Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-30

piied. On. remembers, he attempted 70 Dring reck
into trouble few years ago. Yes and brought him.
self into peck Of troubles by it. As a lawyer his
name 10 not very appropriate. Bat why It that Their
honors pass off so frequently through the side door!
Thereby hangs -" said my friend, smiling;
they go there to study hydraulics when tired OF
listening to dry argument, and do not seem disposed
10 make any secret of it, from the frequency with
which they retire.
The Senate today passed the bill from the House
appropriatng million of dollars to carry on the Flo
rlda war, and bill appropratng SIX hundred and
fifty thousand dollars to defray the expense which
has BEEN or may be incurred in protecting the north
ern frontier. One of the senators, Mr. Linn, had like
Ia have been smoked 10 death few evenings ago.
his room having caught fire. The pyrollgneoas acid,
however, may be of service to his lungs heretofore.
The Navy Commissioners are now charged with
the duty of sending off the exploring cxpe-
dton, and they intend 1t is said to order, and not re-
quest, some officer 10 take the command. When
Captain Kearnsy was offered the command, he wish
ed ts be empowered TO purchase new vessel, built
in New York, TO which the department objected; and
the commissioners ntmnted their intention to reduce
the number OF the scientific corps, who were to be
placed the hold OF one of the vessels and separated
BY canras partitions. The captain, when he heard
this. observed that he could not think OF treating SCI
entlhc gentlemen in this way, by sticking them up
like so many Weslphala hams.
Mr.. BUCKINGHAM AND HIS PUBLISHED LECTURES
We have received little velume entitled Notes Of the
Baekinghar Lectures purpor,ing s be taken from the
oral delivery of Buckingham himself; but as is very
evident, speculation between the lecturer and
Publisher. Having guled the credulous community
with the humbuy Of the lectures themselves-which
rfacisnfo of the observations of other travel
ersihis recapituation of the affair is foisted on the
public, with view Of extracting dollars ere the
Honorable Mr. Buckingham, as he persists in calling
himself suffering himself to be called, flor it is stated
that he authorizes the printing! quits New York. to
levy contributions upon Nil who besotied enough to
listen to him. We looked through the "Sketch Of his
fe" what he said about his transactions with the
late Mr. Salt, and Mr.. William gankes, but he passes
them in solemn silence, and would lead us to sup
pose that he travelled in Egypt Syria and Nuba on his
account instead of being the bearer Of letters
and papers for Others which he omitted deliver while
he loered on his way; much So that Mr.. Salt was
compelled send Tartar after him TO supersede him
in his commission, and deprive him Of his dispatches.
We not that there is any thing incorrect in
the subject Of this work. although its commenc
ing with false designation Of the lecturer does tell
well for its authenticyat the best however it is but
a summary Of what has been hundred times told and
in an infinitely Superior manner
A CHOICE STATE PAPER.-A string Of resolutions
moved by Mr. Davis Of Massachusetts. has passed the
Senate Of the u States This object is ascertain the
number Of troops that have been employed against the
Seminoles whether regulars militia, volunteers the
amount Of naval force engaged the killed, wounded
and missing the part Of the u 81 the entire Pecuni
airy disbursements obligations up to this time and
the population Of the Seminoes at the commencement
Of sos,tes and their present position in every parc-
uar as near il be ascertained. These returns
when furnished will be pretty for this country
to "read. mark, learn, and inwaroly digest"
NEW EDITION or FAusr.-The profcients in Ger.
man literature have great treat before them in bean.
,fu and perfect edition Of the Faust Of Goethe jus,
published by Mr. Radde, Al Pearl street It is ele.
gany prin,edso elegantly that il would almost temp,
one to learn the language have the pleasure Of read
ing the great philosophical tragedy in the original
STATISTICS OF orsrERs-The Msrysnders Of the
Chesapeake Bay are making great noise sbeu, the
pra,ica dongs Of the Pennsylvania oyster dredgers,
whose proceedings depopulating those waters OF
their juicy denizers In Of the Maryland papers
find statistics the subject which we ab.
and arrange for the satisfaction Of our readers
1.-THE supply Of oysters for the western csuntry
comes from Maryland. New York and her internal
trade up the Hudson and her canal her
require an immense supply which mainly comes from
that pat OF the Chesapeake Bay owned the State Of
Virginia The demand for oysters in the Philadelphia
market, and also in the country and all along
down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, has been i'm.
mense. and the oysters in the Delaware Bay having
been destroyed by the Philadelphia boats by dredging.
these boats nov swarmng the Chesapeake Bay,
and running every river spd creek there By the same
destructive mode OF catching oysters.
The State few years ago made Law for the purpose
Of encouraging the growth of oysters. Many persons
who had confidence inthc Law, so~ed and planted consd
erable quantes-others made beds where The mud ~as
soft for the oysters grow advantage of
much time and labor. and having good supply Of oys
hand, and anticipating fair remuneration Tor
their time and labor the oyster rlunderers would
in the night with Sin eight hands, and IN come In
the ofhve sin boats IN conjunction and
tsks of all the oysters, big and small. on those beds
Now whs, with drsgs or dredges, and the largchead
ed rskes all the fine deep and cove oysters
nearly destroy ed by pressing them down IN the mud
Every person PAINTED with this subject Knows after
an oyster gets pressed down In the mud ID dies and
where these oyster plunderers and desoyers catch
bushel, they destroy ten.
ffthe Legislature ~ill make efficient Laws this
subject and the citizens owning land salt tide
on our numerous rivers creeks and covcs admirably
adapted to the raising and growing Of large single fs
and sne oysters could be made secure IN the oysters
they would plant IN fee years there ~osld be
for sale in the State q Maryland million. 81 bushels
and supply ample Cor all demands. and that too
moderate Price IL takes three year. for an oyster 10
grow 70 is prime or largest and best state amer that
begins dvindle and At last u leaves poor, tough
shrivelled oyster.
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