THE MINERS^ AND FARMERS’ JOURNAJ..
From the New- York Ei-tning I’^t.
We have been shown the platina coins
mentioned in the following communication.
The dies are beautiful, and from the nature
of the im-tal, must preserve the sharpness
and distinctness of the impression lon^-r
than cither gold or silver. The six rouble
piece mentioned below, and estimated at the
value of four dollars and sixty cents, is alnnit
the Mize of a cent. Platiua being the most
pofMlerous of all metals, the coins could not
be counterfeited >\ ithout the fmud being ea
sily detected.
For the KvcningPost.
The Mttal Plutina tmployvd for a Mo-
nird Curn ncy.—Tliis curious production is
said to be heavier than gold. It was ori
ginally brought from South America, where
the grains of which it consists were picked
up in certain alluvial disitricts. Hut the
quantity was small. Still it was consider
able enough to be formed into mirrors tor
rclkcting telescopes, cruciblcs, labatory
s|KK>ns, touch-hole tor fire arms, eva[)ora-
ting vessels, p«!ndu!uins, pyrometers, and
iiK-iisurcs of leogth. 11 bad often been nscn-
tioned as a proper material for coin, but does
not appear, until lately, to have been used
for that purpose. It is now reguhirly issu
ed from the mint; but while enterprising
Spain, scientific Frauce, and ingenious Kng-
laiul, have omitted to make it a circulating
medium, industrious Russia has taken the
lead in the busint'sis. 'I'he following note
from H. Werner, Esq. to Dr. Mitchell, con
tains valual)le information on the subject.
“ I^ar !Sir—I have the honor to encloee
for you some s[x;ciuieus of the new Rus
sian platiua coin, which have been handed
me for this jiurpose by cur late Minister,
the lion. Mr. Middleton, just returned from
f-t. I’etersWgli, and now in this city. They
were intended expressly for you.”
Platiua is perhaps the most unchangeable
and indestructible substance on the face of
the globe. In the l>eginning, when the
quantity was small, it was considered the
most valuable of all metals : latterly, how
ever, its price has considerably fallen. This
is in consequence of its discovery in the T-
ral Mountains, whose chain, extending from
the bordcis of the I'ruzen Ocean, termi
nates near the sources of the River Wolga.
From this sjurce it has been obtained in
sutticient quantity to Ir- turned into coin.
The pieces are beautiful and exquisitely
wrought. Tiiey have not the splendor of
silver, nor the mild lustre of gold, but have
a lustre Sfiinewiiat between polished iron
and tin. The impression of the die is very
sharp and riistinct, scj that the execution is
in \er\- high style. On one side is the two
hcadi^d spr*,>ad eagle of Muscovv, with the
glolie ill the left liand claw and the sceptre
in the right, and small crowns on the heads :
the«e are suriiltunted by a large imperial
cro'vn. 'I’he armorial bearings and other
Kxtraorilinitry .Vitrfulifi/.—The Wiu-
chester( Va.) Republican says: 'i’hc records
of Death’s doings have 9»;lilom exhibited an
instance of more desolating, exterminating
havoc, in one tiimily, thiiii vviint wo are u-
b«.*ut to mention. A few months since, Mr.
John I’aylor, a poor, hard-working man,
with a family, rented u few acres of land of
'I'. A. Tidl«ll, Ksq. one mile west of Win
chester, and removed uj)on it. He had had
twelve chiidicn, but the number was redu
ced by ilf^alh to six.
FROM
Xnr- York, Jnnuanj HI.—My the |>iu-lset
ship Sovereign,Captain hamplin, w«* have
rt'ccived London pa|n‘i's to the 1'Jtli ultimo.
Tiie prominent iiiteliig‘iice by this arrival,
is the a-count of a n vohitioii in I’olaiul—
for the i)articulars of whii h we rtifer to ihu
aiiiiexed extracts:—
The following important article is from
Within what [M‘riod ! IJi’ll’s Weekly Mosseii^'er ol the 1‘Jlli—the
these had been taken from him, wo did not ! latest pa|>er.
hoar, but presume it to have 1k‘cii within the [ “ 'I'iiu foreign Intelligence of the week is
last two or three years. 'I'he six remain-1of more iiiijMirtance than usual, inasmuch whilst s«\eral companies of Polish trojps
ing children were remarkablv hoahhy and jas it brings inroriualion ol a great Rk\ o-; took part with the latter. 'I’hiis the com-
s'vere punislinK'iit to bo inflicted u|)on the
young men who had been so uiifortunute as
to inciir his displeasui-c. A great number
of them were scat to prison, with threats of
a iiiort' s'ver* punishinent. 'I'his nrhitrary
pr)cceding exa.'>|x'r:ited the public mind.—
The young men of the military scluwl rose
111 a IkmIv to break the chains of their com-
railcs, and tuLe vengeonce upon the oppros-
wir of their country. Detachments of reg-
imeiits of th! Russian tiuard, who, contrary
to the |irovii>ions of the Constitution, form
part of the garrisun at Warsjiw, were or-
i'red to put down the relK'llietis pupils,
Hue loikiiig; the oldest twelve years old,
the your g('st nearly one. 'I’hus they con
tinued the solace of their poor parents, and
the hoi>o of their few declining years, until
two weeks ago, when the infant was taken
sick, and died in three days afterwards of
scarlet fever. On the day lu fore its death,
Lester, a l>oy, six years old, was taken un
well, and ill tHO days was a corpse. 'I'he
two botlies were lying dead on Fiiday, the
11th, and a [icrson was sent to the former
residence of Mr. 'I'aylor, at the Round Hill,
to dig a grave for I'lem, his deceased chil
dren having been there buried. 'I'his duty
was performed, and the burial was to take
place on the day fijllowing. In the interim,
the violent snow storm of the l.Jth occurred,
whi'jh prevented all ogress from the huis‘,
and the lifeless Ixniies were obliged to re
main in it until the Mondav following, when
thev were buried in a coriu'r of the field ad-
UTioX which has tukeu |,'laee in a [Kirt ■ hat U-gan. The insurgents having forced
of KurojK.' where the sun of freedom st em-1 theirway throughthe RussiantnHips,march
ed to have set l’oie\er. allude to the re-1 od inmiediately towanls the liehedere, the
volt of the I’oles in the Russian pnivinces, j resid‘iice of the Grand Duke Constantine,
the (light of the Archduke Constantine, and ; half a league from >Varsaw. Ilis officers
the estahlishnieiit of a Provisional Ciosern- [fi'H under the blows of national vengeance,
iiu'iit at NVarsuw. j but Constantine made his escape by u back
*• In looking at Kuroi)c at the- present mo- door. Several acts of cruelty s'.-em to have
iiieiit, wo canr;ot hut |K‘rceive that the grouiiil ! preceded the hist arbitrary prK'eeliiig of
trembles and quakes in iiU quartert;, and Constantii'.e. 'I'hus, n >hort time before,
that a general and mighty convulsion is a- he ordered the knout to applied to some
Uiut to lake place. \Vhilst the eurth(piake ' mercliants t-us|K‘cted of smuggling. 'I'wo
is (Mt from bi-neath, the burning lava h«-gins ; (uncnil Officers having ventured to make
to flow, and the stream takes that direction ' remi'U>:!ran'es to him on the ine\p«‘diency
where it is least likel_\ to meet w ith op|M»>i- j c,f an intended change in the stations of the
lion or im|K?dimeiit. 'I'he di.'[H>sition of' ihhijis, were tried hy court martial and shot.
France at this moment is evidently w arlike, | These fids are corndxirated by several let-
and under the pretext of defending hors‘lf, i:.>rs, in whii h they are represented as fH>s-
sho is preparing to make aggression upon iiive. It a];ix'ars, however, that the explo-
'I'lie present stock-jobbing minis- sic,n of (he national re.'^.'nlnient was not un-
itliers. ’l lie present stock-jotjiimg minis-
jters are indeed iiidis|)osed to war, t ut the ex|)ccted hy Constantine, as the Princess
joining. But the mnuriiful scene w as not [ pr'|>i>s!iion made by La Fayette in the i Low ice, his cousin t, had left the I’elvetler*'
to end here. On Tuesday, the I'tli, Iktsy j ChamU'r of D.'puties, on 'I’uesday last— >ome days previously. S‘v« ial letters add,
Ann, aged ten years, who was well on the .“that in ease Austria or Pnissui should in- ihat the inhahitant-i of the environs of War-
Friday previous, died ; and on Thursdnv, ] terfere in the afUiirs of Poland, it would l)0 mnv, on hearing of' the first ix'curn*nces in
the‘.'Oth,.lohn, aged eight years, w ho, in the j the duty of France to prohibit them, “ was ihe capital, collectnl in treat numliers to
receiveil with loud acclamations.” hasten to the asi-istaiu'e of their (•'llow-coun-
'I’lie L(>ndon Courier of the I'rth Kiys: ir\iiien. 'I’his event ha# prcMliiced a |iow.
We are hapjiy to siiy that tlie accounts re- ,-||iil .sensation at Herlin. It is generally
ccived at the Home Office for the last f'ew ^ thoUi>ht ihat it is not a n'volt, but a revolu-
days relative to the state of the country, | tion. A popular commotion is s;iid to have
are of a f'avorable nature. hrikcn out at Pos'n ; but it is uddel, that
A letter from London of the 17th, says,; it was put down l;y the armed force, com-
af Liver|Hx»l, on the loth, the Cotton .^!ar•' po-e.i in part of Silesian ri'giinents canton-
fullness of health, had seen his sitter breathe
her last, followed her to the eternal world.
Margaret, two or three years old, now lies
at the |xjint of death ; and \\'ilson, the only
surviving sm, aged about twelve, who has
been extremely low, is in a fuir way of recov
ery. 'fhus has death swept off ten, and
l>erlmf>s eleven children, out of twelve—a
degree of mortality which is randy equal- ket was dull, and prices hx.kiug down. -d in the environs. (Jreot activity prevails
led in our country.
We have no institutions more flourishing
than our prisons. It is but a f'ew yean
since the State Prison at Auburn w as ercc-
A letter from Stef tin states, that the stnig- in the ar De|)artincnt. Part of the guards
gle at Warsaw was f'ar more Kaiigiiinary are to man h ir?iiiiediate|y for the (irand
tlum has Ix'cii rc[iresentc.l in the journals— Duchy. Sevenil regiments, on the way to
that nine Russian generals and the priiici- the Rhine, have received counter orders,
^ pal ofBcers of state, were put to death, and and are to prn/*''"«l to the same destination,
ted, with 50(t cells, and it is now full to o- | also a great number of the Russian soldiery ; 'fiic follow iiig is dated Wai^siiw, D.ic. 4.
verflowing; the nuinlx^r of inmates being Uvore massacred. “'I’lie suhjoiii'-d (.roclaniatiori whs issued by
filf). 'I’he mmdx.>r of prisoners at Sing , It had bi-en stated in u Rrussels jrnjx r, as (he (Jrand Duke CoiL-tantine previous to his
Sing is 'I'otal, 1; show ing an in- ! probable, that the crown of Helgiutn would d* parture,—
crease during the past year of 1!)4; and [1k? otH^red to the Prince of Saxe Coburg. u j „ra„, ,„.r,„is.Mon to the Polish froons
this, notwithstandiug 76 have iK.-eii patron-Im- London Courier doubt.s the cxisteiici remained fiiithful near mv ix.-rsoii ‘to
ed by the Lxecutive. I lov.sjon n.« been j si.di a probability. , , . . ^ ,l„. h,s, .noin.nt to rejoin th. i^ co.nrad.
made for the erection of :.'00 adoitionul cells | Mr. I ,evor was alx.ut intrfKlucmg into , ^.„i, tj,,. .rooj^ to
in the prison at Sing Sing, and even the*-, | Parliament a motion or. the subject of ( ..b- .[j,,(>,.,,1 ttie capital, and
If w e reason from the ,«tst will scarcely suf- : ktt s Register; He said it contamed a state- , „.,||
hce for another year. “ It is evident says ,„ent “ calculated, at a [x ri.xl like the pre- j
devices on the body and wings, bear exam- , Gov. I hroop in his late Message, “ that our ^n», create gr?at excitement, and ought j|.,. j r,.rommcnd all th«
.nation with the magnifying glass. There , |,ris..ns must Ix? enlarged without delay .”— | Ik* suppressed.” ^ establishments, projx rfy, and individuals t-
Parliament continues the discussion of re
trenchment and remission of taxation.
We can state confidently, that, up to the
are no letters on this side. On the reverse ^ of the prisoners at Sing Siiia w ho have
are explanations of the value, date, and oc- | “ entered” during the past year, one hurt-
casion, but no heatl of an autocrat, enipe- drrd and fourtiin are from the city of New
ror, or any other great |>prson. j York, and yet the numUjr of \ illaiiis among ! present moment, the news of the Polish in-
'I'hey are said to be issued by the gov- u:j, is not jierceptibly diminished ! isurrcction h.is nt)t prrxluced any marked
eninient, and to be received at the treasury j 'I'he fact is, that this city has become a | change in the tone aiid b aring of the Miii-
for taxes, imjx>sts, rents, and all other dues, kind of catch-all t'or rogues and vagalxmds j i.sters of the three Powers relative to the af-
'I'hey are calculated in silver roubles. Now ■ from every part of the country, and indeed i (airs of Belgium.—Court Jourmth
a silver rouble is wortii M.-venty-seven cents ' from many fi.reign countries; and although
of our money, so that a six rouble piece is our law-mills are kept constantly in ojx-ni-
wtirtii fijur dollars and sixty-two cents, and ^ (ion, the consuiu|»tioii is not greater than
consequently a 3 rouble piece half the money, j the supply. Far Ik- it from us to liljel the
i jjppj.ral character of our |x»pulation, which
On the Liverp«.l and Manchester Rail- , prol«bly not surpassed i.i moral excel-
way, tlie week l)cfore the l.Jth Dec. the Me-i i,y any city of equal magnitude on
teor Kn^ine, with a train of carriages tra-
vi 'ling ut night, with a pilot engine as usu-
ity of equal
the globe. But at the same time, the facts
alxjve stated are undeniable and appalling.
*>’. 1’. Jovr. of Commerce.
Rrirard of Inf'cnutty,—We have sever
al. (which by mistake had got far ahead,)
came iii violent contact with a stone wagon
cr .ssirig the road. The Meteor was ad-
Viiricing 20 miles |x r hour, and was w ithin \ al times noticed a machine for rnanufactur
ten yards of the wagon liefore it was seen. 1 ing wrought nails, inv»‘tited by Mr. Rey-
'I’iieengineer iinriiediatfly shut offthesteam, | nolds, of P>ristol, R. I. which has for some
arxl the guartls of the different carriages ap- i time been o|x^rated by a company in that
plied tho brakes to the wheels; but, Ix'fore place. Mr. Reynolds has brought this most
these o|>erdtioiis could prfxiuce any effect, valuable invention, (the labor of years, un-
the engine came in contact with the wagon, j rler every discouragement) to [ierfcctiHi, sj
and pasM^i over it, crushing it completely that it will take from the rfxl, arid deliver
down. The engine itself was thrown en- ooo wrought nails a minute, su|x:rior in ev-
Po[)e Pius \’H1. died of the gout in the
stomach.
A letter from Berlin, in the AugsUirg
(iaw.'tte, in aniK>uncirig the departure of
Marshal Diehitsch f’roni Berlin, ol»serves,
that as he will find the Russian Army that
was ofli red for the assistance of Prussia
ready for battle, the insurrection in Poland
will, probably, Ix: put down in tiiree weeks.
The writer adds—“ Satisfactory as this
pro^I:x'ct is, much coiif'usion and iiii^-hi f
are to Ix- ex[>ecl«!d
the protection of the Polish nation and place,
them under a sal’.-giuird Ihe mo>'t sncred.
(:^i;jticd^ (’• •N> I'A.N TIN U.
“ I’lxMithe return of the Polish regiments
to Warsaw, they were rei-eive(l by the whole
capital with acclamations. No idea can Ix-
formed of the eiithu-.iani ih-played on this
(H;casion. 'I'he commotion has found the
warmest syi.ipathy iunong the p-ople and
the iiihabifants all class«-«. The |>eo|)l
an; taking arms in all directions to fly to
Ihe succor of' V\ ars;iw, as was tin- ca'O in
the French Departments as s4N)ii a s the rev
olution ut Paris was known.”
Frnn a Private l tier.
Wvijsvw, De!. (i.—TraiKpiility and se
curity an;, in a|)pearanee, perfectly restor
ed, and the state of uneeitainty w ill nut lx‘
of Ion:: continuance. Our pa|icr currency
derived her chief supply in seasons of scar*
city, and tho markets in these |K»rt8 are al
most entirely dependent on Poland for the
supply of grain which they afterwards ship.
We risk nothing in saying that Great Brit
ain w ill feel more a privation of supplies of
grain from the Baltic (should she neeI any
from foreign countries,) than slie would from
any other part of the world.”
tiiely off the rails, and ran partly down the
emb.uikriient, l)Ut was there stopjX'd by the
p,-rsevering exertions of the engineer and
ery respect to the nails worked (m the anvil.
'I'hough we regret this invention is to he
removed from the State, we most cordially
the guards, all of whom b«,‘haved with the j congratulate the indefatigable inventor, and
utmost courage and prcs«‘nce of mind. One , his associates, ufXMi Ihe transfer of it, w ith
of the w heels of the engine was bnjktii to j fj,(. exclusive right, to purchasers in Phila-
pieces, and ths engine otherwise very se- | delphia, for the sum of SlOOjOOO. Its |iro-
riously damaged by the concus-sion. j prietors intend putting it into extensive op-
—•— . eration, and we shall Ixifore long find a sup-
A Turin journal, ol the 21st of Novem- | .j|y ,^f y^j-onght nails in the maiket, nearly
r last, coritaii.s some account of the dis- j cheap as the cut nail.—iVor. J). Adc.'
Cl‘Very of a new steam engine. Tlie difli- ^
cult problem of obtauiin;r, by means of: The new work of our gifted and celehra-
st' am, a circidar and continued motion, has, | ted couritrvrnan, Washington Irving, is cal-
it IS affirutfd, Ix-en r»?solved by the rnechan- I culated to*afl>rd lively pleasure to all rea
ician Victor Sarti, of Bologi;a, in Italy.— -t..
Tins uiAwf, with the aid of Mr. .Spring, of
I)«'cemlK-r I, announce that a new Provis
ional (Joveniment had lx-’H formed iii that
city, iijxm principles more hostile to Russia
than those originally avowed. It is also
stalled that the most ai tivc m-asures were
taken at W'arsaw to enable the inhabitants
to rejx l attack.
It has Ix-eri remarked that the insurrec
tion at W'arsaw must Ix; more extensive
than has Ix-en thought, as it reached from
Pole to Pole.
'I'he Journal du f-'ommercc says—“It is
asserted that after a very animated «Iis-
cussion in the council of ministers, couriers
were despatehed to the French amliassiidor
at Berlin, Vienna and London, with msfnic-
tions to declare to the tlm;e (xiwers, that in
case Prussia or Austria shouUl join Russm
in endeavoring to reduce Poland to subjec
tion, France would consider such interven
tion as a declaralirni of war.”
Bi;iii,iN, Dec. 7.—Our Slate (lazefte is
irra.1t is eiitilled " the Voyages and Dis- I'’'■t'H ujxm the causes of the commotion
4 ^ c \r ... » I J** irniin;«liutolv cash(‘(l li n'fiiiinMi, and I le
Authentic accountH frorji >> ai!iw, daUfW ^ * r.i' i i i : *
inten st the !K>ruls dni* at I. hnstnms is
KoiiK', MiycMitr‘d a steam cn;(in^, hv
S,!‘d' “'I’iie^mM'lel „f "nrnedmtelyjip.
er have been i
lurrial, in
who ktio\\
coveries of the Companions of Columbus.”
'riie narrative [Kjssesses all the lasciiiation
of his maniipr; all the interest of romance ;
and can hardly fail to Ix; as popular as tin-
life of Coluudius. Such a work
I. toPi
iiiaile in the presence of this jx-n, wanting from the same
r t tost d.stiSguished ph.los- venture an^* - . J: . ..
lxxly,anuoi lu ^ ,iw.^e.” savs a ! phere
Messrs. Caiev ■»: ‘^■1’ first ad-
alreuily |Miid. CmiiiI 'riiomas Lubienski is
ap|Miiiited ( hiefof ih'.' Police.
Pkissia.—It IS slated that a revolution
has c.tmmenced in Prussia. An insurrec
tion, of which the diitails ar»; not yet known,
hasjtindoiibtedly taken place at Konigsbiirg.
'riie king learrn tl t revolt of \\'arsaw,
and the disturltances at Konigshurg, [xt
hajis at the same moment. .'>11,(1(10 troops
are marching on Luxemburg ; an army ad
vances towards Polaiul, (Posen,) and more
frixtps an; reijuired in the ancient ciijtifal
of the Kingdom!
I'roiiitlic Allas, l!)lli IVc.
We have receivid the Paris |^a|x;rs of
'I'hurs'Iiiy. 'I’lK'y contain a curious dra-
niatic-|ii>litical seme, which is said to have
l>een acted at Milan. A conspiracy, «mi a
grand st.ale, was organised in that city a-
gainst the Austrian authorilies. 'I'he con
spirators were assembled in the pit of the
theatre, and there, at a c«'rtain signal the
insurrection was to have broken out. 'I'he
lx;ll rang, the curtain rose, and discover'd
the stage crowdel with Austrian soldiers ;
their muskets jiointed to the pit. Mvorv
lion.
tm.^^.e:c;mtinuui;a..lumP..n
which Ix’gan in the military school at War-
sjiw. 'I’he followiiii; details are given by
[irivute accounts from Poland :—'I'he pupils
of the s h(xj|, assembled at a dinner, thought , , . , .
proper to give toasts to several m ii dislui- similarly Ix-set, and the astonish
gu.shed in Polish history, and es,K;. ially to Irevolutionists wen; arrested to a man m
the celebrated Kosciusko, the last hero of ‘i«'very w ene of the conspiraey, and con-
‘'h:md^)iue oci-tvuuis- independent Poland. Constantine, on U-,to the f.rtress of Spielfx;rg.
^ ' ' r*" inlirmel of it hv spies, iminediatelv or-j «• . .
lor tn.. . o.quin to Ix; made, "'riie ' * a//-tle, six'akmg of ihe
has intention in tiff. wa.n ai)iH)intod intorestin;^ nows of !h>‘ day, makes
Arts, hu- proiiouricod imix«sibl-.
""Xito V'""
and is said to have
ord Chatham’s l>rows
tlrso cfl»;l»raied f>J
hti.'ul lettcrsi.
youths, made a ^ the following obsTrvalioi, :
!v ,1...
C’llAHLESTON, FEB. 7.
Snow Storm.—The uncommon sjiectacle
of a Snow Storm, was witnessed yesterday,
by the inhabitants of this city. The Snow
coimnenced falling between H and 9 o’clock
in tho morning, and continued without inter
mission, until past 2 o’clock in the af^eriMKtn
—by which time, the streets and houses
were covered with a thick coat. The wind
was al North East, but did not blow with
much force. In the afternoon, there was
fall of rain, when the snow began to
melt—and at sunset, much of it had disap-
ix'arcd. There has not been so great a
fall of snow in this city for many years. For
some time the snow fell very fast, and in
uncoinnion large flukes. There were se-
venil attempts to start Sleighs, but a« far
as our observntion extended, tho hasty man
ner in which they were got up, admitted of
but |xx»r apologies for the stylish vehicles
of more northern climes. In all parts »>f the
town, the boy s, grown as well as half grown,
were pelting each other with snow balls.
[Courier.
MoNTcrAi., Jan. 2t*.—The IVt'aMfr.—
'I'he Cold this morning was very intense,
the thermometer at sunrise lx;ing at Hi de
grees Imlow zero. 'I'he ice iias now stop-
|)0d oppositt' the town, and we expect to have
a complete communication with all parts of
the country in the course of a few days.—
The traverse at Varennes is now formed,
and contributes already to an increase of
business, and tho supply of country pn»duce.
'I'he river is now very high, lining al>out S
or 111 I'eet over the wharf and improvement.s
on the little island opiK>site the town. We
are happy to siy that they have suffered no
injury by the moving of the ice, or the rise
of the water.
Eirthqiiakc.—The Montreal Gazette of
last Monday says—“ V;stenlay morning,
alxiut six o’clock, the very rare and udusu^
occurrence of an earthriuako alarmed many
of our gixxl inhabitants. The shock was
distinctly felt in all jwrts of the city, and
tolerably smart. Many attribute this event
to volcanic origin, and iiimgine that the ap-
[M anince of an extinct volcano, which our
mountain presents, proves that the cause is
not fur distant—others inon; inclined to tho
marvellous suppose that the comet now seen
towards the morning in the N. N. K. has
given this earth a blow with its fiery tail
during one of ils frisky movements.
PkiUulelphm., Jan. —The river Del
aware now forms a very iru|x>sing and an
imated s[»ertacle,—“ the ice-chained wa
ters slumbering on the shore," and the hard
and brilliant exjHinse traversed in every di
re* lion by flying skaters and sliding |ieles-
Irians. ^Ve ohserveil yestenlay that large
Ixials, latlen with mer'handis*, were ilrawu
round on the ice from w barf to w harf. The
Ixxilhs ir tents which have Ix-en raised us
far as the middle of the river, with their
flogs, add not a little to the novelty and in
terest of the vivid picture.—?iut. Caxette.
Fimn tht Pnriilritff Amrriran, Jan. 2o.
The Mails.—The Boston Mail aiTived
ycsterflay alxiiit 4 o’-lx:k, in a two horse
sleigh. 'I'he driver states that flu; roads
are more obstructed than they were 1,'ist
Monday. He got ihniui!h w iih extreme dif
ficulty. Al half past one he met at Hatches’
(liJ miles) the mail which lcf\ this for Bos
ton, at seven in the morning.
'I'he mail stage for New |x>rt, aft;r getting
a few miles yesterday, was coin|x-lled to re
turn with the ptissencers. 'I'he driver con
tinued the route on foot, with the mail Img.
'I'he Taunlon stage wiis also obhg«!d to
n-turn, after getting alwut a mile lieyond
Pav, tiK ket. 'i’he driver proceeded with the
mail on lixit.
The Westerni mail, for Now London, got
hut thn-e miles out of town, and returned.
'I'he Hartford Mail, due last Saturday,
arrived in town yesterday morning at a
ipiartor before 5. The carrier left Hartford
Saturday morning at M o’chx k. He was
iH-arly ten hours m travelling yestenlay on
horseback from Coni ll’s, 17 miles from
town—a sul!i ient evidence of the horrible
condition of the roads.
It is stated in th-T New Bedfonl (Mass.)
M rcunj, that the oldest citizens do not n;-
collect a snow storm of so long continuance
or when so much snow has fallcii; it is es-
tiiimted there at 1 feet on a level. 'I'he
storm in 177H was perhaps epially severe.
A Idler from I'tica,of the Ulst nil. says,
“ 'I’his is the coldest day we have had. 'I’he
iin;rcury is thirly d' gn.es b'low zero.
Oi-i;r et -a«,(Lou.) Jan. 1 1.—Cold H *«-
ther.—For twenty years past, there has not
lx!en so St-VO re a winter as the [uesent.
riin-o wctlts of continued Irosf lias [iroha-
bly never occurred in this part of the I nit-
ed States b( fore. Accnuufs from ihe Par
ishes state that all the Orange trees are de-
siroy( d, ns well as a vast qiiantiiy of 'aiie,
the culling of which was defern-d rather
■ I'd.until Ihe frost sel in. Great