and Maj. Andre, lamented by all, was executed at Tappan, N. Y as

a sny.

Oct. 7, 1780-Battle of King's Mountain, S. C. in which 200 British were killed and wounded, and 800 taken prisoners.

[The distresses in the American army about this time became almost insupportable. The officers of the New Jersey line stated in a memorial to their legislature, that four months pay of a private would not procure a bushel of wheat for his family, and that of a colonel would not find oats for his horse. But the troops were so firm in their attachment to the cause of their country, that, although their sufferings were great in the extreme, they refused the offers of bounty made by the Britsh commander. Most of these difficulties arose from the depreciation of the continental money, which in 1780 amounted to 200 millions, and passed at sixty dollars for one of silver, and afterwards feil to one hundred and fifty for one!

January 17, 1781-Battle of the cowpens, S. C. in which Col. Tarleton was defeated by Gen. Morgan: American loss, 72; British, 300 killed and wounded and 500 taken prisoners.

Nov. 30, 1782-Provisional articles of peace signed,between the American and British Commissioners at Paris, in which the United States were declared by the British King to be Free, Sovereign, and Independent.

1783-Sweden and Denmark acknowledged the Independence of the United States in February, Spain in March, and Russia in July.

Sept. 3, 1783-Definitive Treaty of Peace, signed at Paris, by David Hartley on the part of Great Britain, and by Benjamin Franklin,John Jay and John Adams on the U. States.

BOSTON.

SATURDAY, DEC. 30, 1826.

PUBLISHER'S NOTICE.

In closing the second volume of The Boston News-Letter and City Record, the publisher would do injustice to his own feelings, not to express, in this public manner, his gratitude, for the favours he has received from many individuals, in aid of this publication. When this work was first contemplated, it was the opinion of many literary gentlemen, that a newspaper in the octavo form, devoted to Historical Memoirs-the March 15, 1781-Battle of Guil- collecting of those facts, tending to ford Court-House, in which Gen. develope the origin, progress, and Greene was defeated by Cornwallis. present condition of our excellent Sept. 8, 1781-The British de-institutions, would meet with a libfeated by Gen. Greene at Eutaw Springs, S. C. with a loss on their side of 1100 mcn.

eral patronage. Under this impression, with a strong desire to place, on permanent record, "the relics fast fading from memory," the subscriber was led to make the experi

Oct. 19, 1781-Lord Cornwallis, with upwards of 7000 troops under his command, having taken post atment; and after the expiration of a York Town, was besieged by the combined army under Washington and Rochambeau, and surrendered the forces under his command.

year, regrets to find the patronage is not sufficient to warrant a continuance. He is therefore compelled to suspend the publication till a more April 19, 1782-Holland acknowl- extensive support is afforded. The edged the Independence of the Uni-fashionable methods practised to force ted States. Just seven years after the Battle of Lexington.

July, 1782-Georgia evacuated by the British; and South Carolina in December.

new publications before the public has been much neglected in this attempt to establish the News-Letter; and to this course, perhaps, the want of success may be traced, and the

On the entire completion of this | at the East end, making the Wharf superb, extensive and commodious edifice, the annexed official Report of the same was communicated to the city government, under whose direction the pile of buildings were erected. It forms the most accurate and general account and description of the Establishment, that can be given. We have added a graphic picture of the magnificent building, in the hope that it may be acceptable to our patrons

Faneuil Hall Market House is situated at the East end of Faneuil Hall, between two streets called North and South Market streets, having two streets passing at right angles at the West and East fronts, the one being 76 feet, and the other

65 feet wide. North Market-street is 65 feet wide, the south 102 feet, each street having a range of stores four stories high with granite fronts, the range of stores on the North side 520 feet, and 55 feet deep-on the South 530 feet, and 65 feet deep-an arched avenue in centre of each range 5 feet wide, communicating with the adjoining streets; the facade of which is composed of piers, lintell, and arched windows on the 2d story. The roofs are slated, and the cellars water proof.

The Market House in length is 535 feet, 9 inches, in width 50 feet, wholly built of granite, having a center building 74 1-2 by 55 feet, projecting 2 1-2 feet in the North

and South fronts. From the centre buildings are wings on each side, 173 by 50 feet, the wing continues from a projection of 6 inches, 46 feet 3 inches, and 51 feet in width, on each facade of which are 5 antoes, projecting 6 inches, finishing with a portico at each end of the bulding, projecting 11 feet 7 1-2 inches.The porticos consist of 4 columns, 31-2 feet diameter at base, and 2 feet 10 inches at neck, each shaft in || one piece, 20 feet, 9 inches long, with a capital of the Grecian. Doric. The columns support a pediment, the tympanum of which has a circular window for ventilation. The wings are of two stories, the lower one 14 feet, the upper 14 1-2 feet, the lower windows have circular heads.

The building is finished with a Grecian cornice 16 inches in depth, and 21 inches projection, worked in granite.

steps of easy ascent; each wing has 6 doors. The centre building in the north and south front, a pair of folding doors, enter a passage 10 feet wide, paved with brick, laid on ground arches; the wings have also a passage way of smaller dimensions to correspond.

The principal entrances are from the east and west porticos, which communicate with the coridor, 512 feet long, 12 feet wide, with entablatures, finished with a cove ceiling. The interior is divided into 128 stalls, and occupied as follows, viz: 14 for mutton, lamb, veal and poultry; two for 'poultry and venison; 19 for pork, lamb, butter and poultry; 45 for beef; 4 for butter and cheese; 19 for vegetables; and 20 for fish.

On the South front are 4 doorways opening to stair-cases, leading to the second story, in the centre of which is a hall, 70 by 50 feet, hav

The roof is slated, and coppering a dome, springing from 4 seg

gutters.

The height of the wings from the side-walk to the top of the cornice is 31 feet.

mental arches, ornamented with pannels and rosetts, in the crown of which is an elliptical opening, 14 by 12 ft.through which is seen the skylight, and part of the outer dome.

The facade of the centre building up to the underside of the second story windows is composed of five recesses of piers and arches of grooved ashler, on top of which are again formed recesses by antoes, supporting a frize and cornice, similar to the wing building; in each recess is a circular headed window, the center a Venetian; on the top of the cornice is a blocking course, and an octagon attic, 6 feet high, with two elliptical sawtells, surmounted by a dome covered within earth at different periods. copper, and crowned by a lantern light. At each angle on top of the centre building is a pedestal, in which are placed the necessary flues. The whole edifice is supported by a base of Quincy blue granite, 2 feet 10 inches high, with arched windows and doors, communicating with the cellars.

The whole height of the hall to the opening, or eye of the dome, is 46 feet. Each wing is divided into 2 halls by a brick partition, the smaller 44 by 47, the larger 173 by 47.

The whole of the improvements have been completed within the space of 26 months, and occupy a bout 1 acre, 2 perches, 24 rods, the greater part of which has been reclaimed from the sea, by filling

The building is approached by 6

The cellar story is occupied for storage of provisions, and made perfectly water-proof.

The Rev. Mr. Edward Beecher was ordained to the pastoral care of the Church in Park St. on Wednesday last. On this occasion, his revered father, Dr.Beecher, pronounced the sermon.

BOSTON NEWS-PAPERS.

(Continued from page 272.) The respectable newspaper, now called the New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser, when first commenced, which was at the beginning of January, 1793, was called The Mercury. It was published three times a week, on a half sheet of demy. The editors were Messrs. Young and Etheridge, and the of fice was in the third story of a dwelling-house, which stood where Rogers's building now stands, fronting on what was then called Half-CourtSquare, with its yard on Congress street, projecting about half way across the present width of that street. In this house, when afterwards used for boarders, the Mahometans, who constituted the suite of the Tunisian Ambassader, resided, when he visited this metropolis. They were here at the time a gentleman was killed in State-street.

The infant Mercury was very frequently enriched by the productions, in prose and poetry, of Mr. THOMAS PAINE, (subsequently ROBERT TREAT PAINE) then a merchant with Mr. TISDOLA in the store now

owned by D. W. Bradlee, Esq. near Faneuil Hall. Mr. B. passed much of his time in the office. The first account of the decapitation of Louis XVI, King of France, America's valuable friend, was issued in an Extra Mercury. It was received by Capt. Plumer, in a brig of Mr. Parson's, from Oporto. The news very naturally produced a great sensation, and originated a new era in American politics. It was absurdly said that those who condemned his execution, condemned Liberty! On the other hand it was said that those who were in favor of his death were Fanatics rather than Republicans.

Previous to this period, the party designations in the country were Federalists and Anti-Federalists.The former, generally, condemned the excesses committed in France

in the name of Freedom-while the latter apologised for or commended them. War was declared by France against England and several other powers. The Federalists were for neutrality. Their opponents were inclined to favor France, by admitting them to fit out privateers, allowing our ports to be open to their prizes, &c. The policy of the Federalists prevailed. All know the situation of the country now. Who

knows what its situation would have

been if a contrary system had been pursued? The party contest was, however, excessively violent and distressing, and severed friends and relatives. An opposition to particular measures at length seemed to grow the General Government; and Nainto an opposition to all measures of tem, Courts, all appeared to be devy, Army, Victories, Funding Sysnounced by those whose reason and patriotism was obscured by a mistaken enthusiasm for French equality.

The Mercury and its descendants were always co-operators on the Federal side:

During the first year of the MerYoung and Etheridge was dissolved. cury the connexion between Messrs. Alexander Young, enlarged to a full The paper was continued by Mr, sheet, printed twice a week instead of thrice, and the price continued the same, viz. 13s.4d. "lawful money." The paper was then published in the chamber of a building where the National Bank now stands.

In April, 1794, the connexion between Messrs. Young and Minns was formed, and has continued to the present day. In 1796, they were appointed State Printers, and were re-elected for many successive years, and until the Democratic Party obtained the ascendancy, when the office was given to the Editors of the Chronicle. During the time the firm were printers to the Commonwealth, it was customary for the State Printers to furnish each Mem

ber of the Legislature with a paper gratuitously; and party spirit, at times, increased the number to 5 or 600; which wes a very serious deduction from the profits, if it did not absorb the whole.

The paper underwent several enlargements, te keep pace with the growth of the town; and the price has been successively 138.4d. 158. 188. and 24s. Since it has seemed no longer possible to increase the size of papers, the requirements of an additional population have been supplied by new papers. When the Mercury was commenced, there were only two in Boston. There are now upwards of 20.

sixty years. He also bequeathed another lot of land to the town for an Academy, and his library of more than two thousand volumes, for the use of that Acadamy.

CONGRESS.

No acts, or resolves, of any particular moment, have, as yet, passed in Congress. The Committees in both branches are busily employed in preparing reports, on a variety of subjects, and from the short and limited period of the session, we have to hope, they will be promptly acted on when reported. It is thought the Bankrupt Bill has a strong majority in both branches. The MassachuThe Mercury was the first paper setts Militia Claims are to be referin the world that published Marine red to the Socretary of War. The News in extenso, as now practised. Report of the committee on our Before this experiment, it was rare Foreign Spoliations, during the revthat any thing more was printed in olution of France, will, it is thought, Boston than the entries and clear-be highly interesting, and the deliances, as taken from the custom-berations on it, spirited and coerhouse books. The present conven- eive. It is not conjectured what ient mode is not even now practised course the government will take, in full in any country but the United respecting the West-India trade; States. nor what further measures will be taken with our South-American bre

In 1801, the title of New-England Palladium was added to that of Mer-thren, respecting the invasion of cury, at the instance of many of the most distinguished individuals in the State, and it was for a considerable length of time favored with many of the original productions of the Hon. George Cabot, Hon. Fisher Ames, Warren Dutton, Esq. Rev. Dr. Morse, &c. &c.

In 1812, the paper was enlarged to its present size.

The different locations of the offices of publication were those before mentioned, the building where the Patriot office now is, and the present Palladium office.

Mr. Adams bequeathed to his son Mr. J. Q. his mansion house and

valuable papers. He gave to the town of Quincy a valuable lot of land, estimated at $10,000, to erect a granite house for the church of which he had been a member for

Cuba. A resolution is before the Senate for establishing a State arsenal in Maine. The last despatches from England relate only to a Convention, in which the British Government offered a specified sum, to be paid at once, in full compensation, for all property, slaves, tobacco, &c. taken away from the United States by the British, subsequent to the treaty of Ghent. The demand was, we believe, about $1,500,000; and the offer, as stipulated in the Convention, is $1,200,000. The Convention has been submitted to the Senate, and there is no doubt of its being ratified.

As an instance of the profitable speculation of opening the Great Erie Canal, we mention, as a fact, that the receipts for the season, just ended, amount to 765,780 dolls.