Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-17
lCorr, spondescs OF the Herald
T.oSDoS Aug 9th. Isl


her frontiers for the invasion of the Circas SLAMS
Cabrera has been removed to Isle. The Queen of
Spain is still in Barcelona. Gen. O'Donnell and
other officers in the Spanish service have resigned
And things remain good deal unsettled The
Eastern Question is not settled, but quiet at
present. Syria is settled-and the Turkish fleet
has returned to. Alexandria.
by late returns, it appears the military force of
Egypt, stationed at various points by the Pacha,
amounts to 200 900 soldiers. The Pacha is a
hard customer TO deal with. 1t is supposed to be
the intention Of the Quadruple Treaty to force
Mehemet Ali Pacha to yield up Syria 10 the Perte,
by strength of arms. France, to secure more per-
manently her interest in Africa deems ii necessary
to maintain an alliance with the Egyptian warrior.
And Eng land, to more direct route to India,
through Syria, and along the Euphrates, wishes
Syria to be under the dominion of the Porte-over
which she is exercising considerable influence
The Turks have minister at this court. saw his
Higkness, with attach6, in an open barouche,
riding with some Esglish gentlemen. They did not
look unlike Tin color) our North American Indians,
of lighter cast, with their turbans and huge trow
sers, to distinguish them from the Greeks, Sioux.
Russia sides with the Porte and England at pre-
sent, from motives which will be fully developed
by and by.
saw the Duke of Wellington walking in his gar
dens at Apsley House. He looks old and feeble, and
the hand Of time is upon him, and he must soon be
gathered unto his fathers. Sic transit gloria
mundi.'
Invent through old w estminster Abbey yesterday,
so often described by twaddling toarists-was high
y interested in seeing ancient tombs Of old English
Sovercigns, Mobiles, Knights, &C. Ambition has
ceased to divide and to direct human interest aad
passions here. Elizabeth and Mary sleep cold and
quiet under the same roof, and within the same
walls dead, who, while living, found Great Bril-
tain small to contain boh-one having the others
head cut off to make room for herself Here lies
the weak and silly Edward the Confessor, and here
lies all the Harres, and the King of all the Harres,
Henry WILL; and here lie his wives, without and
with heads; and here lies fat bishop who had two
wives, his first wife and himself lay side by side
she to his rights and he had thi. plan adopted,
his second wife, who survived hin, refused TO be
placed on top of the tombstone in marble to his
left, his first wife occupied his right side. If a
carry any passion to the grave, it is that
ofjeaousyl was well pleased at finding fine mar
bic statue erected to the memory Of James Watt.
Another statute has just gone up 10 the memo
ry of Wilberforce, and the artist was engaged in
pecking inscription on it.
1
Commons, and from thence to the House of Lords,
with no other ticket order Of admission than
king myself known as an 4" American Citizen"
which find a sufficient passport all over the
try, and, have doubt over Europe. This is a
proud and high privilege over Europe in favor Of
our countrymen; and hope and trust, we may al
ways continue to act in such way to deserve the
good opinion of foreigners as well as to receive it
wten travelling abroad.
While on this subject, I will offer few remarks
relative to Americans in England, practical men l
mean, engaged in some pursuit, or inventors.
Mr.. Catlin you know perfectly well, and a fine r
or nobler hearted American never knew.
Next comes Mr.. Wells, with his patent Cloth,
which is likely to produce the most important re-
suits in this country. Lord Brcugham has given it
athorough examination, and is highly pleased with
the results.
Next comes Mr.. johnson, who has brought out a
plan for taking kenesses by Of the Daguerreo-
type or Photogenie Drawing and is about to try to
introduce It here. Mr.. Johnson has been to this
country before, and brought out with him i'm
proved Cotton Machinery and a Gasometer.
Then we have man engaged in introducing a
wood Screw Machine for Mr.. Sellick of New York
with decided success.
Next we have a very remarkable American here
Mr. Wheelright, native ofNewburyport, Massa
chusctts. He was drowned when a boy and brought
TO again-was a sailor before the mast-became a
captain--was wrecked once, and burnt up once
robbed and left for dead in Mexico-was stabbed
by maniac in the streets OF Lima--then came 70
London, and spent three years in getting up com.
pany and capital for building steamboats, 10 navigate
the shores Of the Pacific Ocean, from Lima to the
Isthmus Of Darien Panama. He finally had tw q
steamships built here for this trade called the Pc
add the Chill, which have actually sailed for the
Pacific, and he has actually gone out in Of then
himself Here is ehterpri ior you.
should also call your attention to Mr.. Jacob Per.
kips and A. NJ Perkins, father and son. both native.
Of Newburyport in America The father, Mr.. ia
cob Perkins, is now old and infrm, and has retired
from the active scenes OF life He has been very
remarkable man in his time, and possesses one O.
the finest looking heads I ever saw on mans shoul
ders, something after the contour OF DR.. Frank
lin :, and DR.. Thenss Cooper's, late President o
South Carolina College. The old man was self-edu
Gated, and adopted engraving as a profession. His
first invention was very valuable one, II being
machine for making cut nails, wrought nails benz
expensive, but generally used previous 10 the in
vention Of Perkins machine. Unfortunately fol
him, however, he was cheate d out Of it, and mad
nothing by il.
His next invention was successfully engraving OF
steel plates. Copper had always been found to,
soft metal, and would only give about 10000 i'm
pressions. Attempts made to engravc on steel pre-
vious 70 Mr.. Perkins improvement had proveC
failures He adopted plan Of decarbonizing, OF
softening plates Of Steel by heating them excluded
from the air. and ofar he h,d cpgraxod ,b.r, A.,