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| SCHWITZ, September 23. Onr government has neft yet decided npon the projects which have been submit- ted for operting a canal, to empty into the Lake Zug or Like Sauwertz. the waters stopped by the falling of the mountain. The engineers of "Zurich and Bern have returned home. The official report which has been published of the awful disaster of the second of September, could not in the first moments of terror, be so minutely de- railed as we could have wished. The fol- lowing relation from an eye-witness may be depended on.. u The canton of Schwitu and the district of the same name, is situated between lake Sauwertz and the village of Arth- between the two mountains oi ivigi and Rossburg, a charming and fertile valley, a league in breadth and two in length, and where arc also situated the three villages of Sauwertz, Russingen, and Goklau, and the little hamlet of, Rosthen. The spirit of domes- tic economy and industry possessed by the inhabitants, connected with a peaceable and moral character, had made it a flourish- ing place. The houses & other buildings for the most part were well constructed & kept Sngood repair. The orchards were filled with line iruit trees of all kinds, liaising cattle, and making butter and cheese was the prin- cipal occupation, ot the inhabitants. They distinguished themselves from (he other vil- lagers by the neatness of their dress and their houses, and lived Content and happy. To the north of this vailey rose majestical- ly, the highest part of the mountain called Spitzenbuil. Its sides, from the base half way up, were covered in the most romantic manner, with meadows, pastures orchards, houses and dispersed pasties. Further to- wards the summit were their summer mea- and beautiful forests, and above all a Grand Alp. The heart (or entrails of the mountain) was composed in greater part of calcined and (charbonue de pievre) burnt stones. At a considerable distance up the mountain the young men in « atching their flocks had discovered, along time since, a cavern, the entrance of which was very narrow, but which grew insensibly wide as one advanced, in the form of a road hewn in the rock, and under which * as a lake, the extent of which was not known, on account of the darkness 1 f the place. Its h had never been found, notwithstand- ing the length of the cords used for the pur- pose. In going up the mountain far above this cavern, several holes were seen, in which stones, when thrown in, rolled as long as they could be heard. "Such were the situation of that beauti- ful valley. & the environs of the mountain, he 2d of September, 180b',, after an ex- 7 rain ot two whole days, particu- ¦:, the inhabitants of the 1......Me.'.u heard in the morning and dune .y, at particular intervals, a sineuL r noise, which the simple and eredu! d to some my«te- I 1 e. At. 4 in the af- t mto 11 > rolled halfway l the declivity of the mountain, with greal ..incise. As those move- ments are common in mountainous coun- tries re-! oiiv paid any attention to it. One li mi aft 1 r, the dreadful fail of the mountain At first, the suirimit tahce, when it. eaplod- ..e a mine with a most tremendous with smoke, v^ipor and ol !:,,¦ w hich shot into the air hi ions with the rapidity of ' inevery direction over tli t .superb valley. It then tqoJc a course ui> tli'd opposite mountain, after having, in. the twinkling of an eye buried this beauti- ful val ' and all its inhabitants. At the mo- ment of the unforeseen catastrophe, all the , re, water, and earth, were in a Tiie spectato very fearful they should be sivall ortex, which spreadaround chaos, des- truction and death. The greatest mass pass- ed over Russingcn and the environs of Gol- dau, fery thing in its 1 The cyeoi'tie spectator can now behold but 01 - frightful picture of destruction & rein. All that beautiful and fertile country, where orig since were seen two hundred vi 1 . is now buried under a high mountain, y formed, and which will remain thou.. terile and uncultivated. A s precipitated towards Sau- wertz and the lake, which is a league in length. It is here where the greatest part of Sauwertz and Russingeu are entirely bu- ried. The force of the mass of earth, like; a torrent, swept buildings, trees and every thing in its course. For a finishing stroke to this horrid scene of desolation, another great mass of earth, according to some, tell he lake of Sauwertz, and according to others (which is most probable) rose from the bottom of the lake, drove the water in an unheard of manuei, and with great impe- tuosity over its banks, and spared no man- ner of thing around the lake. The water rose with a frightful roaring, to about one hundri d feet ] 11 pelidicuter, and in returning tore up rocks and trees, which it drew along with it into the lake. The beautiful plain, with all the bouses that covered it, has been swallowed up and annihilated by the current of trie enormous mass of water, so that scarcely the least vestige of the place where i! existed, can be perceived. At the upper end of the lake, the little village of Seweu was exposed to the greatest danger Two houses a at .1 stable have been carried away —several others much damaged and render- ed uninhabitable. The earth has filled the lake in such a manner, that people go 0,1 foot now, where before'they went in boats. The wreck of houses, trees, beams, plank, t.irniture, &C. cover ten feet in thickness ihe surface, which now resembles a marsh. The rubbish has obstructed the outlets of rurrents between the mountains, and as their waters cannot escape, they have over- flowed thefalleD earth, formed Lakes & spread their waters to a great distance." DUBLIN, October 12. We very much regret to state, that letters from the counties of Mayo, Sligo and Lei- trim, describe that district to be in a very alarming situation. Under what influences or by what practices they may have been excited, we have not at present the of investigation; but our public duty ob- liges us to say, that disturbances of a very serious nature, and likely, if unchecked, to produce dreadful consequences to the whole island, have, lor some time past, prevailed in that part of Ireland. The present pie- text is oppression in the collection of tythes —in consequence of which large multitudes of the. peasantry have been accustomed to assemble together by night, under the name of " Thresher:," burning and destroying those haggards and barns in which any tythe corn may have happened to be depo- sited. These tumults, which the 4*vil pow- er was found totally inadequate to restrain, have now increased in frequency and extent to such a degree as to have succeeded in driving the Protestant Clergy and a great number of the Protestant inhabitants from their homes, so as to place the whole coun- try at the mercy of the insurgents. Re- monstrances upon this afflicting subject have been presented by the magistrates of those counties to government ; but, we are sorry to say, hitherto without any obvious effect, our rulers expecting that mildness and con- ciliation will restore tranquility more effec- tually thatl any interposition of power; but we fear this sentiment, honorable as it may be to their feelings, has already operated too long, and that unless very speedy measures be adopted, they will find more difficulty in re-establishing order, than these who are not acquainted with local circumstance could be induced to believe. LONDON, October 22. Having received various accounts of the nature and extent of the recent disturbances m the north west of Ireland, we have taken pains to ascertain the real case. A letter, dated Leitrim, October 12, furnishes the following particulars: *• You may rely on the following infor- mation, with respect to the insurgents, called Threshers, who leave unfortunately extended themselves into this county, as authentic. They first began to shew themselves in the county of Mayo, where they issued a sort of proclamation, ox manifesto, signed," Cap- tain Thresher," and dated from the " Unit- ed Orange and Green Lodge, Castlebar." Their proposed object is to prevent the ex- action of the Catholic Clergy, and also to deter the clergy of the established church from leasing their tythes to proctors, or, in any way. employing them in the collection of them. The tenor of their manifesto, and their conduct hitherto, have been in strict conformity with this object ; they are themselves a mixed multitude, of almost every sect of religion, amongst whom are to be found, we understand, even many of the yeomanry, they assemble only at night, and wear a shirt over their clothes, and a wh to band over their hats, that they may distin- guish each other in the dark ; their range is directed against the tythe proctors ( whom, a wretched man with a large family, fell a victim to their fury in the county of Sligo) and whose persons and property etpally feel the effects of their blind rage, Wherever they fall ilito their power. I have not heard that they compel any one to join them who does not wish it, but wherever they c we, they swear the landholders, 1st. To pay the Protestant Clergyman his just due. ad. That they will not pay the priest more than he has been hitherto accustomed to receive. 3d. That they will not take their tythes from, a proctor. 4th,- and lastly, That if they have made any agreement with the proctor, they will immediately surrender it, and enter into a new one with the minister of the parish himself. These disturbances, I am happy to say, ho ever, are likely to be of short continu- ance. They extend at present to the coun- ties of Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim, and parti- ally prevail in Cavan and Longiord. About six hundred of them assembled at Swanlin- bar, a few days ago ; and on Friday last, they advanced as tar as Balliconnel, though the sessions were th^n holden in the town. The magistrates and gentlemen are exerting themselves with becoming activity. In Sligo, they have entered into a subscription for the family of the murdered proctor, and have offered large rewards for the discovery and conviction of those, infatuated wretches, and a meeting of the magistrates and gen- tlemen of Cavan, will take place oil Satur- day next, tor a similar purpose. GREENSBURG, (Penn.) Dec. 26. A gentleman who passed through this place on Wednesday last, on his way to the city of Washington informs, that he left Frankfort (Kentucky) on the 10th inst. ; that the grand jury of the district court of Kentucky, found no bill against colonel Burr; and that he was accordingly discharg- ed from further attendance 011 said court. That general Adair, late a United States senator from that state, summoned as a witness on the part of the United States, proved the following facts : That while at the city, of Washington he had personal knowledge that a correspond- ence had passed between Mr. Burr and the president, relative to a military equipment to act against the Spanish possessions ; that colonel Burr had offered to the president, that if he would furnish him with a million and a half of dollars, he would undertake the conquest of the Flondas and the Spanish possessions in Louisiana—that the president declined the offer for the present, preferring negociation, being desirious of waiting the event before any decisive steps should be taken ; that Burr's preparations were made under the sanation of government, so as to be ready to »ct in the event of a failure of the m-'r/oeiation. It was also proved to the grand jury that Mr. Buric ha ' 1 sessed of a Spanish grant of k-..id in Loui- siana, nia.'i to a baro 1 tie Ba ! on, said to consist of 30 miles square. That his inten- tion was now to make a settlement of 1 hese lands. That the conditions on which lis proposed to make the settlement were as follow :—He had caused it to be laid off in small tracts of from 3 to 500 acres. To every settler he was to give 100 acres in fee, and .10 dollars in cash, provided he 1 cabbin, and cleared a road to the adj lining tract ; and in case of a rupture with Spain, would serve as a volunteer, in the army of the United States, under colo- nel Burr, for the invasion of the Flondas, and tiie Spanish part of Louisiana. Upon this evidence (which it is said will be published) col. Burr was acquitted by the grand jury. The president's proclamation had not then arrived in Kentucky. A ball, in honor of Mr, Cur, was given at i" fort, at which the governor of Kentucky acted as a manager. At Chilicothe, our informant first saw the president's proclamation, and was there informed by judge Sims, that irfstnu had been forwarded to the governors of the states of Ohio and Kentucky by the presi- dent of the Uuited States to arrest col. Burr, Comfort Tyler, and Mr. Blannerhussi.it, and some others—that in consequence of orders from the governor of Ohio, a party of armed men had seized six of col. Bun's boats below Marietta, full of man ; that four others had escaped. It was also stated to us, that the enquiry into the. conduct of judge Sebastian, relative to the Spanish association, bad deeply im- plicated the character of general Wilkinson. That colonel Buckner, a member ot the senate of Kentucky, deposed, that, in I791, Dr. Fuller, shewed him and Se an, a letter from general Wilkinson ac- quainting (he Doctor that he (gen. Wil- kinson) was in the service of Spain, re- questing his endeavours to withdraw the affections of the people of Kentucky from the Union and in favour of Spain, assuring him that a separation to that effect would soon take place, and if it did, he (Dr. Ful- iiould be appointed surgeon genera' of the western country ; that Wilkinson had presented a memorial to the Kentucky-con- vention, consisting of 22 sheets, to'that ef- fect. Indirect information was also obtain- ed that Wilkinson held at that time a com- mission under the Spanish government. Our informant adds, that he learned at Chilicothe that the president had sent or- ders to governor Claiborne, to have Wilkin- son arrested and sent to Washington city. Deeming these reports interesting to our readers, we have simply narrated them as we received them. A few days wiil proba- bly ascertain their accuracy. NEW-ORLEANS, Nov. 25. On Wednesday last, major Moses Porter arrived in this city, with upwards of forty artificers, from the garrison of Natchitoches, who are at present engaged in fortifying and repairing the forts and breast-works for the reception of the troops ; 800 of which are expected here in the course of the present week. Lieut. Rony, who left this place a short time since, with two companies of infantry, returned with them here on Friday evening last. They lay only five days at the fort of Natchitoches, when they received orders to return. November 28. On Tuesday evening last, generrl James Wilkinson and suite, arrived in this city— on the morning following, his arrival was announced by a lederal salute—and during the course ot the day, his excellency the governor, the officers, civil and military, and many respectable citizens, watted on the general, to congratulate him on his ar- rival. WASHINGTON CITY, January 7. A letter received by a gentleman in this city, from New-Orleans, dated November 21, states, that a Spanish officer, just arrived from Baton Rouge, gave information that an official account had been received there of the arrival of Don Joseph de Salcedo, captain general of Mexico, on the frontiers, at the head of 8000 men. This intelligence is of so dissimilar a complexion from that recently received from that quarter, that we cannot attach nmoh credit to it. Extract of a letter 4o a member of congress, doted Nasbudle, December 17, 1806. " Colonel Burr has just arrived in this place from Kentucky. His agents are en- deavoring to obtain Spanish or British gold for post notes. They are also endeavoring to purchase up pork, &c. Some boats are built and others on the stocks for him. All is surmise with, respect to his object and destination." Another of ihe same date. " The principal occurrence which seems to agitats the public mind at this moment is, that col. Burr is here making preparation to descend the river immediately. It is stated by some, that his flotilla on the Ohio is gieat, and that a vast number of men are about to descend with him. Conjectures are various with regard to his object." The following is an extract of a letter re- ceived from a gentleman of the highest respectability raiding in west Tcnnesee— It -will tend to shc-w the impression made in that quarter by the conspiracy attributed to colonel Burr. The Utter is dated Betl- •vieiv, December 18. ' Much sensibility has been produced bete, on the subject, of a Spanish war. Ge- neral orders have been issued for the militia to be held in readiness, to march at a short notice. On this occasion our people have discovered a spirit worthy of freemen. I that on great ern.crgprc'ei the A svotrtd imitate the same spi- rit -which stimulated their fathers in seven- ty-six. .; There has been a considerable rumor , us, on the subject of a conspiracy being meditated against the government, hy some ot" the western people and others —but to me the whole is in conclave -for bend no danger from it, in- asmuch as 1 do think that the people of this country are too well disposed towards the government to indulge the most remote thought of such a measure—nay, they would become indignant at the idea. In fact, I think there is no man of common sense who would attempt such a thing at this time." PHILADELPHIA, January 8. By tiie China Packet, from Calcutta, we . te nipt has been made by a strong party of .natives to liberate the chil- dren of Tippo Saih. The fortress in which they were confined was attacked, and would have been carried, but for the timely appear- ance of a company of dragoons, who, with- out discrimination, cut down the assailants. By an arrival to the eastward from Can- ton, it is stated, that much uneasiness pre- in consequence of an apprehended incursion of the Ladrones.* [* tadrone Islands, of the N. Pacific Oce- an. They are 11 in number, exclusive of the -'irill inlets and rocks, and lie in about 110 E. long, and between 11 and 28 N. lat. They were discovered by Magellan, in 1521. He touched first at tiie island of Guam, where the natives stole some of his goods, which caused him to name these islands the Ladrbnes, or Islands of Thieves. The names of the principal islands are Saypan, Tinian, Guam and Hota.] Arrived, schr. Trial, Harding', Boston, 24 days; Little Will, Oliphant, Richmond, '5- Cleared, brig Mary, Blunt, Surrinaum. Schr. Deborah, Morey, of and for this port, from Havana, is sent into Nassau by a privateer, after having been boarded, ex- amined and dismissed by the Elephant 7.; gun ship off the Havana. From January 1, to December 21, 1806, entered at the port of Boston, 1085 vessels of different descriptions, from foreign ports —viz—195 ships and barques ; 336 snows and brigs 5518 schooners, and 3(1 sloops. During the same period, there cleared c/32 vessels of all denominations, trom foreign ports. On the 13th ult. the ship Warrington, Jackson, commander Jj»d owner, was wreck- ed near Cape Henry light house. The weather was thick, and the dimness of the light occasioned captain J. and the mate to be deeeiveed as to its distance ; and the ship inisstayed when it was endeavored to put her about to standoff. On examining the light house it was found extremely dirty, and a great number of panes of glass were found broken, and patched and puttied, and in some instances squares of wood were in- serted in the frames. NEW-YORK, January 7. Arrived, the ship Polly Ledi t, J 6 days from Halifax. The Polly .as from Guada- loiipe bound to New-York, captured by the Cambrian and sent to Halifax, tried and cleared. Tiie ship Messenger, Butler, ot New-York was condemned the 3d ult. on tne ground of her going from an En- glish to a French port. The ship Enter- prizc of do. was to have her trial in a few days. The sch'r Mary-Au.t.ot Boston, from Porto-Rico ; and the Four Sons of Salem, from Bordeaux, were both condemned. The Caeser, Triumph and Topaze, sailed two day; before on a cruize. Passengers, capt. Butler, late of the Messenger and Mess. Trowbridge and Duncan of the En- terprize. The schooner Adela, Henry, 2.7 days from Cayenne. Passengers, Mr. Gilbert Deblois of Bosttm, and Mr. Charles Ro- bins of Philadelphia. The schooner Patsy, Linter, 11 drys from Alexandria. The schooner Hunter, Sneden, \1 days from Richmond, and 4 from the Roads. The sloop Portland, Piatt, trom Barne- gat, with the letters and papers of the sch'r Two Brothers, Darrell, from New-York for Charleston, which vessel got ashore at that place ten hours after she left this port. The cargo was landed with some loss and damage—and with care the vessel may be thumped overthe bar, as she can be kept free by pumping. Cleared, brig Clinton, Delano, Sligo; Mentor, Jenkins, Teneriffe; BY IHE DAY'S MAILS. SALEM, December 27. Arrived, schooner Two-Brothers, captain Haskell, from Alicant. Spoke, November lo, oil" Cape-de-Gat, a barque from Salem, John Reith, master. January 1. Arrived, schooner Equality, captain - J, Peabtdy, from Baltimore. Cleared, ship Hercules, Fairfield, Canton; schooner Peace and Plenty, Ford, Guada- loupe. BOSTON, January 4. On Friday last, arrived the schr. Lucy, captain Foster, 30 days from Charleston. Dec. J, lat. 36, 30, long. 65, 30, fell in with the brig Essequibo Packet, captain Kilburn, from St. Kitts for Wilmington, being: in distress, four feet water in her hold—took from her captain K. mate, ar 1 five hands.—-Captain K. lost the day be- fore, one of his men, Ruben Garrison.— On the nth Dec. in a severe g:de, captain Foster was run foul of, by a schooner standing S. S. E. with a deck load of lum- ber, ai.d had several of his butts started.— The schooner lost her bowsprit, and he thinks was otherwise much damaged, but could not render her any assistance, and tiie last he saw of her she, appearedto be on her beam en3°.—Capt. P..thinks that while j the vessels were entangled, captain Kilburn jumped on board the schooner, as he was not seen afterwards—one of his men was also missing, by the name of William Welsh. Arrived, E'dza, Frederick, Fredericks- burg. Cleared, Good Intent, Baxter Alexan- dria ; Aid, Sullivan, Baltimore. January 5. COMMERCIAL. Extract of a letter from a respectable mer- cantile house in Naples, dated Oct. 3. "The sequestration of enemies property has been taken off, on the merchants con- senting to pay 60,000 ducats, which, of course was complied with. We had to pay 2.700 for our share, and thought our- selves well off. Another contribution, of 1,200,000 ducats, or rather a forced loan was imposed in July ; our share of which was 1500 ; you therefore see that our purse has thus far been pretty well gleaned ; which is rather hard, as we have been able to do little or no business since the arrival of the French forces in this country. Our port continues to be strictly blockaded ; and nothing has succeeded to get in, excepting some small craft ; and lately a large Greek Polaca, which came in under Russian colours, in expectation that peace had been concluded between that country and France ; and which has been sequestrated by the govern- ment. Notwithstanding our situation, you will be surprised that the prlce-of colonial productions has not experienced the least rise; but in fact, are much lower than they were a few months since. This, however, may be considered as owing to the late rb- mours of peace, which w< re generally be- lieved ; but since the continuance of war, prices are rather more favorable to thfi-mer- chants. The demand for foreign articles is principally confined to the city. This cir- cumstance has stagnated the market so much, that the coffee which came round from Leghorn, is now on hand. The A- meiia, capt. Sawyer, which arrived safe at Gaeta a month since has lv:en go to Trieste, without .iialoarii.ag a singler article ; at that place, she will probaoly find a better market.'* ,: of a letter front Dublin, under date of % ph October. The quantity of flax-sec i on hand through- out the kingdom amounts in tha whole to 8787 hbrls. American, 4964 hhds. Ri- ga, and 2'ic8 hhds. Dutch, besids a consi- derable quantity of the latter kinds condemn- ed as unfit for sowing ; this stock on hand makes no small portion of our usual annual consumption, and so far anticipates what will be required by import for next year's supply- The unfavorable impression remain- ing from the bad quality of the Baltic and Dutch seed, received last spring, and the immense loss to those then concerns.! in their import, will, I have no doubt, de- ter important us being made to their usual extent next season, and prevent such seed from interfering so much as formerly with that of your countiy ; ho • ever, from the lsrge quantify of old seed remaining oa hand, it is much to be feared that should you export nearly the ami nut of its usu- al average quantity, we shall again bo- overdone next season : I should therefore recommend much caution in ascertaining the probable amount of your export, adventuring in the article, and strongly dis- suade my friends from shipping at high pri- ces. From the circumstances I have mcii- | tioncd to you respecting flax-seed, I am ' detered from taking any concern in it. even if to be had as low as ten''dollars per cask~ NEW-YOfnK, January 8. Extract of a letter- fe.fti captain J)ony, of the ship /''emu, of Nciu-York, dated Rio-^ur- no, Jamaica, Nero, ^oth, to his r.-vaner in this cityT received, via. Non'^Caroi'ma. '¦ November 2.5th,. .South Caicoa be. N. N- Wv. 20 miles 'distance, was boarded by a privateer schooner under French colors, and robbed of (lie following articles, viz. about 600 wt. of rigging, being all on board the Venus ; a box and a half of s.drncii, . the carpenters toclsi,' spare, blocks, leather, sail-twine, buckets, kids, hails, twine., sail needles, musket, 2 brace of pistols, and most of the cabin stores,' and a threat to take a chart of Jamaica, and brass com- pass ; and would not give up the ship's pa- pers, until he examined a list of the mer- chants' names in the United States, which had been trading with the Brigands, and! finding the name of Watson, said he should send the Venus into some port, as his orders were to capture all vessels belonging to any of the merchants whose names were on his list. Capt. D. told the captain of the vateer, there Were more than one merchant of the name Watson, in New-York—-the ship was then'released upon the conditioft that capt. D. would swear, that the owner of her had never carried on any trade with the brigands, which was complied with— the ship's papers were accordingly given up, and the captain suffered to proceed, after be- ing robbed of his speaking trumpet," Arri The brig Fame, of Providence, in S days from Savannah. Spoke on Friday last in lat. 33, long. 76, a ship, 5 days jfroiri ! New-York, for Savannah, The sloop Cynthia, Pratt, in 10 days from Baltimore. j The schooner Ann and Susan, Bennct, of East Greenwich, 10 days from Baltimore-, Below last night, ship Commerce, Hes- se of Philadelphia, from Mocha—and 011a schooner. Cleared, ships Thomas, Dayton, Nantr,; New-York, Hall, Jamaica ; Union, Halt. do. ; brig Nancy, Saunders, St. Kitts : sch'r Rising States,.Wood,Charleston; Science, liawkshurst^ Alexandiia. |