Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-16
LATE FROM GEN. LAFAYETTr

kind ana benevolent manner. ne Is QaIlr re,
covered from his illness, & appeared in the bp,,
OF h~allh and spirits. | told him feared ha,
our countrymen, in heir eagerness 70 render
towards him that era eiul homage We al feel for
his grea, services, sometimes intruded TOO much
upon his lime. He woulG no; suff r me for /,
moment to entertain this opinion. " Nohinp
said he, give, me such happiness; il is he only
consolation en- Joy. compeiled, as am, nv nv
extensive family connexions, to live IN this side
OF the water, separated from country witch is
more congenal 10 my h,bs and with which all
my earliest and mos agreea lie recolIrc,ions arc
associated Our family NEE, tog ther on Tues
day evenings, and you will come to See me on
those occasions, and also when We move 10 Ia.
grange, in July" We had more than an kour'.
converse ION on topics Of he bighes, Interest, in
which he cesCabt,d with the greatest e5oquence
and good sense, and with all that franknes, Of
feeling which brlongs TO one who is TOO con,
scious of his own recliludr, and too far removed
from :hr Intrigue Of puliucal ambition, To wish
to conc cal his opinions on any subject Sp,ak
ing of Count Capo 'lstIia and OF Greece, re
SAID that gentleman hid called TO see him before
he set out 10 assume The Pr.sid-nc Of the Mo.
rra The C0uU, was auXinus &c know he state
OF public feeling in America relative To & eece,
and seemed 10 have acquired a suspicion rha:
there were parties with US on tina, question.
Gen Lafayette assured him that no dissenting
opinion existed in the Uniled STATES in respect
to the liberties Of Greecr-that North Amrrica
was unanimous and undivided in her sym2a by
for that suffering People, aud that he m gh: al.
ways count On our support.
Abiding TO his Memoirs, which hoped he
wouIt. soon publish, and that III, world all ,nx
iously waited for the light, which, from thu cx.
traordlnary position he had occupied, in both
hemspheres, il was in his power to throw upon
the history Of that eventful period in which hi,
Career had been traced; he told me- that he
knew he ough. to do it, and regretted that he
had not written them during the Imperial eign,
as he had then no political duties to perform,
bur that his passion for agriculture, uen, 81
now, had occupied all his leisure moments He
said in speaking again Of America, that h.
should be ungrairfu if hi, heart and house
were not always open 20 our countrymep.
While at Paris the General resides at his /
fine hotel, Rue d. Anjou; il is furnished with all
the neatness and comfort of Republican sim.
piicitN and in the apartment where he .e.
ceved me and whsre ne Steps, could almost 7
in rgne was in an American chamber-ts
walls being all decorated with subjects Of A,
merican history, he Battle of Bunker's Till +
the Storming Of Quebec, the D.claraian Of Is
Independence, (presenied to him BY Congresl s.
and the Farewell Address Of Washington. A.
mong other trophies he has gained from h:
affections Of our -countrymen, was beautiful
miniature of his friend Col. Huger, presented
ny me cry or Charles on; and which he dnuby =
prizes from the motive for which il was giuu, "a
and as fine specimen Of American workman
ship and painting"
On the damascus .Stcord BLaQes.-In
making the sword BLADES, there are sev,r.
methods used; some workmen make pile Il g
alternate layers Of softer and hardrr Cast see, ~
with powdered cast iron mixed with Dor &
sprinkled between each layer These are draws
out to one third more than the length of The
blade. doubled w, he ted, twisted, and
re-torged several times; the twisr is broush
GU; in the same way as that in the gun bark
namely, by the use Of vinegar, on a soluiloli
sulphate Of iron.
Some sword blades are forged out Of ~
broad plates Of steel, thus prepared, wilhi <
narrow plate of good iron welded betSsc
hen, towards the back, and thus leaving soil W
steel for the edge Of a considerable depth.
OTHERS prefer TO make them OF one pIaed u
steel, with limina Of iron on each sid, d III
I, to give II strength and touehnes,. W
THE Hardening Composition. The bih ~,
vas covered with pasrr, formed Of equal p''r 81,
IT barrilIa, powdered egg shells, borax, CON- 4
non salt, and crude soda, heated to modcr'r g
ed heat; and just as the red was changing oi 10
back heat, quenchrd in spring water q,
From The information OF the workmenr re
appears that Damascus obtains all its $40 IA
rom the upper par, Of the Deccan, where rr
allied foniode hind, or Indian steel, of Wild H
here are great quantities, but LILLE or no DE-
nand for it. The DnmasQue (or Joar) is n,'r S
al to this steel; and the veins are raised b. 10 "
nersing the blades in acid solution.
I'VE have found one ofthese celebrated blsde ~
e composed of plain nd hard teel or wooz IN 8
nidole, to form the edge; iron at the back ana
fixture of veined steel both sides, to g's Il
trength, toughness and beauty.
New YORK METHODIST CoxrEREycE.-i ~
difference closed its session. in The city ol 81
'ork, on the 18th inst. Consisting as II dor, (,
70 members, and having much business " =
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