VARIOUS MATTERS. FURTHER PATIOULARS OP TllE.HARTH QUAKE IN HAYTI. PonTO PtAEA,.Vflt 20,1842. On the 7th day of May tho island of tlayti was visited with an earthquake, which, in il destructive effects, hai proved Itself to be the severest which we have ever had on record. Tho weather had been for many days past cxcesiively hot and sultry; 'the teinperaluro varying from 02 to 05" in ihe shade, and 110 when exposed to the solar rays, The, winds were hot, parch ing, and unfreshing, and the drough hud been for some time past prevailing. In the afternoon of that dy, at about half-past 6 o'clock, I was standing on the square, which is situated in an elevated part of this town. The sky was uncommonly serene, and the descending sun ptomUed to be bright and glorious in its setting. Just then casting my eyes towards Mount Isabella, which overlooks the town, I perceived u -dark vapor ascending and enveloping its base and sides: a rolling rumbling sound immediately succeeded, and instonenusly came a shock which nearly dashed me to the ground' The level of the square ap peared undulating like tho -waves of the.sca; a faint arid sickly sensation came over me and dizziness and difficulty of breathing. The house rocked to and fro, like vessels in a storm. The ground was rent tn various parts, Manyspsrsons were thrown down il) hid lurue ui mu concussion, uuicia were 'reeling as in a state of diunkness. Every moment we expected the eatth to open and ongulph us. A second shock followed, yet stronger than the former, accompanied, by the same appearances, effects, and ter rors. The church, a strong and massive building, seemed tottering to its fall, the bricks flew from the solid masonry as it from projectiles; wide fissures appeared in : the walls and arches: .mil thfi ivtinln wnuli! liave been levelled, but for the uncommon strength of the outside buttresses and the liear the lerritice .cries -and lamentations of i j i . . HUUIOU dllU bllllUIGU, UlIU tilShlUUlITU IU UUII template, even then; their lowly prostration to the Divinity, imploring his mercy, aid, succor, in their distress. Tho second shock must have lasted about 'CO -seconds. Fortunely for us, our town is almost entire t . . j t i i i iy uui;d IUIICU UI WUIM , WUIUII tiuur BU- e . . ' bUUIIIV IU1 113 Jl unci VUllUM. i'UU OIUI1D buildings suffered materially, and some of thi nnest were entirely destroyed l-rom the 7lh up tr the present date, we have uocu in- Huuiiiinuuu Hiaie ill alarm uuwxru . . . , . . . .: : rrr nni nnfi nravprfl'orA rnniinnauv nn nni j J - -".WW. jlU'U UI I) . I v&l, til U J t I I II u UIIIIVIIIILIIUI iiiu inun.wt-ar bhuus(uiiu solemn iuuksjuiu IIVIUXIII 1.111111 IIUI I.I IUU mubuagiuiioi Ot w ?..r . .. t. .1 - r-. . 1 . 1 minp ai me mors oi meir iiniiBPH. minor n lRnrs-nr aviTii nankRn nnrnpr. n o nnea Ihe fine (own of Santiago, about 60 r t. i .1 i uiiKurii: iniirH Tn in ni trriTR in una nan. o ... n a niinn annraiii i oa irMrtri i mb nnnniit. ... ' . ' . ' lion consisting 01 guout u.uuu snuis, 01 which 000 are-curiedm theuins. further n the-interior, the towns of-Vcga, and St. Jsero nave met wit similar fates. The ity of Cape Haytien, deposite of all the agricultural products, of its-fine plain tlio Capital of theuiOTthen part of the island-the Srst city in tlayti tor tho beauty and solid!- of its buildings, and the second only in Iize and importance has nipt with utter estruction, and it is cue immmenso mass f crumbling ruin. It is stated that the umber who have been crushed to death, Slnd who have otherwise fallen victims we to this calamity, amounts -to 7,000 3uls. A gentleman who left immediately iter tho disaster, informed me that so lidden had been the catasrophe, that hardly Sree seconUB were allowed to escape Irom e houses. Thousands wers buried alive. id no relief at hand. Cries- of ncony and rieks would now and then proceed from Eje buildings, and. break the solemn stilnes: Li he night. Many uoau mil putrihed Ljjdijs were lying in the streets. &no body to !move them, I lie air was tainted with the fsction.-and a pest seemed quftly seiiling i'er the city I Slat" jlnv-Since writing "the forcicoirrir. rther intelligence has reached us from the lane, urhinli linn mnlnrintlv nililprf In llif iprrors of its former situation. The city jiqg Si depot for all tho articles imported jr the supplies of the interior, an immense aanlitv of rnerchandfse Avas generally ppt on hand fori that purpose At the mod of it. dreadful visitation, the supplier Ire abundant and the stores crowded with Mod. ill it be believed that the cuuidi- and depravity of human nature should so overcome tho terror inspired bv the ow- ines? of the caastrophe, us to permit to indulge and riot in a systematic una janizbd pillage! This is, however, most irfully true. Hundreds of individuals, turing in from the country, commenced Dtnrning the crumbling ruins, and drawing hit from thence All the merchandise and iuables of wh'Jtevtr kind they could lav fid uf, dospetched the same to their differ- tiiuingplaoes, Unposition was Tor tne time uselesit.and summary execution is necessarily resorted in by the authori- , to strike a ;iutary torror. Many of marauders were shotjanu now to crown i whole with tho extremity of horror, a iY tie, vl:U had srucn a..u been grad ually creeping ohwards from the time of the cstastrophe.spread at ouecinto a general conflagration, consuming what had escaped the former calamity and the sacrilegious hands of pillage. The survivors, now in a slate of almost positive nudity and starvation, were thus deprived of their remaining hopes; and misery and utter destitution stared them openly in the face Hundreds had nken refuge on board the. ships in the hatbor, with the (rifling effects which on agonizing haste suffered them to lay hold of, together with as many of the maimed and wounded as were thus favored by their good fortiine. As far as we'have been able to learn, the city of San Domingo has furluncly sustained no damage whatever: neither lias Port au Prince met with any injury to, speak of, according to our last accounts. The con duct of the inhabitants of Porto Plata dis played a noble -instance of geitorous and sympathic feeling alike honorable to their hearts, as it was meritorious from its utility. An association was formed of the principal inhabitants, and a board of relief establish ed for the conveyance nf succor to the dis tressed, both in Cpe Haytien and in San tiago. Provision were contributed by each for this purpose, according to his means, and a depot was fixed to distribute the same as the' exigencies' of the caso might require; and -to those arriving hero in a destitute state many have been thus relieved from the hor tors of famine, which would hare been the climax to their previous misfortune and misery. ThsfltheT town and villages be sidns our own and those enumerated above which have most seriouslv suffered, 'some of which are entirely demolished,) are Por to Pais Gonavivcs' St. Mr.rn Mole St.Nich olas; .6t' Louis tlu Nord Foot Caupein Litn hepart Margot Ilorgue La grande "liiviere JUaxavon and Altnmlra which, together with Porto Plata Cane Haytien Santiago St. Osero and La 'Yega before mentioned, make-in all 17 towns and villages, with loss ot lives in nearly all. 'IMS impossiblo to convev an adequate idea of the seventy 6f the blow which will be.jjiveir to commer cial tuterest in general, through all their chanels and ramificaotions; many years will be required to restore matters to their for mer footing. It will be equally difficult-to conjecture at -what periods the siijns of rav ages-will be removed, -and the town and cities regain and approach-their former con dition. VVc wait with extreme anxietv to hear the fate of our sister ialands, Cuba, Porto Itico, nd 'Jamaica. Wemusl con clude that they, have -each and severely been visited with the same calamity, '.hough perhaps not to- the' same extent and damcre. The direction taken by the earthquake, which proved the most severe initsefT- ecls; was along the northeastern ,part; all life other parts of our island -have experioe.-. ed the shock though only ina 'partial and umiieu ucgree, "SINDY CROSS. Porto Plata. GEO. POTTS, No. 21 Lispenard street, New.York. F. CAR AN A. T. S.Dnring'- the earthquake -at San tiago the inhaViUntsTushe'd into the Roman Catholic church to implore mercy from the most high God and filled it to overflowing; and when jt fell, rivers of ilood were seen to pour thr&ugh the ruins proceeding from the hoiics of the poor unfortunate, souls crush ed within GEO. POTTS. F- CARUANA. . 3 ODD FELLOWSHIP, The excellent instiluliou.says the Brook lyn Eagle, is making rapid progress :n all parts our country, despite the foolish and ill-founded prejudice entertained by many against what they are pleased to term secret societies- Tho "fact that ihe Order numbe-s among its members many of our most emi nent divines and distinguished citizens from every walk of life, whose character, for all that constitutes true greatnesses beytnd tire reach ol calumny, and who would be the 'last to encourage, or in any way count enance, an institution in the remotest degree injurious to-the welfare of tho great whole, is of itself sufficient to put to flight a host of objections. Their secrets consist mere ly in excluding the world from a knowl edge their mutial recognition. With ihem a deserving brother is never turned empty away; put some proof of desert is clearly necessary lo.prevent the misapplication of funds and avoid imposition; and hence the (est already noticed, Tho Nashville (Tcnn.) Union gives oc count tif the Third Anniversary Celebration of (he order in that city, on the Ud inst., which concludes with this paragraph: At half.past (wo o'clock, tho procession moved to the City Hotel, where, pursuant to previous arrangment, Mr. Marshall had prepared a sumiuuous dinner on tho Odd Fellows' Plan, that is to say, a public din ner with milk and water (first principal) substituted for wine and brandy. Among the guests were the Governor of the State and clergyman.and editors of the city; Who participated in the closing exercise with much cheerfulness. Wo have never known more wit and humor elicited by' the tidoat' than was manifost under the wholsome in fluence of milk and water, anil we regret our inability to give a list of the excellent sentiments pronounced on the occasion. The Nashua, Mass. Artillery has ten men in its first section, whose nggreate weight is 2200 pounUal Of rourse they cannot bo Flying Artilleries, but mull be long to the 'ieavle.' . MEXICO AND TEXAS By recent arrivals at New Orleans, we havo have intelligence of importance from Mexico nnd Texas. Santa Anna has dir ected an order to be despatched to all the Mexican Ministers and Consuls in Europe nnd America. with instructions to have it published, 'in order that it may become known to the subjects of those power, and that they may avoid any enterprise like that directed against New Mexico' but if not withstanding this notificavion, they should take part with the Texans in all cases. In future, all individuals, no matter what na tion they belong to, if found in the ranks of tho Texans, and taken prisnneis by the Mexicans, shall be irremissibly subjected to the laws of war.' The Mexicans appear tobe preparing for the invasion by the Texans- It is reported at New Orleans, that there are now no less than fifteen thou sand Mexican noons in the valley of the Rio Grande. A Mexican steamer and n Mexican armed schooner at Vera Crus w-ere under -sailing orders for Havana, where, it is expected, they will be joined by three other armed vessels. From he New Orleans Picayune of the 2d instant we learn that President Houston has convened a special session of the Texan Congress, for the 27lh of this month. The Attorney General, has been sent to )he East to concentrate the troops in that section Two Mexicans were recently captured on the other Hide of Corpus Chirsti and brought to Galveston. They were well treated, and immediately liberated by Gen. Houston. This is as it should be, (or whatever indig nities may have been heaped upon Texas prisoners in Mexico, there is no satisfaction to be obtained by retaliating upon .persons who had no hand in those outrages. Tho epeclal call for' an cxlraordin session of Congress in Texas undoubtedly has reference to the much talked of-invacio'n of Mexico- Wo perceive in the Southern papers ac counts of numerous contributions to aid the Texans in their intended operations. "New Orleans'has contributed in money. $14,000 emigrants, 1000. In the city of Mobile, there has been contributed .in money, $14, 000. emigrants, 500. In Tuscaloosa- Ala, $4000; in Natchez. S0000; emigrants, 225 In Columbus, Ga. $3000, emigrants, .75, In Augusta. Ga'862: and in many other cities: It will not do fur these 'emigrants' s hould they be captured by the Mexicnnsao claim the protection -of tho Ameiican Govern ment. The following is tho latest intelligence from Corpus Christ!: 'Col. Kinney was under guard at Monterrey, Saverago was on the Sel-Colorade with a few hu.idred cavalrv The Mexicans were fortifying the public square in Matamoras A ditch was dug and pickets sb! Up aro'tirfd tfits square a year agof but it-is a weak defence. It is said there are 1500 soldiers at Matamoras we do not believe there are 700- The Mexicans, it is reported scout the idea that Texa3 will be able to invade the country Thny will ridicule the idea still more.doubt less; when they hear that the invasion is to be made in. midsummer! Arista is but ill-prepared to defend the country, and it is believed he will not venture tn give battle if 1000 Texians should march against him All the Americans in Santa Fe havo been arrested and marched off to the city of Mexico. Among .thorn are Mr Charles Bent and Mr. Mcsservy, United Stato Consul at Chihuahua. 'CONNECTICUT. The Legislature of this State adjourned on Friday the 15th inst; afier a session of but two weeks. -Fifty-six acts were passed abolishing imprisonment 'for debt, except in caies of fraudulent withholding, concealing, obtaining, or carrying away properly, repealing all laws regulating the sale l spiritous liquors, except tho Is relating to taverns ami trie sale ot liquor to Indians condemning Ihe "Bankrupt Law and Land Distribution and Pre emtinn Law.in favor of a moderate Tarriffof discriminating, duties impojing certain restrictions upon Banks, among other things, prohibiting stockholders from votinr by proxy. instruct ing Senators and requesting Represeritali ves in Congress to vole for the discontinue lance of Military Academy,at West Point, repealing the registry laws, allowing sheriffs to be chosen by a plurality instead of a majority of votes, proposing an amend ment to the Constitution lo enable all per, sons over twenty-one years of age to vdle and disfianchising the 6luden( of Yale Col lege of New Haven. The present Legisla lure of Connccticut is by a strong majority democratic One of the most deliberate murders we have altnusl ever read oT, is narrated by the Sentinel, published at Edenton. North Car olina. A poor whilo woman, named Fanny Garrett, wife of Stephen Garrett, living near Jameitown, Marling county, N. C went on tho 1st instant to the orchard 'of a man by the name of William Watson who lived in her neigborhood, and was in the act of pickingmp a few plums, when she was discovered by Watson who very delib erately left his work went to the house and got his gun, walked back towards her un it near enough to shoot, tool; deliberate aim and shot the poor inoffensive voniaji dead oirthe spot, and left her welteijng in blood' Wilson is about sixtyfive years of age. He alledges that this woman had conjured him, He wai arrested and im prisoned for trial LATER FROM ENGLAND, The Royal Mail Packet Britannia, Cap tain Hewitt, arrived at ihe wharf in Eabt Boston on Siturday mnrinu last from Liv- erpool via Halifax. The" Britannia1 left Liverpool on '.he afternoon of the 4th June, There appears to he no news of much in terest by this arrival, the money market is heavy cotton is firm, hut great distress prevails in some of the manufacturing towns which threatens the peace, of certain dis trict?. The Britannia came .near being sent to the bottom by. aii iceberg when 0 days nut from Liverpool, A passcngi'r informs us that in the fug shit was wiihin a trifle, of running into an iceberg 150 feet rugh.opd was only savrd by the timely exulamalinns of two men who were on the look out. The danger was most imminent, and tho pas sengers wtih a grateful feelidg that does them honor immcdiiely after, iaicdby sub scription 70 guineas, and made them a present to ihe two persons who thus saved them from a watery grave, Attempt to assassinate the Queen- We learn by the advices by the packet thit two attempts have been made on the life of the ?ueen, as will be seen by the following extracts; At six o'clock on Monday cvening.May 30, as -her Majesty, accompanied by Prinr'c Albert, was returning to the palace in an open baiouche, with outriders, an assassin, presented a pistol, and discharged it at the fjuecn, Irom very nearly tho si me spot on Constitution Hill from which Oxfordrcd. The wretch was instantly seized by a' sol dier of the Scotch Fusillier Guard He was supposed to bo a foreigner, but it ap pears that he is an Englishman, named John Francis, son of a cene sliilter at fltic of the theatres. He is about -20 years of age. The royal cortage, when the pistol was discharged, was fortunately proceeding at a rate rather more rapid than usual, and id that circumstance it is supposed her Majes ty to a great measure owes the preservation of her life, as Francis was seen by a pol ice constable to take'a deliberate aim. The act had been noticed by Prince Albert, who sal on the right hand of his royal consort, and who immediately rose from his seal. He pointed out the miss'reant lo one of the outriders, when -the royal servant got .off us vuisa iu ussisi 111 nis apprenension.uui finding him'secureiin custody, again .follow ed the royal carriage. A respectable woman states that just before the attempt, she 'heard the prisoner say to another man -in a -flannel j?cket 'The Queen, why should he be such an expense-to the nation? It is to support her inuch crend style thattis poor fellows have to work hard' TJio barrel of. the -pistol wns quito warm when'taken from the prisoner. Of course at present three cannot bo any evidence as to whether j was loaded wilh ball or slugs, but the-impression is Oiat it was loaded wilh a ball, A search has been made in order lo endeavor to discover lite bullet if possible, but as yet ihe result has not been success ful. The villain is a goodloolting young man, about five .feet sjx inches high, and his countenance is rather of a placid and agreeable cast then otherwise, there is noih ing'foTocious in his'looTc. He is about the sam seized persons as Oxford, but ralhcr stouter. He was respectably iliessed in a dark frock coal and check trowsers. The assassin was examined before the Privy Council and conveyed the same night to Newgate, Anotherpaper says"; It, appeared lhal an attempt has been made upon her Ma jesty's lifo on Surday. A Mr, Pearson slates that on Sunday, about two o'clock, while walking in St James' park, he saw the carriages -cuiMaining her Majesty, Prince Albert and suite approaching -from Jhe ChaperRoynl, and when Rear to the little gate, leading out into th Greek .park, he saw a young man who was standing near him, with his back to the rails, puil a pistol out of his breast.aud.os thtQueen's carriage passed, present thti wenpon, at it, but whether he pulled the trigger he could nnt positively say. At any tale the pistol did not go off, and no sooner had the carriage passed than ihe individual returned the weapon to his breait. Mr. Pearson having unfortunately a most serions impediment in his bpeeeh, may account, In some measure for his not having raised an instant alarm, He admits also, that he at first considered the exhibition of the pistol was out ef a frolic, and not seeing any policeman near, considered the party would bo out of sight before he could ma'ke persons understand his meaniug. Good hide Edward Hihberl. a porter, in the employ of Messrs, Bravuah, Presage and Bell, 124 Headi'lly, has been discover ed lo be heir-atluw to estates in Ieleworth Whilton, Fleel-street.aud Devonshire, to the value of 1,209.000. TVie weather is represented as -remarkably fine and a prospect of abundant crops. From the Fatt, There is nothing later from China, The Indian mail has brought intelligence tiftlie fall of Ghuznee. The place captiulated and surrendered, on con dition that ihe garrison be safely conducted to Dabul. On the other hand, Col Pol. lock had forced the Kiber pass, and taken possession of the forts commanding it and would, no donht, march to the relief of Jellalabad, Gen. Sale, in a sortie from that place, overlhtew the insurgents. A rumor prevailed that AkhberKhen had been badly wounded. Gen' Knott had galned soma advanU? on the side of Mandah'ar, but Gen Ene land had not yet joined 'him. It was ro ported thai Sha Sbnjah had been poison ed. France. There were itimors that Loui Phillippo's lifo hail again been attepted.Tho right of sbhicIi and tho commeicial relations between Fiance nnd the United Stalei.luvs lately been much discussed in the Clumber of Deputies at Paris, and by the journals. Spain. Some rioting look place at Se ville on Ilia 10th which eugges'.ed new suspicion "f Fiench intrigue. Groups of workmen traversed the streets, singing the 'Marseillee,' and crying 'Down with the Regentl' 'The Republic rorevcil' The authorities succeed-without much Vrouble.in repressing those disorders, abitants in of ace, w tho white Number of white inh over twenty years read or write, and of each state Maine 3,241 New Hampshiro 042 Massachusetts 4,448 Rhode Island 1;014 Connecticut 520 Vermont 2,270 New York 44,4:52 New Jersey 6,385 Pennsylvania 33,040 Delaware. 4,832 Maryland, 11. 005 Virginia, 58,717 North Carolina, 50,009 South Carolina, 20,615 Georgia 30,717 Alabama, 22,502 Mississippi 8,800 Louisiana, 4,801 Tennessee, 58,531 Kentucky, 40,018 Ohio, 35)394 Indiana, 38100 Illinois, 27,502 Missouri, 19,450 Arkansas, 0,508 Michigan 2,173 Florida Territory 1,303 Wisconsin do 1,170 Iowa do 1,118 Distiict of Columbia 1,023 each stato ho cannot population 600,423 283,962 728,032 100,093 301,850 271,130 2,382,571 350,723 1,015,110 58.581 431,441 735,821 504,162 150,002 863,303 288,947 178,967 112,149 629,492 561,658 1,498,593 076,290 423,330 277;257 77,815 211,001 1P.I47 30;500 42,864 30,657 549,693 13,066,390 The abovo table poesesses much interest Il will be peiceived.that of Ihe New Eng land states, New Hampshire which is the most thoioiighly democratic is the most enlightened in that'region or in the whole confederacy; while Rhode Island the most aristocratic in its government, is the least so in proportion to population of any of her Yankee sisters, And this stale forsooth, is not capable o taking care of itself,although in all tho surrounding communties, the people, not the landholders, are the sole source from whenco all power arises. We sympathise with the friends of freedom in Rhode Island, and do hope they will find a set of men who have never for the limes- will not belrav them- will lead them steadi ly onwards until the civil rights tiny have so long plead for, shall be yielded. If not peaceably then as we once settled in at tempted usurpation of the powers of govern ment by a miserahlo minority in Pennsyl vania would havo fought. their opponents vanished at the thieat. The democrats of Rhode Island are as brave, and no brave people over ollow might to master the rightl Our Southern neigbors have no freat Chuse (o congratulate themselves on the rc ulta of their intellectual culture as set forth in Ihe nbnvo table. They do not possess such immense advantage in the education of the Masses, as the lone of their organs would lead one to imagine ond especially are the 'dutch' of Pennsylvania, about half a dozen times as well off in the way of ed ucations, as are their -"hivalric' brethren of Tennessee Virginia Carolina or South Carolina, A TALE OF HORROR The New Oilcans Picayune of the 9th, contains an account of several mirdrrs com milled at or near Concordia, La, by two slaves named Joseph and Enoch. Among the victims, was Mr. Noah Harrington, and a.iother man, name unknown. They carried off Mi6s Harrinton, whom they treated wilh shocking cruelty. Also a Mrs. Todd and her child; and they murder ed Mr. Todd Joseph, the one arrested, was nnt of age. Ho confessed the murders, but saill he was prompted bj Enoch. He was chained in a tree on the' hank of theMissis sippi m Union Point, and was burnt alive. While in the flames, he cried out in ierms of great Agony, for some one to blow his brains nut. At the same moment, with a tremendous effort, he broke from his chain, and spuing from ihe burning pile. Im mediately several rifles were levelled et him he fell, His body was again thrown into the flames, and niterly destroyed. He bolo.iged lo Mr. Voothess, and Enoch to Mr. Durand from whom ho ran away. Enoch on being pursued, was shot, but not killed, and had not been taken They were accompanied by a yellow girl named Margaret, who several limes naved the lives of Mrs Todd and her child, and said that if shot, the bullets must pass through her body A detailed account of the various scenes is published, but eomo of the pas, saces aie almost too shocking to znpstr fa print,