Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-06-04


Which the lrges, public documents are slrick>
en- off.
From the Savannah Georg ian.
1t was said ny WHO was not interior 10
Euripiles, III q. frn'y he possessed OF max
ing every word RECEIPT.
"rbere aremor. 90 rs m heaven and earth Horatio,
Ethan are dreamt N your philosophy -
The King o. Sam called the Dutch Ambas-
s,dor liar. becsn,. The /, t-r told him that in
Holland. the water was efficiently hard during
a CERTAIN season of h year for man 10 walk
upon. Thirty Eve years ago, the people oil
Georgia laughed al Mr.. Long streets iGea that
a vessel could he impe d by steam, against the
combined force Of Doth wind and ude.-hnd,
il is within the recollection OF all our readers,
when the Infdc with malicious air pointed
out this text IN the Scripture "And the Iron did
swim!" Yet, let item look at the following
advertisement, which although novel sight TO
witness in Baltimore papers, is not altogether
so in those of the principle European towns
The fact is, the pert, c'ibiity oil man must SO
on from strength 10 strength, losing, perhaps
in one or TWO ways, but improving actually IN
! ali the rest
SHEET IRON STEAM BOAT,
FOR SALE,
|
| " for the navigation Of 'he Susquehannah riv-
er. She has an engine OF ten horse power, draws
ten inches of water, and will go seven miles an
hour. She is IN good repair, requires but htN
lie fuel and will accommodate from forty 10
! fifty passengers
Whilst upoH this subject, we will mention,
that the use Of this extraordinary agent has
proved itself 10 be Of so much efficacy upon our
rivers; that a company with capital OF S25,r
600 has been organized fer the purpose OF trad
inp between Savannah and Charleston, 50 as 20
NEE, the trips Of the Washington between An.
eusta and this place-and. we fu,tl.er under.
stand that an agent will proceed TO the north,
in few days, for the purpose ofbuldlnS there
as elegant and commodous d Steam boat as
their means viii authorize and their prospects
will Justify.
New DISCOVERED SHOALS. Capt. Endicolt,
of the Suffolk, has favored US wi h the follow
ing account of a Shoa in he track OF all home
ward bound lndiamer, communicated to him
at St. Helena, with desire to have it made
public in this country.
ga dangerous ridge of breakers has lately
cccU ufsCO'crv,i, L~--:-o G Ia.s =. ner Conn
pass from Lady Donkin's Monument, (Which
stands over the town of Port Elizabeth in AL
goa Bay, South Coast Of Africa,) distant about
7 or leagues As it hes directly in the way
Of all homeward bound Indiamen making the
land here abouts, its existence cannot too soon
be made public.
(Signed) WILLIAM RAY, r. N.
Commander Eng. brig Crdigievar."
1t is believed that the VIM. Pitt, whose loss
is mentioned in Horsburghs East India Di-
reclory, me, her fate on this Shoa, as many
papers belonging 10 her, and pieces of wreck
were discovered in this neighbourhood.
The ship Suffolk, on her outward bound
passage TO India, June 9Th, 1927, passed in
sigh, Of what appeared to be Shoa, with high
breakers, distant from the ship two or three
miles, but being directly to windward was un>
able TO make any examination Of it. The lati-
Jude al the time was l9 deg. SO m. s., and
the longitude, Per ohronome ter and lunar OBJ
,rrva,ons, corresponding, 81 deg M. East,
Shoal West, miles The weather was re-
markedly clear * pleasant, and the sea smooth;
the Shnal broke at intervals of about min.
ne each, and even the roller, pFe,io to its
breaking, was distinctly seen from alofr.-Sa-
lem Gazette.
We published paragraph not long since
| stating that Lieutenant in the English Navy
had invented a paddle wheel by which boats
could be propelled even al the rate of 100
miles an hour-A London editor remarks up
on the wonderful effects of this most wonderful
discovery in this strain:
"We shall therefore soon be able 10 cross
| from Dover 10 Calais in 10 or IL minutes.
From London to Lisbon will not occupy day!
and our cockney citizens, instead OF making
Margate the ne plus Ultra Of their sammer .ex-
cursions. will very shortly be enabled to en-"
bark al Tower Stairs-breakfast at Madeira
dine upon lsonaparle's tomb at 81. Helena
sup and sleep al the Brazils!-Next morning
breakfas, at Cape Horn-d;ne a. Lima, and
sup at Kamscns'ka.
Third day breakfast at the Oahieta dine al
Canton, and sup at Loo Choo!-Visit The
Great wall of China Bengal, Cape Of Good
Home Eovnt and ConslantinoDlc aud reiurn n