The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-20
Foreign Ifcns

distinguished consideration, your very humble and obi
seisef'ah' AsHBuRTON.
Foreigu Items
STEAM NAVIGATION INVENTED BY THE SpANrApps
"A letter from Madrii, published in The C,m
I!etcr, irehch paper, contains an account of the
discovery IN the Royal archives of Salamanca. of
dnlhrnIc documents. proving what has heretofore
rested on vag 'e Tradition. The following extract ia
from register Kept b, The Minister Of rhe Marine
" In i5l2, Don BlascO de Garray captain IN The ma
w, (Caputine d. VaiSseanl SUI niited IA the cyan
inalion OF lhe Emprrur Charlie V "a machine moved
ny ne steam OF boiling wafer by which shps howe
Vcr'a'g', conlo proceed on calm sea- without oars
or sails. The Emperor ordered that a trial should be
made, which took place in the Roads Of Barcelona
ON the l7th OF June, 1913 and succeeded perfectly
lhls experiment was tined with vessel Of 200 tons
burden, named Santissima Trinidad commanded
by Captain Don Pedro de Lsarga VINO had arrived
Al barcelona with a cargo OF wheat Tie Fmperor
Charles and his son, aterw ards p lin II Don
Enrique de Toledo, the Goysrnor Don Pedro de
Cardona, the Grand Treasurer Ravaga. IN &C.
Chancellor Don Franci co Gralla a greet number OF
other gnlshed persons oi Cattle and Catalonia
ana number o. naval officers, some on shore and
some on board the vessei, were present AZ the at
tempt Tie Emperor. The Princess and the other
llustrous personages astonished AZ seeing the
ease with which the machine moved the vessel:
o9' tue q ana treasurer Ravdgo thought it right 10
ADVISE That The invention should not be sdopfed in
the vessels OF the State, because riding 10 his
opinion, The machine was too complicated and
would be too expensive, and there woud be reason
commission ordered 10 report on the experiment,
confned themselves To stating that a vessel moved
by steam had first completed three leagues In two
hours ana then league in an hour and that il
could be made 10 move twi ice as swiftly as a COM
mon rowlng galley The Emperor id NOT psy anv
more attention to the invention of Don Blasco de
Garray, but e presented HIM with 700 900 narave-
dis, and promised to raise him succeesivel, Ia the
highest rank IN the Spanish navy The late M Raw
nouard, OF the Academic Franchise has left among
his papers ballad in honor of Garrav, which was
sung In the streets of Barcelona in 1912"
It's stated OH good commercial authority. that
tne Marquis de Lavalette, the noblemsn who re-
Gently married Madame Welles, the widow of The
opu ent American banker and merchant, at Paris,
is coming to England, partly on an excursion OF
pleasure, but more particularly on a mission of some
kind from Nj. Guizot--proba6ly to conduct a nego.
tation on the right OF search question lust now so
much before the public.
LADIES FORMERLY IN PARLIAMENT -Gurdon, in
his =" Antiquities of Parliament" says The la
Saxon Wita's" " The Abbess Hda, (says Bede.)
presided IN an ecclesiastical synod Z" In Wieh.
reds great council at Beconced A. ID, 69i, the
Addresses sat and driberated and five of hem
signed the DEGREES Of that council along with The
King, bishops, and mobiles " King Edear's charter
10 tae Abbey OF Crowland, A. ID 96l was with the
consent OF the MOBILES and ADDRESSES, who subscribed
the charter" . In Henry the Thirds and Ed
ward The Firsts time four addresses were summon
ed to Parliament VIZ oi Shaftesbury, Berking -,
Wary o. winchester, and w lon." In the 35hof Ed
appear there by their pIoxies, viz MARY Countess
ct Norfolk Alienor Countess of Ormend: Anna
Dispenser, Philippa Countess of Narct: Johsnpa
Flz Wafer; Agneta, Countess of Pembroke. ,Marv
dc st Paul, Countess OF Pembroke; Margaret de
zoos Matilda, Countess of Oxford Catherine
Countess OF Atho These ladies' were called ad
cohoquum ct traciatum by their proxies, a privi-
'ege peculiar to the peerage to appear and act by
proxy.
CONTINENTAL RAILROADS "A Berlin letter Of Oct
24th; III the Frankfort Journal saws" I'm The se-
cond part OF the royal memorial, laid before the
committees OF the States, It is said that there are
already SIX railroads formed within Prussa-name-
~, from Berlin to Stetln, from Berlin to Frankfort
on,the- Oder. from Maedeburg 10 Halbrrstadt, from
E"losne to Bonn, from Breslau TO Frburg and from
Bresau To Oppeln. in addition Ia these n ia de.r,
bic TO establish five more liEes-namey. from Min
den, on the frontiers OF Hanover, TO Cologne from
Halle, across ,lhurlngla, towards The Rhine from
Berlinto konigsberg, with lateral branch a. Dant-
zc, which may be carried on, 1t iound desirable 10
the Russian frontier; from Frankfort to Bre slau
and OWen, and thence To the Austrian frontier;
and, lastly, one thai will on one hand Join The town
oi Posen on one side TO the province OF Prussia, and
on The other to Slesa. The lengths Of lhese differ
eh' lines are nearly AS follows From the Weser 10
The Rhine 30 Germ miles from Halle across
ihnringn. 10 miles from Berlin 10 The Russian
frontier, ~ miles from Frankfort ou-fhe Oder TO
bressn 50 miles from Op,eln 10 tn Austrian frou-
Tier, ID miles, and that which would oin Posen 10
Silesia 40 miles. These make a total of 220 miles
The approximate expenses per mile of the lines al
ready formed, including The means of conveyance
ana interest on the capital during their constructions
have been trs tor the section between Berlin and
Potsdain, iOOWW crowns secondly. for that be-
tween Magdsburg and Leipzic, 2l5 coo crowns:
thirdly, between Berlin and Anhali 220 900 crowns;
iourihly between Dusseldorf and Elhrri.ld 500 OO0
crowns ; and, filthy, for that 10 the Rhine, GOO QUO
crowns. For the lines in construction the cost
per mile viii be--between Berlin and Frankfort,
26O OOO crowns between Berlin and Siettln no.
OOO crowns; between Breslau and Oppeln 100 600
crowns between Cologne am Bonn 22G 600 crowns
and hf4Itu al LII. ll1
crowns These make upon tho average an expense
OF 2eo,OoO crowns per mile. The three questions
submitted 10 the committees are-l. Will The exc
cutIon OF railroads 10 the extent proposed be ruff
hcien, tor he full wants Of the country "a Is il
hing and ne cessary that the state should encourage
TINS great undertaking by guaranteeing interest
upon the capitai3--3. Do the committees conceive
thar such e gdgementS, IL entered into by tn state
and 10 meet which i may be necessary TO increase
again the price OF salt, which has been proposed
to reduce, will be according TO the general wishes OF
the couatyP'
Mr.. EDITOR