Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-07
When the ,team get. 50 weak in the rees'vtr

Inc UHLUc, lHc TCHbWuet s~sss ~~.''t III, Il
an erptosiue gas, which will. when Inc
ignition takes place, rend the receiver; al.
though the safety valve is only loaoed al
1000 ID. at The same time it would Wild
stand steam pressure Of $4,000 10. upon
every square inch. :.
sIa reference, however, to Mr.. Perklns,s
Engine, no danger can be aPprebehueu
By way of experiment the effect OF SUCH
explosions has been repeatedly tried, and
without any other injury than that OF spoil
ing the generating tube. In TACT, tse Lon
don Journal says,
Mr.. P's vessels are so extremely strong,
and the quantity OF gas 80 very small, that
the elastic power is exhausted IN produc'
ing the fracture. These gas explosions
never took place while the engine was at
work-they happened while experiment.
ing with the steam gun, in consequence OF
the frequent stopping Of the feed pump,
and the receiver consequently became red
bot from wanting its regular supply OF wa
ter
The red hat deconposes the water.
and explosion eneues But in conclusion,
who can withhold his assent from Mr.. rs
theory; who can raiuse confidence in bis
inventions, when these English Editors
themselves declare:
1--WE cannot help again eongratulatIng
the public on the perfect safety OF Mr.
Perkins, method OF generating steam,
which. from the above statements appear
10 be decidedly satisfactory, whether
fracture in the vessels shall be occasioned
by either Steam or gas
1T is the fashion here among intelligent
men to speak well of America, and a strong
disposition is manifested to know some
thing Of her internal economy, her intel
lectual character, and her public nstitu-
lions. WASHINGTON IRVING they claim as
one of thsir own, and really look forward
to the coming ont OF his new work-'Idtes
of Iraps!Ier;' (tbe publication of which
bad been delsyed) with an interest cor.
respondent 10 that which is attached 10
Waverly novel. They are little envi'
Gus too of young LEsLlE--who has made
such rapid advances with the pencil, that
the John Bull the other day. in psrli-
cular paragraph, set him down as cock.
ney.' HARDING, the portrait painter, who
was not long since all The go IN Boston, is
doing very well in this country. He has
just lett London on professional visit TO
Walter Scolt-in other words, to take of
the head Of poet. NEAL is here, but has
published nobing since his Errata to Ran.
dolph: perhaps this were wise--since be
cannot do so without-'errors excepted
Miss SEpwIcx's new novel OF Redwood
has been republsbed by Miller, the Ame-
rican Bookseller, and very fayorably no.
ticed in two of the Literary Gazeltes.-
Mr.. Miller's Reading Room is great treat
to an American. He receives regular
series Of our best newspapers and PERIOD.
cal literary works, register of The several
packets, with their periods of departure,
and such other intelligence as is most i'm
portant and neediul to tourist He is,
besides. particularly friendly in furnishing
personal Information; and am sure every
American will, like me, find himself at
home in his presence.
Il visited the house where Lord Byren's
remains lay 10 state, and saw the poets
funeral. have not time to give you par.
ticulars but the whole was splendid
scene of solemn pagesntry. The coach of
the Duke OF Sussex followed alter those OF
the chief mourners, besides long train
mostly of the nobility His Lorshp had
scarcely been inferred fortnight ere an
octave volume appeared on his literary
merits and character; but the task Of do
ing exact justice to his memory, ina
CINE will be reserved for Moore. Yours
truly
Capt, Banks, of schr Princess Ann,
from Havana, states, that the U. S. schr.
Shark sailed from that port on the 18th
Sept. on cruize; and on the same day
the expedition against the pirates also
sailed. Capt. B left the u. S schrs. Fer
rett and Beagle at Havana.