February 11th, 1833.

R. M. W.

ment the following benefits will result: First,||formed that voyage by steam alone, without||ture ever reaches the earth, but is taken up beit will materially sustain the weight of the the aid of any other power. By this dear-fore it reaches there by the leaves of plants. The rudder, and relieve the joints or hinges of ly bought experience, I am in possession of moment this is condensed it can no longer enter their burthen. Second, it will effectually the dimensions and capacity of every article by the capillary vessels into the vegetable circulaprevent the rudder from rising and unshipping. necessary-the limits of the projection of place cold bodies in the neighborhood of plants, tion. To plough then in the afternoon, or to Third, it will form a bearing near the tiller, the machinery and guards, above, below, and would be rather injurious than beneficial. Such which communicates the motion, and keep on the sides of the vessel, so as to clear are my ideas on this subject, and I remain yours, it steady, and (in conjunction with the ease locks, bridges, slopes, and other boats and &c. of the joints or hinges, and other important lines, with the precise strength of the engine advantages) will greatly lessen the power and required to propel a boat at the utmost speed labor of its motion, so that the steersman's which the depth of canal will admit. I can, Loudon's London Gardener's Magazine. toil will be greatly reduced, and he can guide therefore, confidently state that canal boats The December number of this periodical has the helm to the respective points of the com-can be propelled by steam to answer every pur in the Custom-House, packed with Messrs. just come to hand, having been several months pass with great facility and ease, and thus pose, except short voyages and frequent load-Thorburn's seeds, which were delayed until the steer the vessel accurately in its course.ing, up and down any locks, without injury to 4th of March, for the benefit of the reduction of Two small circular cavities are formed in the the canal banks, without injury to other craft, duties. two brass semi-circles, affixed to the rudder with the same manual labor, and with about This number, although interesting, contains post, to admit oil, to lubricate the bearing sur-five shillings in fuel for a hundred miles' voy. but few articles which are of sufficient practifaces, and prevent friction, this fluid will run age. The charge of steam navigation being cal importance to transfer to our columns. W. into the grooves formed in the bearings of the injurious to the canal banks must have origi- shall, therefore, only give the substance of a few paragraphs. brass and iron semi-circular clasps, and dif-nated in error, or perhaps from prejudice, befuse itself to the parts in contact. THE CHOLERA.-A pamphlet of 32 pages is fore the railroad system had been proved: noticed, containing letters from thirty Physifor my own part, if I wanted to lessen the cians in answer to a committee of the Marketdamage now done to the canal banks and Gardener's Society. The conclusion drawn other boats, I would propel them by steam from the opinion of these medical gentlemen is, instead of tracking by horses. In fact, any" that the impression of fear in the public mind person acquainted with the business of a ca- with regard to vegetable diet may be entirely nal will acknowledge that a horse draws removed, and confidence again restored; as the in an indirect line, while the steerer to general use of vegetables, as hitherto, is not keep his vessel straight, puts the helm to the only judicious, but highly beneficial and valuable." opposite side, which causes a heavy surge, and this is much increased in windy weather, fined in a cage and placed in the garden or field and with an increased speed still more; while is found to be of more service to frighten away a steamboat glides sweetly and majestically birds than other scare-crows, including a sleepy through the water, the paddles heaving in a boy.

Fig. 5.

HAWKS TO FRIGHTEN BIRDS.-A Hawk con

GOLDEN LEAF TOBACCO.-Mr. Minor: From

direct line always ahead. With regard to TOBACCO LIQUID.-It is common to burn speed, it must be in proportion to the shape coarse tobacco leaves to destroy insects on Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the parts of the boat, the quantity of lading on board, plants. If the leaves are first soaked in water, complete, affixed to the rudder post on deck, and the depth of water; and, generally speak. and then burned, they answer equally well, and which is secured by elliptical straps, three of ing, the depth of canals is not such as to ad-in addition, furnish the liquid which is used for the same purpose. which, marked 1, 2, 3, are to be a little ele-mit of a very great rate of speed, because, if PEARS GRAFTED ON THORN, 'planted in a vated, and secured to the stern post and tim-a power sufficient were applied to a boat heabers adjoining. Those marked 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, vily laden, she would soon drag on the bot-good soil, come early into bearing; the fruit is larger than on the common stock, and the qualto be secured by being let into the floor of tom. But it must be remembered, that if ality equally good, at least while the trees conthe deck with screws. On the post is repre-horse draws a boat at the rate of seven miles tinue in a healthy vigorous state.' sented circular iron binders, and mortice for an hour, that boat and horse, at the end of the lever. an hundred miles voyage, would be more than 20 miles behind one propelled by steam at some pamphlets and papers on Agriculture, Experiments in Canal Steam Navigation. By the same rate, since passing the lines of presented me by Judge Buel, of Albany, and R. G. M. [From the London Mechan-other boats, and thus letting down the boat's some other sources, I find your paper, entitled the "New-York Farmer," highly spoken of as ics' Magazine.] momentum, would cause this difference. valuable to farmers. I therefore take the liberty At some cost, and much labor, I have ena-to enclose you a paper of genuine Golden Leaf MR. EDITOR-It may be deemed very bled myself to state these facts, but at pre-Tobacco Seed, which I procured through our imprudent for an individual with small means sent I must lay my boat and engine aside, Representative to Congress, William G. Angel, to attempt propelling a canal boat by steam, from necessity, however, not choice. If Esq. I procured it on the recommendation especially when there are many persons in his neighborhood more competent to the unthere be any thing in my experience accepta- of the late Governor Clinton to our Legislature, after sending to the south part of Ohio, and two dertaking, having more money and better ble to a more competent adventurer than self in so laudable an undertaking (for it Gov. C. mentioned in his Message where it or three times to Maryland, the only two states conveniences for the purpose. I well knew, however, that though their means and appli- in the hands of monopoly, I would gladly af- been the only person that obtained it in the wants only competence), so as not to leave it might be had. I have (as Judge Buel thinks) ances were ample, they had more lucrative and agreeable channels wherein to apply ford every information in my power. both. With this impression on my mind, December 13, 1832. and having no employment for a small steam. engine which I had by me, I commenced the experiment which I beg now to relate.

my

Northern States. I have raised it two seasons; it has four times the weight on each plant of our old kind here, and is worth much more in market, even three times, as I am informed by Messrs. Chapman & Sergeant, Murdock, and other tobacconists in Albany, and so I presume Ploughing in Hot Dry Weather. By R. M. they will tell you in New-York. My son, HiW. [For the New-York Farmer.]

AGRICULTURE, &c.

Selecting an old heavy-sailing canal boat, I tried several kinds of paddles placed in varam Matteson, advertised the seed last year, and MR. FLEET, rious situations of the boat, repeatedly altered they sent for it from all parts of the Northern In the fifth volume of the New-York Far- States, Ohio, Michigan, and Upper Canada; the machinery, and travelled several voya-mer, page 321, I have noticed some editorial re-but the very extraordinary backward season ges with her myself, the last of which was marks concerning ploughing and hoeing in the did not permit much, if any, of the seed to get about five miles in three hours on the Bir-heat of the day. You will observe that the ob-ripe. I therefore sent to Maryland for a fresh mingham canal, with twenty tons long weight||ject is not to condense the moisture of the atmos-supply-its culture is considered of the greatest on board her, exclusive of the machinery.phere. This moisture, in order to afford food to importance and value of any crop we can raise. With this heavy-sailing old canal boat, an plants, I conceive must be dissolved in caloric. I have this seed for sale at one dollar per engine, not built for the purpose, and ma- The moment it is condensed it affords little or no spoonful. Letters, post paid, directed to Matchinery put together in a country place, plants is said to be very similar to that of the ar-ty, N. Y., will be attended to, and directions support to plants; the circulation of moisture in teson's Mills Post Office, Exeter, Otsego counwhere no such workmen or tools can be had terial and vener circulation in animals, that is, the sent for culture. It must be sown in April. as are to be found in large manufacturing moisture received by the capillary vessels of the towns, with these disadvantages I have per-leaves reaches the roots, and little of this mois

Yours respectfully, Z. MATTESON. Exeter, Otsego co., N. Y., March, 1833.

the hereinafter described cylinder and flights in the eye of the runner, to keep the stones cool and to make the flour better.

The frame on which the stones, &c. are placed, is made by framing together four posts, one at each corner, and eight girts, four of which to be of sufficient width to receive and support the beams bearing the stones and the flooring around the bed stone. One of the lower girts istof sufficient size to receive an end of the bridge-tree inserted in a mortise in the same; the other end resting on the centre of the brake moving on a joint inside of the opposite girt.

On the middle of the bridge-tree rests a key or tram block, in which is secured the oil-pot or box. In the centre of the oil-box turns the foot or lower point of the spindle. The spindle is made of iron and steel, with a flange or circular projection near the lower end. An iron lockjoint made in two parts encircles the spindle immediately above the flange or projection, and is screwed to the tram block, which secures the foot or point of the spindle in the oil-box and prevents its escaping or bounding out therefrom. The spindle, as high as the collar, and square part on which is placed the driver, is made in the usual manner. The shoulders of the spindle above the driver are to be rounded off in a semi-globular form, on which rests the balance-rind and runner; the balance-rind, where it rests on the semi-globular shoulder, be. ing of a semi-spherical concave shape, its upper side is convex; on which, and around the spindle, is put a circular washer or catteral concave on its under side, resting on the balance-rind. Above this is put a nut, screwed on the spindle, the threads of which being cut in a contrary direction from the turning of the stone, the catteral may be secured by a key passing through the spindle; or it may be otherwise fastened. The spindle is connected and suspended from the runner; the latter being nicely balanced on the spindle, having a motion similar to a ship's compass, and, whilst running, constantly forming itself to the bed-stone in the nicest manner. The damsel is screwed, or otherwise fastened, to the upper end of the spindle.

A pully whirl, drum or cog-wheel, is placed on the spindle to drive the same. A weight is added to the spindle in order to give greater power or gravity to the runner when required, which may, therefore, be of smaller size, and will move with greater velocity; thereby lessening the expense and power required in constructing and driving the mill.

The driver and balance-rind are curved or twisted in such a manner as to answer the pur. pose of flights or wings, which, during the operation of the mill, carry round and force the air which is in the eye of the runner between it and the bed-stone along deep channels cut in the runner-or pipes inserted to distribute the air -and out of the circumference thereof: also through grooves cut on the periphery of a hollow cylinder inserted in the eye of the runner, creating a current of air through these grooves, and a draft or suction through the eye, causing a more free, easy, and quick admission of the grain between the stones.

Mills that grind fast are liable to heat the flour, and consequently injure it,-but the cur. driven between the stones, prevent this from

Mr. Hotchkiss' Patent Grist Mill. Communi-piece, that connects the lighter staff and bridge-rents of air, created as before described, and eated by the Inventor, for the Mechanics' Ma-tree; S, the damsel. gazine and Register of Inventions and Im

provements.

the spindle; 2, balance rind and wings of flights; Fig. 2. The top represents the screw part of taking place. 3, driver, and do. do. (see also Fig. 3); 4, collar WINDSOR, Broome county, New-York, to spindle; 5, pully on lower end of spindle; 6, March 7, 1833. screws, or staples, to hold binding irons; 7, inSIR,-I herewith send you a drawing and de-side of oil-pot; 8, binding irons, two of which scription of my improved Grist Mill.

To the brake may be attached a screw or lighter staff in the usual way, to raise or sink the runner at pleasure. Also, near one end of the brake, and on it are placed weights and springs, or a fulcrum supporting a lever, at-1 tached to one of the corner posts of the frame by a bolt passing through one of its ends, and having a weight suspended near the other end, in the manner of a steelyard, by which the Fig. 4. The propelling wheel. gravity or power of the runner may be in. The principal objects to be effected by my im-creased or diminished at pleasure, so that an equilibrium is formed between the power required and power applied.

and foot of spindle form the lock joint; 9, tram
block, which is fast to the bridge-tree.
Fig. 3. Driver, and balance rind and wings of
flights (see also Fig. 2.)

REFERENCES.-Fig. 1. A, the ladder, or top of the hopper frame; B, husk posts; C, hoop enclosing the stone; D, hopper; E, cross-bar, that receives the top of the damsel; F, do. over which the strap crosses that supports the shoe; G, the pressure lever, that gives weight or gra-provement are to perform fast grinding with vity to the runner; H, the shoe ; I, lighter staff; small stones, without heating the flour; thereby K, meal spout; L, pressure lever; M, weight lessening the expense in erecting the mill, and on the pressure lever; N, strap on the lighter requiring less power to drive it." staff; 0, weight on said strap; P, rod, or sword

Also to improve mills now in use, by placing

The hoop, hopper-frame, hopper, and shoe, are made in the usual manner.

What I claim as my invention, and for which

I obtained letters patent, is increasing the gra-lof hay. If you have reason to think moles,||plants are promoted by being syringed two vity of the runner by means of weight attached ants, and the frost, have rendered ground un-or three times a week in dry weather. The to the spindle, or by means of the flange near even, the grass will be benefitted by rolling. flowers, however, are rather injured by the the bottom of the spindle and the lock-joint fastened to the tram-block on the bridge-tree, ARABLE LANDS.-Farmers should study water. with the lever and weight acting on the same; and apply their means to obtain the great- HEAT. Should the sun injure the plants, the spindle passing through the balance-rind, est quantity and number of crops from the particularly those near the glass, let the glass secured to and suspended from the runner; least ground, rather than to break up and plant be lightly whitewashed. the inserting wings or flights in the eye; the as many acres as possible. shape of the driver and balance-rind causing HERBACEOUS PLANTS AND BULBOUS ROOTS. MANUFACTORIAL PLANTS.-Farmers should-Divide and re-pot those that were omitted currents of air to pass between the stones in pipes or otherwise, and through grooves on the endeavor to become acquainted with the plants last month. They should be moderately wacircumference of a hollow cylinder placed that are used in manufactories, with a view o tered two or three times a day. Cape bulbs, within the eye of the runner, carrying off the introducing more or less of them in their rou- that begin to lose their foliage, require a dedirt and keeping the stones from heating, like-tine of culture. Woad, madder, flax, hemp, crease of water. After the foliage is off, dry wise causing a draft through the eye, which mustard, oil plants, rape, poppy, rhubarb, and the bulbs, and pack them in dry moss. Pots allows the grain to pass more freely to the numerous others, are used in the arts, do- containing Dutch roots that have flowered grinding stones. mestic economy, and medicine. should be laid on their sides, to ripen the bulbs; or plant the contents of the pot in a bed in the garden.

The mills are portable, and can be attached to any machinery, horse, steam, or water, with about two horse power, and are constructed on such a principle as to perform fast grinding with small stones, without heating the flour, and thereby greatly lessening the expense in erecting mills, and requiring much less power to grind them. The improvement can also be applied to mills now in use of the common conI am, Sir, yours, &c.

struction.

FLOWERING PLANTS require but comparatively little sun while in flower. Flowering stocks for seed should be set out into beds.

Flower Garden.

may be sown from the middle of April to the ANNUALS. The seeds of these generally latter part of May.

MULBERRY.-Let no farmer, who wishes to enhance the value of his own, provide for his children, and benefit his country, neglect to sow a sixpence worth of white mulberry seed, and buy one or more plants of the Chinese mulberry, morus multicaulis. By thus will have several thousand plants. If the doing, in the course of two or three years he GIDEON HOTCHKISS. multicaulis is increased, by laying it, buds [We are much obliged by Mr. Hotchkiss' sufficient to inoculate the others will be obBIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS.-Biennials communication: it is from such sources that tained. we look with confidence for much valuable from the green house should now be transSALT FOR SHEEP.-There have been in-planted, and the seeds sown. matter to enrich our columns. Mr. Hotchkiss stances when clear undissolved salt has been possesses certificates of the utility of his in- considered destructive to sheep. vention from upwards of seventy practical It appears men, including many millers and millwrights, to us unnatural to give any animal raw salt. who have witnessed the operation.-ED. M. M.] If their food is rendered more palatable by a moderate portion of salt, it would seem as though it would be beneficial in all instances. FowLs. At this season of the year fowls get but comparatively little food-neither insects, nor grain from the barn, and the grass is but short, without seeds; consequently, they should continue to be fed.

[From the New-York Farmer.] Suggestions relative to Farmers' Work for April. By the EDITOR.

This is a very important month with the farmer, all vegetation is bursting into life. Every agent in nature is brought into requisition. All animated nature begins to feel the vivifying influence of the genial sun. Imitating the activity of nature, farmers should be up and doing.

PERENNIALS.-These should be divided and

replanted, carefully watered and sheltered. selected are the numerous varieties of the ChiAmong the flowering plants which should be climbing roses, such as the splendid Champnese monthly roses, which are of all hues, the ney, the Noisette, Musk Scented, Lady Banks', Greville, and numerous others, the various climbing plants.

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS.-In transplanting, great care should be taken to preserve as LOCUST.-By an expense of a few shillings, many fibrous roots as possible, and to keep any farmer can procure seed sufficient for them from becoming dry. They should be many A wri-planted before the foliage puts forth, that they ter in a Kentucky paper says he sows the receive no check. seeds in hills, and cultivates them as he does corn-puts six or eight seeds in a hill.

thousands of this useful tree.

An

HORSES.-These should be kept in fine order, that they may be able to retain their EVERGREENS.-During this month these flesh and strength throughout the laboring expeditious way of obtaining a plantation of with as little delay as possible. After the favorite plants should be taken up and set out months of April and May. Breeding mares locust is to set out a number of young trees should not only be not worked hard, but care in various parts of the fields, cultivate the roots are partly covered, water should be The appear. taken that they are not overheated, jerked ground as usual, and in the spring, after the poured on in successive times. about, kicked or frightened. They should trees have extended their roots, cut them ance of the ground around the plant is not imnot suddenly change from hard labor to ease, down. Numerous young ones will sprout up. layer of earth. proved by pouring water on the last or top but should gradually have their work light- PRUNING.-Forest and fruit trees that were ened. not pruned last month should undergo the Cows. At this season of the year it is not operation. Prune lightly, rather than seuncommon to see cows wretchedly poor, par-verely. April is thought by many to be the ticularly after calving. They are so weak best month for pruning, as the wounds heal and feeble, from light coarse feeding before over sooner. calving, which is so trying to their nature,

mowed and swept, and gravel paths require THE WALKS.-Grass walks should be often to be rolled often in the spring, particularly

after rain.

BOX EDGINGS.-This plant should be clipped about the middle of this month. Box

that they have scarcely energies sufficient to Suggestions relative to Florists' Work for April. edgings should seldom be allowed to grow but regain their wonted appetite and strength.

By the EDITOR.
Green House.

Rooms.

AIR AND WATER.-If plants are judiciously supplied with these, as well as with light and sun, they will do well in windows or rooms. In mild days they should be taken out-doors in the shade, and syringed. Some ladies will make their plants in their rooms surpass in appearance those of many green houses. When first taken from a green house, they should not be exposed to much hot sun, but flowers. should have light to brighten the colors of the

a few inches in height, generally only three FENCES.-These should be righted and reor four. paired immediately after the frost is out of the RE-POTTING.-Plants that were not reground. It is very difficult to keep board potted last month, should be put into fresh fence from leaning, or blowing down, par-suitable soils. Care should be observed to ticularly in moist ground. This we should disturb as little as possible the fibrous roots. suppose might be remedied by having the LIGHT AND SUN.-Health and luxuriance posts much larger at the bottom, tapering to- of growth cannot be expected in the absence wards the top. In this way there may be of very considerable light and heat, as well great economy in the posts. One as now as pure air. The last is required to habituate used will make two that will be more than them to the exposure to open air. twice as serviceable. Posts do not decay at WATERING.-As the warmth of the wea the top, but near the ground. Let the fence ther increases, the watering must be gradually be as light as possible towards the top, in pro- increased. Those of soft shrubby nature, portion to the bottom. and growing freely, require more water at a ERGOT IN RYE.-Spurred rye is generally conGRASS LANDS.-If a supply of fine ma- time than those of a harder texture. Plants sidered poisonous. It is often supposed to be the nure is on hand, scarify your grass lands, generally suffer more from superabundance cause of epidemical diseases. A writer in the and then give them a top dressing with ma- of water than from dryness. The beauty of frequently eating a large tablespoonful of ergot Genesee Farmer relates an instance of a person This will greatly increase the quantityll the foliage and the general health of thell with impunity.

nure.

SUMMARY.

GEN. SCOTT, who left Charleston in the Natchez sloop of war on the 29th ult, arrived in Washington on Saturday last. The ship was in Hampton Roads. The Editors of the Norfolk Beacon were present. ed, on the 4th instant, with a few Cucumbers and Strawberries, from the garden of the United States Navy Hospital.

Of the handsome range of houses in Lafayette place, with their magnificent marble colonnade, which were to be sold to-day at auction, one only, No. 8, was offered. It sold for $26,000. Mr. Geer, the owner of the houses, then stopped the sale.

Naval. The U. S. scooner Grampus, Lt. Com.buried by us, and the party then crossed the mountain Smoot, which sailed from Hampton Roads 22d inst. to join Mr. Dripps and his party. for the West Indies, via Charleston, was spoken 24th The Black Feet showed the rifle and pistol of Mr. ed under our marine head.-[Norfolk Beacon] inst. in lat. 54, long. 77, by schooner Mercator, report. V. to Mr. Bird,*and boasted of having killed a white chief, and one of his men.

*Mr. Bird is an interpreter, and happened to be with the Indians at the time.

Gold.-A very rich vein of gold has been recently discovered on the land of Mr. Smith, in Spottsylvania, Va. It is said to run horizontally for the distance of St. Louis, March 23.-Steamboat Disaster-The sunk fifty feet, has not reached the bottom. The full cargo, from this port to Galena, and Prairie Des a quarter of a mile, and that a shaft, which has been steamboat Enterprize, Capt. Beatty, bound with a Fredericksburg Arena says, in reference to the pro- Chiens, last Tuesday at 12 o'clok noon, struck a ductiveness of this mine, that about 50,000 bushels snag about three miles above the mouth of the Illinois said to yield 50 dollars per bushel; and that the least bably be saved, except such articles as are perishable of ore have been raised, of which a small portion is river, and sunk immediately. The cargo will provaluable part of it is estimated to be worth five dollars by water. per bushel.

Death of Professor Askmun.-The Law School at Cambridge and the legal profession at large, have met with a heavy loss in the death of John Hooker Ashmun, Esq. Royal Professor of Law in Harvard University, who died suddenly on Monday morning. He had for some time suffered from a pulmonary disorder, but had within a few days appeared in our Court, and was expected by his physician to have been able to go out yesterday.

He had the reputation of profound learning, and high hopes were entertained of his approaching dis. tinction. But death has laid low these expectations. [Boston Mer. Journal.]

Loss of the ship Glide.-By the arrival at this port of the brig Henry Tallman, Capt. Lemont, from Matamoras, we learn that on the 7th inst. he spoke a schooner bound from New Orleans to S. W. Pass, Vermillion Bay, which reported, that the new ship Glide, of Portland bound from Boston to New Orleans, with a small cargo of hay, &c. was cast away on the Tambelier Island, on the 5th. All the information which Capt. Lemont could gather, was, that the crew were all saved-the ship had 13 feet water in her hold-supposed to be entirely lost.—[Franklin Republican, March 13.]

RICH ARRIVALS. On Saturday last, there arrived at this port no less than four valuable cargoes of silks, teas, &c. from China, (a greater number than we re. collect to have placed on record in one day,) viz, the ships Superior, Oneida, Florida, and Mary also the ship Asia from Batavia, with coffee. The cargoes may be fairly estimated at 300,000 dollars each-ma. king in the aggregate nearly two millions.-[Gazette.] Important Decision.-Vice Chancellor McCoun yesterday morning gave his decision in the case of William Scott and others, stockholders of the late NEW ORLEANS, March 19.-Shipwreck.-The new National Insurance Company, vs. Frederick Depeyship Knight, Capt Knight, from Portland, arrived and ster and others, President and Directors of the same. The following gentlemen have been elected Direc-anchored at the S. W. Pass about ten days ago— The suit was brought to recover one hundred and se-tors of the Office of the Bank of the United States, Being in that situation, she struck an old anchor, bu venty-nine thousand dollars, which had been fraudu. in Washington City, for the ensuing year, viz. :ried in the sand. The wind coming to blow fresh, lently abstracted from the funds of the company by Samuel H. Smith, Thomas Swann, Benj. O. Taylor, and being unable to get her anchor on board, the Oliver G. Kane, Secretary. The general charges in Wm. Prout, Walter Smith, Robert H. Miller, Wm. Captain was compelled to cut her cable away. She the bill were, that the funds of the company had been S. Nicholls, Thomas W Pairo, Wm. C. Gardiner, was driven out to sea, and was soon found to be leakillegally invested, and that there had been gross neg-William Laird, Darius Clagett. And at a meetinging at the rate of 50 strokes of the pump a minute.ligence to the affairs of the company on the part of of the Board on the 2d instant, Samuel H. Smith was The crew being exhausted by continual exertion to the defendants, in consequence of which all these unanimously re-elected President. losses had occurred. The judgment of the Court was, that on none of the charges were the defendants to be made liable. The bill was therefore dismissed with costs.-[Journal of Commerce.]

There is, we think, both weight and fairness in the annexed observations of the New Brunswick Fredonian, ou the recent practice here with some of our contemporaries, of reporting arrivals.

keep the vessel fron sinking; the captain drove her Population of New Bedford.-The present popula. on the Caillou Island, with eight feet of water in the tion of this town, as appears by a statement submitted hold. She had 200 tons of stone ballast and 160 bales at the annual town meeting on Saturday, by the of hay on board; was insured in Boston, we underSchool District Committee, amounts to 9,260; shew. stand, for the sum of $14,000. The amount of proping an increase since the census of 1830, of 1.768.—erty saved, is rated at $3000, in furniture, rigging, By the census of 1820, the entire population was only and spars. The Captain and crew came down in the 3,947.-[New Bedford Mercury.] Cora from Lafourche.

It has been noticed as a remarkable coincidence,| that the number of signers to the Declaration of In. dependence was fifty-six, and that the death of the venerable Carroll, and last of the signers, took place just fifty-six years after the signing of that instrument.

The New York papers have commenced the publication of the names of persons daily arriving at the principal hotels in that city. We doubt both the policy and propriety of this. One does not, for instance, always choose to have it proclaimed where he puts up, because the price may be deemed too low for that an order has issued from the head quarters of Military, We learn from an officer of the Army, his dignity, or too high for his pocket. Neither is it the Western Department of the U. S. Army, for the at all times, quite convenient to every gentleman visi temporary occupancy of Fort Smith, by a company ting the city, to receive the attentions which a notice of the 7th regiment of Infantry. One of the objects of his presence and "local habitation" migh: draw of this measure, we understand, is to prevent the ille. upon him. But there is a real and substantial objec-gal introduction of spirituous liquors among the Intion to this mode of advertising persons, on the dians.-[Little Rock, Arkansas Gaz.] ground that it is an unauthorized and frequently an unwelcome intrusion upon their privacy, an abridgement of unquestionable right, and a sort of espoinage which may, in some cases, materially interfere with both social and business relations. It might also, by construction, be deemed a violation of the rights of hospitality.

their last special term, that by the Revised Statutes
Protests.-The Supreme Court have decided at
the fee for protesting a note or draft is 50 cents, and
not $1, 50, as charged by the notaries.

Steamboat Disaster.-We learn by the steamboat Arkansaw, that the steamboat Superior, on her way down recently burst one of her boilers, between Point Chicot and Washington, by which accident five persons were killed, and seven or eight severely scalded. Among the former was Mr. Carnes, the has happened on board the same boat within a few hands. This is the second accident of the kind that head engineer. The others were firemen and deck months.-[Arkansaw Gaz.]

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LATER FROM FRANCE.-By the packet ship Louisa, ary. Our latest previous dates direct were of 18th from Havre, we have Paris papers to the 26th Febru. February. The Gazette de France of 25th contains this paragraph :

The Lynchburg Virginian says, the Legislature of Virginia" has actually appropriated $2500 to re"Letters by writers of credit received to-day from N. B. We perceive that our goodly city has credit munerate Mr. Leigh for travelling to and from Madrid, announce positively that the Portuguese for sundry crooked names never before heard of here. Charleston, and staying there six or eight weeks. Government having satisfactorily explained the shots This is a piece of waggery which will frequently be fired at a French vessel entering the Tagus, the ST. LOUIS, MARCH 23.-We deeply regret the ne-matter may be considered as at rest. practised, and will show that the design of the ad-cessity of publishing the following extract from a only left to be settled the affair of the Alcyon, sunk There was vertisers will not be accomplished. letter received by express from the Rocky Moun- at the mouth of the Douro. It is understood at Ma. drid that this too would soon be arranged, and then no pretext be left for any atack against the Government of Don Miguel. The mission of Sir Stratford Canning has failed eompletely. vernment refused to lend itself to the views of the The Spanish Go. British Cabinet, and M. Zea, whose credit Lord Palmerston was desirous of overthrowing, seems destined long to remain at the head of the Spanish Cabinet."

Narrow Escape from a Bear.-A young man, intains. passing through the woods near Bangor, Me., a Missouri Establishment, Feb. 14th, 1833. short time since, found himself within a few feet of "Joseph Papin came in with the letters, and states a ravenous bear. He sprang to the nearest pine and that he had been sent out by Mr. Vanderburgh to kill climbed up, the bear clambering after him. Making Buffalo for the camp, of sixty persons; in a short good use of his feet he dashed his antagonist to the time he returned, saying he had seen cows, just ground. The bear returned and was again repulsed, slaughtered, and was sure that Indians were near. carrying with him one of our hero's boots. Bruin Mr. V. was incredulous, but called on a few men to ascended a third time and with more caution. The follow him, and said that he would satisfy himself. young man, hoping to escape, ascended the tree Remains of meat roasting, and fire still burning near about fifty feet, and as the bear approached him at a cow, a powder horn and fire steel lying by the fire The anniversary of the birth day of Washington tempted to shake him off, but in vain, as his foot convinced him that the Indians were then very near. (says a Paris paper of the 23d) was celebrated by a was held by the paws of the infuriated animal, who He resolved to follow up their trail: he pursued it splendid fete, given by Mr. and Mrs. Welles. The had lost his hold of the tree and hung suspended by across the plain, until he reached some uneven prettiest women and most distinguished personages the poor man's leg. The young man's strength be- ground, where it was lost, and suddenly a volley was in Paris were of the party. coming exhausted he let go his hold on the tree, and discharged from an unseen enemy: a rush of near

while raising his pistol at another, fell dead from a
ball received in his back.

down they went with a tremendous concussion to the one hundred Indians quickly followed. Mr. V.'s The Charles Carroll packet, which left here on the ground. Our hero struck on the bear and rebounded horse was killed at the first discharge; he disengaged 1st of Feb., went out in 19 days. eight or ten feet distant. The affrighted pair sat himself-levelled his rifle-killed one man, and, The Journal of Commerce has received dates laeyeing each other for sometime, when the bear, who was the more severely bruised of the two, showing no signs of fight, the young man rose and fled, leaving his hat and the boot behind him, his friend of the shaggy coat casting at him an expressive look, accompanied by a growl and a shake of the head.

Alexis Pillon was also killed. Joseph Papin and four others escaped and found refuge in the Camp. The next day the party searched for the bodies, but could find no vestige of poor Mr. V. Mr. Pillon was

ter than ours. From its Extra we take the following extracts. We presume the acknowledgment of her private marriage, made by "the prisoner of Blaye," about whom so much romantic chivalry has been ex. pressed in France, and by the diplomatie corps, will

where.

to be rekindled in the East.

A later paper-the Gazette de France, of the 2d March, this moment received-states that Ibrahim had again halted by order of his father.

The affairs of Don Pedro are spoken of as more promising, disease and bad supplies having much impaired the efficiency of the Miguelite army.

do more to crush the Carlists in France, than all the acts of the Government of Louis Philippe. It covers her partisans with ridicule, and that is mortal every where, but more speedily so in France than else-ported from Europe, having the roses of health bloom:a week than our previous accounts. Still no one who ing on their cheeks, and joy sparkling in their eyes, remembers the exaggerated statements sent abroad of By the article under the Vienna head from the Ha-possessing amiable manners, and highly accomplish- the mortality of the Choleta in this city last summer vre Journal of 2d March, it seems that the victorious ed, are to be raffled for next door to the British Gal- can doubt that the story of 500 deaths a day in Ha. lery. Scheme, twelve tickets at twelve rupees each. vana is gross exaggeration. We learn with regret, Ibrakim refused at last to agree even to an armistice Blasting Rocks under Water by means of the Diwith the Porte, and that he was marching on Con-ving Bell. Three men are employed in the diving hat private letters from Matanzas, speak of the disstantinople. Russia had been called on by the Grand bell: one holds the jumper, or boring-iron, which he ease as just appearing there. THE CHOLERA AT HAVANA.--The schooner Fan Seignor for aid. Perhaps, after all, the spark of war keeps constantly turning; the other two strike alternately quick smart strokes with hammers. When Fan, at this port yesterday from Havana, brings adwhich seems extinguished in the west of Europe, is the hole is bored of the requisite depth, a tin cart-vices to the 24th ult. The Gazette states that the ridge, filled with gunpowder, about two inches in accounts received by her represent the progress of diameter, and a Loot in length, is inserted, and sand the cholera as truly appalling. From the 24th of To the top of the cartridge a tin February till the 24th of March, five thousand, (1,000 placed above it. pipe is soldered, having a brass screw at the upper whites, and 4,000 blacks,) had died of the diseaseend. The diving-bell is then raised up slowly, and and on the day before the sailing of the Fan Fan, five additional tin pipes with brass screws are attached, hundred persons are stated to have been taken off, until the pipes are about two feet above the surface and nearly the same number had been buried each of the water. The man who is to fire the charge is day for several days previously. The Captain Ger M. de Chateaubriand had been acquitted in Paris, placed in a boat close to the top of the tube, to the eral has issued an order, that all the artillery shall top of which a piece of cord is attached, which he be fired at sunrise each day, in the hope of purify. and was borne away from the Court in a sort of tri-holds in his left hand. Having in the boat a brasier, ing the atmosphere. The Board of Health of Havaumph. with small pieces of iron red hot, he drops one of na have issued an order prohibiting the sale, by the them down the tube; this immediately ignites the Apothecaries, of any medicines under the name of LATEST FROM EUROPE.-There is a fleet of pack-powder, and blows up the rock. A small part of the specifics for the cure of the Cholera. Several of the tube next the cartridge is destroyed; but the greater Apothecaries have offered to furnish medicines graets and other foreign ships announced as below. The part, which is held by the cord, is reserved for future tis to the poor. The Superintendents of the Hospi. Mary Howland, from Liverpool, of 8th ult. is the la-service. The workmen in the boat experience no tals make the same complaints which were urged in shock; the only effect is a violent ebullition of the this country, as to the patients being brought to the test as yet. water arising from the explosion; but those who Hospitals in the last stage of the disorder, and abso. The King of Holland, according to Brussels ac-stand on the shore, and upon any part of the rock lutely incurable. counts of the 5th, had refused to comply with the connected with those blowing up, feel-a very strong summary demand of France and England as stated concussion. The only difference between the mode in this paper of last, and declared himself of blasting rock at Howth and at Plymouth is, that at ready to meet all the consequences of such refusal. We see not how, under the circumstances, the march of a French army and the sailing of a British fleet against Holland is to be avoided-for these were the alternatives stated by Talleyrand and Lord Palmerston, in case of the non compliance of the King of Holland by the 15th March.

Young Ladies for sale.-In one of the Calcutta] The Cholera appears to be making sad ravages at newspapers the following advertisement appeared the Havana. The news in the annexed extracts, "Be it known that six fair pretty young ladies, with from the Baltimore Chronicle of Saturday, is later by two sweet and engaging young children, lately im

[From the New-York American of Tuesday.

the latter place they connect the tin pipes by a ce-
ment of white lead. A certain depth of water is no.
cessary for safety, which should not be less than from
eight to ten feet.-[Repertory of Patent Inventions.]

From Liberia.-The ship Lafayette was below on Saturday from Liberia, via St. Thomas. Capt. Hardic came up in the Norfolk steamboat. He reports that the Colony was healthy at the time of his sailThe publicity given to the declaration of the Duch-ing. Dr. Mechlin, the Colonial Agent, had succeed eas of Berri, and its deposition in the archives of ed in concluding a treaty with the people of Grand France, is spoken of with unbounded severity by the Bassa, and had returned to the Colony in safety. [Baltimore American.]

liberal as well as loyal papers.

The National says "There is not in Paris a fami[From the Charleston Patriot of April 1.] ly of the working class, however poor, who would FROM THE WEST INDIES.-By the schr. Naomi, Cap. not rather forego its last morsel of bread, than brand tain Lubbock, from Dominica, we have the Colonist, the forehead of one of its members with the ignoble of the 9th ult. The only item of intelligence it contains legend with which the Chancery of Louis Philippe is an account of several shocks of an Earthquake, in proudly enriches its archives, after having soiled the Island of St. Christopher commencing at 8 o'clock with it the walls of the Castle of Blaye. In our hum-on the night of the 8th March, and continuing with little ble plebeian families, they know not how to turn over intermission for eight days, during which time the into public malignity the weaknesses of their own blood, habitants of St. Christopher were kept in a state of in order to derive a gross benefit therefrom. This constant terror, All the stores of St. Christopher Protest of a wholly particular nature is only fit for were closed and many of the residents fled for refuge upstart royalty."

In the Messager des Chambres of 2d March, we find the following article under the head of Falmouth (England,) Feb. 22:

on board the vessels in the harbor.

Since the above was in type, we have received the following letter, dated

"HAVANA, MARCH 23, 1833.-The Cholera is making such ravages among our population, that business is almost entirely suspended, and the Clerks in commercial houses, brokers, and cartmen, launch men and day laborers, are unwilling to work. Our daily list of deaths, publiely known, falls not far short of 500, but it is supposed that the number is greater. Strangers are not permitted to go outside the walls, lest they should discover the mortality.

One individual has lost 50 out of 200 slaves, and

nearly the whole black population has been attacked.

NEW-YORK AMERICAN.
APRIL 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-1833.

LITERARY NOTICES.

A SERMON ON THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, by GARDINER SPRING, Pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York. New York: Jonathan Leavitt.

DOMESTIC PORTRAITURE—or the successful application of religious principle in the education of a family-exemplified in the Memoirs of three of the deceased children of the Rev. Legh Richmond. York: Jonathan Leavitt.

N.

The education of children is an inexhaustible

The injury (says the Dominica Colonist) done to the Buildings in Casseterre is very great-there is scarce a stone building or store we think, that has not been injured in some degree; and several old "Among the passengers in the Lisbon packet, walls and chimneys have been thrown down. The theme. On no concern of such deep interest have bound to Oporto, is M. Cabral, an ex-magistrate and Church, the Wesleyan Chapel, the Jail, the Custom more varying theories been broached, than on the deputy from the Azores to the Portuguese Cortes. House, the Reading room, the Tavern, have all re-proper manner of developing and properly directing He is said to be the bearer of arrangements madeceived damage, and several private dwelling houses the intellectual, moral and physical faculties of youth. with some bankers of Paris for a loan of fifty million have been so shaken as to cause the walls to separate All, or nearly all, will agree in the general results to Middle Island has suffered materially.

francs, (ten million dollars,) negotiated by Gen. Sal. in many places. The Parish Church of St. Thomas, be aimed at; but there is an infinite and irreconci

danha for Donna Maria. If this be true, we should soon hope for the solution of the Portuguese question; for the party that has most money will assuredly beat the other."

The London Globe of 27th February quoted in the Estafette du Havre, of 2d March, says:

The works on several of the Estates have been lable diversity in the means proposed for attaining much rent-particularly those on the Spring Lodge them. Hence, as well as from the intrinsic impor. Otley's (Cayon) and Olivees, with many others that tance of the topic, there can be but few higher or we have not yet had an accurate account of; and se. more fitting objects of solicitude to the faithful pas. veral chimnies and walls were thrown down.

A considerable quantity of bottled liquor was de-tor of a church, than that the children of those to "Letters this morning from Lisbon agree in repre- stroyed, by the first shock of the earthquake the whom he ministers should be early taught to walk senting the army of Don Miguel to be in such a state value, supposed to be some hundred pounds sterling in the right way. To such a feeling as this do we of sickness and destitution, that it was thought the At no period since the awful visitation of 1797, siege of Oporto would of necessity soon be raised. when a dreadful convulsion in South America, de owe the Sermon of Dr. Spring-and to a somewhat Wagons full of sick were arriving from all quarters. stroyed many cities, and buried in the ruins some similar feeling the other publication from the same It is even said that some advanced works in front of thousand of persons, and which was severely felt press, which we have named with it at the head of Lisbon are about to be thrown up, in the event of here, have such severe shocks been remembered in these remarks. The general views of Dr. Spring in Don Pedro's marching upon the capital." this island. We remember many shocks which caused a momentary alarm, but no injury was sustained, regard to the special objects to which the attention and there was no repetition of them, so as to create of parents should be early directed in the education any apprehension. of their children, command our entire assent. The habit of subordination, a sacred regard to truth, industrious habits, temperance, caution in the selection of associates, respect for the sabbath, judicious instruction in the estimate to be formed of the world,

Sir Walter Scott.-The Queen of Spain is the only one of the crowned heads of Continental Europe who has hitherto subscribed to the monument to be erected in memory of Sir Walter Scott.

Odd Combination.-Under this head, an English paper copies from an American one, an account of a meeting held at Troy to promote female education in Greece.

The shocks of earthquake, we understaed, were sensibly felt at Nevis. At Antigua, it is stated, they were very slight. By the Mail Boat, from St. Thomas and Tortola, we learn, that at those Islands Ithey were not at all felt,