Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-19
BucKsrowN, August %.
DIvING BELLS.


proprietors Of this truly useful machine, an
ticipaSe the possession of considerable prop
erty tor thirty years buried In the waters
of Penobsco;. The Government brig wh,ch
was blown up and sunk at the close of the
war, wts laden principally with naval
stores, Cannon, eall, sc. A large quantity
of balls have already been recovered,
which have sustained some d miultion, the
natural CONSEQUENCE OF tueir long i,nme ISL
Oh III water We understand that the rig
gins and cordags, Which was found served,
still retains its original strength and dura..
oiilty, while the portion watch Came IN
immediate contact with the water was en-.
tireiy rotton and decayed.
The Agricultural S,-Iety of Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia, has lately received $50
p>rtions OF d fferenu seesd, not natives, with
letters IRON the secretary of the Agrical-
tural >clety in Paris upon interesting SUBJ
jects. As most valuable addition to the
plan, the Agricultural Society at Pniladei.
phia has engaged TO collect all the models
TOR inspection, which prom Sc any improve
ment TO instru nenss used in agriculture,
and to keep such ready for use as viii as
| sist the knowled &C aud use of every valua-
BILE discovery --raat at the same time the
curious may examine aud the agriculturist
may be supplied at h discretion. Mach
| may be hoped from this institution.
EsseS Reg.
Thirteea seamen have deserted from the
British frigats L'Africaine since ner arrival
at Annapolis. They were demanded of the
Sheriff of Balti more by the British consul,
and seven of them were accordingly taken
into custody On Thursday. rney were
carried before Judge Scott ON the following
| morning, and by him discharged on the
ground oftheIr being detained without any
legal Commitment. they report that Ed
ward Swaine, Jbin Ferguson, George Will
son, John Buller, Johu Villa ms, and An.
| Drose C.use, all American citizens, have
been impressed, and are now on board the
| L'Africaine.
A man who calls his name Abjah Steras,
and who in tvs letters, which he has writ.
ten since MS commitment to Stephen ia.
CO.'S and Elijah Pain, Esqrs. OF Vermont,
styles himself . Chief Judse o. the Supreme
Court" of that state, was last week appre.
hended in the county of Washington and
| Committed TO the goal in Saratago, charged
with being the perpetrator of murder
| committed at place Called Newtown, IN
the town of Haliaoon, about IL years ago.
No account is given in the papers of tae
| experimenting of this man -nelther have
| we ever heard, wac the person was thac
| was murdered.
The FISHERIES schooner Farmer,
! from Labrador, vita 81, 200 fish scbr. Juno,
| from do. with 1l7,0J0 schooner Parrot,
| from do. with 81 900; and two or three o.
Tiers, with Ike fares, arrived at NewDdry
| port last week.-=tIsn has been very plelty
this season.==The aggregate amount xpec-
ted to be received at Newburyport by yes.
sells belong there, is stated a. ,00J,5 FISH (!
"a number OF Cape Cod vessels we're az
| Labrador Sd ult. Our fisheries are an i,a-
portant branch of business, Especially
when "Commerce is left unemoarrassel
with too much regulation Is healthy
employ ment, and an honorable aud no
nest method Of drawing riches from tn e
ocean,"