Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-05

sne was swallowed up, was one of the most
terrible hurricanes ever known in those
seas. Inc captain of a light brig who
was IN the edge of the tempest, represents
u as having been the most appalling spec
tacie that ne ever beheld. The sea was
wrought INTO foam as though thousand
wafer spouts were bursting as MANY
whirlpools. while the winds were driying
with fury that mountains only could
resist. His own vessel was very light
and although but in the edge Of the gale.
ne was borne almost through the air. he
knew not how. The captain thinks that
no heavy ship, or ship heavily laden, could
nave stood that awful tempest.-B.
Charles S, Davies, of Portland. has
peen appointed Bearer of Dispatches to
the Court of Netherlands, and has SET out
Tor washington to receive his Instructions
Judge Preble. Minister to the Netherlands
with Stephen Longfellow, ir. his private
secretary, and Mr. Davezal, Secretary of
Legation, is now on his passage to En-
rope, having sailed from New-York two
or three weeks since.-Ib.
Mrs WOolsey, 9s years old, arrived at
Chagrln, Ohio, few weeks since from AL
pany' to visit her children, having travelled
2OO miles in wagon in Ia days. One of
ner chlidren is S3 years old, and one of the
nrst settlers.-.american .MonqJactures.
Mr.. Richard ]. Wethbv. aged 81. who d.
ed in New-Haven, 10th uit. by his will bas
left his body for dissection. He had from
early, lie strong aversion to the custom of
puflal, and always wished that his BODY
should be devoted to some valuable purpose,
oeilevlng that its dissection, by aiding the
cause OF science, might alleviate temporal
suffering. ID,
We learn says the Montreal Gazette,
from source on which we place implicit re.
nance, that His Excellency Sir Howard
douglas, and the Honorable Ward Chip
man, are to appear before the King of the
Netherlands in the beginning of January
next on the subject of the North eastern
Boundary.--Herald.
NEw-HAvEN, Dec. 90. A survey has
been made by Henry Farnam ESQ.,, Engi-
neer of the Pennington Canal Companv
IRON the Farmmington feeder to Newt Hart
FORA, with view to the construction of a
ofanch canal to that place. A reference to
the map will show at once the importanc to
this work, to our citizens, the Canal Co.,
and to the inhabitants of the district of
country through which the lateral canal
Will pass. This location was early suggest-
ca, and provision made in the charter for
It's construction on terms unusually fayoura-
Bile. advertiser.
Ew-YoRK, Dec l6. TRArFIcK IN HUI
MAN BONES. A ship laden with bones from
Hamburger. arrived at Lossiemouth, on the
25th of October, the property of an agricult-
rulstof Morayshire, and intended for ma
nure. The master of the vessel states hat
the bones were collected from the plains
and marshes of Leipsic, and part of the re-
mains of the thousands of the brave men
who fell in the sanguinary battles fought
betwixt France and the Allies in October.
1873, What commentary is this upon
/" military glory p and how true is the ex-
clamation of the Poet, g To what base uses
we may turn, Horatio !''-.4merican.
REVIVAL OF TRADE AT CONSTANTINE
Lee n LoHuoH correspondent Vi JHe 10ll-
adelphia Gazette states that from the 29th
of September to the 18th Of October, {" one
hundred and seventeen ships had arrived at
Constantinople from the Mediterranean,
with cargoes. Among them were 46 Aus
trians, 30 English, 80 Sandman, 3 Russian,
and Tuscan. About fifty of them had al
ready sailed for the Black Sea. From the
fact of so vessels passing into that sea, in
the short period of Is days, we may form
some Judgment ofthe Importance that branch
of commerce will soon assume. Bulletin.
RECKLESS DRIvING. On Monday after
noon, lady while crossing Broad-street,
was struck by horse in chaise, knocked
down, and run over. Fortunately the prin-
cipal injuries she received were a slight cut
on the head, and bruise on the arm, over
which the wheel appeared to have passed.
She was taken up insensible. In the chaise
were two persons, externally man and wo-
man, who drove on without the slightest
concern.-ProU. ID. .4du.