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

nc UNI" po'ht Is al The place CALI
Fond.du. Lac. in Lake Supr;ior, ~
This pint is less favorable viii
gard to is relative pnsllioa: En-.
more SO as respects The total m.'
wafer operated uron. 1t OUCH, T..
recoIi"ctet, az The sane time ,L.,
current al the Straits of St. Man,
too strong to admit of any effect r.
the ""lers below. At this poiut, a
the observation would be racii,a,,
by the entrance of a snail river
There may be other postum, f.,
rabIe to careful aid accurate os..''
tons; but these. perhaps, coDn'.,'
s,me of the most important. r'''
1t ought not, in the mranwhih
be- forgotten, that according 70 r,r",
,ulations of La Place. none O. =
waters ought to manifest the sG,rr
of a tide.
With these preliminary remarks
shall avail myself of the poliicncss
gentleman about to leave this ri,
for New York, to communicate ia ~
certain facts which occurred. come
ed with this subject.
Shortly after my arrival in III
country. | heard that observation MAD
on the Miami of Lake Eric. BY an
meriran military officer. capt. Raw, H.
dicated the existence of tide in th
lake
tonk the pains, afterwards, 10
fer to him on the subject; and was il
formed by him that the observation
alluded TO were by no means satislat
tory.
have never received any direct in
formation. nor indeed heard any re
ports in relation to a tide in lake Snpe
rior. Some indistinct reports circulate
with respect to a tide ~ Lake Ontarn
At the Miami of Lake Erie. coua
not ascertain any thing like populr
belief, among the settlers, Of the Ger.
tain existence of a tide.
1t is different at Green Bay. That
was settled long time ago un.
der the Jesuits. 1t is popular belief
among the settlers, hat tide exists IN
Green Bay.
| have at length received particuI
lars of recent and authentic characi
ter, which have awakened my attention
to the subject; aud which. if not i'm
paired by subsequent observations
would satisfactorily establish the ext
tence of a tide in Lake Erie /; an
would in all probability. be followedf
proofs of its occurrence at otM
points.
! derived the Information. duringth
last month, from Benjamin F. Stick.
ney. Esq. Mr.. Stickney resides on
the Miami river of Lake Erie. some
miles below the Rapids. and a few
miles from the mouth of the river.
The observations to which MI
Stickney has reference, were made by
in the month of June, 1890
They were continued for more than a
and were minuted, at proper
times of the day and night.
The results alone have been commit
nicated to me. and those only oral!
but am promised written statement
of the observations, after his return
from distant journey, together with
careful repetilions of them on some 10
ture occasion.
In The mean time, | have stated Il
him how long had sought for salts
factory intelligence and that | wa
disposed to transmit the first inform'
ton. of an authentic aspect to som'
gentlemen OF the Atlantic States, eml
nent in the walks of American science
introducing the names of those WI
had possessed an opportunity of max
ing attentive observations. He is O
himself sufficiently aware; though
have not on that account, retraIne
from repeating how cautiously any new
scien ific facts ought to be anncunfo
and how liable they are to be Frrmas
turcly assumed, and upon ground
which may afterwards prove to hi"
been inadequate. He authorIses m
Notwithstanding, confidently to asseF
that tide is proved to EXIST in LAX
Erie, to introduce his name as a qua
rantee, and to appeal to his obser,'
tons as presenting incontro'ert'O'e o'
mOnstratiOn.
! shall not hesitate in complying,
| know of no person to whom ! cou'u
with so much propriety. transmit u
as Tn yOurself: whose Ze'