Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-04


uals, when wesay that such procedure is de-
| serving of seyere condemnation. To use vi-
Olence in resisting the laws, is bad enough at
any time, but.to do SO on the Sabbath, and
in the bosom of christian community, is
dOubIy reprehensible. 1t presents but a sOr-
| ~ illustration Of that encomium passed by the
| ancient Heathen upon the primitive Church
-. Behold how these Christians love one an
Other!"-N. y Spec. .....
Interesting Journey Ovsr land from India
Doctor Burns, who was passenger in the
| Hugh Lindsay steamer from Bombay, we
perceive by tie London Asiatic Journal for
July, has given an interesting description Of
this new attenpt at steam communication
| with the East. The vessel left Bombay, Feb.
| Ist, and went at the average rate OF SIX miles
an hour. She stopped at Macu'Ia on the Ara
bian coast totake in Goals. At Mocha, on
| the red sea, BOW nearly deserted from the
dissolute character Of the Imam of SIENNA,
| they found only an american trader, "a proof
/ of our enterprise and two Egyptian men-of-
| Wharf.-The city heing in possession OF Bedou'n
Arabs. At Jedda they met with Achmet Pa
cha, the generalissimO sent to reduce South
ern Arabia. The troops were armed and
| uniformed q Ia Francdise. but inferior 10 dis
| fcers were Italians. Here also they met with
missionary Of the St. Simonians, and also
the Key. Jos, Wolff. the most indeiatigably
! persevering and thoroughly exploring enthu-
siast of all itinerant preachers. This last was
haranguing atone of the entrances ofthe city,
| with bible in hand, to crowd of two hum
dred persopss, chiefly armed soldiers. The
passengers visited the tomb of Eve, and wit
messed the interesting departure Of the pill
grims for Meeca-cOmpOsed that day Of two
to three hundred camels carrying chiefly the
aged and infirn, though most of them pro-
ceeded boldly forward hare footed ard bare
headed. There were Hindostan nnssulnen
among them. Passing through dangerous
coral reefs and much impeded by gales. the
steamer dropRed anchor in the roads ofSuez,
March 4th, having thus accomplished a voy
age offs .242 miles, of which 1000 were through
the Red Seat Al Suez the water is so bitter
as to he almost undrinkabIe. The party din
ed in room. here which had been occupied
by Napoieoni and proceeded thence over land
rs miles to Cairo. They were mounted on
dromedaries and had Arab guides. and cam
els for eirtents, water, luggage, and sup
plies, among which were London soups,
Scotch salmon, champagne, claret, hams,
&c. belonging to the party, The water they
brought with them from Bombay was consid-
cred more valuable than wine. On the 8th
they met with the poor Dey of Algiers. with
bis harem and attendants travelling to Mecca.
They arrived ut Cairo in four days from Su-
ez. The Pacha told them he should make a
railroad across the Isthmus. DR.. Burns left
Alexandria, March Goth, and arrived at NAL
ia, April 4th, Camels and hoatrneD are very
fond of brandy. There is good pige on shooting
on the Nile. The boats however, are Infested
with verminsl unless submerged and then fl,-
migated. An agreeable route from Malta is
by Naples I'd Rome, Florence, Milan to Zu-
rich, and thence down the Rhine to Rotter-
dam and Lendon, the whole expense from
Bombay being 4sOO. The portable soups
and bread must not be Gorgotsen-as intiispen-
SADLY necessary on the Desert Of SueZ. We
think many Ut our American travellers will
now extend their European tour BY thisFoute
to the East ndies.--N.Y. St0f.
~ Wheel Of ;.Forsane.-The little parsonage
called the great magician has ceased to besa
great man. Saratoga used to he the field Of
glory. There he held his summer levee of
politicians; there be received homage from
his retainers,i courtesies from his opponents,
and was considered I'm homme de b0nues for
tunes with the ladies. How changed ia lit
tie tweivemonth! The ladies now pass him
with averted lUoks-the men avoid him--and
the servants, who are quick at finding out
ones standing. giving him short answers
The keeper Of the. hotel where he lodges, |
says he is thousand dollars the worse Cor
his company. II he happens to be on the pi |
azza. all the rest will Immediately happen to
be 10 the hall; and when he enters the hall,
his greatness has it all to himself. To avoid
the annoyance Of being put in Coventry at
the spring, he goes ON horseback, and then
people, Of course. must open to right and left
on account of his horse. It has ever been OBJ
served, that this season, like the cholera, he
often makes his appearance without the usual
symptom. There has not been
such q fall since the days Of BrummeV.
r. ..s Eue. Star.
Steamboat Disaster and loss Of Lipes.-The
Cincinnati papers contain the following par
ticulars of the accident to the steamboat MIN
rod which. on Saturday night, the 10th, at 8
O'Clock. while bound down the river. ran
aground on Quick Run Bar, ninety miles a
bove Cincinnati The connecting pipe ne
tween the boilers and cylinder, Immediately
burst. Twelve persons, principally passen-
eers. were scalded, eight Of which have since
died. The Helen Mar opportunely arrived
shortly after the accident, and took the pas
sengers on board. She arrived at our land
ing late on Sunday night, and her deck pre-
scented "a melancholy spectacle of the dead
and dying-thRee or four deaths having Oc-
c@rred since ben arrival.
The Helen Mar brought the passengers of
the NimrOu to our citv While we are Wfi-