Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-25
tue Bear Lake; and in short 10 complete the
collection and description of the natural history

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tue Boar Lake; and in short 10 complete III,
ccnecton and description of the natural history
Of North America. ~
1t Is also understood, that Captain Lyon has
volunteered to proceed in the Gripcr gun-brif
70 hepulsc Bay, to cross over from thence t
the Polar Sea, and to carry on the survey Of the
coast 10 cape Iurnagain, where Captain Frank
lin was obliged to stop. These discoveries are
worthy OF the enlightened age, and the rapid
strides that are making in arts and sciences, and
redonnd to the honour Of the government un-
aer whose patronage they are carried on. We
10 not despair of seeing the day when this spirit
OF enterprise will have conducted some adven-
turous E.nglishman to the very northern extre-
NIFTY OF the earth's axis. To reach the
North Pole from the north part of Sptzber-
gen, with the united aid of a couple of boats
half decked, and slcdgcs, to carry each other
I'm turns as ice or water many occur, would,
as we conceive, neither be difficult nor So
dangerous an enterprise as that which was un-
dcrtaken and performed by the Russian officer,
Baron Wrangel, on sledgcs alone. From Hack
iuyt's Headland to the pole is only 600 geogra-
P'iicai miles: Allowing speed only of fifteen
miles day (of twenty -four hours always lightly
1t would only require forty days; so that if lit.
tie vessel, like the Griper, which has already
been ut Spitzbcrgen, should arrive there in the
beginning of June, the boa,s might reach the
August. SO little is this of visionary project.
that Capt. Franklin proposed to undertake it;
anu indeed there Is not a naval officer who has
seen the ice, and knows what it is but will adj
mt OF ITS being feasible, and who would not
cieerfully volunteer TO make the attempt.
Cold and Sitcer.-Prideaux SAYS, that gold
ami silver were much more plenty in the time of
David and Solomon, and for 1900 wears after
Mt
mines of Arabia being exhausted, and the roI1
and silver with WHICH the world abound being
wasted by the barbarians, the mines of Mexico,
rern, and Brazil have not been able to repair
the loss. He mentions two or three instances
OF the vast riches of private men i'm ancient
tunes. Pythias, the Lydian possessed gold and
silver to the amount of $1,000, 900 of dollars of
our money. Marcus Grassus, the Roman. after
feasting all the people of Rome at &c, 900 ia
bes, and giving every citizen corn enough to
last him three months, found the remainder of
his cs:atc to be equal to 1000, 900 of dollars
Lncullus, Roman senator, u:ed to expeud s
THOUSAND denarli 1000 dollars) every tim. he
suppei in his hall of Apollo, and this was as Of.
ten as any of the better sort snpped with him.
1t has been computed that Nebuchadnezzar,s
COLLEEN image, and the various other manages, u
tensils, &c. OF gold, in the temple of Belus, at
Babylon, amounted in value to & I8O, 900 ,OOO.-
Vast roads of gold aud silver were often carried
IN triumph before Roman generals, when they
returned from conquered provinces. The gold
with which Solomon oyeraid the most holy place
only. room 30 feet square, amounted to more
than $40 900, 900 of our money
Cri o, writer in the Christian Spectator, sup
poses also that the amount of wealth was for
mcrly much greater than at present He mott
ces the following Instances The Israelites
soon after their escape from Egyptian bondage
offered for the tabernacle, gold and silver to the
amount of 1850 700. Exodus, xxxviii. 4, 95-
This was probably borrowed of the Egyptians,
but it shews that gold and silver were plenty in
Egypt. The contributions of the people for the
sanctuary, in the time Of David, exceeded 1911
millions. First Chronicles, xxx. Z. The sum
which Hanan offered, on condition of FLEEING per-
mitted TO order the destruction of the Jews, was
10000 talents of silver, or 200, 900. Esther,
nj. 9. The immense treasures which David
is said to have collected for the sanctuary, 1
Chronicles, xii. 13 amounted to $50 600, 900 of
pounds sterling (Chrito says $4,000, 900, but
enormously or $3.50, 0O0,OOO of dollars, sum
greater than tile British national debt, and ex-
ceeding all the money coined since the dscove.
ry of America. 1t is supposed BY some learned
men, that David never anassed such an immense
sum and that an error has been made by the
transcribers of this book. Prideaux coniectures
that the talents of gold and silver, given by Da-
vid and others for the temple, might be of ano-
Their sort, of far less value than the Mosaic tai
ents. He remarks, that if these talents are va
lued by the Mosaic talents, they would have
built the whole temple Of solid silver.
Critic estimates the talent of silver at $40
pounds sterling, and the talent of gold at 5475
pounds sterling, according to DR.. Arbutllnot's
" Tables of Ancient Cons, &c" inserted in the
Translation of Johns Archaeology.
From BrLBoA.-Capt. Graves, Of the schr
President, arrived at Marblehead, brings infor-
nation that the country was III a distressed situa-
ton, AMI Ill Bilboa it was dangerous for any
one to walk tine streets after il was dark. Muir
'lers were frequent, and the Inhabitants an xious
to rid themselves Of their new masters. The
constitution was still popuiar.-Bos. Cou.
| Latour .Wut5ou,g lost bis leg at the battle OF
| Leipsic. After Inc had suffered amputation
with the greatest courage, lie saw his servan.
crying Or pretending to cry, in the corner of the
room. None of your hypocritical tears, you
IDLE dog, (saidliis mastery you know you are very
glad for now you will have only one boot to
clean instead Of two.