South Boston, was taken up, and Mr. Morey, the chairman of the committee, spoke about an hour against the acceptance of the report; he was followed by Messrs. Peabody and I. Parker on the same side. Mr. James succeeded in favor of accepting the report, and at about 20 minutes past ten, he gave way to a motion to adjourn.

BOSTON.

SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 1826.

The office of the BOSTON NEWS LETTER AND CITY RECORD, is removed from No. 8, Merchants' Hall, to No. 2, Congress-Square, where orders in future will be received, for this publication; and where PRINTING of every description is executed, with neatness, accuracy, and dispatch.

QUARANTINE ISLAND.

Mr. John Oliver, for many years the Quarantine boatman, who has long enjoyed the complete confidence of all the officers connected with Rainsford Island, has been elected Keeper, of the Island, in the place of Moses L. Hobart. This appointment appears to be highly satisfactory to the public, and we believe it will be for the good of all who may have occasion to transact business at that place. For a series of years, there has been some radical defect, and many murmurs about the island keeper, which it was high time to examine. All Mr. Oliver has to do, is simply to do his duty, at the same time he courteously maintains the same character which has elevated him to his present situation. An honest man, and particularly, a sober man, in any capacity, is sure of finding friends. Mr. Oliver has our kindest wishes, and if he is prudent and obliging, and faithful in the discharge of the duties which devolve upon him, his old age will be quiet, and prosperity will increase

ENGRAVING on Copper, and Wood, of finding friends.

executed as usual at the above place.

FIRST DIVISION OF MILITIA.

with his years.

fine company of Artillery, in mand of Capt. J. Harrison, made a complete uniform, under the comvisit from New-Bedford, to the Island of Nantucket, during the last week. This was the first uniform excited much.public interest and atcorps ever seen in Nantucket, and tention. A splendid dinner was giv

The review and inspection of this division, under the command of Major General CRANE, took place at Dedham on Thursday last, agreeably to the arrangements which had been previously made for the execution of this important military duty. The troops were on the ground, at the time appointed, consisting of three brigades, having 9 rigiments of infantry, 3 battalions of artillery, 2 battalions, cavalry, and 1 company of Sea Fencibles, amounting in the whole to about 6000 men on the field. After the inspection and marchings were gone through with, and the troops refreshed, a series of firing and manoeuvres, took place, highly to the and the Rev. Dr. Jenks installed, as

en them at Mason's Hall.

The new Cuurch in Green-street is to be dedicated on the 25th inst.

its Pastor.

satisfaction of all who witnessed. them. The division was dismissed about 4 o'clock, and most of the troops must have reached their homes before 8 o'clock, at which time the clouds, which had looked threatening during the day, began esteresting item in the Statistics of this city and its envi

to discharge their rain. We have not learned that any accident took place during the exhibition.

From the Evening Gazette. IMPORTANT TABLE.-We have been favoured by an accurate gentleman with a statement of the travel in one day, over the different aveuues leading to the country-which our readers will no doubt consider an inter

rons. Strangers should be informed that of the & avenues mentioned below, only one (the Neck) is free of toll, excepting the bridge to South Bosten, which is fre

Account of Travel taken over the several avenues of the city of Boston, on Saturday, Sept. 23d, 1826, Between the hours of 5 o'clock, A. M. and 9 P. M.

The day being rainy after 11 the travel was not so great by from to of all marked thus [*] as if the day had been pleasant.

There is a FERRYWAY at South Boston, and the old WINNISIMIT FERRY at the north part of the City, the passing over both of which is inconsiderable.

SALEM FACTORY.

blessings to the labouring poor,

ed? The proposal for dissolving the Company, is to be again acted upon, the 19th inst. when it is to be hoped the original project will be rekindled, and diffuse its light and spirit to all classes of the commu

MASSACHUSETTS MANUFACTORIES.

The Merrimack Manufacturing Company, has a capital of $1,200,000 (the whole of which has been paid in) and was incorporated in 1821. It is situated in the eastern part of Chelmsford, in Middlesex county, near Pawtucket Falls, and on the Canal constructed in 1793 by the proprietors of the Middlesex canal, the first in the U. States. The fall of the Merrimack, at Pawtucket, is 30 feet. The distance N. W. from Boston, is 22 miles, and from Salem, about the same distance. To the flourishing village of Haverhill, on the Merrimack and nearer to the sea, it is twelve miles from Chelmsford.

The recent proceedings of the Sa-should be encouraged and patronizlem Mill Dam Corporation in proposing a dissolution of its concern, has created as much surprise here, as among a large class of the people of Salem; not only from the apparent inconsistency of the proposition; but from the arguments adduced in sup-nity. port of it. Surely, if commerce is unprofitable, and the investment of money in Bank or Insurance Stock, yields little or nothing, does it not naturally follow, that manufacturing establishments, where the location and facilities of carrying them on to advantage,are so numerous and manifest, as in Salem, offer the safest and most certain chance of profit for the advance of any sums of money that may be required in their prosecution? This question is founded on the score of profit alone-a mere quid pro quo transaction. But when we look at the subject, as calculated to afford much public good, as giving a new impulse to the spirit of business, and affording employment to thousands of people of both sexes, who are now idle, and all this to be Five mills have already been effected by an operation, that prom- erected, containing 4000 spindles ises greater rewards, than can be each and three, furnished with calculated on from almost any other proper machinery, are also in oper speculation, is it possible to repress ation. Another with machinery our surprise at the objections now will be ready first of January next. made to the enterprise. We are About 200 men, and 680 females, aware, that if insurance, or bank are employed in each mill. None stock, or voyages to Europe, or to are under the age of twelve; and the East-Indies, could be made more very few are so young. The waprofitable than manufactories, that ges of these persons depend, in it would be idle to expect from the some measure, upon their skill and capitalists any support for the latter; industry. Some earn $2 a week, but as commerce, which gives em- and others only 1, besides board, ployment to the poor tradesman and which is 1,25. The men receive mariner, is now acknowledged to be more. In each mill, 2500 yards at a stand; and as Bank and Insurare woven daily, of No. 22, 30, and ance Offices, afford none to these 40 yarn, respectively. All this is classes of the people, is it not a mat-bleached; and about three fourths ter of some importance, in a social, as well as moral sense of public obligation, that such establishments, as offer reasonable hopes of remuneration for all expenditures in erecting them, and which are necessarily attended with numerous benefits and

of it is printed. Those exhibited in Boston, at the great fair lately, were very fine, and fully equal to those from Taunton, in the opinion of all who examined them.

In the print and bleached work, 60 men and 30 women are employ

ed. The whole work is carried on in the yard, from preparing the colors to the engraving of the cylinders.

An extensive woolen manufactory was established at this place before 1821; and has lately increased in business.

Since the Merrimack Manufacturing Company commenced building, there have been built, in this part of Chelmsford (now Lowell) two hundred dwelling houses, and the village is rapidly increasing.

It may be proper to observe, that in 1826, the proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack river, having increased their stock in the sum of $600,000, purchased of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company all their spare land, and the residue of the water power the latter had created, and also a large machine shop, where machinery for two mills is completed annually. In these, 200 first rate mechanics in ison, wood, &c. are constantly employed. A ton and more of castings is required daily, and furnished by a furnace within four miles. A Company called the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, has recently erected two mills on land purchased of the proprietors of the Canal and Locks, one of which is in operation. They so have a capital of $600,000 and their buildings are of brick.

rimack, near the junction with Concord river.

Shepherd Woollen Factory at Northampton, on Connecticut river. The capital $130,000-persons employed, 162-37,500 yards of superfine and second quality of Broadcloths manufactured, annually; and in this, 75,000 lbs. of Saxon and American Wool of first quality are used.

In another factory belonging to Messrs Cooks in Northampton, 10,000 yards have been made in 10 months, being about 40 yards a day --for this, about 25,000 lbs. of raw Wool are worked annually. Much of the work is done by machinery.→ One jenny in Cook's factory has 100 spindles-3 others, 80 each; and a billy, with 50 spindles. The capital of this factory, we do not know.[see vol. 1. p. 157.]-Boston Gaz.

FOREIGN SUMMARY.

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The last London papers say, that the British King has devoted most of the appropriations, as secret service money, for the relief of the families of poor manufacturers.....Spain has redoubled her guards against the influence of Portuguese liberty....... Great numbers of French officers are enlisted in the cause of Greece. al-Accounts from Laguira state, that Gen. Paez was still in motion, and that his arrival at Valencia had The water power of Lowell is created much public rejoicing in Lagreat and abundant, and its quality guira, and its neighbouring places. is excellent for bleaching and dying. Gen. Bolivar, however, whose arriThe Merrimack is navigable over val at Bogota was officially announa hundred miles above Lowell, and ced, would, it was thought, put a furnishes abundant supplies of wood, stop to his ambitious career, and relumber and brick. The communi- store order to the Republic......It is cation with Boston is greatly facili- stated, with great positiveness, that tated by the Middlesex Canal, by with the recent treaty of amity and means of which, all heavy articles alliance between Chili, Guatamala, are transported at a comparatively Mexico Colombia, a Secret Convenlow rate. The Canal packet boat lion was agreed on, concerning the runs three days a week; and a stage Island of Cuba......Manchester, in goes out and in every day to and England, is represented as a besiegfrom Boston; besides others to Wor-ed town, rather than a place of buscester, Newburyport, Dover and iness, or security; that the troops Concord, in N. H. &c. A bridge A bridge stationed there, amount to upwards is also now building over the Mer- of 3000; and that the fears, if not

bloodshed, and conflagration, keep the city in a constant state of alarm and apprehension.

DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

last, while the subject of the new South Boston Bridge was before the Common Council. It amounted to this, that if this Bridge was accepted by the city, it would be establishing a precedent for the acceptance of other avenues, already erected, and thereby throw the expence, of keeping them also in repair, on the inhabitants. Excellent arithmetic! Admirable reasoning!--According to to this hypothesis, our citizens, would be doomed to pay an additional tax of nearly twenty-cents a year each, for the mere benefit of passing all our avenues free of expense! Dogberry could not beat this logical demonstration-he would be obliged to knock under, and leave the field of argument to wiser heads.

The QUINCY RAIL ROAD, the first constructed in this country, was put in operation on Saturday.-One horse drew 16 tons on three carriages weighing 5 tons—whole draught 21 tons. The road declines The horse returnvery gradually.

The dreadful gale of 5th, 6th and 7th Sept. of which we have melanholy accounts, did not reach Cuba, to the south, nor far to the north. It seems to have swept along the channel of the Gulph Stream.............. Markets at Laguira, for American productions, pretty good, but money very scarce; at the Havanna, they were very bad, money rather plenty......A Caucus convention in New York,have nominated Wm. B. Rochester, for Governor, in opposition to Mr. Clinton......The body of Mrs. Fairbanks has been found near Cambridge Bridge......Mr. Thomas Appleton, of this city, has built a fine organ for Rev. Mr. Pierpont's church, and has on hand 2 others, one for Mr Barret's church, and the other for a southern city......Mr. Ezra Trull has erected a DistillHouse,on Mill-Pond-street, measuring 149 feet by 50......The bars of the new Bowery Theatre, in NewYork, have been rented at auction, and brought from 7 to 31 dollars each, for every night of performance, according to their size and situation; this says a witty-editor, is spiritualiz-menced on the 4th Sept. under the ing the dram-a at some cost.....A N. Jersey Farmer is said to have gathered 70 bushels of apples from one king apple tree in his orchard..........A survey for a Canal, uniting the Connecticut with the Merrimac rivers, striking the latter near Concord, has been made, and the project reported as practicable, and easy of execution......There died of malignant fever, at Norfolk, during the In American Factories they aplast month, 27 persons, and of bil-pear to board most of their work ious fever 7......Mr. David Beck, has been killed in a quarrel with Col. Benj. Alston; they both resided in South-Carolina.

ed with the carriages.

NEW LIGHT HOUSES.

The Light House on Sanday Neck Point (South Shore) which was com

direction of Capt. Winslow Lewis, was completed on the 30th of the same month, and is now, we believe, in operation.

A new Light House has been erected on Mistake Island, at Mount Peak, in the state of Maine, and was lighted for the first time, on the 9th Oct. current.

people; in the British, it it presumed, they do not. In the one therefore they seem certain of food, and to be guarded against improvidence as affecting that supply-In regard Mr. EDITOR.-A very curious, I to decent and comfortable clothing, cannot say ingenious, argument, it would be hard indeed if the ma was used in the debate, on Mondaykers of cloth were destitute.