Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-17
From the Boston Daily Advertiser
Further Ertraets from Memorabilia
made in Europe, 1912 10.

Further Ertraets from Memoranda
made in Europe, 1879 -f6.
In France could not procure pefmls..
sion of government to examine any OF
their fortifcatlons, and in the only IN
.tances where myself or my friends re.
quested permission OF the commanders, ]
5se met such pointed retusals as prevent
ID our making similar request again.
he same difficulty occurred In Hol-
and, and the European officers OF go-I
ernmcnts in general have a Jealousy
aud suspicion in respect to their military
Establishments, which amounts to abso-
ute quackery, though at present Il Isl
.arried to higher pitch than usual.
Metzis very strong fortified place j
most Of the work are by Vauban, the
emaiader OF the time of Gnise. The,
,ioselIe and Seille surrounded the city,,
IAN be introduced into the bitches, and
aake great inundations, and tor this
urpose the water of a large pond, four
,agues distant, can be brought in TWEEN
four hours. On the north side very
.,long Lunette is built in advance with
= stone fort in the gorge, and subter-
|. neous passage 10 the city, and on a
commanding height west, is a very strong
modern fort, containing large quantities
# arms and ammunition /; from this and
~ ,n;paS are extended 10 the dis.
lance of tour miles.
Permitted to visit the military school
here, tie first for artillery and engineer
mo in France. Library a tolerable col
seton Of eight thousand volumes, decent
philosophical apparatus, good collection
f chalk models of human figures and or
ers of architecture, and very excellent
land extensive collection Of models for
military bridges, for cannon, mortars.
aissons and carriages, the whole in mi
iature. The mortars were generally
yamard, without chambers, the bore end
no 10 hollow inverted cone. Bridges
ere one of Caesars, one for infantry,
ring pieces supported by tackles run
ing up to large ropes which cross the
iysr; another similar for cavalry and
tillery, but in place Of tackles, strong
eces or stisrups of wood run up to the
pes, and through them are rove four
therrnres TO increase the strength. And
lie to pass small streams with rapidity
allied rolling bridge, is Wagon con
aiming cameis, cross and string pieces
which are laid from the Wagon over the
tream and long ropes extend across to
| null the Wagon over, takingin the bridge
t3elf as it passes. There were here no
,nodels OF Notifications, and but a very
Slight one of trenches. The city itself
i, employed toillustrate the art of fortih-
Ication and attack, and defence of places
land the cannon and mortars of the place
ifor experiments in gunnery. and real
bridges are thrown over the rivers.
| Here is an old stone building with a
little gothic door, which was an ancient
palace ofking Dagobern, also very grand
iremains ofan arched aqueduct to bring
Iwater to Metz, built BY the Romans. YET
lin fine order.
! Travel with knight of Malta, THEN
funds are considerable, having saved all
lexceptin France, at the time of the revo
Hutton, which they are attempting to re-
cover. Free Masons called knights o.
Malta, have NJ connexion with this or
der, the masonic oath might interfere will
the Implicit obedience they swear IL
Their grand master. They pay two
Thousand francs for admission, areallow
led to serve in foreign armies, but must
reside one year in Malta. Grand mas.
tier must be catholic, which prevent,
she emperor of Russia from being so
Paul declared himself its protector. bu1
Alexander has not acknowledged the
order. They swear never to be at peace
with the Turks, have small navy com
|nanded by Knights, manned by sailors
iof various nations, which by their regula.
| ton must cruise every year against
| turkish Flags in the Mediterranean.
his ancient order, so long famed in
istosy, damned its reputation TOR ever.
the base and corrupt surreader OF
leir island to France.
Miniature Notifications in relief at the
lotel Of Inyali,'s are perfect representa-
IONS OF the grounds and works, made en-
rely of paper and wood, the scale about
ne inch to twelve fathom. Formerly
lost of the strong places Of French ter
tory in time of Ronaparte were here,
'sat the allies have left only those of
rance as now bounded, and have taken
,nle of the present frontier. Toulon.