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This Day was published, price 'is.
With a Portrait,

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VIEMOin. of Mrs. DYOTT, u4ider the so-
ail le= form of an Oath, written by flerself, accounting
fur hrr separation fro.ln General I)yott, with various Letters
of the General and et Ler Personages.

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FOREIGN LITERATURE.

A PICTURESQUE JOURNEY THROUGH OLD FRANCE,
by M. NI. INTODIER, TAYLORD, and DE CAILLEUX.
7th Livrai..Con.

This livraisan is devoted to the description of
the ancient Abbey of Saint Wandrille, situated at a short
distance from Caudebec, in a narrow valley, on the banks of
the river Pontenelle. A multitude of religions recollections
is connected with these ruins, which are still visited by the
neighbouring peasants with pious veneration.
Saint ‘Vandrille, an ally of the illustrious Carlovingian
dynasty, founded in the year 648, amid uncultivated' land,
and barren rucks, this Christian colony, whose prosperity he
had the happinesi-of witnessing before he died, at the ad•
winced age of B=2 years. In Bit the monks were 'expelled by
the Normans . they were soon afterwards restored to their
habitation, but a new invasion of the Northern Barbarians in
862 involved the whole monastery in ruins. More than n cen-
tury and a half passed over these ruins, before the mo,astery
was rebuilt by a pious Abbot, and the' consecration of the
Church took place in 1033. Two hundred years after, in
1250, the Monastery was entirely consumed by fire; public

piety rebuilt it again without delay. Under the reign of
Catherine of Medicis, Saint IVandrille was abandoned to the
rage of bigots, led on by Montgomery, the assassin of Henry
11. After so many vicissitudes, this interesting Abbey
flourished with fresh splendour, when the French revolution
concerted it a larA finiP ~;to tic mina-

51.-Nodier, " the,edifice of Saints, which escaped so often the
ravages-of barbarism, suntt under the hanJ of vis4fixation."

Such is the fate assigned by Philosophism to all that illus.

trates the piety and learning of our Ancestors, to alt those
monuments which remind us of prodigies of talent, constancy,
and virtues of a state of civilization, of which we can no
longer boast, but which has produced nobler works than any
in the present age. Let us hear 111.'Nodier on this subject :

• "In the life of Saint Aubert,Abbot of Sasnt Wandrille,
it is stated; that Prince Thierry, afterwards King, visited
" this Asylum, and found the holy abbot employed In culti-
" rating with his own hands the orchards which he bad
" planted.. lie was, quite astonished to tee these superb edi-
" fives raised in a few years amid rocks, and delightful gar-
's dens succeeding to wild and barren heaths. Thus Chris-
" tianity realized at this early period of modern
" the fables of Mythology; and the most insigni.icant
" hermit of the deiert may recat to the poetic imagination
" the profane fable of Apollo banished from Olympus. They
" constructed walls more durable than those of Laomedon ;
" they planted groves more delightful than those of Adme-
" tus, and their terrestrial life was also a banisbuient.
" Under the dominion of savage warriors, France would
" hare sunk into the lowest depths of barbarism, if these
" poor cenobites had not taught- them how to build

" temples, and fertilize barren deserts. I fear we judge
" often too harshly of what is' denominated the selfish-
" nets of the hermit ; it is certain, at least, that all those
" potetrful and devout eonceptiqns which have regenerated
" nations Izare been imbibed in the cells of the rrehtsc."
This last remark is v ery)ust. History exhibits all the Le-
gislators of the world preparing them:Ares for their high
missions in the silence of solitude. It is not in the tumultu-
ous throng nf civilized life that man'ean deeltspe the
resources of his genius ; but only its the bosom of retirement,
_when his mind is divested from all sublunary considerations,
that he can transport himself to the lofty regions of thought,
discover the true principles, the simple anti sublime truths,
which regulate the welfare of human societies. We do riot
meditate its the midst •of a crowd, and we can contemplate
the Divinity, the source of all our noble inspira-
tions, when we inhabit the profound and' silent vault,
better than in • the bustle of popuirmi. Tie
words hermit and serge are almost always synonymous
among most nations. Nye dispute in our councils, but we
consult and listen with respect to the father of the desert.
When men assemble together, all the united efforts of their

understandings only produce
.abortive conceptions;. the re
suit of their deliberations, even supposing them to be finite
free, is only an imperfect union of conflicting opinions;
in Politics, Morals, Literature and- 'the SCit;IICCS, a few
isolated great men, scattered in distant parts of the globe,
have struck out new paths, founded institutions, and created
schools, while academies and deliberative aSsensblies have
only adopted, in all those brandies, that erroneous, and un-
productive system which has been for such a length of tittle
the object of indifference and disgust to Sound 'thinkers, and
which its abettors themselves call the mean sycietn, steer-
ing between the two extremes, without percehhig that this
appellation alone is the bitterest satire on this absurd com-
bination. But we must leave this digression, and return to
the work of M. Nodier and his co-adjutors, Nt. M. Taylord
and de Cailleux.. The hest artists have contributed to the
success of the Picturesque Journey, so that it may be consid-
ed as a
.valtiable album,. containing the. compositions of the
most celebrated French masters.A.

LITERARY awl SCI EN I'IFIC INTELLIGENCE.

[FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.]

(No. VII.)
FRENCH INsmuTE.—Therfollowing is a copy
of a letter lately received by 'Fiturnas F;dtxunston, Esq. of
Buness, Shetland, from the Institute and Board of Longitude
of France. It will be gratifying to our readers to observe
the polite and handsome terms in which these learned and
illustrious Societies express their acknowledgments, for at-
tentions shewn to their Members, when engaged in the pur-
suits of science:

" Royal 'Academy of Sciences, Paris, June 10, 1820,

" Sin—The Institute and the Board of Longitude have
been, from the discourses of M.Biot, delivered at our sittings,
arid published in our memoirs, some time aware of the gene-
rous
and hoSpitable treatment lie ensperienced at your hands,
and•the.gweat assistance he derived .f0e,...0 you in carrying into
effect the difficult and delicate commission confided to biro
but the printed account of his observations, lately submitted
to us, has made us feel still more sensibly how much Physics
and Astronomy are indebted to you. _
" In the sitting at s'hich this paper was read, the Board of
Longitude unar.iniously came to the resolution of transmit-
ting to you, through their secretary, the thanks of the So-
ciety, and we may add, the thanks o: all scientific and learned
men, and lovers of science.

" Permit me, Sir, to express the plea3urc I feel in the op:-
portnnity thus afforded me of conveying my own Sentiments
of gratityde for conduct, which, perhaps, may be more justly
appreciated by me, since, during the meaSu-criterit of 'our
meridian, I have myself more than once had cause know
the value of similar treatment and good offices in remote situ-
ations, where I was a perfect stranger.

«I have the honor to he, with the highest consideration,
Sir, your very humble and obedient servant,

" DELANIBRE,
" Perpetual Secretary of the Academy, and Secretary•
of the Board of Longitude.

" To Mr. Edmonston, Unst, Stittland.,"

PYRO LIGNEOUS -At the recent anniver-
sary of the Whiteharen Philosophical Society, two specimens
of meat cured with the pyroligneous acid were exhibited.
They were prepared on the 7th of September, 1819. One was
hung up at home, and the other sent nut by a vessel to the
West Indies, to try the effect of climate upon it, and brought
back on the return of the ship to that port. Both specimens
were pronounced by all present who tasted then), to be per-
fectly fresh, sweet, and fit for use, after, a lapse of fifteen
months.

PLANET VEsTA.----The recently discovered
Planet Vesta may now he perceived with a telescope of mo-
derate power, in the constellation of Cancer: it appears like
a star of the fifth or sixth magnitude,.
NEWLY DISCOVERED ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH
• 4t, UUL
last year to explore in the South Sea a new route for mer-
chant vessels from Chili to the East Indies, has discovered in
that ocean a groupe of Elands, hitherto unknown to mariners.
To the largest of them he has-given the name of Oscar. It
is to be regretted that the Swedish journals, from which this
intelligence is extracted, furnish nu &tails relative to the po-
sition of these Islauds.

GREAT EiCOVRAGEMENT TO TRADE OF EGYPT
BY THE PASHA.—There have been lately imported at Trieste,
samples of sugar cultivated and refined in Egypt. The. Pasha
has also established manufactures of cotton, silk, and cloth,
under the direction of his favourite Jussuf. He invites Euro-
peans front all countries to exert and make the best of their
talents and industry. He has_ his ships and materials also
from Europe. The brother of Jussut is settled at Trieste, as
the Pasha's principal agent. About twenty other agents are
employed in different countries forming commercial relations.
The grand canal of Ramanieb from Cairo to. Alexandria,
was finished about the end of January last. The Pasha pro-
ceeded to inspect the various works that hare been executed
accordiUg to his plans.

GOB, THUR, A NEW VARIETY OF THE WILD
Ass.—Thc. Marquess of Hastings, Governor•deneral in
India, has received as a present from the Nahob Of Ilhaurnl-
pur, a wild Ass, of the species called- GOr .771Ury by the In-
dians. This beautiful animal is from 11 to 12 bands high,
has long ears, black eyes, and is of. a chamois colony. He is..
not to be tamed, and in this and many other respects he r.e-
setubles the African Zebra. tie is represented as a most
finished model of beauty, agility, and strength.

THE NIGER.—It is at leng-th astertaihed that
this river empties itself into the Atlantic Ocean, a few de-
greet to the northward of the Eiiiiator. This important fact
is cinifirmed by the.arrival of Mr, Dupuis frOm Africa. This
Gentleman was' appointed Consul from this _Country- at
Ashantee (where Mr. Bowdich resided for ironic time;. Ile is
acquainted with the Arabic and Moorish Languages, and got
his intelligence by conversing with different traders, With
whom he fell in at Ashantre. Ile thought it so important as

to warrant his_voyage home to eormunnicale to Government
what he had learift. We•say, that Mr. Dupuis has confirmed
this fact ; for it so happens, that he has been anticipated• ill
tae discovery by the geographical acamen of a Gentleman of
Glasgow who arrived at the Same conclusion by a most per-
se: grin; and diligent investigation atilt: works of Travellers
and Geographers, ancient and .modern, and exan►:tiing Al.

rican captives; and had actually constructed and submitted
to the inspection of Government two or three Months- ago
a map of Africa, in which he lays down the Niger, as empty-
ing itself into the Atlantic, in about faur degrees north lati;
:ude, after tracing nut its entire coerce front the interior.

The building of the new Haymarket Theatre
has commenced with great activity. It will be
completed by the middle of June, and the per-
formances will commence early in July. Its
si-
tuation is near the old house, 'exactly opposite
Charles-street. We understand a most excellent
Company is already engaged.
.I,:leven fine oxen out of thirteen were killed a
few days ago at Uphill House, near Bridgewater;
in Somerset, by the falling of the roof of the
cow leaze, under which they were sheltered, and
the recovery of the other two is doubtful: •