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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-16
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THE sTEAM-ENGINE.


When the Steam-Engine is applied to
so many useful purposes in various parts
of the United States, it is surely no more
than an act of common duty in every citi-
zen to aid, as far as possible, the progress
Of its efficacy and improvement.
An article in the 18th No. Of that most
valuable periodical publication, the Edin-
burg Review, embraces some very inter
esting discoveries contained in a late work
Of the celebrated Professor I4cslie and
amongst others, the true method of pre-
venting the escape Of heat from metallic
vessels, as speedily as it commonly does.
To obtain this great object in the employ
ment Of the Steam Engine it has been uSu-
al to cover the boiler and all the other
conductors Ofsteam with several folds Of
thick Carpeting, or other coarse woOllen
cloth. Against this method, however, the
Professor strongly protests, conceiving it
to have directly contrary effect. AS the
discovery may as yet be partially known
in this country, and neither the work it
self, nor the Review circulate as widely as
might be wished, it may be ofuse totrans-
criDe from the Professors book so much
of il as relates to the subject:
y
g A vessel with bright metallic sur
face is the best fitted 20 preserve liquors
either long warm, or as a conservatory to
keep them cool. 4 silver pot viii emit
scarcely half as much heat as one of por-
celain and even the very slightest VAR
nishins of gold, pIatina, or silver, whic..
communicates to the ware a certain me
talliegtoss, renders this new kind of ma
nu.acture about One-third part more re-
tentiyc of heat. The addition Of cover
ing of flannel, though indeed a slow con-
ductOr, Ear from checking the dissipation OF
heat, has directly the'cOntrary tendency
for presents 20 the atmosphere a surface
OF much greater propulsive energy, which
it would require a thickness Of not fewer
than three folds Of this loose substance ful.
" to counterbalancc. sLF@ The cylinder
| of the Steam-Engine has lately been most
advautageously sheathed with polished
copper.
g The progress Of cooling is yet more re.
tarded, by SURROUNDING the heated vesse
on all sides, at the distance Of near ar
inch with a case Of plauished tin and
the addition of other cases, following al
like intervals, augment5 continually tn,
elect. With an obstruction Of one case
the rate of refrigeration is three times
| slower, with two cases it is Eve times slow
-r, with three cases itis seven times slow
err, and 50 forth, as expressed by the sue
cession Of the odd numbers.-By multiply
Ing the metallic cases, therefore, and dis
posing them like nest nc regIas inter
walls, the iunermost could be made TO re
tain the same temperature with little vari
alton for many hours or even days. Suci
an apparatus would obviously be we'll cal
culated for various culinary and domesti
lpurposes.
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THE pLEC8L7t
80 A-ff,
An AUTHENTIC ASECDorE.

An AUrHENTIC AEECDo'rB-
certain counsellor S. one Of our forlorn and
disconsoate Z" commiuee of grievances" has
lately, TO relieve troublesome consc ence, been
on tour 10 the District of Maine. While at
Portland, the conversation turned on Bonaparte's
determination to come to the United States
The Pilgrim expressed much inquietude at the
prospect, and enquired, where would be his pro-
babe residence " At GGd,tys HsteL," shrewdly
replied republican who was present. The effect
was like the stroke Of death. II brought 10 his
mind his pilgrimage Of last winter The adver-
tsenent, the Indian chiefs, the three old ladies',
all rdshed into his mind.
Owing to anuniIsual thickness Of skin, we could
not discover whether he blu"hed or turned pale,
but we could discover certain writings, dstor-
tons and commissions, which excited eve pity.
1t is not improbable that this gentlem-0 enter
tair,eI some sympathy for BonspaTte. In beng
an exile, unfortunate and reduced, they resemble
each other; but they differ in this; Bonaparte is
a great man, fought for and is respected by his
country, and has many friends there. The Gaze
of the counsellor is directly opposite in all these
particulars. Boston PafrIot.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-16

tism, and AZ ardent wish 10 undcccive a
great portion of the country in relation to
the real character of a leading politician
dictated disclosure of the letter.
Conscious guilt, on the part of Mr.. Har-
per, Notwithstanding his defence, has no
doubt induced him thus to attempt to di-
vert the public attention from his own
elaring misconduct, to calumny upon the
republicans But the trich viii net sue
coed. We boldly charge the gentleman
with uttering, in this 90 precious letter,
opinions which no patriot, no real Ameri-
can heart could ever have conceived. and
which ought to call down upon him the re-
probation of every honest man in the cont
K.unity. People Of America it is time
for You to open your eyes to the real sem
timents of the federal demagogues it is
time for you to discard from your councils
the unblushing advocates, in time of war
too, of the tyranny and oppression of your
foreign enemy. You owe this to your
selves, oyour country, TO your GOd;& may
you discharge the solemn duty with that no.
ly zeal aud love of country, which led
your f.thers, which led the immortal
WAsHtXeroN, through tedious war of
toll and carnage, to break the chains of TO
reign despotism
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-16

" Indhe conveyance Of heat by means OF
steam, yha surface Of! The conducting tubes
should have metallic lustre.-On the
contrary, fit De attended by that mode to
warm an ,,rartment, they should be coated
on the outside with soft paint, TO facilitate
their. Discharge of heat.-For the same
reason, metallic pots are more easily heat
ed on the FIRE, after their bottoms have be-
come furnished or smoked. If bright
surface ofmetal be slightly furrowed or
divided by fine fittings, it viii emit heat
sensibly faster, because the prominent rid
ges. thus brought closer TO the general at
mospheric boundary, will excite the pulsa-
tons with augmented. energy."--Pages
26 and 60.
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~ No Foreign Intelligence BY las:
nights mail.
CO.MNUgYC4TED-

DrEJ> on Friday, the g II inst after a shor, b,,e
severe ind'sPoslton. and in the prime of lie. En
sga SAMuEL-H For, frmerly of the Richmond
Rifle Volunteers"
During our late struggle, he was several times
compelled to take the "tented field" and bv M.
brave comrades considered as q benevolent .,,
terprisng officer. lie was good citizen.
friend 10 the wldovoand orphan, and always re1-
dy and willing Gas far in him ay) to render nc.
sistancc to the miserable and unfortunate Tf
true repentance of past follies-f gentle and I'M
assuming manners can cornm4nd the tear of SIM
patiy, 1t mustbe shed DER the grave which now
contain his rema as
In ham doating mother, whose best suDport
he was, has TO deplore the loss OF a truly dutifi
son--his SISTER and brother--the death of y l,.nI
ana attentive relation and his servants OF a h :.
name and generous master THIS IS no ne. ,rI,,-
ened Paneger ok /; but few lines simply inscp.b-
ed to his memory By one who knew him wei
and now deeply and sifectionatelv deployes his
loss But his spirit has fed tip TO the star.
" rom whence it came, and his warlrhe,rt. wifi,
: all its generous and open vessels, IS comDresy'd
" mt a ciod of the valley"
Then let me pGnse-and think, alas Iozy ,,,,,
The hdado ftiat same end anav gz,seo ME ,L,z,,
.4tt.o'tgH 'giM heath I'm 6est, 6ft ere ti. ,,g,,
Some P'tsfRS 6aTdalay say HIS Spirits zone %
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ANOTHER SPECIMEN OF BRITISH
REFIVE.JTE.NT
To the Editor ofhe Boston Patriot.

To the Editor Of the Boston Patriot
SIR-As the British frequently style the
toasts given at our public dinners vulgar
and abusive, beg leave to hand you two,
that were lately given at dinners in Hall
fax. They not only mark the bitter and
vindictive feelings that the inhabitants of
that town feel against the government aud
people of this country, but may be consid-
cred as evidences of British refRement.-
The first was given at pnblic dinner in
celebration of the battle of Waterloo, at
which the hon. MIR. UYIAcK, attorney gem
eral of the province of Nova Scotia, first
crown officer) presided. " BonGparte, the
Devil, md MIR. Madison, in close Tirgi-
MIA kHg." The second was drank at oct
dinner, by well known pedestrian lawyer
of the name of HILL, it is as follows =
g Dcmnati9n to all the damned Yanleees"
In justice however to some Of the gentle
men who were present, | must remark,
they refused to drink it.
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ANECDOTES.

Bffrke AID Sir Nm. Drabcr.-Sir William
Draper who lr,d been severely attacked, in one
of Junius's ceebrat ed letters, addressed hinself
to Mr. Burke, (whom he supposed to be the au-
ihor) in the e words" am informed, SIR, that
YOU wrote the letter that appeared in tbs Pub
lie Advertiser, under the signature OF Junius-
shall be obliged to you If YOU win tell me,
whether you did or not" Really, r,'' reply
ed NJ. y. 81 canno, be so oblginr as to answer,
as see n reason for asking ~ the question.
Il you believe your lnforner 1t is need, =ss and
II you do not, it is rather rude 10 found suspc on
OF me, on the Information of one you suspect 70
be liar"
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Ertract cfa letter 70 tie Editors Of tie Baltimore
.AaleyIcoH dtfed

SNIru's IsLAvp Sept. 6.
Cassawav. on Z shoal near. Smiths Island, the
sloop Lady Washington, ca Tain Constock. We
are hapoy to state flat no lives were lost On
Wednesday morning, the 50th August. this pack
et left the port OF Bal more, for New York and
when too Late 10 harbor with safety, il increased
to a severe gale, and at O'clock, endeavoring to
avoid the shoal, which At SMITHS Point project
ed, the Ladv Washington, though less uhfortu-
nate, WAS numbered among the vSS many vic
TINS 90 the Shoe of the opposite Island. By the
eyeTtipns OF that and the neighborng Islands, she
vas in four DAYS set afoat but so wrecked as to
prevent her going 30 SC. without great repairs
Her cargo which was but partially damaged on
board was landed on the beach, where It has
braved the violence OF the late storm, and the un-
common b gh tide,
There were on board gi passengers, among
whom were he Rev ~. "a cks, and la,iy, with
her sister and ,ue daughter. 1t is worthy @.
remark that the two ladies manifested great pa.
thence aud eXtrsoglmary presence of mind, in .
situation OF ev rene pert, during fifteen hours
the sea runung too high for q boat 10 take then
oil Reused rom the.r sleep by the drea dfil
strokes of the vessel on the ground, auI The ter
ribe hustle upon deck, they were instantly dri
ven from their state rooms by torrents of water
rushing IN a the windows
On entering the cabin, they were saiuted b,
| every oHe with "we are lost We are gone !" ye'
af er the first moments ofdlsmay, they recovere
selfpossessioni and wiki calm and united efforts
assisted m every thing thsr would end to thl
common safety Indeed the fortitule of Mrs
| IL OK and her confidence IN It Supreme PreseIv
e., served to re.assure those who were sinking "A
despair. The anguish other soul was visible II
her c0untenance, when she gazed on her child
vet size tenderly hushed her 90 sleep As # no dan
ger had been nigh, aud continued 20 CONSIDER anc
! put in order whatever would be the most need
| fjil in the ume of great extremity, which wa
momentar.ly expected by wr,ck.ng orslnk,ng.
Though the boiling susses swept over tn
deck. yet by the mornings hrst dawn, she ven
uured up with food IL hands for the selmel, VIII,
we're nearly exhausted through fatigue and wan
Of refreshment while III The gentlemen were al
ternately, by ,he.t own example, stimulating
those At the pumps to perseverance.
I'M unfortunate Passenger.
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NGw-Yoax. Sent. II

aFA"-AuAhB OtI'hs H.
The elegant frigate Java, Commodore Perry.
arrived al t Hook on Saturday afternoon from
Norfolk We have been favored tn the fol-
lowing m emorandum from her commander
"sunday, Sd September 1S15.-Boarded The
schooner Cumberland, Captain Grinnel, Tor Alex.
andris, from Gibraltar, thirty eight days.
Reports that commodore Decatur had cap.ur-
ed two Algertne frgates, two sloops Of war, and
several smaller vessels lie had made treaty.
in which we give no tribute lie returned 10
them their captured vessels, which were after
wards Sc zed by the Spaniardg Capt G. saw am
extract Of a letter from com. Decatur to the A.
merican consul at Gibrul ar, requesting him 20
notify the Americans Of The conclusion OF the
warj and that they could sal 70 the Med.ter.a.
mean in safety. American prisoners had passed
Gibraltar on treir way home
Captan Luoke .of the ship America, arrived
at Alexandra fom Liverpool, informs ,ha, or
he seventh Of July, he spoke the Bttsh fr
gate Nigar, from the Eost Indies, ven week
bound to England i formed that h. had OIL
board the Crown and Throne Of tie Sing OF
Ceylon, which place was IN the posses on OF tht
British having been captured after a hard
fought action, IN which the British had lost tive
general officers and q number OF men the crown
Nd throne we're valued al ght m,liious-.h.
had likewise on board number Of Wild beasts
he sad American privateers had been very hume
rou5 IN the Fast Indies.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sppt. L
PEACE WITH ALGIERS.

We learn verbally, by the arrival of til.
NatcheT, yesterday, from Cadiz. that .
Treaty of Peace has been signed by com,
Decatur and VIM. Shaler, esq. with the
Dey and Regency of Algiers. No tribute
to be paid-and captain Smith, of Salem,
to receive $4,000 for his capture and de-
tentiOn. The independence, com. Balm
bridge, had passed Gibraltar, and Decatur,
with his squadron, proceeded to Tripoi.
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xxrRAcr-DArED

=" Cadi=, J4ig o..
Commodore Decatur, we lcsrn, has settled
| the account with Ala, ers after taking Their fl
nest irigate and Il sloop ofwar, ne appeared off
The city OF Alg,ersand sent flag onshore TO She
Dey, with AN mt NATION that he must release all
Americans and American We sels, and he shoul
have hours TO deliberate but that tfno answer
should be received at that period, he should Ia,
the city in ashes
"An Algcrine corvette from Off Tunis. hove
in sight during this period, and landed number
ofTurAs Of distinction: the palace Of the Dey
was surrounded and he was memaced with deca-
pitation at the eGd Of the third hour, the flag
returned with the subm sson Of the Dey to the
! terms dictated by Commodore Decatur; all Ame-
ricsns were released; the Dey engages not to
demand tribute from the United States, and that
all Americans wherever taken, or on board what
ever ships, shall be released without ransom.
C. The commodore and suite went on shore, and
upon representations By the Dey of The danger he
was IN, the commodore male him a present of
ihe captured irgate. Thus has ended the third
African war. We have these advices by way of
Carthagena." .4Urora.
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BY the British brig Neptune, arrived
yesterday, from Antigua, we received the
Antigua Journal to the 9TH inst. Aug.
We find in one of these papers, Il pro-
clamation by the hon. Henry Rawlings.
esq. commander in chief of the Leeward
Carribee Islands, authorship the importa-
ton into the island of Antigua, for three
months from the 1st inst. in British ships
and vessels, of tobacco, masts, bowsprits,
slaves, heading, boards, timber, shingles
and lumber of any sort /; bread, biscuit.
flour, peas, beans, potatoes, wheat, oats.
flee, barley, or grain of any sort; Of.what-
evercountry such articles may " the
produce, from any island or territory in
the West Indies or South America, be
longing to an European sovereign or state
in amity with his Britannia majesty.
In the same paper we observed spirited
memorial, drawn up by the joint committee
of both houses of the legislature of that
colony, addressed to the British govern
ment, in which they deprecate in strone
terms the policy now pursued towards
American vessels III their not being al
mitted to an entry into any of the British
West Indies with adequate supplies: and
assert that the supplies which reach them
through the depot of ST. Bartholomew
come charged at treble the amount at which
they could he landed there direct from
America. While on the other hand thai
island is so glutted with the articles allow
ed to be exported from Brisish islands as to
produce serious depreciation in their value.
&c. The memorial closes with a prayer
that his majesty's government will be
pleased to grant such speedy efectual re-
lief as may suit the.extreme urgency and
hardship cfthe case.
Charleston Courier,
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VIRGTVTf.

VIRGT0If:
At Rules holden in the Clerks Office Of the su.
perior Court of Chancery for the Richmond
Districr, the 10Th day OF June, 1915.
Thomas I Wills, J1h;,,;g-
against
Francis Anderson, Dete,,,l,,,-
ance and gwen security according to the act or
assembly and the rules Of this court. and Il an
Pearng by satisfactory evidence, that lie IS not
an inhab tant Of this country Il is o,dsyeL that
the sad defendant do appear here on The fret
day OF the next term and answer Il e amended
bill of the plaintiff; aud that copy ofth.s order
De iorthwl'h inserted IN some newspaper publ sh-
ceSsively and posted at the front door Of the.
capitol, in the said city.
\ copy-Tesie,
WHhLhN ". HENH&rc, C. c.
sept 10 Sw
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MtLrEDeEvILLE, August 80.
@r' hlRlred troops are about 70 mach from
Fort Hawkins 10 attend the commissioners sp.
pointed 20 mn tie bomdqry line effie Greek nq,i.
en-, which, IL is thought viii no. be completed m
less than six or eight months So large q force is
sent in consequence Of the threatened opposition
Of he hostile indians who hage taken refuge in
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BALTIMORE, Sept 13.
JosErH BoxApAR.rE arrived in this city
yesterday evening, and departed to-day on
bis way 20 Washington,
Tied. Ca,
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VIRGNrI.

VIRGLNII:
At Rules holden in the Clerk Office Of the So.
Perior Court Of Chancsv for the Bichmond
District, the IS day ofJune, 1915
Robert Walker and Edward A kinson. merchants
and partners, under lie firm Of w iIer and
4 kn sun, pZ,int;Fs
.2qaiasr
TAYLOR and Hamilton, merchants and norfner.
and BRIDGES md Role tson, Defn1qrig.
THE def ndapls Ta,or aud Hsm.l,on. NOT
having entered their ap. earance and given sccu-
rity accord ng to he act of assembly and the
rules of this court and it appearing by eat,.la~-
toy evidence, th,t hey are not inhab t..rti oP
tbs country J. ia ordered, That the Sad .-fcn-
dants do, appear mere IN the first d OF nc next
term AID answer TIC bH OF Tie pla n q. and
thata copy Of dis order be forthw TN r...t..l N
some newspaper published n the CIV .s x g.,
moDd, for two months successiveiy, and posted
at the front d'2r OF the capitol in tina sad Guy.
4 copv,--Teste.
WLLLLl1I IT. HENLyvc. Q. C.
Sept. 15 gw
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Sept. IS.
TIPGTNTa

Al Rules holden in fbe r,ls,7r5s Cf-..,s .r, y -
ncr,or Conrt # Cb,,crs, f,r ,l,, r.. 'l'1 o'I
Dstric- the 25tb d,y Of I,ne 49, '''''''''I
George wat. z,.,:,,l.
,,.,;,,., ''"'V'
William Shaw. Archibald F,g,.. ,rt " f,...-.
nsrtners ar ;lr ,,N. ,l', ~ lr,,. aug
Dum. -, -, ''.'
The defendant William eb,v, ,,t '
tered his an,,earance and ,,,sr -. CO
dine 70 tl,e qcl of .ssar,ri, owl 49,.
court ard Il apne.r,,,- b ssIss.c,. 80. " ....
tbaf he IS not a5 inbab nj ofi,,,s c,,,,,,.,.
ordered ,bot the said decsrJ M ia .,,...s -.
on the first dov ofO,eue fer7, .,,I ~. -. N, T.
BIZ of The plant # and tb,, cor. W. az ,.'
der be forthwith inserted in a,,nc rs,,.,.,.,.
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BALrrNoRr. Sent. ?

DALTIMORE, sept 4.
By the schooner Eutaw, Dawson, Is DAYS from
Guadalupe, and arrived here yesterday evening
We learn that Guadalupe was given up by capi-
tulaton to the British on the 10th Of August, az
ter slight resistance, by which the British lost
about % men killed and 50 wounded according
TO their own statement. Point Petre was deiiv-
cred up on the 12,h. The civil officers arrived
and opened their Offices on the 10th and 17th.
Orders were Immediately gwen that American
vessels would not be allowed to trade to any
part OF the Island, and those that were in the
ports must depart with what cargoes they had
on board at the time the island surrendered
number OF the vessels at Point Petre had nothing
on board having sold their eargoes payable in
sugar, molasses, &c which they would be obIig.
ed to dispose ofat great loss and sail in ballast
twas supposed and generally believed that on
The return of the Expedition for Barbadoes It
would stop at Martinique and hoist the British
TAG and adopt the same regulations as at Quad
al1upe FED. Gaz.
TheBoston Gazette states, that commodore
Channcev has taksn command Of the Washington
at Portsmouth, and hoisted his broad pendanL--
The head of this sh,p, it is said, is ornanented
With an elegant bust OF the iilustrous Patriot
and Statesman, whose name she bears.
NoRFoLK, Sept u.
letter from Elizabeth city on. c. states
mat during the late gale, every vessel at CORA
cock Bar Except one brlg) were driven on shore
--fnost of which il is feared viii be lost The
letter did not state that any lives were lost A.
mong the vessels lost, IS the new ship Industry,
capt. Foster, ofths port Capt. F. descr hes the
gale to have been of unexamped violence OF
20 SAL but one, as we have remarked, escaped.-
II was understood that the grea. rise f the tide
had done considerable damage at Newbern and
Washington
From the information OF captains who have
since arrived, we are ind iced 20 believe hat the
gale has been more violent further sou'hward.
Ledger.
The late gale was very severely felt along the
coast Of North Cuolaa At Edenton the tide
f,se SIX feet, and a ship belonging to captain n.
g. Bsseii, re1-iy ready for c., broke from her
In3p-nSs and drfsed ON marsh, where it's fear
cd SIZE viii not be got OIL fie accounts from
The Br are trulyd sres,iug, number Of ves.
sells lying there (and among them the new ship
Industry captain Wnslov Foster, Of rs por)
were totally lostf many Others were drove ON
shore. A sloop ofand Cor Philadelphia, Taten.
master, with four passenger Oh board from I'd
e1ton. dragged over shya f)unlegcd aud sunk
81 was fcagel chat a,lon board must have p..
Fishsd tie sioop will probably be gotu again
Herald