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height I should judge, of 25°-*
fm m the ground, and decended
like lightning a Ihort d'flance,
when the parachute opened, and
l:ie was gently let down to her mo
therearth* after an absence of about
minutes. She alighted near a
mile fvom the Champ de Mars, and
within two or tods ot the
bank of the river Seine. Thou
sands of people IrmnedThtcly fur
founded her, and cfcorted her on
horseback, fafe and found, back to
her father and haif-didracted mo
ther and filter. There were about
B‘KX) oeople within the Champ de
Mars, who paid one franc ad mil
fi. n. a hnv paid five and even ten
francs to go within the enclosures.
This money went, it is find, to the
did rePk:d inhabitant* of Soifons.
(>i the outfi Je of the C hamp de
Mars, and near it, 1 suppose there
were fiot fewer than 2^,{Trom(Jre.
T he lady is about 25 years old, not
handfotne, and juff before (lie Ifar
ti-d h oked,very p:\lid and I thought
Tightened, though I dare my,
much less so than the thou hands
who were looking at her, but the ;
moment (he began to alcend her
comnofure returned, and she wa
ved two white flags, which she held
in iicr hands, wiiii much grace * h
IVarfavj , Feb. 26. A st rict pro
hibition has been issued j
and Poland, agaiiift a writing upon
the a'ts of the congrrfs of Vienna, j
wh : eh hums, in terms too violent, s
the execution of that article in
theft actshy which Auftriaisbound
under the guarantee of Ruilia and
Pruflia, to give a national and re
prelentative govern uvent to its Po
iifli fubjecta.
London, March 26.
Letters from Ro ne announce a
piece of intelligence important to
all friends and admirers of antiqui
ty, namely, the difeovery ot an an
ci ’it building in the neighborhood
of IV.utmm. A bioad marble
flair case, defeending 60 steps, has
been already uncovered and a place
dr room, in which several flatues
are Hill (binding uptight in their
niches.—The further refillts of this
difeovery are eagerly expected. ,
The precedes in the French
Courts,are not confined to crimi
nal cases alone. Miss Patter
son, or Madame Buonaparte,
(we have the choice of names) the
first wife of Jerowe, has arrived
at Paris from the United fltntcs,
and claims her right to the pofiei
fion and into, est of the property
left by him in Franc©,
O , ~rr .Vto. *> . , tendon
paper) l'he following extratl w. vs
the high perfect ion to which the came
corps, commanded by major Lums*
dame, has been brought m the Ealt-
Ind tes- It is a species of troops new
to our army, though they were em
ployed largely in the armies of the Mo
gul emperors, and fir all corps of them
were attached to the forces of Mahratta
and other Hindoo chiefs. They are
very ufeful againfl cavalry, if they
choose appropriate fituatioot j hut can
do little aga'nft infantry.
On the 21 It of ialt June, his lorclfiiip
reviewed the camel troops under the
cammand of major Lumfdalne, at Eut
tyghur. The men of the corps are
armed with a musket and bayonet, and
each camel carries a two pounder fwi
vet, H!s lordship was received on his
arrival with the usual falule. The
tnatiuel and platoon exercise was then
ordered ; after which, the came! corps
Wheeled into o'pen columns of troops,
and formed a column in rear of a flank
of troop, and deployed into line. The
corp-~ then formed a hoHnwToaare, aud
difmountpd. After several difeharges
of musketry the men re mounted, and
the corps formed au ambuicade in a
lope, and Vent up a surprising fire j
from the swivels. h then charged po j
Gtioi;., and performed fevers* other ca- I
valry evo!utiom;i which gained great
applause. During the cannon fa ; u:e,
tbr* wad from one of the fwivel*struck
a camel on the head and killed him.
Tfih accident occasioned fome little in
terruption, His lordship was much
p’eafed with the appearance and per
formances of the corps
NfAv-YorS:, May 25.
INSURRECTION at BARBADOES
SLBDUF.D.
A letter received yeflerday mor
ning, by a gentleman, from Antig
ua, under date of .‘3oth April, slates
that the infurrecticn among the
blacks, at Barbadoes had been fub
duod. About 9bO of the Insur
gents were killed, and fome of the
white inhabitants of B trbadoes al
so loft their lives. Eighty e (dates
or p'antations had been complete
ly destroyed. —E. Post.
We rre informed, that general
Lallemand arrived at Philadelphia
on the 18th infu hi the brig Flora,
from Hamburg. This officer; it
will be recollected, w-as with Bona
parte on board the Northumber
land. 74, from whence he was
transported with Savafy &c to Mal
ta.
JIMKP.IC.IN LEGATION**
Os the legations,of the U. Staten t 6
foreign countries, the miniiters defin
ed for Madrid, Paris, and St Peters- ;
burg, are at present in this country, j
They are Messrs Erving, Gallatin and
Pinkney. I’hefe gentlemen are now,
we undferflancl from a corretf: source,
on the eve ol departure. Mr Pinkney
has a special miflion to th(jj court of
Naples, for the purpose, as we gather
fvom the vaiious indications in the
newfp-pervj .of rec*arming from his
present mavefty, the American proper
tv that was so perfidioufiy seized aud
coYilflrated try that ill fated king, the
late foachi'fti Murat.
When these mvniftorl reach their
(everal deftinauons, the United States
will have in Europe a very able diplo
matic corps \ and. as a merchant
, might fay, the belt sftprted for the uif
ferent markets. The choice of cha
! ratfers, whether made by the preGdent
or by the secretary of State, is truly
excellent.
Mr Adams, who is at London, is at
once f did, penetrating and alliduoue —
he poflfeites in an eminent degree, that
diplomatic phlegm which is suited to
the atmosphere of *St James —he wdi
note every thing, weigh every thing,
slid never 15b taken by furprile
Mr Gallatin hats all the nect ifary fa
j gacity, the profound caution, the
promptitude to seize on circumilances,
i the capacity to turn theiri to advantage,
which the atfu.il fiVuation of the French
government requires, He will doubt
less. as found policy dilates, endeavor
lo draw defer the* bonds of amity be
tween the two nations.
The brilliant parrs of Mr Pinkney
j qualify him admirably for the region
>f St Peteriburgh. The court of St
“ *r*ib*rg :3 a court of and
Mr 1 nkney will be perfectly at home
there. 7
Confide. • which sub
sist between * he United States and
{ Spain, Mr £.rvi'i ( „ a p to p e r mintfter
j for Madrid. He w ;n not> j 9 pro ba.
hie, write such fine K turi as t h e chev
alier de Ouis, but h>, w ;yj <r o a -
j deal more business Shfewdnef-s and
! perfeverence are predominant traits in
his character ; and ‘ wiilver.ture an
eagle to a maravedi. thac j >e p rovc c a
match for Ferdinand •-u-.i.J mju- i
ters, eveh if they are backed by the of
ficers of the holy inquifir'ion.
Dr Eultrs is a man of worldly know
ledge, and of bland manners. If he‘
mult be an ambassador, he is in the
right place. He is too politet> q'ur
, rel with the Dutch, and was bom too
| far north of the Delaware to be taken
in by them
We mud not forget Mr Raflell, a
gentleman of great commercial expe- ■
rience, nd of an excellent undefftafid.
ling. There may be individuals of j
II more flrining parts, but few of a found
-1 er inteliefl.
On the whole, by fending men of
such taleuts abroad, oa diplomatic fe;*
vice, eHr government does honor to 1
f3reign c uirts, and at the fame time
serves our Viational interefls. ,
(VV. C. Gazette.
The Key F rancis Asbury.
. The fhbflance o f * a letter from
the Rev. John W. Bond, to the
Rev. Bifliop M‘Kendree, giving a
particular account ot the death of
the Rev. Francis Asbury, senior
Bifirop of the Metho i t Epilcopai
Church in the U. S. A.
SpoftsyfcHiKia, Va. April 1, 1816.
Rev. and dear fir,
Probably before this
veil! reach you, you will have heard
its foie inn contents from fome oth
er source ; but still I feel it my du
ly to fend you a particular account
of what has taken place :—Yefler
day th.e Lord visited us w'ith a molt
solemn ar.d afflicting providence,
he has taken our venerable father
from us, yes BWhcp Asbury is
dead ! , 5
We reached the houfeofhis ok.
friend, John Potts, in Maiuhefter
on Saturday the 16th of March.
On Sabbath he insisted on speaking
to a congregation, to be convened
at 4 o’clock inbrother Potts house,
Though it was with difficulty he
could°be heard, yet he spoke for
more than an hour ; and when
done, did not appear so much ex
i fiaufted as I expected. On Mon
day, though the weather was unfa
vourable we eroded over to Rich
mond and put up with brother
Raymond. On Thursday we mo
ved to Brother A. roller s. Oil
unday 24th, he perhited in a re
solution to speak to the congrega
tion at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
1 feared the confeqnence, and ur
ged every thiog T could, with pru
’ fence, to difTua le him’ from it \
but hefaid, God hao given him a
work to do there, and he mud de
liver his testimony. At tb ‘- i;!
appointed he was carru
meeting house and fat in
,on a table, when he preached his
last: Sermon, from Rom. 1a chap
ter, and 28th verfe — For be will
finish the work and cut it short in
righteousness : because a short work
will the Lord make upon earth.’
He spoke near an hour, and
vvheridbne, was aim oft spent. We
however, set out oh Tuesday, <md
travelled 2 1 miles. Brother pos
ter accompanied us so our old
friend, Thomas Crenfhaws. Be
ing much fatigued and very unwell
he tarried here on’ Wednesday, and
requested that an appointment
: should be made, and word sent out
! thar there would be preaching at
four o'clock ih the afternoon iay-
I•.
I nig— > -V
‘•Tie wifiled those that were
! with him to do something, if he
could not.” _ -
A small congregation collected,
ro whom I preached, but our ven
erable Father was too unwell to
come into the congregation.
On Thursday we again set out,
and travelled twenty'miles, and put
U p with our good friend and broth
er, Edward Rouzee; here he was
etXv.com .f-.-tde tboygh cheer
ful. We set out again on Fnaay;
Brother Rouzee came several miles
with us, and then took leave as one
who was giving up his father to die.
We dined at brother Hancock’s
and then proceeded to our old
friend Geo. Arnold’s ; travelling
in all this dav, about twelve miles;
but T never saw him lo much ex
hausted in travelling before.—He
said to me on Saturday morning, i
lf this lhould be as good a
day as yesterday we can hardly hcip
travelling fome.”
It however, rained, and I was
not sorry so fee it, wifhir.g bib to
rest. It being proposed that we
should have meeting on Sabbath, I
(poke of fending a note to a family
about five miles off, whoit was kid;
would be.much gratified to know
it. The Bifliop hearing it replied,
44 you need not be in a hurry.’?
Which wasfo unufai a thing for
him to fay respecting meeting, es
pecially on the Lord’s day, that t
concluded he apprehended that he
would be too weak to bear the
noise of and meeting in the house. He
(pent a very restless night, and in
the morning appeared more than
ufually.unwell. I proposed fertd
for a Phyncian ; the family faying
that there was a Dr. Levis, a
practitioner of eminence, about id
or 12 miles off. He objected, fay
ing, “ 1 (Kail.not be able to tell
him what is the matter with me 5
and the man will not know what to
do.”
On my urging it again, he said,
44 He .could only pronounce me
dead.”
I said, 4 probably he could give
you something that would relieve
you ;’he replied, 4 my breath will
l>e gone before he can get here/
I Paid, 4 ! hope you have no appre-*
henfion of any thing so serious ta
king place, have you ?’ He anfwcr
ed, yes.’ After a while I asked
him, whether, if any thing serious
should take place, if he had any
thing to fay to me. Hefaid he had
spoken an.l written so fully, that it
was unnecessary. I then told h'm
that I hau heard him speak so fre**
quently on the affairs of thechurch
that 1 believed 1 understood hisien
timents fully. He replied 4 yes/
After a while, asking the hout
of the day and being told that :
was near 11, he asked if it was n
time for meeting, being told t!.*<,
there was none Drefcnt but the ta
:<ti ... a,.. .. u I hen.
* 9 -
: ■ ,yh; ‘ l v
oar lesson for the day, the ? r
chapter oft he Book of Reveiati
it being remarkable that the
chapter in the revelation, whicl
course would have been read in
evenings, should dose the day
which he dosed his labors, 1
ring the whole of meeting, his ;
seemed much engaged, and it
truly an affecting tioie, he app
ed much elevated, and raised
hands frequently in token of
j urnph., When meeting was o
j he called oh rhe to read the i
I subscription. But being told :
1 there was none prelent, (aid
| more-. His calling for this to
read, ffiews that not even the pa
of death were able to wrest fr
i hitn the interefls of the miff
which lay with fomuch weight
his m;nd.‘
After this his voice failed, 1
he (liU gave evidence that he p
fefsed his reason to the last.
little beforehe died, finding tha
was affected at his not beiug ai
to take a little barley water whi
(offered to him in a tea-spoon,
lifted up his hand towards fit
ven, with an expression which
’ lhali never He then wit
out a groan or complaint, fell
deep in the arms of his Saviour, i
4 o’clock on Sunday, the 31st <
March, 1816. Yours with respec
JOHN W. BOND,
Rev. BiQiop M‘Kendree.
SCRAPS.
A Montgomery (N. Y ) paper
mentions a cow belonging to M
James Hill, of that town, whic
lass year had a calf weighing a? it
birth 92 lbs ; and this year another
weighing 95 lbs.