Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-02-16
From the United States Gazette. I

weeks promised, made its appearance lii
in this city a few days since. We pre-
sumo that expectation, 'swhich has
stood on tiptoe," is not entirely satisfied,
the work is not what was expected.
Every one looked for some ingenious
applications of the |" reuelations,'' to the
peculiar situation of the world 10 the
present century. and some had prepared
themselves for hearty laugh. at the
mystifier. The writer, however, in
stead of wasting his time in adapting
past visions TO present realities, has TAX
en- new ground, and has endeavoured
by very considerable display of read
ing, and most intimate acquaintance
with the early writers, to show that the
book of Revelations was not the produc-
ton of John the Evangelist. This he
attempts to prove, by showing with
much ingenuity that none of the early
writer's, that is, those of the first centu-
ry, nor indeed any one, until the very
last years of the second century, ever
refer to the Apocalypse of John, and
even then reference is only occasionally
made, and with a kind of uncertainty;
while every other book of the New
Testament is particularly referred to.
In the opinion of the author, Ireneus,
Bishop Of Lyons, in Gaul, wrote, OF rath-
er compiled this Apocalypse-there we're
several works bearing that name, and in
order TO give it consequence appended
TO his production the name of John. and
in another work quotes the same book
as the production of that Saint. The
ingenuity of General Smyth is most dis
played in his attempt at showing that
the supposed prophecies of the Revela.
tons, relate to events which TRANSFERRED
some years before the book was written,
and that it was to be considered only
history of events, in fgurative language,
which TRANSFERRED chiefly at Byzantium,
having occasional reference to the suf-
terirgs of the primitive Christians in the
other places.
Onaon OF me .1tlantac and PGc1fc.-We
are happy to hear that there is the full
est prospect of. the execution of that
most useful canal. During the last sum-
mer, the Mary Livingston sailed from
this port with company, who went in
her for the purpose of examining the
River st. Juan and the Lake Nicaragua.
and also of taking the level and explor-
ing the route between the two oceans.
the Mexican government has given its
sanction, and has warmly adopted the
project; and we learn that the Mary
Livingston has sailed from Alvarado for
ST Juan, to commence the survey. The
execution is committed to Mr.. Edmund
Blunt, a gentleman of an ente rprisine
and resolute chaIacte and of scientific
requirements; and we may. nationally
hope, from the surveys which he has al.
ready made on our own coast, that this
important one will not suffer in his
hands. NJ Y. Statesman
LaUerpool and Manchester Rail Road
We are informed that the Shares in this
cohcern are at 100 guineas premium
each, contingent upon the passing of the
bill in the next Session of Parliament.
of which there seems little OF no doubt,
as it is said that every landowner on the
line has given his consent.
Birmingham Chronicle.
Mr.. Godfrey Haga, who died in Phil
adelphia, has made the following chart
table disposition of large fortune, ac-
qulred, as the Gazette says, by industry
and economy.
To the Pennsylvania hospital, one
thousand dollars.
To the Northern Dispensary, one
thousand dollars.
To the Southern Dispensary, one
thousand dollars.
To the Pennsylvania Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb, one thousand dollars.
To the Bible Society, four thousand
dollars.
To the Widows Asylum, FIVE thou
sand dollars. E.
To the Orphans Asylum, ten thou
sand dollars. ...-.
To sundry persons, fifty thousand five
hundred dollars.
To the Brethren's Church, (the Nor
avian church, in Philadelphia, two thou
sand dollars.
For the relief ofsuperanuated preach
ers, their widows, and missionaries and
their widows. belonging to the Breth-
ren's Church, six thousand dollars.
To the Society for Propagating the
Gospel among the Heather, twenty
thousand dollars.--This constitutes a
fund, the interest of which is to be APP
piled by the Society for the purpose OF
educating pious young men at Nazareth
Hail, for the Gospel Ministry.
The residue Of his estate, valued at