Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-12

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that the sense ct the meeting should AFTER
wards be laken on each. The propositions
being read previous 10 their being pus sc.
pafately 10 the votes, the Chairman wished
that the general question should be deter.
mined, and said THOSE who are for
peace, will signify the same by holding Up
heir hands
10 moment thousands of hands were
raised, and The cheering cry of peace !"
spread itself through The immense Assem-.
biage. On the converse Of this question
being put, ore and Only one hand was held
up. and i. was Immediately explained to
the meeting ,has the circumstance was CO.
tireiy imputable to misconcepsion of the
question.
Several excellent resolutions were una
nimously agfeed 10, the whole of which.
We are sorry We have not room for ioser
ton /; the following are deserving Of assrn
,Ion:
g That the right of petition is the undou5t-
cd privilege OF the subjects Of his realm, and
thai the king wears us crown by virtue oithe
same solemn compact by whith this right is
secured to his subjects; and therefore, VINO
ever attempts to controul or oppose them, in
the exercise Of this right, is equally tie. enc
my OF the constitutions, the King and bis peo-
pie. That should his majesty be advised to
reject tie prayer OF our petition, we will, from
time to time, exercise our constitutional right
ofpetitloalng."
Numerous and respectable meetings have
also been held at ThurIston and the Bingley,
at which similar resolutions were passed.
We do not say, nor do we think that the
men to whose hands the administration Of our
pubilc affairs IS at present entrusted will ever
make peace they and their party seem much
more desirous to excite lealousies and amino
sizes both at home and abroad, than to pro-
mote spirit of Cancellation; but we are bold
TO maintain, that before this day six months,
ION the supposiQon that the petitioning spirit
IS not suffered to droop) a negotiation Tor
peace viii be set Oh foot, and that such nego-
citation will terminate in peace, except, con--
trary to our expectations, the demands of the
enemy should be found Incompatible with the
security and essential interests of this coun-
try.
Other places disposed to petition cannot have
better example than that set at IEudders-
Held and other parts OF Yorkshire on this oc-
CASTOR; the petitions are equally distinguish
ed tor tlutitui loyalty and Tor manly frankness,
and the proceedings in point OF order and de-
corum, may be equalled, but not eXceiled.
Baker, in his treatise on the Microscope,
acqualnts Us with She following very curious
WORKS Of art We quote his words.
H.
at Tradescants, of three hundred links, not
more tisl an inch in length, fastened to, and
pulled away by flea. and l myself have
seen very lately, near Durham Yard, in the
Strand, and have examined with my nicros-
cope, achalae tmade by one Mr.. Boyel1ck, d
watch maker) having four wheels, with all
the other apparatus belonging to them, tuln-
ing readily on their axIes; together with
man sitting on the chase, ali formed Of ivory,
and drawn along by flea without any SEEM
ing difficulty. | weighed it with the greatest
care l was able, and found the chaise, man
and lea, were barely equal to single graif
weighed also, at tie same time and place,
brass chain made by the same hand, about two
inches long, containing two hundred links,
with hook at one end, and paddock and
key at the other, and found it less than the
third part OF a grain.*
We are told that one Oswald Nelinger
made cup otpepper-corn, which held twelve
hundred other httle cups, ali turned in ivory
each of them being gilt ON the edges, and
standing upon a foot; and that so far from
being crowded or wanting room, the pepper
corn would have held four hundred more.
y" have seen since my writing the above
Imade by the same artist quadrile table
with drawer in IL al eating table, a side
board table, looking glass, - c:.airs with
skeleton backs, two dozen OF plates, six dish
es, dozen knives and as ra@ny forks, twelve
spoons, two salts, frame and castors, toge~
ther with a gentleman. lady. and footman. Ill