The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-02-16

how to proceed. With flame do ",
f relate, and with forrow will i BE read
that he has jutt received from his friend.
. IN Congre.s An affront OF rhe rnot NOR
. itlfying kind. We preface it with 4
! few remarks.
Every houlew;fc in this country
knows that, if beef tub, or spy orher
: veiiel made Of wooden caves, nan h.
Iexpoied in Z dry iituarion, for a few
: weeks, it will become full OF chinEs.
1 nc fubttance of che timber conuatfs
ltielf; and it mutt be thoroughly Eoak13
N water, before the fibres Of the wool
| lweh OUT again TO their original Gze.
Inc very fame rule mutt take
place With regard to iliDping. About
eleven years ago 4 vei1el was
otllit AZ Norfolk; bus upon fome
diiputc with the owner, lae was f.;zed
by the builders and after TUG of Iitirs-
llon, The was offered for isie 20 paw his
aeccompr. She had, by this time, LAIN
Tor elght months, Try on t5e RockI. a
gentleman wanted &c purchafc her
Upon examination, he found rhar her
climbers had fhrtiak 20 hjch = degree
5lAe Inc was utterly un6t for launching.
t1ef leans were gaping 20 wide tfac
man might ttlrulf his hand RIGHT
through 6etween every plank, In llorr,
inc Gould nos go 70 Tea until every e.
cond plank in the yeiiel was taken our
and larger one sur in its place
| lEis wei known t!,1crhe Brltifh have
cafred cf1eir uayal lyttern 10 ,nnch
greater degree oil perfection rbsn am,
: other nation iince the beginning of rb.
World. AZ the end Of war, when
1helr Yeiicis are 70 be hid up, their
method Is as follows. III, hip is well
Inoorcd in deep water, Were fhe Cl,,.
i tLAAe5 10 .8oot I{cr nais are rak@n
QUO and laid oy. A hed is ereae4
) which covers her upper wo.ls entire'v,
ana PFeierVcS Ghcm from The INJURIES
+ of rhe weather. 4 boarigln and his
ere" relldc on board. He decks are
carefully wathed every norninq, rc,
prevent the driving Of The ralbc-s. In
time CT peace, dozens, arI icores Of
hips may De ieen crouded pgarher in
thiS i!ai2tlon, az plymouth. and Pores-
mouth.
! Il seems thar QUE pre-, dent was iqno-
rant Of all this. In his cleGaae 40 Con
greis atthe beginning Of the felton,, ere.
commended the erection of dry dock.
" within which OH vcilels may be aid
up dry, and ulicr cover from che
fun" On January 10th, conDgaiiInf
coIamlttee reported TO Congr.is that
lucia dry dock lhould be Contributes
at W Arlington, capable OF CONTAINING
t"s]ye frigaqes. Ii r5en appeasd how
LITTLE harmony there was betwcer the r.
Pubhcans and the preiidcnr. Mr.. Snii-
lie, general Smith, and DR.. Eunis, ali
/ democrats, rofe in oppoGtior 70 1t.
Ar. Smiilic fid ehar this dry dock
Woald cot millions of dollars. Gene
raj 3r1'til fad THAI if any thing was 70
De dohe IN the buGnel$, he would move
TO P9ltPone the iu5jctt tili the fourth
MONDAY Of NoVeaber ncxt.
DI: EuitIs made very Genhble ana
convincing 1peect upon TIN. irnpolic =
OF attempting the meaiure recommend
cd by the preiident. He thought i,
capable OF denomination, that the mode
proP05ed of laying up the lfjps, iahead
OF Preierying, would deitroy them. The
damPneiS aid warmth 9fthe dock would
ccofFode the copper md iron, and occa-
non the wood TO rot much fafer thar
! "hcn lying in the water The Weigh
o' the alps ALTO, and the flrinkaee q
tome parts more than others, would b.
/ IN danger OF cruihing them TO pieces
" an mutual PrcGure upon particular
parts. Behdess If an atttempt Of rhc
K'nd were to DC made, ne thought this
~ LnlproDer placA-ff, rr1all.ts itnn..L.