Newspaper Page Text
"Latest from "England.
VIA CHARLESTON.
By the arrival laat rvciting of the regular
trading ship Hi uvi'i, Captain W'n.iojt, l>, 44
data from Livcrpo-I. we have received Lon
don paper, in the —>'l *"d Liverpool t u the |
24th August inclusive. Tite Ottavia left
Liverpool on the 4-4 1 1» August, am! Capt, H.
informs its 'hat there via no oew. of any
description.
A Liveipool Price Current of the 221 Au
gust quot< . Cot ori Geotg.a bowed, 9 14a
11 1-2(1; New Orleans 9 a 1.3 1 2d; Sea Isl
and, good to fine, lv 3d al. 9d; ordinary to
middling lOd a 14d ; Tobacco, James ICtver
Kali pi r lb. 2 12a 7d; stemmed, 3 14a
6 14; Kentucky and Georgia leaf, 2a4d ;
Jhce, American, per cwt. IJs 0 a 17»; far,
American, per bbl. 14a 15s; Turpentine,
per cwt. 10» 6 a 12a; Koain 753 a 7 >6.
The inquest upon the bndies of the two
person* killed by the life guards on the oc
casion of the Queen’s funeral had been ad
journed, and it was-uppoicd that one month
would not he .mfficii nt time for the termina
tion of their labors.
The King’s visit to Ireland continued to
engross the moat of die attention ol the peo
ple of England.—ln h>s reply to the address
of the Catholics the occasion, he s.-.yy, “it
was my earnest wish in visiting this part of
my united kingdom, that an equal degree of
Mindset ion might he diffused amongst all
descriptions of mv faithful subjects in Ire
land; that wish is happily and mlly accom- j
pliahetp.” lo the Society of Friends he |
says, “T he loyady of jour principles, a.d !
your regular ui.d peaceable conduct, entitle I
you to my good opinion and . sterm. You ’
may rely upon my constant protection, and
in itie continuance of those privileges which
you in wso justly possess ” To the Prrsby
t< nan Dissenter, he replied,—“l have the
fullest confidence in ytur faithful ai d firm
attachment to my person ai.d throne; and
you n ay he assured of my constant protec
tion ot those civil and religious liberties
which are the birthright of my people.”
Considerable excitement existed a Liver
pool on the subject d the late Queen’, lull
cral.
1 he Paris papers continue to assert, that
the final result ot the proceedings on the
comment, will be war between liuaua and
Turkey; and toat the pr. tracied negotia
tion-will only serve in make it more liorrt
blr, by gtving tunc f.,r preparations for at
tack and defence, on die pai t of the re.pec
five governments who are lo be engaged in
it.
No event of importance had transpired be
tween tire Greeks and Turks.
The Fans paj eis state that the 'Mcmah,'
w' ( arrival in Gr -ecc was lairiy announ
ced, is no other than Joseph llonaparte !
lin liittks ill itie isiesut the Arcltipefago
an successluliy shaking nfl the Turki-lt
yckei botne in.urvecSon. lud also hr- sen
out in Asia Minor. At Camlia the Turks had
beyu compelled to surrender two foitresses
to tlie Greeks.
It was lUmored at Marsaw that a conflict !
had taken place between the advanced guards
of the Busman and Ott mun forcea on tlie
Truth. No particulars ate given.
Lor miN, August 23.
A private letter tiowi Madrid, dated tlie
9di mat, say*.—"Advice. Iron. Cadiz inform
os, that the commerce ot that port is in tlie
mom deplorable atate, on account oi the ex
tensive I .s> s sustained by the capture ot a
greu 1 nun her ot uiercuwiit ships by the In
(urgent privateers,”
lie Fail J nun.ns of Monday announce
that a despatch lias been received by the
J’lei.'Ct nt the Department of the Eastern
F' rcnrcs, trom tin French Consul at Per
pignan, coiuiniinieating the disastrous intei i
gencr tout a latal yellow tevei inlection has
het n brought lo that port by s ship Iroiuthe
Havana, sml lhat son rai death* have oc
curled. A cordon of Spanish troops has
been posted lo pin vent the .preado.g of the
coot .gion, and <ht French Audmrmes have
adopted precau lunsry measures.
Brussela pape- to tin 21st ins’, have ar
med this morning, the following are ex
tracts.
ltues.kis, August 19
The Duke ot Wellington has successively
inspected the hue ol fortresses along the
Me us' from Denant to Mae.tnchi; he lias
evu-y w here expressed In. satisfaction with
tlir works, winch are advance g rapidly ;
and tlie execution of wlncn does honor to
the Ei igmeer woo are charged Willi the
dm c ion ot them. The Ca.ues ol Namur
and ol Huy in pa: ticplar, weie highly prais
ed by h.s t,l’aci. On the other hand, we
learn iront tlie frontiers ol France, mat a I
Certain jealousy is excited by the erection i
ol u line cl torln-sses in the south part of
ouV kn gdoin,' trom Nreupcrt lo Luxem
burg.
*• Last night a courier arrived here front
Pans, w ith despatches for tire British Am
bassador, who immediately sent Inm buck
With despatches lo Fans.
“ A great number ot persons, both in car
riages and on toot, have set out this morn ng
lor Luvain, to be present at the double ju- j
bnee ottbe lallth Anniversary ot the renew
al ot the Atclr Bi other hood, ol the Holy
Kossrv, and tin 26Utn Anniversary or the
fam o- victory ol Lm-oaio over the l urks ;
in 1571 On no occasiu.i, since tins signal j
trnuupli ot Christendom over the barnaiotis '
Mussetmcn, Ita the celebi at.on of it excited I
more interest tuan at tin, niomeut, when we f
SCI Christiana »uth ring tlie most horrible j
cruellies trom men most ferocious and tin- i
placable enemies.” j
l.tvasrnoL, August 24. (
2 he late Queen mid uur 2'asjjnn
men.
The disgraceful , uepilation with winch
the leinains of the late Queen ut England
wire hurried out oi ltie couuuy, and eveiv
other circumstance connected w ith die lun
erai, trom an appropriate clutux to me un
man.y, cruel, and unpaia,letch pei'secdu us
wnen n»te hr-.ugnt tins muditous nun tv r to
an untimely grave. Amongst other conse
quences ur.viig trom the indecent eager-
t.ess to hurry over tur a, alignments, .me
ha. been to leave the ,>e. pie .1 r. .giaud tu
Compute uncertainty as to die pr. c. e day
Which oat to be cooslu. ed lUe actual Ido
ei.l ( I .ueir Qn. eu ; and thus to u.itie die
at n. a >cou. out in genuine leeniig, , inch 1
W.uiunave been ntamiealcd under oilier
circumstances. Whether Ol no. lUi* eiieci
was lit the contemplation ot dtat cations a d
coat-tty crew who sdpeived. a Ui e executors
uppotnu-u by tneir i-oyal victim, wr know
1,1,1 » nut II Its -ua oe.v.e even wav wor
tby ut the ruen erno U a>r smuggled he r..y
at cuip om oi tl.t cu ..dry, po-t na> e. at a
hn.g tr t, night and day, in order oia. dieir
uus t r ~.g u osgm Hu reYti, w.ta serna
snow ot ueccncy.
The prrci.e time appointed for removing
the Quern’s remains from London was run
known in Liverpool until the day after the
ceremony had actually taken place; other
wise it would not have been si die red to pars
over without the ordinary demonstration
of sorrow and respect. Under these cir
cumtt’ances one "t our townsmen issued i
| few placards to the follow ing eiFect:
“ As a great number of the Inhabitant* n:
Liverpool have been prevented from pay
ing that respect which they intended to the
Memory of her late majesty queen Caroline
from the circumstance of tlie infor i ation ti
the day of her removal from London to the
continent interment not having been known
here until W ednesday morning, being the
day alter it took place—
“ It is, therefore respectfully proposed
that Tomorrow, Friday the 17thinst.be
appointed in lieu thereof, on which (iav it is
hoped that Tiad.-s-people will totally or
partially close their shop windows; and
classes of the community will shew such
other respect as msy be deemed suitable to
the occasion, in the same manner as was ob
served on the days of the interim nt» of the
late King, Queen, and Princess Charlotte/’
Unluckily till* placard was at first circula
ted without the printer’s name, which ren
dered it liable to suspicion ; and this was
taken advantage of by some miserable hoax
er, who, in order tocounteract me object in
contemplation of the adverti.ersi imme
diately issued the following notice.
“ The public are most respectfully in
- formed, that a Committee is now met, (with
I the intent to add to their numbers) who are
I making suitable arrangemets to pay a pro
; per respect to the memory of her late Ma-
I jesty the Queen ; therefore hope the in
habitants of Liverpool, will postpone the
closing of their windows, and other public j
Memnnstraiiona of their feelings, on this me
lancholy occasion, until Saturday, the 18th, ;
which will give our Town’s people time to I
prepare themselves with suitable mourn
ing.
Thursday Ev’ng. A COMMITTEE MAN.
The deviser of this mean artifice will con
gratu'ate himself, no doubt, upon the suc
cess of his miserable mai.otuv re, vvh ch had
the desired effect of producing doubt and !
perplexity in the public aiind t xud, in a great 1
measure defeating the original object. Many
tradesmen, who, in conlormity with the
first suggestion, had ahs'sined from open
ing their shops on the Friday, afterwards
took down their shutters, in consequence of
the second placard : —amongst these par
ticularly noticed several of our fellow towns
men who were amongst the warmest ad
vocates in the cause of the late Queen.
We trust, for the credit ol Liverpool, that
our townsmen who evinced such spirit and i
disinterestedness on the occasion of her
Majesty’s triumph over the machination, of
her enemies, when living, will not confine
their demonstrations of respect aid regret ,
for her memory, when dead, to the formal
shutting up of shops, or the partial »d.ip
turn of mourning. We hope that the oia
jority of the inhabitant* of Liverpool are
t not of that light and frivolous description,
- “ Who grieve an hour, perhaps; then mourn
a year,
Tl*e» hear about the mockery of woe
To midnight dances, and to public show/’
We could wish tu see a subscription set
on foot, for toe purpose of erecting some
simple, unostentatious, but permanent tok
en of tile sense we entertain of the unme
rited suffei'ii gs of this royal vtciim to ma
lice or caprice. A neat cenotapn, or even a
white inai Uie slab, would suffice ; on which
ought simply to be inscribed the words sug
gested by tlie Queen herself, when on her
d ath-'ied "to the memory of Caroline
of fli ua-vvick, the injured Queen of Eng
land.” For our own part., we sliou d be
proud to join a public procession to lay the
first .tone of such a memorial as may re
deem the ch t-acter of our fellow townsmen
from any participation in the odium which
will aliacli to the memory of the Unrelent
ing destroyers of the Queen of England.
These suggestions which were prepared
lor publican ut last week, were unavoidably
withdrawn for want of room. We arc gra
t fied to find tliut the same proposal has been
made by some of the Loudon editors ; and
wi c.ui.'Ot better Conclude this article than
bv giving an extract truiu a cotemporary
journal.
•• Every parish in England, Scotland, Ire
land and Walts, ought to mutate tin. exam
pie, ami put in some conspicuous nu timi, a
memorial to her unmerited and unexi npled
wrong., and her unsubdued magnanimity.—
lilt- ( xpeitsc would be trifling, and we are
sure there is not a man who respects inno-
I cence, loves a woman, or admires heroism,
that would not eagerly contribute Ins last
meal tow arils such a imansol embodying
Ins feelings. Nothing need oe added to ilns
simple inscription, except t ,e hay of her
birth, her nurriag , and tier death, m mark
the period of her t listener, and tu whom
Iter sufferings ntay be attributed. It the
venal prej id cr s iouid snot the doors of the
parish church aga nut such a memorial, eve
ry parish affuids a variety ot situation*,
j when it Would probably have more than
' equal effect. The wretches who have oeen
foremo-t in the calumny and persecution of
her .Majesty, hope by tier death to escape !
all pubne remembrance ol thtir baseness,
i Such a means of presenting them with an
eternal monitor ts therefore ihe more neces
. sarj ; and we earnestly hope it wid be um
' ve.sjiiy adopted.’’
[.Hercurg.
J Don Join, C«m«5,4,5. —1f ever Lord By
j rou, m a serious, not a misanthropic mood,
stia.l reflect on the high mental gifts and 1
giaces. with which he was tuvored by hea
ven, tin power to discern teei, ami pouriray,
in tin glowing amt shimmed colors of sm g
me outward mould ol nature, and the more
niistcti.ua * ,n - 1 hidden stupes ot thought
and passion impn .'ed on tiie innermost
I ht “ n 01 '“»•»—n with the conscious posses
sion oi the moral influence which great ge
mvis i X. i cisev over mankind, his sphere ot
j exertion via. the most alluring and popular,
;* uu ~c e “J". v .d the further auxiliaries of
b(rt!i Old (ana. a..d f.r’u.ie— if, aware of ad
toes - t oe endowments, and high reapomu
bmlics—aware too ot uie tavor, apolause
and adiirui.m wmch followed Ins ctf.rts,
amt bore »<m a. o.,ce to tlie throne ol mo
der.i poetry, amid he mimcem chorus of
youth, and v.rgi.is—,f. Lord ttyr .ailed
now to account toms conscience and God
tor the Use o: hksc peeunar atiJ i, „,ored
orivi egr ~ shoid.l scare.. Ins life tur an an
swer, w.u. c uld lie rep y > |j nv slwil Ge .
mu,-, amen is *.l,e neaven-se it hgln u s iriltn
to guide anJ 10 rave, , or lllu
v nuutary extinction ot its p-ir.tv a 1U
fi x- hi me earning and mat isn ne' damps oi
error, Winch a.hlW it to reappear „., iv ll)r
Oiisduct and rum. How s.iati Poelrv- the
refined companion of the Graces and the
Virtues, with Honor on her brow, and In
spiration in her bosom, and Immortality in
her right hard, palliate her abandonment ot
her high destiny, and p lluting intercourse
with sin and infamy I—That1 —That the chaste yre
should echo the song of sensuality—and the
harp, that was wont to inspire the patriot
and the hero, brcome the gratuitous pander
of base iicemiousness ! That grr-at ability
should be evinced only in mischief—great
fruitfulness in the growth of poison— and
the clear and bettudful expan-e of intellect
become a nauseous slandering pool of cor
ruption and pestilence ! These are the
achievements and triumphs of Lord Ityron,
patronized by heaven only that he nvght
abuse its favours—exa ted by genius «uiy
that he might degrade it—admired by the
innocent only that he might insult them—
and blest with reputation that he might |
throw it away, and trample it under fool.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
\Jnum M\,
Yesterday afternoon a man, who gave his
name Joseph Dixon, a professor of the black
art, was brought up on a warrant in the cus
tody of Collingburn and G. £i;nilh, officers,
charged with defrauding a young woman of
13s. in silver, under the following circum
stances :
The complainant had often expressed an
inclination to pry into tin- secrets ol futuri
ty, and as “ kitchen .report" spoke ■nguly
of the prisoner's then's in that respect, she
I was induced to pay him a visit. O i Satur
, day, the 4l) instant, -lie waited on the con
juror (having previously obtained the se
cret tiClns residence from anotli-T tem»«e,j
ut No. 15, Queen street, near the Coburg
; Theatre ; she was ied into his awful pre
' sence with great caution by the prop sol
the bouse, and haling inform'd him (it the
nature of her visit, he took a pair of com
passes, and with great solemnity began to
consult a giobe, and then « scr-.11, and he oc
casionally appeared to compare nis observa
tions thereon. A’ length n - rose w- ;h great
dignity, and told ner iliat sre was born un
der a warm planet; bn. complain* it did not
comprehend the nature of n s discourse, be
i ing but i 1 versed in the planetary scheme,
j He next to d her, that when she Was eight
I years old, site had a tall of a very severe na
] ture, and that her mother had had a great
I deal ul trouble with her. Ot the latter she
! was unable to say much : but the fall she
I could nut recollect, and had never heard the
j least-mention us it. Those doubts sle ac
-1 cord-ugly mentioned to the seer, who at
I once silenced her with a contr ding shake of
the head, adding, that he never yet was de
ceived in Ins calculations. Her cm fidehce,
however, was shaken, and a mo ne ’ary
j pause ensued, during which the conjuror
; again explored the-iivstic scroll; on turning
tu her, his countenance bespoke a discovery
j of some consequence, and ’akmg hold of
i her hand, he asked, i , a sepulchral tone,
i “ fell me, young woman, had you not an
oiler us marriage when you were 20 ?” With
tlte greatest veneration for the profundity
of his knowledge, she admitted the delica e
fact, an I all her ilouhts wi re now vanished,
even to the fall at eight years old ; she was
perfectly reconciled, and no longer enter
tained a doubt of it. He next added, that
• she had experienced a gr-at deal of illness; :
on winch she gtn to cltatge her memory,
• and could immediately recollect numerous
tooth achs, co ds. catarrhs, spasms, &.■. He,
however, consoled In r with die intonation,
that althnugn she would encounter a vio
lent fit of sickness at the age -I 55, she ,
would, neverthere-s. he better oil’ than ever
she teas before. He ihen closed (he scroll, i
stating, that he could perceive nothing else
of an “ eventful” nature; aid the com
: plainant, highly grat ft d at the success of i
the business, jffi. red him a/ee of 2s 6d, but |
he demanded 3s. wlncti was Cheerfully paid j
him. Still, however, there was a subject
upon which the oracle had not touched, and
which see ned s reel) to grieve the credu
lous young woman, lest it tor ned no part
of ner destiny. Without, therefore, over- i
stepping tile modesty of her sex she deter- |
mined to make a last effort, and for that pur- !
pose she requested to know if lie Would
j ca<t her nativity, and wliat lie w >uld charge
for w riting it out. ll s answer was If; hut j
bn her representing that she was only a er- j
vanl, lie consented to take Ids. Tint com
plainant had n iw no doubt Mata luisha d
awaited hi r, and she immediately paid the
prisoner a sovereign, who returned tier toe
change, at the same time desiring her to
call oil the Saturday following, at which j
time every thing would be ready.—With
this understanding they parted mutually sa
tisfied. Xixt day, the co mplainant having
n fleeted on her adventure with the uugici- ;
an, began to think that her money had been ,
very foolishly expended. She did nothing ;
all that day but repent of her folly, and at
length she determ ned on sending one of
Iter tellow servants to Lite prisoner, with a
request to return the money, as she had
1 changed her mind ; hilt tins lie was too wise
to consent to. She called on him herself
last Saturday, and proposed to let him have
2s out f the ten for ins trouble, if he re- I
turned the other eight. He declared he had
i not so much about him, but she might take j
the pictures in Ins room (which were of no |
value (it stie pleased, and if that did not sa- j
tisfy her sue might do her worst. Last \t ed- -
nestlay she cal.ed on him again, on which
occasion he culled Nathaniel Smith, the
Landlord, who turned her out of doors with
coti'iderabte violence, threatening ner with
worse treatment if over she came there
, again.
The officers stated, that in consequence
of information which they had received
from the prosecutrix, they proceeded with
a warrant to the prisoner’s residence, where,
after c msidenble difficulty, they gamed ad
mission, and found the defendant m the ex
ercise of his professional duties, wi ll two
young ladies. At first he offered brioes,
and t:ien resistance, but the charm availed
Inm nothing ; the spell was broke, and he
was c impede 1 to surrender. —Toe officers
then entered bis sanctum sanctorum, a small
anti-chamber, which they found lu-l ol in
-trumenti generally used in tbe cabalistic
art.
Mr. Chambers committed the poor conju
ror as a rogue and a vagabond, and ortiered
-> null, the landlord, to hud bail for the as
sault.
rnow a run ixsLisa ramii.
The last news of foreign missions, con
tained in letters of 1325 and 1321 from the
msimps and spent ot c Missionaries of China j
and Cochin China, give interesting details :
n the progress of Cur .slant) in tout quar- J
.er of the World.
a
“ The fire of persecution lighted in Chi
na for more than fourteen years against the
Christian religion appears about to be ex
tinguished. It still raged in all its force in
1813, after the mart)rdom of M. Duffrcsse,
bishop of Tabacra, apostle vicar ol Suthuen.
The death of tile great Mandarin, w lio or
dered him to he executed, and died Inmsell
miserably some time after warns, having com
mitted suicide while going to appear befor
the tr,burial of the Emperor, was not suffi
cient to disarm the hand of the perseculots
Towards he end of 1818, the imperial pa
lace at Pekin was involved on a sudden ill
the thickest dm kness which lasted 24 hours,
ft resembled Me darkness with which Egypt
was visited. No artificial light was able to
overcome it; the different attempt* made
to that effect were as vain as its cause was
inscFniubte. The most able magicians were
consulted ; the most learned philosopher
were heartl; and a.l confessed their ignor
ance. If some dared to ascribe it to the en
chantments of the Christians they oily In
that proved the more clearly their stupid
malice, l’hc Emperor and bis court were,
nevertheless, seized with astonishment, and
terror.
“ In the following )tar the Emperor died
suddenly in Tartary, without hating hat!
time to nominate Ins successor.
“ The death and the ci- oum-tances add
ing to the terror of the darkness, the per
secution increased, and the second of his j
s,ms, on whom was founded the greatest i
hopes of peace, a-cended the throne. Co
chin China a id fbnqtlin likewise lost their
Emperor Gea Long. lie died of a dropsy,
Jan. IS‘JU, in Hie 55th year of his age, leav
ing the Christians and Missionaries as much
afflicted as alarmed. They all expected, af
ter the death ot the pacific monarch, tu be
severely persecuted by nis son who succeed
ed him, whose former menaces they recall
ed, uttered when ne was only a Prince ; hut
Frovdence deposed things otherwise. The
late Emperor recommended to Ins sou in'his
will not to persecute the Christian religion,
widen he acknowledged a- good—to res
pect the memory or us most illustrious
chiefs, Hie Bishop of Adram, who rendered
so great services to the stive, and always to
keep a guard of 30 men on ins tomb.
H Testamentary dispositions with Pagans!
art :.acred—the young Emperor, therefore,
snowed himself q iite a different person I
from the )oung Prince. From his acces
sum to the throne, he endeavoured to gam
the confidence of nis subjects of whatever
religion they w ere. He has remitted to all,
without distinction, their arrears of taxes,
and maintained tranquility m his dominions
in such a manner, that the Christian religion
never enjoyed a more profound p-ace.”
i.-saar-nm
Discovery of the Art of Print
ing.
We have now before us a Dutch Magazine,
printed at Amsterdam, in Holland, to Janua
ry 1741, which gives a minutes account of
till discovery of wltat it denominates the no
ble an of printing. It premises that it wa.
then three centuries since the invention ot
this art, and the “ letter theft of Jonathan
Ft.vz”lhe di-cover’s servant; that to pre
serve in the Net.lerlands the remembrance
of this important discovery, it was here
shown that Laurence Jan-g Kuster, of Har
lem, was the original inventor o! it, and not
Johanni- Fustz, as some of the learned, from
a lack ot c rerect information have stated.
Laurence Jansz is here described as being
stir named Ku-t<-r, signifying keeper, being
o e it the rulers and pn .opal cit zens of
Harrem; and to have been a man of weal ill,
| occupying .< spacious house m-ar the public
I market, opposite - tlie city hall, wnere in
kept a store of stationary and manuscc>p>,
’ books, the latter ts which were very scarce
and dear commanding niinosi any price the
seller might be disposed to tio,il them at, as
| the mailing of a manuscript book was a
I work requ ring much labor ; and the art of
J printing Men unknown in tne world. Thus,
says our author, it will be perceived that the
art of printing originated in a respectable
family; so that none who follow it need be
ashamed us its parent.
j He than details the discovery as having oc
t curred as follows;—At the time when this
art was invented. Harlem was surrounded
wth beautiful woods, which the princi
j pal Citizens made a practice of frequenting
I daiiy in lair weather, dinner, for plea
i sure and recreation, and particularly Lau
rence Hosier, fiom hi> youth had a taste fi r
engraving, ami often visited the shops oi
such mechanics at that place, with a view
of imbibing a knowledge of the art. In one
of his wanderings in Hie woods, Mr. Kuster
j took a p.ece of oak or bass w ,od; and hav
ing smoothed it, cut certain letters there
oil his knife, and wrapping a paper a
round it, put it in his pocket. Whether from
| his afterwards sitting on moist ground, oi
j trom his getting into perspiration, tending
to communicate moisture from the wood to
; the paper wrapped in his pocket, was no
ascertained—but so it was that when tu
took the wood and wrapper from his pocket
he found the letters he had cut in the w ,o.t
impressed on the paper. He then made new
experiments, mid having found them suc
cessful, he improved on the art by final y
I making letters of a harder substance; anil
thu-, by being enabled to sell books cltea j
; er than those who had only manuscript ; tie
i made immense sum- of money. But he me
I with a misfortune which ruined Ids busi
! ness. A servant in Ins employ named Jan
! Faustus, alter having sufficient experience
of the art which his master had taught him.
both of t ea,ting am! making letters, embraced
the opportunity » bile Kos'ter, was at church
with his whole family, on Christmas dav
pack up and steal the chief part of Ins type
founder).and Hid therewith to Mrntz,where
lie opened a printing office, in com.-a-.iv I
with one Johan Y'an Guttenburgh, a gold I
smith of Slraatsburg ; and from thence all
Europe and the world derived the f irther ■
knowledge of thi- art.—W hen Kuster n
turnetl trom church, and found his shop
thus phi dered, he is stated to have been
much distressed ; but, being a man of wealth,
and far advanced in years, iie never attempt’
ed to repair his office.
Our author concludes, - hat the rulers of
H» l m have, with much justice, erected
near the market, representing a printing
|>re-s, with the following inscriptioni
" Memoria Sacrum, Ipfmgraphia ers .1 tium j
Omnium, t un-ervutrU, Hie Hnmum luventa
1,. Costore — Ha’-lemensi, MCCCCXKUX” '
signifying, to the everlasting incmmy of the j
printing, tire preserver of all arts, is here
discovered by L. Koster, a llarlemei . See.
Kingston Plebeian.
YVwshi xerox, Oct. 4.
We adverted a few weeks ago , iie ~e .
duct.oi. of the receipts from postage, w hich j 1
had taken place, and which, in the course
ol the year, would probably dimmish to
<5100,000 less th»n the expenees 'of the es
tablishment. The same thing, » e find, has
occurred in England, but to a much greater
extent. We perceive, by the statements
published in the English papers, that the
receipts from the Post Office in Great Bri
tain, in the first quarter 01 the present year,
fell short of those in the corresponding
quarter of the last year 140,000 dollats,
which would make, tor the whole year, an
aggregate diminution of 560,000 dollars.—
Hie cause ut this falling off in England is
attributable, almost entirely, we presume,
to the stagnation of business, and the pecu
iary difficulties suffered by the con munity.
In this country the same causes no doubt
contribute largely in producing the effect,
as is proved by the immense and unexam
pled number of dead letters returned to the
Genera! Post Office, which the persons to
ivhom they are addressed relinquish ra'hor
than pay the postage on them. Hut to this
cause of the decline of the Post Office Re
venue, we have to add the augmented es
sences attending the multiplication of post
routes in a country whose population be
comes daily more d< use in the old settle
ments, and is hourly expanding into new
ones, demanding a corresponding extension
• f the conveniences afforded l\v the mails.
It will become a question whether Congress
will, by curtailing «his convenience in the
unproductive routes, reduce the disburse-
I men:s to ihe receipts ; or, by increasing the
i rates ol postages, raise the receipts to the
disbursements. [lntel tgencer.
f rom the Lautiunu Advertiser, Sept. 12.
A Polished ltobber.
The commander of the piratical vessels, af
ter robbing the stip Orleans, pencilled
in the French language, and delivered or
sent to the United States officer, a pas
senger on board the Orleans, tiie follow,
ing note
En mer, et bonne fourtune.
Monsikoh—E ure flibusners, point de fa
cons. Je prend* vos dry goods, et, en retour,
j’eiivore du piment ; partant, nous summes
; quittes, et devona rtre sans rancuue.
Souhaitaz le bonjour a I’.fficier d s Elats
, Unis, et elites lui, de mapart, qui jestime, V
I eu lui Penergie avec iaquelle il a parle con
! tre moi et mes compagnons d’armes. Kien
nn saorait nous irttimider j nous courons fes
niemes chances, et nous avons pour maxim :
“ que tons tes biens de r.e monde appartien
nent aux hommes braves et counageux:
I,’occopation les F orides mVit un stir
; garmt que je tiens un tang uage conformc a
i la politique des Elates Unis.
| (Siguc) RICHARD CtEUR DE LION.
j The following is a correct translation of
! the above :
At sra, ami in good luck.
Sin—Between buccaneers, no ceremony.
I take your dry goods, and, in return, Isend
i you pimento ; therefore, we are now even;
l entertain no resentment.
Bid good day to the officer of'lie United
Stales, and tell him that I appreciate the
energy with which he lias spoken of me
and of my companions in arms. Nothing
can intimidate us : we run the same fortune,
and our maxim is : “that the goods of the
world belong to the brave and valiant.’’
The occupation of the Fior das is pledge
that the course I foil .w Is conformable to
the p ilicv n.w mrs ,cd y the U. State*.
(Signed) RICHARD CtEUUDL LION.
Lontloii Fashions for August.
Hulking Dress. —A Cambric muslin round
dress ; ihe bottom of the skirt is trimmed
wiili a tloii ce of scolloped work, disposed
in deep plails at some distance from each
-other, and the spaces between left plain;
in the middle of that space is a muslin tab ;
this trimming is surmounted by another com
posed of lull pufli igs of mttsiin, with iozen
ges oetwten, and a roleau of muslin at the
iop. High body, tight to the shape, pro
f isely ornamented with work, and trimmed
at the wrists and round the throat w,:h scol
loped lace. Spenser ol curiean blue soie de
Londres ; it is tight to the shape ; the waist
is the usual length, and if is finished with a
full bow and ends of the same material,
corded with satin in the middle of iluy
back. The bust is formed in a most becom
ing manner, by a fold of satin edged with a
oop trimming of sine de Londres, wiiiclt
goes in a sloping direction from the shoulder
to lie bottom ot die waist. Ihe long sieeve
is finished at the hand with satin folds and.
loop trimming ; the epaulette is a mixture"
oi satin and soie de Londres, disposed m an
extremely novel and tasteful style. Failing
color, finish) d »ith bands of satin and loop
trimming. Head dress, a bonnet composed
of white watered gros de Naples ; the brim
of a moderate size, turn* up a little, an., is
ornamented under the edge with a band of
b'ue tutted gauze . a piece of gross de Na.
pies goes round the crown, cut at bottom
and top in the form of leaves, and edged
with narrow straw plait. A full bunch of
these leaves and a bouquet of marguerites
are on one side of the crown, and a bouquet
■I marguerites only on the other. Broad
white Satin strings, tied in a fuif bow on the
let, side. 11 uck kid shoes, Limei'ic gloves.
Evening Dress—A figured lace round
dress over a white satin slip ; the body is
tight to the shape, and the waist of the tutu
•ll length ; ii i, cut moderately low piju/id
the bust, which is trimmed with an inter
mixture of folds of net and pink satin. Full
s eeve composed of lace over white satin,
intermixed in a tastelul and novel manner
w ith sn ail bouquets of moss loses. At the
b .tto n of the skirt is a till rouleau of pink
srtin wid led ; this is surmounted bv boti
| qnetsol leaves in pi n!t sa-riir, arranged at equal
, d stances from each other, and net ween eadi
j is a i ornament, in the form of a slur, compos-
I ed in five an.a I roses. A rich satin sash,
the middle while, the edges pink, tied in full
b 'tv and long ends, behind, finishes the
dre-s. The hair is arranged in light hut frill
cnris on tin temples. Head dress, a corona
te m hat, con.pose d of gauze dehun.e. It is
fin: tied at die edge with narrow pointed
bi .nd, and is ornamented with a diamond
lo i) unil asu .erh plume of white ostrich fea
t lie is, *i.i -fr droop a little to one side.
Necklace, cr >*-, ear rings aid bracelets,
diamonds. W lute kid giove-, finished with
a full quilling of utile. White satin slip
pi rs
slaw
HP™ Subscriber lias moved his
A OFFICE to an upper Tene
ment of the Augusta Book Sinre,
"here he will thankfully attend >t,
all Professional Calls.
Julia P. King;.
October S. 6t 2*