Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-03

and inundatng the houses.
twas supposed that least 1000 boxes sugar were
damaged, besides maHy casks of molasses and sugar
large quantity Of lumber was foated away and losr
The bark Avon, which sailed from Matanzas for St
Petersburg the 18th u wreck ed name of place
not given) and the vessel and cargo total loss. The
Captain and arrived at Maanzas in the schooner
| Clear.
| IMPORTANT MOVEMENT General Wool has Left
Boston for Augusta, To confer with Governor Kent
who IS in session with the Council the subject Of
establishing one military posts our northern
frontier This distinguished officer has been sent By
the War Department OF the United States at the earnes
application OF Governor Kent for the purpose Of making
reconnaissance and selecting suitable positions for tho
OF posts to protect territory from for
eign aggression.
The importance Of these movemen ts will be appre
cated by the people Of the state who look the final
adjustment Of our boundary line and the border diff
cultes with increasing anxiety that the zeal
and earResness with which this matter is now pursued
by our Executive will lead a speedy conclusion Of
this protraced controversy.-Portland Advertiser.
Gen. Wool was at Augusta, Me. June 9th, awaiting
the arrival Of some members Of the Typographical Corps
| who are to accompany him in the reconnaissance.
BoMBARDMErT OF VERA CRUz.-The latest accounts
from the Mexican coast intimate the probability Of q
bombardmentof Vera Cruz by the French squadron II
stated the vessels stationed different ports
would concentrate at that point and the block ade
into an active and vigorous SIEGE Santa Anna, they
say IS put at the head OF the garrison and is making
preparations resist the TIN assault The
approach Of the sicky has doubtless admonished
the French commander Of the necessity Of bringing thu
quarrel 10 speedy termination as the Mexcans will
soon have powerful ally in the yellow fever and other
tropical diseases that may prove formidable
French gaantry than all the implements Of destruction
which Santa Anna and his myrndons can muster to CD
pose them-Nep Orleans Bulletin.
! CELESTIAL REvERIE.-There comes 10 the
| Thoughtful and contempa,ive peculiar sense of
serene majesty when twilight falls upon the earth in
spring time The heart Is then devout worshipper in
the great cathedral Of Low deep toned haro-
MES seem to vibrae in the still and solemn air; and
faint mellow beams, fading every moment steal from
the stained windows OF the by the
Jag lights 60 upon their watch But when twilight
deepens into night, the wide Exchanging armament
that majestica roof etted with golden fires in its bright
and countless hosts of worlds, ovsrwhems the rspt
gazer with at the and majesty Of the Great
Architect. Are those bright orbs he excaims, in
habtabe worlds, like this Of ours7 Lol when we
gaze one falls far down the deep blue vault and
ishes away
Was world in the inscrutable providence Of the
Supreme, then bloted from being Is our universe
but as star TO the jewellers of those suspended spheres
and will be ages hence, from yam cleaning orbs
suddenly fall and fade like transient meteor in the
sky7 He alone knoweh, who spreadeth out the
heavens like curtain and hangcth the earth nothng
Faint gimpses indeed Afforded the searcher after
the unseen--dm perceptions Of Natures sublime mys-
teries We wonder and admire when, a moment for
years oretod celestial system clips with its mighty
shadow fellow system, far in space they sweep
their awful circles We marvel when commissioned
blythe :" All powerful wan ana misty orb, predicted
for century streams its horrid hair upon the midnight
sky But Of even those phenomena how limited is our
ernTled5e' = Tar hss; philosophical system is none
other than dream the a quotient, coniden-
TALLY given out, where divisor and dividend botk
unknown.
= ADULrEKATIoN OF Bread AND TEA-Mr Clarke.
the operst at APothecares Hall, has been engaged.
by the direction of the lords Of the admiralty in anayz
ing l467 sacks Of noar which lying in warehouses
Hull lie took samples from each sack. and in some
he found that upwards Of third plaster Of Paris
and ground bones Of the abominabe ingredi-
cns and which the stomach OF neither nor beast 10
capable Of digcstng He sent specimens Of this stuff
baked in many of its processes the lords Of the adj
miraty. The persoa who owned il, and who
about send IL Spain Portugal, fined in the
penalty of 10000. Mr. Clarke has also anal yzed some
Souchong tea and found there 55 per Of lead
ore in il.
ARABIAN ESTIMATE OF the sEx-The wickedness
OF women is n subject upon which the stronger
among the Arabs, with affected feeling Of superior vlrtue
often dwell in cannon conversation That women are
deficient in judgment good sense is held fact
not be disputed even by themselves rests
assertion of the Prophets and they possess degree
Of cunning which Is pronounced 70 be much greater
gate of Paradise and. most of its inmates were the
poor and stood Mt the Of hell and To- most of it's
inmates women In aluson To women, the
Khaeereh Omar said. Consult them and do the con-
rary Of what they advise" But this is to be done
merely for the sake Of opposing them. when other adj
vice can be had.
at is desirable for a man. says learned Imam.
before he upon any Important undertaking. tn
consult ten intelligent persons among his particular
friends NJ ne nave not more IMAM such irtends,
LEI him consult each Of them twice or, IL he have
more than friend he should consul, times,
different visits IL he have not TO consult let him
turn to his wife and consult her and whatever she adj
vises him TO do, let him do the contrary; shall he
proceed rightly in his affair and attain his object" A
truly vruous wife is ef course excepted in this RUE:
such person is as much respected by the Musms
she is lat least according their accountl rarely
met with by them. When created, the
devil, we told delighted and said, Thou art
half OF my host and thou art the depository Of my
cret; and thou art my with which shoot and
miss not Lanes Tras Station Of hs arabian Might
DkFEScE OF THE WEsrERS FRoSriER.--Thc num-
Der Of pressing applications made the Ordnance oca
by members Of Congress frem the and south
western States, urging very strongly the necessity OF
placing Immediately, suitable supplies Of artillery.
small arms, and ammunition convenient points, IN
The States OF Arkansas and Missouri with view to the
protection of the and southwcstern frontiers.
has induced the Secretary of War to authorize tho
placing Little Rock, Arkansas, and at the United
States Arsenal ST. Louis, Missouri the following
ordnance and ordnance stores, each place, viz; Il
SO pounder guns,
&c do do. carriages, with implements and
equipments, complete, tMNs..
$500 ruskets complete, ..t. ...M...
| $500 Halls rifles.
500 charges Of FOUNDER grape shot fixed,
400 do do strapped do. tN. @s .t#M#
| 30 obs. Of rifle powder,
| 1000 lbs do balls
| 1000 600 musket balls and buck shot cartridges.
| $500 sets Of infantry Announcements,
Il 4 do rifle IN.