Topographical Bureau, Washington.

To Lieut. Col. ARBERT,

Washington City, Feb. 5, 1833.

From the Christian Advocate and Journal.

ANECDOTES OF DR. RUSH.

It's too

On Preaching.-The Doctor once informed me that when he was a young man, he had been invited on some occasion to dine in company with Robert Morris, Esq. a man celebrated for the part he took in the American Revolution. It so happened that the company had waited some time for Mr. Morris, who on his appear. ance, apologized for detaining them, by saying that he had been engaged in reading a sermon of a clergyman who had just gone to England to receive orders. "Well, Mr. Morris," said the Doctor, "how did you like the sermon? I have heard it highly extolled." "Why, Doctor," said he, "I did not like it at all. smooth and tame for me.' "Mr. Morris," replied the Doctor, "what sort of a sermon do you like?" "I like sir," replied Mr. M. "that kind of preaching which drives a man into one corner of his pew, and makes him think the devil is after him." I heard him reprove his medical class once for restlessness, during one of his lectures, by saying: "Gentlemen, I fear I do not make you happy. The happy are always contented." This gentle rebuke pleased me so well that after the lecture, I thanked him for it, observing that when occasion should offer, I would try the effect of it on my congregation. "No," said the Doctor, "I hope you will not. It is no compliment to a minister of the Gospel to reprove his congregation for inattention. He should be able to keep their attention." Adding that "Dr. M's congregations were always attentive."

Dr. Rush was perhaps one of the most untiring students that ever lived. Two young physicians were conversing in his presence once, and one of them said, "When I finished my studies--" "When you fi. nished your studies!" said the Doctor abruptly, "Why you must be a happy man to have finished so young." I do not expect to finish mine while I live."

The writer once asked him how he had been able to collect such an immense amount of information and facts as his publications and lectures contained.

"I have been enabled to do it," replied he, "by economising my time as Mr. Wesley did. I have not spent an hour in amusements for the last thirty years." And, taking a small note book from his pocket, and showing it to me, he said, "I fill such a book as this once in a week with observations and thoughts which occur to me, and acts collected in the rooms of my patients, and these are preserved and used."

I once heard the doctor relate the following dream to show that the memory sometimes exerts itself more powerfully in our sleeping than our waking hours in calling up things that have been forgotten. A gentle man in Jersey, of large property had provided in his will, that his wife in connexion with a neighbor, should settle his estate. After his death, in fulfilling the intentions of his will, a certain important paper was mis sing, Repeated and diligent search was made for it, but in vain. The widow at length dreamed that the said paper was in the bottom of a barrel in the garret, covered with a number of books. The dream made so strong an impression on her mind that she was in duced to make an examination; and there to her astonisement she found the paper." The Doctor's explanation was, that no supernatural agency had been employed,

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New Orleans,

8112

2397

9130

Mobile,

205

429

1367

Florida,

18

Georgia,

6615

3989

4643

South Carolina,

3633

1543

4517

North Carolina,

595

655

1599

Virginia,

3468

1004

3026

Baltimore,

161

New York,

1585

469

817

Pittsburg,

50

Total,
Foreign,
Other Ports,

From the Commercial Herald.

30th, 1833, compared with the four preceding years. Import of Cotton at this Port, from October 1, 1832, to September IMPORT OF COTTON.

|1832-33. |1831-32.|1830-31. |1829-30.[1828-29.

Organized by electing Joseph R. Ingersoll, Esq. President, who after taking the chair, delivered a neat and appropriate address, expressive of his thanks for the honor conferred, &c. After which the members took the oath of qualification.

Joseph G. Clarkson was elected Clerk, and Lydia R Bailey, Printer.

The rules of intercourse adopted by the late Councils, were revived for the present Council, and Com

mon Council concurred in the motion.

Communications were received from Richard Price, and William M. Meredith, tendering their resignations as trustees of the Girard College.

A joint committee was appointed to report on the

The following named gentlemen were appointed a committee to take charge of the Girard lands in Pennsylvania out of Philadelphia county-from the Select Council, Messrs. Groves, Lippincott, and Neff; from the Common Council, Messrs. Toland, Gilder, and Huston. Several other committees were appointed in the Common Council, which will be published when completed by the Select Council.

Councils adjourned until to-morrow morning at 12 o'clock, to elect a Mayor, and two Commissioners of the Girard College, in the place of Messrs Price, and Meredith.

RECEPTION OF GENERAL WASHINGTON, 1789. Upon looking over a file of the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser, for April 1789, we met with the following articles relating to the reception of General Washington in this city, who was then on his way to New York, to take upon himself the office of President of the United States. As a reminiscence of old times, and an expression of the sentiments and feelings of the public towards that great man, as well as exhibiting the style in which such honors were then paid-it will we have no doubt prove interesting to our readers, and revive in many of them recollections of scenes in which probably they participated.

"My dear Nephew,

caught the eye, and filled the spectator's soul with admiration and delight.

"But who can describe the heartfelt gratulations of more than twenty thousand free citizens, who lined every fence, field and avenue between the bridge and blooming virgin, and the ruddy youth, were all emulous the city. The aged sire, the venerable matron, the in their plaudits-nay, the lisping infant did not withhold its innocent smile of praise and approbation. covered (and they felt what they discovered) the most "In short, all classes and descriptions of citizens disundisguised attachment and unbounded zeal for their dear Chief, and I may add, under God, the Saviour of their country. Not all the pomp of majesty, not even dour and magnificence, could equal this interesting Imperial dignity itself, surrounded with its usual splen

scene.

"On approaching near the city, our illustrious Chief Extract of a letter from a gentleman in this city to his was highly gratified with a further military display of friend in the country, dated the 22d inst. infantry, commanded by Capt. James Rees, and artiliery, commanded by Capt. Jeremiah Fisher, two active and able officers; and here I must not omit to give due praise to that worthy veteran Major Fullerton, for his zeal, activity, and good conduct on this occasion. of freemen, whose hearts burned with patriotic fire, "These corps joined in the procession, and thousands

"I know you are anxious to hear the particulars of our late procession on the arrival of the President Gen eral. Being myself one of the Dramatis persona, 1 shall give you a short detail of it, as well as my memory will

serve.

"On the 19th instant, His Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esq. President of the State, the Honorable Richard Peters, Esq. Speaker of our Legislature, and the old city troop of horse, commanded by Captain Miles, proceeded as far as the line between this state and that of Delaware, under the pleasing expectation of meeting our beloved WASHINGTON, President General of the United States; we were, however disappointed, as he did not arrive at the line till early the next morning, when we were joined by another troop from the city, commanded by Captain Bingham. After paying him the tribute of military honor due to his rank and exalted character, by proper salutes and otherwise, we escorted him into Chester, where we breakfasted, and rested perhaps a couple of hours.

"This great and worthy man finding he could not possibly elude the parade which necessarily must attend manifestations of joy and affection, when displayed by a grateful people, to their patriot benefactor, ordered his carriages into the rear of the whole line, and mounted an elegant horse, accompanied by the venerable patriot Charles Thompson, Esq. and his former aid decamp, the celebrated Col. Humphries; both of whom were also on horseback.

"On our way to the city, we were joined by detach ments from the Chester and Philadelphia troops of horse, commanded by Captains McDowell and Thompson, and also by a number of respectable citizens, at whose head was the worthy citizen and soldier, his Excellency Arthur St. Clair, Esq. Governor of the western territory. Thus we proceeded to Mr. Gray's bridge, on Schuylkill; observing the strictest order and regularity during the march. But here, my nephew, such a scene presented itself, as even the pencil of a Raphael could not delineate.

"The bridge was highly decorated with laurel and other evergreens, by Mr. Gray himself, the ingenious Mr. Peale, and others, and in such a style,as to display uncommon taste in these gentlemen. At each end there were erected magnificent arches, composed of Laurel, emblematical of the ancient triumphal arches used by the Romans, and on each side of the bridge a laurel shrubbery, which seemed to challenge even Nature herself for simplicity, ease and elegance. And as our beloved WASHINGTON passed the bridge, a lad,beautifully ornamented with sprigs of laurel, assisted by certain machinery, let drop, above the Hero's head, unper ceived by him, a civic crown of laurel. There was also a very elegant display of variegated flags on each side the bridge, as well as other places, which alternately

also fell into the ranks almost every square we march. ed, until the column swelled beyond credibility itself; and having conducted the man of our hearts to the City-Tavern, he was introduced to a very grand and plentiful banquet, which was prepared for him by the citizens. The pleasures and festivity of the day being over, they were succeeded by a handsome display of fire-works in the evening. Thus I have given you a faint idea of this glorious procession, and of the universal joy which inspired every heart upon this interesting, this important occasion.

"I am, Dear Nephew, &c." The decorations of the Lower Ferry, &c on Monday last, by Messrs. Gray, in honour of the arrival of the illustrious President-General, gave the highest satisfaction to all the spectators.

On the top of the new house was elevated a large flag, which, by a pre-concerted signal, gave notice to the troops on the Commons of the arrival of his Excellency.

At the south-west corner of the bridge was placed a white flag--device a rising sun, more than half above the horizon-motto, "The rising empire." At the north-west corner, opposite the above flag, was one with the inscription "The new æra. On the hill at the south-west corner was an elegant blue flag. Along the north side of the bridge were ranged eleven flags, inscribed with the names of the eleven members of the new confederacy-New-Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, South-Carolina and Georgia. The American flag was hoisted in the centre of the bridge, at the south side. At the south-east corner was erected, upon a very high pole, the cap of liberty, decorated with eleven stars and stripes; und erneath, blue flag-device, a rattlesnake-motto, "Don't tread on me. At the north-east corner, a white flag displayed emblems of trade and commerce, with the "motto, "May commerce flourish."

The ferry-boat was moored about the centre of the river, near the bridge, and had two jacks flying-the ferry-barge was at fifty yards distance, with a jack flying, which displayed the American stars. The bridge was neatly lined at each side with laurel, intermixed with cedar bushes. At each end of it was a triumphal arch, entwined with laurel; and a laurel wreath was suspended from the centre of the western arch, which was lowered by a child, clad in white, on the adjacent hill, at the approach of his Excellency.

When we consider the shortness of the time in which these arrangements were made-the elegance of their

appearance and the expence to which Messrs. Gray disinterestedly went on the occasion, no man can re frain from bestowing on them that tribute of applause which they have so well deserved.

PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 24.

The entertainment given by the citizens of Philadelphia to his Excellency the President of the United States, on Monday last, was extremely elegant, and conducted with great propriety and decorum. All the clergy and respectable strangers in the city were invited to it. A band of music played during the whole

time of the dinner.

The conduct of his Excellency upon this occasion, as usual, captivated every heart.

Tnesday morning, at ten o'clock, the city troops of light horse paraded, in order to accompany him to Trenton; but his Excellency being obliged, on account of the rain, to ride in his carriage, insisted upon declining the honour they intended him; "for he could not," he said, "think of travelling under cover, while they were exposed to the rain on horseback."

liminary enquiry is, whether the character of the river is such as to admit of steamboat navigation? And on this point we believe there is more information in the Report of the Maryland Commissioners, namely Messrs. Bland, Winchester and Patterson, made in 1823, than any where else.

The Commissioners set out in June, 1823, to N. York, Albany, &c. to Oswego, on the Susquehanna, where they procured an open, flat bottomed boat, in which they descended the r ver to Harrisburg. We make the following extracts.-Harrisburg Chronicle.

We descended this principal branch, from Owego in New York to Harrisburg in Pennsylvania, in the month of June last; when the stream was perfectly pellucid, and its bottom almost every where distinctly visible. From Owego to Nanticoke falls, eight miles below Wil kesbarre, there is no dashing on its surface or ripple, its waters glide smoothly along, often quite sluggishly, and sometimes with a rapidly accelerated motion over a gravelly, stony or rocky bottom; but no where tumbling like a torrent. Nanticoke falls is a single straight sluice, into which the whole stream is collected, and shoots down about five feet in a distance of little less How different is power when derived from its only than four hundred yards. This fall is never considered just source, viz. THE PEOPLE, from that which is de- dangerous. The Nescopeck or Berwick falls, about rived from conquest, or hereditary succession! The twenty miles lower down, are similar in their general first magistrate of the nations of Europe assume the outline; the sluice here descends a fall of about six feet titles of Gods; and treat their subjects like an inferior in a distance of not quite three hundred yards. The race of animals. Our beloved Magistrate delights to difficulty of going up these falls is greatest in low water shew upon all occasions, that he is a man-and instead which lessens in proportion to the rising of the river, of assuming the pomp of master, acts as if he consider-and in high water they are ascended with ease. M'Kee's ed himself the father-the friend-and the servant of the People.

PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 22.

half falls, nineteen miles below Northumberland, makes a short rapid; the original difficulties in which having been principally removed, it is now considered easy and safe. Nine miles below M'Kee's begin those ripples called Barger's Berry's and Gurty's notch, which conYesterday morning at ten o'clock his Excellency the tinue for nine miles. These ripples are formed by President of the United States left this city, on his solid reefs of rock extending quite across the river; but journey to New York. His Excellency was accompa- with moderate caution, there is no difficulty or danger nied by Charles Thomson, Esq., and Colonel Hum-in passing them, either up or down. Seven miles far phreys, formerly aid-de-camp to his Excellency. Previous to his Excellency's departure the following Addresses were presented.

[See next No. of the Register]

The following toasts were drank on Monday last, at the Entertainment given at the City Tavern to his Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq.

1. The United States.

2. The Federal Constitution.

3. The Senate and Representatives of the United States.

4. His Most Christian Majesty, our great and good Ally.

5. His Catholic Majesty.
6. The United Netherlands.
7. The State of Virginia.

8. The Vice-President of the United States.
9. The State of Pennsylvania.

10. The immortal memory of those Heroes, who fell in defence of the liberties of America.

11. The members of the late General Convention. 12. The Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures of the United States.

13. May those who have opposed the New Constitution be converts, by the experience of its happy effects.

14. Government without oppression, and liberty without licentiousness.

ther down, Fuster's falls commence; and six miles lower are Hunter's falls; but neither of them present any thing like a broken pitch of water. The stream is, however, much accelerated, and the channel which passes among large masses of rock, that lift their heads above the stream; or approach near to the surface, is crooked, and has not as yet been cleared out in so direct a line as it should be, so as to present a straight, fair sluice for the descent of arks and boats. But the few losses which happen here arise not so much from the great difficulty of the passage, as from careless or unskilful pilotage. The descent of the few ripples from Hunter's falls to Conewago are calculated to give additional speed to the waters; but their passage is in either way, attended with no danger or difficulty. Such is the nature of the navigation of the principal branch of the Susquehanna from Otsego lake to Conewago.

From every information we have been able to obtain, the navigatian of the Tioga branch from Bath, and of the western branch, for a distance of one hundred and sixty miles above Northumberland, is equally good and very similar in its general character. The Juniata, from Frankstown, on the north branch, and from Bedford on the Raystown branch, is reported to be much better, and less broken by falls and ripples.

The costs and charges of navigating an ark of fortytons burthen, which is the average tonnage of those ves sels, from Owego to Conewago, a distance of two hun dred and fifty miles, is about fifty dollars, and somewhat proportionally more or less, from any point higher up or lower down the river. But from Conewago or Co

STEAM BOAT NAVIGATION OF THE SUSQUE-lumbia, a distance, at farthest, of not more than sixty

HANNA.

or seventy miles, by the river channel, to tide, the expence of navigating a similar ark down the torrent, (and This is a subject to which a good deal of pains has with a burthen of more than fifty tons, no one will venlately been taken to direct public attention, and we are ture to descend,) is, from fifty to seventy dollars. willing to throw in our mite to its elucidation. The pre-Thus constituting more than one half of the whole ex

The

pense of navigating the river from any of its highest Maryland, and Virginia, and even farther south. points; independent of the insurance, which to Cone-day of enterprize and discovery is at hand, and as the wago is nothing, or not more than one half per cent, Chesapeake and Ohio canal penetrates the western but which from Conewago to tide is worth from seven, hills, new and exhaustless mines of wealth will be to ten per cent on the value of the cargo; but on the brought to light, and rendered tributary to its revenue proposed canal, from Conewago to Baltimore, the and the public prosperity, in a degree scarcely now to whole expense of transportation through, would not be estimated. These, without such an improvement, exceed half that amount. The proposed canal, then, would have slumbered for ages yet in the bosom of the would be the means of saving in the descending navi- earth; or, if discovered, inaccessible by any means that gation, one fourth in the expense of transportation could bring them to market and render them applicable from the most remote point, and all the premiums for to the various uses for which they are peculiarly design. ed.-Williamsport (Md.) Banner.

insurance.

From the Warren (O.) News Letter, Oct. 8.
CANAL MEETING.

The Conewago falls being a straight, and comparatively easy sluice of nineteen feet descent, in a distance of about one quarter of a mile, the descending arks usually shoot down it without any additional preparation, and proceed on to Columbia, where they always On the evening of the 1st October, instant, a very restop to take in a pilot, and prepare for the further descent; and when prepared, they always leave Columbia spectable number of the citizens of this county met at in the morning, and in five or six hours after having the court house, in this village, in pursuance to a notice been committed to the mad torrent they are either of that day, published in the News Letter. dashed to pieces against the rocks. or safely moored, at General Simon Perkins, on motion of Elisha Whittlea computated distance, along the sinuosities of the chan-sey, Esq was appointed chairman-David Tod, Secrenel, of sixty miles below on the placid tide. Many pro- tary. The notice above alluded to was read; Judge jects and contrivances have been suggested for clearing Pease addressed the meeting on the subject for which the rugged bed of this monstrous rapid, and of con- it had been convened; followed by Judge King, one of trolling and regulating the fury of its speed; but, as yet, the commissioners named in the charter, who gave an although immense sums have been expended, the com- exposition of what the commissioners had done, under parative little chippings and notchings in the huge their appointment. masses of rock over which it foams. whirls, and rushes along, have scarcely in any sensible degree mitigated or diminished the perils of the descending navigation. But as to ascending, the roused up, mighty river, as it pours a long, charged with the drainage of its millions of acres, resistless, roaring, dreadful, tumbling down through rocks abrupt, seems to hold in scorn all human efforts and contrivances to ride on its bosom, and run counter to its thundering course.

On request of R. P. Scalding, Esq. the Secretary read a portion of a letter from Gen. M'Coy, of Pennsylvania, to one of the Commissioners, in which he observes, "that from personal observation, as well as from surveys and reports submitted by Mr. Sloan, he does not entertain a single doubt as to the feasibility of connecting the Beaver division with the Ohio canal, at Akron."

The following resolutions, offered by J. Crowell, Esq. were severally read and adopted:

Resolved, That a committee of three individuals be appointed to frame and report resolutions relative to the object of this meeting for the consideration of the same.

Resolved, That the said committee be appointed by the chairman of this meeting.

It is said, however, that a loaded boat has been forced up from the tide, all the way to the Connewago falls; but the description of the manner and the season in which it was done are sufficient to satisfy any one that the ascent of these falls may be pronounced altogether, and physically impracticable for all commercial purposes whatever. The boat is said to have set out in the Whereupon, Calvin Pease, Elisha Whittlesey, and summer season, when the waters were clear, and the Leicester King, Esqrs. were appointed from the chair; stream low; to have on board only about eight or ten who withdrew for a short time. During their absence, tons; to have been very strongly manned; to have the meeting was severally addressed by George Tod, been forced along in some places by poles alone, and Eli Baldwin, Eben Newton, and Wm. L. Knight, Esq. in others warped up, by sending out a strong rope ahead on the importance of the contemplated enterprize, to which was fastened to a rock in the water, up to which the cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburg, the inhabitants of the boat was hauled, and then another rope again sent the Mahoning valley, and the people to the west and ahead and made fast, up to which she was, in like man-northwest generally. ner hauled, and so on.

ATHRACITE COAL.

The discovery of anthracite coal in Berkley county, Va was made a few weeks ago by Mr. Purcell, Engineer of this place. He brought to this town with him on his return a large quantity of the discovered mineral, for samples, some of which we have seen. The coal seems to be of a superior quality, and the mine from which it was taken represented as one of the richest ever observed. It is situated about sixteen miles from the Potomac river, near the line of Berkley and Morgan counties, and in the valley of a creek affording an excellent site for a rail road to convey its treasures to the canal. The region in which this discovery has been made corresponds with the anthracite region in Pennsylvania; and is on a line with Licking creek in this county. It is said that no coal has been found south of that line or range of hills in that state, and the inference is, that neither is it to be discovered south or east of it in this state or Virginia. Its discovery in one place in this neighbor. hood leads to the belief that it extends in strata from the coal mines in Pennsylvania throughout that state,

E. Whittlesey, Esq. in behalf of the last named committee, made the following report, which was promptly and unanimously agreed to:

Resolved, It is expedient to appoint delegates from this county, to meet such delegates as may be appointed by the counties in Pennsylvania and Ohio, interested in the construction of a canal, to intersect the canalin Pennsylvania.

Resolved, That the Convention meet at Warren, on the second Wednesday of November next.

Resolved, That the counties in Pennsylvania and Ohio, interested in the contemplated canal, be requested to appoint delegates to attend said Convention.

Resolved, That Calvin Pease, Simon Perkins, Leicester King, Eli Baldwin, Wm. Rayen, Zalmon Fitch, Tracy Bronson. Ambrose Hart, J. P. Kirtland, and Da vid Tod, Esqrs be the delegates from this county.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the papers of this village, with a request that editors of papers published in places interested in the contemplated canal give the same an insertion in their respective papers.

E. Whittlesey, Esq. followed by Mr. William Bell, from Pittsburg, who happened to be present, addressed