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.1\ SPAPER
mETßo.RoLouleiti, 2 ..7,•it411;77,
We take the following interc- -a-pk.oo,
from the Sydney Morning Herald :--KOn turn
day, the 12th inert, I left LiuiEt-ston in the ady

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Denison. For several days-we were baffled
by head
, Winds, and en Thursday, the 17th, we had only
reached hit. 38 min. 30 sec., long: 149 mirt..,59.
E. ...This day was an-ts-ventful Otsi. -its) us ; fnr, nut
to speak of several flying fish that sprang. on'beasdt
' and an enormous sword fish that showed himself
' siveral times near our vessel, we witnessed a sight
granted to hut few. About 12 Aloelc a waterspout
appeared in the distance, not near enough to cause
apprehension, A few SouTe after, howeserese im-
mense one hove it' sis:iit, much nnsres, ansi-p„„,sis
the ship at right angles. .leseetnedSlike a gigahlic
1 hose let down-from the clouds (which had adeuniti-
la ted in great masse;), axed cornniunicatiage with a
cauldron in the' sea. Hardly had-we cleared this
when I perceived through the ten3pesfsiens wawa
(a gale was now blowin) a wide whirling eddy of
smoke. I called out to the captain that a steamer
was coming fast down on our beam, but at the very
instant of speaking I saw that it WIV.4 a whirlwind,
flying at the rate of at least 60 miles an hour. It
was a wonderful sight. Fancy a cauldron 80 yards
wide, boiling madly, and hurling its steam' -p
to
the clouds—not steam only, for such was the force
that small bodies of water were carried aloft and
about with inconceivable velocity. And fancy this
cauldron rushing at you as straight as an arrow,
while the winds were howling in a frantic gale, and
the sky was covered with blackest clouds in every
quarter. Capt. ikPliinlay saw at a glanceour extreme
danger, so did every one of his smali but active)
crew. Our course was then north and by west, and
at once the vessel's head was turned north and has
east. The cauldron instantly changed its direction ;
and what will your readers say when i inform them
that we tacked round to almost every point of the
compass, and that the fearful thing followed us at
every turn, until we succeeded in clearing it by
tacking to the S.S.W. ? On the very instant of our
success, the man at the wheel sang out, ' Another
on the weather quarter, sir ;' and there was another,
equally large, fierce, and speedy, which passed near
our stern. Immediately after was heard, 4 Another
on the weather beam, sir !' We cleared that, and
then ' Another on the weather bow, sir !' was
shouted by the steersman. In brief, nine water-
spouts passed close to us in 20 minutes, any one of
which would in a moment have sent us to the bot-
tom. Perhaps the most extraordinary thing yet
remains to be told. Esch cauldron after passing us,
halted about half a mile off, and when the whirl
grew more dense the ' steam' was lifted higher, and
a tongue was let down from the clouds immediately
above, forming a regular ' hose,' so to speak, up
which the water went in immense quantities. The
whole nine then ranged themselves close together
on our lee, each being perfectly defined, and in
shape exactly like a boy's pegtop, the spike being
in the water, and the top spreading through the
clouds. Dr. Livingstone has spoken of the benignity
of Providence in depriving of the feeling of terror
one who is in the jaws of aferocious beast, I am in-
clined to think that Providence shows great indui .
gence in all great dangers. I can only say that the
exceeding majesty of the scene precluded every
feeling of terror. At the very moment when one of
the waterspouts (for the whirlwinds were all nascent
waterspouts) actually touched our bowsprit I was
busily calculating its area and its speed."

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place to the erudite matt of letters. The
to
,la Napoli a Secce,' animates the place it describes
with the spirit of poetry, while at the same time it
indicates the true resources of the country, and the
means. Of making them useful by the aid of scienee.
" He was an accomplished poet, and his passion
ate verses of the nai lona! customs of the beautiful
kingdom of Naples are cFothed in the most elegant
language.

''The Marquis de Pietracatella had a Grand
Cross of the Order of St. Ferdinand, St. Januarius,
Francis 1., the Legion of Honour, St. Andrew of
Russia, and of the Order of the Cruzeiro of Brazil.
One of the greatest merits of Joseph Ceva Grimaldi
is that he always obeyed his own convictions with-
out wishing to impose them on others, and without
abusing the authority by using it in support of
them. Such a man offers an excuse to hatred. Of
irreproachable conduct, of an affable and gentle dis-
position, he courted none but friends, and his ad-
mirers were all those who read bis books. He died
at an advanced age, with all the serenity of a good
conscience, calm, happy, surrounded by the care of
those dear to him, to whom he bequeathed a great
name, rendered still more illustrious by his learn-
ing, his probity, and his exalted virtues."

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.
The Royal mail steam ship TasManiati arrived

here this morning with the above mails, 134 pas-
sengers, 1,494,233 do's. in specie, and 1,200 pack-
ages of cargo.
Dates by this arrival are Vera Cruz, July 2 ;
Havannab, 7; Honduras, June 29; Carthagena,
July 3; Colon, 8; Jamaica, 10; Jacmel, 11 ; Porto
Rico, 13 ; Demerara, S ; Tobago, 8; Trinidad, 9 ;
Barbadoes, 11; Grenada, 9; St. Vincent, 10; St.
Lucia, 11; Martinique, 11; Guadaloupe, Domini-
que, and Antigua, 12 ; Montserrat, Nevis, St.Kitt's,
and Tortola, 13 ; and St. Thomas, 14.
During her
passage the Tasmanian spoke the fol-
lowing ships :—On the 23d exchanged colours with
the English ship Ann Smith; 23d, with the brig
Belle of Devon, from the River Plate, bound for
Plymouth; same date, with a Bremen brigantine,
showing a white flag with 100 on it ; 25th, passed
the America barque Almoner, of Scarsford ; 26th,
passed the English barque Walsingham, standing
to eastward ; 27th, passed a brig showing a white
flag with red ball at main, and on the same date
passed the English barque Ranger.
The steamer Bogota, from the Pacific Coast of
South America, arrived at Panama on the 7th inst.
She brings dates from Port Moritt, June 2; Val-
paraiso, 19th ; Coquimbo, 20th ; Caldera, 21st ;
Cobija, 23d ; Africa, 24th ; Islay, 25th ; Islas de
Chinca, 26th; Pisco, 26th; Callao and Payta, July 2.
The news from Chili is not very important. The
weather had been more than usually severe, com-
munication with Santiago required four days, and
even then was effected with considerable risk from
the swollen state of the rivers.

The weather in Chili was unusually severe. The
rivers had greatly swollen, causing considerable
damage to the bridges and earthworks on the
Southern Railroad. The Santiagoline had not suffered
so much. Senor Perez, the president, had organised
a new Cabinet, under the leadership of Senor Don
M. A. Tocarnel, which is considered as a triumph
for the Liberal party. It is, however, feared
that it will be of short duration. The decimal me-
trical system will be enforced in all the custom
houses of the Republic from Jan. 1. Congress
opened on June 1. The floating dock at Valparaiso
was sunk on the 7th. The American sc'iooner Ann
Eliza, whilst passing through the Straits of Magel-
lan, was attacked by some Terra del Fuego Indians
in canoes, who in a desperate endeavour to take the
vessel killed three of the clew. They were, how-
ever, finally repulsed, the captain shooting three
Indians with a revolver. Business in Chili was
dull. Exchange quoted 45d. per dol. Freight to
England was at 80s. to 85s.

The elections in Peru terminated in favour of
General San Roman. The Consolidation Bonds
were selling at 87. The New English loan, 12 mil-
lions sterling, was confidently looked for by the
steamer arriving at Callao on Aug. 2. The Peru-
vian and Ecuadorian Governments agree upon
leaving the settlement of their difficulties to the
mediation of Great Britain. Exchange at Lima on
England was from 39d. to 40d. per dollar.
Much excitement still exists at Panama. The
governor had left the city for Santiago de Veraguas,
to which place he had temporarily removed the seat
of government. Business at Panama was suffering
severely, and families were flying from the city to
avoid the anticipated dangers.
The Court of Policy met at Demerara on the 3d.
Trade was dull, and business stagnant. The
weather was favourable for vegetation.
Business at Jamaica was dull, and money scarce.
Breadstuffs and native provisions were very dear.
The great bulk of the population were living upon
flour, corn-meal, and rice.

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