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PErERsBURs, VA, Dec. 81, 1852
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Dr. Kane.s Arctlc ExpeditIon.

We learn with great pleasure that the Or,
ganilalon of DR.. Kane's expedition is. now
nearly complete, and that it may be expect
cd to sail by the middle of April IN addi-
ton to the brig Advance, the expcditiongEilI
carry out a smaller vessel in frame readydo
BE- put together when necessary. II takes
also five whalc-boals, two boats made of &C.
dar, by Mr. Fish, OF New York, and four
g';'ta-p rcha boats, which can also be used
as .s'cdges. On Ihrupptr coast OF Green-
land torty-eIght do.S will also BE- added 10
th1 party. lie scientific corps will con-
sist Of three gentlemen besides DR.. Kane
himself, who will not only discharge the
dnties Of commander of the expedition, but
will share in lis scientific observations and
labors There will be an astronomer, who
will CO o,oparate with DR.. Kane in all mat
tcrs relating to general physics zoologist,
who viii pay particular attention to-the OBJ
servation OF radiaIa and lower orders of MAJ
rine life, the products of the dredge being
especially cared for; and general draughts-
man. The expedition. takes out transit
instrument, and will, it is hoped, be able 10
establish permanent observatory al the
head Of Smiths Sound during the whole
time that the Advance remains in that re-
gion. The sailing officers will be Messrs.
Brooks, McGeary, John Ward Wilson, and
Amos Bonsall, all volunteers Mr.. Brooks
was the boatswain of the former expedition.
Mr.. McGeary has been in Bafin's BaynOn
whaling expeditions, has been wrecked
there, and knows the Coast thoroughly.
Messrs Wilson and Bonsan are sailors by
taste and habit, but gentlemen of position
and fortune, who go out from love Of ad
venture. The crew consists Of eleven pick
ed men, stalwarl fellows from Maine. Each
man has one Of Alarston's rifles, with due
supply of ammunition, as they will have, 10
rely on hunting for fresh meat for them
selves, and food for their dogs, during The
whole time Of their stay in high northern
ATTITUDES The supply of food taken. opt
will consist OF BOrden's meat -buiscuit, and
pemmican. The Navy Department has, or q,
dered DR.. Kane to receive on board any ar
ticles of diet that victuallers or others may
desire 10 send for trial, and on his telurn to-
report the result of the experiment, made
with each article. -.
Df. Kane has also ben directed by the :
Department to prepare detailed report Of
tho scientific observations and results Of the
expedition, for publication by the Governed
ment on his return. Among The great SUBJ
jrcts to which his attention is, particularly
Greeted by his orders, is the distribution Of
magnetism, ana the question OF the exist 8
ence and extent of an open SEA about the
pole. 1 .rof. .-ii.5. - .sis,a sls1.sgaa
, We must here once more express our
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@a99@19 AN@OO9,
Iatefestlng Memoir Of Cen. WashlngtOn.

The Savannah Courier has some inter
esling facts in regardil 10 the life and habits
OtIGeAeral Washington, which have never
before appeared in print. Those facts are
taken from The manuscript copy of an auto
biography of Rev. Wm. .McWhir, ID. D..
sadlleftby that highly beloved and yenera-
ted gentleman, in his last viii and testament
to his grandson, Hon. Edward ]. Harden,
Of Savannah DR.. McWhir, as is well
known, was native Of ireland, and educa-
ted al Belfast and Glasgow. He was one
Of the most accomplished scholars and the
most successful teachers in the nation. He
was, soon after his arrival, chosen principal
Of the Academy Of Alexandra. which post
he flled for ten years. His advantages Of
frequent and familiar intercourse with Gen
ersl Washington, gave him an ample oppor-
tunity Of speaking with the utmost accuracy
iu'tegard 10 his character and habits. The
extracts which VIC give below will be read
with The deepest interest. DR.. McWhir ar
rived m Alexandra in November, 1884. In
his biography, he says:
'"Afe~ days after reached Alexandria,
ameeting Of the citizens was called to take
inio Consideration the establishment Of the
Academy, and at this meeting was chosen
teacher. They insured me competent
living, TO be increased with The prosperity
Of the school. As people nocked into the
country from all quarters after the war, il
waswiih difficulty that we could hire rooms
Tor the accommodation of the pupils.
Within year another meeting was call
ed, at which they determined to erect a
building Of brick for an Academy. Trus-
tees were appointed, and General Wash
ington, who had now returned 10 Mount
Vernon, was elected President of tho Board.
The building was speedily erected, and in
Consequence Of General Washington being
President OF the Board of Trustees and send
ing two Of his 'nephews to the school,
Geotgc and Lawrence Washington, and the
teacher being regularly bied scholar from
the old country, The school suddenly rose in
public favor. General Washington gave "a
the Academy the interest of 9l 900 annu-
ally, which was designed to support tiesHt,
INDECENT scholars. The sons of men of dis.
tinction and wealth, chiefly from Mary land
and Virginia, were sent in considerable
numbers, so that was under the necessity
Of employing three or four assistants. ..,
Il was during the first year of my resi-
dsnce, in Alexandra, that ] first saw ant
obtained an introduction TO General Wash.
ihgton. preceded him but few days Oh
my journey to Alexandra The whole
country was upon tiptoe. A thonsand
questions werc addressed to me Where
is be- Did you see bin ? When will h,
eherc -? partook Of the general enthu.
siasn aud admiration, for General Washing
ton was as great in Ireland as he was il
America, and words cannot express the ad
miraiion and wonder, and reverence, will
which had contemplated his character be
fore came to America.
a few days after his return to Noun
Vernon, then as he was, and as he ever vii
be, in all human probability, the creates
man in the world, in company with coun
tryman Of mine, Col. Fnzgeralds, one 0
, 1853-05-07

The BEAUTiFUL ErFEcr OF PAiN.-One
of the most beautiful effects Of pain is its :
tendency to developEkind feelings between
man and man; to excite friendly ympa-0
thy on the part of others towards the one
Immediately afflicted No sooner is per-
soE attacked with illness, than correspond
ing degree of interest is excited in his be-
half, Expressions Of sulicitude for his wel-iI
fare are put forward, offers of assistance
are made, old friendships are. revived. new i,
ones developed and this, it is TO be re-
mombered, is essentially connected with the
suftrngs Of sickness. Were Il not for this,
there would be no occasion for this sympa-
thy, and there would be no manifestation Of
it. Every man would be left 10 battle with
the attacks Of Illness as best he could; and
no kind voice would be raised to cheer him
in his hours Of solitary gloom; no tender
hands put forth in offers Of kindness no
midnight watches volunteer 10 attend his
bedside In contemplating the uses Of pain
that gracious God has attached 10 our con-
slilOlion as q necessary part Of our exist
eace, is there any one that calls for louder
admiration than this, which unites The fami-
" of Adam into one universal brotherhood;
which gives exercise 10 the noblest charities
Of our nature, and which is the means of
securing 10 US, at the very moment when
we most see their value, the ienderest as
s.tance Of the best and kindest feelings of
our nature ...... 90. .-.
, 1853-05-07

Covrr5usNEss.- .--Of the peculiar bsse>
moss Of the vice Of cbtetousness we netd no
other proof but this; fOras the prime end
more essential property of goodness is TO :
communicate and difuse itself, so in the
same degree that anything encloses and
shuts up It's plenty within itself, in the same
it reeodes and falls off from the nature Of
good. lf we cast our eyes over the whole
creation, We shall find every part of the
universe contributing something 10 the 9TH
er, either to the help or ornament of the
whol,. The great business of Providence
is to be continually issueing out fresh sup
plies of the divine bounty 10 the creature,
that lives and subsists like lamp fed by
continual infusions, and from the same hand
which first lights and sells il up. So that
coyetousness is nothing 50 much as q grand
contradiction to Providence, whilst ii teEln-
mates wholly within itself.--ISouth.
, 1853-05-07
GleaningS.

- Perhaps il i. not g'norally known,
as it should b., that salt put into the mouth
will instantly relieve the convnisive move
menls in fits, either of children or animals.
Be slow 10 make a friend and slow to
chang him courteous 10 all intimate with
few scorn no man for his mcanness, nor
hunor any .ot their wealth.
0 a.fflici,ics how charming is that of a
iirm and { nd. Gjndship Ttswectens our
cares and softcns our sorrows, and assists
Us in cxremities--it is a sovereign antidote
sainst calamities.
The tdumphs of truth are the most glori-
Gus, chiefly because they are the most blood
less of all victories, deriving their highest
lustre from the number saved, not Of the
slain. ....t......
II was well remarked by an intelligent
old farmer woull(ralher be taxed for
the education Of the boy than the ignorance
OF man5 for the one or the other ! am COM
PEELED to pay.' et
Deep learning will make you only ac,
ceptable 10 the learned; tits only an easy
and obliging behavior, and entertaining con
versaIion, that will make you agreeable in
all companies.
FRIENDSHIP is more firmly secured by
lenily towards failings, than by attachment
to exccllcngics. The former is valued as a
kindness which cannot be claimed, the lat
Ter is exacted as the payment of debt Of
merit i4f.
re- A widow lady in New Orleans is
the fortunate posscssor Of two letters, the
one written by the immortal Washington,
and the other written by Lafayette Wish
ing TO dispose of these valuable relics, size
proposes to put them up at rattle, fifty
chances at two dollars each
Moral SrAsoNs.-Wih many persons
The early age is passed in sowing in their
minds the vices that arc most suitable 10
their inclinations, the middle age goes on in
nourishing and maturing these vices, and the
last age concludes in gathering in pain and
anguish the bitter fruits of these most ac-
cursed seeds. ,.
Gy- There is a good deal Of truth in the
following aphorism which we find in the
New York Mirror: -''''
" SELF-sAcRIFIcE oAcn invites unkiDd-
ness A man who.shoNs any desire to do
good is at once made pack-horse; and
those who cannot use him call him hypo
critic" ...,.r .t...-,... ~ --
, 1853-05-07

PERSIAN PRovERRs. The man who re
turns good for evil, is as tree which rem
ders its shade and its fruit even TO those who
cast stones at il.
A man passes for sage when he seeks
for wisdom but if he thinks he has found
il he is a fool. " c. ..
The diamond fallen into dunghill, is not
the less precious andl dust raised by
high winds 10 heaven, is nolihe less vile.
An ass which bears its burden, is Of more
worth than lion which devours men.
Patience is a tree whose roots are bitter,
but the fruit is very sweet. ID,
Ten poor men can sleep TRANQUILITY upon
mat; but two kings are not able to live at
peace in quarter Of the world.
, 1853-05-07

CoYsrMpTfoN OF AIR. AN ordinary
candle. consumes as much air while burn
ing as a man in health does while breathing ;
the same may be said with regard 10 gas, oil
lamps, SC, bearing a proportion to the
amount Of light eveloped. One hour after
the gas Of London is lighted, the air is de-
oxiJisel as much as if 100000 people had
been added TO its population. Duri7g the
combustion Of oil, tallow, gas, &c, water is
produced. In cold weather, we soe il con-
densed on the windows of ill-ventilaled
shops. By the burning of gas in London
during twenty four hours, more water is
produced than would supply ship laden
with emigrauts on voyage from London
to Adelaide.
, 1853-05-07

SrArEsNEN-Gcntlemen who secure the
respect Of other people by losing all respect
for themselves. There are few great men
in this or any oIher country, where knowl-
edge Of this world was not purchased by
losing all hopes for lie nexl.- Punch.
, 1853-05-07

Washngion's aids, visited him. At the
dinner table, Mrs. Washington sat at the
head, and Major Washington al the fqok-
The General sat next Mrs WashingtOH on
her left. H. called upon me to ask HESS
ing before meat. When the cloth was
about to be removed, he returned thanks
himself. Mrs Washington with a smile,
said, Ny dear, you forgot that YOU had
clergyman dining with you to-day" With
equal p,casantncss, he replied, My dear,
wish Clergymen and all men TO know that
an no. a gro0issS man." ! was frequently
at Mount Vernon, aud saw him frequently
at Alexandria nor did ever see any per-
son, whatever might be his character or
standing, who was not sensibly awed by his
presence, and by the impressions OF his
greatness. The vivacity and grace Of Mrs.
Washington relieved visitors Of some Of that
feeling of awe and restraint which possessed
them. He was uniformly grave and smiled
but seldom, but always agreeable. His IA
voritc subject of conversation was agricul-
ture, and he scrupulously avoided, IN gen
eral society, topics connected with politics,
or war, or his own personal actions. Asall
the world knows, he was most regular in
his habits. lie went into his study, it is
said, about 4 O'Clock in the morning. lie
continued there until breakfast, which he
took with his family, and then visited his
plantations. He retained at noon, and his
dinner hour was 8 O'Clock. lie was then
open to the calls of his friends and 10 the
society of visitors. No one acquainted with
his habits thought of calling upon General
Washington in the morning. lie took the
liveliest interest in our Academy, and in
the cause of education generally, and uni
formly attended our exhibitions.
General Washington visited his neighbor
and friends but seldom, in consequence of
his numerous engagements, and the multi
tudc Of visitors which he received from all
countries He sometimes went TO Spring
parties, Kind of barbecue, and all the river
parties. lie occasionally attended public
worship in Alexandra, but his regular place
of worship was a church in the vicinity Of
Mount Vernon of which he was vesiry-
man and committing member. was at
the public meeting Of The citizens Of Alcxan,
dria, called to receive General Washington,
and take farewell of him, when he was
called to the Presidential chair The large
hotel was crowded to Overlooking, and as
great multitude surrounded the doors and
windows. THE address to General Wash
ington was written BY Col Henry Lee, de-
liTefed by the Mayor of the city The re-
ply Of Gen. Washington was longer Than
the address. His style Of oratory was grave
and commanding, nor was it possible, when
he spoke, to deny the most fixed and earn
est attention. His sentiments fell upon the
people like oracles. During the delivery Of
Col. Lees address, and especially during the
reply of Washington, brealhless silence
pervaded the multitude, and in common
language, "you might have heard a pin
drop" He closed his reply with these
words" My kind friends and good neigh
bors, / bid you an aifectionaIo lareweIl."-
There was moi dry eye in the assembly"
, 1853-05-07

BED Bros. There is long article in the
Valley Farmer by which it is established
beyond question that sweet oil occasionally
rubbed over bedsteads, chairboards, &C.,
will effectually prevent the appearance Of
bed bugs We think it unnecessary to
publish the evdenc, of the efficacy Of this
cheap and agreeable preventative Of the
nuisance in question. The reader will take
our word that it is conclusive.