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vi A % ndewvor to impress upon her mind the folly f annoying (tie Cow-keeper, and informing rr, that if she still persisted in doing so, it ’ould only lead to great discomfiture oo her u t.—English paper. A WORD TO STUDENTS. l.iecdotes of Linker, Sir Isaac Newton and Pre sident Edwards Be persuaded to strict temperance by a con- /deration of its happy influence on the health and •C:gor both of mind and body. The most emi- >!-.nt physicians bear uniform testimony to this propitious effect of entire abstinence. And the Hpirit of inspiration has recorded, He that stri- rth for the mastery, is temperate in all things. 'Iany striking examples might be adduced.— .'he mother of Sampson, that prodigy of hu- nun strength was instructed by an angel of iod to preserve him from the slightest touch f "wine or strong drink, or any uncleaD thing.” Vnd Luther, who burst the chains of half Eu- ope, was as remarkable for temperance as for great bodily and intellectual vigor. ‘‘It often lappened,” says his biographer, "that for se veral days and nights he locked himself up in lis study, and took no other nourishment than •read and water, that he might the more unin- crruptedly pursue his labors. Sir Isaac New- 'on, also, while composing his Treatise on Light, a work requiring the greatest clearness jf intellect, abstained not only from spirit, hut 'rom all stimulating food. The immortal Ed wards, too, repeatedly records his own experi ence of the happy effect of strict temperance >oth in mind and body. And the recent re formations from moderate drinking, in different parts of the land have revealed numerous ex amples of renovated health and spirits in con sequence ofthe change. But not to multiply nstanccs; let any youth, oppressed with heavi ness of brain or dullness of intellect thorough ly try the experiment of temperance in all things, united with great activity, and he will himself be surprised at the happy cfTect.—National Preacher. against his majesty. These warlike prepara tions bring to mind the story of the bmtle be tween Rcgulus and the snake. The terrene brother of the sea-serpent will hardly be able to escape the rifle balls of the western hunters who have got upon his "trail” and ascertained that it terminates in a cavern.—N. Y. Evening post. DOMESTIC Condition of Turkish Women.—The gardens ;n the neighborhood of Pera, are also favorite places of resort for the Turkish ladies; and large parties of them are frequently seen re pairing thither, either walking with a hurried «nd shuffling pace, or riding in small tilted wa gons. drawn by four little white oxen gaily ca parisoned. Their whole figure is enveloped in a shapeless cloak or pelisse, called a Ferre- ; : eh; and the Mahratnah, or thick white hand kerchief, in which the face and head are muf fled up, effectually prevents them frein being recognized. Their eyes only are visible, and they are ge nerally of sparkling blackness, and expressive •of any feeling rather than melancholy. The •cheerfulness and merriment indeed which pre vail, whenever a group of Turkish women is collected together, may serve to contradict some of the notions which are generally enter tained respecting them; and may show, to use the words of an intelligent traveller, "how gra tuitous and mi-placed is the pity which we sometimes bestow upon beings who are not perhaps sensible that they can be objects of any other feeling than envy and admiration.”— Happily for mankind, the influence of the fair sex is not limited to any particular mode of so ciety, but may be as powerfully exercised in the retirement of the harem as in the glitter of the drawing room. Nor does the seclusion, which we should think imprisonment, excite h- mong the Turkish women any discontent; on the contrary, it is considered as cne of the great distinctions between the higher and low cr orders, and in the marriage contract it is sometimes stipulated that the lady shall have the privilege of remaining at home, and not be obliged to go out shopping in the streets and bazzars like the wives and daughters of trades men.—Turkish Empire. horse crawling through a post. —A story is told of the lute Ilev. Mr. Sprague, of Dublin, N. H. which sets the remarkable simplicity of the learneJ parson in a very ludicrous 1'ght.— Paying a visit to one of his parishioners, he threw the bridle ofhis horse over the post of a rail fence dear the house. During his stay, the animal contrived to disengage the bridle from the post, and get it under his feet—see ing which, a servant girl drew the reins thro’ one of the mortices and over the top of the post in the form of a noose. The parson took his leave, and going to untie his horse, was in describably astonished to find the bridle, which be had simply thrown over the post, thus pas sed through one of the holes. "This beats all!” ejaculated he to himself, "1 never saw the like of it before! To be sure, we read of a camel going through the eye of a needle—but this was in the days ot miracles. No, no, I never saw the like of it before!” He examin ed it anew; he tried to get the bridle out, but it surpassed his ingenuity. "Yes, it must be,” said he, "the horse has actually crawled thro' the post hole—there’s no other way to account for it!” Full of this impression, and despair ing of making the animal retrace his steps, he whipped out his knife, and was about cutting the reins, when the same girl, perceiving his quandary, released the horse and explained the mystery. But if the simple parson was aston ished before, he was little less so now, to find his penetration surpassed by that of a servant girl. ‘ Heh, girl,” said he, "1 believe you’r right; but how in the name of wonder should a girl like you know more than a man of mv iearning. It’s astonishing 1 astonishing! Mira culous! miraculous!”—N Y. Constellation. The Kentucky Serpent.—A few days since we copied an account into this paper of an enormous snake that had been seen in the neighborhood of Lexington Kentuky. This monstrous reptile was represented to be about 20 feet in length, and as large round as an ordi nary stove pipe, the story seems not to have been a fable. The Lexington Gazette men tions that he was committing "terrible havoc” among the horses, cows, and other cattle in that neighborhood, his bellowing had been dis tinctly heard a night or too before, at intervals through the whole night. So formidable and much apprehended is this extraordinary snake, that a reward of five hundred dollars has been offered to him who shall kill it, and several companies of the Kentucky militia had been or FROM THE GEORGIA COURIER. NATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. The writer has read with attention, the late message of the President of the United States, to thellouse of Representatives, on the subject ofhis refusal to sign the bill, to author ise a susbeription of Stock in the Maysviile and Lexington Turnpike Company. There are two grand points and principles which govern the position and features of the whole communication: In one of which the President is perfectly correct, and in the other he is most egregeously wrong; and the writer pledges himself to convince even his Excel lency, of this fact, whom he believes a man always open to conviction. The subject of Internal Improvement, particularly in those objects, which Congress might, and ought to participate, and have a deep interest, is but partially understood, even by the first States men of the country. The objects of improvement, which can be justly called national, and to which the aid and funds of the General Government can be Con stitutionally applied, are but few in the United States; and may be briefly pointed out as fol lows:—A connexion of the Wabash or Illinois, with the Lakes;—the Erie Canal,—already effected without the aid of the General Gov ernment;— the Chesapeak and Ohio Canal to he constructed by the Bal timore Rail Road, on the East side of the Mountains; (any further extension of the Rail Road, will be found to cost more than it would ever remunerate the owners.) The Cumberland Road—There is an important rout for an improved communi cation between the James and Great Kanahwa rivers in Virginia—The Charleston Rail Road, to be continued, hereafter, through Georgia, near the United States Arsenal in the neigh borhood of Augusta, as a central outlet to the Atlantic, for Tennessee Alabama and the States in their rear; as well as the interior ot South Carolina and Georgia—The Florida Canal across the Isthmus—A Canal, or Rail Road Communication, between the Tennessee river, below the Muscle Shoals and the Tom beebee, and such further improvement as is practicable in the line of inland navigation.from the Dismal Swamp Canal and the waters of the Chesapeake, along the sea-board of the Southern states, to the river St. Johns, and from the west end of the Florida canal, or St Marks, to the Mississippi, by way of Lake Ponchartrain and Bayou Manchanc. It is conceived that the above are the only principal nine leading objects of int°rnal im provement, to which Congress can, Constitu tionally and prudently, give aid and support out of the National Treasury:—On this point, the President seems to sanction the principle as correct. The other grand point, and in which the President is io an prror of judgment and foresight upon this subject, (hut not from the heart) is contained in his message to Con gress at the opening of the session, and refer red to again in the message above alluded to, that the surplus of revenue and national funds, in case of such anticipated contingency, should be distributed among the different States, for the purpose of internal improvement, upon the basis and ratio of Representation. This view, at first, would seem vert plau«i ble to satisfy all parties; hut. upon the geo graphical principles and scientific practice ne cessary to be observed and applied to such ob jects as is conceived, that Congress have Constitutional right to participate, it will be found altogether erroneous, under the follow ing heads. First.—Tt should not he forgotten that s supernatural power has left the country so sit uated, with a diversity of interceptions of in land riv r communications, for carrying on commerce, facilitating agriculture and defend ing the country and the Government in time of war, that there are certain great commanding points and routes left, by the Creator of the Universe, for improved connections by the en terprise and ingenuity of man; and it seems that those objects were designed, bv nature, without regard to the subsequent boundaries of states and "State Rights," and particularly when situated like these United States, for the purpose of national improvements. Hence, it will be perceived that there are many states which do not participate at all ; n the geographical location of these routes for the applicat ion of internal improvement, which can be considered national, and within the pal« of the Constitution; and vet. bv opening cer tain obstructions to transportation between their fine rivers and inland navigation, leading to and from the various points of commerce upon the Atlantic, it will be perceived that many of those States remote from th'* imme diate location of the above named great na tional objects of connection and expenditure, would participate in their mutual benefits. Secondly.—Suppose, for instance, that the Territory of Florida was to receive national encouragement only in proportion to its Repre sentation? —And still its locality between the Western and Atlantic States, and capability of affording a national thorough fare between them, renders a Steam Boat Canal across thf* Isthmus, the most important object of the kind, and of the most general utility, to which the national funds can be applied. On the other hand—suppose the surplus re venue was to be distributed among the diffe rent states, agreeable to the ratio of their res pective Representation? There would be a complete squandering of such surplus revenue and national funds upon detached legal objects. so as to destroy every vestige of benefit to the great leading national arteries of the country; and instead of promoting its Union and wel fare, internal peace, prosperity and defence in time of war, those great objects, which should be the unceasing solicitude of the General Go vernment, would be entirely defeated. On mature reflection the writer will venture to assert, that the President of the U. States is impoftani^and the above remarks lire ad vanced in the most friendly hope ot eliciting sound wisdim and foresight upon a subject, which is becoming every day, more and more important to the country. It is whispered among members of Con gress, that Mr. Van Buren is the author of the suggestions of the distribution of the "surplus revenue,’* as recommended by the President, an! that his primary object for so doing is, no diubt, to establish a Congressional system of divdir.g the public money ot the whole people, mder the specious pretext of in ternal improvehet, upon the basis and ratio of Representation; whereby, he would not only render himself the more popular in his own Slate, but enable New York, whose national object, (the Erie Canal) has already been completed, to pay off the balance of her State debt. &c. in consequence of her overwhelming number of Representatives, over any other State, upon "the ratio of Representation; while other parts of the Union, in which national ob* objects of improvement have yet received no no aid or encouragement, would be turned off with a lean "ratio” to be applied to detached, local objects, in direct contradiction of the great and main principle on which the Presi dent lefused to sign the Mavsvillc and Lex ington Turnpike hill. This shews clearly that the people—the great mass of the people and their Represen tatives want mere light npon this important subject, so as to enable them, as well as the President, to guard against the great talent of the Nothern as well as the Southern Dema gogues. The three most important routes, out of the nine above mentioned, and now entitled to the first attention and aid of Congress, are the Chesapeak and Ohio Canal—the Charleston Rail Road, and the Florida Canal; and the oth ers, hearafter, in rotation of their respective importance, as the means and population of • he country progress. The communication between the Tennessee and Tombecbee, would be out of order till the Florida canal is completed. Unless Congress will adopt 90ine national measure of this kind, based upon the geogra phy of the country and the great practicable leading arteries between the Western anJ At lantic States, without regard to their bound aries and sectional "State rights;’ and inde pendent of the electioneering bickerings of par ties, headed only by qflief. hunters, am! Djsu- nionist, I say, unless Congress can adopt sod**' such system to be applied to national objects only, the country will never become improved, and millions of public money will be thrown away without effecting, even one single object as desired, and as might be Constitutionally and judicionsly executed for the mutual bene fit of the whole. Where is the use, and where is the justice to the people and the treasury, for Congress to effect surveys of minor local routes ail over the country | vher> t ey caonot Constitutionally carry the work into execution?—und would it not be the height of precipitancy and impru dence for tho General Government to sub scribe to stock in auy Canal or Rail Road of her FROM THE RICHMOND ENTIRE*- JWr. Jefferson*s Letter about J\fr. Clay. When we first saw this Letter published by the R. Island Literary Subaltern, we suspetc- edits autheoticy; because it appeared in a pa per, which is devoted body and soul to the in terests of Mr. Clay, and was the very first to raise hi9 flag and announce his nomination because the name of the "distinguished manu facturer and capitalist of Massachusetts” was not published along with it-^-and because we bad the best reasons to believe, that Mr. Jef ferson did not entertain the high opinion of Mr. Clay, which this letter professes. But, of one thing we were perfectly certain—that, if this letter were genuine—-if Mr J. did express so favorable an opinion of Mr. C. in 1823, he charged it most materially afterwards—that af ter Mr. C’s visit to Monticello, we think in the fall of 1824, Mr J. avowed a very slighting o- pinion of his talents and principles as a States man—We know this, not only from the publish ed letter of his son-in-law. Col. T. M. Ran dolph, but from the information ot a particular friend, to whom Mr. J. had expressed himself in the freest terms of the qualifications of Mr. C. There can be no donbt upon this subject Mr. C. was one of the last men. whom Mr J in the latter period ofhis life would have wish ed to see the President of the United States. Mr. Southworth the Editor of the Literary Subaltern, has not, as far as we are aware, cleared up the doubt and mystery which hang over the letter But the following testimony adds nt'w force to the suspicions upon this subject. It is extract ed from the last Charlottesville Advocate, edi ted by a relation of Mr. Jefferson—and the ar ticle itself is founded upon a critical scrutiny into his private papers. Mr. Southworth »s now, therefore, imperiously called upon to pro duce the original letter—to say to whom it was addressed; and to clear himself of the sus picions which attach to a publication, which was made just before the fourth of July with a view, no doubt, of inspiring the Toasters and the Orators in favor of Mr. Clay. We forbear further comments until Mr. S has bad an op portunity of proving the authenticity of the paper in question. (From the Charlottesville Advocate, July 23.) The Rhode Island Literary Subaltern, of the 25th ult. contains a letter purporting to be from Mr Jefferson, to "a distinguished manu facturer and capitalist of Massachusetts.” The name of the person to whom it is addressed is Advice on such no occasion, were ! even qualified to give it, would incur a fearful responsibility* I shall be perfectly contented with any choice my fellow ciiizms shall make, hoping always that it will be of a character friendly to peace, to economy, to the republican princi ples of our constitution, and to its salutary fistriijutiou cf powers between the two co-ordinate branches of go vernment, foreign and domestic. Accept assurances cf my great rrepttt.” T H.' JEFFERSON. Mr. James Morse. May 3d, 1823. To Gen S. Smith: "On the subject of the next presidential e- lection, I am a mere looker on. I never permit myself,” &c. The extract of the letter to Gen. Smith containing the same sentiments, in nearly the same words, we have deemed needless to give in full. We think we are fully borne out in pro nouncing the letter to "a distinguished manu facturer and capitalist of Massachusetts” to be a FORGERY. With this brand upon its* forehead, we dismiss it for the present. Be hold the Coalition! Such are the props of Henry Clay! in auy Company, without first sending some own Engineers, on whom she could depend, to thoroughly investigate the practicability and usefulness of the enterprise, that might be tproposedfor aid out of the United States Treasury. National Improvement. dereJ to hold themslves in rendioess logo eot l will coincide tvilh this view of the subject;-! Sudden squall at N. York —One of the most severe and sudden squalls came across the lower part of the city of New-York a few min utes after five o’cclock, on Saturday after noon, that we ever witnessed. There were no indications of a storm—the sun was yet pouring down his besms with melting intensitv —and there was no gathering blackness in the west. There was .‘carcely a breath of air, and a part of the sky only was obscured by a lew light hazy clouds. Suddenly there was a roar from the west, like the rushing ofmigh ty waters. We were in Broadway, and glan cing our eyes through Liberty street to the North River, the whole waters seemed boil ing in foam. In an instant more, the rain descended over the lower part of the city, like a second delnge, driven by a furious whirlwind. Many accidents occurred, of which we gather the following notices from the mor ning papers: "Nearly opposite the Battery, a small sloop sunk in an instant; an rye witness who described the scene, mentioned that he observed the sails filled; at the instant he was turning, to speak to a companion who stood beside him; with the same glance, he observ ed that the sails yielded by a sudden veering ot the wind, and in about a second, when he again looked, the vessel had sunk! A small row boat is said to have been capsized, and several lives were lost. It has, however, not been ascertained how many. Nearly opposite the Albany Basin, two small sail boats, each two persons, were capsized, but no lives lost. Some eight or ten. Norfolk, Richmond and other packets, lying in Ccffee House Slip broke loose and drifted out together. Seve ral brokenl bowsprits and some other minor damage* were the consequence. But for the peculiar security of our harbor, the East River would have been covered witn drifting vessels A good dual ot damage was done to merchan dize on the wharves by the rain, and torrents of water which so suddenly filled the gutters and other low places.” It is remarkable that although the storm was so severe, it was not felt above Canal street—and what is still more remarkable, the sun shone out during the whole tempest. Several people in the streets were thrown down, and one of the car riers of this paper waslifted^p and throw down somewhat injured, lie thought bis foot struck against the inoon—but is not positive.—Prob ably it was a fixed star, as the moon must have been shining upon the antipodes at the time.— N. Y Com. Mv. Tar for Sheep.—A gentleman who keeps a large flock of Sheep assures us that during the season of grazing, he gives his sheep tar at the rate of a gill a day to every twenty sheep. He puts the tar in troughs, sprinkles a little fine salt over it, and the sheep consume it eagerly. This preserves them from worms in the head, promotes their general growth, and is supposed to be a specific against rot.—- Knoxville Register. not given. The letter is as follows. Monticello, May 25, 1823. "Dear Sir—I have received your letter of the 10th of this month; and at the same time, was delivered me by Capt. Barlow, a piece of domestic fabric called negro cloth, containing twenty-six yards, for my acceptance and inspection. I thank you for ‘he kind and very flattering expressions contained in your letter; and for the har.d- som present of the cloth, I should be happy to return you something more solid than empty thanks. ‘‘I have examined the cloth, ar.d although I am of opin ion that it is well calculated for the dress of negro slaves, who reside in South Carolihn and the more genial climates of the South, I am fearful that it would not be found ade quate to the ivants of the Vircinia slaves. F r the sum mer, it would be too warm—for the winter too cold: still, if you could improve the fabric, bv putting a little more wool in the Ailing, and mixing a little with the warp. I do not know but it might be found adequate to all our pur- p >sc». "Yon ask my opinion of the American System? Rela tive to that somewhat absorbing question, 1 should hope that the whole of my past life and policy had siven a s itis- fictory reply. I have always been of opinion that thr people of this nation should manufacture all the fabrics that their exigences demand, if th<-y can do so, end that they can do so without applying to the work-shops of Eng land. France, and Germany, who will doubt? Cottons, and woollens, we make in rare abundance and a quality quite good enough to answer all our wants and demands; why then should we travel to Europe for our supplies?— For our silks and fine linens, we must, for some time to j come, go to the work-shops of Europe; but I apprehend that the day ig not far distant when even they will be ma nufactured h^native industry. "You asb my opinion of the merits of Mr. ITenrt Clay, and his policy for the protection of domestic indus try and manufactures. These are questions which I feel delicacv abont answering; first, because Mr. Clay is now a candidate for the Presidency, and secondly, l never ye* fully understood to what ends his policy extends; and al though I will advance my opinions relative to thr questions you put to me, I must beg that you will not at this junc ture give my views to the public through the press. As for Mr. Clay, I consider him to be one of the most talent ed and brilliant men and Statesmen that the country has ev er produced, and should 1 live many years longer, I hope to se»- him hold the place of Chief Executive cf the Ameri can Republic. His career, thus far in life, has been a ca reer of glory, and he has achieved that for his country while engaged in her cause, that which would ornament th* brightest place in the escutcheon of the most favored statesman of any age or nation. I say thus much in r - ply to your interrogatories, but, as I said before, I do not wish to have my remarks given to tbe press, for the sim ple reason, that this country is involved in a political ex citement, in which I am not disposed to take part, as I have long since resolved not to take part in the politics of tbe times. Mv wrist which is quite lame, admonishes me to di*continue th»s hasty note. With assurances of the most perfect respect, I am your obliged fellow-citizen, THOS. JEFFERSON.’* On casting our eyes on the above letter we are at once satisfied that it was FORGERY, Those who remember the Statements of the Late Govorner Randolph of Virginia, of Mr. Jefferson’s sentiments with respect to Mr. Clay, could not credit the genuineness of the letter without implying the grossest and most degra ding inconsistency in Mr Jefferson The sen timents approving the political character of Henrv Clay and his hopes of witnessing his fu ture distinction, are entirely incompatible with those we have ourselves heard him express. We have deferred noticing the above letter until we had it in our power to make the in vestigations which authorise us to pronounce it, aeivef'el little hesitation in doing, an UN PRINCIPLED FORGERY. It was the well known habit of Mr Jefferson to preserve co pies of every thing he ever wrote. If he over wrote the letter to a distinguished manufactur er and’canitalist in Masachusetts,” we expect ed certainly to find it among his correspond ence. We have ourselves examined his au tograph correspondence for the entire month of May. 1823. NO SUCH LETTERMS TO BE FOUND. A friend who has a bettor op portunity for making the examination, has ex amined hisentire correspondence for the year 1823, and finds no such letter We subjoin the only letters from Mr. Jefferson about the period refered to, having any reference to the late Presidential election. The first is a let ter to a Mr. James Morse under date of April 20th 1823. The other an extract ©f a letter to Gen. S Smith, May 3d. 1823. The letter to Mr. Morse is as follows : Monticello, A^ril 30, 1823. “Sir—I must beg to be excused from answering the question proposed to me in your favor of the 11 th inst. on the subject of the next presidency. 1 lay it down as a law to mj6clf to take no part in tbat election Extract of a letter from Charleston, dated 22d instant:—The political Horizon of our State is overcast, and as our elections ap proach the clouds gather—Our election cam paign is opened, inflammatory and personal pieces daily appear in our newspapers. State Rights, oppression of the South and Tariff oppressors are duly commented upon by our Slate Right men or as they are called "dis- unionites” and "Nullifiers.” The other par ty claims the title of Union men and State Rights to a certain ex’ent. These are the parties arrayed against each other, but which is the strongest can only be determined al the election. My own opinion is that the "State Rights” men are the strongest, I think our affairs in South Carolina tvear a gloomy aspect, and I wish that my family and self were out of it. not from any personal fear but from the depreciation of property, no pros pect of a revival of business, and much un pleasant feeling arising from political excite ment, and the attempts that are making from the north to excite dissatisfaction among our negroes. Some more incendiary pamphlets have been discovered although it was only re cently a man was sentenced to a year’s im prisonment, and a fine of $2000, for his a- gency in circulating some of the same kind.— Savannah Georgian. The 4 origin of Nullification—Mrs. Royall claims the rather equivocal merit of having originated tbe entire doctrine of Nullification in a letter to Judge Cooper of Columbia, who ungraciously, h is refused and still doth refuse to give her credit therefor —S. C Gaz. FonxixeN. Guatemala, May 3. The Anniversary of the taking of this capital has been terrible for its unfortunate inhabit ants. Every thing that was left by the civil wars, is now doomed to destruction by the eartbqmkes. Since the first of April, they began to be felt in the village of Amatillan, where there were many resident families, and others tbat had gone there that they nrght not witness the celebration ofih-* anniversary of the capitulation ofGuatemala, on the 12th inst. In one day, there were felt no less than thirty five shocks, and the inhabitants were obliged to go out in the utmost hast. These shocks succeeded each other with such force tha£ they destroyed all that place ns well the neigh boring ones of Pinula, Petassa, and the plant ation of Vill.ilobo 1 -: duiJJeu, Fraijanes el R<j- sario Laguniila, and los Dolores. Up to lhat time, this capital had suffered nothing in its edifices, hut on the 27th ult. they were repeated so forcibly that ev tv building suffered -every house is abandoned —‘beds and huts are built up in the squares ami n the houses that have large courts. The rains having commenced, the distress among us is incalculable: particularly among the poor er classes. The State assembly h:i9 suspend ed its sessions for a fortnight, as the shocks do not cease. The State government, and all (he authorities are in Jocutcnago, with a great proportion of the inhabitants, who are now II- v.rig in the houses of tbe Indians. Tbe Fede- rnj Government is in the Great Square, where they pnt up an awning made of a sail, and Congress under a shed, placed upon the scite of the University. The scarcity and dearness of provisions are beginning to be felt.—Some robberies have been committed in the houses abandoned by their owners. 1 he handsomest buildings are ruined with the exception of the Cathedra’, the churches of' of St. Domingo and la Merced. The rest are left almost useless, especially the magnifficer.t one of St Francisco, which was not entirely finished. <$* those of Recoletos, Santa Theresa el Carmen, Santa Catalina, and Candalaria — It has been found necessary to take out the Nuns from the Convent of Santa Clara, not only because it has suffered much; but alsooa account of the ruined towers of St Francisco, which threaten to fall in the direction of the Convent. The Government has ordered those towers to be pulled downed, and the neighboring streets have been stopped up to prevent the people from passing by them.— The private houses h?ve suffered much, bat few of them, however, are entirely ruined. As all the funds are exhausted, and the people impoverished by the civil wars, by the confiscations, and by the emigration of the principal inhabitants, the government can do nothing; tbe edifices which adorned the city can never he repaired, the rank grass will cov er them, and they will become the habitation of the owl, whoso cries will mingle with our own lamentations over the accumulated calam ities a city worthy of another fate. This mis fortune must necessarily augment the poverty and the emigration ofthe people, and the two Guatemalas will only be the doleful objects of the cariosity of the traveller that may come to meditate among their ruins. Even while I am writing this letter, violent shocks are again repeated; and thi3 day tho Parish of San Sebastians is demolished. It is impossible to conceive the terror of tbe peo ple. 1 do not know what will become of jus. and I am sorry to give you the news, becat&c it will leave you in suspense until the ndsxt mail.