The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-08-19
VARIOUS MATTERS.
SHIP PENNSYLVANIA.

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The subjoined proposition is made by
the Editor of the Boston Mercantile Journal.
We second his motien. Readers! You
who are in favor of the motion, saw AyEl
Those who are of the contrary opinion, say
No! If the question were put in this form
to the body of the people, we believe it
would be carried without division, and
almost unanimously.
The ship PENNSYLVANIA is launched. and
we hope she will not be suffered to remain
inactive, rotting at our dock yards. The
snip, ii she is so fine specimen of naval
architecture as has been represented, and
we have no occasion to doubt it, should be
sent abroad. She should visit mafy ports
In countries where our merchants are in the
habit oftrading, and her tremendous battery
would be more effectual in causing the
''stars and stripes" to be respected. and to
secure TO our American citizens honorable
ana courteous treatment, than could be ef-
iected by the most able and diplomatic cor
respondence.
We hope that year will not elapse
beiore this noble ship, completely equipped
and manned, will leave the American shores,
under the command of a gallant officer, and
wend her way through the waters to Bri-
taln's fast anchored isle. Let her visit
portsmouth, and anchor day or two in
the Downs. Let her show herself in the
North Sea and Cattegat, and stop at Got
tenburgh, to exchange salutes with the
Swedes, and afterwards at Elsmore reci-
procate civilities with the Danish Crombcrg
Castle. We should also be much pleased
TO have her visit Constradt, the famous sea
port OF the Gar Nicholas, and we doubt
not that the Rossian despot would give her
hearty welcome to the waters that wash
the shores of his empire, but her draught
OF water IS so great that she would not be
able to pass ''the grounds" at Copenhagen
without vast deal of trouble.
On her return, she might look in at Cher
oourg, France, and passing through the
channel, make her compliments to the
Monsieures at Brest; aud on her way to the
Mediterranean, show the Portuguese at Lis
bon, and the Spaniards at Cadiz, that Bro
ther Jonathan, as well as John Bull, has no
contemplate notion Of ship building. She
might afterwards touch at Gibraltar, Bar
celona, Port Mahon, Malta, Sicily, Naples,
Alexandria; and, returning, call at some of
the ports Of the Barbary Power. Then let
her proceed to the East Indies, not forget
ting to tarry a day or two at the Cape of
Good Hope. Let her astonish the civilized
lnhabitant, and uncivilized natives of the
island in those regions, and keep in motion
until she reaches the great seaport of the
"Celestial Empire" & enable the Chinese
to contrast the beauty, strength, and
magnitude of the American "barbarians''
with the illconstructed, uncouth-looking,
Indifferent war junks, which constitute the
marine force of this remarkable nation.
Let her visit Manila, and afterwards pro-
ceed to the western coast of the American
continent; stop at Callao, appear off VaIpa-
raiso, and double Cape Horn on her return
to America. Let her show herself off Mon
tevedeo; rest few days in the harbor of
Rio Janeiro; heave to for few hours in
the cutter roads of Pernambuco, and then,
hey! for Boston!
Who will deny that cruise similar in
its general outline 10 the above would be
of greater service to our navy, and the
commerce of our country, than to suffer a
specimen of ship-bulding of which we
have great reason to be proud, to lie USE
less hulk at our quay!
THE BRITtsH QUEFN.-We have heard