The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-10-10
liverpool, Aug. 8.

On Monday week, the magnlnceht Wlne-cooler,
manufactured for his Majesty by Messrs Rundell and
Bridge, was, with his Malesty's appreciation, filled
with port negus, at the manufactory in Dean-street
tI,at the worklnen employed IN its construction might
toast his Maiesty's health, the completion of the
work. This splendid vase weighs $3.50 ounces and
contains thirty-cght gallons. There were used IN
making the negus sixteen gallons of old port, one gal
Ion of brandy eight gallons of water, eight dozen
lemons six dozen nutmegs, and twenty pounds OF loaf
sn0ar The vase was mounted on stage OF scarlet
cloth Mr. Shnrpe, the manager of the works, stood
by its side and with half gallon ladle filled ten doz
en- Of pint mugs, formed for the occasion, with me-
tnllion OF his Majesty. The Kings health was drunk
with feryent LOYALTY, and God save the King sang
in the same spirit. Success to the trade and other
appropriate ousts followed and drunk with right
GOOD will. 'fhe ornamental part Of the vase is OF
magnificent design. The carved work exhibits rocks
Of every variety Of form, with liaGchantes and Fan
thcrs sporting in luXurant vineyard. On the top
most rock is England's Lion and the Unicorn
chained at the opposite end the whole enclrcAed by
waves AT the base of the rocks are seen great
variety of the most Curious shells. The whole pro
sents an object Of uncommon spendor.
From the ST. Louis Republican
Iron and lis manufacture, as connected tnah Sugar
Plantations.-Every one who has passed through
PITTSBURGH. 1.-THE Birmingham of the United States,
it has been apy terned.) must have observed the nu-
rnerous manufactures there. Those OF iron are very
extensive They had their commencement during the
commercial restrictions previous to the War; ana du-
ring the time of that short but glorious struggle tor
our real independence. When peace arrived, these
manufactures were overlooked, and no protection at
lorded them by the Government Since the year
1876 better policy has prevailed and the manutac-
lures of Pittsburgh assuming hrm ana STEADY
course Iron is the principal one; and owing to the
immense beds of coal Immediately adjacent TO the c-
ty will always continue to be. There IS one estab-
lshment which employs about fifty men and boys, and
a mechanical po,cei equal 10 one thousand men, Here
is exhibited one of the of the immense power
and riches which are accumulated IN hreat BRITAIN
by adapting mechanical power to the purposes former
" recurring the hands of men, and thus virtually Gre
ating manufacturing population at pleasure IN the
establishment alluded to in Pittsburgh the crude Iron
is received at one end of the building and the nails
are rolled out the other, in kegs ready Tor shipping
Every thing, except making the kegs, is done under
the same roof. There is foundry there which can
cast a steam engine and sugar aniH, per week, and
thew can be finished in another, and will sell In LOUIS
lana for about four thousand dollars. These engines
and mills were formerly imported from Great Britain,
and all the profits upon making them went to main
tain our rivals
The Juniata rolling mill and nail factory, on the
ALLEGHENY river, owned by Messrs. Anderson, La
throp and Blake is to employ sixty hands, and will re-
aure for its engine 500 bushels of coal per day
costing 81 cents per bushel. 1t is calculated to roll
1900 tons of bloom into bar iron, boiler iron, sheet
sron &c and to make 200 tons of nails per annuia.