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standing between Russia and the Pre, in regard to which the ernan journals had furnished we very detailed articles. The fng is a correct statement, wich contains some very impertant facts:

The Ott man government could bet have either occasioned or apprved the execution of Czerny ges, because it took place a few hours after he had entered the nan territory. It is not ALOwn what act of madness had red this unfortunate man to take the step which cost him his Lfe, he appears to have been betraved by some of his countryn. In every case he has brought s death. Before the Empert of Russia could have been formed of the catastrophe, and the first intimation of the rash tetion, his Majesty issued a eruar order, declaring in case Cerny Georges removed from his viam, or passed the Russian fr stiers, the personal protection cranted to him should be withGrawn, and his Russian dignities retracted. When the affair was

wn at Constantinople, the Kan Ambassador could not have the least doubt about the aner in which the Court viewed the affair so it is certain that hether Baron Strokonoff, nor the ken Cabinet had taken the at steps relative to the affair. I account of the sending a courer from Petersburgh with the d of a categorical declarat..n, and the menace of an immerupture, is not only a vague rt, but a premeditated false!. The corps of General BenLgsen was never called an army

of observation, nor has it received any reinforcement.

On the 18th of October the anniversary of the battle of Leipsic was celebrated with the greatest enthusiasm in some of the northern cities of Germany, as the era of their emancipation from the French yoke, and the commencement of their glory and independence. The German muse was called into the service of patriotism on the occasion, and both the Hamburgh and Bremen papers contain some of her most willing, if not her happiest effusions. Festive meetings and appropriate services of religious thanksgiving distinguished the day. The city of Hamburgh, which had suffered most from French tyranny, and gained most by the victory of Leipsic, seems to have been inspired with proportional joy and gratitude.

Later public intelligence saysThe festival of the 18th of October, celebrated by the German students at Wartburg, was very fine. The number of students assembled, particularly from the northern universities, amounted to 500. Early on the morning of the 18th they proceeded to Wartburg, with music playing and colours flying, where a speech was made to them in the hall of the bards. Before this, they sung "Our God is a strong tower;' and after it, "the hymn, "Let us all thank God." Then they went to dinner, and afterwards retu to the town to attend divi vice. There was afte species of tournamen wards the evening th with torches to

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hill, where they kindled bonfires. On the 19th, most of the students took the sacrament of the Holy Supper. During the whole of this festival it was remarked what a deep impression was made on the noble minds of the youth-an impression never to be effaced.

20. The spring tide, as calculated, was extremely high on many parts of the coast, both on Saturday and Sunday, but more particularly in the afternoon of the latter day. Its natural height on the north-eastern coast was considerably augmented by a strong wind from several points in succession from the westward to the eastward of North, and the effect was a tremendously heavy sea, which broke with raging violence against the cliffs, and over the enbankments, uniting, in many places unopposed to its fury, its whitened surge with the very verge of the land. The waters of the Thames and Medway were also much increased from the impulse of the above winds, which, sweeping over the great northern ocean, brings such a body of water, that the narrowness of the straits of Dover, with the head of sea kept up in the channel below by the inclination of the wind to the west, will not permit its efflux; it consequently spreads along the northeast coast, and influences the height of the tide.

20. Another dreadful murder was committed near Wells, in the county of Norfolk, on Saturday week, in open day. The unfortunate victim of this atrocious crime is Mr. Robert Baker, sen., a glover and breeches-maker, resident in the above town, a iran

of most respectable character. It appears that Mr. Baker had, on the morning of the day abovementioned, gone out on foot for the purpose of collecting the amount of some bills due to him by persons in the neighbourhood; and that on his return to Wells, between the hours of three and four in the afternoon, he was robbed, and afterwards murdered in the most barbarous manner, by two or more villains, hitherto undiscovered, within 200 yards from the town, in a place called Marketlane. The deceased was not discovered till about eight o'clock on the Monday morning. A man named Doye, who was looking for his donky, accidentally observed the body lying by the side of the hedge, and immediately communicated the circumstance to two persons, who were passing through the lane, and who, with Doye, went up to the body. On examination, they discovered, by the dress, that it was Mr. Robert Baker: it was impossible to recognize the features of the deceased, on account of their mangled state. The remains presented a most dreadful spectacle: the back part of the skull was completely beaten in, and the throat cut. Two sticks of singular form, supposed to belong to the murderers, were found near the spot, where, from the appearance of the ground, it is concluded their bloody purpose was effected: one of them was broken in two. The deceased s walking-stick was also found there, covered with clots of blood, brains, and hair. The body seemed to have been dragged some way by the cape of the great coat, which

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enveloped the head in this state it was seen by some boys on the Sunday; but they, taking it for a drunken man asleep, contented themselves with throwing stones at it, and left it. Bills, offering a reward of 100l. for the apprebenson of the murderers, and gwing a description of two perSons strongly suspected, were imd.ately circulated, and every means used to discover the perpetrators.

22. An important application of steum-vessels has lately been

de in Scotland, and it is said with the most complete success. It appears that, since the opening of the Forth and Clyde canal (upwards of 30 years ago), a navigale communication has existed between Glasgow and Leith, the port of Edinburgh; notwithstandng which, by far the greater porta of the trade between these j'ues has been carried on by land carriage, at an expense more than le what it might have been Ge by water.

Is navigable communication consists of a canal, for 29 miles, and a broad river or firth for 26 m; and it appears, that the

tale which has prevented the benet being taken of such apparent advantages, is the extreme

ruity of constructing vessels, wh from draught of water and mode of rigging, would answer for the navigation of the canal, and at the same time be able to contend acunst strong contrary winds in

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To obviate this difficulty, a Compay Leith have equipped a jawerful steam-vessel, or tracker, juesessing extraordinary strength, ani completely adapted for en

countering stormy weather. This vessel, which is most appropriately named the Tug, is meant to track ten other vessels, alternately, which have been peculiarly constructed by the same company, for carrying goods along the canal.

The Tug, which may thus be compared to a team of horses in the water, tracks these vessels between Leith and Grangemouth, the entrance of the canal, along which they are tracked by horses. But the utility of the Tug is not confined to tracking: she has also two commodious cabins, and from combining the two purposes of tracking and conveyance of passengers, she is able to convey the latter with a degree of cheapness, which resembles more the track schuyt of Holland, than any conveyance we have in this country; the passage in the best cabin being, for a distance of 26 miles, two shillings; and in the second, one shilling.

Hurricane in the West Indies.-The following letter on this lamentable occasion was addressed by the Colonial Secretary of St. Lucie to the Governor of Barbadoes :

"St. Lucie, Oct. 23, 1817. "My Lord,-His Excellency Major-General Seymour being unable to address your Lordship, in consequence of the very serious injury he received during the hurricane of the 21st instant (and I am sorry to add very little hopes are entertained of his recovery), of which his Excellency has directed me to give your Lordship the particulars, and earnestly to entreat your Lordship's assistance and support towards ameliorating the situation of the unfortunate inhabitants of this island, not one

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of whom but has suffered severely thereby.

"Scarcely a dwelling or negrohouse is left standing; the mills and outbuildings either unroofed or razed to the ground; nearly the whole crop of canes torn up by the roots, and the face of the island, which was luxuriant on the 20th, now bears the appearance of an European winter.

"The town of Castrees is nearly in ruins, and the vessels, about twelve sail, are on shore, not one of which is expected to be saved. The whole of the buildings of Morne Fortunée and Pigeon Island were blown down, with the exception of the magazine and tanks

"His Excellency and family were taken from under the ruins of his residence (the Commandant's quarters) where he remained in the hope that it would have resisted the gale; but he has unfortunately suffered for his imprudence.

"I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient servant,

"IR. BAINES,

"Colonial Secretary. "P. S. Since writing the above, I am sorry to acquaint your Lordship, that fears are entertained that General Seymour cannot pass forty-eight hours.

"We understand Major Burdett and family are killed.

"Accounts have at length reached us from Dominica, whence every vessel was driven to sea by the late hurricane, and they had not returned when the Robert mail-boat, that arrived here on Sunday, left that Island. The interior of the country had likewise suffered so materially, that unless

supplied from other settlements, the dread of famine appears to be entertained.

"Capt. Elliott, of his Majesty's ship Scamander, was making every exertion with his boats, and those of his Majesty's ship Childers, to relieve the vessels on shore in Carlisle Bay."

St. Kitt's.-Ships lost.

"At Barbadoes-Crown Prince, Grayhaar; Express, —; in all 18 sail on shore; 5 are got since, chiefly American and island vessels.

"At St. Lucie-The Lady Jane Ellice.

"A French frigate, armed en flute, with troops on board, foundered in Fort Royal Bay, Martinique; every soul perished.

The Sprightly (mail-boat), Adams, missing; she sailed from Dominica for Barbadoes on the evening of the 20th.

"Col. Brown, of the 6th West India regiment, left St. Vincent's about the 19th Oct. for Antigua, and had not arrived on the 12th Nov."

The Governor of Dominica has issued a proclamation, dated the 29th of October, allowing, in consequence of the hurricane on the 21st, whereby the ground provisions and plantations had been totally destroyed, the importation into that island, for six calendar months, in foreign vessels of all nations and descriptions, of flour, bread, biscuit, rice, beans, pease, oats, corn, corn-meal, live stock, horses, mules, horned cattle, roots and fruits of all kinds, boards, plank, scantling, shingles, states, heading, and hoops. “ And I do also authorize and permit the exportation, in vessels, importing the

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sand articles, or any of them, of sugar and coffee to the value of one third part of the articles so imported, and of rum and molasses for the remainder. Provided always, that the value of the articles so imported shall be ascertained by the oath of the master or supercargo of the vessel importing the same, or by the purchaser thereof, before the collector or comptroller, before such vessel be allowed to come to an entry; and the value of the cargo to be exported to be ascertained in like manner, before the collector or comptroller be allowed to clear out such vessel."

It lasted 26 hours, 12 of which with such inconceivable fury, an to produce all these disasters, and to destroy buildings which had withstood all former hurricanes. It will require many years before the colony can recover itself from this heavy calamity. This event has caused the following procłamation to be issued, which opens the ports to all foreign vessels :—

PROCLAMATION.

Pierre René Marie, Comte de Vaugiraud, Vice-admiral, Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, officer of the Legion of Honour, Governor, Lieut.-General of the island of Martinique and its dependencies, and Governor-General of the French Windward West India Islands, &c.; and Louis Francois du Buc, Knight of the Royal and Military Orders of St. Louis, and of the Legion of Honour, Intendant of the said island, &c.

Considering that the sudden and unforeseen disaster which the colony has just experienced, requires that the most prompt and efficacious measures should be adopted for its preservation:

Extract of a Letter dated St. Pierre, Martinique, Nov. 10.—On the 21st of October, this colony was visited by the most furious hurricane ever witnessed here. The details of this sad disaster would be equally long as painful. The loss of nearly 1,000 lives, $5,000 hogsheads of sugar of the present and next erop, incalcuEate losses in buildings, animals, and the necessaries of life, have occasioned a general desolation, madependently of the great anxiety caused by 9-10ths of the shipping which were in the different ports of the island, being either wrecked, damaged, or missing. St. Lure and Dominica have equally sufered; the tempest reached also St. Vincent and Grenada. Its ravages extended to Guadaloupe, as well as Porto-Rico and its neigh-in bourhood, though in a less degree, The loss experienced by Marti1sque alone may be very moderately calculated at 25,000,000 of Cancs, exclusively of the shipping: the works and buildings of entire par...-nes were razed to the ground,

Considering also, that no hesitation should take place between an end so important, and means which only call for partial and temporary sacrifices:

We, by virtue of the powers confided to us by his Majesty, and

consequence of the urgency of the case, have provisionally ordered, and do order as follows:--

Art. 1.-The ports of the colony are open to foreign vessels, not only for the importation of provisions, and other articles emu merated in the arret of Aug. 30,

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