Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-04
mo. 66l7
DEFER RED.

that plan is now on loot in England for a,
system OF confederation between all the
British provinces in America.
There are already on this Western Com
tineDt The United States of North America,
and the United States Of Mexico; and We
learn from the above article OF inteI-
gence, that II is proposed in addition to
form another confederation, 10 be called
perhaps the United States OF Canada. The,
word Colonies on tins Side OF the Atlantic,
if the United States of America or OF Mex-
leo be taken as models. are words OF omin-
Gus import. MoDarchs of the earth, be-
careful how you teach colonies 10 coniede-
rate, by such junction bond ls estab-
llshed more dangerous than that OF the.
Holy Alliance.
GEORGE Brown, formerly ofthe vicinity
OF Greensburgh, Pa. nho was supposed to
have been murdered and robbed in York
county, some months ago, by man and
his wife, who were arraigned upon The
testimony OF girl thai resided lth them,
is now asceriained TO be alive A letter.
from gentleman OF integrity at Palmyra,
Missouri, October 30, states that he saw
and conversed with Mr. Brown al ST Lou
is on The 25th of Sept. He was employ
ed on board a keel boat, and was going :
to lbe lead mines on the Upper Misslsslp-
pi 10 engage as miner
Doctor HARE. of this city, in 1902, in-.
vented a compound blow pipe. An exc
pertinent has lately been tried by Mr.,
Skidmore, who has found, that The beat
from the flame OF oxy hydrous gas issuing
from il, when placed against The outside,
of timed iron cup filed with " ate r, soon.
caused burning OF The metal and even,
tually extended into the water, and burnt
with energy, even when i'm nersed in the.
liquid. [Freenun's Journal.
M Pon Raranesaa has lately published
in ST Petersburgh, The tenth and eleventh
volumes OF the Russian national work. ems
titled "Hstory of the Russian Empire,'
and is the only author in that country.
who has become rich by bis literary Ia
bors. His work has already yielded bun
Goo 900 roubles, $4,000 Of which were
gwen TO him by the emperor So much
was bis publication 10 demand, that pea
SAINTS, mechanics, and disbaDded soldiers.
joined together, 10 make up the sum Of
fifty roubles, which was its price: G,b.
In Chill, the people are so accustomed
TO the shocks of earthquakes, and so diff
ferently do they estimate them IN propor~
ton to their severity and duration, that an
old man upon being asked when the last
shock bsd happened" replied ''about tuo
gear. and a half since" no, supposlpg thar
any interest could be taken in the petty
shocks which do no: demolish a Town.
while another to the same question an,
swered, month, and third, lro dqg.
since. I,b
According 10 Halls Journal on Chilli.
the working Of the copper name. yields 4
handsome profit to the miner the profits
arising from the s,fUer manes are uncertain
and precarious, while the working OF the
gold MINES proves ruinous business TO
those who are engaged in il. One man
was making handsome fortune with his
copper, TIL in an unluCky moment, BIZ as.
sumed the direction OF gold mine, when
be became impoverished, and eventually
ruined. lib.
II is an interesting fact, that the tueriu
thousand children, whose names have been
registered on the books OF the common. or
public schools OF the stat. o: New York.
but one of them has been traced TO a
criminal court OF justice, charged with an
offence. A glorious instance OF The effect
OF education IN the Improvement OF morals
in d land OF free Institutions lib,