Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-18
THE ELORInAS-

Sr. LoUis, March 2l.-lts now certain that these
provinces have been purchased. Our citizens. there.
lore, who have been robbed by Spaniards will be in
dennibed Tor their Losses. MIR. DE Nun aud Mr. Chou
teau OF this place, who captured aud piaged on
tue Arkansas river, IN the year 1916, will I've among
those who are to he remnnerated their claims being
long since transmitted to the department OF state.
IS not pefSeIved. however, that MIR. H'Khistt Hr.
BAIRD and others o! this town. confined at y1uta
Ff. are 10 be restored Ia liberty.
The acquisition of West Florida gives the only bar.
Dor ON tue continental coast of Mexico wit Pensa
cola This hay has ~ feet water ut the entrance and
so within IL is large enough to contain some iboa-
SAND merchant ships, and quite safe FROM winds. II
WIZ admit vessels of war of tie class of fiisaes and
under ships Of the line cauno enter the Havana is
the place for them aud the OF 81
valuable on many accounts particularly desirable as
furnishing point Of descent upon the island Of Ctja
distant days sail aud the acquisition of which
b'no complete the views OF the republic In that direc
tiou. ISL H. JS,oYir,r
THE COLUMBIA RIVER
The project OF some citizens Virginia to settle on
.he Columbia, revves the idea of town aud colony on
Ishment at its mouth just before the commencement
OF the last which was broken up after sy Br
tsh and Indian hostility.
The Virsiuians conien plate establishment on The
haFis9be waters OF the Columbia, but sboAla think
nau ,se place OF It's Junction with the mui,aomah
Mouhlnnish the most eligible. These rivers unite
'eir streams la tide UGfer, hnndr.d and forty
mites from the Pacific ocean, and short distance below
the last range OF mountains From thence to Asia the
nNlsan"n wonld he easy aud direct, the distance not
great aud the sea peaceable us name indicates
d' no more lnnrinefs would be wanting conduct
snp than bands enough to set the sails at outset of
tne voyage, aud take them down AT its termns
To tue same point also (the confluence of The two NV
erS) would come the commerce, at present chiefly in
"r u the whole upper country drained by the Muitno
rab and the Columbia a reron pmb,aring forri.,n
degrees OF longtuds, and sixcea Or eighteen of la
nde larger than all The Atlantic states nat together
and possessing climate as mild that OF Europe
m eanlshinent formed a. that place would douhtess
receive MANY emisrants from Asia. The English in
dncrd even the Chinese tc go Moot k0 when they
oPsan 10 settle on that sound in i7sA5. Sixty or sew
envy Chinese removed there, hut were afterwards can
lure" ava carried back by order Of the viceroy
leo, rs n'ruders upon the Spanish dominion.
whatever may Ne The result Of the Virginia COMPANY
tue progress the Fur Irade itself will rm town al
ts pom. Indicated It's trade may At first "e limited
'nIs nn IN process OF Time u will become The enpo-
rum Of that rich East India commerce which is desn
go 10 h"d its way I'M" The valIeyof the Mississippi by
u'e Co"mbia aud MissoRr rivers. And wh this lime
arrives, TYRE will b. seen in the west of which
,ne o'a one. although Queen of Cities" will have
FURNISHED hut a faint image sf power and spendor.
HORIZONTAL CURRENT WHEEL.
CiNClNHAri, (O.) April PA wheel designed to
run under water in the current OF the river has
ben pnt in operation Mill creek about two miles
,rpaH ,s place. us erected merely TO the purpose
o experiment., aud has not yet has ma hnery an.
pteh TO IT. Mr. Wilson the inventor Of the wheel sen,
on hS m"hei to the patent office early as war ago
ldst necenber ; he had from The officer Of
ihat department., that his memorial was received and
hled IN The "ic' for his funre benefit Circumstances
"''epeNeh'cd pit wilson from carving his plan into
execution, which originally to erect a m On =, me
% he Waers near ihIs place, before he invited the
notice ot The public TO his newly invented wheel "
fahs VI ths determination, he Thought advisable To
pntthe wheel in operation Ntheut amy oiher machine
~ 'Ht iose VINO wish To aid in fuTtheTinp the nro
seeing ~. NrF0'' "
The wheel is four feet in diameter AND is 40 ,o,
:nclec, That 1t will run under wafer wubout iun.di
meat some gentlemen in town have seen IL i'm on.ra
l" IN "Eter from three to ve IN depth and nh
vcr, little head. ~F' ~ VAN
II would he difficult give description of the ram
ncuon OF the wheel that wsud he ntcliyible 70 all
Is very simple, wever, and need he seen 10 he
peIfe uy understood. We shalt not attenpt 10
in'iher han by observing that the floats or burLe,
aiieTlhe power of the which uTnS The vbeel IL
eNP'hueu on them are made 10 outward in such
manner that only the edge OF the float is prese,-d 10,
tue hacs wster. The buckets move so easily thar ,b
pressure OF thr atos -ere sufficient to turn III pm
When Tue wheel is in motion in the omen air All, ,,e
nns's are turned ont in this except The one
Wnib Us receiving the and they continue
position tiil excessively bTupcht ronu ut, the ruy
Tue 'hil force OF the stream In this manner the huck
es ave kent constantly in play and may he heard fail
ing hack rpou the wheel hen The ,ra,.r; a. -. "a
above " - 'e''
II e. nsr"ct z wheel that should move pndc, ,ra,.,
mas long been great desIdeTatlPi among mechanics
TIC olJtct seems now IN great measure to re ac.
compshed We have hrard That a wheel has no, lon.
since been made with rotating buckets which is
h' err have received any hint frosi This citrnn,
stance; as he commenced and compIe.ed his wheel
hrHe any thing had appeared the subject nsi,ber
ing buckets. $3.50 - ''N
fue understand tie folding Incke,s thev are made
10 d mp IN the crn;Te, when pressed hy the hack W.
Ter The oiheT plan ipveuted by Mr. Wilson is verv if
fertrl Tie buckets heIrg made to rra h7If GONNA on
rnHsoHs that project from their outward edge and fa
ten va tie upner aad tower piain Of the heel ~ a, IN
ntIAaps be diHicnlt t. improve upon this pIHn AR
wilson invites the attention Gf citizens In ,J. s,,
Jec, and the wheel he seen in eneraton al ,,I
a'e curious to inventions Uay o. siIy o,s,i5
tbeF curiosity by visit 10 Walkers mills ''