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spire to give forty degrees north latitude the prefer-ence for human beings to breathe in. This evening, had a visit from Capt. John Drake, an old Guinea trader, now a navigator on these lakes, remarkable for using no kind of drink but water; yet is a healthy, robust man. He is employed in the north-west trade, and just arrived from the Falls of St. Mary, at the entrance into Lake Superior. On this trade, thecompany has one topsail vessel, and a larger on thestocks, ready to launch. They navigate that lake about four hundred miles, and some distance up a river, to the Grand Portage — where the goods aretaken to canoes, by about one thousand men. Thesecanoes run, as it is supposed, at least fifteen hundred miles, west-north-west — which requires them to be exceedingly industrious to make the post before winter — and when winter sets in a week or two sooner than common, they are frequently caught by the way. One McKenzie, and ten men, set out last spring was a year, from the Black, or by some called the Grand North Post, to attempt further discoveries; they have not been heard of since. He had been out once before, for twelve months; and met with mountains of salt ice. He now expects to be out three years. Some of these northern adventurers return, and appear as well as those who remain at home, feasting on delicacies. In short, the young men hereaway, think themselves no more accom-plished for company or conversation, not having taken this journey, than our young gentlemen, not having taken the tour of Europe. A day or two past, we had the company of five Moravian Indians, whose sorrowful history deeply