The Quebec mercury, 6 avril 1807, lundi 6 avril 1807

[" THE QUEBEC MERCURY.Motet ET ITU0IA *T POPULOS IT PKALIA DICAM.y/r/f.Gttrg.IV.5, il ¦- -1 _ ¦ ¦ VOL.III.] MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1807.[No.14.Tramlation of a revino of a Work pu~ biiihrd in brancc by Ltisebiui SjI-Vcrii, tnUtlcd conjréiurts upon the came (/ the apparent diminution of waters upon our g!obe% Many celebrated natural historians have published systems of cosmogony ; their theories, springing from lively imaginations, are rather ingenious than true \\ wc admire without believing them.Love of the public good has conduced citizen Eusebius Salvcrti upon their steps ; aided with the light of experience,he explains under the modest title of conjectures, a phenomenon the most interesting for humanity.Newton, sajs, he thought that the mass of water spread over the globe, undergoes a progressive diminution ; this opinion is the result of observations which are Continually renewed.In all times the sea has left dry vast fiats formerly Covered with waves, if, on the o her hand, it has overflown new lands, those conquests do not equal its losses : wc daily sec many sources disappear, and the beds of rivers diminish.ILmci painrs the Scamandcr as a terrible river whose angry waves arrested the impetuous Achilles, and would have overwhelmed hint, it he had riot been succoured by the gods ; and the Se-mamitr i> now only a riv< let.The parallel direction of the hills which border the course < I livers ptove that they were foirr.eily b-tlicd by their waters, the enquirer a ks himself, what is the cause of this diminution I Eusebius Salvcrti examines all the hypothèse* hitherto fiamcd to resolve thi* intcnst-ing problem ;\u2014the water absorbed by organiztd bodies, then decomposed by the vegt talion of plants, and the dig - lion of animals ; the formation of whirl ]u>ols and caverns in the int tior «./ the earth,* the separation oi the two '»rii> ciples of water in the atmosphere.This last hypothesis, supported by the striking experiment?of modern chemistry, furnishes the author anocca?ion of explaining, in a new auj very ingenious manner, the formation of the Aurora Borealis ; but none of these systems appear to him sufficient, ami he conclude*, that the diminution of waters is only apparent, and that the circulation alone is diminished.He demonstrates this proposition by the experiment of the pump of Verrai, in which the quantity of water furnished appears more considerable in proportion to the quickness of movement, although always the same, if the superior reservoir pours into the inferior ; he explains it further by the apparent riches of a country, calculated, not upon the quantify of money exi.ting, but upon the quantity in circulation Men, in diggingcanalsandnarrowing the beds ot iivcis to facilitate communications, in draining ponds and marshes for the be-n fit of agriculture, in cutting down forest?, h ive diminished the means of evaporation and consequently the rains, the sources and currents of ri\\ers ; it is ab vc all by destroying the woods that men have diminished the circulation of water,, tor trees arc the most powciful cond ctors of iliL element ; and a .\u2018impie glance cast upon the globe, suffices I to prove that the countries wheie th.j vegation is the most vigorous, are ahoj the richest i 1 running waters.From ' a diminished circulation of water result?j two constant phenomena the one E J the impovcii'hmcni of vegetation, tlir ; other the variation of temperature in countries a long time unfurnished with ¦ woods j finally, from these effects result ! the dtp upulation of countries in which ! formerly flourished the most powerful 1 empire*.But it will be asked what j becomes of the portion of watei whuh j no longer circulates r Eusebius b.an* wers this question by an idea new, by a system which is ingenious, and which is very plausible, if, say?he, in a vast extent of country, all the trees are dr stroyed, (he vapours of the ejrth \"ill attracted only by the mountains ; a ponion ct the clouds will be arrested upon their elevated tops, which despoiled of the trees that defended them, will present only naked p^-aks almost impermeable to water, and unprovided with the warmth w hich maintained vegetation, these clouds will condense into ice at their summits instead of filtrating to form sources at their feet ; the rest of the vapors and clouds, become the sport of every current of the air, will, above all, participate of the continual motion which the centrifugal force arising from 1 lie rotation of the g obe, impresses upon the atmosphere ; these clouds will be driven towards the pole?, and will there add to the frightful mass of ice.The author supports this theory bv ob-servaiions and conclusive experiments .\u2022 he proves that the higher glaciers of Switzerland and the polar seas ai g uent daily ; a paît of Greenland is no lunger actes iDie, and the Strait of Frobi.-her is now so obstructed that no ves-cl can hud a passage.Wc should be obliged to copy his work entire, to fu'l< w Eu-cbius Sdveitiin his pluLsopluc reasonings, which he presents with an or» dcr, a cleat nesr nn I an elegance vety rare amongst wi iters \\vhe occupy them* stivts vvi h physical sciences, in order to judge oi his itilc we cannot refuse to ti-i.scribe at EaM otic paragraph.«* run over,\u201d says he, \u201c vvuh ur* attentive eye, the entire smt-cc of the glob?j cuntunpla\u2019e a: hut the enormous piles of ice width load ii»w- two hen Epheics j the mas* is almost doutU »n the south.tftn iK-tuispherc, which po*scs?ing a much less itire?ti.»l suifact,can inly ict h Inch such «net arc aclnat- jj the neighbonng countne», and sec | ci tv-'H' * i .\t, j .j-i .a\u201e.) o( .I t n«ighborma coan.i.c .nu ^\tM,,.I.\t.n .««.« Ibc ,h«v.Mlft.lOllly anJ\tM ^u, «t,|.piovcmeots, cr>inj aied with this province.In addition to tlir high state ot thencultivation and the number of ihtir road» of communication, Jet him advert to the numerous banks, *> be-réfutai to a tegular trading people; without one of w l.ich, at least, there is scarcely a levs n, however small, in the States.And yes, blU\u2019hti glv I wiiieit, a province postnting between two and three hundred thouaand souls, is so wt < ti h d! > behind fund, as to be deemed, aN\\< t.t< ta!!\\ unfit for a single one.Aftei such a length of ««me since thu \\ rosincc was lc( n to be scitlcd, could soc h be the case were ih.re t ot something systematically andladicahy wrong )\t.\t,\t,\t.A w:;:c.in ihc Cvkn.; , under tbr nanature t,( .lent til, h/N 'aid that IMutu has more wor-shippe r* hneifian Minciva.I» IMutus be raised into that pre.rm\u2019ncn» e, on the ihouldcr» ot Industry and Limtptue, lie is in hia place; and ihc dissemination of one of his gume-s, even in the furtherance of nis own clevati ot ihe i o.ouy (f \u2022> > M .1.) th.u ' o: wattle and pla.s.er, andfome few.b-tfear it is aimed tlie only feulement to the wouJ \u2022 ¦ < i .dftd, ol bnCN and flotte.1 i:e.bfolo e want w hich the iclidente of Euiopeans has produced I o; fun , or .m y (amcient tubfliiute, except t at ablolutcly no change in the manuel», or nlcful made from ihelh, is an invincible inipecluncn: knowledge of «he nuives.1 inh.bit.«nt: | .gait ft mote fui ltmtial aiclmerturc^ ^ ot Ot-hcitc, as wo\u2019, be hereafter menumied, have adopted o:tr filhii.g .i t»f « H-i t \u2022 >1 tljf c 11:n-ic tu> j»cii ratliei s»vc*r rated.It s etii.fly viflt le in cliildren h .inin tht u> ol Liiio; eau parents, but Jl t* not v.li' is 108 -\u2014\t-\t\u2022\u2022\t|\t\u2022 v \u2022\u2022\u2022> «ai it* t y | fo.r oi^'Ction, fair 4''d with wl'.itc hair, O.ii tlieothrr ii tommitrr>i i \\\t~ ' 1\u2014J \t\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022r*1 * hjhu m j»»» 4»5^%»«ar!SiSÆ»S2.#?^ 1 heir rve» are nrually black and Very brillia\u2019it we hare lr» h* r \u2022m ol rhe prif>n,,r, .1» .fe0\u201elliW\u201e,o\u201eo.,\u201ev .JV'i.,',1.\"'.', 7'¦ \u201c'I»\"\tfrom fomr p,\u201e\u201e fo;\u201ed »+h LOKDON, JAN.|S.A conrtTerable irmit rectioo, if ihu rpiehe» 4 *r» be properly applied to an elfori to tli ike orf «heir difpofMion quij k and volaJ.Ie,' a\u201ed rhe.r him, i, Nucl H .rUT thîî oMhV\th| \u2018\t_________________________________».u\u201e a* ,r\u2019'lh, r'\u2018\u2019ndrr ,hcm \" f'rovr,b- , n\tArnaud-?both french men \u201d\t'\"i1 rCnJl ,)raI,,\u2018y.h«*» ^«ken out in the lie»>Mt, lhel.tr cis fo.low a.much as I'oHible| \u2018I bus far (he le.ter Jri> ,»\tWr 'efri,07* .1 ,,e »»h«biMnu of that country, * 3m MPf* \" S\u2018invert tories eranon by the cxaet.\u201ens .md vex! DIED Gre*vsbcrg (Penn.) fan.30.The other pirt 0f tfie dnl Vr \"p u °\t\u2019 ^cl nc1, ProcCttif(i fo **i-^ani/e themselves .j cH.tPop:ocr^nfiL^ Æ ,-r -v \u2022'> - HORRID MURDER.\t' Mpiril.'Vf r l:\"?; a'^ a\u2018,h(,\u2018'>;h rltcCe public French lerv^.r \\nd w'°\t,*\"!eif< n,,° ,ht-* J,:\t.^ISKSrs : ts&uS'&z!* irrr-?£\u2022£ .41\t£ & co,ord^n^n,;.rhe^roun.l\t\u2018 F gent!eman w(to lately left Rome, declares the reducnoi of Naples Iijn cot hian.e .Joamen.Vast nuinbcn ot th m h.ve j perished from the urmh, esomc Vapor» ot .he .\t\u2014\u201c \u2022\u2022\u2022'» nr me nurtiftle a'dlih»\ttact, than have iallrri hy nojy Jpii.r of j3b> rbcvmav hr m.Kt .c*.\u2018e »word> of the Calabre.e.InN'apIc», «.a.ce coming mined the place, and found the dcaj\u2019boj) Eucicn Ronapa.tc lives in the neiRhlvorho, d U .Me fenf, .|\u201ey cxc.tcd the^ ^ he p i of < for.tr, rhat tear, are c-itr,rained \u2018 \u201c P \u2018°f R w thin a ro»l or two of the road It Utjuld have unie: m a sij:e ot (iomeuic cicranl appear» upon folc.tm .nvell.Katio,, Om!\t' '°°r\"'lu\u201chJ: hu\",'\"'|r\tu.' m\"i.V''c' y' * '¦ very g ncrallv re pected.CUii \u2018y.the lid rcmcivci, about lix miles from Someth t.\u2014I he woman of the houle came out, and told the paitv \u2022 Here wr.c mo men m the houle.The ma! heard the nolle ai d prepa .-d for their t feape '1 wo ot tire par.v, to w.t, vlark Koont* and Jacob a-amoert went m.one of the vilia.m Utsc uitcmptcd lo make Jüa efcjp» 0ta 9i til( 109 tu'J the\tpr^rtrtte iltMip.fWe of it./««on perceived the land, beinen from a note nations a v hav late roa c > ^ unneertfary for ua to add any thing to lies on Frenchman\u2019s boy; aaw a Fox go down to | J* r ^ étfmrn, °( L\"rd Henry Feuy, At a .omeeeUgra» which lay on the ihorr and roil h.m* C ^ n \u2018hC '\u2018\"J\"\u2019\u2019' h,i .no hoPc o1 Prr*»'hng »r)f up in it, ao that n» part of him could b' icen.',VCf * ,\"c \u2019u\",r> '\u2019\u2019X oy maV mg war upon itthuaa.* He then went imo the water, and aw am off to a 1 *' * \u2019f* l!,'\u2018' ,r l^hng* when he frrcrivra tlxk of C001 ».which were playing in ihe water \u2022the meant of con.inu.ng the prefent at a coniideralilr di>tance.He apranc upon one ' f*1 \u2022 mo 1» an indefinite period, without any and returned with it in hit mouth to the aboie.axe» w latecri, except to a very frrall and limited The young man went to the place ; /ftttjrJ found , and cade a very haudlomc FROM U UVD\u2019S LIST.fan.(tPrur ! eu.l a., (^nrbec, Anfurd, '^u \u2022bee, (Jtf fur.1 y ILye, Hants, ditto t« r Greenock.M-Ora:*se\u2019id, ar.Ro'c t.Teafda'r, .\t.\t.-,\tl.tverpod, ar.Jut u, Ka\u2019.dtto.\u2014 which mnsu,ed upwards of twenty-f ur pecks, A/urW/w.ar Lc v.,\u201ei, I.abradJr.andw ighed two hundred and sevcniy.n rt to.-oru^d, ar.Mary, Service, Ouebc': bounds eight ounces.I he trer, f.om th- 1 m., f.eni., a.îf.ï> la, Uortlo unto ( A >, a,.«0 he top.\u2022only ten feet six inches n el,f the I Hope, lien.y, dttto.Samuel, Little, ditto, bough, ot w htch lay extended upon the grouno 1 more than halt a yard all around, ex cpt,n \u2022 ti.r .\tT-\t.\t\u2022 \u2022\t/ one itt'eplace, from which so ,,c visitors have rrfT, l[ *tY Cluk \u2022tslrdi* .utnbiella, audit now bears the ,L.; \u2019\t^ 1,u * «\u2022«ihvdMl, to \u2018U*c of \u201c the umbtelU u=c.\"\tluhu iZay J Rr>l\u201c,lü\u2018, li,f Ill QUEBEC, APRIL 6, 1I07.VVc wail with impaiience in the hope of soon having it in our power to commtiukate to the public the plcaling intelligence that the old ruffian be.ir, Kamelkoy, has feized within his gripe and cflfe&ually darted his bayonet claws into the already wounded pinions of the imperial vulture of France.The in fur region in Ifcirc may have tielped to «livide Napolc«)n\u2019s flrength fo as to make him lef> fortniilablc in his prtn> ipal operations, partiiularlv as the flame of infurre&ion, when once kind-kd, may have taken a wide and efficient range.The German furferers mull be Icfsthan men did they not turn on their oppreifur wh .n a fair opportunity ofFLis.Should the following be joocryphil we can 01» ly fax that U u notât bard knockt only that the engltfh hnd themtelvea a match for the trench, but »hev begin to emulate them even at coming a bul Ulm.1 rattller-Offnt^ kdf p*tl 3 o'clui.jOtA /jivarji 1807.We flop the Pref* to mfert th- following Bulle-tin, which hat jitii ilfuea from the Koretgi-Orhce.It contain* the fubttance ol the nnpouant imeiU rencc received by government ihn mi>unng.*' Janadr) 3 '/A.\u2022\u2022 Vartoin «ec nnt* received th » morning con Arm the defeat of the Kicnch at Odrolenka ; but the official detail* are not yet arrived.Letter* from l)ant/'C mention that 40,000 Kretrch prif net* are marched into Konnmgfberg.Buonaparte waa at Warlaw oothr Hth of January, but the Kuihaua had crofled the Viilula.and an engagement took place on th* 7th Januar) at Szakahuw, on the road to Pofen, whuh 1* (aid to have teiinituied to the ditadvantage ol the French.\" Steel*' Navy Liai for January, mention* that aeverat offtcer* of the Ilrituh Roy.il Nlanncs have been broken for de» rtion.PKOVISCIAL P A RU.1 M E N T.HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, Munh \u20141807.Mo-.iav a*.\u2014Th- Hotter met and received a mes n^cr iront the Le^til.itivc Council inti* mating their concurrence to the Bull to provtd' rernrning Ofhtera Arc, a id to the B il for peg ilauit^; the hsheriex in the interior di tntfof Cjaipc, -iwi .cvcral amendment* and then adiotirned.Ti*fid.;y\t1 he Hone went into commit- teeonttie Mill for conttnuing the buddntg of the Market place in the Upper Town of Quebec alter »omc time Mr.Speaker rcaunv d the chair, the Bill was reported with amend menu and the qncMion oiderrdto be put upon them tomorrow\u2014a Bill was received from the Lcgtslatiyc Coumtl lutimatitig their concur- rence to the Bill toregnFate the Provincial Po»t Houiea withxomeamendmenti.*yA in aar IjJI.J Tharfday *6.\u2014The Houfe in Commitee p.fTrd *he Bill to «rant an eiclufife right to J H B'dard to build Bridge* upon a*eit*in plan in thuCountry.with f\"tne amendment*, which were reported and agreed toby the Houfe and the Bill ordered to be engroffedr The Houfe then took into conhderation the amendment* made by the Legifljtive Cour.nl to the Bdl for the relief and encouragement of the Quebec Benevolent Society and agreed to them all except one, upon which a Conference 1* to lake place\u2014 The Houfe adjourned till Saturday Sutar/jv *H.\u2014An ergrolfed Bill for continuing the Buildcngthe Maiket Hall in the upper Town of Quebec wai read a third lime and patfed.The Keaton*to be offered at a conference with the I.egiilamr Council for difagrre ng to an Amend-mem made by their Honor* to the Quebec Benevo.lent Society Bill wa» agreed to, and a Meffenger ordered to go and demand the faid conference.The Report upon the St, Armand Turpike Bill wa* made to the Houfe after which an adjournment took p ace till Monday.Mindiy 30/A.\u2014A meffage wa* received from the Honorable Legiflative l ounctl intimating th'ir concurrence to the Bill for the recovery of fmall debt* in certain part* ol thi» province, and agree ng to a conference on the fubjeif of the amendment» made to the Quebec Benevolent Society Bill.The h iufe thi-n went into comni ee on the Hwl to into » porate certain perf-.n* therein named for the pur-pofe of opening a turnpike road trom St.Anuand to Saint John*.Adjourned till Wednefday.Htdu/Jdj ijl April.\u2014The Houfe went into commitee on the St, Armand 1 urnp>ke Bdl, alter fomeume, Mr.Speaker, relumed the chair, tfw chair man refrorted tltr committee had made foine progref» in the Bill, audit wa» ordered that aOo copie*of thr Bdl be pr.nted for the information of the Member», A Bui to grant to J B.B'daid the executive privilege of budding Bridge* in th * P: ovince agreeab e to model* therein mentioned wai read a third time and pafled.A meifage wa< received fiom the Legiflative Council intimating their concurreace tothe Bill to prevent thedefertion of feamen and to the Bill for extending the provi-fion* ol an Act for the relict ol infane p-i ton* aud loundlin^a, t > botli w hich ttteir Honour* bad made (ome amend menti and requeued the cottcuricncc of the Houfe.Ihanhy a.\u2014Read the order of the day for taking into contldriation the Amendment» made hy fne Hon.Le^talative Council to the ingroaa'd Bdl for preventing the deiertion of Seamen Ae.1 hi Hou»c in contequmce proceeded to take the laid Amendment* into comtderation and agreed to the fame Ord'red that the Bdl be reporte \u2022 to the L g dative Council, and that the Council be infor-med llu the Houle agreed to the amend nenu \u2014 Re.d the ord« r of the day tor taking m u Coll ide latvoti the amendment* made by the Legiflative Council, toihe engi.ifïed Bill for ilf c >ntt>.u.tio.i of the Ad for the relief of mfane perfon*, found* Imgt, Ac.which amendment* not being agreed to, * Committee wai appointed to prepare rea'on* to be offered at a conference with the L.rouiinl, for the d tient of the houfe Friday j.\u2014Mr.Plant*, from the Comnv tee p pointed to p ,n, -«r\u2018cui- hstate, to give them m duly amhmtKared v/védiM\t«^cha/- a.e «hu, con.;,0 Mr.John MACNiotR, N 0 io, Fab,mue h.?n k.F?'\t,n J cLciF.Street Upper Town.\t\u2019\t\u2022\tc mtciligible and pleasing m^.ner.\tj\t«.i t y a Ilh T H n \\ w a .51*.a; Infor- f (W.\u201e* ÏÏ.Z.T;I\"\tA- matiunon every subjcut whether (olitcal orj -;- \u201ctotal ; in this countiy they ssouid be prcom-1_ A O/ /(.» iiiw^ .uui.ur.prcmni-\tt %\tw*,.-aently uKful in proving to the people the jr I \u2019\u2019tit Sabfcriber hereby req-jcfls all rhofe supenur advantages they enjoy under one of the \u2022\u2022tabled to him to make immediate fa., best governments the world has ever w.uioscd : mer>,orgive appiovcd uotev at alhort slate tint a governiucm of law, an 1 not ol ^Oeuiag.gue».|\u2018,,e ,-mc '\u201cay be liquidated, and all per funs to iliC editor pledges liim.elf go his p.tions, ^ ko ii he may be indebted, aie requcOed to that !iij paper ihail b.* tree, iinpditul, and opr n ,c,,d n.their accounts (hattliC) may be exanun.- to tlie discussion ol every thing dually *dn»i red fo Jt>d puid.Jsck mov\u2019d to pity, saw his friend*i distress, r ,1CVVl\tprovided Ane is nJihmg\tI he mconvcnieiKC he has eipericnced from Nor could belong, his sum.non\u2019d feeliug» j u,*,n A^e» ekly corrected a id curb, B-.t rising from his seat, he loudly cry\u2019d, Deacon, for God\u2019s sake, try some other Hats ! ! I THEATRE.By the Officers oj the gar risen, OS TUESDAY EVENING APRIL 7, M'lH bepre*cnh«d w ri;tc:i by b.MAYOR TO W U,C An ErtcTtiirtateM, i n St.Call we A rm C OM T H I in three afU» K q.called.SIR ATT.1 Annan, r.trtr ferjtrntd here, ot country produce and tin meren m lue, will be j ublishcd\u2014and as a pi lion cannot be suppoit advei tiscmeni», ,Jic cd shall have the assista ekly quriceted .of the above ocscup ¦ \u2018,\u2018tl /^\u2018c» without the ail of hurT°nAle, H ttcr» }muscll f,c 4U,fc,> ot ihe mvichant , as ^ COCK, rl,C baslncss as cncap as pi.ioi.¦ .ditto pi.(i.iR.duo ditto I.C i:v;wifc h on fil., L\u201ene Juicr, Shr ib, ko du.f c, pci 111.11., U ,\u201ec a.d Npultl, as ulual.\t1\t' 11 tak s this o.porturny to return hi> fin| liicnds and the public tor pev tor a continuance of the t-inc, muets punctually atteo-icd to ¦-ml f ,r.*\u2022* 1 ic R a t* to he hsU (wifLout which no p^r Con can be sdm.tlcdj at the TiwaV i av^rn, and m.vh-re elre.\u2014Places m th- U .x-»V hr ukn, Irom nine in the looming un:il two in tlXafternoon, 01.the day of performance \u2014No pvr(on\\h»Tv-r to h-admiued behind the Scenes.\u2014The Tii\\;re i* sri, v.ir,nrd hyftove».\t^\t\u201c Jtedioei to te ejen'd at half [.iff f^e an / to hefitn preeifet) at nx o\\K