The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-30 00:00:00

VESSELS .SPOKEN

The `Florida; Mtibile. t 5 Ilativ, 29th .ult. ; Erie, Havre
Packet, .13ouird to tb 'westward; 14th inst. lat. 41. long. 49. ;
Here, of Greenock, bound to York, 16th inst. lat. 42. long.
44.; by die f2F4rpool,•?artivedr at -Liverpool.. Belmont, Sa-
vannah to Quebec, sth inst. lat. :17, long. 66., and Compositor,
bound to New York, 6th inst. lat. 88. long., 65., by the Vir-
giMka !trrtved in:the'

•'rir Monk liss:—The • celebrated- author of
The , las- announced it new work of fiction
under this:quaint title.' Mr. Cooper, who in many respects
n); s lth, egtt,__is allowed ilk "stand alone
_bilis stories of
the sea; fOrlio4here can We find such faithful sketches of nau-
tical life. America is making vast strides in the march of
intellectual improvement—she is full of healthful Vigour, un-
wearied, and energetic. In literature her progress has been
astonislfing. 1 What;pep is More graphic than that of C6oper?
America <has certainly 'great_reasOn to be prat& of this dis-
tinguished -*titer. , Yew- have painted in more vivid colours
the manners and cuStOmS of his native land, or drawn with a
More faithful -Pen the rude barbarian of the wood—" the man
without a tear"—and the. shore civilised Yankee. We look
forward, I,vith,great curio,sity ferl4ignew' work,, which is an-
nouneedito appear early itl'Aiie;.'" • - •
DEA.Tir ,IN
tnerning,'. at about three; o'cloc4 a‘ police constable 127, N
`diVision,,was going .I.Sl:ronads 'through the City-road, he per-
ceiVed a ;min, about lerty.years.ef age, lying on the pavement
apparently drunk,.• upon .whicW.-be. was taken .to, the station..
:hOuse and-lacked •After h& bad been there a'short time,
one of: the 'constables .entered the. ;cell,. when he faintly asked
for 'mime .water,.WhiCh was given ,to him and he‘drank freely
'of-it:. He became very` ill, .and in' a few moments expired,
although ceryttiedical attention44S shewn to him. On search-
ing him two duplicates sverc fouhdin his possessionfor trifling
articles of wearing apparel, pledged in the name.oflohn Cle-
f Every em/tury.ha.s been ;made, but no; clue has yet
been traced to discover who or:wind he is. Ho has the ap-
pearance of a ivorkiriganan in. Teduced.circurnStatices.
A-denorm ons eel, of the conger specie's, _was brought
`Swain;'-of the Witham steanisfacket, on
Tuesday last': it 'was caught-in a •-shrimp net:,,,bw- a fisherman,
nained-l'hoinas -'adds, of .Boston;. its length.-was 6 feet 6
niches, girth' 2 "feet a inehex, and.weighcd upwards of 8 stone ;
it :was purchased' by:a.Carricr of. Newark, to. be emilibited there
as a curiosity.--.;Hall-04erver,
• Til kl 444 FAVitg K.—:Nearly 200 logs of mahogany
have been recoveTßA•frpin* wreck -of- the Merchant, of Wis
hech,;and'are 'lodged .in the Custom-house yard ; but not a.
single Ricce,of the lancewpodit must have gunkimmediately
after,the lregtkingkip of the brig.. •The remains of the wreck,
:spars; sails, ;cordage, &c:,- which were scattered, along the
stiand,,werg sold on Yriflayby-auction.—,ll7cxford Freeman.
Thertis, a .grave in Koss -yard.; i `this county,
`On which a blade.of gfass was never observed et known to have
grinw.n, ultliOngyirluts 15'01i theie for upwards of eight years-
Tlincrd Women, And the rest oldie superstitichissor the neigh-
botirhood, eilirin'tlfe reasorao be. that the pet-hit ,buried in it
. was. tvlithe<paceit-server.-;----Welybrd: Paper.'''"

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