The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-01-20

NuSiC suiHticnt streams abu tdiiS y
water are not to be met With for thos
purposes. But rs il not TO be wonder
AZ, hat no our one has ever, until yei \
lately, suggested the idea OF an inysG
a"D which would answer nearly, if bt
equally, as good an end (,aking in,
consideration the difference OF expense
IS the perpetual motion, viz ,rnachin.
that would only require TO be put l..
n'otion at certain periods of timer sae
one in 20 or even % aours. Such
ne, we spprebend, would be attende
with little, 1t any, more trouble to tt,.
attendants, than comaioa water-mil
which is frequently pat in motion aBs.
stopped In the course q! he day.
We Understand that a gentlemap
(Mr q Cannon of Prince William
couniy Virginia, has in idea the invei
lion OF such machine and from hints
dropped by him to some lew flienas,
and iron the we'll known and extensive
genius of this gentleman, we have but
little doubt that If be undertakes the
execution he will succeed. And we
hope the great benefit which would be
derived by the public and accrue to
himself from such discovery, will
prompt him soon to undertake it.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Extract Of iercr from, IN officer on
board ne u S SIM Peacock, 10 his
Brother in Boston dated
GIBRALTAR. November 8.
shall for your qualification and some
OF my iyieuds, enusavonr TO give you a
short account of my voyage THE
whole time have belonged TO ttie YES
sci has been spent most agrecably. On
our passage to Havre dc Grace, we en-
joyed all that good company and good
weath er could give. We remained in
bdvre three weeks, when we had eyery
opportunity of becoming acquainted
with the place. It is not 10 DC compar.
ed with Boston, for beauty or REGULAR
Ky (apd our town is bad enough J The
streets ave very narrow and filthy, and
the houses six or seven stories high,
ouilt chiefly of inferior free stone, 5ur
the sur oanding country is indeed
beautiful. from Havre we proceeded
> Gioraitar, the strCDges, fortress ever
known. The town mas nothing remark
iDle, and IS much smaller lhaa Pors,
fnoath in New Hampshire, The inha
ouants depend Chiefly upon the neigh
boring Spanish towns for provisions.
The rock, according to ancient mythol-
5y, is said 10 be one OF the pillars %
Hercules From Gibraltar we proceed
ed to Naples, to join our squadron. Ma
pies Is The first city on the Meditei
ran an shores. Here the curious mas
wonder for months, and still Gnd some,
hing TO invite their attention. The
paintings and sculpture exceeded my
creates expectations. / visited Ma
rats palace which is easy Of ingress to
% strangers, as the king only sleeps
.neEe twice in the week This perhaps
Is the most e;egant building in the
world OF its size. Il contains 100 large
md spacious rooms, all OF which vi
ited by giving triflIug gsatuity to the
keeper. Lady Murat's bed room is
eight rooms distant from her husbands
Their bed-chambers still remain, kept
N most exact order. The preseD,
king sleeps in ihe north part of tie pa
lace. Lady Murat's ba,hiog room lad
coming heI be9.chamber,) is lined win
superb glasses. The library is filled
Ri.h most choice collection of books
OF all languages. The saloons are large.
One room the smaliest) is said to have
cost half million Of dollars. The gar
den attached TO the paiace, though Got
.arge, is elegant, containing several
fountains, statues sccl fruit trees, how-
efs and plants OF various kinds Whit
we were here the burning of Vesuvius
was great. 1t strikes the mind with
aslonishment - see the mountain vom-
ting forth flames and smoke, wlJl
large quantities oflava rolling Tor miles
down It's huge sides. The ruins OF Her
ulaneum and Pompeii arc yet remain
| ing. These cities were destroy by
an earthqu. he many hundred years ago,
and discovered last century. a mum
Der OF the streets were cleared ont by
Murat The Grotto of Pausilippo IS
ane mile long, and cut through solid
rock. The pasAag is large enough for
two carriages to drive abreasl,and light
ed at all times 1t is work OF much
labor. The Grotto of Delcarno is re
markab!e for its poisonous streams
The catacomts extend several mile
under groun1.-Virgil's tomb is stii
remaining, though much decayed. Tn,
women here take pains TO adorn their