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FROM GIBRALTAR. 

 hi; brig Jew, Capt. Dcaiie, arrived iu this City on 

 SiiJay last, and bruoght Gibraltar papers to the 



!li of February. By these it appears that the Span- 

 ils are preparing; to breast the shock of battle, with- 

 exliibitiug any symptoms of dismay. The Cortes 

 'p voted to raise 30,000 additional troops, increasing 

 niy to 124,579 men, and have taken measures to 

 naval armament adequate to the defence of the 

 Gen. Mina is cnofirmed in the command of the 

 of Catalonia, Gen. Ballasteros is appointed to 

 uiies of Arragon and Navarre ; an army of rc- 

 ? :■ i< to be assembled near Madrid to be commanded 

 bC Hint Abisbal. Thanks were voted to Gen. Mina 

 a' iii^ army by the Cortes, for having obtained com- 

 T 1.! of the forts of Urgel, which were surrendered on 

 1 of February. On the 20th Jan. Brig. Gen. 

 : hurned to the ground Piteus, and all the coun- 

 k i...uses within one league of it, in consequence of 

 inhabitants being inimical to the Constitutional 

 lera. 



Jen. Donnell, Commander in Chief of the King's 

 nies in Navarre and Biscay, has issued a proclama- 

 1 to his troops, which is full of pomposity. In this, 

 says that "• The tyrannic sway of incredulity and 

 ellion is forever at an end. The worthy Head of 

 august dynasty of the Bourbons has sent forth 

 n Paris, the thunderbolt which is to hurl it down in 

 lin, where, as a last asylum, some of her unnatural 

 3 had attempted to entlirone it," &c. Sic. 



LATEST FROM EUROPE. 

 apt. Curtis, from London, arrived in Boston on the 

 ning of the 2d inst. and brought papers to the 24th 

 TUary. These have a somewhat more pacific aspect 

 a the last preceding accounts. It is now said that 

 departure of the Duke d'Angouleme, the Comman- 

 in Chief of the French armies, destined for the inva- 

 i of Spain, has been deferred till the end of March. 

 s, however, may be merely to avoid a winter's cara- 

 pi. The merchants of Havre have prepared a peti- 

 for peace. According to the Courier, G. Britain 

 determined on a " digniiied neutrality." Public 

 lion, however, cliat is the opinion of the grea/er par/ 

 he population throughout Europe, is decidedly op- 

 :d to a war with Spain. Should France undertake 

 menaced crusade against the liberties of that coun- 

 her troops will be accompanied with the execra- 

 s of every friend to humanity throughout the ciril- 

 l world ; and every victory (should they obtain any) 

 uld be the source and signal of bitter lamentation to 

 ry human being who is not an enemy to the human 



Mtest from Canton. — Capt. Ashly, from Canton, 

 brought papers and advices to the 1st December, 

 appears by them, that the first account of the ex- 

 t of the great calamity of fire experienced there, 

 !, as not unusual, much exaggerated. It had, how- 

 r, been ascertained that 4,500 houses, ic. had been 

 troyed. The Chinese government had adopted raeas- 

 3 for the relief of the suflcrers, and for rebuilding 

 desolate suburbs. 



• Tremendous Snow Slorm .'" — Almost every paper, 

 f-a-days, furnishes us with something sublime under 

 i head. It has not, however, been quite equal to an 

 line avalanche ; and we have heard of no city, town 

 tillage having been buried for quite so long a time 

 lonah remained in the bosom of the deep. It is true 

 t on Sunday night and Monday morning last, Km- 

 or Boreas mustered his troops, " the light militia of 



lower sky," and these, under the command of Gen. 

 k Frost, a very blustering character, effected a tern- 

 ary non-intercouse betwean town and country ; and 

 n undertook to barricade the doors of many peacea- 



inhabitants of the good city of Boston. But Gen. 

 ishine and Com. Soulhwind have attacked the airy 

 ;es of the tyrant of the north, and he is now in full 

 •eat towards his head quarters at the north pole. 



'harles Vig.voles, Civil and Topographical En- 

 eer, has published in N. York, a work entitled, 

 )b3ervations upon the Floridas." The National 

 zette says, " this work contains more abundant, 



_ lous, aod well digested information concerning the 



Fridas thsyi aay other extant," 



Lord Byron, says the Charleston Courier, is ceming 

 to this country. We are sorry for it. He wiil not be 

 pleased with the United States. Neither their climate 

 nor their manners are sensualized, as in Italy. He will 

 find that hi? mind has travelled in advance of his per- 

 son, and witliered the flowers that he hopes for in his 

 path. He will behold the pious, recoiling from apos- 

 tate genius — the beautiful, shuddering at the profatiei- 

 of innocence — and the virtuous republican, sneering at 

 the vices of peerage. 



Public Dinner. — A public dinner was given on the 

 '20th ult. to Joseph Shearer, Esq. of Pittsfield, Mass. by 

 a number of gentlemen of that town, " as a token of 

 their gratitude for his many acts of munificence to the 

 town." 



Fires. — On the 20th ult. the Dye House, belonging 

 to the PittsKeld Woollen Manufacturing Company, was 

 destroyed by fire, with most of its contents. Loss esti- 

 mated at $2000. The origin of the fire cannot be ac- 

 counted for. The Woollen Factory at Hempstead 



Harbor, L. I. was totally destroyed by fire on the 25th 

 ult. with all the out buildings, stock and machinery. 

 The loss of property is estimated at about $15,000. 



Messrs. Bliss & White, of New York, have in press 

 a new American novel, entitled '^ Tke JVilderness., or 

 Braddock\ Times.'''' Those who are acquainted with 

 its author entertain sanguine expectations of its suc- 

 cess. We understand (says the Commercial Advertiser) 

 that this novel, in which the immortal Washington is 

 introduced in the character of an unsuccessful lorer.i 

 will be published iu about ten days. 



Capt. C. G. Ridgely has presented to the University 

 of Maryland for the Museum, a collection of Minerals 

 formed during his late visit to S. America, and which 

 includes several of the most interesting productions of 

 Peru and Chili, principally from tlieir gold and silver 

 mines. Capt. R. has also presented, with other gen- 

 eral curiosities, a couple of specimens of Earthen Ware, 

 found near the tombs of the Incas, which shew that 

 considerable skill in the art of Pottery existed among 

 the ancient Peruvians. — Bait. American. 



NEW GAJIDEN SEEDS. 



FOR sale, by VIJ). MURDOCK, No. 1 J, Market 

 Square, a grf at variety of English and American 

 (JARUr.N SELLS, of the last years growth ; consist- 

 ing of early Frame, Hotspur and Charllon Pease ; early 

 and late Cabbage ; early and late Cauliflower ; Sweet 

 -Marjoram, Thyme, &c. with every other Seed suitable 

 for a Kitchen Garden, ^/io, 40 lbs. Mangel W urizel 

 or Scarcity — 100 lbs. Ruta Baga or Swedish Turnip — 

 a quantity of Armack or Carrot. March 29. — 6w 



SAFFOiRDS STRAW CUTTER. 



THE utility of culling Hay, Straw, and other sub- 

 stances for feeding cattle, is now so universally 

 acknowledged that any remarks on the subject must 

 be deemed superfluous. The following Certificate will 

 therefore be conclusive of the merits of the above men- 

 tioned Machine. 



Boston, March 22, 1023. 

 We, the subscribers, have in operation a Straw 

 Cutting Machine invented and exhibited in this city by 

 Noah Safford, and we do not hesitate to say that in our 

 opinion it exceeds any other we have ever seen, for 

 cheapness, simplicity, despatch and durability. 



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 Hezekiah Eart,, Andrew Slater. 



0:5= The above mentioned Machines may be had of 

 J. R. NEWELL, at the Agricultural Establishment, 

 No. 20, Merchant's Row, Boston. Price $15. 



PROPOSALS, 



FOR PUBLISHING BY SCBSCRIFTION A COLLECTION OF 



MORAL, SENTI.MENTAL AND SATIRICAL. 

 BY SELLECK OSBORN. 



THE author of the articles which are to compose 

 this volume, never wrote with a view to fame or 

 profit ; he merely obeyed the impulse of th^moment. 

 Of those which were sent to the press he seldom retain- 

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 until recalled to his mind by public prints, which have 

 often gratified him by flattering notice, but which have 

 also frequently annoyed him by mutilations which were 

 extremely mortifying. This last circumstance (besides 

 private solicitations and other motives) has induced 

 him to collect, with considerable pains, his scattered 

 effusions, and to add some unpublished pieces ; which 

 altogether will have at least the merit of being genu- 

 ine ; and perhaps that of inculcating to the best of the 

 author's capacity, good principles and amiable senti- 

 ments — excluding all matters relative to party politics. 



Disinterestedness is not pretended : It is confessed 

 that a liberal patronage would be very acceptable, on 

 various accounts. The author confides in the tried 

 zeal of his friends throughout the Union, for the pro- 

 motion of his interest in this case. 



The volume will be neatly printed, in a duodecimo 

 form of 200 pages, on handsome paper, with type en- 

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 payable on delivery. 



A commission of 12 per cent will be allowed to 

 agents on all returns made. 



Gentlemen holding subscription papers will please 

 return them by the first of June next, or as soon as rea- 

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Editors of newspapers will oblige the author by re- 

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Communications to be addressed to the author at 

 Merchants' Hall, Bostort, Mass. April 5 



PRICES OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, &c. 



[Revised and corrected every Friday.] 



ASHES, pot, 1st qual. . . . 



pearl do 



BEANS, white, 



BEEF, mess, 200 cwt. . . . 



cargo. No. 1 



" No. 2 



BUTTER, inspect. 1st qual. . 

 " 2d qual. . 

 small kegs, family, 

 CHEESE, new milic .... 



FLAX 



FLAX SEED 



FLOUR, Baltimore, superfine, 

 Genessee .... 

 Rye, best .... 



GR.UN, Rye 



Corn 



Barley 



Oats 



HOGS' LARD, 1st sort . . 



HOPS, No. 1, 



LIME, 



OIL, Linseed, American 



PLAISTER PARIS .... 



PORK, Navy Mess .... 



Bone Middlings . . . 



Cargo, No. 1, ... 



Cargo, No. 2, . . . 



SEEDS, Herd's qrass . . • 



Clover 



WOOL, Merino, full blood, washed 

 do. do. unwashed 



do. 3-4 washed 



do. 1-2 do. 



Native .... do. 

 Pulled, Lamb's, 1st sort 

 do. Spinning, 1st sort 



PROVISION MARKET. 

 BEEF, best pieces .... 



PORK, fresh 



VEAL 



MUTTON 



POULTRY, 



BUTTER, keg & tub ... 

 lump, best . ■ . 



EGGS, 



MEAL, Rye, 



Indian, 



POTATOES, 



CIDER, liquor, ..... 

 HAY, fcest. 



