Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-14


'yci glass, Capt Coffin called (iung, the name 70
which one Of them The youih Instantly turn.
ed in obedience to the cali whit il bro'her eagerly
wen, forward TO crafty his curiosity by recpny
the door Now" said MIR. Croker 10 some friend.
that surrounded him, ain satisfied that these boy.
cannot re governed 10y one will, for you perceive iha'
The ncination oil enc boy return in ohedis
TO the summons which he had heard. but he il drawn
away In ano rosile direction by the other in the ca.
gerDess OF his osty. These BOYS cannot
De governed by one impulse"
iicwever scientific men may speculate az 20 the
cauts or const ofhe physical junction Of the
youths, no one, we think, who sees them can "a 4,
be touched with the perfect harmony that snb--s be
tween them. They doclc in the ex,r, me- an,
pos the IN eng ging Gi'posi ions In their wish
&c, their desires, their movements, they en- 10 h,
controlIedby asreie impulsr.-Auempis have been
made to create j-alouses between them but wi,hou,
the sighes, effect Any gilt which they receive, ca.
Ipsbie OF dvtion,is shared b,twcen them; and any
other species OF present passes from one TO The other
les joint possession Ii would perhaps be more ius
o'y t'a' 'hey sppea' 10 recognize difference be-
tween themselves very attentive observer, how
ever, We think will not fail 10 discover b.tw en- these
two boys, who certainly hear the strongest possible
re embance TO each Other, marked distinction One
you seems 10 us TO be little rohii., than the
o'her, and even TO possess intellectual superiority
over his brother Perhaps this notion ac urirss niau
shity from the circumstance that the former gensr-
any acts as the organ OF communication on the Joint
part with III. in erprcters. We certainly observed
with great interest this supe rior brother Weld On nil
occasions TO the impulses Of the weaker, giving up his
own choice, and prefeing the inima,ed bv the
Other The inferior brother then ayiuy lean, agai,s
his mate Tor support tho pats the check or
csihe forehead, or ajn t. the shirt of the oth-
IN such way as bctrays the knIies feelings in each
and the tsnirrest affection for each o:hcr.
| ~ ongh has been said. hope 10 convey to the
public faithful description OF thee singular YOU; bs
we repe" IN 1t there IL io;hi X in the exhibition which
The most 'nid miicn may not endure-wbilst IN.
most hirIered Tail to he struck with the mani.
rso'lons which they give Of generous, kindly and al.
fec,ionate natures.
The following article. EXTRACTED from the London
Morning Post, ON the subject OF tie Gov.rnmen mt con-
tract Tor carry ny the Mall il Interesting in several
particulars Our immediate object In publishing j, i.
however. to call attention to tho confidence, with
which the IL nhon editor sp az. the re sources of t.
country OF which he appears totally ignorant, In
unang the value OF III. steam navig alton d.i on
nations he gravely speculi,es upon the probability OF
ITS maximum among us, from anticipated ,ear,h o.
pine wood, and dehcis ncy OF coal. The pine wood h.
says is daily beconn, u, NJ 81. sippi
and lie nir-d reams and the chief strata of coal
viii, n have been discover,d are OF poor quality and
are 'onnd only in C'nfdi and New England. From
these data he iners that America will soon reach the
ne P'"s "frd oil steamboat conveyance. 1t will he
some objection 10 this hyp,h, ca s,ile of reasonn :.
h't me ASSUMPTIONS are nooii'uly at va'i,ncr with
NE Lac Is AMI that in the Staa Of Ino. al ne there
ara strata Ct coal, sufficient to supply the con umpo,
OF America, Tor at leas; two centuries. Tue coal OF
ami That region i. of quality and quantity
-uH M for another century or two. In ed !ition
which, the greet coal region, stretching from New En-
gland to the Mississippi, and far beyond it, distance OF
az lrast two ihon'ai m lee, AID varying in breadth
iro IN hty TO two humid ed mile, enough
OF all descriptions, 10 maintain the steam of
the word, for hundred centuries TU s. Te
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT,
For Conveying the Mail by steam Coaches
lFRoM CORRESPONDENT
The Iri.h Post Office have entered IT, o contract
wi Sir JAMES ANDERSON, by which he undertakes
10 convey the Mails throughout Ireland at the rate of
twelve miles hour, in coaches in,peIled by Steam
cacul lied 10 cary two the passengers in addition
to the Goodman and Guard. This Invention OF Sir
JAheI Anderson, for which he has obtained a patent
has SELDOM been exhibited o..: :. :h- yard in which il
was conSt uctrd; but, 1T is said to ber very little
seinhlarce 10 the dr"G-roach of Mr.. GURSEY. The
con ret between the Irish Post ORce and Sir James
understood TO DC for fourteen years. ami the only pecu
mary stipulation made by him, is that he shat rece,v-
ma" me money which the Government may 9. We, by
OF ing ms system Sir Jam, will commence opera
uons by carrying the Mails between III w h and Dub
I'm, during the present month The roa is level and
goo, ana me hi''ance not more than nine miles.
IL u di'hcuN 10 conjecture, what effects will be pIo
nced by the application Of steam, for The purpose of
ANA carriage. The demand for dr1ught horses must
o. course materially diminish; lands now cropp ii with
GA nay, beans or other horse prov ender VIII herea
cr he cultivated solely for the production OF human
looI; Yelling will bee more cke Up and exped-
nous; internal commerce, interchange of com,nodi.
ues be facilitated and rendered less costly than her,t
or=; every particular, in short, relative TO irlde and
intercourse Will experience, before long, an exraoId
n"ry r. volu'ion.
England, from her ne1hau.tbIe stores of coal de-
Posites Ia all directions, upon the very v-rge
surely must PosFe's vas, superiority other
ma ions 80 far as 1eaning operations are concerned-
o"I 90 'or generating steam, only found in France,
al considerable distances from The ocean Russia is al.
ca ~ deperttnt upon Great Britain for coal. al her
- am-vessels in thc Baltic rsceive their s,pos.
OF u-i from Shields SunS md not wi 'hs,andirg the
he'vy export duty The coal in Sweden is principally
OF me Kind caliei culm koln, not calculated for
Seam vessels, owing 10 its liability cake or cIinker
Forugdl, spain, and Italy, have little coal near the sea
coast Austria il almost without sea port WI MOI
treat Britain, therefore, derive benefit from the
discovery OF steam than any oihsr European naon,-
In America, IL IL true, steam navigation prevails TO
great tx'eni but il is principally empioved uuon
Inc Misppi, Ohio, Missouri, and Other great river
anu ai es oil The Interior where who'll forests of nine
uecs are yearly disappearing from the banks to fur
n'sh iuei er STEAMBOATS,. As these suppe' howev,
become daily more difficult to procure the Americans
must soon resort 10 coal as fuel, instead o. burnin,
"otd "a al present; and from the is, the ne
cesy Tor ihis chrnge ar ses America will have reach
ed'he ne plus mfTd OF steam conveyance The chief
strata OF coal yet di'covered the iAntc
are situate in Newfoundland, Cape Breton Canad,
and some Of the Provinces Of New England: but in
III Tho COMMITTEES the coal s Of quality much infe
nor TO the British. and entirely unfit 10 h. used in ma
ny manufactures, ;'at they import coal fro 3 s
ior various purpose. In short, oo1Is though not al
executive, ys may, with propeiy, be sty ell peru.
IIsr blessing 10 oritaD, from their great plenty heir
acknowledged excellence. md above all from the ir
b'ing found in such places as are conveniently situated
for expectation.
lhe discOvCry Of the power OF steam was said Nv
C"nn'rg to resemble the invention Of new es,ne ni
adH Is wholly beyond hursn comp n,on 10 esti-
u'i'e what mighty chang in tie universe may bo pro.
dueed by this caufo alone.
! cam navigation formed the first link of This wen
dcil chain OF eff csstes hes may no ~ be con-
sIdered tbs 'econd--o what other purposes il NAV vet
be aprlted, time only can elnciate With rover so