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AMERICA.

UNITED STATES. From the latest papers received from the United States, we learn that the President prosecutes his tour of military and maritime inspection upon the frontier, and that he every where receives testimonies of public respect and approbation. On Monday evening, the 4th ult. Mr Monroe arrived at Sackett's harbour, the important and celebrated post upon the lakes of Canada. The United States Bank has received a supply of 84,000 dollars from Lisbon.-Emigration from Europe to America prevails, against every restraint at home and discouragement abroad. A Dutch ship arrived at Philadelphia, which sailed from Amsterdam with 447 passengers. She lost 50 of them on her voyage. The emigration from Europe was particularly extensive in the two last weeks of July. In this short interval, there had arrived at New Yorkfrom England, 649 persons; Ireland, 581; Scotland, 137; Wales, 51; and France, 31; making in the whole, with additions from other quarters, 2285 emigrants.

The celebrated M. Lavalette,'it appears, has arrived in America.

The negociation relative to the boundary between the British colonies in North America and the United States had not commenced, the British Commissioners not being fully prepared for entering upon it; but it is said that the two Governments have come to an understanding, that neither power is to retain in actual service more than two revenue cutters, of two guns each, on the Lakes, and that six months' notice is to be given of any intention to augment this force on either side.

A person of the name of Thompson has been arraigned at a general sessions of the peace for the state of New York, on charges for kidnapping negroes for the purpose of shipping them to Georgia. Eight of these deluded beings were proved to have been purchased and put on board a schooner, but were afterwards rescued by the authority of the city of New York. The dealer in human beings was found guilty, after a trial of ten hours.

A meeting was held at New York by the Presbyterians, the Dutch, and other Reformed Churches, on 28th July, to form a society for the support of foreign missionaries.

BRITISH AMERICA.

On the 25th of May last, St Andrew's Church, lately erected in the city of St John, New Brunswick, in connexion with the established Church of Scotland, was opened for public worship, by an appropriate discourse from the Rev. Doctor George Burns. A numerous and respectable audience assembled, and several pieces

of music were sung, suited to the occasion. The church has since received every patronage and encouragement from the provincial government, and from all classes in that flourishing British colony.

Advices from Quebec, of the 1st August, state, that there had arrived there from the united kingdom 19 vessels, having 1267 settlers, besides other passengers. This number, it was said, will nearly complete 3000, received at this fortress, in the course of the season. It is the project to settle the eastern townships in preference to any other part of the two provinces.

Distressing Fire at Newfoundland.— St John's, N. B. June 24.---On Wednesday the 18th, between 11 and 12 A. M. a most destructive fire broke out in Carbonear, on the premises occupied by a person named Barry; the wind blew a heavy gale from the westward, which scattered the flaming fragments like a shower over the town. The Methodist chapel (nearly half a mile from the spot where it commenced) was in a few moments totally consumed, from some of the burning matter alighting amongst shavings in the churchyard. The parsonage-house providentially escaped. From the chapel the fire was carried half a mile farther, and destroyed a house inhabited by Thomas Clark, at Croker's Cove. In the meantime, 15 houses in town were totally destroyed. We have not heard of any lives being lost.

PORTUGUESE AMERICA. Recent accounts received from the Brazils state that every thing was tranquil, but the effects of the late attempt at revolution were severely felt. There was scarcely any business doing at Pernambuco, and the greatest distress had been experienced for provisions, which had been rendered more severe by the number of soldiers that had been detached to suppress the late insurrection.

The intelligence from Rio de Janeiro mentions the death of the Count de Barca, chief minister of the king, which has led to the appointment of the following new administration: Thomas Anthonio de Villa Nova, Prime Minister; Count Palmella, now Ambassador at the Court of London, Minister for the Foreign and War Department; Count Dos Arcos, Governor of Bahia, Minister of Marine; M. Bezerro, the Department of the Treasury.

SPANISH AMERICA.

The accounts from some parts of this vast empire are contradictory; but in general less favourable to the cause of the independents than they have been for some time past. In the Caraccas they certainly appear to be losing ground, and one account states that Morillo, the Royalist general, has regained possession of the island

of Margaretta. There are other rumours of the defeat of Bolivar, and the dispersion of Brion's squadron on the Oronooko; but they seem to rest on doubtful authority. General M'Gregor's situation in Amelia Island is represented as very critical. His adherents, it is said, are too few to attempt any enterprise of importance. A circumstance is stated, however, in the American papers, which shews that great confidence is placed in his ultimate success. While in the United States, it is said that M'Gregor obtained part of his supplies by mortgaging 44,000 acres of land in Florida, when it should be conquered; and that on this contingency he actually obtained 220,000 dollars.

The situation of General Mina, in Mexico, say the Spanish papers, is completely desperate. The population are unfriendly to his object; and one of the insurgent leaders has gone over to the royalists with 2000 troops, on condition of receiving the King's pardon. Notwithstanding these statements, however, recent advices from Vera Cruz mention that Mina was marching upon that place in considerable force; and that his approach had excited much alarm there.

Advices from Buenos Ayres, to the 16th June, state, that General San Martin had concentrated his forces in Chili, and marched against the town of Conception and the fortress of Talcaguana. It is stated that the contributions levied by King Ferdinand had become so excessive, as to produce, even among the old Spaniards, a general determination to emigrate. Those who had tangible property were leaving Lima quickly. "If they are good royalists," says the account, they are heavily assessed, because they are supposed willing to make great sacrifices; and, if they are Americans, the demands are great, in order to prove that they are not insurgents."

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WEST INDIES.

A memorial has been presented to the

Board of Trade in London, by the merchants of Kingston, in Jamaica, on the state of the trade between that port and the Spanish colonies, which is in many respects deserving of attention. It states, that, since these colonies have been thrown open to the British flag, the trade with them has multiplied beyond all expectation; that upwards of ten millions Sterling of British manufactures have already been introduced among a numerous, but almost unknown people; and that, being now familiarized to their use, there is every reason to believe that the increase of consumption would be incalculable, were the intercourse to be kept free from interruption. The swarm of Insurgent privateers which have lately infested the South Sea is stated, however, to have greatly alarmed the traders, and endangered their property; and a hope is expressed that his Majesty's Government will see fit to afford the interests of his subjects that protection, by convoy, which is common to the trade of outlet and consumption of British manufactures in these parts of the world.

By a letter from St Kitt's, of so recent a date as the 11th ult. we learn that the face of that island has been entirely scorched, not a shower of rain having fallen there for eight months! and only half crops are expécted next year.

Bermuda gazettes, of the 25th June, state, that an infectious disease, which had made its appearance at Antigua and Grenada, had entirely subsided; and the intercourse between these islands and Bermuda was consequently restored.

In consequence of the numerous assassinations in the month of May at the Havannah, there having been nine in one night, the Governor issued an order, that after dark every negro should carry a light, and the guard were ordered to search all persons, without distinction, for knives and other deadly weapons: only swords, if exposed to view by hanging at the side, were allowed to be carried.

AUGUST.

BRITISH CHRONICLE.

Singular Occurrence.-On Thursday the 7th, while a carriage was left standing at Lasswade, the horses were frightened by a boy, and running off, one of them, which was blind of an eye, came forcibly in contact with the parapet of the bridge, and, in his terror, sprung over. In this situation he hung a few moments by the traces, which at last giving way, the animal fell into the river overhead, but immediately re-appear ed, and swam to land, with so little injury,

as to be able, soon after, to bring the carriage to Edinburgh.

Marine Exercise.-There is now fitting at Plymouth dock-yard, a machine similar to a part of the gun-deck of a man of war, having quarters for three pieces of ord nance, and which, when completed, is intended to be placed in the rear of the Marine-barracks, for the purpose of exercising the whole division of marines at that port in the necessary manœuvres of great guns for sea-service; and, as soon as the differ

ent parties are deemed sufficiently skilled in this exercise, they are to fire with shot at a mark from the battery at Devil's Point. 15.-Lord Nelson's Pillar. This day, the foundation stone of a grand naval pillar to be raised to the memory of the gallant Lord Nelson, on the South Denies, Yarmouth, was laid with much ceremony. We understand that this splendid monument has been contracted for by Mr Francis Braidwood of Edinburgh, and is to be built of his stone from Collalo, Fifeshire, the quality of which has received the approbation of the most eminent architects in Britain.

Tornado. On the 12th the neighbourhood of Aberfeldy was visited by a tremendous thunder-storm. The lightning struck a farmer's house near the village, set fire to the roof, and gave the whole steading a shock resembling that of an earthquake it went through the roof in a descending angle from the south to the north, ignited the roof on the south, and on the north made a perforation as if a twelve pound shot had gone through it. About 100 yards east from this, and almost at the same time, there was a kind of tornado, which swept away or levelled every thing that obstructed its course. It carried some hay quite out of sight into the air; it cros sed the Tay, carrying a very large sheet of the water into the air, and scattering it in various directions. In its progress it swept from their roots corn, potatoes, and shrubbery.

17.-Ďover. The boats of his Majesty's schooner Pioneer were last night along shore as usual, to look after snugglers. During a gale, one of them was lost off the South Foreland; and out of her crew, of a midshipman and six men, only one man was saved, by swimming to the shore.

18.-Liability of Coachmasters.At the Nottingham Assizes, Barnard v. Simpson. The plantiff, at Nottingham, booked a parcel of lace, valued at L. 151, by defendant's coach to Bath, which was stolen or lost. The defendant pleaded the notification in his office, that he would not be liable for goods or parcels of more than five pounds value, unless paid for accordingly. In reply, plantiff contended he had never seen the notification, nor was he bound to read it if he saw it.-Verdict for the plantiff, damages L. 151.

Itinerant Preacher.-In the course of last week, James Duncan, alias Preacher Jamie, was twice before the Police Magistrate, Glasgow, for collecting crowds of people in the streets. The account which he gives of himself is this:-" He was born in Dundee, and is a flax-dresser, and having attended the Latin class in St Andrew's University, and having an extensive memory, he commenced preacher." He was dismissed, and advised to gain his live

lihood by other means. His collection amounted on some occasions to 20s.

Devices of Smugglers. A curious seizure was made on Friday the 12th at Stonehouse, soon after the arrival of a vessel from Guernsey. A'porter, carrying a bedstead from a shore boat, was met on the beach by a Custom-house officer, who, having asked the porter to whom it belonged, and received rather an unsatisfactory reply, thought it right to examine the bedstead. On doing so, he found that the posts and pillars were hollowed out, and contained several hundred pounds worth of lace ingeniously concealed under slides.

20.Water Spout. This day, one of these phenomena, commonly known by this title, occurred on the mountains Heckbarrow, or Heckbarley, and Blucklow, adjoining the vale of Ennerdale. The atmo sphere being unusually dark, the impending clouds burst, discharging the surrounding vapours with incredible fury and noise upon their summits, whereby their whole surface was covered to a considerable depth in one vast sheet or expanse of water, forming a most singular and picturesque appearance, and, by its tremendous noise, deafening people at about a mile distant. Filling the glens of the mountains, it descended with incredible velocity, till it came to a wall adjoining some inclosed ground, (which it was said to be level with,) and burst it in two places. It descended rapidly into the vale below it; inundated and filled with gravel a quantity of hay ground, and finally discharged itself into the river Eden, which is raised to an astonishing height.

Mutiny on board the Chapman Convict Ship.-A letter from a gentleman who sailed in this vessel from Cork, dated at sea 26th May last, in lat. 36. 46. south, long. 18. states, that the convicts attempted several times to effect a rising in the ship, but were always put down by force, and each time obliged to be fired on, by which 12 were killed or died of their wounds, and also three of the crew who joined the mutineers.

21. In April 1816, twenty-three watches were abstracted from the shop of Mr Wallace, jeweller in Ayr. Every exertion was made to discover the robbers, but without effect. Last week, the Lady Hill of Ayr, on her passage from Dublin, was put into Loch Ryan by contrary winds; and, on being overhauled by the Custom-house officers, some smuggled starch was found in a trunk belonging to one of the sailors, of the name of Hamilton. In a concealed part of another chest, belonging to this man, were found ten watches, of such an appearance as to raise a suspicion that they were not fairly come by. The man was apprehended, and, having made a full

disclosure of his guilt, was committed for trial.

23.-A Litigious Neighbour.-Yesterday, in the Police Court, Edinburgh, a lady on the South Bridge preferred a singular charge against a person possessing premises near her residence, namely, for keeping a cock, which annoyed the complainer by its crowing. Being nonsuited in this, she preferred another equally ludicrous. The defendant had a cow in his byre, which, by its constant lowing, very much disturbed the complainer, particularly on the Sunday mornings. This charge, of course, met with the same fate as the preceding; and both afforded much amusement to the Court and audience.

25.-Gas Lights in Dundee.-The workshop of Mr Small, tinsmith, on the north side of the High Street, Dundee, has for some time been lighted up by a gas apparatus of his own construction. Lately he has extended it to some parts of Morren's Inn; and last week it was farther extended to the shop of Mr Robert Donaldson, bookseller. The same cleanly, beautiful, and economical light, is soon to be supplied to several other shops in the neighbourhood.

27.-Remarkable Incident.-Yesterday afternoon, the Cowgate, Edinburgh, was flooded the whole extent of the Street by a violent shower, which was accompanied with thunder. At the foot of it, the grating of a common sewer was lifted to let off the water. A boy, about nine years old, was caught by the current, and swept into the sewer. The mother beheld the accident, and felt all the agony of despair. All hope seemed lost; when a countryman, driving a flock of lambs, came up, and learning the circumstance, borrowed an umbrella from one of the bystanders, and descended into the sewer. The boy had recovered himself while in the sewer; and, attracted by the voice of the countryman, laid hold on the hook-end of the umbrella, by which he was drawn towards his deliverer, who produced him alive to the overjoyed inother, and the astonished spectators, after he had been upwards of twenty minutes in the sewer. At the west end of Queen Street, also, the water ran with such rapidity and force, that the drain could not receive it, so that it forced its way through the street into the Earl of Moray's pleasure ground, thereby undermining the parapet wall, which at last gave way, near thirty yards of it falling with great force into the policy, the stones and railing injuring the shrubbery considerably. Part of the street was likewise carried away.

Mallison's Life Preserver.-In order to ascertain the service which might be derived by the introduction of this invention nto the British army, some experiments were recently made at Woolwich, by order

of the Commander in Chief. Among others a man was selected who could not swim, carried into deep water, and left to himself In a few minutes after, obtaining confidence, he swam across the piece of water about ninety yards, and back, nearly as well as the best swimmer; thus decidedly proving the security afforded by this simple invention. To show the utility of such an article, it is sufficient to mention that, by the official returns, out of 5511 men embarked for foreign service, 1702, or nearly one-third, perished, through the transports being wrecked, in the course of two years

and a half.

28.-Cast Iron Causeways.-This improvement, which has been adopted in some parts of London and other places, it is now in contemplation to introduce into Edinburgh; and a part of North College Street has been laid with blocks of cast iron, by way of experiment.

29.-Golfing.-A few sons of Caledonia, visitors at Brighton, are establishing a Golf Club. The Downs in the neighbourhood are admirably adapted for this elegant, cheerful, and healthy amusement; chalk pits, and various other interruptions, sufficiently exercise the science of the players, while the salubrity of the air, extensive sea-view, and refreshing breezes, add greaty to the pleasure of the game.

40.-Shooting.-The Earl of Fife has been entertaining a party of gentlemen at his shooting lodge in Mar Forest. The party consisted of Sir John Hope, General Duff, Mr Heathcote, Mr H. Heathcote, Mr Balfour, Sir R. Sutton, and Mr Hay. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, it having rained almost incessantly, the list of slaughter during the first week, besides red deer, roe, and ptarmagan, amounted to 821 brace of grouse; a number, we believe, unparalleled in the annals of sporting.

Salmon Fishing-Notwithstanding a late decision of the Court of Session, prohibiting the catching of salmon in the river Tay by means of stake-nets, the salmon fishings of Scotscraig were last week let at the yearly rent of £1105. Before the late prohibition, these fishings brought about £2100.

Port of Leith.-Such an immense number of vessels from various quarters have arrived at Leith within these few days, that the harbour is crowded to an excess perhaps seldom before witnessed. As a proof of the great increase of the trade of this port, no less than 480 vessels have already arrived this year, with cargoes from foreign ports, being 261 more than last year at the same period.

SEPTEMBER.

1.-The Esquimaux.--This singular character, whose dexterous achievements afforded such amusement to the public twelve months ago, has again returned to Leith

with Captain Newton. Upon revisiting his native country, he learned with much sorrow that his sister, who loved him with the most unfeigned affection, thinking him dead, had died of a broken heart. During his residence there, the natives were continually flocking around him, and would sit for hours together, listening with the greatest astonishment, while he would relate, in his native simplicity, the wonders he had witnessed in this country.

Earthquakes. On the 7th ult. at twenty minutes past eight A. M. a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Inverness; and again, yesterday morning, a smart shock was experienced in the same quarter. This last is the fifth since August last year. Like some of the others latterly felt, the concussion was more violent in the districts of Urquhart, Aird, &c. to the westward of Inverness.

Masonry.-On Thursday the 28th ult. a general meeting of the Royal Arch Chapters in Scotland was held in St John's Chapel, Edinburgh, for the purpose of constituting a supreme Grand Chapter of this masonic degree in Scotland, which was done with all due form and ceremony. The meeting was most respectable and numerous; and the representatives of thirtyfour Chapters from various parts of the country gave their aid and attendance on the occasion.

Barbarous Murder.-At the late Assizes at Castlebar, in Ireland, Mary M'Keal and Anthony Shevlane were convicted of the murder of Shevlane's wife, at Erris, in June 1815. The principal evidence was a child of Shevlane's, aged about eight years, who was not six years old when the murder was committed, and was hitherto deemed too young to be examined in a court of justice.

4-Loss of a Herring-Boat.-Two of the Newhaven herring-boats, arrived from Caithness late last night, state that a boat from Cockenzie was lost in a heavy gale of wind about eight or ten days ago off that coast. There were five persons in her when she went down; but the sea ran too high for those who witnessed the distressing scene to render them the least assistance. The boat almost immediately righted, and was driven on shore. Four of the unfortunate sufferers belong to one family, said to be a father, two sons, and a grandson, all of the

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strates, to consider of the embarrassed state of the burgh's funds, when the latter proposed the application to Parliament, for leave to bring in a bill, to impose a small annual assessment, for the liquidation of the debt; and on condition of this being acceded to by the burgesses, the magistrates farther proposed to sanction and support a certain change in the set of the burgh, and in the manner of exhibiting and passing the public accounts. These propositions were ordered to be circulated among the burgesses, and to be taken into consideration on a future day.

6.-Juvenile Depravity. The following case was exhibited this week in the Police Court, Edinburgh :-A girl, not exceeding twelve years of age, was put to the bar, charged with wandering about the streets at night, and having no fixed place of abode. The father, a poor labouring man, attended, and gave a most distressing account of her. He stated that every attempt to make her lead a life of industry had failed; he had locked her up in the closest confinement, but upon one occasion, she had been unguardedly sent to the well for water, when she absconded, and was heard no more of until found wandering betwixt Canterbury and Dover; that a gentleman had taken her into his family at Dover, from whence she again absconded, and was found wandering in London; that, upon receiving her back, he, the father, had taken every care to keep her at home; till, about six weeks ago, she having begged hard to be taken to church, he indulged her, but in going in at the church door, she again gave him the slip, and he never saw her or heard any thing of her, until now he saw her at the bar.

Rape and Robbery.-Yesterday, in the High Court of Justiciary, Bernard and Hugh M'Ilvogue, and Patrick M'Cristal, were convicted of breaking into and robbing the house of Robert Morris, farmer, near Greenock, in March last, binding Mr Morris, and committing rape on Janet Crawford, his sister-in-law, and Mary Black, his servant. They were sentenced to be hanged at Greenock on the 10th October next.

Canal from the British to the Irish Sea.. -On the 29th ult. a meeting of the county of Northumberland was held at Newcastle, when it was resolved to apply to Parliament next session, for a bill for cutting a canal from Lemington to Haydon Bridge, keeping in view its ultimate extension to the Solway Frith. Upwards of L. 1000 was subscribed at the meeting.

8. At the Lancaster Assizes, a special jury was appointed to try the Blanketeers, as they were called, from Manchester. When the trial was called on, however, Mr Topping, the leading counsel for the Crown, rose and said, "That it was not his intention to offer any evidence against the de

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