American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-04-19
From tbe Baltimore Morning. Chronic.


as 1t is' may be difficult TO express by words s
ana strong umoers are driven to great Cen,b \
the mud perpendicplarly, and at equal di. ru u
from each other, leaving space between ,he
inner rows proportional TO the width of a e., @o
ship of the line, resembling coonnades RISING !, rae
shape OF an inclined plane from the water )" ~ %
land Beams are then laid longitudinav ~ @
tops OF these timbers, and strongly secured i %
position. 1imbers are then passed ihrouoh v" ~
port holes OF the ship extending to a consldsr,.,'
length, to each OF which large iron chain !. V
tached, which passes under the keel, and is b..O,
to the lmbers projecting from the port holes ~
other side OF the vessel This is done tho, III u'
strain may rest upon the keel, by which meana a ~
starting oil the planks or timbers in this pipantr
pertinent is avoided. Ropes are then attach 5"
the bow and to the stern, as well as to the t;ns
projecting from her port holes. A capstern ~.n
powerful levers is fixed in front OF what, for 1 "
oil better name, we will denominate The .b;n1
ways, to which these cables are bound, and ,rh,r '
by being turned brings the ship from her elemsn,
She rests on this inclined plane by the timbers ~.
Jecting from her port holes and is drawn nm +.
the capstern TO the point OF her destination. u.ns
ing in her chains and suspended in The air :.
travels up the inclined plane, without the slarno
a single plank or timber.
We understand that this invention is to be ,s.,.a
on the irlgate Potomac recently launched at Wash.
ington. The value OF this discovery, like rye,v
thlhe else, is dependent on experiment alone il |,
100 iate 70 tell to Americans now, that they are S.
CONC and subordinate, incapable OF invention, and
only competent to follow in the wake OF Furon..n
genius. The irammels of foreign dictat,on has,.
been broken, eflectually broken. Our counrvmer
begin TO eeltheir own strength other than nby.c
AmHQ re hot - 20
mat we are Americans that character con,iru,,
nat lllustroas orator, should comprehend all our
attachments.
we understand that the machine CONSTRUCTIONS
ne Navy YARD, Tor the purpose OF hauling up shps
u war, Tor preservation or repair, will be compe-
ed by the first Of May and that the rigae Potono,
a,e'y launched, will be hauled up on the I'd or 3d.
his machine, we are informed, would have been
completed much sooner, had not The prevalence If
unusually high tides, for the last fortnight, retarded
he operations oil the workmen.
Expectation is tiptoe Tor the result of this ey
erlmentI IN which we are to behold the novel and
sight oil ship, Of the largest class Of
rigales taken from her natural element, suspended
the air, and afterwards deposited on blocks, in
ltustlon similar to that in which shin is placed
hen building.
II IS supposed the whole of this operation may
ompleted within three hours--in which SPACE Of
me this mass OF timber, weighing sixteen bundled
ms, will have been moved SIX hundred feet
Mar. Intel. 16 inst
a new Drama from the pen Of Mr. Agg called
ochIel, has been vel! received in New York.
Light HSuse.--A new light house has been erec.
ID at Pernsmbuco. Being revolving light it can
;adiy be distinguished from the lights Of the city,
A man was lately executed at Natchez for muir
IT. a spectator OF mawkish senslbty, in giving
account OF the event, says, "Nleroy wept, JUS
&c irowned, wi list Pity dropped tear Of COM
iaseration Tor the mi&forIEaes OF the man.
Charleston CRY Gaz.
An Immense concourse of citizens of various
AIDES, before the usual hour of divine service this
ornng Sunday thronged the church YARD Of St
ary and all The streets and avenues leading 10 it,
as literally sold morning mass Of population A
minutes alter 10 o'clot K, and Immediately as the
ev Mr.. Hogan was enteing from the vestry room
perform the duties of the day two or more Of the
nstees appointed by the Bishops party made their
~ up the south aisle, as if to possess themselves
that part OF the Church enclosed by the raillng
ar the Altar. This conduct immediately created
spontaneous movement, and Tor little time some
muit, when Mr.. Leamy and others, trustees Of
WARY S. desired them TO withdraw-they should
y ehter. IN the mean time, one OF the constables
- sent ioT 10 the front OF the church, where the
9iant Mayor had judiciously placed several, anti.
'a'lng confusion, when two of the opposing party
ire taken away, and the worship of the day con-
ued and concluded peacefully Union.
we understand that the Committee in the House
Representatives, on the Suppression of the Slave
ACE, were unanimously of opinion that prompt
efficient measures ought to be adopted by the
nlnlstration to put stop to the disgraceu traffic
slaves and the resolution at the close of the report
mat effect, was not objected TO by any one. They
cred only IN the measure proposed to be adopted
e minority objected to recommending that the
ecutlye should sanction by treaties with the mar
ne powers OF Europe, the mutual right Of search
the African coast, proposed in the report OF the
nmittte Nat. InetlGgencer.