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six _ . of
villein it was from a pretest to a draft which he
ikaysieeka Secretary at War, which he considered
toots emest to if sr by Government.
Au ilamala-of bewis the public be-
bent do Iowa& oir sae of the noblest of urea—lie
Imo a pupil d Jarillema—by him he was reared--
L bits was ineirected in the tear of. the •
schincomw4„. Itl! hp, was introduced to public life,
when hisiateigniss owl. great botanical kuow..
ledge. ammo pwishatawro, wad persossal courage, soon
pointed hissoet afs the- awe prepay person to com-
mitted a projected eaplarlog patty to the North-
West west alit. American continent. He NC,
LIIIIIId *IC arduous conautawd, on condition that
sielpht take. 14v. Clarke with hits.—They start-
..islie.bett wishes sr the American people at-
Wstitti thesis Mar sit Amoco Of two years, to
as ailletchleht Oplieltaie. we were cheered with
the at we, oweatrylaen. A new world
bid knowledge in all the
at a truing expense of blood
oultaimeueli• • voice Of Fosse echoed the glad
wthetheels the civilised world—the mime of
Ma those of anivetwal praise. The
voted a empliateutary dorm-
tilliall4lllosurs rude hoed.
MettlllV lad the Governor time to pay his re.
opens to • widowed soother, before be was again
tolled iota roadie service. The Upper Louisiana
bad beep tors to pieces by party feeds, no person
could be own proper to cabs them—lse rippeureil
cud all was goiet.
. The Inuits assigned this noticed° net admit of a
particular detail of his executive acts...-sulike it to
vity. that the parties created by local circumstances
Ned were soon united—the Indians
were treated with. large presents, and putchaiies of
valsable laud made of them—the laws were amend-
ed. arid riclicious ones adopted-140 the securing the
eitizeirs of the territory from a reuetvad of the noises
a 1806.
Durrell the few leisure moment* hei..had from
his olicial deities, be was employed iu writing the
particalersoi his celebrated tour op the Misinori,
to complete which appears to 'Me been the wish
nearest bin heart ; and it gives as meets pleasure, if
we erns feel pleasure in the present melancholy in-
inure, to state, that we have it (tons a source
%%Inch can be depeuded upon, that he hod accom-
plished the work, in three very large volumes, with
au immense 11411111/Cr of paintings. and all was ready
for time press. We hope thew valuers may be the
means of tmusnsitting to posterity the worth of a
awn, whose lost act outs a gleam over the fair pages
of his early life.
WI LK ES Pads.) Nov. 17, itoj.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN't.
On Mon Jay. the I.ld day of October, Nathan
Conn, of Sugar Creek, m this comity, took his ale,
and went into the woods in pursuit •f venison.—
Having h ed some time, he started three deer,
which ran round • hill near where the new state
triad crosses the line of Claverick township. Mr.
Coen isaniediately crossed the hill, with the view
of meeting the deer as they should come roared the
point of the hill. Having proceeded a little die.
niece, he heard a new of rustling in the bushes is
the direction tient ho espeeted the deer to owns
end, eager fur the game, stepped hastily forward,
and, seeing something move through the leaves, lie
fired, and the object fell. On approaching the
spot, lo! instead of u deer, a men had fallen.inid
WAS writhing in the most excruciating agouties.
Capt. Samuel Clarke.of Claveruck, had contracted
to open • part of the state road, and was at erotic
upon it alone, when the ball struck him uear the
right shoulder blade, and Onetriateit t• the spine
ohe back.—When Mr. Conn came in with the
sad intelligence, measures were immediately taken
for bringing sa Captain Clarke to his place of resi-
dence, et Capt.Grecory's. lie received his wound
*hoot one o'clock, p. re. and retained his senses
perfectly *lade he surrived, which was until about
eight o'clock in the evening, when he expired.
Capt. Clarke was • respectable and worthy man,
shout 54 years of age. and has left five children to
mourn bet untimely dank. Mr. Coon appeared
exceedingly adlicted ; there was nit doubt that the
simnel was entirely aceidentsl; but such arcidents
occur as frequently, that it is impossible not to con-
sider the persons who art the eau* of them, if not
guilty, at leant extremely reprehensible for their
carelessness. Hunters, from sneh fetal conse-
quences, ought to learn to exercise owe prudence
said caution for the future.
The head-quartsrs of the East Kent Militia are
established at Salisbury. Five companies are-quar-
tered in that city, and the 6th maven is quartet►
ed at Soutimaptou. •

.insiregusten
NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE, Ocr. 90, Ism.
A surgical operation was performed in Nashville,
on Monday reviling last, by Dr. Newnan, of this
town, on a cliihrof Mr. henry Swisher, of William.
stop County. The following are the circumstances
which gate
.occasion to this uucounnoit and ter.
calving eperation :
The daughter of Mr. Swisher, of three years and
a few months old, while eating and playiug with a
viater.mirlon, received into its wind-pipe one of the
seeds thereof, of the largest size : after bring fre-
quently almost strangled with this substance, sad
the concouti taut accumulation of mucus in the wind-
pipe. she was brought to Nashville almost in the
act of suffocation. Au incision was soon after made
into the wind-pipe, near the breast-bone, and the
seed happily extracted with a crooked probe. A
free respiration was immediately restored, and
great relief aflOrded a ninth-distressed and anxious
mother, and several sympathizing spectators. The
child is now in perfect health, except a small
wound, which is rapidly healing.
' WasitterGTON.•(lixx.) Nov. 4.—A flock of 27
Merino sheep, left Washington, this morning, fur
Judge TODD'S. near Frankfort, 14 of which, we
untlerz.tand, ,are far the Judge. We believe they
are the first Leer brought into this State. From the
great quantity and superior quality of the. wool
yielded by this useful animal, and the vast import-
ance of such an acquisition to the American farmer,
we hope it will not 'be long, uncommon in this
country. It is with pleasure we state. that three of
the Merinos. brought hither on Thursday last, re-
mein in this vicinity ; 'FMoMAs MARSHALL and
ADAM Bearer, NIf. V
and
—LAME:IOON DM,
each purchased one, two of which were J. dollars
each, the other 30.
We are grieved to eel de that, yesterday, in the
Capitol, Captain Comm the Pataiosta es Secre-
tary, conceiving himself greatly, and unjustly,
and unneceisarily abused by Mr. Rouse Not:son,
a Member of the House of Itepressentatives of the
United States, ill a late trial, iu which, Captain
Cot.ts was a party. amid Mr. Nstson advbeate for
the opposite party, valid on him for some expla-
nation, which was refused, end contempt offered
instead of reparation, or even discuesicin ; on which
Capt. Cotes gave said Ys,soe, with • horse-
whip, what lie deemed a proper chastisement. The
iuterventioo of a Senator and other gentlemen
standing near, prevented any excess of cestigatioo.
—( Washington, Mr. 47.)
MAMMOTH THltHsv.—We have the certificate of
a number of respectable gentlemen, of the weight
of a turnip exceeding any we ever before heard el
It was raised by Mr. GEORGS VANARSDALHMO of
South-Amboy, on his farm, this year, from the
seed. It was taken front the ground on the 4th
instant, and weighed iii Mr. CLAKK'S store, the
tonne day, in the presence of six gentlemen, who
4havelisigurd their el sines to the certificate. Its
weight was Mite pounds nine ounces. The original
certificate is in our hands.--(New York Paper.)
In Mr. Consepr's Vega/tee, of Saturday last, it
is observed, that Mr. GRATTAN received from the
Catholics a considerable sum of money, for his ex.
ertions in their favour. W. haie authority to say,
that he did not. The Catholics did very generously
owe? MT: °MATTA"! a large sum to pay the expenses
of his election, which he most respectfully, and in
Items of sincere gratitude, declined to receive.
Extract of a letter dated Flushing Harbour, Dee.
23—" For some time past, awyon no doubt already
-know, active preparations have been made for the
'final evacuation of Welcheren. The millers were
busy in digging below the gates of this harhatir,
which were of an immense size, and great
'strength, preparatory to their being blown up;
'the brass guns. iron, wood, shot, shells, and
every thing of valise belonging to the Govern-
sweat, were hastily conveyed on board the different
ships appointed for their reception; the arsenals
were gutted of every thing valuable, and filled with
cornbu.tibles, and trains of gunpowder, to assist and
accelerate their intended conflagration. The troops,
sick and healthy, men. women, and childreu, were
rapidly, because gladly, embarking ; every thing
foretold a speedy and complete evacuation of this
'unlucky island. On Snail/ay, the I oi h, the gates were
'blown up, et nine o'clock its the forenoon. The 'es-
pl,naon4ns by no means so great as I had expected;
,bat yet the destruction, though on our side aucom-
plete. was terrible. Large sluices, thick walls
of brick, gates of the strongest structure, immense
Massed of free-atone and granite, and Image hors of
iron, were all thrown into the harbour its horrible.
confusion. While I was employed in viewing this
scene of destruction, the conflagration of the
arsenals, which were about 'JO yermls distant, took
I place. The scene was **full) growl."

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Tiignintuith, iu ; sad Friendship, Shearer, , LAU-
dur, with asuilrns.
FROM LLOVID'S LIST.
GR A • isrm Lac. er...-Alvived the Friendship, Prim.
ruse, from Burst Scotia ; British Tar, Ti.,,• from Halifax ,
and the Ohre Brunch, Reynold, (rum Quebee.--Sailcd the
Sovereign, Smith, tor Juumca ; W odors', Clarke, fiur ludic
soil the Vreimstusle, Strome, fur Rio Jasserisr.

IRELAND.
DUBLIW, DEC. 26.
In the afternoon of Monday lain. a svell-dressed
young woman threw herself into the canal, user
Ring's-eud. A Gentleman who was -near
the place, gave a soldier a shilling to fetch her out.
She was carried to a public-house in the neighbour-
hood, and blooded by Mr. Corcoran, a surgeon,
and afterwards put into a hackney coach, and car-
ried to her friends. When she calve to herself she
cried very much, but would not tell her reason fur
attempting to destroy herself.
On Saturday last, a race was run in the Park, be-
tween Mujor Bruce's horse Cotkatiotp, end a ches-
nut horse of Mr. St. George. heir-a-mile, carrying
12 stone. Mr. St. George'r horse won easy. Rode
by gentleenen-.—the winner by Arthur Henry, Esq.
—the other by Cut. Sleigh. A second race took
piece limiest% saute, carrying $ 'tour, rode by
jockire ; won in like manner emy by Mr. St. George.
His Grace the Duke of Richest I, lord Chit/k-
-eine, and a number of respectuble persons, were
peter at.
. Saturday evening, (by command of his Ewe',
lency), Shakspeare's Much ode eland AVethitag was
performed. The principal 'clues of theme-Mug.
were, the Benedick of Mr. Hobnail, and the Bea-
trice of Miss Smith.
His Estelleicy was welcoturd to the Theatre
with that gratuletioo which the loyal part of the
Irish public ever °latent towards the Representatiie
of His Majesty.
An inquisition was held at Naas, OD Saturday,
the Kith inst., for the purpose of valuing the grounds
through which the county Kildare hue of
.cautd is
to pass in joining the grand coital at Osberstus n.
Mitch praise is due to the land proprietors for their
liberality ou the occasion, which met with an equal
return from the Grand coital Coinpatl. 'I his
matter was tried before a most respectable Jury, of
abich Sir S. Bradatruet was Foreman, and three
Commissioners' viz. Sir Fenton Ay liner. Bart.;
'Moines Burgh, Esq. of Old Town ; and Theolold
B. Doinielly, Esq. of Oakley Paik.—The Grand
Canal Compsay eutertaioed the Commissioners amid
Jury, the Earl of Mayo, and a number of the neigh-
bouring Gentlelocu. at 11111Jonell'io, at Naas, in a
very handsome manner.
Yesterday, his Grace the Lord Lieutenant and
Suite, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs,
and principal Alembers of the Corporation, attend-
ed divine service at Christ Church.
Friday. there was a most numerous and respect-
able meeting of the Roman Catholics of the city
of Limerick, conveued by public notice. • William
Roche. Esq. Beaker, was called to the Chair. Re•
oblations were entered into, midi a Petition ap-
proved of, to be presented at the ensuing Session
of Parliament, fur a repeal of their exastiug dieting-
hfications.
Saturday morning. at four o'clock, the (Jake
.poultet landed her passengers at Dunleary, after a
passage of lb hours, though with an advetse wind;
Sir Charles Suatou was •on board, but waited
for the tide to go up to the Pigeon-house.
Several of the passengers on hoard suffered a great
deal front the severity of the late storm; Saturday
night preceding they sailed from the Head with a
good tweeze, to the Spencer packet ; -the ensuing
morning was a perfect calm ; when shout 3 o'clock.
they were overtakeu in a most dreadful hurricane ;
alter enduring all its horrors for two days, in expel -
lotion of going every moment to the bottom, they
were saved only hi the exertions and unexampled
steadiumsof the seamen, with difficulty they made
Cardigan Bay, where they anchored, and front thence
dispatched the mail ; four Gentlemen and three
Ladies walked from that to Caernarvon. 28 miles.
from whence they returned in carriages to Holy -
head. Friday they again motored out iii ire
(lotion, and arriical safe in !limitary last Saturday
morning at four o'clock.
osessiszacc=x .
A very extruordiitary attempt ails made, a few
days ago, to carry Off a pinto; Nohleinan, who has
found it convetartit, for the present. to take lip hi a
residence, in the of MIIII. The plan was ar-
ranged with great skill, and a vessel was prepared
to laing off the prisoner. The warns employed
on this service, however, made an algregtous blun-
der, stool instead of seizing the young
they tack a 4eudriuro; who bore a strung rei•viii-
blance to him in face and stol tore. The unmake was
discovered !Afore the Gentleman was twins! off.ths
Wand, sod of course he was Itherausti. r
• • •
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OW TMt se Ili OF OCTODDID, % „fr", ' • r.. 1.1.- . • A
i :-Rfisafts:Dllllll,lol AVIS DAlWlrane 17th Of 1 "rftlettril/41hallr Gkolielber• Core' Seals< und
- .
,tomadto He , • .Newmao, from 'Welting; the
artaToodkreer,
*Ohmic anaeantint.eet eairt.d.otfule.el:ririieii'andeiptet.: •Aslrgo,' It! trut ~,,,,Y deermrliur„et 4,4As.frws ettrwmothmly owe • , • • end Ithenret, frost the eastward •
man, this coltuun of The chi •is e cg ' wi, l'i'lig"""bribk ; the IhPairitill etrallY• se,. .and Wirt with a convoy from the
rim ushered to the consta.oiLed wAittlitala:uity,s.ar...Pil a At", is,....ithuadesistait.V. Downs. .- among which are the Francis• jeolfretia,
wmeriorldiretlisiterhischLews.---Os.
is
the.
Gniogvhetrosfor.Gethe
altiertahitstit, teu„V. le,. 7e. es. 4.• ;, II e,eierk at eigh;7;l"em sad . %%awe, Aid. General Greasifiild, Mantle, and se-
per- Leukemia, ea hie •via/ .
_te Weelingte •P. goceenitimi wise was heard astern of die Tensed reemaiblimg *viol others.
• city, somewhat the report of s pistot, at imbibition due interest /Sailed the Caesar, and Sarpedoa, Captain Green.
cause to tied liersitse of hlr.Cirioder. near the Indigo nogg. A few minutes after this *se the aloud@ ted ou a cruise ; and Gannet, with a convoy for Cork.
line. in We' Sente—colloil forlio supper mid some eves hesd, ha the she of a fug ma 'w, dat As 4 PLYMOUI 11, DIM. 17.
• ik, Of
aleirkit •he pettish . and gave sortie to his a 44**011 we err desk, al 11.• same ram • lategetysanti4it
The Argos takes convoy to Cork.
, . lime* jet being
at home.. sim
re. _fru is the earn wade, our leo, at the ofietapee I ,horde! javirt
4:ll::faatt i.a :ie.,. In about five or six seconds afterwards, Arrived time Cassock, from use Westward ; AT*.
Ortoero Metiottd to . the. kitchen with her children,
tozzlll.t.trldi:4l (he horizon. I suppose, hue thus. frigate, and Wrazk sloop of war, from Porta-
ged deo agrognei • (after Obe Governor went to bed, thuliewk"itidu,asnefistzonlid
hate
water. that bad they fallen on. mouth,
othiateims. is good order) went to eatable about ffered materiel injury. The stone TORBAY. DEC. 27.
these .....A.. al.s..t to .L.... m ;,.. that fill opus the deck I hove preserved.: it weighs above 6
.Sailed. this afternoon, the Gibraltar and %inmost,
loos! saer"'""'.ooawa'"""'"'"or.,...s, ... ...—e— , i
~ - -;-; -b er- .., :r . ;
I,
ii d the ounces, is of the nonuse eif iron, and appears to be impreg-
nated.with copper. Whether this stone was &eon up by -, 01 80 guns each, to cruise off the hie Boss.
"406 Mta• athador WM alarmed by the tiring of walei.spuut, winch broke a little astern of us, I Imre for DEAL, DEC. 28.
ran pilots in ilha 'house. She celled to
the
servants, other. to judge —The weather soil rinetioued very thick Early this morning, a large newt of transports
hut tntlllatt ellihrt. Oa the appeorsace of (lasi. amid i•loudy, attended with rain, sharp lightning, heavy thun-
der, arid a rough sea. This stone may' be west sad efrasoined panted the back of the Sunda, and proceeded on to
uhtvbterao' tatieetral"..L. bedc*Pimew dise.l• thyawiNiuspiiii..44wchei," They by any pers.. whn wishes to gratify ski curiosity, by. caning the Westward.
of the subscriber, in Westisituatruot rect. SaLled t,h‘eSt9Grorge and Hero, Men of war, and
taktra what P sloth* eiii4 he bed idiot hint If tyl " 1441" ace
ascend die, • s $.1.:... . bring Lilo .• ."0 The '-••• BENNErr P. GATEWOOD.
nectient meteor, that tei mineted in a etuae, lets the Manilla frigate, to Portsmouth.
h
,then tying 44 dew, when he ex red ei.,.., excited much discussion anion,:st the lesrued pliibeopkvia, Arrived the Clyde and Diana, frigates, from
seven o'clock ire sooeuMig of the kith.. He had
both in ow cy and in Europe. Flushing.—Wind W. .
jun
.4 will am
somout
vhs
up a his loved,
m•,:d
acis.'"'''
facuWelemettialirece earliest opportunity to roeseaugieete nay 1311WoUTIt DtC. 27.
I°A this iplerestiur Arrived the Friendship, Canal, from Londus, with grace-
thee througgillatistegetitioil owl cot his neck, • , emotes. liZiotrews of LI throw
light
cleat aril modtWeitimmi Ursa hr•i:ellaw of
%IT( kairdlltst.l")lckaeouse It::: Tha.: "'lr. 111117' (4miry.". 4(4. Suuthen""u'
with
ghat ham, with' a raw. Whoa to his scums, he
e,.,„he ;the" a et... 1, .J„.•,____ .t..., ,___
.."..,. still [Millis waryiplained.—We have cumarted the some, Imam, i.larm,iseid., Malta,ai
Ilti'ug' Iclisitinci grimace,UPkin i
ta7aiii as,
urarisi
..."""'te''''esra7;";;n7u'en`
t.u)„,'''"'hini 1 ash it appears tig be composed of irou, with spots if a sub- coil, —,.. all ti Dien 1 -:itti • Ise- —Sailed sad
51".
frerilegris intenipersed,'whicle kede to the Statesman,- Pei-citizen, soil ti'd hem cosh
Jo, ftogihilr's,64°lord
Lees. under tile inatietice of a deranging nialody i seiteaceppiestilion'emikablitliitt is wagre• rioted with copper. Plymouth, wish Boar ; Thomas and Slam, tiosifory, fur
far about viz weeks. the anise of which is unknown, 1 -_,..—___ . l'eigniiiiiiith, iu ballast; and Friendship. Si.cares, tior Lou-