Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-12
Philadelphia, al.g. 8.

PERPETUAL MOTION--AT nest.
We understand that the committee APP
Dointed bg AIR. Redheiier, to whom he
pledged himself that he woald, in their
ple,tnce. set ZIP his machine, put it III
ana explain its principles, met
tor The third time Gil Saturday last. At
|ihe Former meetings. he had been earnest
II urge! to fulfil his engagement bat he
had prevailed upon the too easy temper
!of the individuals of the committee and
gained postponement. to, which nothing
Icuuld lave induced them to consent, bull
Their determine ionic take from him eve
Try p etence for disappoint rent: their de.
isise to investigate thoroughly his a'ledgqd
discovery, and to satisfy the public mind
las 10 It's truth or ialsehood. Notwlti9-
;standiag this extraordinary indulgence,
Iand repeated endeapors TO divert them
from the course to abich he himself hail
invited them, in violation OF the most SO
Ilemn assurance given at the preceding
Injecting, we are told that when called up
Io, by the unanimous voice oithe commit
tee 70 set his machine in motion3 on ga
'tarday last, after varicus attempts at lur.
;thcr delay, he finally declined preceding
lin consequence OF this condpct, which
produced but one impression on The minds
,of the co'rnittee, they came to resoiu-
ton to appoint a subcommittee to pre-.
pare process verbal of their proceedings
which. when it has received their sanction
iYi,l bespablished for the information OF
the pubic, and will afford them an oppor-
!tunity not only to judge ! Mr.. RS ma
chine, but to form a. accGrate estimate OF
his own opinion q is oder.
1t is TO be. renlaii Cd, that the room ap-
pointed by the committee for the exhib-
tiol of the machine, was admirably adapt
ed to project rim from the suspicion Of
Its ben Ieg in motion by any external
agent OF coctederate. The floor and the
|ce.liaG sre alike secured by solid brick
Iarches and it is surrounded by subs an
.iat back walls. Ii is possible that Mr..
Z. was not altogether pleased with this
very fine opportunity Of testing the truth
lot ms maehine.
We hope that the rational part OF the
community will now be satisfied on this
subiec,. and Notwithstanding some have
|expse d surprize that SO many reSpecta.
Bile citizens should have listened to and
accepted Mr.. Rs. invitation, we think
that their time has been we'll spentln pur-
suing course which has led 10 the expo
sure Of as great an imposter as ever a.
bused pubic credulty,
From the Edenton Gazette Of July so.
Extract OF a letter from Captain Charles
Bissell, of the schr. Betsey Cotton, OF
this port, to his owner, da ed ot. Barts,
July 5.
81 am sorry to inform you, that on my
passage to Tins place, in lat So oo' Ion
Is Is, | was orosght to by Spanish sch.
which after a detention Of 5 hours. rob
bed me ofnearIy all my provisions, poul-
Try, cloathes, some hams, and every thihs
they could lay their hands On. For'u-
nately for us, we had some bread Ia one
If tue lockers which they did not lind, or
they would have taken the Whale, and
lett is entirely destitute. could not
possibly fud out the name OF the schf'
or the captain. She appeared to be I'm
\trica, as she had great number o.
,iayes on board. She mounted one large
i On n;yot. and vas manned with a
out 40 men. asked them what shess
aesnt By saca treatment they sajd CHAT