June 5, these extravagant words: as also the penal statutes against witches have been repealed by parliament, contrary to the exprefs law of God. The seceders comprehend a very large body of the populace in Scotland: their blind zeal for a renewal of the covenant, and their incorrigibly intolerant spirit, are either not attended to by those who have been exerting their endeavours to arm our people, or those advocates for militia do not sufficiently consider the dangerous tendency of such violent enthusiasm. Sir, the above seems to me and others a seasonable and proper publication for your useful Miscel lany; if you think so, you will give it a place. I am Edinburgh, May 26. 1793. ·} A CONSTANT Reader. METHOD OF FISHING PORPUSSES, EXTRACTED FROM MR CAMPBELL'S TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA, NOW IN THE PRESS. ₹ OFF the coast of the Camerafkas, about a mile's distance from fhore, lies a long narrow island, where, as well as in several other parts in this river *, a great many porpufses or buckers are caught, which, from what follows, seems to be a timorous sort of animal; and as the manner in which they are caught is somewhat curious, a description of it shall here be attempted, *St Laurence. At the head of, and adjoining to this island, is a large bank of sand, which ebbs dry at low water, but when the tide is in, it is covered to a considerable depth. On this bank a low circular wear of watlings is made, the one end of which comes close to the land, and at the other end a small space is left open, so as not to obstruct the fish at entering. At considerable spaces or intervals all along this circle, long wands are stuck, and so flexible and supple as to yield to the current, which is here so strong as to keep them always in motion. When the flood makes, the porpufses, which keep along the coast of the island, enter by the open space, and push die rectly forward towards the other end, when, lo! they see the wand, a long white thing, shaking and bobbing in the water before them, which frightens them much; they turn about in haste, and fhift to a different quarter; but a similar appearance is before them there also, fhaking and bobbing like the former; and on whatever side they turn, this strange apparition seems to place itself a head of them. They continue in fright and amazement, going about within the circle, until at last the tide leaves them, so that they cannot get over the low wear; and the bank ebbs dry. In this manner a great many of them are caught, sometimes hundreds at a time, from which considerable quantities of oil are made and exported; and this forms no inconsiderable article of commerce. A TABLE, Sherving the AMOUNT of GOODS exported from the Port of ST PETERSBURGH in the Years 1788, 1789, 1790, distinguishing the Number of BRITISH, and other Vessels belonging to all other Nations, and the Goods exported by them respectively. COMMUNICATED BY ARCTICUS. 1788. 1789. 1790. Kinds of Denomi-To Great To diff Merchandise. nation of Britain. Nations. TOTAL. qurit ies Ships. 542 402 944 do Ditto second do Ditto third do Pouds. 2,206,242 273-740 2,479,9821,831,181 241,4152,072-5961.706,106 292 4501,998,556 1,481,264668,7112, 149.975 1,306,594 403,848 1 710,442 1,499 476685,176 2,184,652 49 852189 813 239.665 48,752 133,077 181,829 47,248 161 351 208.599 48.617 108,618 157-235 27,646 139,329 166,975 44 908 97,482 142 390 Ditto tow do 37.900 28 131| 66,091 12,732 22,975 35,707 10.115 34,123 44.238 Flax best do 443,44 67.094 510.535 263,709 25,343 289,052 370,367 55 595 425.962 Ditto second do 16,219 10 551 26.770 4,953 13,614 18.567 3.710 8.688 12 398 Ditto third do 3.568 1.406 4.974 2,978 2.507 5.48 1415 2.1CI Ditto tow do 12 118 14 413 26.53 7,256 25,469 32 725 884 13-712 3.516 14,596 Cordage do 16 726 31452 48 178 29,728 31.653 61.381 Tallow do 1,047.889 380,336 1,428.225 765,314298,098 1,063,412 24,638 21 757 619.360 302 981 46 395 922 341 Candles do 3,661 23,684 27.345 2,765 23 405 26.170 1,757 21 775 Soap do 516 7.657 8.173 412 15,784 16,196 Wax do 1,249 2.607 3856 2,127 10,909| 13,036 1,302 4,223 985 Tar do 528 192 724 925 3.508 4,433 Pitch do 193 130 323 184 960 1,144 Rosin do 2,092 Potash do 41,974 16,620 58,594 36,698 23,956 60,654|| 65,831 17,681] 83,512 CONTINUATION of the TABLE. 1788. Kinds of Denomi- To Grea To diff. Merchandise.[nation of Britain. Nations TOTAL. quantities 117,510 117,510 19.500 143.300 4,142 15,441 19,583 328,949 190,138 519,087 11,254 15,688 345,646 60,294 405,940 658,322 11,975 670,297 864.667 67,138 931,805 1,739 820 68,422 1.808,242||1,144.204 76,480 1,220,684 40, 528 16,249| 56,777 20,469 10,379 39.848 88,985 13,723 102,708 2,942 36,377 39,319 14,203 17,902| 32,105 2,248,086 90,979 2.339.065 2,259,166 58,912 2,318 078 2,345,981 152,8902,498,871 49,440 153,060 202,500 26,942 25 15.977 414 16.002 440,789 43 184 280 647 108,178 483 973 388 825 35,850 97,296 11,504 108,800 99.203 24.544 123 747 851 43.587 10,223 19 042 162 800 Mats do 312,612 315,433 628,045 94,065 424 522 518,587 12,200 345,700 357,900 Hare skins do 24,768 20,526 45,294 26,422 22,402 48,824 29,571 3.921 33,492 Linseed Chet. 6,794 4,210 11,004 the From the above table it would appear on a superficial glance that the trade to Britain amounted to something more than one half of the whole trade carried on from the port of Petersburgh to world at large; for on an average of these three years, the amount of the ships are of British 506– belonging to other nations 398. Total 905. But upon a nearer investigation it will be evident, that this would be a very false view of the matter; for we have data above to fhow that the tonnage of British vefsels must be much larger than those of other nations, and that Britain carries off not one half only, but very little lefs than three-fourths of the whole tonnage, as well as value, of goods exported from Petersburgh. 1 Taking the articles that are sold by the poud, we find that the following articles stand thus on an a Verage of the three years. Potash, three to one, 4,577,579 1,792,709 6,370,289 The average of the whole other goods sold by weight in the above list for these three years, I find to be only 325,507 pouds; not one twentieth of |