Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-01
FROM the NEW ENGLAND GALAXY.

one OF the strongest propehs"es VI "o
human mind A century ago, celebra-
ted European divine and poet, declared
that the state Of the empire was taking
westward its way and poets of our own
have often confirmed the prediction, and
have shewn us "visions of glory" in pros
pectiye, till as sir Pertinax M'Sycophant
says, "the strings ofour eyne were almost
cracked" with gazing.
A friend of mine who lives In one Ut
the villages that beautify the banks oil
Connecticut river, has lately consulted
the stars, and found that the following
articles will appear in a paper that Will
be published in Boston at the commence
ment of the twenty-Grst century entitled
THE WESTERN WORLD. =.
Northampton, Sept a, 1000.
Yesterday the members OF congress
from Canada and Esqu'mauI, passed
through this city. They were waited on
nv the mayor, recorder and aldermen oil
the 5th and 18th wards, and visited the
principle factories. They appeared most
delighted with the mandatory OF incom
bustible cotton, maleable glass, and Chr
ma ware. On this occasion, the town hail.
the arsenal, the college, and the Bazaar at
the corner Of the Exchange, were super
b,v illuminated with the ethereal ignited
translucent Luyean fixed volatile. H.
deed the volatile Luxean so far surPasses
the old fashioned gas lights for bril-
Iiancy, that the latter, for the last half
century. have only been used in SICK
rooms, where bright light would De IT.
furious to the patient. 1t is Astounding
that the Luxean volatile was not disco
ysred By eur ancestors three centuries
ago /; but we must recollect that chemis'
try had made hut little progress at the
commencement Of the 18th century.
Washington, Aug. a.
By dispatches from our ENJOYS IN
Russia, to the principal secretary OF te'-
ritorial relations, brought By the steam
frivate Fulton, we learn that the en-
peror Petro Paul appears to be at last
willing to cede Kamtschatka to the UNI
ted States. When we consider that we
are already in the possession OF the
Beehriny and Audran Isles, aHd that
Kamtschatka from its proximity natural
ly pertains to the United States and is
separated only by paltry, half frozen
straight. we cannot be surprised that the
court Of St. Petersburg should have so
long and SO pertin.c ously contested our
indubitable right.
Nantucket, flag. IA.
Arrived here this morning o. sail OF
whalers. from the Pacific Ocean. They
returned as usual through the isthmss OF
Darien. We mention this circumstance,
because it has been apPrehended that the
Grampus, 1900 tons could NOT pass the
canal without taking out her freight; but
we are happy to state that such is the
depth of water in the canal since the cut
from take NicaraguR, that the Granpu'
loaded to her bends, passed through all
the locks without any injury except the
staving Of a few fathOms Of her false
Keel. The captain speaks in high terms
ps the ciyihties of the custom house off.
GERS on the Venezuelan a. we'll as the
limited States side OF the canal.
Washington, aHg. ls, 1000.
4 We do not presume to know, for we
would notify any means have thunderstorm
that we have access to the cabinet more
than our brother editors, but we conJec
tare that the hate seizure Of the Britisf
frigate in the state Of Florida will MOI
on investigation, be found as is stated, il
the opposition papers, either an opp'es
sive or unjusofasle act in the govern
ment Of the United States. 1t is vel
known hat after the anuihilation Of tn
English naval force by our Steam feet
on the golrious and ever memorabl
fourth of march, 1890, the rulers IF tina
nation had the sasacity to see, and tn