Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-06-20
Washington City, Lay IS.

Washington City, Lay Is.
The .Navy.-Y esterday, agreeable to
previous arrangement, under a resolu-
ton of Congress, for naming vessels OF
the first class, the board of Navy Com
missioners proceeded to determine, by
lot, the name ofthe new ship of the line,
rated "a guns, now building at New
York, when it was accordingly decided,
that she is to be called The OHIO.
Though this may occasion some disap-
pointment to the New Workers, who
naturally wished it to be called after their
state; yet, as it was fairly fixed, there
can be no reasonable ground of com
plant. Her dimensions are stated to be
1876 feet in length, and of $500 tons bur-
den, and it is said to be the finest vessel
of her class in the world.
City Of Washington Gazette.
Agricultural PROSPECTS in Virginia. -
The Richmond Enquirer, on the authori-
ty of correspondent, says" In some
parts of the country, the young Indian
corn has been totally destroyed by in
Vulnerable worms of different descrip-
tons; such as cut-worm, wire-worm
grub-worm, &c, One planter on Ro-
anoke, in Charlotte county, has had to
plant his whole crop oper again. I'D.
A letter from Madrid asserts that the
Duke de AIAGoN, one of the famous
grantees, claiming an immense tract oil
Florida lands, and the bosom friend oil
Ferdinand, had precipitately fed from
the capital to some unknown place oil
concealment: the mob having demanded
his head, SO the duke wisely resolved to
take himself off, sans ceremonie.--f6.
The people of Germany and Italy,
stimulated by the successful example oil
the Spanish liberales, have demanded
constitutional governments.
The French army, it is said, will in
future consist only of regiments of the
line : the legions are to be suppressed.
The opposltionists in the French
chamber of deputies, purpose to sign a
protest against the restriction recently
laid on the press, and afterwards with
draw from the Legislature, as Mr.. Fox
and his party once did in England
Travellers in the provinces of Spain,
where the constitution has been acknow-
lodged, meet with no impeachment from
the old system ofpassports, espoignage,
&c. Every thing goes on with ease, and
no vexatious impedintents occur to stran-
gers.-i6.
The new French law relative to the
Press, has not altogether destroyed its
liberty. The freedom of the press, be-
ing driven from the journals by means of
the Censorship, has taken refuge in
pamphlets. 1t thus laughs at measure
which was intended as its death blow
We have before US, (says the London
Times the list of one bookseller, which
announces the speedy appearance of no
less than $50 pamphlets on political sub
Iects.--i6.
Mr.. Tucker, gentleman who lately
Lett Limerick has arrived at New-York
has obtained patent there for sweeping
the streets by machinery. He is to per-
form the work of forty men, with two
horses; to draw the machine up one side
of the street and down at the other,
which is not only to sweep, but to col
iect the dirt in heaps, ready to carry
away. He has great expectations from
It's success in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and other large cities.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
It was reported that the Emperor of