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Extract from the 2*l volume of La < fane* Journal of the private life mil conversations of the Emperor .Yupoleon at St. Helena. “ On one occasion, when the Eng lish ministerial newspaper spoke of the lai-e treasure which Napoleon must possess, and which he no doubt con cealed, the Emperor dictated as fol lows : “ You wish to know the treasures ‘ifNapoleon r They are immense, it is true, hut they are all exposed to light. They are : The noble harbors oE.ntwerp and Flushing which arc capable of containing the largest fleets, and of protecting them against the ice from the sea —the hydraulic works at Dunkirk, Havre and Nice—the im iaen.se harbor of Cherbourg—the mar ntime works of Venice —the beautiful roads from Antwerp to Amsterdam ; from Mentz,from Bordeaux to Bayonne, the passes of the Simplon, of Mount C'enis, of Mount Geneve, of the Cor niche, which open a communication through the Alps, to four different di rections ; and which exceed Th gran deur and boldness, and in skill ol ex ecution, all the works of the Romans; in that alone you will find eight hun dred millions; —the roads from the Pyrenees to the Alps, from Parma to Spezia, from Savona to Piedmont — the bridges of Jena, Austerlitz, Des Arts, Sevres, Tours, Rouenne, Lyons, Turin, of the Gere, of the Durance, of Bordeaux, Rouen, &c.—the canal which connects the Rhine with the Rhone by the Doubs, and thus unites the North Sea with the Mediterranean; the renal which connects the Scheldt with the Somme, I bind thus joins Paris and Amsterdam ; the canal which unites the Ranee to the Vilaine, the canal of Arles, that of Pavia, and the canal of the Rhine—the draining off of the Marshes of Burgoine, of the Cotentin, of Rochefort —the rebuild ing of the greater number of the chur ches destroyed during the Revolution —-the building of others—the institu tion of numerous establishments ol in dustry, for the suppression of inendi citv——tlic building of the Louvre— the construction of public w arehouses, of the Bank, of the canal of the Ourck —(lie disiribution of water hi the city of Paris—the numerous drains, the quaye, the embellishments, and the monuments of that large capital—the works for the embellishment of Rome —the re-establislnnen, of themanufac- ’ timers of Lyons—the creation of ma ny hundreds of manufactories of cot- ! ton, for spinning ami for weaving, vvhich’empUy several millions ol work men—funds accumulated to estab lish upwards of 400 manufactories of sugar from beet roots, lor the con sumption of part of France, and w hich would have furnished sugar at the same price as the West-Indies, if they had i ontinued to receive encourage ment for only four years longer—the substitution of woad for indigo, which would have been at. least brought to a state of perfection in France, ajul ob tained as good and as cheap as the in digo from the Colonies—numerous manufactories for all kinds of objects of art, &e.—fifty millions expended in repairing and beautifying the palaces belonging to the crown —6xty mill ions in furniture for the palaces be longing to the Crown in Fiance and in Holland, at Turin, and at Rome — sixty millions of diamonds for the Crow n, all purchased with Napoleon’s money — the Regent (the only diamond that was left belonging to the former diamonds of the Crown) withdrawn from the hands of the Jews at Berlin, in whose hands it had been left as a j pledge lor three millions. The Napo icon Museum, valued at upwards of 400,000,000, filled with objects legiti mately acquired, either by money or treaties of peace know n to the whole world, by virtue of which the chefs d’ oeuvres it contains were given in lieu of territory, or contributions. Seve ral millions umasscu to be applied to the encouragement ol agriculture, which is the paramount consideration for the interest of France; the intro duction in France of Merino Sheep, &c. these form a treasure ol several thousand millions, which will endure for ages! these arc the monument that will confute calumny ! “ History will say that all these things w ere accomplished in the midst of perpetual wars, without having re source to any loan, and whilst the na tional debt was even diminishing eve ry day, and that nearly fifty millions of tuxes had been remitted/’ WASHINGTON CITY. Respecting the state of the Pub lic Buildings, and the Capitol, as the principal one, considerable pro gress has been made, during the season, towards the completion of this magnificent edifice. The in terior ceiling of the great central dome is finished —a tY.ore exten sive labour than any one can well conceive who has not seen it—and the scaffolding is struck. This i great hall cannot be completed at once, because of the sculpture of the entablature [we believe it is called] which surrounds the hall and forms the base from which the dome springs; but this work is ra pidly advancing. The rooms in the back part of the building are mostly plaistered and painted, and the Ofiice of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, is removed in to a suit of these rooms, which have been handsomely fitted up for its reception. The spacious and elegant room which is to receive the Library is also nearly finished. —The alteration has been comple ted in the Representatives’ Cham ber, to make room for the addi tional members who come in under the new census, and does not de tract from, as we apprehended, but rather increases the beauty of the Hall. Other alterations are making in the lobby to establish an easy and appropriate communication be tween the Hall of Representatives and the Clerks Office in the central building. Whilst these things are going on within the edifice, the work without has not been neglect ed. The exterior of the great dome lias been finished, and the basement of the extensive eastern portico and colonnade has been reared to a level with the principal floor. The improvement also which was ordered at the last session for the President’s House, has been executed with much promptitude, and the noble circular colonnade on the south front of that building has advanced almost to completion. This fine building now wants only the northern portico to give it all the beauty of its original design, and we trust Congress will not suf fer it to remain another year with out giving to it this finishing orna ment. T hat portion of the City Hall which was obtained by the govern ment for the use of the Circuit Court has been finished, and the Court, with all its offices, removed thither. Other apartments are preparing for the Orphan’s Court of die County, and others still, for professional offices, &c. The sum of §9OOO has been expended in fill ing up the low grounds on the Ti ber ; much progress has been made on the new route to which the Ca nal is to be removed, and in a year or two, the extensive tract in front of the Capitol, heretofore a great part of it a swamp, will offer to the view the Botanic Garden, and a planted and ornamented Mall. In the City, within the past sea son, sixty private buildings, many of them large and handsome hous es, have been erected. Anew Baptist Church and an African Church have also been added to the fourteen places oi public wor ship which the city already con tained. Besides these public edi fices, a large building lias been reared opposite the Department of Slate for the Branch of the United States’ Bank, which, when finished, will form a conspicuous ornamennt to the city. Several new wharves have been built, indicating that our commerce is growing—new streets haie been opened and old ones im proved ; amongst them, the cir cular avenue around the Capitol is opening to twice its former width, and the facilities of communication generally throughout the city have been extended and improved. •A ‘at. Intel. New Novel. —A work entitled “ Randolph,” by the author of k Lo gan’ and ‘ Seventy-Six,’ ha* recent ly issued from the press, and ex cites not a little interest in the lite rary world. The merits and de merits of the most eminent Ameri can writers, statesmen, poets, pain ters, he. are discussed in it, with the freedom and acrimony of a cri tic. The author has given a full ledgth character, of Paul Allen, Washington Irvine, Paulding, Ev erett, Pierpont, Dana, Percival, Walsh,Walters, and a slight sketch of Mr. Hall, Editor of the Port Po lio, together with a number of oth ers. In writing of these persona ges, his pea appears to have been dipped in gall, particularly when writing of the late W ill!am Pink ney, whose fame as an orator and a statesman he assails in a spirit of inveterate *ialicc. After having travelled through Mr. Pinkney s life, and displayed all his faults, whilst he carefully conceals his merits, he remarks; “ Since this was written, the .s*?- rtfl<ha3 gone down, Hie a. giant, to the household of death. There let the fire of his great heart, the dust of his mightv brain, sleep undis turbed. I have looked over all, but I cannot alter it. Much as I tremble to stir the ashes of such men ; unwilling as I am to put out my hand upon the pall that shrouds him, and all his anointed faults— yet I must do it. What I have written of him was written in truth and soberness, whilst he was lord ing it over all his cotemporaries; and were I to blot out that, no hon est testimony would remain upon record for men to appeal to, when I am where he is, abiding their judgment in silence. Ilis friends, and those that love him, would make him something more than a great man, his enemies something less. 1, who have been neither his friend nor his enemy, have told the truth. No other man has ; I never saw the truth written of him. Yes ! I have told the truth , but I would blot it out. I would at this mo ment,in tenderness and compassion to them that tremble when his name is mentioned irreverently, were it notin my opinion the duty of eve ry man that loves the rising spirit of our country, to caution our young speakers against the eloquence of William Pinkney , at the same time he lifts up his voice with the wise and deliberate, in praise of his greatness as a lawyer ; his learning; his industry , his untiring ambition; and calls upon them to remember that,and prostrate themselves be fore him ; hut to beware of his style of elocution.” • Raleigh Rcg-.vtcr. Toleration. — Mr. Ilume lately’ presented a petition to the British House of Commons, of great im portance, and which, although it did not lead to any parliamentary result, will produce a serious im pression on the public mind. The object of this petition, which was signed by more than two thousand persons belonging to the different Religious denominations, and par ticularly by ninety-eight Evangeli cal Ministers, is, that the discuss ion of theological subjects shall henceforth be completely free : and that all writings on this subject shall lie no longer subject to prose cution. A Chinese method of propoga ting fruit trees ought to be gener ally known as a ready and safe me thod of obtaining early bearing trees it is thus : Select a limb of a bearing tree, and cut out a ring of the bark about a quarter of an inch wide, and circling about three quarters of the limb, leaving the other quarter untouched—-Take, then, green moss twisted lightly into a cord anil wind it round the outward part of the naked, wood, and close to it, until gathered into a ball from tnree to six or eight in ches in diameter. Wet it well, and hang over it a calabash kept full of water with a small hole in the bot tom so as to let only a slow Lut constant dropping fall on the ball of moss, for the purpose of keeping it wet. This will soon extract roots from the bark under the moss whose connection is cut off from the tree, and which will he seen coming through the moss ; then saw off the limb in the ringed part and bury it with the moss as it stands. This will quickly be come a bearing tree. Leave the joining or uncut part of the bark on the uppermost part of the limb. Hast Florida Iferald. Some parcels of the Palm Oil seed or nut in a very fresh state, have been presented by Col. Gadsden to the Ag ricultural and Political Society of this city. They were procured from the Western Coast of Africa, where the trees is highly valued by the Na tives the nuts affording them a twofold supply, first of an oil exfracted from the outer coat, aad next an interior pith or substance analogous to lard or butter, which they use in the piepa ration of their food. A committee has been formed to distribute the seed and it is confidently hoped that the uee may be naturalized in a warm and genial climate. Persons wish ing to supply themselves with this seed, can procure it by applying to Mr. Mitchell or I)r. Simmons. H F. Jhrald. KuttiUgnice. Capt. Ellis, of the brig Prudent, ar rived at Boston from Malaga, furnish es accounts to the 21st of September. The French troops left that place in the night about four (lays previous to his departure,but it was not known where they had gone. All communi cation had been cut ofl between Ca diz and Malaga. Capt. Ellis states thathewas in the vicinity of Cadiz for several days, in light foggy weath er, and heard a continual firing of can non. A letter from Malaga of the 20th Sept, says—“ lam sorry to state that the war wears now more than ever the character of a civil war, as the forces of the French are not adequate to their views. Gen. Riego left this place with 4 or 5000 men on the 3d for the interior, and although the French and Spanish royal troops, amounting to more than 10,000 men, followed him in every direction, and had shut him up in this neighbourhood, lie lias got clear by terrible and daily fights, and we have acconnts to day of his being in the Catalonia with a very coura geous, though small body of troops, equal to what he took from hence, as many have joined him alter the losses he must have experfenced. I have hardly any time to say more, as the master of the brig Prudent is now going on board. We are anxiously waiting the end of the present con test. —in the mean time, trade, tran quility and confidence have lied away.” The foregoing intelligence is not only corroborated, but a still more fa \orablc aspect of the affairs of Spain, presented by the following note iroin the American Consul, at Malaga, pre sented to Capt. Ellis, just on the eve of his departure —“ News has just reached us that Riego after giving the French a complete beating in the streets of Jaen, leaving 700 of them dead, besides wounded, proceeded on his march and was in a village called La Carolina, rapidly marching to wards Madrid: and was in expecta tion of joining with Martin, the Em pecinado; and but little doubt re mains that he is at this moment with in a few leaguesof the capital of Spain. The authorities of this place, spread a report two days since, that he was captured, but it was merely to deceive the ignorant, and keep alive the hopes of the Serviles, more properly called the Banditti of Spain. If the govern ment in Cadiz remain firm a very short time longer, the face of affairs in this unhappy country will wear a different aspect, and F'-urope may have to thank Spain for saving all the continent from despotism worse than death. The conduct of Riego, while in this place, has been reported in the Gibraltar Chronicle in a base ard shameful light and false in every respect. He acted like a gallant so’dier and a firm unsha ken patriot, and among all the Gener als in Spain, he alone proved himself capable of acting for his unfortunate country in the true sty le. of the old Romans.” A letter from Gibraltar of the 9th Sept, says :—“ Mr. Nelson, our Ambassador, after making several ineffectual attempts to reach Cadiz, sailed yesterday with our squadron for Mahon to pass a month or so.” Another letter dated 12, says : Sir Robert Wilson was not then employed—he says that the Span iards were much chagrined at the loss of the Trocadero,it was taken by surprise at 2 in the morning, with a trifling loss to the French. The Spaniards lost about 800 pris oners, and 50 pieces of cannon,most of them mounted. Gen. Oliva, the commanding General at Cadiz has returned from a conference with the Duke d’- Angoulenie, while he was writing. He had asked for a suspension of hostilities and proposed treating, but the Duke refused, unless the King was preyiouslv set at liberty, and the Isla , put in possession of the French,these ignominious terms were rejected. Accounts from St. Lucar, near Cadiz, of the 9th Sept, confirm the accounts of the fall of the Trocade ro, but say that it was sold by the governor for S7O,(XX), and that the garrison finding he intended sur rendering ; hung him up without ceremony, as an example to traitors and defeated the F'rench in their at tack on the 26th with the loss of 1000 men in killed and wounded. Portugal. —Late accounts re ceivedat Gibraltar represent Por tugal in a very unsettled state and on the eve of a counter revolution. By a letter from Smyrna of the 17th .July, received at Boston, it appears that the Europeans there and at Con stantinople begin to feel their situa- turn father dangerous, in C3n - ? of the accounts of the variou* sc notions in England in aiji *> Greeks, the London Moetin, ■ ‘[ Speeches, ike. on the occasion h been received at Constantinonl?™* translated into the Turkish ij, , *■* for the Grand Seignior. ‘ 4l ßt BY ENOS AYHES. fit B 7u e Ch °’ ‘I 6 have rece * v ed t file of Buenos Ayres papers J, August 13. The Congress h thorised the Executive t 0 r ■!“ the Convention concluded with? Spanish Commissioners on the v of July last, and has also ado 2 the project to support Spain i,‘, struggle against the French 7 sion, with the sum of 20 milli o 7 dollars, to lie furnished by the i° dependent states of South America as soon as the said convention shall be ratified, and the independence of the States shall be acknowled^ by the mother country. The P ro vince of Tucaman has also acceded to this Convention. The finances appear to be in prosperous state, as the revenue for the last six months of the C | ir . rent year exceeded the expenses L several hundred thousand dollars The interior of the country isVt disturbed by armed bands, who an. noy and occasionally plunder the unprotected inhabitants of the plains. A letter from St. Salvador, of Aug. 24th,states that nearly halfthe Portuguese fleet, consisting of8! sail, have returned prizes to Lord Cochrane. Most of the old Portuguese who were partizans of the mother country have fled to Lisbon. Brazil. —lt is stated in a late French paper, that the Emperor of Austria and Russia, and the King of Prussia have refused to acknowl edge the claims of Pedro I. Empe ror of Brazil, to that title and At independence of that country, un til it should be acknowledged bytk King of Portugal. MEXICO. A gentleman arrived at Baltimore from the City of Mexico, informs tint there was a commotion there on the 27th Sept, which excited much alarm, and that on the 2d Oct. a formidable conspiracy was discovered, in wlm many military chiefs were united to subvert the existing- government-tin issue was unknown. Oxaca still per sisted in declaring its independence of other Provinces, and the whole em pire was partially divided and distrac ted—business dull. The Mexican treasury empty; the loan of g2o,ooft -000 contracted for with a house it London, was still the subject of dis cussion, and its negociation was uni versally thought impracticable. Great Product. —Mr. George Reese, who planted an acre of Up land for a premium offered hvthe Pendleton Farmer’s Society ta raised ninety-seven bushels of corn. Mr. Murphy, who planted ai acre ol low ground with the saint view, raised one-hundred and sir bushels of corn. Hamburg Gazette• Great crop. —Capt. Peter J. Boyn ton, ot Shelburn in this County,rai sed the past season, upon three acres and one tenth cf an acre ot land, two hundred and fifteen bush els of winter wheat. Burlington (Vt.) St Tlia town of Eaton against the iroi 1 for Corn and Potatoes!! At the late “ Show and Fair,” 85 )’ the Madison county (N. V.) Observer’ benjamin Bartlett produced torv proof,” that he raised one hun r0 ’ and seventy-four bushels of corn up" 11 an acre of land, and also, that he w'* ed three hundred and five and a bushels of potatoes, upon one had . of land, for which he received the t ‘ premiums. To the lovers ol J o ' l ” I '', cake, and to the sons of swatelrO‘ aIK ” this must be cheering news. ‘ who are unacquainted w ith the ‘ c ‘ 1 ‘ ty of our soil, may feel disp* 1 ’ 1 doubt the above, but every will be removed by referring *° * Bartlett, who is an experienced ®* culturalist, and who will e\p| illl! process and the mode of cuH ure _ which these enormous crops “ cie > duced. Munificent understood that John McLw 11 deceased, has bequeathed tn® of One Hundred Thousand in aid of the Massachusetts ,c | ral Hospital.