The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

intended to replace the immense Guantitic
which have been sent from different district
IN France to the armies in Spain, by which
a temporary scarcity and rise in prices hay.
been occaSioncd
=" hpnapar;c is daily expected in Eas,
friesiand, where it is said, he intends tc
point out the dire, tion of the grand cana
which he has projected to form between the
Eibe & the Ems.
Among the late passengers from the
coast is the valet of Gustavus, late king oi
Sweden, who left him on his setting out for
lowitzcriand. Gustiyus received passports
on the 24th of last month, to travel with
out restraint, or to reside in any part of
Switzerland or Italy. He insends taking NJ,
ms residence for some time at Basic, iii
Switzerland"
November 6.
Letters from Petersburgh of the 9th ult.
say, that it was generally believed in that
CITY, that formal reconciliation had taken
place between the Emperor Alexander and
iSonaparte. 1t is added, that large quaint
ties OF naval stores were shipping in the Rus
sian ports tor Stralsund and Lubec, 10 be for
wardod from thence TO Holland.
Letters from Smyrna, to the goth Scptem-
Der, and Malta TO the I'd OF October, have
been received. Murat, it is said, has de-
termined upon raising 4 second CONSUMPTION
November 2.
| BonaParte has made proposals to the king
OF Denmark for the purchase of the town
or Altoona, Tor which he has offered about enc
hundred thousand pounds sterling. These
terms, 1t is said, have been rejected, OH the
account of the sum being deemed by his Da-
nish Majesty considerably short OF the va
lue of the place.
| The British naOy. There are at presel
in commission 745 ships of war, Of which
159 are the line, 20 from so to Al guns,
1o9 frigates, 144 sloops of war, 6 FIRE ships,
153 armed briggs, So cutters, and 20 gun
vessels and luSgcrs besides which, there
are in ordinary repairing for service and
building, several ships, which make the to-
tai amount lob, of which 261 are Of the
line.
A most curious discovery and seizure has
been made in the river. All the Regatta OF
his imperial majesty Christophe /. have been
seized on board vessel cleared out for
Eayti, as they were entered under the name
OF uhholstery, in order to defraud the revc-
nue. OF the duties that would have been pay
able Oh good lace and Jewellery, &c. The
rooes OF state, the gala suits, and ali the
grand ensigns u royalty were detected
made up Ill very common packages and
suspicious are entertained tiat they shall al
so find the imperial crozvn Itself concealed
In the snip. His Imperial majesty will, nc
doubt, be indignant that an attempt should
thus be made TO dcfraod his royal brother
sovereign OF MS Jus, duties. And which o.
ms ambassadors there ia &c been guilty 81
the trick, We know not. Unless the treasu
ry, however, give an order for the release
Iof the reSGia, the empcror's coronation
must oe stpontd.--Loncoslr 2fer.
! .Nezv discovery. IN those days of i'm
| provemcnt, when the value Of LABOR sec.
| TO be enhanced, that the strength Of the
poor dog is called into action, 20 assist IN the
| dragging OF trucks or small carts, III the
streets OF London, it is with pleasure we
announce to the public, an improvement; in
the construction Of wheels for the greater
facility CT drawing heavy loaded wagons
carts, &c. devised and Carried into eteC1
| by the Rev MIR. Palmer, winch was o.
| saturday tried most successfully ia variou.
parts OF London, but particularly on the alb.
rupt declivity OF Durham street, Ade,phi
where Wagon constructed upon this prin.
ciple, loaded with timber, was dragged u;
this declivity, with considerable ease b,
four horses, which load usually, at tho Same
place, requires the strength OF nine horse!
to effect.
The following hasty description of thi
wonderful improvement will, we hope, give
some idea OF It's nature and utility, TO those
who are acquainted with the properties O
| the Common roller The hinder wheels anC
axletree OF the common Wagon are remov.
ed, and a frame placed beneath, in the pc
sition OF the aXletree, consisting of two pie
ces Of timber, OF the width of the wagon
at the extrcmitieS Of which are fitted to-
wooden blocks of about one foot wide by tw
feet long, with iron projecting from thei
, sides, forming groove, in which five sinai
wheels, or rollers, connected from thcil
centres or each side by chains, revolve, an,
act on the same principle OF the common rol
Ter, one OF the small wheels only at a time
being under each block, and sustaining thu
incumbent weight of the Wagon by which
the friction, attendant upon ali wheels anC
aXlctrces, constructed IN the ordinary way
is avoided. From what We have heard O
the nature 81 this wonderful application Q
the simple roller toa four-wheelcd machine
we anticipate the greatest of service bcini
rendered to the agricultural and commercial
interests OF this country, in the saving @
labor. ana consequently OF a great numbei
Of horses, that are necessarily employed b
our Wagons and carts drawn by wheels o.
the present construction. 40.
1t is said that the application of pot asl
affords, in cases OF fire, cheap and cas-
method OF cXtin5uislIing tho greatest flame
, and we are told that it has been tried viii
, complete success IN two fires which happen
ell some years agoin Grcenocl;. The work
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