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Murat Cabinet. VOL. 11. THE CAB INE T is published every Saturday bt 1\ L ROBINSON ; f Far rent on, Geo. at three dollars per annum , which may be discharged by two dollars and fifty cents i f paid within sixty days of the time of subscribing. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at seventy five cents per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion Monthly inser tions charged as new advertisements Advertisements not Limited when hand ed m, will be inserted until forbid , and charged accordingly. From the Long Island btar. LOW PEICE OF NEWSPAPERS. In England every newspaper is rtquir ed to be stamped and to pay a heavy duty to the gove. nment; which brings the price so high that the common people cannot obtain them for their families. Every advertisement also pays a doty to govern ment. Jo this country weekly newspapers are from one dollar and a half to two dollars and a half per year; being from three to five* cents per week. Each paper costs the printer before it is printed one cent, lie therefore obtains from two to live cents lor his editorial duties and for print ing and distributing. This is extremely low, and no similar quantity of print anil paper can be afforded so low. It is the pnce paid for advertisements which keeps our newspapers alive and but for which they could not, in some instances, be af forded at twice the price. Thus the renders of newspapers get the cheapest of all possible reading; and as respects common intercourse in life, the best. There are, happily, but few persons in this country, who cannot ulfbrd to spend four or live cents a week for the a* musement <>f themselves and their families. Howevever numerous a fam ily may be, the satisfaction derived from a newspaper runs through the whole, a"d is often diffused through the neigh borhood. What father can deny his family this cheapest of all gratifications, the most pure and pleasing source of intelligence, which impresses good sentiment and good language, which fit them for life, and give Solid information as lasting as life itself? It 13 sometimes the case that two fami lies will unite in taking one newspaper, and in paying the small price to the printer. This is well where the families are in very low circumstances; but not otherwise, for the following reason: Ist. The paper is taken away during half the week, and all the family do not get a ch-mce to read it, which is particularly important as respects the children.—2d. CKly one of the families can keep the paner in regular files, which is an object of greater importance than many imagine; 3S business < r absence will sometur.es pre vent *onie members of the family from reading the paper during the week in which it is printed, and they thus entire fy loose the reading of such papers. * * * * * AID TV BUSINESS. Whatever may be a man's calling in life, a newspaper aids his business, ff he is a farmer, he will see improvements in ploughing, manuring, and cultivating his ground—the best animals—the best seeds —succession of crops— improved roa f bine*. The advertisement will hlso shew him where he can best buy and sell. Me chanics will see improved machinery.— M erchants will see articles for sale—some things wanted and others offered, A milkman not long since, lost a bargain at an auction, which would have paid for his paper ten years, merely by*not taking the paper in which the auction was advertised. Up came and subscribed for the paper and declared he would take it as long as he lived. NO TIME TO READ NEWSPAPERS. All will find time for every thing that is gratification for them; and hence th” cetru la nt of ‘no time. , is in fact no t#sr* tor newspapers. Every man has two. to read a weekly paper, during a rainv day, <-r a long evening or sometimes while waiting for his meals. If fcc is not a slave, he certa.nly can find time to im prove his mind, His children andoubted ly haye time enough to learn vice, and if he is not ambitious to raise them above the level of ignorance, they will cert sinly prove vicious. The most industrious peo* pie always find time to read, it is the lazy and idle only who have no time. It is mysterious how m3ny people employ their time while not at their business, and es pecially some who do very little business of any kind whatever. Such persons are a blank in creation aud society feels no loss when they drop away. New Y .uk, March 10. Colombia— Boliver. —Extract of a letter frin Carthagena, Feb. G.— •* 1 beg leave to remit to you JBo!ivers Message to Congress upon its instal - which took place on the -20!h, being put off in,iil that day in order that it might be opened with all due formality. Bolivar himself arrived in Bogota on the I sth.—You will per ceive very plainly that the idea of a Monari hy is dropped, at all events for the present; aud the post of yesterday brings further intelligence that the Congress have determined upon not receiving Bolivar's resignation—on the contrary, it is proposed to invest him with the Presidency for life, and to amend the Constitution; as far at least as regards the prerogatives of the Executive, which, it is thought are not sufficiently extensive ! As to the Revolution in Venezuela, conrila tiny measures ere to be proposed, [but the Congress will not admit the sc per ition of Venezuela or any measure which would effect the integrity of the Republic] and if these conciliatory measures are not accepted hy the good people of the North, they are to be reduced to subjection ri cl armis. There is now no doubt but Par/, is concerned in the affair; indeed it is manifest from a letter which he ad dressed to the Minister of the Interior, informing him of the general wish of the public of Venezuela to separate— of their disrelish for Bolivar, and their having called him to place him self at their front, which, he says, the force of circumstances obliged him to do; although he protest t/iat he himself is still well affected to Boiivar. and that he is doing all in his power to preserve order until the dictainen of Congress should be heard with regard to the matter of a seperation. In the meantime troops are being marched from all quarters on Venezuela. Six hattallions have arrived at Panama from the South, which, with four oth er disposable battalions in these de partments, are destined to take up a position at Maracaibo. It is said that Bolivar is already on the eve of his departure for that c ity, but it would appear unnecessary, as it will require two months to put these troops in Maracaibo. Other troops are march-, ing from the south through the interim or for the plains; k it is calculated that if Venezuela does not except the prof ferred terms the matter will be soon brought to an issue. I ” — American. BOLIVAR’S ADDRESS To the Constituent Congress of Colombia. The Liberator to the Columbians. Colombians this day I cense to com mand you. J have served you in quality of a soldier and magistrate. In that long period we have conquered the country, liberated three republics, and suppressed many civil wars; and four times I have restored to the pen pie their omnipotence, by spontane ously assembling four Constituent Congresses. These services were due to your virtues, valor and patriotism— the glory of having directed them to me. The Constituent Congress, which has been this day installed, finds it* self entrusted by Provide; te with gtv- Warren ton, March if 7, 1830. ing to the nation the institutions it desires, by following the course of cin u instances and the nature of things. Fearing 1 might be considered as an obstacle, in placing the republic on the basis of its happiness, 1 have thrown myself from the lofty magis tracy, to which your bounty has rais ed me. Colombians! 1 have been the victim of ignomiotis suspicions, with out having had the power to defend the purity ol y principles.—The same persons who have aspired at the su preme c'n in and, have endeavoured to tear me from your hearts, by at tributing their own sentiments to me, by making me appear the author of projects they have conceived; and by i representing me as aspiring at ai crown which they have offered me more than once, and which I have re jected with the indignation of the proudest republican.—Never, never, I swear to you, has my mind been stained hy ambition for a kingdom which rny enemies have artfully for ged, to destroy nie in your opinion. Undeceive yourselves, Colombians! —rny only w ish has been, to contri bute to your liberty, and the preserv ation of your repose; it for this I have been blame worthy, I more than any one else merit your indignation; Do not listen, I beseech you, to the vile calumny, and the base covetousness for which discord is excited on every side. Will you allow yourselves to be blinded by the imposture of rny de tractors? You are not so senseless Colombians! —Approach the Con stituent Congress. It is the national wisdom, the legitimate hope of the people, and the last point of meeting for patriots. On its sovereign de crees depend our lives, the happiness of (he republic, and the glory of Co lumbia. If you are fatally torn away and abandon it, there is no other !safety for the country; and you will sink in the ocean of anarchy, leaving, as an inheritance to your children, crime, blood and death. Countrymen!—Hear my last words, on terminating my political career— in the name of Colombia, I beg you, I beseech you to continue united, lest you should become the assassins of the country, and your own execution crs. BOLIVAR. Bogota, Jan. 20, 1830. EXTRACT Op a letter from Maracaibo, of Jan. 20th, to a merchant in New-York We have had quite a civil war here for the last two weeks. One night, five hun dred of the low class, were underarms, determined to murder all the heads of the Custom House,unless theyjgained, as t ay termed it, their liberty—that is declaring themselves independent of Bolivar, and joining the Venezuelan?. A meeting of the citizens was called the next day, when it was resolved to join, and we are now under the entire new government. On the 10th of Feb. the duty is to be reduced on all articles, probably much lower than they have been. Merchants former ly paying S4OO for a patent to do business, are now allowed to act without this fax. Business seems to revive within a few days, &c. THE TEXAS. EXTRACT Os a letter written by a gentleman in Texas, to a citizen of Nashville, dated Austin's Colony, December 17,1829. Texas is now in a very prosperous con dition. There ha 9 been more emigra tion this wioter than in several years past. The road is at present full of movers. I bis* colony is also overflowing with speculators Irom the United States. In anticipation of the province falling into the hands of the United States, lands have taken an eggrrgious rise. From two to five dollars per acre can now be obtained for the first rate lands. Some of toe pur chasers can command any amount of ap ital. A recent expedition against the Wake Indians, has resulted in the explo ration of a part of our grant hitherto hut little known.* The troops proceeded along on the dividing ridge between the Brasos and Colorado for 250 miles above the St. road. lam assurred by at least 20 persons, entirely to be relied on, that they travelled for days together over timbered hilly uplands of the most fertile-description, abounding in the real limestone rock, with an abundance of the best of springs. At least one half of the expedition would desert this colony for ; that, if they had any way of securing land up there. The hills, the valleys of the limestone rock, and the pure spring wa- ; ter, having charms for them that are irre* jsistible. There is at least ten times the amount of good land in Leftwttch‘s grant, ever imagined by any one before this sum mer. The truth is such a body, of well timbered, well watered upland in the South is entirely unknown any where else. Jhe dividing ridge between the waters of the Brasos and Colorado, is within two miles* of the latter river. A league of the land in L (twitch's grant, secured by settlement, could now be sold for gSOOO.— Nashville Banner. *Left\vitch‘s Grant. Memphis, i bn, Feb. 26. Horrible Disaster . It has never before fallen to our lot to witness an event of surh a heart rending nature as that which occurred at our landing on the 24th inst. The steamboat Helen M*Gregor, with about 410 passengers on board, having stopped at this place for a short time, was in the act of pushing off, when one of hor boilers having burst with a tremendous explosion, was thrown from its bed over the forecastle into the river; the chi oeys thrown down every boiler dislodged, and the boiler deck, engineer's room, at and adjacent offices made a complete wreck in an instant. To givo an ac curate description of the scene which followed, would exceed the powers of those more gifted than ourselves. \ large number of the deck passengers, as is usual, when starting out of port, had crowded to the forward part <>f the boat, and were on this occasion the principal sufferers Amid the smoke and dust were to bo seen, the same moment, the death struggle and spout ing blood of those who had received their mortal wounds,* while the shrieks of the wounded and the dying were mingled with the general confusion. Our citizens rushed spontaneously to the scene of disaster, and, by their activity and exertions, rescued many a poor fellow from a watery grave. Houses were thrown open, oilsr, lints, bandages and blakets freely fur* ‘ nished for the use of the wounded, and some were seen even contending for and claiming the responsibility ofsucli as they had been instrumental in sav ing. We take peculiar pleasure in noticing the activity of our physicians on this occasion, all of whom repaired to the spot, nor ceased their labors un til the wounded had received every attention and comfort tfhich their sit uation required. For the satisfaction of those abroad, who may have had friends and rela tives on board of the boat, we have taken some pains to collect a list of the killed and wounded, which we annex hereto. Doubtless many were blown overboard, who had sunk, amidst the whirls and sands of this impetuous river, never to rise again. As yet, however, we only heard tho names of two who perished in this manner, whom we have included iq the list of killed, No. 40.