two excellent fishing-nets, for the purpose of catching salmon, &c. with which the river Shubenaceadie abounds, and ou the banks of which they are to reside. The Governor gave them 11,000 acres of wilderuess-land last year, which the Chief has already begun to clear; and as they have received fifty felling axes, a greater quantity will be cleared this summer, as several of this division of the Micmac tribes are sober and industrious. They intend to plant potatoes next month (June) which, with the fish they catch, will, we hope, supply them with food. This is the first rational attempt that has been made to settle the Indians in this province since the discovery of America; and we have every reason to hope that, under the divine blessing, it will succeed. AMERICA: UNITED STATES. where it was found expedient to throw over the kedge at her stern, to effect it. This being accomplished, the crew were then required to haul it again on board, and were nearly all collected on the quarter, for that purpose. At this unhappy, fatal moment, the end of the cylinder towards the stern exploded, and threw the whole contents of hot water among them, spreading death and torture in every direc tion. The captain, mate, and several others were knocked overboard, but were saved (with the exception of one man, who is still missing,) by boats from the town, and by swimming to the Virginia shore. The whole town was alarmed by the explosion; every physician, with a number of the citizens, went immediately to their relief. On going on board, a melancholy and really horrid scene presented itself to view-six or eight were nearly skinned Further Particulars of the late unfortunate explo- from head to foot, and others slightly scaldsion on board a Steam Vessel. See p. 835. ed, making, in the whole, seventeen. In stripping off their clothes, the skin peeled off with them to a cousiderable depth: added to this melancholy sight, the ear of the pitying spectator was pierced by the screams and groans of the agonized suffer We have again to record an instance of culpable negligence followed by a most melancholy result, in the explosion of a steam-boiler by loading its safety-valve so as to prevent the possibility of the steamers, rendering the scene horrible beyond description. escaping. The load on the lever of the The cause of this melancholy catastrophe safety-valve was slipped to its outer extremity, and left to itself. We need only may be accounted for, by the cylinder not remark that the lever should never be of having vent through the safety-valve, which such a length, or, vice versá, the weight so was firmly stopped, by the weight which heavy, as to occasion the least danger hung on the lever having been unfortewhen placed at furthest from the valve. Innately slipped to its extreme, without being other words, no weight should ever be used that can by any accidental change prevent the steam from lifting the valve whenever it acquires a certain measured power. Extract of a Letter from Marietta (United States), dated June 7, 1816. noticed, and the length of time occupied in wearing, before her machinery could be set in motion, whereby the force of the steam would have been expended-these two causes united, confined the steam till the strength of the cylinder could no longer contain it, and it gave way with the greatest violence. The steam-boat was warped across the river, and safely moored in deep water at Point Harmer, where it is probable she will stay several weeks, till her boiler can be repaired. As her cylinders were all on deck, the boat bas received no material injury from the explosion. We have a painful duty to perform, in recording an unparalleled scene of human misery and anguish which occured on board the steam-boat Washington, lately built at Wheeling, (Va.) and commanded by Captain Shreve. She started from Wheeling on Monday last, and arrived at this place on Tuesday evening following at about 7 o'clock, and safely came to anchor opposite Point Harmer, where she continued until Wednesday morning. The fires had been kindled, and the boilers sufficiently hot, preparatory to her departure, when the anchor was weighed, and the helm put to larboard, in order to wear her, and place her in a position to start her machinery; but having only one of her rud-rica it has proved no less extraordinary ders shipped at the time, its influence was not sufficient to have the desired effect, and she shot across under the Virginia shore By this accident 19 people were wounded; 9 of them slightly, 10 so severely, that 6 are since dead, and one man is missing. Extraordinary Weather. The weather this year has been equally unseasonable almost every where. In Ame than in Europe. There they have had snow about the middle of last month: in Albany and Bennington it had fallen to the A Young Lady, about seventeen or twenty one years of age, as a wife; she must be well acquainted with the necessary accomplishments of such; she must understand washing and ironing, baking bread, making good coffee, roasting beef, veal, &c. boneiug a fowl, broiling a fish, making tarts, plum-pudding, and deserts of all kinds, preserving fruits and pickles; expert with the needle, keeping a clean and snug house; must know reading, writing, and arithmetic; never been in the habit of attending ball rooms; she must have been taught true and genuine principles of religion, and a member in church, of good standing. She must not be addicted to making too free use of her tongue, such as repeating any report that is injurious to her neighbour; or using taunting language to any person about her house. Any Lady finding herself in possession of the above accomplishments, will please to address to Alphonso. It will not be required that she should exercise all those requisites, unless a change in fortune should take place, at which time it will be necessary, in order to live with such economy as to prevent a trespass on our friends, whose frowns and caprices we otherwise must endure, what every man of noble mind will despise. At present she shall have a coach and four at her command, servants in abundance, a house furnished in the first modern style; shall always be treated with that tender affection which female delicacy requires, and nothing shall be wanting that will be necessary to contribute to her happiness. Account of Michael Baird, (from an American Paper).-Mr. Baird was of German extraction. His father left him a valuable farm of 500 acres, in the vicinity of York (Pensylvania) with some farming and household articles. He kept a tavern a number of years, married a wife, and raised four children. He accumulated an immense estate, which he preserved so tenaciously that he afforded not a dollar for the education of his family. He was never known to lay out one dollar in cash for any article he might be in want of: he would do without it, or find some person who would barter with him for something he could not sell for cash. He farmed largely, and kept a large distillery, which he supplied entirely with his own grain. He kept a team for the conveyance of his whisky and flour to Baltimore, which, when he could not sell for the money at a price that would suit him, he bartered for necessaries for his family and tavern. In this way he amassed an estate of 400,000 dollars. Such was his attachment to mouey, that he was never known to lend or credit a single dollar to any man. Upon the best mortgage or other security that could be given, he would not lend a ceut. He never funds; neither would he keep the notes of invested one dollar in any of the public any bank longer than till he could get them changed. He deposited his specie in a large iron chest until it could hold no more. He then provided a strong ironhooped barrel, which he also filled. After death, his strong boxes, " from whose bourne no traveller had ever returned," The cause of his death was as remarkable yielded 230,000 dollars in gold and silver. as the course of his life. A gentleman from Virginia offered him 12 dollars per bushel for 100 bushels of clover-seed; but he would not sell it for less than 13 dollars, and they did not agree. The seed was afterwards sent to Philadelphia, where it sold for seven dollars per bushel, and brought, in the whole, 550 dollars less than the VirOn receiving an ginian had offered for it. account of this sale, he walked through his farm, went to his distillery, and gave various directions to his people: he then went to his waggon-house and hanged himself. DENMARK. Progress of Vaccination. The Committee of Vaccination at Co bank has had little effect in relieving the finances or improving the exchanges of that country. About the middle of July the course of exchange of the Austrian pa-penhagen has published its Report for 1814 per-money felt so low as 420, though it and 1815, being its 13th and 14th years. rose again to 368. Fourteen traders, It appears that 23,392 were vaccinated in principally Jews, were about the same time taken into custody by the police for 1814, and in 1815, 24,425, which is more than in any preceding year. stock-jobbing practices, and their books seized but it was found that the law could not lay hold of them. It is reported, also, that one of the most eminent bankers, in conjunction with a party had endeavoured to derange the regularity of the Bank, by forcing into it, au unreasonable quantity of paper for payment, at the same moment: but, a hint having been obtained of the intended manœuvre, the plot failed of its purpose. BARBARY. British Captives redcemed. We learn, that the master, mates, passengers, and crew, 17 in all, of the late brigantine the Surprise, of Glasgow, wrecked off the west coast of Barbary, and made captives by the Moors in December last, have been redeemed from slavery by the Ironmongers' Company: the ransom money was 5,000 dollars, exclusively of other expenses. BELGIUM. In South Greenland there have been vaccinated, from the year 1803 to 1813, 979 persons, which is a very great number when the circumstances of the country are considered. Up to August 9, 1815, 115 persons were vaccinated in North Greenland. In the Faro Isles 424 in 1814. In Iceland vaccination does not gain ground. On the representations of the committee the Jews are subject to the regulations respecting the vaccine. New machine for pumping ships. A watch-maker of Altona, named Stender, has invented a machine to lessen the labour of working ships' pumps, which will preserve the lives and health of the people, and facilitate the preservation of ship and cargo. One experiment was made with the machine on the 11th inst. in the presence of Mr. Mellish, the English Consul General of Hamburgh, of the first Burgomaster, and several other persons, members of the Patriotic Societies of Hamburgh and Altona. The certificate given him by the sworn Elder of the Shippers' Company at Altona, and which Mr. Mellish signed, speaks highly in favour of the machine. Church restored and consecrated. Supposed Wonderful Invention. Ghent, June 26.-The English who desire to clothe us, pretend also to shoe us. The tanners and shoe-makers will learn with gratitude, that our friends have just sent to Antwerp a cargo of shoes, at 14 sous per pair. It is probable that these Copenhagen, July 16.-Last Sunday the shoes are one of the miracles of the steam church of St. Peter, belonging to a Gerengine, which the English have contrived man congregation here, was solemnly conto apply to mechanic arts and trades. The secrated, after the damage had been resteam engine makes a shoe in three paired which it sustained in the bombardstrokes: the first cylinder, provided with a.ment in 1807. Their majesties the king bit (emporte price), cuts out the sole and up-and queen honoured the solemnity with per leather, another makes the soles, into their presence. which a third drives the little nails which are prepared, and which it immediately clenches, and the shoe is made. There wants only a fool to buy it. FRANCE. Compliments to the Mother of God!!! His Majesty has, through the medium of Count Pradel, presented a statue of the Virgin, and twelve medallions representing the twelve Apostles, to the church of Notre Dame of Versailles. In the church of St. Germain de Prés, at Paris, a superb monument is now erecting in honour of the Mother of God, who is, as our King has said, the protectress of France, and, in particu It is most probable, that this article is merely the manufacture of a party, whose steam engine of calumny is ever at work. There has, of late, been a wonderful disposition among the unthinking populace of Ghent, to decry and to destroy every thing English: they have even proceeded to vociferations of personal rudeness, if not to acts of personal violence; and a few Eng-lar, of the royal family. The metropo itan lish goods have been consumed in an Auto dufe; but, opinion considers that act as a mere trick, they having been paid for, long ago and being, in fact, worn out. church of Paris is to have new embellish-. ments of this kind. It possesses at this moment one of the finest monuments existing, known under the name of the Virgin Loss to Science. des Carmes, because it formerly belonged to the Church des Carmes of the Place MauM. Guyton de Morveau, the celebrated bert. This master-piece, which lies as it French chemist, died at Paris in January were forgotten among other statues in a last. He was born at Dijon, in 1737, and chapel, it is said will soon obtain a place in educated to the French bar: he held the the cathedral worthy of the object it repre office of advocate general to the parliament sents. The chapel in the church of Notre of Dijon for twenty two years. Having a Dame, dedicated to the Holy Virgin, bears turn for the sciences, and particularly chemarks of the period of distress in which it mistry, Guyton de Morveau in 1776, was restored, and cannot be allowed to refounded a lectureship on chemistry, minemain in that state. What indeed can be ralogy, and materia medica, aud gave the more proper than that the first of the course himself for thirteen years. After churches of France, under the name of the publishing his nomenclature, he was inMother of God, should have an altarvited to Paris, and made a member of the worthy of the worship of its patroness, and suitable to the whole of the edifice? Copper and Lead Utensils.-A French paper gives the substance of an ordonuance issued by the Prefect of Paris concerning the use of copper vessels and utensils, the reservoirs of wine-sellers, and the scales of dealers in salt and tobacco. Some of the regulations deserve attention in this country, though they are more applicable to the modes of living and cookery of Paris. The ordonnance in question directs frequent inspections to be made of the copper vessels and utensils employed by wine-sellers, cooks, innkeepers, restaurateurs, pastrycooks, pork-butchers, &c. within the juris diction of the police, for the purpose of ascertaining their salubrity. All such vessels and utensils as may be found spotted with verdigris shall be seized, and sent to the Office of Police. All wine-sellers are forbidden to use reservoirs coated with lead, the dealers in salt and tobacco to employ copper scales, and cowkeepers, and milk and cream-sellers to deposit milk in copper vessels, under penalty of confiscation and a fine of 30 fr. The dealers in salt and tobacco are to use tin scales. Distressing Weather. Paris, August 4.-All the letters from Burgundy announce that the rains and bad weather have ruined the finer sort of vines. The common sort has also suffered much : fine and warm weather can alone preserve what remains. The unfavourable weather still continuing, the Vicars-general of the Chapter of Paris have ordered additional Prayers to be put up for nine days in all the churches of the capital. Paris, Aug. 2.-About 80 young girls belonging to families in the parish of St. Sulpice met yesterday morning at their church, and repaired from thence in procession to the Church of St. Genevieve, Patroness of Paris, to implore from this Saint, by their prayers, the cessation of the rains which we have had for two months. Institute. His most successful discovery was that of fumigating infected places. The Journal de Paris says, that on the 19th ult. there was a fall of stones, or Aerolites, as they are called, in a garden at Sternenburg, near Bonn, on the Lower Rhine. One of them, it is said, weighed 100lb; others from 20 to 40. Their fall, which took place in a cherry garden, caused a horrible noise and deep trenches in the earth. The gardener, and several labourers who were at work, both saw and heard them fall; the proprietor, who was in his house with a friend, heard the noise of their fall. The colour of these stones is stated to be green, verging to black; their weight like that of marble; and they resemble the residuum or scoria from the iron forge. Symptoms of Decadence, a l'Angloise. that England must be very distressed, beA French writer draws the conclusion, cause, he asserts, bets have latterly been few and trifling at Newmarket and other races. He adds, "John Bull must be well nigh ruined when he ceases to wager." One of the Paris Papers very gravely announces that the Pope has made a representation to the English Government to solicit the abolition of the sale of women. FRENCH COMMERCE.-The Moniteur contains the following recapitulation of the sales which took place at the late great fair at Beaucaire, in the south of France :Goods sold. Unsold. Cloths 2,574,000 Silks and mixed stuffs 600,000 Silk, coton, and woollen hosiery 640,000 Linens 6,200,000 Woollens and cottons 3,300,000 982,000fr. 250,000 328,000 3,000,000 110,000 Silk Cattle . In 1815, the sales amounted to 16,089,100 | those who exercise useful professions, and fr. so that there was this year an increase of who might wish to proceed to the Brazils. sales to the amount of 7,210,100 fr. The un Hitherto, however, no sold goods in 1315 amounted to 10,212,600 tempted to accept these brilliant offers. one has been fr. and are consequently less this year by 2,012,600 fr. This comparative result afMendicity Reports: Beggars: numbres of fords the most flattering expectations of the The number of beggars and other poor, future. Money was in great plenty, and supported by alms, in the Roman states, payments were made with remarkable exparticularly at Rome, is stated to amount to actress. 37,048 natives, and 5,750 foreigners. GERMANY. Commerce increasing. His Holiness the POPE has adopted a very summary mode for putting an end to mendicity in Rome. Every beggar found up, and sent to the house of correction for begging in the streets is ordered to be taken the first offence; and if guilty of a repetibanished, or kept to hard labour. tion of the offence, such beggar is to be Costly Offerings to the Church. and lamps silver gilt. Hamburgh, July 19. Since the commencement of this month the arrivals of ships in our ports have been extremely numerous, amounting to not less than 200. Among them is the Cornelia, Captain Ring, from Canton, the richest vessel that has entered our ports for many years. She brings 8,300 chests of tea, besides many other valuable articles. Her cargo Castanara has made au offering to his HoRome, July 16. Donna Isabella de is valued at a million of marks banco. liness of a statue of St. Peter, in silver, Near 3,000 ships passed the Sound in weighing 400 ounces. the months of April, May, and June, Several Spanish noblemen have renewed their homage to INUNDATION IN GERMANY.-Carlsr the, the Holy See, by sending considerable preJuly 9.-A letter from Philipsburg of thesents in silver candlesticks, silver statues, 7th, contains the following passage:-Last night our rest, which we so much needed, after many days incessant labour to keep the Rhine within its bounds, was disturbed A ventriloquist has been banished from in a distressing manner. the States of Parma for some unlucky spebells and the sound of cannon as signals o The ringing of cimens of his Art. Following a funeral distress, announced the dreadful breach ofer of the Cross ask on which side he procession to Plaisance, he heard the bearthe dyke where the Saalbach falls into the should turn, the procession having arrived Rhine. The dawn of day shewed a lake of many hundred acres, where the finestting the voice of the deceased, said, “When at a cross way. The Ventriloquist, imitatcorn-fields and meadows are destroyed by the food. The distress of the inb bitants, who sutered so much last year by the troops and supplying the magazines, is very great. All the neighbouring districts suffer more or less from similar causes. HUNGARY. Talent injurious to the owner. I was alive I went on the side where we the people present, every one fled, and the are These words spread terror amongst dead was left alone. under the portico where wheat is sold, In another instance, there is a provisional prisou destined for those who disturb the market. The Ventriloquist sent forth cries as of those of a inhabitants of the town, together with the poor prisoner torn by a mad cat. All the Gendarmerie, and the troops of the Corps de Garde, in consequence assembled, when the trick was discovered, and the Ventriloquist arrested. NORWAY. A national bank is to be forthwith established in Norway, with a capital of between two and three millions. PORTUGAL. Plan for preventing Contagion. J. Barrow, Esq. lately communicated troying the contagion of the plague, by a paper on the means of arresting or desDr. Bernardo Antonio Gomez. The Por |