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& main men, and will be such in the world to come. I beseech you receive me among you. I know it is difficult to live comfor- mable to your religion, but if it was even more difficult, I am, however, ready to em brace your faith, at any rate to be a Chris tian rather than a creature void of reason. We are indebted to the politeness of a friend for the following letter from Genoa, the contents of which will be found amusing. Balt. Chronicle. TI1E “ NEW MENEGHMI.” One of these men is Genius to the other : Which is the natural man, And which the spirit ?— Comedy of Errors. There is at present at Genoa, a Corsican, a Major in the Sardinian Guards who bears so striking a resemblance to the Emperor Napoleon, as to have pioduced a considera ble excitement among the military and oth- ^ bp,-Who enjoyed the advantage of behol ding his la|e. Imperial Majesty. When the es-Eitipress Louisa was here, she saw this V s ‘ Dromio” at the Theatre, and she was so struck with the likeness, that she retired , from he iVboxV after exhibiting the powerful effect itpfcad prr.her feelings. To render the .fl$tiVddo mortJT$markable, he usually dres- ismn the costume of Napoleon, and imi tates his peculiar gaitnnd demeanour. So great has .been the excitement produced, that hi?oardiuian Majesty, with that sen?i- ' enessso peculiar to petty despots, has jly ordered himaway to take command of Ont. at Havana. The first time .1 sav as at the Ca fe de Coringi was in with a French officer who had sor- r Napoleon in his campaigns and iield him for the last time at the bat- eipsick. “ I perfectly remember leror’s appearance during that fatal d my.companion after pointing the ^officer out to me) and you may be- lieve ine, when I solemnly assure vor that, •were hot -Napoleon dead, my feelings are now such to he tempted bo exclaim, ‘ vivo l r Etn\revtr.” Modem Chivalry.—“ It is well known that the Pitfha of Egypt has obtained the aid of sevclal French officers to discipline his troops aid extend his power. It is as well knownnhattbe French, like ourselves, have their Gigek, Committees, who detest i— raise ®ubscriptions to drive Europe. Among the for- n, who enjoys the confi- ptian Chief; and among £ de Troncj . a respectable t lover A most surprising and dreadful occur rence lately took place in one of the provinces of France; A counterfeiter wlib ffiad J ^eerf condemned to be bung, made his escape on his way to the gallows, and took refuge in an hospital. After some time he was found, as was thought, disguised. He was carried off, uttering not a syllable, but gesticulating vehemently, and executed. It was shortly afterwards discovered that the officers had hung a deaf and dumb brother of the con vict who had resided long in the hospital. Lares of Honour.—As much talk has been expended with regard to the right of the challenged party to choose his weapon, perhaps the following story may settle the question :—Some years ago, an American captain was challenged by a French gentle man, at Paris. The captain had been a whaler, and chose the harpoon for his wea pon. The Frenchman shrugged his shoul ders—“ Eh, diable, je ne suis pas at is de harpoon ; I till meet you as tin jentil-homme, ■vid my small sword ”—but the old whaler was inexorablei The dispute was submitted to a court of honour, which decided that the F lenchman must fight with the harpoon or apologise. He shrugged up his shoulders a second time—monsieur capitaine, I beg pardon, I ave no skill in, cle harpoon : lam not one ivhalc, I beg'frardon, begar.” Thus matters ended peaceably, and the harpoon of the Nantucket whaler did not make a pin cushion of the body of the Gaul.—JV*. Y. paper. maVitt'Tat.thhJt timc Consul-General at SWFeferamfg, read in evidence on trial late ISMcljrat&l libel case qfHarris rs. Lewis7^8?f-;^Ajffarns said, Ukat the'rvar toac just beginning; that shortly the U. States would be cnished by the superior power of Great Britain ; that we were then under a FEEBLE AND PENURIOUS GOVERNMENT, With Jive frigates for a Navy, and scarcely five regiments fitfor the field for an army.” This letter was entrusted to the public mail in a city under the strict surveillance of the enemy —we believe actually garrisoned by them. Was this wisdom? It was inexcusably blind—as honest Launce would say, “ Sand blind, high gravel blind ” folly. Was it not base ingratitude ? Yes, deep, damning in gratitude. The man then administering the executive powers of this feeble and penuri ous government,” was his friend and patron, and to him he owed his appointment. The remark too was made of a war which in scribed the name of our beloved country in the proudest niche of the temple of fame, a war which was begun from necessity, con ducted with honour, and closed with glory— a war wliich showed to the nations of the Id world, our ability to cope with the p:>l * ©rsici A temporay absence, and other circumstances ca.ling for attention, have this week defeated ua in presenting the usual quantity of speculations and notices for this head, which grow out of a tho rough examination of the means of intelligence af- hitherto acknov on her own el [ queen of the ocean There is only one newspaper left in New England, in which the laws are published by authority, that assumes the tone of inde pendence worthy a republican press ; and this paper is the New Hampshire Gazette. the oldest paper in this State. It is said that Mr. Clay not only requires of the pa pers publishing the laws that they shall no longer he neutral, but that they shall abuse and traduce the character ot\$very man of any influence who is known to disapprove any measure of the present “ executive govern ment.” The New Hampshire • Gazette must.of course expect the vengeance of -the Secretary when the next turn arrives: Colonel Cutter of the Jot rnal has already intimatedthat if Mr.tteck does not send in his adhesion to th^M powers,that be,”„he shall he pumslied.^ltris.proposed,.& sustain tKej (Monday evening) is at a great- height. A few weeks sincejt rose higher than it had been for several years ; and is now between four and five feet higher than is was at that time. It is three feet higher than it has been within the knowledge of any of our earliest settlers. At the East end of the bridge the hank is covered to a considerable depth, qnd battcaux are necessary to convey foot passengers one hundred yards, or more. Apprehensions are entertained for the safety of the bridge, but thus far it has withstood the current, and the shocks of drift-timber firm as an ocean rock. It is probable that this Bridge is the only place where the Oc- mulgee is now passable, for several hund red miles.—The water is within 1 or 2 feet of the highest floor timbers.—The weather is unsettled, rain falling almost every hour —and the water continues to rise. We have heard of no damage being done by the freshet, but the crops in the liver land must inevitably be ruined. Steamboat on the Chatahoochie.—A gen tleman, from the Falls of the Chattahoochie, has politely furnished the appended article for publication.—The steamboat, with a full freight, and a barge in tow, ascended to Fort Gaines, at which place the barge dis charged her load, (from 275 to 300 barrels,) and the steamboat landed a part of her car go. Without any certain knowledge of the river, and dependent altogether on sounding, she again started, with the barge in tow, for her destination, the Falls of the Chattahoo chie, and proceeded without hindrance, un til she got upon a log about fifty miles be low Fort Mitchell. The obstacle being speedily removed, she ascended to within three miles of the Ferry et Fort Mitchell, and there grounded in the rapids, from ig norance of the river, as the; principal chan nel contained double the necessary depth •t>f water. The cargo was immediately wrecked, who treated them with the utmost kindness, slaughtering their cattle to give them provisions. The cargo of the Rob Roy is valued at 30,000/. which is almost all lost or damaged. One man lost his wife and three children; another out of four children, lost three; the survivor is deaf and dumb. A Mrs. Lamb lost her hus band, one child, and money and property to the amount of 7t)0/. and is now with six children, left destitute. The vessel is a total wreck. A letter from a person near the scene of the wreck, gives the following melancholy account— : “ Those who were left on board were only landed on the 1st, about 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Of these, some were dead and others dying. There are at this mo ment seventeen dead bodies in one house men, women, and children, but chiefly of the latter. These will be interred to-mor row. At another house there are seven other dead bodies. It is impossible to des cribe the heart-rending scenes which have passed before us. If these unfortunate set tlers had disembarked at low Water, when the vessel first w ent ashore, not one of them would have perished. One woman had lost her five children, and she and her husband are in a state of delirium.” Boyd and .TP Cuffoch's Spa.—Hundreds, says the Albany Daily Advertiser, continue* daily 1o partake and experience the benefi cial effects of the mineral water, discovered by Messrs. Boyd and M’Culloch, on their premises in Albany. All who taste it pro nounce it to be equal to the far famed waters of Saratoga, and it is confidently believed that the day is net far distant when visiters from abroad will come here to be henefitted by this fountain of health. A plentiful sup ply of the water is had, and what is a desid eratum to invalids, not blessed with a super- transferred to the barge, and, without acci-' abundance of cash, cheap accommodations dent nr delay, landed at the Falls. The steamboat, having part of a freight in cot ton engaged near Fort Gaines, descended ed that this valuable discovery was made by Gazette-angprej^^Jheihfeertv of thePress, turn and ascend to the Falls with in New 'Hoiipahire. that when the Secre- J&2 too little stipend for publishing lawS;-from that ancient paper, the sum the Pacha, his forces fri mer is Cdurit dence of .the the latter j member of Free The Hon. Wm. FI. Crawford; hasbeon by the Governor, Jud*e of tliCSuperioi^,^' ^ t f, c Northern Circuit,in the. ceased. Qocly; de- Wed by the mail., to. Ifemmw. we.not 4ha |, ’ up on the slh 0 fJ anm „ ■hat any important omiaainp ^th. wna^nence^ : :n~a,y y a s.'lbscriptio'n-and that no tndivi- _ , Nonsj rival and the object of his message to the following irp<Jtt,-that he (de Trone) was anxious to do something for the freedom of Greece— that his delicate health and domestic avoca tions would not permit him to go and fight its enemies on the Greek soil—and that he was therefore, obliged to select one of them nearer home, who disgraced the name of Frenchman, by joining it with that of rene gade. M. de Trone concluded, by asking the Count to tell him when it would be con venient for him, that he should come to Marseilles to meet him. Livron answered, that M. de Trone need not give himself the trouble of travelling to Marseilles, as he (Livron) was about to set out for Paris, where he would let him hear from him imme diately on his arrival. The Count did in deed soon arrive, and mentioned the extra ordinary challenge to some friends, who wishing to play upon his feelings, or to try his firmness, represented de Trone as a for- . midable antagonist, who had already in du els sealed the fate of several of his adversa ries. Livron, as being the challenged party had the choice of weapons, and wishing to place himself on something like an equality with so noted a personage, proposed that they should fight with syords on horseback. l)c Trone, though he had never fought in his lifetime with any kind of weapons, ei ther on horseback or or. foot, was obliged to accept of this tournament with a cavalry of ficer. They accordingly went out to 'St. Ouren, a village in the neighbourhood of Paris, with their rospectivc seconds. We shall not stop to describe how these cham pions of the Greeks and the Egyptians were accoutred—how they prepared for the com bat, and what hopes and fears animated the bosom of each.' Suffice it to say, that the righteous cause prevailed—that the cavalry General Jackson.-^-'The fears of the ad ministration may be gathered fijom the tone of their presses, and the violence with which they assail the character, the public services, and even the domestic concerns of General Jackson. The Democratic Press, the most violent of his assailants, expresses the most entire confidence in the vote of Pennsyl vania going for Mr. Adams. If the Press could believe what it states, there would be no cause for this feverish excitement, this restless sensibility, this bitter denunciation of the General; but they know that two- thirds of that State are for Jackson ; no rational man can doubt it. The National journal, with its sanctified tone and sloping eyelids, says that if Gen. Jackson had not “ courted popularity,” his principles and his views would have been better known. The Journal knows that General Jackson would have been the President, had he sanctioned a bargain for that office. He knows that it was at his command ; and* he well knows that the General would not court popularity, or pledge himself to any course to obtain the situation. He will come into office un shackled by any personal committal; pledg ed to a republican constitutional course; to a regard for State rights and national indus try, and above all, to that consideration, that energetic, fearless, independent and honest course, which may be called for by public good and public safety. The violence with which he is assailed, exhibits the apprehen sion, the well grounded fears of his oppo nents. The time is yet far off, and the meeting of the next Cdngress will settle the fate of the administration.—Noah. J .al .should be asked to contribute more $fian fifty cents for this object. This will be a counterpart to the subscription fpr that man now called by the Coalition presses, a “ harbarian ” and “ murderer,” when he fined one thousand dollars for taking those measures which saved Neur Orleans from the ravages of an enemy whose coun tersign was “ booty and beauty.” Colonel Cutter likewise threatens the Editor of the Gazette with the loss of subscribers, if he dares to be “ neutral,” or take side against the coal'tion administration in the 41 violent contest ” of .which the Colonel expects to ride on the whirlwind as a Master Spirit. But we mistake if the persecuting spirit of the man of the Journal shall not operate more in favour of than against the Gazette.—New Hampshire Patriot. It must he consoling to the administration folks to know that the election of Mr. Adams is so very certain. By looking over their columns, we find that, with the exception of Tennessee, Mr. A. is to have every State in the Union. We ourselves, did venture to doubt whether Pennsylvania, -Virginia, and officer was unhorsed by the lawyer andj two or three of the Southern Slates would that the cedent armaioga was exemplified in favor of Greece. A singularly beautiful fall of snow took place at Dalguise on the 29th ultimo. The flakes were of a very unusual size, measur ing about two and a half inches by two ; they continued thus only about seven min utes, and gradually diminished to their usual size. They fell at a foot or eighteen inches distant from each. other; the flakes were seen singly at a great altitude.—Perth Courier. not incline to Jackson, but the Adams pa- papers have dispelled our suspicions. The General, so say the papers, will get but eleven votes in the Union. Pity they could not spare him another so as to complete the dozen!—JWais nous verrons.—lb., the year 1763 the following occurred At Nlsmes, in Languedoc: A gardener's ass having brought some goods to market, and being unloaded, while the master was * busily engaged, went into the church, which was hard by the stand, and meeting with the basin of holy water, took a hearty draught of it; but the poor beast, being de tected and seized in the act, was tried by a formal process for sacrilege. Counsel, in deed, was allowed tfi^ ass, but the evidence being clear, judgment was pronounced Against the grave animal, that he should be first hanged and then burnt; the gardener being at the same time, condemned to pay m all the expenses of the process. ''iBam ~ i L It is surprising to see with what pertinacity the old federal clergy of New England ad here to their ancient political prejudices.— Some of them have denounced the republi can governor of Maine, and even refused to read from the pulpit his liberal and excel lent proclamation for a fast in that state, ap parently for no other reason than because he is a Unitarian, while President'Adams, who is also a Unitarian, is supported by them with great zeal, for no other reason than that he was born.and educated a Fede ralist.—Saratoga Sentinel. In 1813, Mr. Adams, in conjunction with Messrs. Bayard, Clay, and Russell, went to Ghent to negotiate a peace with Great Bri tain. While at this place he appeared to have lost his taciturnity. All at once his tongue became unloosed, to the effect of opening ]tbe flood gates of his wrath upon— not Great Britain, but his ow'n country, her government find rulers. In a letter to Mr. More Tricks.—The Philadelphia Press (among thq other veritable letters which it has trumped up) has one from the South, which professes to give the following as the result of Mr. VanBuren’s arrangements in that quarter: 4t I. Gen. Andrew Jackson consents to accept of the Presidency of the United States, pledging himself inviolably to sub serve'the policy of the South, and to resign at the end of 4 years. II. John C. Caihovn has been prevailed upon, in conformity to the wishes of some of our most influential friends, to relinquish his claims upon r.he Vice Presidency. III. Every effort is to be made to induce De Witt Clinton to ac cept the Vice Presidency. IY. JyTartin Van Buren, to serve as Secretary of State under Gen. Jackson, and at the end of four years to be nominated and supported for the Presidency; with a perfect understanding that he will pursue the Southern policy, in relation to Domestic Manufactures and In -temal Improvement. If I am not much misinformed a Cabinet so arranged as command the greatest possible extent of po litical influence.” It is scarcely necessary to add, that this is another imposition got up for effect; and that from till we can learn, from the most authentic sources, that the whole story is contemptible and silly piece of patch-work -—that no arrangements have been made as to the Yice-Presidency—none as to the Se cretary of State—less any, as to the next Presidency—that Gen. Jackson stands uncommitted as to men, or measures (except so far as his principles are understood from his professions and his course.)—He would scorn any such management and intrigue— and if he were capable of it, its discovery would he the death blow of all his hopes. From that moment his best friends, and every honest man in the country would indignantly abandon his cause. This new Southern correspondent of Mr. Binns is just as unfortunate as his letter-writer from Richmond.—It is a stratagem which will only recoil upon the head of the party, with whom it originates. Rumour says that Duncan G. Campbell, Esq. has applied to Governor Troup for the appointment of Jodge, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the lamented Dooly. If this be the fact, it would appear that Mr. Campbell would prefer being a Judge than to have his name kept up as a candidate for the Gubernatorial chair of this State.—Sav. Rep. maylio had in the city, is of great importance. This fact of itself It will he recollect- the river about a fortnight ago, and will re the first freight that offers.—Fort Mitchell is seven and a half miles by land below the Falls^ and about twelve by water. It is believed that no greater impedimeent to navigation exists above the place at which the steam boat stopped, than those she had surmount ed, though much concerning the river has yet to be learned. From the success of the first experiment, the presumption is, that the Chattahoochie will he found Superior for steamboats to any other river in Geor gia.—Macon Telegraph. Mysterious Disappearanre.—Some weeks ago, a gentleman named Edward Seabrook, ’brother-in-law of the editor of the “Rich mond Daily Compiler”) came to Macon with the intention of remaining until the en suing term of the Superior v Court,%and then to obtain a license to praelfse law. He ac cordingly sold his horse nnd gig, and, care fully avoiding debt, spent his timers agree ably as strangers do usually in a similar con dition, until the 17th ult.—On the evening of that day, report says, that he visited the gambling table, drank rather too freely, and was unfortunate in his ventures.—Fr.om the disastrous temple of Chance he returned to his lodgings, tarried but a short time, and went out without taking aught except what he had on, and was last seen walking to wards the bridge, since which time nothing has been heard concerning him. It is proba ble that he fell either accidentally or volun tarily into the Ocmulgee. A hat answering the description of his was subsequently found in the river.—Macon Tel. Freshet.—The Qcmulgee, at, this time A bioiv up—nearly “ sky high.”—Our paper has been delayed this morning to an unusual hour, in order to say that suspicions have for a considerable time past rested on sundry individuals in this place, as being engaged in counterfeiting American half dollars, and Spanish dollars. Yesterday morning, the civil authorities, commenced the work of regeneration—and in a few minutes 12 persons were arrested—and are now undergoing an examination. We have not time to remark further than that their operations appear have been carried to a very considerable extent—we have the best grounds to believe that similar establish ments exist, or will shortly, in at least ten places on the Western Reserve.—The country is, or soon will be, deluged with false and spurious coin.—We would barely say, for the information of our Portage country friends, that among the above 12 persons, will be found Colonel Wm. Ashley, and if they will take him off’ our hands, and deal with him as the law directs, they will confer a great favour upon us.—Painesville (Ohio) Telegraph. the proprietors of the concern, when boring- to procure a supply of water for their exten sive brewery. After penetrating a slate rock to the depth of five hundred feet, this vein of mineral was struck by the chisseL It now rises to the. surface, and we hope to see the enterprise of the gentlemen concern ed richly rewarded, as we are sure it will be of great benefit to the public at large, and to the city in particular. Intemperance.—Efforts are making in dif ferent parts of the Country to diminish the vice of intemperance. Societies are form ing, ministers are preaching, and tracts publishing, all for the same purpose. It is said 10,000 die annually of intemperance, and that 45,000,000 gallons of ardent spir its are consumed a year. What is the best method to diminish this vice ? This is the great question io be decided. The French are proverbially a temperate people, so far as regards drinking. The French too are the most gallant people in the world, and are devoted in their attention to the fair sex. Is not this one of the principal causes of their temperate habits ? If so, would not an increase and improvement of virtuous inter course among the sexes, be a greater means of discouraging hard drinking, than all the sermons in the world ? Give females their proper ascendancy in society and they will have more effect in improving manners,and humanizing feelings, than all that male so cieties can ever produce. In France, woman, mixes with every amusement, and almost every business.—N. Y. Nat. Adr. William Worrail who died last winter in Pennsylvania, was born in Marble township, fourteen miles from Philadelphia in Nov. 1730: A friend has lately published some reminiscences collected from (he old gen tleman a short time before his death. Among others, Mr. Worrail slated that he never saw coffee or tea, until he was twenty years of age. His father brought some tea from Philadelphia ; and his aunt who lived with them and had the charge of the house, did not know how to use it until she receiv ed information from one of her more refined neighbours. This prudent conduct was not imitated by one of her incautious friends, who boiled the leaves and buttered them. Massachusetts.—Items from the Massa- chueetts Register. There are in this state 196 incorporated manufacturing companies, with an aggregate capital of $29,765,000. There are 54 banks, with a capital of $16,100,000, of which 15, with $10,000,000 capital, are in Boston. There are also in the state 37 insurance offices. There are 103 turnpike corporations. There are 69 persons employ ed at the custom house in Boston. Shipwreck.—The brig Rob Roy, from Belfast, for Quebec, was wrecked in a vio lent gale on the night of the 30th ult. on the shoals of L'Islet. The number of passen gers was 161 : Of these were drowned id children, 3 women, and 2 men. The Wa terloo brought away 27 men, 16 women, and 27 children—in all 70 persons—the rest had proceeded to Quebec by land. The "survi vors were loud in their pniise of the inhabi tants of the country near where they were Inhuman Landlord.—Waters, a tenant, has recovered in the Baltimore court, $200 damages of Gardner, his landlord, for ex cessive distress. landlord entered the premises with his Bailiff, attached every ar ticle of furniture, one bed and cradle in which was an infant, excepted, and these the officer refused to touch—the landlord drew from the fire a skillet, in which was the breakfast of the children, poured its con tents on the floor,*and took the article—the debt W’as $27. A celebrated physician at Hartford, it is said, prophesies that there will be no old maids in the country a few years hence, that all the young ladies who do not get li.arried soon will kii’l themselves by close lacing and girding. Mail Robbery.—The boot of the mail stage was cut open, on its passage between Trenton and Kingston,’ N. J. on Wednes day night. Unluckily for the robbers, or as Falstaff more prettily calls them, “ minions of the moon,” they mistook in the hurry of operations, the bag of newspapers for the letter * ag; and decamped with a load not of respectable bank bills, payable to bearer, but of editorial speculations on the Signs of the Times and other equally important mat ters. These, though very good in their way were hot the- thing desired. We dare say the gentlemen thought them very cold coj®b