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AMERICAN ADVOCATE. ■. • ‘ * J. . . i NO. XXSI&3 BUmm EVERY THURSDAY— -o.:m ©BfVRGE w. WHEELER Atrip TAME* CLARKE. AT THEIRPRIN TING-OFFICE, IN THE (Lowsn) fcOUTH-WEST ROOM OF THE iSp STATE-HOUSE—AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM OJVE Aftr JWVjjSVE 'SSSSS. - 11 '—55555 . THE SUBSCRIBER, JJEING compelled to leave the on or about the Ist of April ©ext*to attend some business in .vyhieh he is much interested in the western country, offers for >isaie the establishment of %HE GEORGIA GAtETtE. The patronage oftbh paper is i’bera! and increasing; the city and country increasing iri im provement, and ever)’ thing in Cit state bears the face of pros perity* The office- is large, and the materials all entirely new, otonsisting of a supetroyal pttss t£ Homage’s make, used only a %out thre* months, a font of long primer of more than 800 weight, A fount of ten lines pica, one of five lines do. one of American cannon, and of double English, neof double pica, orijf of German “text, one of plea, entirely new, all auffideniiy large for any work accessary to be done With them ; to a fount of small pica and one brevier, a little worn, and an elegant assortment of new lowers several pairs of new eases a large Imposing stone, also hew, and an ld medium press, which may be repaired at a small expense. Possession w ill be given on the ist of January, or one or two aaomhs later if required. A mo derate lease till the Ist of Octo ber next on the house connected ivith the office will be assigned over to the purchaser if required. A few articles of household fur niture and a small lot vy, procured for job work, will also be disposed of. The office, it is believed, is bet ter calculated for doing job work ern a small or large scale, and in an elegant manner, than any other “f i the state, as every pains have been taken by the proprietor to ft it for that purpose; and noth ing but the absolute necessity of Jits leaving it for a great length of time would induce him to dispose of it in its present promising con dition. Terms wilt be one and two years credit on the whole pur chase-r-price 4,000 dollars. A very liberal deduction will be made for cash or bank acceptan ces, at 60 or 90 days. Letters addressed to the editor, post paid, will fee attended to. Editors with which w? ex change are requested to give the above one or two insertions, and forward their accounts if they re quire payment c Georg* W. & taUISVILLE, Tlt UAs D AT, NOVEMBER 14,1816. NOTICE. The subscriber respectfully informshis customers, that he has nowon hand a general assort ment of goods, and daily expects his winter supply ; which he Will be enabled lo dispose of oh rea sonable terms. All those-indebt ed td him will have an opportuni ty of paying off their accounts in seed cotton, of a good quality, at five dollars per hundred; Those who do TKf avail themselves of this notice, cannot complain it more harsh measures should be resorted to. Those indebted to Doctor B. D. Thompson Will have the same price allowed them in payment, by calling on WM.N. HARMAN. November 7. ‘ TAKE NOTICE. The subscribers hate formed an establishment, at the old State tfouse, Louisville, where they intend to carry on the BOOT & SHOE making and repairing bu siness, in all its various branches. Having constantly on hand the best of Leather, those disposed to giye them custom, may depend on having their work executed in the bestmanner. * Mheldred Moore* Hugh Murphy. ; Novembetl in’ ‘■■life i, ■ REVENUE OFFICE. v - h‘ . . •>. cdte -- • ■ The Collector’s Office for the 2d Collection District of Georgia is now removed to this place—-it may be found nearly opposite to the dwelling of Walter Leigh, Esq. in the lower part of the city; it will be opeftpn every evening (except Thursday and Sunday) from 3 o’clock until sundown. (P* MERCHANTS who have not obtained Licences to sell Mer chandise, &c. and owners of un licensed carriages, will do well to avail themselves of this notice. JOHN A. COBB, Col. U. States Rev. Si! (list. Geo. Augusta, November 1. ARTILLERY. /!’ An Election will be held at the house of John Paulett, in the Town of Louisville, on Saturday the 16th of November next, for a captain to command the volun teer company of Artillery, in the room of Capt. David Clarke, resigned. An election will be held at the same time and place for a first Lieutenant in the room of Alex ander Meriwether, resigned. WM HAYLES, Lieut. Col. §th Reg G. M. October 29. DEEDS OF CONVEYANCE, for sale at tbe Prin ting nffieo Louisville. ALSO, iIHSRRJFF'S DEEDS OF CONVEY ANCE, tht JY’aiionM RtgiUer. MEXICO. >Tfc following general sketch of this pro. vbee we giva oar readers, from a belief, that every thing eonneete;! wuh this inter esting country, must, at this moment, be an object of curiosity- The information Is principally derived from the late splendid work of Humbnld, not yet, we believe, translated s a Work which will immortalize the reputation of its author. The population of the Intendancy of Mex ico, in 1803, was 1,5 1 i, BOO. The extent of tbe surface iu square leagues Was 5,937~ by which it will be seen, that there were 355 persons to a square league. This Intendency is situated under the tor rid zone, and extends from te, 34, to 3i, 5?, berth latitude. Its greatest length is 136 abr! greatest breadth 92 leagues. More than two thirds of it are mountainous, in whieh are Immense plains, elevated from S,6JH to 7,545 feel abnvft the level of the ocean. The climate on the western r ;ut, aud unhealthy. The elevation af the highest summit of the Nova do Soiu eathe Viqo Fraile, is 15,156 feet. Six great roads cross the Cordillera which an* closes the valley, thb medium height of Which ta 9,843 feet above the level of the ©cam. Tbe city of Mexico, contrary to the received opinion, that it elands iu the irJdst of a Ift&e, is 14,768 feet from lake TVzeugo, and inure than 29,527 feet I‘rok* the lake of Chaleo. This diftcrqnee origi nate* from a diminution of wateruf the lake TVseeueo. The tepaoiard(i Lab every thing like a shade rouud towas and village* $ and the beautiful valley of Tenochutlaa has, by stripping it of its forest become dry and without vegitniiou. The want r.f vigita tiou eiiposoid the soil to the action of the solar raysjttijdthe humidity is quickly e vajKjruted and dissolved it).air. The uew city of Mexico was built iu 1524, whieh requiring great quantiles of timber so? binhUQg, kc r they destroyed anu (continue Ait! to destroy, without replantiug the treec that shaded and oi nstaamed that beau tihkttlhjr. This has OontHbutid dnuiniah the water, ‘file fake of TeScen etq which Cortes called cur. inland sea, re ceives tnueh less water iVoin hhratiou than in the 16th century. The lake Teacuoo, one of the five lakes iu the valley of Mexi co, i? irapreguated with muViate and earbo ii&te of soda. The city of Mexico its among the fme&t cities in the world ; the ground on w hieh it stands is dnifbnnly level j the streets are regular and broad $ aud its pdblic plates are spacious. The architecture is pure: the exterior of the houses is cot loaded with Ornaments; there are no wooden baleobies arid galeries to be seen $ the balustrades & gates are all of Biscay iron, ornamented with bronze. The priucipai objects of cu riosity are, is. The Cathedral, a Gothic ed i*ticts~-.S<I; The Treasury, from which, since the beginning of the !6thcentury, morn than 6,-500 millions in gold and silver, have been issued. 3d, The Convents, ith. The Hospital, which maiutaius ISoo children and old people. sth. The Aeordada, or prison 6th, The School of Mines. 7th. Botanical Garden. Bth. UDiversity and Li brary. There are very few remains of tbe ancient Mexican edifices to be discovered at present. Cortes haviug, as he says, been obliged to destroy every bouse ib She city to enable him to subdue the Indians. There | are some antiquities, however, in the bounds jof the city of Mexico and its environs; these are, the ruins of the Mexican of At ate dikes and eqdedrtets—the stone of the sacrifices—-the great calender monument— the colossal statue of the goddess Tooyaomi qul—The Attic manuscripts or hieroglyph ics) pictures, painted on Agave paper, stag skins’ and cotton cloth.—. The only ancient monuments in the Mexican valley, are the remains of two pyramids, consecrated to the sun and moon. ■ The first is 645 feet in length, and 171 feet high. The second, or pyramid of the moon, is 80 feet lower.— The construction of these is said to go as far back as the fth century. In the city of Mexico, there are 110,000 souls j of which 2,392 are devoted to religion. The reve nue of the arehbishop i57i8,420 sterling— Mexico is the most populous eity of the new world—it is richly jsupplied with roots aud fruits of every sort; these roots arc cultivated on chinampas , or floating gar* dens, iu vented by the Indians, in the 14* h eeiftury: they are formed of rafts made of reeds, rashes, roots and brandies of brush wood; they are eovered with a black mould, naturally impregnated with rnuriei of soda. Tbe soil is gradually purifu from this Salt, by washing it with the w fcer of the lake. Tbe ehtnatnpas sometimes <*cntain tfie cottage of the Indian, who sets guard for a groop of floating gardens.*— The valley of Tbeuoctithlh possesses tw sources of mineral waters, whieh contain carbonic acid, sulphate of Soda and !ime,& muriate of soda. From the position oi (ho city of Mdxico, surrounded as it is bv Lkes, they have been frequently inundated, uoU withstanding tbe dikes that were construct ted to prevent that calamity ; these having been found ineffectual, they adopted thw European mode of evacuating by which, after various experiments, and an immense expense, were at last in some measure found to be effectual. Th* sity is, still however, exposed to {zreai risk which Mr. flumhola thinks, will not bn removed till a canal is opened from lake, Tezeneo,, There are sixteen towns and viW lages iu th© interior, of Mexieo. Such in the fertility of the Mexican soil, that wi tb ouf any extraordinary labor, the gr<undf now under cultivation, will furnish si ibsii*> teoee for a population tan times m©rt> nu merous. The Mexican wheat is neqt |y * qual to that of the United States, & > wea ty-four grains for one is the usual produce. In every 500 inhabits ts in the city of J'dcj ieo there are 40 Spanish Creoles —2 Euro pean Spaniards—24 Atzie and Otumit* JL* dians, tnd 2J people of mixed blood. Thw Europeans constitute only the 70th per tof the whole population of South-Ameriea. —• The following is the proportion of the match * V> the females, ia Mexico : , Male*; * ‘FeUfe European Spaniards, 10 I Creole do. 136 $. Indians, ±2B l Mulattoes, HO & Other casts, 166 4 In our ueit, w© will give some aeeonnf of tbe mines in Mexieo, and the manner o£ working them. # FOREIGN. Laris, sept. 14. Th© details which ve have given of th© attack on Algiers, were brought to Marsedv les by a French corvette. It is added, thafc the battle of the 27th lasted Dram t oM©-fc in the afrernoon; to after midnight; andt the Uey, disntisfied with the measures ta ken by hit minister of marine; had cut his head. By an order ffofc the prefect of the dc panment of the Meuse, the distillation brandy from grain, is forbidden. On the Sth instant, the Duke of Welling ton left this eitv for Cambray, to piss m review a part of Ibb army of occupation. The ftigate Medusa, proceeding to Sene* gl with the new governor, was shipwreck* ed 30 leagues frooi Cape Blanc, duly 2, is? ouly 13 persons escaped. On the sth of September, a royal ordinance was issued requiring anew election of 2SB deputies in the 86 department* of Frauec. By a late census, the population of Franca is ascertained to be souls. The king of Prussia having remained l£ days at Toplitc,” was about to return Berlin by way of Silesia. The expected) meeting of sovereigns was therefore not tf| take place. The health of the king of Sweden is .hee established. Prince Oscar, is named Vice roy of Norway, and eouot Moernerj gover nor of the province, will act as his meotor. The dispute between the kihg and states off WirtemWg is unsettled. A duel was fought at Brussels, September 7, behind tho palace of liaeken, between Messrs. D. & C* the former of whom Was shot through the cheeks, and had a tooth broken. Five per cents at Paris, September 18, 57, 10 j bonk shares 1065. An American schooner arrived August 19, at Ravenna. The captain proceeded immediately to Rome dti business with the Pope. Another account says it was a fri gate that anchored at Ravenna. The London Times of September 6, con tradicts the report that had prevailed of the threat of the American squadron to bombard Naples, and adds, u y.-nateverare the claims of the Americans, they have been brought forward in a more decent way. On the Btn of Aftgttst, Mr. Pinckney pre sented his letters of eredenee to the king of the Two Sicilies, fie has been sect to Na ples on a special mission, whence he is to proceed to St. Petersburg!*, when that so accomplished. It is pretended already tbas he is to propose a cession of territory, in case the Neapolitan government shall net discover the disposition, or the mean* • t satisfying the demand of the Americans in ocoey. The Lapari Isles have been men ioned, but it ia not probable that the courE f Naplsc will consent to such ?u arcerurp. cent.* [Vot.I.