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extremity of the nose at the expense of the arm, after the manner of Taliacotius ; and intends to remove the diseased part ot the upper hp by tne bistoury. Observations by Dr. Gcsse. The question of animal ingrafting has much engaged tne attention ot modern physiologists and pathologists. Although the labors of Taliacotius had placed be yond a doubt the possibility of transpos ing living parts when a particular man agement was observed ; and notwithstand ing the account given by Garcngeot and others, it has been denied even in these times, particulaily in France, that a part entirely separated from the body, is capa ble of re-acquiring itality. The thing is now, however, proved by tne most au ihentic facts. An Italian has transplant ed and ingrafted portions of skin from one animal to another, and Dr. Buenger has here demonstrated that the same phe nomenon may be effected in the human species. Desultory. rno.n the new-yohk. mailt advertiser. The following1 article is extracted from the Journal of an American who visited Naples in January last. NAPLES. The scenery of the Bay of Naples is of a peculiar description. It has long been celebrated as the most beau tiful in the world it rather deserves the epithet of magnificent. This great bay penetrates the land from the west between the Capes Campanella on the right, and Mileno on the left. Near the first is Capri, and not far from the second is Ischia, two mountainous isl ands, which present such strong out lines in every direction, that even when seen from the most distant parts of the bay, they form very important fea tures in the picture. The noble sheet of water is enclosed by high shores which present scarcely less variety and boldness of forms. Kidges cf hills and mountains rise higher and higher as they retire ; and along the eastern side, the view is often hounded by the .rippenines, wnicn, during some sea sons, are covered with snow. The monotonous character usually incident to very distant scenery is thus quite prevented ; though a large part of the prospect ii necessarily so far removed that the land is of a deep blue or pur ple, like a cloud ; and houses, villages, forests, and cultivated fields, are lost to the eye. The clearness of the atmosphere, and the brilliancy of colours in the clouds, so much celebrated, are proba bly not surpassed in any part of the world. The weather is often variable in winter, and a long continued series of rains, cold winds, and misty melan choly days, is always expected. But, at other seasons, the sky continues clear and the weather delightful for a long time. Even in the winter, seve ral weeks arc sometimes enjoyed of the finest weather the atmosphere is of a very uniform temperature, and so clear that whole days may pass with out a cloud being seen. I shall not readily allow that Italy surpasses the rest of the world in this particular for I believe no finer weather was ever seen than we sometimes enjoy in au tumn. Our finest days at that season nre a fair specimen of the most delight ful Italian weather. The difference is that the climate is not subject to so fre quent changes. My friend, Capt. H. of the Dash, indeed, often declared to me that he " never saw the stars so bright nor so many of them in anv part of the world as on the coast of America in the fall" but since I have seen him among his family and friends in his native town, where the houses of twentv farmers, with all their sub stantial comforts, are freely opened to him, I have learned to make some al lowances for his enthusiasm. In several parts of the bay, the most agreeable variety is produced by capes and promontories running out, and the little bus they enclose, with their sweeping beaches cf smooth sand, af fording a thousand points of view, and, in conjunction with the white buildings, the terraced gardens and vineyards, the masses of yellow volcanic rock, often excavated in dark caverns, present an endless varietv of beautiful foreground. To these must be added the groups of fiishermen, with their peculiar postures and gestures, the boats with their pic turesque sails, and the ruins of ancient edifices which are so abundant on soaie parts of the shore. Nnples is situated near the northeas tern corner of the great bay. The cas tle of St. LI mo stands on the top of a steep hill, of which the city occupies a parr, extending a great distance over the !.. v ground at the foot, and reach ing to the shore, which is scalloped bv two beautiful coves. The larger of them is near four miles across and springing from the point occupied by the Castello Nuovo, sweeps with a beautiful bend, forming the limits of the bay on the northeast. On its mar gin is a long range of white houses five or six stories high, beyond which is the King's granary; and or. the op posite side, at the distance of four miles, is Vesuvius, an immense cone, rising with a graceful sweep from an extensive plain called the Campagna I'ehce, its base spotted with white houses and villages, and a thick vol ume of smoke rising from its top Vesuvius spreads a solemnity over the whole scene which is uniformly felt and acknowledged. The neighbor hood of so large a volcano, always in action, fills the mind with elevated id eas well accordant with the noble scenery by which it is surrounded. Besides, the variety of appearance it assumes at almost every change of wea ther, is worthy of remark. When the air is calm the smoke rises in a thick perpendicular column to an immense height, till, meeting some current of air in the upper regions, it stretches off to a great distance, and takes the forms and colours ot clouds. Indeed the quantity of these vapours is so great, that all the clouds in the hori zon maybe sometimes 'traced to the crater, and the splendid display of col ours at sun-set, are reflections from clouds ot smoke. When the wind is strong it rolls the dense volume down the side of the mountain ; and the sun or the moon shining on it, shews its eddies and curls with the utmost dis tinctness. Slight eruptions of lava happen al most every year, when it is poured in small streams through apertures which it forces through the side of the moun tain about two-thirds its height from the plain. The quantity of lava is so and the distance it must run to reach the villages below, or even the vineyards, is so great, that no a- larm is excited. In a clear night spots are seen far off like burning coals, scat tered as thick as stars, surrounding the dark mountain like a belt studded with diamonds. SETTLEMENT OF THE STATES. New-York was first settled bv the Dutch about the year 1G14-, and bore the n?me of the New-Netherlands un til tiie year 1664, when it was surren dered to the English, who changed its name to that which it now bears. N. Jersey was also settled by the Dutch about the same time, was after wards (in the year 1627) taken pos session of by a number of Swedes and Fins, and in 1664 granted to the Duke of York, by Charles II. In 1623 New-Hampshire was set tled, and erected into a separate gov ernment in 1679; and in the year 1627, Delaware began to be settled by the Swedes and Fins. Maryland was granted to Lord Bal timore by charter in 1732, and the set tlement commenced the following year. Rhode-Island, which was excluded from the confederacy of the New-England states, began to be settled in the year 169J. In 1664, South-Carolina was granted to Lord Clarendon by patent, and set tled in 1679 by Govern'.: Sayle. About the year 1680, William Pcnn obtained a charter for Pennsylvania, and settled it with a colony of Qua kers in 1682, and the building of Phil adclphiacommenced the follow ingyear. In the year 109, a number of intel ligent Palatines commenced the settle ment of North-Carolina, which was erected into a separate government in 1728. Georgia was settled in 1T32, by General Oglethorpe. Vermont, (then part of New-York,) was settled by emigrants from differ ent parts of New-England, about the year 1700. Slandering a Lawyer. In the reign i of queen Elizabeth, one Peter Palmer, journey by way of Glesscn, Marburg, and of Lincoln's Inn, brought an action Casscl, to Mtmden. At Cassel great prep against a barrister of the name of Dover, i nralions a, e "'"king, and ai Munden, be for havinc with the intention of iniufinir ! in the frontier tonn, his majesty will he ' " J J I nil hiin in his name and practice, sr.ud, they were not slanderous. Had Mr. IJoyer said, " Mr. Palmer has no mor law than a jack anapes," it had reached tne opinion o: nis 1 hut tiit- , : fck u "it S " Peter Palmer is a paltrv lawyer, and i'T" 'r f V . 7 "UU"K" li.itU o i-i r ii i !rt,vI stoP not lar from that town, at the hath as much law as ajaefcanapes." It hoiISC of the Koveramcat, in the villas was moved in arrest, mat the words ; ()f Whende from this village he will o0 womd not mamtam an action, because ! to Gnttingeii itself, and then bv the H.uz ,,u'u? V " V, , . u c" lcar,V"S!turc. The Gazette of last night contains as a jackanapes ; winch was no im-jthc appointment' of the "Lords Justices peachment cl Ins learning, for every j for the administration of th rovernmer.t man that hath more law than a jacka napes hath as much. Judge Berkley said it had been adjudged, where a per son said of a lawyer, 41 that he had as much law as a monkey," that the words were not actionable, because he has as much law, and more also; but if he had said, " he hath no more law than a monkey," these words would have been actionable. Slander. Some years ago, a witness was examined belore a judge, in an action of slander, who required him to repeat the precise words spoken by the defen dant. The witness, it is stated, had af fected some embarrassment till he had fixed upon himself the attention of all who were in court, and then with appar ent reluctance went on he said May it please your honor you lie-, and steal, and get tjcur living by cheating ! Turn to the jury, if you please, exclaimed the judge- Portsmouth Journal. INTELLIGENCE. lie comes, the herald of a noisy world, News from all nations lumb'ring at his back. LATE EU1WPEAX LYTELLIGZLVCE. TUJiKKY. Accounts from Augsburg, of the 11th Sept. sav, " it cannot be concealed that the political events relative to the differ ences between the Ottoman government and Russia, have lately become so com plex that it is almost impossible to antici pate the issue. Whilst negotiations are protracted, the insurrection daily rnakes firtgrcss in the Peloponnesus and the Lsles 'f the Archifudagu. The presence of the Russian armv on the Pruth disables the Porte from sending troops in sufficient force to reduce the provinces which hae thrown off its dominion. On the ether hand, the ferment which reigns in Servia and Bulgaria causes it very serious dis quietude. Its embarrassments are aug mented too hy the spirit of sedition, which is manifested hy the population of Con stantinople and the numerous troops which are in the capital and its vicinity." FRANCE. A document, exhibiting the present state of the French finances, of great in terest and importance, is given in the London Courier. It proves that the sum total of the interest of the Trench debt on the 1st Sept. was only 263,900,284 francs, which was composed of pensions and life annuities, untransferable Consols, and transferable stock, of which upwards of one-third is locked up. What a pros perous statement this is ! with a power ful sinking fund, and in a country full of resources, improving every hour, should all remain quiet, the debt is expected to be extinguished in the course of 8 or 10 years. CHEAT BRITALX. The following notice respecting our Envoy, Mr. Hush, appears in the London Courier of the 21st September : " On Thursday, U. Hush, Esq. the American Envoy, came to Chatham, to sec the Koval Dock-yard, and other pub lic establishments. His Excellency was received with military honors, by Col. Sir A. Christie, Commandant of the Garri son, and every possible attention was paid to him by Admiral Sir 15. Hallowell, Com missioncr Sir H. Barlow, and the heads of the several government departments. After inspecting the Dock-yard and liar- racks, his Excellency dined with Sir 13. Hallowell ; and on Friday, after continu- lnc: nis visit to whatever was worthy oi notice, he dined with Sir R. Barlow, and Saturday returned to London." The departure of the King of England for the continent of Europe had been fi nally settled. Tiie Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Cab inet ministers, are appointed " Lords Jus tices for the administration of the govern ment during his majesty's absence." It is said that he will travel on the continent under the title of the " Karl of Dublin." Another sop for the loyal Irish. Great preparations ore making at Brus sels and at Frankfort to receive the " roy al visiter." He was expected to reach the latter place betwixt the 22d and 25th September, accompanied by the Earl of Liverpool, the Murqms of Londonderry (Castlereagh) and several members cf his privy council. The following is marked out as his route after leaving Frankfort : " From this city his majesty will go to Louisburgh and llambourgh. to visit his sisters ; after which he will return to Frankfort, whence he will continue his : ? I . 1 . . . o . . received by the deputations from Hanover. to Hanover." at. Advocate. TYom the London Courier, cf Sept. YJ. The "departure of his majesty for the . i J comment is no longer a matter ot coniec- during his majesty's absence," which, it s further declared,, will only be for a short time." 1 he Lords J""8?"8"1 of his Royal Highness the Duke of ork, the Archbishop of Canterbury, ana Uie Cabinet Ministers. His majesty s de parture is expected to take place about the latter end of this week. . At the same court it was ordered by Ms majesty in council, that Parliament should be further prorogued from the 10th Sep tember to Thursday the 29th November next. - . We mentioned on Monday that Sir Robert Wilson had been dismissed from the army ; and in the Gazette of last night this very proper measure is announced in the tallowinc terms : v ai vm.o 1 7 Memorandum. The Kincr has been pleased to remove Major General Sir Robert Wilson from his Majesty's ser vice." It is, of course, asserted by the Radical Press, that this proceeding is in consequence of the political sentiments of Sir Robert Wilson, and because he is ahvavs opposed to ministers. Sir Robert himself, or we are mistaken, knows a bet ter reason ; and we will venture to add, that whatever mortification he may ex perience, he feels no surprise at the meas ure. A letter from Constantinople, dated Aug. Oth, received in Glasgow this morn ing, (Monday 17th inst.) says -Affairs here are more tranquil than they have been these many months. War or peace with Russia is still a mystery ; but I hope that the des'ructivc consequences of a conflict between two such exasperated and formidable nations wiil be avoided, as the Porte has given in, even to the most extravagant of the Russian Ambassador's proposals, which was the granting a gen eral amnesty to the Greeks." Glxt-gorj Her a la. DOMESTIC. AVry list of Atrocities y Piracies, vr.d Barbarities. BOSTON, NOV. 6. The brig Cobhossce Contee, capt. Jack son, arrived yesterday from the Havana sailed thence on the morning of the 8th ult. and on the evening of the same day, about four miles from the Moro, was brought too by a piratical sloop, contain ing about 20 men. A boat from her, with ten men, came along-side, and soon after they got on board commenced plunder ing. They too!; nearly all the clothing from the captain, and mate -all the cook ing utensils and spare rigging .unrove part of the running rigging cut the small cable broke the compasses cut the masts' coats to pieces took from the captain his watch and four boxes cigars and from the cargo three bales cochineal, consigned to Messrs. Wm. B. Scwett 5 Co. and six boxes cigars, consigned to Mr. R. Morland. 1 hev beat the m3te unmercifully, and hung him up by the neck under the maintop. They also beat the captain severely broke a large broad sword across his back, and ran a long knife through his thigh, so that he almost bled to death. Capt. Jackson saw the sloop at Regia the day before. Capt. Jackson informs us, and we have also been informed by other persons from the Havana, that this system of piracy is openly countenanced by some of the in habitants of that place, who say that it is a retaliation on the Americans for inter feting against the slave trade, and for al lowing Patriot privateers to refit in their ports. The pirates, therefore, receiving such countenance, grow more daring, and I 1 M . increase in numucr, irom tne success j which has attended this new mode of fill ing their pockets. Capt. B , who arrived yesterday from Charleston, spoke, on the 2d inst. off the S. Shoal of Nantucket, the brig Three Partners, from Jamaica for St. John had been robbed, ofT Cape Anto nio, by a piratical vessel, of about 35 tons and 17 men, of clothing, watches, Sec. and the captain was hung up by the neck to the foreard-arm, till he was almost dead. Captain Bourn, who arrived yesterday from Cupe Haytien, spoke, on the 26th ult. hit. SJ, long. 78. brig Sea Lion, 36 dys from Cape Haytien for Belfast, Iie land. which had been plundered by a pi rate in the Gulf. The brig Harriet. Capt. Dimond, from St. Jucro de Cuba for Baltimore, arrive! at Havana on the 16th ult. having been robbed of all her cargo of sugar and 40OO dollars in specie, oil' Cape Antonio, by a boat with 15 men, having two schooners in company. Capt. D. was hung up by t he neck, and remained senseless for some time after he was taken down. The Dutch brig Mercury, 77 days from Marseilles, arrived at Havana on the 16th ult. after having been robbed of 10,000 lit . ' uonars worth ot her cargo, by a piratical schooner and boat, off Cape Antonio. Merch. Hall Hooks. rnosr the xatioval adtocate. Piracy The daring freebooters who hove around Havana and the Gulph of .iexico appear to increase in their atroci ties, and a final blow must be given by St I ) 1 1 1 1 ) out a nvlvAe squadron to cruise on that station until they are destroyed. They robbed the brig Cobhossce, Jackson, from Havana, bound to Boston, of every thi-g valuable, beat the mate unmerciful- ly, hung him up to the yard arm, and stabbed the captain in the thigh until he nearly bled to death. C?pt. Jackson said that he saw the sloop that robbed him ly ing at the Regia, and that the authorities at Havana countenance the fitting out of these piratical vessels. It would, there fore, be proper to go at once to the foun tain head, and government should not lose a moment in dispatching a vessel to the Havana to make the necessary inquiries of the Captain General, and demand of him to stop the fitting out of these pi rates, so disgraceful to a civilized power, and so ruinous to the interest and safety of our citizens. If satisfactory explana tions are refused, a few sloops of war and frigate, to blockade that port, and over- haul every thing coming out, would make o ' . . . ' . . a serious impression upon mem. some thing decisive and extra is demanded ; our coast is infested with picaroons, who disregard the power of the United States, and brave every opposition. Our coas ting trade is now so dangerous that ves sels are fearful of venturing near the West India Islands, and a very heavy check is thus given to our commerce. S&ILH TUESDAY, .VOr. 27, 1821. KDUCATIOX. We find in the proceedings of the Le gislatures of most of the States, that the importance of a general diffusion of knowl edge is properly appreciated, and that it attracts increasing attention. This is as it should be. It is an object of legislation which yields in point of interest to none : It affects not ten, twenty, or a thousand individuals, but the whole community. It is an object as important in Maine, as Missouri ; in North-Carolina, as Vermont. What, then, can be the cause of our in difference ? Why does our Legislature spend session after session in making ar.d repealing laws, in acting, at least osten sibly, for the benefit of their constitu ents, without even bestowing a moment's time on a subject, which as far surpasses the ordinary objects of legislation, as a mountain does a molehill? This is a question, wc confess, which is not easy to answer: this indifference which is exhib ited, is difficult to account for. But let us hope, that during the sitting of the present General Assembly, this reproach on the character of our State will be wi ped away ; this indifference will be atoned for by prompt and efficient measures. Then will our representatives have done something which will entitle them to the lasting gratitude of their country : And when the trilling pursuits of the day, the petty objects of legislation, which, while they exhaust our resources, add nothing to the dignity of the State, or the comfort and convenience of the people, shall be buried in oblivion, this act of theirs, by which they have made a whole people vir tuous and happy, will stand, like the mon uments cf antiquity, an eternal memorial of their wisdom and patriotism. We solicit the attention of our readers, and of the members of our Assembly, to the following excellent and just remarks of Governor SniN'XER,of Vermont, which we extract from his speech to the Legis lature of that State, now in session : " The unhappy effects of ignorance, and its attendants, zuficr&tition and immo rality, which we daily witness in other na tions, especially in their abortive attempts and impotent struggles, against the relent less rule of those whose power is measu red by the degrees of disparity between their attainment in knowledge, and that of their subjects, occasions a frequent recur rence to the approved maxim of freemen... that a general diffusion of 'useful knowledge, and an improved stale of science, afford the best security to civil and religious lib erty. As guardians of the state, and of the interests of its citizens, it is our duty to adopt such measures as will most effec tually secure to posterity the peculiar bles sings of that free government, which by our ancestors has been wisely established, and faithfully transmitted to us. A dili gent and persevering attention to the ed ucation of our children, is that without which we cannot expect the people will long retain a republican form of govern- i mcnt. DTSTIIESSLXG C IS UAL TY. Mr. Benjamin Kinney, of Flat Swamp, in the lower part of this county, was acci dentally shot by a Mr. John Lofton, on Wednesday, the 4th instant. The cir- x
