Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-03

The oidsss Rspubiie on Earf6.-Tho
last American Quarterly Review ssn-
tsins letter from G. W. E~vinK. Esq.
giving O. eteh Of his visit 10 San Ma
riuo. ! soall republic in Italy, between
the Apprentices the Pr, and the Adria-
tic. The territory Of this State y only
90 miles in circumference. and as po-
pulatiou about roo. The repubiic
was Sounded more than 400 years ago,
on moral principles, industry, and a.
quality, and has preserved It's liberty
and indie dependence amidst all the vars
and discevds which have ragged around
"a. Bonspsrte respected il, and sent
an embassy to express his sentiments
Of friendship and fraternity. II il go
verned by Captain Regent. chosen
every six months by the Representatives
If the people. six in numbes. who are
chosen every six months BY tho people.
The taxes are light. and farm houses
neat. the fields we'll cultivated, aud on
all sides are seen comfort and peace,
the happy effects et morality. simplici-
tty, liberty. and justice. MIR. Erving
was received BY some intelligent citi-
zens in the most hospitab.e and affec-
tionate manner ;sthey were delighted
with him, because he was an American.
They protested a profound attachment
To our country, and looked Ia il q. the
preserves Of their ewn pure principles;
they were intimately acquainted with
our institutions and affairs, and had a
library well furnished with books and
pamphlets relating to America.
Lerels Of The atlantic and pocifc.-
The following is NJ. Lioyd's account
of the dwellings carried ON across the
lsthmus OF Panama, to ascertain the
relative height Of the Pacific Ocean nj
Panama and Of the Atlantic. AZ the
mouth ofthe river Chagres. The sur
vey commenced al Panama, and was
continued along the old road 10 Porto
velo, till it came to the bed of The
Chagres, river which fails into the
Gulf oil Mexico. The greatest height
passed over in this Iine WAS 655.Ss
feet above the level OF high water at
Panama.
Between the extremes Of elevation
and depression Of the general tide, in
the Pacific at Panama. there il q - der
ence Of %. "A; but the mean difference
AT the usual spring tiles is 2I.22 &
Chag,es this difference is only 116
feet, aud is the same ut all seasons of
the year. Hence II follows. thai at
high water. the time Of which is nearly
the same on both sides Of the isihmus,
the Pacific is raised at the mean tides
iD.6l feet, and the Atlantic O.5e feet,
above their respective mean levels,
giving to the former an elevation above
the latter Of Is. So feet. AT low water,
both seas being beluw their respective
fIevels by the same quantities a. before
stated. the Pacific viii be lower than
the Atlantic BY 6. SO feet; SO that this
is the course Of every interval fromene
high tide to the succeeding one, the
level Of the Pacific is at iir.r higher,
then equal. and Afterwards love r than
the Atlantic and then again passing
back by the same steps in fcgaIDing its
former elevation as the tide returns.
The author has laid down on his man
lines Tor rad road. both commend ing
at point near the junction of the RI
yer Trinidad with the Chagres. and
crossing the Intervening PLAIN. the one
10 Cherrera. the other 10 Panama. The
latter lire. although the longer Of the
two, would have the advantage of ter
mina,ing in q Considerable city.
Old Mrs RoyalI has arrived safe at
I.ynchburg. Her visit j. said 20 be en-
tirciy Of private nature-she j. nor e.
lsetioneering pom honor. She appears
TO be quite = favorite with the people
some u whom she has not seen for
fhdge.
Mrs Royal was at Charlottesville
last week-she vas disgusted with The
place. She sent up from Charlottes-
vile letter directed 20 the Professor,
stating lh,A she wished to see the place,
and expected To be attended 10: when
70 AID behold, on her coming up, she
Vas received. not with the attention
she expected would be paid io lady
vt her disfiHefiVn, bat nth the shouts
LOT lsrgr party.of students. who cheer
ed her az every corner. She did not
get oUt. but rode on 10 her lodgings.
Threatening 20 ressEl them for their
brhaviour in her - BEeck Boot" She
calls the Professors . set IL brufes, and
the studcpts parcel Of ignorant boo
bies. II Richmond Comp.