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EAST INDIES.

Some of the English and Dutch governors in the

a terrible roaring, and after sending forth whirlwinds of flame and scoria, it vomited a bed of lava, which extended itself even to the limits of the vil-East Indies do not seem exactly to agree, as to the lage de la Torre del Grecco. jurisdiction of their respective nations. The latter are charged by the former of putting down some

NETHERLANDS.

The population of the following cities of Holland, "legitimate" princes for being too much English. at the last dates here stated, was as follows: So they go.

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A person called Baron Hornstein, a courtier in Bavaria, apparently died, and was buried. But two days after on opening the vault, it was found that he had recovered, and forced his way out of the coffin, and was really dead near the entrance of the vault, where it was supposed, he had dashed his brains out in a fit of desperation.

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Sir T. F. Raffles, the British governor at Fort Marlborough, accompanied by his lady and a few persons, unarmed, has penetrated the interior of this great and valuable island, with a view to extend the British influence over the people, and open a trade with them in gold, cassia, camphor, &c.

The inhabitants beyond the mountains, were repsented as savages-the contrary is found to be the case; their fields are well cultivated, their cities large, and the country so populous that "within a space of twenty miles the people were estimated to amount to a million."

Bavaria. The number of families is ascertained (by census) to be 789,109, or about 4,000,000 of poThe mountains, 6000 feet high, can only be passed pulation. on foot-the roads were too bad even to admit the Mr. Malchus, it appears, was discharged from his carriage of lady Raffles in a chair. She undertook situation of finance minister to the king of Wurtem-the journey as furnishing evidence to the natives of berg, in consequence of a mistake in figures: he had set down the revenue at 4,000,000 instead of 3,000,000!

PRUSSIA.

"Berlin, Dec. 22. An official statistical estimate of our monarchy has recently been published. Its details are as follow:

"Extent-5,028 square geographical leagues, at 15 leagues to a degree.

"Population (1817)-10,588,157 souls, making 2,106 to each square league.

the peaceable intentions of the expedition.

The governor entered into treaties with some of the princes, and a considerable trade between the parties is expected speedily to take place. The island contains much gold, and its vegetable productions are very luxuriant and exceedingly valuable.

NEW HOLLAND.

Wool, of a very superior quality, has been imported into England from Botany Bay. When the best Spanish wool was selling at from 6s to 7: 6d per lb. this brought 11s. The sheep in New Holland were originally carried from Spain, and have improved exceedingly.

AFRICA.

Males from 15 to 60 years of age-3,028,448. Of 464,191 newly-born infants,38,585 were illegitimate. The mortality for the above year has been 2 in 69, that is on 33 men and 36 women. A ninth of the A London paper announces that we may soon exaccidental deaths is attributed to the parents ne-pect some interesting information about the interiglecting the benefits of vaccine inoculation; two or of Africa: a very intelligent and enterprizing genninths to suicide or drowning, by individuals bath-tleman, named Bodeck, having recently returned to ing in the rivers.

RUSSIA.

It is again reported that Russia has obtained a sion of St. Bartholomew's from Sweden.

England, after having penetrated to and successfully explored the kingdom of the Ashantees, in which ces-he resided for six months; in the former part of which he was treated with great severity, but in the latter, with great kindness by the king of the country.

Merchandize exported to the United States from St. Petersburg, for the year up to Sept. 30, 1818, in 65 American vessels-bar iron 288,353 poods; sheet do. 7,654; clean hemp 246,162; outshot do. 11,613; half clean do. 6,959; tallow 8,798; tallow candles 410; bristles 4,122; feathers 1,494; copper 630; sail cloth 33,992 pieces; flems. 20,619; ravens duck 30,328; broad diapers, assorted, 652,166; narrow do. 9,595; crash 191,707.

Army (1819) 880,000-360,000 being infantry; 68,000 regular cavalry; 86,000 Cossacks; 49,600 artillery, and 300,000 marines, veterans, &c.

A satistical survey of Poland has been published at Warsaw. That kingdom, in its present state, contains 2191 square miles (15 to a degree,) 481 towns, 22,694 villages, and a population of 732,324 souls, of which 212,944 are Jews.

SWEDEN.

EGYPT.

The great defeat of the Wechabites was to be pompously celebrated at Cairo, after which the prince Abdallah, and the princes and princesses of his family, were to be sent prisoners to Constantinople. The power of the Wechabites is said to be destroyed, and so the Grand Turk "legitimately❞ governs again in Arabia.

DARBARY POWERS.

The plague rages severely at Tunis-it is said that from 2 to 300 persons have daily died with it.

CANADA.

Lord Selkirk and others, his colleagues, have been pretty smartly fined in several cases tried in Canada, for false imprisonment and other outrages upon sundry persons of the north-west company, &c. His lordship seems to have acted in a very lordly man.

The privilege of smoaking tobacco in Sweden, ex-ner. cept by soldiers and sailors, must be purchased by paying a tax of from four to eight escalins a year.

WEST INDIES.

The crater of the Suffriere Mountain, in the isl

and of St. Vincent, it is stated, has been filled with water. The centre has about 16 fathoms of that fluid, which appears by the latest accounts to be still rising, and was of a sulphuric taste, emitting a strong smell.

A great mortality prevails among the troops at Tobago.

A Spanish [perhaps a really American] schooner from Africa for Havanna, with 100 slaves on board, was lately wrecked on one of the Bahamas-only 14 of the slaves were saved. We regret to hear that the master and 3 seamen escaped.

SOUTH AMERICA.

We yield to no one in our devotion to the cause of liberty in South America. The patriot cause has been as our own, since its beginning. But it is now disgraced by numerous vessels, bearing independent flags, whose sole purpose is plunder. The seas teem with sheer pirates, robbing all persons that they think they can do with safety to themselves. The people of the United States are justly becoming disgusted with such conduct; and public opinion will soon support the laws enacted to restrain them. Let us not, however, impute these things to the patriots of South America, whose local governments are ignorant even of the names of many of the cruisers sailing under their flags! They are the acts of bad men, who care not a straw whether the independence of the state whose flag they use, is established or not. We regret to say, that many of them are our countrymen; so debased as to permit the nominal commander of a vessel to order his men to haul down the d-d Yankee flag." They have also made absolute captures of several American vessels-in one case the villains, with ropes' ends in their hands, which they frequently used, compelled the crew of an American schooner to transport and stow away the choicest parts of her cargo in the hold of their own vessel! They are most commonly under the flag of Artigas; and indeed, it does not appear now that that flag can be regarded as any thing more than that of mere pirates.

The U. S. schooner Firebrand is cruising in the West Indies, to protect our commerce. We hope that several other light vessels will be associated with her for this purpose.

cil of war, relative to the treatment of foreigners engaged in assisting the insurgents of South America, dated at Madrid, 14th January; by which it is declared, That, "all foreign adventurers who shall be apprehended with arms in their hands in his majesty's ultra-marine dominions, under the flag of the said insurgents, or furnishing them with munitions of war, shall suffer capital punishment; and that such persons shall not be comprehended in the pardons which his majesty has conceded or shall hereafter concede in favor of his natural subjects."

CHRONICLE.

The case of the Portuguese ship Monte Allegro, now lying in Baltimore, as a prize to a privateer under the flag of Artigas, and ordered to be restored to the owners a few days ago, has been reconsidered, and now stands open for trial, as if no decree had taken place.

The legislature of Virginia adjourned on the 13th ultimo, after a session of ninety-eight days, during which they passed 280 acts.

The U. S. ship Hornet, capt. Read, sailed from Boston for Cadiz, on the 26th ult. having on board Mr. Forsyth, minister to Spain, and his suite.

A New York paper observes-The safe arrival of the ship Comet, from this port, at Havre, is highly gratifying to the underwriters of this city. It will be recollected she took out a diamond, on which 100,000 dollars was insured.

Letters were recently received in Philadelphia, from on board the U. S. ship Ontario, dated at Callao, Dec. 6, 181. The Ontario was to proceed immediately to Valparaiso, and after a short stay at that place to sail for the U. States.

The president of the U. S. has started on a tour southward. Much is said about the manner of receiving him at Savannah, Charleston, &c. He is accompanied by the secretary at war.

The mail between New Orleans and Nashville has been robbed. The particulars have not been stated, but the fact seems indubitable.

The great canal from lake Erie to the Hudson. The New York Columbian has the following cheering paragraph: "A COMPANY OF GENTLEMEN, of known capital, have offered to do the whole of this vast work, for Com.Aury's force, which rendezvoused at Old Pro- a lease of the SALT SPRINGS, &c. belonging to the state vidence, appears to be nearly annihilated, by the loss for fifty years, when they shall revert back to the present of several of his vessels in a gale, and a dreadful de-owners; and never to sell the salt at the works above the struction of his men by disease and hardships.

We frequently hear of Americans confined in Spanish dungeons, having been captured in the patriot service. These are cases in which our government cannot interfere They have abandoned the flag of their country--we may feel for their distresses, but have no right to do any thing in their behalf, unless to claim them for punishment.

present price, which is only thirty-seven and an half cents per bushel. It can be hardly necessary to state that such a contract would injure the state to an enormous amount."

Stephen Van Rensselaer has been elected by the legislature of New York, to be regent of the university of that state, vice Smith Thompson, (now secretary of the navy,) resigned.

The Rev. Dr. Waddill, of Abbeville, is ⚫ppointed cre-president of the university of Georgia.

We have a report from Havanna, (says the Charleston Courier) and which was generally dited there, that the patriots are in complete possession of Lima.

Two privateers, under the flag of Artigas have been captured by the Portuguese in the harbor of Port-Praya. The crews were to be sent to Rio Janeiro, in irons.

Domestic goods. Sixty two specimens of domestic cloth were offered for premium to the society for promoting useful arts, at Albany. The aggregate quantity was 2108 yards.

Plattsburg. We have a queer report in a Boston paper, that this memorable town, "is ascertained” Ship loads of men, to aid the patriots of South to be within the British boundary. We do not beAmerica, are openly sent from London. 500 se-lieve it-and, if it is so, we can't part with it. lected men, for a regiment of cavalry, are raising. Western banks. It is stated that to collect the No persons are enlisted but those who have seen public monies due in Ohio, the secretary of the treaservice; nor are any but young and hearty men re-sury has directed that the public deposits shall be made in certain of the local banks, and not in the offices of the bank of the U. S, as heretofore. This will afford a great relief to the people of that starein general, for the free t

ceived.

A Lisbon Gazette of the 9th ult. received by the Atalanta, contains an important Spanish royal order, de at the recommendation of the supreme coun

NEW SERIES. No. 7-VOL, IV.}

BALTIMORE, APRIL 10, 1819. [No. 7-Vol. XVI. WHOLE No. 397

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As it now is high time that all the accounts for the present year's business of the REGISTER Should be closed, and many accounts, unfortunately, remain open-and as, moreover, the editor seriously "wants money and must have it,"-he respectfully requests all his friends, agents and others, to make a common effort, at this very time, to remit to him such amounts as may be his due.

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possible, several weeks before the close of the late session; but the talk commenced about the Seminole war, there was not time to pass an act in his favor; and,as a new congress comes in, all his business must be gone over again de novo, which he must attend to again in person, at the additional cost of 1000, or 1500 dollars, besides the loss and sacrifice of another six months of his time: making, in the whole, an aggregate of positive expenditure equal to about twenty per cent, of the sum claimed, which will certainly be given to him as soon as congress can find leisure Now, this is an "abomienough to act on his case. nation," and, what is worse, quite a common affair. Many preposterous claims have been paid by congress, and the several committees are, no doubt, so beset by dishonest men, as to feel sometimes almost disposed to reject, or neglect, every thing that comes before them; and, especially towards the close of a session, there are some gentlemen who are not a moment free from the importunity of one claimant or another. Herein, perhaps, may be found a partial apology for what is so much reprehended. But a great fault exists in the usage of the house itself, which adds much to the labor and fatigue of its committees, in neglecting, or refusing, promptly to act. Congress-Private Claims, &c. upon cases reported, and so dismiss them. In at The National Intelligencer, of Saturday last, speak-least nine cases out of ten, as to private claims, if the ing of the late session of congress, finds some cause committee to whom they are referred make an unato compliment it, by saying "it is a maxim with nimous report, such report is agreed to without deour oldest and most practical legislators, that, with bate, and nothing remains to be done but to give the a view to the public good, congress cannot legislate bill or resolution attached, the sanction of the house. too little" the editors do not, however, fully as- This might often be accomplished in less time than sent to this broad proposition; but praise the 15th the house spends in hearing a proposition to take congress because more of its acts have excited "a up one of these reports, and in refusing to consider murmur of disapprobation." it; not from any objection to the report itself, but If none of the "acts" of congress are reprehensible because of some other subject supposed to be of -much of the talk about several things is severely greater importance; and so it hangs over from day to to be deprecated, as preventing the national legisla.day, and the committees are so bored by the claimture from passing many acts which they ought to ants as to get out of patience: to feel disgusted and have passed. act disgustingly.

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One of the best men in congress said to the writer If the good practice of the house in receiving pehereof, "I would rather urge the settlement of a just titions, were resorted to to act upon the reports of claim at the court of the Grand Turk, than ask it of the committees to whom such petitions are referred, the house of representatives." This wholesale re- much precious time would be saved to the house, proof is too well supported by facts well known to and the committee-men and claimants be prevented Persons having claims against government, from many unpleasant and mortifying recountres and which require the intervention of congress, are occurrences. It is the first business of every day's commonly treated with a degree of hauteur and con- sitting to receive petitions and reports the fortempt that disgusts, or a cold neglect that mortifies mer are referred, but no time is allotted to act upon and distresses them. They often attend month af-the latter; and a sort of scramble sometimes take ter month, session after session, and leave Washing-place to get them before the house at all! If a certon in a firm belief, that it is the last place in the tain day in the week were expressly assigned for world which a man should visit to learn moral or poli- such private business as had been reported upon by tical virtue-smarting under the reflection, that they the committees during the week, a list of which have lost much time and suffered much derange- should be made out and laid upon the desks of the ment of business in their absence from home, as well members, that they might exactly know what was to as sacrificed much money in travelling and subsis-be done, 15 or 20 common cases might be fully contence-for nothing.

There are hundreds of cases, perhaps, like the following we know a gentleman who has twice travelled from the most distant part of the union and spent two winters at Washington, for the purpose of obtaining an act to authorize the settlement of certain accounts, about which there is no dispute, no shadow of a doubt, as to the right or justice of them-in whose favor the committee to whom they were referred, reported in the most favorable terms Vol XVI-9.

sidered and disposed of in a day, without any thing like hurry, bustle or confusion. What a relief would this afford to the committees-what an immense saving might thus be effected in favor of claimants! When any matter is to be done, it is true economy to do it at once, and relieve the mind or body of it.

Another thing may be mentioned-the committee of claims has too much to do-more than any committee, required to attend to the duties of members in the house, can or will give their time to; and to ad

mit their general absence from the house, cannot be, would certainly come. We claim no merit for ou granted. Perhaps, the raising of two or more com- prediction. Any one who reflected a moment on mittees for considering claims might lessen this great, the mighty mass of paper afloat;-who regarded the difficulty, as to miscellaneous demands against go- facilities it afforded to extravagance-who saw that vernment. Suppose, the whole United States were extravagance chiefly directed to the acquisition of cast into three divisions for this purpose; the chair-foreign articles, which were ultimately to be paid for man of each of those divisions should be selected from in money (not paper), might have made such predicone of the states allotted to it, but the rest of the tions. But their accomplishment has been hurried, or members of the committee, to avoid any semblance driven into a heap, by the want of a sound political of partiality, should be chosen from the states not economy in our government, by which the whole laincluded in it; the honest claimant wants only ho- bor of the country might to have been placed in a nest men to judge the merits of his case:would not state of productiveness, instead of suffering it to resuch an arrangement ease congress generally, ex- main dormant through the encouragement held out ceedingly facilitate the business of every session, to foreigners*. Another cause, in our opinion, has and save many tens of thousands of dollars every hurried or heaped those ills upon us;-in a design to year to individuals, compelled to attend at the seat force the people to acquiesce in a NATIONAL CURRENCY OF of government? PAPER-THE CONSUMMATION OF EVILS. The citizens of the United States were gradually retiring from the vexation and waste caused by a superabundance of the representatives of money, and economy was coming into fashion:- in two years more, perhaps, we might have reached a wholesome state, without the extremity of suffering which now threatens our dealing men, and all others who owe much money, or have much owing to them. It may seem to some to be uncharitable but we serious

These ideas are thrown out to excite a spirit of enquiry. The naked fact is, that reformation in the Business of congress relating to private claims, is essential to the honor of the government and the interest of individuals; and we hope that what we have said may put some patriots to thinking of a method to effect it.

Money matters-Prospects a-head.ly believe it, and must state it, that,though our own

We have doleful accounts of the commercial dis-individual folly and weste, with the want of attentress and scarcity of money in England and France. There have been many very heavy failures; merchandize of almost every sort, and especially the products of the United States, is a drug in the market-the ware-houses are filled, and there are few buyers of large quantities.

From all parts of our own country we hear of a severe pressure on men in business, a general stagnation of trade, a large reduction in the price of staple articles. Real property is rapidly depreciating in its nominal value, and its rents, or profits, are exceedingly diminishing. Many highly respectable traders have become bankrupts, and it is agreed that many others must "go," the banks are refusing their customary accommodations; confidence amongst merchants is shaken, and 3 per cent. per month,is offered for the discount of promissory notes which a little while ago were considered as good as "old gold," and whose makers have not since suffered any losses to render their notes less valuable than heretofore. But the worst of all is, that those whose opinions deserve to be respected, tell us these things are only the beginning of evils! If so-what will the end of them be?

tion in congress and the executive to prevent them, or direct them to home productions, have led to and caused a rigid economy to become indispensable to the comfort of the people at large—an understanding has been had, and a combination made, by certain powerful SPECULATORS, to redeem themselves from the ruin of their first scheme, by FORCING the adoption of another

-we mean, A RESORT TO A PAPER CURRENCY.

To speak plainly, let who be offended that may, let any power be exerted against us that can-we express an entire conviction of the belief, that certain great proprietors of the stock of the bank of the United States, with other speculators having a pow erful influence on money affairs, aided, perhaps, by certain officers of government, are enroled for a common exertion to bring about a suspension of specie payments, by the establishment of a paper medium: that the whole number of persons immediately interested in this terrible project, is less than one hundred, perhaps, does not amount to fifty-to whose benefit the welfare of the nation is to be prostrated: to build palaces for them, to invest them with princely domains, and erect poor houses and build new prisons for the laboring classes. Many of our newsThe pecuniary distresses of Europe may be ac- papers under the surveillance of these speculators, as counted for in a return from the waste and profu- well as hundreds of individuals whose opinions are sion of war, causing a rapid circulation of money, to directed by them, with not a few who seem willing the frugality of peace, and the slow progress of mo- to relieve present distress by the entailment of funey. When consumption is great and business lively, ture misery, are crying out for this thing—the su100 dollars oftentimes does the work of a 1000, in preme curse, the superlative of war, famine or pesthe course of a day; but when the contrary is the tilence, that ever can be expected to fall upon this case, an effect is felt as if a large part of the money-republic: a curse that will divest the people not only medium had been drawn from circulation altogeth- of their property, but of their liberty, and transform The people reluctantly quit the habit of hand- them into a herd of underlings and slaves;-produce ling it freely they pledge capital to raise it, and new races amongst us, a monied and landed aristouse it as therefore; pay-day comes at last, and capi- cracy, and a pennyless and homeless dependencytal being wasted, severe distress, if not absolute just as it is in England; and also give to wicked men bankruptcy follows.

'er.

As to the United States, we have many times said that the present and approaching season of difficulty

*These remarks equally apply to all our chief cities and towns-as we are informed. And we are assured, that though things look bad enough in Baltimore, we are much better off than the people of some of our sister cities.

*Those who, from the late high prices of their agricultural products abroad, were always opposed to supporting home manufactures, (we are sorry to say), will soon feel the necessity of regarding the home market. We had rather that the change of opinion we anticipate, had come from the conviction of reason, through reflection, than result from pecuniary distress.

in power, a machine by which to hold it, in defiance | of the people;-causing the bayonet in the hands of a mercenary, to regulate elections, and punish all who will not bend to unfeeling avarice and unprincipled ambition! Gracious heaven!—are such things to be, that fifty men may "ride rough shod, over a ruined people-a great and gallant nation, the pride of the world, and hope of posterity?

The gratification which this occasion affords me, is the greater, because the actual state of things per mits me to maintain my fixed purpose to deal faithfully with you and the public, and yet to give free indulgence to my inclination, in awarding to our professors and teachers, a just tribute of commendation for their skill, fidelity and success in their respective departments;—and to our students and scholars the degree of praise which they justly deserve.

A detailed account is furnished for your inspection,in the several reports from the different departments, to which you will refer for personal and individual notices.

Mark the end of it—if a paper currency is adopted, and maturely saddled upon the United States, we never can hope for its extinction,except by a general rising of the people, a desperate resort to first principles, by the power of the ballot or the force of the sword. Indeed we want language to express the feelings with which we deprecate the adoption The moral deportment, as well as the improve. of the British paper system; believing it an immutablement in literature of any young gentleman of whom law, that like causes must produce like effects, and distinct information may be sought, will there be attributing nearly all the wars and distresses of that found described with sufficient precision. country, the present vast distinction between her rich and poor, the mighty elevation of knaves and base prostration of honest men, to that system, first fully developed under the administration of William Pitt, and now so perfected under Castlereagh, that acknowledged bribery even of a member of parliament, is no longer regarded a crime!

To give you my ideas of the prospects of our college, I cannot do better, than to lay before your consideration, the strong claims upon public confidence to which, in my opinion, our professors are enti tled.

To such as are acquainted with the abilities and success, in the communication of mathematical It is only about thirty years since the perfection of knowledge, which characterize professor Blackthe paper system in England. During this time, the burn, it is sufficient to say that he is with us, and taxes upon the people have risen from 15 or 16 mil- continues to exert himself, with his usual skill and lions to nearly seventy, and the public debt increas-fidelity in his department. It is due to his merit, ed more than five hundred millions, sterling. The however, that I should add a good deal more. interest and cost of this debt is now more than the! double of the sum which the people of England paid for all national purposes about 30 years ago, and it is fixed forever upon the country, unless shaken off by a revolution-the idea of paying it is not entertained by any one.

The former reputation of this able professor was obtained, by giving instruction to young gentlemen grown up to maturity, and having the advantage of an education preparatory for college. In this institution he has achieved a much more Herculean task. Here, by the extraordinary efficiency of his This great rise of taxation shews us how much a skilful manner, youths, though before badly taught, people can bear, how great a sum they can raise, and though but twelve, fourteen or fifteen years of when nearly the whole profit of labor, beyond the age, have made a degree of progress which would meanest subsistence, is drawn into the public trea-do credit to young men of twenty one. Within the sury. There are hundreds of thousands of persons, perhaps, in England, who after severely working 12 or 14 hours in a day,go nearly supperless to bed; who, not one day in twenty, enjoy the boasted "roast beef of Old England"—and of those classes which, before the abominable system prevailed in its present glory, were well fed, clad, and contented.

These are some of the results of such a paper currency is GRAVELY recommended to the freemen of the Unit ed States!!!

Education.

The insertion of the following exposé of the presi dent, naturally follows a passing remark which we made respecting the system of education practised at ASBURY COLLEGE. We shall, at all times, be ready to notice similar institutions, devoted to such sublime purposes, whenever we have room to do it-especially those wherein the great business of education is simplified by a careful observation of the science of the human mind; on which we believe, the progress of youth very materially depends.

short period during which this seminary has been in operation, his senior class has finished the following course, viz. The elements of Euclid or common geometry:-this in his own method of demonstation, which is similar to that in use in the schools of France.

Common Algebra;-as far as equations of the third degree.

Logarithms: their use, together with a full explanation of the general principles upon which they are made; as also of the tables of Sines, Tangents, Secants, &c.

Plane Trigonometry;--the principles and demonstration of all the rules, together with the application of them to practical uses; and also various methods of solution, by which the same results may be obtained.

The measurement of heights and distances.

Surveying, including the art of mapping and calculating by lattitude and departure; the division of land, and the practical use of the compass in the field.

Mensuration of planes and solids-including all that is necessary for artists;-the rationale of all the rules demonstrated.

TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ASBURY COLLEGE. GENTLEMEN-In the discharge of one of the important duties, which in your wisdom you have as- Spherics all the rules for the solution of pro signed to me as president of this institution, I lay be-blems in right angled and oblique angled spherical fore you my report, respecting the operations of the trigonometry; also the demonstration of every ne college during the past year, which ended on the first cessary goniometrical property. of this present month of March;-together with my idea of the prospect before us. And this I should have done ten days earlier, but was necessarily absent on the business of the college.

Spherics applied to astronomical problems;-the various methods of finding the lattitude;-lunar distances;-the time;--the magnetic variations, &c. 180

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