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FOREIGN. EUROPE. Extract of a letter written by a gentleman in Lumlon, to another ill Baltimore. “ Politically vve have little news. The, meeting of the sove reigns at Aix-la-Chappelle is the occurrence that will attract much attention. Letters from Spain speak of it as an event not to be doubted, that a revolution will brea* out very short!}’, having for its object the expulsion of Ferdinand, the re call of the banished Libciales, and the old king Charles to be put at the head of a representative government.—It is said efforts will be made to obtain the sanction of the assembled sovereigns for this new order of things.” England, fife.—It is said, (says the I.ondon Courier.) that Mr. Gallatin,ambassador from the United States to the court of France, and Mr. Rush, American ambassador in this country, have been appointed plenipotentiaries, for the purpose of renewing and extending the commercial trea ty already existing between Great Britain and the United States, and held a conference with lord Casllereagh on Saturday, August 22, at his lordship’s seat, North-Cray, Kent, at which were the rignt lion. Mr. Robinson and Mr. Goulburn, who, it is added, are the plenipotentiaries ap pointed by his majesty’s government, to negoti ate with the American plenipotentiaries, assisted. Letters from Paris state, that the number of English, Irish and Scotch, in France, appears, on the police of books, to amount to 62,000, every one of whom is registered as to name, residence, &c. ami could be arrested in 24 hours. It is es- disfiosed oT, likc cattle—and where as.at other lairs, much underdealing and speculation is going on at intervals.—l)el. ft’atchmuu. The Guerriere frigate, captain M'Donough. which arrived at Cowes, Aug. 22, and sailed the 24th for St. Petersburg excited much attention and admiration, and was visited by many of the nobility, navy officers and others, who were very courteously received. The London Traveller, after speaking in the highest terms of her size and fine appearance, and mentioning the surprise of their navy officers at her high stale id' equip ment and order, remarks that eleven of her barge and launch crews had deserted. DOMESTIC. Till'. FUR TRADE. The importance of this trade has not been suf- ficienlv estimated by the American government. The English have always seen its value. They have aided their subjects in carrying it oil, and have made ita means of individual wealth, and of national power. The North West and Hud son Bay companies, protected by the English go vernment, liavp carried down the St. Lawrence the furs of the Missouri and Mississippi: Mon treal has flourished upon a commerce which be longs to St. Louis : and the British trailers have acquired for their government the command of all the savages of the North American continent. The Hudson Bay and North West companies, for a long time enemies and rivals to ea'rh other, are now reported to be united under the direction of the earl of Selkirk. The policy and enter- prize of this chieftain will give a new energy to the united operations of these companies. The tiinated that their expenditures amount to fifty j scat of their power is at the junction of the As- siniboin and Red river, in latitude 50 and longi tude 21, from Washington city. Here the earl of Selkirk has planted a Scotch colony, built a fort and established a garrison ; and from this point the British traders extend their operations into the territories of the United States; spread ing themselves over the head waters of the Mis sissippi, the river St. Peters, and all that part of the Missouri, which lies above the Mandan villa ges to the British e-tablishinents on the Assiniboin is but five days travel, and a constant communi- thousand pounds a day—a sum which, if spent at home, would give an impulse to trade, even in London itself. Hostile symptoms.—The London Morning Chro nicle, speaking of the inflammatory remarks in the ministerial papers relative to the execution of Ar- buthnot and Ambristie, says, “ It seems to us that great pains have lately been taken to inflame the public mind against America, and we cannot help thinking that ministers are paving the way for another war with America. Is their hatred ; cation is kept up between them as well bv thr to a free government so rooted, that they cannot I Moose liver as by the trading path which goes bear to look on the prosperity of eleven millions! over land. of men who speak their own language, and of j The Moose river, a water of lake Assiniboin. whom we have so much cause to be proud,though j l’ ere takes its rise within one mile of the Missou- tliat prosperity materially contributes to our own? j ri river. Rising in the Rocky mountains in lati- Au erica is, of all countries in the world, that tude 4-4, in the parallel of the Falls of St. An- which we ought last to go to \tar with. In de- j thony, the Missouri runs to the north east for stroying the resources of America we are destroy- j "tie thousand two hundred miles as if going to ingourown. The Americans are our best cus- Hudson’s bay, when having reached the inter!- turners, and the market for our manufactures a-! or of the north American continent, and gained inong them will increaseday after day. The great tracts of fertile land on tile Mississippi and its tributary streams, will long render them depend ent on us for the products of our ingenuity, and with the products of their agriculture we may be enabled to feed'our overgrown population. Yet all this is overlooked to gratify a blind hatred of liberty.” The famous Warren Hastings lately died in England, in the 86th year of his age. During 30 years of his administration in India, it has been calculated that his wars and monopolies cost the lives of thirty three millions of the na tives—an eternal monument of “ British hu manity.”—AWes’. St. Thomas, Se]>t. 13.—We have received ac counts here from Hayti, stating that Boyer has totally defeated the army under Cluistophe be tween St. Marks and Port-au-Prince—thatChris- tophe left 4000 men killed on the Held. “ 1 give you this, as well as all other news, as I receive it, always taking care to give you only that which is generally believed here.”—Item. Tress, ' The Anti-pirate society, at Paris) sir Sidney Smith, president, has announced that the ueii Dey of Algiers has liberated the European females captured by his predecessor, paid them consider able money and dismantled his corsairs. Upon which taking for granted the accomplishment of .their object, the institution has dissolved itself. particularly in the western part of the state, rs unbounded—both are -zealously engaged in the same joyous work and with the protection ol an over-ruling Providence, their lubouis will be iequited with unparallelled success. Were we to anticipate five more years of,such growing prosperity, our vision would be ravished by the conversion of our State into a Modern Eden.—Jilbaiiy Register. Popular feeling.—.Gn Friday last, (says the New-llaven Herald of 13th inst.) as soon as it had been ascertained that the new constitution was adopted, a federal salute of 21 guns was fired from a park of Artillery, on the city green under the command of colonel Seth Galpine.j the York river, lying immediately on iinvitm This was followed by three hearty cheers. The | and easy of acquirement, and in the vicinif. shipping iu the harbor displaced their colors, 1 v ‘- t fiVnn, .,.„„i „— another salute of 21 guns was fired from the The valuable cement used bv th. m I their baths, aqueducts, and other Dublir # H!5l at length discovered in America.' Tb Wor ‘ , i| so valuable for its induration. |iarlicu!!i W Sl tenacity under water,'which cncre*«,»&H uncrease* the |, - -I«!)Ufc liffiii ed by A native of Virginia, whose attend lor some time, heen turned to the 8U |, me.it. Mr. David Meade Randolph. ,,f v~ in, after various experiments on different'" which it remains immersed in water,hu* been dij ties of lime, lias found a shell roik, w k; i ^ ces lime, after being reduced by fi re , 'IT 0 fords this valuable material I'm durable This shell rock, of a particular cumnwitj,.; found in considerable quantities in the b the York river, Ivin**- 1 IIIIIili<I inti.l.. . ^ Norfolk', October 14.—Captain Brickley, of the schooner Marmion, who arrived here last evening from Laguira, states, that at the time of his sailing, September 8, the patriots were besieg ing Cumana, with a force of 2000 men. The royalists however were numerous and well sup plied with provisions and military stores, both of which, it was understood, the" patriots stood much in need of. It was the general opinion that no fighting would take place until December, a- bout which time they calculated that the plains would be sufficiently dry for their operations. A report had reached Laguira, just before the Marmion sailed, which was currently believed, that two English vessels, laden with provisions and munitions of war. for the relief of the patri ots, had arrived at Oronoko from some of the Islands—but were intercepted on their way up the river anil captured by a squadron of Spanish flecberas (a sort of gun boats.) As soon, howe ver, as the intelligence of their capture reached Trinidad, a brig at war was immediately dis patched by the British admiral to demand thei lelease. and proceeded to Guavra, a small town in the gulph of Para, into which the flecberas had carried the two vessels. The Spanish, how ever, refused to give them up, when the brig as if determined to have them at all hazards, commen ccd firing on the Spanish flotilla—ami admira Briun coming up at the Mine time w i»h his squad rim joined in the attack—and nearly all the tie cheras were in a short time, either taken or sunk, The town of Guayra was then taken possession of by admiral Briun, and the two English ves sels restored to the captain of the brig. The legitimate meeting, at Aix-la-Chappelle will be attended it is said, by several English bankers and monied men, as loans will probably be negotiated there. The congress is to be a kind of Miscellaneous Fair, where the common peo ple of Europe are to be bantered, or otherwise a latitude further north than the head of die Mis sissippi, she suddenly turns to the south, ami discharges herself into the guff of Mexico. It is at the point of this northern bend that the British traders enter the region of the Missouri, and cut oil the American traders from the com merce of the Indians above. Since 1807, they have maintained this advantage. At that period the American had gone above, had entered and even crossed the Rocky mountains ; but the Black Feet Indians wcie set upon them by the British traders; twenty-seven of their number were killed; and the remainder driven home. It is also at this bend that the Missouri receives the Yellow Stone; at the mouth of which the American government is now establishing a fort lid a factory. The choice of this position is excellent, and the government have been equally fortunate in the ilioice of the officers who are to maintain it. The military force will bo under the coinlnand colonel Chambers: the Indian department will be under the immediate direction of captain O'Pallnn. Besides the services which will be rendered by these officers within the circle of their duties in counteracting British policy, and attaching the Indians to the American standard, much is ex pected from their researches into the geographv and natural history of the country which they will visit. The first step towards protecting the American traders in the prosecution of the fur trade, it is hoped will be followed up by another on the wi t of the congress, the incorporation of a company to carry it on upon all the waters of the Missis sippi, Missouri, and Columbia rivers. The citi zens of this country forwarded a petition to con gress to this effect about three years ago: Have the congress had time to read it yet ? St. Louts Enquirer. "m . revenue cutter Eagle. In the afternoon, another salute of 21 rounds was fired in broad way, by a company under the command of sergeant John M ’Neil. At the last mentioned place, the Char ter of King Charles the 2d, was rammed into the cannon and discharged ; after which, 20 guns were fired over the remains. After the first sa lute, all the bells cotemporaneously, began a merry peal. When the salute was over, they tolled three times ; we suppose in honor of the death of the poor old charter. So much for pop ular feeling. It cannot be mistaken. A Salem paper says that the United States’ sloop of war Hornet, captain Reid, was on the eve of sailing from Copenhagen tor Baltimore, with the mutineers of the schooner Plattsburg on board. The appointment of the duke of Richmond to the government of Canada, is probably to be ac counted for oi. the same principles as the ap pointment of count Panin to a government of Siberia. The death of the princess of Co burg in England, has made the hopes of the fam ily, or fa-orite son of the queen of England, presumptive heir to the British throne, that is the duke of York.—The present duke of Richmond, is the same person who, under the name of lord George Lenox many years ago. severely chas tised (he duke of York, anil afterwards compell ed him to a duel : after the duke of York’s ad ventures with Mr. Clarke had sunk his influence at court, this nobleman becoming duke of Rich mond hv the death of his brother, and the minis ters being adverse to the duke of York, this no bleman was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland : from w hich he has since been recalled since the duke of York regained his ascendency—as the government of Canada can be considered only as a depression instead of an elevation—there is ve ry good reason* to believe, that Canada is on this occasion made a place of exile instead of I nro ou r.—3? urora. .J tree 188 years old.—The Essex Register no- t’ces that a tree planted in that town in 1630 continues to bear fruit. It was planted by Gov ernor Enilicott, and.the land has continued in the possession of his descendants seven genera tions, and is now owned hv Sapiuel Enilicott. York Town. From actual experiment"ft? 1 meat from this lime is found more pure'aiid hesive than cement made of the HnustoneatM upper country, ov from the common shell J!jl oyster. There is now in the patent 0 |Jj| Washington, a specimen of this cement and I rious experiments have been made of this li^I for external uses, which, from its adhesion tance of moisture and frost, must make itvl I ble as an external coating for houses, or used *1 ternally as Stucco.” Its invaluable qua|,t T u| resisting moisture, and hardening under I should surely recommend it to the eorerw«l in their military defences on the sot-board ."21 will be the means of saving to lie commuSII immense sums of money, which may be u ^l wise drawH from the public treasury. Would a I not be prudent, and (Economical in the »o,*f I merit to purchase land in which this rockisfo«ad>l The proprietors of land in which this rack»| found, may he disposed to sell, at.a ly small value; and the command of it by thi I government will ensure a real and constant I ply of a cement, long in quest of,_and extenfin-1 ly useful and valuable to the country, uheju.1 plied in the masonry'necessary for our forts i3| fortifications, and other public works.— - Chinese T’uste.— blh together bullocks' ami quick lime, in the proportion of 1 lb.of u* 1 latlerto 10 lb. of the former. It becomeiaitifl jelly, in which state it is sold to the consuotn,I who beat it down with an addition of water,kl,I a state sufficiently fluid for u»e. At Canton it I will keep live or six days in the hot vveathcr,iad| ten or twenty days in the cold. In Biittisitl would probably keep longer. Our country utjl be taken as a medium between these two cl-1 tremes. Mr. S. Davis of Mary land lias invented nasi chine to remove heavy stones from the Midi rivers, another for deepening water HMn and still another for discharging what hit ben I raised. Baltimore lias given him SSKXlOfor Hit I u«e of his mud discharging machine. USEFUL ARTS. ?s we are.—The elevated situation of the state.of New-York, is a theme of inexhaustible felicitation to her happy citizens. The improve ments of the season past are incalculable ! A spirit of emulation is exciting almost every county, village, and individual, to exertions which have a corresponding effect upon their happiness and prosperity.—Thousands of our citizens have been aroused from slumber and ap athy, to engage with zeal and enterprise in the glorious work of honest industry. The noble cause of Agriculture is holding forth a propi tious boon to every industrious individual of our state. The Agricultural success of this au spicious season is a precursor of riches more es timable than the mines of Polosi ! While the success ol tillage gladdens every heart, we have other causes of congratulation "in the improve ments of Mechanism and in navigation. The soil ol the Agriculturalist is to he enriched by Navigation from the extremity of the State to its flourishing emporium. The Farmer will soon oe enabled to waft the fruits of his industry from his very bam door to the richest market in the Union! The year 1817, is a proud era in the history of New-York. More has been done for the melioration of our laws, the advancement of the useful arts, the renovation of agriculture,' the inducement to industry, the improvements in territory, and the reputation of the State, than in any other like period since its organization. The views of our Statesmen are enlightened and expanded—the enterprise of our citizens, and Infallible Cure, or lute Discovery—Made by a friend of agriculture, which may prove of the greatest importance and benefit to the planters ol cotton,indigo, tobacco,or any oth t tender plants, object to by attacked in their early ■■tute or in blossom by insects, which have proved to be the greatest scourge, the planters have to dread in the southern states ; the surest method is to follow the direction, viz. When cotton, tobacco, indigo, or any other tender plants are in blossom, is the instant of us ing all the exertion possible of destroying the in sects, so prejudicial to these plants, which have of late proved a great scourge. Take 24 or 50 lbs. of sulphur, or more if required, according to the crop—melt the sulphur in an iron pot in the open air; when melted, take rags and cut them from 10 to 12 inches—dip them singly in the sul phur; and ju»t as the cotton is beginning to blos som have 4 or 500, or more, stuks prepared, which you will stick about 18 inches out nt the ground, rolled round with the rags and placed between the rows of cotton ; then in the evening when a gentle breeze is blowing, light y our match es of sulphur on the tops of the sticks ; anil in an instant, with light wood, you can have from 500 to 1000 lijjityd at once; observing which point the wind is jn, so as to spread the smoke through the rows of cotton, See. Let this be done once or twice a week, and it will prove an in fallible remedy.—Charleston Times. Progress of Steam rower, fife.—Mr. Madison, in his instructive address to the Agricultural So ciety of Albemarle, Virginia, has forcibly incul cated the utility of promoting plantations of trees, so as to form wood for farming purposes and for fuel. Inhabiting a new country, we have, as he intimates, been too prodigal in our expenditure of the natural productions of the vegetable king dom, and too inattentive to the accessible means of reinstating them. Taken ih connexion with the progress of steam power, the reproduction of fuel, through the fruitful principle of vegetation, ought to command early and serious attention.— From every appearance, our own waters, if not the ocean, will soon be covered with boats pro pelled by steam, and steam may be applied to milling to almost any extent. The power may be also applied to many other Useful and profita ble institutions. In fact, the progress of steam pow er can only be limited by the limitation of the supply of fuel. Like the principle of population, it must stop when there is no longer any thing wherewith to feed it. This view of the subject is much enlarged, when we reflect on the increase of gas lights, which likewise require great quan tities of fuel. We wish to bring the public mind to ponder with earnestness on this topic—Having ascertained and fixed a principle of motion and a principle of light, which, for objects that are indispensable to d comfortable existence in soci ety, are all important, shall we, through sheer la ziness, circumscribe the sphere mf their .useful ness to mankind.--National Register. MORRIS fie GINN, R ESPECTFULLY inform the publii they have received from New-York id a I sortment of Books, in the various branches rf I Literature ; among which arc elegant quartoI bles, superior bindings ; Dr. Gi-cgory’s BictiomsI ry of Arts and Sciences, 3 vols. quarto, mWI lishcd with 150 engravings ; Dr.-Gill’sCinnmen-l tary, 9 vols.' quarto, London edition; Scott'nhl 3 do. do. Scott’s do. G do. octavo; Al’Knigkwl the Epistles, 6 do. do. Campbell’s Gospels! d& I do. Simeon’s Skeletons, 5 do. do. Prideux’iCoo* I oexions, 4 do, do. Paley’s Works, 5’do. (In. In land on Divine Recitation, 2 do. do. Buck’s Tin ological Dictionary; Brown’s Dictionary Brit! I Life of Dr. Thomas Coke, L. L. D. by Siamad I Draw ; Fletcher’s Posthumous Works; llewtia I of Wesley; Methodist Hymns f Tjiouias'Put 1 1 tice of Physic 8 vols. Cooper’s Surgery j Dr I gey’s Cooper, 2 vols. Accum’s Chemistry ink I Ac; urn’s Tests ; Edinburg Dispensatory; M<d , l ical Dictionary; Hcberuen’s Comiiientinail Bard’s Cumpend ; Ewell’s Aleilical Coinpanio*;| Ewell’s Letters to Ladies; Caldwell’*CulleD,*j vols- Manuel of Botany; Phillip’s Minenlogyl I limes on the Muscles; History of Englaotl, 11 vols. octavo ; Big land’s do. 2 do. do. Letnjfr I ere’s Classical Dictionary; Walker’s do. SmiM I Wealth of Nations; Smith’s Moral Sentiments; I Vattel’s Law of Nations; Ferguson'sIaictnits,I 2 vols. 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Byron’s 4th Canto ; Byron’s Works,!™* Novels. &c. and a large assortment of SCIIW*H BOOKS, w hich they will dispose of at Nes-I* 1 1 prices—Also a handsome assortment of Sttttjj I ary—A few elegant portable writing desks,| some very superior parchment. Milleilgeville, Geo. November*^ GEORGIA, BALDWIN COUNT*' W HEREAS Thomas Trapp applio* for letters of administration, on the I tate and effects of Dolphin Linsav, of the sw I of Kentucky, late of this state and e°unty d« c ”jI These are. therefore, to cite and adoibnisj 1 ..I anil singular, the kindred and creditors tlec’d, to shew cause, agreeably to taw, (*> , I they can) why said letters should not be S'*V]I Given under niy hand, at office, in Mill* a | villc, this 28th October, 1818. . AHNF.lt I.OCKK, drA' ENTERTAINMENT, , B Y Reid Holt, at the Prion B'M corner ol the State-House 6iju*r?f Mmw | ville, GeorgiaN
