Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-27

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ply lcian lie might depend on bis calling IN
day Or two. Accordingly tremendous
knock was heard at the door between iour
and five O'Clock, few days after, Just as
the worthy knight was sitting down 10 d'n-
uer, when the promised visitor made hIs ap-
pearance, and inquired it letter had arrI-
we'd addressed TO Mr.. Being an,
swered in the affirmative. he was introduced
TO the physici an, made thousand apologies
for inlruding just at dinner time. and beg
ged permission 10 open the letter. This
was granted, and the contents read, which
we re of The most affectionate nature, lncios-
ing check for 50'.
The visitor received an invitation TO DIM
ner, and bottle of the best old strap, which
was accepted, and very pleasant compa-
mon he turned out, full of original anec-
dotes, vondeyM stories. and plenty OF rsd-
dy wit. Previous to parting it was neces-
sary to enter upon business, and the stran-
ger produced his 5Ol check, which was
upon bank ing house in Lombard-street,
! received the difference, and they separated
with the utmost cordial assurances OF future
| friendship. Next morning the Iootman was
sent to get the cash for the check-when,
to his utter ASTONISHING he received the
laconic but awful sentence OF, "No effects
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be better conc eived than described.
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From the .NfuTork Com. Adrerttser.
TIDES OF THE LAKES.
Letter e. on the Hon. A. b. Woodward,
to the Hon. Samuel l.. MitchilI, NJ
d. respecting tides in the great
North Western Lakes, dated
Detroit, February 8, 1891.
S.R-Before | had the opportunity
of seeing the great lakes of this cont
nrnt. tue idea occurred to me, that,
from the mass of water which they con,
tain. some oil them, if The tides were to
be accounted for on the theory of the
attraction of the moon aI'ne. or prln-
eli ally, might perhaps, at some points
or at some particular periods, exhibit
proofs of that attraction.
It seems 10 be admitted in the scien-
tiGc world, that the Caspian Sea IS
destitute of tides. The water being
salt, and its specific gravity therefore
greater, constitutes circumstance
more favorable to the observation OF a
tide, if any exists. Its position, on the
other hand, is unfavorable; the greater
axis, regarding it as an elipsis. Inclin-
ing to the direction of the MERIDIAN
Doubts are also entertained with re-
speCt to subteraneOus communicative.
IL would Notwithstanding. be desirable
to have more minute and more pro-
acted observations in relation to the
Caspian; the Importance of the exis-
tence of tide, however small 1t may
be, provided ii be regular. not having
been perhaps properly estimated.
If tides should be found to exist in
these immense interior collections of
fresh water, it will not, by any Consi..
derate person, be deemed an essential
disappointment, that their magnitude
should prove to be extremely small
provided that they may be perfectly
regular. had not anticipated the
probability of regular tide greater
than two or three inches.
With resp ct to the four great lakes
which are connected by this metropo-
lbs; Lake Superior, Lake Michigan,
Lake Huron and Lake Erie; there are
three points peculiarly favorable to
the observation of tide, if any should
exist.
| The first Of these points. and that
perhaps the most fav orablc OF the three,
is the Miami Bay Of Lake Erie. 1t IS
situated at the most western and south-
ern extremity of the lake /; and has a
noble river entering into it, of which
the rapids are distant more than IL
miles from the mouth.
As the earth revOlvcs, under the
moon, from west tn east, the attraction
of the moon upon the water. if any ex-
ist. would here exhibit itself with &C
cumulated and plenary force; no essen
tial portion of the influence being per-
baps, lost or dissipated, from the cata-
ract of Niagara, until it encounters the
current from the rapids Of the Miami,
except the counteraction which may
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