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SCOTLAND.
BclotrJ Scotland! when I trace
Thy hlstoty's romantic pngee—
Tho dating deeds of many a race,
Who www iliy light* in limner age* (
1 grieve to think their offspring, me.
So lonely ami to hot should be!
The patriot (lame which hi ami afar
Can only present gloom embitter t
Of chivalry, thy glurimu *tar
Hath set, ami oeaaea now to glitter;
Nor left nno single spark behind—
Thera need* no daylight to tlio oliml!
Among thy wood* grey turret* rear
Tholr head* in aolitnry splendour;
They braved tlio wrecks of many a year,
Ami only piecemeal \ot surrender,
Tltotigh ail I heir lord i Iiii ve bowed lo fate,
And paned—and left Ilium dcsnlato.
Land of iho mighty! who can tread
The field* whereon ihy lieroo* gloriou*,
Made alutdiorn conquest bow iho hea l,
And Liberty exult victorious
Without a feeling that aspire#
To rmululo hi* valium Hire* I
And can tlio noble spirit fail,
Thu spirit that vn* honour’* fountain ?
No! every volley hear* n tale,
There i» a tongue in ovory mountain,
To keep tlio patriot spark olive,
And bid tlio bough* of Freedom thrive.
___ 1.1*.
KF* Seldom have we seen uny thing more boautb
All than tbo following.
Front the Poston Pott.
BLKSS THICK.
! may not break the potent spell,
Tht genlu* wove oround me;
Till time ahall loo«a the silver cord
That lung to earth hath hound me
X Me thesmilo on loftier one*,
And daarer one* caress thee;
Yet when my lip* would ope to curan,
They only ope to blea* thee.
A etorm-tossad bnrk on ocean wide,
No guiding hand to steer tm*l
I rode upon the darkling title*.
No onward hope in cheer tm- 5
Till thou, the far and nidinnl light,
With true and holy aemning;
High o'er iho waste of lovnlinuii,
Wert like a beacon gleaming.
One preience round mo every where—
. . One taak in silence *m mo—
Forever, ever thinking on,
And driving to forget time.
Though memory with the beaming thought,
Tomadnoa*doth oppiea* me;
I may not curie—I cntitmt hute—
My heart atili whlipora, " blues the*!"
IONE.
AMBITION.
»r JOHN til At., M(J.
I've loved toliunr the wnrdiorn cry,
And panted at the drum'*deep roll;
And hold my hruutlt while flowing high
I've icon our Marry banner fly,
Aschollonginjf the haughty sky,
They went like buttle o'er my soul,
For I wm so nmbltloua then,
I burned to be tlio ilnvu of men.
I've Mood and *orn on mountain height,
A standard (waving fur und freo,
And loved it like tuo conquering flight
Of nng< la floating wide and bright,
Above the atotm, nbovo tho light,
Whan nation* wttrr’d for liberty,
And thought!'hoard the bulllo-cry.
Of trumpets in tho *ky»
I've Mill'd ttpnn the dull hlttn deep,
And *huutcd to the raglu'* soaring,
And hung me from a rooky iteep,
When all b ut spirit* wore tulccp,
And, oh I my very *oul would Iran,
To heer tho gallant vvatora roaring.
But I nm itningely altered now;
T ; ' 1 lov# no more lho bugle'* voice—
The (Utldng wave—tho plunging prow—
The mountain with hi* clouded brow,
Tho thunder, when tho blue akie* how
And ell the mm of God tejoice.
I’ve learnod to dream of mar* and aighi,
And shadowy hair, and timid eye*.
From the Haiti more Pott.
. Complimentary.—Tho Now York Whig in Its
remark!<m the fuuith of Julv, pays a high ami do-
eerved compliment to the following poem, which i
Introduce* to it* randurs, without however, alluding
to the author. We refer him to n *ourcn where he
will discover thnl it I* from tho pen of our gifted
friend John II. Hewitt, K«c|.
THE AMERICAN ROY.
" Fatlicr, look upamisco that flap,
. How gracefully it (lie* ;
Thn»o pretty stripe*—they iccra to bo
A rainbow in tho skies."
III* your country'* flag, my son,
And proudly drink* the light,
, O’er ocean'* wave*—in foreign climoi,
A symbol of our might.
" Father—whnt fearful nniieiathat,
Liko thundoriug of the aloud* T
Why do tho people wnvo their haU,
And tuih along in crowd* 1"
It itthovoica of cannonry,
The glad shout oft he free;
Thi* it a day to memory dear
'll* Freedom'* Jubilee.
"I wlshtlmt I wna now a man,
I'd fire my cannon too,
And choer e* loudly a* the rest—
Bill father, why don’t you t"
I'm getting old and weak—but Mill
My heart Whig with joy t
X’ve witnessed many n day like this,—
Shout ye aloud my boy 1
Hurrah 1 for Freodmn't Jubilcol
"Godble** our native land,;
. And may 1 live to hold tlio sword
Of Freedom in my hand 1"
Wall done, my boy—grow up and love
The land that gave you birth;
A homo where Freedom lovo* to dwell
2* paradiae on earth.
[ Vide Hewitt's /Vrwi.page 128.
RECEPTION OF THE I'UKSIDENT ATgTIlK
CITY HALL.
Upon the arrival of t)« Mayor at the City Hall
with the I’resktat, the latter wm conducted to the
Chamber of the Board of Aldermen, where the
Mayor Introduced the I'retldent to the member* of
the Common Council, and AlJettnan Talmagr,
tbclr behalf, addressed their gue*t a* follow*:
In behalf of thi* Common Coumsll. and a* chair*
man of a seloct committee appointed by thU b'dy
to mako suitable arr«ngrment* for tho reception of
llie President oftlm IJnite«i State*, I, feel myself ho-
norrnl, »lr, in being p.amlttcd tbo privilege of this
day publicly tcudniing you tlio hospitalities of tlm
city, and. In the name of thorn wo represent, to ro'
ceivo ami welcome you a* our distinguished guest.
Ye*, «ir, we welcome the arrival of Now York ■ fa*
write arm, on thi* Id* first vl*it to hi* native Stale
*i,iro hi* elevation to Urn distinguished Motion lie
now occupies a* Chief Magistrate of the greatest
nation of freemen known to tho world. We linil
your arrival among us, affording to our follow-dll'
mis tlm opportunity of manifesting the great re-
siHmt, tho high regnrd tliey feel for tlio President of
tlmir choice—tha 1'reaidont of the people.
In tlm privilege wu now enjoy of your presence
with us, ami in fond anticipation for tho future,
both of your happine** nml tho well being of our
Imloved country, we desire till* day to rejoice with
you In tho blessing* of our civil nod religions liber*
lies, und of our fondly rhuridicd institution*. We
Imil your presence with u* us affording u» the np.
imrtunity together of imploring the great Ruler of
Nations, that these institution* may bn fostered and
strengthened under your Administration, and that
when some oilier steward shall be called to fill tlio
station you now occupy, you may hand them over
unimpaired to your successor, nud that-our bles
sing* in them tuny bo prnputuated until tho latest
generation.
The President then replied ns follows:
1 make you, gentlemen, my wnriuust acknow
ledgements fur tho complimentary and highly grati
fying manner jn which thi? Common Council huvo
been pleased ’to distinguish my arrival Tho tie*
which hind rnn In this, the chief city of my nativn
State, nod I may add, of tlio Union, nro too nunier-
ou», and I trust too well appreciated, to make my
nssurnnees necessary of tlm deep and abiding inte
rest which I take in its permanent welfare.
For your kind expressions in regard to myself,
and for the hospitalities of tlio city which yon havo
so tNilitely Hindered mo, 1 beg you to accept my
unfeigned tlinnks.
Tlm Proaidant wn* then introduced to tho Presi
dent of tlio Common Council, and by him to the
different member* of tho Ronrd, when ho wn» in*
vitod by tho Mayor to join him and Common Coon-
cil In reviewing tho troops in front of tho Hall. Ho
wa« then accompanied by tho Mayor nml tho Cnm-
nilUo of Arrangements of the Common Council to
iho n|mrtment* provided for him at Washington
llall.—Few Era.
The President visited Rrooklyn on Monday, nml
yesterday was to dcpnit fnr the North. Tho follow-
og is from tlm Journal of Commerce of Monday :—
"Tho President made a visit to Brooklyn nn Sa
turday. An arrangement wn* lim made for his
visit to the navy yard, imdoi the command nf Com
modore Ridgeloy.ami tho North Carolina. On hear
ing this,hi* political friends at B. mudo arrangement
to welcome the President on the tame day, and
enmmiltoo waited on Com. RiJgley to concert
monitires. Thu Commodore, ns wu are told, do-
cllned making provision for the committee nf chi-
sens to neennipany the President nti hoard the N
Carolina, nr to open the gates of the-navy yard so
that the committee might receive the President with
in the enclosure. A note to this effect, addressed
hy the commodore to the committee, wns sent over
to the President Into on Friday evening hy n sub
committer. Tho President on rending the note of
the C'ommndoto, said he considered himself nttho
disposal of hisfallow oitisoni rather any oilier poi
sons,nml ho would thnrefnro postpone his visit nt tlio
navy ynirl to s*tna ether day. So tho Nurili Caro
lina was visited in tlm morning, nnd tho day devot
ed in tha civilities of the chitons of Brooklyn."
Thu Now Era luys t
"On Friday neon, when th# President received
tha visits of his fellow cltiacn*, ugcntloin in was led
hy curiosity to count the till nag. Between the
hour* of 11 mid 2, ho numbered 8,700 Indies nnd
gentlemen,which were probably unr hnirnfthe num
ber who called on tlm President thntduy. And this
i* tlio man that tlm "'Whigs" a your ago. asserted did
not dare to cotnu to our city for fear of umsslnatiou!"
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Extract from the ipoouh of Mr. Culny, in ilia
British House of Commons, on thu debutu reiativo
to tlio Corn Laws, Murch 12, 1839.
National debt of England nnd other countries,
with tlm proportion ufauclt debt which falls on ouch
M.
individual.
£
000,0011,000
101,400,000
03,8.10,000
78,100,000
20,701,000
118.100,000
70,000,000
Debt per head
Proportion of
£ *.
32 0
5 ID
0 II
2 7
2 7
•3 6
England,
France,
Russia,
Auslrin,
Prussia,
Netherlands,
Spnln,
United States,
Sicilies,
Bavaria,
Sardinia,
Turkey,
Sweden,
Portugal,
Dciiinuik,
Rome,
Poland,
Saxony,
Hanover,
linden,
Wirtomltcrg,
Tuscany,
llusio, (Darnistaoi)
Hesso, (Electorate)
Swiiierlaml, - ■
Norway, 232,000
East India Company’s
territories, 47,007,00(1 0 9 C
Comparative* wages of English and Foreign Opera
lives.
18.974,000
11,311,00(1
4,584,000
3,007,0(10
5,849,000
3,799,000
17,142,000
5,740,000
3,300,000
2,204.000
1,870,000
2,505,000
■,384,008
.,184.000
220,000
^ Operatives
uru paid in
Franco
5s. Gd.
per week uf 72 hours.
Switzerland
5t. 5d.
82
Austria
4s. Od.
70
Tyrol
3.. Off.
83
Saxony
3s. Od.
72
Buna, untbo
Ihlne 2*. fid.
81
The average wage* lioing n fraction under 4s. per
week. Tlio average wages pnid to liHtid* similarly
employed in in England, but for fewer bouts, being
12*. a week.
THE LETTER! THE LETTER!
"Be thi* letter delivered with haste, luutc, post
fcutel"—Anon.
• Wa received tha following communication yes-
ttrday:—
Altun. Editors',—It is rumored through the
city, a* I tupposo you are aware, that the Commit-
‘|M of tho Common Council, or Committee of tlio
dtbeas, «ent Goveruur Seward a very polito invite-
tioo to oome and roceivo tho president Mr. Van
Barest, and that be wruto a very disrespectful and.
•L/ui—letter back. ■
Now Sir, we ore anxious tn know tiro' truth about
tbeeSefrs-tnd hope you will inform us. If it is so,
.the people ought to know it. Where is tho letter f
Why is it not published I Wo luivo boon waiting
tmaj days in hopes of seeing it, but it ha* not ap-
appeared, wa thouglit we would enquire of you
paoat it* Wa hope it will be given to tlio public,
-tbit tho author may receive tho indignant rebuke
•f tha fcttulted freemen and Democracy of the city
MANY DEMOCRATS.
KTWe know not wlicther tho letter here refer*
pi to wm "disrespectful and abusive," but wo
aadwstind that Governor Seward declined tlm invi-
ttflonto meet the President of tho United State* at
Now York, oroa Staten Island, (wo forgot which)
la a latter of a highly disreputable kind. Not*
whhuoodint tho outcry of the " Whig" pres* con*
Mpfcf tha alleged political complexion of the I'rcii-
dent’s visit, we are told that Governor Seward do*
akwd an interview with hint strictly on party
•d*. Wa know that such a letter is in exist*
-jUsMbWr h^oughtto bo published forth*
Tim following information is from returns made
to tlm Po*t Uflictr Department, and has been polito*
ly handed to us for publication:
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND PERI
ODICALS PUBLISHED IN THE U.STATES,
1st July, 1839.
Maine,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts, (at Boston, 65)
Rhode Island,
Connecticut,
Now York, (at New York city, 71)
Now Jersey,
Maryland, (at Baltimore, 20)
Pennsylvania, (at Philadelphia,? 1)
Delaware,
District Columbia, (at Washington, 11)
Virginia, (at Richmond, 10)
North Carolina,
South Curolina,
Georgia,
Florida Territory,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
Louisiana, (at Now Orleans, 10)
Arkansas,
Tnnnossee,
Kentucky,
Ohio, (at Cincinnati, 27)
Michigan,
Wisconsin Territory,
Iowa Teritory,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Missouri,
ass
Ymmilvaxun.—We have teen
; the establishment of C. C. Watson & Son,
Jt
w
— *— or i>, u, Watson at Son. a
JMtoWIMlnwl, wg b^ulifully Otured, Uw nu-
“■y.n.VII, I'.nn.y).
(Maarerf chan every tiling.
do every thmg. anj e
41
26
31
124
14
31
274
39
48
253
3
16
62
30
20
33
9
34
36
26
4
50
31
164
31
5
3
69
33
25
1,555
Of the above 116 arc published daily, 14 tri
weekly, 30 semi*weekly, and 901 once a week.—
The remainder are issued semi-monthly, monthly,
and quarterly, principally magatines and reviews.
Many of the daily paper* also is*uo tri-weoklys,
semi-woeklys, aim weekly*. Thirty-eights rain tlm
German language, four in the French, and 1 in the
Spanish. Several ortho New Orleans papers are
printed in French and English.
Some noise is made about " Colonel" Prince, In
Canada. A few year* ago lie wa* art attorney in
Ciwiwriham.
CJ* Wn commend tho following article to the
attention of our feeders, It is cheering to limr tho
democracy of tho North, echoing the sound lesson*
of practical wisdom, (list promulgated hy thu snge
of Monticx-liol—
fYem the Sew York Sew Era.
THE RECIPROCAL INTERESTS.—NORTH
AND SOUTH.
Are our "whig" merchants, who are playing Into
the hand* of the Abolitionists, aware that limy lire
cutting down tlm tree of tlmir own prosperity f—
Do they understand that if tlmir |mlitical ochcnm*
succottl, our commerce will Ut swept from tlio seas,
und themselves utterly undone I If they do—If with
tlmir eye* o|N>n, they wish to change tlmir vocation,
we question not tlmir right to do *n. But if llmre
bo nny amongst them who are not aware llmt limy
are committing suicido hy uiding nnd abetting tlm
AI>nlitionisi* with tlmir infltmnco und limir money,
wo beg leave to let in u my of light upon tlmir dark
ness. I.ct them consider, well and seriously, tho
fuel* wo shall lay before them.
The oxpurt* of tho Union form it sulMtuntinl capi
tal. Thu import* of tlio Union are u diminution of
tlml capital. Of the entire cxpoil*, tin: southern
nnd southwestern states furnish more than three-
fourths. That is, tlio soil of those states contains
three-quarter* of our whole nutionnl wealth. While
tlmir imports amount to only one-tniith of thoir ex
port*. Sooth C'uroliau und Georgia alone export to
the amount of twenty-four millions. The import
only four million*.
When tho imports of the w hole Union mummied
to otto hundred and ninety tiiiCmia, those of the
southern slates were about eighty millions. Were
nil angel to write in letters of fite oil tlio midnight
sky, tlinl Abulitioniim, in diitolving the Union,
trill min the commerce of the North, the fanatic
would not believe it. Porhnp< tho business man
would not—but he can understand Jaekt nnd
Jiguret. Breuk tin tho chain, whose once strong,
bill now fcublu embrace holds together the North
and South, und thu west wind swells no more the
broad sails of our northern Imrks over thu Atlantic
waves. Tho grant staple of the nation comes no
more to our ports in coasting vessels, to bo for*
wurdod to Europe. “ Ships, suilorlcss," will lie rot
ting in our harbor*. Thu .South will from choice,
from revenge, and tnoio than ull, from necettity
which is as imperious ns fate, rosnri to a direct
carrying trade with European ports. The South
rons are already engaging in it, in consequence ufilic
movements of tho Abolitionists.
> ^ It is idle to say that thuy cannot furnish seamen.
Tho thousands of murliieis that will ho thrown out
of employment bv tho prostration of our northern
commerce, will flock in crowds to man tlio sum It
em ships. A suilar must have employment for hi*
support, und not ono in a thousand of those who
huvo ploughed tho main would either ho cuntotited
or successful in ploughing tho earth. Let our mer
chants, nnd all tlmso dependent upon them, who
joined with tho Abolitionists nnd supported their
onndidnto for Lieut. Governor in this Stato pnttsu
for u while in their mud career, and reflect. This
subject comes liontn to them. They must cither
abandon their nboliiiun alliances, or (heir business
and welfare will ubumluii them. Let them lake
thoir choice!
Tito Dommocratic putty aims nt preserving our
Union. Thu nmn whom iliut pnrty has elevated to
the I’testdetw.y holds the scales between North nnd
South eqtti poised, nnd respects and protects tlio
rights and interests of both— without favor or par
tiality. Ilo is not tlio President of thu North, nor
of tho South, but emphatically the 1're.sidunt of tho
Union. And if this Union holds together, us we
trust in I leaven it will, it will he owing to the dis
cretion nml patriotism of Martin Van Burcu.
Timumpii ok Amkiiican Mkcii a nic*.—It is with
(root pleasure wo extract from the London Morn-
ng Juurnnl of June 1st, tho following voluntary tri
bute to tho skill of our mechanics. In addition, we
nre informed that tho directors of tho Grand Junc
tion Company placed on thoir railway tlio best of
their English Locomotive* out of iifty-two, to com
pete with Mr. Norris’s. The hitter, however, not
withstanding her greatly inferior weight, wns victo
rious.
Tite English locomotive weighed 15 tons, with 12
inch cylinders, 18 inch stroke, anti 5 feet driving
wheels. Thu Philadelphia locomotive weight’d on
ly 0 tons, with 10 melt-cylinders, 10 inch stroke,
nnd 4 foot driving wheels. Tho hurthon in gross
was 120 ton*.—Phitad. 17. S. Gazette.
AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES.
It will lio rucollcctud that a contract had been en
tered into hotWcon the Birmingham and Gloucester
Railway Company, and Mr. Norris, of Phi'udelphitt,
U. S., lor thu supply of locomotives for tlio Glouces
ter Railway. Thu contract wns conditionally made,
on tho first engine tnamifuctiired hy Mr. Norris,
performing certain work agreed upon. As much
mtoresi bus horn felt in this countiy witli ivl'oreticu
to the contract, und ns some doubts were entertained
ns to thu correctness of tlio representations nunlo
respecting those engines, wo have pleasure in giv
ing the following particulars ns to the engine sent
ever to thi* country by Mr. Norris, ami tho work it
Im* actually purl' .fined ou thu (ini ail.I miction Rail
way, in conformity with the agreement in which we
have alluded. " The England" weighs about eight
tons, without water or fuel; she is laiilt much lowi
nml smaller than tho engines couunoiily in use hot ,
mid has six wheels, the driving pair being four feet
in diameter. The cylinders are ten ami u half in
ches in diameter, nml are enclosed in proper
to prevent radiation—stroke eighteen inches The
machinery is tho simplest construction, mid consists
of a much smaller number of par:* than we have
been accustomed to see. The cylinders nre placed
on the outside of the rramewnrii, which allow* the
advantage of it straight axle; ami tlio general ap
pearance of tlio engine more nearly resembles that
of tho eld " Rocket’’ engine than any with which
we nro nernmintod. The engine is’ got up in a
must superior stylo, nud is finished, even to tho
most minutest pnrticul&t', in u very beautiful und
werkmunliRu manner J every purl having been exe
cuted with perfect ucciirticy, hy menus of self-acting
machinery, Asn proof, indeed, of tho mathonmti-
cal correctness of the work, we tuny mention that
tlio steam-tight joints nro formed simply by Iho
bringing In o coutuct of metallic-surface*; the work
manship of which is so true, ns entirely to super
sede tho necessity of packing of any kind. The
boiler is similiar to those used in engines mnnufni
lured in this country, hut it contains only seventy
dglittuboH, instead of from 100 to 140, tho number
commonly used iu those un our railways; nml the
consumption of fuel, compared with tho work pur-
formed, is, we understand, vrry small. The task
undertaken to lie performed by "Tho England"
wn# to nm from Birmingham to Warrington, four
teen journeys ouch wny, currying 100 tons in tlio
gross, nml performing tlio distance, eighty miles, at
tho rate of twenty m'lo* per hour, which the engine
tins accomplished considerably within tho specified
timooffour hour*; tho average time having been
3 hour* 50 mins.; or tlio actual running time, with
out stoppages, from 3 h. 1) mins, to 3 h 10 min*.
On ono occasion it i* stated that thu engino brought
into Birmingham tlio enormous load of 126 tous,
drawing it up tlio inclined planes withmit nny as
sistance; aud on no occasion, lias it fuiled to per
form the required duty, nor has even the least de
rangement of any part of tho machinery taken
place. It should also bo mentioned, thnt the vari
ous parts w- re never put together until its arrival
hi this county, when tliey were first fitted nt Liver
pool, the day previous to making a trip; nor hn# n
tool been a pplird to the engine since situ wus first
sot up. We understand the conditional order to
Mr. Norris for ten engines, of similar capability, ha*
been confirmed.
From tK Stte York Jour, of Commtree, 10/4 intt-
VmwYAt* rmm 6niUI>Til. M D> the fail Mil*
inf hark Empress (-’apt Towns*t*d,(roio Palermo,
we hav.- « Gibraltar p»p*TofJim« filh. We tunes
n few extracts. Tie d*t.-* from Madrid hy the
•team ship Liverpool were In the 3rd.
GIBRALTAR, June fl.
Gen. K«psrtrrn hns *t length published a derailed
ucaoiiht of hi< line operation* nguihit Ranialn* and
Guurduitrifio, to which is annexed a return of the
ptisocers taken from tlm enemy—318, including 35
superior and oihermfin is. Ortlie r killed or woun
ded the O nml not x|Mtnkt hut state* his own
loss nt 90 of tl.u former, and 607 of the latter, be
side* 64 missing. Mmuto swells it, in Ills ofilciai
rnpiut, to upwards of (iuOOkort tie combat.
Although tlm Madrid jasper.', received on Mon
day, nicntioro'd a rising in favor of Don Carlos nt
Alcocer, hut a few league* to tlio sunthua-t of Gua
dalajara, wn took nu notice of it, seeinc that the
number of iheiliMitfecti'd wn* represented a* insig-
■ificant, and it wn* i.flimi. d tlmt they had been
uuslieij. To-day we find it slated, thnt the exam
ple of Alcocer has he. n followed in two neighboring
p neo*—Biiendia and Vill-.r del Ltulron; nor is it ad
ded, ns in tin* first lnstat.ee, that tho mal-cnntents
have In-nn put dowii. Far frem it; a body of 3090
is said to havo inarched through tlio territory ot
Cuom o on thu 27llt, who, it wn* suspected, were
hastening to support their newly declined friends.
Notwithstanding Cabrera's rot rent, the whole of
that part of tin- country continued infested by hands
at the 1 Mt m.’i.ti.iuu.l .Islet und tlm nativa loudly
complained of their being lift wholly iinprut.-cted
by both tite. Central Government and tbo local au
thority.
Similar complaints were uttered from Requenn
nt precisely the mime time. Thnt district was like
wise over run nn.l laid waste by some rebel detach
ment* mi the i.iiu iiuti.l, while other* wore fortifying
•even! points from which they would bi-furo long,
completely c nnm iu.l all the country round Moya,
and iheCu. nca mount ii»*, nod thence might safely
invade Upper Mancha at will, even with the most
it. considerable bodies of men. And, while till this
wn# occurring, a tlivisi in of the (luron** t o ips (Az-
nn.%) had roni'* up; a-o rulined, that thu ouomy
woro within ntm .lay's oi ircl.; drawn a quantity of
rations from the magazine in the place; nnd instead
of matching upon the rebels, hud inarched Imck in
thu direction of Liiia, alledgiog that they had no or
ders.
According to a report cuirout in Madrid, Gen
eral Espnrtero, having linen in'omieil that Louis
I'hillijiu'a Coin.iiissiui.or at his heud-quurters was
cot responding with the Curlists, lias ordered him
to withdraw*.
Naval.—Wo passed tile French man of war
steamer Motcare.wt lu canchorage below the Fort*,
yestord >y. She i* newly pnintcil, and look* fiesher
nnd ni irn stulwnri then she did on her ntriviil.
Tho Orestn is <>t iinclmr n half mile above the
Mcteoiu, nml appear* in fine order.
Above^lhc Orest.- i* the U. S. sc hr. Shark, sitting
liko a swan upon thu wnte s.
Since tho iilmvo wus written the Metoi.ro hns
departed. She left iiliom four oMock, but whether
for New York or llulifux wo could not learn.—
Norfolk Jleacon.
’Military Encampjikxt.-—There is to ho nn en
campment nf volunteers formed ut l'etcr-bitrg (York
Springs,) on the 22.1 of Aug. for instruction nml im
provement in field iluty. It is to continue for threo
rluys, and it i* rxpoci.nl tlml ten or n dox.’it different
volunteer corps, embracing cuvuh y, artillery, rifle,
and infaiuiy. rr.nn Adams and tlm licit lih.iringcuun-
tie*, will lie in attendance.—Pcnnsylranian.
fInftRiRf.i Accident.—Th« Boston Time* of
5th Inst, contain* tlm following aoeount of the death
of Mr. Bruce, Soda Manufacturer in Tremout*
street
" Mr Lyscum Bruce, well known a* ono of the
liest and most extensive manufacturers «f Soda and
Mead, Dos instantaneously killed yesterday, at about
5 o'clock, hy rite explosion of a mead fountain,
which ho wn* charging with gn*. We hava long
known and respected Mr. Bruce a* nn huneat, in
telligent, and industrious nmn; faithful in all his
dealings, and desorving of tho confidence of tlio com
munity.
We have made n careful examination of tho enuso
of the accident, nnd will state the fact* as a w arning
to orirnrs. Mr. Bruce was charging an upright
fountain of mend, which stood ujain threo leg*
fastened upon one of the goliulur ends; the stop
cock lining upon the upper end. Tlio gn* wn* gene
rated in an nppnrntus rinse hy, and comninnicnted
to the fountain tlituughu lead pipe, and forced in a
sufficient quantity hy iu own expansibility, without
the process of pumping. There was no gunge, or
|iro]iei apparatus fur uscortnining tho pressure, and
it was mostly hy a loose ostitnnto that ho determined
when there wus a sufficient ciunntity of gas forced
into tho fountain, or whether there was a* much as
it would, or ought to contain.
Uiidcrtho-o circumstances, as hn stood with his
head over the fountains tho gas silently escaped
from this generator, iniblt, tho bottom wn* rent off,
and tlio main body was thrown up, to tho ceiling,
which it broke in, buried itself, nn.l now rotnuins.—
The part below formed tho globular ond. By a
'fid examination of this fact, it appealed that
whore ono of thu lugs hud been put on, there was
an original defect in the copper, mid a considerable
quantity of solder had been put over the weak place
nn tho inside, while tho leg hud been sndered on the
outside. No other defect could b» discerned by tbo
eye; aud front tlio nature of the rent, it seemed that
it must have connected there, and torn off in nearly
n horizontal direction The rent was mnde with
fnir bright copper, nil round, nnd ragged edges.
The fault origmated in a mistake of the manufac
turer, who supposed that the soldering would re
medy the defect in tho copper; and oven if the pres
sure’ hud been correct tho accident might, at any
tnotncul, have happened.
A man stood near by, assisting Mr. Bruce, who
wns thrown down by tliooxplosioii, but was not in
jured. Mr Coburn, who keeps the cellar in front,
ran immediately nnd found the assistant endeavour
ing to raiso Mr. Bruce from tho floor.
The lower part of tho fountain as it was canted
by tho pipe must havo struck Mr. Bruce in tho fore
head just above tho oyo brows, when tho skull, as
was expressed by tho surgeon, was broken to
" pumice," and a po.lion of tho brain fell out ovor
the nrm. Within a moment, two or three respira
tions of nir were made from the lungs, nnd ho died
immediately, apparently without suffering. Tho
great demand for his beverage linil kept him exceed
ingly busy all day, but this tcrriblo accident has put
an und to ull his labor.
Ftlttc.—The alarm ubout ono o’clock this morn
ing proceeded front < ha Engine House oft ho Howard
Fire Company, in I’ncu, near Fnjette-stroct. Tito
Watchman uf the district first discovered the fire,nnd
on gaining entrance, Willi ono or two others who
first arrived, the whole interior of the building was
found lo bo in u blase. It was with the utmost dills,
culty and seme danger that tliey succeeded in re
moving the oppuraiu* of the Company, some pur-
ti*>n* of whicl. were more or less injured by Utu fire.
Nearly all tho other property of tho Company was
destroyed, among the re*t, we regret to learn, was
tho valuable likeness uf Col. Howard, painted on
copper, by Woodsido. The combustible part uf the
budding wu* nearly all destroyed. Tbo bro is fully
believed (o have been tho urt of an incendiary, us
Iho torches of tho Company were founJ lighted and
placed under tho stairway leading to tbo Company’*
room. They were so placed as to ignite iho stairs,
nnd were fouud still burning when tho alarm was
given, and entrance gained into tbe apar.incut. In
what ranuner the incendiary suceoedsd iu gaining en
trance to accomplish hi* wicked purpose, wo nre not
advisvd. Thi# evil is growing intolerable, and in
creased vigilance is the method of cute.
Tho Howard Fire Company seetn ta have been
special subjects of the evil doed* of tlio incendiary.
A few night* since, ahoura belonging to that Cum-
pany was sot oo fire, and on nttomp'ing to open the
door of the engine house lo get out tho apparatus, it
wo* found that the key hole had been spiked, *o
that the dour in rear had to bo forced open. Let
us hup* Ural the authors of such base and w icked
act* will not long lie able to elude justice.—Balt.
Patriot, | WA iut.
It iscenendlv known to our renders that Mr. N.
P. Willis,editor of • In- New Voik Corsair, married
when last in Kiqrinml, tho daughter of Widiatn
Since, Ordinance store keeper nt Wonl-vlcli. Mr.
Wills nnd Ills Indy very recently returned to En-
gland oil n visit to her family, blit we regret to say
tlii’t lilt joy of meeting will he # torne.l to n mournful
greeting; the lady’s father having died on tho 31st
of May, of which they were probuldo ignorant, on
the day of their departure from New York. Mr.
Sinro lii.tl seen much service, in coitsideriiliHii of
which n pension of £365 per annum was granted to
him snmo yusrs ago.
Police—great excitement at Chatham-slrenl
Chapel —A great excitement took place yesterday
In Cliuthnm-street Clinnol during the nrteriition ser
vice. A lady suddenly observed an eye pooping
through an aperture beneath Iter. The whisper of
tho occurrence ran round. Several indies rose nnd
left the Chapel- A* the news sprend of the evil
• y , ' o vti* and smiles and blnriieB wore on allsi.iea
soon. Tlio mystery wns lit length examined. Two
male members of the church descended beneath tho
Chapel, nml there they discovered a young man,
" hi* thoughts intently *i<t nn things ultovo," de
voutly peering through tho perforated floor. They
seized Inin mid escortiil him to tho police ojfire.—
Uu his way thither lie ran off, hut tvns pursued,
overtaken, nml secured. He gave Ids mime Benja
min F. Hill. The magistrate committed him for ex
amination until to-day. Tho milliner in which Hill
obtained access hcitcnlh tho Chapel was by picking
the cellar door lock, lie then bored several Inrgu
holes through the ceiling with nn migiir, in order to
gratify hisciilpidde curiosity I lo i* quite u young
man, about 10 or 20 years of ug>’.—K.rprctt.
Trial ok Ezttt Wiiitk kou MI'koku.—The
Court ufOyor and Terminer met yesterday inuniing
for the jiurpuso of trying Ezra White* on an indict-
nient charging him with having murdered Peter
Fitzpatrick, m tlio cornei of Willot mid Broome st.
on the 13th of February lust. Oil calling tho roll
of petit-jurors only seventeen were found to lie pre
sent. which number being itwnfliriciit, according to
law, to cjiahle the court to proceed with tho trial,
tin* ub*-ntees_\vcre lined $23 each nml the Shcritf
was ordered to suniinou from tho whole county one
hundred lulismon to be present iu court this mor
ning, til II o'clock, after which tho court ndjuurn-
«l.—-V. V. II‘big.
Nov HI. MODK OK IIKKRKSHI.XO OMi’s .MEMORY.—
Ill tin* ctoiise of a iriiil held in the Sheriff'» court on
Thursday in which Mr. Dowling was engaged for
the plaintiff, ami Mr. Thomas for thu defendant, for
the recovery of61 alleged tn he due lor two qti irtors’
rent, n witness, mimed .Marshall, was culled an thu
purt oft he plaintiff,-in prove the period at which
thu dt;fiMi.luut quitted the apartments, nml dining
iiis cross examination hy Mr. Tlniniu* wus observed
by tln\t gentleman frcqucutU to cast his eyes down
tnwiiid* his hands, hesitating very much in an
swering u question put to Hint until lie had done so.
At lenglnlt.wn* found that the palms were written
ull over, and contained the dates which had been
given tlm w it no-** to swear lo. Mr. Dow lingcxpressed
his unqualified disgust lit the proceeding, und imiig'
nnntly throw up hi* brief. He, however, hogged to
as*uiu tho comc that neither himself nor the soli
citor in tlio case was a party to it. The under slierilV
nnd Mr. Thomas oxpr* ssml themselves in high
terms of the ho nomlilc course .Mr. Dowling ond the
solicitor hid pursued, nnd the jury, without hesi
tation, returned n verdict for ilia defendant— Hell'
L\fc in London.
Attempt at abduction and a row.—Ott Tuesday
last, several of tho loyal people of Canada formed u
plan fur kid lapping und carrying off a deserter
from this place. 1 hey made themselves friendly
with him during tha day, and succeeded iu gening
him sufficiently intoxicated lor their purpo-o, but
they also went n liulo too deep into tho business
themselves, und let the secret out, which spreud liko
wildfire, und in u few moinunts they were surround-
dod hy a large concourse of jieople, who hauled them
about quite unceremoniously, und irenp d them to a
good coat of tar. After this sport had proceeded
some time, so.no persons who had been drilling
with muskets, firmed thumselvos into tin united
guiitd, und escorted the pnrty lo ikcirbrint, nnd they
embarked for Iter Majesty',.dominion, prejiuhly re
flecting on the delightful errand that brought them
to out shore, nml cursing tlio Yankees. There eith
er is or should lie, sente h-gnl method of punishing
persons who attempt such outrages upon the rights
of people under our protection, nnd the law should
honppeuk-d to insteml of the mob; us, h iwevcr de
serving such intruder* may ho uf summary punish
ment, it ill becomes our citizens to inflict it without
duo course of law.
N. B. Wo understand that the lender of tho gang
who got tarred, belonged o Cipt. Jesup's company,
and tliat lie couniitted suicide by shooting himself
A IltoH-iiANDKn Female Swindler.—A port'y
young damsel o; 5^4 witli fluxea hair, lurgo full oyo,
and florid complexion, a short lime since npponred
among tho good citizens of Albion, in tho West part
of tltis Stuic. Sin stated herself to ho a wealthy
and r spcctuhle widow from Tucumseh, in Mic.lt •
gait, from whence she brought forged letters, doubt
less written by herself. She succeeded in ingratiu'
ting herself into a respectable family, where site re
main d several w. fks, mnde and received sundry
visits iu good society, rnn in debt at various stores
for rich dresses, exhibited letters speaking of her
wcnltli, nml finally disappeared ono night carrying
with Iter it trunk containing u large amount nf stolen
goods ami clothing purtoiued from stores, from the
Innisu whore she res ded, ami those into which she
had obtiiiuud admission.—N. 1*. Star.
ISA BEY AND THE FIRST CONSUL.
Oim day, tb« first Consul, having t eturrwd from
III* ride, crossed tha small gallary neat to tho mid-
dla saloon at Malmnhon, and snipped to look at a
book of engravings placed upon a table at tha end
of the gallery looking into tha park. Itabey, who
had Just left the theatre, entered ihtougk an oppo-
site door. At this period tha first Consul wa* very
thin, and worn tha uniform of tlm Guidtem Chat•
Mar# a Cheual, belonging to the body guard. Eu
gene Brauhurnai* was then Colonel of that fine re
giment. Iiabey, who had not lieaid the fir-t Con
sul come in, seeing nt tho end ofthe gullcrj a aim t,
•lim persunng',dressed in the uniform ofthe Guides,
nnd wearing two epaulets, naturally concluded thnt
it was Eugene Bennhurnais t with wln<m he wus
very intimaie, nnd whom lie determined to surprise.
Dexiereus, light, and ussy in his motions as a cat,
hn advanced softly w.thout making the slightest
noise, and, seizing a favorable opportunity, leaped
with a single spring upon the shuuldcrs of the first
Consul, and set natridu upon his neck. Napoleon,
who thought tlm house wus foiling over his head,
and (hut the devil had cornu to strangle him, was
thrown by the itrpotiis of the demon. He rose, got
rid ufhis strange collar, which in hi* turn lie threw
with violence upon the ground, and pipsrnted re rite
stupified countenance of l«nbey, feature* which lie
certainly did not expect to buhuld ut llmt moment.
" What mean* this joke 1" said he, in a severe
tone.
" I thought it was Eugene,"stammered tlio young
artist.
" And if it hnd been Eugene," replied the first
Consul, “ was it necessary to dislocute his should
er I” Saying this hu lull the gallery.
This story soon got wind, notwithstanding tho
care taken to prevent it Tho first Consul had too
much tact not to know that thu luugh was not on
his side. Isabey had tho sumo perception of tho
ridicule that would fall upon Napoleon, uml both
would fuitt have covered the circum-tauce witli tho
veil .ifsilonce. But whether tho artist, in the first
moment of his alunn, had reluted tbo circumstance
to Eugene himself, or whether the first Consul hud
suid something to Madumo Bonupnrio, certain it is,
thnt tlio matter b came known. Pains were after-
wards taken lo contradict tlio story, tn ward olY tho
torrent of ridicule which it hud drawn upon otto of
tlio parlies, but in vain; for, touvoid laughing ut the
idun of isulicy thus scaling or usculnding the first
Consul, it wns necessary to lie descended in u direct
lino, and w itho»t mesalliance, from either Titnou or Jj£n*>
* Mvo i
* street
lltftllUP HI.BKR.
Tlm Ule lamented Lord Bish. ii of Calcutta, | a
his youthful days «i* very fond of w riting a Gun
d eeprit. 8oma of bis qulttlral writings fo) i«nt u>
the Gentleman's Magatme, in which he occasionally
cm responded a ith himself, keeping down to tha daU-
ness of his modrii to the great amu.rmcnt oftbafow
who were in the aerrot. One of hi* articles wm *
solemn inquiry, fiom Clericu* Lrlci atrenie* lain
the remedy for the devastation* of an Insect which
peculiarly attacked spinach,—the evil, tha remedy 4
and the insect being all equally Imaglnviy, Ano^ '
therw-a* ns a sonnet nn the death of Limit. Philip
V—, who was killed at tho atorming of
Muzzaboo, on the St. Lawrence, (fort and warequal-
ly unknown.) The last line was,
"And Mmatlnin shall yield to Mouaboo " .
Tliejcax A'esprit fiom which the last line la ta
ken. deceived ii very respectable uld gentleman, for
it happened, by nn odd coincidence, that there had
bevtt missing for some years, a certain Philip V—.
whose uncle wns so much pleased with dUcftYaring
the ncone of his death, and with the glow ing cub*
gittm (Vom a witness of his valor, that he sent five
pounds lo the editor of tho Magatiue for tho author
of thu sonnet.
O Connell’* wikic.—On his wifo lioing toasted at
a dinner given to him ut Newcastle, ho made 'tb**
following response: "There arcsorno topic*of/rJ.
sacred and sweet a nature, that Utoy may be com
prehended by thnso who are happy, but cannot poa-
s'lhly lie described hy any human being. All that
I shall do is to thank you in tho name of hor who
was the disiutera ted clialcaof my early youth \ who
wns tho cvercheerful companion of my tuanly yean;
nnd who is tho swoetest solnco of that "rear and
yellow leaf" ngo nt which I havo arrived. In her
namo I thank you, and till* you may readily believe;
for experience, I think, will show to us all, that no
mnn can battle nnd xtrugglo with tho malignant
enemies nf In's enuntry, unless hi* nest at horn* U
warm nnd comfortable—unless tho honey of human
life is commumU'd by a hand that ho love*."
Heraclitus.
[ From the Knickerbocker.]
BEARDING A SEA LlUN IN HIS DEN.
BY J- N. REYNOLDS, ESQ.
The island of Staton Latnl, which lius south can
Torra del Fwcgo, from which it U separated by thu
Strait le Maire, whon scon from a shore dbtanco,
has a most barren and forbidden appearances but
such is not its renl churactor. Tho tops ofthe moun
tains, composed of immonio masses of granite, pro
duce it is true, little vogutntion; but un their sides,
and what may bo culled tbo low lands, there is a
tich thick mould, formuil by tbo decomposition uf
thoir natural productions, ni.d bouutilicd with the
mint luxuriant verdure.
Near tho entrance of Port Hatches, is a caver
long known as the loiri-nl of a few pairiureh. of
the ocean to whom its deep reco.aes hud In on, un
til the period of which I am ubo it to ancuk, a safe
protect Inn. The opening of this soa-linn’s denis
about thirty feel in width, its base lioing on u level
with tlio sea, at low wuter mark. Tho wlinlo
length of tho cave, beneath ihebnse of tbo precipice,
is two hundred and twenty pnccn, beautifully niched
over with sialuctites, und in sente pluces changing
it* course from a direct line, and lot tiling little up-
•r:tires,which communicates with the main cniruiice*
To amor thi* cavorn, explore its secret chambers,
and pnvoko a combat w*th iho undent holdars and
p uprh-tors uf this wild citudol, was the object of,
ono of our boat excursions. Preparatory to our ad-
vat.ee into this
cavern hoar,
That stunds all lonely on the seii-beut shore,'
fire# were placed, one uficr another, with a distance
of thirty yards be'-weett each two,‘ to un-wer thu
d-iiililopoiposo of guiding our progress, nnd ofsecur-
ing n speedy rollout, -IioiiM we bi- too roughly re-
ceiv.d by the old pAwrrt, who,'wtih a number of
„ „ elnp-mntche# in his suite,'hnd lukon up a position
nt Prescott, yeslo day morning— Ogdensburgh In the furthest noinor of tho dun.
Timet.
Outrage among the .Cherokee 1ndiant\near
Fort Gibson.—Murder of John llidgc and his
Father, A*c.—By n letter received in this city yes
terday, from one of am* citizens ut Fort Gibson, Ar
kansas, we nro informed that ubout n week since,
the celebrated chief John llidgc and iiis father, two
of the imt.t prominent persons in the iintfon, were
most brutally and savagely murdered, nnd thnt John
Ross, the leader of tlio opposition party, hns, in con
sequence thereof, been compelled to take up his
quarters ut Fort Gibson for personal security.
From the sumo source wo also learn that a Mr.
Wright und four children wore iuhummdy murder
ed, about the 16th June, near Cave Hill, Washing
ton comity, Ark., for money, ns it was supposed.—
It was generally believed at Fort Gibson, that tho
perpetrators of this uct have been pursued nnd
taken with many oilier* of notorious character, und
that the low will lie diqicnscd with, and they bo
disposed of very summarily by Judge Lynch.—
Natehe: Courier.
LtBERTtNKs.—We are not going to shunter any
ono by the application of this obnoxious epithet’,
significant nf vileness, to him. We say him, for,
ucc'irdicg to tho present acceptation of the term,
libertinism is co-ifined to the coarser-sex; albeit, its
original application recognised no distinction of sex-
•*.—Originully, that i*, in the era of scripture histo
ry, libertine denoted apursoa who had been a slave,
und wa* afterward* made freo, or the dcccndant
of such a ner-oti—now it signifies a pernni who
from freedom Iut* abandoned himself to the slavery
iff vice. According to Lardner. tlm ter.n was ap
plied to a great number iff Jew# at Kume, who
occupied a forge quaiterof the city, und were chief
ly such a* h id Imen taken captive ut vuriuu* times
cairied itito Italy, und mmla fica by their Roman'
masteit.—Tacitus also, and Josenhu* expressly ap
ply the term to those people, and speak ofthe ban-
shmeiit of tho Libertines from Romo during thu
reign of Tiberius. Hence it would seem that there
is not so much disgrace in bciffg a Amur Jdc Liber
tine, as is cmintoolySUpp'Ofd.
TiikJBoston Tiiouiii.es have been brought to an
end, for tho present ut least, nud iiT'ti manner that
is quite sntisl'icUiry to all lovers of order and of
obedience to the laws. Tito Court room wav crowd
ed on M ituiuy in. li ning, w hen it was known thnt tho
final judgment of the Court would bo pronounced
but tlie opinion was listened to in respectful silence,
nnd not the least attempt wus made to intcribrcwith
the execution of the sentence—which was, that tho
defendant should bo committed until Iiis fmo wus
paid. His counsel tnado some excellent remarks,
declaring Ms determination, nud that of hi* client,
to submit Mihcsitntiiigly to tlie judgment of tho luw,
and tiromuitur, on his own part and the part nf his
friends, to assume tlio duties of peace-officers, if
necessary, in carrying tho sentence of the Court into
cllcct.
Tho defendant wns then conveyed quietly to pri
son, lint after paid his lino and costs, and was
dischnrgcaT
IVorcjoico at this result; still more in the convic
tion which wo feel, that the sense of the community
is decidedly manifesting itself against all improper
attempts to dufeutnr resist thcuctionof tho license-
la.v. That the law is ohjectionuhiu in some points
of vi w wo nro not prepared to deny; and wo admit'
that some rather censurable proceedings have bten
taken under it; hut thu ovil against which It it aimed
is so monstrous und so fatal to tho well-being of so
ciety, that we cannot but wish success to every and
uny effort that promises a remedy.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.
Wo cony the following front the St. Louis Repub
lican of the 8th instant.
Francis Schncdor, a German, committed suicido
in the olfico of his employer, Mr. Mulnnphy, on
Market street, yesterday about noon, by shooting a
ball through his head. It nppenrs thnt Schroder
was a young man of uncommon abilities, a profound
scholar, and sustained un unsullied cliarueter—that
he*lcft Switzerland from n request of his father,
contrary to his own desires—thnt soino political
difficulties hnd caused him much trouble of mind,
und since bis urrival in this country, it has been in
a very depressed state.
Previous to committiug the horrible deed, tho de
ceased arranged ull his privato affairs, put every
thing to rights in tho office,—oven went so far as to
teal strips nf paper to a door in a smull desk which
contained some papers, and to which there was no
lock, in order that nis employer might seo that evoiy
thing was'left properly—shaved himself and put
on clean linen. A number of letters were left—one
addressed to hi-* employer stating where tho key nf
the office might bo found that lie had endeavored to
leave every thing iitgood ordor— gavo some direc
tions ubout the payment of his debis, and closed by
saying *• I have taken the liberty, Mr. Mulanphy,.
of using ono of your pistols!" Among tho letters
left was ono to his father. It was indeed a most
nwful spectacle to witness tho mangled head and
bloody body bf the unfortunate young man as he lay
weltering in his own blood.
Like Boat.—The Noifolk Herald has a notice
of a Life Boat, invented by Lieut. John J. Niitimo,
ofllw revenue service, which promises to be ofthe
greatest utility in case* where iis aid i* required
The Herald says it may be launched over the side
of a vests), and thrown into th-? ocean, und it is im
material in what position itstrikes tbo wuter, it will
cciUtility right itself, and be ready for service io a
moment. If turned over.it will right again immov
diately, ami if overwhelmed and deluged by the
raging billows, will mount them again, aud free
iuelf from the water it has taken in. It may bo
launched in the midst of breakers in perfect safety,
if there are no recks to dash it Uf pioces; and if tho
bottom should have a breach made in it, the b«t
will still float in surety. There are no valve* or
i»lug*toatt*endto, and the person* who ate in it
have only to hold on, and they are in no danger;
this I* especially important in a night escape. It
ha* been examined bv experienced nautical men of
Norfolk, ami also at the north, where Utwt- Nira-
•no bus exhibited it, and they all concur in rocom-
msnding it us the most important improvement on
the hfo-boat* heretofore invented.
With lighted torches, wo now advanced into tho
abyss, which the ancient Romans would Imvo com
jparuted to deified nymphs, and tho i’errinns Jhave
/usigned n* tho scut of tho. r god Mithras. 1 hentq*
ciut a dim, flickering light, which rendered visible
tlio darkness in our renr. Every tiling around us
seemed to partake of tho gloomy silence of the
tomb, until the stillness wus suddenly broken by tlie
roar nf tlio old lien, more unpulling, by fur, than
tlint of his fierce namesuku of the Moorish plains.'
I laving uppruached so near that we could see the
monster’s glaring cyo balls, we discharged our mus
kets, nn.l continued, nlturunlely retiring to load, and
advancing to lire, until our cars were stunned, und
nur hoods bewildered, wi h tlie reverberations of
the reports, mingled with tho roarings of the whole
maddened group, now closcly pressed, und severely
wounded.
Our lights failing for an instant, wo retrained to
replenish them. Tho Innliings of tlio wavts ut the
mouth of the envoi ii. though liisnint, echoed und
rumbled so loudly tin ought lie vauff.d passages, that
we could not heurcach mbein’ voices. As we again
moved forwuid, to discharge our pieces, the old sea
lion broko out into a mra paroxysm of rage, tearing
up thu gravel and rocks with his claws and teeth.
The white foam mixed witli blood, druf-ped from hi»
forge red longue; while so bourse, so loud nnd
deafening, was his howl, that we were obliged to stop
our ears with our hands, to prevent be.ng pained hy
The scene around us had now indeed become one
of inconceivable wildness und horror. Tw o hun-
arod paces within the iu<>ui!i uf a novo which nmn
hud nover before entered, thu dim flickering light of
our torches, nnd the decayed fire# in our reur, toge
ther with the suffocating smoke from the frequent
fn ing, rendered it necessary to retrogado. Nor did
wocoimnenco retreating a moment too soon. Woun
ded nnd infuriate, tlie old lion now began to move
toward us, as wo gradually return'll, step by atop,
throwing stones and firebrands, to keep him in check
until wo had reached so near the mouth ofilio cav
ern, thut witli deliberate aim, Capt. Palmer ofthe
Penguin, shot him. This wns his death wound, al
though ho had previously received no lei* than ten
hulls.
After recruiting our fires w ith tho blubber of our
viclim x wo returned to the ehargo; and soon suc
ceeded in tuking tho remaining five females ond
thoir pups. Tho old sea lion (phoba jubata) met-
sured tpn feet six inches in length, nnd eight feet
round the shoulders; and, as we supposed, could not
weigh less than four hundred pounds. Tlie females
wore from six tosovon feet in length, and of a more
slender form.
An Odd Fish.-—Tho editor of tho Nantucket In
quirer snys ho took a cart ride of four mile-, through
clouds of horse-mosquitoes so dense that ho could
hurdly see his hand eight inches in advance of his’
lace, to seo a whalo which report said hud been
captured. Ur arriving at tho spot where the mon
ster lay, he found, instead of a whalo, a bone Shark
—a still more,‘curious critter’ in this region—
which had been cast up dead hy tho waves, it
measured twonty-five feet in length, and in circnm-
teranco about four times as large as the great ox,
Columbus—a size which would have enabled this
piscatory monster to cugulph with tulorabhi euso tho
respectable gentleman known as Daniel Lambert.
There was in the possession of his ‘inner man’
considci-ablo of the unction so flattering to tho deal
er* iu oil; inasmuch as his liver yields three or
four barrels of that commodity, and from tho whole
carcass ten more will be procured.
The bonu Shark is a native of the South Atlantic
and Pac ific oceans—and a great rarity in this part
^ i ° WOT )^ - h has no teeth, but like tho whale/
recks its lood in through a sort of bony cunib.> v
Red Hair.—" a tinpenny, only a tinpenny,
your honor,” exclaimed a sturdy beggar, at a stage
coach door in Ireland, to a /Scotchman with fiery
ringlets, butwlio was quite insensible to tha appeal
—A fippenny, your boner: a fippouny, oi a penny,
or a half-penny, plase ye." Finding the Scot inex
orable, the beggar altered hi* tone, and said, " Will
; our honor plase to lend me a lock of your hair to
light my pipe with.”
A Good ’on.—While tbo coiebrated iron steam
er Robt. F, Stockton was King at Borden town a
day or two >-go, a Mil, raw boned Jeiseyman came
on board, and ranging from ono end of tne vessel to
the other, appeared to b« examining into her con
struction with gloat minuteness.
* Well,* said the Captain, turning to the stranger,
whsi do you think of her 7’
Hesitating and looking somewhat confused,
tho other replied—
• Why, io my judgment she’# no great affair,
was not so anxious loses the boat as ioget a look at
the darned fool that came ever io her/
Edward V. Davis, a journeyman printer is nomi
nated aa the Democratic candidate for Congress to
represent the Attakepsi district in Louisiana.
A Queer coze it now undergoing examination
before Alderman McMicbarl, of Spring Garden.
Tv is nothing more mil lass than tha investigation of
n mnninge ceremony, which is alleged to bcillrgai
on the one hand, nml legal on the other. Tho foots
as wo understand them, nro tho following.
In April last, Mr. Scott, Benjamin Hutchlnsin,
nnd atinlhet gentlcmin, whore nntno. wo <
net yet usccrtdnrd, were perambulating nm
streets of Kensinjlnn. When in tlm neiahlioihoodv.
of Mr. Scott’s house, ha politely requested them to ^
walk in and take something, n very significant
word, and one whirh, no doubt wa* oorroetlv In
terpreted by the gentlemen. In they went, and the
Aldormnn seeing u young lady seated in the room,
nsked Scott if that wus his wife. " No," wag the
reply, but accompanying it was an intimation that
there was nyoung lady up stairs who had "found
grace in theey».’s' l ofMr. Scott, and with whom he
would not object to contract mulrlmony. Tho
Indy wns called, Mr. S. took her by the hand, amt
the AMerman, rolled in his rfiHal dignity, duly
pronounced tho mttrringo ceremony. The uncon
scious bridge, however, did not say " Ye*," tl at
awful » yo, tlint filial word, acknowledging the cor
rectni’M of the matrimonial rule of arithmetic, which
udd* ono to one, and yet makes hut one. The Al
derman, however, nothing loath, attributed this
omission to thore causes to which ell Aldermen
w mid attribute it, first, to his presence; second, to
Ms dignified manner und magi-turial looks; end^
thirdly, to mndciiy, a* it is generally supposed
that ull girls arc apt to be mo lest when appealing
umlersimilnr circumstances Suffice it to say, they
were married, yes, nml married to the Aldormsn's
sniNfnrtlon, too. After having net formed his duty,
ho wandered his wny liomownra, end the next day
is'Uod certificates fertile parties to the utter aston-
Uhniunt of tin* bridge, wlui Imd considered tha mat
ter os a joke, and Tiiid never di earned tif making
pretensions to the title iff wife. Inquiries woro In
stituted, nml the Indy wns inlortm d llmt she wm
actually and legally mairled. Tho fen for pci form
ing ilie ceremony, wn umb’rstnnd, was wn mnreeau
de beotif, which trutiriiitcd into pure English, mean*
u piece of liccf.
Thecn-e now pending before Alderman MrMK
chuel, rlinrges tlio pnrties w ith conspiracy. It came
upon Monday last, and wns t-.en continued until
Friday next, nt 4 n’ofook. F. Brewster, Esq., acts
iis une oft lie cnini-el, ami Alderntun Hutchinson,
imend-ln act a* Ids own nt'oincy, und will we un
derstand, make Iiis remarks in tlm case on next
Friday. Tbo wedded parties were both single pre
vious to this tnin-netion.—Phil, Public Ledger.
Game Laws.—As tho period approaches for
wo deock shooting, poachers nnd purveyors for nur
city curing Imusc* nre hcstiiring themselves to take
lime by the forelock.
Wo camimi nil such, that them is a pretty good
lookout kept upon unfair sportsmen, and :bai are
rangerr.ent* nre made til prosccitie evety violation
ofthe luw linn can In* traced ami pruvi d.
Thu period for -h”i>lit<g woodcock in this Stato
lefrom the 1st July lo January.
lo New Jeremy u i* between the 5th of July and
the. 1 st January. Of Course, tlio 4th July is • for
bidden Huy, and of this thnso who are in the habit
ol shooting in Uie Jersey* should take notice, for et
Newark,* Elizabethtown, Railway, Chatham, anJL
elsi where iresoeiaiions have been funned, ana 1
vigilance cummiiices appointed, to take cere thnt
tlie law lie not violated. For Fourth *ff July shooten,
there will lie a special look nut.—A’. Y American.
The last iiumhur of tho Gazette published by Wm-
.yon Mackenzie which is dated at the .Monroe Co-
jail, Rochester, July 6th, contains the speech which
wn- mndo nt his recent trial, nn tlio charge of rain
ing n military expedition against the Canadas. - He
rest* Iiis defence on ihu ground that as Great Bri
tain had violated the treaty of 1013, by sanctioning
the Into assassination at Schbisscr and princeling tho
perpetrator# of it, by abolishing the ftvo institutions
of Canada and introducing anarchy, nnd hy sending
out bands nfmeivcnnrien to oppress the people and
ravngn tlio country, that treaty was no lunger bind
ing upon tho inhabitants of this sovereign state; that,
admitting tlm law uf 1818 to be iu force, it was not
applicable to hi* case, because tho persona with
whom he ncied in Canada designed to assist and
not to war irgain-i und plunder tho settled popula
tion, and llmt, tiniilty, in itlier Im or the |mople of
Upper Canada begun the revolt in the Bii'ish pro
vinces. "It began," seys ho, "on the 5i hor Novem
ber, 1837, nt Montreal iu Lower Canada, under dre
cumstnnrcs not unlike tlm diffi. ullies at Boston three
•core years since. The Canadians rent messages
to Toronto intreating out nid to ward offe common
cnlamity, as tlm Uo-ioniuns did in your revolution.
Wo had expected ii revolt, but not for months to
come—yet wenreeded to their wishes—and thutyott
hnva tho immediate cause of tho popular outbreak
which followed a month after that of the sister coun
try."—AT. Y. Eve. Post.
McKkkxik.—McKenzie's Gazette dated "Mon
roe (Co ) Gaol" comes to us in mourning,—with a
part of his speech made on his trial, written out for
From the Gazette.
Donations since onr Last Notice —A Canadian,
f8; Mr. Rogers, Pcnfield, $3; an Albany friend,
from Ireland, $5; another hereabouts, from saroo *
country, $10; Mr. Hiram Carmichael has sent us a
lienuriful pnir of Morocco slippers; and a few friends
brought half a dozen of Champagne to keep the 4 th
with, but tlio worthy Jailer consulted his instruc
tions and sniff no. Criminals in n penitentiary are
forbidden to quaff Ciiatnpnigtio Truly some of us
have real |*tm enough without it. A rich 4th of
July cake was allowed to pass up.
v Our friend of the Boston Morning Post nay*:—
" They do tho most rascally thing# in New Yoik."
It may be, but tlm New Yorkers never made war
en masse against unprotected females, and never
set fire lo a concent.—N. Y. New Era.
But they go behind ladies in tiro street, and spit
tobacco juice upon their white dresses, and refuse
to hoist the flag of their countiy/» board of their
vessels when the Chief Magistrate of the nation
enters tlrcir city.' If there be any thing meaner
than these two acts, please "name the article for
tbo crowd is approaching," brother Era.—Boston
Post. j
MARRIED,
On Tuesday, the 9th in«t. by the Rev. Josiah S.
Law, at Tranquil,Liberty county, Dr. B. B. KING
of Riccboiougb, lo Mis# ELIZABETH McIVEB*
of Waltliourville. *
Oh let their path with flowrrs be spread,
A# on they pass through life;
And though man’s portion be but thorns
There is a cure—a tcife !
, . KVa yet for us Hope’s beams are sldninf,
»* Wf O'er scenes with trouble's rife; _
• i wl>rn clouds come darkjt o'er us. J
.but I ^Sfhen there's our light—a wife ! ^
We wish themjoy—earth’s paradise,
A portion free from strife l
Tll ““ i-rjior. which «.U nvta,
•vhett we hns got—o wife !
BACHELOR.