Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-18
, ,;oe, 81 the fubjea of Young

sjhefhsr you or any other per-
IN, this epither as appropriate
s.-.st fubfance or nor, | cannot
,saifyle | choofe in dtlcribins
ss,snk Of fubhance, fay fand, thro'
L Gricken the commencing tea
"a begun growth of rock. The
In was accidental. The inhahlt-
q Georgetown are paving the main
and had fen, their laborers into a
-, cut through bank, leading to
Civ of Warrington, with the de.Sn
...a;op, through the hill, road. PAT
hi, Channel my eye fell upon the ma
nfthe frs,a Of earth that appeared,
nn,n the manner in which the negroes
!. hating it 20 pieces. They were
hiog it into its original fate of fand,
b heir hovel,, in view of making it
M, for the reception of paving tone.
kVhat," (aid l, "my boy, have you
,h.re Is this rock 7" g" don no,
a." laid the negro; /" | believe twas
|, once" The idea of rotten rock,
ing fcsrcely 70 philofophic as growing
X was induced TO examine the other
Of the channel. At once the counie
rce of fpli,,en rock appeared. The
4ckes of joint, Ar all the lineaments OF
(olute rock, were apparent. Prefirg
care upon the furface, found il TO yield
1to crumbie as under the lhovei. Wha
ought I, could hsve cait this mount OF
hd into the mould and texture OF a rock,
Ii deisn, that eventually it lhould be
me rock +! Veins Of real rock, hard a,
hi, were diicovered, like the commenc
= 6bres of young rock. The fact is,
E mount of fand had received the con
$p,ion, and was ripening into real rock.
fhe phenomenon may be examined ar le-
IRE.
4 The observations and reflections are
Bira, thar there is vivid power, CT We
ktive life, that psnes as we'll through ia
bral as immaterial fubflances, and the ere
TORS deGgn is as we'll dlicovered in the
Fogreiop of the former as Of the latter.
econdly, may not the negro's idea of rot
Pn rock, excite a fentirnent, that when
lateral fnbGances have arrived at full
FRICTION, they fail and fade away? May
Dt perilhing and mouldering iubterrane
Us fubaances, folve the phenomena OF
and their appendages? May
'ere not be principle of life, fui geueris,
''ached to this globular fyRem, which
I'd Its commencement, hath its progrefs,
I'd may have its end Is there not fire
the bowels OF the earth which feeds on
'tten rock and fuch other uielefs CONDUIT
Oles as fall in its way, whole fmcke and
lnders are ient ofin the ebulitions of Eft.
a, Veluvius, and in the fea? When the
'terlor combuhibles are confirmed, and
he lncrulta'lon falls in, will not Jacobs
dder afford a good medium of eicape to
loie who are capable to afcend it ? Hath
,'uIal or moral phiiofophy ever difcoyer.
| better medium of hope /! Whether |
We, !, aicend IT or not, recommend it to
i capable to lay their hand upon it.
Wnen iait a. Philadelphia l dropped in.
, the hands OF Mr.. Peal, a lhort dincrta.
on on the action and re-aftion of the
Nc ana frelh isrings, in view of folvine
problem oftered, in the Royal focic,y
} London, respecting the rife and fall! of
ie lea tide. 1t was read before tie ioci.
y ifyou will cait your eye upon The
'per, and think it worthy of public no
&C. Twill thank you to give it in one of
&c papers, publication.
D. AUSTIN.
= Warrington, October IA, 1901.
:. D. Since writing the above the deep.
ing OF the work upon the Young Rock,
ose. 10 Generalization, the growing e(-
y. y. OF the iubftance. The plough ard the
eA :, are now needtul to perform the talk
!, me ihoyel. The fbres of the rock
"a the ioIidity of the fubRance, are more
nd more yi6ble.
A MODEL.