Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-17
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! ihn SorTr hurrIchv rnADr--TAr fol
loving ca ,ct Of \ letter from orr IF ,hc off
Gers oi the T.. y. frtEate Constitution, now at
Chill, exposes The lucfIirirncy Of our naval
f'rr@ ~ that rcgon From ovcry part of 'lc
glo5' similar complaints are continually heatd,
Wh"' our own gcaboard Is open 10 IT, rav,go4
oi 'hr most insignificant power. - time
mc Government SHOULD attend 10 tIcgc thInrF.
~ squadron j. so limited, t'at / hayc
no - 'tputt the Commodore finds II y very
l@' > "F'nE task to give that proterti5h 10 our
."'"''t'e III 'his vast ocean, and OH the ex-
hf'7H coasts Of Chill, Peru and Mexico, that
II %'IHlres, and ia entitled 10. 1, Seems to
u" tnat unless the squadron Is increased to \
~ t. ana three or tonrsIoops, It will be quite
~. sable :" hrlach y ship from the COASTS Of
,.".' Or 'cru TO visit "tl'e islands," and the
'rF' co'St Of Mexico, ma n. ". roast Of
NrNoT'rh once III twelve m1u'ha. The very
'7h"'I n'F"I iorre we now bay~ in the Pacfr,
Nv" snip" ana one schooner y II b. no means
IN proportion 10 our commerce. which, IN torr-
rage, Is Tar a1c9d Of Old Ehgllnd or France !,
we iiar" ahotit five hundred whale ships en-
pI""ef II thu ocean, whose torlrbge il proba-
ny OVER ono lhrndred and fifty fho,fsand. en-
Pl0NiDg twelve tJousand scamcn. This m
tn"1sn Fort Is Cited out At home, Of domestic
Tr'dpcts' which, III al probability, rost over
mliiI6l Of dollars " and this Is left with our
people,, and the fruits of the ocean, after great
lhhor, ar" taken home 10 thrtn also. In g1dI-
4--. 90
ton To tht whale ships, there arc about GGy
vessels from various ports in the United Stolcs
trading u the Pacific, in other branrhrs Ut
commerce. This IS but Il birds eve y.sU uf
orr great and growing interests IN the Pacific.
Docs 1t not seem 10 mEtit the watchful care
OF tic government, and an increased naval
t0rcel
CA New Bedford conposltcr passes the
iojIo"Ing criticism on this estimate: viz, what
" cost OVER a million Of dollars 7''-~thn whojn
OUTFIT Tor 800 vessels, or the Jro1 isi1ns for
Inc 'n"n during each cruizc7 Ono million d.
'Ided between 800 ships would give Zach
@2'W0!-5arsly, and perhaps not suficicnt 10
Pr'YiEion a large wholer during II months or
two years. The whole Of the above rcnfcnre
- obscure, Notwithstanding The emphasize
'I7en 10 certain '7ortls. OF the nccesHi'v of
increased na'a! FORE in The sens mentioned
here can be no doubt utthoee who cndeavnr
70 demOnstr)tc This ncrcRsifv, should be- more
.ucid.
WONDERS or AtsrRALr..-In this r.
,,1f .,. - Il III III 20,
1orse8, oxen, ducks, crcac, oaks, eIrns and
regular and useful productions tor the
'cbt OF the WbfId) seems determined to have
| hi OF play, and =. a.nusc herself rs she
Accordingly she makes cherries
With the stone on the outside. and n mon.
tronS animal, M tall Us y grcnadier, with
be head Of a rabbit, II tail as big M a Ird-
'ost, hopping along dt the rate Of five E,opw
. a mile, with three or fous young kaaIga-
COS looking out at its false uturus, 10 sec
ls passing, Then comes n uv,drn.
'cd as big MS a large cat, with the even.
dior and skin Of n mole, and tho hin and
web feet Of Il duck, pIzzling DR.. Shaw,
nd rendering the latter bali Of h,s hfc
nlserabic, from his utter inability 10 deter
1rnc whether it Vas a bird or n. hrasa.-
I'D to this, otparrot with tho ! rs Of Il
ea-ghIi; n skhfc with fhc head Q n xhaYEr
nd a bird ut such monstrors q tn,cnstons.
lat a side bot be- Of it will dine three real
arnIvorous iEn2Iiahmen-tog cAher with
lany other productions TINT .igitatcd Sir
oseph tbank and filled hy' with emo
OILS Of d'@trcsq ara delight 5,ducySmGh.
> ne ~,o"rler ne Irons' Ravr that some
Eneg'erF on pc SWISS froEf or have adopted
e plan oi con 'ettlng light rrcels Of ralua-
. aFtiri"f "!er their tror tler linz Of cus-
ms %sta'lo's By lncanB Of : balloon: tbry
" gnu ~ acr"slaflc mach ne with a load Of
ON i6l' 10 800 English pounds, ~ then.
itdlng It ~ rope, takf 7~dyantarc Of ! f..
'Table wind, and walk tier aerial ,cL rio
to France. ga
MIR. Joseph Hewitt, o. DERBY. has y,,L,no
G only tn woGIs Oh. which h. satt,,acJ tIn
ny cx':aordiuarv w. toht of i sco,c ,nd
T.; u measures Z tcet 10 inches ro1rd tLr
run al" lt6 carc"se IL ? feet 6 inches Iour
~ "ynHHle'ry OF Frl Is: anIHa! II 80 remarkable
It's weight and SIZE.
IN i79V, two do" org, Mrai ard Woodwar.,
'eI't under the + a,es OF Gresham ColIe1r
o iatlcF 7iIf?ec ls loot and fill. "Ia.c
ur me- eNcI7 ned DR.. Mead. ".AnyshInr
u your FhE3Ic," replied thc o~rostrate Hron[,
''f; ana TIM "hlir tcrmira;ci with the
! rom a Pa r. very ~reccntJr raaG before the.
atie(cal = ,cIety, Of the nllInher and IeporL
railways IN Great Britain and IreI,,d =.
y ere are II jinoy torInjpo > ,,x.l
OF 2l9l miles. {. .lesc % are omen
PaFt' ", and 10 are MT ye, oaencd.
A r7 . in Texas, whose ear hay keeu ronoo
u : tight with III" ;ndiaps, lad /, reDIaceG
23n+ made Of India rubber, which looks -
IS neg, and an6"ers al ;tIe Dur7,zc. st
" ng' lhI5 experiment NAV be- callez
~ cor-a ii surgery.
The following trees are alcu|,.o4
33j Years, c. ,,re.s 35o cb.,,
mons 400. IVY 40, lar n 573, orapge G3O
iFc ~, ornamental p ne 40, cedar 4m
ne iii'' OAK l|b}, ye.w $50, b41oau 5lJr
a @en,leIuan beint asked whether he va.
ron7iF injured WI n the ~stc9nboat cya...-
> Is Sa!0 70 nave reDlled that he u.ls sos.-.~.
De O!o$Sl up ny his vie, that lI,ear 4,e,-,
d no ctfec. % dim.
/ DC daily co~nsulnotion Of aroc7 no..
IFS IS e5tiH .hred at POO 800 l,rs4 , IT -
lglISh gallons. Moro t,ran .y4p, n..naH ara
~ occupied in the rr.,Ie, liz >,c oro-,,,,
Smelling.
count b. m;-..o>: c~i:.4-co br DAYS.
7' ~ years; planets bv revolutions d: ,o.r..
let's BY revolutions Of 9ge4; naS,rc iv1,
ntlon7 OF systems, the ,,cr14! ncd..;a..
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