Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-19
UNE

From CarthnScna.-By the arrival at Charles on
OF the schr. Fortuna, Capt Armstrong, in p days
from Carthasena we learn that Gen. Harrison and
Col. forrens, Mexican Charge d'Affairs to Colon.
bia, were there, waiting conveyance for the United
States. The Colombian Convention was to BERN it's
generations In January. Bolivar was expected in
bogota about S5th December-it was PROMISED To 60
tablsh Monarchy in that country but Venezuela had
occared Its opposition to such system, and would
separate from the of Colombia in that event. this
resolution of Vcpezuela would probably err the plans
OF the friends of Monarchy
Pcace.-A treaty between Colombia and Perm had
been signed and ratified.
The u. s. Ship Natchez had been exnact,d NOR,
than month at Carthagena to convex Gen Harri
syn to the United States.
The Fortuna brought dispatches for Government.
Passengers in the Fortuna, Ed. T. Taylor ESQ
late Secretary u. s. Legation to Colombia mad ser
want, Count Szeliski, S. Lede rsdorf and servant
NJ Sicard, and ]. Pereyra 1B,ncon'
From yhtaes' Register.
BALTIMORE ann OaIo RAN. RoAp-On tie 4th
INST. twentyf ladies and gentlemen the Posfmas-
ter General being Of the party, all seated one car
and drawn by sHge horse, passed from the viaduct
to the end of the rails IA mile and haf) IN six mi
mites, or at the rate of Is miles an hour; and nme
dately afterwards, another Kbfse drew eighty per-
SONS easily at the rate of eight miles hour.-rhe
weight OF ttfese and of the carriage was estimated
at more thaffseight tons. Like Incidents are now
of daily OCCURRENCE
The improvements making in England seem al
mast past belief. They now talk of TRAVELLING on mr.
80 miles an hour a common road and think that
one hundred Is practicable rail way! The loco
motives are ascending steep hills, DRAWING three
times ther own weight 1t is already calculated that
nearly 100 millions OF pounds steyinr wear is to bc
saved by the dsuse of horses and drivers and said that
the horses require much land for their support a..
would maintain IA millions persons, &c. &c. A
great revolution In the value of 'horse fesil' is
surely at hand-and scores of thousands of persons
who have subsisted by their labor. in various wavs
surh as in supplying their food and taking charge of
taeIn, Will be thrown out of employment What are
N n fhIcklu Id
England, already in state Of over productions thro
tne aid OF scientific power We have vet room
enough, and shall haveat least SO long as the pub
lie lands sold at 1875 cents per acre
IL An English writer, who seems to sneak verv
sensibly on the subject, rather admits il as being pos
sbe That Carriage may be driven at the rate of 100
blles an hour but says that the occurrence of all
accident by which should be stopped, every person
IN 1t must be dashed TO pieces He saws that &c
miles an hour Is at the highest rate of heavy bodies
falling i00 iect-Eat II miles hour is at the rate
OF such bodies falling 81 feet. and asks" Reader
hoy would you like to be put intoa box like a coach
nr sedan chair, and dropped from a window in tlIe
NTH or sixth flat of house, We admit that some
thing might bs done to lessen the danger attending
siieh accidents, and that in point Of fact so heavy
body could seldom be entirely stopped nj once Nv anv
, obstacle likely TO occur but even supposinc thai
Meaps were found to abate one-half cf tbs violence
OF the shock, enough remains 10 tcrrIfv copsdcra;e
nen from risking their persons in such species OF
conveyance speed OF % miles an hour IS equal TO
30 feet per second, or tho velocity acquired by de-
BCeiL or sixteen 1cct w leh proper caution this
something little greater may be attempted. bt till
we have bones of brass iron, better methods of
protecting them than have now it is prepusterous
To tals OF 30 or 60 miles hour as u practicable
thing. The danger it is to be observed rises in n
U'nch higher ratio than the velocity; for in rapid
movements, besides The increased vioicuce of The con
cuss'3h here is less time for adopting precautions
guard against its effects"
ne same writer laughs at lie idea Of saving 100
Hons year, by the Of locomotive enpines
and the di7use OF horses Upon SINE data obtained
he computes that the tcdoie cost of transportation IN
England, does not exceed 6 or 10 millions Yea, g
well on canals as roads lie supposcs that the arr
gfegHe annual transportatfons equal to the car
Itdge OF 800 millions OF tonS mile; and estimates
tat al the Possible savings that can be made on the
cost OF present tf1nsportotions, cannot exceed mil
lions year. This may be "under me mark" but
trayagant, indeed.
uUNTfNGpoS. Pa, Jan. ..
Supposed Mail Rsbjery.-At.V yater-street in ,h;s
county, Sunday last, some persons stran,se,s ~
this part of the country, stop. at tie tavern of Mr.