Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-12
VARIETIES,
LITE2.3RY g PHILOSOPHfC.7L.
Hiram the Nnnthi,, Nian.-;

Three expeditions lave becn arranged, from which, in due
dine, literature and science may b expected he enrich
e. one tourney TO the interior o North Africa, which
departs BY the river Gambia another Journey into
miiie ATc undertaken by Captain rdc<ey, who departs
by the River Congo and the third is embassy to
China by Lord hher't, whom Mr. Ellis act rs Sc
eretarY Such undertakings are most honourabe the
British Governments and understand that their G.
tatrliyc ~ GAY WIN 'e p'''D 10 re'eF ''ei"
The accounts from ST. Helena which can he the bc,, de-
pended upon, describe The Emperor Napoleon, still
EnsSd IN wrins the History Of his eventful Life. He
CRAFTY this age and disabuse postery, than hv com
st sufficient spirit in England. and We may add in Amer
ca print and publish literally, whatever such a man
may feel it his duty TO write.
Among the late additions to The British Museum, is col
lection of marbles from Pbygnlia, literally puTchar tor
that institution by consisting ofte FreLe of
Temple Dedicated TO Apollo Its supposed that It will
he arranged in tie Gallery Antiques ard add the
unryglled sp,endor of that assenbage Of antique
pits.
Sir Hunphry Dsvy has real to the Royal Society, pa
Per the iirtlafp of coaIlnines and netiods of
lighting the mines TO prevent explosion Of which
phrys lamp said ao absolute security, every cx
Slosiye mixture eStngushing the flame.
We glad to observe that spirited suhsc .ton has
been opened in favor of the widow Margaret, whose
anplary attendance Oh her perecuted husband during
female virtue in the history of her always aiaabe sex.
new mode Of manufacturing gunPowder mas been IN
vented in France. The grains spherical OF the of
swansiot, we'll glaze and compos,d concere coats.
Der are that the manufacture off is much cheaper and
that burma least six times rapidly than
powder.
The following are the results of Sir H1mphry Davy's
pertinent the coos used by the aDeen pigments. The
red employ he found BE- lead vermilon
sroa oehrc The yrlows yellow ochTe III
mixed with chalk, in others with red lead. The aneents
likewise, employed oriment and masscot yellow paints
The blue pounded glass, composed of soda. silica lime
and oxide Of copper Indigo was likewise employed by the
ancent., and they usd cobalt color blue glass. The
greens were comPohnd, containing eoppersoetines the
some they consisted of the green earth Of Verona.
dgs likewise used by the anciets. The purple Color
ser combined with aum e. The blacks W re charcoal the
browns ochres the whites chalk clay. White lead was
known likewise to the ancient painters.
DR.. Wells, in his Essay Dew says that Dew very sell
dom fails cloudy nightsthnt il depo5ite most
eopicusy those substances which radate heat best
Pon each according sorts radia"g Powerand that ilDse
bodies upon which dew fails many degrees, o IL 2o
colder dian thaanosphcTe Hence heat being radiae from
those bodies which fails, they become colder tnn the
atmosphere, and the aqueous ynpor in the sr is ia
qusnes CONDENSED and depose upon them il tie form Of
settled in Picairn island es0 sat. and 1870 W. lon and
thsr progeny we're Lately visited BY an american nd Br
island, aud Is about twenty-five years of age. 1amed
ree the jealousy Of an Otaheitcan man, within three or
four yearSafertheir arrival tie island They
conIuan bv .ix Oah4itean me. and twelve wouen tp
former all swept away by desperate contentious
them and the Englishmen, aud five Of the latter
6ave died ~ d ireu r1oIs leaving M present only one
nlseycr of the original settlers contains
abundance of vans painains hogs, goats and fowls but
affords blier for a ship vessel of any description
nrher could ship there without great diicUty as
sle islands, compst " irOnound with rocky shores. Be
aug assured that the visit of pelceabe nature. it is
pesIbl 70 describe tn jos these poor people man sicd
seeing those they were p ased 20 consider their country
lls inter sting colony consisted Of 80 persons,
Jnsy grown up young people, besides number ofinfmts
Tho young men, all bnrn the island, very athletic
and Of tbe finest FORMS her open pleasing
-but young Oljectsof peculiar adnrana
call robust, and beautifully formed, their faces aiming wit
sns ard uDrlfie good humor The clOthugoftie Young
fna consisted Of piece Of linen, reaching from he waist
the knees, and generally Of mantle thrown loosely
te shoulders aud hanging low the ankles. They
soDefn wreath caps bOnnets for the head, protect
abe face from the ray OF tie Their mOlesty as
their youthful minds by John Adams the last survivor
has hitherto preserved these Interesting people perfectly
ehase, and free from oil kinds Of deucery Their habl
taoB extremely The little village of Pitcairn
occupied by the patriarch John Adams, and his family
eong Of his old blind wife and three daughters from IL
N ~ years Of age, aud boy Of n adaughter Of his ya
former md, and son IN law. on the Opnose side se
dwelling Oi Thursday OstObcr Christian and IN the centre
Is smooth ycrant lawn, which the poultry are lei loose
TuIed Al chat done, obviously undertaken on
stsd pan unlike any thing 20 b. met with ON the 9th.
islands IN their houses, they had COOL deal Of
furniture, consisting Ufdf laid upon beeads with
tln their valuabes and clothing, which IS made from the
bark Of cerlir tree, prepared chiefly BY the elder Otaheitc-
fnact Adams house consisted Of two rooms and the
w,ToFs had shutters 20 pull 70 night The younger part
a th areai ciorc stated, employed with their bro-rs
gner the direction Of ter common father Adams in fhe
fnlure Of the ground, which produced nuts annnas
size bread fruit tree, yam5, potatoes and rps They
have also plenty nf hog; AMI goats the woods anul with
species % wild hog and the coauf the island with several
Minds " good fish th agricultural impicmentsars rndo
BY themselves from thc IRON supplied by the Bounty Which,
rish great labor, ty beat ont ino paie aeets, &c.