The Arkansas advocate., 1833-01-09

: WAR BETWEEN BELGIUM AND IIo4. LAND.-Capt. Turner. of tue ship Nir glhia, arrived al Charleston from Am sterdam, which port she left on the 2Qe oi October, states, that hestiiities Aas commenced between Holland and Bel gtpm-hnt he was unable to furnish an, Particuisus.-i6.
 NieEsbuRa, NIiss.) Dec. 10. l We discover by the last "Natehcz.' that the Cholera has appeared again ir titat place-the Sexton repofis two deatiis,s and the editor speaks of two ether eases that are cohyalescent. i .4dp. { i'eg.
 WAsaTNcpoN, Dec. 3. iise Charleston Courier of Nov. 233d has the subjoined notice of the ramor, current here, for day, some time since:
 "Reports have been currentin phila- delPhia and Baltimore, few days since, that the Custom IIonse in ttiis ely had beenlcvelled with the ground. Some threats of this kind have indeed been heard, but the attempt 10 carry them into execution, has not yet been made.
 Ihesteamer Otter, arrived here iron, St. Louis, reports the loss of the steamer t+H ..i4ara pa,,,frrt7.. wreck of the Daniel Boon. The earro likewise lost.--Ne'u 0r1eoas paper.
 lRoM KEY Esr.-Ie have been l Politely favored with a letter from Key West, dated Nov. lth, from which we gather the following:
 There have been many shipwreeks on the coast oflate. The packet Ken lucky, with 800 bales of cotton; q Spanish brig; a schooner, with many passengers, and a portion of the Glas- gov 5 cotton, arc of the list. Also an English brig, with rum and sugar, one of the crew of Whichis dead, and all the rest sick; and another Spanish brig, lost near Key Biscayne, with loewood, mahogany, and some fifty inferior Span shpaintings, which last were brought lto Key West and sold. The wet part of the pulaski's goods had been also brought 10 Key West.
 The Motto was sent up to the coast for the relief of vessels in distress. and mo salvage to be demanded. She re turned Wlthiheerewsof the English and Spanish brigs, and the passengers oi the latter, who alone required aid, the others having assistance already.
 
 Lroaa Steans pesse1.-.A most interest ing trial has lately been made ia Lon. don with an iron steam boat, intended 10 De employed as towing vessel on the Ganges. The first experiment made, was to ascertain her draught ol l water, it was found to be exactly 22 inches fore and aft. The next was to ascertain the powcrof fthe helm. The ! result of this was most satisfactory # The vessel answered the helm most ad 1 mlrai,iy.in coming round: sine turned in her own length completely round 1T 1 59 seconds. 1t was next intended tc try the working Of the machinery, il ssslarting, stepping, and reversing them .An accident showed low complete the fvcssel was in this respect: d small boa ] which came along side, and incautious ly attempted to make fast 10 the fore part of the vessel on the weather side while she was under way, was very nearly brought under the paddle-whecl and would most certainly have beer destroyed, with probably the twomer on board, had not the command tc .sstop herr been promptly given and al promptly obeyed. The rapidify witt which this was done proved the perfec working ofthc machinery. The mex trial was that of speed. She went mile against tide in s minutes and 5: seconds. In subsequent trial sbs went the same distance against tide in minutes and 2l seconds, and with tid, s in 5 minutes 1T seconds. It was in f tended to have made several experi { ments asto the vessels power of towing : but the state of the weather Git wa e blowing quite fresh) and an accider ,. which occurred, rendered it advisabl ' to defer those experiments 10 some f, !. ture day. hs far, however, as she ha j. been tried, the vessel came quite up {
 all the expectations that had been forn
 cd of her. The accident 10 which " ofl aIlude was ocoasioned by a large brii } which run foul of her, carrying ava in two of her chimney.staYs. the whole