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FOREIGNEXTRACTS.
Ijondon, October 9.
Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd’s at Malta,
dated the 18th ult. and addressed to (he agents ai Genoa,
and by them transmitted under date 25th September:—
•4 have (his morning received a letter from the agent to
Lloyd’s at Zante, dated-4th September, in which he men
tions aafollows!—By a letter received from Navarino,
dated 3Jd August, it appears that two Tunisian pirates
were the* cruising off there, and that they had taken a
Mootignoa and Trabacola, distant five miles from the
,jv*rt.. K was ncA known under what flag these vessels
weve navigating, but another Trabacola, under English
colors, narrowly escaped the pirates.”
* Admiral sir George Cockbu'm is going to Paris, com
missioned bv the Prince Regent, to lay before Louis
XVIII. the minutes which he took of all his conversations
in St. Helena, and on board ship with the ex-erap-vor,
The gallant admiral, made out two journals of those clia-
logpes, the first he sent home to Lady Cockburn, and
JAeeecbnd, more carefully compiled and adapted, hede-
P^vcyed himself to the first lord of the admiralty. He
will no doubt feel it his duty to deliver both to the French
king, if it were only to prove to !iis majesty what he
.asserts in every company, that he did not find Bonaparte
the extraordinary nian whom all the sovereigns of Eu
rope (no doubt foolishly ) thought him!
Maria Louisa.—Maria Louisa remained near six weeks
at Florence, where her health improved' surprisingly.
She received with affability the inhabitants of distinction,
and a few French gentlemen. It was remarked slit often
spoke.of her husband, and ever with the most affection
ate attachment. She became very popular, appearing
daily in her carriage, unattended, in every part of the
town.
London, October 22.
The holy a>.liar.ce—A German paper, received on Fri
day, has furnished us with the following copy of a letter,
stated to have been written by the prince regent, in no
tification of his concurring with the principles of the ho
ly alliance:
Carlton house, October 6, 1815—My dear brother and
cousin—I have had the honor to receive your (imperial)
majesty’s letter, together with the copy of the treaty be
tween your majesty and your high allies, signed at Pa
ris on the 26th‘of September. As the forms of the Bri
tish constitution, which 1 am called upon to maintain in the
name and in the place of the king, my father, prevent
me from acceding to the treaty in the form irr which it
is laid before me, I ebuse this way to convey to the au
gust sovereigns who have signed it, -mv entire concur
rence in the principles which the} have expressed, and
in the declaration which they have made, that they will
take the divine precepts of the Christian religion as the
unalterable rule of their conduct, in all their social and
political connections, and con.inn the union which should
always exist between all Christian nations. It will be
ever mv serious endeavour to g-uide my conduct, the
situation in wli cli Divine Provklence hi s placed me, ac
cording to these holy principles, and to co-operate with
liy higli allies in all measurestvhich are calculated to con
tribute to the peace and welfare of mankind. 1 remaixi
with the most unalterable feelings, friendship and regard,
fuy dear brother and cousin. Your (imperial) majesty
brother anei cottsin, Gkokge, p. k.”
STATE OF ALGIERS.
On Wednesday the Prometheus, captain Dashwoou, ar
rived at Portsmouth from Algiers. Site stayed at Al
giers l7 days after lord Exmouth had sailed; she left it on
the 23tli of September. The officers frequently went on
shore, and were not interrupted in gratifying their natu
ral curiosity, as to the extent ofthe injur}" done to the for
tifications, the arsenal, and city.
The city appears to have suffered much beyond any
description tliat had yet been given; there are but few
houses which do not present some effect of the bom
bardment. Ail the consuls’ houses were unfit to occupy.
•Five shells, one thirteen inch and four ten inch, fell into
the dey's palace, but fortunately ttid not explode, or they
would have shattered tliat princely edifice to its founda
tion. The dey keeps these gratifying mementa of the
27th August piled up in his palace; and lie had given
rewards to all who would employ' themselves in picking
up the shot that fell into the city. Ilis highness, know
ing that the Janissaries would as soon as the battle was
ended, call for some reward for their services, and anti
cipating that a commotion must be the consequence, and
he himself became a sacrifice to their inordinate demand
shipped his family (consisting of his mother, brother,and
two nephews) and a considerable sum of money, in a
Sardinian schooner, for Constantinople; and it proved
the moment lord Exmouth had withdrawn from the bay'
with his fleet, the Janissaries did demand the city should
be given up to pillage—upon the plea, that tue Moors
had not heartily assisted in the defence, and that toe
Jews were no better than spits in the country.
The dey made distribution of money to them, but find
ing that bis liberality had only'the effect of still more
exciting their insatiable desires, he addressed them upon
the danger there w.is, that the Moors would overpower
them in the struggle, seeing there were no more than
two thousand of them; whilst the inhabitants Moors)
consisted of upwards of thirty thousand men; he prov
ed to them,that the proportion of those that had fallen
was as thirty' to one on the part of the Moors, it was
not at once, however, that the dey could persuade these
■furies trow their purpose they importuned him to con
sent .which he as firmly resisted, and rushing in amongst
them with his breast uncovered, bid any of them who
could call himself a greater friend to their cause and
interest than he was, to shoot or slay him upon the spot.
This romantic act of bravery and voluntary sacrifice si
lenced them, and previously to the Prometheus leaving
the place, they were engaged in putting the fortifications
into a state of defence for immediate service, fully ex
pecting that the American squadron would shortly visit
them. The dey has determined not to treat with them
any further, though he doubted noi they would bombard
the place. .
The conjecture is if the Americans should proceed to
nets of hostility, the Moors .will endeavor to throw off
the Turkish yok,“. The dey was very actively employed;
he had directed tliat fifteen gun boats, which were in a
half finished state when lord Exmouth attacked, should
be completed, and that the vessels which blew up and
sunk in the Mole should be weighed. i»e hail only
three schooners remaining; when the Prometheus sailed
they were ail ready for service.
They dey .is about 45 years of age, of an active, intel
ligent mind, and his resolution and fearless bravery ap
peared to have suffered wj diminution from his recent dis
comfiture; though it was pretty evident iie entertained a
higher respect for our national prowess, and the irresisli
ble arm of our naval power, than he did for that of any
-other power. The Prometheus caine down to Gibraltar,
whence she sailed on the 33 th September. The dey,
we are assured, made no such speech as tliat lately ex
tracted from the French papers.
Rome, September 18.
Lord Exmouth has written the following letter to the
holy father:
The Quee-i Charlotte, JRgter Bay, '.iugust 31.
“MOST UOLY FATHER,
“l have the honor to inform y our holiness, for your sa
tisfaction, ofthe success of the expedition against Algiers,
confided to my command. The slavery of Christians is
abolished forever; and 1 have, in consequence, the happi
ness of sending back to their families 173 siav.es, your
subjects. I hope they Will be an agreeable present to
f our holiness, and that they will give me a claim to die ef-
cacy of your prayer*. Exxoutu.”
Dde.-den, October 2.
The king of Saxony has just decided tliat the city of
Leipsic is to have a representative constitution and that
the senate will no longer retain the privilege which they'
have had till now of rendering no account of their opera
tion*: V .
It is«aid the king of Wirtcmberg has declared that he
*v»ll notponsentto any cession or any exchanges of ter-
• ritury.
Lwtdkw, October 4.
Te deum is to fee performed ill all the churches for the
success with which die expedition against Algiers has
.been erbwned.
The ; pi (ticess of Orange is cnceihle, and prayers are di
rected Jot her happy delivery.
The princess royal of England, the princess royal of
Holioy£ SJjU the duchess of Berry—all married’ a few
months jparf;are in the family way/ The same information
may he egpmted of the queen of Spain, and her sister the
fteife ofb ince Charles.'
AceOIilillg to.private letters from Brussels, manypros-
Jrenehroen have recently quitted that city to em-
feajtfdr America- v
In the $4 chamber of the states general «« tffe 2?lh
ult. a message finm the king was read, reebmincnding
some charges in the tariff.
The first chamber has passed the law fbr punishing the
writers, primers and publishers of libets rvn foreign
sovereigns in amity wiUi the kingdom of the Netherlands
The punishment by fine and imprisonment.
Berlin, September 17.
Our king has granted an asylum in his kingdom to all
persons comprised in the 2d class Of the French ordin
ance of the 30th of July, 1815, and to those proscribed
by the addition to the law of amnesty.
The ambassadors of four great powers are sa d to
have addressed energetic notes to the magistrates oi
Frankfort, on the subject of their proclamation of the
8th of July, forbidding the Jews to purchase houses.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
Charleston, November 25.
By the arrival of the fast sailing ship Isabella, Price,
in 28 days from Havre-de-Grace, we have received, by
the politeness of a passenger, files of French papers to
the 18th October. The French journals are barren of
news. They are filled with the nomination of the depu
ties for the next chamber, which were to meet on the 4th
instant. The sitting, according to all probability', will
be very interesting and furnish great events. It is gen
erally considered in France, that the fate of that country
depends considerably on their proceedings.
Trade is going on very slowly. There is a general
complaint .•■.bout the crops, winch were spoiled by the
ihn-jst continual rain .luring the summer.— Charleston
Southern Patriot.
CooEsiUGEN, September 24.
The police of this town caused, a few .lays ago, fotr
Americans to be arrested; they called themselves owners
of a vessel, and they were about to get away when they
were arrested. They have confessed, that they were a
part oftne crew of a vessel from Baltimore, bound to
Trieste, which had 42,000 crowns on board. When this
vessel was at sea, tit. crew murdered the captain, pilot and
supercargo, and brought tiie vessel to Norway; when,
after having sold it, the murderers divided the money.—
Thirteen of them were accomplires-in the crime. A con
siderable sum of money was found among the four per
sons arrested in tiiis place. Two of them laid already
bought a cargo of sugar, with which they were about to
sail for the Baltic.
The following article, handed us bv a passenger in the
Isabella, throws some light upon the political situation of
France:—City Gazete.
Extract of a tetter, dated Paris, October 20.
“The slate of France is at present as difficult to des
cribe, as to know what the result of tile present contest
will be. The king is generally loved, and it is sincerely
believed that he is well disposed to the welfare of France,
hut those who compose his court, are not viewed in the
same light The dutches:; of Angouleme is at variance
with the king, since t!ie ordonnance ofthe 5th Septem-
r, dissolving tiie last chamber of deputies and order
ing a new nomination. The deputies named in conse
quence of that ordonnahee are almost the same as before.
•The party ofthe prince-s is victorious on that point.
The ministers, particularly Mr. Lane, of the interior, do
:iil they can to maintain the ch air, tliat is, the king’s
intention; and the minisiers are his counsellors. The
new chamber of deputies will assemble on the 4th of the
next month; the fate of France depends entirely
on their proceedings; they may restore or destroy her:
Woe to us if there be any struggle! Should it happen
so, it would be more terrible than any tiling we have yet
seen.”
A commercial friend has politely favored us with the
following extract of a letter, giving a statement of the
markets in France.—ib.
, “Havre. October 14, 1816.
“Cottons, with us, are rather inactive at present, but
the stock in the hands of our manufacturers not being
very large, we expect soon to see tiie buyers coming for
ward in our market. Fine qualities are rather scarce,
and likely to maintain their prices during the remainder
of this season. We sold a few days since, 150 bales or
dinary uplands, at 47 sols, and fib bales sea-island, at 3f.
85c. and 3f 90c.
“Our market is quite bare of rice, and the enquiry ve
ry lively. A good cargo would now find immediate sale,
at 33 and 34f. per 50 kill. f:ee of duty.”
CxRLSitrHE, October 12.
Mr. David Zadoin de Meiik Chaznerza, who styles
himself envoy from Persia to tue French court, passed
through here this morning with his secretary, on his way
to Palis.
Frankfort, October 13.
A convention has been concluded between the courts
of Petersburg!! and Berlin, by virtue of which, all kinds
of cloth, of Prussian maiiufac: ure, can be imported into
Russia, on paying a duty of a rouble and a quarter p -r
yard, but they can only be carried into Russia by way »t 1
Pe te rsbu rg ii.
Paris, Ofctqber 20.
According to tcceiit information from the thir.feter of
the interior, the state of the harvest for 1816 is as follow s:
—In seventy-four departments, forty-six have made a
good harvest. The harvest of twenty of these depart
ments is superior to that of 1814, -jvlifch was very abun
dant; tliat of twenty-ona others may be considered as
equal. In spite of all the Inclemencies without example
ol the season, we may be assured, that in general more
grain lias been got in tiiis year in France than in 1815.—
The consumption of new corn beginning later this year
than ordinary; there-will in all probability, be an excess
in the resources destined to support France till the har
vest of 1817. It is true, that the quality of part of the
corn has been altered by the wet, but it has not lost by
that its nutritive quality, and as precautions will be taken
that private interest recommends and experience points
out, there is little doubt that a great part of this will be
found very useful.
Vienna, October 10.
A dreadful insurrection of the Janissaries at Ad/Jrno-
ple is spoken of, in which the Aga and Oglen Uagdevi-
ren, Bostangi Baschi, pci-forming the functions of gover
nor, were cut to pieces. This report wants confirma
tion however. .
Tiie state of health at Constantinople lias not been
orse since last accounts—symptoms of the plague still
appear now and then, but they are rare At Snivrna
they thought themselves secure, but suddenly some un
pleasant symptoms broke out in an English house. The
new-; from the Moreaare much more afflicting-; the evil
on the contrary is diminishing at Samnica and Cauea.
From the Boston Recorder, of November 12
From China.—By the arrival of the ship Beverly at
tills port on Thursday last, in 149 days from Canton, we
have received several numbers of the Pekin Gazette and
other Chinese productions,’-translated into English by
tiie rev. It. Morrison. These works are interesting as
they illustrate Chinese customs and literature. Wesliali
publish extracts from them hereafter. The following is
part of a letter from irev. It. Morrison, dated
Macao, China. May, 1816.
During the last twelve months there have been several
casts ofhostility to the Roman Catholic! Christians in
China. One European missionary was beheaded in 8ze-
cluieh, a western province. A native priest also was put
to death by the viceroy. Several others were punished
by transportation. His imperial majesty sanctioned these
proceedings. China lias been much agitated for several
years by a distortion to rebellion; and bv; associated
banditti in different parts of the empire. A Tartar Khan
near Cashgur revolted recently, but has been suppressed.
Mr. Milne at Malacca is doing well. He Iris a school
consisting of about 90 Chinese children, and his weii
written tracts are sent around to various Christian set
tlements; and occasionally to China itself. I trust the
Divine blessing will accompany these endeavors to diffuse
the Gospel oLour Lord Jesus Christ in this populous part
of the world.
I sent the Book of Genesis to England last year, and
hope to finish a translation of tiie Psalms this season.
From the Sandwich Isles.—lit the Recorder for Sept.
21, p. 1.>5, we gave some account ofa young prince, son
ofthe kingAtf Atooi, one ofthe Sandwich-islands—And
in the Recorder for Octobai*29, p. 124, we puididud a
letter which lie wrote to a lady' in Connecticut, in which
he signs his name George Prince Kummoree. It should
be written Tamoree. Captain Eddes, who arrived at this
port on Thursday last from the Pacific Ocean, was at
Atooi and saw king Tamoree.—Me enquired particularly
after his son, but captain Eddes could give bun no in
formation. captain E. relates the following anecdote:
Captain Ebbets, in the ship Enterorise, of New-York,
was at Atooi in February last, and during a violent gaie
lost all his anchors but one. The ship was saved by king
Tamoree,' who sent a boat in the height of the gale with
a large anchor on board, and thus enabled him to ride
out.
An American ship, and the lives of several American
seamen have thus been preserved by the humane exer
tions of king '1 'amoree. Let every American then re
member that Tamoree has a son in this country; that for
several years past he has been enduring all the hardships
attendant upon the life of a common sailor on board our
frigate; tliat he fought in several of our battles during
the late war,* and was badly wounded; that he has re
cently been taken under tiie protection of the American
Board of Commissioners, and sent to Connecticut to be
educated, with a view to his return to his native country.
We trust that when our countrymen are called upon to
contribute for the education of heathen youth, these
facts will not be forgotten.
How can we better manifest our gratitude to the father,
than by' restoring to him under such circumstances his
long lost son.
• The battle between the Borer and Enterprise, and
the Guemtre and Algerine frigates.)
Boston, November 15.
Th“ hoard ofhealth of Spain, in consequence of discov
ering (as t iey have) that the spotted fever exists in Con
necticut, kiiode-Islund and Vermont, has issued in order
subjecting vessels from New-Jersty and New-JEiuyiaiid,
to 20 days quarantine!
In the first piace the spotted fever is a local disorder,
not thought to be contagious; 2diy. it has rarely, if'
ever, existed in a seaport; 3dly, It has not existed hi tiie
C mted States since February or March last.
SAVANNAH
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Saturday Evening, November 30
CHRYSTALINA.
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unquestionably strong, and his'sulfiect ;•
aged with an adroitness seldom equalled »
kWe think ’ th »t, with all the glowing coin-* •?
a sprightly imagination has given it i " til
instances, it is too highly extolled, and mi
incense ot the expence of a superior. .1/,
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1 “Ode to Time, by Elizabeth Tow,.send A
oston.” Though far from disputing the us’J
icuracy oi his decisions, yet we believe in h
•esent case, a verv different opinio-; i
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powers and knowledge oifbelleslettres ; T0l ;f aI
ed to think that it “will probably claim’ a V* C
rank in the estimation of intelligent crif
any poetical effusion that has previously*^
from the American press—with the ^
an “Ode to Time.'' by Elizabeth Tow,,send* nf
Boston.” a-.__ .. ISUlt S of
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safely adopted; Chryetdlitia belongs excl i- -
ly to that species of poesy which owes i;.; ,; V , H
ence to the fancy. I f s characters are aitopc tl, e
ideal: and, like the sickly flights of a vi bt , )f . a| _^
mind and the superstitious fears of an u;.eni ; - ( . t "
ened peasantry, are placed beyond the cm in,,a
reason and without the pale of consistency^.
In the creation of these aerial beings, griff u
unnecessary—indeed, they generally originate
with the igiiiirant, whose fantasies of tauug.t
stamp the genuine, traits of their qualities—jiff
barbarians tiiev arc cruel; With tiie gentle. p»lff,w
but tricky, itence the blood-thirsty Odin
Kddtt of tiie Scandinavia,m, and the merry
pr ir.kisii fairies and laborious Irowi.ies of dm
Scotch.
So widely spread is the docfiine of supcrr.a-
tural agency, that there is scarcely a mountain
ous, or sequestered, district upon earth whose
inhabitants do not as firmly believe it, as in
tiietr own exi.st-'nce: and,' when a retms-
pective glance is taken at history—from the
present day up to tiie fonnda'idn o' E,e £'ry n ff.
an monarchy—and the diiiicuitvof eradicaiino-,
even witu all the lights oi philosophy, tl;e im
pressions left on the mind by a superstitions
education is recollected—we are led to the con
clusion, that this aptitude for the. marvellous is
a component part of our nature. Tiius constitu
tionally predisposed, a man of ordinary talents
may, w ith no great trouble, conduct nis phan
toms through the usual routine of their common
avocations—to ride on a moon-beam, flourish a
meteor-sword and dance on the sailing vapors
and, witequal facility, travesty out his fairy
scenes iff the tinsel of metals, the glitter of gems
and the gorgeous magnificence of
bridges. Yet there
aim
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BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY.
The house of assembly of tiie British Island of Domi
nica, alarmed at the famine with which its inhabitants
were threatened, in consequence ofthe hurricane ofthe
15th of September, addressed governor Maxwell, on the
24th of that month, and requested him to open their
“ports to vessels ofthe United States, for the im|Jbrtation
of provisions and lumber in barlerfor any ofthe produce
ofthe Island.” They state the inipossibi.ity of receiving'
adequate supplies from the neighboring colonies, even
doubled in pfi;ce as they necessarily must be, and warn
the governor not to suffer a large proportion of the
slaves ofthe Island to perish with hunger, by refusing to
take the oiiiy measure which can relieve them.
Tlte viceroy of the British regent, however, regardless
of the cries for mercy and bread, and pertinaciously ad
hering to'the rigorous colonial policy of England, even
-o its utmost extent, peremptorily rejected the applica
tion of tiie provincial legislature. Gr^ die 4th ult. they
renewed their request; but a compliance was again re
fused.— Baltimore Patriot, 18th inst.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Chvrlkston, November 27.
Last evening arrived at this por', the fast sailing ship
Union, captain Post, in 29 dies from Liverpool. Bv
tins arrival we have received London p..pers to the 2.5th
and a Liverpool l’rice Current ofthe 26tii October. The
papers coot, in nothing particularly interesting: a few
articles are extracted.— City Gazette.
LonIion, October 23.
Hamburgh Papers.—This morning we received Ham
burgh papers to 1 he 17th instant. In ingaday later than am
which we couid have received bv the mail. Thcv contain
some authentic and interesting particulars ofthe late oc
currences at Smyrna, in which the regular Turkish gov
ernment seems to have taken a decided part against die
turbulent and unjustifiable conduct iff’ the Algerine pi
rates:—it was, in f ie.t, for aiding and abetting these ma
rauders, that the Turkish governor of Smyrna was put
to death.
French P. pern.—Just as our paper was preparing for
press, we received the Pans papers of Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, being all those now due. General (or ra
ther marshal) Grouchy has been put upon his trial, for
his treachery to the duke of Angoiileine, in April, loi5.
but the council of war, after some quibbling arguments
on the part ofthe marsliai, declared themselves mcom-
petentto try hint.
Marshalpoult has not sailed for America us reported.
He still resides in obscurity at Dusseldnrf.
H arimo, October 7.—Tiie day before yesterday, the
emperor reviewed 25,(AX) Polish troops—he expressed
the greatest satisfaction at their fine appearance, embrac
ed the grand duke, and testified towards lmn the warm
est sentiments of gratitude.
According to the last resolution of the diet of the
duchy of Warsaw, the military conscription for the king
dom of Poland is confirmed. The drawing of lots will
shortly take place, in order to complete the Polish arnav
to 50,000 men.
The emperor’s return to St. Petersburgh is fixed Tor
the IStit inst.
Constantinople, Sefo. 10.—The new Russian ambassa
dor, Baron Strogumiw, arrived o« the’9di of Sept.-at
Bajukdore. Tiie frigate winch brought him will carry slavery, and sufferings in the interior of Africa, among
Count Kolinsky to Rome. ' the Moors, Bedouin Arabs, and Negroes, the Quarterly
The governor of Smy rna, to whose indulgence the
French generals Lailemand and Savary owed their re
ception, has been strangled by the Sultan’s command,
and bis head put up at tiie f„te of tiie seraglio. The
execution was performed on board one of the frigates
belonging to the fleet ofthe Captain Pacha, on tlie‘25Ui
of August. He was the richest Pacha in all Turkey.—
Kis 1-L.gla has succeeded to his place.
Ba y, Sept. 30.—Many former officers of Bonaparte’s
army have repaired on board small vessels, to the Ame
rican squadron now cruising in the Mediterranean.
In the country of Brescia, all the stocks of arms are
buy ing up at high prices Ly the Spaniards and Americans.
Lonuon, October 24.
Price of Stochs this ilay at twelve o’clock.—Reduced
61 7-8 61—cons. mo. 61 b-4- 7-8—cons, for acc. 62 1-8—
four percent. 76 5-4—five per cent, navy 93 7-8—India
bonds 14s. 15s. pre.—Exchequer bills, 9s. 11s. pre.
We have received the Paris papers of Monday. They
contain, in a letter pretended to be from Cette, a most
absurd statement respecting Gibraltar, which is.it seems,
in danger of being captured by the Spaniard.;’ in revenge
for protection afforded to South American insurgents.
It is definitely settled that the duke of Kent will
shortly lead a corttaeuud princess to the hymeneal altar,
Portsmouth, October 23.
Arrived, the Jeune Henrietta, Frock, from Antwerp
for Charleston; and the Amicita, Myer, from Amster
dam for Surinam—wind wv*twurdlv.
T! ie Montreal Sun of the 9th instant states that the im
portation of beef, pork, Hour, J2c. is again permitted into
Lovver Canada.—ib.
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A schooner said to be under the flag of Buenos Ayres,
called the Mttndocina, burthen 156 tons," 4 guiis and 75
men, commanded by a . captain Johnson, of Baltimore,
iias beenseized by the collector of Aimapolisfuraii a hedg
ed violation of the revenue laws.—ib, 19th inst.
the planets in their course—v/hile. lvher'ever
she tread’s, the flowers of genuis open in frit
bloom and exhale their sweetest flagrance—ire
short, heaven, air, earth and ocean subserve
to tiie rod of his divination, and yeild up their
secrets.
It seems astonishing, then, that a man of.Vr.
Tigilvie's literary attainments should assert,
and that with some confidence too, that, except
ing an “Ode to Time,” by Elizabeth Townsend,
of Boston. ChrysUilina stands foremost in the
ranks of American poesy. This apparent error
of judgment cannot have emanated from a dis-
LITER A R Y INTELLIGENCE.
Mr. Cohoun Newshani (Newsom) of whose shipwreck,
Review for May, 1816, has given a very interesting ac
count, under the head **Tombuctoo,”is now in this city;
and will shortly publish a journal of that part of his life
which was spent in captivity. This, we have no doubt,
will meet with that public encouragement to which it is
justly entitled. Th" author having travelled (as a cap
tive) farther in the Jo rior than any other individual, ex-
cep* (perhaps) Adams, it will, we think be sufficient to
mention, that the oral account given by Adams, one of
his comrades, was thought of sufficient importance to in
vite the attention of the British government. Mr. New
som, who can both read and write, kept a journal of each
day’s transactions, together with observations on the soil,
climate, manners, and customs of the inhabitants, See.
and consequently will be able to give a more correct and
circumstantial account than Adams.— Columbian.
THE ALGEBRA OF THE HINDOOS.
One of the most extraordinary works in literature, that
has lately appeared in England, is a book in Algebra,
translated from the Sanscrit; or Hindu language, by Ed
ward Straciieyv *
This work, written originally in Sanscrit, had the high
est reputation in the east, and was translated into differ
ent languages. Mr. Strachey’s performance consists
partly ol'a literal translation, partly of an abstract, and
partly of die translator’s own remarks. To every Alge
braist, it trill be regarded *s one o/tlie greatest curio.^
ties winch 1*3 been given to the public.—Pet. Intel.
rain-bow
is pre-eminence even in
this branch, as well as in other kinds, ofpoetrv;
and the author of Chrystalina has attained that
elevation; but, not until superstition shall have
banished sober judgment from among mankind
and the apish gesticulations of a daneing-master
be held in more consideration than the usefaZ
labors of a statesman, will this effusion be al
lowed by “intelligent critics” to occupy a place
>n the "higher rank” of American poesy, j’iie
reason is evident. Though the poem flashes a
phosphoric brightne ss on the imagination, yet it.
neither expands nor strengthens the intellect—
not even creates an emotion of exultation: but
leaves the reader to admire its ingenuity, whiie
he laughs at its manifold absurdities.
When compared with the regular epopee of the
Colmnbiad, ChrystalirM becomes contemptible.
Burltnp unfolds the deepest recesses ofi^the hu
man heart; pourtrays man's various passions hr
every stage of life; expounds the policy anif
exposes the intrigues of nations: leads tnffh
through the blood-stained groves o r the West-
indies, bids her weep over the ashes of Mexi
co and ruins of Quito; at his command, she as
cends the Andes and commisserates their brave
wit barbarous clans; he holds her torch o v «r
the shadowed page of liberty, teaches her to
mourn over his country's reverses amd rejoice
at its glory, tnne the harp of immortality in
praise of its heroes and raise the anthem of joy
when peace 6eals the last of its miseries: de
scends with her iuttf tiie caverifrd fiwndaff ’ns
of earth, the coral Iab)* l '" ,,t i^ s the tfe.’f.: nses
with heron die wings of thought and pursues
like to the manly principles which pervade the
Columbiad from beginning to end, as his at
tachment to liberty has been proved not only
by word but deed. No: it issues from another
source—from one much more honorable to his
feelings as a man, though equally discreditable
to the philosopher. He is a &cotchmav, and
Chrystaiina implies the remnant of Scottish my
thology. From experience, the writer of this
article is well convinced of the deleterious in
fluence which a superstitious community and
wild and romantic scenery shed over the young
imagination. The recital of elvin-tales,l>v the
old women of his native country, so wrought on
his boyish fancy, that he seldom, after sun-set,
approached the door, without converting the
yellow-flowered broom that waved in moon
light into fairy revelry, and heard an unearthly
language in Lhe moaning oteeze that bent the-
heather. Though removed from that tradi 1 jon-
ary focus at a period of life when, it is gen* ;rallA
supposed, the intellect has not aftaine- J that
maturity which is necessary to give ea.* -Jy im
pressions permanence, yet he is not entirety
emancipated from this vernacular evil;! iU t, w lwn
surrounded by solitary objects, vei’ in the
curtain of night, sometimes relapses t j n to a f» n *
tasy of mind that reason despises ai r idi cU ! eS '
Since an exposure to the coatagior t 0 f w himsi e| v’
ceasing at the ag»^f jiine, ha*!e ft 9uch lasting ,
trac33 on tjhe mcxnoryi r --o jn than rcas6? .*