The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-26

why one cannot Look through water fl Il.
bottom, is the reelection and refractioo w y,
he rays Of light upon arriving at the a,
face.--I'his glass overcomes thatdiITicul,.
ny extending the eye, as it were, into,s
denser medium, and making use Of 4,
light which is in the water, where the ,,,,
pursue right lines. as well as in the rav'
edium of the air. For use in the n;oI,
ii is fitted with lamps suspended near 4.
mttom of the cylender, which goes on M.
THE top Of the tube and descends till a,
bottom of the cylender is as low as theth
and there it is secured. In the space H.
tween the cylender and tube, lam, A..
suspended; the mouth of the cylender !,
we'll as tube. being glazed. To let off d.
smoke Of the lamps and supply them wifi
lair, two small pipes. the first from the to,
and the second from The bottom of theulE
Under, lead up the side of the tube ii. 4
lamps throw strung lght around, and h, /
cotton of the river is easily examined
The correctness of tn, principle, on which
the value of this instrument depends, IA,
been fully tested by very swimmer, vb
has opened his eyes nder water, and Au
discovered what, VILE his eyes were 4,
|bove the water, he cold not discern
The uses Of sucl an instrumeutuME
lIrcadily occur. Amng other interesting 4
.Iones. the speedy recovery of drownelh
\ lies is one, and it wuld doubtless be
| wcans of saving may lives.-Lost a
! ,prty too may be fond, and the impd
/, nents to excavation discovered and III
lremoval facilitated.
The name of the inventor of this Ry A
fGlass is William Lslie, OF I.ausingbu
' originally from Massachusetts,. Foeasht
thine past he has been employed 70
fIcity, and is we'll known for his mschsgr
: ingenuity. Al NJ
r Much excitement has lately been c'A
I, ed in Connecticut, ~ the marriage
|fyoung white girl. to an Indian, tmoHJ
othe influence, it is said, of some clrgk
tmen. The Litchfed Eagle says, that
Indians and whites at Cornwall are sn1
q evidence Of their faith by" loving os
i other" A young girl, Jagged about slStsH
II has married one of the Indians at,he
d sionary School. The connections Of
a young woman are very respectable
Ddthis unnatural connection IS the SCUM
,d great unhappincss, to all the relative
,ncept the mother, who has embraced
70 strange ideas of the immense .ood
n. Twill result from this alliance, ltn
=. that such is the enthusiasm in favor
..lndians and blacks at Cornwall, thai
IN females treat the young men OF the
=, with Indifference, and ride, anu wan
.. arm and arm, with their tawny rN
IA spend the evenings with them
ofthem to tea parties-correspond win
~ 10y letter. &c.-Albany d. .4drer'
CHI -
es, In consequence Of several passed
I|having landed at Savannah without
os- ing the ordinary time Of quarantine,
arr iinance was Immediately passed
US Corporation of Savannah, in the wor
as lowing; The date of the law is Eel
Resolved, That the Mayor be ;mpo
. and required forthwith to cause to
pretended and returnedto the vesse
which he or she may have !andc
person who has violated or who mar
. after violate the quarantine regaIs
led and,-Be it further resolved, that
at such person shall secrete himself, d
on, self, so as to avoid the authority ofth1
les the mayor shall be empowered to
IN. reward Tor the apprehension of said
on der not exceeding twenty dollars.
eX- ,,
nm The Greek Ball, at Baltimore
Ihe place on the 9Th instant, and was nj
far ously and brilliantly attended. A brl
NJ lily transparent Greek Cross, and a
B oZzars, the Greek Hero, who late
o6in storming a Turkish camp, were di
or ell on the occasion, and there wal
INF chalked in the centre of the floor,
+ h cent Tyre of Greece, with the date oil
err. 9Th, 1891, being the day ofthe Decla
me of Grecian Independence. Mr.C
10 of Carrollton, the venerable surU
90 the signers of the Declaration OF Ind
die dence, was present OH the occas'o
Il. also Greek boy, who was carried
IN. to Smyrna. after the massacre Of
which his whole family persisted, and
hat saved by foreign consul, and
Ia board Baltimore vessel. Previous
Of ceremony of GROWING the bust o. Oe
ind 10y MIR. Carroll, spirited and sh'r
,ck sional address was delivered BY 0e'