THE SPY & COLUMBIAN. SATUIWAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1847. AGENCIES. V. B. PALAIER, North West corner of Third and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, Tribune Buildings, (opposite City Hall,) N. York. Soak East corner of Baltimore and Calvert streets, Baltimore, and No. 12 State street, Boston. ?sops M. Wayne:Lena, Lancaster city. WII:LLIAK A. PIERCE, Travelling Agent. ' ' DREADFUL Ramadan ACCIDENT.—A railroad col. lission occurred yesterday afternoon about four miles below Lancaster, by which two men were :killed and ilicfy seriously injured. The killed were passengers on a section boat bound for . .Pittsburg, and were accompanied by their wives. ,Up to the time of going to press, we were unable to learn any further particulars. FIRE.-A fire broke out last evening, between 8 and 9 o'clock, at the lower enil of Fourth street , in a house owned and occupied by Michael Dellan, (colored.) The flames communicated to an adjoin ing house occupied by William ShoHick, and both 'buildings were consumed. The engines were on the spot, but owing to a deficiency of water, they Could be used to but little advantage.. Furniture saved. No insurance. SERIOUS Accmkyr.—Jacob Hinkle,-a young man 'aged i 6, engaged as boivsman on a sectional boat 'car e met with a dreadful accident on Monday eve ning, on the Columbia Railroad, about 13 miles from the city. He was seated on the bow of the 'section boat to which he was attached, when the coupling' broke, and lie was thrown upon the track by the jar. The wheels passed over his right leg below the knee, crushing it an awful manner. He 'was conveyed to the hospital as soon as possible, but entirely prostrated from the loss of blood. The amputation of the limb is absolutely necessary, but no reaction had taken place up to last (Tues day) evening, and fears are entertained that he will sink from the effects of the accident upon his sys. tern, combined with the loss of blood.—Ledger. Mr. Hinkle died yestcrsday in Philadelphia, and the body was brought to this place this morning, to be interred. ==l ROME MANUVACTURE.—One of the most magnifi cent trunks we have ever seen, is one manufactured by Mr. J. C. Pfahler, of this place. It is superbly mounted on the outside, and within arc severe! apartments adapted to the convenience of the tray. eller. One of these, which we should denominate the port folio department, is to us a new feature, and one; the convenience of which no traveller will question. By a very simple transition, the trunk is converted into a very handsome writing desk, and, presto' the traveller may imagine him self seated by his escritoir at home, penning duns or distichs, letters or love billets, as the occasion might dictate. And now, reader, if you are going to Cape May, or Niagara, or Saratoga,—in short, ir you are going to travel, you want just such a trunk as this, and Mr. Fishier is just the man to supply you. ...e....~..^ We understand that the' Marietta, Bainbridge, Falmouth and Portsmouth Turnpike road has been condemned by a jury appointed by Robert Spear, Esqr., on complaint made, and the gates on the road have been thrown open to travellers. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.--A boy, named Royal Tar man, engaged as driver on the Canal, was kicked on the head by a horse in Mr. List's stable, on Monday last, and the skull badly fractured. Dr. Clarkson was called, who, upon examination, found that a hole had been knocked in the skull of nearly an inch in diameter, and pieces of the bone were found lodged in the brain. He was taken to Mr. James Crow's Tavern, and under the treatment of his physician,hopcs are entertained of his recovery. 22=1 TRADE IN GODS!—Strange, and oven profane, as this title may sound, it is literally a fact. La Democrate Pact/I . 'llm states there is a warehouse in Paris, with the title, "Depot for African Gods!" The firm of Regis carries on an extensive business with Senegal, where there are about as many kings as mediaeval Italy had princes. These African kings make war by way of a little pleasant excite ment. When one of them his lost a battle he dis. rnieses his " gods," and orders new French ones from Regis & Co., who employ artists to make them of deal, with serpents' heads, lions' manes and ti gers' claws. When a Sengalian potentate obtains a consignment of new "gods," he goes to war in order to test their efficacy. Hitherto, Regis & Co. have been lucky in their gods." I=l PROBABLE DISCOVERY OF THE 'HISTORY OF A Fort- . ISERRACE.—The Lower Sandusky (Ph io) Democrat states that, about two miles from that village, on land known as the " Kerr tract," there is an ancient mound, circular at the base—about 39 feet in diam eter, rising oval to a point which is surmounted by an oaken stump probably originally two feet in di. ameter, which is almost totally decayed from age. A few days since, some boys dug into the mound ; and nearly under the stump, at the depth of three feet, a skeleton was found, much decayed but por tions of •it in a fair degree of preservation. Near the head were found two stone hatchets, an arrow head, a stone pipe, and—far more singular—a lot of plates, apparently isinglass, which are covered with lines and hieroglyphics of different and beauti ful colors. Tho colors and workmanship betoken a more advanced and entirely different state of the arts than has been heretofore discovered in thelv— mains of Indian tribes. Some of the plates were destroyed, but there are fifteen preserved. They are circular, oval in shape, and about seven inches by ten in size. A pipe-bowl beautifully finished front stone, was also found, the bowl of which is nearly round, rises from a babe, on tho bottom of which which are the figures ..1461." Measures have been taken under the supervison of some in. telligenot citizens, farther to explore this Singular mound. There is doubt that these plates con. Min the history of some former race that has inhab. iced this country, and farther discoveries will be awaited with impatience. POLICE AFFAIRS. Bej t iire Justice Spear. Win. Lockard, arrested for the larceny of two fishing nets, the property of George Geiger. De fendant made hie escape from the Magistrate's of. fice. John Zeman and Peter Walter, Supervisors of the highways in East Donegal—complaint of Ab'm. Shock that defendants neglected their duty. After a hearing of the parties, the proceedings were stay ed for the present, defendants promising to repair the roads complained of. Isaac Mellon, charged with the larceny of some boat furniture, the property of F. Smith. The title of the property appeared to be disputed; the matter was finally adjusted. Joseph Hughes, for assault and battery on Julian Miller, and threatening to take the life of Warren Brown was committed in default of hall. John M. Heller—complaint made by his wife for threatening to take her life—defendant gave bail for his appearance at Court. The wife gave bail to prosecute. George Hoover, obtaining gOods under false pre tences, with a fraudulent intention, from James L. Prctsman—defendant gave bail for his appearance at Court. He resides in Lancaster. Henry Dickerson,—assault and battery,—com. plaint made by his wife. The quarrel arose from a suspicion on her - part, that he was too intimate with another woman. The parties finally " kissed and made up" in the Magistrate's office. George Kane, assault and battery on the body of Edward Mcliitrick, a boy about 10 years old— parties reside in Washington. Defendant gave bail for his appearance at Court. John Minor, alias Sumpter, was arrested by Con stable Daily, for drunken and disorderly conduct on the street, and sent to Lancaster for 30 days as a vagrant. Dennis McFadden, found drunk on the street, was sent :20 days to inhabit the "Fleet." Michael Trump, obtaining goods under false pre tences, gave bail for his appearance at Court. Isaac Sweeny, for obtaining goods under false pretences from Jeremiah Brown, was discharged, upon paying the greater part of the claim. William Waiters, assaulting and beating his wife, with intent to kill, jealousy being the cause. Defendant gave bail for his appearance at Court to EMIR Jacob Dursh, alias Duck, found drunk and mak ing a noise on the street—refused to give any ac count of his residence or occupation. Committed for 30 days us a vagrant. A youth, some 16 years of age, displayed where. e'er he went, a page on which were printed sundry signs for deaf-mute readers, and some lines of Ger man text. The boy pretended (and if you doubted, was offended) to be as deaf as any adder, and twice as dumb; his face than Jeremiah's sadder, his tongue was mum. Fate tvarked the day for his disaster : he spied a horse without a master, and seizing up a small potato; (inscrutable the ways of fate, 0,) he gave it to the horse to taste, but such the horse's eager haste, he caught the hand that kindly fed him, and seriously bit and bled him. The fingers dressed, the boy proceeded to offer ser vices not needed, as, for example: to whip his weight or more of drivers, with sundry acts and threatenings divers, and wish to trample upon the laws. These matters having reached his ear were though good cause by Justice Spear to have him sent to jail awhile. 0, it had made the gravest smile, to see him "took" in Jacob's Tavern: like tempests warring in a cavern, his spirit groaned. Now like a thralled tiger gnashing his teeth, his eyes with anger flashing, he sighed and moaned; but by superior force o'ercome, he yielded, and, no longer dumb, squalled " I'll go now—l give it up" and went to Lancaster to sup. Juliet &fault. of bail, for threatening Delia Jenkins, was sent to jail. Henry Dickson, assaulting and threatening Mar tha Wilson, was committed in default of bail. Daniel Horner, obtaining goods under false pre tences, with a fraudulent intent, front Jacob Pur keypile. Defendant committed in default of bail. Parties reside in Marietta. William C. Patterson., obtaining goods from Capt. Herr, under false pretences, with fraudulent intent, Defendant was arrested and gave bail for his ap. Famine at Court. For the Spy and Columbian CUI 130N0. Well, Haggerty is hung, and the majesty of the law is vindicated. The thirst for his blood has been drowned out, think you—no! glutted for the present, to burn more fiercely for another draught. The examination of his cranium (while yet warm with the heat which God had given it) has proved that, to the Cerro Gordo and Buena Vista virtue of bloodshed, he added the deep enormity of a decep tion to save his life. No wound had ever injured his brain, until the faculty got hold of it. The great truth has gone forth that, after months of imprison ment, and fifteen minutes choking, the good pea pie of Pennsylvania arc matches and Overmatches for John Haggerty. ' . And how have we profited by this great moral lesson 7 That is the great question now ; for his gain by the operation of choking with the newest and most approved apparatus, invented and recom mended by a member of the healing profession— be the same more or less—is now a fixed fact. So, there is no use of discussing that matter. But, I would most earnestly ask, what have we profited by the death of this man 7 I shall feel grateful to you, if you arc a supporter of the gal. lows, or to any friend of the death penalty, for a full statement of the nett gain to mankind of the experiment with the . newly invented choking ma chine, on Friday last. M. D. Manor, July 25th, 1847. Myrtles op THE OLD THRTEEN STATES.-It is said that when the fired. Congress met after the adoption of the Federal Constitution, it was contemplated, but afterwards abandoned, to have the scats of each delegation wrought with some device, descriptive of the staples of their several States viz: New Hamp shire to be represented by a pine trve ; Massachu setts by a barrel of fish; Rhode Island a hamper of cheese , Connecticut an oz ; New York, a hogshead of flaxseed; New Jersey, a bag of wool ; Maryland, pig and bar iron ; Virginia, a hogahead of tobacco ; North Carolina, a barrel of tar, South Carolina, a. bag of cotton; Georgia, a barrel of rice. CAN: ISLAND, July 22, 1847, Ertrartmarton.—There is something. peculiarly Dear Sp y:—l arrived here this afternoon at 293 I interesting in the history and composition of What minutes past four, (I always like to be particeltr has been called the Letheon Vapor, now so exten. as to time,) on board the steamer Ohio, as substainJ oivolY known in surgery, and of which so much tial a craft as ever rode upon the Delaware; the has been said regarding its effects and so little in Captain of which, is a jolly wholesonled soil of Mt i relationto its true chemical qualities. oPreuma. old coder; and the very embodiment of a good liver, t tic medicine," is the name by wliieh the treatment and if course one who furnishes his passengaili of diseases by inhaling gas, is known. The first with .0-, c , c h o i ce d e li cac i es o f the season, suc ir iss person who greatly distinguished himself in the cakes, crabs, cucumbers, cabbage, corn, cauliflower, i study of the effects of gat - ,+ upon the human sys. crnut and custards; and the way the three hundred t tern was Sir Humphrey Davy, who nearly lost his and ten passengerswalked into the above catalogue i life when very young by inhaling hydro.carbonate of good things, was a caution to the e l e me n ts th a t 1 gas for an experiment. The discovery of nitrous produced them. ' . ' . oxide, or laughing gas, was made by this great Our ride down the Delaware was delightful, bar- chemist. As early as 1795, it is stated, that Dr. rin, the sea sickness that we , were all permitted to Pearson recommended the inhaling of ether for a share in. - Well, having landed, the next i m p or ta n t , number of diseases, and his mode of applying it matter to be attended to, is the procuring o f guar _ i was to pour one or two spoonsful of sulphuric ether tors. I have heard a cmta in. very amiable and eh , ; into a saucer holding it to the 'patent's mouth to quent divine in your digging say, he " never cried quarter to old Sam," but I cannot •say so of the hotels on this Island; I had, however, a pretty good offer of lodging apartments at, the Colombia House, provided I would agree to sleep on the third story , of all out of doors, That I concluded was a greater altitude than I wanted to attain to, so I made ay. plication at the American house. And here I must give you somewhat in detail the interview I had i with the very amiable looking Landlady, for lean. not yet form any definite opinion apart from looks. Well, I was ushered into her private parlor, (think of that,) and introduced as a gentleman in searth of quarters. I supposed from her blushes that lie expected the servant * to say wife instead of quartets. I can tell you, I made my very best bow about that time. Said she, (and she turned pale when she said it too,) "gracious heaven, where did all,these people come from ?" Said I, Madame don't be frightened, there were only about three hundred came down to day. " Three hundred! did you say three hundred!" I tholight she was about to fall, and sung out for heartshorn, camphor and cold wa ter, all at the same breadth, but in a moment she became composed and thanked me for my kindness, and in consideration of which, she very graciously permitted me to stay in her house, provided I would sleep on the floor and dress in a barber's shOp on the opposite side of the street; to these term's I readily acceded, and feel that I have done well in comparison with some others that arrived in the same boat. In my next, I will give you a descrip tion of this beautiful village, and some of the say. ings and doings here, Yours, &c., CAPE ISLAND, July 27th, 1847. Dear Spy promised at the close of a former letter to write to you again and give you some of the sayings and doings of the visitors on this sea washed island. I presume that your fine thousand readers knuw where Cape Island is, if not, I can inform them that it is situated between the Gulf of Mexico and the St. John's river, and if this is not sufficiently explicit, just advise them to step on board the stew mer at Philadelphia, and be crowded and jostled and sea sickened for a few hours, and they will be safely landed on the Island amongst the assembly • composed of persons worn down by wasting dis ease—of grim, hollow-eyed consumption,—of the grey headed victim of rheumatism—the gay and fashionable belle in her teens—the steady matron of forty—the care-worn Merchant, the serious look. fug Purson—the chivalrous Lieutenant, and in fact, all classes and grades of society, who meet here to spend the dog days " and fur other purposes." But I am wandering from my subject, which was to tell you how we get along here. Well, the first evening after my arrival I attend ed a concert for the benefit of Mrs. Philips, at the "Kursaal" she had quite a respectable house, both as it regards numbers and appearances. Mrs. P. sings like a nightingale, and performs %veil on the piano, she was assisted by a Mr. Somebody, that would be quite a good singer were it not that he has a little ton much affectation. Jenkins was Asti there, and sang several coarse and thread-bam nsjrta break-downs; pity that Mrs. Philips should aSs'ail ate with such a man: The next evening there was a ball in the same room in which the Concert was held, which was thronged by the beauty of the Island, and you may rely upon it, that joy sat upon the countenances of many young men and maidens that night, they danced the Polka quadrilles, but I have a notion that those new tangled dances are no comparison to the real old fashioned corn huskings. Saturday night, Mrs Watson had a blow-out, well attended— audience delighted, &c., &c. Sunday we all put on our grave faces and went to church, some of us three times, to hear as many very poor sermons. It is passing strange to 'me; at least, that some of the very best preachers do not go down to the Capes, and not have the people bored by such intolerably dull augurs. The balance of the time is put in, in various ways, such as gunning, fishing, carriage riding, are ' , ling, shooting, bathing, eating, drinking, sleep ing and love making. I noticed several of your townsmen and one of your town ladies, and you may take it for granted, they were not overlooked in the general crowd. I have been a close observer of things here, par. ttcularly of the congregated beauty of the place, and after all, I am constrained to say—and I say it too after having once payed a visit to your beau. tiful borough—that if you could persuade some of the fair of your town to go to Cape May, the aggregate beauty would be much greater than it now is. But I must close by saying, that of all the fash ionable watering places in the country, nono can exceed this, taking ' all things into the account: such as the wholesome, agreeable and almost con. stant sea breeze, the luxury of salt water bathing, the enchanting moonlight rides upon the beach, die kind attention, and agreeable manners of the pro prietors of the various hotels and private boarding houses on the Island, the abundance and variety of the good things of the land with which they greet their guests at every meal, the various kinds of innocent sports which have been devised to while away the time, and last, though not least, the very agreeable society that one meets here assembled from all parts of this vast Union. I may possibly halm something more to say, before I leave. In in meantime, I remain, Yours, &e., be drawn in while breathing. Sulphuric ether is a subtle fluid 'volatil, obtained by the distillation.of. concentrated sulphiiric acid OD rectified alcohol„ ands. little alkaline salt should be added to the ether thus obtained, in case that there might be an excess of acid. The strange effects of some gases upon the human framc,.have long been known,although it has but recently been brought to light that ether is a• destroyer of sensa tion, by Doctor 'Wells of Hartford, Connecticut, and most extensively made known by •Doctors 1 Jackson and Morton, of Boston. It is related in the London Lancet, that more than forty years ago, an old gentleman in that city discovered that the fumes of ether lulled him into forgetfulness of all mental disquietude attending a chequered life. When his mind was disconsolate, lie would get an ounce or two of ether and leisurely snuff up the vapor until all unhappy thoughts vanished and he felt— "O'er all the ills of life victorious." When interrogated by his friends who witnessed the inhalation, he would answer "soothing sirs, soothing in a remarkable degree." It seems that the ether is applied in various ways• To children it is applied by laying a cambric hand kerchief dipped in ether over the mouth and nose. To grown up persons, by the gas-bug, and let on by a stopper gradually to prevent coughing, which at the commencement of the operation affects disa greeably every patient. In the course of twenty -minutes at most, the patient sinks into forgetful ness, his chest blows like a bellows, the pulse some times beats rapidly, then ceases to be felt, the eyeball: becomeglassy, fixed and void of speculation, as full evidence that the etherization is complete and the operation may be proceeded with. Under the influence of ether the most difficult operations have lately been performed, without the recollection of pain by the patient, although some times abrupt exclamations as of pain, would be uttered, but generally the patient is motionless. The effect of the ether vapor upon the system is soothing in the extreme. Those who take it once are said to have an after predeliction for it, as a tippler for his glass; these things, however curious ly some may be affected, are but minor accompani ments of the great tranquilizer, and Providence has now opened up to man a simple manner of alleviating misery and pain in surgical operations, and under circumstances which render it probable that it will never fall into disuse. It is likely to achieve in operative surgery, says Dr. Ingraham, Ithat which surgeons have long sought for in vain. SAIIKE To CONSTRUCT A CHEAP GALVANIC PILE.-TO ex hibit experiments in Galvanism, on a small scale, a pile may be formed at a very trifling cost, as fol. lows:— Procure about twenty cent pieces, (if worn smooth so much the better) or get some sheet cop per cut circular, and of a large diameter, and the same number of similar pieces of zinc. The latter may be formed by the experimenter himself, being very easily melted, it may be cast in a mould like lead, or it may be procured in a sheet, and cut, similar to the copper.. Then provide the same number of pieces of cloth, which must be soaked in a 'solution of common salt water; or, what is better, a liquid composed of one part of sulphuric acid, two of nitric acid, and sixty of water. After this is done, place one of the pieces of zinc in a tea-saucer, and on it put one of the pennies, or pieces of sheet copper; on this place a piece of cloth, and so continue making the pile—zinc, cop per, cloth—until they are piled on one another; taking care to observe the same arrangement throughout. The piece on the top, which will be cent, should have a copper wire, which'for some experiments, should he tipped with platinum wire, soldered to' it, and the lower piece, which will be zinc, should be treated in the same manner. From the ends of these wires a stream of the Galvanic fluid will constantly issue, until all the acid is ab sorbed from the pieces of cloth ; and although the apparatus is on a very small scale, a variety of ex ceedingly interesting experiments may be perform ed with it. A cheap cement for cementing voltaic plates in wooden troughs is made with 6 lbs. of rosin, 1 lb. of red ochre, half a pound of plaster of Paris, and half a pint of linseed oil. The 'ochre and the plaster of Paris should be calcined beforehand, and added to the other ingredients in et melted state. The strongee the junction is, the thinner the stratum of cement that is interposed. There is another cement made of 16 parts of whiting sifted and thoroughly dried by a red heat, adding when cold a melted mixture of 16 parts of black rosin and one of bees wax, stirring it well when it is cooling. CapL BRAGG'S BATTERY, to which belongs the honor of having saved the day. at Buena Vista, was, we understand, discharged, each gun, over two hundred and fifty times during the battle. We are told by one whose authority is unquestionable, that when the battery opened upon the Mexican cavalry as they were making their last and seemingly overwhelming charge, the horsemen were so near that as the ram rods were drawn from the guns for the Bret fire they struck the enemy's men and horses. The next discharge stayed the charge, and the next sent them to the right about.,—Neto York Courier. IMAGINARY TROUBLE.—HaIf our griefs are Dung, inary. Before you have recourse to arsenic, the're. fore, try what virtue there is in an emetic. Instead of your business being deranged, it may turn out to have been nothing but your stomach. Two•thirds of the melancholy in the market ii nothing but indignation. A FIRST DRAMATIC lIRPR&SENTATIO IN PARIS.- " The scene : of a firatiTedesentatio the scene, that is, in the theatre, and upon'the s age--i's cer tainly an amusing one-to witness to a foreigner .who has not been initiated into all its Mysteries. Of the disposal and plan of war of the author's auxiliary troops, the claimers, under the command of the General: $* Success-Contractor," we have already spoken. r The chief forces of the enemy, the newspaper eiitics, upon whose dictum the fate of the piece is more or less supposed to depend, are placed for the greater i part in the orchestra stalls; and against this part of the hostile troops the ma nceuirres of the author's battalions are directed. A pit-full of hands without heads it is opposed to an orchestra-full of heads without hands;' and the enemy is not so easy to be subdued. One of the strongest weapons is the 11l humor with which he sets to work upon his criticism. So many hundied new pieces, of all descriptions and grades, pass be fore his eye during the year, that he arrives at the theatre half dying of a surfeit. Can any one be srurpised at theacidity which is sometimes spit out upon his criticism ? The theatre is crammed full ; and really, in spite of the ridicule attached to so big a word upon so little an occasion, its aspect would , be quite Salvi; were it not for the toiletts of the belles mini mises in the boxes. And in these regions the solemnity is disturbed by an entered flutter, due not only to a smart dress, but the curiosity attendant upon the recognition of the so-called celebrities of the day, among the journalists, 7tommes rte Zettres, and other soi-disant great men scattered about the theatre. There is Jules Janin ! Does he laugh ? Has he applauded 7 No: he has never, moved a a muscle or nerve. The piece is damned. Look at Theopltile Gautier, whose hair has grown longer and more genius-like than ever. What a sneer he puts on ! And yonder stands Alexandre Dumas, like a negro Adonis, a. Lovelace-baboon, a Shalt. speare from the Cannibal Islands. He has just laughed in the midst of a pathetic scene. And there is Frederick Soulie, looking as diabolical as the essence of one of his own novels—and Alphonse Karr not less Asmodean—and George Sand staring upon vacancy, with her large lustrious eyes; in utter indifference—end Balzac has positively gone to sleep, like the fat, jovial, sarcastic old monk he so well represents. Oh! the piece is damned!— Such are the murmurs that hover round the boxes and the baleen. But the piece is not always dam ned because the great spirits of the pen, ink, and paper have signed its death-warrant. In spite of the knock-down blows it often receives upon first representation, it sometimes lifts up its head again, and lives, and thrives. Hit could be killed by any thing, it would he by the smothering influence of those bursts of misplaced admiration, and overact ed transports of enthusiasm, which, when not met with hisses, are annihilated es effectually with kill ing disdain, which crush the well-intentioned ap plause of friends, and which are often more fatal than the open attacks of the enemy. A new piece is an awful battle for the author, and it is really a wonder he dains it so often. The interest of the fight, in which so many envies, jealousies, rivalries, hearthurnings, intrigues, cabals, mancetwres, back bitings, interested motives—in short, all the r even deadly sins—and no end of the other little word peccadillos besides—are concerned, may be taker: also as some reason for crowds of spectators it is always sure to attract. And the Flaneur recom mends the sight of all these agitations to those who wish to see in Paris ascend truly Parisian." AMERICAN BArrLcs.—The following are the corn partiye losses of the battles of the Revolution, ur ranged according to priority. Br. loss. Am. loss. Lexington, April 19, 1775 273 84 1 Bunker Hill, Juno 17, 1775 10.54 453 Flatbush, August 12, 1776 400 200 White Plains, August 26, 1776 ' 400 400 Trenton, December 25, 1776 1000 9 Princeton, January 5, 1777 400 ~ 100 Hubbardstown, August 7 1777 180 800 Bennington, August 16, 1777 800 100 Brandywine; Sept. 11, 1777 500 350 Stillwater, Sept. 17,1777 600 1200 Germantown, October 4, 1777 600 1200 Saratoga, Gctobcr 17, 1777 .57.52 our. Red Hook, October 22, 1777 500 32 Monmouth, June 25, 1778 400 130 Rhode island, August 27, 1778 260 211 Briar Creek, March 30, 1779 13 . 400 Stony Point, July 15, 1779 600 100 Camden, Aug ust 16, 1780 375 GlO King's Moun tain, Oct. 1, 1789 950 96 1 Cpwpcns, January 16, 1781 • 800 72 Guilford, C. H. :March 15, 1781 523 400 1 Hubkirle Hill, April 9.5. 1781 400 400 Eutaw Springs, September,-1781 1000 560 Yorktown, Oct. 19,1781 7072 sur. Total. == NEW PROFESSION IN PARIS.----Upon a brass door plate, in the Rue de Laitery, hi Paris, is inscribed ' , Ambioisc _Fortin, Fburteenth.." Upon the corn. mon superstition that thirteen is an unlucky num. ber at table, this gentleman has founded the profes sion of diner out—holding hiinself ready, at his lodgings, from six o'clock till eight, in full dress and appetite, to receive any summons and fill to vacancy' , at any table. His fitness for his profession con sists, moreover, in unsuspected morals and corn:. pinto acquaintance with the topics of the day. He passes his morning in collecting,the paliticaOicar says, the private scandal, the bons-moth, and the rumors of forthcoming gayeties. He begins to con verse whenever looked at by Ms host, and ceases and!eats when the attention is withdrawn, or when . a real guest has anything to say. For this ready supply of a very common necessity to dinner , givers, he makes no charge—as he unites with this profession that of soine r recommerider, and is paid handsome sums by different owners of vineyirds for speaking his mind as to the wines he finds 'on the different tables to which he thus has proles sional access. There are five well-known professed sQuatorziemes" (Fourteenths) in Purim, and as it is estimated that there are five hundred houses in that city where dinner-parties are given, the fatal number of 4 . thirteen" happens often enough to give full employment to these. It is supposed, in deed, that the profession will be largely increased before . the publication of the next census of trades in the slmanack. Monsieur Fortin is described us a very handsome young man, of dignified manners and un.stagg,e'r-able self-possession, an ornament to any table, and elainiing no subsequent acquaint. ance, unless by the expressed wish of his employer. WITTIER. 4 B LEGENDS OF Nzw ENGLAND.—In one of my hunting excursions abroad on a fine morn ing—it was just at this time of the year—l was accompanied :by my wife. 'Twas a beautiful morning. The sunshine was warm but the atmos phere was perfectly clear; and a fine breeze from the north-west shook the bright green leaves which clothed to profusion the wreathing branches above us. I had left my companion for a short time, in pursuit of game; and in climbing a rugged ledge of rocks, .interspersed with ahrnbs and dwarfish trees, I was startled by a quick, grating rattle, I looked forward. On the edge of a loosened rock lay a large 'rattlesnake, coiling himself as 'if for a deadly spring. He was within a fiw feet of me; and I paused for an instant to survey. him. I know not why, but I stood, still and looked at the deadly serpent with a strange feeling of curiosity. , Sud denly he unwound his coil, as if relenting froni his purpose of hostility, and raising his bead, he fixed his bright, fiery eye directly upon my own. A chil ling and indescribable sensation, totally different from anything I had ever before experienced, fol lowed this movement of the serpent; but I stood still, and gazed steadily and earnestly, for that moment there was a visible change in the reptile. His forni seemed to grow larger, and his colors brighter. His body moved with a slow, almost imperceptible motion towards me, and a. low hum of music cams from at least, it. sounded in my car--a strange, sweet melody, faint as that which melts from the throat of the huMming.b:rd. Then the tints of his body deepened and changed, and glow ed, like the changes of a beautiful kaleidoscope:— green, purple and gold, until I lost sight of the ser pent entirely, and saw only wild curiously woven circles of strange colors, quivering around me like en atmosphere of rainbows. I seemed in ,the centre of a great prism—a world of mysterious colors; and the tintsva tied and darkened and lightened up again around me; and the low music went on without ceasing, until my brain reeled; and fear, for the first time, came like a shadow over me. The new sensation gained upon one rapidly, and I could feel the cold sweat gushing from my brow. I had no certainty of danger in my mind—all definite idcaa of peril was vague and clouded, like the unaccount able terrors of a dream,—and yet my limbs shook, and I fancied I could feel the blood stiffening with cold as it passed along my veins. would have given worlds to have been able to bear myself from the spot—l even attempted to do so, but the body obeyed not the impulse or the mind—not a muscle stirred; and I stood still, as Wray feet had grown to the solid rock, with the infernal music of the tempter in my ear, and the baleful colorings of his enchantment before me. Suddenly a new sound came on my ear—it was a human voice—but it seemed strange and awful. Again—again—but I stirred not•; and then a white form plunged before me, and grasped my arm. The horrid spell was at once broken. The strange colors passed from before my vision. The rattle-snake was coiling at my feet, with glowing eyes and uplifted fangs; and my wife clinging with terror upon me. The next instant the serpent threw himself upon us. My wife was the victim! The fatal fangs pierced deeplyinto her hand, and her scream of agony, as she staggered backward from me, told me the dreadful truth. Then it was that a feeling of madness came upon me; and when I saw the foul serpent stealing away from his work of death, reckless of danger, I sprang forward and crushed him under my feet, grinding him in pieces upon the rugged rock. The groans of my wife now recalled me to her side, and . to the horrible reality of Ifer situation. There was a dark livid spot on her hand; and it deepened into black ness as I led her away. We were at a considera tile distance from any dwelling ; and after wander ing for a short time, the pain of the wound beca:me insupportable to my wife, and she swooned' away in my arms. Weak and exausted as I was, I had yet strength enough to carry her to the nearest rivulet, and bathe her brew in the cool water. She partially recovered, and sat down upon the bank, while I , supported her bead upon my bosom.— Flour after hour passed away, and none came near us—and, there—alone in the great wilderness; I watched over her, and prayed with her--:and she. died. USECT SLAVERY.—The most remarkable fact. connected with the history of ants, is the propensity., possessed by certain species to kidnap the workers of other species and compel them to labor for the benefit of, the community, thus using. them com pletely as slaves; and, as far as we yet know, the kidnappers are red or pale colored , ants,, and . the slaves, like the ill-treated natives of Africa, are of a jet black. The time for capturing slaves,extends, over a period of about ten weeks, and never .94= 7 , menses until the male and female are about emerg7 trig from the pupa state; and thus the ruthless . marauders never interfere with the continuation of the species. This' instinct seems especially pro vided; for were the slave ants created for no other end than to fill the station of slavery to which they appear to be doomed still, even that office must fail were the attacks to be made on their nests ,before. the winged myriads have departed; or are departing, charged with the duty of continuing their, kind,— When the red ants are about sallying forth on marauding expedition, they send scouts ,to as certain the exact position in which the colony of negroes may be found. These scouts having dis covered the object of their search, return to the nest and report their success. .Shortly afterwards the army of red ants marches forth, headed by vanguard, which is perpetually, changing; .the in dividuals which constitute it, when they have ad. vanced a little before the main body, halting, falling into the rear, and being reps -aced .by. others. This vanguard consists of eight or ten ants only. When they have arrived neat- the negro colony they dis perse, wandering through the herbage and hunting about as aware of the propinquity of the object of their search, yet ignonarnt of its exact position. At last they discover the settlements; and the, fhremost of the invaders, rushing. impetuously to the attack, are met, grappled with, and frequently killed by the negroes on guard.. The alarm is qiickly communicated to the interior, of the nest, the negroes sally, forth by thousands; and tiered r alts rushing to the rescue, a desperate cordicteg. saes, which, however, always terminate , in the de feat of the negroes, who retire to -11,0 inaerniost' recesses of their haiitition. Nosoi:diewitheAitne 34,853' 9,687