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FOREIGN.
WRter plaintainc, is now m those countries regard*
til as an infallible cure for the hydrophobia.
Wellington.—Letter from the emperor Alex
ander to the duke of Wellington. A morning
paper publishes the following as authentic, from
the emperor of Russia to the duke of Welling
ton, on the late attack upon his life :
<> J\[ii Lord .Marshal,—1 have been informed
that an attempt has threatened your life—Heaven
did not allow it to succeed, and I am sincerely
rejoiced thereat. Your military glory joined tu
your elevated views and character, have associ
ated you so closely with the maintenance of the
ireneral welfare, that it cannot but sutler from
any circumstance that would tend to alienate you
from it.—This is a testimony which I feel plea
sure in bearing towards you, and which is inde
pendent of those claims which you have to my
personal regard. A coincidence which the gen
erosity of your sentiments will not fail to appre
ciate,'is, that by the authority with which you
have been invested by the confidence of the al
lies, you have exercised, and you will continue
to exercise, a salutary influence in the country
and in the very spot where malice has directed
its impotent efforts against you.—Receive, my
lord, the renewed assurance of mv high esteem,
(Signed) ALEXANDER.”
The son of the archdntchess Maria Louisahas
received the dukedom of Reichstadt, in Bohemia,
which title, the appellation of highness, he is
hereafter to hear. These domains formerly be
longed to the house of AVurtzberg, but came in
to the possession of Austria in consequence of
Some family arrangements.
Last evening, about 5 o’clock, one of the offi
cers belonging to the suite of the duke of Cam
bridge, arrived at the residence of the duke and
dutchess of Cumberland,’in St. James’ palace,
with the melancholy intelligence of the death of
a sister of the dutclicss.
Toland.—The Vice Roy of Poland, Gen. Zea-
voureck, has been created a prince.
The Grand Duke Constantine was on his re
turn from the frontiers, where he had accompa
nied the Emperor of Russia. It is expected lie
will be present at the Congress of Sovereigns to
be held the last of August.
The Emperor Alexander bv a decree, has ex
tended the facilities of communication by water
in every part of his empire, and has laid addi
tional duties on various articles of commerce to
cover the expenses.
An article from Constantinople gives an
count of a dreadful conflagration which broke
out in a house near the hotel of the French lega
tion, and made such dreadful progress, that 17
persons, (among them the princess d'Ypsilauti,
and her son, with eight children,) perished in
the ilatnes. This calamity is suspected to have
been produced by the malice of an incendiary.—
The plague is represented to have entirely ceas
ed in that city. —
The expedition to the North Pole, consisting
of the ships Isabella, Alexander, Dorothea, and
Trent, had proceeded on their voyage as far as
Shetland, where they stopped a few days, and
then sailed again 7th May.
On the 27th of May, the Society for the com
memoration of Burns, dined at the Loudon Tr.
Spanish Insolence.—The ship Caroline, from
Philadelphia, which place she left on the Oth ult.
reports that on the 22d of June, off the Bahama
banks she fell in with.a Spanish squadron, con
sisting of a ship and two men of war brigs, which
commenced firing into the Caroline as soon as
they could bring their guns to bear, and conti
nued until they bad carried away much of her
standing and running rigging, &c. See. when they
hailed and ordered the captain on board. To
his enquiry of the commodore why he had at
tacked an American vessel in this manner, no
reply was made, and on representing the damag
es sustained, the commander damned him, and
said he was only sorry lie had not sunk him.—
This is no doubt, the same squadron that fifed
to be stationed at the mouthVff Yellow Stone riv
er, 1800 miles up the Missouri, lie has ollercu,
or intends offering, to convey munitions ot war,
baggage and provisions, to that point in steam
boats. By that mode of conveyance they would
reach their place of destination in 60 days, where
as by the common mode they would not reach
there before July or August. A steam boat with
■i or 3 pieces of cannon, and 300 men on board,
would make more impression upon the minds ol
the sous of the forest, than an army of 10,000
men marched by land. And should our atlven-
turers come across any of lord Selkirk’s party,
they would learn them some useful lessons.
Cincinnati Gazette.
| Indian School.—AVe have been much in ter
ested by an account, which we have received
a Gentleman who has recently visited the
that
ed
the
the capt
whether one or the other, we have already borne ;
too much of Spanish insult and aggression—the
measure is full—Orleans Gazette,
| Schools, the Children arc taught, not only read
j in*;, writing and arithmetic, but also the Agricul-
[ tuial Arts. In the latter, the boys take the dif-
I ferent branches in weekly rotation ; and on a
I Monday morning, such as are to turn out to la
bour, arc called by naming their avocations, as
Plough-boys, Hoe-boys, Axe-boys, &.c. to which
they answer and appear with the greatest cheer
fulness and alacrity.—The Girls are taught in a Floridas. This is the Ci st step, which, in the
similar method, their occupations being suited to J usual language of such proceedings will be mod.
Albany. July 14.—AVe have been politely fur- their sex. Besides being initiated in reading, estly termed, “ a provisional occupation,” fo,
nished with the following particulars relative to w riting, #c. they are instructed in the use of the purpose of preventing any mischief to A.
■ ’ • the needle, the arts of spinning, knitting and all j merican property from thg proximity of the par-
house hold business ; and it is stated, that among i tips engaged in civil war, and the Floridas, once
A British fleet, consisting of two 80’s and six
74’s is to assemble, to cruize for two months, for
discipline.
DOM ESTIC.
siott. “ Aou owe us so much money” savil
American negotiators. “ for injuries u„„„ M
trade, that we feel it incumbent upon our nation'
al honor to demand satisfaction. Either m °
the money, or cede the Floridas as an
lent.”—To these proposals, Spain replies in t u
language of a government which, conscious
its own w eakness, seeks its end in cunning ri
liter than in its direct power : it neither consents’
nor reluses. It employs every effort to keep the
^negotiation in suspense, that it may thus con
troul the American government from a-sistino-it,
revolted subjects. But that this management
should have any effect, it js necessary "that it
should he secret—that it should not he known by ■
the party against whom it is directed. But so
far is this from being tbe circumstance, that in
the recent annual Expose of the American gov.
eminent, the President, with a bold candor and
admirable dexterity, has both declared this polit-
ical intrigue of Spain, and defended the Ameri-
can executive for the patient endurance of it,„
“ We sufficiently understand,” says Mr. Mon.
roe, “ the policy of Spain in protracting the ne.
gociatinn respecting the Floridas ; hut as her ij).
ject in this policy does not contradict ours, n e
suffer her to continue this system. Another
state of things may demand another pnlicv,”
This season, indeed, now seems to have arrived•
as by the last Charleston papers, the Atnericu
government have issued an otder for a detach
ment to march and to take possession of the
the death of major Birdsall, by* lieut. Scott.
M ajor Birdsall was sitting in conversation with , . „ „ . . ...
lieut. Scott, at the cantonement, between this ci- them are some genteel young women that would j thus provisionally occupied, will soon be pet
ty and the seat of general Stephen Van Rons- not disgrace more polished society
tnanently alienated. Such occupation iniin
selaer—the company was coining on parade—| Our brethren, the Moravians of Salem, have i is equal to an actual seizure, and always teriuin.
Hamilton came w ithin a few yards, took delibe- * had a School Establishment amongst the Indians j ates in it. It remains to be seen, how Ferdinand |
rate aim and fired. On presenting his piece I for these twenty years, on the true Scriptural j the 7th will endure this proceeding., His wisest
" ' ’ ' 1 ' course will certainly be that of patience.—0i r
own opinion is, that the loss of Spanish America
would he the redintegration of Old Spain, la
speaking and thinking of this kingdom, ue il.
they rose, and when the major was falling he j Principle of “letting not the right-hand know
grasped the lieutenant’s hand, shook it warmly, what the left doeth ; ” They have benevolently
and said “ Scott I am gone, take charge of the labored in private, and are rewarded by seeing
men, 1 ' and directly alter exclaimed, “ iny Go*l.|
what can all this mean r” Mr. Scott enquired if
he was in much pain ; he answered, “ I am in
great pain”—the lieut. expressed a hope that the
wound was not mortal, and was answered “I am
gone !” Three men w ere immediately dispatch
ed for surgical aid, and a number of the faculty
were on the spot in a few minutes. The citizens
rushed to the camp in such numbers that the posts
ot sentinels were necessarily doubled to give
fresh air to the deceased. He expressed a wish
to be with his family, and was carried to his re-
their labour of love equal their highest expecta w
tions. Such of the Indians as still prefer the | ways separate the people from their Sovereign
Hunter’s Life to Civilization, are expected toi A more noble people does not exist in the civil,
pass over the Mississippi, where they can unin- ized world. And where, let us ask. can tin
terruptedly follow their favorite pursuit; whilst civilized world produce two Sovereigns which
such as have bean, or are willing to be instruct- can match the two branches of the'Spanish fam
ed in the arts of civilized life, w ill remain, and j ily—that of Naples and that of Madrid ?
it his hoped, by degrees, will become industrious
and intelligent citizens.—Raleigh Register.
River Raisin.—When the melancholy catas
trophe occurred on this place on the 22d January
His Roval Highness the Duke of York in I p ,r T' 1 lieut. Scott, that Hamilton is of a re-
iractory, quarrelsome disposition, with an ungo-
’j vernable temper. He was seized, bound and in
less than a minute after firing, and kept till for
mally demanded of lieut. Scott, by the civil au-
; thority. Whilst in the guard house he put his
head out of the window anil said, “ I have done
j what 1 have been wanting to do for a long time.”
lie devised a plan for effecting his purpose se-
jcretly, by decoying the major out of sight, but
failing in this, and bent upon the black hearted
design, the hardened wretch came bo'dlv to the
| win k of death. A few' days’ previous to the la
the chair, supported on his right by Mr. Boswell
member of Parliament. On his left was Mr
Rush, the American Ambassador. Among the!
toasts drank was, “ Mr. Rush, the American Am
bassador, and the adfnirer of Burns in the U. S.”
After the toast, Mr. Rush said, “ lie felt highly
gratified in being present on the ocuasion, and
honored, in having his name coupled with that of
the illustrious man, whose memory they were
met to celebrate. Burns addressed himself di
rectly to the heart, and consequently the impres
sions produced, was indeliable. His works were
universally read and admir
he trusted they would be
pires were crumbled into dust
A letter from Gibraltar, of May 30, says :—
“ I learn from passengers in the Free Ocean, that
none of our squadron, but the Erie, will come
from aloft. She left at Leghorn the Franklin 74,
Captain Ballard ; United States, Captain Crane;
Erie, Captain Gamble, and Spark, Captain Nich
olson—tlib Peacock was expected.
A gentleman who visited the city of Caracas,
some months since, states that its population is
reduced to about 7,000 inhabitants, l’rior to the
earthquake in March, 1812, it was estimated to
contain near 45,000; such an astonishing decrease
may bp attributed to some of the most dreadful
calamities that can afflict the human family, name
ly, earthquakes, war and famine. The popula
tion in many other parts of Venezuela is sup
posed to have suffered in the same proportion, and
from the same causes.
last duties of humanity to the unfortunate suffer-
The citizens of Michigan Territory have
sidence, No. 155 North-Market street; sentinels j 1813, there was no opportunity^ of paying Jhe
were immediately posted round the house to pre
vent the crowd from stopping the free circulation
of the air. He said but little after he arrived at
the house, and experienced the agonies of death,
whilst the surgeons at his request, were undres
sing him. lie breathed faintly for many minutes
after, apparently free from pain, and expired
without a struggle, or visible convulsion of body
or wildness of mind. His immortal soul flitted
to the mansion of rest, and left in its now moulder
ing dust, the index of a mind alive to every am
iable and dignified feeling of human nature, and
a heart glowing with humanity and patriotism.
There can be no possible reason divined for
prompting the monster to so foul a murder, but
the satiating of a fiend malignitv. AVe are in-
It appears that the South American Congress,
are exercising all the functions of a legislative
assembly, and are conducting themselves nitli
more moderation than could Tiave been expected
from the irritation of the popular mind under
civil war. Perhaps America will come into the
field in due time to complete the revolution inti
a regular independent government. It is wit-
lately determined that the remains of those who j ter of astonishment to us, indeed, how Mr. Mot.
fell on that melancholy occasion shall be remov- j roe. with all his ability, has been enabled to re
ed to Detroit, and interred with suitable order and i strain the popular mind in America, and to a-
solemnity, and that a Monument be erected | wait the slow progress of their executive Bat
commemorative of the event. Gen. Macomb | the policy of Mr. Monroe is, perhaps, better J
and the Officers of the Army at that post have I known in America than even here: ami as the j
nired in America ; and , »>ented catastrophe, the desperado mysteriously
i so, when present cm- ^costed the major, with ‘ major I will tell you
i tl a 1 something that will make you open your eyes.”—
Occupation of the Floridas.—The following
^ ins loss. I*rank, sinceie anu in- j remar k s on the occupation of the Florida* by the
Ires relations with mankind, he ( , Tnited States are from Bell’s London AVeekly
l T 'v L t0 a "V ! l m T n at Vi 8 U,lt ," ne ' 1 Messenger, of May 5.-Several foreign Journals
late AVe knew him, knew him well, and we D ar * iV( , tl ur) a very late date, and it ap-
)W too, that his expanded soul was the seat of ■
mnrilpronf foclimnnv lltul
A material for roofing is used in England which
is cheap and durable. It is formed by slipping
sheets of coarse paper (such as button makers
use) in boiling tar, and nailing them on boards
or laths, exactly in the manner of slates. The
whole is afterwards coated over with a mixture
of pitch and powdered'coal, chalk or brick dust.
Roofs covered in this way are said to have lasted
50 years without repairs.
Venezuela.—It appears, from the latest accounts
here, that the Republican cause is completely
and universally successful in thissection of Span
ish America. It is hoped that before long we
shall have sufficient confirmation of this news to
convince even the inostincrcdulous. The period
we believe is not far distant, when the friends of
political liberty will have the satisfaction of be
holding throughout the continent a total over
throw of the dominion of Spanish tyranny and
superstition. -JVeui-Orleans Chronicle.
ng mat will make you open 3
The soldiers say he hasfrequentl v hinted of his in
tention,but they believed it impossible for him to be
serious. He procured powder and ball for the
purpose. Major Birdsall had ever been peculiar
ly indulgent to this blood-thirsty wretch, and en
deavored to conciliate and soften his savage fero
city by mild persuasion and gentle reproof. He
formed a hatred for one of the recruits, and fre
quently threatened to kill him.
Our deceased friend is taken from the bosom
of a young and interesting fam'dv—from the
lii eliest affections of his companions in arms—
from a large circle of warm friends and from the
service of a country who appreciated his worth,
and will realize his loss. Frank, sincere and in
genuous in all
was endeared to al!
ly f
know too, that his expand
every social, every generous, and every lionora
hie sentiment which frail man can be endowed
with.
Sunday Ranks.—As a mode of action attrac
tive in its principle, and calculated to afford op
portunity and emulation, must be highly condu
cive to the real utility of Having Banks, towards
improving the morals of the laborers, the idea of
Sundy Banks has been struck out In some good
friend to his country and to mankind. The man
ner of conducting them is simple and easy:—
Immediately after divine service on Sundays,
the clergyman receives from laboring classes any
weekly sum, not exceeding two shillings, from
an individual.—At Christmas, the accumulation
is returned, together with interest, which local
donations will not fail to supply. Some deposi
tors then place a portion of those sums in the
County Saving Banks, to which the Sunday
Banks thus become auxiliary. Already fourteen
Sunday Banks have been formed in the county of
Hertford.—Northern paper.
been requested to co-operate in the performance
of these ceremonies.
Natchitoches, .Tune 20.—“ A trader has late
ly arrived from the Camanches and reports that
that nation has lately taken 2000 souls as pris
oners from the Province of Texas, and that they
are disposed and do even sell them for the same
price at which mules sell in their nation.
“ I have lately understood that two vessels
had arrived at Galvezton with three or four hun
dred African Slaves, all of which are intended
for Louisiana and the State of Missisissippi.
Gen. Lnllemand and his party remain as they
were, near the mouth of the Trinity river, erect
ing forts ; some reinforcements are joining them
principally Europeans.”
Our commissioners who returned from South
America, in the frigate Congress, have arrived
in this city from Norfolk. The president, the
heads of departments, are all here except the
secretary of the navy. A cabinet council was
held on Tuesday, and we believe has been
session several times since. Several interviews
have also been had with the foreign ministers
people understand that his wishes and tlieir own
are concurrent, and that he is only waiting the
suitable occasion, they are wise enough to lew 1
to him the judgment upon this occasion.
Literary Intelligence.
AVel earn that major Noah, late consul oftht
United States at Tunis, is preparing for the pits
an octavo volume of Travels in England, Spain,
F"ranee, and the Barbary States, in the 3ears
1813—14 and 15, together with a history of our
war yvith the Algerines, and a general view of
our relations with the regencies of Ilarbary.—
This work we have no doubt will lie extremely
interesting particularly as it is intended to em
brace a detailed account of Carthage, ( lira, and
the surrounding country. Itisgratifvingtnper-
ceive that American travellers are now g i v i ng to
the country the result of their experience and
observation ; and their country in return is aids
and willing to hold forth due encouragement.-
This is a sure method to establish anil perpetuate
a literary character of our own. Those sketches
of the Barbary state-, which were published ia
the Democratic Press, in the fall of 1816 and
sideut here. The subject which occupies their generally republished throughout the union were.
deliberation, is undoubtedly the late proceedings
of major general Jackson, in AVest Florida.
Nothing yet has transpired from head quarters.
AVhether the government will assume a responsi
bility for this novel act of Jackson’s, or for
mally disavow it, and oiler reparation, is a fruit
ful theme of speculation among our knowing
ones.—National Register.
POLITICAL.
The .Missouri.—The enterprizing Coi. Janies
Hydrophobia.—Recent accodnts from Russia | Johnson of Kentucky, has contracted with the
rat uermunv st.it j that the Alisina-Plantago, or' war department to furnish rations for the troops
pears from their concurrent testimony, that
something of an important nature is expected
to be impending from America. The talents of
Mr. Monroe, as well as his discreet modera-
tion are well known ; but he is notoriously onejtifufin the highest degree, but the figures are
rum the notes taken by major Noah on the spot
Demo roesi.
Mr. Benjamin 0. Tyler lias announced hiiin
tention of soon publishing a far, simiiie copy of
the first commission given by congress togenenl
Washington—also, the articles of confederation
of the thirteen United States, and the constitu
tion of the United States, with the fac ‘imilesof
the signatures of all that signed those instru
ments, with several other national publication!.
Improved Kaleidoscope.—Mr. Sauttdcrs cele
brated for his improved razor strops, Nev-
A’ork, has lafely invented such an improre-
tnent on the Brewster kaleidosocpe, that while j
the English toys sell slowly at 75 cents, lie W,I
more demands than he can supply for his at six f
dollars a-piece, and they are well worth all the
addition of price to those who delight in such
things. The colors are not only rich ami bein'
of the men of the Franklin school, who pursue
important objects with the coolness, deliberation,
and patient expectancy of men of business, in
stead of the ardor and ambition of Kings and
Generals. Europe has been so much accustomed
to the military spirit, as to have become rather
inexperienced in a spirit of a more effectual kind
—the political spirit—the slow but sure system
of political management, to obtain a secret end
'IM.* 1 ...1 „ A a!._ • .
formed by easy gradations, and present to Hit
eye pictures infinite in variety, regularity and
elegance. Much credit is due to the ingenious
mechanic who is the author. All others that |
have seen are nothing to this.—N. V. Herald.
JMemoirs of General Andrew Jackson.—8*®' |
uel Putnam AA'aldo, esq. of Hartford, C. compi
ler of Robliin's Journal, and author of the Pres”
This end, as regards America, is the possession j dent’s Tour, has issued proposals for publishing
of the country between her present frontier, and a succinct Biography of General Jackson. The
the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, or, in other
words, the Floridas. But a positive obligation
— B .aphy i_. „ . ..
author’s unvarying object will be to present »-
the reader a plain unvarnished narrative 01
' - - - •• "-the!
ot public law opposes these pretentions, and an American hero, who has so noblv aided
would render any direct violence an outrage a- security of the independence acquired by tba
gainst the civilized world. Here, therefore, is exalted patriots of the revolution. The work
the difficulty. Upon the one part, Mr. Monroe will contain about 250 pages—price to subsen'
desires the object; on the other, he is unwilling bers one dollar and twenty five cents.
to incur the reproach of the attempt. In order
to conciliate tli^se opposite principles, America \Y r m. Cobbett has published t book on Agri-
lias been long in,ncgociation with the Spanish) culture, entitled “ a Years Re-idcuce iu the* 1
government, in order to procure the direct r»j ?t a t,. g •*