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HUNT’S I pTANIG PILLS, 4NTEKESTING & APPLICABLE TO THE . - AFFLICTED WITH Diseases ul'tliuv>ioiiincli, or Ngrvcs; ■Suen a Dyspepsia, either* Chronic or Casual,un der’Hie worst symptoms of resllrssnrss; Low. iiess of Spirits, and (xeneralEaiaei.ition; Con sumption, whether of the Lout's or Liver; l.i\- tv Affections; Jaundice, both Hiliary &Spas uiodiC; (jostiveuess;-Worms of every variety; Rheumatism; whether Acute or Chronic; to gether with lx.nit, Scrofula, Emus In the lie.id, Hack; Limbs, and Side, Typhus Fever, Scar let Fever, Putrid Sore rhro.it, Fever &' Ague, Spasmodic F dpitation of the lie.nC and Arte* ries, NecvouslmtahiUty* Nervous Weakness, Hysteric*, Tic Douloureux, Cramps, Female ■O’ostructiVms, Heartburn, Headacluv Cough the Common or Humid, ami the Dry or the Whooping; AstUmti,Xiruvel, and Dropsy. Xhc. Blood has hitlurlo heed considertd bv Empiric's and other’s, as the great reguhilor of tbe.human system, and such is the (U vouch of the adherents to that erroneous ihctiine, that they content themselves with the simple posses; siouof this fallacious opinion, without enquiring • Ant t Health, ;uid Vigor- emadate,' and, xdee versa pain, sickness, disease and death. Noj. jy> with I ))H HUN r, .-wimse extensi’y e research'amipr.ic- j tical experience so eminently qualify him for llui.j profession of which lie has been one’of the most us-dul members. He dontends-r-aiul a moment's n llectour-will comm ice-any reasoning mind of the I correctness of hL views—that the stomach," llv- \ er, ami the 'associated organs are the. primary and greatregufitorsof health, and iha'tlhe blood ] in very many instances is depcmlent.on these «>i . i gans,..and that miles* medicine reaches THE KDO f OF I II K RISE \SE, the su/ier/tci .1 1 anodynes u-m dly presoi jhed, seiyebut .is lolls! to Cover the ravages of .deep-rooted maladies —’ Under these convictions, at the expt use of \ e i 1 of application, the doctor has discovered a 1 medicine who>e searching powers are iirisist.i-j _hle, and in prescribing, It is with a know'edgi of | its being a radical cue in, the vaih-us dist-asis; already t-nunn r .led, cv. n if applied in Uie'inosi | critical ca»i s, but lie does not pn tend to asci ibe to - HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS a supernatural agency, although fmoi 'positive proofs within the knowledge ot hundreds he is pivpart.it lt» show, ♦hat when every other eailh 1> I'emedv ha*. been givep up, HUNTS HOTANIC PILLS have never been known to f.ol in .effecting two very gratilyhtgJ"e.hlUts t ; that-of raising-fivim-l-he b,d”of“slcUTiess and disease those who have|test ed their eflicacv; uud amply rewaulinu Dr. M unt for his long .md anxious study to att.iiu lids perfection in ilicTlKAlzng Akt. TJiejexfpaonlinury success which Ins attend ed the use of Hunt’s a ßotanic Pills, is the best criterion of their superior virtues. They have been the means of raising a host of languishing patients from the bed of affliction, as it is clearly evinced irKlm following .CERTIFICATES. FEVER AND AGUE CURED, 7h DV Hunt Dear it a duty I owe you «s a successful practitioner, as well a* thus" who may be similarly afflict* d, 1 toke pleasure in acknow ledging the hem lit 1 have derived from the use of ynlir v.du d»le meiiiciur. HUNT’S BOTANIC PILLS After much sulftanig from Fever anu Ague, du ring the spring aml'inll, fur.life last four years, ami ;the. pecuniary .injuries attendant on the in “ , disposition of one on whose oxeriions u large fa mily was depen,lent tor support,’ and having without success tested the skid of many medical adviser*, at ah expense I ’could nut well afford. In the fall of 1838, finding the pie monitory symp toms of the disease approaching, 1 was induced by a friend Who had tried your mediem-, to pur chase a package of your_Bt>tanic Pills,.upd now have the happiness co'inform ycm—and Ihrough you; wli«> at ty bVsijiiilarly; afflicted— that they counteracted the disease, nor have 1 been troubled with it'since, and my confidence con tlimes to uphold me in-the belief that your Ho tame Pills arc the most sale, the cheapest, most efficacious, ami radical caiV; bn' that distressing disease Fever uiid Ague. All ! can I'or'tjjy jme . sent offer you for the blessing you'have been in*. struinentann conlerri. ears reudcreyl him unable to attend u» Ins business, and during the last 3 years of Ins ill ness was confined to tne house, ills- symptoms were dizziness, pains in-the l»VaO amlrSide, pal .pitation-iiiJihe heart,. want of appetlle. After expending during his coitfinemtm nearly three hundred , dollars without obtaining uuy permanent relief, he by accident notic.gd nn ad. vi*’rii*n{mtfiit't>f Dr- Wm. Evaiih* Camomile and .Aperie»itfj?ill% and wascoiiHequenily induct dan of them After using tlu mub- ul be.- was .able, to walk nut* in fi ur mouths iie could altcndTo business, ami consid ered his disease entirely . removed; The above Information was given to the subscriber by Mr. ICendall liimselU there cun, therefore, be no de ception. . S TEPHEN:VAN SCHAICK. 'The above invaluable medicine together with DH EVANS'SOOTHING SVKUP(iortte.th in.»-) are soUWwholesale ai-100'Chatham hU -N. York. . : ’ ' Beioaie of Counterfeits. - ,r7*padtion. : —Be ‘particular yndyurcliasing to See ihartlu; label of this niedicim- rnnt-dns a ii"- tice of its entry according to si cl of Congress:— And be like wise.parmaitar in,obtaining llleni a! -10 Q lihaibain st.. New York,: dr.fropi the regu lar agents, ■ : ' X . ;i • ■ ; Hamilton & Giher, Carlisle.! .Of.whom may. : r v r r-.■ &vanB*:Cani6niilc Urf/ierirnt Pills ;; OrHuutk- Botanic ~ P Jl /*♦ £Jr. t'emale -PUla* Do,: Frvrr Dills. Ejrv,Evans’ only Offlcc, 3, Siiutii Seventh street, Fhlliitleliihiii, ■ HK'niltnn K Grier, Carlisle, j. R. Klrliv, iintl VV. V, U.ivisi Chamberaburgi Wni Urll. /ZirnshnrK,, VV.t,. [, UT.Ttv He Co. Hrnvvnsville, r R U utnon £# I'ihn T, VVi-rncv, Wiltsyille,' tijmlncuit i- B.C.i>«phell &..C». VVayjK'sburgli, : ti-wiii;&,Artli.’tv Pittsl>nrell,_ . Riirn'iulccj''lon'is.Lockliaven,'..v Hi W.-Cunningham, Newcastle* I; P: o!mstf’rul, Ucthany, • lanuarylG, 1810 Having only published a/portion of the excellent letter of Mr. James Henderson of Indiana, tu.Geiieral Harrison’s Thinking Committee, - remonstrating- botli-against-the organization of such a body, and “thc.'poli cy” adopted by them in regard to the avail able, we now subjoin that interesting docu ment in full; Mr. Henderson,■ ft will be seen, is a “personal and political friend” of Harrison, but earnestly protests against the .suicidal course adopted tor his guardianship. This letter deserves attention on all sides: —Pennsylvanian. ' i Genti,f.mkn: The writer of this letter, thus publicly addressed toyou, has seen, with regret and mortification, in a letter subscrib ed by yourselves under (late of tlie February last, at Cincinnati, in reply to a letter,j>f inquiry,. from the Oswego .Union Association, directed and delivered to Wil .liam Henry Harrison of North Bend—that you had been etitrusted with the letUr, and’ empowered to make a reply thereto for Ge nenirHarrison'. . , The reasons assigned by you for thus be coming, the depusUo'ry of the General’s cor respondence, and the organ of his replies, are unhappily not onlyso peculiar in their pharacter, as.to'excite unworthy suspicions amongour fricnds.but afibrd too much ground to our opponents fur curious speculation and amusing criticism. - You declare that the General’s corres pomlencedias become so voluminous- “that his reply in person becomes absolutely im practicable,” and that you, in the character of his “confidential committee/’ because of. such inability, make the.response fur him.— That if the policy of the committee, as shown by their reply, should TmtTheet witli’ tlie ap probation of the Oswego. Association, ‘,‘U wil battribu te - the-erfoMo-you i sel vcs,- andj Harrison, rather than to the General himself.” VVithout the least desire to be inquisito rial in.this matter,, but for. the be lie fit of., the. supporters of the General, of Avlumi 1 TiTii the personal and political friend, who doubtless feel a deep solicitude in obtaining the infor mation, ], beg most respectfSlfy to know by what authority, you gentlemen, have become' the keepers of "the person-and thoughts of the hero of Tippecanoe? 1 desire to learn if it is with his own free will, and Unbiassed -judgthent, that lie has placed’himself under your supervision and peculiar cafe; or have you, in imitation of the ancient.policy of the. leudal Unions of Scotland, who frequently seized on the person of the monarch, or pre- 4 sumplive heir to the crown, in order to pos sess ■.themselves of the means to control the l government —like them seized on the person ol the General find restricted, him to his quarters at North Bend, with the expccta [ lion of securing to yourselves similar success anti power? 1 find, .tin aiihlvzirig your re ply that the upqldgy for the inability of the General to reply to.. because of the voluminous character of the’ correspondence, isTiuHlly'sustained in your refusal to reply, ut all, lo.the. inquiries (tf 'lbe Oswego’Asso ciation. Vou say the letter has been placed in ybur hands fur the purpose of affording a reply, and then you refuse to reply altogeth er. ’ Permit ine,.gentlemen? to ask whether this is consistent with the character of the General himseff, and' the frank and manly course which should always mark the con duct and policy of his supporters. If’ the letter was of sufficient importance to entitle it to a reply, thenjhe interrogatories should ■have been fully and ingenuously answered. The General could Surely have spared some ten minutes in framing the reply you have made, or have-done’ what. I should have sup posed the frankness of a Soldier always dic tates, made a direct reply himself.' I-can not- but believe that many of the General’s friends’, utterly, disapprove of not only the policy of seiectingconfiden’tial advisers for him,;but-the'pernicious.consequences wbiclr must follow therefrom, to say nothing.of the British kingly precedent which it imitates; this ought to have deterred those who it seems,.have successfully, thus far obtained th.e .control’of his thoughts and opinions, from attempting the nieasure.- Should .the General be the successful competitor for the Presidency,—'lyhat American, who feels for the honor and character of the Government, would consent that the Executive should for one day, nay, one hour, be controlled in the exercls'e of Ids official functions by a cabal, or any collection of piilifical friends? And is there not too much danger, to be appre hended, that, in such an event, you, gentle men, would a>pire to the distinction of ex ercising such control? ■ I pot it to our cinna mon' friends ty look at.the (acts, and to hon estly,arid’fearlessly make the, conclusion in sober earnest. ~ ' liut.it limy emphatically be asked wlieth er-tlie further reasons you'.assign m e such as the great body of .the' General’s supporters are willing to;approve.fur the refusal to give the reply;asked? . Can it be that .they will agree.iu tile affirmation* that “the rimkc.no further declaration of hrs principles for Watiorial Bank; ami Who can possibly tcli tvhcther he Carlisle, l*n. 'S'hitvsday June 25, 1840- •Mr. MaulersotVs heller. Apku. 4, 1840. .“oUti COUNTRY—HIaIIT .OR WRONG.” is in favor of, or against the reception ofj and referring for the immediate ab •olitiop of slavery within the District of Co lumbia? What possible opportunity has the Gen. had, as a pilldic man, to make expres aiuns of his views public, on the 'three sim-_ pie questions Win ah nblionorable mati, seek ing lor elevation hi the, highest office in the gift of the people, wohld dbsire to, conceal or avoid? Indeed we have liis own publish ed opinions some years since; that public men should never seek to avoid answering questions of a public character; and that (he citizen was of-right entitled to a full and explicit -answer-front all who sought office and public confidence on such occasions; I cannot therefore conceive, why the Ge neral should- not only permit his publicly avowed opinions to be contradicted, at this time,.through the medium of u committee of ' safety, denyingjlie obligation of a General to reply to the interrogafories contained in a respectful communicatui’nvbut especially oh the present .occasion, coming as it dues from those “who entertain the highest regard fur his vast serviccs;i and hope, should he be elected to the highest office for which he is nominated, nothing will occur to lesson him in the estimation of a great and free people.” This is certainly at war with his former con duct, and at variance with the first princi ples which should regulate the conduct of public-men. But you say, gentlemen, that.“Ae makes ltd farther, declaration of his principles for the public eye.” Do you mean, then, that he is prepared to; make further declarations of' his principles fur the private eye? This would seem to be the inference from your language, anij, would well agree with the policy and spirit of your letter. I regret this , must sincerely, if such is the course which shall be* for the future followed: and trust, most fervently, that some .guardian aligel may interfere, -falal and suicidal-a-policy;"'Let it not be said that the General, a soldier of s6:.much renown, and so worthy of the highest honors of the coun try, 'has.one language, official, and. another confidential oirthß sani.c'subjectsr“ That to the public he will interpose an obstinate si lence, and keep his lips hermetically scaled, while to _others, underi the, seal.of private confidence, he will freely communicate dif ferent views on the same question—so as to please and accord with those to whom they, are' thus confidentially communicated.— Strong as the presumption' .seems to be iir favor of the adoption of Shell a policy, I do devoutly trust, that there is yet resolution (plough left, in the breast of the Old patriot, td spuni the detestable line of policy mark ed out fur him and to eject from his presence and confidence, all such “confidential advi sers.” ■ If he does not, shame, dishonor, and defeat will as assuredly follow such a course, as the diurnal revolution of the earth on its iwn axis. There cannot be, there ought not to be any concealment with public men, on questions of a public character. Like the dews of heaven, which fall on the possessions of the just and the unjust, all men have a -rigjit-to know and receive them. - They are’ not the property of the possessor; and more especially at this time, have the nation an undeniable right to the opinions of General Harrison on all matters of public interest. He is bound by every consideration of duty to make them iullyand promptly-known. If this is denied by any portion of his friends, and he permits himself to assume their coun cils, and refuses, then let him understand, that no soldier of the Revolution, nor of the subsequent belligerent contests in which we Inive been engaged, nor any one who duly re-, gards his honor, can'support for public ele vation,one whofßus denies to'his country men one of flic most 1 , inalienable rights of freemen. . - ' “I ask gentlemen, to retrace your steps, to disband the “confidential commit tee,’ and permit the. General’s thoughts and actions to be free as the air he breathes. Let the old soldier return to his native candor, and his.frank andlgcnerous heart.will dis dain all- petty subteiTugfesj and scout all spe cies of indirection.. . Believe me, gentlemen, the interrogatories propounded by the OsiVego Union* Associa tion, are pregnant witli much which concerns the interest, of the people of this; republic; and the honor and interest of Gcn.Harrisoh arid that of his supporters are as intimately connected therewith. You 'may possibly satisfy your friends that ho actual force has! been perpetrated to obtain your control 1 , but the moral condition of him whom you make your prisoner, will,not be in the least eleva ted in the estimation of .'the people. ~ In conclusion, whether you follow the ad vice here, suggested or riot,Ttrust that there are yet enough of the General’s friemja.who will'see the. absolute neccssitymfdialbilging you from your position, and reetqreng him -to the free and uncontrolled exetisisc of his own Volition... ' • . ■ I am, gentlemen, most' respectfully, per sonally and pnlitically. your friend and ob dientservant. JAMES HENDERSON. To John vC.'iWright,- David Owynne, :antl O. M.. Spencer, Esqrs; ' : ‘ ■ : |C7*The,Rev. Mr, Newton, who recently Visited, this country-from Ebglarid, remain ed'in the United States forty-three' days, & during that tjmC,delivered forty-Bixdiscorir- Ses—anaveragemfnrnrethanpne'aday! ir j Wedhesdny Jnatftwoperflonsby'thehamesoflsancßutn ami HenryMuth', ; were; r engagcdin hauling logs, fu'r the purppse of erecting a new ata ble" in' Heildelhtirg township, Berks county, ’they were both sitting on the wagon at the time of the accident, and on descending the hill it overset, and dreadful lo; relate, both were buried crushing them In a shoekingmarinerjtheformerwasfakonriut ■lead; and the other-islyihg' very dangerous ly, ill from the effects of the bruises he re- Democrat > [AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Nt’KrSorics—Vol.s, *To. 2, A Witpasa against the British Whigs. Mb. Van BortEM’a Administration. Mnny.of'the readers oi the Intelligencer ami Jouinal-r-for like all good democrats they are not afraid to read even the false-, hoods-bf- their cnenfics—-have rcad a letter from the Boston’ Atlas, purporting to bo a history of Mr; Van Boren’s extravagance— his aristocratic manner of living—and his fondness of.gew-gaw and show,;not forget ting the’ eternal "gold spoons” and “gold service.” This’letfer is'a well-told story; and if a Juan were to sit down to its perusal under the influence’that every man-is a 'siint, its effect upon his understanding would he ac cordingly. But, unfortunately for the wri ler.-it is false in every particular. To prove ; this we beg our readers to look at the sub joined extracts from Governor Lincoln’s I speech, on the General Appropriation Bill. Governor Lincoln is a leading Harrison man; but he ciiuld not,stand.idly,.by, and. hear members of his party charge Mr. Van _Bu ren with’doing things of which he is sp de cidedly innocent. He holds the language of a man; and makes out Ida own.political bre thren,'rank falsifiers: Hear him:— -Lan, In. “Olio of these items was, “for the annual repairs of the President’s house and furni ture,soo dollars.” Now,said Mr. Lincoln,! would ask whose duty it was to do this? Was the President at liberty to do it?' What tenant haying a lease of a house, would by law make alterations? And could the Pre sident make alterations in a house, of which he was the occupant for four years only? Had he h right to do this, even were he dis posed to do it on his own expense? No; it was the duty of the Government, who. first built the -house, to keep if in repair, and sheltei; its occupant from the rain and winds of heaven. Did not the Government build the house for the accommodation of its pre siding officers, and .would.' that. government be'justifled"injiermittTngTt'‘f6“fall ’to” pieces'- and go to ruin,for want of a small appropri ation to keep if in repair? This, sum he would tell the gentleman, was exclusively, for repairs.to. the.house, the word .‘‘furniture?’ having been inserted-merely as a matter of form, observed .in all former appropriations. The money was not intended to purchase a single article of furniture, bu twits eXclusiVe ly’lor the house; and he would appeal to the gentlemaii'froiii Pennsylvania, or any other gentleman, whether an appropriation of 500 dollars for repairs to a house that cost a mil lion, was not a very moderate sum-. , Besides, if Gen. Harrison was te occupy the house, and he trusted that soon would be the case, it ought to be kept in good cundi-' tion. Fur his part he was hot willing that : Gem Harrison should enter a house in, a di lapidated condition.. He wished to have it at least, provided with the necessary articles of furniture, such fur instance, as a feW chairs to sit upon, fur the accommodation of visiters and private individuals. Another item composing the aggregate amount, wasr for the service of a' gardener 150 dollars; here.this man was employed to attend to the public gardens, and grounds bdjoinfhg the’ President’s house, and -was in fact, attending to the business of Govern ment; for who'would undertake to say that these gardens were of any benefit to the Pre sident? They were open to the public and belonged to the people, and were kept in order more for'the gratification of members of Congress'than lor the occupant of the' While House. ' r MrrLf then alluded, to another'item for the pay of aTew laborers at one dollar per , day, and asked if it was likely the President would hire these laborers’for his own co'n veniencc? Certainly not. Besides, what would be the-consequence if they, should refuse to make this small appropriation? Why the result.would be that these beautiful mounds and other contrivances, made not for the gratification _of the President, but to please the public eye, would be rieglected. This money was to keep in repair the walks frequented-by 'the public he with-others had often visited them;-and would any gentle man contend that the. President himselfwas bound to keep them in' repair, when they ‘were for the accommodation of the people at large? -No, the gardens and grounds Were the ,property of jtlie people, and the people expected that the labor expended bn them should be paid fori - He wmlld ask the gen tleman from Pennsylvania, what, difference there was between the public grounds around the President’s house,ami the public grounds and gardens of the’Capitbl? No objection was' made to the paying of laborers oh the .latter, and why should there be any on the former? They were, alike accessible to and [ for the gratification of the public. , Would gentlemen ask what park of the bouse they intended to furnish? He would tell them.* What was the stale of the recei ving room? There wiis not'a mirror, even a common aeVen-by-nine mirror indt; there was 1 not a-single table, except'an old pine ‘table in one corner, which under the liaitt -’ mcr bf the auctioneer, 5 w ould hot fetclr se venty cents, aud’an bid wbvh but'sofa; The -whole lut-would not,fetch, five dollarsf-and yet this was the ante ruohi iuto which foreign ministers,, andvisiteraot every dcsciiptiuii were introduced, to sec the President. the committee did nqfiuiehd to-furnish the house dike a palace; but, to. supply it With gobd. simple and substahtial.- and. homemanufacture.;'lbryde6igmcdtlmpur- Chase of good'nnd iubstahtial chains, for; the nccommodatTotiDfvigUers.amlofgentlcmen whbh accompanied by ladies; and i t was bit t j 'reasonable.to suppose (Hat most ladies before introduced to tpe President,-Would; be' dcsi rousofradjusting their bonnets, etc., (laugh- Therefore, :jhe r Committee designed to purchase a plain mirror, of suitable di mensions. ‘ •” ■ ■ ■ He;Mr. L'., was ho friend bf,Mr: Van JBuren, but.he would do him;, die justice jo say that, if there was any things wrong in relation to the furniture pf the, WhitcHouse, the- President was hot to blame for it; -On the contrary; he knfew His great delicacy on AGENT'S-. John Moore, ERq.Newville Joseph M; Means, Esq. Hopewell township;. John Wunderlich; Esq. Snippenhlmrg; I Matker, Esq. Cee’s X ItOadsv John Mkhaefy, Dickinson township,' x Jons Clendenin, Jr. Esq., Hogestowii. viEorge E-Cain, Esq. Mechantcsburg, Frederick Wonderlich, do. JAMEa Elliott, (iso. Springfield. Daniel Krvshkr, Esn. Chnrchtown. Jacob Longnecker, Esq. \Vonriicysburg, fJEOROK Ernest, Cedar Spring, Allen tp Martin Ci. Huff, Esq. Slurenianstuwn. the subject, and would assure the gentleman, that, whenever the Committee had consulted' the President in relation'to any additional furniture, he had expressed the greatest re luctance to have, any thing expended fortljnt object,—He would statc iioln hisown iaToTv-- ledge, that not a single article .of furniture supplied during the lust three years, had been supplied at the request of the President him self. The comniittce alone wore answerable, and they would assume the responsibility. But so far .was the President from desiring any additions made in the furniture, that, about two years ago, it actually became ne cessary for himself and the other members of the committee to do what he had never done before, nor would he ever do it again. Did gentlemen wish to know what that was? lie would tell them. It was to go through every room in another man’s'house to see how much furniture he wanted; and what conveniences'were required. He,lmped that gentlemen would take notice of this fac(, and remember it whenever they attempted to cast Cetisure on the President in relation to his furniture. Mr. L., then-gave some particular contri tion of the White House,'when it was visi ted by the committee,before'it was left by the late President Jackson. ■ ’ He said there was one room otcupieiTby the private Secretary'of the President, with , his family. In that room there were' three old chairs, a stained wash stand, amt a shab by fashioned mahogany table which turned up, and which was so mean that the wagon er of President Monroe was ashamed of and actually refused to take it away. AVlren hr looked around, that room it reminded.him ot his son’s college-room'. Yet it was all the furniture in that room, which was occupied by the. private Secretary and his family up to the time the liite President.left (he city. If any gentleman doubted the truth of this statemenf,"let liiurgo through “the chambers and inspect.tliemJmnaidlL_iiuiJie_hbped lie should no longer hear blame cast on the Pre sident, when h small appropriation was re quired for the, purchase, of necessary .furni ture. If the furniture was considered too expensive, if .was not the fault of the Presi dent, but the fault .of those who, by con structing the building of sucb dimensions, had rendered'it necessary.” The.following account of' the’TiVwcr of Babel is from Sir Robert K. Porter’s travels in Western Asia, between the yeara 1817’ and 1820, as quoted by Professor Silliman in his last number of the Journal of Science. This is an immense pile of ruins—at its base it measures 3.082 feet in circuit;'width 450 feet-Mts presents two stages of hills, the first about 65 feet high, cloven into a. deeptavine by the ruin, amHutcrsected with' the furrows of ages. To the base of the sec ond ascent is about two hundred feet from the bottom of the entire pile, and from the base of this ruin to the top is 35 feet. On the Western side, the entire mass rises at ohcefrom the pjain in one stupendous, though irregular pyramtdicnr.iiill, broken in the slopes of its sweeping acclivities by time and • violence. The south and mirth fronts nrV particularly abrupt towards the point of the .brick ruin; on the north side there arc large piles of ruins of fine and solid brick work, “projecting from among immense masses of rubbish at the base; the fine bricks wdro evi dently part of the extreme summit in a'solid mass 28 feet broad, - 'inadß of the most benU .tiful-brick masonry, and presenting the ap- ■ parent angle, of some structure originally of , a square shape, the remains”of which stand' oh the east to the height of 85 feet, add to the south 22 feet. It is rent from the top to nearly half way down—the remains of. the masonry are furnace bpgnt bricks; they are united by a calcareous cement abou t a quare ter of ait inch in thickness, having in it a, layer or straw, and of hard that if couldjiot : be separated. The base of the structure was nof'altered, but the piles of'{he fine bricks thrown down were t’ifrihcd with various col ors, arid they gave (he ringing sound belong-- ing to the vitrifications Of glass in the man ufactories; the lines of cement tire visible and and are vitrified. , The con-' suming powers appear to have acted from a hove,jUiid the'scattered ruins fell from,: higher point than the summit of tiro present” standing fragment. The. heat-of the fire which produced such' amazing effects must have burned with the force of, the'Strongest appearance of the'del t in the wall and these vitrified masses, I should be inclined, says the. author,'to attri bute the catastrophe from heaven. 1 Ruins, by the explosion of ahy combbstiblrinutler, ‘ would have eshibitcd'very different appeal anccs: The entire surface of the structure appears to have been faccdwith fine brickr *f he Mississippi, at New Orleans, is new at the highest stage that_ it has attained this’ season. ■ \ ; .The Picayune says.lhat tiie riser has been rising at the rate of ii indies every;24 hours .for the Iqst six-days. The Mississippi was rising’at 1 Vkksbuig on Saturday, week-, but/ llleTUpper rivers were falling,;amntie prob ability is that' thcTiVcr will eomniehcefaU ing at New Orleans. A crevasse has been made by the, - river, in the; parish of. AV cst< Baton tlduge, about three tidies above thy- ( plantation ol Judge'Chins.. The breach rs anid to be three acres’ aviiteornd the water fourfcct deep. as itrushcsinto the gab. yhiiy be-heard at a.; considerable distance. — -lb.. , . .. i A wonderful plienniiie.no.il has been exhi-- . bitedio Floridar ‘■'i’ho'i’ußcinvilln Lake, iri,’ - Florida,, was entirely’drained of-ifs' 1 lira toil - . about eighteen months since, and itshbed;fo; IlipW di ; y. The Oraiige Lake is also' disap- . ; pcaring. The water in both lakes ran in u ; current towards the centre, and, found its,* why through a fissure- in the ground.. Ten thousand acres, formerly covered by Ornge ! lake, had been drained at* the last dates.’’ . TOWER OF BABEL