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midnight it became modffrate, and in the morning we ventured to crawl forth, to view the havock and devaflatioa caused by this dreadful dorm. •** The Refideni’s house was the firft objedl that attrafled our notice. Half of it was de molished, and the Windows to the westward * blown in. The river had made an encroach ment of nearly twenty yards, and had swept away many bouTes in the village. Few trees were left landing, and such whose roots did give way, were reduced to their mere trunks. Not a house of the poor natives that was not entirely destroyed, or rendered un inhabitable. A new doney, that was on the flocks, was blown keel upwards. Many lives, and a number of cattle, mult inevitably have been loft, and the country round presents a mod melancholy appearance. The oldest inhabitants never remember such a gale, nor did their forefathers hand down to them a tradition of one so deftruftive. There are some here who were at Madras in the me morable storm of 1768* who declare, that we experienced on the 20th was far more severe. “ Coringa, by all accounts, is rendered a complete waste, and the number of inhabitants who fuffered by the calamities of this dioad ful day, is computed at ic,ooo; but this cal culation seems overdone, as I question if there were so many people to deflroy. It is, how ever too true, that the havoc has been Ihock mg. Mrs. Carson’s situation was dreadful when the sea rushed in on Coringa. She bad just time to get on the terrace of the house, and the water was on a level, and riling, when the wind providentially changed and drove it back. She was eighteen hours in this wretch ed state, expeding death every moment.’ 1 Particulars of the unfortunate loss of the Gan ges, Capt. Frazer , hound from Bengal to Madras and China , on the 2sd of May , J 787, near the Barra Rulla. A lofck had been difeovered the day before, but whilst the vefiel could be kept clear by the pumps, no danger was apprehended; however, unfortunately, the pumps were-ren dered useless from being choaked with rice, of which the cargo confided. From this mo ment nothing but the mod dismal profpeft presented itfelf. By two o’clock the veile! had takeu ground, and was lying on her beam ends, the mads alone remaining above water; a little before this period, Mr. Corbett (who with his wife, an amiable young lady well known in the fettlemcnts, and universally re gretted, were among the pafleiigcrs) went down to Mrs. Corbett’s cabbin, and in as gentle a manner as poflible, apprized her of their dangerous situation; Hie immediately comprehended the whole of its extent, to which the noice and bustle, unavoidable on such an occasion, had been a dreadful pro logue ; and with a coolness and composure which would have done credit to a hero, and for which, in lituations of imminent danger, females have been frequently remarkable, Ihe allured Mr. Corbett, that the was ready to take every step for lfer preservation which he fbould suggest, and prepared with him to meet whatever might be her fate; with this de termination they got up into the top, where for some time they remained, till a very heavy sea immerged the mall into the water with such violence, as to oblige them all to quit their hold, except a Mr. Brown, one of the palTengers, who generously leapt into the sea, with an intent to save Mrs. Corbett, and pe riflicd in the attempt; poor Mrs. Corbett, was seen no more: Mr. Curbett, after hav ing been buffeited by the billows for a conli derable time, and extremely bruised, by beating against different parts of the wreck, was picked up by the pilot schooner, in a state of infenlibility, from which, at length he re covered, to experience all miseries which a mind in pofleftion of its powers can poflibly feel in the horrors of such a situation. There were in all one hundred and thirteeis persons on board, out of which forty-eight were saved. An extraordinary instance of fortitude and humanity, Ihewn by one of the officers of the Ganges, deserves to be recorded : After hav ing with difficulty preserved his own life, and on board the pilot schooner, he requested the pilot to lend him his boat with some men, who objected, on account of the imminent danger to which hit men would be exposed \ the gentleman then gallantly offered to take the boat himfelf, which ha did, and waa the means of ptefervipg feverat live*. EDINBURGH, September 22. A worthy country clergyman lately made an excellent ufc of the proclamation for fup prefling vice and immorality. When he came to read it after .service, and the people were about to dismiss, he addrefted them to the fol lowing purpose :— ** Sit down a little—l am not done with you yet —I have aye tel ling ye what a graceless pack ye were, dis honoring your creator, hurting the interefls of your families and your country by your pradices, and ruining the young by your bad example ; but ye would take no heed to what I said. The King, however, has now got wit of it, and it could not otherwise be, and he has frtn me a paper to read to you on your ways of going on.” The congregation were all in gaping amazement, while the Minirter read those parts of the proclamation which applied most directly to hisparilh, with suit able exhortations. The parifti have since been most exemplary in their conduct; and every family morning and evening pray for bleflings on his Majesty, for his great condescension and attention to their welfare. Every one now strives who ftiall be most circumfpcd and exemplary in their behaviour. C O K K, March 20. Some particulars of the horrid murder late ly committed at Tallow, in the county of Waterford: A woman in labour sent for her goftip, who on coming, instead of affording relief, took out a knife, and declared with dreadful im precations if the did not immediately confefs , where her money (which the had to pay her landlord) lay, (he would immediately disen cumber her of the cause of her illness, by ripping her open, and fevering her head from her body. The poor woman, being naturally terrified, delivered her a key, and told her that all the money that (he was polTefied of lay in the opposite chest ; but no sooner did she stoop down into the chest to search for the cafti, than the sick woman (tho* in a painful dilirium) hoified her bodily into the chest, and having locked the fame sent our her child, a boy about seven years of age, to alarm some distant neighbours; but unfortunately the firft he met with was the husband of the woman in the chest, to whom the child related the' matter. The husband, who, as is fuppofcd, was coming to aflift his wife in the robbery, lookup the boy in his arms, advanced to the door, and demanded entrance ; but the sick woman knowing his voice, refufed ; where upon he swore be w'ould murder the boy, which he did by cutting hi£ throat across with a knife, and threw him over an adjacent hedge. The insatiable delinquent, anxious to liberate his wife and accomplifti the rob bery, got on the top of the house and endea voured to go down the chimney, but was prevented by the smoke and blaze of some flraw that was burning below. Lukily a gentleman and his servant palling by, feeing the man on the top of the house, and the smoke ifluing, imagined it was in fire, but hearing the shrieks of the woman, and the reason, se cured the fellow. NEW - Y O R K, June 7. LaftThurfday fe’nnight the Synod of New- York and Philadelphia broke up, after finifh ing their business. During their feflion they resolved themselves into four Synods, and one General Afiembly or Council. The Synods are to meet annually at New-York, Phila delphia, Virginia, and one of the Carolinas, from which places the Synods are to derive their names. The General Afiembly is to meet at Philadelphia. In the pastoral letter agreed to by the Reverend Synod we hear they have strongly recommended the disuse of spirituous liquors ; the abolition of Negro slavery, with the inftrudion of Negroes in literature and religion ; and the decision of all disputes among the members of their com munion by means of arbitration , after the manner of the primitive Christians, and of the people called Quakers. Should this pradice become general among all feds of Christians, how much time wouM be saved, that is spent in idlenefi, by plaintiffs, defendants, jurors, and witneftes, at courts; how much drinking and gaming would be prevented, which are prattifed during the feftiou of the courts; how much expence, ill blood, malice, and even he reditary hatreds, would likewise be prevented by it 1 all of which are the usual confeijornces of lawsuits. Who knows but what the rtfcdi i of this Christan arbitrating disputes may fprcad from Christians to public bodies, and that it may prove the means of teaching Hates and kings the folly and madness of feu tling their disputes by an appeal to arms. Greater revolutions in the opinions apd con duit of men have often arisen from much fmailer causes. BALTIMORE, May 20. On Saturday evening last, a mpft daring robbery was committed, aggravated by the horrid circumstance of murder. Two villains applied to John De-Course, (kipper of a small boat bound to Chester-Town, for a passage, which was granted them. The boat left the wharf late in the afternoon, and when lhe * had got a little below the fort, the villains threw the man at helm overboard, thfe (kipper being then below in the cabbin, and coming up to render him afiiftance, poflibly not know ing the circumdance of his being thrown over, was (looping to get a rope to heave to him, when one of the villains struck him on the back of thdkead with an axe, once or twice, which put an end to his exigence ; the person in the water had by this time swam along-fide, and begged so earnettly for his life, that he was taken on board, and confined below. Af ter the villains had plundered the cabin, to the amount of 200 dollars, or upwards, they then ran the boat up Patapfco river into Ridge ley's Cove, about half a mile from the town and made their escape. Between nine and ten o'clock the news reached the town, when the Conftablft and watch were dispatched in learch of them. Several persons appre hended on suspicion, but we. do not learn whether any of them have been concerned in the murder. Among the suspicious charafters taken up was the noted Caffidy, who was pardoned last summer from merited death, on condition of his being banilhed for ever from this date. A firbfcription has been opened in this town for the purpose of railing 200 dollars, to be offered as a Reward for apprehending the perpetrators of the above mentioned murder. Upwards of fifty pounds has been already feribed on this occasion. May 30. ExtraS of a letter from Annapolis , dated May 26, to the Printer . “ Yesterday the Aft for the relief of the insolvent debtors was repealed; and an Aft: passed for working criminals on the roads. It is expefted this law will be well receiyed, as it will turn the vices of men to the advan tage of the state.” RICHMOND, May 3. The NEW L ITT Jlf T. From all evil and mifehievous members of the State Legidature, from the (in of ingrati tude, from the powers of ex post faSo laws, and from everlasting condemnation, Spare us, good Lord. From such laws as do discriminate in favot of (heriffs and others who are in arrears for taxes; from all pompous and inaccurate llate ments of the public debt, and from such state ments as may tend to soothe and Batter the people into a willingness to remain in their present state, rather than to adopt the new government, Good Lord , deliver us. From intestine war; from the assemblies of such clubs as are gathered to oppose the new Constitution ; and from the rage of those who burn with choler, as knowing their conse quence will be leffeued by the adoption thereof, Good Lord, deliver us. W'r brfeech thee to hear us, good Lord; That it may please thee to keep and - strengthen in the true knowledge of thy ways, thy Servants WASHINGTON, RANDOLPH and MADISON, and all that are put in au thority under them, and to enable them to be inftruoiental in promoting Such wife govern ment ab may best tend to the peace and hap piness of all thy people. We bejeech thee to hear ns, good Lord j That it may please th<e to incline the heart* of thy people to adopt the new Federal Con , dilution; to endow the President thereof, the Vice-Prcfident, Senator*, and Hotife of Re* prefentatives, with grace, wisdom, and un- * Hei(landing, to make and execute such iawa a* will bert tend to lecure to thy people, the blcd’.i.j}* of liberty, peace, tud enutitl in