American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-10-28

10 The depth o. the hull. The difficulty may how.
ever in some measure be obviated by excavations,
and by works of art. There is scarcely any thing
which the ingenuity Of our countrymcn has not been
able to accomplish, and there is deficiency Of en-
etprise, believe, in the Dry Dock Association.
The Liverpool docks are constructed of large
stones, accurately hewR, and adjusted with the most
exact masonry.-Their sides as smooth and as
hand. ONE as the walls Of house. Vessels move
or lie by the side OF them, without the slightest at.
triton Some idea may be formed Of the expense
OF these gigantic works, when it is known that up
wards of four miles Of artificial wharf has been
constructed in this way with perpendicular wall
thirty feet in height. For the greater part OF this
distance the channels artificial, in some places
excavsted, and in others 6lled up. On the walls,
The fec, are marked from to so, corresponding to
the marks the prov Of the ship, that the depth
can be ascertalned of glance. Across the CHANNEL
swing bridges, like the locks of a canal, some oil
them cast iron. placed at convenient distances.
The piles along the wharves are also in some in
Stances of iron. In short the whole structure
seems calculated to last for ages.
The view Of these docks, filled with the com
merre OF the world, and presenting forest oil
ruasts rising among the houses and stores i'll vsri-
Gus parts of the town, is at once strkngly novel
and interesting. |, is by FAR the most peculiar and
prominent feature 10 the town The most rigid
regulations are enforced in the police Of the docks.
a FIRE would be destructive not only TO all the ship
ping in basin but would also endanger the neigh.
Boring stores and houses. Such accidents are
guarded against. by prohibiting the smoking of ci
Ears upon the wharves, the importation Of gunpow-
der within the docks, and other regulations equally
street. The officers live in buildings erected pur.
posely along the qusys. and constantly upon the
alert. 10 one who takes an interest IN commercial
affairs or in naval architecture, walk by The sides
VI the wharves, where vessels may be seen from al
most ever port on the globe, is both instructive and
agreeable. Princes Dock is the most splendid I:
aud it happens that this Is the rendezvous OF YES
sells from, The United States They are decidedly
the finest ships in the port both externally and in
,ernll'y. You can teil Yankee vessel, as far as
you can see her. She sits like Swan upon The
water, with her deck forming beautiful curve,
her bow not SO round and full as those OF other ma
tons.
In many places. BY the sides Of the docks open
buildings in the form OF markets, have been erected
10 protect seafaring men and merchants as we'll IS
Their merchandise from the inc!emsncy Of The wes-
:her. 10 loading and unloading resssls. which are
extremely convenient in Of rain. in short no
expense has been spared n promoting and facla
ting the commerce OF this port The stores are
spacious and commodious, some q them being
twelve or fourteen stories high, with tackles for
raising articles eSpedniousy to the upper lofts
Between the range Of docks and the Mersey is an
extensive walk, called the Parade, with mas
sve brick wall something like ten feet in height,
and about mile 10 extent. lis utility is not ebSi
Gus and certainly il is very little conducive to ofna
ment The one on the immediate margin Of he
river, forming railing to the perpendicular wall,
i apparently more necessary to prevent persons in
he night from tumbling down precipice of 50
leet. AT convenient distances along this high EN-.
oansment are flights Of stone steps, and in one
place there is road passable with horses, to The
-age Of the water forming place for embark
.iion il the steam boats and other vessels.
There is a striking peculiarly in the cart and
Tray horses Of this town. Both are heavy beyond
my thing which has met my observation One OF
he carts should think would outweigh four OF ours
io.miog load Tor an ordinary team.-They are
apparently more unwiedy than Pennsylvania wa
Sons. The horses, however, are proportionabIy
large, being Of The real Breckenridge breed. Their
iegs are like mil posts They are well fed, strong,
M! clumsy. They lumber along the streets, with
jar Ike The carriages Of heavy artillery, carrying
sometimes three or four IONS 10 load II is said
these horses degenerate, when exported 10 oihs!
countries.