SUNBOTY AHEM JOSEPH EISEi.Y. SPm ormiBTon. . It. MASSE It, Editor, omCI IN femKKT sturit, hkar tit 111. AND SIIAMOK1N JOUKNAI. THE AMERICAN" i published erj Satur Jy at TWO DOLLARS per annum tb be 'paid half yeafty 'in advance. No paper discontin ued till all arrearage are f aid. ISo subscription received Tor a'leaa period thin i osths. All ebinihuiflcatiuna or letter on 'buflineu relMtihfc to the office, to insure attention, 'rnuat Be J6sT PAID. Abac-lute acquiescence in the deciaiona of the tnnjority, the vital principle of Republic, fiom which there i no appi al but tb force, I ho vital primiplo and immciliale parent of dfp jliain. JaKrtnaot. Ily Masscr & Eisol.v. Sunbtiry, rVortliumlCTlantl Co. Ia. Saturday, January 1, ISM. roi. 11 xd. xiv. ti:iois or the aii:iiic. ' HENRV D. MAS8ER, ? ICAN KiACHUri? poBTav. Mr. S. NichoU, editor of the N. Y. Sunday Mercury ta unequalled by any one of the prenent age in hit peculiar atyle. Some time since he an nounced, through the columns 6f the Mercury, tho invention of a Machine to manufacure Poetry, adapted to any metre or arty 'subject. The ma 'chine, it appears, is set in motion by a crank turn, ed by negro hoy. The following is ft mere sam ple of what the machine can do when in order: "EXPERIMENTAL STANZA. Forever act O Sun ! and thou, O Moon ! Behind you darksome cloud thy fire conceal! Ye Zephyrs, loo, that fan the brow of noon, Back to your monnlatn homin, O qtiickly Mc.il ! Retire sweet Venn 'lovely fnaid fif'eve Unto thy Irfvely cdOc'h.kiltl rise, no more ! And Flora, thbu thy fchrand 'cease to weve ! r'orhll 'my 'h."pe of jrty and tili are o'er ! Triposa'a false 1 Hear It, ye Rods, and weep ! 0, drown my ce'riies in eternal sleep ! Aloud 'call on Death to cull on me, And set flta tsotil from all his tortures free'! SSw off my lee; 1 or pluck out either Cye Tread on my favorite corn ! bullet me die! Too alow and melancholy, altogether, ftifl. 3 u t set the tyKndeT ro a ahortcr measure, anil ap tyly mora .physical s'teiirn. Now, go ft. W oil The sweets A boAy meets, Molame is the sweetest Ofall that's neat n 'Orange street, !Dead cats are "boot the neatest. (Kill bird fait That flv the air, The liat is far ihe f.iircni, Of H that's rare I do (leHare, tiood claret 11 the rarest. Of all thinga leafy, I humbly ween, A lizard is the leanest-; Ofall things mean I've ever seen, A miser is tho meanest. Of all things smafl That creop or crawl, A mite is nrtch the a " 1 Ofall that' - i Upon this t "a i. A southern q i o q at v . n w M "Hold on J Hold on ! Yon colored mass of mischief. Here's a pretty Vettle offish'! I rx jircud yoo'd make a flumux before you got through with ft. Look ahf- a, 'boss, let me KpLin dc canto nb dis 'discombolHTation. Vou see dis main spring 6b in magination, oWin to te Velocity ub dc ideal wheels 'come in conjunctional collusion wid degcrros pin, which suddenly fly ont and map de fine wires ob ile fancy ; den de whole machiire got out o' gear, and de berry Celi'l 10 pay wid do I art stamen ob your auffusiuii.' J Very jt;sfjcloiity ex-plained, BiH but ffyon j are not more 'careful another tune, 1 II turn the 'crank myself. Ilemoiuher, Tie a iiiitain. Marj. Is thy name Ma nr. maiden fair 1 Such hould, meihinks inuxic be ; The sweolenl name that inoriula bear Is but befitting thee : And he, to whom it once whs given, Was half ofeurlh and half 'of heaven. Na-poiresS Bri't.v.TiJs. The following im promptfj was rJublhihed in an English 1ppfr al'out 'the year 1803, immediately after receiving a pack tut of bulletfns from Napoleon '; "We tharik you for yilor liolletin, Great Emperor, King and elf, And hope you soon may have from um X WV in yrfltrse'lf." The anecdote of the two cats wliich lias been told of many learned men, originated with JJr. -Barrett, Trovost of Dublin University, and oneof'OmTa)i'8-cotitdtnporaries. I lis -only f. ets ; hiin.ii B r- , m rA i.-itlaiL il t .at.n4T A IV i n i , I I ,, , wv v ...1 , seeing two hfclcs vn the boftoin ol the door, I , , , , . , 1 , -asked ir.in fer wr.ht purpose he made them . . I there. Barret said it Was for hw cats togoin! " I -, . , I liy, replied his fren!, 'Would riot one do ! . -. ,, ' ; for both! ... , . 1 1 1 Vou iRy wian, Batn tVw lnctors 'how ould .u v .m i-.-. .1 i-fti k-i-v the mg tat get Tnto the liflle hole " But,' aaid his friend, could not the little ,i.....i, ,i, i.- i.i VIII 1AI(J II IIIQ Ul IIUIC Egad,' mm! Barrett, "and m she could, but I never thought of thai.' Ctost: Smvivi. A justice ut peace was called on for tlws payment of a bill of 7. cents. Upon pretfenting the "bilK the squire asked him if he would swear to the acCouttt, The man replied ye.s Ttie sqire swore him, and hand ed him fifty tents. 'Stop squire,' said tho man, you are mistakw in the amount ; 'tis 7.") cents.' 'I know,' returned the squire. 'But I can't swear you for nothing.' Are you fnn of tongue, air!' 'Vm, (the gentleman holding his hunda over his ears.) I was always fund ol tungue, madam, iuul ( like it ttili: From the London .Monthly Chronicle fur Sept. j. j. Ai uinux, THE AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGIST. At'Dino is at home in his own majestic re gion of primitive forests, and foaming rivets, and ciaht. mountains. Great in the unstained simplicity of liis nature, ho stands alone among naturalist. He has accomplished an action more than was ever dreamed of by the elegant BulFoii or tho romantic Waterton. He has science and poetry intoono inngnirlecnt whole, find produced, in !iis 'Birds of America,' a work that must rennin to the end of time a monument of tint : sampled perseverance, wor thy of tfi ardent lover of Nature. It is the on ly work that represents hints ns they arc, pre senting, in a single view, their forms, their ha bite, and their climates. All other works take single phases, and rtt best are nothing better than illustrative memoirs-; bnt here is tho bird j in all its ways of life in pursuit of its prey, if it he voracious, or flying from pursuit, according to iu nature building its nest, fostering its young, poised on the tip -of a spray, hovering over the sedgy margin of a lake, 'cowering in a fen, or sailing in the clouds ; we have it iu all its characteristic objects in love, in con test, from the shell to the nlusenm. This is the ideal (if high art, carrying us out of the de- 1 ecriplive cutnlogire into the green woods, a?ul j giving irs the whole history of tlieeo races in a j single TABI.KAf. j Aodub'on is exactly the sort of man in whom : j this true love of Nnturc might be expected to j be predominant over ull other object. lie j spent it princely fortune on that magnificent j work ; and, to the eternal (lirgrace of England, i we believe his subscribers in this country were not sufficient to pay the expenses of one of his j numerous journeys into the far H'cnt in search' j of specimens. "rVtthe courtesy with which he was received ! the panegyrics that were showered upon him from the highest quarters ! the wonder, and curiosity, and admiration liis labors excited'. these were the Tewatds which the living Audubon enjoyed, to be eclipsed-, no doubt, 1y marble tributes and literary memorials, when tie shall be called into anotlrer state rf existence a translation which, we trust, fnay te far distant. How intensely Au dubon despised all this ceremonial flattery and hollow protestation! With what inborn prido of heart he looted down upon the empty gor- geoiisncsB'of our artificial society'! HiB life hud been a life ef energy passed in the forests and on the broad lakes; he had communed with Nature in her grandest solitudes, and he sicV ened at the effeminate pomp and pampered se-1-rishnCss of the old world. There nevet breath ed a finer spirit. Cast in a manly mould, fitted for toil, stamped with the noble attributes of con rage, patience, and hearty enthusiasm, 116 dangers appalled, no disappointments discour aged him ; and whatever enterprises he under took in the pursuit of his favorite science were reputation to ! P1"050'"1 witU a. vigor which can be intelligi ! ble only ta natures of a similar integrity ofpur- poe. H is 'Ornithological Biography' is a mon- ; umiiit of extraordinary labor, j The vastness of the design startled every bo j dy except himself; and the very apprehension ; that he should not live long enough to complete fo gigantic an undertaking repelled many peo j p!e from Venturing even to purchase the nuin- bers as they appeurcd, lest an imperfect poWi i cation of such magnitude should be ultimutelv ' left upon their hands. When he delivered his ' tirst drawing to tho engraver ho had n)t a sin ' gle subscriber. His friends pointed out to him ; the rashness of the project, and candidly told him thattliey did nottxpeet to witness the is sue of a second faseiculOus. Even at starting he calculated that the engravers would take sixteen years in accomplishing their task. Not one single individual held out the least hope of his success, and many sincere and anx ions friends strongly urged him to at&ndon his undertaking, to dispose of his drawings, and to .... . , return to his native country. 'But, ho cx- . . , , 1 . , ,- claims, 'iy heart was nened-, and my reliance ., . ,, . . .. ' , , on that i'ower, ttri whom ull must depend brought bright anticipations of success!' Hav- . 0 , 0 , , . 1 . , tng completed his arrangement for meeting the . . . ' , . , . nrst uiHiculties, he tiCgan to collect scattered .... ,?, . . notes from the pae-es ol his joutna s respecting , ... 6 . .. .1 . , . . liunseit to too improvement of his diawings. improvement He had tho satisfaction of finding that each suc ceeding plato was superior to iu predecessor; the engravers and colorists became more famil iar with the peculiar demands of their respon sible duties; and at the end of four years, du ring which ho worked early and late without respite, and against incredible discouragements, ho was rewarded by finding the tirst volume completed. Ho now labored with renewed zeal, and looked forward confidently to tho re sult of the next four years. 'J'lirtu passed on, and lie returned from the forests and wilds of tho Western world to receive the last plate of his second volume from the hands of Ills inde fatigable and skilful artist, Mr. Ilavell. Jx-t us now give his own account ol un incident that incurred at this pcriud. Aboitt'that time a nobleman called npon 111c with his family, arid requested mo to show them some of my original drawings, which I did with the more pleasure that my visitors pos sessed a knowledge of ornithology. In the codrso of our conversation I was asked how long il might bo until my work ehotild be finished. When I mentioned eight years more, tho noble man shrugged up his shoulders, and, sighing said, 'I may not see it finished, but my children will, and ydi may please to add my name to the list of subscribers.' The young people ex hibited a mingled expression of joy and sorrow, and when I with -them endeavored to dispel the cloud thut sremed to hang over their father's mind, he smiled and bido me be sure that tho whole work should be punctually delivered. Tho solemnity of liis manner I ould not forget for several days ; I ollcii thought that neither might I see the work completed, but at length I exclaimed, 'My sons may.' And now that another volume of tny illustrations and of my biographies, is finished, my trust in Providence is augmcAtcd, and I -Cannot bat hope Hint my self and my family together may see the com pletion of my labors. When this was written ten years hail elapsed sirtre the publication of his first plate. In three years afterwards the fourth volume appeared The work comprised four hundred and thirty five plates, containing one thousand and sixty five figures, the sfee of life, exhibiting, its we have already "observed, the habits and climates of the birds, carefully drawn and exqnifltoly colored alter nntnro. And this great under taking, occupying nliout thirteen years in the production not to speak of tho labor expended in exploring expeditions for observations mid the collection ''specimens, every bird in the series having been drawn from life by the hand of the adventuroi'is naturalist was carried on uninterruptedly, without the continuity of its execution being broken for a single day, every one of the numbers having been delivered with exemplary regularity ! A fillh Volume com pleted the Biography, and well might Audu bon proudly felicitate himself upon the conclu sion of a marvelous task, wliich the most indif ferent of his readers cannot contemplate with out mingled emotions of astonishment and de light. 'Once more,' he says, ppeakirig out of the depths of his heart, 'surrounded by tho members of my dear family, enjoying the coun tenance of numerous friends who have never deserted me, and possessing a competent share ofall that can render life agreeable, I lookup with gratitude to tho Supreme Being, and Joel that I am happy !' Honor to him who wrote these grateful words, and may the happiness he so well de serves, and knows so truly how to appreciate, accumulate around him, and accompany m with increasing lustre to thecloso of his valitu bfo life! But little can the European student, bewildered with small impediments in the mu seum Comprehend the nature ofAiidubon's re searches. Alone he went forth into wilds, as cheerful as the birds, and, with the snows ot sixty years upon his head, as elastic astlie deer, btit let him give a sample of his experience in liis own fresh and characteristic way: 'The adventures and vicissitudes, that have fallen to my lot, instead of tending to diminish the fervid enthusiasm of my nature, have im parted a toughness to my bodily constitution, naturally strong, and to my mind, naturally bcoyant, an elasticity such us to assure that though somewhat old, and considciahly denu ded in the frontal region, I could yet jvrfoVm on foot a journey of any length, were I sure that I should thereby add materially to our knowledge of the ever it foresting creatures which have for so lor a time occupied my thoughts by day, and filled my dreams with pleasant images. Nay, readers had I a new lease of life presented to me, I should choose for it the very occupations in which I have been engaged. And, reader, the life which I have lod has been hi some respects a singular tine. Think of a person, intent on such pursuits as mine have bcert, aroused att?arly dawn from his rude couch on the alder-fringed brook of some nrth err) valley, or 111 the midst of some yet unex plored forest of the West, or perhaps: on tno soil and warm sands of the Florida shores, and listening to the pleasing melodies ofsongttrs innumerable saluting the magnificent orb, from whoso radiant influence tho creatures of many worlds receive life and light. Refreshed und re-invigorated by healthful rest, he smarts ujou his leet, gathers up his store cf curiositie-i, buckles on his knapsack, shoulder his trusty firelock, bays a kind word to his faithful dog, and recommences his pursuit of ioologieul knowledge. No Iht morning iu spent, and a squirrel or a trout affords him a repast. Should the day bo warun he reposes for a time under the slmde of some tree, the woodland chor isters again burst forth into King, and he starts anew, to wander wherever his fuury may di rect him, or the whjeels of Ins srurdi may lead hint iu pursuit. Whun cen;i.g nppr-Hiclics, nhd the birds drc peon betaking themselves to their retreats", he looks for foiiic place of stifety, erects his Fhed of green buugh, kindles his fire, prepares his meal, and us tho wigeon or the blue-winged seal, or perhaps tho brenst of a turkey, cr a steak of venison, sends its deli cious perfumes abroad, ho enter? into his parch-incut-bound journal the r.-markablo incidents and fuels thiit have occurred in the course of the day. Puiknesj has now drawn her sable enrtian over tins scene ; his repast is finished, and kneeling on the earth, he rjises his soul to Heaven, grateful for the protection that ha been granted to him, und tho sense of the di vine presence in this solitary place. Then wishing a cordial goodnight to all the dear friends at home, tho American woodtman wraps himself up in his blanket, and closing Iris eyes, soon 1'illsinto that comfortable sleep which ne ver fails himo'i such occasions.' Mark the profound spirit of love that per vadesthis beantifnl pietuic and how the wood man, aller the fatigues of the day, kneels in tho darkness of the forest, fur away from the haniits of infin, to thank histJod for the protec tion that has concluded him in safety through the petHs of his f nteipi i.c And how much more touching and pictureqc is a'l this, than the most labored artifices of poetry, which, dealing with conjectural i'uiagc-s, eedeavors to supply by the force of invention oil that vivid train of associations which men like Audubon realize, and present to ns in the permanent I colors of iineinhellisheil truth. A thousand 1 1 passai; might te citd from the Biography in I illustration of the vigorous fidelity with which I ho dolomites tho actual scenes through which ; ho passed. Such rpisinf.'s in hisdesriptive pa. , ges are f rrftM-t 'of their kind, and "Aero ne ' ver surpassed for homely t-implicity and natural eloquence. From the Bait. American. Hctolutlrtiinry History. The seventh Lecture of the hiplily interesting course, recently delivered before the New York Historical Socie ty, by the Hev. Air. SSi-arks, was on the subject ol the Treaty of Alliance be tween France and the United States. The following sketch of the leading facts adverted to by the learned and a ble lecturer will, we are suie, be read wilh interest : Tho United Slates in her attempt to throw olVthe yoke of tyranny, was ai ded by France, which at once became a subject of much discussion thoughout all F.urope. The French people were, at this time, divided into two parties, that is to say the war parly and the peace party. At the time the Ameri can troubles commenced, a treaty of peace existed between France and Great Hritain, Which had been made at the close of the old French war. Dy j this war France lost her possessions in 1 Canada, exhausted her funds, and re j duced her marine to almost nothing ; all j of which made it obligatory upon her I to remain at peace. Intoxicated with ! the accomplishment of all this, Ureat llritain had dem ituled terms highly dis ! advantageous to France, to all of which I she was obliged to accede. Crcat I llritain wished to hiimbb and reduce j the French, and to procure indemnity I for the expense she had incurred in the ; war. Naturally sensitive, and at all 1 times jealous of the lnumr of their na lion, every true heat led Frenchman felt indignant, and desirous fur an opportu nity of retaliation; The boundaries by the treaty between the Fnglish and French possessions on this continent were not clearly defined, am! this led to constant difficulties, and was a cause of frequent quarrel; l'esides this, the Fnlish were op posed to an increase of the French ma rine, and notwithstanding the treaty of peace which existed between the two nations, the Jlritish sci?ed a large num ber of vessels. An cnlirc fleet w hile on its way to the West Indies, was taken possession of by this grasping power. io less than three hundred vessels were thin seized, besides a great number of men. The French nation regarded these acts as an outrage upon them, ami in violation ofall their solemn treaties; but such was then their crippled colt dition, that they weretompelled to sub mit. The day of retribution, however, soon arrived. The American Revolu tion began, and thus a chance of rela liaf'oij wasotTored to France. Although there were two parties in Frahre in re gard to an opcil declaration of w ar with Great Britain, all were united as to the expediency of lending secret assistance to the American insurgents, as they were called, atid to endeavor by every possible means lo foment the" rj'iarre! between tho Colonies and the mother eountry. This course they justified by A reforenco to the amo course ol con duct pursued by England herself, and, indeed, among almost all nations. Now that the French bad disposed of their scruples, in the year 1 7 7 the French authorities began to put their designs into execution. In the first place they gave to their merchantmen the privilege of carrying out whatever supplies were w anted by the American army. Through the fear of 'exciting suspicion, inasmuch as it was impolitic for the French Government openly to recognize these phiptnenls, a mercantile house was established by M. IJeaumar chais, who shipped cannon, lirearms, ammunition and supplies to the Colo nies as a merchant, the vessels profes sedly clearing for the West Indies, lie was socn joined by Silas Dean, who, though not received in Court, Was se cretly countenanced in liis designs. Through his spies the British Ambassa dor was informed of w hat was passing, and immediately remonstrated with the French Government; and in conse quence the supplies for the American Colonies we're sometimes withheld. Whilst this system was progressing, and about a year after its commence ment, the Declaration of Independence was issued, which instantly put the A merieans oti a new- footitig with foreign powers. France was liow teady to take the fact of Colonial Independence for granted. As we have already sta ted at the commencement of this arti cle, France was divided inlo two par ties a war party and a peace party. The latter entertained fears that they could not place dependence in the Ame rican colonics, and w ere therefore un willing to run the risk of f ollision With their formidable neighbor. The great est champion of the war party was Col'xt Vkroe.v.vks. Air. Sparks read a secret State paper draw n up by the Count, w hich he obtained in I'aris, and which had never yet been published. The paper treated at length on the genera! policy of Great Britain, and her icalousy of France. Iter ronstant maxim, said the paper, is lo make war with France whenever she attempt's to increase her maratime strength, or to increase her importance by sea or land. It goes on to speak in the most bitter terms of the various acts oT aggression on France by the English, and the in juries received at her hands for a long scries of years. It argued that if Great Britain should not succeed in educing her American colonies to submission, and the colonies should at length a chieve independence from her power, it w as not unreasonable to suppose that England would seek to indemnify her self for her losses by reprisals on other nations, most probably Spain or France. The paper concludes by speaking of the advantages which would result to France in the way of commerce by a treaty between her 'and the United States, if the latter should succeed in throwing off the British yoke, and France would thereby be enabled to humble her ancient foe, and obtain sa tisfaction for many old grievances. The design of the French Ministry was, first, by their co-operation with the Americans, to weaken England by the dismemberment of her colonies, and secondly, to secure to themselves the advantages which would result from the trade of the Colonies. The King of Fiance w as at this time one of the peace parly. The American Cortgress, acquainted with the state of feeling iii France, and the sympathies of many of her leading men in their cause, determined on an alliance; to effect which three com missioners, Fn.WM.i.v, Silas Dea'v and Jkumi-oi were appointed to treat w ith the French Government on the subject. Jellerson, for funic private reason,. de clined serving, and'Kichard Henry I.ee was appointed itt his place. The arri val of Franklin in Fans created a great sensation, liis fame had extended throughout Europe. His d;coveries in electricity bad made him Known td all men of science, ami the shrewd hi a x imsofFoor Uichard had been widely dill'iised. Jliscomliict, too, at the Bri lish Court, though subjected to the con tinued insults of the missions of power, had added greatly to bis reputation; and he w as received at Paris as a mail not lees distinguished as a philosopher and a philanthropist than as a profound and patriotic Matesmatl. Ma. NpARks spoke in the highest terms of tho regard and respect manifested towards iiim by all classes, nnd quoted the remark of an eminent Frenchman that nothing, not ocii tlecls or armies, could be refused lo the eompaUlols of Franklin. riiMi-.s or AOTrnnsiAtt. I square 1 iticcrtiuh, . '. fo iio 1 do S . .0 7 1 Ho 3 do ' . . I (it) Evijry iuhecquent iiiFertii'n, . 0 ?5 Yearly Advertisement, '(with the Arivilrg ol alteration) one column f 25 ; half column, JIB, three square!, (12 5 two fqunres, ?9 ; Otie rrjtiare, ?!". Without the privilege of 'alteration a libei'al discount will he mS'le. Advertisement left withMlt 'direction tY to the length of time they ate lo lie pulilixhed, w ill lib continued ufitll ordered out, and charged accord inply. Ct'fixtecn line maWa tquirc. lit consequence of the urifortrinate condition of affairs at that time in Ame rica, the commissioners did notat'first succeed In 'their mission. The supplies by means of their Vessels were still con tinued, and pVivate audiences w'efo kept up by the Ministry and Commissioners, So soon, however, -as intelligencc'of Burgoyne's surrender, 'the 'conduct of Washington, and an account o'f ths brcr vcry and spirited energy of the Arncm can Army and Congress, reached Fans', matters assumed quite a 'different asT" pect ; which the Commissioner's Were not backward fn tu'rning to 'the bes: advantage. The doubting 'porfirin trf the ! rcncli Cabinet were brought 'bver to the watlikc opinions 'of the Ctf'irr. Vi:r.(iK.E's, arid the Ahierica'n .'Corn missioners were informed that France, was ready lo treat with them 'on fh'6 conditions o'f a treaty of alliance. ,. A the firs interview, held at Versdillesv the Commissioners were "told tha't France did not desire the formatib'n. '01 a tempornry treaty, or for purposes w hich only lacked for a trarisicfU'as sistance to the American "cause, btit -aA alliance which should result in irUifoal and lasting 'benefit, and w hich should effectually cement the tvo natidrTs for ever. France at this lime was in close &flf ancc with Spain and it was nec.cssary to obtain the consent of the latter befp'rd any 'definite arrangement could "be made. Spain however, refused toTiaVd any voice in the fna'tter : upon 'which a treaty of amity and alliance Vn formed between France a nd'ihe "United States, by which France Vecotire'A the independence 'of the United 'Slafey. and pledged ifs assistance through thd struggle in w hich the latfe'r was 'en gaged. This treaty, ns well as thd treaty cf amity and commence, was o'A an exact system of reciprocity. Caen was to support the other in 'Whatever wars might groW'out'of tlieir conriec tion, and neither was to Vav'down arms without the consent of the other, 'or tirti til the ends of each other we're fully 'ob1 tairied. The treaty was signed in Pari is on the G:h of February. Tlfe treaty was at first kept secret, in order o 'givd notice to fiie French vessels fn "distant ports, and prevent their seizure oy thd English'cruisers. In March notice. of thd treaty was formally given to the Britsft. Minister at Paris. The Commissioners des'patcVicd sp'ei cial messengers to the United States with the information, Which Was refcei v'cd with the most funrullirous joy. Braises cr tho French people and of the French King 'filled the land; and Washington', who was then with his army at Valley Forge, ordered a dtly toX special thanksgiving-. After the treaty had been generally made know n, the Commissioners madd their first public appearance at thd Court of Versailles Mr. Sparks hfcrd, related a very amusing anecdote of Franklin. As the independents bf America had not been achieved, her? Plenipotentiary was not recognized by the ambassadors of the foreign poWcrs at Court in their official intercourses The Russian ambassador, on his am val at Paris, issued his card to the other' ministers resident at that Ccbfl, arid among the rest a card was accidentally left for Franklin. This wis something now to him, and lie inquired of a frieha w hat etiquette required on tho btcds sioh. He was told that it was bnly nes cessary to stop at the house ahd fetitef his nania upon the porter's books': This was done-, and the next day lha Russian minister called upon fratriktitt and assured him it was all a htistakS iii leaving the card. Friihkliri reptigii that no apology w;u heces9aryv that brj harm had been' doh.c; But in brdef trJ remove all diilictittv the minister hHet only to erase Fraiikiin's name front hiS porter's booki and he would burn hij card. The leciurer concluded his rnasfefiy effort with an eloquent tribute td thd conduct and good faith of France. Hi had been privileged, wiiilo reaidiHg id Paris, to examine Atk the archives arid correspondence oT the government U pon the subject-, .arid he felt free to SaV that no nation had ever more scrtipil lo'iisiy fulfilled its engagements lhafi France with the United States. .All who will institute a Mritl inquiry Inla the matter--, will bo cniivineed, he laid that Frrlh'ee acted Vlih no sinsistgr Of hidden" design. 'h7er p out of bad company, for the tlttn8 iRthat when thfe devil fire into a flock H hit foiiu-body.
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