Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-12-29
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tney ven,d b. content So receive whe =
they could enjoy those era itica ions q
which l haze s'iu1e Fiflhiy =
workmeH are frequentls alured fraua tl,-ir
business by various induce ments, aaerdu5
Ibya fovn. Some Gill acquire bld ts6s
its--bscouae iudolent, in9eir their heai,h
land facnli.es set had examples and diss
ltarb the useful occupa ions of others.
Nrfh,y (; The public Interest, isexposei to
unexpected expeditions of an ensmy. 'fhs
City OF Richmond is so near le and SO
much c1nnec ed with the Ocean by TaespS
ut Janes River, thai an sT.cTPrising. pare
! tY within for'y eight hours after en- ering
the Cape Eltph. destroy ths armory.
misst dila,o more extensively upon
all these rea ons, but having said enough
| to b, ing them in,o consideration, I have
10 doubt thai they will De properly gpr
prec ed,
public ms tuition OF this sort, ought
70 be established, in the in erior of the
country, in d situation where Ile air aud
ya.er We're pure and good where Ehe
OF vas fertile, and where the adjacent
c9uatiy abopoded with provisions and O.
Their necesta les OF life, e1nnec ed w"h
sucicisnt portion Nf land to afford conyes
n'ent dwell ngS and ground Cor culinary
purposes, FL fdel &c rem1,e from, the dan..
gees of invasion, and The nun +rous evils
incident TO papulops aud comms rcjal Ci<
ty.
)BJEcTIoN THE SECOND, relates 10 HE
ea0rm2as size and useless crte1t eli
tie buildings.
Were ii possible to repair The plischiefs
which have been sus AIMED by he GO ~
nonwsaith, in relation TO the buildings
which nov exist, | should consider nc
-eVo'ion Of time or trouble too greai for
ne duly, and, Of my impressions upon
ais su5Jecl, an opinien may be formed
rom what here follows.
a Building for The purposes OF smj h's
orees, necessary machinery, fling and
locking rooms, may be either of oae or
w stories, TO be determined by he e';-
emit OF ground and the expense OF huildF
ng IL might be built OF sione, TT ick o.
wood, the two first would be most aecure
against FIRE, and should b. preferred. 1t
should afford space TO admit Of & IS aid
wees on each SIDE with an Intermediate
pa .5age or space.
II he building shopld be of Two stories.
h. 70 ges might b. in the ir,t; he fling
and stocking ooms in the second. ,Dou,d
prefer single story, because in all res
pecis II would be more convenient for wo ks
men
The entire cost of all the buildings such
as describe as well the machinery neces.
'a'y FIR grinding boring polishing, &c,
ought not TO exceed tom S 70 $4,000.
This opinion is formed both from COZ.
siderable reflection, and an estma ion OF
other works Tor the same purposes, which
will here notice.
The first, 20 which shall a'lude, was
established in The eacly part Of the reyo.
lutionary war, near the town Of Prede.
ricksburg. This house, afte, the wa was
c,nvered into an Ac demy. The form
If this building corresponds with what /
have describ d.
The second, was erected by Mr. James
Hunter at his works. about Two miles a.
bove Frederick, burg, and was Of the sans
or similar form.
The third, now exists at BarpePs ferry
and belongs to the United STA cs. Ihess
works are Of similar form
The fourth and las which shsil notice,
are some ,empora y buildings in Tbs coun-
~ Of CulP-psr, erected for The purpuSc
ct carrying into effect, a contract made
BY some private persons with the UniJel
Sta'es. Having never seen eahsr Of he
Two last can only speak from Inc infor.
ma ion OF others.
The WORKS HarPe q Ferry are SO plain,
and simple, that he saiaries
paid To- management 70 he Superinten-
dam and hts assistants d. not much, il
q thing exceed S 1900.
The works at CuIPcpsr may be Is inge
ted from he following faelS. 1tey were
ere6ted 10 enable certain persons 20 eNc.
cute a contract Tor a q1an.iy Of arms.
with b. United 5 a,es, ior whca wasn
they are sni LED 10 recgis4
8 10 Is each stand. Considering b,sp.c4
and the ltJe remaining vaius oi the bull
dpgs after completing the co Waci, -
nay be concluded hat h uld pEs hive
1ot cost much. haye 5ccn iblo to-
ed tina, they have mol cost mI.s than
3 lo0o-and from the PREMISE Am CON.
vinced that their cost has not much eAe
ceedsd tina, sum. Besides hc ratnecr
tors &c very satisfactory p3oG ec,~s,n NC