Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-16
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passage from S; Marks r. +. TO 81 Az.
justine. ON the 18th utt. in lat "a, Is, N.
lon ag W. by the United States schr Ter
rier. j. S. Paine commander, having IN
comp any the French ship Calypso. reta.
Ken bv her from the pirates, on the South
side oil Cuba, near cape ST. Phillips, laden
viii, 900 bags oil coffee The calypso
was from --, bound TO France, and was
captured of the West end OF Cuba. The
pira,es put the crew in boat, without any
provisions, and set them adrlft; alter re-
manning in Ibis situation tor several days,
they were fortunately fallen IN with oy
the Terrier, to the commanders OF whicn
they gave such information which resulted
in the recapture OF the ship (; the pirates
made their escape. The schr aud her
prize were bound 10 Key West. The Ter.
rier alsnIepor.ed her having captured
pira,ical boat on the ist Nov. OF Cape An>
tonic.
Improvement in the Means Of Transporta.
fion in France
The public carriages tor travellers 10
France have long been subject Of ridl-
cuIe with The English and American ira.
yelleys. on account OF the old fashioned
lumbe ring style of their construction, IN
which particular they cannot be compared
with the light and elegant forms OF more
modern fashions, although with re-
spect 10 what is merely comfortable they
often exceed great proportion OF our own.
Old fashioned and unwieldy as they are,
however. the French Dilgences have un-
dergoue many improvements within lew
years. About the end OF the last century,
says the Revue Encycloredique. to which
we are indebted tor the details we are a.
bout 10 give,) traveller paid 50 francs
TO go in The public coach from Paris to
Lyons, and was ten days ON the road: now
he goes in &c hours, and pays only 81
franks. In 1866. tweuty.seveD coaches
lett Paris every day for different provinces,
and were capable OF containing 27o per-
sons; but they have now SO much increas>
ed, that nearly three hundred coaches,
With places for more than 5000 persons,
depar, daily from the capital. The IN
crease hiss therefore been, since i7C6,
nearly in the proportion of 81 10 800.
From this source the French govern
ment derives q very considerable revenue;
so the traveller and the state are mutually
benefited by every improvement. From
the year 1916 until 1893, the profits pro-
duced to the treasury By the public coach
establishment never exceeded 10000
francs a year; and now il annually a.
mounts 10 nearly tour millions.
Similar improvements have been effect
ed in the land transportation OF Nmercban-
die. particularly by the Invention OF
mode designated by the name OF 'roulage
accslere, and the number OF different es.
Establishments for heavy carriage IN the CT
~ of Paris has increased since 1855, from
fourteen to sixty tour.
The expenses of this kind Of trsnspor-
tatioa have now become so great. that the
reviewers recommend that natural and ar
tj6cial internal navigation be extended or
improved 10 parts of the country where 1t
has hitherto been much neglected. The
rivers of France, however, are naturally
but i'll calculated for the purpose OF trans
portaiion; for the swelling OF their streams
in the winter and autumn usually renders
them rapid and dangerous, while the heat
of summer reduces their currents TO such
degree as 10 make them impossible in
boats On this account ii happens that
most OF the river navigation Is performed
BY Caravans or feet boats, which taking
advantage OF the most favorable seasons,
perform their voyages once or twice year
and arrive and depart all together.
II is remarkable t.at, with the exeep-
ton of single dam, the channel of the
Seine should have been entirely unmprov,
ed by art until this late period OF the
world yet such is stated to be the TACT,
aud this river is cited ss an example Of
the principal streams in the kingdom -
The great boats TOR Rouen, which take in
their Iadiag under the walls OF !be Louvre,
commonly remain IL or Is days before
they are prepared, and spend from 20 TO
95 days on the passage; distance per-
formed by the public coaches in II or ID
hours The rules by which this navigation
is governed, are those established by
Charles V in the l4th century. Some
boats have lately been introduced drawn
by an accelerated carriage; and, more re-
Gently still, several sleam boats OF loo or
lie tons have begun 10 pay which go from
Rouen TO Paris, against the current, IN
three or tour days, and thus may perform
more voyages in month or six weeks,
AN the old fashioned boats in year.
Neg York Daily .ddv,
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