Elizabeth-Town gazette., 1819-06-01


scription of lakes, &c.
Hundreds of large ships will, 10 M
distant period, bound on the bilows O.
these inland seas. Shall lead your as.
tonishment up to the verge of increduIity
will. Know then, that one tenth part
of the expense borne by Britain, in the
last campaign, would enable ships to sail
from London, through Hudson's River,
into Lake Erie. As yet, we only crawl
along the outer shell of our country. The
interior excels the part we inhabit, in soil,
in climate, in every thing. The proudest
empire of Europe is but baubIe, COM
pared to what America may be, and must
lbe."
I La PLatG.--Accoants TO the 9th of
March inform us that Gen. Arligas is sue.
cesslul against the Portuguese-tbat be
daily receives deserters from their ranks,
who are generally kindly treated, and al
lowed TO return home to the Rio Grande.
From the same source it is also hinted that
an union is not far off, between Artigas
aud the independents of Buenos Ayres.
Such alnevent would certainly enable the
Republicans to drive the Portuguese out
of Monte Video, and within the lines Of
their own territory. w. C. Gas.
10 London January paper, we notice
the following short but important para
graph. " Some idea Of the importance
of the freedom of the provinces Of South
America to the commerce of Great Bri-
tain, may be formed from this fact, that
nearly eUery ship now loading in the Lon
don docks, is bound for Buenos Ayres."
| A London paper of March says, that
Iamongst the forced vegetables brought to
Covent-G Garden market, for the tables of
the fashionable world, we're French Beans,
at half crown dozen!
| Extraordinary Cow.-A gentleman Of
this village, (says late Buffalo, N. Y.
paper,) is the owner of a COW, that within
the three last years has produced him
seuen calves, six of which were twins
The quarters Of the single calf weighed
one hundred and eight Tbs. at the age of
five weeks. The COW now gives daily
troenty.four quarts of milk!
Eleven hundred and seventy-eight loaves
of bread, short of weight, were seized al
Charleston on the 18th ult. by the city
Marshal and distributed TO the poor.
| A western paper states, that the tract
of land granted by Congress for the sup
port of College ia Alabama territory,
designated by the secretary of the treas
Jury, contains 10000 acres, adjoining the
| Tennessee river, and is moderately cal
culated as being worth half a million Of
dollars.
| Groruth of Vegetables.-M. du Petit
Thouars, sometime since exhibited in the
Royal Academy of France, an Onion
which weighed lbs. OF. and was le
inches in circumference. DIR. Desagau
Iiers, in calculating the ratio of the growtf
of turnip and the seed, found that the
root was A38,000 times as heavy as the
seed consequently, that during its growth
| it had gained in every minute, seven times
the weight of the seed. Applying the
same calculation to the weight of the
lonion, nj. du Petit Thouars found that
in every minute it had gained thrice the
weight Of its seed.
| BALTIMORE, May 28.--Robert Barry
has been temporarily appointed Cashier
of the City Bauk of Baltimore, vice
james Sterrett, resigned.
| We regret to state that the passengers
10 the Steam. Boat from Baltimore, say that
the above Bank has stopped specie pay
ments. There must be mutual forbear-
ance, prudence and good sense observed
by the people towards the Banks, and by
the Banks towards the people. In no other
course of conduct will mutual safety and
advantage be found.
/ Since the above has been in type we
learn, that an express from Baltimore has
arrived in this city. The cause of this
express is said to be Of the most alarm
ing nature and we dare not give curren-
cy to the rumors and reports which are
Ipassing from mouth to mouth-Philddel-
phia Democratic Press.
| The same express also came on to
Il New. Y ork. Nv Y. Gaz.