Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-10

.@,6 carefully watching Sieyes. The lat
:, 70 avoid the iron arm of the tyrant,
' -. which every thing bowed, with
,,sv himlelf from all concern in public af-
mrs and obferved rigorous flence.
The tyrant made ufe OF all the means in
i. mower TO difcover taces of what Sieyes
n;aht have written; he had recourfe to
n \. opening of letters that dihonorable
.r,aice 70 commodioully employed BY
5.lootifm, under the pretext Of reafons Of
State, Ito explore the fccrsts of individuals;
n arbitrary meafure, in which Rcbsf-
mere had many Predecetors, and 6rAs ira
~ imitators. All letters addrefed TO
4. fulpetfed rnalconsent were opened by
o,ler of the Dictator, Sieyes, in con-
y,rlatisn with a German friend, had ex-
creaed a wifi TO have fome might into
Rants new fytem Of Philofophy, This
friend had written 10 his brother, man
# letter. in one of the German Gniverh-
ties, who, as he could express philofophi-
cal ideas with more facility in Latin than
n French, traced in the former language
aGetch Of the principles of Kant's fyfen,.
and directed it in letter TO Sieyes. The
letter reached Paris, and was opened at
the bureau of the Police" A Latin
letter, conGaing OF leveral fleets to
Sieyes and from an enemy's country !!
rcrets are concealed in it; perhaps even
ihe plan of cenfpiracy.''
Thus thought Inc penetrating Diplomacy
and the important letter paaed to the Re-
rolu,ionary Committee. This council of
high wiidom examined it, comPyehendeo
nothing, and deipifed the language of ped~
ants.sThey fammoned the mott able Ghool-
matters, who repeatedly read and difPuted
for long time on the contents of this fin
eular ep.fle. The words they could eaf-
lytranlate, but they could NOT comprehend
the meaning. One of the company ex-
claimed, g thefe characters deceive US !, |
here perceive the cypher Of dangerous
iscret."
At laf, in the minority Of this Arecpa-
GUS, one fage was found, who was able 20
tranlate fome pafages intelligibly, ard
ii. great fecrert was discovered. 1t was
proved that the letter contained TO coun.
tr.revolutionary plan, but that the phi
llOphical language was new, the mean
ing difficult of comprehension, and the
matter very obicure.
The following article is taken from the
proceedings Of the National Iaaitute Of
France:
c. Dccondalt's experiments selat'ce 10 tie.
isfaeace IF hgbf aton certain Vsget
0blss.
The GrG obica of-the author was to
scertain the Influence of light upon tie
aerp Of leaves and lowcrs. As the regu-
lar yicifiitades of day ard night appeared
70 be the chief caufe of the great difficulty
Oifuch an erqairy, the author was Of cpl
zion that this might be obviated by ex-
Eohng the vegetables 10 an artificial light,
slther. conRapt or varioply combined.-
For this purpofe he placed FIX lamps in
d,'k cellar, and difpofed them 70 that the
plants which they illuminated fhouia re-
main in temeeratare rot exceeding 90
$50 Fair. and nrotetfed from the iinokc.
iheie fix lamps were equal to 4 candles.
The rslults of tkefe experiments are Curl
Gus. MuRsrd & crefs feeds fowh & fslied
6yl,h;s artificial light became fertility
green, bot their .falks were iornewhat
onger than IN the open air. Leaves OF
different plants, pat under water IN lamp
l9htsave no oxygen gas during twenty
Opr hours, and afterwards they decayed
'ndgase dele,erious air. This reialt
hight be expected, fince it is we'll known,
Haplants give TO oxygen in the ihade,
ad the light Of fix lamps cannot eqaai
hat Ct i6n fh;ne. The night blowing
Marvel of Peru (mira6ifs Jalefa) ex~
foted to the artificial light fer three