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Adams President of the U. Statesthe topics are stated
as follows:
l. preliminary view of the parties in the U. States
from the of the confederate that of the accession
of John Quincy Adams to the Presidency.
g. A view oshs life and public services anterior to the
Presidency.
8. An account of the connected with his election
to the Presidency.
view of the genius policy, acts and results of his
Administration, exhibiting the operations OF each of the
principal departments of the Executive Government, viz
the State, Treasury War Navy, and General Post Office
and COMPRISING the Legislative and Diplomatic history of
the U. States during the 18TH and 2Oth Congresses.
view of the state of the country the commence
ne 1T and at the termination of his Presidency.
An account of the lives, services and characters of
the members of his cabinet, &c.
An appendix of documentary and other illustrations
of the text
The work to be published by Peter Force, during the
ensng autumn, in octavo about 500 pages at vs. per
|copy
.NauaL-rhe board for the examination of midshipmen
lis sitting the Navy Yard New York Commodore
Chaunc y President, Captains Elliott, Rodgers, Read and
Nicholson, members.
Oak wood sold in Philadelphia Thursday last at IS
per cord
| A gentleman informed yesterday, says the New
York journal of Commerce, that he and his family had
been made very sick by eating pardges which he said,
had often found were poisonous at this season of the
year.
been issued from the press in Richmond, Va Report says
thc Lnchburg Vrgnan assigns the authorship to one of
he most distinguished gentlemen that CITY,
Distressing. At fire in Chaiestown Mass Thurs
lay 18th ns three persons burnt to death, viz
the wife OF Capt. True, aged AS years his aged H.
and two daughters Of the ages Of IL and 8years.
From the New-York American
| Mr. Editor--The following extract from the London
Courier of Dec 2Oh, will show how easy is tor impu
dent bockheids to make us look ridiculous abroad.
"Ameican papers to the End inst have reached u.s.
Sow that the adnerents General Jackson consider his
lection the Presidency of the United States, certain,
they duff Green have ventnred to Affirm that the first
t OF his home policy wouldbe "to reward MS friends and
- Punish his enemles How he punish his enemies
Coy whom. his opponents be mean in free country
tou violating the laws and establishing desp,tsm they
not condescend to explain"
We learn with regret, that Mr. Joseph Fl. Jones,
la ntghiy respectable me chant of st. Louis Mss him
St Ii this morning, his chamber at HeskPs Hotel, and
expred shoity after. Mr. jones' native OF Engand
and settled at It. Louis about year ago He come to
TINS city usual to purchase goods considerable sum
o money said. had been committed to his care at St.
LOUIS he delivered at pitts5ugh which circumstances
pbged him to cone 10 othrr hands, and is supposed
to been purioned, 1t did not reach its proper des
iunmtIon Mr. Jones sacrificed himself sensi-
ptv; sap paper found in his bed room, on which
wttten-" did not take the money nor did my reia'
live" PHILADELPHIA Paper
IL IS stated that not less than 900 persons have applied
for the situation Of Naturalist to the proposed exploring
exp, dit On to the South seas.
The of deaths in Philadelphia, during the last
year, 4292 of these, 581 died of Consumption The
greatest number in any single month, was 500, in July
The number of deaths in New York. during the pc
Rod $751; precisely the the proceeding year
OF these, 90o died OF Consumption.
The Albany Daily Advertiser says, the Hudson river is
frozen so hard that loaded sleighs from New
bulSh within AZ miles of New York, to Albany & Troy
all the way the making 100 miles, with perfect safe
ty. The stages that the West side OF the river
some the ice at Kingston, and run through to Albany
on the ice.
BY the report of the managers of the Magaen Society
OF Philadelphia, it appears that the society has been in
operation "a years. that during that period 500 Magdaens
or women of bad tame have entered the Asy lum, Of
whom i42 have been restored through its agency to hon
est and decent pursuits and virtuons society.
Among the donations to the Philadelphia Agricultural
Society, beautiful specimens of silk, the FRO
luce o 500 silk worms raised and presentedby Mrs lohr
Quincy Adams. The silk was wound by herself, without
baking the cncoons
General scott-is said that General Scott on leaving
Washngt placed his resignation the hands of friend
with instructions teuder' the President, the 4t
March, if on that day, General Maconb shall be in com
mand Of the army.
Old fashioned corseas1he only healthy corsets, says
the Editor of Georgia paper for ladys waist, hus
bands arm.
One fourth Of party, says the Philadelphia
(ackson) Mercury, is proigate than the
lton! The President (Jackson) will have guard more
against his pretended ende than his avowed enemies
he should fall into the of the progate of his
, party he and the country AnE LOST.
Broken Baks-ln his address the Stockholders of the
UNITED States Bank, September last Mr.. Biddle, the
President said that Of SAL Banks in the United States
l44 openly declared to be bank upt, aud so
had suspended business. ". York Spectator
bill has been reported in Congress- for the relief Of
James Monroe late President of the United States, grant
ing him the of S58,9S3, which has been read third
tme and referred to the Committee Of the whole the
state of the Union.
, The widow Of Marshal suchet, Duke of Abufera has
published in two volumes memoirs written by him. of his
campaigns in Spain from 1908 to 1914.
Mr. OConneii adhered at the end of December to his
resolution of claiming seat in the British House of Com
, tha,c th