... Literature,like every other amusement oflife, changes its character retain its ascendancy.— Whatever has been long known, loses something that original power pleasing which attaches novelty; and in proportion as the public mind acquires new and distinct modes of enjoymem, they who administer toils wants, must vary their laboais. such a pliancy, THE UNI VERSA MAGAZINE, at many periods of its ...

... American papers and letteis from Halifax, late date, have arrived. The intelligence is of a mixed nature. The hostile operations on the maritime frontier of the United States, have been prosecuted with a vigour and activity calculated to impress the enemy with a just idea of British power. Our naval fo'ces ascend the rivers, and land troops, who air tack the principal towns, and sptead alarm ...

... Pa«ij papers to the utr. and papers likewise, to the same date, arrived yesterday.—The latter express some surprize the vast number of troops assembled the frontier; and add, that unless they knew that the best understanding prevails among the different poweis,” they should believe that military operations were on loot. They further state, that Dutch Biabant is full of troops, and that large ...

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... SAOI.ER’i BAM.66K. M* - - Sadler. j«jn. »«ccnded in hi* father balloon from Keiilewell’. Orchard, behind the Oat neural at York.—and the followin* description of the ascent communicated by an eye-witness. About ten o dock in the morning of Wednesday, the operation of innaiinj; the balloon wa» commenced, and was continued with unremitting election till about one clock. a quarter patt one, ...

... TT most respectfullv returns . thanks to the Public he very great patronage he received in the late Lotteries, ancf informs them the New Lo-teiy com Ist of September; the Scheme does not contain any fixed Capitals, the lowest Piizes arc £2O, and Tickets much cheaper than for many Lotteries.— Tickets and Shaies are now selling at BlSH’s Offices, 4, Comhill, or 9, Charing-Cross, London, and his ...

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... IN bOLTTH AMERICA. 1 lie fc'.lte South America is once Ui&trei&lng and intereiting. Bueno* Ayres gazettes of the 2d, and letters to the 12th June, slate that the people ate now suffering ail the horrors of civil » .i—» war engendered in the foul attempt of the lamily to seiae the throne of the mother country. effort, had been made, under the mediation of I,ord Strangfnrd, to restore peace ...

... This morning Psrispapers ofTofth day last. The Moniteur contains Royal Ordinance, commanding the soldiers who ha»e quitted their colours to return, under the sererest penalties. Pardon the past is promised; but eeery future instance of desertion is to punished with the utmost serenty the law. The gtnt f armti, as well as the ciail officers, are enjoined act igorously against the culpable. fear ...

... LONDON, Thuksoay. August There appears to be now no hope of an amicable adjustment the question relaii»e to Norway. The Commissioners of the Allied Powers hare not succeeded in their conciliatory attempt.—Piussian troops, to the Dumber 15,000, as well as Russian, are pressing upon Drntnailt through Holstein, to compel her to yield up Norway, being well known that the spit it of resistance in ...