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the bridges were still away ; indeed, l do not think they were put up fur a month after my arrival, for ice continued floating down the Neva till late in June. This river serves as aaluicefto drain the Ladoga lake of its ice •in the spiing ; and if the winter has been severe, it is along time before all passes, so that sometimes even so late in the summer as l have mentioned, the city is quite chilly and uncomfortable, from the atmosphere pro duced by the river and canals being full of the ice of the Ladoga. The statue (eques trian) of Peter ihe Great is more splendid than the most exalted descriptions you have ever read of it. No praise call exceed its merits. in point Of society, St. Petersburg!! is not a pleasant place for people who do not mix with the nobility ; in case of doing that it is doubtless very agreeable. There are two theatres here, a German and a Russian one, but both very small, (about the size of the Circus and new theatre in Philadelphia) so that it is difficult to get a ticket, they are al ways so crowded. Every Sunday is a mas querade, which, thank God, is a species of n.nuseinent not yet introduced into our coun try, and l hope never may be. It is nothing more or less than a rendezvous for false wives and infamous women, who dress them selves in such a manner, wear masks, and disguise their voices, so as to be known only to the object of their wishes. The masquer ade 'of this place, however, is a very black guard one ; it is, for the most part, crowded with*common people, so that, generally speak ing. pot many f dks of quality go to it, ex cept on great days. Waltzing is here ex tremely fashionable, so much so, indeed, that it is quite impossible to go into society with out knowing bow to waltz. There is, how ever, no real happiness for me here ; that wlu'-ji approaches to it nearest, is when our countrymen arrive, and give us again to be hold people from the same blessed region as ourselves. My brother and myself are the only Americans in the place, except Mr. Harris the consul.” FOREIGN. FnoM A FRENCH I'iPiH. State of France.—At the moment when propi tious heaven seems to be compensating the earth for the rigours of latter seasons ; when the fruits with which the land is covered give and promise abundance; when the vvislied-fm- epoch of the delivery of the French territory is approaching, the eye charmed and the mind satisfied, repose with delight on the picture of France, consoled for tile past misfortunes, rich in the benefits she enjm s and in those she expects. Where are those 1 ,*300,000 warriors whose battalions covered the soil of France? How have those nations, which so long cherished re sentments, abjured their hatred and resigned their distrust ? A policy founded on good faith has dissipated their alarms, and French honour, alwavs so respectable on the field of buttle, has received new lustre fiom the faith of guarded treaties. That people, who by their courage had so long been the arbiters and perhaps the terror of Europe, have, by displaying other vir tues, and exercising a milder power, commanded its esteem, and conquered its friendship. If we turn our eyes to the interior of France, what changes within so few years ! Two scour ges, invasion and sterility, afflicted our provin ces: nevertheless, traverse their plains, enter their cities, and you find no trace of the fury ol man, or of calamities from heaven. Never did cultivation so far extend its progress : never did industry so multiply its products. Vt the sight of those fields to which labor has restored u- bundance. of those cities in which comfort re-ap- pears, the traveller with astonishment asks— “ Is thi- the country which has sutfered so much ? What hand fertile in prodigies, has so promptly healed its wounds, assuaged its misfortunes, ami made prosperity succeed disasters ?” But, above all, are these the people whom an unexampled i evolution, the shock of so great a number of opinions, the opposition of so many different interests, the fermentation of so many hostile elements, seemed to expose, every mo ment to the dangers of a new explosion ? Hap pily, that agitation which belonged to parties did not exist in the nation ; to it our institutions guar anteed the liberty so constantly called for by its wishes; the government promised the repose so necessary to its wants; it placed confidence in the force of the former, and in the wisdom of the latter; and the law and tranquility now reign on every point of France. The public funds, those moveable yet certain signs of the re-establishment of confidence, dai ly increase in value. The treasures which cre dit brings into the coffers of the State, wisely distributed, flow through a thousand channels, favouring labour and diffusing plenty. Great establishments are forming, and extensive spe culations preparing. Commerce, encouraged by • uccess, orders agriculture to supply her pro ductions, industry to open her manufactories, and casting a look over the ocean, shows our ships the road to the riches of both worlds. The administration, attentive to that impulse which it alternately receives and gives, directs it tow;.* Is results favourable to national glory and prosperity. Our hospitals which the foreign er admires, our schools and instructions, which he takes for his model, are not the sole objects of its care. There bridges arc erected on the Isle and the Dordogne; here roads are opened which will Ining Languedoc and the Pyrennees nearer to Paris and Lyons. Pa is raises a temple to commerce ; and the town, which the patriotic sacrifice of Eustachc de St. Pierre lias immor talized* consecrates by a monument the first foot step which marked on the soil of Fiance the re turn of the monarch restored to her wishes.— Every where the administration is commencing, finishing, or replacing, monuments useful for the destination given them, or valuable f6r the events *tliy memory of which they perpetuate. The sciences have lost nothing ol Hits conside ration which environed their labours, nor ol the liappv direction given to their study; less wrap ped up in mvstery, they willingly descend from their elevated theories to ingenious applications, of which the artisan, the labourer and the artist profit. The French, who have had predecessors and masters in the arts, no longer reckon any ri vals in them. Painting, whicli we have lately seen so fruitful and so rich, is preparing new master-pieces. The marble, animated under the cliissel of Phidias, is about to re-produce he roes ; and the bronze will soon present to.the view of the capital the beloved features of hen- 1 ry IV. the adored image of a prince, whose vir tues furnish a thousand subjects of approximation to the memory and the gratitude of the people, Eloquence has opened for itself new paths, and prepared new triumphs for the national tribune. A woman of talent, who lias written like a statesman, lias bequeathed to us a work spark ling with the last rays of her genius. Poetry has strung her lyre to repeat the song ol a great bard, and to celebrate the exploits of a great king. The press multiplies the principal works of our best authors, and spreads through all class es that taste for literature which elevates the mind and polishes the manners. A movement so general need not surprise, in a country and period in which the throne shines with the lustre of knowledge, and gives out oracles of taste. These benefits, the happy fruits of peace; that commerce which it favors ; those arts which it encourages ; that tranquility which it procures, will long continue undisturbed by arms. But in the bosom even of tranquility, prudence guards against perils, and prepares defenders of France. Schools are opened for youth, where they will learn the art of conquering under warriors who have already learned that art from victory.— Appointments made with selection are 'admit to reward valor, services ami merit, in all the ranks of the army. But the state does not confine jt- self to recompenses for courage displayed in bat tle. That kind of heroism which rescues from the Haines their prev ; from the waves their vic tims : that calm and tranquil courage which maintains order in cities, and which, though without splendor, is not without danger, also re ceives rewards, and obtains marks of honor.— Thus, ir. pursuing a gram! idea, the government on tiie one hand, associates the civic virtues with the qualities of tiie warrior ; and, on the other, draws closer the bonds which connect the soldier with the citizen. This happy concord is necessary in a country in which the military force exists for maintaining, and never for repressing, public freedom. Eve ry day liberty obtains securities. Where is to be found, not merely under the frightful reign which proclaimed terror in the name of liberty, not merely at the period when anarchy wus powerless against licentiousness, or when despo tism commanded slavery and prohibited com plaint, but, at any other epoch, a greater exam ple of liberty ? When was personal freedom more respected, property held more sacred, or the mind less enslaved ? For who would, on ac count of some dangerous publications, confound the use of a right with excess, or the application of the law with the caprice of arbitrary power ? France, daily appreciating the benefits of a liber ty which she owes to her prince, will, on the ap-' proaching elections, seize the opportunity of send ing to the Chamber of Commons citizens worthy of representing the nation, and subjects worthy of surrounding the Monarch. The picture of a prosperity which is his work, will, by filling his heart with pure joy, render his health more confirmed, and his days more serene. He rejoices at the happiness of France and the peace which reigns in the state : lie is gladdened by the consolidation of the throne, and smiles at the hope of a fecundity which, in giv ing him new supports, is the object of the wishes and the benedictions of a whole people. Africa.—The following interesting intelli gtnoe ol further exploring the interior of Afri ca, is from a late London publication : •• Another enterprise to explore the termina tion of the Niger is undertaken, and as in all former ones, with sanguine hopes of success. Captain Gray, of the Hoyal African Co' ps, is in structed with the immediate charge of tliR.exp.g: dition. He is represented as every way quali fied for solving this geographical enigma : be lias been seven years in Africa, and is well acquaint ed with the Jalotf language. The route is to-be that of the Cambia river,which he had already en tered. By letters which have been received from this officer it appears that his arrangements were nearly completed, and, what was of much consequence, his people all well, anil in high spirits, notwithstanding the failure of former at tempts. A transport had been despatched to the Cape de Verd Islands, to procure horses and mules, the return of which was soon expected, when captain Gray would directly commence his journey into the interior. The rainy season had terminated, and the weather was considered as favorable. Mr. Ritchie, late private secretary to Sir Charles Stuart, at Paris, and Captain Ma- ryat, the Royal Navy, are to attempt a journey towards Tombuctoo. The former gentleman is appointed vice-consul at Mourzouk, in the inte rior, the capital of Fczzan, a dependency of Tri poli, wli -se governor is son of the Bey of that kingdom. These gentlemen are also sanguine of success, as the protection of his Highness and the Bey is guaranteed to them, and the jour ney not so perilous from that cause as by other routes, although they have the great Zaharrah to pass, and must be eight days without meeting with water. As usual, the French have been be fore us, and a Spaniard, who travelled in Egypt for Bonaparte under the assumed name of Ali Bey, has actually set off. It is already knovvp that Mr. Bowditch and some other gentlemen from Cape Coast Castle have penetrated into the Ashantce country, and been well received, after some opposition from D.endels, formerly one of Bonaparte’s servile tools, but now the represent ative pf the king of the Netherlands. Some cu* rioits 'information has been received by this means, which, it is thought gi'.es more probabili ty to the death tif Mungo Park than any that has hitherto appeared. Mr. BowdKcli met with some! Moorish merchants who had been at Haous- sa, Who stated that while they were at that place a white man was seen going down the Niger in a large canoe, in which all the uther persons were blacljs. This was reported to the king, who im mediately sent some of his people to advise him to retuyu, and to tejl him that if he proceeded much farther, he would be destroyed by the cataracts. The white man, mistaking the good intentions’ of the king, persisted in his voyage. The king sent a large party to seize him and bring him to \ Hnoussa, which after some opposition they ef- lected. Here he was detained by the king for | two years, at the end of which time be took dl of j a fever and died. The merchants who related this tale, declared that they had seen the white I man at Haoussa.—Whether this person was I Mungo Park or his companion, lieut. Martyny ! the last known survivor of the party besides him self, no means exist of ascertaining, although there is strong reasons for supposing that no othc white persons could have been in the in terior of Africa in the situation described. Havana, July 26, 1818.—From Porto Rico Gazettes of the 13th ult. we have extracted the following interesting intelligence from the Maine; Cities of official letters from his Ex cellency Dn. Pablo Morillo, to the Captain Gen eral of Venezuela. ‘-'Biigadter Dn. Francisco Thomas Morales, writes me from Cala'.ozo un der date of the 13th inst. that lie entered the town on that day, and found it abandoned uy the enemy, who left behind them three pieces of ar tillery dismounted. Ccdeno, who now calls himself “ Supreme Chief,” was posted about six leagues distance with a force, as was stated, of 700 cavalry and 300 infantry, a number, which I conceive to be exaggerated. We have strong reasons to doubt of the existence of Bolivar, ol whom we have heard nothing positive since the action of “ Rincon de los tores.” The Rebels buried in Rastro with much secrecy a personage, whom they carried thither wounded, from the field of battle, and they afterwards spent eight da vs iiiCalabozoin paying funeral honors and in offering up prayers, on what account is not known. I have ordered these circumstances to be carefully examined into, and I shall inform you of the result of my enquiries. God pre serve you many .years. Head Quarters Guata- paro, May 18th, 18IS. PABLO MORILLO. Official letter from the same, to the same, dat ed Head Quarters, Valencia, May 24th, 1818. •‘Having understood that the rebel Cedeno occu pied Calabozoand its environs, and was increas ing his forces by requiring under pain of death all the male inhabitants of the towns under his control to join his standard, as it appears from the proclamations which he issued, and which are now in our possession, and by collecting the remains of the armies of Paez and Bolivar I or dered Brigadier Dn. Francisco Thomas Morales Commandant General of tiie Plains, to pursue, overtake and destroy at all events, this last gang of miscreants, which the Brigadier actually ef fected, as he informs me in the following commu nication, dated “ Mountain of Patos 20th inst: “ Most Excellent Sir—I have this moment “ (half past 5 o’clock in the afternoon) complete “ ly routed the rebel Cedeno, who at the head of “ 1200 cavalry and 524 infantry, dared to make “ a stand at tfiis place against If. M’s. troops “All his infantry and a great part of Ids cavai “ ry have been left dead on tiie field of battle, “ and thfe rest have been completely dispersed “ I intend to follow the fugitives to their uttei “ destruction. Our tosh has been very small, *• but I cannot at present give you any further “ detail : to-morrow I shall have that satisfac- “ tion.” 'I he bearers of this despatch, who were in the action, state, that our loss consists of Dn. Jose Carcia, Captain of the Regiment of Navarre, killed, and about fifty wounded. Of the enemy more than 700 have been killed, and a large number of horses, a qtfcntity of arms and other booty, besides a standard, have fallen into our hands. Tli ey also state, that the rebels on leaving Calabozo, put to death all the prisoners and sick, not even’sparing their own wounded whom they could not carry with them ; and fin ally, that the prisoners taken from the enemy de clared, that Bolivar had been severely wou nded at St. Fernando, having been run through the body, and that it was not known whether he dead or alive, &.c. &c. God preserve you many years. PABLO MORILLO. * Note—The mountain of Patos is two miles in advance of Calabozo. Official letter from the Governor of Cumana, to the Captain General “Cumana, May 30, 1818. The enemy having taken post at the Port of Madera, a league and a half from this place, 1 determined, on this the birth-day of our august Sovereign, to attack him in his trenches with 700 men, and was so successful as to drive him from his strong entrenchments at the point of the bayonet. ,VVe have taken all his cavalry, consisting of 130 horses saddled, a large quanti. ty of ammunition, muskets and lances, two pie ces of artillery which he had mounted there, and all his cattle. The field is strewed with the dead bodies of the enemy—We have experienced some loss. As soon as l receive the returns, I shall send them to you. God preserve, &.c. Ac. THOMAS DE CIRE. A letter from St. Thomas dated fitli August, states, that the Patriot army on the Main is to be in future commanded by eve lieutenant gen erals, viz. Paez, Arismendi, Bermudas, Gregor M’Gregor and Moreno. Bolivar is president. General M’Gregor is said to have ascended the Oronoke with 600 English recruits. Several ves sels bad arrived from England with munitions of war of all kinds—that the campaign will open in December next with a determination oil the part of the Patriots to establish thS independ ence of Venezuela. Admiral Brion is said to have ordere.l two English officer, tul) col. Campbell, who is at present in the !’ • States on a mission from Aumistura. * tlutc ^ Slave Trade.—The abolition of this a.,.. ble traffic has been decreed by nearly all tions of Europe. The king of Sardinia hi, "J* hshed the following decree on the ^tTl* Genoa : “ It is hereby ordered that none of of sunjects, o', w natever class or condition sw shall directly or indirectly take any part in slave trade, under penalty of heavy miniZ,.!!! and forfeiture of all protection from our »ov ment. It is also further ordered, that any sel bearing our flag, which shall enter into above abominable traffic, shall be subject to . ture if met by any el' oil r ships oDwiar, , n Z immediate seizure and confiscation on enteri aiiy port in our dominions. In furtherance! the above order we have issued our command, J our consuls resident in foreign countries.’’ * A Portuguese Inuiaman has returned to Lisbon having been “ robbed” of 400,000 dollars. ' DOMESTIC. The vision exploded.—From a correspondent of the New-York Mercantile Advertiser, Bosto! z ept. 4.—“ The Sea Serpent, so called, wascsu* yesterday oft’Squam Light House, by Rich. Ilis appearance now is very differentf, 0O what it was when alive and swimming. He, only Un feet long, and is seven fret in circt«. ference—his baca, about 5 or 6 feet below hi, head, of a hard scal v substance, which a liarpooi cannot penetrate. Captain Rich and his mem* convinced he is the same animal which has b«, so often seen and described, and no other; tW never saw a fish of the kind before—he has s«(. ral small bunches on his back. The animalisi, the lower harbor, and will be brought up to tons to-day, and will be examined by the doctors and naturalists. He is the same which capt, Rich struck at a few days since, the wound beingnill fresh. The last time he had two harpoons drittt into him, and he dragged the boat (about 4rails) at the rate of 20 miles an hour. Captain Rid has never lost sight of the animal, anil lie alnn judgedh im to be (even when he had the harpooii into him) at least 70 or 80 feet lung.” Private letters from Boston say “ it is said there is nothing like the above animal in the heavtuu. bove or the earth beneath.” Curious Serpent.—Orange Rabbet, of Frit,Pi a few days ago killed and opened a large Copper bead Snake. A great number of voungonesru out. these he also killed, and among the ml found one about five inches in length with tw heads Double headed snakes have been sin, but if we mistake nut, it has never been asut- tained, to a certainty, heretofore, that they wen not a distinct species. A'rw mid economical means of ilhminatm.- 1 hereby certify, that some time in last June,Dr. Robert Hare constructed a Tar-Lamp, anil eihi* bited it when lighted, in the front of the College Edifice, before a great number of persons in Wil liamsburg. From an estimate founded oimex periment, which was made in my presence™!'* evening before the exhibition, it appeared thatlh» light afforded by the flame, was equivalent to i- bout nine, candles of the ordinary size.—Tie great inconvenience heretofore experienced ii producing illumination, with a material affordinj so dense a smoke as tar, was, in the lampprepu* ed by Dr. Ilarc, almost totally avoided, or rata so overcome that the smoke itself was rendered subservient to the purpose of affording light.— Upon the whole, 1 have no hesitation in believing from the great success of the experiment, that the invention is well worthy of public patronage,and would furnish an adequate and salutary speciei ol illumination, upon the ino .t simple and eco nomical principles. FERDINAND S. CAMPBELl. Williamsburg-, (Va.) August 28,1818. British America.—Mr. Gourlay, who has itudt a considerable political stir in Upper Canada, was arraigned and tried for a libel on the prince regent. The jury acquitted him, and he waitf- terwards entertained with a splendid public din ner at Kingston. The toasts drank breath anoW British spirit. aval.—Com. Henley takes command of thi Congress, on a voyage to the Indian ocean. Tiie Macedonian, captain Downs, will sail m a few days for the Pacific and the Columbia rivet, touching in the river Plate. Baptist Theological Seminary.—The flapli'J Board ol Foreign Missions have just concluded their session in N. Y. The object of their delib eration has been the establishment of a theological seminary, on an extensive scale. They are cal? ing in the aid of their churches generally tin oiighout the union, and have appointed sever# ministers to travel through the stales and obtiu subscriptions and collections. The institution w ill go into partial operation during the approach* ing fall and winter. In April next, it is eipw‘ ed that it will be fully organized. GEORGIA, JONES COUNTY. Jo7ies Superior Court, August Term, 1818—f 1 * sent his honor Judge Strong. O N the petition of John B. E. Kllrin, stRijjj that he was in possession of an original ^ nni ^ L titles £iven Alexander 11. Kenedy and John H. to the said John B. B. for lot number 113 in iheMirojj of Jones, made tiie 29th day of November, 1817j ditioned to be void upon them, the said Alexandra John H. making and causing to bo made on the ftr*t * of February then next, a gtrod and sufficient title to s» lot of land, and that he has lo*t or mislaid the that he cannot find it.—On motion of James Fi ierson, >■ * torney for the appelant, it is ordered, that a cop? said bond be established in lieu of the original, at next term of this court, unless cause be shewn to contrary ; and that a copy of this rule be published one of tne public Gazettes of this state once a inontli six months.—A true copy from the minutes, this day of August, 1818. GREENE WHATLEY C. S- Cl August 18, 1818- .,