Rough is the oldest navigator on lake Erie. He was as- for vulgar tastes, also abounded; such as caravans, moun sisted by Mr. Allen, mate of the Michigan, and four har-tebanks, learned pigs, &c. dy, experienced oarsmen,

Black-legs, from all quarters, were hovering like vul The Michigan was headed down stream 24 minutes be-tures about the place. Knaves were picking the pockets fore 3 o'clock. The steam boat cut loose in 18 minutes before three-the barge left her at 13 minutes before 3, and reached the shore in 4 minutes. She reached the first rapid at seven minutes before 3, and broke on the precipice at precisely 3, the time appointed for the de

scent.

On board the Michigan was a crew in effigy: an old buffalo, whose period was only hastened a few days, an old and young bear, a fox, racoon, eagle, two geese, and a bad dog, that, we understood, had bit our friend Day of the Buffalo Journal.

Either the fox or the racoon, (we could not distinguish which, but it was probably the latter,) ran up the mainmast as she went over the first reef, and bruin mounted the foretop as she bounded over the second, where he was distinctly seen by thousands clinging to the top, as she lay on her beam, and went by the board with the mast, suspended by his paws. The young bear reached the shore about sixty rods above the cataract, where she was welcomed by a shouting multitude, and carried in triumph to Forsyth's for exhibition. The other bear it was said, also got a shore above the falls, but we did not see him. We neither saw nor heard any thing of the other animals. Major Frazer recovered one of the geese. She was taken alive, but much exhausted, with ber head badly cut, and one eye out. She was taken out of the river below the falls by the ferrymen, and was probably the only survivor of the number that made the descent.

of fools by the aid of roulett, pharo, keeno and dice tables. Upon the green, at mid-day, lads and lasses respounded, with light fantastic toe" to the sounds of pipe and violin. All amusements, however, ceased upon the first cry, she is coming!" and the eager rush of thon sands, viewed from the roof of the pavilion, was a scene which delighted every eye.

The public houses, as may be supposed, were crowded to an overflow. Those who got victuals and drink were fortunate, but lodgings were out of the question. Mr. Cary, editor of the New York Observer, who came there to make observations, assured us that he counted fourteen asleep upon, and thirty-six under the billiard table, at Browns, on Friday night; and other rooms, he said, contained corresponding numbers.

A party of us visited Lundy's lane, where American flints, American steel and American valor upheld the honor of our country through a stubborn, unequal fight, with, "invincible" troops. Here Scott's brigade, the gallant 9th, 11th, and 21st regiments, were thinned to mere battalions. Here Towson's crater-mouthed artillery appalled the very Heavens with its thunders. Here the Spartan Miller said he would "try" to silence a battery by leading a few chosen bayonets from the interpil 23d into the mouth of the enemy's cannon. Here Porter led on his patriotic volunteers, (with Birdsall, always the first in and the last out of battle,) just in time to save the day. While viewing the grounds a lad came to us with musket balls found there, which were recognised by their weight to be American. These were readily bought and had been there lately that all the ball they could find had more called for, but the boy said that so many visitors been taken away. Upon being pressed, however, to find tlemen would wait a few minutes he could make them more, he replied with apparent simplicity, that if the gen

The day was exceedingly fine, and nothing occurred to mar its pleasures. From the great number constantly descending and ascending the ladders, and thronging the precipices, accidents were apprehended, but we believe that none occurred. Every one seemed anxious to assist the view and assure the safety of his neighbor. Upon the whole, the spectators were pleasantly disappointed. We all expected to see the vessel go to pieces The company at gen. Whitney's were regaled with in the rapids, leaving only the fragments go promiscuous-rich music from the Rochester band. The Buffalo band ly over the falls. The arrangements were skilfully made was stationed at Forsyth's and a band from the British and gallantly executed. She took the desired channel, army at Brown's.

some more!

tion.

and the spectacle, from the moment she hove in sight un-boat had a delighful trip, good fare and excellent attenThe pasengers who went up, and returned in the steamtil she was dashed into, literally a thousand pieces, was full of interest and novelty. Imagination easily imparted a moral sensibility to the scene. The power of the AlFurther particulars.—We glean a few additional items mighty was most imposingly displayed over the work from the Buffalo Journal:-In her main chains were placmanship of mere human hands. This ship, which, fored two effigies, one on either side, of no very prepossess years, had withstood the winds and the waves, was now ing aspect, which were designated by the names of Adums abandoned to the mad fury of its native element. From and Jackson. Other effigies were placed in different parts this descent information relative to the depth, power and of the ship, upon which were bestowed appropriate cogchannel of the rapids was obtained. Had the Michigan the one in the foretop was called Carter Beverly, whose nomens, such as Natty Ewart, Blue Beard, &c. while been a sound, sea-worthy vessel, she would have reached province seemed to be, to look out for breakers. After the brow of the cataract uninjured, and many believe, would have made the descent in safety; but this is im the descent, two of the geese, and the cat, were picked possible. No human power can resist the gigantic force "p below the falls, uninjured. The dog, was subsequently of that mighty torrent. secured, having reached Grass island above the falls, wholly unhurt. The whole affair was "got up" under lukes. A captain with such a name, should have stuck the direction of capt. ROUGH, the oldest seaman of the like Long Tom Coffin to his ship. And in the event of his surviving the dreadful plunge, he might thereafter have been called capt. Rough-and-Tumble!

It is impossible to form any thing like an accurate estimate of the number of persons this spectacle called together. From the top of Forsyth's house, we could set, In every direction, from which a view of the falls could be had, close, solid masses of people. The banks on either side of the river, Goat island and Table Rock, were literally alive with spectators. Every road and avenue leading to the falls during the day, was thronged with vehicles of every possible description, from the John Bull coach and six, with its thirty passengers, down to the Canadian poney, rode by two Indians, either of whom looked better able to carry, than to be carried by the

beast.

A gentleman from Albany took advantage of this visit to make an accurate admeasurement of the height of the end of Goat island, extending to the Tarrapin rocks, 300 falls, from the new bridge recently erected from the west feet from the shore. The mode adopted was as follows.

A

of the bridge over the edge of the precipice, from which peace of scantling was used, projecting from the railing was suspended a cord with a weight attached, reaching Amusements, in all their rounds, were to be seen at fairly to the water in a perpendicular line. The length all the public-houses, and even by the way-side. There of the cord to the surface of the water at the brink, was was Mr. Nichols, with his ventriloquial powers, teach-13 feet 1 inch-from this to the water below, on accurate ing ladies the secret of talking without using their own measurement, the distance was found to be 158 feet, tongues, a favor with which the husband of one of the inches. We are told this is the first sucessful attemp ladies did not seem to be gratified, from the remark that that was ever made to ascertrin the perpendicular dehis wife's organs of speech already bordered upon the scent, by actua measurement. Heretofore it has been Tuiraculous! The dog Apollo, too, was there, and play-done by observation. ed cards with, and gave lectures on astronomy to ladies and gentlemen without number. Grosser amusements,

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THE HARRISBURG CONVENTION. Some very modest SAVANNAH. During 11 months to the 1st inst. there and reasonable gentlemen, lovers of justice and friends of was exported from Savannah 213,691, bales of upland equal rights, have denounced this meeting as having been cotton, 14,047 do. of sea island and 14,656 tierces of rice; self-appointed, nay, almost unconstitutional, if not a lit-in the same time last year 180,232 bales upland and tle treasonable, and are, perhaps, themselves members 6,325 of sea island, and 11,539 tierces of rice; shewing a of "chambers of commerce," whose opinions are, with large increase. Of the 213,691 bales of upland cotton exceeding diffidence, almost every year presented to con-exported in the current year, 104,022 were sent coastgress, advising and recommending most important mea-wise as follows to New York 44,893; Providence sures to the consideration of the national legislature! 14,794; Charleston 38,441; other domestic ports 5,094. Now we like that-there is something so delicate and retiring in these dignified bodies, and in the reprobation of the fariners assembled at Harrisburg, (for a majority of the convention were practical farmers), seeing that they themselves have been protected in all that they have asked, and that the nation pays almost two millions of dollars a year to support a navy for their benefit; a ship of the line being sometimes employed to convey a little vessel, the whole proceeds of whose cargo will hardly pay the wages and subsistence of the persons employed on board the national ship! And besides, for the reason 3,890 bags of boweds at 57-8d a 7 1-4ɖ; 919 do. New that they have an exclusive right to meet in "convention," Orleans at 6d a 8 1-2d; 1,806 do. Tennessee at 5 5-8d a remembering that they held one composed of "delegates 6 3-4d; 414 do. Sea Islands at 10 1-2d a 184; 24 do. from the principal Atlantic states," at Philadelphia on the stained do. at 6 1-4d a 8 1-24; 810 Pernambuco at 8 3-4d 14th Nov. 1820, William Bayard chairman, and John a 9 5-8d; 178 do. Bahia at 8 a 8 1-2d; 249 do. MaranVaughan secretary, at which certain very mild resolu- ham at 8 1-4d a 8 3-4d; 113 do. Demerara at 7 7-8d a tions were passed and a memorial to congress adopted, 9 1-4d; 43 do. Barbadoes at 7d; 90 do. Surat at 4 1-46 concluding with the following remarbable and impartial paragraph:

"And that it may be laid down as a maxim admitting of no exception, that national industry is invigorated by free trade, and depressed by every thing opposed by it." And we remember that this class of persons, just before had memorialized about British restrictions on the colonial trade, and urged congress to impose a duty of 18 dollars per ton on French vessels, because that France had levied that duty upon ours, shewing most clearly that trade ought to be left to itself! How consistent, how equitable, how moderate-how generous! Precious philosophers!

COTTON AND TOBACCO. From a Liverpool circular of 25th August, 1827-Throughout this week the demand for cotton has been languid, though somewhat improved yesterday. The imports have however been very light, so likewise have been the sales when compared with the past; for last week 27,549 packages were receive ed; and 14,768 bags and bales sold; whilst during the present the import only reaches 2748 packages against 7,859 bays and bales sold as follows

a 4 3-4d; 10 do. Bengal at 4 1-2d; 405 do. Egyptian at

7 1-2d a 8d.

With so heavy a stock and a demand so limited, it is reasonable to look for rather lower rates, and such has been the case this week. On ordinary qualities of short staple American, a decline of 1-8d per lb. has been smbmitted to, and large parcels of this description are placed in the market, but good and fine qualities are becoming scarce and fully maintain the previous rates; Brazil and most other descriptions, are offering at a decline of 1-8d without finding free buyers. As before stated, the heavy stock operates unfavorably, and this is increas ed by the want of a demand for export twist. Since the weekly sales were made up, 600 bags of uplands have UNITED STATES AND G. BRITAIN. From Washing-been purchased on speculation at 6d per lb. In tobac ton we learn that two conventions between the United co the transactions are unduly circumscribed, and until States and Great Britain have been received at the de- the result of the public sale advertised for the 28th inpartment of state, which were concluded and signed in stant is known, it is probable nothing will be done; in the early part of last month, a few days before Mr the mean time our prices are lower and nominal, Canning's death, by Mr. Gallatin, and Messrs. Grant and Addington. By one of them the third article of the MONTICELLO. The "Virginia Advocate," publishconvention of 1818, which stipulates the joint ocoupa-ed at Charlotteville, notices the disagreeable intrusions to tion of the country beyond the Rocky Mountains, is con- which the family of the lamented patriarch are subjected tinued; and, by the other the commercial convention of by the impertinent investigations of prying visitors, who 1815, which was continued by the above mentioned con- seem to regard the domicil and its contents as though it vention of 1818, is further continued. The duration of was an inn by the way side, in which each traveller has a the convention of 1818, having been limited to ten years, right to command. We admire the feelings which would which would have expired on the 20th of October, prompt an American citizen to perform a pilgrimage 1828, on that day the existing commercial convention, to this Meeca of our country, for the purpose of con and the article respecting the country beyond the Rocky templating the scenes and hauuts which were so dear t Mountains, would have terminated, but for the recent the author of the declaration of independence, the philo conventions. They are now to continue indefinitely as sopher and the philanthrophist, for they naturally give rise to time, each party reserving the right to put an end to sentiments that tend to elevate the heart, and more fully to either of them, upon twelve months notice given to confirm us in the conviction that mankind are and of the other party. right should be independent; but we most strongly deprecate that unlicensed curiosity which prompts indiviCHARLESTON. Exports of cotton and rice for 11duals, in the language of the Advocate, "to rummage months, ending Sept. 1, 1327-to foreign ports 151,505 every thing from garret to cellar, or to run their noses bales upland, and $1,061 sea-island cotton, and 45,414 into every corner that was open or could be opened, and bales to ports in the United States; whole export of to intrude upon the privacy of the family without ever rice 105,300 tierces, of which 26,080 were to domestic asking permission." The best evidence which visitors to ports. The cotton shews an increase of 43,245 bales Monticello could manifest for the memory and services over the exports of last year. The supposition then, of Jefferson, would consist in a modest and courteous dethat the crop of 1826 was upwards of 200,000 bales more portment towards the members of his household, and 2 than that of 1825, is probably correct. It is estimated lue regard for the objects allied to his pursuits or pleathat the crop of the present year will amount to a mil-sures. lion of bales! We fear the consequences of this great THE NAVY BOARD, at present, consists of com. Rods production. gers, Tingey and Warrington.

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ANOTHER GALE, visited the West India islands on the can now be had in any quantity, at 22 cents, whilst the 27th ult. A letter from St. Thomas' says. The ravages English price current quotes the lowest prices at more committed in that short space of time were dreadful; al-than 24 cents per lb. and in a few years we anticipate most every fence in town, and two or three small buildings were thrown down; others somewhat injured, and trees torn up by the roots. We have heard but of the loss of one life-that of a servant woman, who was killed by the falling-in of the roof of a house in which she resided. The harbor presented a sad spectacle; vessels of all sizes were seen cast a shore in various directions.

that shipments of cotton yarn, or cloth, will be made to Great Britain in place of the raw material. When the duty on cut nails was laid, the price was 18 cents the lb. now any quantity can be had (in Alexandria) at seven cents. The price of writing paper, when the duty was laid, was for No. 1, about $5 50; it can now be had at $3 25. These are the facts which admit of no dispute, Among other disasters of the storm, we see it stated and establish the principle we have ever advocated. Give that the schooner John S. Spence, of Norfolk, was lost, American enterprise a fair start, and the genius of the and that every person on board, except two, perished. people will ensure success to the exertions of freemen. The governor of the island of St. Christophers, in con- One striking advantage is mentioned by every person sequence of the damages sustained by the late hurricane who has visited any of the northern manufacturing vilhas issued his proclamation dated the 7th day of August, liges. The poor class are, without exception, well proopening the ports of said island for the period of three vided for-their wages keep them from want, and the calender months from that date for the importation of knowledge of their ability to maintain themselves, has "boards, scantling, shingles, staves and lumber of all de-removed that debasement that exists in the lower rank scriptions; and of flour, bread, biscuit, rice, beans, peas, of this and other states. The rising generation are by oats, corn meal, live stock, horses, mules, horned cattle, this means prepared to act an honorable part in after roots and fruits of all kind, beef, pork, butter, and other life, and feel some of that pride which should be cheprovisions, of all kinds, in foreign vessels of all nations; rished in the bosom of every freemen. notwithstanding that the articles imported in such vessels, or any of them, may not be of the growth or produce of the country or place to which the vessel, importing the same, do or may respectively belong."

It is certainly sound policy to encourage the making of every article necessary in the event of a foreign war. No person conversant with the evils encountered in the last war, can be so traitorous to their country as to wish to have them again encountered. So far the Gazette-we add that

THE NEW YORK "TIMES." We regret to state that the editor of this paper has been compelled to suspend A South Carolina memorial to congress, adopted on its publication for a short period, in consequence of the the 3rd inst. commences thus-"We the citizens of Absudden withdrawal of upwards of three hundred sub-beville District, respectfully approach your honorable scribers. This falling off in the subscription list is attri-body as memorialists, to remonstrate against the passage buted to the establishment of the "Journal of Commerce." of the woollen's bill, or any other bill for imposing proWe most sincerely deplore this event, for independent of tecting duties, and to pray the REPEAL of all laws now our respect for Mr. Silliman's amiable character, his in force of this character, and an ABANDONMENT of the paper was conducted with a degree of talent and indus-principle."

try not surpassed by any other in New York. But we The Newbury memorial sayshope the period is not far distant ere he will again resume "We are treated as colonies. Our honest earnings are his labors among the corps editorial, of which he is a re-taken from us, and given to others. What is taken from spectable member. us, never returns to us. We have never received, and never expect to receive, any benefit from such legislation. MORALITY OF MANUFACTURERS. The editor of the The "bloated promises" of our oppressors, we believe, "National Gazette," who has always been a severe op-ever will be, as they ever have been, followed by "lank ponent of the system which we have supported, in a performances." We place no confidence in them. We late number of his paper said "Whatever may be have no faith in that wisdom which has set out to render thought of the high tariff theory, no American observer us independent by reducing us to beggary. can visit the noble factories, such as those of Waltham and Lowell, in the neighborhood of Boston, without being gratified by their existence in our country. Not many weeks ago, we surveyed the establishment at Waltham with a pleasure which we cannot adequately express, derived from the excellence of the machinery, the healthy, comfortable and respectable appearance of Now we should be exceedingly obliged if the gentlethe numerous operatives, the convenience of the struc-man who prepared this memorial and those who astures, and the beauty of the prospect on every side from their windows. It is a combination of objects, eminently fitted to inspire ideas of the greatest intelligence and productiveness in mechanical processes, and of the most salutary and least oppressive industry.

[Let ignorant prejudice say what it may-the fact is manifest, that persons employed in the cotton and woollen factories far surpass, in virtue and intelligence, others who are compelled like themselves to work for a livelihood. It is indispensably necessary that they should be industrious and discreet, if desirous of retaining their places; and they are required to attend the schools established at every well regulated factory.]

"We protest against the power of the general government to protect domestic manufactures: And we request that all laws heretofore passed for that purpose, be repealed, and that the principle be forever abandoned. If necessary, we are willing to contribute "millions for revenue-not a cent for protecting duties."

sented to it, would tell on what article it is that they pay a cent for protecting duties." The words are easily said-but let us see the figures. We assert that South Carolina is supplied with goods cheaper because of the protection; and that but for the abused tariff, some tens of thousands of bales of East India cotton would be sold to us in British manufactured goods, to an exclusion of the use of so much of our own; and we believe that, but for that tariff, cotton would be two cents less per pound than it is, and cotton goods twice the prices that they are.

EFFECTIVE INDUSTRY OF FRANCE AND GREAT BRI TAIN. From the Boston Daily Advertiser. M. Dupon AMERICAN SYSTEM. From the Virginia Gazette. in a work entitled Productive and Commercial Power of Facts speak for themselves, and contradict the predic-France, makes an estimate of the amount of labor and itions of those opposed to the protection of our national effective power applied to the production of national industry. In every instance where the government has wealth, under the classes of individual power of domesby the high duty enabled the American to get to work tic animals, and that of the elements, exerted by means before he was ruined by British capitalists, the article of mechanical inventions. In this estimate he considers protected has fell in price to the consumer. Plain cot-a unit the power of each male, from 17 to 54 years of ton cloth sold (of an inferior quality) at 30 cents; better age, and as a half that of each male, from 12 to 17 and can now be had at 9 cents the yard; and in place of sending money to India to purchase humbums our outward bound vessels take large quantities of cotton cloth to that quarter. Spun cotton, before the high protecting duty was imposed, sold at the northern factories at from 70 to 85 eents, by the quantity-the same quality of yarn

from 54 to 60. The labor of children under 12 and of persons over 60 he considers as nothing, and that of females as half that of males of the same age. On this basis he estimates the personal labor of the inhabitants of France as equivalent to that of 12,609,057 inales in the vigor of life.

The power of a horse he considers equivalent to seven times that of a man, and that of an ox four times, or that of cattle, male and female, the latter not being much used, at an average of two and a half, and that of an ass as equal to that of a man. Taking the number of horses in France at 1,900,000, they give an effective force equal to that of 13,300,000 men; the number of cattle at 6,977,000, they have a power of 17,442,500; and adding to this the force of 240,000 asses, an aggregate power, from the labor of domestic animals, is obtained equal to 30,982,500. The estimate of mechanical power is from water mills and hydraulic engines 150,000; wind mills 253,333; wind applied to navigation 3,000,000, and steam engines 480,000; equal in all to the power of 5,233,333 men. The aggregate of the whole is 48,824,890.

Of this force, an amount of personal labor equal to that of 8,406,057 men, and the labor of animals equal to that of 28,872,500, is estimated to be employed in agriculture, and the rest in manufacturing and commercial pursuits.

last information received relative to gen. Lafayette, represented him as rapidly retreating with the loss of a leg, having given his enemies the only pledge in his pow er, "leg bail," for his re-appearance to answer any charges that may be brought against him.

horrid recital, but it is our duty to state, that the ladies We would for the honor of humanity now close this who travelled in the suite were treated with an indignity bordering on savage rudeness; their apartments were entered without their consent, and one lady was torn from her bed, stripped of her garments, and turned into the street while she was asleep; and helpless infants who had not learned to lisp the endearing words of "father," "mother," were dragged from the arms which encircled them, and crushed to pieces with as little remorse, as though they were a brood of ants!

West. Laborde's squadron at the last advices was lying COM. PORTER with his squadron has at length left Key at Havana.

He makes a similar estimate of the effective industry of Great Britain. Taking the population at 15,000,000, he SICKNESS AT PENSACOLA.-From the Pensacola Gaconsiders the personal labor as equal to that of 6,397,539 zette extra, of the 3d instant, we are sorry to learn that men, that of elements to 19,840,000, and makes a total of 50,487,339. So that in France the power employed in a fever prevailed there, several cases of which had been the several branches of national industry is equal to that of pronounced by the physicians to be the yellow fever. That four men to each man employed, and in England it is equal tain; but those which terminated fatally are said to have there are numerous cases of fever in that city is certo eight for each man.

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with fever, it is said that only eight had died. Their names are not given.

been few. Out of a hundred that have been attacked

Another paper observes-Statistical comparisons are favorite pursuit with the French economists, and they generally conduct them with great fairness. In one of these, recently made, we find the following facts:-In 1826, 3,730 English vessels entered the Baltic, 81 French, Jared Sparks, (says the Rochester Daily Advertiser,) has WASHINGTON the projector of the Brie canal.-Mr. and not a single Spanish. There are in England about been for some time engaged in examining manuscript 50,000 public carriages for travelling; in France 15,000; letters of general Washington, at Mount Vernon, with Spain five!!!-The public roads in England are in extent a view to their publication. It appears from a letter about 100,000 miles. In France, (with twice the territory), 20,000; Spain about 7,500, half of which are not from him, to the hon. Joseph Story, that shortly after traversable. England has 18,000 steam engines; France the close of the revolutionary war, Washington, in a 1,500; Spain four-The annual productiveness of an En-letter referred to by Mr. Sparks, predicted that a water glish labourer is rated at 500 franes; a French do. 225 communication would be opened through the western franes, of a Spaniard at 80. The population of the three part of the state of New York. This letter of Mr. kingdoms is-France 32,000,000; G. Britain, (and Ire- Sparks is published in the last number of the North American Review. land), 22,000,000; Spain 10,000,000. The superiority of At page 8, in the appendix, is the Great Britain is palpable from this statement of a French following sentence: professor.

CANADIAN LOYALTY. A short time since, an itinerant showman had the temerity to introduce into the loyal town of Brockville, U. Canada, "three mortal enemies of the British government in Canada," in the shape of wax figures, which, from the labels pinned upon their outer garments, were intended to represent Washington, Bonaparte, and Lafayette. The good people of Brockville, not liking this invasion of their territory, with that promptness for which his majesty's subjects were justly lauded during the late war, repaired to the enemy's encampment; and, perhaps, fired by the rebel tunes discharged from a tin trumpet and barrel organ located at head quarters, very unceremoniously obtruded themselves upon the trio of generals, and commenced hostilities by pulling their noses and sticking their fingers in their eyes: but the generals, though acknowledged in the field real "men of metal," on this occasion proved to be "lads of wax;"for, notwithstanding their countenances were much distorted by the pointed remarks of the assailants, they were too much the friends of their country to cominit an act that might be considered casus foederis. The brave Canadians finding all efforts to provoke the animosity of the disguised enemy ineffectual, attacked a member of the body guard, but his voice was for peace, and he plead "trumpet tongued" that the harmony which had prevailed might not be disorganized: but. instead of moderating their rage, it only tended to add to its fury, when they, without further parley, commenced a general battle, in which we regret to state the corps were nearly torn to pieces; general Washington was captured without having made the slightest resistance, and cast from the heights upon the stones below, from which he was taken breathless; faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. General Bonaparte shared a more dreadful fate, having been decapitated at one blow, and his headless trunk exposed to the fury of the populace, The

"Soon after war was closed, he (gen. Washington) visited the lakes of New York, and in one of his letters he emphatically predicts, that a water communication would at no distant day be opened through the western part of that state, and enlarges on the benefits that would result from such a work."

NEWSPAPERS. As an evidence of the trifling value of a newspaper in those parts of Europe where they are unof the Berlin Gazette, with 11,000 subscribers for 11,000 der government control, we may instance the recent sale dollars. In New York, a daily paper, with such a subscription list and a corresponding advertising patronage, would be worth considerable more than $100,000, and London might be sold any day for something like 350,000. The Morning Chronicle was purchased by its present owner for a little less than $250,000, and had a circulation of less than 3,000. The annual profit of the Times, (which circulates about 6,000), averages between 80 and $100,000. The secret of this vast difference between Prussia and England, or America, is that the despotic government of the one can suppress every journal in the kingdom instantaneously and with impunity, whilst under the free governments of the other, editors laugh at minis ters and fear nothing but the laws.

The population of those portions of Poland which have successively fallen to the share of Russia, is about 20,000,000. To meet the intellectual wants of such a mass of persons, there are but 15 newspapers, eight of which are printed in Warsaw. Our 10 or 12,000,000 are supplied with something like 5 or 600 newspapers.There is a difference here. [N. Y. Enquirer.

NAVAL. Nofolk, Sept. 24. We understand that capt. John Downes is appointed to the command of the Delaware ship of the line now fitting out at the Gosport navy yard for the Mediterranean, and lieut. James Ramare, first lieutenant. The Delaware will bear the

We have said thus much in reference to the merits of the American canvass, because we view the success of this manufacture as intimately connected with our means of national defence. It is well known that during the last war, when a bolt of American duck could not be had in the At the royal naval dinner given in Liverpool, on the 11th country, our national vessels and privateers were forced to ult. to celebrate the birth day of the duke of Clarence, supply themselves with the foreign article at $40 per bolt lord high admiral, "the health of the president of the or $1 per yard. In the event of another such crisis, we are | United States" was given as one of the regular toasts. confident that American duck could be furnished at one On which admiral Coffin "sincerely thanked the comthird that price, and possessing twice the durability. To insure this result it is only necessary for the government and ship owners to give a preference to the Phenix Mill and other American ducks, if of equal good quality. [Providence American.