The new harbour which the...
The Times, 1824-01-05T00:00:00

The new harboui hiTh1tfie American President in his Ilessage says is to be fortified, in the W'est Indies, is about twenty- six miles from Cape Sable, in Florida, and is fornred by a bar which reaches from an island called Salt-pond Island, to a low Mangrove Island, and in the embayed part contains only three fa- thoms water. None of the land riscs more than three feet above the sea, and it produces bad fresh water, scantily, from one spot only. Frigates can approach almost wvithin inusket-shot, and command the whole space. It is opposite the Havannah_distant about eightv miles, and is nine miles within the Key surroinding Cape Sable;- consequently is miuch exposed to hurriilnes.Sowthaompton Chron. On Friday se'nnight, as one of the .Manchcster coaches, on its way from thence to this town, was passing along the bridge over the goit at Kirkstall. the hind seat suddenly grave way, and wvith its, full complement of passenger- dropped on the road. Two nxen received rather severe contusions one on the back, the other on the shoulder. After a short pause, however, being accommodated with seats as well as ctrcumstances would admit, they proceeded on their joirney.-Leeds ilfcrcutry. SixGur.&Rt DlscovrE1ty.-On Tuesday, the 23d ult., as souie men were employed in sinking a svell upon a piece of 1i2d be. longing to `Mr. Sendall, situated within a hundred yards of the site of 8r. Giles's gates, they suddenly found themselves over a vault when about 35 feet from the surface of the earth; naturally alirmed at such an appearance, they left their work until the aftetnoon, when they provided themselves with stronger tackle and proper in- struments tor ascersaining the " depth below ;" they soon f'ound that no danger was to be apprehended in descending to expleie the cavern, and accordingly proceeded with a supply of liglt-, and found very beautiful arid extensive vaults, running in almost il di- rections. Encouiraged by this account, 31r. Sendall and some Irienris ilescended to view these uncxpected excavations. The air w as per- fectily pure, and thesoil, which isa fine solid chalk, quite d:ey, anti of snowy whiteuess. On liglhts beinig placed at various turnings, the appearance was extremely interesting; at what period thesu places were in use cannot be ascertained, as neither record nor remen tbrance of them exist. That they are very ancient is certain: there are fruit trees growing over the months from 60 to 70 years of age, yet the marks of the tools appear very fresh, and the stains of smoke re- main in the sniaU niches where lamps were placed by the workmen. It is a singular fact that many niarine shells have beeu taken fro the solid chaik in the sides of these arches.-Norwicli Mlerctrrl. PUNNING FLATTERY-Olle day whets Sir Isaac leaurcI wAs with his Jato .u.jjco,ty it was announced that his Il ajesty's horse was reedy for hunting. " Sir Isaac," said the King, "are ytrh a judge of horses ?" " In my younger days, please yonr Majesty," was the reply, '- I asa great deal among them." " Ihat do you thiik ofthis then ?" said the King, win was by this time preparing to mtount hiL fiavourite and without wating for an answer added, ' "We call him Perfection." 'A most appropriate name," replied the courtly ] erald, bowing as his Majesty reached the saddle, " he bears the best of characters." '[lie following ss the character of the It ish, as desc-ibV(L by Campion, in 1571 :-i; The pwople are thus itclincd:-roligious, franke,eamourous, irefull, sufferable, of paines infinite,, very glo- 1 iolls, niany sorcerers, excellent horsemen, ddighted Vith ivarres, great almsgivers, passing in hospitalitie; the lewder sorte, botlh Clarkes and Laymen, are sensuall, and loose to leacAery above Inea- sure. The same being vertuously bred un, or reformed, are such mlirrours of holinesse and austeritie. that otber nations retaine but a shelve or shadow of devotion in comparison of then. As fbr absti- nence and fastuing. which these days mlake so dangerous, this is to them afamiliar kind of chastisement; ib, which vertue aiid divers olther, how fanre the best excell, so farre in gluttonie and other hate. f'ul crimes the vitnOus they are wor'se than ton botde. They follow the deatd corpses to the grave with howlings and barbarous outcryes, pittyfull in appearatnce, wvhereof grew (as I'suppos)c the iproverbe to weepe Irishi.The uplandish are lightly abused to believe and avouche idle miracles and revelations vaine and cihildish, greedv of pravse they bee, and fearfull of dishonour. And to this end they csteenie ther poets iwvlo vrite ITish learnedly, -and penne their sonnetts 'ero- icall. for the which they are bou.ntifully rewarded. But if they scud out libells in disprayse, thereof tle genitlemen, especially the meere Irislh, stand in great awe. They love tenderly their ibster children, and bequeathe to thetn a childe's portion, whereby ticy nourish surc friendshipipe, so benefictall every nay, that com toonly five hundreth kyne and better arc givenl in revard to wiiine a inoble man's childc to foster. They are sharpe-wilted, lovers of learning, capable of any studie wliereunto ticy bend themselves, constant in travailc, adventurous, intractable, kindc-hearted, secret in dis- pleasure., JEALOUSY-Francois Jourdan, a gardener, at Bevey,was. tried on Tuesday last before the Assize Court of Paris for an at- tenipt to asiassinate his wife. This man had been subject to habits of drunkentiess and fits of jealousy, and the indictment ciarged humn with having, under the combined ihifluence of liquor and pas- sion, thrown his wife out of a one pair of stairs window. She fell upon some branchcs of vine, escaped to a neighbour's house, and haviig received no serious injury, soon recoveredi. In his defence he alleged,that on comining home on the day mientionedl in the inidictment he reproached his wife for her conduct, and tlhat she, seeing the wb3. dow open, went to it, and said she wsould throw lle`rself out,- which sheactually did. In the course of the trial the AdvocatLa General abandoned the princilpal count of wilful assassination, and restricted the charge to that of tIme pri6oner having by dronkentiles and acts of violence induced lis wife, as an alternative, to throw hr self out at the window, for the clanice of saving her life. Tb, er- adopted this viewof the question, and Jourdan was cond.r . Jura months' imprisonmpnt, to pay a fine of 16 francs, alsm r-' tried to t; tweo years under the superintendance of the police, . renlaia for POACHING ASD ATTEMPT TO MURDan i of Thursday last (25th ult.) about halfpfar - e Myers, the gamnecheeper of Colonel PIw? - tend o'clock, * oma5 had rnveat te pace f redez ous, ther alclnte fundr-keepe nained James Ganside, having ofard 'boYie firing in the woods in the neighibourhood of TonEr-ll haf,'zd supposing it to proceed fronm pheasant shooters, made atit. hppointment (Garside having in tbc irsti.instanicesecured the whi iof another of tcigamekeepers nened Booth) to seet at a Certaick pert of the wood, with the view of their tecting, if ossihle, the offenders. But before C.arside and Booth had arriveeat the plate of rendzvous, they ewh cointered four men aranedt, gth ugns, two of shoi they recognizeo as johi Pearson, of dibsey, and George Riley, of Bradford, the fomiTer of whom iria niediatelyscized Booth, Bohilst his thrde associates commenieed a miost ritirderotis attack tpuon(erside with the but ends of their guns, after which, subpposin life to be extinct, they thirsiv him into a ditech. Riley then went piv to Bspoth, who had ssistered his asf sailant, and comsieneef a simaolar attack upon slinat,fron hich -be did not dlesist urtil he had cr-uelly beaten him. The fonr ruffians then decaiped with Boots sword aFcl Garside's stick atid lhat, leaving bthind-thern the but-end of one gun and paretof time stock ofsr a ltc,wilch hati been broken in thafray. Ins about five rainutt& 'I. " ibfvaaflterwads Myers arrived on the spot wih ivstssants,:andfeurd (3arside almost lifeless, and Booth. in a pitiable state- They were both carried lionie, and on Friday Garside wvas remioved to the RLyal Infirmary of this town, where he now remains. Both these ulforr tun3ate men are, we understand, likely to do well. One of the brutal perpetrators of this outrage has been arrested, and, as we hea4, committed to the Wakefield House of Correction. Yorkl Castli would surely he a fitter receptacle for hiin.-Leeds InteliMgencer. DEsrlSRATE ATTE3tPT ON THz Ltsa OF A YoUNr, LADY. -Same person, unknown, concealed himself in tlte house of Dr. Rustace,id Gardiner-streetand about two o'clock in Tuesday morn. ing the villain entered the chamber of the Doe'toas sister, through the widonw: awakened by the nmoise he made in forcing his -way in, ths lady called for assistarnce, when the miscreant assaulted her witht a knife, wbich he struck at her side, fortunately without doing inucs inury. annd retreated by the virdow. hliss Eustace isa oung lady 'I. very amiable manners, and we rejoice that her wound is by no means dangerous. Shewasstabbc-lbetween theliftb udsiith ribs, sn the left side. After the ruffian retreated, a hat, apparently worn by a limne.burner or msason's attendant, was founda it the room. The assassin must have leaped dowrn sixteen ywds in'to the back yard-pertof thelady's clothes, and part of the bed-clotbes, were found in the yard. Th'e hat above alluded to isni the Policc-oflieui, at IlIarltorough.street; perbapsit miglht be proper for persons con. nected witb tbe build;ng ttade to call there and inspect the hatn; of course well,disposed individuals would feel pleasure in aidhig the magistrates in tracing and ipueiishing' the coweardly villaill who -ade -so desperte an attack on ahlife of a ntiable and interesting fe..- maCe__iDublinJura.