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I actions are now in use, and in the action* •'•\\ioent and replevin ; ordered to beprin- 'I' w ^_An act for the relief of John Jl collector of Angelica, in Allegany , a n act providing for deficiencies in Unt ? Lod sold by the state ; an act to amend li0 respecting the duties and privileges of |D . gnd a\ aCt for the '' elief ° f P CC « 1,1 S4P- '^\I'fdr the benefit of the insolvent huvs of feooof Mr. Lynch dved if die cenatc concur herein, that ^\mtroller be authorised to employ an ad- 00,1 clerk or clerks, and that he report to detailed statement of the expenses lif I itinna ,is house» . . 1 s, ranal commissioners. f ti\- cdn8 ' w ed ,iesday, February 19. PriihVM, &e .—Sundry petitions and remon- ,,, respecting pedlars; to the committee ian t e Of sundry inhabitants of Genesee, I\ 'Tvt'w county from the north part of said Lntv to the committee, on counties. Of I . v ,.ftVers of the 5th brigade of militia ; Kcoomiltee on the militia. Ll reported — By Mr. Verplanck, an act , hf , r to amend an act relative to incorpora- tor manufacturing purposes; ordered to ''on'motion of Mr. F.<1 wards ^solved, tbat the comptroller request the anal cnmm issioners tpraake out their annual t and,tbat he transmit the same to this u that itaportarit discoveries may be. matte in Geography, Natural History, Geology and Astronomy, and perhaps new,80q.rce6 of trade and commerce opened to the enterprise of the American people. The petition was ordered to lie on the table, and* will not probably be oalled up till ('apt; Syromes shall have estab- lished the truth of his system by digging thro- ttle crust of the earth and returning with cer- tificates from some of the scientific inhabitants within—a plan which is respectfully recom- mended for his adoption.— Statesman. The Anniversary of the Eighth of January, has been celebrated with much spirit at New Orleans and Nashville. (.Jen. Jackson was present at the last celebration, and from the complexion of the toasts, we should think he. has a strong disposition to climb the Presiden- tial ladder.-— Spectator. •- ~> * Governor Coles, of Illinois, has complained of being addressed by the title of Excellency. and requested that it may not be applied lo him, as it is disagreeable to him. [How we progress in republicanism .'] Thursday, February 20. petitions, 4c—Of sundry inhjabitants of niarin, for an alteration in the state road ; Ihe committee on roads. Bills reported —By Mr. Hasher, from a select mmiittee, an act to nuthouse the building of lire proof clerk's office in Tompkins county. >lr. Buel, from a select committee, an act 'ranting relief to the sufferers on the \Niagara ontier, whose property was destroyed by fiie luring the late war; ordered that the bill and port accompanying it be printed. By Mr. bompion. an act for the regulation of drivers staaes and other carriages; ordered to he jrinteil. By ^ r - Brasher, an act relative to L court for the trial of impeachment and the irpction of errors. By Mr. Rexfoid, an \ct repealing the act for giving relief in cases |f insolvency, passed April 12th, 1818 and acts or parts of acts amending the same; rdered\ to be printed. Mr. Swift gave notice that he would on niefuture day ask leave to introduce a bill repeal part of an act l o suppress duelling ( ssftl in 1816. Mr. Edward?, a bill to require judgments- gained in the supreme court to be registered | D the counties where they are intended to op : irate as iiens. Mr. G- Lee, .a bill to amend the act regula- tor damages pn certain bills of exchange. Mr. Fleet, a bill to amend the act conce-rn- * the estates of habitual drunkards. B Mr.' Hogan, a bill to repeal the act for pre- enting usury. Bills passed —An act t o erect part of the iwn< of Royalton and Cambria into a sepa- ,te tnwn ; an act authorising the Seneca road imjmny to abandon part of their road ; an ;t incorporating the New-York chemical man jfacturing company. A message was received from the governor, imraonicatiog the annual inflection returns I the militia ; referred to the committee on IE militia, aud ordered to be printed. Friday, February 21. Remonstrance of certain inhabitants of Cien- ecounty, against a division of thatcount) ; the committee on counties. Bill reported - By Mr. Janes, from a select mniillee, an act t o open and improve the ad ihrough the oil spring Indian reservation, the counties of Cattaraugus and Allt-gany. Mr. McV lure gave notice, that he should on me future day ask leave to introduce a bill jo amend the act relative to sheriffs' and cun- itables' fees. • A communication, received from the attor- iey general, relative to the constitutional pro- isions respecting the erection of tow ns and unties, was rcferied to the committee on bills aming wrthin the. saiil provissoti, and ordered 0 be printed. Another communication, re- eived from t : ie same, respecting the appropri- ti'intit lands to other purposes than the school ;uml, was referred to the committee on com inn schools, and ordered to be printed. Bill passed— An act t o amend the act an- miug the northwest part of Dausville to ipiitta. Another Judge at last.—On the 12th inst. like Governor again nominated John Woud- Jtorth, Esq. for one of the judges of the su- preme court, and oh the 13th the ^enate con- futed to his appointment. This gentleman 01 course resumed bis seat on the bench as the voiingest judge, with chief justice Savnge, *ho served hrs clerkship with him, and judge Sutherland, who is not so old as himsell by iTjbahly more than twenty years. The old I incktails insist however, that whatever else nay be said of him, he cannot under these circumstances, be accused of oeing\ high-mind- ed.\ b Our Supreme Court, has been considered for years,*the first in the Union, a majori- ty, at least, of its judges having been men of languished talents. Now it is believed there * re bul few (if any) of the states that would »ot suffer by an exchange with us.— Lan. Gas. I To the universal regret of the intelligent & r^pectable portion of the citizens of Dutchess fwinty, the Hon. JAMES EMMOTT, who has years past imparted so high a character to iVourtof ihat county, has been displaced And we learn that the Hon. Piracy. —The schr. Commerce, capt. Stetson, who has arrived at Boston from (uracoa, was borded on the 16th Jan*, off the N. \V. point of Porto Rico, by a pirate brig, American built, to all appearance a common merchant vessel, welt armed \with small arms, and a complete deeoy, as no one would suspect her to be a pirate. With cocked pistols and drawn swords they threatened! to take capt. (stetson'* life and., scuttle his schooner, if he. did not give up what money was on board of her. He stood out in denying tljat there was any money on board, uoUl they were about to carry their threats intmexectition, when to sa\p his life, and the scrfooner from being scuttled, he delivered up to them $1100, which they made off with, to- gether with the medicine chest and a number of other articles which they robbed from the schooner.— Ev. Post. New-York, Feb. 17. We learn by a passenger in the Tobacco Plant, thnt the squadron of Commodore Por- ter, got under way fiom Norfolk on Wednesday moning. ' The following are the NAMES of the squad- ron lately fitted out and underthe command of Com. Porter. Sea Gull, (steam gnlliot) Com, Porter, Lieut. Comd't. William H..Watson. Decoy, (store ship) Lieut. Comd't. L. Kear- ney. Grey Hound, mast, comd't. John Porter. Jackall, Lieut. Comd't Thomas A. Stevens. Fox, Lieut. Comd't. William H.Cocke. Wild Cat, Lieut. Comd't. ( harlea W^kinner. Beadle, Lieut. Comd't. John T. Newton. Ferret, Lieut. Comd't. Namuel Henley. Terrier, Lieut. Comd't. Kobert M. Rose. Weazle, Lieut. Comd't. Beverly Kennon. Tli* last eight are schooners. The following are (utters: Midge, Mulquito. Sand Fly, Galley Nipper and Gnat. The Peacock, Capt. Cassin, and Shark, Per- ry^ will be attached to the squadion. the death of this fine young man fills-tit vi>*fb T ^__ rp A lr T7 \ VTf\ r T , T/\^17 sorrow, and covers \With gloom the society ftJ 0 JL x\l\.ll/ JN \J 1 lVyEi. which he once adorned and where he was si much loved. Genius marked him for her own ; and the reading public is much indebted to him for many poetical effusions in tberaselvps exirellent, but more v alujU§, «•« presages of future and mature exert'iSpr With talenls of the .first order, enterprise and nsxiduily that nothing could baffle or dishearten, with piin- ciples pure and virtuous, firm and steady, at the same time blended with bent-volewe and courtesv, he enjoyed the rare lot of hein<: as much U>ved for the qualities of his heart as he WHS admired lor the superiority of his mind.— He had acquired a profession, and was jii't ready to embark amid the storms of Jife, with every prospect of honorable success, and with the best wishes and kindest hopes of nil that knew him, to waft him along, when his ca- rper was arrested by a fatal malady which lurked in his constitution, and which had al- ready consigned to the tomb a mother and sis- ter. None dniibted the IPSUII; he did not himself doubt it. . But, calm anil contented he awaited the inevitable hour; and a short time since predicted his own sad fate, in a farewell to his lyre, underthe title of \ A Dream\— one of the best and sweetest, as it was the last production of bi>. muse. It was extensively published and excited universal sympathy. .ADK1AN is no more!—we mistake—the spirit of Adrian yet lives; and if it be allow- ed to mortals to anticipate the employments of disembodied spirits, -we fervently hope tbat of the lamented Coi.E will bfe occupied in compa- ny with angels and archangel*, in sinking the poetry of heaven lo the prabe of h,s RE- DEEMER. \ \ There is a calm for those who weep, A rt-si for weary pilgrims fmmd; And while the mouldering ;i«he« sleep Low in the ground, The SOUL r/f origin divine, . God's glorious image, freed from clay, •jk IJ.TJ pfirsons\having unsettled ac /5L founts with the suhsrriber, are. herehy informed Ihat alt who do not at- tend to the settlement and payment nt Ihe same before the 1st day of. April nexf, virill be prosecuted without dis- crimination. > WM. S. DE £ENG. ' Geneva, Fehrwtry 20 1823 15 ~~ FOUND Y the subscriber about 2 weeks a= go. an excellent WATCH, which |«.iheownef can have by describing Ihe same and paying charges. JOHN JOHNSTON. Fayette, Fch. 21, 1823 15:3 Factory Shirting. f UST rer.'d at the GENEVA CASH STORE, on eonsignment, from the Union Cotton Manufactory, a lafge supply of Cotton Shirting, of an excellent quality, which will be sold low for Cash. Also on hand, and for sale from the Bluomu^ld Cotton Manufactory, a quan- lily ol Cotton ^ r arn. In heaven's eternal sphere (•hull shine A Star of dav !\ AYRAULT, &Co. Jan. 22, 1823. 10 lor Hie! from the bench. \IUIA.M JAY, First Judge of Westchester, \\been hurled from the bench also. Howev- ?> r it is the fashion now-a-davs, to say noth- ,D 6-iV. I. Spectator. I Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Wash- \igton to the editor of the Argus. \ House of Representatives. Feb. 11. 'this day, on a motion to discharge] the committee of the whole from the further consid- eration of the tariff bill, for the avowed pur- P%P^aking it up in t he House and requiring c Tl°!f ° n * tS l )a98a S e i tnp y eas an( ^ na > 8 being Wled, there were in favor of the motion. 66 ; ail '8t it, Ii8. The House is now in commit- L* \'the whole on the state of the Union, & « this moment refused \o take up, in commit- T e jj< the tariff bill, by a vote of 16 against 71. i e , e two vutes indicate (what I have appre- .j\™ within a few days) tbat the bill will \Ultimately lost.\ M Washington, February llh, 18<2S. I Ihe ^ * \ Monsieur Tunson come again.\— In \H nat V, tn ' l s morning, Mr. Ruggles presen- Ohio Pet '! ion froni a numrler of citizens of ln '*! ra y in S the enactment of a law granting | n,. for exploring the polar regions, to be fc. . d h y Capt. John Cleves Symmes.— 'It BptiC - r . J Shipwreck.— The following letter (says the N ,Y. Spectator of Feb'tiaiy 15,) wa,s received this morning by General Hailey. It is post- marked \ Southold, L. I. Feb. 9.\ \DearSir — I wish you to inform the public of the lo--8 of the schooner Monroe, of which I was, commander. The schooner was cast a- way on the passage.from New-York for New London, on the morning of the 6th inst. The place where we were thrown ashore is calledKv Starling, on Long-Island, nearly opposite Con- necticut \river. The schr. went to pieces, and her cargo must all be lost Two of my men were drowned. I was washed from the wreck, but succeeded in gaining the shore, nearly ex- hausted I called to my assistance the nea r est residents, and saved Mr Ldmund <,~ary, tny mate. Mr. C. was five hmirs on the wreck, and the night dreadfully cold ; he is very bad- ly froze8, but is likely to recover. When the .vessel struck, it was about midnight and very dark. I am, Sir, respectfully Yours, \HORACE HORTON.\ ISLAND OF CUBA. The London papers, for the whole of Dec. have ngrepd on one point, that the Island of ( uba is to become an Kngli^h possession ; and we find by the last accounts, which are to the 30ih T)PC that an armed fleet had sailed for Jamaica. Coder these circumstances, it be- comes a qne u tion of duty as well as policy, whpther the United States, who have suffered great and unprovoked wrongs'\fmm the gov- ernment of that Island, ought not to antici- pate the British, and bold possession of the place, until these wrongs are fully and most honorably redressed ? — Bosl. Com. Gaz. Clarke's. Commentary. m,fl\YERSand SMITH, Bookseller*, If J. No. 59 Pulton-street, New York, will shortly commence publishing, a Royal Octavo Edition of Dr. Adam Clarke's Commentary, on very fi/ie pa- per, andtxcellent print, at one HA.LP Ihe priee of the Quarto Edition, con- taining the OLD & NEW TESTAMENTS : The Text taken from the most correct' copies of the present authorized ver-. sion; with the\ marginal readings, an ample collection of parallel Texts, ami copious sumtraiies lo each chapter.— The date of every transaction through the whole of the New Testament, ass far as it has been ascertained by the best Chronologers, will be marked in the A. M. or years from ihe Creation, collated throughout with the years of the Julian period ; and in the A. a. C. and A. D. or years before and afler Christ, with Critical Notes. Embel- lished with Maps, and a portrait ol\ the Author. Also, the New Testament ? SEPAJRATF.LV 1 fine vo, per Mr. M'Diiffie, of Somli Carolina, basso far recovered from his wounds, in the duel with Col. Cumming, as to have taken his seat in congress. A public meeting has been held at Ogdens- burgh,,,, to take into consideration the proprie- ty and expediency of uniting lakes Ontario and Champliin by a canal. A number of res- olutions in favor of the measure, were adopted, AnoUm Tale by the author of Ihe Spy, &c. — We take pleasure in announcing as being; in preparation for the press, another work from the author of the Spy, to be entitled \ The Pilot — a Tale of the SVa.\ It is now in such a state of forwardness, that it will be publish- ed in March or Apiil.— Spectator.. ur ? °f the Earth fully tested, and c y mines' new think Stephen Girand, Esq. of -Philadelphia,-has loaned / 2'K),85() dollars to a company for im- proving the navigation of the Schuylkill. Se- ven hundred hands are now at work, and *1000 will shortly be employed, Cnal is the great object for transportation, and no doubt New- York will have the Pennsylvania coat for con- sumption next winter.— L. 1. Star, One hundred and twenty persons died at Bal- timore within the last year, of SMALL POX. A Post Officp is established at the village of \ Bethel, in (rorham—GEORGB D. STEWART, Esq, Postmaster. In this village, on Saturday last, a Child of Mr. William Duncan aged 14 months. In Milo. on the tfith instant, Mrs. PHEBE COOK, wife of Capt. John O. Cook, of Read- ing, and daughter of Hezekiah Townsend Esq. in the 3-2d \ear of her age. At Philadelphia, on the Uth inst. Mr. Samuel Relf. editor of the Philadelphia Ga- zette, in the 47th year of his age. From the (Canandaisud) Onl. Messenger. Died~On the 8th inst JAMES L. COLE, Esq. aged 24 years. Although bag expected, yet CONDITIONS. The work will be printed on npw type & paper—to make six volumes Royil Octa- contnining about 900 paces each, at *5 vol. neatly bound in sh^ep, with raised bands; —or each volume to consist of ten Num- bers, at 50 cents per Number, or Quarter Nos. at 12 i-t. \2. The New Testament will be printed sep- arately, being complete in two volumes, ma- king \20 Nos. of 96 pages each, at 50 cents per No. or Quarter Nos. at 12 \-1. 3. All persons interesting themselves to pro- cure and becoming accountable for Fivp Sub- scribers, shall be entitled to a copy, cratis. 4. The work will be put to press on the first of April, 1823, and completed as speedily as possible. •5. To commence the work by first publish- ing the New Testament, and delivering it ei- ther in Vols, or in Nos. 6 The work to be delivered to subscribers bound at its completion, or in Nos. monthly or wpekly. February 12, 182.3.- Lands for Sale. LOT No. 57 jnGalen, containing 600 Acres. Lot No. 60 in Galen, containing 10.0 acres* iu the south east cornpr. Lot No. 48 in Brutus, containing 100 a'cres, in the souih east coiner. Lot No. 25 in Lysan- der, containing 250 acreajs-JjjKhe east part. ™ Lot No. 94 in Hanni- bal, containing 140 acres, subdivision number two, south west part of the lot. The above Lots \vill he sold^on rea- sonable terms. Persons wishing to pur- chase will please apply hy letter to JA'S LYNCH, at Albany (during the session of the Legislature,) afterwards, at Uti ca,—or, to ROBERT TILI-OTSON, Esq at New-York. Dated, Feb. 20, 1823. 15:8 JUST PURLIMIEI), Y JAMES BOGF-HT, and for S,le at his Rookstoie in Geneva, price 75 cents sin- gle ; $7 per dozen, 1 he , . Juvenile Philosopher, OR YOUTIVS MANUAL OF PHILOSOPHY, Natural, Experimental, and Analytical. ByJASo-N LOTHBOP. Second Kdition. Re- vised, Greatly Enlarged, and Adapted to the use of s chools. These are thv glorious works. Parent of good^, Almighty ! thine this univeisal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then 1 MII.TON. To which are added, QUESTIONS adapted to the subjects contained in the' book. . • 'RFXQMLMF.N DATIONS. We have been favored with the fol- lowing very flattering commendations of the above work, from gentlemen ful ly qualified lo judge of its merits. Canandaigua, Feb. 3d, 1823., MR. JAMES EOGBRT, Sii—According to your request, I have pe- rused the greater part of the Book you sent me, entitled \ The Jurenile Philos<iphtr, n I have long observed with regcet, that while the subjects of human knowledge were enlarged and expanded our elementary schools did not keep pace with the expansion of sci- ence or with the. actual demands of society.— A gentleman, at the present day, would blush to acknowledge bis ignorance on the subjects embraced, in your small volume. And yet, who is there, that ever received instruction upon tbem, in our Schools, Academies and Colleges? 1 consider the \Juvenile Philosopher'' as well calculated to supply this deficiency. It does not, indeed, penetrate into the inmost recesses of science, nor does it profess to do so; but it fairly opens the path that will lead to tbem, and helps us forward considerably in that path. It will awaken curiosity to some of the most interesting objects of knowledge 1 ,' and it will plant seed' in the minds of our youth which will, in mo«t cases, produce valu- able fiuit. I am much pleased with the mat ter selected by Mr. Lothrop and with his ar- rangement of it, and am particularly gratified by his adoption of the very language of the most celebrated authors on the various subjects comprised in his volume. If it were proper to regret the omission of ant' particular topic in a work of such diversified character. 1 should lament that Geology had not been included,ax it appears to be peculiarly important to this pari of the country. Mill, this deficiency, if it be one. does not diminish the value of the book. And I cbeerfutty rerouitnend it. as being wor> thy not only of beina; read in our schools, but of the study also, of every young man who desires useful knowledge. Respectfully, Your ob't. servant, JOHN C. SPENCER. ted to make, upon Ibe unsophisticated inintt of youth, impressions both salutary and lasting. The practical importance of natural science to . almost every purpose of life, entitles it to a distinguished rank in every sound system of education, and yet it has often been remarked, with surprise, that less attention has generally bpen paid to this, than to-dead languages, or- namental knowledge, or even fashionable ac« complishments. It is gratifying however, to observe that a change is gradually taking place in puhlic opinion on this subject; and it cannot be doubted that a matter of intrinsic value will, sooner or later, receive its due share of public notice and of general support., The mechanical ingenuity of j Amer- icans is proverbial, bu^,jUs full developeme.ot must be promoted by a\crirrect understanding of things rather than by a mere knowledge of words. Much has been done here in improve the social condition of man—something' mor6 perhaps, may yet be done to facilitate and ex- tend his intellectual attainments. The system of common education should, as far as possible, be adapted to the exigencies of the people and the genius of thtir government—simple in its detail', and practical in its results —accessible to all, economical ipJits provisions and calcu- lated ta make its objects useful, and of course respectable. Our elemehtary works on science are, gen- erally too voluminous, prolix arid expensive, \lany young students are, no doubt, deterred from undertaking a ta«k from the formidable- nessoPits appeaiance. The leading princi- ples of a subject can aenerallv be communica- ted very briefly at first, leaving the particu- lars to be acquired with better advantage af- terwards. The season of youth is precious and oua;ht not to be unprofitably wasted. In most eases'ug 6oofc« may, with justice, bp regarded as \ the persecutors of students and>the thieves of time.\ Mere booU-niaking has certainly been CHrried too far; and it is high lime for the fashion \f inflating to give way to the'bu- siness of cmnpressing. I therefore hail with pleasure the appear* anre of your Compendium of Philosophy.— Such, a work has Inrin been wanting in our schools and libraries, and I think you have happily succeeded iUj furnishinu the desidera- tum. It contains a large fund of useful mat- ter in a small compass and well dressed off. It will serve as an agieeable Instructor for the student; a* a Pocket Companion for the trav- eller, aud as u Remembrancer to the man of Science. Ihe subjects treated of are highly interesting: they are in fact .select chapters from the great volume of nature—^such as any person may, and most persons ought to under- stand The style is very appropriate, being neither too elevated for the student, nor too humble for the subject, but just sufficiently lofty, lucid and laconic. The typographical execution of the work mHv, for neatness and accuracy be pronoun- c«'d a specimen of proficiency in the art v*ery * creditable to the profession. Those who wish to acquire a general knowl- edge, and to form just Conceptions of the econ» omy of nature, will surely avail themselves of the opportunity you have now afforded. They will find your little book fitted to answer a purpose in science somewhat analogous to that attained in the arts by the lisp of 'abor-saving machinery ; namely, great effects in a short time and for little money. \ The Juvenile Phi- losopher,\ Blair's ^Natural.\ and Baker's \ Moral Philosophy.\ are, in my estimation, valuable abridgments. I sincerely wish that some competent hand would prepare, for the use of schools and general readers, an Epito- me in three parts, illustrative of the great kingdoms of nature, viz. Mineralogy, Botany, and Moology. Information on these subjects would be useful to alt classes, hut more espe- cially to th\ sons if ih> soil, who compose the largest and most valuable portion of our pop- ulation ; and who, by »ucb a'coorse, would be fiitpd for great usefulness not onlv iu private, but also in public life, where their privilege and talents may place them. A person with his mind thus furnished, would always com- mand distinction and respect in society ; and even in solitude, be enabled to \ Find tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, \ Sermons in stones, and good in every thing.\ But I have expatiated more than I intended ', and it only remains for me t o add, that the in- trinsic merit of the work and the low price at which it is afforded, furni»h strong ground to hope that your exertions to serve a discerning and liberal puhlic will be duly encouraged, if not rewarded, by the rapid sale of your book. I am, very respectfully, Deal Sir, your ob't serv't, A. M'NAB. Mr. JA'S BOGERT. Ground Plaster. T HE subscriber Iia3 on hand at his Store in Geneva, a larse quanti- ty of GROUND PLASTER, which he will warrant to be of Ihe first quality, and very cheap, by Ihe Ton,'or single Barrel. Persons at a distance from this place, who may be in want of this ar tide, can have their orders supplied without any delay. HORACE HASTINGS Geneva, Feb.]5, 1823. 14 Genera, Feb. iOlh, 1823. DIAK Sin, Having cursorily perused a copy of your edition of \ The Juvenile Philosopher,\ I now proceed, as requested, to state my opinion of it. Nature, throughout her wide dominions, presents to our notice 5 * countless variety of interesting objects; and it is upon the right knowledge and proper use of many of these objects that our comfort and welfare in a great measure depend. To an untutored and carp- IPSS observer, however, this g- and display is for the most part, useless & unintelligible—a con- fused assemblage; apparent!) without aim or is- sue. He can neither discover consequences nor -trace out causes, and, bewildered in the chaos of bis own imagkintion, he, peihaps, ascribes to a concurrence of fortuitous circumstances, ef- fects which nothing but Infinite Intelligence and Supreme Power could have designed or executed. Philosophy undertakes to guide thro' this labyrinth and to unfold the mysteries of nature. She proposes to investigate, eluci- date and arrange the various parts of the ma- terial system. It is4)er province to designate by»appropriate names to distinguish by pecul- iar characters, and to classify by certain affin- ities, objpets whose habitudes, constitution and dependencies have been determined by obser- \ntion and experiment. For these purposes the united services of History, .-Art at.d Sci- fnee are engaged, and each, in its turn, is amply rewarded by the fruits of philosophical researches. Natural Philosophy being thus intimately connectpd with the happinPss of toe individual and with the best interests of society. the«ttidy of it cannot be too highly recommended. To tbe youth of both sexes it more emphatically tiejpngs to cultivate \ the love of nature and /TTlie scene she draws.\ A knowledge of the wisdom, power and beauty displayed in tbe \ glorious works\ of creation, is well calcula- :*a [From the Principal of Aurora Academy.] Aurora, Feb. 1 3th, 1823. Dear Sir, 1 feel very grateful for your unsolicited kind- ness in presenting me the \'JUVENILE PHI- LOSOPHER. 1 ' This is, in its general features, such a Manual as 1 have been for some time anxious to obtain. The plan of the wo;k is) s^ood—the subjects embraced in it are impor- tant—the arrangement of them is judicious— the language is perspicuous—-the style is sen- tentious and cleaj% One great difficulty with w orks of a Philosophical character is, that they are very apt t o be dry and rather repulsive to the juvenile mind.\-•This difficulty appears to be obviated in the. \Juvenile Philosopher;\ for it not only opens up to the view of the pupil a field of u-eftil knowledge, but it allures him to expatiate in this Betel. I think it ig Well calculated to subserve the ioterests of sci- ence, and especially to be useful in Academi- cal Institutions. I wish. Sir, you would send me 12 copies of the .Juvenile Philosopher by the earliest op- portunity. Yours, with sentiment\ of regard. SALMON STRONG. MB. JAMES BOGERT. Geneva, Feb. 24, 1823. HAVING examined the \JCVENTLE PHI- LOSOPHER,\ and introduced it for a reading) Book into the Genera Academy. I am happy to state that not only the matter of the voi- ump, but the neatness and accuracy of tbe ex- ecution, are highly satisfactory; By the con- stant use of such elpmentary works tbe youth- ful mind not onty receives many very import\ ant 'KIPSS in store, but becomes insensibly ini- tiated into a love of useful literature. In ad- dition to the common school books, which usu- ally contain sufficient moral and entertaining matter, thp \ Juvenile Philosoppr\ will be a valuable acquisition to the young English scholar, in the fir«;t'principlpj of science. p. MCDONALD, D.D. Principal of Gehtva Academy. ** Having examined the \ Juvenile PhihsO' p/icr,\ I aril gratified in having an opportunity of concurring in V° e above recommendation. OBIN CLAKK, Rector o/\ Trinity Chureh, Geneva. :\ a
