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1) U .?/ K S T I V. 4 BOSTON, AUGUST 2. John Lathrop, Ksq. late of this town, but now residing in Washing ton, has issued proposals for |9ublish~ ing a volume of Miscellanies, in prose aud vers**, comprising essays and po ems on subjects philosophical, litera ry. moral acid patriotic. The volume will also contain sketches of life, so ciety and manners in India, taken by the author, during a residence of ten years in that interesting part of ^ the globe. From an intimate acquaint ance and daily intercourse with the i* ev. Dr. Buchanan, " the star in the east" and that learned orientalist Dr. John Gilchrist, professor of Hin do literature in Wellesley College, as well as from his own actual ex|>e rience and observation, the author has obtained much information, which will ren lei\ he hopes, this part of his performance entertaining, useful aud instructive. NEW-YOKK, AUGUST 4. Balloon Ascension. Vlon-ieur . Guille, the aeronaut, mide his pro mised ascent, from Vauxliall Garden, , about half past six o'clock last even* ing. At an early hour in the after noon, every avenue leadiug to the gaftlen was literally choaked up. All the trees and roofs of the houses in the vicinity were loaded with spectators, to witness this novel exhi bition. The weather was rather un propitwus for so hazardous an enter prize. Violcut squalls of wind suc ceeded each other the whole after noon.' Hoon after one had partially subsided, Mr. ?uille shook hands w ith his wife, then bowed gracefully to the audience and jumped into his car, (which was a sort of wicker lias* ... Itet attached to the balloon, decorated with flowers,) cut the fastenings which hold it to the ground, and rtfee in fine at} le. After ascending rapidly some distance in the air, the oallopn seem ed all of a sudden to stop and remain stationary for a short time. Mr. Guille now threw out of his car two flags, w hick dropped on Htoy vesant'n meadows, near the east river, and . have since been picked up.. The l>alloon then resumed its journey towards the heavens. 'When at the apparent height of two miles, Mr.G? I perceiving a squall about to overtake ; liim, cut his car loose from the bal , loon .and left it ; This was an inter esting moment to the spectators. At . first he deseeded with great rapidi* , ty, but as soon as the parachute at tached to his car, extended itself, in the manner of an umbrella, lie wa? checked in his progress, and frfowlj . approached the earth, but at timet was violently tossed about by the bigh wiud, which caused fears to be ntertained of his safety. Jfn about fteen minutes after separating from the balloon, be wip out of sight, ami . in t few minutes ft omrthat time, lan? ed safely at New-Brunswick, on [Long-Jtyland, four miles from tliis city, and about 8 o'clock arrived in town with his car and parachute, f 5 Arrival of the Balloon.? - The friend* of Aot. Guille, the JBronaut. will be gratified to learn, that his bal loon reached the city about sunrise this morning. It was found by i Mr. Carr, yesterday morning, 4i sun rise, floating in a bay, on the soutt aide of Long Island, about 3ft milet , from the city. When flfst di4:overefi it exhibited a tremulous motion, oc casioned no doubt by the force o the wind ; and Mr. Carr, mistaking . the cause of the motion, supposed i to be some huge seamon>ter, whicl bad fled from the ocean and wanderer into the bay. lie, therefore, remain ed at a respectful distance, watchim its movements with 110 small m of trepidation and solicitude, until i bad reachetl the shore, anil by th< aid of the wind, had seated itsel tranquilly on the margin of a sxl meadow. ? -lie then approached witl slow and feferful steps, and having a { length distinctly discovered tliQ atroiij coarse netting with which it was cov ered, his alarm sulisided, and soiro description, which lie had either rea< or heard, recurring to his recollection be at once pronounced it a balloon [But, bv whom it lincl been manufac- 1 Mured, "or from what country it had been dispatched, lie could form 110 conjecture, . vintH, by the aid of his knife, he had discharged its content?, and brought within his reach the po lite card which had l>cen attached U> I it by the hands of the owner. ] ' ' AUGUST 17. [ By the Ilector, Gilleuder, which I nailed from Liverpool on J he 26th I June, we have received London pa- I per* to the 23d, and Liverpool to I the 25th of that month. I T4ie citizens of Liverpool were I gratified and astonished by the ar- I rival, at that i>ort, on the 21st ot 1 June, of the . beautiful steam ship | Savannah, captain Rogers, in 26 J days from Savannah, and 21 from I land to land. She was five days in I the channel before she got up to Liv- 1 erpool, and worked her engine eigh- I teen days of the passage. She is I the first ship on this construction that I has undertaken a voyage across the I Atlantic ; site was built in this city, I and is 319 tons. On the 2tst of June, the cash I payment bill underwent an animated I debate in the House of Lords, and I was ordered to a third reading on the I Wednesday following. On the same day, iu the House of I Commons, the foreign enlistment I bill underwent a third reading and | passed ; ayes 190, nays 129 : ma- I jority Bl. The marriage of the Ring of Spain I with the Princess Josephine, the I youngest daughter of Prince Maxi - J milian of Saxony/ seems to be de- I termmed. J Cotton was quoted in Liverpool, 1 on the 23d of June, Georgia bowed I lOd a Is 1 2d. American flour, 85 I to 37 |>er bhl. Flaxseed, 65 to 63. 1 Pearl ashes, 1st sort, 45 to 46* | ? . I - -V fW ^ ? - ? ? TT jV'-V PALMY n A, JULY $8. I Remarkable Preservation, ? On ltlie ?4ih inst. Mr, Alexander Fosket, luf Lyons (Out, county,) descended Mo (he bottom of the well, which wa* 186 feet dfep and nearly dry, lor (he [purpose oftremoving a atone there* (from that prevented the bucket from |<iipp}ng, in which situation he dis lovefed the stnhes giving way around lUto* threatening Inm with immediate Idestb. JBut with the celerity of. 4 J fox,, beaacended the well 4* feet, I when the ^tones closed in w\ion him |rroQ? above as well as below, bury* ling him M feet under the ponderous I weight What but death could now [be expected was his awful doom!? ? I But we rmke iti being able to state, I that after being confined in this pri* Jspn of despair fofr the space of 7 I hours, he was teken ont without suf fering any material injury, except a Severe bruise in oud of hts legs ? no I I tones were broken. The atones as they fell, providentially formed ? an larch about & inches over Ilia head, (which no douU was the n|ean& of I his escape from instant death. PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST * I . The Prickly Heat.? An Eii*u. h man arrived in this city a few week ago, and l?ein? very roach troubled with the prickly heat, he went inti his bed room and spunged his bod* all over in some vinegar and cob ^vater. The consequence was, h was a e&rpse within ttve Honrs! Ice Punch A few days since two brother*, Irishmen, feelin; thirsty, yet beiiig fearful to drink, wa tor, went into a tavern and drank bowl of ice punch. They both ex I pit ed in less than twelve hours, i These facts are mentioned in th I hope of (hat they may operate a . caution*. To them we would ad ; that a citizen died a few days sine* 5 in consequence of havit- ; ate beartil t of hat corn and water melon*. A > indulgence of ap|??tite, at this seasof f is peculiarly dangerous, unless it V t under the government of experience, i auOust'44. t Masonic, ? It will be recollected t; that the superb edifice, the Masonic .(Hail, was almost entirely destroyed ? by fire, on the Oth of March last 1 By the iminificence of the craft, aid- 1 y ml by the generou* contributions of , their fellow -citizens, h sum of money \ was almost immediately raised, suf ficient to rebuild the Lodge and: such has been the zeal and activity of the superintendants, that the rat for the roof were raised this dajr. A spacious suite of rooms9 fifty-sun I et by thirty has l?een added to the main buildfeig; which, when com pleted, will render it one of the most roomy and elegant structure* In the city, ^ In viewing it this morning, we were forcibly struck with t placard ! of the following tenor, mad which J we are -informed, has been rigorous ly enforced " No spirituous liquors allowed in this house; nor ate the men permit-] ted to leave tiieir work to go and get] iu?- V" >v * #? f Signed by the Superintendant. ' rflr ? WASHINGTON, AUGUST 11. | CITY ADDKS88, Tb the Pre Mem qf the United State*. I According to a previous resolution of the Oily Council, the Mayor! >and Hoards of Alderman and Com ?] mon Council yeateiday visited thel President, when the Mfevor, on be^l half of die Corporation and Citizens! of Washington* delivered tlie fo)-| towing Addreaa i } 1!R. PRESIDENT. We, the A(aj ror, and Hoard of] Alderman, and Board' of Common Council, of the City of Washington, come to offer teyuu, ontlie part of] our fellow -citizens and for ourselves,! an expreHioaef the satisfaction which! is felt, at your return to your official] residence, and to tlie liosom of your] family. We congratulate you ant'il our county that the long and arduous] journey which you have just fiinished,] in a season unfavorable to health,] 1 is terminated without injur v to your ?lf-- ?T'rv i Having in your extensive journeys] mingled freely ant) frankly, as be-| came your republican character, with] "jrour fellow-citizens, in almost every] state of theilniou, you must derive! great satisfaction from the occulat proof 4hua obtained of the wealth aud resources of the country, tlie in-| teiii^txw and virtue of the people,] and their 4evotetl attachment to tlgNsj republican institutions. The mani-.i festations of honest respect aud ap-| probation which you have every) where received from your fellow*] citjp&ens, while they afford the liigh-1 est reward and consolation for voun toils, assure you of the .support of] the nation in the prudent, safe and] upright administration of public af-l . fairs, which has distinguished your] political course, .r ? The national government has not,] perhaps, at any period of our h'isto-1 ry, enjoved in a greater degree the] confidence of the people of the U.J States, than it does t|t this time ; nor] have the American ]M*ople, since the] days of the revolution, lieen morel united in feeling* and opinions, than] at the present moment. To be au| ORIGINAL PAGE(S) I MUTILATED - \ I *; . J K? e ? ? trust committed to yoti> it wim ??t ?v hmi* . that great advantage Would result iu the national councils, from a personal *?xamh?ation of tlie public defence* and the vulnerable point* on our ex tensive frontiers, as well aa from a closer view of .the condition and wanta of the^variou* branches of do mestic industry, Tb* view which yoo liave thus taken, will enable you, J with true forecast, to advise the best | measures for securing us against for- j eigu violence, ami for promoting in- I teitial pros|>erity. ? In this luief notice of the good 1 effects resulting from your late tour, I we cauuot forbear noticing one as ] honorable to your own heart as it is dear to pliilantbrophy. Having pa's- I sed through a |>opulous portion of the Indian country, to which civili- I zation and letters have, by the hu- I mane policy of our government in I some degree, extended their bles- I sings, as well as amongst other tribes I yet enveloped in the wretchedness of I tlieir primitive barbarism, you are I enabled to appreciate die value of I what has beyi done, and 10 apply I with an enlightened judgment the | means which are, or may lie placed I in your hands by the public liberality. I We are called ujion by all tlie cor- I siderations of humanity ami justice I to cherish and protect, uot to annihi- J late, those untutored .fttid suffering, I but high-miutled wanderers of the I forest, once lords of the fair land I vtftNch we now enjoy. This is the I general sentiment ; and should the I enlightened maxims that govern our | public councils continue to guide I them,' we shall not stop in this hu I mane work until we impart to the I miserable tribes within our Imrders I all thecomforts, lights and privileges I In returning to the seat of govern- 1 ment you will lie gratified to observe I that, notwithstanding the di(Rcnltie? I which are suffered here, in common I with all parts of the country, im- 1 provement still keeps a steady,! though gradual pace. The capital, I too, under your auspices, and through I the munificence of Congress, is rais- I ing its domes to the height and gran- 1 deur contemplated by the great man I wjio laic) its foundations. 'I his no- 1 ble edifice will then be w erthy of I the solemn and dignified purposes I for which it is reared ; and its com- 1 p etiou will baan epoch in our histo- I ry, v bid) will mark the period of J your administration. I Th ? prospects of this city are t?6 I further iaferestlttg to you than as they 1 are, connected with the interests of I the Country at large* and in that view I alone do we draw your notice to I tliepn. It is uow, we believe, a set- 1 tied convfctioti with allreflectibg me:?, I tbet (he immovability of the neat of I government is closely connected with I the integrity of our Union. If this I idea be correct, tbe affairs of this I city become a matter of general in- I terest; and all the citiaena of the I United Htatea, but more especially I our public functionaries, must be 1 ? leased to learn that the metropolis I \ rapidly attaining a condition to I afford to tbose called hither on the 1 public affairs, all the comfort and | comenieneet of ouriftldest canitals. I We repeat, Sir, our cordial con- I gratulations on jrour safe return I amongst us. AN 9 WE R OF THE PRESIDENT, To the Mayor ? Hoard Alderman and Board qf Common Council qf the City National Government, under so long an almetice, and ao extensive a jour ney, 1 derive very great satisfaction, as you will readily conceive, from so kind a reception by my fellow citizens aud neighbors. In the view which I took, during my former, as well as my recent tour, through so great a | portion of the Untqn, I have seen every thing that conld give satisfaction to one who takes a deep interest in tlie welfare I and |wrus| >erity of his country, al>oun- 1 ding as it does, in all ttie means ne- J cessary for public defence and indi* fvidual comfort; a people virtuous and intelligent Attached to their free institutions, ami firmly resolved to support them, displaying on all oc casions, that manly and independent spirit, without whtdi no institutions, however pure in iheir principles, can l>e long sustained ; a people attached to each other, by the ties of con sanguinity, and a common interest ; tics coutUuily gaining strength from causes thai are daily developing themselves. \\ bile these powerful causes bind us so closely together, anil we con tinue to exhibit such uneqiii\tfcal proof of it to -the world,- rendering justice as we do to every oilier nation, I we way expect a like return from them, and^hall not fail to obtain it. Although in these journeys, my attention has been principally direct ed to the great objects of defence, yet to them it has not been exclusive ly confined. 1 have endeavored to examine with care the dependence and connection of the various parts of our Union on each other, and have observed with great satisfaction^ the eminent advantages which they r% respectively derive j from the inter- f: course existing between them. To the condition of the Indians, I have always paid attention, and shall V feel happy in giving ett'ect, as far as 1 may he able, to the wise and salu- . tary laws of l<onixress, calculated to promote their civilization aud hap piness. In the improvement of this Me tiopolis, the whole nation is interest ed. It is gratifying to me to And that there is but one opinion on this subject , In providing the necessary public buildings, and promoting ther< growth arid prosperity of their citv, Congress have heretofore displayed a liberal policy, in which, it may lie presumed, they \vilf persevere. ]\> ^ive effect to such a |K?licy, will af ford me peculiar satisfaction. JAMES MONKOE. jrd*tow?ton, August 10, 1819. / august 10. t auuvjst ID. The Capitol.*? We M ere glad to M> V a visit to 1 lie Capitol. that the apartme*s destined for the Sen a te and House of Representatives wilt be ready for their reception nt the opening of the ensuing session djf Congress. The Senate Chamber, ' in the North Wing, appears to he \ the nearest to completion, and will i lie a mo# sjtendid apartment than Vi the one th which that l>ody formerly sate, The Representatives' Hall, In the South W it dhan?<><l, |M?rUpH riisadrantigefttisly, but necessarily, from oval to semi* circular, will at least equal in mag nificence the former Hall. Jt will possess, over the old room, some great advantages, of embellishmeut as well as convenience. The beau tiful large pillars, of validated Po- . tomac mnrble, iu this Hall, *nd the smaller ones of the same material in ' that oC the Senate, can not fail of being generally admired. ? The co lossal statue of Liberty, raised aloft over the Speaker's chair, is a fine object, but would appear perhaps to greater advantage bad it an ample space for its display. The galleries in both rooms, but particularly in the Senate Chamber, are more conveni ently disposed than the old one.? * The faute ensemble of both Halls, and the arrangements of offices, com mittee rooms, &c. it is supposed, < will havte been greatly improved by their re-edification. At length, too, the Centre Build ing begins to rise from the ground. The ample foundations and subter ranean vaults, commenced last sea sod, have been very substantially completed. The western wall is al ready rUing towards the second story, *and the eastern or front wall is some feet above tho ground. It is sup (losed that, l*fore the winter sets in, the lMiilding will have reached some where about half its height. If Con gress continne to look with a favora ble eye on tbi* great national work* it is hoped the end of the next sea son will find the exterior walls pre pared to receive the lofty dome they are defined to suuport; ami that two more years will ,*mfllce for the I completion of the Capitol. 1 The two additional buildings erect ed for the accommodation of the Public Offices, and paralled to the | old buildings, are very nearly com pleted. They are rather more ca pacious than the buildings already occupied, and, having the addition, each, a handsome portico, with ,