Foreign & Domestic Gleanings,
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FIRE IN BOSTON.-The passengers by
one of the steam beats at New York, report
that OH Wednesday last, at one O'Clock a
fire occurred in Boston in Charles street,
which consumed IS houses and stores-thc
damage was estimated at S150,o00.


Very handsome subscriptions have been
made in England for the widow of Bowdch,
the unfortunate travellar, who lost his life
in Africa.--A portrait of Belzoni, who late
" persisted in the same service, is about to
be published, from a drawing of that interest
ing individual by the able hand of Mr.. Brooke
don.


The number of plants described by Lin
nnus, was about eight thousand. Since his
time, the boundaries of this science have
been so much enlarged, that forty thousand
species OF plants are distinctly known. lhe
known quadrupeds have, i'll like manner,
advanced from three hundred specicsto seven
hundred, and the larger kind especially, have
pecn found numerous.


Apedes,rian by tie name of Skipper, residing
in the neighbourhood Of Lon'lon, finished in May
last his arduous undertaking to walk two tlous-
and miles in forty days lie compile ed his task
| with ease.


| The Russian Navy now consists of 70 ships of





ners, 20 galleys, 25 floating batteries, l2l gun,
boats, and I43 other small armed vessels, in all
464 sail, carrying 5000 guns and manned viii.
5000 sailors, 5000 marines, and 5000 artillery


The National Inelgenccr mentions that let
| ter has been received at a,hington from New
York, stating that the New flrk Jockey Club
| have proposed to the Virgmians, Though Gen
Wnn, to run Eclipse against any named ilnrsc,
| for ten thousand dollars, or upwards, but that nc
answer had been received to this proposition.


We are informed (says tile N Y. Eve. POST
that il was the intention OF Capt Partridge and
his young Military students, in their late excur
sion, to have marched 10 Montreal and Quebec
but on their arrival at plattsburg, the Captain re-
ceved.s letter from the Governor OF Canada, r.
itlslng him and his cadets permission to enter ,h>
province.


Mr.. Strickland, a passenger in the schr
Defiance, arrived at New York, from Fal-
mouth, (Jamalca,) states, that on the / til
18th. and 10Th. OF June, the negroes in st
Marv's and several other places, had rost
and committed several depredations. Mr.
S. did not learn any particulars MARTA
law had been proclaimed.


A Sag fish, measuring Is feet in length by
4 1-2 feet in breadth, was caught OH the 29ti
ult. bv some fishermen near Charleston. L
has been purchased and preserved by the
Literary aud Philosophical Society, and plac
ed in the museum Of that city.


/ .duother NfermaM- M-Considerab excite
ment had been occasioned among the curious
by the arrival in London from Calcutta o
another creature, said to be a real mermaid
accompanied by a young Indian, who was II
attend its exhibitions, and explain to natural
lists and others many particulars relative Il
this extraordinary species.