Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-09-18

As however, nay stay in Paris was but
short / could not enjoy that pleasure
There are many ancient and magaifi-
cent buildings in Paris, but none can be
compared with the Us. Bank, and that
gay metropolis with all its variety of a.
musements, did not appear half so beau
tiful as my own dear city Of Philadel-
phia. ! would prefer my own country
and native city, (although to strangers
they may not be very attractive,) to all
! the fopperies fummeries Of French
metropolis. The ride from Hayre to
Paris through the highly cultivated
and beautiful province of Normandy
is delightful, and the scenery very
romantic. The French girls are ge-
Morally most abominably ugly faced,
though their figures are light and grace
full, and were it not for their hugely
crooked feet might still be thought to-
lerable.
WOODSTOCK, Va. Aug. 20.--0n Friday
last two citizens of this place whilst in
Powell's Fort, near town, discovered a
large snake, whose head was elevated
about three feet from the ground, and
whose jaws were extended, in the act
ofbearing to its den yo,tag fa,on, which
it had caught buta few moments before.
The snake in thickness, exceeded that
of common mans thigh, but It's length
could not well be ascertained!
Persons doubling she correctness of
this statement, by calling at our Office
may learn the name of the persons that
are willing to make affidavit to the fact
Herald.
a great trareller Mr.. VIM. Bawcutt,
tse veteran mail carrier, on the route
from Winchester to Staunton, has been
contractor for thirty-four years. His
interchangeable exertions to do Justice to
the contract, determined him from the
commencement, to perform the route
personally every week, in order to see
that every thing upon the line was pro-
perly attended to. With but few inter-
missions, be has adhered to the plan laid
down for his government, during the
whole of that period-performng al
journey of 200 miles per week, or|
TO- miles per annum-which multi
piled by 81, gives the astonishing total
of s53,6oo miles, being distance of
nearly fifteen times the circumference
of the earth. = u.
Perkins Steam Engine .--T The
claim of MIR. Perkins to the invention
of the new Steam Engine has been
contested already by Mr. james Scott,
of Rhode Island. He says
"Thc principle to which / allude is
capable OF an infinite variety in its ap- |
plication, and embraces every posi-
BILE construction, in which the steam,
condensed both by pressure, and re,
ductlon of temperature, returns to the
place OF its generation to be used
gain. Such is the broad ground of
my claim. In my engine the working
cylinder is placed within the boiler,
and entirely surrounded with the fluid; |
and the whole is enclosed in furnace
of sheet iron. The steam, after giving
motion to The pis on. is forced by its
reaction into another vessel, which /
call a cooior; and from this last, the
boiler is re. suppplied, by means of a
small pump, and is kept always full.
AS none ofthe fluid is lost except
from the unavoidable impertection OF
the apparatus I further proposed the
use of ether, or spirits, instead of wa
ter. These fluids exert given force
with comparatively small expense of
heat,--?n object OF prime Importance;
for in proportion as The requisite heat
is lessened, the weight and size Of The
boiler and furnace may be diminished,
as we'll as the cost, weight and storage
OF fuel"
This gentleman is the son Of the late
John Scott, so we'll known and res.
pected as preacher, in the society OF
Friends He possesses a strong, wi
gorous, masculine mind, adorned with
the flowers of fancy. When quite a
lad he occasionally was seen by the
muses. wandering about the bowers OF
Parnassns who invited him cordially |
to walk in and pay them visit. But
even at this early age, he disciplined