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1 B!" tLS- ■-SI® % i. m J|» ir i E; r "v in 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 JlEi'dojjj, X. Saturday Evening, November 30 CHRYSTALINA. This neat little potm begins to attract i|°n and meets with the general ap,„ , > The author's <18. 'tec- ’ii nf I • “ 13 the admirers of fiction 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/, —■*- famous in this country for hi vie ->r JSau,‘4 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 r,.i.—i....- xTl . t “ 1,,J > he aoinjk ules ...S rhe ° iil ' 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 accu P re . . .... 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 hat 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. t 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? .*