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Bonaparte and the Parisians.
On his return from the disas
trous campaigns of Moscow and
Leipsic, Napoleon, in order to
jnaintain the appearance of confi
dence, frequently appeared amidst
the multitude with scarcely any
attendants. He visited the market
places, the fauxbourgs, and all the
populous districts of the capital,
conversing familiarly with the peo
ple, and he was every where recei
ved and treated with respect. —
One day, at I.a Halle, a woman
with whom he had been holding a
little dialogue, bluntly told him he
ought to make peace. “ Good
woman,” replied the emperor, |
“ sell your herbs, and leave me to
settle my affairs. Let every one
attend to his own calling.” ‘I he
bystanders laughed, and applauded
him. On another occasion, at the
Fauxbourg St. Antonie, when sur
rounded by an immense concourse
of people, whom he was treating
very condescendingly, someone
asked if affairs were really as bad
as they were represented to be.—
“ Why certainly,” replied the Em
peror, “ I cannot say that things
are going on very well.”—“But
what will be the end of this ?”
“ Will the enemy enter France ?”
4 * Very possible: and they may
even march to Paris if you do not
assist me. I have not a million of
arms. I cannot do all by my own
individual efforts.”—“ We will
support you,” exclaimed a number
of voices.'—“ Then I shall beat the
enemy, and preserve the glory of
France.”—“ But what must we
do?” “ You must enlist and fight.”
“ We will,” said one of the crowd
“ but we must make a few con
ditions !”—“What are they?”—
“ We will not pass the frontier.”—
“ You shall not be required to do
so.’ —“ We wish to serve in the
guards,” said another. “You shall
do so.”—The air instantly sound
ed with acclamations, Registers
were immediately opened, and two
thousand men enlisted in the course
of the day. Napoleon returned to
the Thuileries / and, as he entered
the Place Carousel on horseback,
surrounded by the multitude,whose
acclamations rent the air, it was
supposed that an insurrection had
broken out, and the gates were
about to be closed.
Las Cases Journal.
From the JV*. V. Evening Post.
Repeating Guns. —Had the world
been told fifty years ago, that guns
could be constructed to contain
from five to twenty charges, and
more if required, which charges are
as completely under the distinct and
separate control of the gunner as a
single charge in the ordinary-gug,
and could be fixed in less than two
seconds, to a charge and the guns
be perfectly simple, sale and conve
nient, little credit would have been
given to the assertion. If, howev
er, there is any one,who now doubts
the lact, they can easily be satisfied
by calling at a manufactory of these
guns, now in operation at 15 Ful
ton street, under the superintend
ance of Mr. Ellis, who appears to
be ever ready to test the qualities
of the invention. The principle
applies equally well to the musket,
rifle, fowling piece, and pistol: and
is equally useful to the soldier, the
hunter, and the sportsman.
It is easy to imagine,instances I
where men armed with these mus
kets,containing twelve charges each
would be equal to twelve times
their number. As for instance,
had Capt. Allen’s boat’s crew of
eighteen men, been armed with
such muskAs,they would have been
more than a match for the hundred
and fifty pirates that came against
them, and the life of a gallant officer
would probably have been saved.
Vor the eighteen men would have
possessed over two hundred shots,
which they could have discharged
in less than twenty seconds. 11 five
hundred men could have been arm
ed with these muskets, at the time
the English army of five thousand
made the attack on Washington,
ihe capitol, with the other public
buildings, would probably not have
been destroyed. For the five hun
dred men would have possesed six
thousad charges, which could have
been fixed in less time than a com
mon musket could have been re
loaded, giving to the five hundred
men the advantage of one thousand
shots over the army of five thou
sand. It is believed, that it our
mail carriers were furnished with
pistols containing five or 6ix char
ges each, that our mail would not
only be protected, when attacked,
but the knowledge of their being
armed with these pistols, would
deter robbers from making attacks
on them.
If merchant vessels would supply
themselves with a lew of these guns,
they would be able to teach pirates
better manners than to attempt to
board them in open boats.
Ji Friend to Improvements.
Leghorn Hats. —The common
red top grass that grows in our
meadows, is superior in durability
and color to the Leghorn straw.—
This is about the time to gather it.
It may be selected by handfulls by
following after the mowers, before
the grass is shaken out. To bleach
it requires a very simple process :
Scald and dry the grass two or three
times, which takes out the green
color—then whiten it still further
if you please, by placing it in a
tub or barrel, in a manner as to
expose it to the fumes ofbrimstone ;
or braid it and then fumigate it, as
the milincrs do their Leghorn
bonnets. When we consider that it
costs the price of six or eight weeks
labour, of a girl, to purchase a Leg
horn hat, is it not well worth the
while of farmers to let their boys
select grass for their sisters and
others to braid. Even the largest
of the grass makes hats of finer
quality than gentlemen commonly
wear. More than a million of dol
lars has been paid for Leghorn
bonnets within the last year.
Vermont Gazette.
VMUNNMBL
FROM ENGLAND.
London papers to the Bth July,
and Liverpool to the 10th,inclusive,
have been received at New-York
by the ship Minerva.
The Paris Journalsof the 3d Ju
ly state, on the authority of their
private correspondence from Spain,
that Morillo had defeated the di
vision of Bourck, in Leon, and that
two regiments had in consequence
been ordered to reinforce Bourck.
The British Traveller of July
3, says that u a considerable sen
sation is said to have been excited
in France by the proceedings at
Madrid. The mask by which
French perfidy has been concealed
is now removed—acts of the great
est atrocity are committed on the
Constitutional partv at Madrid by
the myrmidons “of the Faith,”
under the direct protection and
co-operation of the French gener
als.”
The brave Mina, who is repre
sented, in letters from Madrid, to
be sick, in consequence of a fall
from his horse, appears, by other
accounts, to be as active as ever.
Learning that the French intended
to menace Barcelona and Cadiz,
at the same moment, by large bo
dies of troops, this enterprising
chief is stated to have anticipated
them by proceeding to Barcelona,
which he had entered, instead of
marching to Lerida, wheie it was
supposed he had gone. Other
movements were also making by
the Constitutional generals,Rotten,
Scarfield,andSan Miguel, to coun
teract the designs of the invaders.
Sir Robert Wilson is said to feel
the greatest confidence in the suc
cess of the Constitutionalist. In
Gallacia large bodies of Guerillas
were forming, and Ballasteros had
a large and powerful army under
him. Several French soldiers, ta
ken in arms on the side of the Pa
triots, had been condemned to
death.
The Dublin Evening Mail of
July 1, says— 14 It is rumoured to
day that there has been a battle
between the Military and Riband
meti at Maghera,and that numbers
have been killed on both sides.”
Genoa , June 19—The Hercules,
Scott, arrived here from Liverpool,
has been chartered by Lord Byron,
with an intention, personally, to
aid the Greeks.
Pari*, July 6—“lt was yester
day reported on ’Change, that a
Regiment of Rhasseurs were attack
ed in the environs of Madrid by the
Guerillas and they had difficult
work to make them retire.
“ The News which was circula
ted yesterday, of an engagement
between the divisions of General
•Donnadieu and the corps of Mina,
seems to gain credit. We are
mucJh surprised we*have no news of
this corps for these 15 days.”
From Fr ance. —Paris papers to
the Bth of June, inclusive have
been received at New York, by
the arrival of the brig L. M. Pel
ham, from Havre. The news con
tained in them with regard to the
affairs of Spain, is as usual, con tra
dictory r and uncertain. The last
official account from the army of
the Pyrennees, is dated at Madrid,
June 30th. It speaks of several
petty actions with the Constitu
tionalists in the Province of Astu
rias—states that they had taken
upwards of 100 pieces of cannon
in Andalusia—and that the great
est confusion prevailed in Cadiz,
where there was a great scarcity
of provisions, Bcc. A private letter
from Port St. Marys, received in
Paris, says —“ Nothing can enter
Cadiz by sea or land—the harvest:
in Spain having been backward,
there is no provisions in the place,
and they have not a supply’ for more
than 15 days.”
It is said the Infant of Portugal
was about to join the French army
jcforc Cadiz.
The Constitutional mentions
that a report had been in circula
tion for several days, that the
Duke of Anguoleme was about to
return to Paris, and would be suc
ceeded in command by Marshal
Laurison, who had gone to Spain.
The Americans at Paris celebra
ted the 4th of July, by a public fes
tival, at which Mr. Sheldon, charge
de’ affairs of the U. States, and the
Marquis La Fayette, were guests
Mr. Cox Barnet presided.—The
committee of arrangements were
Messrs. Marigny, ofN. Orleans,
Jotham Post, of New-York, and
Charles'Barnet, of Washington.
Morillo, one of the principle
constitutional chiefs is said to have
abandoned the constitutional cause
and declared against the cortes.-_
Quiroga is also said to have aban
doned the cause, and embarked for
America.
King Ferdinand is said to be shut
up in a garret of the custom house
at Cadiz, in order to prevent his es
cape.
News from Madrid dated the
Ist of July, states, that the Cadiz
regency has been dissolved, and
that the government is exercised
in the name of the King.
In Portugal the reign of despo
tism has been fully established.
Letters from Cadiz of the 28th
June, assure us that the fortifica
tions of this city'” so long neglected
are in a wretched state, and it is
affirmed that the Cories will not be
able to remain there a week if the
French blockade by sea. The
constitutional army no longer ex
ists, it is completely disbanded in
Andalusia and the wrecks of it
have formed themselves into Guer
illa corps, of which one has enter
ed Medina. Lidonia was attack
ed by the volunteer Militia. Gen.
Banos has taken shipping, after
a severe defeat which he sustain
ed from the French forces under
Count de Bouronont on the 21st
June. Ballasteros is on the retreat.
We have just received intelligence
that the city garrison of Olivenza
is deserting, that the city wishes to
surrender.
A Paris article of the 7th July
says that “ so far from expecting a
long resistance on the part ot the
cortes in the isle of Leon, we are
surprised that the telegraph has
not already 7 apprised us of the en
try of our troops into Cadiz, and
we shall be much more so, if fifteen
days or a month should yet elapse
before the Island and the city are
in our possession.
. From Cadiz. —By the ship Can
ton, arrived at New-York from Ca
diz, direct, the papers of that city
to the 10th of July, inclusive, have
been received.
The Cortes met daily, and was
principally employed in discussing
such subjects tis had any connexion
with or might tend to aid, the con
stitutional cause.
Mr.Wyer,a passenger in the Can
ton, and bearer of dispatches for
government, has furnished some
verbal intelligence. He states
that the French force in Spain
amounts to 76,000 men.
The King of Spain had taken up
his quarters with the Cortes, and
was said to be very reserved.
The French blockading squad
ron was at anchor off’ Cadiz when
the Canton came out. It consists
. ‘ cjps of the line, three frig*
Luc- in sloops of war, one schr.
<rid one gun boat. Ihe Canton
was boarded by them, and aner a
short detention permitted to pro
ceed. She was also fired at by the
land forces.
An English brig, which attemp
ted to enter the harbor after hav
ing been ordered off, was boarded
and her cargo ot rye nearly all
thrown over board. A brigbelong
ing to Wm. Gray, of Boston, had
also been ordered off, and arrived at
Malaga.
Admiral Hamlin, commander of
the blockading squadron opposite
Cadiz, gave notice to the fishermen
on the Bth, that according to in
struction from his government, lie
was under the “ painful necessity”
of preventing them Irom continu
ing their business, in order to pre
vent the introduction ol provisions
into Cadiz.
Three fishing boats belonging to
Kota, and captured by the trench,
had surprised three other fishing
boats coming from Levant, which
were captured.
A Sardinian merchantman, with
a cargo of 500 quintals cod-fish,
from Gibraltar for Lisbon, was
detained by one of the
blockading squadron about three
leagues from Cadiz and compel
led to throw her cargo overboard,
whence he was permitted to pro
ceed.
The papers state that Madrid
was suffering for the want of eve
ry thing except houses and water —
provisionsof every kind were scarce
and dear.
A number of private letters were
received at Cadiz on the sth ult.
from Corunna, which states that
a French Division of 6000 men, had
made precipitate retreat across the
Pyrenees.
In the setting of the Cortes on
the 3d of July, proposition was
laid on the table, for future discus
sion, authorising the importation
into Spain of the products of Cuba,
in foreign vessels, by paying an ad
ditional duty of 4 per cent.
The accounts from Lisbon are to
the 4th ult. which state that the
King was desirous of re-appointing
the same diplomatic agents to For
eign Courts, who held those situa
tions on the 15th Septembei 1820.
A courier was to sail from Lisbon
on the sth, for Bahia, with instruc
tions to suspend hostilities against
the disaffected in that province.
The Royal George steam packet
arrived at Cadiz on the Ist of Ju
ly, from London, Cos runna and
Lisbon. Among the passengers
were Col. Doyle and the United
States Secretary of Legation at Lis
bon.
Cadiz July I.—A columnof 1500
infantry and some cavalry set out
this morning from Santa Maria for
Puerto Real.
July 2—We have received Lis
bon papers to the 26th of June, the
contents of which are confined to
felicitations breathing the vilest
flattery and pompous details of the
operation of Count Amarante,
which must possess the greatest in
terest to the adherents to an abso
lute government.
A letter from Santa Maria, da
ted yesterday, says that 20,000
men are destined for the siege of
Cadiz.
July 4.—Bv an official dispatch
from his Excellency D. Juan Jabat,
Minister Plenipotentiary at Lon
don, addressed to the Secratary of
War, we learn that on the 11th
June, a fast sailing English mer
chant ship sailed from London,
laden down with provisions and
arms for Santona under charge of
the Patriot Don Miguel Bruton.
He also stated that in the following
week the English corvette Fanny
would sail for Vigo, with 6000
muskets fund as many cartridge
boxes to be placed at the disposal
of Gen. Merrilla to arm his recruits
which exceed 7000. He also offers
to remit to Galicia all the warlike
implements necessary for the eqip
ment of a respectable army in that
province.
At two o’clock this morning a
column of 2000 men started from
San Fernando for Chicklana in or
der to destroy some houses which
might serve to shelter the works of
the enemy. Our troops offered
battle, which the French declined.
The houses were destroyed by
our pioneers, who, having obtain
ed their object, returned tranquilly
to their quarters.
July 5 ; . . fficer of the third
army of oper uic? ■ arrived here this
evening with and patches for govern
ment from Gen. Zayas.—VVe can
not inforu i ,n i cadets of their con
tents, butt; n assure them that thev
are favoral le, that Ids army is ra
pidlv inu ‘ mg, ind that the pres
ence o’ this valiant chief, who de
stroyeo Be'-sieres and awed Vallin,
has inspired fresh vigor in the
troops, which we expect in a very
short time to see crowned with new
laurels.
July lO.—The French army was
in Fuenta la Fligucra on the 20tU
of June.
Letters from Malaga of the Ist
inst. state that the troops of the di
vision of Gen. Zayas had set out
fur Grenada.
Remirezwith 200 men, and the
authorities of Huelva, as in Cas
tillegos. The French made a le
vy yesterday of 1000 rations ia
Gibralean.
Ballasteros is expected here to
night with 200 horse. He had left
Valencia when the French corps of
Aragon entered the city with 14000
foot and 1500 horse, and a numer
ous body of factious. Ballasteros
has left the command of his army
to Balanzat, at Alcoy, Alicant and
Carthagena, where he has sent ma
ny’ recruits for instruction. His
disposable force amounts from 10
to 12000 men, exclusive of recruits
and the troops of the garrison.—
Ballasteros can derive many resour
ces in this quarter and easily in
crease his force.
Mr. Appleton, Charge d’Affairs
of the United States, is said to have
promptly’ followed the Cortes to Ca
diz, instead of remaining in Seville
as was reported.
FROM MEXICO.
By an arrival at New-York from
Tampico, we learn that general
Santa Anna who revolted against
the Government, had surrendered
to the forces sent against him at
San Luis Potosi, before which place
he had encamped his army'. Pre
vious to his surrender, he had sei
zed Spanish property to a conside
rable amount on the road to Tam
pico. His army', which amounted
to about 3 or 4000 men, had made
the roads between San Luis de
Potosi very unsafe, particularly
for the conveyance of Spanish pro
perty.
Singular Circumstance. — A man
bv the name of John White, in
Black River Parish, Jamaica, was
condemned to suffer death on the
VUth ult. for setting fire to a trash
house, on an estate in that parish.
On the morning of the day on
which the sentence of the law was
to be carried into effect, the deputy
marshal being absent, his assistant
endeavored to procure a person to
perform the duty of executioner, by
offering a large rewaad, So late,
however, as the hour of twelve, no
person could be found for that pur
pose, until a negro confined in the
workhouse, was tempted by the
promise of two doubloons, to un
dertake the office of hangman.—
When he drew near to the place of
execution,a smart flash oflightning,
accompanied by a tremendous
clap of thunder, so alarmed him
that he refused to comply with his
engagement, and gave up the
promised reward, saying, that
“ God Almighty had not sent the
lightning for nothing.”
The prisoner was carried back to
his cell.
North Carolina Gold. —We have
seen some specimens of the ore ta
ken from the Gold mine lately dis
covered in North Carolina, and
brought to this city by a gentleman
from Cheraw, (S. C.) about thirty
miles from the mine. The metal
as taken from the bed, is almost in
a pure state—there being not more
than 10 per cent, of alloy. The
mine is supposed to be very rick
and extensive, and the precious me
tal is contained in a sand bed. I*
is obtained by sifting the sand.—
Sometimes large and valuable mas
ses are found. A poor man, we
are told, lately’ found a piece by ac
cident which is worth seventeen
hundred dollars ! N. T. Spec.
The moment Gen. Gaines heard ot
the attack, of the ilickaree3 on Gen-
Ashley’s party, he despatched in two
steam boats from Louisville to Baton
Kouge, 500 troops, to be transported
to St. Louis,and up the Missouri.* 5
soon as possible.