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Importation Into this country of what is general- \ ly called the Capo winea, amounts to about J 32s. 6d. per dozen. Tho wine* of Tenerifto | are also improving considerably in quality, and bid fair, ill a few years to rival those of Madei* ta. 'Hie vintage of TeneriRo vat ic* from *20, 000 to 24,00" pipvH uf which nearly tho half i* exported. There it a great falling oil' in the exportation from Oporto to tho Kui;li?li ports ; formerly .10,(100 pipes of wine were annually imported into this country ; at prcMout the year* Iv average is not more tliau ?-1,000.?Liverpool Mercury. TUB 1M* MIL. The production of the Pearl, in one of those mysterious operations of nature, which the in tenuity of man linn not yet been able to unveil. The Ai-abs, with whom "the pearl wan an article of (treat traffic, entertained a notion, which tliev had from the Krahamins, that when it rained, the animal n?s? to the surface to catch the drop*, which turned in pearls. Ity ?omeof the natives ?they ore considered to In* formed of certain mineral substance* carried t?? the banks by the river which in opposite to them; bv others', they are supposed to be formed from dew drop* in connexion with huii beams, which was pictty Dearly tlic opinion entertained by Pliny anil other ancient naturalist* of Km-oftc. Some have thought them to Ikj an accretion within, the body of the animal of the superabundant matter which coat* over the inside of the shell, called mother of pearl, and to uhich it is very common to find littlo nobs adhering, precisely Jike pearls, but not of u clear water. Others 4jrain, aiming whom is Kcatnur, consider them O* the eflect of disease or injury, like he/.oar* and oilier stones found in various animals, peat Is | being generally composed of lamella* or coats, formed round a foreign nucleus. In the early ages of the Christian era, it would appear that the people, who lived on the bor ders of the Red Sea, were acquainted with a Diet 'iod of forcing certain altell-fish to product'! Jjearls as the Chinese, at present, do the1 Mytilus CnziU'H** the-swan muscle, by throw-1 ing inlo the j?he!|, when it opens, live or six mi Jute mother pearl beatls, strung a thread. | n the course of a year ihese are found cover-j e?l willt a -leirl crust, which perfectly resem bles the real pearl. It is stippngc.il that if sharp! point1*:! wire* lie thrust through the shells of certain ss?ene? of muscle* ami ovsters, the ani Bifti p? iierls itself from being injured and gal led, hv throwing off a substance which coats them over with little rotind knots resembling pearls, llfckman tells us thnt ? Linnteus once ?|?owe<l him among his collection of shell-, a ?mall box hilled with pearl-, ami said 4 lhs mi o'im row frctiamro; sunt tuntum rjuin</nr an ynr-nii. ft tuni#?m turn They were tie. jMi-i'?"l. the Professor a his, near the ?V/y'n ti f ra, from whi It mo^t of the Sue di'ih pearls are procured ; the son. who was not however ac'iuainteil with his father's secret.! ?a*<! t'te experiment-, were ntatle onlv on this J Li ml of o-'iM-le. though l.innH'us himself assured mi' that tl i'v would succetl on all kinds.' Dr. Sto\eiu hi* I.ife of l.intueu?, informs us, that i!te it ati'itcript containing this valuable secret is to the possession of I>r. J. K. 8milli, presi dent o?* the Linniean Sticielv in I/iuHnn. We do not believe that this gentleman has y?t en riched himself t?\ a forched breed of pearls. The formation of t e rt'al pearl is still, we ttuspecl. o proftiurd eivsterv. and the wisest of Us io-i.st he route ?!. a''ter all. to say. with Has 4an the Mnho'oedan traveller, 4 that (io<l alone Jtnnwef'' ' o v t i. i,."?//nni7. lifvieir. \';i* PM MTR K. ? v |1-.r\ OS' Pt'.NIM.KTON. '.?i4 otion of Mr North, t! e following reso Ititien ? i1*-adonicd : Uesolved that a Premium of .i *'???"tl UooJile Plough of the best modern 'coit'tnit tioo he o'Vered to the inhabitants of Pen dleton District, f-r any up'and field, or part of u field, of not less than six acres, to be con tained in a sipmre or an oblong s<|nnre, which ahull not he more than one third longer than broad, which shall produce the greatest number of bushels of good sound corn to the acre.? Alol a premium of a Single Patent Plough of the best modern construction for a field of the aasue dimei.s'ens, which shall produce the next greatest number of bushels of good sound corn to the acre. The Candidates to exhibit satisfac tory re-tiflftttes of the nature of the soil, the quantity of good sound corn grown to the acre, and the mode of culture.?Men ten gar. P\ RT1IF.lt IIIST* OX CIDRIl. [Comma ucuted tti the Agricultural Society of Connecticut b% General Huinphreys.[ Cider that is clear, i* certainly much preferable t<> that which is turbid. Hut, in Attempting to flue the juice of the npjile, after it is fer mented. frequently as much harm as good is ttone, by taking from it some of the vinous qual ities, whenever the operation has been negli gentlv n un<*kilfullv managed, by filterfny through -and, or adding foteign substances. Drawiti" from one cask into anotlter, is the ttiiftplest :i'd ? .fe-t process fir common fur mors. l?inglffss, ??? ;s. milk. and the *i/.y matter pre pared f >'o cat?'V* feet, ha\e been used to sen ?rate the the f-culeiit | articles nnd clarify the '"liquor, ami other ?ubstances, such as tiirmerick and sa -'ers, I i give it a colour. The body Jias be . ometin-es impaired ami made ineagte, by hiivi .i: too much of the clarifying substance mixed ith it If it bo desirable to haVe a fleeper reddish colour than usual, it #ill J>e acquired by grinding the pomace finer, and letting it remain longer in that state than com tuon, lefore it is pressed. 'I1?e particles which partake of tho fruit, will thus give it a *c*t mid tinae, which will prevail over the aqueous p&rtic.lN that first run offfrom the apples, imme diately after tlieir Wing l?een imperfectly washed or crutberf. If prevention be better than remedy, it will be wiae to put a pint or Kblf a pint of cider brandy dr othei uStW&M Itfior into the barrel, Vhon ??M elt*n, uiw ?N ?M* bw two drtwn from ?tj ami then, rotting ttio cask. to] tlx thp bung thoroughly tight in it. It will by tlmt lueauu continue sweet until the noxtseason. When once strongly Impregnated with a musty' taste, it is almost im|>oMiblo for it to be cleansed, ?ven by taking out one of the heads ami burning straw in the inside* fuimtating it w itli brimstone, or aii) other process which has been triedJ the inveterate and ruinous flavor having penetrated very deop into the wood itself, it will, at leant, lie extremely difficult ever to bo entirely ex* tractcd. IKTKMJU-KNCK. ritONl KVIilAN'IK Huston, Oft. ;>0.?Arrived ship Kqw--Gulen,| Sherburne 47 (Inys Lomloa, and 40 froiu CowbH) !?y litis iu rival wo hav received Lull dun papers to (ho 13th September, inclusive, and Lloyd's list to tho .Id. The papers do not contain auv tiling very important or interesting. Talleyrand in said to halo joined the ultras, who arc violently opposed to the now nrgaiii'/,atiun of tho government, an approved by tho king.-? The Austrian government is augmenting the strength of nil the frontiers of lllyria,- which are to be put in u state of defence. Tlic l(un* sion squadron in the Illuck Sea is to puns into the Mediterranean. 44 The Paris papers of Saturday Inst, which o r have received ajong with those of Friday, con tain the official confirmation of a most unexpect ed piece of intelligence. Tho chamber of' de puties is dissolved?tho ultras on- scattered and reduced into contemptible nothing, at the mo ment they were singing the song of victory, and about to place their own ministry in the sent of administration. Tho Moniteur of Saturday,, contains all ordinance of tho king, dated 5th inst. and signed by M. Lane, minister of the interior, dissolving the chamber of deputii>?, and convoking the electoral colleges for tho pur pones of re-election. This unexpected triumph of the constitutionalists, at tho instant almost when they seemed to have no other alternative than resigning their places, or abandoning thcii principles, is as gratify ing.as it is .surprising.? l'he king has acted wisely in this particular he can lose nothing by acting in conformity with the constitution, and tho assurances whicli France expects to see preserved inviolnte-?sud it is doubtless the evident Hc.curijy and incrrtu* cd strength to the government, resulting from an j adherence to the principles of liberality and justice, and the wishes of a majority of thel nation, which hnve induced the head of the| Uutirbmis to adopt thib sudden determination" I.oni) K.XMOt'TII'8 VICTORY. Lfmihnii Sept. 10.?We luive the gratifica tion of announcing, by an Kxtra. Ony.ette, pub. lidied last night, the arrival of the desnatdiesj of Lord Kxuiouth, which communicatee the sue res* fit I termination of his Lordship's operations, before Algiers. I Captain Ih'isbane with the despatches arrived on Saturday night, at the admiralty, at a ([Bar ter before nine o'clock, but neither l?ord. Mil ville nor Mr. Croker being in town, the Cap ruin clmnge;l horses at the udmiralty, and proceeded to the sent of Mr. Croker, at Fulhain, with tho despatches. It appears that Lord Fa mouth after encoun tering homo opposition from the ndversu ele-j meuis, placed himself before Algiers by day-i break on the twenty-seventh of last month j and thuf the irrcsistubie gallantry of his fleet, soon brought the rudiau enemy to terms. in! the attainment of the important objects of hi* I expedition, we have lo lament the loss of many ! gallant officers and men ; but this we must con sider a " partial evil I'm* universal good.*' The . Itritish consul was happily rcstoieifin safety?-1 and it is not an uninteresting circumstance, i that his wife and daughter were brought away ! in the disguise of midship4uen. A child of the 1 consul unconsciously betrayed its intened es cape in a basket, by its cries. It was, howev er sent iiH' next morning by tlie l)ey, who, it uppears, was disponed to make a virtue of ne cessity. The loss of the enemy is between (i^ud rofji* men. beside* the destruction of his imple ment-. of piracy ? bin vessels. '? Memorandum of the destruction rtf the mole of Algiers, in the attack of the !37tli Augst:? ?Four large frigates, of 44 guns ; 5 largo cor vettes, from '^4 to AO ; all the gun and mortar boats, except 7; .?() destroyen ; several mer chant brigs und schooners ; a great number of small vessels of various descriptions x all the pontoon*, lighters, &c. ; store houses and ar senal, with all the timber and various murine articles, destroyed in uart j a great ninny gup carriages, mortal s, lieus, cusks, and ship store* of ull descriptions. kxmoutiu" Hi* H. M. kti.p<(urcn C'ut lotto, Algiers lljy, AUg 2M Sir?For your atrocities at Hona on defence less Christians, ami your unbecoming disregard to the demands 1 made yesterday, in the name of the I'rince Regent of Kngland, the fleet under my orders has given you a signal cliaiMise- ( ment, by tlio total destruction of vowr nuvy,i storehouses, and aisenal, with half your bat-, teries. A* Kngland does not war fur the des truction of cities, lam unwilling to visit your) personal cruelties upon the inoffensive inhabit -1 ants of the country* and 1 therefore offer vou i the same terms of peace which i conveyed to i you yesterday in my sovereign's name ; without I the acceptance of these terms, you can have no peace with Kngland. If you reccive this offer ns you ou^ht, you will fire three punt t and I shall consider your not making thi^i signil as a refusal, and shall renew my operation* at my own convenience. ? I offer vou the above terms, pruvided neither the British consul, nor the offi cer* and men no wickedly forced by you from the boats of a Itritish whip of war have not met with any cruel treatment, or any of tlio Chris tian slaves in your power f and repiat my de mand, that the consul, and officers atti men, WinyAe sent oft* to ine, 'Conformable to ancient treaties, Ice. 1 have, Itc ? KXMOwflL To Im II ghncM U? I>ny of Altfw* Generat Jfetnornntlum.?'The comnaimder In chief ia happy to inform (lie fleet, of the filial termination of their strenuous exertions, by tlio signature of jieacs.', confirmed inn lor * salute ol 21 kuiis, on the following conditions, dictated by Ins royal highness the Prince Regent of Kng land: Int. 'Ijic ubolition, for ev*r, of Christian slavery. 2d. The delivery, to my flag, of all *lave* in the dominions of tho l)eyf to whatever nation thev may belong, at noon to-morrow. 3d, To deliver also, to my Hug, all money re ceifid by him for the redemption or slave* itince the commencement of this year, at noon to-morrow. 4th. Reparation has been made tu the liritiiih consul for all losses he may huve sustained in consequence of his confinement. 3th. The Dey has made a. public u|H)logv, in presence of thn ministers and. officers, and begged pardon of ilio consul in terms dic tated by the captain of tho Queen Charlotte. The commander in chief takes thin opportu nity of again returning his thanks to the admi rals, captains, officers, seamen, marines, royal marine urtillery, royal sappers, aud miners, and the royal rocket corps, for the noble supnort he has received from them throughout the whole of this arduous service ; aud he is pleased to direct tlj^t on Sunday next a public thanksgiving to Almiuhthy (Jod for the signal interposition of his tiivine Providence, (luring tho conflict! which took place oirthe 27th between his majes ty's fleet and the ferocious enemies of mankind. | It is requested that this memorandum may bci read to the ship's companies. To the admirals, captains, ofllron. seamen, marines, royal sappers and mincis, royal marine urtillcry,and tho royal-rocket corys. Qiicch Charlotte, Al^.cr* Ik.iy, H<pt. 1,1816. Sir,?I have tlio honor to acquaint you, for their lordship's information, that I huve sent capt. llrishaue with my duplicate dispatches, as 1 am afraid tliat admiral Millie, in the Leander, who bus charge of the originals, may experience a long voyage, the wind having set in to the westward a few hours after lie suited, ('apt. Ilrinbane, to whom I feel greatly indebted for his exertions, and the able assistance 1 have re ceived from him throughout the whole of this service, will be able to inform their lordships upon ull points that I may have omitted. Ad miral sir Charles Penrose, arrived too lute to take his share in thu attack upon Algiers, which I lament, as much on his account us my own ; his services would have been desirable in every respect. I have the satisfaction to state, thnt all the slaves in thu city of Algiers, ami imme diately in tVia vicinity, are embarked ; as also S3",(UK) dollars for Naples, 23,500 for Sardinia. The trcutics will be signed to-inorrow, and I hope to lie able to sail in a day or two. The j Minden has sailed for Gibraltar to lie refuted, [ mid will proceed from thence to her ultimate j destination The Albion will lie refitted at(?ih-{ raltar for the reception of *ir Charles Penrose's ting. The Gluscow 1 shall be obliged to briug home with inc. 1 have the honor, &c. f.xmout it. To John W. Crokcr, cm|. Admiralty. Iwc. TIIP. IIOI.V l.r.AfJlT. It i? insisted that Madame de Krudcncr, a fanatical woman, who went preaching through Kranre, and i* now preaching through Germa ny, is the author of the lloly League j and that her sole influence with Alexander brought it ulioiit. We copy this singular article for amuse ment : 44 Jlutlr, Jiup. lf>.?Several petty states have 3iven importance to the preachings of Madame e Krudener, bv prohibiting them, uml by em ploying the public force to dis|?er*e the numer ous auditors attracted by them. Some German |>a|H>r* have not failed to make of them an ob ject qf political conjectures t thev have even said, in positive terms, that Madame de Kru dener was the missionary of a political sect.? f Nothing is more false. This lady has often been placcd in the highest circles, so as to be able to satisfy tho most exalted ambition, if > she had jtosftcssed it. Hut, sincerely devoted to her pious meditations, she has never endeavor ed to exercise any iiilluence over the counsels of monarch)), who, charmed by her wit, delighted in frequenting her assemblies. It cannot be de nied that. without thinking of it, she gave rise to that celebrated compact called the. Christian and fraternal Alliance, to which ull the king* in Kuiope have become contracting parties. 44 It was not by fluttering sovereigns?it was on the contrary, by adilresrting to them the severest sermons that she gate the first idea of that lloly Alliance. Hhe never ceased to re present the usurpation and victories of Home parte us a punishment which Providence inflict ed on the ancient dynasties of Kurope, for hav ing suffered them solves to be drawn into wars id* ambition and |iolitics, Madame Kiudeiierhas again exercised her morul aud religious influ ence in an astonishing mniiuei upon the person al affection* of a great sovereigns. Tliis prince, who in many respects resembles Henry IV and Couis XIV has found aGuhrielle, a Luvulliero : Madame de Krudener, by her sermons, was utile to extinguish in two hearts the warmest passion,and, more extraordinary *till, to replace love by pure ami virtuous friendship. After this moral miracle, it would not lie difficult for Ma dumu do Krudener to create herself an empire in a powerful court : but slie preferred travers ing in bad weather, in rainV seasons, the moun tains of Switzerland and Huahia, preaching e vaugelirul morality to a crowd of persons'whom curiosity had mane her followers, but who do not by any means form a new sect." rinvrioAi, patriots. It m a mintortune to tho Patriot* of ftoiith Americn, that their flag i? al/used by a set of <l?HtH!rA<loe* who aim at nothing bat plunder, ana extend their depredation*, to friehdn a* well a* foea. We havu ?een many Instance* i?|torted of the robberie* they have committed on American and British .vmelt, ami the twiWolned case of the plunder of thesylvia Ann, wlrotcvcr light mIio rany?but, for tlio Uidtetf Stutes, we venture to say, that it it* iticuinbeur on tliem tu protect the rights ami guard the pro perty of their citizens against every assailant? )ur government ought to einidny all it* possible naval force to effect, if possible* tlie cxtcrmiim tion of tlii* new r?co of pirutes, and thereby re lease it* commerce from all apprehenaion# 011 their account. The case of the Sylvia-Ann, re lated to us by the master of that vessel, (whose arrival here in the schr. Olive llrancli wait men tioned in our last) i* thi#:?The Hvlvia-Ann, commanded by Allied Hazard, Mailed from Mari caibooti the I .till uf August, bound to Phlludel phia. On the 18th* at I P. M. paused Capo Ti hcroii about one league distant, und hauled up for the ftnanish town of Duuiia Maria, intending to aeml the boat ashore at the jtlaco for vegeta blus, being short of hresd j but when about two miles distant from tlie town, they fired a shut at the Sylyiu-Aiin. Cupt. Hazard immediately hoisted hit color* at the main peak, but in ten minutes after another shot wo* fired, which fell within a few feet of the schnuncr. Capt. Hazard (hiding that they paid no respect to tJio American Hag, thought it best to boar away immediately, and get out out of reach of their gun*. At 3 P. M. it fell calm ; saw u schr. at anchor in Petit Hiviere, from which a bout was disco* vered approaching the Sylvia-Ann. At 'I l\ M. the boat came along side with live men, win* de manded tlie schoouei'a papers, on delivering 1 which Captain Haxard asked them tlio name or their schooner, and to what nation ah* belonged. They replied that ?hc wax a patriotic privateer, commissioned by Holivar, she was culled tlio Commodore Decatur, (formerly an American vessel) and that she was conima'iidcd by a capt. Hone; but Captain l(a*/.ard afterward* leufiied that his real name was Pinel, At half past I'. M. they left the Sylvia-Ann and returned to their own vessel, but in half an hour after Jhcir iHiut came back again with twenty men, armed with muskets, pistols and rtitlassca,'orderc$ him into tho bout, and carried hint on board tlie pri vateer. They also took nil the crew out of the Sylvia-Ann, and carried the cabin boy on board their vessel, where thevputhim in irons,. and holding a pistol to hb? breast, threatened him with instant death if he did not toll them in what part of the schooner ('aptain II. had stow ed away his money. The boy thus intimidated made the desired disclosure, whpreupon-they turned to tlie Sylvia-Ann, and plundered her of every article of tho least value, they could convenient!y lay their rapacious bands upon* of which the following is a list: 2000 Spanish dol lars, 1 HO doubloons, sM0 pound* uf silver in burs, 100 weight of whito sugar, one sextant, one case instruments, lug lines, spy-glass, books, churts, and ull the diip and cabin store*. They also plundered the people of their cloth* ing, taking even the hats oil' their headst they took Captain Hazard's watch from hi* tyb, m <;nld chain It out ni* neck, and a gold ring* from his linger. To robbery thoy milled insuty and J cruelty by beating the crow of tho Sylvfa-Ann in a moht barbarous, manner, ao that some of them were rendered unfit for duty. At 7 Capt* II. wa* permitted to return on board hi* vessel, where lie found aome of tho privateer*} men ?till occupied in pillauing, assisted by two Spanish officers, who had come off from, the fort! the Spanish officers demanded of Captain II. sixteeu dollars for the two shot they had fir ed at hiiu ; when lie informed them that Pine! had robbed him of every thing, and revested they would go and-?top him, which they promis ed to do, but did not. At 3 o'clock tho next I morning, the privateer got under way ar.d stood to sea, the Spaniards making 110 effort to atop her. Ow ing to the calm which prevailed, the Ryl, via-A on lay at anchor where she was brought too by tl?e pirate, until tho *20th, when atoreoz.o springing up she rnn into Joremie where alio re* mained for a short time and then sailed f?tr Port tau Prince. Prom Port nu Prince capt. II. wag : proceeding home, when he wa* unfortunately | wrecked on Great Honrnga, in a tremendous I hurricane, by great exertion* they saved a part of the cargo and tho material* of the Hyl jvia-Aun, when ('aptain Hazard crossed >to l)a i racoa in a small boat, (leaving men in charge of what was saved from tho wreck) and applied to the commandant, Hon Louis, for assistance acid permission to charter an American vessel j to carry the cargo tud material* of the Bylvia Anii to the Ciilted States, which wa* refused | 1 neither could ('apt. II. oMaiu permission to rc? ; turn to Great IIeueaga with provisions 1 tor the < men he had left there, and who were watering for want. Tlio commandant threatenwtfCapt III. repeatedly that he would put hinted iron* and send liiin tu prison in case he made ; tempt to leave Harar.oa without hi* sp^ j thonty, hut would assign no reason wha | such unfriendly treatment. It was un | however,'tltat'tho commandant was fit.. a Spanish versel for the purpose of s'ei/.iii the property saved, ('apt. II. was fin fortunate as to engage the American Sol Olivo branch then at Ikinimm to take tlfo properly he had saved, from lleneagn and ry it to the l/'nited States, which ho eftV without the knowledge of the plotting rol Don f?ouis. Thus Ikitween Patriots and Spaniards on one hand, and the fury of the elements-sin other. Captain Hazard has experienced a tr.UM I of misfnrltiues as singular as thoy nre hoavta ami from the pro.pert of a prosperous voyage,lj^ ?, returns home nearly liereft of every thing. AH Nkw-Ohi.r. \ vs, Oct; I t?\Vt< !onri?-by Armed Kclioum-r restitution* lately fr?An Mar*| K'lOi Wn, that general Mafjronet, un Khj{tiMlifttatt by Mrfb, nuil general HaRbletto, commanding two ilh juinft* of (he Republican*, umlerKenerat Bolivar, find obtained r.riniiiderablo *?ecea??* over tho Hoyj?li*t?, and hnd formed a Jonctiou with 0?n. BrrmadM, Of alt tb* prttriotn whw have .heretofore made head ngaiiMt tho ItoyaJiitiL in that quarter* he i? the e?br eno who #unJ maud* a resnectibf* fore*. General Holiffl himself wt* otr lUirrturn t* the Wo *? Md