Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-22
Foreign Intelligence
LONDON. May SO.

LONDON, May so.
The number of patents when the anne.
ricans have taken out for the discovery
of the perpetual motion may serve TO give
us an idea of the state of their mechanl
cal knowledge. The following is quoted
from late number of the National IN
telligencer.--"A young man, whose
name is Campbell, is now in this city, for
the purpose OF procuring a patent tor a
loom of the most singular construction
we have yet seen. 1t does away the ne
cessity of warping, and when once in
operation can be kept so for any length
of time; that is, a web may be wove OF
any desired length, as the cloth is rolled
out in such manner as it can be cut off
at any time without stopping the loom.
The warp is taken from bobbins OF spools.
This new combination of machinery will
greatly reduce the expence of tabricatlns
CLOTH" The method of weaving above
mentioned has long been known in this
country. and it is farther known, that IT
is impossible to prosecute it with any
profit. So much for American invention
Tor greatly reducing the expence OF
fabricatiAs cloth"
On Wednesday, the Reverend Tho
mas Snow, late Vicar OF Mitehldever,
near Winchester, whose session from the
established church took place short
time ago, was admitted into the congrc-
cation OF Trinitarian or particular Bap'
fists, in their chapel in Sllverstreet,
Taunton, by immersion.
Last week, remarkable fat OK, fatted
by Mr.. Edwards, OF Thickwood, in the
parish of Colerne, entirely with pease
straw, was killed. Few grazers are a
ware of this excellent substitute for the
usual methods of fattlng.
Beth Herald.
Several Farmers who lately occupied
about 1000 acres Of land in Lincolnshire,
have recently ea.igratcd TO America, fav
;nr sold all their live and dead stock.
rhey we're accompanied by the curate of
the village.
On tuesday next the Belvidera frigate
is to, be dragged up from the water, by
main fierce, upon the slip, from which the
paJlas was lately launched, there TO be
repaired instead OF being taken into
dock this we believe is an experiment
that has never been tried here with a
larger vessel than the commissioners
vatcht, and will be a novel and interest
iug sight.
a house Of considerable consequences
in the linen trade stonpsd payment on
Thursday, in con eYurnce OF almost
general stasnation in the commercial
world.
MILITARY DISCIPLINE.
Afew DAYS ago the 81 or Queen Roy
al Regiment. then lying at Chatham, was
ordered to march to Portsmouth. On Its
arrival at that p!ace, it received direo'
tons to embark .;nediately for the West
Indies. The two ,upe ior officers, not
having received the 'ast previous notice
ct this mea ure, leldercd thc'r resigna-
tons but the answer was, that they mu t
embark attn tie regima~t, and coHId not
be allowed to throw up their commissions
I'LL they reached their destination. A
mother oR.ce, however, pleaded the ~,
cullar situation OF his family. and after
a long he,itation, was allowed "a hours
to come II London anl return. Avail
inc himself Of tbs license, ne arrived IN
the dead ofthe night, awakened MS vie,
and after putting together such neces'a-
lie, as the moment would allow, they
returned tc Pc: tsincuth, and the regi-
ment is now on its way TO Barbados.
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
Court Of Kings Bench, May 20.
Sitting after Term Gujldhal!, London.
Royson and others Y. Coles.--T'his was
an action of trover, to recover the Waite
of 40 tons Of gum-Senega', which had come
improperly into tie possession OF the de-
iendapt.
The facts of the case were these Oh
the I'd of June last the plaintiffs were
possessed of about 40 tons OF gum SEM
cal which was on sic. On that day,
,:essrs. c. Coles and Brothers, who were
we'll known brokers', wentto them to AK
the price of the gum. The answer was
rs per cwt NJ. Coles offered 70s which
was refused, he then went away, but re-
turned Immediately afterwards, 4 agreed
TO give the price demanded. Mr.. Charles
Coles filed up the following sale note
VIZ -
g Sold for account Of Mcssrs. Boyson,
and Joseph AMI J1mes Silver, per Eubo.
about 40 tons of cum senegal at us pc