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can bo brought in twenty-four tauto* t On thai north sidd, a very strong Lunette U built in ad vance with a stone fort in tho gorge, and a sub terraneous passage (0 tho city, and on a com* mandini height went, it a vcrr strong modern fort, containing largo quantities of arras and ammunition } from this and tho city* mines art extended to the distance of four mil?t? Permitted to visit tho military school here, the fir*t for artillery and engineering in France.? Library, a tolerable collection ofet|M tliousand volumes; decent philosophical apparaittfc | good collcction of chalk models of human figures and orders of architecture, and very excellent and extensive collection of models for military brid ges, cannon, mortar a, caissons and carria ges, the whole in miniature. Tho mortar* were generally gomard, without chamber*, the bore ending in a hollow invertod cone. Bridges were one ofC?sar'*, one for infantry, string pieces supported by tackle* running up to large ropes which cross tho river ) another similar, for ca valry and artillery ; but in place of tackles, strong pieces or stirrups of tvooil run up to the ropes, and through them are rove four other rujteft to increase the strength. And one to pas* 1 mall streams with rapidity called rolling bridge, h a waggon containing camels, cross and string pieces which are laid from tho waggon over the btrenm, and Ions ropes extend across to pull the v. njrgon over, taking in the bridge itself as it pas ses. Thero were here no models of fortificati ons, and but a very slight one of trenches. The city itself is employed to illustrate the art of for tification and attack, and defence of places, and the rannon and mortars of the place for experi ments in gunuery, and real bridges are thrown over the rivers. Here is an old stone building with a little Cio thic door, which was an ancient palace of king lhgobcrt, also very grand remaius of an arched aqueduct to bring water to Met/, built by the Homans,yetin fine preservation. v Travel with a knight of Malta 1 their funds jj; are considerable, having saved all, except in France at the time of the revolution, which they are attempting to recover. Free masons railed knights or Malta, have no connexion with this order ) the masonic oath might interfere with the implicit obedience thev swear to their grand master. Thev pay two thousand francs for ad mission, are allowed to ecrve in foreign armies, but must reside one year i if Malta. Orand master must tw a catholic, which prevents the emperor of Russia from being so. l'aul declared himself its protector, but Alexander has not acknowledg ed the order. They swear never to be at peace with the Turks : have a small navy commanded by knight*, manned by sailors of various nations, which by their regulations must cruise over year against Turkish Hags in the Mediterranean. Miniature fortifications in relief at the hotel of invalids, are perfect representations of the grounds and works, made entirely of pa|?er and wood, the scale about one inch to twelve fathom. Formerly most of the strong places of French territory in time of bonanarte were here, but the allies have left only tnose of France as now hounded, and have taken some of tho present frontier. Toulon, Now-Rrissac and the Isle of Ai? are the finest. The lasl is fortified on Mon talciubert'a best system. Tho bastioned tower "has these fior of guns, the whole of these were fired together in tin original, when first built, to try its strength. Manufacture of Gobelin tapestry, a royal es tablishment. At the common distance of view, tapestry, copies of paintings by the first artists ill France, cannot he distinguished from the o vicinal*. In drapery it has the advantage of ?paintings, but is vastly inferior in''durability, and thi old s|teciiuens are exceedingly faded.? The workmen have the picture to copy before them, and sit behind the cloth, working on,the ?$? wrong side, Lancaster schools have been just introduced into France 1 twelve have been instituted in I'a via; they are supported by a respectable society; some also are founded by government, and one by the dutchess of Dura*. With true French vanity they atyle them English schools perfect ed. because they have introduced music and painting into the plai} of instruction, (thqy might as well introduce dancing, which would be still more national.) Carnot, who first brought qi a bill for their establishment, entitles thein Ame rican schools. Vnhiey, whose travels in our country aro so interesting from his correct and acuta physical observations, is thought superficial. lie was unacquainted with our language and inhabitants and employed some learned philosophers to cor rect and prepare his observations for tho press. He fjuarellcd with l)ona|>artc opposing the es tablishment of any religion whatever, and though he was suffered to remain in the Heoate, never toek any part in affairs. He in now about 65 and not in office. IN T KIXIG EN C K. h. a.mkhica. We learn from captain Mathea, of Uie British j?f.hooner St. Ursula, arrived here on Wednes day, from the Went Indie*, that on the 27th of June last he was in Cnrabona,on the Spanish Maine, about 12 leagues south-east of Marga retta, where he saw and conversed with general Holivar, the leader of the Honth American patri At army. Gen. U. informed him that he had about nOOO men under his command, well armed ind disciplined j that hi? force wan rapidly in rreasinpj, and that nearly all the effective men I n the vi'inity were joining his standard. Uen. B. wag waiting the arrival of general Marino* tift ftecoml in command, who wa* shortly ex pected from (iucra, with an augmentation of ?00 men to hi? force which had been recruited n that neighborhood ; when they joined him he 'vould immediately proceed to the attack of Cumana, against which the most sanguine ex H'Ctations were entertained of success. It iH 'he opinion of capt. M. who appear* well versed ui Hoiith American aflair*, that should this ex pedition prove succeiuful, gen. Holivar will i?u?h hiit conquentn to many other placet, and ? ventuall v becoino master of all the stronz poni 'i'Mis of the enemy on the jta-board. 'ihc re poet received at Baltimore, of tlie capture of Cumana, Unlrtfl^ i* not correct.--Charles ton tit* 0ax4iU, By the Ute advlcee from Hivanih, no regula Uon bed been attempted to exclude foreign v??. eelt from the trade oT thet intend. It U said e new governor bed arrived there with e number of troupe. LATBtfr PROM RUIIOVK. The brijrJLovelr Lydia, cept. Mitchell, ha* arrived at Philadelphia, from Bordeaux, in the remarkable passage of 28 day*. Her paper* ere I to the (at June, but no tranalatione are given. I The editor of the Gazette, in announcing her ar I rival, says,44 Rvcry tiling waa quiet in France ? One of the latent London papers atatca that there were about twelve hundred American ships ready to aail for the United States* and tlio whole of them provided with passengers, consisting of mcchamca and neraona brought up to agriculture. Borne of the union take ae many aa Ally, other* eighty on board. Kach person ?aya 10/. for his passage, and finda himself. Hie London editor surmises the American gov ernment arc, in the end, to bo the paymasters. London, May IT.?'tatters were font week received from mujor Peddic, the military com mandant of the daring enterpri/.u of |>enctratiiig Africa, and tracing the course of the river Niger, 'lite letters are dated Senegal, the 15th March t thev mention that the expedition will not leave that place before September next, on account of the rainv season. In tlie mean time the major was malting every necessary preparation, col lecting information from every person who had travelled any distance in the interior, making himself acquainted with the most minute cir cumstances respecting the fate of tlie lamented Park, to guard himself from the mistakes com mitted by that celebrated traveller. He writes that every person in tlie expedition is in tlie highest spirits, and, from the admirable plans laid down, they feel coufldent of ultimate suc cess. Our reader* aro acquainted that there are two expeditions proceeding to explore Afri ca?the one proceeding by boats up the river Conco, the otner tracing tlie river Niger. Ma jor Peddie commands the latter. Tlie general opinion entertained is that both rivers join, and empty themselves into immense morasses in the interior of Africa. The two expeditions are in conseriuence expected to meet. In.the Itidicatere, a periodical work on statis tics, politics, and history, published at Vienna, a sketch is made of the provinces and population of the Austrian monarchy. The result gives a total of I ?046 sqftaro miles, alia 97,956,000 in habitants. A very condensed population. Arrived at ltaltiinore on the 8th inst. the frigate Macedonian, Capt. IVitrrinptoH, from Carthagena, having on Iward Christopher Huglies, jr. Ksq. who went out aa Commissioned from our government to demand the release of the American prisoners at that place. Mr. Hughe* ha* succeeded in the object of his mission, and lias brought home in the frigate, all the American prisoner* that remained in prison at the time of ofhi?arrival at Carthagena and ut Santa Martha ; they were immediately delivered from priaon on his ttrtnnud. | A letter from an officer of high rank in our Mediterranean fleet, to his friend in Portland, say*?" Major Hall ha* returned (Vom Madrid ; Mr. Murray, late secretary of legation, came with hint. They arc of opinion, that Spain will declare war against ua j but such ia her nreaent deplorable condition, that I am persuaded she dare* not Ho it. She haa, however, a regular army of 100,000 men, many of them good troop*; and if Kngland could be induced to join her l>y the cession of Florida, they might make gad work on our aouthern frontier." Lord Rxmuuth ia said to have paid the Algc rinca the wirtt of 1*700,000 dollar* for the ran* tmm yf tike Genoese, Sardinian and Neopolitan alaveiA Will not this have * tendency to en- ! coura ge? ruther than prevent the practice of en slaving Christian prisoner* in the llarbnry pow ers, hi well us increase their power.?lJoat. Cen. no.MKsric. Extract of a letter to the Kditor of the Nati onal Ilegi<tei\ printed at Wa*hington, dated May 15. "I have never seen at any former pe riod of my life, so large a swarm of locust* aa is now in the neighborhood of Northumberland court-liou.<t?, N. C. A common cow bell cannot be heard ut the distance of two hundred ^yards when they are chaunting. On examination, 1 find tl?>re i*a very |>erceptiblc difference in the formation of the male. The male only ia capa ble of tnakinp a noise. I understand they have not made their appearance in what in commonly culled the pint land*, imr do they occupy a apace of more than four or five miles square. It ia said they generally appear neriodically, at inter vals of about 14 year*. Tlie writer would be gratified to learn from whcncc they came, and win liter they go : or in other words, what i* their original form, and what form do they assume ? They come out of the earth a small bug, and when dried by the rays of the ami, the shell splits on the bark, and out cornea a fly ; but I am not informed whether the bug ia (heir original form or not." Wo find nothing confirmatory of the report of General (iainrs having been arreated. W e truat it ia unfounded. A republican and a patriot?a soldier, scar'd with wounds in the service of his country, may be suffered to rest after hia hono rable labors, free from persecution.?Sou. Pat. The corner stone of a l?anra*terian school house was laid oil the '27th ult. at Richmond, with great ceremony. The societies of freu masons, and other*, attending on the occasion in procession. An appropriate oration was pro nounced by Mr. Munmnl, one of these trustees. JVhtional Hank.?The National Intelligencer says,44 From what we have heard, thcro can be no doubt but the required amount of capital will be subscril>cd \ and that the Hank will go into operation within the time which the act proscri bes." A London (not an Irish) paper mentions that prince Leopold and princess Charlotte camo to Itondon in a now chariot, preceded by a coach containing their follower*. LITERARY. ?SOM THK AXAIKCTIO M4WAII.1K. A Journal of a young man of Massachusetts, late a surgeon on board of an American priva teer, who waa captured by tlio British, fcc? Writtcn by himself. Boston. Howe and Hoo per. 1810. lilts journal bear* on every page the stamp of its genuineness. No booktnaking tricks, and in leed few arts of any kind, have been emidoyed in its composition. It contains the author's re I at ton of ins adventures and opinions from the amy when lie stepped on board a privateer, ?? with no other idea than that of a pleasant cruize and making a fortune,** until his return to his native country, alter having been captured at sea, and suffered much in several British prisons. His description of the laws, usages, intrigues, and date of society in these abodes of wrctdiedness, forms by far the uiost amusing portion of his work. The Crown Prince prison-ship, at Chat ham, contained, ho informs us, " a pretty well onnnised community. We were allowed to es tablish among ourselves an internal police for our own comfort and self-government. And hero wo adhered to the forms of our own adored constitution | for in place of making a king, dukes and lords, we elected a president and twelve counsellors, who, having executive as well a* legislative, powers, we called committee fu it , IS11?*? four years, they wore to hold their offices but four weeks : at the end of which a new set were chosen, by the ireiteral votes of all the prisoners.** " We used to have oar stated, as well as oc casional courts. Beside a bench of Judges, wo had our orators, and expounders of our laws.? ft amusing and interesting to see a sailor, in his round short jacket, addressing the com mittee, or bench or judges, with a pTtivt as seri ous, and with lies as specious as any of our com mt-ii lawyers iu Massachusetts. Tlicy would argue, turn and twist, evade, retreat, back out,1 renew the attack, and dispute everv inch of the ground, or rather the deck, with an address tat astonished me." p. 54. Among other things, the pernicious tendency of gaming attracted the attention of the legisla tive body. 44 Wo accordingly,** says the author, took a vote, agreeably to the custom of our country, and it was found to be the will of the majority to prohibit the "practice of it. We be gan with the roulette table, or, as our men cal led them, 4 wheels of fortune.* AfteJ no small opposition from the French officer*, we succeed ed in putting them down; hut we could not suc ceed so eusifv against tlio billiard tables. The owners of4 the wheels of fortune* were, perhaps, envied. Thoy inudo money and lived letter Win the rest, and the same remark was made wf the owners of the billiard tables. In the course of debato they were tauntingly called the privl !*? order, and rising from one dogrce ofo dious pithet to another, I could not help lav V ing, on hearing one augry orator pronounce tliis schemo of screwing money out of the pockets of the artless, and then laughing at their poverty and distress, tobo down right Federalism. Now it should be known that a Federalist and Fede ralism, are the most odious ideas that can be raited up in the minds of every American pri soner iu this river. A law waa, therefore pro* posed, to fine an y American prisoner, who should call another a Federalist." p. 88. But the most curious part of the prison histo ry is the account of the usurpation of king Dick over the negroes confined at Dartmoor. 44 These blacks, we are told, 44 havo a ruler among thent whom they call King Dick. He is by far the largest, and I suspect tho strongest man in tlio priMin. He is six leot five inches in height, and proportmnably large. This black Hercules com mantis respect, and his subjects tremble iu his pj escnce. He goes the round* every day, and visits every birth to see if they are all kept clean. hen he goes the rounds, ho puts on a large bent -skin cap, and carries iu his hand a huge club. If any of his men are dirty, drunken, or grossly negligent, he threatens them with a beating, and if they are saucy they are sure to receive one. They have several times conspi red against him, and attempted to dethrone him s but lie has always conquered the rebels." - Besides his majesty king Dick, these black prisoners have among them a priest, who preach es, every Sunday. lie con read, and ho gives good advice to his brethren ? and his prayers *ro very much in the strain of what wo have been used to hear at homo. In the course of his edu cation, he has learnt, it is said, to know the na ture of crimes and punishments > for, it is said, I that while on board tho Crown Prince, prison ship, at Chatham, ho received a do/.on lashes for stealing some clothing.*'?" It is curious to ob serve the natural ulltanco between King Dick and this priest. Dick honors and protects him, while the priest inculcates respcet and obedi ence to this liicliard the I Vth. Here we see the union of church and state in miniature. Who told this negro that to maintain his influence, he must rally round the huge club of the strongest and most powerful man in this black iranif 0f hiuners ? And who told King Dick thafl.is ner votis arm and inassv club, were insufficient without the aid of tne preacher of terror ?? Neither of them hud read or heard of Machia* vol." p. 106. i ' l,h\ v,ccnY, Pr,v'l,Ar* good-humored, warm-1 hearted Now-Kngfand-inan entertains his rea ders in various purts of his book with abundance of Ins notions on religion, jurisprudence, poli tics, and philosophy, and on the national cha racteristics of several countries. There are many of his remarks on these topics which, from their pleasantry, singularity, or fihrewtluess, we should be glad to extract, if this article were not alrea dy extended as fur as our limits will couveni ently allow. Proposals have been published at Charleston, Moulb-t. arolina, for re-printing by subscription the Poems of tho late flavin Tumbnll, with an additional canto to his Bard, and other original poems } together with his Lectures, moral, clas sical and satirical. For the benefit of his widow. n?e work will lie comprised of 300 duodeci mo pages, at two dollars. TUKHIIAY JULY 1V.1B10. A*JLotidon paper of May 16 contains the pin ceediiiffs at the Anniversary meeting of tho Grain! liritinli Institution, or Schoolt for All j at which we notice our Ambassador, Mr. Adams, attended, and waa an applauded spokosman, in favor of the advantages of educating the poor. " Education," lie said." in knowledge and lead* to virtue. Thin truth ne knew woulu come home to every llritish bosom. In America there wo* a seal tor the education of the |>oor \ and he re* gairded it at one of the most glorious of the bles sings derived from their Uritish ancestors.'* The proposing of thank* to the Itoyul Chairman hav ing been put bv Mr. Adains and received with acclamation ? Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Kent sa(d? " I feel gratified tliat this motion came from the minister of the United State*. I have long lived in the neighborhood of the Uni | ted 8tates, and it wait ever a grief to me tliat tho i two countries should be at variance. Their language and their interests are the name, and their friendship should be invincible." The anniversary of American independence has been celebrated throughout tlio union with unabated enthusiasm. In Philadelphia and New York particularly, this universal festival was accompanied with appropriate shews and page antry. 'lite New-York Columbian, after men tioning the usual solutes and parade of the day, thus continues the description i " Now liove in view the shipwrights and caulkers, with a first rate man-of-war in minia ture, drawn by aix horses. It was an admirable piece of workmanship: but a sailor remarked, that as she sailed into port under a jury mart, the Independence must have been dismasted itt a gale or a battle) and the ladies themselves thought that tho brass cannon were wanting to complete the appearanco and the design : but it was an elegant model of a shin of the line j and the bannerols around reminded us of Hull, l)uca tur, Hainbridge, Porter, Morris, Perry, Macdo uough, flic. olc. fltc. whose names they bare. The several societies of tailors, carpenters, JStc. (Scc. came afterwards; uud the whole entered Spring street church, to hear the oration. After hearing an oration by Mr. Ferris, the orator of the tlay, the procession returned by Spring street to I)roadway,down it to Pearl, theuce in to Chatham street again, and back to Tammany Hall?where that soc'tV* ?lined. Others repair ed to their respective vous. Meanwhile, tho military had fired saiutes and a feu dejoin on the battery. Salutes were also fired from the French frigate, from fort Columbus, &c. &c. and about a quarter past 1, the various corps left the ground marched through town, and were dismis sed at the arsenal. Salutes of artillery were fired at sunset, and sports, festivity, and fire* works closed the evening. The evening breeze wafted to the ear the deep report\?f distant ar tillery?independence was proclaimed on every hill and reverberated from every valley. It waa as if all had sworn a confirmation of freedom be fore gods and men. Nothing, we are happy to say, occurred to damp the general joy." JWio State of Indiana.?At the last session of Congress, a law was passed, admitting the Indi ana Territory to the. privileges of on indepen dent state, nnd authorising the election of a Convention for the purpose of forming a Coryti tution. The Convention chosen under the law, met at Corydon in that Territory, on the 10th ult. and having chosen Jonathan Jennings, F.sq. as President, resolved, by a majority of ?2 Vj accept the proffered privilege ; and accordingly proceeded to form a Constitution for the. State. Ma pit sugar.?The Hoard of Assessors of the town of Pinttsburg lately took an estimate of the quantity of sugar made the last season, by each individual assessed?which givos an ag gregate of Sixty-four Thousand pounds. Mucli of this Sugar is of a quality not inforior to Muscovudo?which is selling at 25 cents per pouud. At an average of sixteen cents, the sugar made in this town would amount to toinc* thing more than ten thousand dollars. Parisian Wit.?A lute Paris paper says : Ait incorrigible punster, describing an eminent law* yer and his wife, said there was very little diflfer e -co between them, he being a term agent, and any a terma%ent. Jtrtwy-liin.?A countryman returning with great haste into a store in Trunton which Tie had just left enquired with much earnestness? " Has not nobody /teen no box no where thutn>> " body left without no kiver on it as iiobudj " knows on?dont there ?" tnr. mini akolrii. An Tithing one day in the |,WTey, Which run# clow by Dublin'! great city toflnr, A xiiiiiri ahnw'r of rain falling, Pat. in it j.fTry, Crept under the arch of Qu?*n'?-I?ri<lfje with his line. ?' Arrah, that'* not the way to accomplish your wishes," Cries Dentin! s?" there Devil a bite will yoo get." " Ogh ! (Hither," saya !M t "don't you ktow that the " Will creep under here, f irrr'ft put lAe |rT7" We are authorised to say that ANOKn* son Crknshaw, Ksq. is# candidate to repre sent in Congress tho Districts of Fairfiold, Now - berry and Lauren*. A DISPLAY OP FIIltfiWOIlKS WILI< take place, in if if College Yard, on tlio 2(t'u in?tnnt?P?rtirut.?r? wilt bo given in lUinlMlli' ? r.cketn at .10 cent* to Ins hat at the llook-titofe, *n<l a the three IV.nting^HWe*. ,< |r!7? Weare authorised to state thkt J08KPU llKLMNOKH, KHQ. of torn well Ilintrict, i* u Cnnd'itUte to represent in CoDgreM, at the nex? Election the united Diktricts of Rkhtaf'''*/ V >* ingfoHt Orangeburg and BuraweM. ,