Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-26

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Farenbeit, and on its escape from the DOH
er is converted into steam - This system
unites the two objects, which were want
ing to render the steam engine useful OIL
long VOYAGES. 1t is worked with so little
fsel that it will be no inconvenience to
carry enough for the longest vuyages--
and the machine occupies but the tenth
part of The space Of The old ones. Indeed
one vessel is now preparing to sail for In.
dia with an engine OF this construction OF
sixty horse power.
at is said that Mr. P has had great OF
feIs made him for rights to use his lhyen.
ton. He offers to make Engines at hall
the price of Watt & Bolton, and demands
only one third Of the value Of The savings
in fuel. One singular fact is observed, VIZ.
that the higher the temperature OF the wa,
ter is, the lower is that OF the steam-Ihat
OF boiling water, at a certain distance,
scalds-that OF water al a temperature OF
400 degrees at the same distance Is mere>
~ tepid. 1t is explained or the principle
OF its extreme expansion. Perkins thinks
he could raise The water 10 so high a tenn
perature, that the steam would be convert
ed into saoU. He is certainly playing
strange tricks with his mechanics. A great
Number OF lords and ladies have been to
see his w~orkshop-and the mans among
| others Mr.. wellaston and Sir Humphrey
Davy, though at first incredulous, are
now satisfied of the truth OF his preten-
sions. The Marquis OF - told him
he would engage to go 10 America with
him, If be would carry him in ID days
Perkins told him be though: he could do 1t
in something less. People amuse them
selves in speculations of what changes are
to be produced by this invention- sails
and rigging of course will be land aside,
and people expect soon TO see a steam EN-.
CINE travelling along the roads instead OF
| horses-snd as the explosive power OF
steam can be made greater than that OF
%gunpowder, the same power which moves
the cannon may discharge the balls, and
all the batteries may be converted into
flying artillery Mons Gsulier "a nephew
OF the balloon many carries bs vie VS. still
higher, and suggests that a small engine
might be found very useful in giving di.
rectIon to ball .ons. by operating on some
thing IN the shape of wings!'
The remarks which follow, we copy
from a late number of the Liverpool
Mercury. The editor expresses him.
self boldly and warmly on a subject
which, no doubt, he feels, and on this
account, if no other, he is entitled to
respect. The cause of Spain is ably
justified, and if the editor be correct in
his predictions, the whole world will
have cause to rejoice. LN, Y. Gaz.
"No news is good news;'' SO says a
hon.ely adsge, which is peculiarly ap.
piicable to the affairs of Spain and
France, whilst the latter is the ordina.
ry medium by which political intelli.
gence reaches this country. The bad
faith of the French journalists is sufi-
cientiy notorious. and it is equally
wall kpawn
ments have a very summary process at
hand to punish any refractory editor,
who may be rash enough to promul.
gate facts or doctrines unpalatable to
the court. They must prophecy good
It'd ,ngs," if they would not have their
journals suspended at the will of the
police. Under these circumstances it
would be unreasonable TO look for au.
thentic details from such polluted sour
ces !; and i. is reasonab BILE to conclude,
that where the French writer's fail to
make out a good case for themselves,
their cause is not in a very hopeful way,
and that when they are wholly silent
there is nothing to tell. except what is
decidedly against them.
judging by this test, it appears pref
ty clear from the scanty data supplied
of late through the Partisan press, that
the reception of the French armies,
and their successes hitherto, have by
no means realized their anticipations.
Their victories, which have been entire
ly OF the negative kind, have been ra-
t.er owing to the preconcerted plan Of
the enemy than to their own proves.
The Due d. Angouleme ap 'ears 10 place
more reliance upon bribery Than the
sword but here he has been foiled by
the integrity of the Spanish character
Philip of Macedon, Or some warrior OF
antiquity. used to say, that any city
might be captured If it's gates were
wide enough to admit an ass and a pair
of panniers. This species OF tactic has,
however, failed at Saragossa, Pampeiu-
ma, ST. Sebastian, and Figueras nor
has any one town or fortress, capable
Of successful or prolonged defence been
taken by The French armies 1t APP
pears that Sarragossa, which presented
such obstinate resistance to the inva
der on a former occasion, is now no
LONGER a place of strength and this