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5555$ Fi'om tho OEN. m S E K - - S t'A lN 4 T 34nA tO G 4 , In tbo pride of bina?riftg, I'fasef fell, ,^nd wliije slosvly nwajf wre bnf«^him, ^The wa.rriour8rnd«, wlipwl^ w^ll, Shed burnini nnij stem tears p’er hira, idte, kn«ridd.tflt.|ii« lspart*sti:ttclc chiefi L(hb 'flows nivay Ultb a; teKiftta|n; , • ^ist ipy dneaml tite* i e '’ tew brief, 4,ii4 my pfthe ’ytipre Wnsbota bxiart bxrtbeaT’!^ with woe. As the hfimV h^rse as^ ' And the y e n g e fu l^t o f the Watchful ted' “Wlthohf fatewpli ybllcy btendedt * th e piterlrt^r h o ^ te seclts hit grave, iWhere the hrig^elouds rest in glory; His memory lives in the hearts of the braves And hib'temeinhis epantry’s stoiy. F rm J k e Trq^ Sentinel to P a BENUJS, MASffchS, ^UAWPIANS, ASP MAOtSTBAtES, ■ t We popy the following judicious remarks, ■suggested by the late trial of thoyoung inen who killed Mr. LaipbOrti in Now-3fprk, teoin Npahrs Advocate; wC recommend them to the serious considctatiQnjjf parents, masters, guar, (iiaus and magistrates, as wellas to that of ap- RQCHESirBB, a'vfEsnAK, it?ET 19^ TS25, ^afid 1 was indeed; <‘ iiifcced t« white^ therrf’ .happj’ to inform you that cfery plan on board' »Ihg paetteahility of the Hr je Oaaplj tst first} rested pii the mere private opinion of jp. dividUals, aBd hhs*mcc heen tested by adm ■ i eApewment. IkdirstprpjePlicmpfoves tohave ver^ rc^pcetteHy, been Off© pf Idie boVlest, mPiit yubhte^^ ^ from'a Wish, tnrender tert)® use to' soeietjter joiy existehce, as well to divest, the «iiu;d trow painful redectiens on the past-rmy ahticipa- Atous ware tef posthumous tewo, for no one then believed-be would live to seo theWboJe :«ompieted 5 and but few ever believed it tp hp; practicable, It was a new, upexplored, and hard Bnb|eKtto, 5 w-rite on, for I could not find a most iinporiant oonbeptions of the bomau mind. Much pait# has,, thereterO| becu:taken to trace it foitsprigin i and when the claim of indlYiduate.shall have bofu teWy andfaiKly established,, theirihames will live in the grate ful veinembranen of posterity. In the cptnpilatiptt. of facts, lately published by thnSeeretary pf iStatei the UfoUd of d'esso l-JawleyVEsfo whs omitted. Iflus omi^ioa caused tlse teliowing p.ai?j?telih nnd^«=l)¥ Hrma rfw Onforte -Itesfongcf •; Mr. *yates apixiars to have omitted, a Very mateiialc)reurri%ucc, which conivibuted to the futute results of the Canal,, Erou> Octo ber IfitW fo April •ifiOlhdEssE IlAWEEy. wrote 14 Essays, entitled >'Ofcse>'«'Uh'P?w: «/> C<ma/s,?’ bearing the signature of “ HEH- CUIES,^’ first naming ihP OverAaud route of b? j?ry ^ ^ of a canal from taho. birie to ^vey. theboys hnpUcated in the murder of Mr. Ham bert, have .brought in the verdiet pf Afon- :Siai(^hki^, This Was expected; at least there^ was no teasoh t,P believe from the nature of • the testimony, that they could be convicted of Muydet; it is confinement fora terra of years in the State Prison. This Oase is calqiilated to produce a senous iinprsssitm upon foe minds;of parents, guardi- •a-ns- masters andboyn* ^ Here are seven lads, apprentices to WeCbauteal trades, careusing, ttriiiking, and fighting, a t 1 o’clockin the mor ning; disturhtog the pUblielrpeacc; assailmg pt'aeenhle tm'Vsii8?s,.and finaHyi causing tlm dealh of B WprfttJ citiBen. Thesetbings Were not .so in fdrmfcT times, and from the frequen- <fy of these broils, it becomes necessary to for -<}rtire into the causes, and produce a radical reform by other mfeaspres.' ' We go Btonce to the root of the evil, and _ , ntwHlhetfaCed to tliecaWyncgtotof parents, ideapf an overland route, April IbOa, \'vasa guardians and masters! they are to.blame for nicvclmnlm fooTillage of tecueva. binder an the evil results of theirnegloct, because if they adverse turn m business, he ^ take a proper interest in the concerns of the of the gaol hmi s of (fos f ^unty $ during % vbufh entrusted to their care, and interpose period, hir. If* hoarded at the samdtable with their authority m tm e \ their riots and their j foe editor, and wrote foe Eayays alluded fo. nnbappy Conscdaeuces would be unknown.—- [.By indefatigable mdustry and persci Prance, A b o \ L . U n h te pormilW to te obsoot -fj;';?. froth bis father’s. OC master’s hoosp, after 10 o’ and Very hearly tlfo rpiite. Where the canal now runs > these hurtibers Were published by Ihppresentcdilordf fois jpaper, foeh called thi)' G m shM e M n g cr^.\ This Tvas an Prigiftal concpptipii of Ajh Hawley’s, and foe publicity of the iNfos. of ‘‘ Hcrouios,’' is the first;, kupwlcdgc foe pub- lick derived of it.---.Judge'Pprman, df Onon daga, was elected a fochteer of Assembly in April, 1807-.-jasper tioppOr, Esq. then Clerk of Onondaga, was ahubseriber to tlje Slcssen- ,ger: It Iras ever been •supposed that Jbdge iV n iau borrowed his ideas pf the overdaud roke fromJVtr, Hawleyk Essays, and in his scat . f o the bouse of as^fobly [wc btdieve the. 9th instead of the 4th of Eeb. 1808,] broiig-ht in a Besolutipn, and as soeh, be was the first wbo'gave legislatiyc CGUsidcratieu to thesu(bi jqct. Mr. Hawley at foe time beccnceiveu tlie clock iu the OVeniftg, witbont being compel-' ledfo give a f w account of himself; this and other teMlta should be looked:itU6» explained and puowhed ; thcyabuuld be kept close at Work durihg working hours, and in houre of reereatton they should be able to give an ac- •count of thefotelyes, 'A little trouble, a little exertion, a little interest felt for a boy while young, would be of groat and important ad vantage to. him as he grew up- hlake him •retire early; rise early, eat sparingly; drink ’nothingbut water; watch his temper; cor rect him promptly and spiritedly; sec that his education and tnoitds arc not neglected;, - . „ make bim wprk, for that is the antidote of vipe; want of resources, consequently it ought to be misfortunes. He now rc.sidcs a t , jtoebester, enjoying cpinpeicricc and ease. , f‘ It is worthy of remark, that the coromis- sioners apjBiinfcd under the act of Marrli 16, 1810, when they explored this country in the summer of that year, carried with them Blr- Hawloy’sEssays; and in tlicir report of March 4,1811, pursued two of the leading features laid down in those E.ssays, via. The Canal to be made on an inclined plane from LakcErie to the Hudson river, (which experience has found impritclicablc, owing to the elevated land a t tittle Falls;) the objection to giving the canal to an incorporated coinpaUy-*.nnd to .the state uiufoVtaknig it, for Ihe siipjiased J; HAW tSTf *H\. i!\'l--' 4 lf,meetipg of foe ptocklfoldeto of focBawk ^ HOebcefor, oa the 12th init. the teltewing yCFSoh# were .elected Birecildr# ter the epsy* teg year. ' ^ Alfol?rd |toybold3i jato“ Seymour, Fred erick Busliuol!, .johafouu. Child^ Elisha B. Strong, Wiiltefo Atbinsou, CbhrleB Ij. Car- roll, tovi Ward, Jr, Alafoew Brown, Jp. Ira West, Wm. Fitkte, Blmeoo Pi Alteotti A, Y- T, i^eavitti • >• i % o have yeecived foe sedoha huhfoer of a hhatiy cxeotitGd paper jpirintod af Votk.tJ. C. etitified the Cdandian Froernan^ published by Francis flolfins. There are now four Weekly papers published in that village,which contains a popUfotion of only 1600-inhabit ants!' Xicdmtlon aM lmlatl0im,-^Q^n .Wednes- day the dtb inst. the new preshytoriau church, ill f arma, in this countyj was dodidatod to the' service of Alniigbty G«jd,' On the safoe day, the Jlev. S. V, B, B abies was installed, by the Rochester Presbytery ,pastor of the church, and congTeg.aiidd.*-Introductory prayer, by, the jRev. A. Bjlrwin ; sermon and installing them, yet J must say, with (he help of provh denco, arid the fifing^ of six muskets was all that saved foe Saiafi from falling iuto their bands, At 9, Pt AI. lost sight of them, ho’- ping they hud ghtoft up the chase. Hut we )VGTG 4s_aLt;9*^0 tii6y firo4 Beffo-e IP P. M. foe moou going ddwn, apd gcttmgclpudy, I thought they must have lost sight of us, vye could .tee notbiug of them* j alteircdfoe course of the brig force times du ring foe night, and am buppy to.add a t day.- hghtoextflterwng saw nofoiug of them- Hhe wk8;a small hlack schooner, about 4Q tons, pi-.: lot boat huilt, without topsail*’? Mw-rork} Jw/y 11. Mr, Baherl$on,-^At m early hour out Saturday Bftornoon, our citizens,male anfofemaley aa ihaW was created, by huiidroda ■and thoUsawdsidireOted their ateps. towards the Battery and Castle Gaydcii, to witness the beautiful spectocic of aumrial voyage in a balloon. It was. computed that there , were from 7 to 9000 people within the garden-r-fil- lingfoe sc,atsUpon every sidy, and covering the Spacious area ,below, thus''presenting a crowded fcohcoui-sc of people, such as we may itnagfuo Often tohBve been assembled in the amphitlicatres of Greece and Borne in. foo days of their glory* ' , A few minutes after 7 o’clock, Gen, ESi Fa yette aindsuite,accompanicd by Generals Fish, Howis,aud Van Courtlaud, Col.Vawk,Gov. Ogden, the Kecorder, and Ald.ermen King, tVyckotr, Hone, and ofoers, arrived and took their seats in the i^yilion tastefully fitted up for foe occasipu. , .V v, r A r balloon was then resumed,andit waasoon dis- prajer, by foe Rev. Br*^H^^ ; charp to; tended to theot^inary size for ascendihg,when he pastor, by tlmlver*e.lV ifo^^^ charge jvir, B„berlson a A r e d , diesscd in a close con- to the pCopl^, by the Rev. J. Penney ; eluding prayer, by the Rev. C. Cook. Ord(dtmi^At Piltsford, on tltoKllh inst. '!).v the Roehestor PfesbyteTy, fop Rdv-Ww, Ctratty, to the pastoral care pf llie clmfeb aud congregaiiftn in that plaC|e.:)--.-.Iiittpdiactor)’ prayer by the Rev* C. Wilfiamk; seiimon by the Roy* iVTiliil'm James; Ofdainhig prayer and charge to the pastor, by- the Rev. ©r. tyman ;; charge to tbt- people, b the Rev. C. Cook ; concluding' prayer, by the Rev. p. V. 11. Ranies,—Cowt. ' .A. ^ B ostox , July 8. LATEST FR^M EUROPE. “* We are indebted to Mr. Topliir for the loan of Ainatordam and Raarl.cm papers to June 7, They cootainunderdate of Paris, May 31,an iicconiit of tb'e corohaiiou of King Cbarles X, at Bhciins, on the 29tlu 'The King loft Paris. May 24th, for Cbmpeigne, where be remain ed until the 27fb, He then Weht to Fismes, and bn the 28th to a village called Bourgeux, iVhere he met the royal family, the great offi cers, &Ci a b d i gram! pmmessiWTVte termed. Aiilong tlfi^ Ambassadors presept, w 6 tc tbp lOulre of iSTorthumbcrland, Prince Esterhazy*, C'ounl Pozzodi Borgo, andSidi Haniet, the IVIibistcr of Tunis, On, jhe day of - the coronation, fob King walked in tire procession to the church be tween two. cardinals. The procession -was yci; magnificent, and the dresses vciy brill iant. ^ The lyfug iwonoiinced foe coronation Compel him to iiB civil,' tractable and obedi-' the property of the nation. _ It wasnuder Ihis oath in a cleat.and distinct voice, ill'llio fol- •ent ; give no shucy answers; use no insulting 'language; assume no lidiculous Sirs of inde pendence; encourage him in notlung. tlial may make bim hateful or disliked—in 'short, lot patents and guardians d o their didij, and Weshall not have tbo melancholy example of .seVen young lads at hard labour in the state prison; their morals, their characters, and tiicir prospects destroyed forever. . Wiiilc guardians and parents arc doing •teheirdnty to their charge, let the publick au- tb srHies co-operate with them.. Look at thu thousand of licensed grog shops wbicb disgrace our city-~lopk at the Iwokruptey, ruin, suicides, untimely deaths, miserable ■wives, Bud orphan children, proilu- '•eedhy mwi.?. On this-trial, it appcarctl un der oafo,.,that before these boys got into the •disastrous scrape, they liad drank eight glasses suggestion, tiiat Messrs. Clinton and Blorris were delegated to Gongress to solicit the aid of the national funds in prosecuting tliis great work.” « From the Albany Dealt) ,MVeyliser, Gwrt/twirn—The editor oflhcOntario jVffs- God and my people, to support and to.honour our liply rcligion,asi.s the duty of every. Chris tian King and oldest son Of t!ic church; to do justice and right to my subjects; and to reign according (o the laws of thC kingdom and the constitutfohaj charter;’Whicli I swear faithfiil- Ecngcr is incorrect in supposing that the -Es- ly (o perform. So help me God, and the Ho* says of Jesse-Hawley are wliolly unnoticed jy Evangelists.” ill tlic eanul history compiled under a law of tliis slate. These Essays arc noticed by the foirvoyor General, in a letter Written to IV’ The ceremony of anointing, and of the eoroualion, by the Archbishop of Kheims, is then described. After the coronation, the Darby, giving a brief account of the ovighi of king, aiid the high oOicerS, sat down to a fin- AI _ -irT ?_ t -1 A'A.. ■ ^ ^ 41< K —F* 1. —. L A_.. A .... A £ ^ ____ _ ^ the Erie canal. At volume 1, of the eaiiat history, page 39, arc thesewords; “ i\Tr. Ged- dcs iiotv reiniriJs me [S. De Witt] that I moti- tioncil it to him in 1804 [alluding to G. Mor ris’s'idea of tapping Lake F r k , us he expre^ sed if and leading its waters in a h artificial |i- vcr,i1ireftly across foe country to Hudson riv- legis- infutiato, intoxicate ami madden them. What 1 pant) teiili J lr . Jesse ffatelcy, it became a sub- ■hitve We to tliink of the man, wlio, after snid-1 Jed o f conversation, which probahly led to Cn- nighl, could .sell to boys, .60 glasgc-s of liquor ? yidrics that inditced Jir, iTawTey to write the at a tipling house in the neighbourhood of the . •atfray-—three of fintody, three of gm, and /iro i er] wiioii he was here a member of the ! offre«r-thc compound alone being aufliciont to laturc, and adds that afterwards, tchcniii h such a character worthy of a license? It is true, that in a populous city, there must be taverns arid houses for ptihlick aOcommoda- tion-r-but are'. We bound to give even'man who will not work a license to sell liquor?— Arc we to legalize vice ? Drunkenness is the curse of our cou-ulry—the facility of procur ing liguor, and the chc.ipnoss of the article, iaieAmrrying foousauds to ruin. Something ■atiusf be (ionc to abridge this ruinous, this all destructive vice, tn foe case of these lads, had the jury*, brought in a verdict of murder, they must have tcmiinatcd their carocr on a scifold p'cwt oH their tender years, with .allfoeir liOpes, and the hopes of their familie.s —as'il is, tlicir pcnance-wiil be long and se- •vero; and. in what has it originated ? In licicg 'from lvome afcaii umisunl hour—in dfinhing glass a'ftcr-glnss otHiquor, inclulgingin.a.quar- .r6isomedispo.sition, which led them into dis- •piite—ail'dtiieiiiinto fight),-and finally into the Em issionAf rnuraer. Let‘this case ho a Warning to pareffts, guar dians, maStersand boyiSv Tret those iii mteboi'- ity cxcrfiisc ilfoif huuiofilj'—let each olfohco ■bo iioticcd and corrected pfomptly—-}et ad- .mouitiou and eXampre go hand in hand-<-soe foat yoUr'boy'sare hemis be fore v'ou rctitc tb'bcd—see that no liquor or ardent spirits af.c'introduCediotG-your shop— arraif-n, punish, mid ifneoessary, di.srni.ss, any uppT^fice found drunk, and let no oiher mas- tor 4a:koa'boy dismissed for this cause. Let u\aster fncchunicks have an uudemtanding on Essays, which afterwards appeared mnewspa- personihestdjectfff carrying a canal from ' jjtkc IM cto 'Jilhany, without going by the ictiy o f Luke Ontario J It i,? obvious, on a rnorrmnt’s reflection, that ah official hi-stai-y of the canals, suifo as the le gislature conlcinplatcd this should be, could not admit any of (he uunierou.s pamp/itei or discussions which have fiqrn time to tiuie appeared on tliis prolifick snlijcct, hut tliat it must be strictly limited io official lettcts, reports and documents, aud to laws and legis lative journals. I am, gcUtlcmcn, vour most obedient ser- varit, ' J. V .N . YATES. June 30, 1825. Mil. P eck , Sir,—1 thank you for having handed me the preceding extracts which you had prepared to rcpilblisli from the Ontario Messenger, and the Albany Daily .folveVtiscr, with tlicsugges tion of making .some yernarks thereon for tlic Tclegrapiv. Ill the former, Mr. Stevens has slated the fiidtssuh.staiitially correct—wliiloin (he haitcr, Judge Gelides is'inadc to say, through Survey or. GfmeralT>c Wit t, and Secretary Yatc.'!, that he first ccminunicated , to me, Blr. Alor- ris’ idea “ of tapping Lake 15ric and leading its waleis iii an ariifici.al rivcV* dii'cctlV across the cotmlTV to Hud.son riVer.” 1 was acquainted with Judge Geddes he- fore I )iad couccircd Ibc idea, but do not re* (his subject—let the Brcchanick ., Society and collect of having had aiiy eouvcrsalion with Mccuanicks’ Institution take .measures on foe .suiiject—lot something be done to rriend the maiiuers and morals of apprentices, by united cucrco'ivc measures, and good resultswill be produced. I.et boys iuider.-,tau(l, and be made to know, llilit fighting ill the streets is the prqVineo of liliictoguards, and idackguarda mast tiedrivon from society—let them have a pride above sveh grovolruig practices-, am]'above all, let f.c-m unite and s)n’n,!w companions, any who I'.iay be louud in litj'jot, and in time, a reform 30 much dcsirtd'may ho pToduecd, A few .days since, -a fanner passing in t!ic vi. riaity of Kis poultry yard, wa,s attracted tltUli- «f by ihoif noise, O n a rrhiug at the spot, bis atteiituin was arreste-J by the appearanoo .of a iargesuake'jfl-om tiio mout.li of which pro jected the extreme ends of a chicicen’s ttids. Tiio farmer, inoensad at thco-utimge tlmscom- mJileJ on (IjirlVathefed f'UVi of Itis domcstichs,- .limh-arged tU tire i.lttUjei the contents of his linUiiig^piecO, wliu'li servered the sireko a fo.y indies posterior to its bead. At this in-, 'iVafit, the chicken v.'.is ejeoted, audimmedi- iiJ'K- t!}d.^C''artcs/cri Alircm-y, lowingwptos; qlpromise* in foe presence Of time of its ascension, was out o f sight diiUns duty, as they very cpcUy drew the wa ter with buckets tip tofoerail y ard iii order to wet tb& Aaifo w(d ewabte, ws to get ctoav of 20 tods ftotofoX! bouse, tocst ihhiimfoly (hd slaTO. Vrinto the white focn trere enga-i ged, tbe vfpnien and qhUdren Were fieetog, or cencealiqg focteSBolves*; ’ Mri. AYcbster Ihd. fahuly,,‘atiif Mr. Rdney, are safo, i.'’ ' lTtac4,-.JiilylS. ■ ,#EiHANCilIOLY AGG id j ^'TB* Drowned In the Oayuga Hake; difptoite foe rcsidchco pfbis fafoey, in foe :towntof Ulysse.^^ 0^ foq I4fo iimt, StophcttRiock of M b ■^Rliate Hi .fotookney, terinealy of Tfew-York. The deceased bad goJic into AIa?s. Ilearing n noise^ke tottelns gun, and rdqd to foe Rfad,.’ that ho expired inatoufi was going to foe S t. AifoB estate to know the cause; he wte-tiietby the negrtreS|Wlteaabe«t toiiydfirud. We buried Isimfoni foe foltowiBg bdursV On foe dYfinfejg of t/toasd ult, tivo lads, fo Hebron. % Y* yetetetog Ireme ih a wagon wURnspanef tofoited liorsc^ ,T^'ore thrown day* One enlite faitoly (4Ttoitage’k)k ampiig outBitli great vtelepce j tire eider, Williaw ms: #ivi{r* Urti,iin:mnu.4.n» * m « i . d soncf M ri^tech Bsker^watBevctolv btuis- e'd, but his cptopaiiitob B soil ef Mr. David u Eytle,, aged aboM lA, was kiUcd^ fob'irecanre entettglcd, and wua dragg^^ yvRh hklread upon foe grwitel* lialf a mile oy tnefo} and when picked UR Was deRd. On the 2 ^ alt* Col* Genige Snutfo cMniug; lJf* G* hato a Wtmtbefef Congto4 was lulted.% ilbe falB^ FromdieJtr^svn^ ^Tem>Y&azdik, ■. ' _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _________ „„„ _ ___ _ Some time in last March, id (he ooiintyfd skiT wifo twn or three of idi ebtopatoens for i w t t o , as foe purpqse. of hailiing, apd apcidnntaliy feIl|A .g«'I of Ai wr 13 .years of age, WBs rei : overbdftird and immediately sunk ; and . fi pm sun-rke from a vkit foetoonfoteoa offoe rnqment and depth of fore 1 Mr. Coons, w lm live water,; ailMtetopts to extricate him vyepe vain, [honrhoqd^ by r ltog«‘pan*. He was keiween 17 and 13 yearspf age. j fiteto Tfotoh* sifter keeping her in vieW B few - OASaturday last twu little girk dahtrettalj' behind Iwr, aiul and Houito, amd ,JaHd S yearsyfoie only c h iU ®}5«»S heiv afol sekcd lmr by the backf drea ofMr,ARton W* YRnmater,Pf:this tewrti,t 5‘ heyneek. Ore imreamSiof foe Rltie gifo came to their deRfos' bv being biiricdin a sand brought to her ossistahec a sfoaH deg; remained’burjedintlrepitforabputtwohonrs,f^‘!^[fi inqieascd by tins mtorfevenee, betero their melauciioly'fate was discovered, fo&a'n exerted upon (he girl With herhibfo « f ., , A similar accident to the above happened itect, when most terttetetely a Jaiger dbg ;| on Monda;- last, Rto. fo)avid: Luce, 'agedlhF sh«ed to® Ffofiter. A ■ about 21 years* employed j n the brick, yard ‘='1'®’*^ eiistied, Which was Rbont 'to rel Mr. A. Hntchiusop, near this village, went to ? fo« enfmo defeat cf yhc dog, .but for <1^; other baud-s repairing tothe’pit.it Was disepy* - efod (hat the sand had caved in upon hku.-^^^ The process pfinflaUng the His body was extricated with all possible des- „r,A ,* Pio_ patch-r-but, too latc-^life had departed, He was crushed face downward; and must batte been suflbeated immediately. Seldom baa any neighbourhood witnessed in so short a space, so many accidents of such a inelancholy nature. They present to us ex amples, ealculated to impress more forcibly the preacher and the moralist, the uncertainty Of human life, and the fleeting nature of all fhoseiiopes and enjoyments vvhich rest upon a sublunary basis,. ' ■ The two last incidents, p resent Warnm^ which ought not to go unheeded* Wto Trcquently see sand pits of a deep ahd danger ous appearance left to,taliy unguarded* la the open fields, and by the foad side; and it is as much to be wondered (hut accidents have not m qonsequence niore frequently occurred, as it is to belamented-that we have now to record two ofso recent and inelancholy a nature.— JihiTnal, castle, and the little wind that was in circflla- tion a t the time, in coUscqncnce of which, the atmospherick air had become so much rarified as to reducs it almost to the speCifick gravity of, the gas. Having made tlie necessary ar rangements for producing more gas,it was Uot long before the balloon began to ascend with the fearless adventurer, and proceeded so ra pidly eastward, add (o such a height, that it sooii appeared like a small black'gloud in foe horizon, and in seventeen minutes from the Mr. Roberlton ato^jred, dressed in a close blue military coat, with a rieldy CmbroideTed collar, add a tec,ed chapeau, and shaking bands with bj.s friends, entered tlie car, which w p a wicker cradle basket, richly trimmad with silver lace, and sufoended abbot six feet below tire balloon by cords attached to foe strong net-work by which that was encased. This was a momeni of intense interest. The hallooc, which contains 5875 cuhick feet, and is 21 feet in diameter, was handsoinely deed- rated. The bqdy was constructed of strong silk, painted and varnislied. ArpuBd its cen tre WRs a zoijc of large silver stars, represent ing thg number of states in the union, eqn- necled upon one side with a bright eagle with expanded wings, apd the usual motto of “ J2. pipribiu unOinJl AyRhiu the car, or gondola, stood (ho. intrepid a,rqnaut,with ns mneb calm- ness .and comixisure,' as though he could tra-' vql upwards and shake hands with Jupiter at pleasure, holdtog the French and American , B lack R ock Julv 12 c\u .1 The fimt attempt to jiifianchobj Oceurrencf.-^Oa Wednesday raise the bnllireto faded, owing to foe great jj,.. Chauncey Hotchkiss, an elderly crowd.of spectators, wifoin the wtels o f the gentleman of Paris, Oneida Co. accompanied to death the pahtireJVRruirescUcd tbc girl,-,.- During the ■wJrele tiiiic the bold foyadcr evin-: ced no dfsireto quithte prey; but on theedh- Irary clung to the little girl with R ftercenefo and perseverance, that sccmcil superiour to* danger, and to increase With the strengfo and number-Of bfc toteitonts. tegcBiQKs hrotbers from . foe county of Stidtos, M. 0 . Kdward and upOu us than tbp most eloquent adrnpnilions of Thomas Slaughter, WctetbturoingftOm South ner, of a hundred and fifty covers, given by the city of Ilhcims. The king gralitciR'A par don to a great iimtibor of [lersons under sen tence of political otfeuces, among otliers to Gen. DrbUt il’Erlon* There arc so some particulars of a late date from Greece, but no event of importance is uiciitionc’d. Tiie Egyptian army is said to have been in tlic neighbourhood of Modon, on foe last of April, in a critical situation.— The Pacha has lost many' of his men in vari ous engagements, and was suilering for want of provisions. 1 le W aited in Vain for a diver- •sion in his farovir by the Seraslripr, and for the fleet from Constantinople. This informa tion is received from Corfu, under date May 1. 11 is confirmed by news from ScrcS to April 30, wliicli states that the Scraski'er had raised the siege of Missolonghi, and having been beaten by the Greeks near Aria, had been obliged to retreat to Janina. The same news is confirmed under date of Constantino ple, April 27. It is stated that the Captain Pacha was expected to sail Vvith the fleet in live or six days. It is confidently asserted that U^sscs, who liad gone over to the Turks, had boon aban doned by Jiis men, and Obliged to flee to the mountains; and that Goiirra, who is the com mander on (l\c side of Athens, hoped to catch him. Colocotrorti aud his associates were still confined at Hydra. The papers contain London dates to June 1. The great'ship Oolmnbns, which sailed in .\pril for the Bay of Futuly, was deserted on the 17th .May, by her crew, in a.sinking state. Escape from a pirate .^—The follov/ing Is ah extract of a letter from Capt. Asliford, of the brig Sarah, to the owner in Kew-York, dated Alaracaibo, June 10. “ On the 2Ist of May, Santa Cruz boro W.' M.W. distant 10leagues.' At 4 P. M. saw a sail on on r larboard bow standing to thelf. W. at 5 P, M. being ahead of u s ; 5 30 P. M. tliey tacked ship to the eastward, at 6 P. M. wore ship and stood for us. At 6 30 being within musket shot of Its, and full of men, with no colouissct, and apparenlly to come on board of us, I fired a musket, which they returned with a six or nine potnidcr, and still ooniing down on us I ordered all our fmiskcts to be loaded, and to fire all at once into her, in or der to lot t 'tcm know we wei o armed, and de termined to defend ourselves. Assdon as we fired (he -vessel fell in the wind which enabled me to get a licad of her, and nearly out of mus ket shot* as it was full four minutes before they got the schooner before the wind, and ere she commenced firing again. From the con fusion on board of her after wc firerl, I have not the least' doubt we sliot the man at the helm. I then kept the brig' before the wind, Wliich brou.ght the schr. in onr wake, and-ren dered her licad sail useless, and I .observed she bad no square sail. When I kept the brig before the wind, she began, to fire again with her long guns. 1 orJored our men to wettlie sails in .oto^kAf-possible* to prolong, tlie chase, so as to make my escape during the: night, as it ivoulj bo perfectly, useless to con tend with them, they having at least 3.^ then and long G’s or 9’s and we witli only 6 mus' When a t a distance of about three miles from the Battery, jt appeared to take a South easterly direction, and as night was setting rapidly iu, some apprehensions were enter- tainod lost some P<»veribl curront of otr should carry him out tq sea, where be might find a watery grave. But uftcr a short but glorious view of our city and harbour, the variety ofj land and watet-r-of meadows, woodlands, a villages, forming together a panorama view, the splendour of which can oqly be enjoyed to the full by an asrohaiit,-—Mr. R. safely alight ed in a corn-field on the farm of Mr. Abruham Bemsen, at Newtown, L. I* which is stated to be between 10 and 11 miles from the place of gentleman of Paris, Oneida Co. accompaniett . by his daughter and niece, (a MissBowman of Beaver township, Pa.) was descending the hill, in this village, leading from Main-street to the ferry, ia a cRrriage, when the harness gave way, and they were prccipitated.upoii a heap of stones. , Some person standing near, ran immediately^ to their assistance; but, dis tressing to relate, the last mentioned young lady-was beyoqd tlie reach of assistance—she survived but a few moments, ' Mr. Hotchkiss^ had his sknll fractured, and was otherwise badly hurt, and his daughter received consid erable injury, They have received every at tention which the nature of the case would permit,—and we are happy to state that the latter has nearly l eCovered, and the former is as comfortable as could Lave been expected-— his case is not, we believp, considered danger- lie had been on a visit to his friends, the mg school ; and they purposed crossing the river at this place, with Iheintontioa of faking .a view of the falls, on their route homeward, when they were arrested by the fatal accident above recited. Singular Coincidence ,.—On foe same day ascension. The car struck tiic ground gently that the close by a fence, which Mr. R. laid hold of* , J nnJ withhis hands and secured the baHoon. He all tire p S sen|crsy^ong whom iviS was observed by the inhatotants, who assem- jjV. Nathaniel Ives, jr. of this vilfage-but we have the pleasure to state, that he is fast re covering.. And on the same day, we under stand two men were killed in Batavia by means of their horses being frightened; but the par ticulars wc have not yet learned. On the same day, DIED , in Lockport,after a short illness, Mr. Tyler Hotchkiss, nephew of Air. Chauncey IIotchkis3.--Ga<r. hill) on that subject, untiiSept. 1811, whenat his ho(f.se, and after he had iiiado sonic survevs bn Iho route.— shall si;ck for his -rcrniDfe cenee of the conversation. 1 have repoaletllv beard the original idea cif the ovCrJand route. of file canal ascrihcil to Mr. B'fori-is, on hi.s letter written at BuiTalo, in J304 . or 5, since pubii-bed, in wliicli lie speaks riijitnroosly of the future navigation of Lalyo Erie; but makes «*» inqntion of tapping the hike fifr a catiaj. lie was one of the com. missioncr.s ■• ho had my-Essays in 1810, and the. reputed author of >111(41' Report in- Marchi 1811. I conceived thc over-landroiitcinCol. blyu* (lersc’s counting-roorri at Soriocu Falls.—the first impulse offoc idda .'vaiso powerful as to have made .an inddfiblc impression i.n my mind. - . . ’ . I shall chdoawour fo authenticate the fact, and after the comphtioii oj'the. conn/, to con tend, not that I first of all men. thought of the fiuhject.biitfhatlboideavvith mo, was original. My -Essays in the Genesee Mcsscngc'r ap. pear as yet, to ho the first publick comniuni- ontipii of die hlt n. They were written when 0.11 my private prospects in life ircrc blighted; kets and 11 nren including passenger^ 1 am bled at tlie spot, and immediatelybroughthim to this city, with his balloon, without the least injury. He arrived at half past 11 o’clock, after an absence of four hours, Mr. R. did not ascend as high as lie intend ed, and it was too dark to btiahle him to make any scicntiCpk experiments or chservations. Those deficiences lie proposes to supply here after, liaving agreed to afford onr citizens two more opportunities of witnessing th<? anima ting and interesting speclaelc. From the JY. F. Commercial Advertiser, Insurrection in Jtintanzas, — Iiavefoe- fore'noticed, that about [he middle Of last month an insurrection had broken out. in Malanzas. The following letter from that place, written on the 18th of June,details some of the melancholy consequences of tiiat event: ’‘After arefreshing higlit’srest,Iimprove foe first moment in Writing to you. I have esca ped from a scone |he most horrid that can be imagined—no less than an insurrection of tJio. negroes in the country'. ‘ti had business in tlic ihtorioitr,and left this place on tlie 14th inst, and was at Mri G. Bartlett’s plantation on tiiat day: hut as my business called me farther up, I proeecded on to Langiiinellc’s, intending to return early the next mo.rning to Mr. B’s. “ On Ibis very night, aud tire morning of the 15th, tlie negroes rose on nearly all the estates in that vicinity. Fortunalely tho.se who first rebelled did liot pass threngh Mi'. G. B’s plantation, wliiob gave him and family an opfiortiinity to escape to a stone house, about a milo distant, where ton or fifteen whites had collected to make a stand. liisdwn negroes, with the exception of7, remained quiet. The 7 joined the rcvoltcrs. Tlie monetors in hn- man shape, hail been at work, dealing death, 'to every white person they coiild find, for the wiiolq night—and the- liglit of the buildings they liad set on fire spread (lie first alarm. “ By 7 o’clock the whites came from every direction to the spot where tlie negroes had assembled. 'I'his was a moment of life or death. ■ They fought with desperation on both sides. But tlie negroes, not well iiuderstaiid- ingthenseof fire arms, did but little execu tion. At.tlie tavern, where the first stand was made by (he whites, (13 only*) they kept at bay 70 or 80 negroes,until a rciiifo.rceiucnt of whites camefroin below, who fought ivilli such spirit that, in one hour, more tliah half the negrees wero .slain, and the balance dis persed, and pursued by the whites, giving no quarter. “ Seeing this check so effectuai, the other negroes in that_ quarter remained quiet.— What tlieir real disposition is,0od only ItetoJii- The country.is new quiet, f tame in last night corUjiletciy worn, otit with fatigue.' Ma ny ladies liave taken refuge in town. Four teen white persons have been slain—among whom is Mr. Satnucl Bartlett, of Haverhill, Atcidenis.—JxAm Goble was lately found dead in tlie road, about one mile from the Yil- Gnrolina, and being out p f cRsh, foey /ell up* dn the following expedient to supply focuV wants : Ned, who lias g tcmar’kably curiedf headof hatr*and aflatnose, WRS painted b lack ■ i and swapped in-his brother to a gentlcm'ure ' near foe ^ n th Carolina line, for a little Uegto getting In the exchange a suirfr ^mpncri Thompson;mqvcd on his jonrncjq aiidNed fo* mainedwifo iifs new master a d^fw s o ; he then, to use his o v a words ” w.asJjl^ lo«to ani came on.” Tliis affair; came tolfohtW the confession of Ned, who became dtspfotsed; witii his btotlier for engrossing the Vrijole sirei), and let tire matter out. It is uaderstood foaK (hey have left the Country and gonefo Virgin* ia. It is well that Ilie puhJick shdi^ guardt against these fellows, as they are g fel; ecoun- dtels. Thompson is strong built,fate skinned, dark hair, witii good teeth; he lisps fa speak-'' ing, Ned is also q stout frame, with a dark skin, flat nose, and dqrk curled head, and without much blacking might personate a nto gro ; he plso lisps in speaking. It is said foiifc he has several times been ,scld b y ^ l broBier —rcmaiiiing twpor three days to let'ldii hrofo- er escape, when he Would emancipate himself by “ washing put.”— Western Quroimm, Economy in ihe vte of ‘ Hops,—The exten- • sive family use of hops in liorae-brewing, a»4 tile usual high price in the market, renders it , of im’poi'tance to know the properties of thu 1 articles. W e arc. therefore, greatly indt-bted to p r . Ivcs,^ of New-York, who informs u*. that he has discovered tire part of hop in which all the useful qualities reside, the leSt biujjg mere refuse. The hops Lave tiyo sorts of flowers, the male and the fcrnale|,which grbw on different:, plants, It is the female fiower,s or cones, or catkins, as they are sonietiinbs called, whick’ are alone used in brewing* The male phant is called the wild hop. The hops are compos ed of scafcs of a pale greenish colour, and roll in at the base. Dr Ives informs us that he finds tire ba.$es of these scales or leaves covered by a ver}'delicate shining yelfow'. grain, of gulden lustre, (ailing into a powder, impalpable to the touch, and of a pleasant ar- oniatick smell. Tins golden powder P r . Ives found to bo so abundant, as tbform abfiut the sixth part of a gros.s weight of the hops a» brought to market. In thispo.vvdcr, our informant also ascer-. taincdjthat the whole value of the hop roside.s, the loaves themselves being quite iiiet-t'anJ useless,. He says tlial this rowder is usu:.lly neglected or thyown aivay by the broweia, who arc not ati-are of its value. AVe cannot speak to this, but if it is so, the evrour cannot be too soon corrected. This valuable powder lage of Milford, Pa. His. death was beltevcd which is known to chyrriisls, by foe name of to have been caused by fallingpn a sharp stone. On the 4tiv inst. during the celebration at Garlisle, Pa. Mr. William Bel) was killod.mul Dr. John S.'Givin, mortally wounded. ‘This melancholy event occurred-by the bursting of a cannon. On the morning of the same daj a similar accident took place at Gardiner, Maine. Mr* Fish and another person -were loading a cannon, and while ramming liOme the charge, foe gun went off and Mr. Fish was dreadfully mangled. A part of one arm and one side was carried awa}’, and the ramrod was driven through tliCf thigh. A Air. Peck was severely injured. On Monday morningof last week,(he wife of Air. Abel Harris, of Ferrisburgh, Vt, was kil led by the accidental discliargC of a musket. Her husband came in from hunting, and laid the gun on the bod. It went o'F wliile Alro. IL and a young woman were endeavoniing to put it in its place. A geritlernan of Southwark, says a Pliila- (lelphia paper of yesterday, was riding in gig with two graiid-cbildVen, on Saturday, when the horse took fright, and as one of the cluldren was falling out, - the other caught liirn by the heel to save liiin: whilst in tins situa tion, banging out of the gig, the wheel ill its rtiVolalioiis struck against his>hcathaiid almost instantly killed him. Gibraltar papers of the 28th May state that the: Colombian brig of war Fancedor, and schr. Gefi. Santander, have both arrived at Gibraltar from a cruize. On the 14th Blay, the Vancedor engaged tlio Spanish brig Pri- merp de Calalana, of-14 guns, of and for Bar celona, from Havana, ivhCn, after a short ac tion, (hi; Spanish brig was sunk by a shot from the Vancedor. The passengers aud crow, eighty in mitiiber, were saved, except three, by boats from tlie latter. The cugageriient Was fought outside the straits. Distressmg Accidenis.~,-ln the aftei'tioon of tliC 4lh wliiie tlie Artiilcry company Was inarching down Essex-streef, Salem, Mass, the horses of a coach which was passiiigiW'erc (Vighteued .by the noise pf the niusick, aud sUd- dciily^ started athidsl a number of boys, near the side walk, and after breaking a jiost, knocking down two small boyB,oiie of whom a promising son of Mr. William Jones, between 8 and 9 ro'avs of a'gp, was so dreadfully Wcua- lu'puliuc, is easily separated bj Ihi-csbing and silting frorti the useless leaves of the hops.— Six, pounds of hops from, the market ougiif, on an average, to produce one pound of lupu- llne, and tills will go nearly a fourth fanhi-r in brewing than using hops in the gross. The discovery of Dr. Ives will give us an infalli ble test of the value of hops. This is of very great imjiorlance, both to brevvera and to families who brew tbtfir owo boor, and may, if they are careful, save (hetn many a pound on the purchase of the article. If you loolc into any of the boedts on brt. wing you will see how much at a loss they are for :i test of the value of hops, “ Tliey must bo chosen,” says one, “ by the blight green col our, sweet smell,and clainminess when I'libhed in the hand.” “ Rub,” says another, “ a few hop. pods strongly in the palm of the band, and' if they arc good * an oily, rich, or rcm~ ous substance will be perceptible, accompa nied by a most fragrant sincjl. Tlie friction should produce a quantity of fine yellow dust, called by the trade, condition, iri Wiiich the richness of foe ho|v, in jiart consists, as docs its strength in the oily or resinous substance.” Tins is a- little nearer flic mark, but still (lie erroilr is g reat,, and might mislead the buyer into very improper purchases, Tlic only test of course is, that the powder described so accurately by Dr. ives, .stioul'i beabmiikint, constituting about a sixth of'a gross weight; and it shoiild'be of a clear bright golden colour.— ALlh. Gaz, Cure, for Dysentery .—A decoction of the roots .of Itlackberry hushes is a safe,' sure ami speedy euro for the dysenfciyi —This receipt was obtained from the Oneida Indians, The foregoing copied from an American newspaper, reminds vis of another medicine ‘ for dysentery, dcjivcd from the same vegeta ble, which should not be lost. It was cen- sta-ntly introduced iti(o the triedicinc chests sent to the West Indies-frcm Bristol, by a phy sician of that city, Wbosonnme We do cot rec- qllocf, add being very efficacious, w-.ss miu h inquired for al'ler his death, soti’c forty or.fiffy years airo. It was communicated to the wii- tor-oT this urtfolc Tw fed daugTiteri^^^^ thain—-who h'as also Ireen foad Sorne years.— It consistsssimply cf the common blackIrevrieS, gathered: when ripe, they were put into au ov en, liot vei'j’ hot, to exhale all the mcistoce I PROPERTY OF UNI VERS ITY-“ OF ROCHESTER ORIGINAL STAINED
