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the French Deputy Manuel.—It is the ractcristic of generous enmity to stop lie grave and ro let the dead rest in ce. It is useless and brutal cowar- ? to trample on a corse. It were well in French Government could compre- >d this truth. At the funeral of the puty M. Manuel, the authorities inter- td to prevent the people from expres- Z their respect to the departed p atriot, teen hundred infantry and cavalry were !er arms to intimidate the crowd—but 'ain. Lafitte, Lafayette, .uid Schoner ivered orations over the grave, and surrounding multitude shouted “ Glo- to inanuel! Long live Liberty 1”— ion the coffin reposed the golden crown merly decreed tr» Manuel, and crowns oak-ieaves were poured into the grave. [Chas. Courier. M. de Schonen, Counsellor of the mi t of Paris, followed, and expressed, a forcible and solemen manner, his >st deep regret. [M. de Schonen not ving communicated to us his discourse writing, we could report with accuracy !y the following passages :] “ M anncl !—Too early xve have been larated ! You have been snatched from at that moment when we reckoned ist upon you. We resign ourselves to ixplicable destiny ; &, may thy death he thy life hath been, au example for us! ly existence may h ive been short, vet lias been complete. Your youthful years ■re given to your country, as your riper ars have been. You were a soldier of e France, and a senator, when the tri ne was as glorious and dangerous as 2 field of battle. Your enemies, the e- nal enemies of France, could not enn- er you ! Not being able to answer you, ay proscribed you. From thy expul- n, Manuel, the present Admiuis'ration s taken its date ! . . Cut here I pause; 2 respect which I owe to the tranquility the tomb checks my just indignation.— it us proclaim it over thy t"inb ! AH ance had protested against 'ha outrage unanimous re-election. Nations, like lividuals, have, unfortunately, their mo ults of weakness* and follv, but they cover themselves. This will never or- r again. [Mere M. de Schonen was errupted by unanimous cries of * No, .’] I adjure this immense multitude, te tears which How from ..11 eves sneak ficientlv. May they not be shed in in ! The excess of our evils gives se- rity for our safety, and our power and witness will arise out of our humiliation. wo shall yet regenera > ourselves.— tis we swear to thv generous manes ries of ‘ Yes; yes’] Thou werf the •rthy choice of the country, and wo 11 not show ourselves unworthy of being sons. Adieu, Manuel / adieu, great izen, man of worth, humanity, and talent exann le of the admirable harmony of 2 most noble qualities ! Adieu! sincere d faithful friend ! for ever adieu !” -<3©©— Resident Adams.—In A. D. 1734, esidenl Washington, on the recommen- tion of Mr. Jefferson, appointed John lincv Adams Minister Resident to the 'therlands. The conduct of Mr. Ad is, at the Netherlands, was so satisfacto- to Washington, that one of the last acts his administration was, the appointment Mr Adams Minister Plenipotentiary Portugal.—From this place hisdestina- n was charged to Berlin, by President lams, senior. It seems, however, that s change was not made without con- ting General Washington, who had then ired from office. In a letter in reply the inquiry of President Adams, Gen ii Washington gives the following ho- 'ble testimony to the character of John ‘Micy Adams. President Washington's Letter Monday, February 20th, 1797, Dca- Sir—I thank you for giving me ; perusal of the enclosed. The senti- nts do honor to the head and heart of i writer ; and if my wishes would be of r avail, they should go to you in astroug ie that you will not withhold merited •motion from John Quincv Adams, be- ise he is your son : for without intend- to compliment the father or mother, or censure any others, I give it as my de ed opinion, that Mr Adams is the most ’uable public character ice have abroad 1 that there remains no doubt on my :d that he will prove himself, to be the U of all out diplomatic corps. If he ■> v to be brought into that line, or ■ ny other public walk, I could not, the principles which have regulated > own conduct, disapprove of the cau- n wh'cii is hill ted at in the letter. But is already entered ; the public, more 1 more as ho is known, are appreciating talents and worth, and his country old sustain a loss if these were to he ’eked by an over delicacy on your ■•t. With sincere esteem and affectionate yard I am ever yours. gaping awfully at the knees as if they would have swallowed his feet, who, ever, and anon, from a large tub swabbed the axletree of our sphere. I found he was cousin german to the man in the moon. The ship on her return, struck on a Kraken, a fish to which a whale is a shrimp, and bilged. All were lost except mvself, who was taken from a planly by a wh der.” Thus far Linkum’s testimony goes.— He meant to scripts, but dea them until now.—Portsmouth Jour selves with the idea, that we perceive all the force, and the beauty and the propri ety of the allusions of Pindar to the games of Greece, and that, by the discovery ot the circumstance that these were a favo rite theme, we transport ourselves to Hel LATEST FROM BUENOS AYRES. | Litter from Ex-President Madison to the Edit... CHARLESTON, OCT. 27. 1 o/th-, LynAhurg Virginian-dated The Editor of the Delaware Weekly Advertiser, has received from his corres pondents at Buenos Ayres, files of the “ American” and “Argentine News” of las and read with the eves, and hear with the 3d and 4’.h Aug. from which are ex- the ears of a Greek. But the tone and | traded the billowing tunes ofI Intelligence, spirit of that age are gone, never to re- , By a decree o ^ongr turn, the allusions which were then faith- of the Republic lsaut ho „ inkum s testimony goes.— full, cannot be understood ; and in spite ; a loan of 5,000,000 dollars, tor the use of have published his manu- i of ourselves, our reverence for the Greeks the ^ovenimen . •alh robbed the world of and for the genius of the poet, we cannot | General Ail mi a Mr. Calhoun, the Journal asserts, will ; not be supported by Georgia for the Vice Presidency of the United States, at the approaching election ; because he oppo- i sod the election of Mr. Crawford in the, Presieencv. If this be sufficient cause ; for opposition* then General Jackson will | not he supported by Geoigia for the Pres- | i idential chair; for he was ilie rival of Mr. ; Crawford, and all his friends opposed Mr. I Crawford. IIow has the Journal obtain- | ed its information 1 Has it taken the ! sense of the Slate, or merely depended on I the sav so of some gentlemen who have I the sufferago of the people in fee simple ? Macon Telegraph. ! THE LATE MR. LOWNDES.... Mr. Roseoc, the elegant historian of the arrived at the city of Buenos Ayres on. the 30;h July. He left the army on the l»4th, and met on his wav thither Gen. Livalleja, appointed Commander-in-Chief. „ „ The provisional Legislature of Buenos cloud of obscurity which no ray of learn- ' Avres was installed on the od Aug. ; n or can dispel, and which is daily gather- j 'The Clergy have made a voluntary ing around them, and shrouding them in I contribution to assist in carrying on the thicker darkness. ! war with Brazil. j There appears to be but little doubt en- Obscrvation.—It is contemplating men j tertained of the re-union of the dissident read the digressions of Pindar without a feeling of constraint. We may admire, we may venerate the Odes oi ancient times, but we cannot truly appreciate their merits. Over them there liaugs a ! a t 3 distance that wo become benevolent, provinces in the common cause and inter- Wiien we mix with them we suffer by the ests of the nation, arrd that a more effec- contact, and grow if not malicious from , the injury, at least selfish from the circum spection which our safety imposes. wse of the Aurora Borealis at last cx- ined.-The AuroraBorealis is one of ua- e’s most beautiful d splays, and for ages nuzzle 1 the most scientific observers to 1 i s causp. By a fortuitous circumstance I have i discovered a manuscript never pub- ied, owing to ihe sudden death of its bor, “ which is fairly described bv Ir- g in one of tlie numbers of the Salma- idi,” that fully unfolds its mvs’terv.— ie manuscript is in black letter, and ve- qoaint. In plain language it runs thus. ‘ 1 Linkom Fedelius, sailed in the year 97, on board the good ship Von Vrow, ip*. Slapping Slawson, as botanist, on a ling voyage to the artic seas. By a tarkable providence I was driven to North pole, and to my great astonish- nt found the earth rolling on a vast etree, which from the immense weight upported and the consequent frict>on s liable to catch fire and blaze. The nr of this blaze I found produced the ■rthern lights. The hissing souud so mi heard by many, arises from its ex- ruishinent by an old fellow dressed in Dutch style with a score of breeches, Medici family, one morning entered the j Liverpool library, when a friend said to 1 him, 4 I have just now seen the tallest, the j best bred and the most sensible man that J : have seen for twenty years. I wonder i who it could be!” ‘That must be Mr. j Lowndes of South Carolina,’ answered j Mr. Roscoe, ‘for I know of no other man that can answer your description.” Advantage of Advertising.—In No vember last. Mr. Caleb Ruffe lost a very valuable diamond, (such as is used by gla ziers for cutting glass,) and advertised the same in the Journal offering a reward to the person who should return t. Several months had elapsed, and he had given it up for lost, but a short time since a man from tiie country called on him to know f he had lost a diamond, and preseming the same,to him, related the circumstance of his finding it, and the manner he disco vered the ii uaie of die owner, several months after he had found it, by pur chasing an article at a store in this town done up in a part of a Jounlal containing Mr. Roffe’s advertisement, which was discovered by his children in pernsing it, after it was takan from the article pur chased—[Providence Journal. A singular equipage, consisting of a carriage drawn by two enormous wolves,) says an English paper) has been seen in the streets of Munich, for these six months past. The animals were found by an old merchant of St Petersburg!], when verv young, in a wood near YY ilne, and have been so well tamed, that they are as do cile as horses, and harnessed in all re spects like them. All that the Police has required is, that they should he kept muz zled. A Professor, lecturing upon litat, ob served that one of its most conspicuous properties was the power of expanding all bodies. A humorous student arose from his seat and asked, “Is that the rea son why the days in warm weather are longer than those in cold ?” The persecuting Archbishop Laud, was a man of short stature. Charles the First and the Archbish ip were one day about to sit down together, when it was agreed that Archee, the king’s jester, should Say grace for them, which he did in the fol lowing words : “ Great Praise be given to God, but little Laud to the devil j” The Montreal Herald states that Mr. Maywood when in Edinburg procured two manuscript plays which he intends to pro duce this winter. The one is entitled “ Cramcmd Brig or the Laird of Balna- geich,” and the other has reference to the escape of Queen Mary from Lochlevin Castle. They are understood to be from the pen ofj. G. Lockhart, Esq. Sir W. Scott’s talented son-in law. The Missionary Society of the Metho dist Episcopal Church lias an income df about $5000 a year, and employs its mis sionaries chiefly among the different tribes of Indians. The two gold medals of the royal Soci ety of Literature for die present year were adjudged to Si: W her Scott, for the Illus trations of the Manners, Antiquities, and History of Scotland, in many works of preeminent genius, both in prose and verse, particularly the Lady of the Lake and Waverley;” and to Dr. Southey, “ Author of the History of Brazil, and of several other distinguished works in En glish liteiature.” Most people read books, as children visit a flower garden ; they amuse them selves with this or t’other gaudy knot ; the colour calls their eye from one border to another, the sight of the present banishes the last. It is the man of real taste who takes in the flower and other gardens at one view, who considers the cast of the grounds, the crossing lines, the disposition tual war will be waged against Brazil, than that heretofore made. Admiral Brown was in command of the I National Squadron at the date of the a- j James Robert Reid, an American, was hove papers, and nothing was said ot his j on Monday la^t, committed to gaol, accu- j intention to resign, as lately reported. ! seil of attempting to bribe three private! I)r. Francisco Bustos, nephew ol the i soldiers of the 71st regt, to desert to the j Governor of Cordova, who it was under stood was bearer of an important mission connected with the re-establishment of United States.—Quebec Gazette -***•©•<*— The General Assembly of the Presby terian church in the U. S. have set apart the second Tuesday in November next as a day of Thanksgiving, Humiliation and Prayer, to he observed in all the church es under their care—and they earnestly request the churches to sanctify said day unto the Lord. TheNew-York Commercial Adverti ser states that at a recent meeting of that ciiv, one hundred and three thousand dol lars were subscribed in aid of the funds of the American Board of Foreign Missions. The subscription is to he paid in five an nual instalments. One gentleman sub scribed 25,000 dollars. Capf. Dacres, who commanded the British frigate Guerriere, when taken by the Constitution, has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. The Committee on Manufactures at the exhibition in Milford, N. H. say, Linen Fabrics offered shewed that this useful manufacture is in the las? stage of decline. Cotton has superseded it ! One of the committees at Paw?uxet say, “ Mr. William Hamlin, of Providence, presented a Telescope, manufactured by him, of great magnifying powers, and pre sumed to be the most perfect and valuable Telescope ever manufactured in the U. States, for which they have awarded a premium of $20. Lord Wm. Bentinck intends to make his appearance in India as Governor Ge neral in great splendour. He takes with him 3 or 4 elegant State Carriages, built on purpose. From the TX T ew York Statesman. Mr. General Duf Green, of the Wash ington Telegraph, expresses very sincere regret in his paper of Saturday last, that the Editors of the Statesman have not sn far accorded with his high behest as to have “met the machinations of the coali tion prints with a prompt and indignant denial,” and thus saved “we” [Mr. Gen. Duff Green] the pain, and Gov. Clinion the mortification of perusing the respective paragraphs which appeared in that paper of the 8th and 9th instant.” As we are sorry for the “ pain” of Gen. Duff Green, we send him, by Telegraphic despatch, this note of deep condolence, wishing that he may live a thousand years, that he may become as great in politics as renowned in arms, and eventually receive the rich reward of his patriotic, most disinterested and invaluable services as keeper of the “United States Telegraph ” But for him, darkness would envelope the land, and gross darkness the people. friendly relations with the pr ivince of Buenos Ayres, and the renewal of the as sociations of the povinces, had arrived at the seat of Government. The authori ties of Cordova declared that they are desirous of effecting a general reconcilia tion, but they required as a conditional sine qua non that things* he restored to their former states; that is, that the province of Buenos Avres re-enter into the enjoyment of its rights. When the Legislature is installed, and the Provincial Executive is elected, they say, the province of Cordo va will concur in tiie measures that the rest may adopt, for their social organisa tion, «fc carry on the war against the Em peror of Brazil. Circulars have been addressed bv the Executive, to the Governors of the pro vinces, desiring to know what force each can contribute to increase the army of operation, stationed on the Oriental fron tier Extraordinary Invention—Much has boon said and thought and dreamt, about a perpetual motion ; and much laborious invention has been exercised, and many complicated machines have been built to j attain the long desired object. But the \ very complexion of these machines is suf ficient to defeat their purpose, by incrcas- ! that f regretted rh* ing the friction. N^w an acquaintance of | General Assembly, ns Ieml'ing t.» impair very ingenious fellow, has produced (foe confidence and cordiality of other parti ynchburg Virginian—dated MONTPELIER, OCT. 10, 1827. Sirs—I have just seen in another Ga- zette the following paragraph, noted as extract from the “ Lynchburg \ iiginiarr” viz: [“ We state, as a fact within our know, ledge, that, very recently, the sage &, patri ot of Montpelier expressed his deep regret at the course now pursuing by some of the most eminent politicians of Virginia-That he reprobated it, as sapping the founda tions of her power and influence in the confederacy, whilst, by a course of mod*, raion and prudence, she might have woo over a majority of her sister States to em brace her principles. Tiiat he defended the right of the National Government, u n _ der the Constitution, to impose a TarilT of duties on imports, with reference to other objects than revenue—he averred that such had been ihe course pursue.! bv every administration in the country, his own and Mr. Jefferson’s included ; that to call all the latent resources of the country into action, and to give them such prt>te<v tion as circumstances might suggest was one of the principal reasons for the abo lishment of the confederation system which was found inadequate for th.it pur* pose, and the adoption of ;he Federal Constitution—and that the resolution pas- sed by the last Legislature in relation to this subject, was extremely unwise and impolitic. Here, then, is a man everlast ingly quoted by the martexts of the Con stitution in this State, who assisted to frame this instrument, and who was one of its earliest and ablest cotemporaneous expounders, and who in the exercise of his Executive duties at a later day, was called onjto construe its provisions, who says, tha: he is erroneously thus quoted—and that VY illiam B. Giles, that dog in the manger, is fast hurrying his beloved Virginia to ruin and contempt. We again repeat, that what we have here stated is of our owu knowledge, and cannot be contra dicted.”] Without being aware of the ground on which tlie statement is alleged to he with in the personal knowledge of the Editors, I think it proper to observe that, as often happens in the report of conversations, there most have been some degree of mis apprehension or misrecoliectioBV It is tree that I have not apcraved the proceedings of the General Assembly of the Stale, which would limit tiie power of Congress over trade, to regulations having revenue alone for their object ; that l have, in occasional conversation, been led to observe that a contrary doctrine had been entertained and acted on, finwi the commencmfint of the Constitution of tiie United States, bv the several branch es of every administration under it ; and tirsued by tho A new town is to he built on the river St. Marks, in Florida, to he called Mag nolia. The site chosen is about 5 miles distant from the fort of St. Marks, and is said to be secure, healthy and very ad vantageous for trade. St. Marks itself, is low, unwholsome, and frequently flooded. ours, a an invention which is perfectly free from rhe above difficulty, is as simple as heart can wish, and bids fair to supersede all ollmr modes of speedy conveyance. I* is just this. He takes himself up hv the waistband of his inexpressibles, and in the twinkling of an eye transports himself wherever he pleases. That is all. Berkshire American. Real Friends. When Socrates was building a house at Athens, being asked by one who observed the design, why a man so eminent should not have an abode more suitable to his dignity I ho replied, that he should think himself sufficiently of the Union, agreeing with Virginia i:1 her exposition of ihe constitution, on o- llmr points. In expressing these ideas, however, more respect has been felt for the patriotic sensibilities of the Legisla- tivo body, and for the talents and good in tentions of members, personally or oilier- wise known to me to be particularly en titled to it, than might be inferred from I lie tone of th n publication. I must observe, also that though it >s true, that T have spo ken of the power of Congress in its en larged sense, over commerce, as a primary and known object in forming tiie constitu tion, the language of the statement is in accurate, at leas' as being susceptible of a accommodated if he could see th it narrow j construction embracing the indefinite pmv- habitation filled with real friends. Such j e rs over the entire resources ofihe coun- was the opinion of this great master of hu- j i rv# man nature, concerning the unfreqtiency j I presume that the expressions whici of such an union of minds as might de- j re f er , hv the name, to the Governor of the serve the name of friendship, tint among the multitude whom vanity or curiosity, civility or veneration, crowded about him, he did not expect, that very spacious a- partments, would be necessary to contain State were not mean to be ascribed to me being very sure that I couid never have so forgotten what f owed to myself, or thr respect due to him. ft is with murh reluctance, Sirs, that I all, who should regard him with sincere j have had recourse to these explanatory Among the premiums offered by the Agiiculcural Society of Salem, New Jer sey, is one of $5 to that laboring man who can give satisfactoiy evidence that he-has been strictly honest, faithful and sober, during t,hree years which he has lived with any family or farmer ; and another of one dozen silver spoons or $5 to that woman, of the same character. Anecdote.—A man was dining at a tavern not a hundred miles from this place where the luxury of tumblers is unknown. A number of persons were at the table, and the only drinkable was cider, con tained in a pewter mug, and this was nice ly coated over with flies. The man skim med off the flies with great care, placed them on the table, and after drinking, re- ofthe walks, the arrangement ofihe trees, ; turned them safely to the mug. and convetiiency of the shades and arbors, ! « Why do you put them back said the propriety of the statues, and perceives the landlady, who had observed his opera te symmetry resulting from the whole. tions w j t h astonishment. Letters concerning Mythology. u Because, madam,” replied he, “tho’ I am not partial to flies myself, I thought that some of your boarders might probably be fond of them.” [Middlesex Gazette.] Love.—What is so unearthly, so beauti ful, as the first birth of woman’s love !— The air of heaven not purer in its wan derings—its sunshine not more holy in its warmth. Oh! why should it deteriorate in its nature, even while it increases in its degree 1 Why should the step which prints, sully also the snow ? How is the face of nature changed since Pindar wrote, and Anacreon sung 1 Sincc- then, how many generations have been swept away—how many nations have ri sen into glory, and shrunk into insignifi cance—hovY many waves have rolled down the stream of time, each suc ceeding one rendering still more dim the faint traces of things that were ! Their monuments of immortality still remain, hot manners and customs have undergon an utter revolution. We may flatter our- kindness, or adhere to him with fidelity. Henrietta Maria, the relict of Charles I. and daughter of the illustrious Charles IV. King of France, was reduced to such a state of poverty, that she and her daugh ter, who was afierwards married to the brother of Louis XIV. lav in bed several days, at Paris, for want of fire to warm them, in the month of January, 1819. The celebrated Dr. Cheyne said of punch : “ It is like opiam, both in (he na ture and manner of its operation, and nearest arsenic in its deleterious and poi sonous qualities ; and so I leave it to them who, knowing this, will vet drink and die.” In the Island of Madeira a very singu lar contrivance was obtained for increas ing the depth of the soil on the side of the hills. The inhabitants, in conspqucnce* of its shallowness, break such pieces of the scattered rock, as contain vegetable matter, into small parts, over which the rills from the heights being made to flow, the fragments soon are found to crumble and become a fertile mould. From the 7th of September until the 9th of October, we had not a drop of rain, and vegetation was almost entirely sus pended—we then had a fine shower, the, weather turned cool, and on Wednesday night there was a slight frost.—Mobile Com.Adv. Oct. 13 We learn bv a gentleman who passed through Claiborne on Wednesday, that on Tuesday night last, the Court House of that place was destroyed by fire, sup posed by an incendiary.—Lb An extensive bed of Manganese of the purest kind lias been discovered in Chit tenden County, Vt. About 50 tons have already been dug. It is said to be worth’ $50 per ton. From the minutes of the Methodist E- piscopal Church for 1827, it appears that the total increase of members throughout the United States, is21,187 remarks, withdrawn as I am from scenes of political agitation, by my age, and pursuits more congenial with it. It is the single instance of a communication from me to the press, on any subject connected with the existing state of parties. With respect, JAMES MADISON. Cation in Spain.— In order to incour age the growth of Cotton in tfie kingdom of Grenada, the King of Spain has issued a decree imposing a duty of ten niaravo- dis on long Georgia and Pernambuco Cotton when it is entered undet the Spanish flag, and of 15 maravodis when under a foreign flag, or coming by land. Other Cottons are to pay 20 and 30 mara- vodis, accoi ding to tiie flag. Manufactures of pure Cotton those silks imitating vel vets into which Cotton enters as a com ponent part, are prohibited A passenger in the Six Brothers to Greece, writing from Napoli to his father in New London, mentioning the dissec tions of the Greek Government, says— “ While these intestine divisions are weakening their physical strength, th© aged, infirm men, women, and children, are literally starving, and suffering every privation which nature can endure. YVete it not for grass and snails, and such mud cabins as would give horror to the mean est object to shelter himself in, death would interpose a general relief. Thou sands have not the semblance of a domi cil, but live under trees, with barely clothing enough to cover their nakedness. It is computed that about 10,000 souls live in this way at Napoli, 5,000 at Poros, and as many more at oEgiua, beside those who live in cities once the most splendid of the civilized world.” The very essence of Etiquette.—YY hen the Emperor Charles made his entry into Douai, in great state, under festoons ot flowers and triumphal arches, tiie magis trate, to do honor to the occasion, put a clean shirt upon the*body of a maletaclor that was hanging in chains at the city gate Monthly Magazine..