84 NILES' REGISTER-OCTOBER 6, 1827-MISCELLANEOUS. their persons, together with sundry implements of the trade. stood beholding it on both sides the Thames. Which On one of the persons was found two keys, one belonging to a trunk, and the other apparently that of a chamber door, which were found to fit the lock on an ST. ANTHONY'S DAY IN LISBON. From a London paper. upper story room of a tavern in Race street and a trunk therein-but unfortunately the landlord received an order to deliver the trunk to a man, who packed its con- St. Anthony is the patron of Lisbon, and the 13th of tents together with some clothing in his own, and departed June, the anniversary of his death, is kept there with -this man proved to be Sutton alias Newbold, and after a more punctuality, and more festivity and rejoicing, than very strict enquiry being instituted on or about midnight of any other holiday throughout the year. For weeks prethe 10th ult. the trunk was found at a tavern on the turn-vious, the children in the streets erect altars to his mepike road, about half way between the city and Bristol, mory, placing a little image of the saint on top, and On the evening of the 12th, an altar is erected for (Sutton having lett the city immediately after making the begging of persons passing by a few reals for St. Antodeposit,) and in this famous trunk was found, seven nio. counterfeit plates, principally of banks in the state of him in the Praka de St. Paola, with a temporary gallery N. York, and 125,000 dollars of spurious notes belong- at the one side, which is occupied by a regimental band, ing to twenty different banks, near 100,000 of which which continues playing airs almost without intermission were of the bank of the United States, 7,000 of Geneva, for 24 hours; the church bells at a certain hour strike up N, York, 5,000 Norristown, Montgomery county, 1,000 merry peals; skyrockets are seen shooting up in all diHartford, 7,000 Newbern, 1,600 Merchant's Bank, New rections, and bonfires innumerable are blazing all over York, 500 Newark Insurance Company, 500 Farmer's the city. It would, perhaps, be difficult to find another Bank of Virginia, 900 Orleans Bank, 400 Manhattan city in the world, where on any one occasion, such a Company, 100 Commercial Bank of Philadelphia, 700 number of bonfires are burning at once; and if St. AntoFarmer's and Mechanic's Bank of Philadelphia. In the nio had performed no other miracle than this-purifying same trunk was also found about 50 genuine proof im- Lisbon-he would for that alone deserve immortality. pressions of various bank plates, believed to have been The city has no such purification, from one end of the tumnal torrents, as it has on the night of the 12th June. cut out of a book that was stolen from the late Gideon year to the other, not even from thunder storms and auFairman about two years ago. St. Antonio is in Great crowds of people are in the streets till a late hour works, and speaking of St. Antonio. listening to the musie, amusing themselves with fire"Who is this St. Antonio?" I said every one's mouth. -A Nashville merchant has found to a man who was extolling the magnificence of the -"Why, don't you know St. Antonio?" was the ROADS AND CANALS.it convenient to put goods (purchased, we presume, in scene.many miracles; he keeps away the plague, and gets hus"I have been in Samos, New York,) on board of a canal boat at Albany, to be reply. "He is the patron of Lisbon-he performed taken to Nashville by way of the Erie canal. We reI was about to mark, too, that mahogany has been brought from Hon-bands to the raparigas (girls). duras to Pittsburg, by the way of the Mississippi. Cephalonia, Corfu, and Turkey-the plague is constantly There are not many political revolutions that affect the there, but they have not St. Antonio." condition of a country more directly than the opening of mention another country, where they have neither the purpose to unhinge his faith, even if that had been posThe rapaa new route and mode of communication.-This should plague nor St. Antonio, but as it could serve no good be one of the first cares of government. sible, I made no attempt to undeceive him. The remaining members of this villainous band have been arrested in various parts of the United States, and will receive the just desert of their crimes. Under the date of Little Rock, (Arkansas,) we find some particulars which show that the general govern-rigas, I understand, believe firmly in his miraculous ment is not indifferent to this important trust. Contracts power, and put up many a sincere prayer for his friendly have been made for more than a hundred miles of road intercession. The numbers, certainly, that frequented from that place to Port Gibson. With the aid of the the churches on the 13th, were much greater than usual; troops, the whole route will be completed by the end of but whether they were invoking St. Antonio or the VirMeasures are taking, also, to survey gin, none but themselves know. When their prayers the current year. the route of a road, to be constructed by the troops, from are long in being heard, they make no scruple in treating fort Smith on the Arkansas, to fort Towson on Red him with great indignity. The common mode of reRiver; and of one from fort Tow son to the northern boun- venge is, to put a cord round the neck of the image, Indeed which is to be had in every toy shop, plunge him into a dary of Louisiana, and thence to Natchitoches. the troops are probably already engaged in cutting this well, and threaten to drown him outright, if he does not last. Contracts have been effected for constructing the grant their request within a certain period. [What more remainder of the road from Memphis to Little Rock. The than this would Ashantec pagans do.] total length of these roads is estimated at 854 miles; they are to be constructed by, and at the expense of, the general government; and traverse millions of acres of the most valuable cotton lands. Independently of their importance, indeed necessity, in a military point of view, they will offer great facilities to emigrants, who have found real difficulty in getting to the spots they have selected for settlement; and they will offer equal advantage We are informed that depositions of this kind have beto the persons travelling to Texas, and other sections of the Mexican territory. The increased sale of public lands resulting from these improvements, will richly re-fore occurred; but believe the instance is rare, in which pay their cost to government. [Balt. American. RED JACKET deposed. From the Buffalo Emporium. The following document, from which it will be seen, that the long celebrated chief Red Jacket, has been deposed by his brethren and associates in authority, was handed us by Dr. Jimeson, who was present at the time, and who noted in English, the language used, with as much accuracy as a competent knowledge of both languages would permit. a chief of such eminent talents has been prostrated. He is about seventy years of age; yet he is remarkably PRENOMENON. A curious work has lately appeared, entitled "Chronicles of London Bridge," which is said to contain many curious fragments of ancient literature active, retains his mental powers, and to the last will no and history. Among the rare publications which are doubt exert them to prevent any amelioration of his thus revived, is a paniphlet of four leaves, commemorat-people, by introducing among them the arts of civilized ing a remarkable flow in the river Thames, at London life. bridge, bearing the following title: "A strange wonder or the cities amazement. "We, the chiefs of the Seneca tribe, of the Six Nations Being say to you, Yau-go-ya-wat-haw, (or Red Jacket), that a relation occasioned by a wonderful and unusual acci-you have a long time disturbed our councils; that you have dent that happened in the river of Thames, Friday, Feb.procured some white men to assist you in sending a great 4. 1641. There flowing two tydes at London bridge number of false stories, to our father the president of within the space of an hour and a half, the last coming the United States, and induced our people to sign those with such violence and hideous noise, that it not only falsehoods at Tonnawanta as chiefs of our tribe, when 1 a true account of the transactions of the place, it must you knew that they were not chiefs; that you have op- truth of which he has obtained the certificate of sevenposed the improvement of our nation, and made divisions teen of the late residents: among these, are Messrs. and disturbances among our people; that you have abus- Joseph and Victor Neef. The narrative professes "to ed and insulted our great father the president; that you disclose the real views, and the genuine character of Rohave not regarded the rules which make the Great Spi-bert Owen, and to unmask his hypocrisy." If this be rit love us; and which make his red children do good to each other; that you have a bad heart, because in a time of great distress, when our people were starving, you took and hid the body of a deer you had killed, when your starving brothers should have shared their proportions of it with you; that the last time our father, the pre- ALABAMA. Huntsville, Sept. 7. This has been the sident, was fighting against the king, across the great most disastrous season for the agriculturist that has ever waters, you divided us, you acted against our father, the been experienced since the settlement of Alabama. The president, and his officers, and advised with those who planters have fairly commenced gathering in their cotton, were no friends; that you have prevented, and always and it is generally supposed that there will not be discouraged our children from going to school, where throughout North Alabama and Tennessee, exceeding they could learn, and abused and lied about our people one half the usual quantity per acre. South Alabama, who were willing to learn, and about those, who were Mississippi and Louisiana are also said to have been liteoffering to instruct them how to worship the Great Spirit rally burnt up by the drought. The early part of the in the manner Christians do; that you have always placed season was favorable for crops of small grain, as also fer yourself before them, who would be instructed, and have corn and cotton, but the draught which commenced in the done all you could to prevent their going to schools; that mouth of June, and which, with few exceptions, has conyou have taken goods to your own use, which were re-tinued with unremitted intensity up to the present time, ceived as annuities, and which belonged to orphan chil-has blasted the hopes of the planters. There are neighdren, and to old people; that for the last ten years you borhoods, where scarcely a bushel of corn per acre will have often said the communications of our great father to his red children were forgeries, made up at New York by those who wanted to buy our lands; that you left your wife, because she joined the Christians, and worshipped the Great Spirit as they do, knowing that she was a good woman; that we have waited for nearly ten years for you to reform, and do better; but are now discouraged, as you declare you never will receive instruction from those who wish to do us good, as our great father advi ses, and induced others to hold the same language. "We might say a great many other things, which make you an enemy to the Great Spirit, and also to your own brothers, but we have said enough and now renounce you as a chief, and from this time you are forbid to act as such-all of our nation will hereafter regard you as a private man, and we say to them all, that every one, who shall do as you have done, if a chief, will in like manner, be disowned, and set back where he started from by his Barefoot his mark. Lewis Rainy his mark. Capt. Jones his mark. be made, on good land, and it is certain that there will be a scarcity of that indispensable grain. In other neighborhoods, where they have enjoyed seasonable and refreshing showers, the corn is tolerably good and the cotton large and promising, though we understand that the rot has for the first time, made its appearance in the fatter. This is a new disease in this part of the country, and how it will affect the present crop is entirely unknown. ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENT IN CANADA. It appears from a letter of arch deacon Strenham, published in the Quebec Gazette, that there are in Upper Canada, 30 clergymen of the established church, and one Lutheran, 58 places where there is regular or occasional service, 45 churches, 31 regular parishes, and 27 places where occasional services are performed. There are also "six ministers of the Independent or Presbyterian order, assuming the appellation of the Presbytery of the two Canadas, but bearing no connection with the kirk of Scotland;" two ministers and two vacant parishes in communion with the kirk of Scotland, and from twenty to thirty Methodist ministers. One of the ministers of the church in communion with the kirk of Scotland has applied to be admitted into the established church. CANADA. From the following we would infer that the British government regards an insurrection among the mhabitants of this province as a matter not altogether problematical. We are informed that it is the intention of the government to proceed forthwith in the execution of the measures contemplated, and which received a partial commencement last fail, respecting the fortification of the mountain in the rear of thus city, and the erection of such military works as may be judged expedient for its security and protection. The estimate for these works having been sanctioned by the British government, and no obstacle existing to prevent au immediate beginning, Thomas Porteous esq. of Montreal, Edmond Henry esq. of Laprairie, with several officers of the engineers appomted for that purpose, were engaged on Tuesday la t (in the neighborhood and site of the intended operations), in valuing such private property as it will be necessary for the government to take into its possession. Another means of occupation and employment is thus afforded to Declared at the council house of the Sencea nation, the industrious mechanics and laborers, and Canada is to Sept. 15, 1827. be enriched and secured at the expense of others. It shows the value the British government attaches to the INTERIOR TRADE. The Albany Argus says, the goods occupation of these provinces, and we indulge a hope that of a merchant living at Nashville, in the state of Tennes- the wealth and resources of Great Britain are to be ensee, were yesterday put on board a canal boat at Albany ployed for nobler purposes and more exalted views than destined for Nashville, by way of the Erie canal. The to give perpetuity in the new world to the dark, illibeexample of this merchant will probaly induce others toral anti-British and anti-social institutions of the feudal try the same route, and by experience it will be found ages from which the old world has long shaken itself preferable to any other. Montreal paper. NEW HARMONY. A Mr. Paul Brown has published a sketch of "twelve months in New Harmony-to the tree. BRITISH WARE-HOUSED CORN BILL. From the "National Advocate," addressed to the editor-A London paper of August 4th, contains the subjoined custom house |lect that we have in this country any similar establish◄ return of the quantity of grain, flour, &c. released from ment, though we have infirmaries in which the blind are bond and admitted into Great Britain and Ireland for sometimes restored to sight. The buildings connected home consumption, under the warehoused corn bill, pass-with the school for the blind are extensive, and afford ed at the late session of parliament. All grain, flour, &c. separate rooms for labor, eating and lodging; while the not entered before the 1st July last, being prohibited as grounds around them are laid out for the purpose of exusual, (excepting the produce of British colonies, which ercise and recreation. An American traveller who some is admitted till May next, under small duties.) few years ago visited this truly benevolent institution, thus speaks of the appearance and employment of its inmates. These unfortunate creatures appear very cheerwhile engaged at their various employments-the females spinning, making sash cord. &c. others at various kinds of needle work, making reticules, pin cushions, &c. the males making mats, rugs, shoes, baskets, &c. Many of the blind, after a few years' tuition, arrive at such perfection, that they leave the institution, and commence business for themselves, and are enabled to make a living. I was really astonished to see them passing from one part of their work shop to another, with nearly the same The British government were induced to this tempo-precision as if they could see; and not less so, on being rary relaxation of their rigorous restrictive system, by shown a specimen of the ingenuity of one of the females the necessities of the numerous population of the king-in a representation of a house, outhouses, parks, ponds, dom. It has been stated in English papers that the quan-trees, animals, &e. cut in paper with scissors. It was tity of wheat required by the inhabitants of London alone, almost too much to believe that one wholly blind could between the middle of June and the coming of the new execute it, from the great accuracy in which every part crop,is upwards of two millions of bushels, while the quan- of the work was done. But Providence "tempers the tity of free wheat in the London granaries was said (early wind to the shorn lamb." I examined several pair of in July), to be more than 240,000 bushels. PIKE. shoes made by the blind, which appeared to me perfectly well made. Indeed, so well is work of this kind executed, that noblemen who patronize this excellent charity, go to the blind to have their shoes made. The amount of duties accruing to the British revenue, from this alteration of their corn laws, cannot accurately be stated, at present, the object of the importers of grainful, laughing aloud and conversing upon various subjects, being to take it from bond at the lowest rate of duties possible, which can only be done when the markets at home are high. Taking the government averages of the 6th and 18th July as a criterion, when the price of grain was over 62s. per quarter of 8 bushel, and the duty of 20-8 per quarter, or 57 cents per bushel. The whole amount of dutics received on all the corn, grain, meal and flour stated in the table, will be over £700,000 sterling, or three millions of dollars. WAREHOUSED CORN. By the commissioners of his majesty's customs. An account of the total quantity of corn, grain, meal and flour, distinguishing the produce of his majesty's pos sessions out of Europe, from the produce of foreign coun- POWERFUL MICROSCOPE. Dunstable, (N. H.), Sept. ?. tries, in warehouse on the 1st day of July, 1827-publish- We have this week been gratified with examining a mied pursuant to the directions of an act of parliament pass-croscope made by Mr. Ephraim Rand, of Bedford, and ed in the 7th and 8th year of the reign of his majesty king which he has been exhibiting in this town. It magnifies George IV, entitled "An act to permit, until the 1st day objects four hundred thousand times. We believe no of May, 1828, certain corn meal and flour, to be entered instrument has been made in this country, which magnifor home consumption." fies objects more than half as many times as this does. A common fly appears to be about fifteen feet it length, and the leg of a grasshopper about twenty feet. Thousands of eyes are perceptible by means of this wonderful instrument in a common fly, and we also perceive an innumerable number of animated beings in liquids. In the smallest grain of a fig, which we can see, we perceive a large number of living creatures. Custom house, London, Aug. 2, 1827. Species of corn, grain, meal and flour. Wheat Beans Maize, or Buckwheat Aggregate of corn and grain admissible to con Quantities in warehouse on the 1st Produce off of Europe. Bushels 2,281 Bu. 2,282 foreign countries. Total. Bu. Bushels. 135,843 31,630 Bushels. Bu. 8,007,200 8,009,491 LAW CASE. Jonathan Adams and another vs. Providence Washington Insurance Office. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs to recover 1,069,440 5,071,721 1900 dollars, upon a policy of insurance made by defend1,923,340 1,923.341 ants upon the sloop Express. The action was commenc155,843ed at the court of common pleas, November term, 1824, 62,791 tried there November term, 1825, and verdict rendered 148,601 for the plaintiff's $1900 and costs, from which defend→ 604,246 ants appealed. The case turned altogether upon a ques 31,650 tion of fact as to the sea worthiness of the vessel. The policy was exccuted in Oct. 1823, to run nine months, 31,318 the office having previously taken risks upon the same vessel, which was well known in this town. On the 4th of November, as appeared from the evidence, the Express sailed from this port for Charleston, loaded with lime and dry goods. Two of the wit-esses testified that on her way to Newport, in going about, they thought she touched upon a rock near the stern. On arriving at ewt. qr. lb. cwt. qr. Ib.Newport she was pumped and found tight, the bilge wa20 0 11 ter being black, and no fresh water in her. The following day she proceeded on her voyage, with a wholesale 181113 0 2 83159 0 13 breeze and moderate swell when off Point Judith. At one o'clock P. M. the vessel sprung a leak towards the 463503 lbs. 47519 lbs. stern, and the water gained upon her in spite of pumping. Hailed the steam boat Connecticut and asked to be towed in, but the captain declined doing so, as it would endanger the steam boat. He however sent his boat, and took out the passengers on board the Express. Soon after, the captain of the Express, finding the lime was on fire, and his vessel nearly water-logged, run the sloop ashore on Judith's Point, where she went to pieces and was totally lost. The defendants upon these facts, which were the material points proved in the case, contended that the vessel had not been lost by the violence of the wind or waves, but must have been unseaworthy sumption. Oatmeal Wheatmeal or flour cut. qr. lb. Aggregate of ineal and flour or 1169 lbs. ewt. qr. Ib ewt. qr. lb. cwt. qr. Ib. admissible to 12046 0 11 81133 0 138317 90 24 consumption. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND. Among the private institutions of the British capital for the alleviation of the misfortunes incident to human nature, and many such there are in Great Britain, where also there is much misery to be relieved, is the school for the blind. We do not recol when she left the port, she having been subject to no strain or injury from stress of weather that an ordinary vessel would not have sustained without diffiuulty. The plaintiffs contended that the vessel had long been known and insured by the defendants-that she was lying at the wharf when they took the risk, was known to be an old vessel, and was taken at a corresponding premium, (the premium note being $134) that on her passage to Newport she must have received injury in her stern from touching on a rock, which caused a butt to start, and produced the leak when she became exposed to the swell off Point Judith. The case was very fully argued by R. W. Greene and Whipple for the plaintiffs, and Bridgham and Hunter for the defendants, and was committed to the jury by the chief justice as a question of fact upon which they were to decide, whether the vessel was seaworthy or not. The jury were out an hour, and returned a verdict of $2,125 51 for the whole amount insured and interest, deducting the premium note. [Prov. Am. GEN. JACKSON being lately invited to a public dinner at Frankfort, Ky. gave the following reply to the invitation of the committec Hermitage, near Nashville, Sept. 4, 1827. -GENTLEMEN-Your polite note of invitation "on behalf of a large portion of the citizens of Franklin and Anderson counties," to partake of a public dinner to be given near Frankfort, on the 10th of September, was received yesterday. The event which your celebration designs to comme. morate is worthy the recollection of a people who so largely have participated in the hardships and dangers of that war, of which this is a striking and illustrious incident; and I beg leave to assure you, that nothing but the limited time, between this and the day of your meeting, prevents me from uniting, as most cheerfully I should do, in the festivities which your celebration proposes. Business of importance requires my attention at home; which, from the limited notice afforded, cannot be disposed of, or dispensed with, to enable me to accept the invitation, and arrive at your capitol in time. I regret it; but as it is a matter now beyond my control, I beg my fellow citizens of Kentucky, to receive it as my apology and excuse, for being unable to avail myself of the kind and friendly invitation they have presented. The fear of the Indians at the lead mines has entirely subsided. We are informed by a gentleman from above the nearer they approach St. Louis, the greater appeared, to be the alarm of the people. It is believed by some, the Indians who committed the depredations, and having caused such a great outery, have gone to Green Bay to hold a treaty with gov. Cass. EFFECTS OF GAMBLING. Paris, August 18.-We have to add the name of another victim to the fatal passion of gameing. Captain ODE had distinguished himself during the wars of Napoleon, and was beloved and respected by all who knew him. He left the army a short time after the arrival of the Bourbons, and went to a small estate he possessed in the south of France, where he remained several years, enjoying peace and comfort. Business called him a few months ago to the capital, and he was prevailed upon by one of his friends, who then held the situation of director in one of the principal insurance offices in Paris, to become a receiver to the company. Large sums of money were continually passing through his bands; but, faithful to his trust, his accounts were kept with the greatest punctuality. It is no later than last week that he was induced to pay a visit to one of the hells in the Palais Royal, and it is stated it that was for the first time in his life. He could not resist the temptation, and staked a sum of money, which he lost. He repaired to the same place on the succeeding days, and all his moey passed into the hands of the banker. In a letter which he wrote to a friend four days ago, he solicits him to lend a certain amount, or that he will not be able to replace a sum which belongs to the insurance company, that ruin will ensue, and that he will not survive. The letter did not reach his friend, who was absent. The cash account of the receiver was examined, and a deficit of several thousand franes was discovered. The unfortunate man was arrested, and taken before the commissary; when his examination was terminated, he was conveved back to the apartments he occupied in the Rue de la Paix, for the purpose of having them searched. opened his desk in the presence of the officers, and hastily seizing two pistols, which were ready cocked, he sented these weapons to their breasts, and told them with a dreadful oath to depart quietly, or he would shoot them. Daring not to oppose him, they departed with the intention of procuring assistance. In the mean time, captain Ode locked his door, and barricaded it inside with chairs and tables. After this, he wrote two short letters, the one addressed to a friend, and the other to his wife, who was residing in the country, and then placing the two pistols to his head, he blew out his brains. FOREIGN NEWS. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. He pre The recent foreign papers received contain little news of importance. The following are a few of the most interesting miscellaneous items. The friendly notice you have been pleased to take of Tay public and private character, merits my sincere thanks. I beg you to accept them. It is true, that reproach and calumny have opened freely their streams against me. Every thing dear to one at my time of life, who of necessiy, must repose for character and a good name, more on the past than the future, and who must look rather to what has been, than what may be, has indeed been violently assailed. Placed before the people, I was not weak enough to presume that the volume of my life would not be opened and ransacked, and every public ineident seized upon, that, by possibility, might be used to my disadvantage; yet I did hope, that a liberal and generous feeling on the part of my countrymen would spare Mr. Barry O'Mera, the surgeon of Napoleon while at me at least those assaults which slander and falsehood St. Helena, has controverted a vast number of statemight delight to inflet. In that I have been disappointments, made by sir Walter Scott in his life of Napoleoned. Yet have I found a redeeming security in this, that truth was mighty, and although for a time her principles might be obscured, in the end her triumph would be but the more complete. Sir Gregor McGregor, is in Tottenfields Bridewell, for the want of sureties to keep the peace towards licut. Spong, whom he had challenged. and gen. Gourgand is about to put himself in communication with the novel-historian, in consequence of the mention made of him in this very impartial work. So there is a fare prospect that this historical novel will be laid upon the shell with the other productions of sir Walter's genius, to be regarded as an evidence of the fertility of To each of you, individually, I beg leave to tender my sincere thanks, and request you to present them to the citiis immagination, and of the obliquity of vision with zens whom you represent. Very respectfully, your most obedient servant, [To the committee.] ANDREW JACKSON. The general with his compliments to the committee, offers the following sentiment: Kentucky-Steadfast in principle and valiant in war. MISSOURI. St. Louis, Aug. 16. Two small boats are now constantly employed in the Fever River trade. They are of small draft of water, and pass over the rapids with great facility. Larger boats continue to ascend`as far as the Lower Rapids. which he viewed the character and deeds of the most extraordinary man of modern times. police of Madrid. The council of state has demanded tend using against an armed lighter, which the royalists the re-establishment of the inquisition. have stationed in one of the narrows of the Urguay. PORTUGAL FOREIGN MONIES, WEIGHTS & MEASURES. General index of the foreign monies, weights and measures referred to in the consular report with comparisons and explanations.-By Dr. Kelly. It is again stated that Don Miguel has been or is about to be appointed regent of Portugal, under an obligation to support the constitutional system: a system which is evidently becoming unpopular among the people, and to which an indifference is manifested on the part of the queen and her ministers. The capital is filled with sedi- It should be observed that all the comparisons and excious handbills one of which names Saldanah, the dismis-planations of foreign measures are here computed accordsed minister, as first consul! TURKLY AND GREECE. FROM AN ENGLISH PAPER.] ing to the new British imperial standard, which is about 3 per cent. larger than the Winchester measure, or, more A letter from J. G. Howe, dated Napoli, July 14, nearly 31 gallons, bushels, &c. of the new, answer to 32 gives a deplorable statement of the affairs of Greece. of the old. Eence to reduce imperial measure to WiuArage for power has created divisions and bickerings chester, add the thirty-first part to the number of gallons, among the chiefs and the government, which threatens a &c. and for the reverse operation, subtract the thirty-sespeedy dissolution of all hopes for the salvation of cond part. The contrary calculation must of course be Greece. Coloctroni, whom we were wont to regard as observed with regard to prices. But these several proa high souled patriot, is characterised as a sordid wretch, portions can be only stated with perfect accuracy in a rewhose progress in avarice and ambition is marked by gular treatise on Metrology, and as this index is merely oppressions allied to the deeds of the bloody and re-intended to give general illustrations, all minute fractions lentless Turk. The following is a postscript of Dr. Howe's letter: "P. S. The ship Six Brothers arriving at Napoli from New York, I thought it my duty to advise her not to re main, as trouble is brewing; and I came here in her, This moment letters from Napoli inform us that open war has broken out in the place between Grivas, coinmander of the upper castle, and Fontoumaris, commanding the lower. Grivas is bombarding the place; men, women, and children are killed and wounded every hour; and the English commander lying there has been obliged to threaten in order to save the remaining families: the houses and shops are plundered: a horrid scene of confusion is going on:- go there in a day or two to try to remove the hospital, and shall write you." During the above affair, Lieutenant Washing on, formerly of West Point, who had recently joined the Greek service, was killed by a random shot whilst walking on the beach. It appears from a letter of Mons. Eynard, the inflexible and generous friend of Greece, that no less a sum than 98,000 dollars was sent by the French committee to the relief of the Greeks, between the 1st of June and the 8th of August. are omitted. Alberts dollar, a money used in Libau and Riga, worth about 4s. 6d. sterling. Alqueire, a corn measure in Portugal,answering to three imperial gallons. Arroba, a Spanish weight, answering to 254lbs. avoirdupois. Barrel or Tunna, a coin measure in Sweden answering to imperial bushels. Barrel is also a weight for flour in America and weighs 196lbs. avoirdupois. Boisseau, a corn measure in Bordeaux, containing 24 imperial bushels. Cent or Centime, the 100th part of a coin. It is of various values, according to the unit. Charge, a measure at Marseilles, Nice, &c. answering to 43 imperial bushels. Chetwert, a corn measure in Russia, which contains 53 imperial bushels. Copec, a Russian money, the 100th part of the rouble. Dollar, a Spanish coin, and intrinsically worth 4s. 34d. but is generally valued at 4s. 64. The paper dollar of exchange in Spain is worth 36d. sterling, and at Leghorn 48d. Ducat, a gold coin in Holland, of extensive use in the corn trade is worth about 9s. 4d. sterling. There are various other ducats in different countries, in gold, silver and paper. A letter from Zante, of August 2d, contains an account of the capture of a Turkish trigate of 30 guns, and a galliot by Admiral Cochrane. The frigate was much cut up, and surrendered in ten minutes. The cannonade Fanega, a corn measure in Spain, containing about one was heard at Zante at noon, and the next morning the bushel 4 gallons imperial measure; there are, however, Hellas with her prizes passed near the island, and pro- different sized fanegas: thus, there are the large, the receeded towards Clarenza to anchor and fit out the prizes.gular, and the small fanega, which are to each other as 11, The Greeks have gained a victory in the Peloponnesus. 10 and 9, nearly. Ibrahim Pacha assembled all his forces to attack the cita- Ferrado, a corn measure at Corunna, about 3 impedel of Corinth, and put himself at the head of the Arabs.rial gallons. The Greeks met him near Vostitza, and compelled him to retreat with loss. Fire at Jasse.-A letter from Jasse, dated the 3d of August, states the wind abated on the night of the 1st of August, and the remaining part of the city was saved from the fury of the flames. A tract of half a league was covered with smoking ruins, and the streets and squares strewed with dead bodies. The principal warehouses, palaces and churches are in ruins. portion of the buildings there were of wood, and the streets, in many instances, laid with wood, instead of being paved. BUENOS AYRES. A great Don Vicente Lopez has been elected president of the republic in the place of Rivadavia; Valentine Gomez is the new minister of state, and Col. Dorrigo secretary of war. The above appointments it is stated will tend to conciliate some of the disaffected provinces, and give earnest that the war with Brazil will be prosecuted with vigor. Florin, a coin and money of account in various countries. In Holland it is also called the Guilder, and is worth about 21d. sterling. It is divided in Holland into 20 stivers of 16 pfennings each; but in other countries into 60 Kreutzers, Fls. Gr. means, at Dantzic, Florius and Groschen. The Netherland guilder is divided into 100 cents, and is equal to the florin in exchange. Franc, a silver coin and money of account in France and other places. It is generally valued at 10 sterling, which is something above its intrinsic value. Grosche, a money of account in various parts of Germany, and of different values; 24 generally make the rix dollar. Grote, half of a Dutch stiver, and at Hamburgh half the sol or shilling. Guilder, also called gulden, a money of Holland. See florin. The gold guilder is much used in the corn trade, and reckoned worth 28 stivers, or about 30d sterling. Guilder current, a money of the Netherlands, seven of which equal six guilders of exchange. Halster, a coin measure in the Netherlands, answering to about 63 gallons imperial measure. Hectolitre, the principal corn measure of France, answering to 23 imperial bushels. The Gaceta Mercantil, of the 13th July, from a source entitled to the most implicit confidence, states that the divisions composed of the provinces of Entre Rios, Corrientes, and Mesiones, has put itself in motion for the purpose of obtaining possession of the towns which are in the hands of the Portuguese, and which of right Delong to us. Their force consists of 600 men, with Kilogramme, the principal weight in France, answering tavo pieces of artillery and six barques, which they in 1 to 2 lb. 3 oz. 4 dr. avoirdupois. Killo, a corn measure in Turkey, containing about 71 imperial galions. |