jonl chaiu't'liiM-, then attorney ^eiR*r:il,
—t!i;it no twelve lionest men covild bo
tbund to iindcrsliiiid it,—consequently
i!ic accused were mf> jj^noranlly nc(|uit-
leil. INIn}' I'evcrn jitry he more en)ight-
«.ued for thirty }eyrs to come.
Thirfy ycar.'i o,i'0, the Nalinnal D« ht
was two or three hundrfi millions. Hy
:t continueil war it liav been raisnl in
the interval (o thrioe that sum. lint it
already shows syn’ijRoins ol'deoay, that
unless ‘ome new war he eti’jcai^ed in to
recrull it, tliere is cause to fear it may
be reducel to the first named accounl
in thirty years to conic!
Thiiiy yearH the slave trade
was a lawful, honorable, humane, and
Christian fu'cu]):tl lon. It is now piracy,
anil persons enpij^cd in it are liable to be
‘ hana;ed by the ncck until dead,’ at the
yard-arm. Human laws are ever vory-
ini;—;ju'^!.icc is (ternal. Slavei'v itself
is now ns lawfid, honorablr, humane,
and Christian a thin" as t!ie slave trade
was then ; thei’(^ art; some sis;ns ol the
times w’liich allbrd a hope, that, hy i
Tiiutnol demise, a Ic^al execution, or ac
tual suiciile, o'.ir rfijt^nies v/Ill be rid of
ihis curse in thirty yenrs to come.
Thiviy yra/'s Ijonaparte was not
Lnttwn, excej)t as an artillery oHicer in
the Fre.ich army. His camj)ai';;ns in
Italy, (lerniuny, l'!4yj)t, Syria, Toland
;»nd kussin, his chief f'on.sulship, his
Imperial ui^nity, his alrtiication, his e?
ile in Elba, his return to Pai is, his over-
tlu-ow at \Vatei loo, his ini])risonment in
St. Helena,' and his death, have all been,*
nnd t:;oiie^ and arc as if they had never
been, e.xeept in their eonsefpieiices,
w’hi h will not ceitse to be im])liontcd
with tlie fate of nations till the world’s
end. There may be a bt)y at school
this day, or rather at home, duriuir the
inid'^unnner vacation, who shall arrive
;'t equal eminence of power, j;lory, and
dominion, over tlie destiny of man,
through life and beyond the grave, in
thirty years to come.
Thirty years arn, the small pox wns
a perpetual pestilence walking!; in dark
ness throui^hout th(; world, wherever
siiips and armies, merchimts or travel
lers from Kuroj)C had visited. Vaeci
nation has chased this iiend from the
risinc; of the sun to the ii;oin{; down of
the .same, and from the shores of Green
Jund to Pata«;onia. 'J’here \vill scarcely
l)e a pock-markod face to be seen thirty
years to come.
Thirty years a^n, there was scarcely
r. poet livitis: among ns, except Cowper
and Peter J’indar. There are now as
inanv authors of verse as days in the
yeai-, aye, even in leap year, we had al-
inosi said hours, 'riie woi'ks of thirty
of iliese may perha|is be remembered
ior thirty ye.u-s to come.
Thirty years ai^o, Iht'rc were neitlier
pns-lights, nor steam-])ackets, nor safely
lamps, nor' life boats, nor a hundred
other U‘;efid mech:i!iieal and jjbilosophi-
tal .inventions. All these will most
'jirobahiv heinipioved beyond what can
be anticipate'd in thii'ty years to come
Thirty years aj;o^ tliere were neither
]>ii>le, nor .Mis'^ionary, nor 'I'lact, nor
Sehi»ol Socitties. foi- the instruction and
eon\ ersion of heathens at home and a
b.oad in the only true religion, of
that bear that (lesecrated name imdei
heaven. There are now about lifty pa
rent institutions of this kind, wlu)se
progeny of auxiliaries at Ic.'ast leach a
th(nis;ind, and v hose in'ou;e amou"' 'c
nearly half a million sterling. It is-not
i.ureiisonable to expect that thetse may
be increased tenfold, at the least com
pulation, duriiig thii ty years to come.
riin-M Till. i.MMH itMi nr.Mi,Ar.
Tlir, I'ri’.l 1C .lOl.UNAI S.
In the pres' iu day, no man, be bis sta
tion or aeiiuircnu'iits V IkU tliey may, has
;.n\ re:ison i’o!'comealiiii; his connexion
^\ i'.h llu- puljlie jourt; ils—we nu'ati, (!'
C'/urs(. vi'vh tho'*c v.hirli. wliatcver be
the principles tlicy sii])port. are condiirl-
»_•(! in llie si>irit of fail- and iionest tontro-
\eisy. This is a; ircunistutice greatly to
Lr !-cI)i« ed at.
W hatevrr U iids fo rais' the rliaractci-
of s(; !inj)ortaiil a ( lass oi‘li?fraiy and j)o-
lili(.,.! i.u'ii, niatrriallv Si.r\es liic cause
bolli of !('Uei s and of i;-(^c)d !';o\es'nn'.cnU
ii’id aH’ords i!ie .set iirity for ki epiiir^
liii press free iron 1 the foul j)ollulion of
private sl'tiider.
'J’iu \ 1h» ailVct, (lor it can finly bf' an
cdi'c', l;ilioii I lo ( oiUfiiin the puljlic joiir-
iiul'. to liolil lit^'lit ill'; re[)iitalioii of llieir
ccti'liH tors: and u i‘ hu\e koh>*. times heard
ol'Seiialors. ;inil t*\en and .Inries,
iciriirilin;;- tlieni as of little acconnl—do
iliev tluidx to fj-own doun hat .M»'.
""A iadliam called “a new power in Eu
rope r”
'I’he question is no loi)(j;er wlu'thef or
not the newsjiapers shall I>e iini\ersully
i ;id ; that lias been ioie,'' aq;o decided ;
bii* ii. k-i, w hotlicr. that w ITu Ii evei-y oru'
leads sbail  omc from a pure or from a
taintji'd soin-i e. And this depeiils u holly
♦ ,’ilhe chaiater of tlu' t lass in whose
h.i-'d' i!ie perioili' .it ])ross is j)laced.
INTKLLIGKKCK.
tiiiir.icx.
An
lii'-h Jiuol-.s-'iler lately advntised
; iui'l lA’ Irc: books fo*- ulc.
LATF, rnOM SPAIN’.
I w voiiK, sti'T. 20.
'I'lu' intellii^^encc from Sj)ain is amply
conHrmed by the arrival of the schooner
Lucinda IVoni (ii!)raltar, which she left
(ni tlie Irith .Ant;. On the fuh and 'Jih of
'I'arifa, then in ]jossession of the
Constitutionalists, headed by \ aldez, (a
nephew of the patriot admiral of tiuit
name.) was attacked by the I'rench for
ces, and aftci- a severe contest the latter
were repidscd with considerable loss, and
the I’rench commander killed. A body
of ."O') cavalry sent on this expedition,
w as repoi'ted to have joined the Constitu
tionalists. Sevcial other ]>arts of Spain
had taken vp arms against the j)resent
j5overnnirnt, and it was confidently ex
pected that the revolt would !>e ,e;enei-al.
'Fhe (Jil)raltar ])apers consider these oc
cur! ences as of great magniLude, awl pri-
ite letters of a late date say that there
was every reason to believe that a simul
taneous struggle had been planned thro’-
oiit Spain. One v. riter states, under date
of loth August, that al)oat had been sent
from Cii!)raltar to 'I'arifa, to ascertain the
state of matters there, vhen the ])articn-
lars of the defeat of the I’rench were ob
tained, aufl the accoiuits in every respect
were ‘"glorious to the constitutional
cause. I’vcn the women took an active
])i'rt against the assailants. If in other
jiarts tliey have been as successful as at
'I’arifa, “ Ood tnk-e good Kini' Edimird to
his 7nercy.” The Constitutionalists have
been completely successful there; a strong
body of French marched from Cadiz to
attack them—they sufTered them to ad
vance to the second gate, -when they oi)cn-
ed a destructive lire upon them and rout
ed them in every direction : the French
commander is aiiu^ng the killed—Algesi-
ras is crowded with the wounded French
of that expedition.
W'v have accounts (continues the wri
ter) from various parts of Spain, and all
combine to show that great events are fol
lowing apace ; but I shall repeat nothing
to you but what is official. Wherevei
the Constitutionalists go they triumph
com])letely. 'I'he stniggle is dreadful ;
for their enemies, as they deserve, ex
pect little mercy : all Spain is now' in
arms, and although the period of revolt is
most unfortunate, (just as they were about
securing the vintage) they abandoned
their limited crop for a nobler harvest—
the cry again is “viva la constitution,
death to the Frenchmen.” We are on
the rac/c of anxiety here, and every hour
brings us fresh assurances that in a short
j)f riod Liberty ml! once more ivaix her ban
ners over Spfiin^ and her enemies be drieen he-
ifond the Pyrenees. The proclamations is
sued from I'arifa are calculated to rouse
every Spaniard ; a few only have reached
here, but they are sought aftcT w ith such
avidity that I find it impossible to pro
cure one to send to you. They are inge
nious ; not a word is said about the king:
every thing is directed against ‘ the
French, the foreign foe, in the very bo
som, and eating out the vitals of Spain.
In the affair of Madrid, which seemed
the signal, a great nuuiy French were kill
ed. If this conveyance is detained a day
or two, I will be able to give you some in
teresting particulars; at any rate my next
will; till then look on Spain, as you would
on a volcano threatcMiing by its inv.Ard
tlumders an immediate eruption.”
After being goaded, as the Spaniards
IniAC bt'cn during the last nine months,
first by the exterminating decrees of the
“ beloxed Ferdinand,” and then by foreign
troops, it is not improbable that they may
have been roused from the lethargy which
occasioned the overthrow of tlie constitu
liun, and i-e-eslabli.:,htd arbitrary domi
nation. liut unless a spirit of resistance
l’.a:j gone abroad, atul the people are ( \C'
ry wlu're deterniineri to unite in freeini
themselves from their prest nt abject con
flition, this new struggle will be of no a
Vail. The immense force which the “I lu
ly Alliance” cun p!>ur into the country
will find little dilliculty in dispersing
few scattured bands, even although led on
by tried and determined leaders. 'J’he le
liverance of Spain must originate with
the ])e(jple, and if they rise ui the great
ness of their strength, we should nt»t bi
without hope that the peninsula would yet
jirove a volcano which would overwhelm
all who att'jmpted to depri\ e it of liberty
In udflition to the abo\e, wv. learn from
letl“rs received by a respectable merch
ant in tliis t ily, that the French had been
re])uls(,‘d three different times at 'I’arifa.
Nj.w vtiiiK, sri*r. ‘^2.
The commotion :it .M.'idrid alhirled to
in (Jiir lust accounts frfmi («i])rahar pa
pers, appears to base been of a \ery seri
ous nature. F.veii according to the Paris
accounts, a jiiti i'.td battle m as fought, in
which a considerable number of French
and Spanish soldii-rs were killed and
wounded. 'I'he \itmost r;ige is saitl to
prevail at Madrid against Uie iin aders :
the Ser\il.,‘s did not conceal their hostile
feelings—Placards denouncing death to
the I’rench, wet c ])osted on the walls, and
horrible excesses were committed in the.
jirovinces liy the Royalist volunteers,
u born the Fri'nch general had resohed
to get disljanded. Desertion among the
new levies als» prevailed to an extraordi
nary extent. 'I'hey dispersed by hun
dreds, under an alarm"that it was intend
ed to send tbemun ;:ri expedition to J>j".ih
America.
The poor rales i;i I'riglatid. had fallen
■jnsiderubly during the last jear. liut
they still amount the enormous sum of
nine shillings sterling a head on the w hole
po])ulation of the i ountry.
A comparative st. tement of the import
of cotton into (Jreat J>i ita:ii for the iirst
seven monthsol 1B2>,makes the quantity
from the United States II” bales, and
for the same period ol tlie ]resent year
23ly,05, being adccream of 120,752 bales.
'I’he lust ])rke current lemarks,. that
there had been a good demaiul for cotton
that v.'oek. and American descrijitions
had advanced 1-8(1 per lb. whilst other
sorts remain stationary. AI)ont 1.500 bags
had been taken on sptculalion, and lOUO
for export.
1'RUSSIA.
If we are to ( redit the London papers,
the K.iiig of Prussia 'has assumed a w ar-
like attitude, having ordered 100,000 men
to assetnble iu^mediately in Silesia, and
the troops in East and est Prussia were
said to have already taken up the line ol
march. Thesi' h()stile movemeiits are
attributed to a disposition evinced by the
Emperor of -\ustria to retain possession
of the iiiijjortant fortress of Mentz, which
he had constantly occupied since the Con
gress of \'ienna, contrary to a stipulation
in the treaty that these too powers should
hold it alternately. ,
AVAU IN ArFtlCA.
Another engagement had taken place
at Cape Coast between the liritish and
\shantees, in which the former lost
killed atid 679 wounded. The loss ol the
\shanLees, w ho retired about two miles
abedr ’ ‘-lluw! if my hildicti havi not
beds, who is to have them r” “ 'Fhen I
um not vour son,” exclaimed I'Aienne,
raising his voice, and discovering his
countenance. At these words, and this
movement of the stranger, the poor w'o-
nian seemed to feel a violent opjiression,
turned jiale and fell scnselewi on the floor;
the daughter instantly ran to inform her
father, who was in the next cofi'ee-house.
I'Aienne flew to the assistance of his poor
motlier; the servants cried aloud, and I
couM not help weeping with them. 'I'he
fathi’r came in soon after, but Madame
I’tit line was no more! Her daughter took
the event so much to heart, that she im-
m^liately retired to bed, and never left it
agiiti, having died after an illness of two
da’s. The father, distracted by the dou
ble loss, sustained by the recovery of his
SOI, could not support it, and only survi
ved eight days!
fl'inally, Etienne, the cause of this sad
trigedv, was seized w ith a raging level’,
fo- his health had never been properly re-
st>rcd, and followed the fate ol his pa-
r»nts in a week after the death of his fa-
tler. 1 saw them all perish, and never
I'ft the bod of my poor comrade, u ho re
ceived all the attentions 1 could bestow,
Ind even tlied ijt my arms. This was one
jf the most dreadful ti ials that had over-
uken iiie in life. W hat a picture, for c>ne
vho was on the point of lookiiig alter his
)wn family, after an absence of more than
\7 years! I had also formed the plan of
aiking them by surjirise, before this ca-
Lastrophe occurred, and sending a letter,
in which my adventiir»'s were to be gnven
but 1 was quickly
after five hours fighting, is not mention-funder a feigiied name : .. ..
ed. In two days they were joined by theiijcured of that whim, bv the frightful ca
king with a reinforcement which increas- lamity thatbefel the unfortunate family ol
ed their army to 16,000, and by the lastj Eiieune.'
accounts they had agiiin advanced to
within live miles of the (.'astle. Oflicia
intelfigf’ncc* had reached London with tin
details of the above affair; and privat
letters give a most dej)lorable account o
the situation of the inhabitants of the co
ony, who were not only in a state of alarji
in consequence of the return oi the ba-
barians, but sufl'ering from the want 1
provisions, and the scarcity of anunui-
tion to repel the foe. 'I'he natives wee
not to be depended on, and the w'hole Ih-
cribed as “ an accumulation of horrile
misery,” from which there was no h>e
of escape but by abandoning the setfe-
ment. 'Fhe Dutch were believed t(*>e
secretly aiding the Ashantees, who re
represented as willing to make peace on
condition that two native chiefs, a Ifiig
and his brother, w ho had joined the Bit-
ish, should be delivered np unconditim-
ally. N. Y. Ev. Foi
Unpleasant news from Greece^—The^hip
Albion has arrived at Boston, in 32 avs
from Amsterdam. Our corresponcnts
of the Centinel and Courier have SQ’. us
the follow ing extract fi om Dutch jw ers
received by her.
Accounts from Zante to the 18th (Ju
ly stale that Ipsara had fallen int the
possession of the 'I’urks. It was saiuhat
the Russian Ambassador at Consuiti-
nople had granted permission to Risian
merchant vessels, to transport Trkish
troops to Ipsara, and that the Q)tain
Pacha had otVered 1000 sequins e»«, to
1500 Arnauts in the service of the C'ceks
to aid him, which they accepted—tKhese
causes the Greeks attributed the^all of
the place. It was also stated thi the
(ireeks of Ipsara, having discoveid the
treachery -ol the Arnauts, and givig up
all hopes of defending the j)lace, ieroic-
ally set fiietolhe magazine in for
tress, and blew all up together,^ rying
“ Long live the Greclcs.'” |
From the London Mirror. ’
J)rtnacrous KJJhis of Surprise.—lie »1an-
.'nnis efVects of surprise are w(3 exem
plified in Dumont's narrative of 1^ return
fioni slavery at .'Algiers to Fi'aif, after
Lord Exmoitlh's experliHon.. ID.vasriC-
conijjunied by a friend, and on f eir ap-
jiroaeh towards home, they wei-fiUacked
ijy thieves, w ho, he says, “ robl^ I'Aien
ne and myseli. not only of our niiey, but
the two parcels containing our.vearing
ap()arel. Fortunaiel), on progding to
the next V illa!;e, the iuhabitao took a
little pity oti Ub, and w hat w ith .* assist-
am e we received then*, as w ( 11 i In one
or two other towns along the oad, we
managed ton.ach Lyons in tohnbly good
spirits. Having passed a jiarti' the day
in lookin'.,^ at the principal s.cts and
buildings in the abo\“ »it\, I’ilnne con
ducted me tow ai ds dusk to it house of
his ]):M en‘.s-. w ho kept an inn. 'le enter
ed without nudging hinisi'lf k .w n, and
(udered supper for two pqjous. On
ser\ ing the soup and bouille, t enne call
ed for a roast fow f ; upon whh his mo
ther. examining us more atteively, o!)-
served. ‘‘ You are lra\ efjers, perceive,
and perhaps not aware that pU’isions are
dear.” ^Iy companion, v\h his hat
slouched, and turning his ba. to the old
lady, replied “That's of iu> )iise(]uenee
to you, madam, gi\e w hat ifi dered, and
we’ll ])ay for it.” “ I bt‘g nr jnirdon,
sir,” rejoined the other, ^ am wrong,
but did'nt exactly know thetate of your
pui-se. ’’ This short dialog w as follow
ed by tlie fow Is lieing broiijt in.
AS’e conti-ivt'd to eat slow . in order to
wait for the niicht’s closg in, when
F,tieniu‘ aske.-i whether v could liaxt’
beils.- “No,” answered h inother, “all
my beds are occupied id this voung
lady,” replied the son—^,-..ing to his
bister w ho !;C! ’ e:! 'he labh ‘ h.ib •she
gei
DOMKST'IC.
moM Tur pAtr'i oBstiivtn.
si>.\
The follow ing account of this animal is
taken from a statement, furnished us by
Mr. Philip Lefavour, the skipper of a fish
ing vessel, belonging to Marldehead. It
is the most particular account we have
yet seen, and as its authenticity is beyond
dispute, it nuist satisfy the most incredu
lous, on this subject, that there is a mon
ster in the sea resembling a ser]jent.
“ While on their late voyage, and about
6 leagues from Marblehead, they fell in
with him, and he was so near that the
skippei-, when standing at the helm, was
obliged to incline his body to look over
upon him. He continued so n(;ar the
boat long enough to be harpooned an
hundred times. 'I’he skipjjcr and crew
were satisfied that his back is perfectly
smooth, and that the protuberances here
tofore attached to it are owing to his un
dulating motion. His head is as large as
half a barrel, l.is tail is blunt as though it
were cut square off, and of whitish f olor,
gradually becoming darker till it r\hibits
the blackness of a black snake. He shift
ed his posture several times, sometimes
lying at full length, when he appeared
over sixty feet, at other times assuming a
spiral form, resembling the worm of a
stiU. He changed his posture very easi
ly. Hir, whole appearance was lerriiic,
though he seemed harmless.”
'I'he correctness of this statcmenl may
he depended on, for llti' skipper and crew
are men well known in iVIai'blchead, and
their vei’acity has never been impeached.
Mnryhnd Calicoes.—\\'c saw, yesterday,
says the iialtimore American of Wednes-
da) , at the w arehouse of the Warren Fac
tory, se\ej-al new and handsome ])atterns
of the calitcK's which are manul’actured,
through every j)rocess from the raw ma
terial to the finished ai-ticle, at this exten
sive establishiiK'jit. 'I’he^ brillian’cy and
durability of the colois, and the well
know n supei ioi ity of the (juality of the
cloth over the ini])orled, ( ombined w ith
the chea])Uess of the j)i i( e, have caused
a constant and ready sale for all the Ma-
lyland calicoes which can be made. It
re?|uires no uncommon sluiri' of fore sight
to see, that a short time inly w ill elapse
before these c alicoes will form a new and
valuable artirh'of export from our i ity.
and that, wherevt r they are known, tliey
must be preferif'cf overall iiujiorled goods
of like descrintion.
mOM Tin; NKW YOUK lATNI Mr mST-
LA 1'AYi:i ! H.
W(‘ are rei eiving hourly accounts fif
the i)iii!;ress of (leneral La l-’ayette uj) the
north ri\cr. and of the \;irioi's places at
w hich he stopjied. It now turns out that
the postponement of the fete at Casile
(iardeti, has been productive of iin onve-
nient, and e\en misc.hievous conseciuen-
(cs to thousands of jieopK- who made
theii- calculations on tiie f'.eju'ral's leaving
New ^ oi k four days befoi-e he did : some
of a serious, and others (jf a ludicrjus na
ture. Among the foi iner, it is much to
Ix; lamented that it has l>een the cause of
!:reat dissatisfaction, and even acrinionv
between the inhabitants (^' Albany and
Hudson, which is not likely soon to ( e;ise.
At N('w !)urg the follow ing instance ol' the
bitter nature oc urred. 'I’he palien''e of
the assrnililed ninltiiude was wo'ii outbv
tin- |)rotracted delay of the {i('iu*rarr. ap-
l)earaiice, and on the boat's touching the
w barf, they rushed in mi;' s to take pos-
sessiiUi ol him hodily. Unluckily tliey
happened firr.l to ctjine in contact w ith
('olonel Platt, a veteran otre'er of tlie re
volution, who Ticc'impuni('d I'.im, fb e-.scd
for the oceu'aon in an old regimental
coa', which hiil.g .j’/O i'. hlui Th-vO sliirt,
reaching to his shoes, and with button,
as big as saucers ; him they immediatoi,
laid hold of, pulling and luiuling him by
the sleeves, arms and elbows ; in vain hf>
exclaimed and bawled aloud “I am jv,
the Marqtiis.” 'Fhey could not hear, tl„.
could only see his dress, and they took i.
for the dress of the old I'rench court, uor
was it till Fayette himself was able
make his way to them,after much dillicul-
ty, they were convinced of their error,
rUlLADr.tl-IlIA, StI’T Cr.
General Ln Faiiefle and suite entfrt,!
Trenton on Saturday evening last to dinr.
'Fhere he was met by Aquila A. lirowiic^
Esq. the delegate from the Philadelphi;.
Committee, who made definitive arranor.
mcnts for the reception and escort to this
city. Yesterday morning the gencr.i
])roposcd to go to Church at 'i’renton. I;,
the afternoon Iw' was to ride over to Bor.
dcntown to visit Le Compte Survillie!.-.
aiul returning to Trenton in the evenii.g,
sleep there la .t night. 'Phis morning he
is to be introduced by the (lovernoref
Nev.' Jersey, to the (Jovernor of Pennsv’.
vania and the Philadelphia Committee a»,
Morrisville. He w ill dine in Pristol to
day, and sup and sleep at the Arsenal at
I'rankfort to night—lo-mori-ow mornin-^
our city will be cheered by his preseiuc.
'I’lie u'mort hilarity and joy prevailed
in 'Frcnton oti Saturday night. 'I'hep'
was one universal burst of feeling thro'-
out the city. Such was the immeiisi*
crowil, that the mail from Philadelphia
had to pass round the city, and enter tlic
east stri'et, and the carrier had to lug the
bag on his head and shoulders a distame
of about '2)0 yards—Cov.per’s “Post
Man.” light hearted as he was, would
harilly ha\c whisih’d under such a bin-
fhen. Two beautiful arches weie thrown
over the w hole w ide street, a’ld brilliantly
illuminated w ith variegated lamps. Tln'
.room in w hi h the (ieneral dined at Bisp.
ham’s was also \ cry tastifully adorricd
During the fc'ast, the company were rr-
g:.I m1 with a fine hand of music. Maiiv
distinguished per.sons were present as
well in an ofVieial capacity, as in that of
guests. 'Fhe Governor of New Jeisey,
(Ieneral Wall, the .\djutant (ieneral. Col.
Cox, Major Halsted, and matiy olliers
whose names we regret that we have not
before us. liy apj)ointment, the (ieneral
and suit i-etired at nine, to sup with the
venerable Society of the Cincinnati.
si’i.rxDin rur.i’Ai! \TioNs. •
The New York I'^venitig Fost says, wi’
learn from a gentleman w ho hd't Phila-
delpl'iia yesterday, that business for a dav
or two past,,has been almost entirely laid
aside in that city, and that all hands and
hearts were engaged in 'rnamenting tli'*
place for the 1 eception of (ien. La Fayette.
I’he (>)i p0!-ation had voted 'J.),noo dolluri
for the puij)Ose, and magMiiflcent and
s])Iendid t! iumphatU an hes of evergreen'-,
entwined with roses in the most tastel'i.l
manner, wimm* thrown f)\er the priticipjl
streets through which the genei'al Wiis to
))ass, one of v.liich cost U|)wards of sii.
hundred dollars. 'I’he militia for sixty or
si-venty miles from the country, weiv
marching into the city—some had already
arrived and (Micamped in the neighbur-
hood. It was calculatecl th.at upwards ol
70,000 men would be und»‘r arms to pav
a grateful tribute of respect to. tlie “Na
tion’s Ciucst.” Canal boats were arriv in;'
almost hourly, loaded w iih citizens from
every village bordei-ing (n tlie Canal
Provisions had lisen enormously high—
Butter, which could be purcluised l;t^^
w’eek for eighteiMi and a half cents, sold
labl Thursday, I'oy fjrty-ficc ct/ils.
rnOM THT, (uiL.) ni l.TSTMl.
So great is tin* demand for proxisinn';
in Philadelphia, in ( onsc'ipieii'e of tli''
throng to see (ien. La Fayelte. i’ii.>t
market has been resoi ted t(j for asuiqib-
Tlu' steamboat f'uririshts a ready expf'
dient in this case, ^'esterdav mornimT
sonu“ of the hiixters’ i-gents made their
a;)p('arance at our stalls, and e\'ery arJi-
cle, such as butter, eggs, poultr\', and tl’X
like, tliat th'V could fay tln ii- I'kuhIs
w as borne off in tlie twinkling of an c}*',
w fiile thost* of our ciiizens who '\ci‘‘
liK'kcd so fast in the arms of Somnus, ir,
not dreading- such a set upon the g^end
tilings in exp,ectation, turned over to take
the othei’ na]>, I'elurned with enqity hut ter
kettles: and instead of a bra( e of dm
or ( hickens, ora tine string of reed-birds
w ere compelled to supj)l) their jdace w i'd'*
something not (piite so wadi suited t'>
their I isle. Butter, wliich has bei'u sell-
ing from 12 to 11 c t-nls per pound, yes
terday rose to .:i and .k> cents ; atid egg"*
from 7 and 10, to Id ;nid Jo—However, -i
good many fror.i our ow n town have gone
to Phiiadelpiiiatosce ihe/'/.v.',and will ha\»’
a t ha’ice of tastiu;;' pi ovisions fi-om their
ow n market'—wonder it' ilu v'll know'eui-
I he thiiv;, W(> hidleve, is no more th.in
fiir. for the money lomes back again-
As we nr:v exjiect anotlu'r visit on S.iiiU’'
day and Wednesday next, we would a'b
vise our farmers to bring larg^cly to niai*
kei; and our ciiizens not to lie in bcii
t(JO long.
IndepcMvient «d' the military, it is Mir'*
poserl there will he ,:o,( )00 * person •>
Yorktowi!, \’irginia, in October next.
At Ronton, on Friday, the 17th ult, tlif
thermometer ntood'at H i degrees, and
Saturday at ‘iQ ; m;iJving a change of teu'
pei ut'ire i;, ^ i liours. of5 degrees.
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