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those employed in this work of instruction and of giving; them the means of more ex tended und general usefulness. The educa tion of the Chevokees will only he liinitteil by the ability to found and support schools. I have no correspondence with the board ot missions, but presume donations to their Treasurer in Boston, Jeremiah Kvarts, will be acceptable. It is equally likely that the Moravian Society of Salem would not refuse benefactions, though they have never asked contributions. The good they have done has been their own, and it has been done with out ostentation. 1 tv as told that plain ready made clothing for hoys, particularly trow- sers and hunting shirk}, was wanted. Ur. Strong of Knoxville, A. .!. H.mtingtlon of AqgUsta, S. C. Dunning of Savannah, Doge and Saycr of Now-York, and t! .. Superin tendent of indian Affairs, Washington city, will remit any thing to the mission house at Chickaumaugh that is committed to their care. I add this paragraph at the sugges tion of a traveller now confined in this city by sickness, who observed to me yesterday, «• that the good deeds of man fell short ot their beneficent wishes from not knowing lmw and Where to dispense of their liberalities.” August 34, 1818. GedHrai San Martin was at Buenos Ayres, and Frauds in pecking cotton.—A large and res- G talked of as' successor to Pueyrredon, who ctable meeting of merchants and planters c - . upon a of the vened at Charleston, S. C. have agreed petition to be presented‘to the legislature ot state, having for its object to prevent, us jai mav he practicable, the disgraceful and injurious frauds which are practised by the packers ot cot on, * whereby that article is brought into siispu mn« md in the market.” The petition recommends the passage of an act, making it nccessaiy or every public saw-gin, ginning cotton upon toll, to obtain a license for so doing, and to give sulli- cient security that all cotton sent lrom such gm should be honestly packed, and that the cotton so packed should be'of the same quality throughout the bale. The petition likewise suggests the pro- eminent'professor of chemistry at Muni’-V ' deceased 5 from whose papers and bunW u quired the art. Ks klie »f Mammoth bones (supposed to be suchD recently been found on the south side of th n of Wight, and crocodile hones on the north* 1 A mare lately travelled, in KngUnd, 100md in 11 hours and 57 minutes, fora match of "S I guineas. "WI Several vessels have recently brought account, of passing through spots of water, to anoenJ highly colored with blood—in hit. 32 to S3 norft 1 A Fatal Enterprixe—It is stated, on the thority of an arrival ut Norfolk, thatiti June last I a Portuguese prize ship of 22 guns, anchored ! ,f s teel attached to one end of it, which is[ near the cdy of M. Domingo; that 30 or * [ was becoming more unpopular m consequence ,f increasing suspicions ot a corrupt understaud- ing between him and the Portuguese goveru- " A Portuguese prize was lately captured by a privateer commissioned by general Artisan, which had on board a splendid uniform coat lor Monsieur Pueyrredon.—Baltimote Censor. Perpetual Motion.—John Spencer an ingenious individual residing at Linlithgow, has applied the magnetick power to the production ol per petual motion. ' “ a wooden beam poised by the centre has a priety of compelling every cotta* planter within ^"^^IJ'j^^^^^VLVp^cVormagiiet plac-j Spaniards, Englishmen ami Americans,‘proceed , or the factor who sells tlie cotton, 1 , . • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ > ' ■* -- •*-■-- the state, - - inscribe upon the bales the name ot the ownc thcreof at full length, together with fhfe district 11 , from which it in sent. These precaution* perhaps mav have a tendency to remedy the evil. AGHICL*LT[T!UL. kOfl'ON. The cultivation of this crop, so important to the United States, was not overlooked, hut omit ted, because, it was probably better understood bv others. But not having'secn any thing pub lished iu relation to it, and having paid some at tention to it for many years, it is not any longer neglected. The root of cotton sinks deep into the earth. Hence it requires deep culture. This i* not as attainab'e by the hoe as by the plough. The best mode of effecting; it which 1 have tried is to lay off the ground in four feet ridges, rais ing those ridges as high as possible, and opening the middle furrows as deep as possible. This operation should take place in the fall or cat It in the winter, leaving the land in that state un til it is time to plant the seed.—Then these ridg es should he reversed, making them very high upon the furrows. The exposure of the furrows to the atmosphere through the winter, will ren der the earth more pliable at their bottoms, and more pervious to the roots of the cotton. It* be fit will be more or less, as the soil may be lii.. ,1-stiff; but the fertilizing qualities of the at , i sphere will make it of some value, even to »a . iy soils. Further, the hrst deep ploughing ■ :\g the ridge, will bury whatever vegeta- .trer mav lie on the surface, reduce it by -Pig to some degree of putrescence, and it to be converted into food lor the cotton, njjlmut the summer. And the second will “ We understand, from good authority.that a negro slave, the property ot Mr. John t arter, of Fauquier County, Virginia, has mail able improvement in agriculture, by the inven tion of a machine, which, at the same time that it cuts the corn, prepares fhe ground for a crop of wheat, rye, or any other grain. It is said, that, with one man and a horse, this machine will perforin the work ol eight men in the usual mode. This is another instance, amongst the many that already exist, to prove the falsity ol the theory that will urtt allow the same capacity to a black as to a white man. Will it be credited that an unlettered negro slave, by the mere force of his genius, ran do more to benefit agri culture (that most useful of all arts) than all the learning and wealth of the agricultural society with the must enlighted men ol the nation at their head ? Such, however, is the fact.” ed above it, and down by another placed below i ed with an armed barge to take possession it - as the end of the beam approaches the mag-j prize; and that every individual of the expedi. net, either above or below, the machine intei sects ; tion was slain in the contest which ensued. a non conducting substance, which suspends the T7 - . , , attraction of the magnet approached and allows An article from Stockholm, dated 21st Ju|, the other to exert its powers. Thus the end of j states that two vessels are lilting out, one fj the beam continually ascends and descends be-, Algiers with 30 twenty-four pounders and9,000 ol,, I twist the two magnets, without ever coming into 1 balls on board, and the other fur lums contact with either; the attractive power of each guns of the same calibre, with other warlike being suspended precisely at the moment of j stores. These the London papers say, are the nearest approach. And as the magnetick uttrac- tributes which it was lately stated the Swediih tion is a permanently operating power, there ap pears to be no limit to the continuance of the motion, but the endurance of the machine. London paper. government w ere preparing to send to the Ba t , bary powers. It is disgraceful in anv chmtiu state to truckle thus to these lawless and f ero . cious piiates. by flattering their pride even with presents of luxuries, but the disgrace is aging, svMvmr—most tiih nELiw»n* watchmax. , ed, and, indeed, the party becomes an accessarv An arrival at Norfolk, 51 days from Buenos j („ their crimes, when these presents assume ||* Ayres, brings an official account that the rem- s !mpe <>f warlike stores and arms, thus encreu, nant of the royal army of Chili, which escaped 1- -- - ■' ■ 1 '' of Mai pit, had been taken bli the SCIENCE, [The following letter cannot lie read without great interest bv our medical men and natu- raiists.]—.V. Y. Herald. Faris, June 1. “ l)rar Sir—I now transmit to you several late journals and medical publications, in which much interesting matter is offered for philosophi cal inquiry. The sudden change of the color of the skin from white to black, in the person ot Mary (iaillard, is truly astonishing, and invites new conjectures and controversies. The re porter of the case to the faculty of medicine, has attempted to explain this phenomenon, from disease of the liver and from bile ; but, I think, that neither have any thing to do with it. I have seen the, woman before she died, and it is a fac^* thr,e after the great battl |,y a detachment of the Patriots—and that the Spanish Viceroy, who in time ol success had haughtily refused to exchange prisoners, has io\v applied to the patriot government for this purpose. The speedy decline of the British empire, from the present period, is talked of as almost inevi table, by, some English writers. Among the causes which they refer to are—the corruptions of government; the increase of luxury ; the failure of public spirit—and the future maritime superiority of America. The Dutch government is pressing Spain for the payment of a loan of about 3,000.000 ster ling, contracted in 1807.—Spain is unablu to pay, and evades the demand—The Dutch are impati ent—and some politicians think it probable the latter will seize upon Puerto Rico or some other puint, for security or indemnification. Twelve sail of the line, &c. it is said are tube fitted out by the British admiralty tor a naval re view ; some are of opinion that this ostensible object is but a cover to other operations. Booty—without Beauty.—Immense riches have been captured by the British troops, in the course ' The treasures that her change of color took place in the night after she was informed of the tragical death ofjof their late hostilities in India, her children. It is also true that she continued of the Peishwa, partly silver, taken by the Bom- bu*-v the seeds of grass or weeds so deep, that many 01 them will fail to vegetate, and thereby the labor of cultivation will be diminished, wh'd-t the cron, being less infested with those ri\■ for subsistence, will be increased cotton plant grows until frost, it is generally made more productive by early planting; The quickest mode of planting I have tried, is to o- nen the. tops of the ridges with a small trowel hoe plough, drawn by two horses, that one may walk in cadi furrow, and a straight line may be made to receive the seed. This plough has a mould board on each side, to raise and depnsite on both sides of its furrow, earth sufficient to cover the seed. A line is carried fastened to a abaft at each end, across the ridges, having mark of colored stuff at the distances designed for the plant. The planters follow the line, each tak ing one row, drop the seed at the marks, and cover it with the earth provided on each side by the plough, using the hand which deposites the seed for tout purpose. This mode of planting is. I nwever, only calculated for those districts wherein cotton is cultivated on a small scale, merely foi family use.—Whenever it is cultiva* ted for exportation, adrill plough ought undoubt edly to be resorted to. I have seen one made so as to denosite Indian corn at such a distance and i*. such a quantity as was required, opening the furrow, placing and covering the corn all at one operation. Such ploughs ought to be use he ridges I have described eiTi.tepn months in the same color, and until she died ; but she was observed to grow paler half an hour only befarc her body was opened. I hope you wilTnot leave the subject without farther in- * Y, 1 qtiiry. Whoever could satisfactorily account for ie this strange metamorphosis, would certainly ex plain or disclose the true cause of the black color of the African race. » You will not be less astonished by the operation for a cancer, as perforined'iby Richeriitide T he bay troops, loaded 200 camels. The jewels ta ken friim llolkar loaded 50 camel -; and ol these alone, the share of the commander in chief, sir T- H.islop, is estimated at above 100,0001. Admiral Brion, with his patriot squadron, has had an engagement with the Spanish fleet; the latter mads: off, after the former had captured two brigs. An exploring party, commanded by the British captain Gray, is on a tour in search of the ter- uig their strength and enabling them to net». trate these enormities. It is stated, under the head of Madrid, till the plague has broken out at Sontari, Duraixc, and Montenegro, on the coast of Alabami. The kiug of Spain lias issued a definitive edict against thoiu Spanish exiles who had served ti. ther in a military or civil capacity in tKeeuwef.l Bonaparte. -Thfey are forever banished fioa‘1 their country. " The divorce between Prince Paul of Wirteji. berg, who is now at Paris, and the Princess.hii consort, has been at length pronounced. Th, had been married thirteen years—the PrincciL who is at Stuttgard, sends her children to ft, - Queen Dowager, who will superintend their eda* cation, and retires herself to the residence of her august relations at Hildbcrghausen. Slave Trade.—The abolition 0! this detesti- ble traffic lias been decreed by nearly all the na tions of Europe. The king of Sardinia liasph lished the following decree on the subject.il Genoa: “ It is hereby ordered, that none of w subjects, of whatever class or condition soevir, shall, directly or indirectly, take any part in tit Slave 'Trade, under the penalty of heavypunii. ment, and forfeiture of all protection from out I government. It is also further ordered, that j- I nv vessel bearing our flag, which shall enter intt the above abominable traffic, shall be subject ti capture, if met by any of our ships of war, arni to immediate seizure and confiscation on cnter - || ing any port in our dominions. In furtherance of f the above order, we have issued our command} to our consuls resident in foreign countries.' 1 DOMESTIC. The Sea-serpent.—A correspondent of the A. sufferer, olio was a surgeon himself, had * several; initiation of the Niger. times submitted to the entire extirpation of his I Young tutors and old scholars J—A Copenha- caricer in the left breast, also to several anplica-j gen article of July 18, speaking of the launch- 1 tors of the New-Ymk Gazette, has written then | tions of fire and caustic, but it always smit out 1 ing of a frigate at that place, remarks—■“ It is a long letter from Boston, to prove, thatalllioogjl anew and put forth more horrid excrescences and supposed she will be one of our best sailors, be-j ” the public have been grossly imposed upon.re- offensive discharges. No chance could bo left ing built with all the new improvements intro-1 lative to the sea-serpent, it does not in the lent invalidate the evidence of the many hundred}, | and it may be said, thousands of persons of re TVa-ps, in successive swarms, assailed the against an impending and cruel death, but from] duceil into naval architecture iiy the ingenuity of the excision of two ribs—the pleura under,neath; the Americans.” being found much diseased, it was also cut off on TV asps, in si 11 quadrilateral space of eight inches square— crew of a British vessel for four hours together, pectable standing in society, who have testified = to the fact of the existence of the aea-sei pent.” What terrible consequences were now to-be re- sometime since, about sixteen miles from ttTW* After this declaration, he gives an account cf the capture of the Tunny fish, which has dwind led down t.i eight and a half feet in length, it- cording to measurement, and also states tneeoa* of age, upon his lather : He had threatened the j duct of one of the whalers, persons of str.iiilinj medied, of hiemorrhage from the intercostal ar- Baltic shore, teries, and of suffocation by the air rushing into A dreadful parricide was lately committed in the lungs, any man almost can be aware of; but 1 Hungary, by a youth of a noble family, 20year they were all admira lty and successfully provided for. On the twenty-seventh day after the ope ration, the patient was perfectly cured, retaining a leathery plate on the scar, being yet tender. Richeraud exults now for having proved to the world, that, fur very important purposes, the cavitv of the thorax may be opened bv .excisioji I the ribs n::d of the pleura ; in case of a great ashes and a little rubbing, into a state of easy sepera- tion. i have tried gypsum in the proportion of a bushel to the same quantity of seed, and was satisfied of its benefits ; but the experiment was only made two or three times, on account of the unfavorable nature of the climate where 1 live, for Ye culture of cotton. It gypsum, as I be lie’--, may be so applied, as gradually to enrich land, then it must ultimately benefit this plant. If its effect in reducing vegetable matter into vegetable food constitutes the mode of its opera tion, then it is peculiarly adopted to this reduc tion of the cotton stalks, whenever the same field is successively cultivated. The soil best ad , . sd, previously | es i., n „f a lobe of the lungs, a part might be cut b; iaging the cotton seed by the use of ashes and ,,q-. an j |)yd r0 pericardium might be operated as xyater, or by substituting gypsum for the ashes, all hydrocele. It was discovered by this operation, that the art and pericardium are absolutely insensible, the last being so transparent as to shew all the motions of the former, that like the mirror of the eye, it becomes opaque only by death. I., v. To Felix Paxcalis, M. D. Corresponding member of ti c Society und Faculty of Medicine of Pu ri.'Ac. Sac.”" FOREIGN. i Judge Bland, as commissioner from the A- J>t-1tnercan government, had arrived, we are glad to . cd to cotton, is peculiarly proper for the use ofi learn, in good health, at St. Jago, in Chili. A the drill plough, as clods or stones constitute the |severe engagement took place on the 27th of A- only serious obstacle to it. In good land I plant pril. between the Lautaro, an English East la the cotton at the distance of tw 1* feet, and thin ike two years before ; was thereupon] confined ; and soon after his release deliberately shot his parent. A new periodica! publication is proposed 11 be commenced at Hamburgh, to he entitled “ Ame rica represented by itself”—The object of which is to embody the most authentic accounts of Ame rica, ill most branches of knowledge; one of the editors will reside in Europe* and the other in America, assisted by several of his country men.—This is a must interesting prospectus ; and we hope will be speedily realized. Christianity (ami consequent civilization) is said to be making rapid progress iu the Society Islands, iu the South Pacific ocean. All the inhabitants of Otaheite are said to have been con verted. (the term lying would have been more appropri ate) who alter having caught the fish, persistedia its being the sea-serpent, and captain Rich icU- ally stood at the door of the ware-house »Wf he was deposited und exacted fifty cents fn® each person before he was permitted to enter a 1 view the phenomenon. This letter furtiierstaW that instead of a harpoon not being aide to pene trate through the back, as numbers of these p sons of respectable standing had reported, that 1 small penknife was thrust up to the handle io f* very part of him, and that “ persons engagW 11 the expedition did not hesitate to asseit that tint lutd taken the sea-serpent when they knew it to be false.” These are the evidences on 'Aide they re-.'y, as to the existence of the sca-serpcnti and we are somewhat astonished after the deter* An auxiliary bible society has been instituted ' tion of such gross falsehoods, that any pen it to two stalks, so that it stands at four feet by- two stalks at a place. But the thickness of the plant must be graduated bv the quality of the land. Topping and succoring also, in the cli mate I am used to, increases the crop and im proves the staple. The first is speedily perform ed by ajccen small scythe with a proper handle, and should take place when the cotton has dis closed as much bloom, as it may have time to bring to perfection. Useless bloom, which it will continue to throw out if permitted; will im poverish the crop, and impair the quality of the wool. T he little success which has attended the raising of sheen’s wool, in those tates adapted to cotton, renders the latter an object of great importuicc. There is no article of our agricul ture, the raising of food excepted, more worthy- el' attention.—Taylor's .Jrator. diamen, fitted out at Valparaiso, and the.Spanish frigate Vcnganza. The captain of the Lautaro threw himself, with 25 men,on board the Spanish frigate,to whom she struck ; but unfortuuately the Lautaro fell off and these brave- men being unable to hold her in subjection, the frigate with a brig iu company, made their escape. The gal lant commander of the patriot ship, George ()- ’Brion, died (probably massacreed) on board the Vauganza. The victory of Maipn, has caused the Vice roy of Peru to“ tremble in his shoes”- auipso far brought him to a sense of humanity and civiliza tion, that he has offered to exchange prisoners, and proposed an armistice* on condition of the patri tier left pics at Sidney, in Botany Bay. Christoph?, it is said, has offered titles of no bility to President Boyer and his principal offi- cers, on condition of surrendering their territo ry to Ids command ; and received au indignant refusal. The army of occupation, it is positively stat ed, will leave France about the 1st of October. A solitary inhabitant was relieved, not long since, by a British vessel bound to Bombay, from a desert rock near the Marquesa Islands. He and four others, three years before, had gone there from an American ship, lying at Nnoaheva, in search of feathers highly valued by the Nooahe- vatis, and lost their boat on the rocks ; his com panions soon died, from famine and thirst. would expect to make the public believe inlh appearance of such a monster. \Ye do not think that we shall again trouble our readers with this scaly subject; the correspondent of the ediftn of tlie New-York Gazette, calls the proceeding! of captain Rich and crew a hoax, we lookup® it as a scalv trick, and are of opinion with tue good people of this citv, that Mr. DresserougW to be well dressed, that Mr. Dexter was eugaged* j in a sinister design, and Mr. llich in a very j®* scheme, to defraud the moral and religiousp pie of Boston.”—Franklin Gazette. Steam.—The most impressive.and beautifuln*- "■ lustration of the steam power, when ajiplie*! l ” A ; that wav, that we have ever seen, is in tue will® - Tlie great part of the three years his only food was | Major Isaac M’Kim-on Smith’s wharf, the flesh of wild beasts, his only di ink their blood, machinery is one of sixty horses-power, and pr** and his only drinking vessels, the skulls of his pels eight pair of Burr stones w ' deceased companions ! The naval arsenal at Havana, was lately de stroyed by fire—Public loss estimated at more than a million of dollars. pels eight pair of Burr stones with so much***, and precision, that, in the midst of this am»zi“5 operation, one is struck with agreeable surpri* at toe silent smoothness and regularity with »hid- every thine moves. The measurer of the sheik