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'. Qt. ins sublime discoveries at school ; but tanght himself by pa tient a t ten tion, irate sagacity. and laborious investigation. c ida, volartic, enobservant -0411 d, could have Weenie k ]liewton. 1 1400 trained at fifty universities. *Before him Ca pernirus n o d displayed the ocheme of the heavenly bodies, sad the general manilla theirototions ; not as he had learned, hot In direct opposition to the Ptolemaic system then iu vogue. His 41Iseaveries were carried tittalter, stud proved to he true, by the labours et .Galileo, with his new invented telt. trope. Whatever general knowledge school; and universities might have given to such nitol, it was their own application of what they had so obtained, which enabled them to perform the woaders recorded ; tool to fis their names, like the stars they contemplated, brilliant and uodeeitying iu the hemis phere of philosophy. I. Were the list increased, as it might easily he, with wows noble and honoured by posterity ; 11;1111C‘4 of men who have enlarged the bounds olknowledge, and given new worlds of scienee to the bunion miud : we should discern mauy whose previous edneatim yielded thou exrellent assistance In their profound and sublime researches ; bat a much greater pro. portion would arise from ranks of illiterate poverty; or such as come very near it, in the estimation of lettered pride. " See IL indley leading his at tificial rivers through the bowels of the mountain ; or wafting his uaviesittigh in air over Ilia deep ravine, or the widespread vale. While smiling commerce attends, wondering upon his labours, and distant provinces met by iris help to interchange their specific pro. ductions, and mutual good °dices. No early education fos tered his genius. His genius rather broke through all time shackles of illiterate poverty; and grasped, by its own exer_ tions, all the wonders of mechanics in her varied powers " Observe Franklin, a poor printer's lad.-13y acute rea. soning on electricity . , and happy, though simple expo intents, he fetches front the clouds their vivid lightnings; rises at the rank at which philu-ophers look up, and moves in an exalted sphere aatong statesmen • the honour of his country, the boast or the transatlantic world. " What was Simpson, the great mathematician, author of learned treatises. ranking bins with the most scientific oleo of his age? At first only a poor weaver ; butt by sedulous atten • Lon he taught himself; and rase from his obscurity to a name of lasting eminence. " Herschel, whose mighty telescopes carry us, as it were, close to the stellar orbs ; rose to the patronage of majesty, and the listening attention of European astronomers, from the low station of .1 fifer boy in the army. The nano. of Chambers, author of the Cyclopcedia; of Ferguson, eminent iu has day as a lecturer on astronomy ; of Sir Humphrey WY% now deeply searching into the secrets of nature, by the aid of chynostry ; rise in the sante rank." EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. [From the Bone , ay Papers.] The first part contain% extracts nisdc by the Bombay editor from the Calcutta papers. and is as follows : - • - FORT WILLI NI, .lutAr 10. Discussions having occurred between the British Government and the government of Pranta, which threatened to shake the amity sub sisting between the two States, the Governor-General in Council has the satisfaction to announce the execution of a new treaty between the Honourable Company and his Highness the Peish•• a, explaining and amend ng the arttcles of the treaty of Bassein, with the addition of certain provisions calculated to improve the alliance, and to pro w-tote and render permanent the harmony which both Governments are solicitous to maintain. Hy command of Ids Excellency the most Noble the Governor-Ge neral in Council, July 5. J. AD..M, Act. Chief Sec. to Gov. • FORT WILLIAM. - - Pratic 'DEPARTMENT. JULT S. ills Excellency the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings, Gover nor-General. having nominated the Honourable N. B. Edrnonstone M he Vice-President and Deputy-Governor of Fort William, during pis Lordship's absence from die Presidency • the Honourable N. B. kiiiiionstone has this day taken his seat accordingly, under the usual aalure from the rampart of Fort William. By order of the ti ice-President in Council, W. B. BAYLEY, Act. Chief Sec. to the Got. Aecoonts from Khoordah state, that the rainy season bad net in with great severity in that quarter. There has been no intermission, however, of military operations. Information had ben received by viir Cr. Martindell, that Jughundno and Krishoa (Insider had united together with their followers at s illage called Ky.apuilda : in consequence of which a de tachment under Captain Armstrong was directed to march against them, and on the sth instant about 3 p.m. they arrived within sight of the enemy, posted on a plain surrounded by thick jungle. But no time was allowed fur a steady attack. — The insurgents, after firiag one volley from their matchlocks, retreated precipitately, but not before a considerable number of them had fallen by a prompt discharge of our musketry.— Captain Armstrong followed with alacrity, but from the diffi culties that opposed him at almost every step, trees having been ft fled and thrown across the narrow path to obstruct his progress, he could not overtake them. Four rebels were made prisoners, and hanged near the village of Kyapttdda, which was afterwards burnt to the ,ground. The Pykes, who were a sort of local militia in the pnrgun nah of Khaurdah, are, it is said, disheartened and begin to show symptoms of returning allegiance. We understand that a great number of villagers have abandoned them, and have thrown themselves on the clemency of tiosernment. Their folora condition, the uselessness of resistance, and the un favourableness of the season, seem to have made a due im. pression on their minds. A detachment of Madras Cavalry from the force nnder the command of General Burnley, in tianjam, was daily expected at Khoordah. The Body Guard is, we understand, under orders to return to Calcutta. Nothing, of consequence has occurred in Cnttack since the affair of the nth by the detachment under Captain Armstrong. We have letters front Khoordah to the 2Til. They state,— " there has been no change in the aspect of affairs here, and no particular movements have talon place but such as has e had in view to sin - prise small parties of the Pykes. There is no such thing as any etlective force among Om insurgents eitherin this neighbourhood or any where else, and no eetting eight of them but by strstagi in. Captain Kennet with 3 coin- Banks marched from this on the afternoon of the 9th to go in the first place to Girlie, it is believed, on account of the dis turbances in that quarter. 'the rains commenced on the Pith, and fell incessantly for the first 4b hours. but have since he• conic mmlerate." The Uklitiars from Kaolpundy to the middle of May, state, that thousands of peop;e had perished of famine at Pco , ollr :did that es my night the hungry proceed c3llO to plundr for their annsistenre from 4iie bauses of the defenceless. Milkers head-quarters on the :Oh of this month were at BohjaGurree. The mutineers had promised submission, if vnr, NATIONAt nrcivrrn, one month's pay should be advanced to them : but this the B:ilice had refused. Itniticet Singh on the 25th ult. arts encamped at Adnealt Nikinr, where he had reviewed his lrelinga regiments. The !kik army WH% plundering near Malinsood Kote. Ameer ocoupied with the ciege of Iltodh. nag Giturah, in the walis of which fortri.ss he had made a small I): (..icla. Moloanb Kilall Vtas encamped on the plain of ilinduen.—bidian Gazette, June 20. [The tiea next heads of news beldpg to the Bombay paper itself.) BOMBAY, JULY 12.—We learn by letters from the Gulph of Persia, that a severe action had taken place between the Wahetwe troops, commanded in person by Abdella ben Solid, anti the Turkish troops under command of Abrahime Paelta, the son of Mohamed Ali Paella, the Viceroy of Egypt, in which the former met with a severe defeat. The action took place at 31auwiali, seven stages from his capital, Derials. • tbdella has since fallen back to the t . ortress of Boridals, in the district of Kassime, four stages front Deri..h, where he was again assembling his troops, in the hopes of rettieving the credit be had lost by the defeat ; which was so complete, that it k stated, that if Abrahime Paella only follows up his suc cess, the Wahabce power will be totally annihilated. JULY 26.—We have great pleasure in being able to lay be. fore our readers the following coms iiiiii leation, with which we have been tkvoured, giving an account of the attack and fall of the fortified Pettati and Ghurry of Doosanali : Dootatiali is situated on the right bank of the Boleti river, in the province of Kandeish, and had been occupied by the Insurgents, who have lately thrown off their allegiance to the Court of Poonah. A detachment, consisting of the 3d regi ment of Native Cavalry, a battalion of the 22d regiment Na tive Infantry, and 4 gailopper guns, with some Mysorean horse, under the command of Lient. Colonel K. Scott, MitECII• ed from Brigadier Gent ral Doveton's camp on the 3d July, for the purpose of disper , itig any body of the insurgents that might he found in arms. On the 9th July intelligence was received that a party of Arabs, who had been engaged in the Beige of a neighbouring village, hearing the approach of the British detachment, had retired into the fort and pettah of Doosattali, resolved oti making resistance. A little after sun rise out the 10th, our troops crowned the heights in the vicinity of Doosanali, and were immediately fired upon by the garrison. The line was ordered to retire a few paces, and thus completely sheltered by the swell of the ground. The colonel proceeded to reconnoitre the works, which he did must minutely; and then decided upon the plan of attack. The troops were then permitted to refresh themselves, and this interval was etuploynd in converting the tent poles into scaling ladders. Every arrangement having been made ; the troops at their posts, a flag of truce was sentetowards the Pettah, butt it was repeatedly fired upon. The signal of attack being given, the 4 gallopper guns were run up, so as to enfilade two paces of the Pettah wall ; and also to keep clown the fire from the Ghurry, on which there was placed a 3 and 2 pounder besides jingels. After a few rounds tho guns were advanced and the tire opened again : but the supply of arninsinition being small, the infantry were ordered to escalade the wall. which they did in the most gal lant manner, though much exposed to a very heavy fire from l the Pettah arid the Ghurry, whose walls were 46 feet iu I height. In half au hour, the Pettah and 5 gates were car I tied; and a couple of ti-pounders ready to be rnu up to the inner gate, when the Arabs demanded a parley, and after same delay capitulated; about 300 were marched prisoners ! to (be British camp. The vivacity of the attack, the noise and the tolerable practice made by the guns, seem to have thrown the garrison into a panic. The outer gate of the Ghurry was excessively well flanked by loop holes, anti the ascent being by steps, many more lives must has e been sacrificed in the attack. Even had this gate been forced open, an inner staircase led to a door placed at right angles to the outer, before an entrance could have been made into the interior of the Ghurry or Citadel. It was scarcely possi ble to have carried a gun up to this higher sore of door or wicket. Our loss was trifling considering the strength of the place ; 5 sepoys were killed, or have died of their wounds ; and IS wounded ; 2 horses killed, and 2 wounded. BOMBAY, Aida. 9.—His Excellency the most noble the Go vernor General and his suite left Calcutta on the Bth nit. on a tour to the western provinces. We observe in the Government Gazette a plan for increas ing in India the consumption of English broad cloth. It is amongst other things proposed, that all natives admitted to the durbar of the. Governor General should be clothed in an uniform dress of superfine broad cloth; and it is remarked, that a durbar, or levee, held once a month, would gratify the wealthy natives, and assist most materially in introduc ing the wear of broad cloth into general use I' —Bend kary, , June 21t. LOSS OF THE INDIAN TRANSPORT. - - The Indian, lost off Ushant. with every one on board, is a •essel lately fitted out for the Spanish Hain, and on board of which, it is distressing to state, were 156 young men, who were induced to accept commissions in thelnsiirgent forces. The fallowing is a correct return of the officers and men lost on board the Indian, Davison, Master. SECOND HUSSADS.—CoIoneI Robert Skeene ; Majors Adair, Baron Heddernan, Jones, and Mead ; Captains Harrison, bPlienzie, Shaw, Jevvan, Whittam, Wilkins, Shrtibsale, (Amine, and Poe ; Lieutenants Molloy, A. Lindsey, Brugien, A rabin, Elise, W lama', Wiggins, M'Farlane, Jeirnan, and Si:cliper ; Cornets Little, Dutton, and Read ; Assistant- Surgeon Nlasters, Quartermaster Austin, and Veterinary ' Surgeon Puwis. CoL. CAMPBELL'S lit:GT.—Captain O'Connor, Lieutenant bnarren, and O'Connor. CoL. M`DoNALD'S KkGT.— Major Hart (supposed to he on hoard), Cornets Garner and Spearman, and etei inary-Sur. dean Po wis. COL. SPENCERION'S Kt:GT.—Lieut. Stnild; Mr. Palmer, R.N. passenger; non-commissioned otlieers, privates, and servant, ill ; women, 14 : children, 1 ; ship's crew, in. eluding blaster and Mate, supposed 91. ABSTRACT. Officers S 9 „,.., NOII-0011111164100e, 814 ll7 Wonkn 1... 13 Children, 169 Crew 44 Total On the Igth tilt. J. Collins, .1 ,irvaist of Mr. Way, of Gatcombe, iv.ui convicted before. Sir 1. W. ; Whites, and the other Isle of Wight Nlagistiat , ...., of gross iniseond“ct in 11. s miter's service, in having beaten a valuable horse, and pulled part of its tongue out. lie was sentenced to three ;nasals inipt.matitept. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Dec. 16. -4 0 •- B ANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. AARON A. Plymouth-dock. silversmith, from Dec. 29 to Jan. a BANKRUPTCY SUP'''. IiSi:DED. BARRI% J. St. Jamr.'s•strcet, dressmakLy. BANKRUPTS. LAIIIIIIOOI J. Drsycote, Warwick, farmer, Dee. 20, 29, Jan. t7 at Coventry. Mt. Mr. Bunn, Rugby. NVPIITF. M. Loydham, Nottingham, bleacher. Dee. 'f, 30, Jan. 27, at Nottingham. Att. Mr. ('hippendall, Great Queen-street. GILRET. W. Beth, baker, Jan. 2,3, 27, at Bath. Arts. Nethersola and Co. Essex-street, Strand. COLLYEII R. Cheltenham, porter-dealer, Jan. 5,6, 27, at Clieltets. Nun. Att. Mr. King, Serjesnt's Inn. DIVIDENDS. D. Newbold, Birmingham, tin-plate-worker, Jan. 29. J. Jones, J. Owen, and H. Abbott, Bucklersbury, merchant - a Der. 20. J.Whitehcad, M. Howard, and J. Hat/cock, Cateaton-street, bankesil Jan. 20. J. J. Wood, South Hamlet, Glocceter, coal-merchant, Jan. 8. G. Meliss, Fenchurch. street. Jan. 6. D. Morgan, Neath, Glamorgan, iron-monger. Jan. 6. A. Anderson, l'hilpot-lane. merchant, Jan. 10. J. Howard, Bridlington-quay, York, ship builder, Jan. 8. It. Hilton, Wigan, Lancashire, linendraper, Jan. 2 4 . i. E. A. P. Labatt; Finsbury -street, merchant, Jan. 6. R. ('hick, Molincaux-street, Bryanstone-square, linendraper. Fels. X A. Mowbray, G. L. Hollingsworth, J. Wetherell, vy • Shield,, Boulton, and W. It. Stokes, Durham, bankers, Dec. 23. J. Adlington, Chesterfield, draper, Jan. 10. T. and J. Diy.vley, Willow-stmet, Bankside, corn-merchattes Jan. 3. J. I land, Wormwood-street, wart•housemen. Jan. 17. A. J. Mackenzie and H. Roper, Cross-street, Finsbury-square, chants, Jan. 10. W. Davy, Norwich, gun-maker, Jan. 9. J. Francis, Huntlson, Hertfordshire, corn-factor, Jan. G. W. Hewitt, Cargo. Ctunbcrland, fishmonger. Jan. 16. .T. Blount, Lancaster, dealer, Jan. 12. W. WWI, Maidenhead, surgeon, Jan. 6. 0. Caulton, Aston, War wielc, wire-worker, Jan. 9. A. Adair, and D. Cunningham, Winchester-street, Inertlibts Jan. 3. M. C. Millers, Liverpool, milliner, Jan. 8. T. Newcombe, Bow bridge, Glocester, clothier, Jan. 8. D. Griffiths, Canterbury, draper, Jan. 24. W. Easterfield, Fleet-market, haberda diet.. March 21. CEIITIFICATES--.1Ax.50. R. Meacock, Liverpool, dealer.—J. Wilson. Bishopgate-streat, Swetdish merchant.—E. Treharne, White hall, Caermarthenshise, dmiler.—G. Burgess, Manchester. woollendraper.—T. Vaughan. Newport, Monmouthshire, shopkeeper.—G. H. Hodgson, Wat ling-street, merchant.—T. Luff, and H. Hem:hall, Wheeler street, Nortonfalgate, silk-dyers.--J.Gregory . Blackwall, butcher. HoLlands, ltomsey-terrace, Horscferry-road, Westminster, builder. American Papers have just arrived to the 22nd nit. nclusive containing partichr acconuts of the destruc ctive effects of a hurricane, which seems to have been felt generally in the West India Islands, from Barliadoes to Jamaica, on the 21st of October. The vessels at all the settlements from which we have any details, were, with very few exceptions, driven on shore, or blown out to sea. At Lucie the Government House was blown down ; an the Governor, with his family and establishment, amounting in all to 50 persons were buried in the ruins. The hart ache were also demolished, anti about 200 officers and private, killed. At Dominique the town of Itoseen was inundated, and sonic lives were lost. in several of the 'stands the plan. tations were laid complctetely desolate. Are, rding to ,- letter of the 23d tilt. from Philadelphia, the hurricane epg along the Spanish Main on the 22d of October. Capt. Kites of the Josephine, which hail arrived at Philadelphia from Laguira, stated, that, on that day, a heavy gale of wind came on at the latter place, which drove 12 Spanish ship, on short, and that 100 lives were lost. The Josephine parted from one of her cables, but recovered the anchor in time to prevent her going on shore. The American General Gaines was about to commence operatious against the Seminole blanch of the Creek Indians. IRELAND.— I HE LATE DR. BLATE. —An inquest has been held at Derry on on the body of the late Rev. Dr. Black, Vike was drowned by throwing himself from the bridge of that city into the river. Verdict—lnsanity. It was proved in evidence that the deceased had stiffered for some time under a depression of spirits, and was appar ently deranged. The Rev. George Hay, Presbyterian Minis.. ter of the Congregation of Derry, one of the witnes se s e a,.. *mined before the Coroner, deposed, that at different periods during his intimacy a lib the deceased, he has had, among other subjects, conversations with hugs respecting the act of suicide, and that the deceased hail uniformly and always tit_ press( d his opinion to be, that the 4(4 w,i MR' Of the greatest nitmorality and impiety : and that lie knew his pi aches as a clergyman to be always to refuse his attendance at • funeral of such as committed such an act ;and that he knew two instances in particular where he refused to attend himself, and also advised deponent to witaliold his attendant. , as this was the only mode they had as clergymen to show their horror and detestation of the clime: That i.. June last, a short time before the meeting of the General synod, the de ceased said, lie thought it would be wise to make an onal enactment in the regulations of the Widows' f mot, that the widows of those clergymen who committed sun ide or duelling should be deprived of all twitch . ' of the laud ; to which deponent observed, that it would i att: f or what appeared to him to he a case that was sees ever to occur, and it world be well that such things shonld not he " ever named amongst us,"—in tabicusentietieat the deceased immediately acquiesced." MV.TERIOHI OCCURRENCE.—EIHLECL of a letter from Margate, dated Dec. 12--" I have to communicate to you a • very extraordinary circumstance. A Gentleman, also has a hawse about a mile from this place, Neat from Margate to lAnielon await 6 veeks ago and took up his abode at Heti belt's Hotel. He dirted with his solicitor on suuday ; t i I.2aid nit. and on Siniday went from the hotel, with the illts'atli o of dining at Putney, theta expecting to meet a ilk A. He however dined alone, Isis friend not having kept 11. , a 1 .• int mOit ; trout that lime to the present no tidings ,re *..po obtained or Blot, and iufinite are tile ,•-• ~ are ; formed tit consequence. 'flit: Gentle.;.aii's a it. se. out about 10 days ago in borrilile dist eP• And a e ai e in eoll6lPiltAltOU (WEE stiative to the %hob of tots i•:1114 ocearreae, The I ilest artisan's from St. Joineft, Nt wli ui nti:oikt, nun ...a that flit- losses b). the recent eui hay p;aer are A:MOSE tnc..lcul ale : l',V11011:4( c have ueeo des foyer! and 11100 pet s/is t sposea to HIV .ippLOAChillg ioclement season j one Ant slope lust property to the utuortut of 3o 0001.