Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-27

too tedious 10 mention, have induced une 10 surrender
ther Il icuit To dispel some doubts when reIerrius
To the prose works Of Scott, ayowed to he f,om his
pen. IN u Nau 9dr
The Great -Hdch Raee.-Our readers have no,
forgotten, we presume, that Match was made las,
Autumn, To run the celebrated and victorious New
York ftorse Eclipse against any other horse, ON the
long Island Course, some time this month. The
papers have for some time given q note of pteoara-
ton for the contest, and FIVE six Virginia and
North Carolina horses have gone on, from among
whom u is supposed will be selected to contest
the field with Eclipse. The New York American of
Saturday gives us The following info, nation. Who
could have supposed the subject of the Presidential
Election could have IN any manner identified itself
with. niach-race? IN;n In
NEW YOKK, May I7.--For the information of
those who take an interest in The event, we stale
that direct accounts from the South leave no doubt
that the great match race will positively he run and
as we hnk will as positively he won, by the couR-
SER OF THE NORTH. The decision of this sectional
sporting feeling may, and lay some will he received
as indicative OF the result of more momentous
quciion and we ourselves willing to commit tho
cause OF MIR. Adams tn Eclipse, and give Mr. Craw-
ioid what chance there may be for any southern
racer.
From liverpool o,pers Of 4prii Sthl
we extract the following description of M. Per-
kins patent from letter in the Pottery Gazette
VI course, we do not vOuch for its accuracy indeed
here are some parts OF 1t not very nelligihle but
we give IL because every thing re Hating to AN nyen-
ton 50 stupendous this is said TO be- must possess
interest:
He has no boiler, properly SD called hut his gem
orator, as he terms Il, about 1 feet high Ly Two
iset III diameter of extra thickness This stands in
the mhidle oil hrs furnace, whic Is much larger
the uel Is put III FROM above the chimney Is M the
bottom this rs surrounded by another case OF IRON
the space between which aud the fut mace he Grams
in'i al earh, TO prevent AIRY heat c0niig ont and be-
ing lost, The waller III the generator, which is of
course ALWAYS full he keeps under great ~ essu,r by
means OF pipe communicating with q forcing pimn
ne steam - communicated to the piston cyi,uder
I'D lhe usu' WAY this works horizontally. By means
OF Fo'hiory valve, the steam which has acted IS
carried 10 the conerSine well and thence back 40 aim
10 thc forcing puGp. The water never b6il- il is
heated, believe, tp about 500 degrces-yvaier hollis
you Know at SiG lit becomes sieIIa ouv when for
ted i"to tue conducting pipe On This conduc ting
pipe Is plhccc safety hub Of wrought iron, thus
-; this bulb made AZ one half of the
strength Of any other part of the n,,clme-You
WI have a rude notion OF the whole tiiin. from
THIS description All the persons IN London brsi
qunliiied 10 judge of - t,ink favouranly OF it, but
noting but proof will do, aud ihnt we shall have
| IN fortnight, horn. Il VIII produce q gtcater
revolution IN The ailairs of marhiud than ile in
vcn,on n! Watts machine. II IT succeeds n c,,u.
pany IS ready TO build 500 ton packet 10 90
| III 90 days Calcutta III. ,ovlre ,o nn,e,;,,
will he reduced 10 days There Is another
invention OF comprising gas INTO "A small e., Under
and Selhngi Tor candles \ company Is formed
which rs Ia distribute them every morning calling for
an empty g! Hinder, aud leaving full one IA VIII
stand on your table ike = ianr ,ud viii Lc clira an.
er than candles. forgot 10 mention tlat !lr Per
| Nins has taken ont patent.