Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-30

.ner ci,cie hcng allied With water admitted
! from beneath through small apeItuTes yrovid-
( Ell near the ccuiTe iOr that purpose above
the centre OF this vessel the Earth, "a ball four
! inches diameter, y IS raised about two feet and
! placed with its axis inclined i'm AN angle of
- deg: 20 min. Upon the water received in
10 the inner rim Heats asecond vessel, connect
! ed also by an arbour to the centre, from the
circumference of which the Moon, Ga ball Que
| men diameter,1 is erected. The bottom o 4
| TINS vessel ~ pierced aud a small siphon, or
crane, rs IKE IN the aperture, While its longer
| leg, closed al the bottom, but having a lateral
! aperture, depends in The circular vacuouS conc
] between the double rims OF The first de.cribed
| iioatinS vessel, and discharges water Internally
| thetelh, while IN consequence ut the vacated
| atetai aquatic pressure within the siphon re-
| SAiting nom thiS very aperture, tie vessel
shstaInins The Moon travels in a direction
| contrary To that oil the dininuIion and IN,
! Moon is borne rapidly round the Earth
| i"e obiqnty OF the orbit is produced by
e!eva,ins the lunar sphere upuu the summit OF
sniali sildlns rod from the lower exit entity
| ni which thtead is extended To small crank
| IN Tie central shaft supporting The Earth
! thlS sccentriciiy produces mn alternate eieva-
! w." aii" oppression al each revolutions, and
mus, IA combination with The horizontal cir
c'e the proper ofbcular incliuaiion is com
StantiN preserved. The paralleism of The
Earth axis is maintained BY carving lis
shar through Tie larger floating vessel and
athAlnS arn'iey TO IFS lower extremity, while
" Shi'! t"ine, aching as baud is carried
round u, aud an equal, but fixed ,uil-v at
,acbod 10 the centre OF the reservoir. The
Eatthis carried through its orbit bvattachinp
second SiihpE1, with - lateral aperthre TO the
larger hoai5ng vessel: this siphon carries off
The water emitted into the circular zone he
Wecu TIE ritnS, by The siphon first described
.ho INC vacated pressure consequent upon it's
ia'tfa' discharge releases an equal opposite
pressure, which, becoming active propels ,,e
thfiL ana ihe Moon round the Sun louectiye-
~ ne water discharged by the last siphon
eoH"uVteu INTO ohN containing one cubic
Y A. th.,l ,.,x. i,
returned in ANY cou, enient manner 10 The re-
se'Noif- But this quantity G.. C. one cubIt
!oot Is snfhcient tn work the whole apparatus
'o' has AN hour lily providing receptacle
al suincient magnitude, an nn:nterrunted du.
ration OF ) horrs may he attained
ihefe are many curious and beautiful phe-
hnipena attending the operation of Tins ma
ei'ine sure n"a' ,a'',dbIe by wheel work. Eeah
moi on u indepeUdeht al the other the Moons
revolution may be stopped without delayin.r
t'e l-atth, and race reTSd-aud when the Hy-
hfahhc crreryls first put in condition for
% '' oy eNhanSting The siphons, it displays
thoSe INITIAL aud gradually acct ierd,inn move
mems winch would actually take place with
Inc mighty system itself, if as in The benin-
hih-, the centrifugal and centripetal forces be
supposed cOe,ai with the inertia o. matter.
From The Nati0ntf Infeiireucer nj J,,J, II
est: Louis Enquirer, IN The subioinpd ar
ictP. calls Onr attention TO a subject of conSi-
uc'"o'e interest, and 10 facts which il is as vel,
ihe fresh mtOrmatiO impaired in the concI1
SION OF the article below, we confess we ara
nlspoSed TO place somewhat more reliance on,
uIpion"tc correspondence" than on the sage
sPecnlaiions OF Russian traders. We presuaIe
me Emperor OF Russia does not stlectLis conf
uahts from among that class OF peopl. ~ that
we are more likely 10 be informed of his views
r,' rom our agents at ST Petersburg, than
roundabout the North Pole through the aeeu
cy OF struggling Adventures. Nevertheless.
mere ~ n"'hing Impossible, nor yet i,uproba-
pc 1" Tue views aScribed 10 the Emperor
Alexander, who appears to he wisely and wa
thy adopting measures calculated 10 aypran-
diZe the nation over winch Le presides
FROM THE ST. LOUIS ENQUIRER
TFogFeSs " me Russian Empire in-AMERIcA
Looking TO the east for avery thing the usn
pie of the United States have couGemnietod
WIN astoniShmeDt the progress of the Rnssi.n
empire IN Europe aud Asia they have MOI
tho"sht OF looking TO the west TO see this gi-
AM power already mounting upon tbair a.
backs. Except MIR Walsh we. do moi kno,,
an American who has even spoke ofihe Russi
an estaniislmeEtS on our continent. He has
mentioned them III his Sketcho Of the military and
PoutLcd p0tceT o. Russia ;" where he saws
Their establishments extend from Rams
cha'Sa to the N. w. coast of America-that
ihry nave fort mounting an hundred pieces
u, a'.ilery al Norfolk Sound, lat. north 81 deg.
'hAt since 1878 they have descended the coast
passed The mouth of the Columbia FIVE huu
ured miles, and established themselves at BIZ
gGda IN SO deg. so min. and only 30 miles from
- P'''o'' ac''irIueHts III California, where
.hey are mol emily trading with great adyau.
tAge, I'M, are prOfting BY fine Climate and
iihl'hl son 10 iced their more northern nos
sessions Page I57.
Inns encTOachmeDt upon the Anne ricau COM
uheht Is hol The transient effect of the uresent
g,gd"uc growth OF the Russian empire IL ia
t6e eshit otsystem and of settled policy fol-
Iowea ny eTerysreat man. and great woman.
WHO mas sal Epon the Russian throne. Peter
me Great BEGAN il ; the Empress Catharine
tie second followed mp his plan; the pre-.
SEM Emperor only executing the dpsi~n. of
Inc e"Plre. In the course of these three
ip,snS ,me RUSSIAN power has been firmly
I,pi "a" over Northern Asia tue streigAts OF
BehIIhg have been passed ; and solid foot
hold acquired in North America.
a road over land IL opened from st. Peters
DnFs 10 hamschatka: and Russian ships load
ca Wth American far, annually sail from the
~ w coast OF America, double the Cane of
GOOD Hope, traverse $4,000 miles. of SEES aud
'ann their rlch cargOes in the Gulf of Finland.
; nn' Sn,ie sne pubic lsamused with the pro-
!ect oil treaty Tor some islands in the Medi-
terranean, the modern Alexander is occunied
wan scheme worthy of his vast%ambition-
C ne acquisition OF the gulf and peninsula
VI taiiiOfHia, aud the Spanish claim TO the
western coast vt North America. &C. 90 W.
learn This, Hotfrom diplomatic cori espondence
Dut from American fer traders who learn ~
rom 'he Russian traders now protected by the
Emperor III carrying of eur furs.
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
lie following case vas determined at the Cir
cnit Court OF The Uni;eu States for the DIS.
trct vi Columbia.
Christopher Armaf,
Ibe Union Bank of Georgetown.
lilis was suit brought for the recovery of
loO nom the Union Bank. II appeared
| from The case stated, that a note for s iO0
belonging 10 the plaintiff, was cut in two. and
""' Sf't ny TWO mails, tor the purpose of be
ing RENTED 9th safety, from (il6ucpstsr in
| Virginia, 81 baltimore. One halt Of the nnte
! var received, and the other half never came IN
| ""'a' on troof OF the facts, the pIsirIiff an.
.','S5I S' me odn% Tor the payment of 100,