Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-23

dDoiishihS tue triaI Dy Dd''ic, Dv grand
assizr, and by Jurors, accompanied b,
knights grit triik sgor0s, will, all The Other
iormaliiles. at once simplifying aud Ian,
iliarizius the whole proceedings in that
action. aud adapting them carefully Ia
IL.
We have seen letter from Washington
we!ch states. that General ANDREW
JACKSON, will be the Governor of Fiori-
da aud That Col GEORGE Walton,
| It Richmond county, has been appoint
ed secretary oil Stale, for Fioritia.
SAY. Rep.
We learn from Washington CITY, saws
The Augusta Advertiser al the .Olli inst.
that the Hon. john CRowELL bias been
appointed by the Presiden, and SENATE,
Agent OF Indian Affairs for The Greek
Nation, in Ia, place nf ID. b. MITCHELL.
Esq. removed from office by government"
PHILADELPHIA, March 10 Mr..
Forbes has arrived al Burn0s Ayies from
the United States. His reception from
The public all bOr,ies and private cilzens
Of that place vas very fatterlng to our
counirymeR.
The sieamboa, Dolphin arrived at
Nashville, Tenn. OH the 2l.t of February,
from Pni-burg. alter performing pas
sage oil 1900 miles IN sevsm days and one
haur, opposed most of the lime by strong
head winds ard rapid current for 2OU
miles up the Cumberland river.
Sciemce, Literutnre, ana The 1jfs.
(Selec'sd asd compiled Tor the N isIk Nat Advocated
C3ock Work 0iachineru. -Fhere is now
exhibiting at Mr.. VOse!'s in Broadway,
several wonderful pieces Of clock work
machinery. which perhaps. Equal the
mastery ingenuity OF The auiomata Of
Vaucaussn. ar of Albert The Great.
The first is a small elegantly wrought
gold cage, surrounding a musical clio k
work. In this cage is fountain, and
bird uoI larger than bee, WHICH sings,
fiuiters its wings. and flies from IN part
OF the cage To auoiher. The base OF the
second Is also occupied by a musical
clock work II represents group of
quadrupeds around the basin of Il tuun-
tain, where "a goa, drinks and performs a
variety al movements. In front is bias.
ket with pear III il: the moment the
pear Is touched, dog on The other side
crashes his teeth. barks. aud shakes him
sell TIL The pear Is replaced. " lille mon
key behind Threatens hIm with a stick,
and IN the meantime mun,ches an appie.
A butteiHg rests Oil pillar above The
fountain, aHu moves its wings ami feet
The back < ound to this group is mass
OF rocks, from among which, now and
then, fox makes its appearance. Above
these rocks there isa small patel, of blue
sky, ans ihr sun, turning on his axis, and
also accomplishing his diurnal revoinlirn.
4 his Is a remarkably comp lIcaied piece
OF machinery. none OF The figures beng
more than an inch IN length
HE ihirdis cage,very large aud highly
ornameDied. On the top is black man
who beats lime to the Ginning OF several
saiyrs and two monkeys, one of whom
grius quite ludicrou,ly But HE mos,
wonderful! thing is two Canary birds that
sing the natural notes of these birds, fiat.
Ter and flap their wings, aud spring from
one perch 10 auorher La this cage IS d
fountain, which falls by several stories;
and The artificial arrangement CT pieces
81 glass, repfcsen s, so naturally, ibc sOuud
aud gutter OF falling wafer. Thai both the
eye aud The ear are deceived.
HE fourth is a pa;k with two count, v
seats, out OF which come two ladies', VIII,
exchange mutual SITUATIONS, aud bow Ia
The company. Attracted by the sudden
flight aud song OF bird in q grove besiie
them, they turn aud listen, The bird, moi
larger than bee, sings and fiut,ers for
some time, aud then flies away among
the trees. Upon this, the ladies' repeat
their bows and coarleses TO each oiher.
and TO the coiHp any, and Withdraw into
their houses. On lie top of the dome
above. is a large butterfly which closes
and expands lis wings and moves lis feet
III perfectly Natural manner. This aud
indeed all Tile machinery pay a variety
OF tunes.
The filth and sixth are two magicians.
the French and the American. There Is
set gnumber OF questions 10 each, and on
any one OF these being placed in drawer
{ r Tie purpose, The magician goes thro'
variety OF ceremonies and gives the an
swer, winch Is always appropriate. |. is
said that several celebrated mrcha ncIans
have been allowed 10 take these machines
10 pieces, yet have never been able To
discover by what eonirivance The right
answer Is always given.
The last ~ called perpetual motion ::
aliiioughperhaps the power that il possess.
es Is mol strong enough for any appilca-
ton 10 extensive machinery Ii consists of
a large wheel. around the edge of which
are placed al equal distances, a certain
nember OF movable hollow cylinders, each
containing an equal proportion OF quick.
silver. The weight @ the quicksilver
which moves FROM one side 10 the other
as The wheel turns, determines the hori-
zonlal or perpendicular position of the
cyIinders. BY their horizontal position, i'm
falling ihe circumference OF Tie wheel is
continually eniaIgedou one side and dl.
mnished on The other by their perpen.
diculdr position in rising this creates
two unequal semicircles, The one more
eccentric than lie other, aud thus eau