164 
and. 28 in breadth, was set on fire’ in 
wood-cutters, At the date of the ac- 
count, the ‘conflagration had céntinued!: 
five weeks, and 50 villages in the vicie 
nity of the forest had been destroyed. 
Many of the unfortunate and idolatrous 
natives, believing the calamity to be a 
direct visitation of some vengeful deity, 
and not choosing to survive’ the Joss of 
their property, precipitated themselves 
into the-flames. 
_ ‘An assistant in one of thé public offices 
at the presidency of Calcutta, has lately 
suggested an improvement in the con- 
struction of orduance for naval service. 
This improvement is simple, and admits 
of easy explanation. The gun is formed 
_ of three separate cylinders lying parallel 
to each other, and closely joined in their 
full extent, each with a separate touch- 
hole. ‘The gun, or rather’the three guns, 
thus formed, is mounted on its carriage 
in the usual manner, except that, in- 
stead of being placed on trunnions, it 
rests on a strong projecting ring, which 
is made-to embrace the circumference of 
the gun, near its equipoise, ahd, by a 
cogged wheel, it is rendered easily sus- 
ceptible of being turned vertically on the 
carriage, so as to bring any of the touch- 
holes to any particular position. By a 
proposed improvement in the carriage, 
itis believed that this triple gun may be 
worked with the same’ facility as any of 
the guns that are now in common use, 
The inventor conceives that the gun may 
be cast and bored in ove mass of metal, 
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jand itis alleged that a ‘piece of ordnance 
June last, through the negligence of some ' 
of this construction; which will carry three 
6-pounders, will not exceed the weight 
of metal necessary for one 12-pounder. 
: WEST INDIES. suid 
An. article “has appeared in the Marti- 
nico Gazette of June-1810, describing 
the wonderful effects of ithe divine Alco- 
norque, a tree growing’ on the coast of 
that island, the woodsof which \is: ‘coms 4 
pact and heavy. Elis wood has acquired 
the reputation of being a specific im diss 
orders of the liver, and especially in those: « 
of the lungs. Shonld thisshe justified by 
Earopean practice, the cure of those al- 
most incurable disorders; by which so 
many thousands: are annually hurried to 
the grave, will ideed place it-at the head 
of all earthly vegetables, and fairly en- 
title it to the epithet of dive. The 
outer bark being taken off, it is used in 
infusion; a glass of the liquor being taken 
morning and night with two spoonfuls of 
honey. Milk, acids, spices, and what- 
ever irritates, must be avoided. A cata- - 
plasm cures pains in the side occasioned 
by abscess in the liver. The recipe is’ 
said to be derived from the Indians. « 
SOUTH AMERICA, 
An American paper observes, that 
there is an error in the Ruropean Charts : 
relative to Cape Frio. Itis laid down as 
being in the latitude of 22. 34. but it is» 
in fact in 23. ; this error ought to be recs: 
tified; for by those charts .most vessels) 
will lie embayed, it being necessary to 
make Cupe Frio before they ean get up 
to Rio de Janeiro, 
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Numbers 20, 21, 22, and 23, of the Vocal Works 
of Handel, with a separate Accompaniment, ar- 
ranged for the Organ: or Piano-forle, by Dr. 
Jobn Clarke, of Cambridge. “Each Number 
(to Subsoribers,) 5s. 
W* have already spoken so amply 
of the general merits of this ele- 
gant and useful edition of the Vocal 
Works of Handel, that we have left our- 
selves little to say, The present Numbers 
complete the Oratorio of the’ Messiah, 
and commence that of Judas Maccabeus, 
Dr. Clarke continues: to ‘prosecute his 
Jaborious, but laudable undertaking, with 
the same sedulous attention to the con- 
venience of that class of the musical pub- 
lic for whose use the publication was un- 
dertaken, and appears determined to de. 
rive honour as well from the! execution as 
from the design. The frontispiece sto 
Judas Maccabeus, in the twenty-third 
Number, is so appropriate in its’ compos 
sition, and so expressive in its engraving, ' 
as to do much honour to Mr. Burney and 
Mr. Taylor; and the music and words ; 
continue to be printed witi all the neat- 
ness and accuracy which we have noticed | 
in the preceding Numbers. — 
§€ The Mountain Daisy;”” a favourite Song, wril- 
ten by Robert Buras. Composed by J. Blew= 
iit, 1s. 6d. 
This beautiful little sample of Burns’s 
genius in ballad-writing has not fallen 
into bad hands. ‘Though we carinot say 
that it might not have been set with more 
charm of melody and justness of expres- 
sion, yet it'is due to Mr. Blewitt that 
we should allow his music a respectable 
portion of merit, and pronounce it wor~' 
thy the attention of the lovers of the 
simple ballad strain. * 
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