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FROM MEXICO.

The New Orleans editors have papers from the
city OF Mexico to the 24th August, which furnish
the following items of intelligence:
The Trait d. Union Of the 18th ulmo says that the arrival
Of ST. de la Rosa who is expected every day. will reamate
his parisans who somewhat disconnected by the oppo
siion and rivalry of Asa rumored that Gonzales
de la Vega would be appointed to fill the place of De Rosa
during his absence from this country
The report of the Finance Committee has been adopted by
Congress- This authorizes Payne, the Minister Of the Trea
sury to negotiate loan Of 100000 the remainder of
the American indemnify and the previous loan Of 100000
was ratified.
The Sglo important postal arrangement by
which correspondence for India California, &C. to be trans
med through Mexico The Government, in return for the
grant Of the right of way to receive portion of the profits
The paper says that important privileges have been
granted the line of steamers proposed be established to
run between New Orleans and of the Mexican ports
The cholera made awful avages in the city of Mexico from
May II August l2-there sos and 1901
deaths On the 24th of June there 29s deaths. In
Guadalaaa, from July 10 to August H. there O. 1876
and 9s9 deaths. At Pueba the disease had disap
peared Vera Cruz it declining, and Orizaba
increasing.
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NAVAL REVIEW.

grand naval review took place at Cherbourg France)
on Saturday. the 7h instant the presence Of the President
of the Republic The English papers filed with accounts
of it, The following is extracted from the London Times:
"Cherbourg has been the of most imposing display
Eight ships including two of size and
power and propoonate feet of steamers and fgates for
dischaging the light duties Of the squadron, have been
rnaneuvred with admirable skill and effect almost within
sight Of harbor and within Of channel
possessions crowd of titled and professional eIcursioniss
beook themselves from these shores to criticize, MARVEL
applaud.
"Timid imagnaions may feed upon the destructive
capacities the majestic Valmy pierced for l40 guns each
gun being half large again those of British broadsde,
and ingeniously mounted that the hand of cabin boy
competent direct the ponderous machine The Fredand
makes worthy second with its frownng battery Of wide
mouhed cannon, and all the gun gear in its proper place.
"We add the list Of the other ships composing this
very fine squadron:
sThe Jemappes, l04, two decks the Hercue, lO4 two
decks the Jena SO, decks the Henri Quatre, 80, two
decks the InAexbe, co. two decks the Jupiter, co. two
decks The Minerve, 81 gungae, of 600 and six
steamers besides transports, compose the remainder of the
squadron all most ably Manned and ready for any service
The VaImy has 1850 on board as complement; the
Friedland nearly 100 and the average from $40 to
$50 men each. The two decked ships carry $50 men, the
same complement as three-decked ships, 100 guns
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FROM THE VERMONT FAMILY GAZETTE.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SEPTEMBER TO-
Mrs. MILLER has returned her friends in this CITY, She
that it her intention when she left the hotel
Niagara have thrown herself off the bridge which
Goat Island just above the cataract but arriving
the place she had not the courage to do t she
coward instinct She had previous leaving the house,
put her children to sleep, written letters to her parents and
to the landlord stating her intention, and requesting
them be kind to her babes she had also cut off her cus
and left them with the letters, in conspicuous place the
table. From that time to the present. nothing positive has
been heard from her. 1t rumored that she left the
country with gentleman and travelling the continent
of Europe. Her father, however, believed that she
somewhere in the vicinity Of Philadelphia and spent several
weeks in uitess search Returning in June july he
died Of broken heart. Not long since, brother of hers
died at Saratogahs DEATH too undoubtedly accelerated
BY the Learning the condition Of her family,
believe she ntmaed them where she could be found and
her willingness to return.
Accordingly friend Of the family went after her last week.
and brought her home with her widowed mother
the ruin she has caused Her children with their father
Major Miller, lwho died several days ago. She states
and believe is generally understood here, that domestic
difficulties drove her to the rash Of leaving her children
and destroying herself and that after shuddeng the brink
of that awful gulf she changed her plan, and buried herself
in convent nunnery Baltimore. She positively
denies having been in company with any gentleman but
found her to the monastery aone and which she left
pure she entered. At any rate, she is with her
mother, who has received her with open arms.
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Exr1ycr1os OF A WHOLE FAMrLr.--A family called
Kaufmsn consisting of five members part of whom reached
this city last week. have all with the exception Of died
since leaving their home in Germany, period of fifty sixty
days. As they embarked at Havre for this country, older
son, who had just finished his education for the practice Of
medicine fell overheard and drowned Three or four
weeks AFTER as the vessel neared New Orleans the father
MIR. Phillip Kaufman, fell victim to ship fever. The
mother Immediately on reaching the city, brought her
youngest son. boy about twelve Of the hospital
aborng under the disease, and the day following she
and young daughter the only surviving child accompanied
his remains the cemetery Three weeks only elapsed and
the two had got 10 this city, when the fell destroyer again
made his appearance The mother expired last Saturday Of
violent typhoid fever induced and much aggravated i is
believed by her sorrows little girl five or six years OF
age, homeless and pennyles is all that is now left OF the ia
miy. Mr. Samuel Lumden, worthy mechanic, has adopt
ed the child, and Intends learn 10 raise it as one OF bis
owns Louis LnteiHgencer.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

TURKISH SaUApRoN.-Part of the Turkish Mediterranean
squadron about to sail for England, and part for the
United ateshe latter being the longest cruise record Of
ships belonging to the Sultan.
DREApruL ExpLosIoS.--The Bengal Times gives ac-
Of another dreadful gunpowder explosion the Ganges
the 9th of July. There nineteen boats laden with
gunpowder. One discovered to be FIRE, when nine
Of the others were cut ad The others exploded but the
precautions taken prevented loss OF life.
M Godsten one of the bankers Of Vienna has just died.
leaving his only daughter fortune Of 100000 francs
An equestrian statue Of the Queen about be erected
in Gasgowthe first equestrian statue Of woman in Great
Britain.
Upwards of 500 Chelsea pensioners and their families have
embarked this year for the Australian colonies In order to
become settlers
One thousand eight hundred arrived at New York
on Monday from foreign ports.
Nine head of prize cattle arrived New York Monday
from Liverpool, one COW having cost fifty pounds
The RrcK HAavxsr has generally begun in South Caro-
lima The late freshe in the vicinity Of North and South
Sanee ferries, has proven most disastrous to the crop
little bow named Southland accidentally fell into the river
from one Of the wbaves at this place, yesterday morning.
but providenay and rescued from drowning, by
Anderson Hepburn Anderson that this is the tcefy
second person that be saved from death by drowning
We have before recorded several Of his nepdy and
humanity He appears be always the spot when any
body falls overheard Alexandria Gazette llh
corn raised by Enos Hedges, field Of thirty
bis farm It fifteen feet from opeieht feet
eight inches the first stock Of broom-corn raised
the field, measured fifteen feet three inches in height
man recently committed suicide Feather river, Cali
ornia coroners jury empanneled heard the evil
dence and brought in verdict that the man "add
fool !"
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GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
Governor QUrTMAN, of Mississippi, has appointed
the following gentlemen of that State Central Com
mittee to correspond with the Central Committee
of the United States on the Industrial Exhibition at
London, viz:
Hon. John J. Guion of Jackson, Mississippi
Hon. John J. McRae, Of Enterprise, Clarke county.
Col. B. L. G. Wales Of Washington, Adams county.
]. Alexander Vendress Esq, Of Woodvle, Wilkinson CO.
Rev. R. Morris Lee, Geographical Society, at Jackson
DR.. M. w. Philips, Clinton, Kinds county.
COL ]. M. Elder, Canton, Madison county.
d. o. Williams, Esq. Clinton, Kinds county.
Ex-Governor Joseph w. Matthews, Salem TpPah county,
Rev. Dr. w. J. Barbee, Of Jackson, Mississippi.
Lemuel Petrie, Esq of Jackson, Mississippi
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1t appears that the Sd, I'd, and st experiments of the first
day correspond respectively with the 3d. 4h and 9Th Of the
second day. in regard the weights applied the lever In
both cases the higher veoces gave the lower eencies Of
the engine The change in the battery produced useful eff
feet amounting about per cent at the highest
ociy Of the day Of twelve per cent at the medium velocity
and of nineteen per at the owest Of motion. which
is about the fair working speed for each day. Eighyeight
revolutions appearo have been the best speed the first
days trial. and l02 lOs the second day. The aea
ton in the of the battery had increased the action Of the
engine nearly twenty per cent The trials the second day
were witnessed by Hon. Mr. Wright Of California, Marshall
Turkey, Of Boston, Rev. Thomas sewa Of Washington, Mr.
Fiebrown, Of the Navy Department. and Messrs Wizards
brothers, Of Washington Yours, respectfully,
WALTER r. JOHNSON.
the formula used in computing the power of the engine
CT c)TxWxPxt WPrt
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1859 lbs. Of resistance Under this resistance the engine
made nnetysix revolutions per minute giving By comPu-
aton analogous the preceding, 525 horse power Hence
It appears that the dmnuon Of resistance did not give quite
a corresponding increase of speed.
g. next removed fourteen pounds more from the brake,
leaving 45s pounds and giving 730 pounds nsen weight
The engine then made hundred and TWO revolutions
per minute This, by like computation proved the power
to be that of 45s horses hence appears that the dmin
ton of useful effect considerably more rapid than the in
crease of velocity.
The above experiments made with the battery supplied
with acid that had been used five times previous to this days
operations stated by the assistant charge Of the battery
There present during these trials honorable Messrs
Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton Of New Jersey and Hale
of New Hampshire of the United States Senate Robert
Beae Esq., scrgeant-ssrms Of the Senate Erskine Haz-
ard Esq, Of Philadelphia 8. D. Dakin, Esq, Of New
York. and George W. Riggs Esq, Of Washington.
September Is, ls50-In order to ascertain what effect
would be produced by using feher acid, and addition Of
about one-twen,eth the battery surface, having made
series of five trials similar those of yesterday ascertain
the friction, and finding it under GA SIS pounds the lever,
to be fifteen per cent very nearly, allowed the engine to
under that weight when the number Of revolutions
hundred and eleven. Two experiments bad been made prior
this, and six afterwards performed making nine in
all during this day. to test the power of the engine, all Of
which contained in the following table:
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PROF. PAGES ELECTRO MAGNETIC ENGINE.

| WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1850.
To the Editors of the National LateHgencer:
| GENTLEMEN In order to be able to answer the many
inquiries which daily put me, orally otherwise, re-
specng Dr. PAeEs applications of
the propelng of machinery, have made, with his con-
sent series Of experiments for tie purpose Of ascerainng
the amount of power actually exercised at present by the
machine recently exhibited the Smithsonian Institution.
My attention primarily directed to ascertaning ls the
proportion between the weight resting the periphery OF
the fy-whee produce friction, and the amount Of ress-
lance to motion which that friction produced I'd, the true
periphery of the fywheel Sd, the amount OF insstent
weight or actual pressure caused by the friction brake 4h,
the number of revolutions Of the engine made under every
load with which the engine was charged.
September II, 1850, passed measuring tape round
the y wheel and found Is feet inches in circumference,
say 1929 feet
O. weighed the friction lever and found it Is pounds 81
ounces or Is 406 pounds found its centre of gravity
be feet 1O4 inches from the fulcum and the fucum II
inches from the point Of application Of the lever rather
Of the plate of brass fixed beneath it Hence the pressure
exercised by the lever alone upon the fywhee is g. 70
pounds, which may practically be called SO pounds.
found the extreme point Of application Of the weights to
the lever be feet 10 inches from the ucrum Hence the
leverage with which the weights act the wheel is 81 to
l. II the lever without weight rendered in
effect by Contemplating weight Of 555 pounds would
produce the pressure when applied at the extremity
the weight of lever itself does that is g. rs pounds
In all the experiments which made the weights placed
at the extremity of the friction lever.
g. To the force Of resistance created by the friction
brake caused small cord about Of inch in diameter,
be placed beneath the fywhee and fastened to of the
spokes in such that the cord applied itself to the peri
phery. 1t then carried pulley about on level
with the top Of the Wheel and short distance in front OF the
engine. The pulley inches in diameter and its
journal and cheeks kept fabricated to diminish rc-
ton as much as possible.
The weights applied to the wheel at four different
points, determine the differences in resistance encoun
tered by the engine in the different parts of its revolutions
that ir in the different positions of its crank With 1886
pounds at the extremity of the lever including the effective
weight Of the lever ITSELF the nsistent weight the top Of
the wheel being O4674 pounds took to keep the wheel
barely moving at the first point tried. lbs
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100. < 1929 < SO
$4,000

horse power The divsor here employed is that Of WATT
and the power estimated includes the ressances Of the engine
caused by friction &c but these far less than in ordinary
steam engines is proper mention that the surface oil
the Hywhee when testing both the friction and the power Of
the engine kept fully fabricated order to give steady
and uniform resistance.
S. To ascertain the effect Of giving greater velocity and
diminished load the engine, took fourteen pounds from
the weight on the friction brake leaving 49, So lbs on the
lever, and direct pressure on the wheel of
1885 x ll.3l 1854 pounds,
on which, computing the ctona 1873 per cent, obtain
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the horse powers Of the engine where is the periphery of
the wheel in feet - the revolutions per minute
the longer of the lever IL the shorter Of lever
the weight hung at the extremity Of the lever, weight
equivalent in effect to the weight of lever when applied s
extremity, W (c+eo effective pressure ofls'srup-
on the wheel the weight appended the cord in trying
resistance ratio Of resistance TO the inssent weight
- the dynamic unit = $4,000, F the number Of horse
powers Of the engine including the friction within the ma
chine itself.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
SEEDS OF wAR-DENMARK, HoLsTEIN. &c.

.rla
Messrs. GALES q SEAToN Naturalists have OBJ
served and placed on record many facts to prove
the vitality of vegetable Seeds disclosing one of the
great conservative laws Of nature. Political his
tory sustains at least an equal endurance to the
seeds of war. Northern Europe has recently re-
vealed facts going far to establish the reality of this
very serious truth. The actual condition Of the
two Southern provinces of Denmark, in their rela-
ton to the paramount State, in common opinion,
is regarded to have risen from the recent disturbed
state OF modern society. But, if we read the his
tory of Europe backwards, as regards Holstein and
scheswg, in their relations with Denmark it will lead
through upwards Of SIX hundred years of past time Before
however, calling up the let examine the theatre.
Holsten, general term, includes provinces very
similar in their natural features but Inhabited nationally in
great by two races who have cordially united in
themselves nor have they been made portions Of the Danish
monarchy by like tenure Taken one, under the of
Holsten, this country separated from Hanover in Germany,
the south by the Elbe the southeast by Meek
lenburg Schwein and the Baltic ON the west by the
German the east the strait called the Little Belt and
the north separated from the Danish province Of Ju
land by the river Skodbog In latitude it extends from Lau
enburg, the Elbe latitude $50 30, to Holding, the
Little Belt north latitude $50 3O. The range declines but
little from north and SOUTH Greatest length l60 miles, from
Lauenburg the Ebe, to Holding, the Skodborg river
Joint Of the PROVINCES 5000 square miles English
which gives SO miles for the breadth. OF the entire
area Hostein proper has 1000 square miles, and schleswg
5000 square miles.
The Eyder river has by treaty since, and probably by
tom, long before, the last year (AD sl3 of the age Of
Charemagne, formed the boundary between Germany and
Denmark, it docs between Hosein and Scheswig
Hosein is the link uniting Germany to Scandinavia, and
encloses within its outline the two important cities Of Ham
burg and Lubec Hamburg the Elbe, and Lubec the
Tave many miles above i mouth into the Baltic.
These cities have for many past ages been free and i'm
peria, forming each government in ITSELF and, Hamburg
more particularly, connected with Germany.
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The report of the Committee of Public Credit Of the Mex
Chamber of Deputies the adjustment OF the English
debt, has been favoraby received London The offer Of
three per cent stock instead Of three and aha per cent,
proposed by Mr. Robertson with the present payment Of
three and a-ha millions Of dollars out Of the American in
demny money, and the proportion Of thirty per cent Of the
import duties Of all the maritime and frontier custom houses
in the republic that may be hereafter established for the
puncua payment of the interest the stock, terms
which are considered on the whole satisfactory, and likely
be accepted under the circumstances Of the by the bond
holders.
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Hence 100. rs 1046.H 1853 1873 per cent is the
ratio of the resistance to the weight which produced it. This
includes the resistance at the axle well at the periphery
Of the wheel where the lever upon it. and also whatever
resistance the connecting rod and moving bar of the engine
for they all connected and moved by the
cord passing the pulley.
A. Having detached the cod-he weights on the friction
lever remaining above applied the battery, having as
stated by Dr. Page, fourth surface than had been
used in his experiments the Smithsonian Institution The
eng made eghye ht revolutions per minute Hence
l6O.25 < 1929 < SO
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HEAvr FAILURE.-The Alta California of the l4th Of
August says "The stoppage Of BARTON LEE, for the
heavy Of million hundred thousand dollars, in
Sacramento city, has produced little excitement both in
that city and Mr. Lee had been carrying BUSH
most extensive SCALE He has assigned all bis
property Messs E. F. Gillespie E. j. c. Even, and DR..
Mackenzie. Those gentlemen do not express the slightest
fear but that he will be able meet all his liabilities"
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An English man-oEwar thought into ST. Helena, on the
slaves board.
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Two young girls horribly burned in New York on
Friday night in consequence Of their clothes taking fire from
csmphine lamp which of them attempting to gil
with fluid while lighted.
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The CoSvEsr OF NEw IBERIA, IN LOUISIANA, which
was ready for the reception Of pupils took FIRE the
ing of the 27h umo, and burn, the ground every
hing having been lost.
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Capital Prize, $4,000!
$50, 100000, 0O0-Sl ,O00--l50 Prizes Of 81, 200
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,

For the benefit Of Monongaa Academy,
Class No. la, for $780,
To be drawn Alexandria, Va Saturday. October H. 1850
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$4,000 !-l0 prizes Of 81 500!
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,

Tickets Sl0-Halves S5-Quarters $50.
Certificate of package Of IS whole tickets, $50
Do do IS halves IS
Do do IS quarters 80 SO
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Tickets $l0--Halves S5--Quarters 81. so.
certificate Of package of 26 whole tickets $40 90
Do. do go halves 60 90
Do. do 26 quarters 80 90
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SPLENDID LOTTERIES,
FOR OCTOBER, 1850.
j. w. N UKY q COT, M ma erss
$40, GOOGLE, 000-$l0,006!
Fifteen drawn numbers out of 10!
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For the benefit of Mnnnnralia Academy.

For the benefit of Monongalia Academy,
Class No. IL, for 1850.
To be drawn in Alexandria, Va Saturday, Oct S, 1885,
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Tickets $l6-Halves $s-Quarters $4-Eighths Sc.
Certificates of packages of 25 whole tickets $3.50 90
n ID o. half do ll0 m
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Orders for tickets and shares and certificates packages
in the splendid Lotteries win the prompt
attention, and official account OF each drawing sent mme
dstely after Il 10 over to all who order from
Address ]. & @. MAURY, Agents,
sep 90 Alexandria, Va.
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ynox rHr rHrIAprIrHrA rrpsKn OF rursDAr.

Row IN 4 CHuRcH.-On Sunday dsgrscefa row occur
red in the Presbyterian Church, Fankfod road near
Franklin street. while clergyman from New York was
preaching the assembled audience This church was until
recently under the pastoral charge of the Rev. Mr. Lyons
and the time referred to the pulpit supplied ey the Rev.
Mr. Blair, Of New York
During the delivery Of the SERMON several o. the conge
dence Of by hsss and other expressions ubs
coming the house OF God portion of the other members
nteered for the purpose Of protecting the pe.cs Of Tho
church, when rotous disposition was manifested oy num-
hr of male. and females The police being sppzsd Of the
s.r srrssed John stinson Wm. Ssockman, and Thomss
M.r.bsI The defsndants brought before Alderman
Dare Yesterday and each hsd 10 bail in the sum Of
Sso0 70 answer the charge Of rotous conduc Two females
were also arrested on the charge yesterday, and held to
bail.