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STRACTS.

THE DISCONTENTED TREE. Within the forant phải an3 fres,

Though nano wirolt anl winda warg koon, . A. Eitie pine grow straight and flao,

Betelurt, for bedevan, in needlen Kroa This did not plans to lifto free, Which guyor, brighter Longod to be. How pretty my matos arą drosced. Is gay green feltrgo, ons nnd niti Bas not a child will look af tas,

Although I'sa groovinge skruight-and) tall.

Oh, if the wish were not too hold,

I would hayo loves of nairing gold!".

"Tway night, and all the formet klopt,

Anil with it slept out ifle trep

Abanor it woke with gakdyr, leaves,

And was not thiba sigin to sog? **Thoro'ɑ not in all the woods no fine A tros, it aid, "with leavor like aine."

Buy long before today was done,

Amony-tender cane that way.

He haita saokapen his back,.

And when ha enw the glittering prey

Ho gathered all the low ven of golit,

And loft the brancher bata ami elek

The sapling hid its houd le grief,

And mourned its glittering leaves of gold,

"My mater," it wid, are nicely dled,

While I stand ukol hore and oold

I dare not wish again, adam!

Or bluo Pd wish for larven of glass."

Twas night again, and all things slept,

And with the apt out littlo troc

It woke with leaves of rzystal clear

It was het sight to neo,

**Na fritid, “like me gan ahina,

Or has mah pretty leaves ao mize." ..

But soon a mighty wind arose

That turned and tossed the bruchcooll;

As on it copt moross the woed

Th mind the crystal hordia's fall, And morning found them there, alas?

Battered and brokom on tho graSS,

Tho sapling gave heavy man,

It looked akel, poor, and mea While all the other trees stood there

Still glorious in their cives of graen,

"I'm sure." I said, “this with wore bust,

That I laul groom loves lie the rest."

When all things #løpt ni eventide,

And woka ngasiu at unvening guy

Adorned with yours and juicy leaves,

The little tros was gladou pay,

"They're braves," it said, "and I've the ex-

I need not bang my head for that,”

A gual cúnu down the mountain silo

In search of fields and pastores firs

Iss young ones wanted grass and horba,

But all the bills about wore baru

It spied our sapling's foliage green,

And eat to work and ate it sleep.

Our Uttlo tess again wun bace,

And sadly to itself it and

"No tauro 1' wish for leaves again,

Or green or yellow, witite zr rod.

I'm sure I never shinki coroplein

Had I ty nexlies saukt again,”

It sadly wlept at eventide,

And slutroraing wake the tree

But when the sun shone out it looked,

And ronely laughed aload for gler. Tsun of ita joy wax plalu-

Its megades al were flere vz.

From the Germin, by E. D. M. TRAQUAID.

GREEK FIRE.

tas religiously guarded was "confined for above 400 years to the Romans of the Enet and at the end of the eleventh century the Pisaus, to whom very sea" and every net ware familar, suffered the effects without

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HONGKONG TAYARAN (8.2

MPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-Alerts By Geox 17 Mar, bondage, this, par pai

PANY.

The Undersigned. Arcata for the above

Lunderstanding the composition of Grass flis Company, nro prepare to RANT POLIOLUB & Amarloat Prills, 30 yaela, pur plega 336 to 3.19.Camlote, . por place

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against FIRE to the extent of $60,000 on any FIRST-CLASS RISK RATES ON FIESTAS GODOWNE FT DUCED to CFT, NETT PER ANNUM FROM THIS DATE

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & C....

Agents,

The on This, however, is not wholly true. secret was preserved, indeed," from the Romany of the West, but the Saracens man aged to possess themselves of it very much carlier than Gibbon's accrunt would imply For at the siega of Thiesstorien, in the voar 904, the Saracens, we are told by John Comoniata, threw liquid fire, by mônda of tahes, upun the wooden, defences of the and by this thesis principally tax capturing the town. In the Holy Wars the s Mokermined:uys freely availed

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PRODUCE.

93.45 to 3.55 Camphor, packed, par planl.... $3.75 6 8.85 Dampbar, Baron, pisan, per plast 31.95 to 4:45amphor, Bass, her paul 55.79 to 5.75 Chretions, Door $18.50 to 12.00 fardawons, Tafarlar, por pieni..

13.50 to 15.00 Haven, per platestek sapernet 314,50 to 16.00 Dosts, Aleat, cat t

$18.50 to 17.09 Coals, Engisli stosu, per taɛ...** $18.5 to 17.00 dale, Syiny, pực tóm $19,53 to 14.0) Obres, per pical impa

MY WOOLLEN GOODS, Hit, por psie.. Bits, D., por pain.

Blanketu, 23 s.,, pernair.. Jamlats, 338, por piece. "COTTON GOODS.

amlats, 19, per plogs.. Amorim Drile, 15tus, par piose 3.81 56 2.25 Camists, BB, per picap.. Cotton Yarp, No. 24, por 10 s. 88, 03.00 Canlobs, LA, ££103 Cotton Yarn, No, 39 to 32, por 1001 be, $93.50 4 105.00 Camlats, LLC, por 44000............ Cotton Yarn, No 35 to 42, per 100 low. $125, 336 10. Long Kit, 1 esclob, par pleto 45 870 Jopper, Shotfaz, Jammo, per plot Cotton Yarn, Bamba 378.00 295) Gang HU, ST Ansarted une piece... to Japan, per Chinta, pornison

$1.760 176 on is, earlo, por pievo $3.65 to 1.72 Copper, Vals, per pleal...

Long Zils, HI Amarta, per piece... 5.45 to 6.73

El Noarlet, per piec. 20.05.ts 8.70 Costes. Tombay, per pleal...

18.50 to 13.29. Cotton; Nagno, pornlaul. Inatragu, DD, noe give Spanish Stripas, par gard

$672 to 0.73 Canon, Shanghai, ner plce

Catton, hautang, porpion!. Cotton, Tiostaju, per pient

Dyed Spotted Skiellogs, per place to 3.70 Long El 1 Amadriol; par pieno.8.70 8.75 Catton, Calcutta, per ploal..

Imperial Fire Insurance Company. Hongkong, 9th May, 1881. THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, Saglah Delis, 13 lbs. per piaco

LIMITED

· SKLOUU ZAN.

$5,30 to 3.45 255 40 2.65 $2,30 to 2.50

Drod Dronados Shirkingo, por piace......... Dyot Damask Shirtinga, Dar nieca....... English Dells, 30 gante, par plom.

Englich Drilla, 15 tha, per plann Grog Särkings 7 "bat, porvisco Grey Shirtluge, 6 ha, por picae. ....... Frog Shirkinys, #1 1ha, per plano an Gray Shirtings lbs., par piere routings, 10. The,, per ince andyTaths, Sands, sata.the.n. p. |Grey T-Clothe 2byds, &in. 7lbs.p. pa. $1.5 to 1,70 [81978y1.Cloths, 269.1261a8lu. 30p.ps. $1.80 £61.65 GreyT.Cloths, 25ydalu8lbe. 7p.pa.. 3380 2.5 Gray-aths, stydstilbs. Xp. p. 95.45 a 2.30

THE Undersigneil having won appointed themselves of the s of Greek fire. Gallaut Agents for the shovo Company, aro knights, who

who feared little tho swords or prepared to GRANT POLICES on MARINE lances of the Saracon host, were terriflod by 1839 to all parts of the World, at ourrent the uncouth aspect and the hideous noises of rates machines which belched forth upon, thom torrent of lignid fire. Joinville tells us

that it came using through the air like winged long tailed dragon, about the thick. coss of a bogabend, with the report of thunder and the velocity of lighting; had the dark

was dispelled by this ness of the mess

illuming was dispe deadly illuminates

It does not. br ས་མས་ means follow because the invention of

guo powder rendered the ancient Greek fire ne longer a very useful military weapon, that know

owledge of the secret of its

composition would be of little value. We must rames. bar that the use of firmarine rendered clue old-fashioned anginen, by racans of which the liquid was propelled, no longer available: eines those who worked the engines could po. lungor vexture nour enough to the enemy, It was to this sides, we anepoot, rather than to any want of

in the compound itself, that the discontinuance of the use of Greek fro should ho ascribed. To time bad not yet come for making gunpowder. itself a useful adjunct to the eployment of

flame, liquid

It is not so clear, however, that the ancient Greek fire was much were efficient than that which has recently coo into use. Still, the inquiry into the naturs: of its cansposition is ant without interest. The Princess Aona. Connor's states that Greak fire was s compounded i

of sulphur, r

singe

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 5th November, 1833

IVOOLA ARACHNOON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. The Undarsigned, as Agents for the above Compan, aro prepared from this date, to GRANT POLICE upon FIRST-LAUS RISKS to the astant of £15,000, at the Roduced Tariff

DOUGLAS LAPRAJK & Co. Hongkong, Ilth Mry, 1881.

Itafea.

NOTICE.

COMPANY.

1

METALS.

$2.8 to 7.99 (va, Dil Rowl, per piec?.................... $1 to 163 Tron, Hosp, por nie $1.77 to 1.95 Eron, Sir, per giocl. 21 to 2.22 frau, Wirò, per piaal....

2 to 2.75 end, WB par hien

- 2.35 Lol, Lt, at

101,5

1805 tỏ 9.70 ₫ Quitán, Tungshor, per plaat.... 42.35 to 3.10 Cotton Sofa, Saigon....... $350 bo 3.45 Guthor. Soads, Siam

36.93 to 85 Oattlash, Japan

SÍ.50 6à 15.70

強い

Peso, or plannin

w, piha, per inch

Pans, 9an, por ateuli

to 10:30 Px48, iltak, me'nloa

134 Teas Follower oil.

23.00 Pena, con Heina, pay pisu

to 28.30 Panel Berlay, oor pleal.

Potason Float, per planla

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(16,35 to 10,00 | Patchsok, per planl

59.15 60

Tin.1.30 to 1.0S $13.00 to 1.7a

12320 to 24.50 | Ralunaerán Kors, maisot,

50 to 2100 Rion: Slame, n. 7, pozival

RK, Kotter, perplazi. 533.70 to 21.30 Rios, Ham, No. 3 par pion $31.50 to 23.80log, Siam, lllet No. 1, por pleal.....

„$15,80 to 18:30 | Clos, Siam, millel Vo. 3, ner pioni

$17.50 to 17.30! Bien, aigua, No. 1, por sigut $130 a 19:00, Sason, Tom her mothe $16.80 to 17.00 no, Sakor, Erner-Bangt 1415.00 to 1850, Khed fapan ...

317.80 to 17.48

$17.7 to 19.003cstron

3:20 to 1.31 Sasrend, Geoan, pre piogl 10 to 4,20 Bouwood, Cut, nor planl. 32250 to 23.00 annem, White, par planl

97.30 arkalas, per lol...

Ballkan, fanes, por pidul

$4.50 4.35 Onttills, Japan, without bones, g. pl. 15.30 to 1500, Back, par le

4.43 to 4.15 Untilaisk, Chanchor, por pjen 11.50 to 13 Dates, Dinos, pernigale 253.00 46 13.90 | Dates, Bed, nor picule

lephants Teath, 4 to 5 pic

$4.15 4.3%

130 to 205lith, Califaraly, per otaal Tie-3.2.5 to 3.3.5 | Stack Bak, bez pínul

7 to 15 Strike Province, gene

$50 to 500

$200 to 320

Load, Hola Chan, or pion Eníaknilor, Polish, por atent.

incailer, American, por pidal 853.90 to 55.20 Dried Laly Flowers teel. Sorties, per far

15 to 4-25 thephard's Tooty, 7 to Bulace... **** 35,00 10, 500* Mos, Onitorula, par avok of 50 31.49 to 1.8 35.40 4.50ane, Amorinam, per barrel of 100 be... 19. 22 Flam, American, per barrel of 200 ba, 35.20 to 0.35 $4.00 to 4.95

Sangus ina 00 to 300 Kent Funts, per pioul......

5050 be 100 indey, Amorican, fatqunty, p. plant. $200 to 453 Haas, Ordinary, per piant Ginn, American, 23 gaily, p plaal $100 to 913

(30,00 ta 0,15 | Spelter, por pical juniormatio

80.55 to 0.82 The also, per pleal. $0.03 to 0.05

Tin, Pintoa, yet boz. 100 to 0.18

PRODUCE. 20.19 to 0.19 $0.31 to 0.93 overnight...

Aium, at quality, per pia 80.11 do 0.Alan, sul quilty, per pient 30 to 0.23

Bark, mober, per pient

$23.00 to 29.58

$3.15 to 3.55

31.75 to 1.85

Rafel Nut, ar pien!

$2,000 to 3,000 $3,400

$1.83 to

$1.76 to: 171

XL. ja 1.35

$1.40 to 1.49

B197 to 1.4

$1.75 to 1.7#

31.71 to 172

32.10 to 27O

33.35 to A4T

24.85 to 3.05

2.45 to 0.5.3

$25.00 to £2,0

$27,000 to 23.00

$11.50 to 19.00

$5.00 to 80

$1.92 (n 5.50'

to 1.66 543 to 4.85

#T7 to $20 Parnos, Prado, per plat$21.70 tv 23.00 Pepper, Binok, por plol$19.99 to 13.90 Rubin, laite, portion?. Raitane, Hozent, per plant... Sandal Wool, Malchor, mar plot Sarda! Wood, Saath Sens, roepiaul Sapan Wood, Manila, per pical. Alto 1.65 Sapan Wood; Sim, por gical... $3.25 to 235 Tix. 1270 to 18.0.0) Elm.245.3 to 31.00) Sugar, Shok-lame, White, Wo, 1, n. pal... $7.54 to 845 $10.50 to 12.00 Sugar, ok lang, White, No. 2 vol... 7545 603 10.10 to 11:00 as, Shot lang. Brown, per pieni... 5455 to 4.30 Sga: Cand Fooohor, par piaci...... Sngar Candy, Shokokunk, ber plant... $9.00 to 200 $9,8% to 9.70 Some Candy, Swator, Whita: por picul. $4.75 to 7.30

$31.00 ARSA Whost, Plantain, pár vicul Mussole, Dry Siam large, por pical.... 33.95 to 0.10 Whest, Japan, pas pient Mussain, Dry Sism midlo, par pleal $7.35 to 4) Teal (1), por njen Massals, Dey Stam still, por plan 34.15 1.35 Vindow Ges, one box.

17.55 to 19.50 Hama, Superior, per pioul

Handkerchiefs, Bino, perdean

fandtershiais, Hawa, per fason...... Haukacebiafa, Red, por lapt Bandorchtofs, Ligat Sad, parlared... Folest Black, 1 inches, per med Velvety Continn, 22 inclus par yard Velvetons, Blast, pàg garl Valvotas, Goatian, per yard. White Shirtings, to mol, por pican 15 tamonto da Mor, par.inl.30.09 to 55.00 oun. Razkow, per plaul". White Shirtings, to Grand, perpico 33.6 to 2,43 Ben Wax, Japan, White, par pigol... to Fashore, Clau, por pioul. White Sticttura, 65 to 80 real, por pless 320 to 3, White Shirtings, Cheroes, porpioco..... $3,46 to 3.0 Baoa Wat.. White, phe picul $65.50 ta' 610 White Shirtings, A, por pisci $15 to 170

$5.30 to 5.1 $300 to 3.5 33.4% to 2.50 to 2.45

Woon Was, Hankow, Yellow, por pical. 14.00 to 40.50 teghas, Japsa, per plot 0.00

UERN FIRE INSURANCE The Undersigned, Agents for the above Com Whilo Shirtinga, 7,031 rodī, par pieno... $330 to 9,25 Bela Vogt, lat quality, por picali.....$1,050 to 9:59 †Malon Sooda, Lat quality, par pieni... 91.90 33. 5.20 Teaminoti, Tlantala, per pical was $7.50 to 7.30 pany, are prowed to ACCEPT RISES ou FIRST-CLASS GODOWES at 4 por Cent. Nett pro- miura por Anacan.

RISKS at Carreut. Rates

NORTON & Co., Aganbi Hongkong, 20th May, 1881. NORTH GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG. THE Undersigned, Aaenas for the above TRANCES to the extent of $65,000, on first- 'Company, azo prepared to GRANT IN class risks at carront ratos.

MELCHERS. & Co. Hongkong, 97th March, 1876.

[10 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1977. IN HAMBURG. resi.HE Undersignad, Agents of the above and oil. It may be well to dwell on this Company, am Prepared to ACCEPT

dispered many writers have boun - point,

ooneider subtle, or liquid bitumen, to no hen the prinmpal ingredient of the Greek fire, Possibly, however, the oil men- tioned by Anna Comnena may have been naphthin, and not, as one would be disposed to infer, any of the ordinary vegetable or mineral oils; for the u use of caphiba ja laps is of great antiquity. Cilton writes:

Naphtha was mingled, I know not in what proportions, with sulphur and with the pitch That is extracted from evergreen firs-hat! is, resin-in forming

ning Greek fire." It is a mout point whether Friar Bacon over discovered thc

DE the

fire. liquid Fee-composition

die Many supposed that coneraled

a real

10

PUSTAU & Co., Agents. Hongkong, 18th January, 1884.

[192 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

White Shirtings, EE for piare... White Shirtings, 11, or play Wlate Spotte Skirtings, per piece... White Brocades, per bicon

Birds Nest, gality, bar nie. $6500 Malon Seeds, and quality, per piout..... 34.60 to 445 Birls' Nesta, del quality, po pivol$500 200 Mushroom, por pienl ...... Brimshorn, por signing Bato Hidas, mila........... Buah Car Kilau

55 to 2.65 $19.904 1

$60 to 8.00

SHIPPING IN THE CHINA" WATERS.

VESSELS.

HATE OF ARRTUA

FLAG

CAPTAIN.

CEO PIGE

TONS.

CONSTONEWS.

A.Atom

Diamante Darghis

الد

THE Undersigned. Agents of the lore Com.

paay, are authorized to INSURE against | Boy TIRE Current Rates,

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 1st Jaumey, 1882. TIE LONDON ASSURANCE. Giontyou

Greyhound Bainan Haukow

INCORPORATED BY BOTAL CHARTER OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIRST. A.D. 1720.

..... $2.1560.9.20 34.15 to 230 Tia, 43, to fh0

1245, to 2.70

DESTINA- TION.

VESUL

BARE OF CAPTAIN. JAREIVAT

FLAG AND RIG.

TONS

CONSIGNEES

DESTINA- TION,

MANILA,

In Pozy on Tey May, 1894..

1519 Smith, fall & Co

1575 Miclood & C

1735 Maoland & C>

Ordor

748 Holliday, Wis & Co

Boston

HONGKONG.

ATSAKIES.

Activ

May 18 Revabsch

Dan, atr

269 A. R. Marby

Amy Autocie Vanez Anril 1 R. Ozon Benladi May Cairngorm Chinn City of Tokio C. T, Honk

May 18 Wm. Potts

Brit, str

814 Siera & Co

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For str

895 Wieler & Co

Alert

¡Fab..

ANE sh 1154 | Kar & Ci.

8p17.str

527

Romalia & Co

Ben Sowall April

Am ah

1801 Smith, Ba!! &.Cə

W Thomson May 15 W. Jack Jan G. Sutise May 11 J. Maury.

Brit, atr

Brit. str

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(155, Livingston & Co

Farragut

Lpril 28

Anr.

Adamson, Boll & Co

Great Admiral Jan. 17

Amr,

tjur, alr

043 Long 30

Canton

Lodson

April 13

Nov, bi

237 Smith, Ball & 05

Amr, etc

3130

P. ML S. 8. Co

3. Friucisca

Poni Ravere April 25

Amr, sh

Dusarg

FAMA Fedelia

May 10 W. Jarvis May 17 Stuck May 1 S. Ashton May 10 Sahultz May 18 F. Blazos

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Brit. str

902

¡Tang Kes

Pepito

Span. W

Brit, str

514

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Brit, hk

Brit. str Gor. str |8pra str Brit, atr

993 Dnarlas, Tapraik & Co | Bast Coast

DAT 412

Melchors & Co

Femellas & Co

117

HAW. Dask Co.

ILOILO.

Mar 17, Brok.

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2418 | Wialer & Co

4. G. Jakos May 17 Basseng

Dut. str

1610 Jardine, Matheson & Co

May 12 Moltinley

Adolph

April 10

Gor, sh

867 Smith, Ball & Co

Frohlich

April 1

389 Orter

Halifax Hongkong

Day 18 D. Seatt Nov. 28. Woord

Gustav

Mar. 28

Ger. ök

636 Oder

States

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H. C. & M. Stanghoat Co) Cantou

Butterfold & Swiro

Conta

C&M, Stamboat ( Canton

Mar. 13 Wallace

Beit ste

.ast

Captain

Clarke

Brit, str

1001

H.D. 1. Stevabat Cri Canton

A. V. Gorri May 18 Dra'nmoed May R. Jones &Ty 15 M. Yong

Brit, str

·PAS

H. C. & M. Stowyhhoad On) Caubsa

Jap. str

1942

M. B. W. S. 5. Ca“

Nagganki

Abuetin

Brit, str

85%

Yuen F Hong

Brit. ste

60

Oonas Lorsik & Ch

Coast Porto W. W. Craps

Mar. Herbert Bloat April 19 Mar. 31

Ital, tk

474 Maslood & Co

Amr. bir

573 Macleod & Co

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Amr. bir

1577 | Smith, Bell & Co

Brit, atr Brik str

918 Jardino, Matheson & Co

1895 | Russell & Co

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Tokohama

733

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China

Diamond City Tan. 24 Spender Fartane

Mac.

ignorance on the subject an apparently un-HE Undersigned having been appointed meaning ausser to the questions addressed Agents for the above Corporation,

to him. Others, however, assort that two of prepared to graut Insurances as fellowa

Luned attuli of Greck fire were, as BACUE

A

MARINE DEPARTMENT,

Forum

Kicklang Cingol

Kioto Maru Kour Bong Kwangtang

Koursang May, 35 Jackson Lord ofthe Tales:April 26) Walenty Musalia

FIRE DEPARTMENT, Polities issued for long or short periods at Msamir current-ratos.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.

Menaloh Olgrapin

May 13 enervanu -favour

-

Policise, issued for game not exceeding £5,000, P. Chom Rao May 1 H. Stratten at reduced rator.

Peking HOLLIDAY, WISD & Co. Hongkong, 26th July, 1872

[11 Rosslyn ANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE Sell

Sanz* COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

Ulysses White Houd Woosung

SIEMSSEN & Co.,

Agents, Hongkong. 16th November, 1873.

HE CHINA MERCHANTS

INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITED.

12

Zaza basi

Anna Catulins Caroline

Carmudulot

and saltpetre, and that the Policies at current rates, payable either hero, shird is to be detected in the logogrip-in London, or at the principal Ports of India,

Lura Tono vit. Can utriut." We leave this China, and Australia. nagram tothe ingenuity of our readers, ioning, in passing, that it contains the apropos words,arit veraciter" but that the extraction of the words leaves us puls the contination "kapovan," from which will not be found osny to form a word, Possibly there is a mistake in transcription to add to the suagrammatic disheulty. Many At what period the ancient Greek fire was there have tried to elucidate the question. invented bas never beer curtainly determined. Frise Bungay, Charles du Freur, Damage, There are many writers who place the and Joinvill bost, in fact, of coura

The Undersigned, having been appointed invention in

quity Historical ators, historians, and antiquaries have all Agents for the avore Company, are prepared to details have been

widuced

pointing to the had something to say more or less to the ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current period of the earlier wars between the purpose. But the satisfactory solution of

10 Fates. Grocka and Romans as the true or of the the problem has not yet been obtained, aor discovery,

But we do not find any certain perhaps is it likely to be. It has been well evidence of the use of Greek die qutil the remarked by a writer on the subject that of Conatantisople, in the seventh and gunpowder blow the ancient Greek fire out eighth centuries, though a Father of the of the Behi: Bat daring the American war Christian Church, writing in the fifth con- f 1860-65 it was shown that gunder

receipts for making a combustible túry, pavo

resi, alphur, pitea, pigeon' dus ponads turpentine, and the path of the lethal

Thiarelated that the true Greek fire was invented by a certain Callimena, an architect

of a anitable prepared shell, and that its Cau Yu Cinsk, Esq. CHANO SU HO, Esq. Don Barigde. of Heliopolis, in Syria (Basice) in 678. Jestructive properties may thus be made CHING. TO CHAL, Esq. TYPY TEX, Esq.

Esmeralda the composition of this artifi- available when the besieging Faren is four

and ten others,

Fiento cial lane, and the art

of directing

its action,

Frank Carvill Ho Sur Cave, Baq, Socrótary." miles or more from the central parts of the

The Company GRANTS POLICIES on Kalsow were imported the Callinicus who had city. Charleston was certainly

rent from the

not destroyed deserted

Caliph to

the Emporer

"General Gillmore'a fira shelly; in fam, MARINE BISKS at Current Rates to all M. A. Dixen

parts of the Wok. of Constantinople. From this perd uali! are dieutics

there

sonaceted with Usui reburns of Preals are made to all Martha the year 1201 the use of Creek fire was on the

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is sense amount of damage was powerful and terrible Bug. The important shown by the fact that Gearral Beauregard art of compounding the fra was preserved hurled from the mouths of bisa denun et Constantinople," says Gibbon, as the cations against Gillmore for employing "the palladium of the State; the gallern and

most villainous compound over used in war." artillery might occasionally be lent to the That Greek tire will one day be employed as allies of Rome; but the composition of the fearfully destructivo agent in warfare

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zeeras gearenly probable. Yet, so far from zealous scruple, and the Lorror of the

euemy oking forward with dismas to the prospert was increased and pratonzed by their ign of such an application for its properties, we rance and surprise." The aunts which any rather, perhapa, consider that prospect have reached us respecting the properties of as favourable to the interests of pe We the Greek fire are geh

to justify the tighy apply to this case the remarks salus satished by the Byzantine separate by Faller to the use of caaura - Though to the secret of its composition. It was some may say that the finding of such a liquid, which was propelled by various pliances bath bean the losing of many men's methods against the ships or engines of the lives, yet it will appear that wars are now enemy. So long as it was kept from the air, fought with more expedition, and that or remained in large masses, the liquid Victory standeth Bot so long a neuter, before appears to have been perfectly made from she express herself on one side or the other."

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THE DIRTY SHIRTS."

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Ou First-class Godowns. it was nedssary to employ, in large quanti

The Dirty Shirts." Wo bavo received, ties, vither said vinegar Various however, an indigeauf letter, not from the melbods rere employed for propelling the 101st Regiment, on account of the insult, On Cons liquid fire towards the enemy. Sometimes but from s inte officer of the 1024, who On Patroleum in li

has i censed Godowns sulistance, and these were daug at the

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Bhirts." by means of suitable projectile machine, civilian the boxious, unexplaine1, seems s

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