Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-07-04

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The mus,y deed was h ked up, and the
land examined, when. sure enough. mln'
was discovered upon 1t, oil SURPRISING
richness. As the best means OF bringing
the property into market. charter wa
obtained for company, and The estate
nut in AT the round sum Of five hundred
thousand dollars, divided into five thou
sand shares Of one hundred dollars each.
Lest half million should prove to be an
inadequate guess, the stock was chiefly
distributed among family friends. Wei,
the work was commenced, and one stamp
ing machine was found to produce fifteen
hundred dollars per day, with an expendl
ture of three hundred, leaving a nett pro
fl of twelve hundred dollars day. A
startling beginning, Twelve hundred dol
lars day is 100000 dollars a year, cal
culaiing six days 10 the week, which, by
the way, is, the mode OF calculating which
produces mos, gold from all mines Then
il is only necessary TO increase the mum
Der of stamping machines in order to dou
bic, treble, or qnadruple the product.
Fou stamping machines, operating at a
clear profit of twelve hundred dollars,
is five thousand dollars day, more or
less We state round numbers, Tor few
thousands any way are of no consequence
in such concern. Five thousand dollars
a day, is million and a half a year. We
stop here Others can calculate the effect
of still greater number Of machines. and
20 on al number fail Suffice it to say,
the shares are current al five hundred dol
lars each
The Emperor Of Russia AN American
gentleman on a visit 10 81. Petersburg, IN
a letter to friend in this country bears
the following very favorable testimony to
the personal character Of the Emperor.
"The Emperor OF Russia, whatever we
may think of his conduct towards Poland,
is a sovereign to whom his subjects are
devotedly attached His private charac
ter is without blelnish. Indeed his exam
pie, and that of the Empress, have dIrea
dy done much TO reform the manners oil
their Court He is by far the most able
and energetic sovereign IN Europe. | am
convinced it IS his policy to avoid war for
the present. | cannot foresee any change
in the nature oil the Belgian question
which would induce him 10 assume hos
tile attitude. Besides, the character OF the
King Of Prussia Is guarantee for gen
eraI peace. Yet ii cannot he denied that
Europe at present Is magazine OF powder
and any accidental hand may apply the
spark" -
aosrATIc.-We yesterday gave an &C
count OF The ascension, 10 balloon, oil
Mr.. Durant from New York, winch left
him IN the air, and excited some soieItude
for his fate The New York Commercial
Advertiser, received 10y last nights mail
mentions the return of the yoyageur in
safety, who furnishes the following state
ment of his flight beyond the clouds.
-Baltimors Gazette.
To guard against accidents TO the bal
loon IN its first ascent. 1t had been neces-
sary 10 charge it with an extra quantity
of gas, bu; when he was free from any
danger from tue walls of the Garden, and
had risen to a sufficient elevation. Mr.
ID opened The valve and found the pressure
to be from 60 to 10 lbs
The precise time of bis leaving Castle
Garden was four minutes past five O'Clock,
and, in two minutes after, he had entirely
lost sight of this neither world. la four
minutes more, he found himself floating a
Dove the clouds the sun, which TO US had
been for long time invisible shining up
on him in clear, unclouded beams The
wind, when he started from the Gdsden
was from The east, but he soon fell into a
current blowing west, which waited him
towards the ocean.
In thirty nine minutes from his depart
ure he attained his greatest altitude. being
then SIX III EN- THOUSAND FEET,
o. about three miles above the earth. -
Whea he had been SIX minutes upon his
journey he found himself in cold region
SO much SO That the flagstaff which he
held become intensely cold to the touch.
Whilst veering from the line OF his first
course aud moving westwardly he found
himself nearing beach. Fins although
no. visible, was evident from The roaring
Of the surf which he could distinctly hear
1t was now deemed necessary to pre-
pare for a return TO the earth. and taking
rapid course over New Jersey, he cross
ed the North River, and made for the
country OF Westminster
At thirty nine minutes after six O'Clock,
Mr. Dutant heard the singing Of birds,
and IN one minute more he again saw the
earth. The scene was more beautiful, he
says, than he ever before witnessed, and
beyond MS powers to describe. He now
threw out one bag of ballast. and in one
minute more, viz: at Al minutes after 6 o.
clock landed on the arm of Robert Nor
Kiss, Esq, in the MAJOR of Fordham. in
the County OF West Chester. eleven miles
from the city of New York, three from
the Hudson River. and eight from Long
Island Sound Three colored men were
at work on the farm. who kindly went to
the assistance of the Eronaut. The bal
loon was secured and Mr.. ID. started for
the city; but on his arrival at Nc Combs
Dam, being in an open wagon, the rain
came down 10 such torrents, that he was
Obliged TO put up for the night at Mr..
James Devoe's. This morning Mr.. De-
voc took him to Harlan, and Mr. Brad
shaw hrouoht him IN the civ yyhere he