Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-30
M A N DOCK:
OR
SUBSTITUTE FOR A DRY DOCK.

FOR the benefit OF prudential philolo.
ply, and for the promotion OF /" icience
falfs.y 70 called" we republifh the annex
ed article from the 69alge4v Coarier. Il
IS conjectured tina an >hyoy extraordinary
and m.nieer ,plenipotentlary will hortly
be dlfparched TO scotland, perhaps With
two millions OF dollars, to learn the de
tallso the art OF laying up and preierv-
ing, net lhips but men. Should the mlf
hon incceed as happily as chat OF MI.
Monroe we may ex ect that at the open
Ing OF the next felton, OF Congreis Tome
thing like he Following will De found
In .h4l part q the Meaage which was
-lah year asyoted TO The inpjett OF Dfy
Dock.
. Psefuming it will be deemed expedi-
$ ent to expssid annually convenient.
g FUN towards providing Tor the multi
I g p.lcsllon OF tue human race, Cannot
/" but recommend that the hrlt approprla-
-ss tions for hat pnrpoie may 60 60 the
s. iavng whar we already pohets. No
g cares, no attentions, Can preiesve nen
8. from rapid decay who remain our ct
rs waseG ana expoied 10 the fun. Iheis
I" decays tsqaire rhe great and coofang
-s' exersioa ii ouc energies TO tupply the
ss denc,sncy, and will confume, It con
g r;nsled, great portion OF the sime and
6 talents defined TO nobler pufpotes. IL
IS avoid this waite it is Propoisd 10 add
6 TO the city of Warrington, Man
(" Dock, within which our preleHt men
IS may be laid up wet and under cover
g from the fua. Under thele circom
tsnces Philofophy proves that human
g bodies will rennainlcatcely~at all aztec
f' ted ny time. The greas abundance OF
g running warer which this fruationpoi-
s iciits, a, heights far above the level OF
6 the tide, ii emFloyed, as was former
SLY intsnded when Dry Dock was
S propelled, turnlhes the means Tor ioak-
g ing and laying up our bodies IN cool
6 and wary bed. And ihould the mea-
g iure be found ufcfuI here, other depoi'
50 tories for laying up and prefer ins oaf
&c citizens may hereafter be undertaken
SO at other places offering the fame means.
IS The plans and efimates OF The work,
/" prepared by perfon Of Kill in philoio.
!" ply, will be preiented,t 10 you without
90 delay, ard from this it will be ieen that
/. fcarcely more iaoour than has been EN-,
&c ployed 10 the production and maturing
KS OF one republican is necefafy TO fave
sc the whole
From the .anfsyourab!e afped of the
late elections j, is fuppofed that the pref
deor viii be foicitous TO hafen The buff
NETS, as rapidly as potiible,, in Order that
ghe Man deck nay be inilhed and ready
for the reception Of the prefent admin
ftfation by The 18th Of March. 1906, in
cafe i, lhouid then be thought expedient u
have them lad up. We onderaand that
comfortable pTemisn will be offered 70
any pstion who will invent a portable
Man Dick, which The Commander 10
Chef Of The Arnies~a1d Nayies Of the
Unlsed SAFES may have always abou
him, f. that in cafe OF emery ency he MAJ
have himfelt inaantIy laia up ard favs
she labour OF ) journey 10 Carter's Noun
tain.
Wi,hout OBTAINING the reader Longer
ia dlfcuHi2g the uies apd convenieaces
OK shis newly invented dock, we proceed @
the defcription ofthe thing. which IS al
follows.
lGga. Us.