The Arkansas advocate., 1836-04-15
< NOBLE SHIP.

now or the stocks al our Navy Yard, under the shelter of building that cost S45,000, Is one of the most stupendous fabrics that was ever destined to float on the ocean. Her length on deck is 225 feet which more than half way from Fifth to Sixlh-street, in Chestnut; and her, breadth 5S feet, which Is eight feet wider than Ghesinu; street, opposite the theatre including the lootways. She Is large enough to carry two thousand men, which is a larger number than the whole American army that fought and gan- ed the balle of Chippewa, and greater than the population of considerable sized country town. She IS of the burihen of 5000 tons, and could, if loaded with four, carry the moderate cargo of thirty ihou- sand barrels, enough to supply bread for fifteen thousand people for whole year. She is 10 carry l40 guns, thirty-two pound- CTS, so that every time she discharges full broadside she will dispose of precisely C lon of bullets, to make iron pebbles for the bottom of ocean, unless she happens to hit the enemy. She will draw 2S feet of wa ter and thus find it difficult to navigate n small rivers. One of her anchors, which Is to be seen in the yard, and which is said 10 be the largest i'll the world, weighs IT, l 669 pounds, which IS something more than l five tons, ard will require some merry pip ] ing at the capsiern to getit 10 peak. Her water tanks are of iron, mostly in the shape of large chests, capable of holding from one to two hundred gallons. but having pro- 1 off fbn., @fs slfl,ar -ha aIa teA Co ] fit round the sides of the ship, so as to leave no space, as happens with casks. The number IS probably 50, as far as we could judge from looking at them, as we did a ] ] day day er two since. under the guidance oi some of the polite and attentive officers sta toned at the yard.
 X friend has just informed us, that the largest anchor in the British Dock Yard at Portsmouth, in 1892 weighed something less than 10000 pounds, at which time there were on the stocks three ships nearly as large us the Pennsylyania.--PhH. Gas.
 The American Flag.-A writer in the Globe relates an incident which took place Il year or two since at Lisbon, similar iu character 10 hatrepresented ln Mr. Whites picture of the Unfuring of the American Flag at Mexico. It is stated as follows:
 Upon the capture of Lisbon by Don Pe- dro, his brother Don Miguel abandoned the siege of Oporte, and encamped with his army before the capitol. The country re- sidence of Mr. Brent, the American Charge d'alfars, was sitn ted upon the banks of the river Tagus, and near aritengagements some times look place between small delachmehts of the coatending armies. On one oeea- sion, during the absence of Mir. Brent. a company of the troops of Don Miguel, hay- ing appeared on height near their country scat, battle ensued between 1t and some armed boats of Don Pedro in the Tagus. While the battle was raging, the shot pass ed so near the residence of Mir. Brent, as to endangcr the safety of the family; where upon Mrs. Brent, alarmed at their situation, rushed forward, with her own hands unfurl- ed ''the star spangled banner" and waved ii from window. The sight of the abroad stripes and bright stars" had most won derfui effect on the conending forees.-- The firing on both sides instantly ceased, and Mrs. Brent retired from the window, perfectly saistied of her security.
 
 Temperature ot the Earth.--The deepest mine is ltile more than mile. The high est mountains are about three miles. We can therefore have but very limited view of the operations going on n tbe earth. The temperature is found to increase one degree for every fifty or sixty feet of descent