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• , ►r Cbc 4rtttob trtto‘i sumsin 1461 , FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER il, 1807 Last time but three of the Company's performing Ibis Seasod• THEATRE-ROYAL, Company 's ET. i'HIS PRESENT EVENING, Sept. 11, 1807, 1 will laa performed,P th IZARe Trag RO.edy of • rppluvisnriAtalibs, Mr. Caries; Rolla. Mr. Young; Orosernho, Mr. WadAv • Hualpa, Mr. Croy; Tnpai, Masser whet; Com, Mrs Oilviss. fipaniards—r :arra, bet. foal ; Alonzo, Mr. Palmer, Jett. ; Las Casas, Mr. Daven• Eiflfa Mrs. Litchfield. To wlrseh will be added, the OCK AND Musi KEY.cal Entertainment of L gmereages, Mr. Mathews; Ralph, Mr. Fawcett ; Vair, n Finley; Cheerly, Mr. Taylor Laura, Mrs. Mathew , ; Far " ; Ligon i.morrow, the Contest? of Five Mies Off; A Tale of NI. .4y ; seat:itch Him who Can. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, A UOU , T 31, 1801 THE COMMISSIONERS for ration/lint Hi; WO?, Novo do hereby Ole !Valve, not W MMES. DAY; the t.d Dee. nest, they wed be reads to receive MAIM to "'omit ( waled ap), and for the stipplu of all inch tra.tuti ties of FLOUR, SALTED ORE and FORK, PEASE, RICE, RUM, and FATAL WINE, at aura be t quire 1. st.e , t,e of Hit tr.siety's Troops, stationed at the Islands and Co lon,,s here suidertneottioned, in. Surinam, Berbice, Detnerara, Trilid.td, Tobago, Grrnada, Ratbaduaa, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Doini.tica, Antigua, and St. tints • . , . . . . - . Her Royal High , leo the Pointer CHIRLOTTR'S REGI. IMENT of LOYAL SOUTHWARK Watt/TITTER IN FANTRY, commanded by Lient -Col. JOHN ALCOCK. nitDERED-That tho Regiment do moomble at Heal-quarter, every Afternoon at Three o'Cleci, iw Field-de, Order, till further Wien. 1111C.Di On Sund ty newt, whew the Parade will be formed at Seven "'cluck in the Morn. tug precisely, to much I.t Field Exercise and DIM. Service. By Older, Heal quarters, T. STAPLETON, Adjutant. Sept. 10, 1207. CARRIAGES TOR SALE. A V " New Chariot, built to Order of a very hid* •Aniviierl, with silk fancy lace, Vise 4311111 =, an.l P.. 1511 . bleuldotgs round the Bode, a Ata a asomehe Scat, with plat/nom Boat huog on Spit be *Ad, well worth attention; and a very - light Lan. daub*. Alsetieweeititgballeat Cli4r . uts, witliltarouelso Seats in froes t eriN notepad Ow townies c.iuntry Th. abuse Carriages are ready for imatediewr use, wed wall teirtn dr. atteidota of any Gandonasar Lally graimour tile sleeve Carriers win be War. 'anted by the heiders at $0 4, dew Carewliatt•Street, Pun. a .... ; them an7 — rin up to me, crying " don ' t nmettny, pray don't let them kill me !" tt Alas. 0 heavens, what could I do! In rain did I beg of them to let the take my dear child's place! by force it was torn from me, in an bodr when I could ad 4 tat no proteftion. " Having plac,•d the poor usfortunata widinis in the manner abuse descrrbed, they secured them in a standing position, by replacing the earth, which buried them neatly to their necks ! it Thy inhuman wretches now began their hit doom pew-sown. dancing to and fro around the vktims of their torture, which they continued about half an hour, whoa they communicated fire to the ' fatal piles ! Heaven only knows• what my feelings were at this moment I As the flames increased, the shtieka and dying groans of my poor family were heightened , , ; . iianri Heaven drew sufferings wire Of short duration ; in less than a quarter of an hour from the time the fire was first coosensalcated t theit miss ceased, and they seek tow the tams of their kind deliverer. '. The eallous-heart p t y wretches bating sefficimitly feasted their eye; with the' monies of the sufferers. retired to regal e t h emse lves 41) AM liquor re %ai maimed; they dr a nk f re ely, aIKI MKS sense. lasi with one of their to mahawks might with sue have dispatched. them was het my Or, desire was to flee from thimeis quick as pastille. I suc carded with difficultyinlibmating myself, by tatting the cord with which I wahlhoood, OS "id" Woe my course for this place. /peace of h , af's Labe which I fortunately loured Fh one of the Indian's packs, served me far fbod. I trowelled mit nights, in the day time ccontallog myself: is thick swamps, or hollow uses. A party of Indiana ,d wititet a few rods of the Place of my cowote lt cond day after my departure. but did Ma' r Me; they were undriebtedly of the party from wham 1 had escaped, in pandit of sm. Vag days alt-r, I was met by an Indian nt the Shawasmotasta don ; he proved friendly. and condui!led se. NI a white settlement; without his auistanee I most le again fallen into the hands my savage foss. bla:iap she ;piles of twice in4wths rtriein, from As lit of arek, 18e8, see furthet , anti Its na•oa:u warao4g blieU he Ova. At pad for by Dills, payable watt Interne. Ninety &eye titer Dote. NEW LOTTERY . 4, CUR SHILL ; and Ne. 9, CH &RING-CROSS. r 1111 k; pres-nt Lottery being nn a novel Plan not gr moy an4inigastl, it it tweets., to explain that the get. eir ',Oriente! Lottery, will contain 21,000 Tickets, which w ill be put into a Wheel as moat ; 1055 of them will be arson Piismentaled to 13'7,0001. in Moi..y, as per Scheme; 6,001 et die Tickets will be drawn Sepplementary Chances, not en- Sided te any Money in the first, or principal Landotthe re tery. but siniag each 111 a Ticket in tile Supplem - ntary Lottery; b u t 91,915 will be drawn Blanks The Nuntbert of the 6,000 Tickets, or Chances, before Mentioned, not entitled to Money in the first, or principal I:Awl!, will be pet MO a separate Wheel after the finish of the drawing of the first Lottery, and their fate will be deter. aimed * the Supplementary Scheme, in which 1.501 will be drawn prig.. .smog 63,0011. as per Scheme, anal the reinataieg 4,446 will be drawn blanks. Government will pry 200,0001. Id anal, foe tbe Prises of both Lotteries. and no more. Scheme% with particular, to be had vat, it the above Offices. abets 'f.elseta and Shares are belling, and where the fullowing CAPITAL PRIZES were shared and amid ut (be Lipsey Jug finished. No. 0,637, a Prim of L. 31.000 14,167, 3,411, 3,411, 17,501. w a king Marten Capital Prizes bold at the &Soy, Offices Valor the year, by T. BISH The the Cettored (oh;ch May be token r.Thioititib fir the sob**, .r separetely awn pinie/64110 'doted OT (01.0ny) naa br seat at rite SeLretsr , ,'s Wee. No reran( will be had to 6my ?mite, in w 1.444 the Awe shell ant h. bile Pied 111 Wards at loizth, ,pr th,t shalt mot be .sheered to the R 0 0 ,4 kfo , e One on the said IVedoeueoth the U of De,Tosbet welt, tsar listen the Person eke makes the !'em 4w. we *mkt row* oh ►is bcholf, attends to answer toes ralkd jar. ni ztam LICIT It On kfIIDWIFEILY. OfiteUG H. . sat Stas-Mid wife to ;" topie:lns Disonsientv, no. wino on nti,A4ll4l, Orrs dolt of , at Om oleo* in Ito wow ii.g, COMMIIMIN his Coot,- til Lcetotes on Oho Thoory and rt+Clia. of Midirillory, odd on the Diseases of Women and eiiislicin. Portlier pacti , ulass two, he kiinon,o^ application to Doctor Clough, GB, 11. tnees-swoot ; Mr. Wilvou, Metli:st Agency- Whew, .4. St Paul's Chewing's! , awl u this Dispasnaty, 77, Welnock-ortet. An tv•ning Conroe, for thy acentintnintion of goon Ste d,nts s can,.; attest,' the Morning Leccures, will be gives, Gehl the wirior, Tueida!is, 'I Illicitly', and Saturdays, at 5c,,.,. ...!' VICTUALLING-01710E. Ammo? 11. IWO. F riIEACVMMISSTONERS fir rißeushittit Hit a A1..0(64's Kaye, d• hereby gin :Vence, 71v it ois WEIDNES -84 e U Derenelbr text, glee ..Jltre rarely teceoce termini t. tenting (se tc:l up), rod crest fin the iftprly Pt FR F:+11 BEEF tea the tar of his bjeity'e Troop se tie Isloacts nwd Cohmirs Own. underneatiewel, 14. Surmam, Beil•ice, Demerara, Tri:iithd, Tobasti, tkruatloss, Ss. %%nevelt, St. Lucia, Dominica, Antigua, a.id St Kitt's • D•tr;ng . At space •f *wire oionthe ee.toin, train the lit of 31.4 ,11108, and further, anti/ six 130.01 learning .hall be Pia,. To be pout lee t ide, potable, smith lotrrest, Matey Pat. after Date. The Canadians of the Cantrell, (which oats tisheo.cooioS-Sta fie the whole. or tepirotily for each 1a . 41114 ar Colmg,) .114 seen as tht Stvrestret qtte e. d rill bit lig to Ir., retitle? ht 'etch the Pee shalt owe he bower.. in words at kneth, eltqll ad he Je lhn ed e. the &wed tfr . forr *sae Arfaclit, fr, the .did :red,,e1.1,.., the 24 of Lkeetaber est. nor rimless the Person nth* son Ari the '*mist , or tone Pers ~ , an lw !whey, attouts, se seamy when called ,/or. - HORRID MiIItDAR KY TUE INDIANS. STALIF. 4.0FTE".11 . SCHEME FOR 007, UN A NEW FLAN. BEGINS DRAWING 20 th OCTOBER, and lini.hts 14th Novitasb r, I SW. 1....Pr0a 0f....L.40.000....19....L. 40,00 A t llO.OOO ' 40.000 I MOW 53,000 1 1" %.000 S llOO 2400 10 lOO 4,000 50 1,000 ID 20.000 ) Hee. of Titkets in ~ the Sul/Amer ttars ~........ L e" Lottery, .slued, if ''''''""""• 1 " 4 " ' 4..61, as -- --..—.. 7,01.3 /Welt Tickets. L 237.000 OFFICE OF ORDNANCE; Sarr. $, IN' '- THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS 4' Hi. MA JESTY'S ORDNANCE, as lar lAy ew PrOPO` 31% wdl be receieeJ at their OfFee, 10 Pali Mall, on or before TUESDAY, the 15th Meant, from &dr Ihretinia as maw he wiling to undertake the Supply of Fi)ltA GE .. fht Ibi OnMance Nora. stationed is the fa: towing Duittatta : North Fkiitain Northern YorkFhite. l 4 AMERICAN ING N AUffr. .....memer—. reeet.Tade VIRGINIA GASITIIIe• ' . 815-01 eto name osethods willibiblllo bode attempted for destroying ships of war et Ono ammo* winch wow to ow eau be of any reasonable hcpes of success. Mr. IP questionably, deserves great praise kir tie of his pla. ; but it is oat. that. is the of SO best engineers who have examined il l , IMO OOP effeS. Being at present uaprovidsd Ida tie agent books and papers on this sobjoa, whit* I hove pe. rused, it is impossible I can detail the easy serif that have been praßised by military men, far the blowing up or burning ships of seas. Iro the days of Archimedes, at the siege of Syracuse. by do Roo mans, until the burning of the Spanish batteries, at ' Gibraltar, in the year 1782. I shall therefore, at present, only inform the pub. lic, throng i the medium of your Paper. of 4, pro jea which I tred on a small scale several ago, and which lAM persuaded, if praftieed v'th a proper quantity of powder, would effea the leo struSion of any ship of wer,olaced within cannons ot. It is a fad well ascertained by experience, that the efilels of gun-powderovhen Fred in a large quantity, ! it: open air, are much more ~readful than when con. fined in close vessels. Dr. Thompson. as likewise Mr. Robbins. among the many experiments they re late, which have been made with gtmopowder, give the following : Ao engineer, at Milan, inclosed five hundred pounds of powder in a bag, which he found I trans to intrcduce, by a drain from the town into the ditch, between two principal gates ; the end of the lender was hid in the grass. Every thing being ready to play off this machine, a number of 'prae tors were ir.vited to see the effe,s, which were sur prising—for one of the gates was thrown into the , middle of the town, and the other into the field, fifty paces from the wall. All the vaults were destroved• and a passage WAS made in the wall large enough for three men to enter. gsttorn, escl;,sfve of Watley. Southern, exclusive of Chstivint. South West, iocluiltng PoTuoioutla, Id* of Wits% sad Cit+tchu,cll. Weoetn, Woolwich, with its dependencieg„ Watley, and Cha,harn. P•e a retro, of six months. from the lit of figlober newt. The Forage to he (wormed ire ration., consertirli of 101 Ink, of Oats, at 401bs. per bushel. lilbs.ef Upland Meadow Hay, and bibs. of Wheat or Rye Strew, and to be delivered at the respedlive stations, at the *sperm of the Oseitractor, wbo Is also to furnish such Horses with Oats,. at bib!. pee rattan, as 11:61Y he billeted within the District for which he Contracts. The propos.iis be ddi.c•e 1 separately or jointly for ail Hatton, arid at a eaaecal that tU C4Jillf:Xtaf shall receive lit. Stable Trull, that may; (rem time to (1.1114 accumulate, Mak: ing an allowance for the same. Farther particulars ma, be known upon application as - the OQtcer■ comnsmalingthw Ronal Artillery is each District, sod alm at the Steretarro office, in ►all Mall aforesaid, ■ny day between Oil hours of ten ant War o'clock, where the prop°. sale are to be delivered, sealed up, and indorsed, ^ Prepuall for the Sn.Ady (*Forage," bat no mortal can be admitted 'after the .a id 15th instant, at t welly o'clock at noon of the same day, it', wall ant Teside: be noticed, sinless the party malting it, or I an Agent in his beliaii shallattend. By Order ef at Board, R If. CREW, Sec. 10,000 TAMS. Aid, as an undoebted tertitnorty of the valve of a Supple. organ, Tichat, 1 will raw on demand, at the rate of a VII. PI 14 (or ever T eket or Shore drawn a Stspolmneeintry Pi MI. Y tre ot tribe, of ma t)ffice., and Awed lot Sate spit, oes or beam the 16th of Noreen er, 11101, hang Mose dap. beim Seoplemeotary Lottery begin% Drawing, or the Holders of iikh Tiet eta or 311..nr0, alter that time, will be entitled to the Ceanee every Prise in the Supolementary Lottery, Ir 1,11 Is to sonnet st the 6,. 0, Numbers above alluded to, and tool be determined by the lot ulll.ll, !Scheme, to begin Draw log 19:o November, awl end the Vith. SUPPLW.MEN'TARY LOTTERY SCITEME. 1.... Pima of L.d0,000 1 lo,uoo lO,OOO 9 l,OOO fo,. Oil 5 5OO 2,500 110 lllO ll,llOO tO 1400 —..—.. 11,00 Tickets. 30 1,600 15 2!aoo 4,000 surrmoß WINES. • QPENCER and PERKINS, Ni. 115, Nevegate- La street, Importers of Wine for iipw.iids of Forty Yeats, Sixteen of wh•cli they have adopted tha: admirable mode of melioeating i• large Vats of 3 and 43ini (Mons contents, as r ,00,0 in Germany end other places &bros., i by which their Wines ate so improved in Flavone, an i *neer cordial QUllittlei retained, that they are eat scaly a dirikous Liquor to the Palate, bee grit , zful to the Stomachs of Nerneu, Ilwhifsr and the ,god and initial. Their Stock of Old Port, Madeira. &wells, de. is of Fifteen Thousand Pounds value, by which they asoesubleit to keep W i ne to treat age,, both is CAI( and Bottle —.They &WI keeps large Stock of Cognise Brandy, Pine and Jantahne Roe, mid East ludia Chao. Shrub, the old.st in London, treated le the same manlier iii VAN, which, with their Wines, they sell sin the ain't moderate Terms, fur ready Nfoney.-.414t less than a Dosch sent to any part of the town, free of Expense. Pi d Mato to °Nerve, din rrinArevrn Ticket or the F.lth Day of th► Fir,t Lottery, will be entit4.l to eo,ootre. tftvinr ell the other Capital Pr.ses, both in the Psincipal and Supple diffltar• Lottemws, A.arting. Tickets 4:wl Shares are now S•IIls by Sir J RR ANS COMB and CO at their Lucky Lottery Offices, No. 11, High lifalbere; S 7, Coriihill; m. 4 SO, Haymarket Nut two THANK, '11) A PRIZE; And the Prides pent on demand. TOM HUNDRED AND TIP CY-SEVEN THOUSAN SI POUND'S, 1/11floED IN PnizEs, WITH A rkrzE or roary II lOUS AND POUNDS. STATI LOT I'ERY on the NEW PLAN, be ii..• drawing 0. (ober 20, IW7. SCHEME. I ...• Pees se .... 1..40.000 .. is .. Lsopoo I *Now I S 3 U 51:1 11,000 hives at Ticket , : In' COW the Sulipliesteatart - . 20 etch.... 142,000 LeAucy, wi.. 1b.... 5 This day Is publi.hed. 14 , r6 66, REPLY to the STRICTURES of The EDIN -473. BURGH REVIEW, on the Fn., gn Policy of the Wellealey's Administration in linlia ; comprising an Examination of the late Trattaaelions in the Cantatic By LAWRENCE DIJNHAS CAMPBELL, Eeq. Printed for T. C.adall and William Davies Strand. itO,OCO Tickits. L. 457,000 ONE. FIXr.D In weer that the pubis. may be lulls 44:40 t' value Of t SaltPlamentary Testier, J. W Alt NIFIIt tr.,. torn. kin, engages to pay, on demand, Tweet, Poun.l. t..r evs ry Suepleeneutary 'fleece lussught to his thrum, and tor every S! ,, re sold at ht 3 O'ree or by hi; Agent., on or before the ' c r November, 18;7. The hottlie of each Ticket cr to snug the MTh* Nlalllber, not reces•lng rronry. oil itstssi,l to inter chastest in the Supplernesstal Leartty, "'not beam.drawing the 19th of November, amil cuntatne the fallasing Prises 1 I'nm of L 20,000 .... h ....L.20,000 1 5 5 20 .11. YO 1000 ......—. 1,.01 Nun. L.63, , .00 TICKETS and SHARES see on Sale at J. WARN Ere lice r,ed Lottery Office, PL. t 6, Cornl,,il, facing this Royal- E4titattge. N a two Wanks to • Prise s and nn Prise of lest vale. than o.l!ers tin the counter, Containing Rink notes, et shore Ca•ert !CV:, on! be tee.ite4 the mule as if recent . N. B. A libe.ai l "wince to 17•Junti Agent', fot read.? FRE..sEmr rxicF.. . . . . L 114. Malt • • • L. 14 to Eighth . . . IS quarter . I &annul . • Tbie day Is published. in Om V*leme lento. pricipse. and in CMS/1100mm. pries 6.. hound, A coLLEcrioN • of ff:MNS mnd PSALMS, fur Public and Private Worship, with • Supplement. Selected and prepared by Andre. b ippit, D.D. F g.S. and S.A. Abraham Rees, D P.R.S. the Net. Thomas Jervis, and the Rev. Thomas Montan. Printed tor Longman. Hurst. R.s, and Orme. Paternoster few. ••• The Supplement may be bad separate. price Is. in boards. _ eIIArTAL'S NE\' WOKE. This das is published, in Four V•ljmes, &save, illustrated with numerous Engravings, pries Thialli-six Shillings, an Boards, _ • CHEMIS'I'RY APPLIF.D to ARTS and NI ATM TACTU It ES . By M. J. A. CHAPTAL, Me Mier and Trea rrrrr of the "'sullen Senate • Grand OMeer of the legion *1 Honour; Member of thelnstitute; Ho notary V.fimbut of the School of Medicine, dry. &c &c. Little need be said to recommend & new Iffork by so emi newt a Chemist as 6d.Cluiptal, who hat skilfully applied in it the modern Diseoverku in Chtilaistry and I:Apartments! Philorphy, to the perfection of the Arts and the •IFIUUS Writhe. , of Manufacture. Such a Work last long been Ali acknowledged Derr:rum; and, circuital by acute an ex. icenmeotaost, r the prawn Author, it forms All acquititinn, enema ell price, to the numaroot cheionts,.workeri of meta itud necnutarurets al o ,, at norm add I , elYnd. Printed for Kumar,' 6, Widget-street, Lothian Mid to be had of the Itoricllert Ut VIIM•44011 a few cacka, may be had, A DICTIONARY ai ACTIC•%I. and THEORETICAL. CHE HIS CRT. in one Loge and closely printed Vulnnie, ectsen . by wAl iod b with Vase, rice Lea.. ,u ioalds [Ursa of a terror tmm a GerdOman in Augista, to his friend au V trriula, doted July 21. "DEAR Si a —Oa the night of the 31 of February list, ar- teed in this place, in a deplorable condition, Mrs Mary Jordan. who, with her husband and oil children, were in January last carried away captives by the Indians. Mrs. Jordanians forni.hed me with tire following melancholy *ecotone of the massacre of her husband and children, and el her owe soliesings while with the savages ." An the night !Wein 'lid of .Tuanotry. MT, we sure saidinly awakened from dueibet. by_ the hideous yhils of savages, who, before we could put eneselves in* situation to oppose them, subeeeded in hating the doors of the tsoabe. 'Tiaff wain, to the nunitiet of foot, or 267. IlißMAllie Mml armea with tomahawks and soalohig heaves My husband met them at the deer. mei in their own tongue asked them what they wantedi—" scalps etyma family !" was their answer. My hothead en treated them to have compassion on me and his in nocent caldron, but his entreaties availed nothing ; tate were dragged naked out of the house, and tied Severely with eords. By order of one who appear illestbe the Chief, about twenty of the Indians took Amer of us. who were ordered to condoel u. with odlrissible dispatch to their settlement. (about tloo 47distant) while the remainder were left to pd. Ind fire the house. We commenced our jour out midnight. travelling through an uneulv Algal wilderness, at the rate of near seven miles an hour. If either of us, through fatigue, slackened our pece,we were most inhumanly beaten, and threat , rind with instant death. " After, a tedious travel of more than 10 miles, the savages halted in a ateamp--here, for the first tittle from tCetirne of our departure, we ware per. miffed to lie down ; the Indiana kindled a fire, on which they hthiled st-orie bear's flash, of which they allowed as but a small portion. " After they had refreshed themselves and ex tinguished their fire, we were again compelled to pursue our journey ; we travelled until sun-set, when the Indians again halted, and began to pre pare a covering tor themselves for the night. My poor children complained much of their feet being swollen, bat I was not permitted to give them any relief. our NJr their father allotted to discourse with hem. As night approached, we shook each other by the hand, expecling never again to witness the rising of the sou. Contrary to our expedations, however, we had a tolerable night'. rest, and oa the succeeding day, though naked, and halt starved. travelled with much more ease than on the pee. ceding one. The Indians occasionally allowed us a little raw food, sufficient only to keep us alive. ' We this day travelled, according to the reckoning of the Indian, neatly 40 miles, and were• about sun-set. j4neal by the remaining savages who wen W behielff; they were loaded with toe spoils of my husband's property, among other articles they found a keg of spirits, of which they had drunk plentifully —as they became intoxicated, they exercised the mare cruelty towards us; they beat my poor dial. dren so urimacifelly that they were unable to stand on their feet the next miming ; the Indians attri buted their inability to wilfulnesa, and again re newed their ads of barbarity, beating Carin with clubs. cutting And gashing them with knives. and scorching their naked bodies with brands of fire.— Finding that their hellish plans had no other ailed than to render the poor unhappy sufferers less able to travel, they came to the resolution to butcher them nn the spot. `• Six holes were dug in the earth, of about five feet in depth, around each of which some dried braneles of trees were placed. My husband at this moment, filled with horror at what he supposed was about tot die place, broke the rope with which he was bound. and attempted to escape from the hands of the unmerciful cannibals. He was, however, closely pursued. soon overtaker. and brought back a. he pasted me, he cast his eyes tweeds me and fainted; in this situation he was I i, c:d creel in one of the holes. The woods now tecturided with the h:tirt-piercing cries of my poor children—" spare, sp tie my father !" was their cry—" have mercy on my poor children was the cry of their father ; it availed :g. 4 my dear children were all placed ii a viniatism similar to that of their father ; the youngest Leafy Mos years old), broke from The method for destroying ships in gunpowder, which I propose. is. therefore, as follows :—Let casks large enough to cwntitin 14 01b. of powder each be provided. Let no low balls of iron, with several orifices, and of the diamc er of the largest balls used by ships be made. To each cask of powder I would fix one of those bails by means of an iron axis of such a length, that alter the ball was placed in the cannon, the end of the Bask might be several inches distant from the mouth of the gun. The ball, before it is placed in the cannon. is to be filled witk tar or pitch—small lighted slips of pine -wood. are to be stuck throueh the orifices of the ball, which is to be lodged in a cannister, similar to those used for red hot shot. This is to be done immediately before the ball is placed in the can. When the gun is fired, it is evident, the cask will break to pieces against the first object it meets, and the powder being set on fire by the blazing tar, will instantly explode, destroying every thing around it. A few of these casks would inevitably burn any vessel of war whatever. l'he superior efts& of these casks of powder, conneded with hollow iron balls, filled with horning pitch, above red-hot shot. 1 am confident, if practised, would appear evident. Projeds and investigations of this nature, may, by some, b- suppo.ed barbarous and cruel ; but lam satisfied. the more dieldful and destrudive the rn gines sit war can be inveated, that hostiliiies b.-tweets nations *ill sooner cease, and that humanity in the end will profit. J. W. N.B. Perhaps on some future occasion. I mat speculate farther on this snbjea. There are few arts or sciences, which have contributed to change the manners of mankind, more than the invention of gun-powder, and there is no science still more sus* ceptible of improvement. thas that at guatis. - . I