Colchester, by Mr. W. Jack
sou, who took it from the spot, fn whoso
possession it now is ; il weighs seven pounds,
is of a square form, and grinding surface j
h is studded with several xig zag rows of
laminx, w hich seems to denote that it be
longed to a carnivorous animal. — t here
were more teeth, winch were untbriuna.elyr
broken, one of which weighed twelve
pounds. It is probable that the tusks will
he found, by searching further into the cliff,
or amongst die earth which has fallen down. '
Ihe above skeleton is supposed to belong
to an animat of the same species as that call
ed the Mammouth ; the remains of which
have hern tound in North America, Great
Tartary, Sic.
A labourer in a stone quarrV in the vil
lage ot Paulin, near Paris, having detached
a large block of stone, found in the middle
of a skeleton of a ram, petrified. Each
pait of the stone contained a ported hall of
the animal ; the parts were very distinct.
The block was dug out of a natural rock, at
the depth ol 30 feet from the summit of the
quarry. A petrifaction so curious, was nn
rocdiately deposited m the Museum of Na
tural History.
Caution H itlers. —The first model was
Constructed by Mr. Fume, in this country
previous to the year 1737. and was for a
bridge of a single arch proposed to be erect
ed over the river Schuylkill, in a letter,
which Mr. Fame wrote So 5 r George Staun
ton. dated KotherUam, York since, May 75,
1759, he says that tie '■ took the idea ot con
structing it from a spider’s web, of which it
resembles a section, and 1 naturally suppos
ed, that when nature enabled that insect to
make a web, she taught it the best method
of puitmg il together. Another idea 1 have
taken trom nature is, that ot increasing the
strength oi mailer by causing it to act over
a larger space than U would occupy in a so-
Uu s', 'e, as if evinced ui me bones of ani-
mals,‘quills of birds reeds, canes, Etc. whiah
were they solid with the same quantity of
matter, would have the same weight with a
much less degree of strength.” When Mr.
Paine visited Fiance in 17b7, he exhibited
tus model to the Academy of Sciences in
Fans, who expressed their most unqualified
approbation of an invention so ingenious
and useful. Mr. Paine’s improvement was
also highly approved of by Sir Josepn Banks.
In a letter to Sir George Staunton, the in
ventor says : “ a method for extending the
span and lessening the height ot arches, has
always been the tieriileration of bridge arch
itecture. But it has other advantages.
While it greatly increases the magnificence,
elegance and beauty es bridges, it consider
ably lessens the expense, and thetjappear
ance by re-pamting will be ever new : and
as they may be erected, in ail situations
where stone" bridges can be erected, they
may, moreover, be erected in certain situa
tions, where, ou account of ice, infirm foun
dations in the beds of rivers, low shores,
and various other causes, stone bridges can
not be erected. ‘lhe last convenience, and
and which is not inconsiderable, that f shall
mention is, that after they are erected, they
may very easily he taken dow n without any
injury to the materials of the construction,
and be re-erected elsewhere.”
While in Europe, Mr. Paine was always
anxious to return to bis “ much loved Ame
rica. It is the country (said lie) whence all
information must originally spring.” When
peace was concluded, “ every man returned
to his home to repair the ravages, hostilities
had occasioned, and to think ot war no
more. As one among thousands, who hud
borne a share in that memorable revolution,
I returned with them to the re-enjoyment
of quiet life ; and, that I might not be idle,
undertook to construct a bridge, of a single
arch, over the river Schuylkill at Philadel
phia, of 400 feet span. Our beloved gene
ral had engaged in rendering another river,
the Potomac, navigable.”
Upwards of 34 years have elapsed since
Mr Paine constructed his first model ot an
iron bridge at Philadelphia, with a single ef
fort having been made m the United Slates
to avail ourselves of this important discove
ry. Very different, however, lias been its
tale in Europe. In England, in particular,
its advantages have been just y appreciated,
and the river Thames now presents, at I, n
don, the magnificent spectacle of two iron
bridges upon Mr. Paine’s plan. At Sunder
land, in Yorkshire, there is likewise a bridge,
constructed of the same materials, ot one
span of about 3(WO feet, under which ves
sels, in full sail, pass and repass without any
interruption, ft appears also, that a memo
rial on the subject of iron bridges has re
cently been presented to the French Cham
ber oi Deputies, by Mr. Poy et, architect to
the minister of the Interior, and to the
Chamber, and a number of the Institute.
We may therefore, expect to hear of France
deriving the same benefit from this d.scove
ry, as is now enjoyed in Great Britain.
• awiii— ww ! m
AOuVress
Os the Governors of the New-Fork Hospital,
to the public, relative to the Asylum fur
the Imam at llloumingilale.
The Governors of the New-York Hospital
have the satisfaction to announce to the
public, the completion of the Asylum for the
insane ; and that it will be open fur the re
ception of patieu's, from any part of the
United Slates, on the first day at June.
This Asylum is on the Bloomiugdale road,
about seven mile* freiu the City Hall of
the city of Neiv-York, and about liiree hun
dred yards from the Hudson Kiver. The
building is ot hewn Tree stone, -Il te* t in
length . and SiXty-feet deep, and is calcula
ted for the accommodation of about two
hundred patients. Its siglu is elevated, com
manding an extensive atul delightful, view
ot the Hudson, the East Kiver, and the Bay
and Harbor of New-York, and the adjacent,
and is one ot the moat beautiful and he dtliy
spots in New-York Island. Attached to the
building are about seventy acres of land
a great part of which lias been laid out in
walks, ornamental ground, and extensive
gaiv.ens.
'Tl.is institution has been established by
the bounty of the Li gislature of ihe state of
New-York, on the most liberal and enlarged
plan, and with the express design to carry
mtoellect that system of management of
the insane, happily, turned moral treatment,
the superior efficacy ol which lias been tie
monstrated in several of the Hospitals of
Europe, and especially in that admirable es
tablishment ot the Society ot Friends, called
“ I iir Kktrkat,” near York, in England.
'Tins mild and humane mode of treatment,
when contrassed with the harsh and cruel
usage, and the severe and unnecessary re
straint, which have formerly disgraced even
the most celebrated lunatic asylum, tnav be
considered as one of the most nobio tri
umphs of pure and enlightened benevo
lence. But it is by no means the intention
of the governors to rely on moral, to the
exclusion of medical treatment. It is from
a judicious combination ot both, that ’fie
greater success io be expected in every at
tempt to cure or mitigate the disease of
insanity.
In the construction of the edifice and
in its interior arrangements, it has been con
sidered important to avoid, as fur as practi
cable, consistently u ith a due regard to the
i safety of tiie patients, whatever might im-
I press their minds with the idea of a prison,
, or a place of punishment, and to make eve
ry thin conduce totheir health and to their
ease and comfort, lhe seif respect and
; complacency which may thus be produced
i *“ the insane, must have a salutary mllut uee
111 restoring the mind to its wanted sereni
ty. In tue disposition of the grounds at
j taelicd to the Asylum, every thing has been
done will reference to the amusement, a
greeafiie occupation, and salu ary exercise
of tue patients.
Agriculture, hurt.cultural, ami mechani
. cat employments, may be resorted to when
; ever the inclination of the patients, or their
prosabie beneficial effects may render them
desirable. To dispel gloomy images, to
break morbid associations, to lead the feel
\ ‘“gs mto their proper current, and to re
| store tiie mind to ,ts natural jfoise, and va
rious less active amusements will be provi
ded. Heading, writing, drawing, innocent
sports, lending and feeding domestic ani
mals, kc. win ne encouraged as they may
be tound conducive to the recovery of the
patients. A large gulden has been laid out,
orchards have been planted, and yards, con
taining, inure than two acres, ha\e been en
closed tor the daiiy walks of those whose dis-
I order will not allow, more extending indul
gence. The plants ot the Elgin Botanic
garden, .presented tojihis institution by the
1 lustcis ot Columbia College,_luvc beenar
ranged in a handsome green-house prepar
ed fur their reception.
The apartments of the house are adapted
to the accommodation ot the patients, ac
cording to their sex, degree of disease, hab
its of life, and the wishes of their triends.
The male and female apartments are entire
ly separated, so as to be completely secluded
from the view of each other.
(•’are has been taken to appoint a Super
intemlant and Vlattron, of good moral and
religious characters, possessing cheerful
temper and kind disposition, united with
firmness, vigilence, and discretion. A 1 hy
sician wdl reside in the bouse, and one or
more Physicians, of established character
and experience, will attend regularly, and
afford medical aid in all cases where the
general health, or the particular cause of the
• patient’s insanity, may require it. Ihe re
lations or friends of patients will be at liber
ty, if they prefer it, to employ their own
Physicians, who will be allowed to attend
patients, subject to the general regulations
ot the house.
The institution will be regularly visited
and inspected by a committee ot the Gov
ernors of the Hospital, who will, as often as
they may think it advantageous, be attended
by some of the physicians of the city ot high
character and fespectability.
The charges for the board and ether ad
vantages of the institution, will he mod
orate, and proportioned to the different cir
cumstances of i lie patients, ai d the extent of
the accommodations desired for them.
Patients at the expense ot the different
towns of the state, will be received at the
lowest rate.
Application for the admission of patients
into the Asylum, must be made, as the New-
York Hospital, in Broad-way,where tempora
ry accommodation will be provided for
such patients as may require it previously
to their being carried to the Asylum out of
town. A committee of the Governors will,
w hen necessary, attend at the Hospital in
Broad-way, tor the purpose of admitting pa
tients into the Asylum, and to the terms and
security for payment to be given.
By Older of the board ol Governors,
MATTHEW CLARKSON, President.
Thomas ByHKLEV, Secretary.
New- York, 10th May, 1821.
N. H. The friends of the patients are re
quested to send with them an account of
their cases, stating, the probable causes of
their insanity, the commencement and pecu
liar character of the disorder. It is de
sirable that this statement, where it is prac
ticable should be drawn up by a physician.
(O’ Application to the board, for informa
tion relati ve to the admission of patients, j
may he made by letters addressed to Thomas !
Buckle?, Secretary of the New-York Hospi
tal.
From the New-Hampshire Patriot.
\iiVW Exhibition.
Whereas the gentlemen of the bar in the
counties ot this state have generously and i
particularly co ne forward, with the aid and
patronage of the legislature, and have form- :
eil societies and contributed largely of their i
hard earned property, to promo e the cause !
ot agriculture, and the domestic arts, by
awarding certain premiums for the best
! specimens of several kinds of gram, stock
I and manufactured articles; and whereas
| sue l disinterested generosity and patriotic
. benevolence ought not to he disregarded
by those for whose benefit it is intended:
Therefore, a goodly number of the real
j firmer in the County of Stafford, have as- j
! sociated, and on the principle that “one
| good turn deserves another,” have formed
J a “society for tin: promotion and encourage
| inent ot legal science;” and earnestly re
j commend that the example may be followed
; by the other counties in this Stale. I’he
Society will meet on Tuesday, the 23d day
of November, at 9 o’clock, A. M. on the
summit of Bed Hill, at the westerly end of
Winnqpissiogee Lake; (the observatory of
the renowned longitudinarian Mr. Jonathan
Cook) when and where the gentlemen of
the Stafford liar are most respectfully solicit
ed to enter the lists for premiums, which
will be aw ,rded as follows :
j For the best built and handsomest man,
whether lawyer or judge— loo bushels
j peas.
For the best dressed lawyer—lo 3 bushels
onions.
For the lawyer who will play most gracefully
on the German ffute or violin—loJ yards
tow clntft
For the lawyer who will best '.milage a wild
horse—lo 3 bushels oats.
For the lawyer who can prove satisfactorily
that he reads more law books than novels
—SOO bushels potatoes.
For the lawyer who will make the longest
speecn on a subject Upon which nothing
need be said—loo ibs. cowpen tobacco.
For the lawyer who can readily read his
own hand writing—the wing ot a goose.
For the best declaration on any subject—so
bushels wheat.
For the best plea on any subject—loo bush
els rye.
For the best replication, rejoinder, surre
joinder, rebutter and surrebutter, each—
lUjO bushels barley.
For the best demurrer—lo tons hay.
For the best plan to evade the statute against
charging unlawful, fees.—so bushels white
beaus.
j For the best plan to shuffle a poor man’s
\ cause out of court —IOO bushels flaxseed.
For the best plan to manage an attorney
general and grand jury, so as to save a i
monied friend from the state prison.— 1
Hemp for a halter.
The society will meet precisely at the time
and place above mentioned, and will have
stalls erected suitable for the accommoda
tion of the applicants for premiums. The
executive committee are empowered to
withhold premiums in every case where the
object, though best of its kind, may be ad
judged unworthy.— The exhibition w.ll he
closed by a pantomtmical discussion of the
benefits hkeiv to result from the institutions,
in which those lawyers who are remarkable
! for their profound traciturnity in court arc
I invited to take part.
Jos*. Stcrdv,
Secretary of the Executive Committee.
Note. —It is recommended that a state
society, for the above purposes be formed,
and that they meet early in the next year at
the “ Devil’s Den,” in me town of Chester
and county of Kockingham.
Pec order. J. s.
Hostox, June 29.
On Wednesday Mr. Cochran sold by auc
tion, at Merchants’ Hail, g9S,O9J (J. S. 6
per cent deferred stock, the property of
the State. It was disposed of iu one lot at
5 1-4 per ceut premium.
TO Tbx XDITenS OP THE BALTIMORE AMERICAS.
Gextlemes :
In looking over your paper of the sth in
stant, 1 discovered a piece headed Buttle of
New- Orleans ; and, having participated in
that battle, curiosity led me to persue it.—
As it appeared to be from the pen of a Brit
ish officer, 1 was somewhat astonished to
find him silent on the battles of the 23d and
28th December, 1814, and Ist January,
1815, and speak only oi the battle ol the Bth
January : hut it is probable as tne three for
mer ones are not so generally known as the
latier, and the British having been defeated'
in every engagement, this writer thought
it best to say nothing about them. But, tak
ing it altogether, it is probably as correct a
narrative as we might expect from such an
author. Yet there are several errors or
misrepresentations, tw o only of which with
your indulgence 1 shall notice—the first, as
it respects the storm of the three gun bat
tery (as he calls it) on the right of our line.
He says, “ On the lefl, a detachment of the
15th, 2lst and 4th, stormed a three gun bat
tery and took it. Here they remained for
some time in expectation of support —none
arriving, and a strong column oi the enemy
forming for its recovery, they determined to
aniicipate the attack, and pushed on. 'The
battery w hich they had taken was in advance
ot the body of w orks, being cut off from it
by a ditch, across which, only a single plank
was thrown. Along this plank did these
brave men attempt to pass—but being op
posed by overpowering numbers, they were
repu.sed—and the American in turn, forcing
their way into the battery, at length suc
ceeded hi recapturing it with immense
slaughter.” The most of tbe above state
meat is incorrect. The three gun battery
that he speaks of was a small unfinished
bastion, elected on the right of the line,
near the water’s edge, having in it two small
field pieces, for the express purpose of rak
ing the ditch, should the enemy attack us
in line. This oastion was attacked just a
boui day light, by tour or five hundred men,
and having Out one company of the 7th in
fantry in it, tliero was hut httie difficulty
in getting possession of it, in consequence
of ns unfinished state, and the policy adopt
ed by Uie enemy in not firing a single gun
as they advanced, hut pusliing on rapidly to
the charge. Being overpowered, tne com
pany was compelled to retreat across the
breast work, but not until they had extin
guished the last match, and one of the ene
my a. tempted to cross the breast work, in
stead ol many brave men, \n. Col. Kame ;
and while in the act of raising it and call
j mg to the Yankees to surrender, he was
! dirougn tiie head by a private belong- I
! *!*t> lo (*'e Ah iniaiitry. Neither was there, j
(as Slated tiy the writer) a strong column
forming to retake it, but it was retaken Dy !
tne same company that had left it, who
charged upon them as soon as their com- j
bunding officer couid rally them, under I
cover ot a company of volunteer riflemen, i
Stationed on me extreme right of our line, j
,In this affair the enemy had thirty one k.>l- j
ed, (l counted tlium my sen, having been j
! detailed by the Adj. General lor that duly,) !
j a,R ‘ ahum as many more wounded. On our
I Sll ’“ VVli had two Killed and one wounded.
Among the ki.led ot the British were two
officers ot distinction, htsides Gol. flame,
whom we buried ourselves.
Ihe second error 1 shall notice is his re
presentation of die engagement on the lelt
of our line, and i ear the edge of the swamp ;
speaking ot it he says, “ on the right again,
( .leaning dieir rignt but our let t j tiie 2lsi
j and 34tli being almost cut to pieces, and
thrown into some conlusiou by the enemy’s
fire, the 9od pushed oil and took the lead,
hastening lorward our troops soon reached
the ditcu, but to scale the parapet without
ladders was impossible—some tew indeed,
by mounting upon one another’s shoulders,
succeeded in entering the works, but were
instantly overpowered, most of them kdleti
and Hie rest taken, while as many as stood
without were exposed to a sweeping tire
which cut them down by whole companies.
It was in vain that the most obstinate cou
rage was displayed; they fed by the hands
ot men whom they absolutely did not see,
for the Americans without so much as lift
ing ttieir faces above the ramparts, swung
their firelocks by one arm over the watt and
discharged them directly upon onr heads.”
1 he most ot this statement is also incor
rect, but as it respects the cutting them
dow« by whole companies it is true—ilie
enemy advanced in sohd column at the dawn
ot day after firing the signal rocket, and
tioiik the maniier ot ilieir ttcivuncing we had
no doubt but it was their intention to storm
tae breast work. General Carroll of Ten
nessee commanded that part of the line
where the enemy made their attack, and
ordered bis men to reserve their lire un
til they had advanced to within a certain
distance, when they opened upon them
such a destructive fire of grape and can
nisler, from a o 2 and an 18 pounder, as
well as from the musketry, that their co
luiim was literally cut to pieces. Seven
teen were killed in the ditch (those 1 also
counted) and not a single man crossed the
breast Work and was afterwards killed, li is a
fact the ditch iu trout of that part ot the line
where the attack was made was shallow
est ot any'; ami there was nothing to pre
vent them walking down one side of the
ditch and ascending the other without tiie
aid ot fascines and scaling ladders, but the
well directed fire of our infantry and
artillery—instead of mounting upon one
] another’s shoulders, as the writer states
■ to cross the battery, several not hurt and
near the breast work laid down among
the wounded in order to screen them
selves, were afterwards taken in with
them, and so far from our men hiding' ttieir
faces behind the ramparts, it is notorious,
that at least every five out of eight of the
enemy that were killed by a musket or ntte
ball, was shot about the h ad. If they fell
by the hands of men whom they did not see,
it must have been because their agitation
was so great as to render them incapable of
seeing; for our men were exposed from tiie
lower part of the breast up. Three times
did they endeavor to storm, and three times
they were repulsed with great loss—and it is
also a fact, that this obstinate courage spoken
ot by tne British writer, was a courage ex
cited by a strong dose of gunpowder and
rum, acknowledged by some of the men to
have been taken by them, and also found in
the canteens of some that were killed. Even
their officers must have thought a little of j
the same kind of stimulus necessary, as there I
were one or two found to be intoxicated i
when taken prisoners.—Much more might i
be said on the subject, but as I have already j
trespassed upuu your patience 1 must con- I
elude.
AN AMEKICAS OFFICES. |
T\\e H'mg’s Letter.
The Evening Post of Saturday contains
the following editorial paragraph :
‘ Letter from the King to the English na
tion.—We have never seen, ’till yesterday
at a late hour, the very interesting letter
from the King of Great-Britain to his sub
jects, although it has been published some
days since in a Philadelphia newspaper. We
cannot account for its not being republish,
ed by every one of our morning papers, but
on the supposition that its genuineness ww
I doubted.—But we shall freely declare, that
in our opinion, there is no room for these
doubts. We are entirely of opinion that
it carries satisfactory internal evidence, that
it is a genuine document and entitled to full
faith and credit. In the latter part, particu
larly, where the King speaks, and in a man
ner that does honor to his motives, of his
former associates, and of the reasons which
induced him to disappoint their expects,
lions in being vested with the power and
management of the affairs of the nation, on
his accession to the throne, we are comped
ed to yield one belief that he wrote it or al
dopted it as his own. To the appearance
ot this well-written letter may doubtless be *
attributed that change in the sentiments of
the English nation, which have of late be
come so apparent, and which is daily in
creasing towards him and against the
Queen.’
What reasons may have operated with
the publishers of the other morning
to prevent the insertion ot this article in
their papers, we pretend not to know. As
II regards ourselves, the account will be
brisk and we trust satisfactory. We saw
this article long betore Friday. Extracts
from it were published in Montreal in April
last, accompanied by ail answer from the
Queen ; the passages taken from the King’*
letter would have occupied from 16 to 20
columns in our paper, and the Queen’s an.
swcr at leas! 8 more. This would have been
reason enough. But a much more satisfac
tory one was, that w e had not the least
doubt from the beginning that it was spuri.
! !l S Viv V .k C ' ,U ! lJ no l ima^ine a greater ab.
j Sl 'rdity, than that of the King of Great- UrUR
j am writing a letter to his subject to wai^
I off the attacks made upon his popularity by
| the abettors 0 f the Queen. Had he been
j ieduced to this necessity, he might as well
I llave resigned Ins crown, and retired to pri.
vate hie, for such a step would have destroy*
■ cd Ins character and influence,
I But we arc surprised that the Editor of
I the Evening Post should not have seen,
| long since, an advertisement in the London
I ,n w blcll I' ol on| y die 23d edition
l ot this letter is advertised for sale, but the
rent author is announced, and is no other than
! o O,tor ‘ ,f a publication called “ The
ue who has even seemed the copy riuht
I i ‘‘ e svl,,cl ‘ he could hardly have
| ‘ one die title of it was actually in his Ma
i Ge . or S e IV. We have also seen a gen.
I i ,n ?" belonging to this city who was in
i London when this notable article first ap.
) peered, which was in December last, and!
j wno says it was universally considered to
i be What It. has long been know to be, a
spurious performance.
, llie following advertisement is taken
j tiOiTi tlie London Courier.
...' i ‘ et > tcr from the King to his People. —The
true Lute, (No. 16,)comaiiisa revised copy
ot tins celebrated pamphlet, which has gone
through twenty .three editions, in no other
paper can it possibly be printed, the copy,
light being preserved. The author who
is bona fide the editor and principal pro.
pnetur or the True Blue, trusts he lias laid
a foundation for public confidence and sup.
port. Attached to tin. principles of the Ad
ministration, (sonic finance questions ex*
-cepted) as preservative of the Constitution
in church and slate ; he is yet personally
and unequivocally independent of its minis,
tevs of I ruth, without m lice or personali
ty, will at ail tinu s be the feature of the
true Blue. It is hoped, indeed it is ex.
pected, that gentlemen of rank and influ
ence, wilt avail themselves of this only op.
portur.ity of circulating the letter among
their tenants and labourers, at the price of
seven pence, lor any quantity, to all parts
ol the United Kingdom, it may be urdeied
in the country ol the locai postmasters. Of
fice ot the I rue Blue 273, Strand; James
Cottle, publ.slier.”
Lexington (a.) June 18.
Our Currency. —The rapid am)
depreciation of our paper money for some
weeks past, has produced much sensation in
this part of the country. It is indeed a sub.
ject of serious concern to all classes of the
community. About one third only, perhaps
a little more, of the amount Os paper pro.
posed to be issued by tile new Bank has
been put into circulation, and the deprecia
tion is already forty f.ve per cent, or more.
It has become an article of merchandize,
the value of which is daily decreasing. That
it will cease to am-wer the purpose ot a cir
culating medium, much sooner liian the pro
jectors of the scheme imagined, we have
not the least doubt. The paper of the Ken
tucky Bank has gone with that of the Com
monwealth’s Bank, although the latter is but
partially received bv the former, institution
m payment of interest and calls, Ac. The
depreciation of the paper of both banka ap
pears to be general ; it is not confined to
particular towns, or any particular section,
as lias been supposed—nortis it owing to
the design or combination of moneyed men,
to ruin the new bank. No such design ex
isls : the present slate of things ought not
to be attributed to any' such cause, but to
ihe inter impossibility of making that a sub
stitute lor money which cannot be convert
ed into money at its par value. So much
nas recently been published in this paper,
on tile injustice and unconstitutionality of
■ tfius debasing the currency of the country,
and the impracticability of sustaining a false
medium at its nominal value, that we deeny
any further remarks at the present time en
tirely supererogatory. Every man now feels
the deplorable evil. Nor is the error of the
(Ky.) bank in attempting to support the
Commonwealth’* bank and thereby depre
ciating' its own paper, less obvious, than the
impossibility of effecting that object.
ftio\eu,
A SQUARE Breast-pin, being a Topaz
set in gold, and surrounded with bril
liants. The PIN upon close inspection will
be perceived to have bean soldered near
the Hinge. A negro is suspected to have
taken it', and as it is particularly valuable to
i the loser, being the gift of a friend ; a
I handsome reward will he paid lor its v eco ;
very, if left at Aliens, Lottery and Exchange
Office.
July 6.
