Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-23

These arc times to Try mcn's-----cyc,. Shan
we hear any thing more on tic sabic.. 0: f,-r
r:
We published. the other day. ia article .s,r
thc St. Andrews ~. e. Herald. stating 6'.
Information had bean received, by gentleman,
that place, from iriend 10 Ws.h,nglOh in,3;G
it wa, distinctly asserted, that the British W,4
India ports would not be opened 10 tie ye,,l.
of the United States. Since then. th- fal!.g,,
paragraph has been going the roands Of Il: .aa'
papers. As it originated in a Maine paper. 3,
as the elections are coming OH in that State.
was reasonably suggested that It vas t,s
Of the Jackson party. Whether il Is - I'm.
will determine In the NEAL time, We .eI
bound to give Il publicity. The TeIesr-i4 g...
fishes it without comment--a cncuB-'salt r.
our opinion. gong 10 prove. Iliat Go,,llae-
have received no information OF the Kind.
From the Poritm,d Daily Cc,...s.
INTERESTING COMMERCIAL NEW
We learn from William Vance. Esq. Why II.
PASSPORT for this place on Sunday last, dat.
the preceding dly. news arrived there f.0m $
Andrews and st. Johns, on such authority a, /.
obtain entire credit, that the British West iq5.
ports were to be opened to the United st1tes
September, under certaiu limitations and fgs,r
tons. The fact is said TO have been comaari-,
cd BY letter. from Jgdge Chapman. Proljnd,
Aeont 10 Europe, 10 Mr. johnson, merchant al s.
johns. The same news was received by Coz.
, mcrCial house Ia 81. Andre..s, from a respe,r
bic commercial hUusc in London. II is alde.
that Judge Chapman stated IN his letter thul,
hat been assured. hy the British Minister, h
the Interest Of the British Northern and E45re,:
Provinces woa!d be duly protected. The Ca
racter of the restrictions. which are TO ccni.au
on the trade, is not given; but that the ports ss
to be opened in some shape, we think t'ercb.
/ little doubt.
Tie Sunday Nait--Ihe first number q
newspaper. under the above tile, has just md!
its appearance in New York, II is published !
every Sueday morning, by HH%E- CH,,:?ro'
& Co.
-aGee-
| Mcssrs. HEzEEIAH LANGLEY& Walter Svrra /
have issued proposals, Though tie National l.. (
! teligenoer, toI the publication Of weekly ncs,
paper in Pert Tobacco, Charles County, Nd.
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Safety Pamp.-The Rev. J. +. SCHROEDER,
of New York, has invented Safety Pump To-.
detecting aud remoging the noxious "a, found /.
wells. Ii may also be used for venli.atng scs
rooms, churches, theatres. and crowded .ssen.
h!ies. by constantly pouring into them cuner.
of fresh air, and Of killing at the same time that
which is impure and rendered unhealthy aud Of.
fensive. by being brealhed through the lungs q
the audience. II must certainly be ,all.b.
invention. The following is given a. The result
Of its practice! applications
"A new well, in the rear of Union Church 4.
the northeast corner Of Orange and Spring streets
in this city, was infected with most deadly ia \
On Friday, July 10th, man, attempting
descend it, was instantaneously deprived Of lie; |
and few moments afterward, another s.lrydls
same miserable fate, in an attempt to rescue fi y
unfortunate companion. On the following Tue 1
day morning, the Rev. Mr.. Schroeder, IL coz
pany with some friends, visited the melancholy /
scene Of the calamity. They found the WELL, b /
actual measurement. to be thirty-nine lcet deep
On lowering lighted candle into IT. the fame
when II was six feet from the surface 81 tie rGih,
was suddenly ex,inguished Impure IL, il a-i
inferred, occupied the remaining space d Ia...
~ five feet below. -
1.-The safety pump was placed on bench He@
the mouth Of the well; conduit, attached to hs
lnhaing pipe, extended to the bottcm Of the vel,
and another conduit, ten fec; long attached %
The exhaling pipe, eAtcnded TO az adjoiniag'- !,
cant lot OF ground.
The pump was then worked. Some Il ~
vliated air vas obtained in glas, rec9nt B
placed at the end of the cxhaliog PIPE; aGI b. B
the application Of the usual chemical tests' i.'
viiated air was proved 10 be carboDic aclt g.
Or what is commonly termed ciOks da;EF.
4" Inc safety pump had been in operation
the space OF seven minutes, when lighted a.
die was again let down; and the flame u.s. #
extingushed until it had descended nca.Iy tS,."
feet further than before. The safety pump IL
then worked again for ten minutes; and tieC-
die: being then let down to the yerg baton
the well, burned with clear fame. h'en'
teen minutes, al he deaiiy gas he'd teen -
e:rpeilea.
his experiment was made before c5'7,
ny OF gentlemen. one Of whom, Dr. STEPHEN b.
whiting, after the above operation Of the safer
pump, went to the bottom Of the well. an %
manned there for a time. without aDy aiw'1
inconvenience. "-NcW FORK Lance.
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