.4bsract Of schr. Cayne's Log Book, drriOed


Al L. E=os,. Sl.c-..
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Abaracs of schr. Cayne's Log Book, drrived


at Newyork, In 81 days from Sligo.


June /, al 4 A. M. 10 lat 49 lon 46. found
The air extremely cold, fell in with number
Of very large islands OF ice, one of them s
miles in length and about 500 feet high /;
stood TO the south and eastward to escape
them. The Cd, at A. NJ gentle breeze
and thick fog, discovered an island OF ice
the vessels length from u.s. under our lee
bow tackled ship instantly, and narrowly
escaped, the main boom touching the island
The day following, thick weather, the air re-
NAMED uncommonly cold, fell in with num-
ber of islands and cakes towards sun set,
were embayed by them, and had to go back
TO the eastward TO escape them.--lhe .5th'
and 9Th, saw number more islands, accom-
panied with large floating cakes Of ice The
TIL at sun rise in lat 45 lon SO, discovered
two small islands Of ice, on sounding, in 40
fathoms water.


The Legislature Of New Hampshire has vote ed a
loan OF 8 1000 TO Dartmouth University.


The health OF the Queen Of England, on the 10th
Mt. was still precarious Her physicians say sue
has water in her chest.


1t appears by Calcutta papers to she 9th Feb
last. that the war between the Eas5eh and the
Native Powers in India had been neac!y brought
TO close.


In this days paper will be seen later and
more interesting account Of the Great Serpent,
engaged in an Improbable contest with maze,
& seeing which could do the other most harm'
Yesterday several boats came up to town from
the fishing ground, the people in whom report
having seen his Snakeship on Saturday about one
league from our harbour, coiled up in the manner
described by others. On nearing him he sudden
ly extended his head 10 or l2 feet above the wa
ter, which induced the boat to retreat.-As our
harbour does not afford any Of his favorits food it
is supposed ne viii shortly return to his friends in
Cape-Ann.