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HASZARD’S GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 3.

'I‘lut some few days nftrr I roe--ivt-tl tho nbove at |

Flor of War in France. One il 10 '_l'° '5“ ‘ll! iliaya 9... - ' at horses should be embarked in the train bkefuffi pembable isterear. "

r...i' . d fed on the journey. which, *9’ Pfttun ui .4, 3'°~--_ts- lies to the N w. |hOll:nq'tIlc.t:I’- But with regard to the "!l""- .'.‘..5., rg:§.,::.".a0Mtles _distant. and the it is found. the winhfastry trite“: .' - .- ' I It [frequently by expenses ablethst at s m_lsrsh.‘3‘e'"i-. "i, mt‘ Ls. ' to ry, suit 5 and that of arti lery. om om. ‘V .. to '5 0 I at ' f | " lIp°Ill|O‘l.'tl:l'l tiflong III K M: 'thh.a' importance o esfig . 0-» r -1 i- '°'°"°“ '° °"'Y °" 9"" , ni::t'ee. t noniimlatoat 8 in’ Iltcdsuring distanctgphies lfifilgzr I‘ ” ’ ~M',i'“.'h.d.b,-"nl3.nWd|:rJ¢dc'::

branch in znilitar education. meats, and certsyin mathematical rules, course, be learnt ; but without iliein dlstlllrhr.‘ be accurately reckoned by sound. The In I

gee issecn before the report is heard; mu "P

.'."|8bonIh second of that interval by three M " -.o»"?"i'1p

_ I lace of meeting for public

“lwr to-poets we are ‘suit. Ta. natives com- tlI¢_rteed a fun days ago to erect aliuttse on a "Dell islsndt about a mile distant from the main- land to which we may repair in case of sii.-knees _ hey have worked at it with great vigor, a

it is now nearly finished. It will be pleasant to hire such a retreat, to which we can at times repair and breathe the uncontaminated sea-breeze. attack of fever and agne was brought on _ ’ while atiperintcniling the 99003100 0“ printing oflice. My excellent asso- Mr. Inglis. who is something ofs medical

health. While writing this, a letter has just comets from him, in which he says, -‘ Perhaps you thinkl harp always on one string, that it is a kind of hobby of mine, but I cannot help again

1 -.'t '|Ibateet' | - . . i :.;g'uu“"d'T!&ml¢'35 :I._att. gives me iiiany an admonition till the score Li I. I" Th! church built g ‘Wt ‘Wu d too It ox-'53

gm] .3 5; arda, every beat of the pulse in b . E" for m . . PGPQIIIIIB. that I look upon it as one of our first by hyultdred and four yards, and youTlil¢e'~‘l'i: sly 7th_ inst. .'I‘l‘:‘g“ m". ':n'""''.:'' $1? on illklllel upon this island to attend with something .‘.,,, dl.[.n¢. of youygglf from the pun. H r _ tnmn. ,,,,.,..,_ No I”. um. dc" no t e a religious care to the_ laws of health. I do -uh. -ale cap” method; which iqsa n kn. ,,h_ ‘h "awe. of Mull h°:tt Le: not me_an that we eliould sit in idleness, or even good or distances under a hundred yart ‘I’; 4:“ . . . Fm‘! glhe pug.‘ murud h“ bu :ul:lh‘IllIlO,‘ but we shotild ‘beware of overusking ‘,,o,,,,d_ sup 0,, ,,.,,, ,0 mggau _ . _in estate lygemy, but in obedience to lClV:"::o8lI at any one time. or sxrouniz our.

, a tattoo of an inaccessible point, say on the °PP'" _ Ylhgééeutuy side ofthe river, draw your cap over !°'"'l J Pl! M till the peak just meets the point; tlI¢_fl '“ smoothly on your heels, keep your head Ill!-E . notice when the peak covers some other P°'!l_ which is accessible. You can then In0.llll|’d_l._ . 4 ground between yourself and that accessible pozfi e V by pacing. The distance will of cotirscbt , . same as that to the accessible point. Butthc, , or rather the most useful of all calculators. ll‘: eye itself; which, after repeated trials, W , re ister distances with rest accuracy. Th

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va us of mtisketry and arti l_ery in action dept sketch of the held for the use of the gensrtl is_'

given up this

- . .t -__ public declaration. that the ,g:°::ré::Ld'l|l&Il on the women with whorryi pm“. ‘hm mes, cgxge regularly II_arried to . M “wponom mm as their _WIIOI

e‘_lu the di.,,;,,, mm" "were the highest

charge—their ,3,‘ m Yiapai. ' arch. A - . ."i.~».r¢--e1'.‘r’5'.."ir'£2..°.‘.':.‘f' """" """'°“ f ’ "”°ll|'8 VIII attended by :,.,.”'::3 lhof _te oflcers of H . ions “‘ 00.In the harbor. In honor of the °°°|I . econiinander of thesteamer came on

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the commander on an oflicer’s Judgment in tliia respect-

executsd with the eye the pocket-compulill sborein th. ' 5 - - - --

hy pacing. An oflicer’ on service had better nu_mh°¢_ of ,'y",°":_":,‘,',',h'::'h'i:,';I‘ &:“'d::o":.:°d":b" without is watch than without a compass. It building inside and otit, and also planted as g 3: mother-wit is all in all. Wlieo Miirlborouglt WI! short distances along th. to.“ ‘high .,,,,,:“d'

sent on a mission to Charles the 'l‘we|lll|i _l|0 noticed a pair of compasses lying on the mil’: “ill the legs pointing toward St. l'0terIl>IH‘I.'- “ll

the ob ti. ‘rt. ti 3:31;“; I: an itnp.oeili’g t::'I.l|.OndI|I‘lll.V°Olfih‘;l: instantly concluded, that the Kinfl’s thoiishll on ‘I. uuutdmuh ‘M 9°‘ “"7

. I ale to occur. I did ' ' ° turned that way, which was the case. M3 I‘ C‘himmo. but left him I.:o‘lIIllT.:?I'.0W'lIuhI||ll:. Gen. Arthur Wellesley, coming to a river Ill thefleg dopgmngm, . his guides insisted was impassable, was rather I hang an ,,,.,.,,u" in

ussled, his rear being exposed to an overvrliclme triumph to the cause liig force of the enemy's cavalry; but, seelfll I arm ' few cottages on its banks, he took what the desperate resolution of making for the river, discovered a ford, and won the battle of Aulyp; and all from guessing, that men did notbtttld villages on opposite sides of a stream without some means of communication between them-

No soldier should be without useful hints in the case of wounded or sick men, when the doctor is not at hand. Fever, agus, and dyscnter .aie the diseases soldiers are most liable to. or fine there are several common vegetable substitutes, In the absence of quinine, the king of all: such as willow-bark, orange-leaf water, the root of the sweet-scented flag, oak-bark, genti:in——to vbtc add catechu and hitters in general for dysentery or disrrliaea, and holly-bark for ague. c as remedy on the list isa truly military one—nttnely, a charge of powder, swallowed in water, iq a prompt and safe emetic.

Popularly, a regiment is said to consist of a thousand men ; but, at present, the actual strength of an Infantry Regiment is a battalion of thirteen hundred and thirty-seven men oftillranka. One-third of this number, or four companies

(each company being composed of a captain, two subalterns, five sergeants, five corporsls, ninety- five privates), form the depot or reserve at home ; while the other eight amounting to eight httedred and ninety-five men, are the service companieeon duty abroad. A regiment of cavalry numbers two hundred and seventy-one horses, or three hundred and sixty-one horses in the tlragoons, and as man ' as seven hundred and three in the East Indies. What is called a division of an army is a force of from five to ten thousand men, in command ofa General, and made up of two or three Brigades of three or four Regiments, each, of Infantry, two or three gun-batteries of six pieces each, and a re- portioii of cavalry. ln reckoning their num r, it is customary to deduct ten per cent sick or dis- abled ; so that five regiments of, say, eighthundred each, would represent three thousand six hundred fighting men actually in the field. A division in line of battle is posted in two lines, one in rear of the other, with the cavalry behind, and a reserve of guns and one or two regiments behind these. to be kept fresh in case of need. Some idea of the extent of a line may be gathered from these numbers as regiment of eight hundred stretches two hundred and fifty yards; a division of three brigades, seven hundred and thirty-five yards, allowing for spaces between; and a regiment of cavalry, four hundred yards. The guns are at- ed in front, or at the flanks, at each end o the line; the right flank and wing at your right

as youfuce the enemy, the left flank at your left

question as of God on this '

Qtlcc in other respects. Illandsyomen were viewed and treated as brutes. Our obyect all along has been to elevate her to the POIIIIIOII to which God hae ass" tied to her. as mans equal and companion. he resent "‘“'Pl°i Oipeclally of our chiefs, will ave a favorable bearing ' um island at large.

and ldid not _ marriage was regarded) by us not only as a divine, but honorable institution, otherwise the gentlemen from H. M.S. would not have shown their respect for it by their presence. .

:I‘he meeting which had been previously ap- pointed for the opening of the church took on Sabbath the 9th inst. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Inglis were with us on the occasion.

_ _ the evening a missionaary prayer meeting in which several of the natives took a pert. Natives had couie from all parts of the island to attend the opening services. There were in the church upwards of 900 persons, and from to 400 outside who could not admittance. The whole occasion was on dccpintarest, and will long he remembered by many persons.

I have given full details of the reaetit state of the missionary work on this is and in letters which are now on their way to you. I am sure that you will unite with us in thanking God for the measure of his blessing which he has given to his own cause on Anciteum. A great moral revolution has taken place on the island through the instrnmentality of the gospel. Heathenism dissappears; while Christianity takes its place. We are now endeevoring to plant teachers and open schools on every part of the island, and the desire of the people for Christian instruction is very encouraging. We have our hands full, and ‘I may assure you, that we are contented and happy in our work

The church under my charge now niimbera about 40 members, exclusive of the two engaged ‘in missionary work on Fortune, and three who are labouring as teachers in Mr. Inglis’a district. The church ever which Mr. Inglis presides is of recent formation, and is still small, but e ex- pects a considerable addition to it in ‘a few weeks. a are at present engaged in taking a census of the Island. We find, that the population of ll||'Itl- Generally. the artillery have the honor to the Island is much larger than we had anticipated, begin the encounter, supported by the fire ofthe and that the heathen are still numerous. We Infantry. When the former have done sufleieet find, moreover, a great disproportion between the execution, the latter advance with the bayonet sexes, owing to the horrid practice of strangling, to complete the business; and when the enemy and that itifanticide has made sad havoc among is disorganized, or in flight, cavalry follow up the the children. But I will communicate all results blow and dart ofl' in ptirsuit. Artillerv are usually 30 V0" 5'' 50° “'9'- employed opposite artillery, cavalry npaingg “up Your last letter to me was received about nine ry, and so on, according to ' months ago, so that I am still ignorant of your only " devils dressed in red and white" who arrangements about a missionary or missionaries up—ss the gallant light division of infantry at th: for these islands; I only wish that he or they may Alma did—snd, contrary to all the rules ofrtt'e- be here in time to meet the “John Willillllli" tegy take a battery of artillery in the fgggolee which will visit the islands probably abotitoctober. sstonish oe. ’ If not, it is doubtful if any arrangements can be made for their permanent location before her re- turn frum England, which may be two or three

cars hence. But do not delay on this account.

' '7' A e , our men I entrsat ,"s I _

us act In t holy es embarked, with a seal and re a with its importance. I trust! at the exam is set by a few congregations in New South We as

“[0” l’! H- I of recent standing only, may not be lost on us, 3!‘l|'°!~ ll ' it'll“ rflllilei and that we may in a spirit of generous rivalr "'0'! )0" before t e communica endeavour to surpass them in their works of faith um’ ‘"7' and labours of love.

I have just received the joyful into

I must now repeat my a peal to the friends of arrived in

the cause for assistance tot a mission in the shape ofclothing for the natives. I have now a large number of teachers at work who look to me for clothing, and several of them are married man. I expect, also, soon to add to their number. They are valuable auxiliaries in the work, and limited as their attainments are, we could not get on well without them. The cause of education alga stif- fers for want of school materials. Anything in the shape of paper, pens, lead pencils, lnkstatids, inkpowders, drc., would be invaluable to us_ at the present time. We have from time totima been supplied with slates by the Samoan mir sion, but our wants are new so let a, that we must look elsewhere for help. erhepe the "IND. |l"“'7 "7 Board would order a few hundred to be senttb a is the co: 0535 ‘l'°‘ us through the Secretary of the London Missio- '°""‘ nary Society. The slates which they send to

."'.° their own tnlmion fbr native use are coarse, ru , “-0.3.” an tllt . and could not,I think, can 90s.

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“'3' I have recently had severe attacks of fever and

to believe is new-all her way to the islands. Th... h,¢;§,.,, gas the ‘I905 ofthe New South Wales Anal W "'0 on Missionary Society. During. last

Oil’. Isoctety was formed in that eelny, and ends to the amount of more than IN! pounds sterling raised for missionary pulp“ by a few

, sent is I |ie_attee. The spirit dis leyed by |% hfant ial Society is very crud’ ireltetlen. Ercmsn New South Wales

Society has chksnean; 3"‘ °P'l ieiesloearlas t any eaevee slisedisl oil I’ ,

“O I o tbebgiaup Itlaa

Kiln presenthour. e of mg for the liquidation o

f God has work for us here, islands will be open nooks at Quebec 29 shi -ms of corrirnuniestio dprovided, which we ;r_oin the December of

m 5000 to 6000 tons collectively. in any state

, or likel to be eedy for launch- comparatively

me be shred of ingot of the 'othes ion 1

much to damp or sun. I sin afraid that you have allowed the perspiration to he suddenly checked, or exposed ourself to some tnaltgn influence. There can be no doubt at your station especially, there is a good amount of malaria constantly afloat, and if the system is not In'e tit condition to resist it, with infalible cer- _lI|Ill_V.fBV¢l’I and ages will ensue. But I ave Where so much is to be temptation is often strong to stretch the cords of this frail tenement till some one of them gives way." These are common-sense observa- tions, but the messenger who brought the letter that contains tlierii, carries atiotherlrom Mrs. lflllll, who writes, that her huabatid has been:ex- P0lItI¢ himself to the sun, and barely escaped is severe fit of illness. It is easier to theorize on health here than to attend to its laws. Neverthe- GII. some degree of caution must be cxcercised by those who expect to do anything for the cause of Christ here, for vritliout health we are useless. ' ° ' ' " mtist now conclude, asking for the mission and ourselves an interest in your prayers. ,

I remain. my dear brother,

Very aincerelyjyours, &c..

nits Gnome.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

SALE OF SHIPS AT LIVERPOOL

We beg to hand you, as customary at this time, our annual statement of the past year-‘s business in the sale of ships at this port, iind though we may consider it its almost terminu- ting with September, there being but few trun- eeotions in the last quarter to report, we are enabled to in before you just such it result as predictedy—-the returns for the year just ended, showing on increase of 91,570 tons in excess of the previous year. In last Jnnniiry’s annual report we stated, nothing was likely to interfere with this result but the interruption ofour national peace, and which is here clearly proved. When in the month of May, war was proclaimed, though producing effect upon most other trades, it was found from the anticipated

lace lliglis largejrequirements of Government for the trans-

rt service, rather to give an increased stimu- us to shipping property than otherwise, which continued until the beginnin of October, when the unfortunate stoppage of It-. Oliver, with 9. fleet of 98 ships on hand, and which it was obvious must be thrown upon the market brou ht about it reaction, and consequently pore ysis that has seriously affected us to the The difficult ofspecdily urriing~

IY on cstiite of such magnitude in a. manner that is satisfactory to all the parties interested, has hitherto retarded the pa. ment of a. dividend, but it is understood that e 1 difliculties have at len th been removed. The sale by auction of 22 of It 1-. Oliver's slii s, amounting to 15,706 tons and realizing £96,1 5, being on average of £6 2s 6d per ten has been already effected, while many others are like] to be s cdily cold, so that there is every pros- pect o on early dividend.

From January to October our high quota- tetions of last year were fully maintained and in some instances exceeded, and for all that period,wc may quote first quality colonial ships to close seven years at .€l0to £12, those cltissing six years at £9 to £11, and spruce ships £8 to £10, small vessels suitable for the trade at £7 to £8 10s.

resent, there has been is full in prices equal to

s per ton on large aliips, and from 20s to 30s per ton u n the smaller craft. We have noticed with pleasure ti. decidedly improved feeling among ship-bu ere within the last fort- night, when more so as have been made then for the previous two months. number of Russian prizes have lately come upon the market, rind been sold in some i'nst.isn~ ces at very low prices.

regards our prospects for the year before us, we me state there are very few ships to come forward from the Colonies. The reaction that has taken place in our market, and the high rate of‘ wages now paid to shpwrights, together with considerable monetary depression ex crienoed in Canada, New Brunswick, &c., wi I prevent much building, and us our stocks are not excessive, and the losses of the past year greatly above average, we have reason to think the supply will come short of the usual demand and prices must consider-obl im before spring. '

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s, equal to 35 tons 854 there were but 4,

bu dla stations. _Not thstanding the very decided assurance given by the Government, t at a strict blockade of the ports of the Black Sen and the Sea of fwss to be enforced, we may name, that we have lately sold sever-e.l vessels for this trade, and as cargoes continue to arrive freely from these waters, we are led to believe, however nn'nst it me be to the

merchant and importer, th s

outlet for small vessels is not likely to be

c o . . The number ofnevv colonial vessels that have ooine into Liver l and been re istarcd is 123, equal to 128,99 tons, against 1 2,83,3'i'ti tons, In 1853; ehowin an increase in tonnage of 45,618 tons over t e previous ear, and mnkin the avenge measurement 0 each vessoll

one.

Iron ships are somewhat less in favour owing to the present dificnlty of adjusting the com- passes, and the recent severe disasters arising therefrom.

Mr. Ezra Miles, of Stoke Hammond, has invented a mode of extracting bullets, by the use of an air-pump and a flexible tube. By this means, one surgeon and assistant can accomplish the work which formerly used to

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require several.

.~..d—A new f°a‘“F° Orystal Pfllflce '" price of Ed’

. 'l‘iit: (?iii's1‘.\l- P'”" liiis lict-ii iiddt-d to the

- . . lie , . iew.-room I , . lllt» '-WP" M 3 I ‘ Pciihey each visit. ll“

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to the many attractions to the “ 3 uitmzn auras.

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Professor De lln'I._'”l'" "'"' ween}. APl"“"l"‘ “’.'l'° U Hum: Rtiiihmif ‘riot v Stains. furnishes some curt , statistics. ' ‘ " f the