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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-01

serpent vas bearing to ! y south when
( the anchor struck him; itput him to a
nonplus for a moment, which gave the
other vessels an opportunity to grapple
with that which was attached to the sea
serpent; when recovering his presence
of mind" he took them all in tow, and
with nconceivable speed, dragged them
the distance of Is degrees before he be-
came detached from the anchor.
shook my instrument again, and had
view OF the northern extremity of the
continent of America, which terminates
at the entrance OF the cavity of the earth.
| looked awhile, and saw a company oil
men advancing, in number lol The
odd one was Capt Symmes, who had pro-
cured a company of one hundred men to
explore the interior of the earth, of whom
Thomas Tufts was first lieutenant; who
marched next to Capt. SEmmes, bearing
his pine log globe of nine feet circum-
ference" upon his back, AID his +" barrel
churn" slung under his left arm, answer
ing the purpose of a soldiers cdntine. l
looked until they disappeared within the
yawning cavity.
The next shake presented me with an
inside view of the earth. | discovered
that the inhabitants for it was thickly in
hablted within) had placed enormous
mirrors near the entrance at each pole,
which reflected the rays Of the sun upon
others which were placed in aproper stu
alton to receive them, and these reflected
again upon others, until the rays were
thrown out at the opposite pole in such a
manner as to cause reflection in the at
mosphere, which we who live upon the
outside of the earth, denominate aurora
1oreaHs. | observed that the mirrors
were placed in such a, manner that the
rays Of the sun we're reflected and re-
reflected in all points and in all directions,
SO that the Internal parts of the earth
were completely illuminated; and the
light was much brighter than the light
OF the sun upon the outside of the earth I;
and the light was continual and uninter-
rupted, except twice in each year, viz.
when the sun was in the equinox; at
which times dim twilight entered at
each pole; for the sun being perpendi-
cular to the axis of the earth, his rays
could not enter into either cavity, except
such few of them as were refracted by
the atmosphere, which caused the twi-
light above mentioned.
If should make any further disccve-
ries, which may tend to elucidate this
new theory of the earth, will not fail
to communicate them. Meanwhile
remain yours, sc.
JACK FAISTAFF, jr.
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vessel of = guns upon it.--He was in
great distress,--his boats were no match
for her, and she alone was capable Of
sinking his whole army in that situation.
While he was bordering on what should
be done, Putnam comes to him and says,
q" General, that shih must be taken. -
" Aye" says Amherst, would give
the world she was taken" "Tll take
her." says Putnam. Amherst smiled,
and asked how. Give me some wedges
and beetle, and few men of my own
choice" Amherst could not conceive
how an armed vessel was to be taken by
four or five men, beetle and wedges
however, he granted Putnam's request
When night came, Putnam with his ma
terials and men, went in boat underline
vessels stern, and in an instant drove in
the wedges behind the rudder, in the lit
tie cavity between the rudder and ship,
and left her. In the morning, the sails
were seen fluttering about; she was
adrift in the middle of the lake, and be-
ing presently blown ashore, was easily
taken.--N Y. american.
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MAXIMS.

Much in Httle.--As men of sense say
a great deal in few words, SO the half.
witted have a talent of talking much and
yet saying nothing.
Good Nature is the very air of a good
mind, the sign of large and generous
soul, and the peculiar soil in which yir-
tue prospers.
Ends Of Providenee.-We know lit
tie of the causes of things, but may see
wisdom enough in every thing: and
could we be content to spend as much
time in contemplating the wise ends OF
Providence, as we do in searching into
causes, it would certainly make us bet.
ter men, and not worse philosophers.
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AMERICA.

1t is computed by able writer's" says
my Lord Kaimes, that the present inhab-
itants of America amount not to a TWEEN
tieth part Of those who existed when tina,
continent was discovered by Columbus.
This decay is ascribed to the Incorporate
use OF shirts, and to the small hor, both
of them introduced by the Europeans. -
He seems to have forgotten that they are
indebted to rs also for" the Incorporate
use" of the svord, and the dreadful
6igotry and cruelGes practised by the
religious and avaricious Spaniards,which
certainly are not less destructive than
the contagion of the small pox, or the
poison Of spurious liquors.
We may also add another proof of Eu-
ropean humanity. A plantation in ia
maica, which employs Aund,-ed slaves,
requires an annual recruit of no fewer
than seuen, who fail the yearly victims
to the cruelties Of the lower oyerseers,
who follow them all the day with whips !!
Bartholomew Casa affirms, that the
Spaniards, in America, destroyed, in
about forty-fye years, ten millions OF
human souls and this with view of
converting these unfortunate men to
christianity. He tells US that they hang
ed those unhappy men thirteen in rozv,
in honor of the thirteen APOSTLES! And
they also gave their infants to be devour-
ed by their dogs! There is astory record
ed of an Indian, who, being tied to the
stake, Franciscan Friar persuaded him
to turn Christian, and then he would go
to heaven. The Indian asked him
" Whether there were any STANDARDS in
heaven. -" Certainly" the Friar an
swered; " it is full of them. p" Them"
the last words of the dying Indian were,
6 | had rather go to hell than have any
more of their company"
Corsini tells us, that they destroyed
above fifteen millions of these unhappy
men in less than fifty years; and gives
this curious observation, that the blood
of these devoted victims, added to that
of the slaves destroyed in the mines,
where they were compelled to labor,
would weigh as much as all the gold and
silver that had been dug out of them
1t is also proper to observe, that the apol-
ogy they formed to extenuate this dread
full inhunlanity, was, that God had not
redeemed with his blood the souls of the
Indians, and that therefore there was no
difference to be made between them and
the lowest species of beasts
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-01-01
GIBRALTAR.

Extract ct letter from an american
gentleman, on a Mediterranean tour,
TO his friend in Washjngton city.
| remained 10 days.in Gibraltar, SO
celebrated for its strength, and the siege
OF three years which it sustained under
the command Of Gen. Elliott. wished
much that you had been With me, to view
with military eye that astonishing for
tress--most certainly the strongest in
the world. Nature has done much fog
it, but art has done wonders. The stu
alton OF the rock is highly curious, and
the most favorable in the world for for
tress. AS 1t may anuse you for mo-
ment, will add some few memoranda
made OF this celebrated spot. The rock
is miles in circumference, and l4oo
feet above the level of the sea. Its name
is derived from Ndel Tariff, which sig
mines, in the Moorish language, the
mountain of Tariff, from the name of the
Moorish commander, Tariff, who took
possession of it in 700, and built for
tress and wall around part of il, md
which are still to be seen, in decayed
state. 1t changed masters several times,
till the English, in 1904, took it from
Spain, and have held it since that time.
The rock is perpendicular on the north
and east sides. The north looks towards
Spain, to which it is Joined by low san
dy isthmus, apparently thrown up by the
sea, and is called the neutral ground. -
The town is built on the N. w. side, ia
cling the bay, and occupies all the land
that can be spared from the use of the
garrison, for batteries, &c.--The local
situation of the town is much circum-
scribed, and, were it permitted, could not
be enlarged without immense labor
Ibis circumstance makes the rent of
buildings exorbitant: many of the houses
they are all small--are rented at TO
500 dollars per month. The present
population of Gibraltar is 300, exclu-
sive of the garrison, which consists, in
time of peace, of 5000 regular troops.
Of the population, 1900 are Jews /;
the remainder consists of all nations, and
the whole forming most motley group,
resembles the picturesque appearance of
carnival. You hear every living Ian
guage spoken in their crowded streets !;
and such is the confusion of sounds that
it puts you in mind of the Tower of Ba-
bel. The prevailing language, however,
is Spanish though badly spoken. The
place is governed by military law, and is
what the French call etat de siege. 1t is
free port; there is no custom house /;
nor do vessels enter or clear, or make
any reports of vessels or cargo, except
to the health offce-~1 Aere is no quar-
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| anime for vessels coming from the Uni
ted States. 1t enjoys an extensive com
merce, as place of entrepot; no less
than 1929 vessels of different nations,
were reported at the health Office in s Is
of which 1874 were American. The
supplies for the rock come from other
places-mostly from Spain; nothing but
few vegetables and poultry are raised
on 1t. The rock is so completely dependant
ON its neighbors for supplies, that not
withstanding its immense strength, it
must fall whenever England shall lose
her maritime ascendency, and the power
that has superiority at sea, leagued with
Spain under an energetic government,
shall choose TO wrest it from England.
This, however, can only be done by IA
mine; force can never do it alone; for it
would be truly impregpable with gar
rison OF eight thousand men, and might
defy the whole world by land, if supplied
by the sea with provisions and military
stores. There are mounted on the rock
1880 pieces of ordnance, mostly Is and
"a Founders; 68 pieces Of carronades,
and Is inch mortars. The guns are all
mounted on cast iron carriages, and the
mortars on iron beds, and the carronades
on wooden ones. The platforms are all
made OF large square stone-the walls
and batteries are of the same materials,
and the whole kept in such fine order
that they appear as if but just finished.
The guns on all parts of the rock are
kept constantly loaded, and each one has
a supply OF powder and ball at hand for a
number OF rounds. The excavated bat
teries are made with astonishing labor !;
they have been formed out of the solid
rock, in many different places, commu-
nicating with each other by subterranean
galleries. cut through the rock with i'm
mense labor and expense. These gale
ries are about sixteen feet high and eight
broad, and communicating with all the
batteries excavated, and which are most
ly on the land side, facing Spain, COM
mand the isthmus in every direction,
some of them are 500 to 1000 feet above
its level, and nearly perpendicular, and
are all bomb proof. Magazines of pow
der are established in different parts of
these excavations, which are out of the
power of an enemy to blow up.
During the celebrated siege that
Gibraltar sustained, the garrison was
composed of 1888 men, of whom 1872 |
were killed, died by sickness, or deserted.
The enemy fred at the rock, during the
siege, $4,000 rounds, and from the rock
were fired 2o5 900 rounds, and 5000 bbls.
| Of powder were expended"
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HOWARD.
PROM TIE cArsKI1L RrconDra.
MEssRs. EDIroRs,

MEssRs. EDIroRs,
1t appears to be the custom among
the ingenious part of mankind, upon dis
covering an improvement upon thai
which has been invented, or on inventin,;
something new, to make it known 70 the
world; whether it be calculated to pro,
duce real benefit, or only mere amusc-
nent.
In conformity to this custom, reques,
you to make known to all whom it may
concern, that l have made great inn
provement upon DR.. Brewster's Kaiei
doscohe; or rather, have invented a new
one, which is possessed of most rare and
astonishing properties. You have only
to form an image of whatever you wish
to view, in your mind, then apply your
eye to the instrument, and you will sec
the object; and by shaking or turning
the instrument occasionally Gas is neces-
sary in using DR.. Brewster's) you will
see the object in every position in which
it is possible to be viewed
After l had finished the instrume EN-, land
found that it completely fulfilled my
most sanguine expectations, | CHANGED to
read letter addressed to DR.. Mitchill by
Thomas Tufts, on the concavity of the
earth, central forces, &c. in which he
mentions experiments with " barrel
churn" and spine log globe Of nine
feet circumference" The subject was
interesting, and / was contemplating ii
with emotions of pleasure, when the
thought occurred, to view it in my new
kaleidoscope. l seized the instrument
with that bold confidence which genius
feels in the perfection of that which is
the production of his ingenuity, and CIV
ing it shake, applied my eye to it and
beheld a separate but distinct view of the
globe of the earth, whirling upon its axis
with inconceivable velocity Its noun
tains, hills, and valleys, oceans, seas, riv-
ers, brooks, and springs, were all dis
tinctly visible.
shook the instrument again, and was
presented with view of the north pole,
with cavity or entrance into the internal
parts OF the earth. The diameter of the
cavity was $50 So, Il saw it measured. J
The waters of the ocean rushed in with
the most " tremendous dim" which
seemed to shake the earth for many miles
in extent. saw the discovery ships
which were sent out from England-they
had unfortunately approached SO near
that they were drawn into the suction,
and would upavoidably have been pre-
cipitated into the yawning chasm, but
one of the commanders had the presence
of mind to throw out an anchor, one OF
the flukes of which caught into the eye
of an enormous sea serpent, probably
the progenitor of that which takes such
2 fancy to our Yankee krethren,) The
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
ny HOOPER WARREN.

Terms Of observation-disclosures DOLLARS per
annum, payable IN adpd1lce,
advertisements not exceeding a square, ONE
DoLLAn for the FIRST insertion, and FIFTY CENTS
for each subsequent insertion. Larger ad-
vertsemants in the same proportion. \ de-
duction of IS per cent. from the above price
viii be made on advertisements inserted by the
year. Orders for advertising must be accom-
panied by Tie cash,
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GENERAL PUTNAM.

During the French war, when General
Amherst was marching through the
country to Canada, the army coming to
one Of the lakes, which they were obliged
TO pass, found the French had an arlaed
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-23
march 6
Swami Point for Sale.

WILL be sold, on TUESDAY, the 4;h
w ofApril, if fair, if not, the next fai1
day, on the premises, small farm, contain.
ing about 200 acres, lying in Charles cohna
ty Md. on.the Potomac, about miles below
Hooe's Ferry, and opposite Mrs. Sarah
Washington's. There is on it a new two
story dwelling h,ase, on handsome site.
and several other convenient houses The
soil is adapted to wheat, corn and tobacco.
and great advantages, from its situation, pre-
sent themselves for Improvement. However.
as it is expected, and much desired, that the
person who would wish to purchase will
view it, and can thereby be more satisfied
than any description maygive. AS to fish.
from the great quantity and variety it is
considered equal TO any place Except for
shad and herring on the river. The same
may be said Of wild fowl There is good
pump water fey yards from the house
and no place in Maryland is more healthy.
Terms of sale, one half cash, the othe.
tweivemonth after.
CHARLES LANCASTER. sen'r.
Charles county, feb. l8 Ct
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Public Sale.

ks~x Will be sold on the premises to
E the highest bidder on credit of 9
Hi, months, on Friday the 2eth inst. at
49, 10 O'Clock A. N. the unexpired lease
of George Jones, being eleven years on that
well known tenement Jones Point.
The tenement as originally leased by
Jones. contained u acres FIVE acres OF
which have been under ct by the said Jones
for years for a sum sufficient to pay the en-
re--rent for that period On that part OF the
leased premises reserved by Jones, there Is
a good house containing seven rooms fitted
up for "a tavern, stable. &c. The garden is
in a good state of cultivation. and the fencing
does not want repairing. The house has bi
therto been proGtably kept as place for
vening amusements. The sheds or covering
for the Switchboard and nine pins are in good
preservation. T. ". HEWITT, Trustee
March Is eotf
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For Rent,
For Sale or Rent,

EINHE balance of an unexpired lease Of
4 that well kno yn stand commonly called
the SPRING GARDENS. near the town Of
AIexandria, with all The improvements
theron. This establishment possesses many
advantages, and is well worth the attention
of any person who is disposed to undertake
the management of a tavern, 1t is plea
SAINT resort for the gentlemen OF this town
during the summer season.
There is on the premises convenient
Brick house, aud every other out house me-
cessary for the accommodation OF a family
The gardeniis in high state of cultivation,
and has several summer houses in it Tor
the convenience of visitors, For terms APP
ply to the Printer. feb II #
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For Freight,
sSsN the good brig ECONOMY, Eben'r
100 ss@IaS A. Shaw, master, burthen Io5o bbls
in fine order for any voyage, and will be rea
dy to!oad in few days.
For Halifax,
>AAN The good schnr. HARVEST, J.
.S 49, D0slof, master, burthen lis tons,
to sail early next week, and can well accom-
modate 4 passengers.
Apply to J. II. LADD, & Co.
Who have for,sale, received by said vessels
500 bushels heavy Albany seed oats
100 barrels potatoes OF excellent quality
35 NJ. clear boards
som. merchantable do
60 N. do joist
sam. shingles
Sc quintals Cod fish
2o7 boxes smoaked behring's
II bbls. dry sailed Nova Scotia her
rings march Ia
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-23
AN ACT,

hl;shing The salaries Of the OfEcers of the
- Corporation, for the year 1890
h Sec I. Be il enacted by the Common
ro,oeio OF Alexandra, That the Mayor be
.lIowed for his services for the present year,
tho sum &C Four Hundred & so Dollars, to
i computed from the list day Of bis appoint
nept 10 Office, and that it shall De his duty
- ask and demand for every attestasion I'M
der the seal Of bis Office, the sum of Two
Doars-except when such attestalion shall
he for the use of the Common Council, which
hall be considered an addition to his salary.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
,be following officers shall have and receive
as compensation for their respective SER
vices for the present year, the following
suns to wit,
The Clerk of the Council and Auditor
Four hundred and fifty dollars.
The Superintendent of Police and Street
conmssioner-Four hundred dollars.
The Superintendent ofthe Watch Three
hundred dollars.
Each Wate hmaa-Two hundred dollars.
The Keeper of the Powder House-One
hundred dollars.
The Clerk of the Market-Two hundred
dollars.
The Physician of the Poor House-One
hundred and fifty dollars.
The Police Constables-Two hundred
dollars each.
The Public Printers--Seysnty. five dol
lars each.
Which said several sums ofmoney shall be
paid quarterly cut of any moneys in the
Treasurer's hands for general purposes.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall be in force from and after the
passing thereof.
Passed in council, the 18th day of March,
1920. J. H. HOOE,
President of the Common Council.
JACOB HOFFMAN, Mayor.
Test, /. P. THOMPSON, C. C.
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Notice.

FNQHE Members Of the MUTUAL ASSN
d RANCE SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA,
residing in my collection district, are here
by notified, that the quotas Of the present
year become due on the LIST day of April.
The heavy losses sustained in the present
year demand that ALL the members should
promptly pay their quotas. Those metn-
bers heretofore punctuai, am satisfied, re-
auire no appeals of this kind but all must
know, that without punctuality on The part
of the members, it is impossible tina, this So
ciety can rect the payment of such heavy
losses.
Those having special policies must re-
new in few days.
Il. R. TAYLOR,
Agent 4 Solicitor.
mar7 2Y
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Fishing Salt.
Notice.

TINE inhabitants Of Alexandra will take
Il notice, that the subscribers have been
appointed assessors for the present year, a.
greeably to the laws of the corporation.
= The said assessors shall, Immediately
after their appointment, proceed to value
the houses and lots within the limits of the
corporation, and to demand from the mas
tiers and mislresses of every family, lists of
all male tytheahles belonging TO, or residing
in the respective families, and also from eve
ry owner of taxable property, list of such
property. And il any master or mistress of
family, or any owner oS taxeble property,
shall neglect or refuse to give in list of all
male {. theables belonging TO-, or residing in
his or her taxable property, within Ave days
after demand made thereof by any assessor,
the persons so offending shall forfeit and pay
one hundred dollars. And if any person
whatsoever. shall wilfully omit or misrepre-
sent in the list given in, any tytheable or any
taxable property, or shall in any other man
ner conceal the same from the knowledge Of
the assessors, the person so offending shall
forfeit and pay double the amount of the tax
imposed on each .ytheable or taxable pro
perry. Every merchant, shopkeeper, me-
chanic, or other perion, having in his or her
service or employment, any clerk. journey
nan, apprentice, or assists Mt, shall render an
account of the same in his or her list of
tytheables. and shall be accountable for the
capitation tax hereby imposed, in like man
ner and under the same penalties, as If such
clerk, jOurneyman, apprentice, or assistant,
were member of his or her family"
WILLIAM RAMSAY,
JOHN I. BROOKS.
rnnrnh
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Public Sale.

QY virtue ola deed of trust, executed ID
- the subscriber, by William II. Dundas.
dated the e4,h day Of July, 1917, tor certain
purposes therein mentioned, shall proceed,
to sell at public auction, on the premises,
for cash, on the l4th of April next ensuing
the date hereof, the Wharf, Warehouse and
Lot OF Ground, devised to the said Dunda,,
by VIM. Hepburn. Such title will be fDade
as is vested in the trustee.
JOHN HOOFF. Trustee.
march 6 tI4A
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FINDER the authority of deed Of trus
~ from Even P. Taylor, 10 the subseli
Der, to secure the payment OF a sum Of ND
ney, due the Mechanics Bank of Alexar
dria, will be sold at public auction on Mon
day the Goth inst at IL o'clock lot 81
ground in the County and near the Poo
House in the vicinity OF the town of Alexah
drla, containing FIVE acres, ten perches.
Terms, Cash.
Gor The sale Of the above property is post
poned. on account Of ircIement weather I'M
tilsFKIDAY the 3lst inst when it will take
place at the Merchants Coffee House
A. MOORE, Trustee.