Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-05-26
.4merican .4nt,aunrinn Societu.

.fmeTIcGn antiquarian S0clely.
The Royal Society of Antiquaries in
France, have presented to the Ameri-
can Antiquarian Society the following
valuable works, viz-The Memoirs of
the late Celtic Academy Of Paris, in
five volumes also Dictionary of the
Celtic Language of Lower Brittany in
France, dialect of the Welsh, and con-
nected with the Erse; and Grammar
of the same, in two volumes also Me-
moirs of the Royal Society of Antigua
ries of France, which succeeded the
Celtic Academy, in three volumes. The
above were accompanied with letter
to the President of the American Anti
quarian Society.
The American Antiquarian Society
not long since received valuable COM
munication from the celebrated Baron
Alexander de Humboldt, on the Antiqi-
ties and the ancient people of America.
The Society have likewise received
from the East Indies, copies of the
whole, and Of others, part, of the Sac
red Writings, translated into as many as
fifteen of the Oriental Languages.
Most of these were presented by the
late Rev. William Ward, after his return
to Serampore from a visit to this country.
1t should be noticed that all books,
newspapers, sc. presented 10 the Socie-
ty,are carefully deposited in their Libra
ry for prese rvation, and every article
recorded wi tn the name Of the Donor.
Centinel.
In the Circuit Court of the United
States at Portland, last week, on a bill
in equity, ]. B. Wood, of this town, and
others, against several of the Stockhold-
ers of the late Hallowell and Augusta
Bank, a recovery was decreed in favor
of number of holders of their bills a
gainst the defendants, in proportion TO
The amount of stock in their respective
hands, with interest
IMPosTU3E.-A Frenchman, calling
himself LOUIS 18th, has made his appear
ance in Washington, he pretends TO be the
son ofLoUIs 10Th of France, the Dauphin
whose birth was so brilliantly celebrat-
ed throughout the U. States, at the
close of the revolutionary war ; and
who was murdered in Paris bv the cut
Threats of the French Revolution, in
1894. Some few years since, person
probably the same, attempted similar
imposition in France and excited some
attention, and the sympathy of some of
the old royalists until his birth and par
antage were ascertained by the police.
His father was found to be a carpenter.
He is, of course, about the age the Dau-
phin would have attained, had he have
lived-and he is reported to have the
complexion and features of the Bourbon
family. His story is, that he was carri-
ed from the Temple, secretly, TO the
Alps, and from thence to Cuba, and there
taught the trade of carpenter; what
has been his history since, is to be learn
ed. Centinet
VILLAIN APPREHENDED.-Sewall Il.
Mack, who was lately advertised for
running away with the daughter of the
lady, with whom he boarded, leaving
his wife behind him, has been arrested,
at Amsterdam, Montgomery Co. Md.
and committed to Prison. He married
the girl he ran off with, and she has re-
turned to her mother totally insane.
Letters from Missolonghi, state that
the advanced guard of the Greek army
for the attack of Lepanto had marched,
and had been Immediately followed by
the division of Lord Byron, with that
Nobleman at their head. The plans of
Mr.. Parry, the engineer, for carrying
Lepanto by storm, had been approved,
and little doubt was entertained of their
complete success. 1t was stated at Mis-
solonghi that Lord Strangford had near
ly broken terms with the Sultan, on ac-
count of the reproaches of the Grand
Vizier, of the Loan raised in England
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