Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-19

From CdrfhnSer1-By the arrival at Charleston
oY the schr. Fortuna, Capt Armstr ong, in % DAYS
from Carthageua, learn that Gen. Harrison, aud
Col Torrens, Mexican Charge d'Affairs to Colon
ba, were there, waiting n conveyance for the United
States. The Colombian Convention to begin its
deliberations III January Bolivar expected 10
Bogota about 25th December-it was proposed to es-
tablsh Monarchy IN that country but Vcnez uela had
DECLARED Its opposition TO such system, and would
separate from the rest of Colombia that event. this
resolution Vepeznea, would probably otter the plans
of the friends of Monarchy.
Pedce.-A treaty betwecp Colombia and Peru had
been signed and ratified.
The u. S Ship Natchez bad been expected moro
than a month at Carthagena, to convey Gen Harr
son to the United States.
The Fortuna brought dispatches for Government
Passengers III the Fortuna, Ed. II. Taylor ESQ
]nte Secretary u y. Legation To Colombia aad ser.
want, Count Szeliski, y Leide rsdorf and servant
NJ. Sicurd, aud J. Pcrcyra. TBencon
From Niles Register.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAIL ROAD On the 4th
inst. twenty fur ladies and gentlemen the Postmas-
ter General being of the party all seated in one car
and drawn by single horse passed from the viaduct
IN the end OF the rails ia mile aud a half IN six mi
iiuies or at the rate of Is miles hour; and m,ne-
hiatey afterwards, another horse drew eighty per-
SOILS, easily, at the rate of eight miles hour.-The
weight at these, and of the csrroge was estimated
at more than eight tons. Like incidents are now
Ut daily occurrence.
Inc improvements making in England seem al-
most past belief. They talk of TRAVELLING 90 or
jo miles an hour on u common road, and think that
me hundred is practicable a rail way, The loco
motives are ascending steep hills, drawing three
times their own weight 1t is already calculated that
nearly loO millions Of pounds stcyiing wear is to be
saved by the dsuse Of horses and drivers aud that
the horses require much land for their support at
would maintain ID millions persons, &c. &c. A
great revolution in the value Of "horse flesh" is
surely at hand-and scores of thousands of persons
who have subssted by their labor. in various wavs
r,r;h as in supplying their food and taking CHARGE of
'heIn' will be thrown out Of employment. What aye
thcse people to do in thickly settled country like
hn2iand, already in state Of production, tbro'
the aid OF scientific power, We have vet room
enough, and shall haveet least. SO long as the pub.
Iic lands are sold at I25 cents ger acre
u An English writer, who seems 20 speak very
sensioy on the subject, rather admits being pos
slhle that carriage may be driven at tho rate Of 100
miles All hour, but says that on the occurrence of an
accident by which 1t should be stopped every person
~ u must be dashed to pieces. lie saws that &c
miles an hour Is at tho highest rate of heavy bodies
falling 100 feetthat ~ miles an hour is at the rate
ut such bodies falling ca feet. And asks Reader,
now would you like 10 be put into n hoy like n coach
az sedan chair, and dropped from a window in the
hith or sixth fiat ofa house' We admit that some
thing might be- done To lessen the danger attending
Such accl1enti and that in point of fact SO heavy
BODY could seldom be entirely stopped Mt once nv anv
obstacle likely To occur; but even supposiuy thn,
means were found TO abate onc-haf Of the violence
0i Tue shocK enough remains TO torrlfy cousid,rac
men IRON rsking their persons in such species of
conveyahce' speed Of p miles hour 10 equal 20
80 feot per second, the velocity acquired by de-
scent of sixteen feet. With proper caution this mr.
something little greater may he attempted but lin
We have bones of brass IRON or better ne,bods Of
protecting them than VIC have now 1t is prcpostcrous
10 talk Of so or Gu miles an hour as q prncticabIo
thng. The danger, 1t is TO DO observed, rises in
much higher ratio than the velocity; for in ropid
movements besides The increased violence of the cor
cussi9n there less time for adopting precautions to
guard against lie effects"
he same writer laughs at the idea Of saving 100
millions year, W tho usc Of locomotive engines
and 'hc dlSuse OF horses Upon soine data obtained
Tnglond, does not exceed iC OF @ nilliops ,co, a.
well on canals as roads lie supposcl thaI the ar
gregaie annual Interpretations are equal In tho
rage OF 3OO millions oftons, mile; and e,,imotcs
that all tho Possible savings Tint can be made an ,o
cost OF present bansporatons, cannot exceed II rnJ
lions year. This may he under the mark. {" Inn,
the idea ofsaving 100 millions must be deemed oTs
travagant, indeed, ~