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lOSSMTIMBS* _____ _ - - I ,ITKD Si A IKS REVENUE. It appears from the books of the Custom House, that during the half year from the first of January, 1823, to the 30th of June, 1823, the amount of revenue has been as follows : fiomb taken, S4JM,<W fush dues, au,(Hto Amount to be bonded, 6(>O,<NX) Total, 55.230,000 The Secretary of the Treasury, jn his last annual report, estimates the amount of the customs for the vear 1823, at 19,000, (XX) dollars.— By the foregoing statement it ap pears, that at the port of New-York alone, within the last half year, more than one fourth of the whole estimate of revenue arising from this source has already accrued; and that if the receipts for the re maining half year shall he equally favorable, the commerce of this great and flourishing city will sup ply eleven nineteenths, or considera blv mure than half of the treasury estimate. Should the amount of duties at other ports bear any pro portion to that of New-York, there is re.tson to hope the estimates of the vear will be more than realized and the next annual report present a fa\ oi able state of the national fi nances. Much allowance must however he made for debentures and drawbacks; and our calcula tions should not he too sanguine.— 1 At all events, the statement from ! the custom house furnishes addi tional evidence of the immense trade of the great commercial em porium of the country, and presents the magnitude and grandeur of this proud city in a striking point of view. Historical Data. —The following useful Table of the Votes given for President and Vice President, at the elections since Gen. Washing ton’s retirement; and of the num ber of votes each State is now en titled tc* —is taken from a late num • bci of Niles’ Register. 1 “96.—President—Adams, 71 : Jef ferson, 68. Vice President—T. Pinck ney, 59 ; A. Burr, 30. 1800—T. Jefferson, 78 ; Adams, 64. V. President; A. Burr, 73 ; T. Pinck ney, 63. 1804—T. Jefferson, 162; C. C. Pinck ney, 14. V. P.G. Clinton, 162; U. King 14^ 1808—J. Madison, 123; C. C. Pinck ney, 47. V. P. G. Clinton, 118; It. King, 47. 1812—J. Madison, 128; De Witt Clinton, 88. -V. P. E. Gerry, 128; lu ge rsol/, 57. 1816—J. Monroe, 182; Tt. King. 34 V. P. l'ompkins, 113; opposition scat tering. 1820—J. M onroc, 231: no opposi tion, excepting one vote given from New Hampshire. Vice President, Tompkins, 218; opposition decided. The number of votes that each State is entiled to in 1824. Maine . 9 North Carolina 15 New-Hanpshire 8 South Carolina 11 Vermont 7 Georgia 9 Massachusetts 15 Alabama 5 Rhode Island 4 Louisiana 5 Connecticut 8 Mississippi 3 New York 36 Tennessee 11 New Jersey 8 Kentucky 14 Pennsylvania 28 Ohio 16 Delaware 3 Indiana 5 Maryland 11 Illinois 3 Virginia 24 Missouri 3 261 rox’s FORESIGHT. In one of the speeches of the late Charles Fox, during the debate which arose in Parliament upon the address to the throne, on the preliminaries ol peace with the French republic, this acute and far seeing statesman defied all who heard him to produce in the histo ry of the world, “ a more accursed object of war, than the restora tion of the Bourbons ;” and ad ded, “ Mv undisguised opinion is, that if the coalition for the restora tion of the Bourbons had succeed ed, the consequence would have been, amongst all the Kings of l'.u rope, n perpetual guarantee a- GAINST ALE PEOPLE 7v/l0 might 1> C OPPRESSED lIY ANY OF THEM, in any part of the world.” Have not these words, at ihis day, the air of prophetic inspiration ? One would think that the eyes of this minister actually seen the Congress of Bh r erona. Double-tongued Lady. -The Brigh ton (English; paper mentions, that there is at present residing in Brigu ton, a lady of great beauty and ac complishments,possessed of a qual ify which puts out of all distance the fame of the celebrated Mr. Double lungs. This extraordinary and singular faculty arises from a peculiar formation of the tongue, which is separated to tiie root, in a longitudinal direction, and actu ally forms a double tongue. Not the slightest inconvenience is felt from the cxulierant gift of nature. With this desirable anti admirable addition to the organ of domestic , comfort, this lady is enabled to al- j lord entertainment to her friends, I beyond the power of any ventrilo quist, or indeed conception. From the personal charms she possesses, as well as a highly’ endowed mind, she has had many suitors, some ol whom have retired from paying homage, owing to the extra chipper hung in this enchanted belle. She possesses two voices: one exceed-, ingly clear, sweet, and harmonious, allowing her to sing with great es- : feet: the other so exquisitely thrill ing, that it must have been bestow ed on her for no other purpose than to lisp the still small voice of love. With this voice she imitates exact ly the notes of many birds, piping like a bulfinch,or singing as a cana ry. What is remarkable,her mother was deaf and dumb. Bathing in Autumn. —Some per sons think, that so soon as the hot weather abates, bathing may he discontinued without loss. But this is so far from being true, that tfieie are some peculiar advanta ges to he derived from continuing the practice in that season. One is, the hath enables us to surmount the languor, which the preceding heat has induced. Another is, that bathing prepares us to meet the ap proaching cold of winter without inconvenience and without danger ; so that we never suffer from a sense of cold, nor fall sick from the gra dual changes of the seasons, from summer and autumn to winter.— Bathing too, is one of the greatest preventatives of autumnal fevers. Dr. Coffin on Bathing. Pyroligneous Acid. —The virtues of this chemical preparation *in pre venting putrefaction and preserv ing animal substances have been sufficiently tried and found exten sively useful.—Meats cured by its antiseptic qualities may be kept for any length of time. By some ex periments which have recently been made, it appears that this acid may he used to great advantage in em balming anti preserving the dead. The body of Mr. Boardman, a sen-’ ator in Congress from the State of Connecticut, who died suddenly in Ohio, has lately been brought home in this acid ata warm season of the year, without the slightest appear ance of putrefaction, or any change in the features. We conversed with the physician who superinten ded the process of embalming and the transportation of the body, and who assured us of the above men tioned fact. In his opinion, the pyroligneous acid will more than surpass the Egyptian art in preser ving the dead. It will also be of great use in anatomical prepara tions. N. T. States. The New-York Commercial Ad vertiser announces, that a beauti ful edition of the principle poems of Ur. Percival, has been put to press in New York, and will be completed in three or four weeks. The first poem in the collection, is an original Tale entitled “ The Wreck,” which comprises about one thousand lines. It is added in the Advertiser, that this rare per formance will do no discredit to the home of the distinguished Ameri can poet. Warranty of a wife. —A verdict of 8000/. damages Was recently ren dered in Dublin, in a suit for de ceit in recommending a wife to the plaintiff. ‘The wife recom mended was a sister-in-law to die defendant; by whom, she’ was pregnant at the time of marriage. Hr. Mitchell, in a letter to the New ark Lyceum of Natural History, on the 14th inst. states, that a fishing smack had returned from an expedi tion beyond Cape Henlopen and Cape May, where it had taken an enormous fish, which he denominates the “ Vam pire ot the Ocean.” It is estimated to weigh four and a half or five tons— the operation oi capturing him occu pied nine hours. >if. ! Liverpool dates to the 13th, and London to the 11th August, have been received in New-York. The accounts show considerable change in the allairs of bpain. Ihe whole country had been divided by the French into military districts in the manner of a conquered country, thercbv superceding tlie authority of the Regency at Madrid. The military affairs of the peninsu la were carried on with a good deal of spirit on the part of the Constitution alists. ‘llia Guerilla parties contin ued daily to increase, and were con stantly on the Alert to cutoff detach ed parties of the French. A party ol them appeared near the gates of Mad rid on the 30th July, which created some alarm, and afterwards retired. — The French are said to have suffered severely near Barcelona, and to have raised the siege. We hear nothing of Mina. Ballasteros had compelled the Royalist chief Cisnero, to retire from Jaen on the 20th July, but was after wards compelled to retreat on the ap proach of the French troops from An il uj a, and fell back upon Malaga,which he found in possession of the French. Another account states that he com pletely annihilated two French regi ments. Corunna held out on the 31st July, although the French had for some time previous spoken confidently of its capture. Quiroga had leit there for Cadiz, where he is to hold an im portant commad. Pampeluna and St. Sebastian also held out, and the gar rison of the former made frequent sal lies. Gen. Gulielmot had given posi tive orders to besiege both places in form. A telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne of the 6th August, notices frequent skirmishing between Ballas teros and the division of Molitor, and notwithstanding that the French gen ual-claims to have gained many ad vantages over him, wc find that he was tnen in possession of Malaga, Grena da, and Ronda, with 10 12,000 troops, and had detached ten guerilla parties each consisting of 200 loot md 40 horse, commanded by good officers, in different directions, but especially to wards the Sierra Morena, probably for the purpose of watching the troous of Molitor, who had received orders to advance with all the force he could command towards Grenada, for the purpose of attacking Ballasteros and covering Bonlesouiie who commands before Cadiz. In consequence of the Constitutionalists, whe bad been re leased from the prison in Yaladolid, liavingjoined the Fm.pecinado, a party of Royalists had entered that city anil taken a noble revenge by imprisoning the icives of those who were released. The action before Cadiz on the lbtii of July, is represented as having been one of the most serious to the French that has taken place. The wounded that had been conveyed to Seville, were so numerous, that they were lo |be transported to France in the ves sels of the squadron. This account confirms the Spanish report of the us fair, and completely contradicts tlue inflated bulletins of the French. Mar | shal Monccy Lad removed his head (quarters to Mataro, and it was said would even retire to Gerona, so great were the losses his army had sustain ed : other accounts state that he was so much disheartened at the little suc cess he had met with, that he had written home to express his anxiety to leave the contest, hut the ministry had refused to accede to his request. The President of the Cortes ad journed that body on the sth of Au gust. The King made a speech from the throne, in which he spoke with great confidence of the final triumph of the constitution, and animadverted severely on the con duct of the French Government. The treason of Ahisbal was allu ded to in strong terms. The Cortes replied to the King, responding his sentiments, and then adjourned ; both parties apparent ly reposing confidence in each oth er. From the adjournment of the Cortes, it is concluded that no im mediate dangers are apprehended by them ; if such were their im pressions, the sittings would have been permanent. Count Boutdesoult sent a pres ent of some ice to Ferdinand, by a Spanish officer, who had joined the invading army. Gen. Valdes sent the present and the bearer back, with the answer that his Majesty had ceased from using cold drinks: and further, that if any communi cations were forwarded again by a Spanish renegado, he would hang up such a messenger. A Barcelona date of 20th July states that a severe battle has been fought in Catalonia. The Span iards were commanded by Mina Ia this battle the Baron d’Eioles was so severely wounded in the breast and hand, that lie was not able to reach Vich. Ramagosa was also wounded, and the sanguinary Tarragona was killed. Ihe des truction was great on both sides, but we are waiting (says the writer) with great impatience for the offi cial accounts. The Spanish troops covered themselves with glory. So abundant was the supply of grain in Cadiz in August, that wheat ha and fallen twenty rials the fanega. On the 23d of July the Cortes passed a decree for equipping four ships of the line, five frigates, and several other vessels of war. There are no accounts in the Ca diz extracts of anv transactions ot the armies in the Peninsula worth noticing. Cadiz continues to be well sup plied with provisions. A letter from Gibraltar of the 26th July savs : “Large supplies of provisions continue to be sent from this to Cadiz, which succeed in getting in. The French are never likely to get possession of that place. Another of the 29th observes— -41 The blockade of Cadiz contin ues, and Flour is in good demand. I sold 1200 bis. last week at B9J, and there is not now a barrel in first hands.—Rice is not much in quired after, as nearlv all the or ders from Cadiz for that article have been executed, and it is now plenty at 5 to ssl per cvvt. accord ing quality. A few hundred bar rels of Mess Pork would command from 12 to Sl3 —Beef is not much wanted. A Letter from Gibraltar of the 9th of August repeats the assertion that Cadiz is well supplied and will hold out, and states that a frigate which pursued their boats too near the coast became a prize to the Spaniards by being becalmed within the reach of die guns of San Pedro.” The letter adds-—** General Bal lasteros has beaten the Fitnch up the coast, and taken 2000 prisoners, and it is said a great part of their artillery. These circumstances, with the addi tion of Sir Robert Mi Ison being at Co runna with a considerable force shew that Spam i* not yet to be despaired of. More French troops lave entered Spain, and they must be fed by us. The Holy- Alliance hjs taken in hand the domestic police of Swit zerland. The Cantons kave been compelled to become its nere func tionaries. ‘1 hev have isjuecl a de cree, prohibiting the residence of foreigners among them f<ya longer period than three weeki, without an express license. It i* added, (ancl a miserable avowal it is,) that this decree is made at tie urgent request of the Sovereign! of A.us tria and Russia, who tock offence at the asylum afforded indie Swiss states to the Italian refugees. AV. Caz. OUR MINISTER TO SP/IN. We extract the following from the National Gazette, the Editoi of which paper states that it is from ar authen tic source ; “ Letters to the 28th of Jjl v have been received from Gibraltar, to which place the Congress frigate, tapt. Bid dle, had returned after miking an ineffectual attempt to land M*. Nelson at Cadiz. The original plan of the government seems to have leen, not to send the frigate to Cadiz, v here the presence of Mr. Rodney, the minister to Buenos Ayres, might not hive been acceptable, but to land Mr. >elson at Gibraltar, where he was to priceed by land to 1 lie residence of the Spanish court. ‘The investment of Cadiz on the land side, rendered this lasfjcourse impracticable, and it was necc laryfor him to proceed bv sea. “Accordingly after landing; Mr. Rodney at Gibraltar, Capt, Biddle sailed ior Cadiz oil which time lay at anchor a French blockading sqad on, consisting oi two ships of the line, and lour frigates. Ashe appipached one of the frigates came and stated that the admiral had sent her toinform capt. Biddle that the Fort was in u state ol blockade, and that therefore the frigate could not enter: capt.liiddle answered that lie would goon to the ! anchorage ground and communicate ! with the admiral himself, which he ac cordingly did. “ The lirst lieutenant was then sent to acquaint the admiral that this was the United States frigate Congress bound into Cadiz, and tlint as block ades, by the practice of nations, did not extend to national vessels, it was presumed that lit* did not intend to oppose her entrance into port. The admiral expressed his regret that his orders would nut allow him to let the ship pas?-, fie was informed tintt*. purpose of the visit was to land ;V American minister to Spain. ]{ (u ! admiral repeated that his order, U(| . r peremtory, and did not leav- |., m ! liberty to excercise a discrete n [•>„. Congress therefore returned to i altar. FROM BRAZIL. Pernambuco papers to the 24th of July are received by the editor of the Boston Patriot. The news of the destruction 0 the Constitution in Portugal, hail been received there and produced anew excitement. It is intimated that an understanding has existed between the King of Portugal, and his son, the Emperor of Brazil, a* to all the recent measures in both countries, and that anew attempt will now be made to reduce the latter country to the dominion of the former. It appears there is vet a strong party of Royalists in Brazil who would he glad to aid in this work, and it remains to he seen whether the peoplepossess sufficient energy and virtue to resist their tic mestic and European foes. ‘1 he last letters mention that greatevents are in embryo. The following proclamation of the Junta of Brazil, was issued on receiving the intelligence of the events in Portugal. “ Pernambucans ! The recent unfortunate events in Portugal seem to have revived the almost extinct spirit of our enemies, who think they can check or destroy the sacred cause of our Independ ence and the progress of the Bra zilian Constitution. Insensate!— What are to us the events of Por tugal ! The Brazils shall never participate in her capiices and des tinies—they have proclaimed be fore God and Nations, their inde pendence and liberty, and we shall defend them at the peril of our lives. Our separation from the mother country has not been pro duced by a mere caprice against her past ephemeral government; the conviction that we ought to he free and independent brought about this political phenomenon ; placing the Brazils in the rank of the great independent Nations, who having for their Chief and Defender the great PEDRO, our beloved Em peror, will triumph over the plots and opposition of all their enemies. Pernambucans ! Your Provisional Government, always solicitous in the cause of your Independence and Liberty, recommends to you new energy and v igilance. A hand ful of dastardly Portuguese, in pro claiming the disgrace and servi tude of their country,diffuse among you ideas of servility ; ideas hos tile to our independence and con trary to the oath taken by our Rep resentatives, which nevermore ad mits a re-union with Portugal- Let us discover the traitors who thus offend us , and transported to a distant land, let them there pour fourth their criminal intentions. — Pernambucans! Our honor and our character are concerned in this contest Let U3 not shrink hack, who, with so much gallantry and valour, have established the great work of our independence.” PERU.—A letter dated nt Payta, Tune Ut,U received in N. York, from which the follow ing is an extract. “ Since the unfortunate occur rence to the Republic at Moquegua, (in the Intermedios,) all the states arc making uniform efforts to put an end to the war which has been continued so long bv Spain, more from a motive of pride than from any hope of success. In a short time 20,000 men will be ready to com mence operation against the Span ish troops. On the 17th ult. S<XX) sailed from Arica, under General St. Cruz to join 3000 more coming from Chili, 6000 Columbians have started from Guayaquil, and the campaign will be directed by the Liberator Bolivar, under whose or der it is expected a durable peace will be established.” HAVANA—F.xfri’.ct >f a letter from Havana, of Aug. ‘2lst, published in the Baltimore Ou imlte. “ Sinct mv arrival there has been discovered a most diabolical cons piracy, the ringleaders of which were apprehended yesterday- was their intention to upset the go vernment and declare the Island Independent—to accomplish which j the mulattoes and negroes were to ! act their part, and horrid to relate, the negroes were to have commeti” 1 cejl on Saturday night last in a gen-