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M>me and Poetry. —The London papers notice the recent public iHon of a very tasteful volume of vocal pieces, entitled “’lho Loves ol the But* torflics,” the Music composed by Alexander Lee, and the Poetry by T. li. Bay ley. The united ta lents of these gentlemen arc said to have produc ed a work of fanciful and lively character, which cannot fail to give entire satisfaction to Amateurs of the lighter style of Music. The following ba specimen of the Poetry. Boston Cour. ROUND MY PRETTY FOSE. Round my pretty Rose I have hover'd all day, I have seen its sweet leaves one by one fall away They are gone, they are gone, but I go not with them; No, I linger to weep on the desolate stem. They say if I rove to the South I shall meet With hundreds of roses more fair and more sweet; But my heart, when I’m tempted to wander, re plies, Here my first love—my last 16vo—my only love lies. When I sprang from the home where my plumage was nurst, Tvvas my own pretty Rose that attracted me first; We have loved all the Summer, and now that the chill Os the Winter comes o'er us, I’m true to thee still. When the last leaf is withered, and fails to the earth, Tho false one to southerly climes may fly forth ; But truth cannot fly from his sorrow ; — he dies Where his first love—his-last love—his only love lies. From the Baltimore Chronicle. -SERENADE. O wake! the winds sighs low, my love, The vale sleeps low in mist; O wake ! my heart is woe my love, ’Till ye arise and list. ’Tis something like a mile, my love, I've dashed through damp and dew, O'er hedge-row, ditch and stile my love, With a tender song for you. So wake ! for well you know my love, My temper's none tire best, And as to patience, Oh ! my love, I cannot say I’m blest. Tin clock is striking one, my love, Low hangs the dew fill and cup ; My song will soon be done, my love, So up ! fond lady up ! What! sleep ye yet so soundly love ? You jade you ! wont you rise ? While here I sing, confound ye love ! To beetles, gnats and flies ! “Well! then from this high grasa, my love, My exit I will make, Yet, first through sash and glass, my love, This gentle brick bat take. Con. ON POPULAR SUPERSTITIONS, &c. A conversation. j Poictcs. I hope we shall have another J rgood day to to-morrow, for the clouds are | red in the west. Physicus. I have no doubt for it, for j the red h s a tint of purple. Halienns. Do vou know why this tint portends fine weather'? Pkys. The air when dry, I believe refracts more red, or heat making rays; and as dry air is not perfectly transparent, they are again reflected in the horrizon. 1 have generally observed a coppery or yellow sunset to foretell rain; but, as an indication i of wet weather approaching, nothing is more certain than a halo round the moon, which is produced by the precipitated wa ter; and the larger the circle the nearer the clouds, and consequently more ready to fall. Hal I 1 live often observed that the old proverb is collect— A rainbow in the morning is the shep beri.’s warning: A rainbow at night is the shepherd’s delight. -Can you explain this omen? Phys. A rainbow can only occur when the cl nds containing or depositing the rain ire opposite the sun, and in the eve ning the rainbow is in the east, and in the morning iu the west; and as all out heavy rams in this climate are unusaUy brought hy the westeily wind, a rainbow iu the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us; whereas the rainbow in the east proves that the rain in these clords is passing from us. Poict. 1 have often observed, that when the swallows fly high, fine weather is to be expected or continued, but when they fly low and close to the ground, rain is al most surly approaching. Can you account 101 this? Hal. Swallows follow the flics and gtiais, and flies and gnats usually delight in warm strata ol air; and warm air is lighted and usually moister than cold air, when the warm strata of air are high, there is less eh nice of moisture being thrown down from them by the mixture with cold air; but when the warm and moist air is close to the surface, it isf almost certain that, as the cold air flows down into it, a deposition of water will take place. Poict 1 have often seen sea gulls as semble on the land, and have almost al ways observed that very stormy and rainy weather was approaching. I conclude that these animals, sensible of a current of air approaching from the ocean, retire to the land to shelter themselves from the storm. Oritker. No such thiiig. The storm is their element; and the little petrel enjoys the heaviest gale, because, living on the smaller sea insects ho is sure to find his food iu the spray of a heavy wave., and y.u may see him flying above the edge of the highest surge. I believe that the reason of tiiis migi*. tion of sea gulls, and other sea h:ids, to the land, is their security of find ing fond; and they may he observed, at tins time, feeding greedily on the earth worms and larvoae,driven out of the ground by severe floods; and the fish, on which they prey in fine weather in the sea, leave the aurf.ne and go deeper in storms. The search after food is, we -ed on a for mer occasion, the principal cause why animal change their places. The differ ent tribes of the wandering birds always * ic, 2 rdte wl,e n rain is about to take place; and I remember once, in Italy; having been long waiting, in the end of March, lor the arrival of the double snipe in the Cam-” pngna of Rome; a great flight appeared on the 3d of April, and the dav after heave rain set in, which generally interfered why my sport. Tho vulture, upon the samh principle, follows armies, and i have no doubt that the augury of the ancients was a good deal founded upon the observation of the instincts of birds. There are ma ny superstitions of the vulgar owing to the same source. For anglers in spring, it is jabvays unlucky to see single magpipes; but two may be a I wins regarded as a fa vourable omen; and the reason is, that in cold and stormy weather, one magpipe u long leaves the nest in search of food, the other remaining sitting upon the eggs or the yong ones; but when two go out to gether, it is oidy when the weather is warm i and mild, iyid favourable for fishing. Pout. The singular connexions of I cause and effects, to which you have just , r ferred, make superstition less to be won ■ dered at, particularly amongst the vulgar | and when two facts, naturally unconnected, have been accidentally, coincident, it is not singular that this coincidence should have been observed and registered, and that omens of the most absurd kind should be trusted to. In the west of England, half a century ago, a particular hollow noise on the sea coast was referred to a spirit or goblin, called Lucca, and was supposed to foretell a ship wreck; the philosopher knows that sound travels much faster than currents in the air. and the sound always foretold the approach of a very heavy storm, which seldom takes place on that wild and rocky cost without a shipwreck on some part of its extensive shores, sur rounded bv the Atlantic. Phys. All the instances of omens you have mentioned are founded on reason; hut how can you explain such absurdities as Friday being an unlueky day, the terror of spilling salt, or meeting an old woman? I knew a man of very high dignity, who was j exceedingly moved by these omens, and i who never went out shooting without a bit tern’s claw fastened to his butten hole by a ribbon, which he thought ensured good luc k. Poict. These as well as the omens of death watches, dreams, &c. are for the most part founded upon some accidental coincidences; hut spilling of silt, on an uncommon occasion, may as 1 have known it, arise from a disposition to apo plexy, shown by an inci ient numbness in the hand, and may he a fatal symptom; and persons dispirited by bail omens, some times prepare the way for evil fortune; for confidence in success is a gieat means of ensuring it. The dream of Brutus, before the field of Pharsalia, probably produced a species ol irresolution and despondency, which was the principal cause of his loosing the battle:, and I have heard that the illus trious sportsman to whom you referred just now, was always observed to shoot ill, because he shot carelessly, after one of his dispiriting omens. Hal. I have in life met with a few things which I found it impossible to ex plain, either by chance coincidences or by natural connexions; and I have known minds of a very superior class affected by them; persons in the habit of reasoning deeply and profoundly. Phys. In my opinion, profound minds are the most likely to think lightly 7 of the resources of human reason; and it is the pert, superficial thinker who is generally strongest iu every] kind of unbelief. The deep philosopher sees chains of causes and effects so wonderfully and strangely linked together, that he is usally the last person to decide upon the impossibility of any two series of events being independent of each other; and in science, so many natural miracles, as it vveie, have been brought to light; such as the fall of stones from me teors in the atmosphere, the disarming a thunder cloud by a metallic point, the pro duction of fire from ice by a metal white as sdver, and referring certain laws of mo tion of the sea to the moon; that the phy sical inquirer is seldom disposed to assert, confidently, on any abstruse subjects be longing to the order of natural things, and still less so on those relating to the more mysterious relations of moral events and intellectual natures.— Salrnnnia, Vneumaic Punch and Ginger Peer Fill two half pint tumblers a third part full of toast and water; in one dissolve thirty grains of carbonate of soda, and in the o ther twenty live grains of citric acid, both pounded fine; when the powders are per fectly dissolved, pour the contents of one tumbler into the other, and sparkling soda water is instantaneously produced Ginger Peer will be produced by the addition of either grains of ginger and three drachms of lump sugar, rubed well in a mortar with the carbonate of soda. Household Peon, omist. On the anniversary of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington gave his customary dinner to about 40 distinguished officers who were present on that day. All the Plate presented to His Grace by different Princes, was used on that occasion; and the Fete was most splendid. Balloon Accident. —Mr Green, the aeronaut ascended in his balloon from Man chester on 1 hurst!ay last, accompanied by a Mr. Strapps of that town After having been in the air about an hour and a quar ter Mr. Green, while throwing out the grapnel over the moors of Derby Ridge, was tossed out of the car, but still kept a bold of its edge, and remained suspended in that state by the arms for some time.— While endeavoring to get again into the ear, a sudden jerk, caused by the breaking oi the grapnel iron horn its hold, precipita ted him to the ground with great force, and from a considerable height. The bal -1 on, thus lightened, ascended with Mr. Strapps, who, however, succeeded in bring ing it and himself safely to the ground ü bout h !t a mile from the spot where Mr- Gteen had fallen. Mr. Green shortly came up. aod the two aeronauts immediate ly returned, with tlieit machine to Man chester, where Mr Green now lies seri ously indisposed from the effects of this awful accident. — Leeds Intel . Prom the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. Veka Cruz, Bth August, 1828. Messrs. P. Hall Co. —Gentlemen— Since our last respects tiie country has con tinued perfectly tranquil ; notwithstanding this being our dull season, small sales are constantly effected here ; and from our ob servations, we have leason to believe that, although the trade of this place will be considerably reduced, yet it will not be so much so as was at first feared ; for the rich and extensive states of Vera Cruz, Puebla, and Oaxaca, from their Geographical po sition in the country, will certainly conti nue to make their purchases here, as they lie so near to the coast, and the expenses on goods are much less than when forward ed to the capitol; we therefore hope to see when the cool season comes on, about Oc tober, a brisk trade with these places; in deed in our opinion, our trade generally must greatly revive inasmuch as the im porations this last season have not been very extensive, and the stock now on hand must be verv nearly run off by the coining fall. The government remitted by the last packet, $30,000 for Mr. Rocafuerte’s ex penses ; but, for the present, we see no hopes of a remittance for account of the loan ; it is however, probable, that the present tariff’, so generally oppressive to our trade, will be revised; this will cause the receipts of the treasury to increase, and as more economical plans are soon to be adopted by the government, it is to be hop ed that they will also adopt some for the payment of the dividends. The result ol the ensuing elections for President is very doubtful ; as yet it is impossible to say who will be successful; but we think they will be concluded without any disturbance of tlie public tranquillity. The 22d article of the tariff which pre vents goods imported being bonded and af terwards exported free of duty, has been a matter of great discussion ; but as yet, the Goverment has made no concession on this point. Some weeks back, our Charge d’Affiirws obtained from the Minister of Fo reign Affairs a promise that all goods ship ped previous to the 20th Feb. the day on which the present tariff came into opera tion, should enjoy the privilege which the former tariff granted ; but the Government has since refused to abide by their Minis ter s promise, alleging that the Congress alone has power to do so, and thus the mat ter must lie over until the next sessions, in January, and the goods meantime, remain in deposit. ‘ldle exportation of gold and silver in bars is allowed but subject to a duty of 7 per cent, on value ; this will be a great assist ance, as the Mint coins very slowly. A convoy of specie arrived on the 22d ult. bringines6o,ooo tor account olGovernment and $1,743,52 7 for account of Merchants. If. M’s packet Rinaldo, which sailed from hence on the 30th ult. conveyed in specie, lor England 495,000 dollars, and for Cuba 29,000 dollars ; there is tvery probability that extensive remittances will continue. Exchange in Mexico on London 46c. per dollar ; here 48c A gentleman recently arrived from Vera Gruz, has sent us the following article for publication, which we lay before the pub lic without comment, leaving the reader to form bis own judgment:— As the majority of the United States appear to feel an interest in the op erations of our brave and meritorious coun tryman Com. Porter, and the infant navy which he has undertaken to discipline and improve, we regret to state that his utmost , endeavours to that effect have,‘through the suspicious folly of tnose in power, proved j ineffectual. The whole Mexican Squadron ('consist ing ot the Congress, Libertad, Victoria j and Bravo,J are now lying in ordinary at j Vera Cruz, their crews all discharged, and not the least probability of their being a hie to procure men to man them for ano ther cruise. The Commodore after re peated applications to the proper authori ties, soliciting the payment of his seamen’s wages, finding his request unattended to, and neglected at length on the 28th of Ju j Lv, ordered his flag to he hauled down, de i chiring himself no longer able to support it. This example was followed by the remain der of the squadron. The brig Hermou is the only Mexican vessel now on a cruise, and after her return, which is daily expect ed, it is not probable that another Mexican I Naval vessel will go out; at least for a great length oftime. I All the Foreign Officers in the service, (with but few exceptions) have tendered their resignations, and retired in disgust, without teing able to obtain their pay, but instead, a certificate, which is of as much I value as the old Continental paper money ,of the United States. Many of these cer tificates of the amount of three hundred dollars, have been disposed of for ten. The Commodore has obtained leave of absence; and contemplates paying a visit to his na , f ' ve country, as we understand, in the first ! vessel that sails from Vera Cruz. I The Mexicans are growing daily more suspicious of foreigners. A few months since the brig Bravo, whilst cruising off the cost of Cuba, captured, and sent to Vera Cruz, a beautiful brig from Cadiz, pierced for fourteen guns. This brig the Govern ment refusing to purchase, was sold at auction for the benefit of the c ptors, and purchased by the Commodore for the pur pose, we believe,of fitting her out as a Pri vateer. Some mean spirited wretch, in stigated no doubt by a personal enemy of Ihe Commodores, (of which he has very powerful ones, both at Vera Cruz and at Mexico J published an anonymous piece in the Noticioso, accusing him of embezzling the public property, for the purpose of fit ling out this vessel, as also of other misde meanors, too trifling and contemptible to notice, and the Commodore accordingly treated them as they deserved by making no reply. Other pieces had previously been published against him, v\liich were equally false and unfounded Such con duct displays the spirit of jealousy existing amongst them against foreigners, without whom their navy is of no service, as they, have not a single native officer capable of conducting even a gunboat. Such is the wretched state of the Navy at present, the poor discharged seamen (amongst whom are those yvljo so bravely defended the brig Guerrero,J are wandering about the streets of Vera Cruz, destitute of every thing, and no prospect of their just demands being settled. Their constant cry when applied to is “No eys Dinara whilst it is a well known fact, that they not only contrive to pay themselves promptly, but also the de mands of the Army, which will not be ca joled, and trifled with. A short time sinco three young gentlemen of the first respecta bility, from the United States, and recent ly officers in their service, were imppris oned, at Vera Cruz, in a room with the vilest criminals. It appears that one of them being out in the streets after hours at night, was taken up by the guard and put in the guard house; his two friends on the day following, applied to the Alcaedi for his release, but being refused, and having urged their application longer than suited his ideas of respect, to one of his exalted sta tion and dignity, they were all three tieated in the most abusive manner, and confined in the common goal, and notwith standing the repeated interference of all the most respectable foreigners in the place in their behalf, headed by the Com modore and American Consul, they were refused their liberty, and still remain in prison. Their names are Messrs. Spots* wood of Va. Devezac, of Louisiana, and Timmony of Mississippi. Such is the re ward of those who have fought and bled, in their ungrateful service. According to accounts lately received at New York from Vera Cruz, it appears that Commodore Porter of the Ship Asia, 64,brig Bravo, of 18 guns,and another ship of the same force, had hauled down his flag, discharged all his men, and had left but a few soldiers on board to take care of the vessels The Mexicans are said to be highly dissatisfied with the con duct of the Commodore, and it was repor ted that he intends to return to the United Slates by the first conveyance. Charleston Mercury. FROM MAZATLAN. Extract of a letter to the editors of the N, York Gazette, dated Mazatlan, Gulf of California, June 28, 1828. 4 Twenty-six of the persons concerned in the affair of Sulancingo embarked at this port on board of the brig General Pen drasa, (formerly the British brig Lara, of London,) the beginning of last week, for the ports of Guayaquil, Lima and Valpa raiso, and San Carlos; m the island of Chi loe. Gen. Barragan, the former Govern or of Vera Cruz, was amongst the num ber. Gen. Btavo and about fifteen others embarked at San Bias for the same destina tion.” Baltimore, September 4. VERY LATE FROM THE LA PLATA. The schooner Elisha Tyson, Pierson, arrived at this port yesterday morning in the short passage of 44days from Ensenada, (near Buenos Ayres.) Her advices from Buenos Ayres are to the 17ih July. Hos tilities were still carried on with activity by the belligerents, although the Buenos Ay rean Commissioners had sailed for Rio de Janeiro, for the purpose of negotiating a peace. The merchants of Buenos Ayres bad loaned $400,000 to the government, and Admital Brown was actively applying the money for the reinforcement of the na vy. The brig Allison, Jones, of Baltimore, which had arrived but a short time before, was purchased by the Government for the sum of §30,000. The markets were better than at the pre. vious dates. Flour, S6O per brl; doub loons, SSO, each, Bank paper, §2BO for §IOO in silver The Buenos Ayrean privateer, Gener al Brandzen, capt. De Kay, in attempting to run into B Ayres, was so closely pressed by the blockading squadron that she was run ashore, and finally blown up.—Sixty of her crew were killed and wounded in the action. Captain De Kay and part of his crew escaped in a boat. The battery on Point Lara opened a fire on the Brazilian squadron aud sunk a 14 gun brig ; the Bra zilian Admiral Norton, ('an Englishman) lost an arm. No event ot consequence had occured at the seat of war in the province of Rio Grande. According to the accounts from Rio Giande, the desertions from the Brazilian to the Buenos Ayrean army were very fre quent ; the Brazilian trooops were very much discontented with General Lecor, particularly since the success of Fructoso Rivera. “Buenos Ayres, July 6, I^2B. Intelligence has arrived this day that a revolution has taken place in Upper Peru, in the Republic of Bolivia, and that Gene ral , successor to General Sucre, who has been displaced, is at the head of five thousand men. Such is the report here, and from the known revolutionary disposi tions of the people of most of the province's in the South American States, it is general ly believed. It may prove to bo merely an insurrection. i By the ship Lafayette, captain Hardie, whose arrival below was announced yester day, we have our‘letters and papers from Rio de Janeiro to the 19th of July. These, although not so late by a few days as the ad vices already received furnish some items not before published. We have hereto fore announced the arrival at Rio, of a large French naval force; and we have ; now an explanation of the object of its vis- I it. It appears that the French Miuisterl at the court of Brazil i r , the formation of a Converitmu Government, by which it is the French vessels and curg>:; ;v ; • . been seized and condemned by |> ; i 1 be paid for in London in three iast l! 1 the first instalment immediately last on the 31st December, l§ r *o V amount of indemnity, is said to ba* 21 g ions of franc?. ~ n,;: 4 One of our letters state that Mr r |\, had entered upon bis official - ‘ !> ‘ energy, and had been veiy will rt ,. .‘"•I ’ ]!<*■ Am. Ca FROM PERU. The Editor of the Gazette is to an esteemed friend, and respondent at Limn, for files ( { that Capital to the 22d May inclusive 1 They contain several pn.clani *• from the commander in chief w f ‘ c>f Peru, to the Soldiers of the the troops of Colombia in Peru, and National Soldiers of the upper sec;'. D 18 the Country. The tenor of these motions would seem to us to evince aa of determined opposition to the threat]'] invasion of Colombia. But, there ny circumstances which n.ust render s; op posi t ioiv ineffedual The power ( ,f(p ombia is superior to that ol Peru, j ier '’ sources are so much more extensive above all she has at the head of her ar ’ n *; an individual whose military skill and re utatior, are of an order so much h : / than that of any commander to whom] ru can commit her destinies, that we ° preliend the struggle will be a short arj’ all probability a bloodless one. At id entical juncture, too, it will be perceive that the crops in Peiu have failed. % circumstance will greatly add to lie r barrassments, and while she is engaged 1 a war with a foreign power, she will bem der the necessity of depending uponm products of other countries for the and maintenance of her armies; in addi] to this, her cities are in ruins from thee< iects of an earthquake * and her Cungrti at a most unfortunate period laid adm upon the products and manufactures ther countries, amounting almost to a p i hibition, and which must render tiie ccst importing them as enormous as ihe uects shy for them will be imperious. The punishment of the sin of Gen U eauire, who had been condemned t o de?i for an attempted rebellion, has throuj the influence and solicitations of his r! ther, been commuted to ten years inm, omnzn[.~-JBaltimpre Fed. (Jaz. Norfolk, September 6, The ezpcdi ion of Campeachy. -Wi have been favored with the followingei tract ol a letter from Havanna, dated 2li ol August, 1823. “ riio expedition from Spain came ii about ten days since, and landed abos 2400 men. It appears they came out os a wild goose expedition, to* invade Cam peachy, without any ot the means where with to effect a landing, and, as it is sail that Laborde refused remaining on tin coast at this season of the year with vessels, to cover their disembarkation < re embarkation, the commander thought; better to come here. “We are dreadfully dull here; nntbiJ doing in produce and without any neus- Our latest accounts from England are ooi to the 26(h ot May, and from New Yor to the early part of last month. “A? we have been for some time witfua arrivals from ihe United States, everyth cription of provisions have much advaoca Some Rice, old and full of weavil,receivi this morning from Matanzus, sold ontl vvhaifat §ll per ql. Beef, pork, ban] and lard, are all wanted, and a cargo droj ping in at this moment from your plact would no doubt answer very well. Go: lard would command above 10 cents, Is us advices of the market have long go* forward, it is but the first arrival wbic will be likely to turn out well, for do dost we shall have swarms of vessels arriviu altogether.— Beacon. From the St. Thomas Times of August 1? The American Schooner RcvohM L/nptam Hopkins, from Martinique lor port, run ashore on the East End Island, on Sunday night 3d August* ® understand that the” better part ofll Cargo will be saved, and that there is see probability of her being got off Extract of a Letter from Maracaibo, elated ly 11, 1828. ‘The Custom House regulations are® coming daily more rigid, and the at® l precaution should be taken by Master* Vessels, destined for this port to b* every package on the manifest. seized four pieces of Duck from a * from St. Thomas, which was intent for her use, ;i circumstance which I lieve is uncommon in any country; * would thank you, if you deem it proper give publication to the transaction lhrd the medium of your paper. You vi’ilh derstand ihe Duck was found onb° without being in the manifest, &c*. —h 5 for the Vessel’s use.” r mmniatpimwin mmin inerr-*^ DIED, . „ At Greenville, (S. C.) on the 25th ELIZA BERRIEN, consort of the Macpherson Berrien, of this, city. Tlio rev ed by all who knew her, the retiring anJ lll vj sive manners of this excellent lady, hada t- - cy to conceal from the public eye many o* tues which adorned her character. It domestic circle that the benevolence of her and the kindness of her dispositionsshore/,< e /, conspicously, and sought for faithful discharge of all who were , sphere of her influence. In her she was sincere-, ardent and unchanging-? 3^ who now mourn her loss, haye experience many year 3. Under this painful dispel? V divine providen.ee, the world and rts uiaX j. afford no adequ ste conclusion to the b cri ,** “-j they do not mourn as those “without yyh, having respect to tho reward which is those, “who by patient continuance in seek for glory, honor and immortality) “earnest expectation” that her works h ftV ed her into the unknown world, and that ’ , “be found at the latter day” among tne ** ,jj those who havtj obtained a good report n a the merits of the Rede.eruey,