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VERMONT PH4BNI1. BRATTLEBORO, Vt. SEPTEMBER 23, 1836. NO. 3. ON jPHCENIX. Verm hUUhd evcry5?Wy Morning, lrI.V. NICHOLS W. E. iKTiibu. . 2 IMP. nulldlngfwwrly oppo.ue umie ' Stage Ho!. .t.t- .nhscriberWwo Dollar! n ycnr. ,r":' ,l,o roccUelheirtgper.0t ih. office, A from .& price. uflwCnly CrMo-.lot.beenof,.,eyear SUd. ICTNo.Bgdl.conlinuca :.i ...nt nt ilMntlon of the Lffl.rt receive attention. ..i...l.f mil l'lllrt ll.ivi iicwrr.nmui' BB 111 klQU4 WJ . n moilcrulo tcrm, mhort .oiirc ,-palil or For the Vermont rim-nix. nroSAHV COIiSUJirTION, NO. 3 . . t I ' he many pathological phenomena an , m ihc several aiorciiienubu .u... ! j ,!monio disease, arc so similar in it characteristics so correspondent and in their invasion, progression 3 . .t ..itntlmr in HinirMiimr Iroccssion witu uu apE1," I .,;. idni wo shall in iholsubsc- . .Jiun thnlllit-po in lent observations, uu.iuv.-w pictures winch tho human framo oxhibits, widow still more astonished, received the in its progress to dissolution! Tho hectic note, turned it and re-turned it, and handed flush on tho cheeks; the vcrmillion lips; the il l clerk, directing him inn whisper lo linminn- l,nn i it... t f .i E to n neighbor's nnd see if it was not n . ?,; ; .' . forged one, and then addressing herself to soles of tho feet, with evening fever, nro pc- t,u strangers, said, with tho Parisian grace nodicully changed for colliquative sweats; fulness so characteristic of all theso female hollow, pale, languid countenance: sharp- shopkeepers "Gentlemen, I ask your par cm'nfrfeatnrM! ntiirmnntnrt.rKnprinrniinn nnH don: you appear to ho fine and well-bred nrotrrcMiva emncintinn I R.iMi l. thn ..o gonUemcn, but God knows, since that Cor- r, ,. , ... , ., sican has been at tho head or our govern' of heart-rending symptoms which are daily Lent wo are overrun with rogues ami vaKa presented to tho agonized friends, whose dis- bonds, who hnve oven attempted to commit tress is heightened by the nover-dying hopes forgeries, (which was true and, therefore, I wh!chperpetuallyspringinthehecticbreastl ',avcsfintt0 my neighbor s,, who is ana- Whether it is that the delicate organization rf.e. aHfe ln br.0.,i?rAa"d w.ho u".(,cr , ... ,. .... i . stands ins business wci . "JJut how then, wh.dl predisposes to this destructive disease madam(,t t ,h h, Bonaparte was a good Contributes toamiability of lempcrnnd sweet- Frenchmnn." said tho consul, "olid olthouirh arfknoaition, is doubtful: but certain it born in Corsica, that he had never censed to falls in gen- 00 a frenchman I" "Yes, ves," answered est iy .in question, falls i fctllthelovelle'i kerwtien. Wo nest consider tho predisposing nnd exciting causes. The predisposing causes arc all things having a tendency to ener K'tfart l',e "chHrt t. srni jna.c-ke' hu iHWWgwsWjfroJ h.rWWAfcii: Wife I renclimnn becniise he was loo greatly m- ni(o conIi nll 'mrt in abundance, and tried hr, nnrl 'i? ' b 0lhorW-" ScbaStlOni SOW connl(.. sucms. ln nddlion Q f by giving the symptoms.tprwisposing Id exciting causes 01 uie u', '- t tint Bomtpnrtu began to grow warm, nnd intcriupted the loquacious lady by asking her "what she had now to sav of tho first vatc the system tho most prominent or consul, if he had not crushed anarchy, re h.Vh. is n ennin !,WrShnl.l rlUnnso established order, put France in a flourish- called scrofula, of which we know but little: consumption. writers have usually madeHwo stages of lawmption, the inciptcntnU conhrmett; L. nh!rh. no nreciselline of demarka- Lean be drawn. Tlmfsymptoms ol the Icipient stage are ns loMows. A ugmness Iross tho chest; arrauc pains, wmcu ui U become seated at cither side or be- iKQllieSnOUIUeiS, UIIU nillbU U1W iiini.il"- Iby exercise or a ecp inspiration, espe all; if the patient blin a horizontal posi- n; hurried respiration upon ascenaing an inencl or a flight 01 stairs ; pulse some- list accelerated, especially after meals, and and if any erudite physician within the pre cincts of this number will inform us whut scrofula is that is, its proxitnato cause, ie lntions and manifestations he will not only dispel a cloud of pardonable ignorance, .us pended over our head ; but give an irresisti ble impulse to the advancement of medical science, The characteristics indicative of a scrofu lous constitution, nre as follows mal-con- ing these very delicate political matters, in ofho.lv: narrow rlipst: nromi. which yon cannot hare the least concern. - w , 1 i ing stater' "res, ho has so well rc-estab- lished order that we have now instead of laws, bayonets instead of liberty, slavery, and a legion of miserable spies, who de- nounco and arrest every one who dares to ispeak against him or his udhercnts," &c. This woman wns of nn exalted character, very handsome and bold, nnd astonished both by her vehemence and tho facility with which she talked to them. Bonapnite cnuld not resist interrupting her in saying, but, madame, you lorget yoursellby touch THE EUPHRATES EXPEDITION. (From n Supplement of the London Jnct(e, July 29.) 1 ho following despatch has been received at the India Board from Col. Chesnoy.R.A. uateu Euphrates Steamer Anna, May 28. Sir It is with feelings of the deepest re gret, that I do mvsolftho honor of inlorminrr yort that the Tigris steamor wns totally lost uunnga hurricane ol indescribaulo violence, wincn altera short struggle of about eight minutes, sent a fino vessel to the bottom in five fiilhonis water, and .dmirivrd his mnlis- ty of fiftcen.valuublo men, with five natives in addition. My reports up to the 17th instant, at Deir, will have informed you that all was going on ns successtully as tho most sanguine could possibly desire. We found the Arabs well-disposed, and quite ready p form depots fnrmnllnns being obliged olit.ii to deal with the Jirst f-nnen1' friiiiiil.1 nnil n ,1 linri.nt ft nnl if wn slim fingers; large, blue veins; light colored sIOuld belomr to them, what then madarae? hair; long neck; thick upper lip; large. Would you not fear to be arrested?" Said blue eyes, with a dilated pupil, indicating sfie, laughing loud, "you, gentlemen, could . : .1 .:t:... r .1... I.:... ...... i. . von ili-nnnnr-i n nnnr ivnlini' whn lins fivi- ... . .... ifrrfiii 1 1 i ini i ii i ii v ill 1 1 1 tt .1 v n 1 1 1 1 1 . wi 111: 11 i in . i i ........... - - ore so if the patienUias taken animal lood; .A , . .. i. ,,.: .' little children to provide for? No, certainly - p i f lL I 1 muvu iiuiij tiler iu il-ut iiuui ya yuu pcramcnt, &c. ccc. Such are some of tho L ,Q bu ,00 hoiK$l anJ , gclllic , peculiarities denoting scrotula, which pre- t0 wish to ruin a poor woman because she disposes to pulmonary consumption,. The used with freedom the only gift of God, her predisposing causes, when long continued, tongue, which tne usurper nas leu her." become exciting, which arc as numerous as 0 iC!lv;nf? ,he ,,oro Bonanarto told her arc the agents that exert a deleterious influ- he would send the money, nnd for the two encc upon tho animal economy. It is an vases, ln walking out they took a hack- nrinm in lh trralmnnt nf ilisr-nses. that the UCV Coach, 011(1 Mopped Ut a Short distance :.. , i. i t Horn the l uileries, in the rue ae t luchette. b l n nlfhnnnli nril tvill frt-ntnil Kt thi nnl inul LnTfirrt lii rppnvnrv r n n In rAiinnnn1l 1 .... .1 . . r1"-"' j . -j spirited lods', was, neverthelfss, the hrst who lort, tickling:, and trwiblesomc cough ; col- less, ropy, and considerably frothy expec ration, in which rounded hoccuii are oc iionally suspended; gjood sometimes ex rctorated, though thiss.is usually the;pre- I r . 1 11 !. prsor 01 tuourcuiar uevqopeinems ; u may : however, the conscqueo ,of suppressed pneous perspiration, prsome other accus- imed evacuation. TAo Jeatures become larpened; general emaciation ; appetite and i$esuve mncuons generally, gftoa ;' incjiycs Itjjtt M PgfJjiJ0 r instance. it would be pre- Bniji tmt ie Uktil her frankness, but that Docrous torattemnt a euro of consumptlot.lsHo deserved some crood KSonfof lhcTa itlinnt first removing turc. As eoon as he arrived at the Tuile J -j-i -i ' the dyspeptic habits, hi eioressions oPt!ri'i8l bly altered; the colr of the cheeks bc- bmes paler, while the lips retain their vnr- Lillionhue. Let tho observing physician irnestly fix his eyes. upon the face of the itient while conversing with him, nnd he ll MAmmMnl.i 1 L. I 'I I Jl . . I. iivuiuiuudir acu iuo circuiiiscnut'U uus I . . i i ,i I ,.,-,, ii,.,- ,..tl n I mw. .t . n o no mni hn r.tinM'itif n a iinn I hi I linnii ill II (r TilirCIIIlSL'S. II Ippeanng and receding, in a curious man- & . . . , . , ,, . i!i,u-nivcil Tho unsui VvH..,Uf uiuuiii 'i 111 v auibuu u f vi ne or both cheeks for a moment and then appear, bearing ideatli-like pallidity ries. he sent ueu. iasnes witu one 01 ins t . t 1 t an mi in f li n rtn ! 1 1 r f titli n . m Hi lil I I lUIiVd III dVUILU Vt till. HIWWH, M liut ns these numbers ore ues.gncu lor nil .. "inv!lntion ,0 come immediately will lays an illustrious European physician; khenerer this symntom is obvious, with a 3 somewhat quicker than natural, nnd a Port, licklinrr cOUffh. consnmrttinn mnv nl. 1J 0-1 ' ' f " " J - sj'J be apprehended, Thus having given the most prominent ytnptoms of the incipient stage, we proceed consideration of' those occuring in the anfirmed staje. AtUhe commencement of classes of readers, it is not our intention to hjin to see the gentleman who had bought descant so much upon the course by which the vases, us ihcv wished to speak with Tier liases, and to pay her what nsuspecting lady seeing . .1 .. .l I.. .. Tl i .... f rtUllma nnrl n .. , .., 1 , T1 .1! . .! .L-. I U LJLIlllLllltlll V IUU , v wiwiliv.-, .... least, paruai.y cynueu. d m ...g .uu eu..-, , blU ni1 uoacht wns rcady t0 , sumption, wiui us hinuii.-u uisvuai-a, mi.- nn(j 0n t)(,y Wl.,n nt ,un 8pet. Uo itje qucntly induced by an injudicious system 01 road she inquired very unxiousiy alter the physical and intellectual education, we shall names ol these gentlemen n ne (.ensues; r . 1.... .. was their friend, nnd many other questions 111 IIJU IUIIUWUJL; IIUIUUb-t liuiiuu ri I . . . . . , r Schools, ns a predisposing and exciting cause to pulmonnry consumption. Guilford, 183G. M.D. which Lasncs was expressly prohibited from answering, uui wnni was ner perpiu.xiiy when sho nlighted nt the great stuircaso 01 the Tuileries. and saw that she hod to deal with one of the generals attached to the con sul. Sho exclaimed at various intervals, , . -I! I.-. ...ill I 1 , ! 1 . . 1, . n Uh. mon uieu, iiio iuil-u, wuui iu ui-iuuic iLT"ri" these gentlemen should denounce Ullb. I viii vww.i.- I . I. . . 1 11 I nni.B ltr n ( hnnn 1 IU UlU CUIlOUlf L41ClltO, liu uihiuiiii ANECDOTE OF IlONAl'AKTE. fw make their nnnnrliM nllnn used to escnni ,ti,r, .....i. .. .. ,. '. . ii mo (.uruK-ni cxpeciorauon and hectic rics u.sguiseu in a o.g great-coai .mu , ,rB . ... nevcr,hcless hu mnne, and ol a good heart, ussureu ner, us well as he could, that not the least harm was intended against her. But what was her . . II. I I t . I II 1 I III 11 1 1 1. 1 1 ...W MWW. " ' - -" " " ' one 01 nib-au iiiuiiiiuu tuiiiiii"i ir appearance, which uno wc establish tlfeTnalure of the disease, r-wumcrcxpoctornlCKl s ol a straw leich blow color. niirSVinrr m and blended witi? in mucus. or globular round hat, so that even tho sojdiers did not know him, and go early in the morning to Gen. Sebastiani's lodgings, awaken him, nnd u-nlk arm in arm alonir the Boulevards. In Hectic wishinc to make a handsome present to his fw ij supposed to be theonscquencc ol beloved Josephine, stopped before a large ulcerative process in iIihTE,. I,w ivhir-li store full of precious curiosities. They ImWroi.,,! .i... ... ..rn.2 found a chnmbennaid clauiing the store, l.j . . mV" u' ui ' oSlnuorocnw . . nm for .,. ,na. ungs by uf,it in nml nsl.'i'il for the master of the system, "producing a i.nusn. The servant unswered in' a dry irritation and weaknessMinon which innr. ilmt tlmm -hb no muster of tho house. r 1 .1 1 v. . ' I, ,1 .,.1. i. r.nn tlirttnn i enenn. 11 iMBnmrti mi noi.-on wan n ausuuiuu i-vc uiiun "hied into the cculiar 11.:. r lever seems to cabinet opened, nnd sho recognized in him the stranger to whom she had spoken so freely. She was ready to mint, and loll upon her knees and wept bitterly, humbly asking pardon. Bonaparte himself was moved, helped her up, led her to a chair, and re fiiiested her to be nuiel and composed. 1 . . . . . .. 1 1 heso kind words restored ner spirits, nnti who wns able to listen to tho following Inend k,,... . - jjrs. : , , 1 .1 ..i .:!, i, wne was ao eio usien loiuu iuhuuhiu mniu- emiumstype-hnsitsexacerb&c. intruders, whom she thought might be a Mudnme. vou have been a little four und seven o'clock in tho'Sfcr- Pr of rogues who had entered ikeWM Ltrudei.t in speak ng so freely of mo to Meh tho heat, thirst and rS "J frfjft SlcoZS wuhSui lingers: hanp'ily fyot, these lords have wtingsiago commences; the patient is ySwrlffilerks slept, and awakened them in "h" i . . , ; t0 you for ,,0 Mnnd loses himself in sleep; ak MH-t the tvo strangers looked upon "If Lift""- ?y, untf give this ' j morning and feels much tofe "hern m,,if' ?Vnl?"?0l?iJ frorn" (20.000 francs) to your ehnHren. and say to cedlytheconious ner-mrnt At(Sm m con,V hn"u ' f ,,ednCm ' If hem. that if the mother is not my friend, 1 I ... i .. i . .1.- i.:i.t :t.i ,ii li iviah nt lrnst tho children mmht be!" wns bv surh means that ho mado hunselt who popular. Zodiac. The Nkttlk. In Scotland I have eaten J tonious nersnirntinn?.-rhisfi l . , i".i i u ..' fera th., ii:.. .-' .. 7 SiiiK': . I room, Olid uskeu inoir pie.ioiiru. uuiui..in a wu,T,allVo or dissolyitn"rnlr,t.i vps f ,, ...,0 arQ nnj beautiful trans , which alternate with diorrhea, cans- parent vases of an exquisite workmanship. Dy ulcerations in tlm !ni..Strro Tin. ivhilst Sebnstinni spoke with the cleric ,fge frequency of tho pulsus about 120 1 nt ImmcilioU'ly for the mistress oftho store. 'iiinuie, though t is fremTTntlv found hrww" "ul lu " "'r T . . rj." .1 r !,,. .l,.t in nn.iln stents, nnd I high asf&UThere b a hi f .J i-e dinVd off V neuie Vable cloth The .unsrs . wrtr . . i .... 7-m uurning ui tho palms of the hands nd said d wn ol the fctWf he lower extremities his reach my become drnnilSl Brjduall,. Umh .1 . .. r"r'"5?f lU l" m.,,l, in nnswnr mV OUL-St Oil." "Ten tllOU I uiri'C. ourtha .(f, ilo l., '. ' ... f i. .1... "Tar'- s uiobuiwuiii- d francs." answered tno iauy inu my vi 01 ifasi neriorm nn riinilinn l(in ilrnnal. ..nrll mn in 1 ml vnnr lowest InU !. .. Si. ....... v...., 1 iuUi. iy Ufl, lliuuuiiiw, ........ j P' lie frrnium1 l,... . .t:. ......... n...i !.,'i uVno c r I invn hut one flunl.. K- "I "cliy much annimri .01 iMlattcndantTnticipate, r-imry constfrnm on r "wiced withfcemo r" survives. WPh 11 "an indul drily "that their prico was beyond young and tender nellle is an excellent pot " "This mnv be, matlnme," said herb, and the stalks of tho old nettlo are as . Thus tho natient Bonaparte, irritated, but still in a moaeraio B - T7" u"L,7 I I . .1 . 1 .M tone, "but I th nk it would not cost you my ''' mui .wB.. r to the tolnb, until " L'u . m n,...stion. Pen thou- more durable than any other species of linen. T. Campbell. A Fevku Cured. llnvingtead, in some ..... J 1 .1.1 Hrin,iin c ni on it. 1 rviid Hint n Cfl I Ini winnnril.nn 1.;. r,:nj. nr ce. as everv ono ol mv customers icnows. iuuuuiii,w . u, ,,..B., fe. .i " '" I. WpII midamo. I think I shall buy them: had been cured ol lever by having cou wate uiilil: 1 111 1 1 1111 11 iu nni . . . - . i.i. i . : 1 n-,,wi .iimiin nrn ' " I 1. on nnti no In nlnnn lhfm flNlflnSO I II Til nO" I III ru WH U VI I nun, i mu uuani w o.himmi that kills him ho . ,1F a mnv tliem "But. sir." said ceedinc to my comrailes, to which they os I.n . J . i..1t..L. i.L it O T l, 1 1 on t enn iuA With 601110 GlHlCU tV. I SUCCCUOU 111 iiwunoy, yutuit 14 w 1 thn nRint I1SI1RII 1I1UV. "HOW I II L' II r 1 Dlllllt ...... -y " 1 titbs Mw.w.i. --- 1 . . 1 1 r 1 ...... 11 0 Parisian nhvsicians thnv nro sold, but but" "What but, mad- crawling to 1110 uoor, iinr 1 wu uu r hb bl0f.ri.ihiMn;miim nmer said Bonaparte, growing warm to let any one tone 1 me, Irom lear 0 in.ee- "ents novor ! "u Z T' Z Sebasliani gave him a hint, and said, "mad- tion) and a bucicet iu 1 o. wa er was u row. ' " YbAf t W Ull UvLUL.lL UI Li LU I . . ' . .1 I r I 'I Mil Oil llr I I'll O I I It I Tl !1 fT 1 1 I nmo is riirni, ouo uuco nut us, u - - w . course is asking at least something by which was nblo to stanti up ami vvoikcu duck. she mitrht bo assured that we were in earn- foil into a profuse, perspiration an. comforla pleurisy. blVS ll.. ill " - . I - .nu&iijous ur. Johnson "When . r vuiihiiiiiiiiiii ib r.irrn in ri ir noinn. i i . '"Hltformslie of tho most dl.r..ln L bank note of one thousand francs. The hod left ine.-fiA w Jlawa. lie handed her nt the samo moment ble sleep, on awaking out of which the fever d nuie success, in addition to these marked advantages, the survey litis been car ried 509 miles down the Great River, which seemed in nil respects favorable: in short. all wns continued prosperity up to the after noon ol the ii 1st instant, when it pleased God to send the calamitous event of which it is my duty to give you a feeble sketch. A little after one P. M. on that melancholy day, tho flat boats being n little ahead, and the Tigris, leading the Euphrates, n storm appeared, biingiug with it high in the air, clouds ol sand from the west north-west quarter. At this moment no were passing over the rocks of Is Gcria (deeply covered) and immediately after we tnndc a signat for the Euphrates to choose a berth, and make last; which was dono more as a matter ol precaution, on account of .the difliculty of seeing our way through tho sand tlum from pprehenston that the squall would bu so terrific. The Tigris was immediately dircc led toward the bank, against which she struck without injury, but with so much vio ence as to recoil a distance of about eight ards, leaving two men orr the bank, who had jumped out to mako fast. The wind then suddenly veered round, drove her bow If, and thus rendered it quite impossible to secure the vessel to the hank, along which she wus blown rapidly by the heavy gusts, , I I r II! er . . .L ...... l icr ncau tailing on into tne stream as sue ifasscd close by the Euphrates, which vesse tad been backed opportunely to avoid the concussion. The engines were working with full power, and every endeavor made to turn the vessel s bow to the hank. Une anchor was lot no. but. the heel of the vessel made it im possible lo get the other out, and she was thenJJicitrly..reatJy broadside to the wind witu inu t-iiuines uiuiusi nuwi.-ui-'ss, nuu iiil- ,vaves, rising to lour or hvo leet, lorcing their way in at the windows, Lieutenant iJocliburn, the .Messrs. biuuniun, and some of the men mnde ineffectual attempts to keep out of the water, for the fate of the vessel wnsalreadv decided: and the fore pa it o the deck being under waler, Lieut. Lynch came to report that tho Tigiis was sinking, and thu word was immediately passed for nil to save themselves. Al this very instunt a momentary gleam of light faintly showed thu bank at the upparent distance ol eight o ten yards: and, as there seemed evorv prob nbility that the stern would touch il before she went down, lieutenant JLivncn encour aged the people to remain steady until they reached the land. All were on deck nt this critical moment, some clinging to the ropes of the awning, the paddle boards, and fun nel; tint the majority were cioso 10 me 11 er. and ull behaving with tho most exem nlarv obedience, until the vessel went dow all at once, and probably within half n min ute. after wo had seen tho bank lor an in slant. Lieutenant Lynch, who was at my elbow dived out underneath tho starboard ridge rone, at the moment when thero was about four feet water on thu deck, und I had th good fortune to get clear, in the same way, through the larboard side, and also lo take direction which brought mo to the land, with out having seen any thing whatever to guide mo through darkness worse than mat niuht. When it clenred a little, I found a round me Lieutenant lA'iich and Air. den, (both greatly exhausted,) Mr. I homp son. the iwcssrsbiaunion, anu several ot m men. Tho hurricanu was already abating rnmdlv. and as tho distance from the vesse to tho shoro was very short, we indulged I lit hope that tho rest of our brave companions . . .... t, i . n . had reached tne uanic lower uown. r or instant I saw tho keel of the I igns uppe most, near tho stern. Sho went down bow A lint'inrr fttntnlf (lift lmttniTl IUL L.lttUi UIIU) IIUI Illy v ' -. .- -- - that position, sho probably turned round on tho bow as a pivot, und thus showed part of her keel lor on instant ni tno otner extremity ; but her noddle beams, floats, and part oftho . . . -. ,i sides wero already broken up, and actually lloated ashore, so speedy and tcrrihc had Deen uie work 01 destruction. From the moment of striking the ban until tho Tigris went down it scarcely ex ceeded eight minutes; while the operation of sinkintr itself did not consume more than threo; indeed, the galo was so very violent that- doubt whether tho most poweriui ves sel, such as a frigate, could havo resisted it unless she were already secured to me unnic and. for this there was. in our case, little o no time, as it wns barely possible, in tho po sition ol our consort, to mako last anu sav tho vessel. I had little, or no hope, that tho Euphra tea could hava oscuned. but the intrepid ski of Lieutenant Cleveland and Mr, Charlwoo onnbled thorn to tret out two anchors in th very nick of time; nnd by the united means oi two hawsers, anu tno engi.ua w-uuuub ful nou-or. tho vessu maintained her post lion ut tho bank until tho storm ubated, as the enclosed letter from Capt. Estccurt yv explain more fully; nnd as it required all tho powers of u fifty horso engine in the casoof.tho Eupratcs, to keep her hawsers irom snapping, 1 infer, that thu twenty hor ses oftho Tigris wouliUnot have been suffi cient to enable hor to keep tho position at the bank, even if the officers lntd succeeded in securing her along sido of it. Lieutenant Lynch and Mr. Eden contin ed cool and collected until the last moment: nor were any efforts wanting that skill or presencoof mind could suggest to save the vessel in the first instnnce, and the lives in lie second, when the former had failed; nor ould any thing be more exemplary than heir conduct, and that of all on board: scarcely n word was spoken, not u murmur was heard, and death was met with that ex emplary degreo of intrepidity and resigna tion which novo been displayed bv even in dividual throughout thcarduoiMsand stryintr rirfji- -wnrcn .we -'iave-Deencngf en slnrn Jiinnnrw I Ran I am happy to say that tho survivors of ie expedition, remain as much unshaken as ver in their confidence, regarding the final success of this undertaking, as well as the manliest advantages, facilities, ond cheap ness, of this line of communication. The hurricane lias been, it is true, u most trying and calamitous event; but I believe il is re garded by all, even nt this early day, as hav ing no more to do with the navigation of the Euphrates in other respects, than the loss of a packet in the Irish Channel, which might rciaru, uui couiu not put an end to. the in tercourse between England and Ireland. We arc tlierelore continuing our descent and survey to Bussora, hoping not only to l..! 11... . !l -' ,' j? . .... '.l unit; up uie mini irom inula wituin inc pecifled time, but also, if il please God to spare us, to demonstrate the speed, economy. nuu commercial advantages oi the Kiver .Eu phrates, provided the decision of ministers hull be, in the true spirit of Englishmen, to give it a lair trial, ratiier man aoandon tut original purpose in consequence of an un loreseen, nnd, ns it proved, an unavoidable calamity. I have tho honor to be, ccc (Signed) F. R. CHESNEY, Col. commanding the Expedition Mr. Van Bur en's Opinions. Keply of Mr. Van Huron to Hon. Shcrnxl liunms oi jLCHiucity. (Concluded.) But whilst I so confidently entertain and so readily promulgate theso sentiments in regnid to the want of power to establish in any of the States a National Bank, I am at the same time equally desirous that it should hu lully understood that l am decidedly op- iioscd to the creation or any such institution in.tliu. District of. Columbia. I dp not be- ll.nt .nT. Viitlrtn.! Il.nl ,1,.,, nTJT iiimi unv i.ii.iuiitii wutini Mll-kV. VI VIOB where, is necessary to secure either of tho advantages to which your question has ref erence, I he principal grounds relied upon by the advocates for a bank, to establish its utility and necessity, as I understand them nre. 1st. That such an institution is necessary for the transmission and safe keeping of the nublic moneys; 2d. To secure a safe, cheap, and conveni cm system of domestic exchange; und 3d. To make anu preserve a sounu cur rencv. Thu limits of this letter will not admit o full discussion of theso points, but I can not refrain from referring to a few ol the facts which belong to them. I say facts, fo after the many speculations and anticipations in regard lo tho currency, the public reve nue uud the pubRc prosperity, with which tho country has been surfeited for the last two years, to which thousands havo trusted and bv which thousands have been decciv cd, l may say, i mink, without onence, mat it would be tho surest, because the only safe course, to regulate, our opinions in iuiure, somewhat moro than heretofore, by nsccr loined facts. How. then, do the facts stand upon the first point, viz. the necessity of the bank, nsa place oi sale keeping ior mopuo lie moneys, and ns nn agent for their trans mission, to answer tho wants oftho Govern ment ? Tho official reports of tho Secretary of tho Treasury show first, that tho average nmount of money annually transferred by tho Bank of the United States, from 1820 to 1823. was from ten to fifteen millions of do lars; nnd tho amount transferred by the do nositu banks, from June 1835 to April 1830 or about ten months, over seventeen millions of dollars, In both cases the operation has been without loss, failure, or expense. And it further appears, from the same source, that ol no previous period has tho safety of the nublic moneys been moro carefully or securely provided for. An examination of tho official documents will, I am well satis lied, fully sustain theso posilions. What foundation, then, was there for the nssump lions, upon this part of tho subject, which were put forth with so much solemnity, and insisted upon with so much earnestness, in the earlv discussions unon the subject of th bank ? If so much has been dono in tin respect, whilst tho substituted agency has hnd to contend with thomost poweriui oppo sition that was ever mado upon any brand: of the nublio service, what may wo not ex nect from it now, when it has received the legislative sanction and if thoro be not cross dereliction of faith and dutv when must also receive tho support of all parties ? In retrard to domestic exchanges, tho fo lowing facts nro also established by tho samo authentic, source, viz. that tho nmount of domestic exchanges performed at tho lost returns by tho deposite banks, exceodod thirty-five millions of dollars, and nt no returns lor manv months has it been less than twen- ty-fivo millions which, ot an average of thirtv mi ions nt each return, wouiu oo in a year one hundred and eighty millions, each bill of exchange run on an average xty days. On the conirarvTtho nmount of domestic exchanges' performed, by the Uni ted Slates Bank did not for many years equal twenty millions at any ono return, nnd seldom exceeded it ; being quite one third. icsa man wnai is now tione uy the deposito banks. It further appears, that exchanges have in many cases been effected nf lower rales by the deposite banks than bv tho Uni ted States Bank. Indeed, can it be doubt- d, thot evpn if there was not a single bank. Stoto or National, in tho country, it would nevertheless bo quite easy to place its do mestic exchanges upon an advantageous and safe footing, so long ns there is a sufli-. ciency of solid capital to be employed in tho business? From the nature oftho, thing it self, and from ihc experience of Europe, we may be assured that tho profits and neccsslr tfes of trade would invite and obtain ample acuities ior me business oi exchange irom other sHrcc,' so long as the comniercwdpsf community with one accord desire to sec it successfully carried on, and assist in good faith in effecting it. Lastly, the currency. The proportion of our whole circulating medium that was com posed ofthe notes of the Bank of the United States, during the existence of that institu tion, was much smaller than was generally supposed, The circulation of the United States Bank, as I am informed, ranged, for some years Delore it expired, at about twen ty millions, often below that amount, which was not over one-fourth of the paper circu lation of tho United States. Some think it has been less than one-fifth. Tho great mass of the business of the country was. therefore, even then carried on, so far as mo ney wns employed in it, by means of the notes ot state banks and specie. Tho bene ficial effects that were claimed to be tender ed by that institution in respect to tho cur rency, consisted 1st. In supplying bills that were current throughout the Union ; and 2d. The salutary effects of its supervision over the State banks, in preventing over-issues and compelling them to keep on hand larger supplies ol specie for the redemption of their notes. j$ The transactions In which it became nec essary or was usual to carry hank notes from one State to another, were very limited in their amounts ; large sums being then, as they arc now, and'ever will be, transmitted through the medium of bills of exchange. It will not even now, I think, bo seriously de nied, that the increase of the gold coinage, and the facilities of getting that species of . ., .1 , , . coin, togcincr wiin me large ucnomination of notes issued by tho leading State banks, aro abundantly sufficient for those pui poses, and thai they can be quite as convenienfly employcd"in them. As to the benefits alleged to havo been rendered by the Bank of the United States, in checking excessive issues by the Statu banks, and in compelling them to maintain an adequate supply of specie, whilst by no means disposed to undervalue them, I yet think the same objects can be accomplished, not only without the agency ot any such in stitution, but to a much greater and moro useful extent without than with it, provided a proper policy beipursued by the Federal ond State Governments; by tho former, through the mint and the Treasury Depart ment: by the latter,' by suppressing small bills, by discouraging the extension of tho paper system, and by subjecting existing banks to wholesome restraints and to a rigid supervision. That gold and silver should constitute a much greater proportion of Ihe circulating medium of the country than they now do, is a position which few arc disposed to deny. How great tho increase, and now rapidly it ought to be effected, are questions in regard to which a difierenco of opinion may front time to time ririso-amongst men having tho samo genera object in view. No benefi cial reform' .m" the affairs of tho world was ever nccompished,"iii which similar diversi- . - t ' . . . r l , tics ot opinion wero not tounu among us au- vocates : but it ts a consolation to know that embarrassments arising from that sourco havo been overcome, and may be again. To protect tho working closses, (who, generally speaking, have no control over n paper cur rency, to derive no protit irom bank stock, l against losses arising from depreciation, by securing a metallic currency suincient nt least for all minor dealings including thu payment of labor, the most important as Well as the most pressing use there is for money to furnish a more substantial specie basis for that part of tho currency which consists of paper, and thereby savo tho whole com munity irom loss in consequence ot any sud den withdrawal of confidence should bu our first object, ns it is our imperative duty. Other countries nre wiser than wo aro iu this respect. England prohibits the circu lation of nil bank noses under Hi. equal to about 25 ; and Franco, nll under 500 francs, equal to about $00 ; and thero is scarcely u village, or even nn inn, in Eng land, in which you cannot, without tho slightest inconyonienco, chango a five or ten pound note, nnd oven those of a higher de nomination, into gold and silver; and iu France there nre like facilities Our situation has for a long time past been widely difl'oront; a fact easily to be account ed for, when wo reflect upon the past courso of tho Federal Government. Tho constitu tion gave to Congress express power "to coin money and regulate, tho value thereof and of foreign coin," and it ns expressly pro hibits the oxerciso of a similar power by tho States. It was to tho Federal Government therefore, and to thatonly, that tho framers oftho constitution looked for' whatever of a domestic metallic currency tho interests of tho pooplo of. tbeV United States, ond tho sc ourity of property within the same, should ba found to requirp ; nnd as thoy also refus ed to Congress tfte power to create corpora 1)1 - O I - 7