The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-03-10

saPprehenslons are entertained of the bridge
oeing carried away at the breaking up of
the frost, on account of the immense thick
ness OF the ice, and heavy weights are plac-
ing upon it to render it more firm.
The shock of an earthquake, which lasted
ABOUT TWO minutes, was felt at the close oil
december, at Belley, in the department OF
the AIN, by which several chimneys were
shaken down. At that moment the Their
mometer fell to % deg. below zero.
A letter from Bagneres de Luchon, tPy-
renees) says, the inhabitants say that they
never experienced such severe frosts, which
has taken them by surprise, and DESTROYED
their winter stock of fruit and vegetables.
The mills are stopped, and there cannot be
corn ground to make bread. The poor are
greatly distressed at the loss of their pota-
toes, with which they fatten their pigs and
poultry during the winter; no alternative is
leit them but to slav their young live stock.
There ls, however, easy sport for chassenrs,
as the birds cannot fly on account of the
cold. We are living upon game, which is
extremely plentiful. Hares come down from
the mountains, nearly into the town, and
people dare not leave their houses after
dark, tor fear of the wolves, which are seen
lurking about in search of food, in the neigh
borhood of the baths"
The Mayor of Bouscat, near Bordeaux,
was found dead in his bed, having been suf-
located by the vapor of some charcoal in a
chafing dish, which he placed in his cham
Der the preceding night, on account of the
severe cold.
ENGLAND. We have experienced sue
cession of bad weather here for several days
past, but since Saturday it has blown ire
mendous gale from the northward. The
lightning yesterday was very vivid, the peals
OF thunder extremely loud, and much snow
fell during the squall. The tide was higher
than was known for many years, and con-
siderable damage has arisen from these
combined causes.-EuH Packet, 18Th Jan.
New YORK, Feb. 81.
PERU. We have received from friend
the following extract of letter from Lima
Lima, Oct Is, 1929. Our Congress
and the Executive have ratified the treaty
OF peace with Colombia. The terms are
honorable for both governments. We now
look forward to more tranquil times and
we doubt not that the mines of Pasco will
be worked very advantageously by the COM
mencement of next year."
We have the treaty before us and can
not but remark a striking difference be-
tween its tone and spirit and those of the
manifesto which Bolivar published as a de-
claration of the war. The latter document
contained some harsh expressions against
Peru, and, with some of the Colombian
prints, led us to suppose that country would
be overrun and subjected; but the treaty
stipulates for perpetual peace, oblivion of
past differences, &c. &C., without any over
bearing clause. Boliver is not able, if dis
posed, to do any thing out of Colombia. 1t
also binds the contracting T,rties, in cases
where new differences may exist, after at
tempts at reconciliation shall have failed, to
abstain from mutual injury or reprisals, and
to submit the case to neutral or friendly
nation, whose decision shall be decisive and
obligatory. The parties also promise to CO.
operate for the complete abolition and ex-
tlrpation of the African slave trade.
Daily .AdUertiser.