The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-03-06
@isreiIauy.
From the National Advocate.
SeieeHens from lafe Ehei,h hab,r.

hetore OF any mineral water r.qui,in.; to be
charged with carbcnic acid gas, which a.
mounts, IN fact, I'd the deselope ment Of
power hitherto unknown, bot /. .qoal TO that Of
steam. This mschinc 10 desetibc as having
peither gssometer nor air pump, vet he
strength OF u boy is asser,ea TO be capable of
scompres~ng into sny vessel from thirty 10
lofty ~mosphetss of gas In Q few minutss 4
while, 10 eheet the serss NTH q fofcine pump
would occupy the strength oi several rs..a aa
many hours. A machine equal 10 iotce 10
on engine oi forty horse power, and sequiriog
ne',h.r lire nor water, would not occupy
space OF more than four feet square fos
many puiposes u woeld be mo,c sppiicablo
than steam; bot, by reason Of tho present
price OF sulphuric acid ,g really more expensive,
We have lately seen ipodoa oi a new de-
se.iption OF steam vessels, which Az. 90 bo
propelled by means Of machinery, e.d NOV.
ine power contained en,i'sly within The two
nato'ai sides and The stem OF the vessel, there.
ey completely ohviadne the danger and 10
convenience, es well as the swkwssd ~ppeas-
ance oil the outside paddle. wheel used on tho
presen, syatsm. A vessel on THE new plan
may be applied either 10 canal OF deep sea
nsv'gs'iop end she has no, only tho ssmo
appearance, bot IN few minutes csn be con.
sered moran ordina'y sailiog vessel, wihous
the moving power proving ,he smslles, ot.
s.sele 10 her progress through tho water.
a psisn, has lately been granted for ofns-
mental incrus,ations on CLASSIFY tbe i'm.
proved process, osnsucnts of any desc fiption,
arms, cyphers, end landscapes, OF ony va,iety
OF color, mey ba introduced into glass, so az
TO become perfectly impcrishabie.
A natural phenomenon of rare OCCURRENCES
in this climate, atteoded by very singuis, oc.
currcpcos, was recently obyeryed q. Mvndes
ley During the sale of some wreck upon
the beach, tho stteotion Of q person was
drawn towards what ne conceived 10 DO a
ship on FIRE, about milo lIcm the sIiore.
lie Immediately pointed il out, bu, !, was as-
counted tor BY tho supposi,ion that The sp.
pcsraoce OF smoke arose from the steam yes.
sci passing from the north. 40 old captain,
however, soon decided ths, ,he rising column
was a wstcr spout A. they watched iI,is in
tgesling speciacls, on svddcn three sew
baihin, machines, laid up tor tho winter in
an opc ming in tho cliff, through which as,rcam
thb, turn, mill, takes hs course, were bur.
,isd io,o The ais with ineonceIyabls rapidity.
Two Of them took their direction towards
hurricane, breaking IN the root, ard inliius
90 the other side, they wsre dsshcd 10 atoms.
The third pessed over .he mill, and was aiso
destroyed by lis iall
a mos, beeo,iml meteor was sreo in or
he mispherc Oh Tuesday niehl he llth inst.
o ii,,le befose 10 O'clock. !, FIST became
visible abou, 80 degrees soub liom ,he 20
Nth, and proceeded with majestic rapidly IN
a southerly Direction towards the horizon.
The body Of ,he meteor sppesrcd 10 b. shout
as big as critke, bsll OF the color O, iron
when welding hot, but iocompsrsbiy moro
briilan,. It's tail CT train, which appeared 10
DO 10, aud 81 one time, Is yards long (0sing
The same ideal scale that is appEed TO the
ball or body Of tho me,eor) was ofs vivcd
crimson color, ,ingsd with azure, and toper.
Jog to point al each end with exac, syume.
Try. II j, Impossible FOR the most lively i'm.
bginstion to form an adequate ides Of the
grandeur and sObIimi,y Of lis sppcsrsrecS
without having seen IL. When il came With
in abou, ten degrees Of the horizon, il disap-
pesrcd in an instant. The whole time OF its
being visible was not moro than 10 seconds.
A skeleton Of immense size, and nearly en-
tire, was discovered IN y stone vault in Psfs-
excavs,ing tho foundation a kopse there.
1t measures upwards Of eight feet in length
md It's magnitude 10 oiber respects Is pro-
poriiops,c. The stones OF which the walls
Of the vault are composed have several chat.
acters 10 bss relief, and the whole, il Is sacs
have been delivered over to The learned for
tho purpose of investigation.
John Frederick Ma qnis dc Cbanbannes,
Of Russell piece, Fnzroy .squste, jsondon, has
invented vefy ingenious sppsrsios for az
tracing and catching fish, sod has just OBJ.
tanned patent for !, Tor Is years.
Hydraulic Urrery. "A gentleman Of scicn'
/ tiac research has lately constructed ma
chine Of a perfectly novel description, which
he terms 40 Hydfsuiic Orery-Tbe objeci
OF the invcyion is to produce more co0a-
plc,e imitation Of the silent gliding motions ol
the heavenly bodies ,hso has ye, ocen elect
! ed. Ever, circulation or obiqse movement
is performed by mean, Of water, applied 80
4 .ueh a manner us TO produce ttc eppafent es