Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-13
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Ertrdct from The address of II. de Claimant Pre-.
SiGe'u OF The NeU York AgricuHWr0l SociefU
In iSi6, when we had the most severe sea-
son, there was not a month in the YEAR that
they dld not witness the presence of frost in
part oil Virginia, not far from W Washington :;
aud not only III North America bur even in ali
itnrope. he cause OF thus, was not at that
tine known, although several satisfactory ones
were assigned but at this day, most il not all
concur III the opIHiOn that IL was owing to i'm
lnonSe floating fields of ice, which had been sc
paIdted from The arctic regions Some OF them
are estimated TO he two hundred feeti height.
and many miles IN circumference. This wo,.-
dertul phenomenon WAS observed in the sum.
mer months OF the year 1915, iG aud IL but
particularly III ISI6. Ut is SuupoSed HAT those
great masses OF ice which occupy the mid chan.
nei between Greenland and Spitsbergcu, have
D'en enlarged yearly, by succession OF ice
DergS uniting themselves together, till their
own accumulated magnitude and weight, with
The action OF an impeded current, burst their
feIerS and bore then away 10 the soutlwarJ
Mir. Scoresby, an experienced navigator of the
Greenland seas, estimates the snyGace of The
Deins OF ice so carried away, to be- not less than
eighieeh thousand square miles Many of
lheh nave been observed as far south az the
fortieth parallel of latitude, advancing slowly
10 their annihiiation, an event which we NAV
confidently believe 10 have taken place, since
we have enjoyed as good season as we had in
The former years % our settlement
The dsa.reeabe changes of climate which
nave been of late wears experienced by the
people OF England, are by them attributed 20
the descent of ice into the Atlantic: and they
also charge to the accumulation of ice ON the
coast OF Greenland. The deterioration of tiieir
climate since the fifteenth century. They are
so eIated Mt tue removal of what they consider
as the principal cause of this evil that thev
think they already hold The genial warmth OF
tic western breeze, aud those soft and gentle
zephyrS so beautifully described by their pnets
They anticipate The happy momen; of revivins
these vineyards which were piantod with sue
cess in Britain by the Romans and the melt
Ing Of those icc.feds seems for them almost the
renewal of the miracle which converted the
water into wing
. We cannot, then, he considered unreason.
DC lu our expectations, when we look only for
ihe return ut those seasons which few wears
ago we enjoyed WIth8Rt iuicTmssi0n"
Improvements Of tke Wesf.-The beautiful
Bridge over The AiouOngahela (saSs tie Pitts
burg Gazette OF Oct. p. has nearly reached
Toe noitbrin shore; IL viii probably he cross
ga before Christmas. The one over the 4 lie
shdny rs not so far advanced, but vel enough
Is done TO cisure its completion. Pittsburgh
viii then exhibit what no American CITY or
town has ever set done Two splendid bridges
over Two mighty streams, within 100 yards OF
edrh other.
The weather has been particularly favora-
hle for the progress of these bridges for ma.
nv years we have not Witnessed at this season
such continuance of low water But aItho'
thus Kind OF weather has contributed utucI, IN
Tie interest of the bridge stockholders. there
Is a class Of citizens on whom it has Inflicted
serious injury we mean The western uer.
chants. Those whose goods arrived previous
" To the middle OfScptCmber. got off safe. but
an the merchandise which has arrived since
lies ioT wdter bound TO cur wharves. A whole
lunar circle has almost elapsed since we beheld
Suci season. Tie sun has passed the euua-
TOT without exciting the least cOmmoiion
am0hg lie ckGtnts. md we fear that the ee.
WH' OF irGst viii advance upon us from The
nith' Win III lis icy tf1lu. before The farewell
cFitS on Gus bodimCn Cda greet our ears
me btdulitHl steam boat idnrs Ross is rid.
az at auc''"i before Our city. ready to takc
tic tide az - hCight" This vessel pre,ent. =
he"niiiui aud interesting object lJr she eve Of
'ds!e She iOoEs large. aud rests on tie bosom
81 nc water Ike durk. Size seems 10 ne M
tended 10 Afford every bind ofdccomm1dliton
irr ii;e passenger aud itciqhicr, and her hand
Some pannelied doors, dDa frequent windows.
give Gcr tue aPpearuc. u floating hotel.
the owners. he,si'. " biting S. StackpoIe, have
auoiheI nearly ready 20 bc iauurhed. "a few
miles above town, md ihgte asa i.yo more Oh
iic stocks 40 Tie CITY. With what rarid
strides has ciyilzaiiot advanced uron tha
western waters Niiui2 40 years the solitude
&C jh9 ONO vas Only disturbed ~ the law
paddle al ibc Indian cauue, as tile savage
$40" ~ boatcd OH IT'S bosom gaS. {fe Same
OaIksare einbeiiisacd by iastc, and Tie canoe