Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-07-09

States with him, on his return from Sante fe,
during the ensuing autumn. We heartily wish
him success in his praiseworthy undertaking.
CAIRO, March S.--7he Plague in Egypt
The plague which had spared Egypt during III
years, and had not for several months extended
beyond the walls of Alexa ndria, is now begin
ming TO spread in oil directions in this unfortunate
country. The sanatory Gordon was quite ineffec-
tual in stopping its progress, and has therefore
been abandoned. The rigorous orders for watch
ing each Unaffected house, and preventing any of
It's inmates from going out, proved highly dis
pleasing to the Arabs and Turks on whom that
duty has been imposed, and whose religious
code teaches them to regard no disease conta-
gious, unless in accordance with the will OF God
they therefore considered the severe qnaran-
tine not only irreiigious, but altogether snperfu
Gus, and consequently have done every thing in
their power, to evade its regulations, either by
conccaling the dead, burying them in their own
houses; or finally throwing the corpses during
the night into the water, or into the street.
Ii was then found that the quarantine measures
must lead 10 most dangerous consequences, and
that the public health much less likely to
suffer by regular and cautious intcrmeDt OF the
dead, than by allowing the presence OF infected
corpses in inhabited houses. Directions had also
been given, requiring that all the sick should be
visited by European physicians, in order to as
certain whether the disease in each case was re-
ally the plague or some other malady. The en-
TO the Turkish women, produced considerable
irritation on the minds OF the people.
The clergy inierfered in the matter, and sent
several petitions to Mehemet Ali, who returned
this simple answer, that the relations of the de-
ceased, Who refused to alloy them to be visited
by European doctors, should not be forced TO do
against their will but in such cases the dead
should be considered as victims Of the contagion,
aud their friends would be subjected 10 the
verify of the quarantine. In the first instance a
strict watch was kept upon the houses suspected
of having taken the infection but the example
of Alexandria soon put end TO this measure,
and now, perfect freedom is allowed, even TO
those supposed 10 have contracted the disease
The plague was first brought TO Alexandria by
Maltese.
Three ships which arrived at Trieste from
Alexandria, (says the Newark Daily Adverti-
ser) brought letters which express the greatest
alarm respecting the frightful increase Of the
plague, not osly in Alexandria. but in all parts
Of Egypt. At Alexandria the number of deaths
was from 200 TO $50 daily The greater part
of the ships which were to take cargoes OF cot
ton had hastily left the port, without waiting for
their cargoes Of the three ships that have ar
rived at Trieste, two are empty; the third,
which had previously taken cargo Of cotton on
board, was Immediately ordered from Trieste 10
Venice, to perform quarantine.
Itmay crafty our readers 10 give the result,
in plain aud simple manner, of Capt Ross's at
tempt TO reach and discover the magnetic pole,
from his narrative of his last voyage, just publish
ed -" The place Of observ alton was as near the
magnetic pole as the limited means which had,
enabled me to determine The amount of the
dip was SO deg. SO MN. being thus within one
minute OF the vertical while the proximity Of
the pole, If not It's actual existence where we
Stood was farther confirmed by the total inaction
Of the several horizontal needles Ill my possess
ion. These were suspended in the most delicate
manner possible; but not one showed the least
effort 10 from the position it was ma fact
which the most uniformed on the subject must
know, proves that the centre of attraction lies
at a very small horizontal distance, If at any
The British flag was then fixed on the spot by
Capt Ross and his party, &c, all of which was
very natural; small monument or heap OF
Z stones erected. Capt. Ross proceeds 10
/ state, that a learned professor England. had
/ in the absence Of the expedition, laid down all
/ the causes of equal variation to within few de-
I grees OF the point Of concurrence leaving that
! point Of course TO be determined by observation,
( should observation ever fall within the power oil
navigators. II was most gratifying on our return
| TO find that the place had fixed upon pre-
csely the one where these lines should have CO.
incided in a centre, had they been protracted on
his magnetic chart. Capt. Ross adds, if popular
observation gives TO this voyage the credit OF ha-
wing placed flag on the very point-on the sum
init OF the mysterious pole which il views per-
haps, as a tangible and visible reality, il may
now correct itself as it pieases .--Bost. Gaz.
New YoRK.-It is not SUI prsing that the pre-
ponderating power of New York in the Union
has excited approximations lest il might eventual
ly disturb the well regulated balance Of our con
federation, and by engrossing all power, become
not "ihe empire state" but the empire. Hei
power and resources are truly magnificent. Hel
population is more than two millions; her rea
and personal estate is valued at more than five
hundred millions Of dollars. She has six hund
red miles of canals, and one hundred miles o
railroads in operation; and one hundred and
twenty steamers on her inland waters. Fifteer
hundred square rugged vessels annually arrive a
New York city The state has near twenty -sil
millions of manufacturing, and twenty five mill
ions Of banking capital. She has two hundred
and twenty miles Of contemplated canal; thift,
five millions in chartered railroad compa
MES. Her military force amounts to two hund
red thousand men, and her annual endowmen
for schools is almost one million three hnndre'
thousand dollars. Perhaps N. Y would be ioun'
better able, unrestrained, TO cope with foreign
power than all the colonies united durin
the revolution Bait. Gdx.
| Forty nine steamers nassed through the Louis