pieces connected by means of ftriated articulations. Lhwynd fpeaks of it as a rare fofil, that was first difcovered in England by Nicolfon Archdeacon of Carlile, who founi them among the entrochi of limequarries in Wales. They are foun 1 in plenty at Innerteil quarry in Fife, and in the lime quarries at Kilbride.

Fig. 13. Reprefents a fragment of the encrinus, the fuppoted head of the entrochi. It is very rare. The pieces of which it is compofed, are joined to one another by means of futures. Great numbers of pieces or fragments are found feparately but feldom conjoined. Figs. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Aftrophodia.

Figs 19. 20. 21. 22. Are the delineations of fragments, which commonly go under the name of Afrophodia. They feem to be parts of the encrinus, &c. Some of them are finely granulated. All thete varieties are found with fhells, &c. in the lime quarries of Kilbride and Innerteil.

mprovements in making Paper. tizen SEGUIN, who has been toyed, for five years patt, in the f making paper, has obtained is firit relults the means of pering in fome hours what before ired a procefs of fome months; -as, at length, fucceeded to far o fubititute traw for rags, in manufacture; and he has preed to the Clafs a number of fpecits of paper formed with this cance. This paper is not yet as e as that made with well fried, : but Citizen Seguin remarks, this imperfection is owing to little care taken in making it, not to the nature of the mals; and that in its prefent con

dition it may very well fuffice for counting-houfe-writings, law-writings, and all printing of common nature."

The author has not, as yet, com. municated his procefs.

An Englishman has lately obtained leave to establish a paper manufactory in Portugal, by which it is likely he will make immenfe profits. He manufactures the paper from the delicate white fkin of the aloe, whica grows wild in the country, in a prodigious abundance. The paper is of a beautiful texture, and extremely white, and he can fell it at halt the expence that imported paper is bought here. The paper is of a

fuperior

fuperior quality to any at prefent manufactured in this country.

Emblematic Plants.

The Parilian Minister of the Interior lately requested the Profelfors of the Museum of Natural History, to indicate two trees to be confecrated to fcience and to literature. The Profeffors (Citizen Desfontaines and Thouin) pointed out the cedar of Lebanum for Science, and the oriental plane for Literature.

Thefe emblematic plants may be, and probably are, well-chofen; but it would facilitate the general reception of fuch hieroglyphics, which to the allegoric fculptor may be very convenient, if the trains of idea were revealed which have led to the felection. The myrtle of love, the palm of religion, the laurel of victory, the oak of liberty, the olive of peace, the ivy of criticifm, the mimofa of fenfibility, are not equally characteriftic of the abstractions with which they are become associated.

Religion in China.

The Society for promoting Chriftian Knowledge have taken fuch cognizance of Mr MOSELEY'S Memoir on the Practicability of circulating a Tranflation of the Scriptures through the Chinese Empire, affords a profpect of his plan being adopted in fuch degree as may be confiftent with the political relations of the two empires. The Bishops of Durhrm and London have given it their countenance.

China water Proof cloth. The following has been lately announced as the Chinefe method of rendering cloth water-proof: to one ounce of white wax, melted, add one quart of fpirits of turpentine; when thoroughly mixed and cold, dip the cloth into the liquid and hang it up to drain until it is thoroughly dry. By this method, the moft open muilin as well as the ftrongeft cloths, will be rendered impenetrable to the heaviest rain,

without the compofition ne up the pores of the fine ar changing in the leat, the nu liant colours.

Mistakes in Complimen It is customary in Clin, ing introduced to any on, ba fet of complimentary que fpecting their family, &c. fionary, attending to the more than the perfon, one an eunuch out of counte afking him, how many ch had? On the other hand, h darine once afked a Capucha how many wives he had? he ufed the fame word by sia ecclefiaftieal cure is denstax father innocently answered,

An instance of regard to Vom The Chinese annals relea a young prince once diverit felf in the garden with his p the prefence of his preceptz to one of his pages in f make you king of fuch a paf "What is your highnes c faid the preceptor haftily. only in jeft," replied the

t

Sir," faid the preceptor. word of a prince fhould jet: You have made the king and he must be fo-Yar cannot be recalled." The ! tion was accordingly confirmei

A Tragical Incident.

At an Indian wedding a Philippine lilands, the bride an from the company in order up down to the river and walk be As the was thus employed, a gator feized her. Her brought the people to the p who faw her between the mea teeth, and just drawn under va The bridegroom inftantly pla after with his dagger in his he purfued the ravither. After perate conflict he made him i up his prey, and fwam to thor the body of his dead wit arms,

2

ulations on the Situation and Refources Egypt. By G. Baldwin.

(Continued from p. 770.)

S every thing relative to the cont of our army in Egypt creates conrable intereft, we thall lay before

readers one or two extracts de

ptive of fituations truly critical affecting.

Landing of the Troops.

The orders were given. The men e to be in the boats by two o'clock the morning of the 8th (March 1); and upon the fignal of a rocket d into the air from the Admiral's , the whole were to be put off tod the shore.

'he rendezvous was appointed to within the armed veffels ftationed cover the landing; and here the ts were to form, and take their orfor proceeding to the shore. The pofition of this rendezvous revely to the coaft, or fite appointed the general difembarkation, may lefcribed to be within the arch of a le, whose base, on a line (of about e miles in length) drawn from one emity to the other, would be at a mile from the shore. Within the line reprefenting the , were ftationed the brigs of war bomb veffels attined to cover the ling. The Mondovi, commanded Captain Stewart, was the center of thefe; and here did I afk leave e, to look at this eventful scene. 'he rocket was fired, and the boats off from the fhips. I foon after into my boat; and, on my way, e up with and paffed the whole di on of the army in about one hun. and fifty boats, and numbering rly fix thousand men.

ou will have anticipated my reions upon this feene. The filence he night, and the folemnity of the nefs, paffing along a space of fix es toward the shore, and amid this ft of fhips, will naturally difpofe to many of thofe ferious reflecs, on the wonderful caft and comtion of men; which, particularly n hour fo full of doom to thoufands OL. LXIII.

of us, will irrefiftibly intrude upon, and poffefs the mind.

You fee me in a boat, enveloped by the fable mantle of the night, Ihrugged up to keep the cold from me; my eyes turned up to the rich bespangled heaven of Egypt, feeing the wonderful hand of the Creator in every orb; his omnipotence prefent to my mind; nothing heard in this folemnity, but the difinal marmur of oars, thousands of oars dipping in the sea, pulling eager and halty to deftruction! And that I thould be among them, amid this tumult of war! reluctant to war, and rufhing among the foremoft into the horrors of it! unaccountable destiny

of man!

Ah! but ambition must have bounds! If ambition were to have no bounds, ambition would overawe the world! Then who fhall check ambition but the fons of freedom? But who fhall be worthy of freedom, but the virtuous? But who thall fpurn at the impertinence of Gallic pride, but Englishmen? Then come on! To work!

At about day light, the whole divifions were arrived at the rendezvous; and here they were employed arranging their military requifites until eight. It appeared, to our impatience, long, The French pofition, as to extent and appearance, I have delineated; but fortified as it was, and defended by four thousand men, it might have refifted the world. I with that I had talent to describe it to you; for having feen the difplay of its effects upon the landing, from fo near and central a fituation, I ought to be able to impress you with a proper idea of its force. The Commander in Chief faw it; but he viewed it with as much a calm as the oppofition feemed to be ftern and difficult to furmount: and there, where there feemed to be moft ftrength, there did he determine to make his attack. I have been told, that it was the characteriftic feature of his military life always fo to do: and he did it-and he did it well!

The hour for moving forward at length came; the whole divifion was immediately in motion: the right wing 5%

under

under the fire of the caftle of Aboukir; the centre under a fand hill near fixty yards high, in the front and centre of the French pofition; and the left wing on the right of the French, leading rom the principal fand-hill to a low point terminating at the entrance of the Aboukir lake. The fpaces, from the extremities of the French pofition to the commanding hill in the centre, were interfperfed with inferior fand-bills; and in the intervals between these fand hills were stationed infantry and artillery innumerable, to annoy us. All this fcheme of fortification appeared to refer its bearings to the great iand-hill in the centre, which, befide the cannon which were mounted on it to defend it, was, on account of the natural difficulty in afcending a yielding foil, deemed inacceflible.

Under this amphitheatre of hills and hillocks, torming gradations which may be compared to the feats in thofe amazing ftructures, and on which cannon at frequent diftances all around were placed, as well as men to annoy us, did our brave army advance. Not a Frenchman was to be feen; not in any array, nor on the beach; but by ftealth from their concealments. Our fiat boats with about fifty men in each, were preceded by armed launches, to check the fire of the enemy; but they fuffered our boats unmolefted to advance, until the whole divifion was within the arch of the circle already delcribed; then opened fuch a hail itorm of thot and thells of all dimenfions, from within the whole circumference of this arch, from front and flanks; fuch a hail ftorm, I fay (for whoever faw the effects of a moft dread. ful hail-ftorm upon the water, can alone conceive an idea of it), of hot and fhells upon our boats, as nothing but the intermediate hand of Providence could fave from total fubmerfion.

them; and then let him, te thing but the intermediate a vidence could have faved then.

And let him contider, the this ftorm, which is only torblends to its real effects; under the sal ftorm of thot and theils, aizz mifile of every denong, the air with cloud, and zi fe, and thunder and indi the horrors of damnatia about them, did our bratt az vance: yes! advance! But ra vance ? Cooped up in boatt larm their hands acrofs upon ther w inactive, not infenficic of t lot to which every man wa expofed; ftill undaunted, w advance; and intrepid and mg gain at length the there.

There was, however a z this proceeding like a palle, awful moment; it w's the which coft Major Ogie his it from the poop of the Ma from the painful feeling it gre felt myfelf fhrinking from the a the fcene: it was that pointer

-Gone fo deep in gere, As dangerous to retreat as wa

I could not conceive the this paule. I was trembling precipice which it prefented t fairs; when obferving the fancied that I faw fome of ou thore: I was feizer with a cera of joy; I fhouted bey are co huzza, my boys, they are And all our fhip's company ha and fo the next; and fo the b had the effect of wildfire; t like an electric shock, the st fhouted-buzza! huzza! buzz. za! and on shore they went.

On landing, the enemy port in torrents to the beach; te rufhed into the fea, and killed on 1 in their boats; but our brave an were not to be overcome. Ther ed fteadily as they kept jump thore, and fought under this ca tage like lions. They were der by a body of cavalry; they brea charge, and receiving conti Cours from the boats, they a enemy to give ground.

It was at this moment of t our right had gained the hil,