Weekly Messenger, Volume 3, Number 2, Vevay, Switzerland County, 14 September 1833 — Page 2

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FOREIGN KE1VS.

I SIX DAYS tTrR FROM FRANCE. N f.iy York, August 31. Rv the pRcket ship Charlemagne, from Havre, arrived at New York, Paris and Havre papers to August 1 st has been received. Lisbon Taxe;!! The French papers coiVain the account that Lisbon had snr rendered to Don Pedro's troops, after a great slaughter, Admiral Napier being ..he hero of the day, but I hey my nothing in favour of the truth of the British account. The Journal cm Havre of August 1st, h. the fallowing news from Turkey, by Expiess: Constantinople J'lly 10. Th Egyptian army has effected a complete retreat by the way of Mount Taurus, and in consequence, the auxiliary iVissian armv left here this morning, lavon red by a light south wind, the Road Bnjuk-icre, on it way to the Black Sea. ?he E-igHsh squadron, commanded by Aimiral M i'coim. left the Dardanelles n the 2 ' July, for Samo. We take the following from the Swiss iamal, called the Federal : A few d tys g-. some Piedmontese refugees being pursued by a party of Royal Carbineers, w.-re f-iriuate as 'o gain a shelter in the Convent on Mount St. Bernard. A short time afterwards, the Carbineer? being overtaken by a storm, were themjelves obliged to seek a covering under the ame hospitable roof, and the refugees berime mingled with the pursuers on this neu'rl ground. The tempest hiving passed off, the Caibineers took their departure, leaving their prey in the asylum they had sought. When they had all disappeared, one of ihe refugees askda Monk what they would have done. hid the soldiers attempted t carry off t ic i ne .uonK id our dogs ihera to then ' iy IS, 1833, i collision oc ; , -,, ; v ; , betw een the t V -:r: uts. Same of it .!. 'mt the letter , . r i al wounded J : I .1 ; .- said to be a ... , ; of which was . .. The Papal ! another gar .. ...occurrence." , , . . says, that in ...-,;.;!' fmm France . :.- - tid. . M been addressed to the Polish Conv.nitteee in Switzer l.iPd: "A,cnbrgh, C n'on of Thtrgnu July 15, 1833. ia subscriptions are raising in saii r.eihnd inheh.'fof the Poles, who are seeking a hospitable refuge in every quar tor, I send von a silver gilt dressing cane. th it was given to me by the late Empe f"r Nanoleon. 1 beg you to dispose of it by lottery, and to add the product to the fund of the Polish Committee at lierne. NPOI.EOS"Loi'W Buos APAP.TE,' At Lyons, there has been some unplea ant manifestations among the workmen, hut uothine serious happened. I he JNa tionnl Guard having been disbanded after the riots n year and a half ago. hint pttnreased wish lo aoriear in their old T - ------ r r Uniform to celebrate the fetes of July This reqiel was allowed. At Toulon, and in many parts of tlol land, the Cholera raged, but not villi a much violence as might have been rea soonblv expected. i The following singular circumstance i Trac'e i froai a Sroich paper, received by a forroer arrival: Exl'wUnarjj OccHrrence! A few days ago, while Mr. Montgomery, a banker, in Irvine, and another man nere fi-h io in the river Garnock, they were Struck with the appearance of a whirlpool in the centre of te river, which appeared as if the water" wore rapidly ilesren ding into the earth They immediately concluded, th it the bed of the river had givpn way, and that the waters were descending into the co'leiies beneath, and hastened to the nearest pit's mouth to give the alarm. The men below soon herd the mighty rushing of the waters, and hastened to escape, which providen liallv they al! effected, though without a moment lospare. several of them being up t tbeir necks in water. The water con tinned to pour into the extensive cavaties . beneath, and the next day a tremendous Iv large spare whs broken down, into ..which the whole river descended, leav "g it quite dry for the space of a mile on ich i1e of the aperture, where it had previously been full six teet.deep. On thtr .flawing of the tide, the depth of Ihe Water below lht chasm, increased to nine eel, and Hie deflation was awfuM the ' : ..li . . riTt-i nrmer nun rusnen in a torrent into j&eer'h. Three men in boat had an ainvvi miraculous escape frnm being SUCKer, n.ioine vortex; they had no soon erg"". ti;,than the boat was drawn down . wiffi le u.-.ii rpiJity. I be great boflvnl the wafer coni4u4 to pour down, till the whole workings, whtrh extended many nl "etc iniMciriy nilPd. new trehe of terror now presented itself th imprisoned air, prt ad by the weight ivatcr. u.jiv miuwgn me surface of th

earth in at least a thousand places, which

for the extent of many acnis, presented the appearance nt a boiiiig chauldron, immense ouaotities of saad and water were thrown up, and descended like tor rents f rain br many bouts. By tins ca lamity 60CJ p!raons are thrown out of employ: and so ;xtensive is the destruction. as to preclude ln hope that the wotks are ever to be restored to their former state. Edinburgh Scotsman, July 8. The Augihorgh Gazette, of July 31. gives an account of the expected meeting of the Allied Sovereigns in Bohemia the punishment of death pronounced agaia't (len.Zncci, for rebellion, has been cotnrti'ited to imprisonmeut in a fortress, for 20 years. Charle XIV. King of Sweden, formerly Bernadotte, Prince of Ponte Corvo, is seriously indisposed at Stockholm. The Crown Price had set out for Norway, t quell some disturbances. A Splendid Bedstead There has been lately exhibited in the Palace of the Tamcdo at St. Petersburg!!, Rnsia, a State Redstead, constructed at the royal manu factory by order of the Emperor, to be ent as a present lo the Schah (king) of Persia. It is formed of solid chrystal, resplendant with silver ornaments. It is ascended by steps of blue glass, and has . fountain underneath, so contrived, as to throw out on eacn side jets of odoriferous water. The effect, when the chamber is lighted up, is absolutely dazzling, as it has the appearance of myriads of diamonds. The Semaphore of Marseilles, gives the following as an authentic let'.er from the Rector of a parish, in the arrondisement of Aix, to his Archbishop: "My duties, are beyond my strength; the numerous rural habitations withit. my parish compel me to travel about to much, that can no longer support the laiigue it oc casions me. My income noes not enable me it. afford aconveyauce of any sort I have therefore absolute need of an asa;. ant, and request that you will deign to ?end me & curate or an ass, which wdl fully answer the purpose T' LOWUlt CANADA. Adotphus Dew- was lately coavicted at Montreal for tuc willul murder ot his wife, and ordered to he executed on the 93th September, 1833. The prisoner and his .ieceased wile being extensively ( known in Montreal, an immense concourse of people were brought together at the! trial. The murder was commuted on the -24th of March last, about three mouths; subsequent to his marriage with the de j ceased, by means of a razor, with which!

he inflicted several severe and large cuts; commonly settled by " wager of of batupon her throat and neck, which in thj tie." in the instance to which the fol-

course of two or three days produced bei leath. It ai.pr.ars that shortly alter hi: intermarriage with me oeceaseu, ma con- ... i i- - duct towards her was of a haisdi charac ! ter, that she was under we necessity ot claiming the protection ot her Miner, to whose house on the day prtccding the murder, the culprit proceeueu, anu per uaded her to accompany him n the lollowing morning to the nrst mass al ihe paiish church. Having done so, instead of returning home he took her to his store, which he had scarcely entereu oeiote ne closed the dor and locked it, ana the(l, the store being dark h reason ot the wfidows and doors being cluseii, he light ert tw candles, and proceeded lo mtorui her, that she had reacnea tne last nay ot her existence. His victim, astonished t his conduct, replied that he must be in jest, bui Dewy instantly seized mi axe, which he had piovided for the occasion, wilh which he attempted lo strike her. n consequence however, other instantly

throwing betself forward into his arms,'we must pronounce it our judgment, the blow was ineffective, when he resort 'that the battle shall take placc,"im!ess

ed to a razor, with which his Imitid pur pose was accomplished. Iewy Hed, after

locking the door behind him, aod pro ces ol the case, the appelle is entitled ceeded to Plattsburgh, in the State of N.jto go without day." Afterward, bv

lork, whither he was pursued and or taken. His victim after gropii g about the tore some nine, euecieu ner escape ih rough the rear door in a gore of blood, and of an appearance so horrible, thai the servants of Mr, Roy, a neighbor, who benevolently received her into his house,! ran affrighted from her. Dewy is only 22 years old; on his trial he was habited in mourning, and respectably diessed le is represented to be ol ..n interesting coontename nhd bgure; and his visage, notwithstanding the paleness and trepidation which a flee led him on the trial. presented a well formed intelligent con -

tour, with hair of a light auburn, and anjyeara vvithout'renewal;and frequently appearance which indicated the mildness rises to the height of twenty or iPntv

.. : ,u A. oi n .ii8r,u5ju..lu,u.,elu,rij thing tending to raie a suspicion that crime could have had a lurking place in his bosom. Mo extenuating circumstance was offered in his defence. It is true, a feeble attempt was made to induce the LI. . a a l . I 'J al jury to believe, that he was insane at the lime he committed the hrnd acttbal the evidence adduced in hi behalf, to make ml this excuse, rather went tocontirm the idea of long premeditated malice, than alienation ( mind. After the. verdict of guilty had been rendered against him, he was asked by ihe Court what he had lo offer, why the judgment of death should not be pro nounced rigainst him? to which lie re of plied that he had nothing of importance Sto r.smmu!urnte, rxrep thai ii-cidects

which operated against bio), had been distorted in their relation on the trial,

and facts favourable to him suppressed; hit that he was ready-to meet his fate, at he preferred death a thousand times, to a continuance of life, of which he did not estimate of the value of a fraction. Counterfeiters Arrested! A large gang of counterfeiters have been arrested at the town of St. John's, Lower Canada, to gether with plates, dies, tools, and other implements of their villainous trade. From the Marylaiul Republican. CHEAP WHITE PAIST. Mr. Hughes Having been so frequently applied to for the following receipt, uritiT ii has been troublesome to give copies of it, I request you lo publish il. Mames Boyle, To make paint without white Lead and oil, 2 quarts skimmed milk. 5 ounces fresh slack lime. 5 pounds of whiting. . Put Ihe lime into a stone ware ves sel, pour upon i a sufficient quantit) of milk to make a mixture resembling cream; Ihe remainder of the milk is then added: and lastly the whiting b to be crumbled and spread on the surface of the duid, in w hich it gradually sink: At this period it mut be well stirred, or ground as you would other paint, and it is tit for use. There ma) be added any coloring matter that suit the fancy. 1 1 is to be applied in (he same manner as other paint, and in n few hours it will become peilectly dry. Anoth er coat may be added, and so on until the work is completed. The paint is of grat tenacity and possesses a slight elasticity which enables it to bear hard rubbing, even with a coarse wollen cloth, without being in the least degree injured, it has little or no smell when wr, and when dry is perfectly inodorous. It U not subject to be blackened by sulphurous or animni vapors, nd is not injurious to the health. Al' wIncIi qualities give it a decided advantage over white load. The "quantity "above' mentioned i sufficient for covering twenty seven yards with one co.-tiiM'. The absurd law under which the fol'lowing circumstances occurred in England was scarcely known to exist at the time; and, consenuentlv. its defoat of the ends of justice caused considerable excitement. It was enacted in the 11 tit century, when cases were notunlowing refers, the battle was declined by the accuser, as the prisoner was a r . . . . tar stronger and more athletic man' It is a maxim of the F.nrlish murtc nf i.iw tnatevcry statute continues in force o Ull repealed by another statute. A eiogul.tr instance of the application of mis maxim occurred at the bar of the Kings Kench, in 181S, on a trial for murder. I he nccussed appealed from the decision of the court, and like a warlike knight in diys of yore threw aown nis glove.a id challenged the ap pdlunt to single oombut. It was decided by the lo.uned judges that this law although it had fallen into disrepute Having never been repealed, was still ine law ot the land. Lord Ellenborough, who was the Chief Jusllf. B:.;d However averse I am tnvstlf to the trial by battlerit is the mode of trial which we in our judicial character, are bound lo award. We are delivering the law 'as it is, and not as we wish it to be and the other party reserves for our consideration, whether, under the circumstan- , consent otbolhs parties, ihe court ordered that the judgment be stayed on the appeal, and that the appellee be dicharged. A bill was soon after brought into Parliament to repeal this absurd law. Peruvian cotton trie. Mr. White has sent some of the seed to the Editor of the Baltimore. Farm..p. ib it to the delegate from Florida, for trial in the South. It grows naturally over the South America, about 25 feet high; it is perjeninl, tnrivine for twelve or hlteen I c , ... 5". . ' . V qve feet, exhibiting a beautiful sight in tne season when the largest number of bolls are open. t The size and conformation nf the leaves and bolls are verv similar to those of our annual plant. " m . . Vine species ol this tree producesyeoa cotton, resembling the East India nan keens, but the yellow is greatly inferior lo the white, both as regards the size of the tree and staple of the cotton. The trees are cultivated in hucrtos for or chards) somewhat as we rear fruit trees and they require considerable atten tion to trimming, &c. A letter from New Orleans, dated the 21st ult. says, that there has been several cases of yellow fever Tn fhat city, nd tivo 'hvmans have. ded.

Strong Memory . Many instances are recorded of remarkably retentive memo ( M . X - t t

nes. i,his faculty can ne aiucn strengnened by exercise; and they who complain ot their weakness in thin particular, may with a little energy on their own part, o. vercome such mental deficiency. There are many mechanical processes devised and adopted to assist the memory: we have no great faith in their utility, though they are, unquestionably, of service. The art of fixing attenlion is the great secret in this work; people whose thoughts are apt to wander, commonly speaking, have bad memories. The power of bringing the mind, as it were, to a .foens that power enables its possessor (o engrave each passing image upon the tablet of the brain. f we look into the ordinary af fairs of life, we shall ee that objects that dwelt the longest on our recollection, were those that made the strongest impression at the time of their appearance. r ew examples ot strong memorv will compare, in force, with that of Mr. Cooke the tragedian , who committed the entire contents of a daily newspaper, in the space of eight hours! a time read ers employ in looking over it . Boston Traveller. Missouri new.--The St. Louis Re publican states that Mr. Brooks in giv ing "ihe milleage ot the principal rivers which pour their treasures into N. Orleans, does not elate Ihe extent lo which the Missouri is navigable by steam. Tins i deemed of some im portance, inasmuch as there is not, in general, ah accurate knowledge on this subject. The American Fur com pany have sent their steamboats twenty one hundred miUs above the mouth ol the Missouri, and in high water steam boats of light draft ran ascend two thousand six hundred miles. The Mis sissippi is navigable by steam six or seven hundred miles above St. Louis. These rivers pass through an exceedingly fertile country; and when a just system of internal improvement shall be earned into operation, not only IS. Orleans and the great valley of the Mississippi will be benefitted, but everv portion of the United states will feel the invigorating influence of such a course." Marriage Extraordinary! Al N.York, by the Kev. Mr. Thompson, Mr. John ttohertnon nf Manchester, England, Man ufacturer, to Miss Rebecca Williams, of Boston, Massachusetts. The person mar ried, is the individual who advertised o ver the assumed name of of Ralph Rich ard. in a Rhode Island paper, for a wife. A few applications came Irom qncstiona ble sources in Providence, but as the ad vertiser regarded them as the productions of those who were disposed to quiz him he did not give to any of them his notice The woman who is now bis wife, applied tirt by letter, and then-lersoually ; and after aa acquaintance of a few days, the match wa settled. The Providence Ga zette say, te wish the happy pair all possible felicity, and cannot but persuade ourselves that they will be blessed.7' A Poor Poe'.! The Editor of the Pro vidence (Rhode Island.) Gazette, gives a mournful account of the poverty of Mac - Donald Claik, the once celebrated Poet of New York; it appears, he was even so destitute, that he evenTbegged the wor thy Bditnr for one dollar, a pair of socks, and a shirt. The Editor should be com mended for bestowing thse necessary articles upon the unfortunate man, but he is 'much to blame for makit gthe circumstances public, and for calling his friend a ''Mad Poet." Poet's being citizens of Ihe world, are seldom i- "oiad11 a the other member ot society, who regard money in preference lo science. A rare substitute. An elderly fJudy, a few days since, entered a dry goods store, laid her parasol on tbc counter, and proceeded to examine some goods. After she had purchased what she wanted, she took the yard stick, and holdding it erect, walked out of the store, much to the astonishment and amusement of the clerks. Crossing the street the sun began to scorch her shoulders, whereupon, looking up, she observed her orror, and exclaimed, 'liless my soul, I thought I hand'nt my own par asol, I never knew that to fail in ram or sunshine'. Public Deposites. Will Mr. Kendall come lo our state, (New sfork,) and make propositions for the receiving ol the public deposites, when our own local hanks have not more than 3 mil lions of specie on hand, when our own safety fund commissioner declared, that their cirtulatiou vim practically trredemiabhy and advised the legislature lo invest in Pennsylvania stock rather (Iran trust our canal funds to the vaults of our local banks for safe keeping. It would indeed be singular enough il he did, and more singular if any set of stock jobbers had the impudence to approve the proposition. Albany Jour. A slight shock of an Earthquake war felt in Alexandria, (District of Colombia,) r i - i. , . a rew uajs "go. n was preceded Dy Ihe usual sound of a rumbling noi.e, but was oX short duration.

ITEMS OK NEWS. The amount appropriated by the city councils of New York, for financial ex

penses fur the next year, is 1,535,775 and 56 cents; five times the amount nf expenditures of eomof the largest States of the Union! Captains of vessels from Europe, state that winds and weaiher have been so moderate for some time past, that the smallest boats coold hare crossed the At laotic with the most perfect safety. Jn Indiana, (says the Ohio Atlas,) we regret that Old John Shaddy did not hobble quite last enough lo the polls to get elected School Commissioner. The IIoo. shers must be aJ brass, to have resisted his wife's appeal tor her 'dearJoliB." This slang is quite in character. The Ashtabula (Ohio) Set.linel, mate. that Mr. Abel Wood worth, ofNt'wLjr me. in that county, has a row, that is t,nly JJ years old, which has had twelve calve?' and bad none till she was three years old.I be tact is well authenticated iK.l , I . has produced six pair of twins! , uiiii rue According to the official returns of the Presbyterian Church, the number ofcommunicants is 233,580, being an increase of 1 G 242, during the past year Whole number orchurches 2,500; ordained minister", 1855; licentiates, 215; randjT date. 229; Presbyteries. Ill-Synods, 22. The Roman Catholic are said to be near ly as numerous, and in the United States. are fast increasing Mrs. Frances Silvers was executed at Morgantown, Burke county. North Carolina, on the j 2th ultimo, for the murder of her husband. She made a confession of all the circumstances leading to the commission of the awful deed she says, he was loading his gun for the avowej purpose of shooting her, when she seized ihe uxe and gave hjm the fatal Mow. The Cholera iu Chillicotlie,CKio is ra ther severe thau extensive. In the d hours ending on the 7th insf. there weie 6 teaths, entirely confined to the filthiest part of the town. The members of the New Philadelphia. Society, at Philipaburgh. Beaver coonly; Pennsylvania, which was sometimes ioce established under the auenicea nf rnnr,t I ----- " vuuw Leoo,(to called.) have, we perceive from a notice in the Pittsburgh papers, dissolven partnership. An Elephant, perhaps the largest ever seto in this country, lately arrived at Phi ladelphia. He is 15 feet 3 inches lonK from the end of his snout to the end o bis tail, and 3 feet 9 inches high. Thli price asked for him is $6 000. Counterfeit five dollar bills o0 the Bar. ; of Geneva, New York, are in circulation. They are exceedingly well executed, and are dated October 1, 1 829, payalle to N. Payne. Raleigh, the seat nfgovernment of the State of North Carolina, is arising from its ashes for the ninth time since its location 20 new buck buildings, intended for stores of the largest class, are now going np. and the State hotme, which was recently destroyed by fire, through carelessness, is to be rebuilt. Three persons were lately committed to prison io the city of New York , for dinturbing the congregation of the Metho. . dist Church in that city, by stalioninj j themselves at the church door, and haV.. lowing as loud as they could, "hot cor hot coin!" by which a considerable crowd was attracted, to the great annoyance ng the congregation They were liberated? on bail, 500 each. Warning to Balcheloi:-. Dr. Spuizheim, the great phrenologist, once gave it as his opinion, that cr.lchacy is often the caut-e of insanity . We know uot from what cause to attribute it, but married men often become iusane. At the Morman settlement, near Jack -son, Missouri, not long since, some of tl e inhabitants lately attacked the Mormejuites, and tarred.and feathered some oftY leaders of the sret, because they refi-4 t lo recant their faith. Such conduct is very disgraceful, especially in a country where every man has a right to worship God as he think proper. A Murderer Convicted! Antoine Le Blauc, the infamous murderer of Mr. aod: Mrs. Sayre.and servant, was convicted on the 22d ultimo, at Morristown, New Jersey, and condemned to be executed on the 8th instant. He confessed his guilt after conviction, and has ne doubt paid' tne penalty due to hi atrocious crime. Skamrful Outrage! A person named Dukes, Sheriff of Coweta county, in the State ofGeorgia, lately attempted toconvmn n rape ou a Cherokee woman - nriUcation for a warrant tn arrest the offend er, was made, but the magUtrate refusal to grant it, bt cause the Cherokee's jro denied their oaths io lb Georgia coui ts. oi justice: The Keeper of ihe Ohio Penitent v;rv has issued a circular, in which he denies the report of the Cholera having destroy, edso many csnticts. On the 19'hofjuly, the number of prisoners was S03; pei feet cases of Cholera, 3 J; Cholera in its forming stagrs. from 70 lo 100; total number of deaths, 1 1 , Tho constitution of tome of the deceased, had been broken Jwn ty previnn disea?e and dissipation,

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