The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-21
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
From the London Morning Chronicle.
Cofresnondeuce def7veen Messrs.Jc1trSon

From the London Morning Chronleie.
Correspondence def7ueen Messrs.JeDtrson
and adams.
At;salcA AND EuaoPE.-- What con-
trast the following correspondence OF The
two rival presidents Of the greatest
republic OF the world rejecting an old
age dedicated to virtue, temperance and
philosophy, presents to the heart sickeR-
ing details occasionally disclosed to Us OF
the miserable beings who filth thrones
OF the continent. There is not, perhaps,
ono sovereign Of the continent who in
any sense of the word can be said to hon.
or our nature, while nany make US almost
ashamed Of it. The curtain is seldom
drawn aside without exhibiting to US be.
ings worn out with vicious indulgence,
diseased in mind, il not in body, the
creatures of caprice and insensibility.--
On the other hand, since the foundation
of the American republic, the chair has
life (to say the leasO any American need
once to blush. 1t must, therefore, be
some compensation to the Americans for
the absence ofpure monarchy, that when
They hook upwards their eyes are not al
ways met by vice and memncss, and often
idiocy as il is deduction from the adj
vantage ct those VINO possess nor kings,
that they cannot help desPising the Idols
they worship.
Extract of q letter from on American
gentleman in I.opdoD, dated Jan. goth
1928, to his correspondent, in Philadel-
After rcmarking upon the strong pro.
| phia.
liability of a war Immediately taking
place between France and Spain, he OBJ
| serves -
| '"From this theme turn TO more
| pleasing one.--01e calculated TO advsnc {
the American character on the score OF
ingenuity and intellect. The celebrated
mechsnis, and engraver, Perkins, has
just discovered new property in Steam,
by which understand the same effects
will be produced by lie the quantity of
iucl as formerly, and much greater
economy of room. eanno, yet properly
explain the principle-The discovery OF
which he informed me,grew out Of his ex-
periments cnthe compressibilily OF water.
Perkins is absolutely astonishing the
| people of this country, not less by ms
discoveries than his modesly in the an
nunc iation OF them He is under con.
| tract to build an indiaman, that will
| make the passage in three months with.
out the use OF sails. lie has written TO
friend iDthe u. States, that he shall IN
the course of the summer, he thinks,
have ak weeks leisure, two oil which
ne Intends spending on the other side of
the Atlantic, and that without the aid Of
WIND. AS more solid proof Of the me.
r.s ot his discovery, he has been offered
10000 fos an in,eres, of half in the pa
tent right, which has been refused. The
principle can be applied to the discharge
# artillery, and will probably supetcede
the use of ganpowder. but | will not
say more en- this subject until can see
for myself, or you, perhaps, may think
am INDUCING IN exoggeration, which az
first, was haf inclined 60 think of the
discovery, but which am now Compel
ed to believe from the substantial prooia
ne offered. he mas also made an i'm
portan, discovery il the mode of warm
log, houses--adaplsl & the use of Lee
nigh coal--and nhicnhe mas invited me
To examine in operalion-this shall do
the next leisure moment and report"
From, shr SaUannah Georgian Of March /.
young man who came passenger IN
the stage from Charleston, gave informa-
lion on Wednesday last, a, Purysnurg,
that companion, who came with him
from Charleston, assisted bv the driver