The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-03-24

found to fail, and merely consisted in rais'ns
"A fire Of peat-turf. bushes or weeds. aces1a,
ing to the character Of the adjoining ground
on the surface ol the stone 10 be SPIN, winch
being secured az the margin BY stoues OF turf.
was kept in activity for FIVE Of six ho'rs. AZ
first. Mr.. Mackenzie was in the habit OF
throwing water on the stone when the hre
was extinguished, but this vas not necessary
as he found the mere.he atiBEs OF the mass, IN
every instance, sufficient for opening and
charging the assures so 40 to admit of q
small wedge. This wedge is easily and
cxpidtiousiv driven in, and the rock giving
way in the direction of acme Of its natural
clevages. large sliees arc obtained. fl for the
erec,ingof dvkes or bridges. Althoughit vas
as connected with road-making that MIR.
Mackenzie FIRST had recourse 70 this simple
process, il is evident that il can be Aplied To
the removal Of those large n assssof rock
which are seen dishslring almost every
field in the enclosed parks OF the Highlands
and though hitherto applied to detached
fragments Of no great magnitude. practice
NAV prove the possibility OF employing IN
the fracture Of the rocks.
COMMODORE ORTER.-Itis UNDER
stood(sa the National Intelligenccr OF yes
terday) that court of enquiry is about to be
instituted, at the request OF Comrnodnre
Porter. 10 investigate his conduct in regard
70 certain matters referred TO in Letters Of
Mr.. Randall and .,fy. Mountain, officially
transmitted to Congress at their last session
touching the transportation OF specie, BY
vessels Of the,IInited States, &c. We have
not heard when or where the cour, is to
assemble.
Concerning the FaxarIdo affair, which
was made the occasion Of the Commodorc's
recall, We have not heard Of any thing further
except that it is to undergo investigation.
Waiting the Official reports on these sub
iects, we sh all only now express our hope,
that they will rebound TO the credit OF the
Commodore. and to the Joy of his many and
sincere friends.
The correspondent ofthc New York Com
mcrcal .Advertiscr, in giving All account of
the asscmhlagc of persons around the Speak
cr's chair NJ the inauguration Of Mr. ADAMS
on FRIDAY last saws
"Nthn that little space was concentrated
a mass of intellectual strength. calculated,
when called into energetic action, to shake
this continent. /, nm one end to another, and 10
cause its motion tn be felt throughout the
civilized world There within few feet OF
each other, stood Adams, and Monroe, and
CLAY, and Marshall. and Iackson. and Chcves,
and Calhoun. and Webster, and Story, and
Emmet, and Tazewell and Writ. The ex-
plosion of single shell would have created
a chasm such as this country would have
felt for century."
The lqrrc timber Ship now building al
Quebcck, il to be launched in Mav--hcr ad.
measurement is 5000 toms, or about third
more than the Columbus.
In-isvILLv, Ky. VFs. e2.
Steam boct .fccidrnt--O Saturday nigh
last, about 10 o'clock, the steamboat Gcorg.
Washington, about 80 miles above this place
on her passage to Cincinnati, ran foul of th'
steamboat Mechanic, carried away her lar
board guard, wheel house and wheel. as vel
us part of the cabin. A black man OF
board was killed, the cook severely. and on,
cabin passenger slightly wounded. The &C
currence is presumed to have been cntirel,
accidental.
| Qu-rv--Woull It not he we'll for the mas
ters Of bouts to adopt the rules observed Of
turnpikes, and, when meeting 4 boat, Away
"kctf 10 the right"
/ The Heavens are uncOmmonlv rich, q
! or present evenings, with objects worth
Of the contemplation of the Astronomer. q
all the visible sphere, the Evening star q
Venus is the most beautiful and tlazzelne
She is elevated 10 4 considerable height i
the skv. remains a long time within vie
and presents the finest opportunities Of con
tcmpl,t;ng her beauties at your leisur,
Compare her with Jupiter, and the bvigh
| Sirius who are at the same moment glitter
ing above the armament, and how snrpass
| inglv far does she outshinc them all Jupite
ap, RS like star Of the Sd. or 4th. mag
nitude. when compared with this mild an
heautifnl orb. Yet, f you examine her b
the telescope, how different body does sll
appear. than when examined by the make
eve. The eve sees nothing in her figure va
rving from the other stars. She looks lik
a complete spherical body, surrounded b,
rays Of light, like so many radii of circle
The telescope, however, slips her of he
scintillatons and represents her as a crcsen
like the half moon-decorated with anne
thyst beams in the hemisphere which is hid
den from the eve.
Besides Venus. the telescope represent
Saturn is nearly due south of US, when III
night sets in--seatcd in the consultations
Taurus, between the Plciadcs and the Bull
eve. His ring is now beautifully placed f
!, sc,yation--perfectlv distinct and obliqu
to the horizon He is surrounded by hi
moons in different positions.