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eighteen. Oue of them submitted on the I2tl► to
▪ rsainsioation, which lasted from Mate o'clock in
the ning to three in the afternoon, before Al.
Van Di Coterie, the Judge of Instructi.m.
At Lippstadt. in Westphalia, an aerostatic
usrent. took. place on the leis of Ch.toher, which
was rrat•rka►lle by the occurrence of a very morel
circumstance. The etfollilit.brd •euusuced that
a person would rise with the balloon. IVhen the
loople were assembled, the bolthon, though portly
c.niceoled by a certain, was seen to be filled. The
ropes having been cut, the balloon, sprits% op into
the air, end with terror a men was seen to chug by
both hands to the bout. without being ante to get
Imo it. • They cried oat to him to let himself dooh,
but this was to no.purposo, hr appeared to per-
sist in his rath euterprim ; bat soon use of his
hind. relaxes its bold, he continues to chit by •
the other; but at length, as if wearied by his
loot 'exertion., he detached himself altogether
from the balloon, sod Ml to the earth from
eat elevation of several hundred feet. The ape-
trtora Oliered so unanimous cry of horror sad
tedf 'pity, and trey one rushed forward to ad-
minister relief to the unhappy man--but he
Wits • area ',Oyer, covered with • thaiki The
Local Authorities expressed their displeasure that
the aeronaut should thins sport with the humane
sentiments of the public. and were tesotted *to
arrest him; but hr bring apprised of lkiir in-
tention" by a friend, cared himself by pithMpt light
from the correctional punishment which tins mis-
cltievou. pleasantry merited.
Mr. Baring, the London banker, arrived yestet-
day in l'aris.

LITRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED 1111111

NOVCIIIIIER 3.

It would be difficalt to paint the consterna-
tes/11'mnd throughout all Spain, but particularly at
Cadiz, and the sea-port towns, by the capture of
the frigate La Cosiine, the cargo of which was
valued at twenty-eight mations of reels (about
1194,000 t), either in specie or in merchandise.
It was was for a long time well understood, that
six or seven Insurgent Cruisers had placed them-
selves off Cape Saint Maria, awaitiug the rich gal-
leons from Lima. In thirds e(rcumstances, it
was natural to think that some frigates would
hare sailed from Cache to protect their arrival.
But this precaution, so urgent, was sot adopt-
ed, for which no cause can be assigned, and the
t'astoila was taken by boarding. after • sanguinary
eonflict, iu which a part of her crew was massacred.
To the present time no intelligence hs been re.
ce:wed of the frigate La Praise, which is also con•
veyiag considerable treasures to the mother country,
and which had sailed from the Haelinnah at the
same nine with La Castilla. It has been collected
from the crew of Ls Castilla, that La Preciosa was
s-persted hum her by a storm during their voyage,
and a great number of Insurgent cruisers were off
the Canaries, from whom Spauish commerce was
every day suffering severe losses. If we may credit
public rumour La Preciasa has been captured with
a freight iii money and taerchaldise amounting to
iS millions of teals. When shall we are the ter-
'inniation of so many disasters and misfortunes !"
STUTGARD. NOVlblllan 11.
'Our Casette imbliblres the following details on
the visit of the Empress Dowager of Russia :
.4 We have already published the details of the
solemnities which took place on the urrival of her
Majesty • during the fortnight she has passed here,
and at her departure. To these official relations
we 'shall add here some traits from private sources.

After her affection for the Queen, the King.
and their children, her Majesty had not a thought
snore dear than the •rectitettious of her first years,
and has been constatitly ikcittiied with every thing

counectedvith her tender *Miamis for her relit-
lives. Immediately after her arrivsd she sought the
apartments in the •Celtic which she 'had occupied
'in 1762, as Grawileuchess of ifussio, tad under
the name of Countess of the North, With 'her lute
august spouse. Her Majesty caused so be sheared
to her the pat .that her dear relatives Mid inha-
bited ; there she abandoned herself for some too.
menu to the most touching recollections, said every
thing that was Ireland concerning them bad foe her.
the must tender interest.

" The Empress visited the Palace where her
mother lad patted.heritst years, and rendered up
her last sigh. Her Majesty reviewed, With a kind
of veneration, all the parts of these apartments.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs now inhabits this
Palace. lie wished, nu account of the great num-
ber of summery, and especially Rumians, who were
therN to give an assembly and a ball. The Em.
press was disposed to go there, but she observed
that she could ant appear if 'there was a donee in
the apartments where her mother died. The bull
dial not take place, and her Majesty animated the
assembly by her .presence, where she 'remained till
midnight.
s. lire Majesty visited /a Solihide stall its etni-
to" the forest, and le Borhale, where the tittist
smiaptuaus and brilliant hunting party had been
given to her and liar spume. the Count of the

" At Milieu:trim this Piiticess caused the resi-
dciwe of lwr lira father to be Alessi' to her, and
she I lace where be died. tier Majesty sent fur the
widow of the plipiciaii who had manifested such
aitentstoi to this Prince dining his reign, and at the
t Ivaco! Ins existence, and Iron her collected every