The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-11-16
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MUnSL0H OF Cu9d.-A NeW-Orleans paper
OF the 4th ult.say :" 1t is at length almost re-
duced to certainty that Cuba will be invad-
ed this fall or winter by the Mexican ard Co
lombian governments. The late accounts from
Europe mention the approaching departure of
two squadrons, one from the Baltic, and the
other from the British ports, under the Mexi-
can and Colombian flags, but principally man
ned by English officers and seaman. These
squadrons, it is said, will be joined by several
large ships of war lately huilt at New-York.
Ten or twelve thousand Mexican troops are
waiting the arrival of these ships to transport
them across to Cuba.
N1ep- York Canal Celebration. Friday
the 4th inst. was celebrated the completion of
the Grand New-York Canal, which unites the
waters OF Lake Erie with the Atlantic Ocean.
This work has been accomplished by the citi-
zens OF New-York in about eight years, a dis.
lance of more than four hundred and twenty
five miles. The splenGour of the celebration
corvesponded with the magnitude of the event
1t is said the procession consisted of more than
5000 persons, among whom were displayed
upwards OF two hundred banners and stand
ards. Al 10 o'clock the fleet formed line
on East River, and proceeded down to Sandy
Hook, where the ceremony of uniting the wa
tiers of Lake Erie with the Atlantic was uer-
formed. short address was there delivered
by Gov. Clinton, and then DR.. Mitchell pour
ed the contents Of several walls, which con-
tanned the waters of the Elbe, &c. and de-
livered long address. The feetthen return
ed TO the city, where the day was closed by
fireworks and llumnations, the whole form
ing one of the most interesting celebrations
which ever took place in this country.
By Advices from Tripoli, we learn that
that enterprising traveller, Mr.. Laing, left that
capital on the 18th of July, with large cara
van destined for Timbuctoo. The time occu-
pied in travelling the distance is about 100
days, so that by this time he is far on his way
to that celebrated city. 1t is by no means i'm
probable, that, descending the Niger from
limbuctoo, as is his object, he may meet, on
the territories Of the Sultan of Sockatoo, his
countryman and fellow-traveller, Major Clap
perton, ascending the river from the Blight of
Benin.
Fatal Sport.-Some workmen. who were
employed at a Mill, near Bristol in Bucks
County, lately sawed off GALL to an inch,) the
only board laid across the forebay Of the mill.
De
that an old man, who expected to cross it.
might fall in and be ducked; they warned
several persons not to go over it, but the old
man, in passing over, as expected, broke the
board, fell through, a splgter ran into his
bowels, a notification enNIe6 of which he
died in two weeks after; previous TO his death
he fcrgaye the perpetrators of this wicked act,
and expressedhis wish that they might not be
prosecuted.
Fire.-The Barn and Bark-Mill of Folger
Pope, Of Hartford County, Md. Formerly of
Marlboro, in Middlesex County, Mass.) with
their contents, were destroyed on the evening
OF the LIST inst. The loss to MIR. Pope must
have been very considerable, as the former
building contained his entire crops Of Hay and
Straw, and the latter about 80 tons of Quer-
citron Bark, which alone, at the present price,
SOS per ton, would have been worth to him
about $4,000. Mr.. P. we learn, was at Bal.
timore, attending the yearly meeting of the
Society Of Friends, when the distressing ac-
cident occurred.
i. Phi Beta Kappa Society. Judge SToRY has
been appointed to deliver the Grafton, and
Rev. WILLIAM B. o. PEABODY, of Spring.
6eld, the Poem, at the next Anniversary Of
this Society. Rev. Mr.. WAYLAND is to offic-
late as Chaplain on the same occasion.
improvements are rapidly going on in
the arts of civilized life. At Otaheite,
a sugar mandatory has been establish
ed, where sugar is made from the ma
tive cane. AT Eimeo, building de-
signed for cotton mandatory has been
erected, the machinery for spinning and
weaving has been imported from Eng
land, and is to be put in motion by wa
ter power. Cotton grows spontaneously,
and in very great abundance,