The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-25
STE M ARTILLERY

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STEAM ARTILLERY.
There IL an interesting article in the
New Monthly ON this subject, from which
we extract a few passages =" One cheer
Ing principle would result from the use IF
steam weapons in war, viz. that it would
give ihr most civilized nation the ad,au
tage, and tend tn make the wiscst still more
powerful. England America, and France,
might Adopt them in the fullest extent /:
hut RnsSia, Turkey, and even Austria, in
their prearnt state would have little change
against the scientific combinations. and
the mechanical adruI;ness that could per
fret hundred effective steam engines.
while they I.horiousiy produced one. The
navie, of England France. and America
will ere long, be na,iSated and fought hy
steam. GA shore, the art of war will be
quickly changed 10 the advantage nfl..r mill
tary. In the field, battles Will be quickly
/ The late DR.. Bushby, when chaplain to
The forces qnartercd nj Dover, was one
afternoon, delivering Il discourse from
! the eta commandment. in which he AMI
madycrted ON the sad consequences Of
stealing. at is" said he, such an I'm.
5entemanly, heggarly thing for a soldier
to steal. Not nay beloved brethren, that
would tax any of you with the commits
sion of 50 foul SIN no, God forbid !!
Though have lost pair of boots, aud Sc
seral other things, since this regiment as
stationed on the heights"
Il fire caused By Bqtef The tide rose
ON Saturday night to 50 great a height as
u o'erilOw the most of our wharVes. An
old frame warehouse adjoining Mr.. q. l.
/ Hams lumber yard, Oh Calycrt's wharf, IN
which Mr.. IL had stored about 80 bbs. ot
stone lime aud fifty bundles of hay, was 10
undated considerably above the first floor
and the water, communicating 10 the lime
about 3 O'Clock. set the building Oh FIRE.
and it was burnt to HE ground, or rather to
the water. The Union Fire Company,
with great exertion, taay 70 wade IN
sumo places waist deep got th,.ir appara
tus 10 the place III ttmr 10 save the lumber
IN the yard which was exposed to the flames.
Mr.. Ham loss will probably be between 4
or 5 hundred dollars. The house WAS of
very little value. l.NoJoM Herald
| --ses...
| Different Colours Of Mourning. In En-
rope tGlck IS generally used. because il rep
rtsenfs darkness, which death is like ento,
| rs il is - prvation of life. In China, 1chitc
Is used, because they hope the dead are in
Heaven, the place of purity. In Egypt,
yetl0W is used, because it represents the
decayinS OF trees and flowers. which be
come yellow as they die away. In Ethio
pia, bTolea is used, because il denotes the
color Of the earth from whence we came,
and 10 which we return. In some parts of
Turkey, blue is used, because it represents
the sky, where they hope the dead are
gone; but in other parts, purple and ,ioid,
becauac, being mixture nj black aud blue,
II represents. as it wee, sofrow on the one
side and hope on the other.
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DAVID Hume, to indacr young lady,
who WAS yery fond Of reading novels. to
read history, told her there was no great
difference between them, in point of fai4c
hood, one hciag in general almost as true
AZ the other,
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We do not know whtn we have ever read
of a nIUrt. shorkiDlr Murder than thai d,.