The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-26

addresses the following inquiries through the Jour-
nal Of Commences to the President of the New York
State Colonization Society:
ain tho New York SPIRIT Of Missions for April.
1851, are some extracts from the journal of Rev.
Mr. Rambo, at Cape Palmas, in which notice the
following July Goth, 1550-Thc afternoon seemed
like the pleusantest part of October in America.
Tho searching salt winds from the sea had strewed
the ground with the leaves Of the wide spread In
dia- rubber tree under which we were seated
sis this India rubber tree of Africa the same
that of Brazil, of which we receive our principal
supplies from Para, on the river Amazon, where it
IL called the Seringa tree? If it is the same tree,
We may expect supply of rubber shoes in future
from Liberia"
HuNDREp YEARs Aoo.-A hundred years ago
stupid German monarch rcigned over these Uni
ted States-then colonies Of Great Britain-and on
the whole earth, with the exception of Switzer-
land, there was not single republic of any pre-
Tensions. A hundred years ago the French lilies
6oatcd over Quebec, Pithburg, and New Orleans.
hundred years ago the old French monarchy
existcd-the Bastilc reared its accursed towers
Louis XIV. dallied with infamous wantons, squan
dercd his subjects' money, and biasphemcd in his
own person the name Of man. Fifty years ago the
namo Of Napoleon was still comparatively I'M
known. Fifty years ago cotton mills had, as il
werc, just been invented; and railroads, locomo-
unknown. Fifty years ago thcre were scarcely five
millions of people in the United States, and Ohio
was almost a. much Of wilderness as Oregon 10
now Fifty years ago washington had just died,
Scu<iDon Wa ssth living, anu Olhy, WcUstcTp anu
Calhoun were names az yet unknown TO fame.
jenny LIND INcoa.--Jenny Lind, during her so.
ourn in the city. has not led the secluded life that
has been supposed. While the curious multitude
have imagined the nightingale M being Gagged all
day long in her magnificent suite of rooms at the
Burnet House, and a. coming out only in the evc-
nings to charm the assembled throngs Mt the Ma
tonal, she herself has been roaming unrccogniscd
sbouA the city. visiting the shops, and improving
her whole tims, busily, in witne ssng every thing
we have that IL worth seeing. Many shopkeeper,
who would have given no small sum for tho plea
sure of meeting her, has unknowingly held shop
ping G-tsff with her piece of goods; and
the crowds who have stood for hours at the doors of
the Burnct House in the hope of catching glimpse
of her she passed TO her carriage. have seen her
come in and go out without the least suspicion of
who or what she was. Cincinnati Chronicle.
QUICK PAs.Aoss: Tho packet-ship Zurich, Capt.
Rice arrived At this port this morning from Havre,
having lcft that port ON the Sd, and the Lizard on
the evening OF tho 9Th instant. The z. has had
light castorly winds up to the Banks, and fair
weather up TO the 18th instant. Since that time
she has had variable winds from all points of the
compass, accompanied BY continual rain and thick
fog.
also arrived At this port this morning from Havre
having left that port the 9th inst. Capt. Chase
reports that he had oil sail set for thirteen and
half days, until he crossed the st. Georges Bank.
~. Y. CON- advertiser.