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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.