The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-18 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

The follawing is an extract of is letter of the 12th ult. from
St. Petersburgh :—" Advices front Georgia of the 13th nit.
state, that on the 21st of October, an immense avalanche fell
from the mountain of Kasbeck, nod covered an extent of three
wersts in length, to the height of 30 fathoms. It completely
dammed up the rapid river of Turek; which, Ishwever' on the.
third day, worked a passage for itself underneath the mass
of snow. 'Chia accident for some time interrupted the
commnnicatian with Georgia. Fortnnately there were no
travellers passing when it happened. Nine years have
elapsed since the last avalanche occurred ; though, according
to the reports of the inhabitants, they generally take place
once in seven years, and In the summer season. The follow-
ing article appears in oar Court calendar Three hundred
and Afty-tive yearshave elapsed since all the Russianprovinces
were united under one Government, during which period the
Russian frontiers. have been frisna time to lime extended,
without a single instance iu Russian history of a cession of
territory. The acquisitions of territory made by Russia took
place as follows :—Siberia, in 1.373 ; Little Russia. in 1014 ;
Livonia, and Esthonia, iu 17101 White Russia, 1772 t the
Crimea, in ITBS Lithuania and Courier'''. in 1723; the re-
mainder of Poland, in 1793 ; Georgia, in 1801 ; Rialystock in
1907 ; -Findlauil, and the Duchy of Warsaw, in
1815: "

\ PEThitsAURGIt, DEC. IG.—lt is known that the great em.
pire of Russia has laboured tender a 101,4 want of coal, but
hopes are now wisteetainew) of some having been famed in the
environs of Tools, simenirfActuring lawn, 113.reiles Irons
Moscow. The Emperor has, through the agency of his Am-
baasador in London, the Count de Eleven, engaged a Scotch.
man, M. Cougutiac, with a great number of workmen, from
11'hitehavtn and Newcastle. They'left London on tip' lit of
Oetabor, and have already arrived at MoAi.ovr, where the(
will pa.s the winter, and commence the works at Tonle in the
arptimehing spring.
'the Emperue, constantly oceepiedwith whatever may tend
to the encouragement of letters in his vast empire, has invited
from France two orientalists, in order to establish and propa-
gate in Russia the knowledge of the oriental languages, which
has been too much neglected among us. The individuals
are M. Dernange, and M. Charmoy, both of them pupas
belonging to the speelal school of oriental languages, at Paris.
The first n ill teach Arabic and Armenian ; the other Persian
and Tin kish. tl. Denninge has likewise studied Sanserit,
and can teach that branch, so important as Asiatic literature,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

VF 11.0, DEC. 2.—Sok VINING NOVEL.—Yesterday Nov,
9, seven young warriors of 'the Seneca nation of Indians, left
this village in the stage, nutter the charge of Messrs. A. C.
Pox of this village, and W. Bringliam of Chatanq ne, for New
York, trout whence, we understand, they are to take passage
for Liverpool, England. Their chive, is to exhibit themselves
in all the important towns in England, whence the;,, will pro.
teed to Paris, and afterward probably complete the grand
tour throng!' Europe. lothans are all fine looking active
voting men, and will undoubtedly edit' d the Enropeatis
'Very tinsel and interesting exhibition. Mr. Mies Macdonald,
Governor of Lord Selkirk's colony at Hodson's.,!tay, arrived
at this place lIM the 2.2 d tilt. recently from the lied Kiser coun-
try. Ile Caine io the brig L'Hion, Captain lleard, ft orn Green
Hay, &c. on his way to MLrnheal, Meet hi: h 131. 011 V tho
charges which have beep preferred against hint by the agents
of the North West Company.—Nure I,Tk. Letlthlit PnNt.
1.-,hu,AGE,M ENT WITH THE IND{ V,S$.
Copy of a letter from it la.jor-Genrral Gaines to the Gayer.
nor of Georgia, dated at rot t `colt, near the confluence cf
the Phut and Chatahoochie ricers, 2 I st of November
" Slit,—The first brigade of United Stites troops arrived at this
place on the 19th inst. I had preciously sent a ruiner to notify the
Fowl Town Chief Jin-/re-noitit-io, of my antra ars to atteertais
whether his hostik kniper had abat:J. and requested 11:tit tovisit
Ile replied, that he hail already said to the Commanding Officer here
all he had to say, and that be would not conic.
" Ile hat warned Nlajet• Twigg- not to ems., or cut a stick of wood
on the east side of the Flint river: alLwint; that the hound was his,
that he was directed by the powers above and below to protect and
defend it, and he should do so. This being the talk referred to,
.and
his town having continued to he hostile ever since the late war, and
having participated. as die foetidly Indians arreert. In the predator/
war canted on for sonic time past .geamst the Georgian hontiera
yesterday detached about Vitt men, tsuppi.wed to he about the
strength of the novo, wider the tilatrnand of Major T.ig.zs, with
order., to bring to me the chat anil watriot.., and to the event of' le.
sistance. to trait theft a.` eticntie..
'('lee deuchmott,. atriviM :t the town eley this itiornint and
were instantly filed own, bat without rtLit. The lire %VA:.
mt,ifnel by Ow eletachTent, will the ludi:a.3 putt to blebs welt
of firm War lam, and. us tberc moon to 11..Iiests, man,
Illi/re wounded. Among the Irricles found in the 11041.4: the e
%%nitwit) twit ts, ielet), with a pay iif 4okt .veirti.o...
a Cef s•gned h. a H !ttsit t ap,am of flosses. • ii.,:„,t wh",
in the alwei.t.• of Colter I -rating. that die l fik f had always
been atone and &Ulna 11.itrait.