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THE MUSEUM. 1
From the N. Y. Evening Post.
• ‘ A SKETCH.
His face had lost the bloom ’
Os reckless childhood, and his eye itsbrightness
There was an earnest fixedness of gaze,
denoting that the heart beneath had lost
Its buoyancy—and its fantastic dreams
llad given place to peaceful thoughtfulness.
~ The sprightly gait, the laughing lip, were chang’d
To calm and sober seriousness of mein
Clouds hung - above his youth forsaken hope—
Bereaved affection—and 1 lie broken chain
Os ardent feeling—and the blighted bud
Os young.enjoyment, like the sombre pall,
Hung o’er hjs heart, and all beneath was dark—
Hark,as the deep and midnight loneliness
That reigns -within tlievauked sepulchre!
And now, no more his fancy revelled on
The morning cloud, that spreads its golden fringe
Along the east, and brightens in the sun;
’ Nor on the virgin blushes of the rose,
Opening her bosom to the summer gale;
Nor on the varied colors of the bow
Which bends its blue and crimson arch in heaven.
No! but when tempests vexed the brow of night,
And the dark angel of the storm went forth
Upon his wild and desolating march,
Then glow’d his spirit with strange exvacy,
And held high converse with the elements.
Andof'cn would he mill the cypress bough,
With the sad leaves of the sepulchral yew
And round his temples bind the joyless wreath—
Flow different from the gay and floral crown
Which bloom’d upon his brow in earlier days!
There was an air of stern and proud endurance,
As if his spirit, thouglvit ceased to strive
With its harsh destim, had learned tobear,
As if it scorned to raise the sad lament
And broken-hearted Wail o’er its misfortune,
And spurned the false and hollow svmpthy
Os human kind— but chose the noble part,
To wrestle with its agony in silence.
FLOIUO.
/From Mm. .1. S. Colvin's Weekly Messenger
• piiblinKed in Washington City
DYING THE HAIR, &.c.
I will give you im opinion of the prevai'ing
use of dyes acd pastes for the hair, cosmetics
for the skin, and unreasons de constrictions of
til- body, bv tight bandages, tight shoes, and
tight m-y-tfiti gs. ‘t hey are frequently the r■-
moie. if hot -.he immediate, cause of trie great
inert as? o ff mental derangement
The onnsti'uctv o ofa single hair, carefully
examined bv a godd microscope, vill satisfy a- ]
nv person id reflection that it was intended, b\
ito Civ dor,* as the excretory orga i of some su
perabundant matter, the retention of which
fnfrhttte of serimn c
The hair roxy be cmsblerec 1 as an ppiaermoiJ
tutie, filled with a peculiar kind of marrow
in |, in*v, - - ..., .♦ -I, V,rrnv *hf 1 centre —f
a hair. Is a more y-se*. i 1 - not ■f it thm the
sb ‘idli nv >i.ibe so;’ lied bv the eoklermis or
aciuf-sk’ii: for along this cellular fiHament, the
animal oil of the hair, aid tlie juices by which it
is rept'i: ‘l. flow. Goiv equently, if this is clog
ged by anv cause, external or inte> nal, the sys
tem becomes disordered
I recoleCt bearing an acquaintance of mine
corniilain of an unpleasant sen -iiiion ui his head,
a few week • after ebb uriog Ida .air a most beau
tiful black, which te -me ated in ad- fluxion of
his eves, that gave him g” red f, and no
doubt saved him tVnn somethin? worse Rut it
di-d ,not seem to occur * lvm hat the beautiri
ing die > the cause of tlds riflie’ ion. No, n-•;
Tor the interested, or to sav the best of him,
noran’ inventor, had assure 1 the public that the
preparation contained, “othing deleterious to
health. But, allowing ‘h it he told the‘ruth,
is it not probable that the m.ere encumbrance
of so delicate an excretory organ must prevent
its performing its fuiictious, and thereby endan-
jrcr health _ ... . 1
Among the earliest orders of a physician, tor (
ft’ maniacal patient., is the oil the pa-
tient’s hairs whiph seems, preMy plainly to im- ‘
,ly that the custom originated in the hair being
considered as a • excretory organ, and that
Avhen, disease or -therwise, K ban ‘-ccoroe une
qual to the performance of its office, it must
be cut off’, to lei the stumps do what it fin.pd m
doing: or perhaps to let the cuticle asost in
throwing ofTthat accumulation of offending mat
ter wnicli disorder reason It is supposed 1 1
be a'so the cm mctorv by which nature gets rid
ot i he phosphate of lime, which is tile residue of
the -work of nutrition Attention should be
paid to the keeping of r he head and hair per.
fectly clean .and fVtc.fr m all foreign substance-,
and also to accu -tom it to fresh air This would
shorten the doctor’s bill, and prevent many an
* unessv. hour.
As to cosmetics, the same objection holds
Tl ey clog tit dehcate pores of the skin, and
partially present insensible perspiration, with
out which we cannot long sustain life
Tight bandages, tight shoes, &c belong to
the same family of toes to health. Ail or any of
th*se may induce a change in some of thesec
retory organ , which are thus rendered liable to
secrete a fluid injurious to health And as sen
sation anil motion, by which man keeps up w ith
surrounding objects, the relations necessary to
Ilia existence, are the undoubted result of a
“healthy secretion, it -oust resonably be supnu
” sed that the whole trib of dyes, “pastes, cosme
tics’ “tight bandages, and aiong list of etceteras,
te.i 1 dj ue destruction of health
My reader will perhaps sav that the poor
classes of &ci*tY do not generally use the ibove
li ß t; true, they do not, hut -where tli ’.--or are
h nest, they are the sons and dang ty’S of toil,
and frequently worn down witli excessive labour
ioi existence, neglect that attention and c! ;nh
ness so necessary to preserve the health we are
speaking of. Their food, too, is often had anil
scanty, to sav nothing of their tuofata! use of ar
dent drink, which contributes to their destruc
lion.
Repartee. Si Kdande dined one day
at Hie house of R. c tuiier the B nker, he
Wl s seated between the celebrated be iuly.
Madam liecainier, and Msdam tie Stael,
equally distinguished for her wit. .Wishing
to i v smn-* thing tt> pleiye the Ladies, the
a,trnno,ner exclaimed — “ How happy I:• m
to b*’ t ; vjs placed between wit and beau
ty!’* 1 Y *,’M Ltlaude ” sjcrcisiically re;
jail MaditM.de Stae,*iM without pus.
either.” . 1
From the Portsmouth Oracle.
George B. English is a native of Boston, and
was educated at Harvard College, with the class
that was graduated in 1807 While there, he
was distinguished for his modest demeanour;
and his unsalable thirst of knowledge. During
the three first years ot his attendance at college,
he devoted from twelve to fifteen hours a day to
study', allowing himself no.exercise or relaxa
tion, but an occasional walk to hi® father’s coun
try house in Brighton In the last y’ear of his
college life, his declining health compelled him
to relax in some degree, this intemperate appli
cation. His studies at this time partook ot bis
pecu bar character; or, ralher, his subsequent,
conduct may be traced back to these early stu.
dies. Besides the lessons required by the gov
ernment of. the College, which he learned with
scrupulous care, he read many hundred vol
umes of metaphysics, ecclesiastical literature,
and military tactics,. His religions opinions
were unsettled, but he expressed much respect
for Christianity and an earnest desire to be con
vinced ofits truth The writer of this notice,
who lived with him at that time, in habits ot
unreserved intimacy, well remembers with what
earnestness, after discussing, some of the doc
trines of Christianity he exclaimed —“all that is
very delightful, if it were but true! Ido assure
you, if my understanding were once convinced,
nothing would deter me from devoting my’ life
to the cause. I would study divinity to-mor
row.”
On leaving college,he yielded to the wishes
of his friends, and spent the usual term in the
study of Law But he gave even then, as he
frequently confessed, as much attention to 1 he
ology and military science, as to the study ol
jurisprudence InuneiliateTy after his admiss
ion to the bar, he avowed his intention of aban
doning the profession, which he always disli
ked, and of devoting himself to Theology. His
doubts, at tills time, appear to have been remo
ved. Having obtained the. consent of his
friends, he entered himself at the Theological
school at Cambridge, pursued Ins professions’
studies with avionr, and after the usual period
was licensed to preach. His performance s in
the pulpit were very acceptable nd his wind-?
conduct evinced seriousness and piety. His
Theological opinions, at first, were Unitarian;
but they gradually approached the systems of
Calvinsim
About tb- time he began to preach, his atten
tion was unfortunately directed to the jewish
controversy, and after studying it for sometime,
lie declarwl to his a stbnished friends that “the
Jews had the lust of-the argument.” Tliis de
claration was followed by his abandonment of a
profession which be could no longer conscien
fiously pursue. Itis book again-t tiie evidences
of Clft-istianity wf-icif he published not longaf
tertrards, wits very ably answered by lus rela
tion, Mix Can , and oj Air. Everett.
In the year lSi 6 or 1817, he obtained a com
i missiop asaj.n-un:uit of Marines, and was sent
..bro 11 ti e gqtiadron cruising in the Me-liter
ianes’ Alter serving a year or two, he. obtain
ed a furlough and visited Constantinople and
the principal clt.es of ‘.sia Minor. Here his
love pf military enterprise induced him to re-
Isign his commission, and In enter the service
of the l J aclu of Egy pt, with whore he has con
tinued in a ‘t.v. warfare till the .-ro; :ut vear.
It isa rem,triable fact, and will be remem
bered by man v of bis cl as mate-, that Mr. • n
gli-.li bad in iiis possession at college, a I urkisli
scymetar, which he was -ccust-in-ed to shew to
his friends with much, enthusiasm Even white
a- -d- r.: nr CTletr*oev, tlt- fi*v.t it-, C.itrt n was
fencing with thehvoalswo a
nd his present theological opinions, nothing
certain is known It has been asser'ed that be
\va a convert f, IslnmisiTi: but it has also been
denied As he is about returning to his native
country, he will soon be aole to answer for
Inmse'f.
Mr. I .n-iish is a gentleman of amiable dispo
sition, of frank ands mpfe manners, and of pure
morals. While his departure from the Christian
faith cannot be considered without the deepest
sorrow-and apprehension, it “nay be hoped that
he will yet return to the Christian church, and
bring all the powers of his active and adventu
rous mind, and all his profound and various
learning to the cause of ins country and man
kind
It is worthy of notice, and well illustrates the
enterprise of Use American character, that
while Mr English was extending the banners of
the Cret-cent to ilie sources of the Nile, one of
his classmates was'preaching the doctrines of
the'Cross ‘o the natives of Ceylon, anotherVas
fighting under-tlie standard of independence in
Mexico, and a third'was cir cumnavigating the
giobe.
Asiatic Matrimony. —Sir Robert Ker-
Pffcter, in his travels in Georgia speaking of
the landlord at Iman, Zada Ismael, says:
‘‘Amongst other Indulgences, he gifted
himself with wives to the full complement,
and added a* many supernumerary hand
maids as his conscience could make room
for. * Consequently, whet e so numerous a
collection of the livelier Sex, with their
several offspring, were together, we ex
pected any thing else for a sick msn’g
comfort than silence for his repo-e. !
deed, from the hour of rising to that -il|
going to rest, the house sounded with >rre j
continued chatter of tomato voices, ming
ling with the prattle of children, and-the
■bustling clamour of varied occupation.—
These women do ill die laborious part of
the household establishment, each- having
her own especial depat tu-etil, such as b -
king ‘"the tread, cooking the mea'l, and
drawing the water. And. n- withstand
ing the l&ies- espoused is usually spared in
those labours, and the hast d'vssed still
the w'utle party stem to einain in good
humour; no appearance of jealousy disturb
ing the amicable, routine <f itrir proceed
ings. Indeed, I believe this rep esenta
tion to be fact ; for when thVn lord shows
ohnself among them, it is like a master
coming into 3 herd of favorite animals ;
they all i ush forward, frisking about him,
pleassed with a caress; or frisking still, if
tney meet with a put i -stead.—Such is the
power ot education, in fitting all hirihan
beings for a general happy acquiescence in
whatever state it is their lot to be born in.
The four wives of my worthy host, with the
female auxiliaries, retire at sunset from
their domestic toils; and each taking her
infant and its cradle to the roof of her di
vision of the house, not forgetting the wa
ter she has brought from the spring or well,
- deposits tile babe in safety, and sus
.ends the water case near her bed on a tri
ad of sticks, in order that the evaporation
may coot it for the night or next day’s use.
The first number of the fifth volume of ‘The
American Journal of Science,” published under
the direction of Professor Sillimarb of Yale Col
legi, has lately made its appearance, and is
filled with matter of an interesting description,
particularly to men of Science. \V e wish we
were able to say that this very valuable work,so
creditable to our country as well as its learned
editor, had received tl>e patronage and support
to which it is entitled by its merit. Mr. Silli
mah, with a degree ot labour and perccvcrance
which deserves weil of his country, has, under
the presurt of official duties’ laboured for a
number of years with great industry and abili
ty, in providing the materials for this valuable
and highly respectable publication, with little
if any other compensation that which arises
from trie consioiisness of having done well, and
added to his own and his country’s reputation
for litterature and science
The following artic.e is extracted from the
present numbet
“PUTNAM’S ROCK.
“Extract ofa letter'from Professor Dana, of
Dartmoth College, to the editor, tinted Feb
stb, 1822.
“I have received an account of “Putnam's
Rock,” which is in the river opposite West
Point. It was given to me by my friend Col.
Tucker, of Gloucester, Mass, and the history,
as connected with the American Revolution,
cannot fail to be intereting: I will give it in his
own words, as there is a naivete in his manner
of relating it. *
“This famous rock, originally a native of the
highlands above West Point, was situated on
the eXtreame heitli of Butter-Hilt;* when the
morning fog was defending from (lie hill, it had
m very beautiful appearance, not much unlike
a horsman’s tent or hospital marquee riding on
the cloud. It was acommon amusement for the
officers when off duty to roll large rocks fvom
the sides of those hiHs. These often set. others
going with them, to the great-terror of those
persons who were below. One day when this
Ishorions amusement was over, Col. Rufus Put
nam prop- sod going up to take a peep of this
curiously situated rock, it was found situated
on a flat rock of great extent, .and near the
brink ofa considerable precipice, and hung ve
ry much over it Col. Putnam believed that
if was moveable, and if once moved, that it
would roll over; and falling from 20 to 50 feet,
commence its rout to the river. A few days a
- we formed a party of officers, with our ser
vants, who took with them axes, drag ropes, f-c.
in order to procure levels foe the purpose of
moving the rock, which we soon found was in
our power. The levers being fixed with ropes
to tbs ends of them all, Col. Putnam, who head
ed the parly, ordered us to haul the ropes tight,
anri/tt the woid Congress to give a long pull, a
strong pull,*- a pull altogether. This we did; the
levers fell, the rock rolled over, tumbled from
the precipice, anil took up its line of march for
the river!! The party then had the satisfac
tion of seeing the most majestic oaks and loftiest
pines bowing down in “homage and obedience
to this mighty traveller, which never stopped
till it iiad reached the bed of the river; where it
now lies on the edge of ihe fiats and far enough
from the shore for a coasting vessel to sail a
ronndit The party followed after in its path,
and were astepislied to see that rocks of many
tons weight, and trees of the largest size, were
ground to powder; on arriving at the river the
i.nrtt embarked, and landed to the number of
of 6! or 70 on the rock, v.hen Col. Putnam
broke a bottle of whiskey St named it **/’ utiHim’s
Rock,” I may have forgotten some of the mi
nutia of the transaction in the lapse of 43
years, bat it is a fact that the rock now in the
river was removed from the extreme top of
Uuter-iiill by the officers of Col. Rufus Put
nam’s regiment, in the Revolutionary war, in
the service of the UnitednStates, sometime in
the month of-June, in the year 1770.”
* 1 his hill is 1620 feet above tide water, and
1332 above its base, according to Captain Par
tridge.
RUSSIAN TARIFF.
FROM TEE JOURNALS, I)ES DE
BATS, .MAY 5. 1822.
Petersburg, April 9.—There is jut pub
lished here, by order of government, the
following observations on ‘he chief motives
which determinated the Russian govern
ment to alter the regulations of commerce
which had been established in 1819 and
1820.
These hst changes have been made in
consequ-nce.i.f a treaty concluded the 7-lD
“December, 1818, with the court ojf Berlin,
afrit pmtrac'ed hegociations, when ail the
efforts of Russia had for their object to put
to execution the piiticipals of commercial
freedom consecrated by the acts-ofthe con
/es of Vienna.
The russian government was far from be
ing ignorant then, that those principles
might not become as favorable in their ap
plication, as they were just in theory; but
t hat appeared beyond doubt, was, that to
produce.bap -y effects, they nipst be gene
rally adopted—and the state which adopts
whilst the others rejects them, must con
demn its own industry, and commerce to
pav a utinoos tribute to those of other na
tions.
In 1815 government had begun to feel at
Vienna, the necessity of giving to commer
cial relations, as impulse which would
iiave been the more free, because the whole
continent had made complaints against the
oppression under which commerce Had
groaned for nearly 10 years. It was there
fore from a circu - tance'exernpt from restraint
and the facility affirded by reciprocal ex
changes, that almost all the governments at
first resolved to seek the means of repair
ing rheevil, which Fiurope had been doom
ed to suffer; but experience, and more cor
rect calculations, because they were made
from certain data, and upon the results al
ready known of the peace, that had just ta
ken place,jfurced them soon to adhere to the
ptohibitarv system.
England has preserved her own; Austria
remains faithful to toe principals “ of being
provided against the rivalry of foreign-in
dustry.” France adopted with the same
views, the most rigid measures of precau
tion; and Prussia has just published (in Oc
tober) anew tariff which proves
had judged it impossible not to conform to
the example of the rest of Europe.
It is by this example, that Russia is at
this moment obliged to resort to the cn
forccment of restrictive duties in lier cus
tom-houses, the necessity of which appears
to be acknowledged by all European pow
ers.
As the prohibitive system is extended
and improved any where, that state which
pursues the contrary system suffers sacrifi
ces more- extensive and considerable. It
opens its ports to all foreign productions,
and all ports are shut up to those which it
was in the h#bit of exporting itself. It
niajsents a continual encouragement to Ihe
manufacturing industry c.f other countries,
and its own industry lias to sustain a rival
ry in which they are invariably overcome.
Agricultune without system, industry with
out protection, languish and decline; spe
cie forced uut of circulation, the moat sond
commercial houses are shaken. The pub
lic fortune soon letls the wounds inflicted
■ on private fortunes and if new regulation*
were not soon to change the actual state of
things in Russia, after having contributed
to restore peace and the pleSsings which
How from if to the world, would herself be
deprived of the enjoyment of these univer
sal advantages. Further, their advanta
ges would only go to augment the riches ot
other countries at the expense of its own
prosperity. In such a dilemma govern
ment could not hesitate on the choice ol
measures.
It resolved to publish anew tariff of the
dudes to which foreign goods should be
subjected upon their admission into Russia;
this tariff has been preceded by all the re
search which was required by taking for
its basis in a reform of such importance, the
real and aitificial wants, and the free in
terests of Dationa'. indust.y. Without
destroying by too great an extension of the
prohibitive system, that careful emulation
which is the source of all improvements,
and on the other band, without suffering
this unlimited rivalry to revive; the fatal
effects of which had just been felt; the gov
ernment has incorporated in the new law
a few of the exclusive provisions which are
presented by the commercial legislation ot
all the European,states. To protect that
industry which is already in a flourishing
and prosperous situation, to encourage the
establishments which may be formed with
the greatest advantage, to proportion the
duties to the articles upon which it is to be
levied, and to the quantity of these articles
which Kussia produces, or which she is
competent to produce within herself, to
prevent fraud by laws of a just rigor; such
is the general end which government has
proposed to itself—such are the principles
which it has pursued.
NEW YORK. .Toly 25.
Steam Boat. —lt is well known to those
who are at sH aeqaainted with the suo
ject, that about two thirds of the
quantity of steam, raised for the purpose
of propelling boats Jk. other- machines, es
capes without Ure, and that the remaining
third only becomes an effective power.—
There is of course a-great waste of fuel,
three times as much beiug consumed, as
Avould be necessary, if all the steam could
be applied to the machinery. Some mode
by which this loss in fuel and expense
might be saved has long been a desideratum;
and the greatest philosophers of the ag.?
have tatted their ingenuity in vain, in at
tempting to make the discovery
We have been credibly informed within
a few days, that Chancellor Lansing, of
Albany, has actually devised a plan, which
lie thinks will fully accomplish this
important object, and that he has publish
ed an essay on the subject in a newspaper,
which by some accide'tit we overlooked.—
It is said he lias a model of the invention
now in operation’ in his garden, and that
tlie public generally have confidence in its
success. If the discovery shall prove
genuine, ar.d be found applicable to mach
inery on a large scale, if w ill be of immense
importance, not to the fortunate inventor,
but to the country & the world. It is
hoped that no time will be lost in testing
by fair experiment ah improvement,
Avhich promises such signal advantages,
and if it shall be found feasible, that it may
he immediacy brought iuto practical
use.— Statesman.
Miss Aikin’s ConH of James the First
Has been recently published in this couu
trv. It is the legitimate successor to the
Memoirs of the Court of Elizabeth, and is
in no respect infeiiurin point of style or
general execution to that interesting and
eietr-iuf work.
This lady has adopted a plan nf writ
ing history, which is the most interestin'-
and instructive that has hitherto put
sued. Her works introduce her readers to
an individual acquaintance with all the
distinguished personages of the periods
which she occupies, and the biographical
sketches of characters, mentioned ouly in
a superficial manner, or altogether un
noticed, in general history, are extremely
amusing and gratifying. Her late work be
comes particularly interesting at the pre
sent time, from the circumstance of its
being connected in point of time with the
incidents and events of the new Novel
the ■ Fortunes of Nigel,” which has- just
been published. Miss Aikin is one of the
best modem historical writers, and her
works must be very valuable to those who
are desirous of becoming intimately ac
quain ted with the very important periods
/)f English history to which they relate.
N. Y. Daily Adv.
An Evening Paper mentions, that the amount
of the failures for the last two months does not
fall far short of three millions of dollars. How
much was owing among thy bankrupts i not sta
ted.— Hottui Centiael.
Extracts from Evglbh papers r. ;.
at JWtt’-J orlc.
London,.r linel ..
When the Colombian bonds first entre •
market, they realized but /6l> each; ()!)e i’
vidua! is said to have amassed neaA v .
who purchased white they were auib'eT', ‘
and held them till he obtained from Tl'/ i
- each. - • - •
American Stocks, Jvne 13 —Three cent, so
63 1-2; five per cents <;t tS2s), yJ. jg jV g.-. ’
per cents of 1812, 90; 1813,9.! a 9: l.f.
V 4; 1815, 95 a 9f; seven per bents \-| “
minally. The above wild rli\ ideud tW. / -
1, 1822. D. S. Bank, shares. /.’2-\\ ;,j. : r
dend from January Ist. - - J ' u
The Chili bonds continue in g- Pri t rp
The opening price > esterday wis 73” Cg*
nothing was done under 5-8. i . t|„. Colir j ( (
the day the market lose to 79 3-S, ; ,i,j b”
price was fully supported at the close otT'hec*
change.
Toe corn exchange of the lit.li was repress
ted to be vePy dull at London. \\ beat, | ’
and oats on the decline; beans and peas ‘■!
-small advance. “‘ 1
‘I tie private trade to India is to be opened *
vesre's of fill sizes, and from alt ports in ti le p
idled Kingdom. Ay I intercolonial, trade aho’
is to be permitted between the east a-d ‘
iiidies. and British North America, and tl,er
tein of licences facilitated
Resumption of on/, payments —Mr. Weston 1 !
motion for a resumption of cash payment- ,i M
under discussion in the British house ol r, ,*
mens on the. l2tli of June. Alter a long donate
Mr. Western’s bill was negatived by a
of 1?4 to 30. Mr. lliiskinsoiiN ameiainiw
“that the house do not alter the standard at ia
ver in fineness, weight or dcuoiniiiaiiaii,” , and
carried by the above majority.
No authentic information t.f the adrustment
of the differences between Tetley and
has as yet been received; but tile general o , L .
ion at Vienna, (according to last advices) v aS|
that the business would be Amicably teuied.
The plan proposed by Mr. Wuk, fi, id <s ’.| a
Chester, for consuming smoke, has oeen appro.’
veil of by the private committee of tne i.oiis’e t.f
commons; and be produced the greatest mi-,.
ber oi testimonials of its advauages an l ciii*.
cy.
’ I*;.
Greece —The private letters from Constant!,
nopie are dated the loth, and from Sim maim
tile 2j ult. These fitters contain ImuuUlei.
criptionsof Turkish cruelties and b&rliu-mestt
Scio. .Two French gentlemen had gone un-p
to see this unfortunate island, and tli. y repn.
sooted the tow n as pillage: and destroyed, ami
the streets titled with the festering runams if
the bulcherfid inhabitants. The women ami
children were articles of commerce,
Constantinople and Smyrna, and the spirit of the
prophet was hourly, grat lied witn tne blood i.f
Christ ans sacrificed by the religious, who bad
conceived themselves bound in dmy, tliuvu
express their gratitude to heaven lor their sig
nal success. t hus the “l tirkisli empire 4*
the way in barbarism; but the indignant spi.-.t
of the oppressed will yet take an awful i?.
verge, and teach the peasant and the prince
that crirfies, even in ibis world, meet dieir mer
ited reward. The Turkish fleet was to sail
from Scio about the 3d of Mai, which leaves
little hope of their having been defeated
the Greeks.
Sen,tin, May 20, —The post from Suloi’ictii
and Seres, at length arrived yesterday at ltd.
grade, and brought accounts very ui.f-vnrak!:
to the cause of the Greeks ‘1 lie pacha of Ss
lonichi had received reinforcements, and l.vi
defeated thi- Greeks near .Terizza Alter thi
befell upon thirty Greek villages, and cam-:,
away the women and children a. staves. “Hie
Christians at Saloniclu have putclutsed many of
those unfortuna’e persons f r three or four pi
astres, in order to rescue them from die
wretched fate, that awaited them. A letterj
from a lady in Mayo, states that the utmost (hu
ger is to be apprehended from the pestilential
diseases, which living on the ha:f puirified car
cases of cows and hoisesmust create in the fam
ishing wretches around her.
Counsellori-illienstein of Frankfort, has pub
lished a work in which he attempts to prove tint
the predictions respecting *■ nti Christ, are now
on tlie eve of being accomplished. Anti-Christ,
lie asserts, will appear in 1823—his arrival will be
succeeded by 19 years of religious wars— after
which, the Millenium, as he assures us,is'ta
commence in 1836.
From the Greenock Advertiser, May 20.
Yesterday afternoon, anew contrivance
by a respectable tradesman in town, for
propelling vessels without the aid
steam, sails, or oars, was publicly exhibi
ted for the first time. It consists -fa beat
about 28 feet keel, and 9 feet beam,built
on purpose, and fitted with light paddle
wheels, which are operated upon iu vari
ous ways by eight men, and made to re
volve with cosiderable speed, so that, eve"-
in this first trial, and without any previous
practice on the part of the men, the boat
wss puddled across to H’enensburg in - T
minutes—a distance, we believe, of si:
miles,'and brought back in pbout anho.’u
To tho,o who., like Mr. Owen, deje
cate the substitution of steam iu*cL* u *
ery for human labor, this contrivas*--
should come with peculiar recom*
mendalionS; and we confess that, had.t
preceded the introduction of steam o 5
on our river, we would view it with
small gratification, as an important m i
valuable improvement, upon those vetH ■
miscalled Jly boats. As it is, the preset,
contrivance, amongst other modes <■, im
plication. might be advantageously em
ployed, we think, in cases where vec
larger than row boats are necessary, l- 1
where the expense of constructing and l! ;
holding steam machinery is impractical"*-
or in more qualified terms, would not P‘r
We are informed, however, that the p"’l;
rietor and projector aims still higher, am
intends trying hU vessel as a passage dj--
betwixt this and Glasgow, for which p’
pose it is fitted up with a neat cabin, an -
other accommodation, for 30 to 40 persutiy
and he anticipates success from the -hoy
rates at which he can afford to take
seogers to whom speed of conycyac-c
such as is found with most ot the steam
packets, is a minor bjcct and subservn.u
to the more attractive one of economy-”
Os the result we may have occasion here
after to speak out, meantime ‘¥<s is l
all manner of success