HASZARD’S GAZETTE, MAY 26.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

_ HA V A N A. ~ _The arrival of the Black Warrior at New lork was announced on the 3d, with a brief summary of her news. We subjoin particulars, 00110 0! which are very interesting. The Preua dc la Holland of the -5th of April says :

“ it appears that the Anglo-American Cem- modore l\ cCsuley, desirous of being present last Sunday to witness the grand review, the Governor and Captain General of the island being informed of his wish, placed at the disposal ofthe Anglo-American gentleman his coach of state, commissioning one of his ad- jutants, the Count of Villanueva, to accompany -the Commodore in the carria e.

“ Accordingly, durin tlie grand review on ‘ nday, the An 10- merican Commodore hlctv uley, commanding the Anglo-American steamer San Jacinto, was seen occupying the coach of state, together with the young adju- tant of his Excellency the Captain-General.

“Durin all the time that the troops_ were deliling, his E.vcelleucy's coach was stationed in the square of Isabel Ii, near the s ot oc- cupied by his Excellency the Captain- ‘cneral an his brilliant stud‘, and as the troops passed, the Anglo-American Commodore put repeated inquiries to the young Count oi Villanueva,

who answered them with that fulness and amiable politeness which is peculiar to him. it appears that the Anglo-American Commodore frequentlv desired to be es ecially informed when 'thc.volun'teers should eﬂle before him, and as they arrived, declared that they appeared like veteran troops, and in no manner differed from those ofa regular army.

°- The Anglo-American Commodore McCau- ley has been, and is treated everywhere among us. with that Spanish kindness and courtesy which all strangers acknowledge and admire, and which is so ratoful to them."

There was not ing new at Havana. No new arrests had been made, and the island was returning to its usual quiet. The Havana correspondent of the Journal of Commerce savs: 1‘ It is said that the San Jacinto will remain here until she is relieved. when the Commodore gets weary of our amusements, in which, however, ie does not participate much. A magniﬁcent dinner was won in compliment to the Commodore enei-al Concha, when were invited some 0 the principal State oiiicers : Captains Stribling and Eagle attended Com- rnodore McCauley ; and an American gentlemen of Philadel his, commended to the attention of the Captain General by the Spanish Logation at Washin ton. was also present.

“The odly Spanish citizen at table not at- tached to some branch of the public service, was Mr. Morales, the active business head of the house of brake it Co. The entertainment was, of course, enjoyed, as there is no one so competent as General Concha, assisted by his charming lady, to give social value to the exquisite feast they cater for their guests- havin the oversightof Bernard, the Prince of French cooks. We have nothing new in relation to the State prisoners. The health of llavana continues good. No questions have been asked by Commodore l\lcCaulcy."

BREADSTUFI-‘S. g

Atthc present time, when the subject of bread ‘ stuifs occupies the attention of ever ' crson in! our community. we have much satis action in‘ occupying the annexed cice of news from the ‘Oswego Palladium‘ o the 10th April. We hope sincerely the ‘ cautious iuiller‘s ‘ estimate may not rove correct, but that the more cheer» in inteli once furnished by the‘ lluiililo Re- pu lie’ on the ‘ Palladium’ may be fully sus- tained during the season :—

" The Rochester Advertiser is informed by one of the most cautious and careful millers of that city, that the aggregate surplus of wheat in all the region of that country in the ‘west whose products will ﬁnd an At antic market through the several routes of Buﬁlo, Uswego and Ugdensburg, will not exceed one million ﬁve hundred thousand bushels This is ex- clusive of what is expected from Canada.

“ We are not aware, says the Buffalo Repub- lic, what means of information the aforesaid careful miller ma have, but we know that he is decidedly ha ly posted u .—From actual observation we know, that t e amount come forward and now ready for shipment on the shores of Lake Michigan. is almost 400,000 bus. of wheat, and 100,000 barrels of ﬂour, besides 75,000 barrels at Detroit, 30,000 at Toledo, and about 6.000 bis. at Cleverland. he amount at Sansdusky we have no means of norm‘ We knew further, that another million has sis of wheat, and an additional 50 or I dour may be expected from Lake ports before harvest, togeﬁier

' 000 barrels more from Detroit, and about the same amount from Toledo and Cleveland each. Let us now see how the I res will standon thesedatss. From lake ﬂdhi n, 6d0,0M 010.; Item Detroit, 125,000 bls., in Toledo, 100,000 bls. ; from Cleveland, 50,000 bls.; makin a tohl of ,000 bis dour to chic forwa before harvest, exclusive of Canada.

-* On the opening of the‘ navigation consider-u quantities will be shipped to Lgk. superior nlld the lumber regioms, and some to Pitts- hurgh, &c., but it is fair to estimate at leuﬁiu “I0 ‘1lltlulity_rescrvcd at the lower lake ports from the \\ est at 800,000 barrels. We iave no means of estimating the amount ex- pected from Canada, but we have heard the quantity put down at from 250,000 to 1,000,000,

.l“d8_0. and v_vl_iose means ofinformatieu are ex- tensive, Dividinvr the estimates we shall have Sometlung like, 1,-200,000 barrels from the West and Canada, equal to the number of bushels which the cautious Rochester miller liasnllowed us, an amount amply suiiicicnt to satisfy home wants, and any ordinary foreign demand, for the space of ﬁve months, or until the next harvest. Our readers must also hear in mind that flour cannot now be exported, without loss of from two to three dollars per barrel, and tliatluuropcan pi-ices must rise, or American decline to that extent. before \ve shall be called upon to send our supplies too foreign market. A later paper contains the following para- graph :— ‘~ Since the opening of the navigation, there ave arrived at Oswcgo from Canada 50.000 bis. ﬂour, 110,000 bushels wheat, and 500,000 fcct um er.

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QUEBEC.

The prospects for the future are gloomy and’ uncertain, and must continue so until it clmngc takes place in the ailiiirs of Euro e ; at present: there are indications of a limited l)uIlness.i The stock of timber ofnll kinds wintcred over, is about 12 1-2 million feet of which 7 1-2‘

millions are white me, to which, probabl 12 to 15 millions will lie added, giving a su p y of’ 22 1-2 million of feet of this article. ' e ex-l

port last year was about 10 1-2inillion feet. here are 14 vessels building, comprising about 15.000 tons, upon which,at present prices. a. loss of .63 r too is estimated. A great, number of persons have been out of employ-f iiiont, owing to the cessation of this branch of usiness. but ha pily not so much sutlcring; exists as was anticipated, the high wages ro-' ceived last year, with frugal habits, having‘ enabled theiu to provide for their wants. which would otherwise have been severely felt. The, winter now drawing to a close has been re- markable for its dulncss, commcrical. SUL'l.| ,: and political. 'l‘hat unwelcome Vest, - hard‘ times,‘ is to be met with everyw ere, but. he: may teach some useful lessons before he lcm‘0s us. Large balls and rand entcrtainincnts have given place to small social select parties.‘ T ie reduction of the garrison and the removal, of the seat of government will effect xi great. change at Quebec, perhaps, in some respects,‘ for the better. The prices of provision are‘ enormously bigh,and the markets niiseral-ly;

supplied. The grand undertaking by the cor-; poration of giving the citizens an abundant; supply of pure water and eilicient drainage, is

proceeding satisfactorily towards completion,§ and Quebec will. ere long, stand unrivalled in: these privileges, by any other other city on this‘ continent. The in ur has been immense in. prosecuting this great work, cutting trenches‘ several feet deep for long distances throughl solid rock,—the constant blasts and gcucrall

appearance of the city giving one some idea of} the siege of Sebastopol. ,

Rrrrcrs or ms Rcciriiocirr 'l‘imvri'.—l.:irg_re, ( uantities of produce and lumber are (fI)llSi.;Llli.l arriving at Usvvego, N. Y.. from Canada. ex- hibiting thc effects of the Reciprocity 'l‘reaty., Since the opeuingof the n:ivi;:,atioii, the arrivals . at that port foot up 00,000 barrels wheat and‘ nearly half a million feet ofluinbcr. immense‘ freight trains are transporting these products to the interior and New York city as fast as possible.

This l’i.ui.iv.u'.—We are gratified to be able to state, that letters received y the lust mui brought the pleasing intclligenco,tbat the slight misunderstandings concering our Railway mat- ters-—which some of our contemporaries have taken much pains to magniiy—are removed,and that no dillicultics need be up rchended. Mr. Giles returns by the next llalifax steamer, leaving Liverpoo to-day, and it is our opinion that shortly after his arrival, the whole road will be let out to sub-contractors in 20-miles sections to be ﬁnished within the time ﬁxed in the contraet.—Of one thinghe public may be assured, that our Railway a irssre, all things considered, in the most satisfactory position, and that the road will be completed within the time specified in the eontraet.—Ii-eeman.

Tin Cnoi.s:as.—-This scour is beginning to make its appearance in the ost.—- he Chica- Tribune of the 8d inst., states, that every t which reaches St. air from low, a buried at almost over landing and woodysrd some of the victims c this scour , or landed them at the uarantine station t ore to die. The Galena, nbuque and St. Paul papers, and the‘ urnals iron the Missouri river min; as similar tidlngs.—Although the sickly season upon these streams has not yet commenced, the deaths from cholera have already been nu- merous.

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A Hvxcar Csilrirr BMi.—The Buftiilo E.r.-press relates an amusing incident which occurred at Erie a few days since. -' A gentleman left Cleve- land for New York at an early hour in the morning, without his breakfast. and being very liuugry, upon the arrival of the train at Erie, entered the dining room, and placing his carpet g upon a chair, sat down beside it and com- iiieuced a valorous attack upon the viands placed before him. By and by the proprietor of the establishment came around to collect fares, and upon i-cachingour friend, ejaculated, “ Dollar. sir !"

“ A dollar! responded the eating man, “a dollar—thought you only charged lifty cents a meal for ouo—ch‘.l”

“ That's true,” said meanness, “ but I count your car et bug one, since it occupies a seat." (The tab e was far from being crowded.) Our friend expostulated, but the landlord insisted, and the dollar was reluetantl brou lit forth. The landlord passed on. Our riend eliberate- l_v arose and o ening his carpet bag, full in its wide mouth. discoiirscd unto it saying “ Carpet bag, it seems you’re an individual-a human individual, since you eat-—at least I’ve id for you, and now you must eat."-upon w iich, be seized every thing eatahlo within his roach, nuts, raisins, apples. cakes, pies, and amid the ho delight of his brother passengers, and discoinﬁturc of the landlord, phlegmatically went and took his seat in the ears. He said he had provisions enough to last hiui to New York. after a boun- tiful supply had been served out in the cars.- Thcrc was at least $8 north in the hay—upon which the landlord realized nothing in the way oflproﬁt. So much for meanness.

lonolulu is said to cnjo the quietest Sabbath on the face 0 the who e cart i. This penal code of the Sandwich islands declares that the Lord's day is taboo; all worldly business, amuse- ments. and recreation are forbidden on that day; and whoever shall keep open his shop, store. war-house, or workshop, or shall do any manner oflabor. business. or work, except only works of nccssity and charity, or be present at any dancing, public amusement. or taking wart in any game. sport. or play on the Lord's day, shall be punished by a line not exceeding tcn dollars.— ll’. (‘. At/l‘.

liAl:Yl.().\'.—--T0\i’l".R OF ISABEL.

The French government, two or three years ago, sent three gcntlt-meii to make scientiﬁc an artistic researches in Media, llicso otumia, an Babylonia. One of them, l\l. iilcs Uppert, has just returned to Paris. and it a ears, l'i-om his report, that he and his colleagues thought it advisable to begin by conﬁning themselves to the exploration of ancient Babylon. This task was one of immense diﬁiculty, iind it was en- hancod by the excessive heat of the sun, by privations of all kinds. and by the incessant

ostility of the Arabs. After a while M. () pert in two i-ollea ues fell ill, so that all the la iours of the expo ition devolved on him. lle iirst ofall, made excavations of the ruins of the famous suspended gardens of Babylon, which are now known by the imino of the Hall of Ann-an-ibn-.-\li; and he obtained in thcui a number of curious architectural and other ob- jccls. which are destined to be placed in the I.-mi-re at l’ai-is, and which will be described licrcafter. lle next, in obedience to the special orilcrs of his govcrmncnt. took measures for ascertaining the precise extent of Babylon-a niattcr which the reader is aware has always been open to controversy. He has succeeded in inaking a series ol' minute surveys, and in

rawing up detailed plans of the immense cit .

lis opinion is, that even thehirgest calculations as to its vast extent are not exaggerated 1 and he uts down that extent at the astounding ﬁgure of 500 square kilometres. French mea- sure. (the square kilometre is 1106 square This is very nearly eighteen times the size of Paris. But of course, he does not say that this enormous area was occupied, or an thing like it; it comprised within the walls, huge tracts of cultivated lands and rdens, for supplying the po ulation with f in the event of a siege. hi. 0 port has discovered the Babylonian and Assyrian measures, and by means of them as ascertained exactly what part of the city was inhabited, and what rt was in ﬁelds and gardens. On the limits of the town, properly so called, stands at present the ﬁouris ing town of ilillah. This town.situated on the banks of the Euphrates, is built with bricks from the ruins, and many of the house- hold utensils, and personal ornaments of its inhabitants are taken from them also. Beyond this town is the vast fortress. stren thened by Nebuchadnesaar, and in the midst o it is the royal palaoe—itself almost as lar as a town. . 0 rt says, that he was a so able to dis- tin a sh the ruins of the famous Tower of Ba l—the are most imposing, and stand on a site former y called Bo ppa, or the Tower of. lmngnafs. The royal town, situated on the two in sof the Euphrates, covers a space of nearly seven _square kilometres, and contains most interestin ruins. Amon t them are

ositics which M. Oppert has brought away with him, is a vase, which he declares to date from the time of one of the Chaldean sever. eigns named Narambcl, that is, somewhere about one ‘thousand six hundred years before Jesus Christ . also a number of copies of cune. iform inscriptions which he has ever reason to believe that he will be able to eeiphei-.—_ Literary Gazelle. THE - DISMAL SVVAMP.

l have lalcly had the graiiiicsiion of seeing the fsr-famed Dismal Swamp. it certainly is a dis- mal place, but, contrary to my preconceived opi- nions, very healthy. One would naturally su'p- pose it to he the abode of chills, fevers, and other diseases of a warm, damp climate. There are use kinds of inhabitants chat thrive exceedingly in Ihe ismul Swamp. Runaway slaves and mosquitoes ﬁnd a safe asylum in its dark recesses, One can scarcely conceive of a more gloomy. sombre place than the Lake of the Dismal Swamp. 'l‘he animals are in keeping wiih the place—huge bull-frogs, as large as a man’s foot, with smaller specimens ofthe same genus, open a grand con- cert every nighi. Great, indolent herons, and olllef aquatic birds, sit round on the trees. Swarins of iuosquitoca and "send-ﬂies fill the air. At about suuiluwn and after, all the animal life is in motion. Every threat is musical. e creak- ing of bull-frogs, buzzing of insects, cooing of ionic doves, and the sounds from .i thousand musical lnslrulnenls, pitched on as many different keys, make an assemblage of liarmony and discord that deﬁes descriplion.

The vegetation of the Swamp is inoreluxurianl than I have seen in any part of the ivorld. The tiinber is pine, oak, sweet-gum, black gum, holly, ihc beautiful tulipiiee, the tall cedar, the cypress, loaded down with its long fesloons of mess, the mislleiuc-lrongh in dark green bunches grown about on many dilfereiit trees, with dilferent kinds of iimher that no one could give me the name of. Immense cone-breaks are so thickly interwoven with vines, that one might as well attempt to walk through a wall as to foice his way through these.

A canal is made through the Swamp. and pan of the way ll goes through ilie lake, on its bank runs ihe Sme road. Snakes, |issrds,vscorpions. chsmeleons. and other reptiles abound in grea numbers. The captain of the steamboat Slat, said he was going up the iilsckwiuer one day, and he came along where three men were in a boat ﬁshing. To avoid the steamer, they wentup under the bank, and as they llll some bushes near the shore, three or four moccasin snakes fell down from the branches in the host.

EMIGRATION. it is probable enough that emigration from the United Kingdom may he diminish- ed in consequence of the demand for able- bodied men for various purposes connected with the war; but a much larger proportion than forinerly of those destined for Ameri- ca, cspeciully from Ireland, will prefer the St. Lawrence route. The causes of this expectation are the Know—Nothing move- ments in the United States, and the strin- ent regulations enforced at New York and other parts, together with the heavy capita- tion-tnx. in fact, very awful accounts concerning the ill-treatment and destitute condition of lrisli Emigrants in the States, and the dclermineds irit manifested against them have reached reluiid. Some of our readers may have seen a very vehement appeal to the Editor of the “Times, ” from an lrisli gentleman imploring that powerful journal to advise his deluded COlllIll'_)'llll'll to remain at home, and menti- oning the clilliculty and misery which thou- sands of their countrymen lied to undergo in the great repuplic. But the rate of in- crease of emigrants from Germany to the North of Europe has been of late so rapid and great that it will, doubtlcssly this year much more than cover any dclalcation from other sources. “During the last three years (says the writer of the leadin article ofihe Montreal “Pilot,, ofthe l6l inst.,) we have traversed Germany and seen with our own eyes how the thoughts and affections of the German nations are turned towards America; we believe that emigration thence will go on increasin in a more ra id ratio than any one imagines . . . . ‘he route by the St. Lawrence is now known and a pi-eciated in Germany, and the leaders o the German emigration recommend it, and recommend Can a as a permanent place of settlement.” The number of emigrants who arrived at Quebec from continental Europe last year, was ‘II wards 0 8,000, being an increase of 1 .000 over the former year; whereas at New York Mr. Bellin ham states, there landed nearly 110, Germans. This

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