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AMERICA. 
A cluster of islands has been recently 
discovered in the South-seas, by Captain 
Bristow. Tey are situated in 50, 40. 
south latitude, aud 166.35. east longi- 
tude: are seven in number; and the lar 
gest coutaiis a fine harbour, in which 
abunudanee of fish, fawl, wood, and 
water, cai ony be procured. ‘Captain 
Bristow named them re Lord Auckland’s 
Group.” 
Captain Dracxtow, of Kingston, Ja- 
miaica, ona voyage trol thence to’ Bal- 
timore, states, fhation the 9th: of Sep- 
tember, at twelve o’vlock at mght, a re- 
markable occurrence took place: —He felt 
a sudden wid severe shack, which asto- 
mishéid all hands, aud fer which they were 
at a logs to account. Some timé having 
elzpsed. in varicus surniises, the mate 
discovered that a large sword-fish’ ‘Had: 
struck the ship, which was unable to’extri- 
cate itself, being fastened in the timbers— 
the vessel sprang a moderate leak imme- 
diately. The length -of the fish 25 feet, 
and sesen feet round by computation; it 
remained fasteucd to the vessel six or 
seven hoars, when it broke off appa- 
pie dead—breeze seven knots—iat. 
18.3 
het Aimerican paper contains the fol- 
Jowiny extraordinary istance of deple- 
tion, practised on Captain James Nre- 
LEYT, @inan thirty years of age, of a full 
and plethoric habit of -body when in 
health, and accustomed to daily exercise 
on foot, of .a biliovs aspect. His com- 
plaint was an inflammatory affection of 
thetungs. From ‘the 28th of May to 
the 28th of July, Captain: Niblett dost, 
by admeasurement; 600 ounces of blood, 
and by weight .638) aunces, 6 ‘drach IS 5 
beiag, it is presumed, the larvest/quantity 
ever draswa from the veins of any human 
beimg in the sane length of time, by me- 
dical advice, gud for the pérson to bear 
it and do jso..weil. He was bled fifty 
different times, and the blood everytime 
was covered witha thi ick, strong, white 
coat, iarid dost: from fru to twenty. 
ounces each time. Hewas cupped, aud 
hati leeches applied’ daily, for several 
weeks, exclusive of the bieedings at the 
arm, and the discuarge from the seton. 
The meteoric stones that fell.at Wies- 
tan, in Conaecticut, on the 14th of Oc- 
tober 1807, diave béen analyzed by Pro- 
fessor WoounKouse, who obtained from 
100 parts, silex,50, iron 27, sulphur 7,: 
Monruuy Mac. No. 195. 
Literary and Philosophical Intelligence. ots 
magnesia 10, nickel 1, leaving aloss of 3: 
Some specimens carried to Feance were 
examined by M. Gillet Laamont, who 
gives the following account of ‘thei :— 
“They cont ained rounded vlobules, fer- 
ravinous aod brittle, of a blackish grey, 
abd assuming a dull metallic aspect on. 
being rubk bed with a smooth file. They 
were not very abundant, and: appeared 
to bevslighily attracted by the magnet. 
Small portions. of inalleable iron’ were 
diitased - very plentifully through the 
stones, They were of irregular ‘shapes, 
and very uneqital in size, and easily cut 
with a steel imstrament we those cons 
tained in most aérolites.. I separated a 
small flat trianyularpiece, about a quar- 
ter ofan inch: lon, whic h { heated to 
different degrees, andiafierwards plunged 
into cold water; but could) wot make it 
harder. One of the specimens contained 
imbedded in ita portion ‘oF a’small body 
of the size of'a pea, of awintish grey Co= 
lour, composed) of ‘smooth - shinine Tae 
meliar facets, forming anules tov’ sina 
to. be measured)” It resembled a piece 
of broken feldspar. On endeavouring 
to detach: a piece for the purpose: of 
assaying it, the small mass ‘linmediately 
separ ated, leaving a cavity which showed 
that it was rounded before vt was mouid- 
ed in the stone. <A particle ef-a very 
sinilar substance still exists ni the stone, 
and there are sume yellowish particles in 
the cavity from which this lamellar sub- 
stance was taken. ‘Tins substance 
scratched German sheet glass. It did 
not effervesce with nitric: acid. Leated 
before the blow-nipe, it was unmediately 
covered with a- black enamel, which 
transuded in small globules; but the mass 
‘did not melt, The aérolite of, Weston 
therefore contained a substance which 
was neither carbonate of lime nor feld- 
spar;.and I .believe it is the first time 
that a.Jamellar substance, having the 
true elements of crystallization, ha: been 
mentioned as discovered in.astone fallen 
from the atmosphere.” . . 
A large body of, warriors, hunters, &cu 
all well,armed.and equipped, took their 
departure a fesy months avo from Louis 
ville, in. the. United States, on a three 
years’ expedition, to join the Missouri 
Company, who, design to establish thems 
selves, not only on the river Columbia, 
but to, enlarge the sphere of their com: 
merce to. the. East-Lndies, 
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