Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-07
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trade OF France anu o. seven Hliiioho VI
liyres to which their expectation TO Iur-
kew amounted. before the revolution, they
have recovered six millions. These ma
chimes were introduced bv two English
men named Cockeriil and Douglas, and
the government has bought the property,
and given them large premiums Tor 'ari-
Gus inventions.
Germany.-A shepherd ofthe village OF
Kappel, near kiasenfurt, Carinthia,
found accidentally, darins the last autumn.
a vein ofquieksilver: this discovery will
in part compensate the Austrian monar-
ehy for the cession Of Iaiia. There has
likewise been discoyercdin Pennsylvania,
a mine ofquicksilyer, which produces an
nually 700 quintals of that mineral
SYSTEMATICALLY river Linth which
descends from the Alps 10 the canton OF
Glaris, had in so years raised It's bed IS
feet. This elevation OF the sell stopped
the course OF the river .Iaa3. which was
the outlet 10 tie lake Of Na,lerstein.-
Hence arose an increase OF the waters OF
the lake, and frequent foundations o. the
towns of WalIerstein and Wesen: and the
whole country covered with stasaated
water. became extremely unWhoiesome.
M. Escher, a celebrated mineraiogist. OF
Zurich, at the head Of COMPANY. under
took to remedy this mischief, ard has sue
eeedcd. He constructed mole of rock
stones, $4,000 feet in lea,sii-and formed
a new channel for the Liath, Of $4,000
feet, aud with roads On the sides.
Islg.-I'he academy Of Della Crusca.
at Florence. has been Fe-estabiished by a
decree Of the Fremea slsarn"nent Ii is
10 be composed Of Il Members and 20 as
sosiates. The former are particularly
charged with the revision OF the dictlona-
ry oftbe Itaiia1 language, the preserva-
ton Of the purity Of that tongue, and the
examination Of works presented Tor the
prizes offered by former DEGREES.
Dermnrk.--Two societies Of rural and
5o,pes,i. economy, have been formed in
Norway, one at Chris;iana, the other at
Asker. Each Of them proposes premi-
unis, and publishes essays on subjects a
nalagous to the purpose of their institn-
ton. The Typographical society of Chris
tiana, has lately been re-organized, and
has resumed its labOrs. The former num-
her Of 9S members is increased by 20 IN
Norway. and So in Denmark.
Andrew Olsen Dun, an inhabitant OF
Oyerhalden. has attempted to make cloth
with the hair Of cattle. lie has been com
pletely successful, by mixing the hair
with wool before il is wrought.
Greece.--The Ionian academy establish
ed at Corfu, has offered a prize OF GU
francs. for the best dissertation on the
means Of rendering the potatoe abundant
in that island in the shortest possible tllne'
and also Of producing an increase OF gram.
The memoirs may be written IN Italian,
Latin, Greek or French.
Russia.-Tlie first volume OF captain
Krusenstern's voyage ronsd the world,
though printed, is NOT yet OF sale. The
author has sent copies to several sove-
reisns, and learned men Of his acquain-
lance. The atlas contains &c plates. which
will be augmented TO Az. A translation
of the work into French is preparing
Two editions are publishing, at the same
time, at Petersburgh, one in the Russian
Language, ard the other in German. Each
will form three guarto volumes.
A woman of Bada, in Hungary, pas
sionately attacked to dress, lately aiiured
a travelling Jew, laden with boxes of APP
parel and trinkets into her house, and
murdered him; when having cut the body
in pieees, she conveyed it to the bank of
the Danube and left it, not having time
to throw it into the river. Some OF the
stolen property, however, having been Of.
fered for sale, she was appreliended and
found guilty; but the person assassInaled
heinz a Jew, the laws of Hungary only
condemned her to perpetual imprison-
ment, aud to receive q lashes every three
months.