The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-19
MISCELLFNK.
-LONDON. Oct. II.

+ \. LONDON, Oct 13
| Launch IF ,Edrt Staahope's Mezr-Kaveated HcssrL
Yesterday the launch Of this curious construct.
ed vessel, invented by Earl St.nhopc, took place
m the Sond in Kensington Gardens, op! vstc the
Palace, where it was brought In an unfinished
state last week from Mr.. Keating's carpenter, in
Castle street, Oxford street The worknen were
ever since busy IN completing it, ard hsd not en-
tirely finished It before O'CLOCK yesterday fer.
noon II is so feet long by wide it has roulii
bottom, both ends being sharp, something Ike a
weavei's shuttle. The SIDES we're painted yellow,
with the port holes or the sides; and windows at
each end, piated to initiate real. On each side,
towards each er.d Gas it was made to cal either
way without putting about,) were three gills.
WITCH opened out, or closed, By Ineaps of pulling.
an iron rod on the deck, which was cased with
COPPER ih snch ynanuer. as to render it water
Prooi; instead OF the bottom being pitched OUT
sIde, II was covered with composition, an inyen-
aon'efte Noble9aarl' s. which SIS soon as spread
on quite hot, became so hard that chissei could
aot and y had the qs,ah.y of resisting any
oFee bs ~ beng elastic, SO as to Gnsver the I,Ir-
pose OF copper covering. His Lofdsiily
country seat Is covered with the same compost
ton insteMtoflead The launch. and the eyncri-
ments to be tried, were expected ts take PLACE
between eleven and twelve O'Clock, 1T which hou,.
there were between:3 and 400 persons present. a.
mong whom were several Ladies OF distinction.
and many Naval Officers but being INFORM d
that she would not be ready to be launched before
) o'clock, most OF the company dispersed some
returned to town, others strollcd through the de
Zig htul aud romsntick walks in the gardens and
others Went to take some refreshment in the town
OF Kensint,t0p. At the hour of O'clock the
began rc-;YscIrIhie IN great numbers
among the spectators we noticed the tro sons of
the of Clarence, in blue jackets, and blue
chccque trowsers; some Ladies from Kensinp-
ton Palace; Mr.. Crawford, of Piccalilly Ter
aNsa Clr1vI 10, Z
men the Naval Officers, and MANY gentlemen
whom we did not know. About quarter past 8,
IT was launched into the water, by means of role rs
placed or deal plan<s. Previous to being launch
al, there was temporary rudder fixed to enc
END, i'll ordsrto ascertain which answered best,
that or the gillS. As soon as Il was launched,
there was one ton and half of ballast taken on
board nus l.ordship and Lieutenant otithc Na-
w, and .some.sailors. SC. went on board having
no sails, they rowed up and down the pond ten
twice round $ the men at the oars kept puliLg
regularly; whenit was found that tht. gi.ls beat
the rudder IN Velocity, and turned coastvsavs with
greater case, having the advantage o. returning
back without putting about ship. After the first
L1al, thels ~SSas another ton OF ballast taken on
board After being an hour on the water the Sc
co'id time, during which his Lords,hp marked
doWnin note book his remarks. about O'Clock
the masts Were put on board, the Canvas so.eud
win the UEion Jacket It the ma n-Inast head she
inca sailed most M esticaiiy with n light wind
and nothing could possibly III ke a e-rSiI,leI. a,,
pearance She returned with the other he d
foremost, without ever putting about The spec
tators were highly sratiiied at the sight, which
made amends tor the disappointment they felt m
tile morning oil account Of the delay His Lord
SHIP, alter trying several experiments in rtp.nd-
ing, lacking, and keeping to certain point, land
ed about SIX O'Clock, and expressed les perfect
satisfaction and confidence in having succeeded in
adj ut. ,4
are numerous, and a.e follow :-inat there is
one third OF the expence SAVED IN the construct
on OF n; that Oh account of beng ratIr.. fat
boltomed, 1t Will carry more tonnage It will ma
NSEtc in very shallow WaCer, and over breakers
or sunkcn rocks, without the risk that shin W, N
Reel runs ON approaching any rock o. cost, II
can immediately retire, without loss Of tine in pvt
ung about: does not require half the s-is, al OF
Which can be worked by men OH deck, without
gong aioft; the composition which covers IL ~
INFINITELY cheaper than copper, and answers the
same purpose Ii Can sal nearly aganss the wine!
by working the gill5 with many other adv.nta-
ges, with which we are AZ yet unacquailited. Sc
verai experienced Officers expressed themselves
in favor otit. The next trial will b.: in the pre-
sencc OF some OF the Lords III the Admiralty &c
We extract the following notice o. Yu5n5oi4t
from late AOnitcur:
" There has la,ciy appeared in Spanish Pc
FuFlan WOrE, composed OF tracts furnished b.
tho inhabitants Of Peru, relative to the natural
history and manners Of that interesting, country
Extracts have been given from this work in the
English and German languages, 10 CRAFTY the ca.
ricslty excited by The travels of Mcssrs Hum.
bcid- and Bompland. The volume, which is the
| fruit OF these travels, affords much instruction
| and amusement The marvellous is, ,er.haps.
carried too far in some instances, osyecla.ly in
! thC mention made of the little dogi la:L o.. The
banks ofule HualIagi, whose heads are sad 70
have shonc very lumlnously durin,: The night -.
| But the undouoted facts, sud the beautiful dgs-
| crptions compensate. We shall here only eX.
| tract an account Of the riches heretofore drawn
| BY Spain, and which size stub continues TO draw
from this part of America.
In the space OF two hundred and x'v-eigA,
years, that Is, from the conquest To 100, She
has drawn from Peru the immensc sum O. nine
thousand millions Of piastres, and her annual i'm
podaton stu continucSst fi'e m II ons.,"