Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-05-29

MARTY rom TWO 10 tnfee tEOuS2n0
persons are said to have attended on the
occasion, among whom were about three
hundred ladies'.
7 Bdltimere, Mcy 81.
The schooner Experiment, of Balti-
more, capt. Lor,ng, bound to Montego
Bay, Uamaica1 was taken the I'd of
Aprilatter three hours chase BY French
schooner Of 10 guns. The privateer
came along side within pistol shot. and
fred so musket balls on board. One of
the officers came on board, took the
speaking trumpet, and heat it all to pie
ces over capt. Loripg's head then took
capt. Loring on board the privateer, the
capt. Of which took his trumpet and serv-
ed capt. L. in the same manner, then
plundered him Of almost all his clothes,
and robbed the vessel of articles of con-
siderable value afterwards they put
men and prize master on board and
ordered him for Spanish port Of St.
Domngo.-On the +th of April was re-
takenby an English brig Of IL guns, and
sent into Kingston, Jamaica.
Extract q a letter from an officer Of the
Omted States army, az Fort Stoddtyt,
1" 6' friend in AEgnssa, dated AprH
H.
" The Spaniard, At Mobile have a..
stunned degree Of insolence altogether
intolerable. In open, opposition to the
assurances which We last fall received
from general Howard Of Pensacola, .of,he
tree passage Of our vessels and effects bv
Mobile. they put ourpeople to the trou.
bic, risk, and expenee Of unlading every
article OF their cargoes, and make them
pay atoll OF - per cent thereon. The
schooner Victory. of New-York. Left
this port few days ago, with a cargo of
cotton, for New-Orleans, the dut,e. On
which at Mobile, amounted to 1. 40 dol
lars. The sloop Castor, laden with
stores Tor the troops 1t this place. and
goods tor the Choctaw factory, has been
detained since the middle oflast month.
under the preSext that some of the papers
ties" '''~ >'N'
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The emperor Of Russia has .pn,,....A
: tnes.'epe.'a. Seminary fer the receptions
otyoung ladies, founded by tie Empress
Elizabeth on the same model As the cor.
veat~of st. Scyr in France. I'm The
preamble Of his edict, he declares TIA.
those funds may be used to greater al.
vantage, fspplied to the education of
those youths who are intended to serve
their country-and that the education of
female, being limited TO domestic
management, she will learn it sooner in
her tarther's house, than in sutns,uoo.
establishment. where tits vainlv sttrm.-
ted to teach the sciences, the knowl.de.
ofwhieh nature forbid. them.
Aaids: the details of ba,tIes we are IN
formed of the future destiny of III.
Louvre. The emperor has declared. 70
eonseerate It entirely to the service of
literature. The French say that in a
tower OF this edi6ee, Charles v. e.tab.
ished the FIRST public library in France.
Il NOT in all Europe. Tia. upon the
death OF Charlss It contained about coo
volumes which Henry VI. OF. England
violated. That Henry Nv. again sopro.
-priated Il for valuable collections in the
arts. But, say the French, other time.
other cases. 1t il now 10 be The place x
the imperial library. which alfeaav Cam
tains SOC, 900 printed volunsa, 70. 600
vpannaeripts, 10000 enesayians, lo'ooo
bronze rnedals, and 10000 medal. in
gold. Napoleon has assigned this lib,a.
ny for the Louvre. which first received
its gift from Charles v. the wise. and
eloquent. Ave hundred ysars from the
present time. Filled with the great de-
Sign. which employs HenryIV. he wishes
70 eouest. 2: pc did under his own eyes,
and within the enclosures ofhi own pa.
lace al the monuments Of the sciences
and OF ths arts, obtained By his arms,
perfected and arranged under h;a 90.