Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-01

to the city Of Philadelphia was completely
hlled with water. The lively scene Great
ed at the several wharves and basins
made us almost fancy that we were in
large commercial city. A store house,
owned by Messrs. Lane g. Orrick, con-
tanned 1000. barrels of flour, many hogs
heads OF whiskey, and several tons of
leather, which are being emptied into boats
as rapidly as possible. Merchandise boats
from the city have been discharging their
cargoes; in short business of every de-
scriptlon assumes an aspect calculated
to please and enliven our whole popula-
ton.
We must not neglect to notice the I'm
ION Canal. That important work, which
mlngles the waters of the Susquehanna
with those of the Delaware, is in full op-
Grafton from MiddIetown to this place,
and boats are frequently seen ascending
and defending. A very neat boat of "a
tons called the Enterprise arrived here
from Hummelstown, distance of about
rs miles, on Monday last, with cargo of
flax seed, which was Immediately sold
and on Thursday she left here freighted
with cargo Of gypsum.-Reading Penn.
March, %.
Among the passengers in the packet
ship Birmingham, which sailed from New
York for Liverpool on Monday last, was
Mr.. Sparks. The object of his visit to
England, is to procure from the public
offices, and other sources, materials with
reference to Washington's papers, and the
history of the country. In pursuit of the
same object he has visited nearly all the
old States Of the union, and obtained, bv
personal inquiry. from the public deposit
taries and private collections, whatever
documents would serve to render the work
under his editorial care more complete.
The North American Review, during his
absence, will be conducted by Mr.. Ever
ett.-Bost. Daily Ado.
CoNNECTIcUT STATE PRIsoN AT WErH-
ERsFrELD. The modern improved princi-
pies OF prison discipline have no where pro-
duced SO sudden and so beneficial a change
as in the State of Connecticut. An old cop
per mine at CRANKY was for many years the
State prison, and was conducted on the old
and vicious system. In 1927, the convicts
were removed to the new prison at Weth-
ersield, where the Auburn system has been
established, with some few deviations.
The whole is under the direction of Mr..
Pilsbury, man of firmness, Judgment, and
humanity. The men are brought out to
their work at signals given by the bell
They lodge in solitary cells, and are not
permitted to converse together while atwork
They take their food in their cells, and when
going to and from work or prayers are
obliged 10 s,saroh with the lock rtep No
blows are allowed to be given by the officers
except in self-defence.
The Smiths fires are supplied with Lee
high (Pennsylvania) coal for fuel; and part
of the heat is conducted away in pipes to
warm the apartments. The cells are fur
nished with comfortable beds and bed clothes.
and bible for each. They are ranged in
rows, and the keepers can look into them
through grated doors; at the same time the
prisoners are not able to converse with each
other. The effects of evil communication,
so much and SO banefully cherished in our
old prisons are thus effectually prevented
Neither officers nor convicts are allowed to
use ardent spirits. The inmates are kept
clean and comfortably clad and while shut
up from society, whose laws they have in
fringed, they are not debased and rendered
more vicious and dangerous by bad example
or evil council but are usefully and health
fully employed, instructed, invited to return
to virtue and responsibility, and consigned
for large portion of the time to solitude,
and undisturbed refection.--N Y d. .4du.
As evidence of the mildness of the past
winter, the Louisiana papers of last month
state that Indian corn was growing in eve
ry stage, from the early shoot to the tassel
and roasting ear. In some parts the plan
tiers are picking cotton from balls which
have not ceased to form, advance and open
through the winter. The indigo plant re-
tains its summer verdure, and every thing
presents the appearance of June upon the
banks of the Mississippi.
Lake Erie was not frozen over during the
past winter, circumstance which has not
occurred but once (1824) during the last
twenty years.
NEw-ORLEANs, FEB. 25. A respecta-
bic Planter, from up the river, informs us
that on Saturday last, towards nine o'clock,
AM. a column of air, or tornado, passed
over Mayronne's plantation, about. nine
leagues from town, and on the opposite bank
destroyed every thing in the garden, even
to the smallest plant, tore down the dwell
ling hopse, part of which, in falling upon
the first story, fractured the arm of a negro
nurse. and killed the oYerseer. Mr.. Nav