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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-10
Concluded on fourth page.
From a late London Paper.

From late London Paper.
Dover, JAN. 26.-The great blast at
Rounddown Cliff, consisting of 1880 lbs.
or eight and half tons of gunpowder, which
has lately produced so great sensation in
the scientific world, was fired off this day,
at two o'clock. Long before this hour every
height (at a respectful dis,ance) commanding
a view of the immense cliff intended to be
operated upon was studded with spectators,
and, we must say, that excellent arrange.
ments were made by tho company 10 avoid
accidents. A line of demarcation was
marked off by signals, and police and militia
ry we're stationed along this line, to keep the
populace from approaching within it.
The Rounddown Cliff o'erhung the sea,
close to the one whose fearful height is so
graphically described in King Lear. and
commonly known by the classic name Of
Shakespeare Cliff" The original inten.
ton of the Southeastern Rail way Company
was to carry a tunnel through the portion Of
the height this day blown down, as they
have through the bowels of the Shakespeare;
but, from the circumstances Of tremendous
falls having taken place on either side, du.
ring the progress of the works, and from
these falls having affected the stability of tho
cliff, the expedient of blasting it was very
judcously resolved on. A NINE. consisting
of three cells, was accordingly planned and
formed by Mr.. Cubi,,, the engineer of the
company, in the base Of The cliff, into which
the enormous quantity Of powder above
named was placed, and the ignition of the
charges by the voltac battery was performed
by Lieutenant Hutchinson, of the Royal
Engineers, who was employed lately by
Major-General Paisley in operating against
the wreck Of the Royal George. Punctual
to their arrangement, the miners commune
Gated the electric spark to the gunpowdcr
by their connecting wires, on the signal be-
ing gven-the earth trembled under our
fee, to half mile distant-a stifed report,
not loud, but deep, was heard; the base Of
the cliff, extending on either hand to upwards
Of FIVE hundred feet, was shot as from can.
non from under the superintendent mass of
chalk seward, and in few seconds, no, less
we should say, than l, OOO, 900 tons Of chalk
were dislodged by the shock, and settled
gently down into the sea below. Tremend.
Gus cheers followed the blast, and royal "a.
lutte was fired. The sight was indeed truly
magnificent. Such was the precision Of the
engineers, and the calculations of Mr.. Gu.
bitt, that j, would appear just so much of the
cliff has been removed as was wanted TO
make way for the sea wall and it is reckon.
cd the blast will save the company FL 900
worth Of hand labour. Not the slightest &C.
cident occurred. On the cliffs we noticed
MAJOR General Paisley, Sir J. Herschell, and
many engineers, together with hos, Of sci.
enlifc men.
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CHEAP BOOKS.


II TAYLOR has on hand a large and valuable
i collection of Books in every branch of Litera
ture, Science, and Art; Law; Medicine and Surgery;
Theology History Botany and Agriculture Clas-
steal Literature and TRANSACTIONS Poetry and the
Drama Geology and Mineralogy; Chemistry, Math-
ematics, and all other Of the Practical Sciences
which he offers for sale al extreme low prIces-many
of them at cost, of them at less than cost and
in every al the lowest price at which the same
can be purchased in any of the Northern cities.
Purchasers ordering from distance may rely on
finding this to be the The advertiser purchases
little from The Northern booksellers hut chiefly at the
trade sales, (wboesaIe auctions) where they lay in
their supplies and at the prices with them. lie
is able, therefore 10 sell at small an advance as
any bookseller any where in The United States, and
wiling do This is know to all those who have
taken the trouble TO ascci tain the fact.
Foreign editions he imports direct from London and
Par- buy ing them for cash in advance in those cities
and hey sold for lower prices any where III
the United States than in his establishment.
A good collection of French books Will be found
with the advertiser TO which additions are constantly
made also a few Of the best authors in the Spanish,
Italian and German languages, with the best bo ks
Of instruction in EACH while on the subjects OF His
tory, Naval and Military Science and Service Cecil
ogy and Mmeralcgy, Currency, Finance and Legisla-
ton, and Engineering, Architecture and Mechan-
les, all their various branches as good collections
are probably not for sale in the United States those
which may he found at his store.
Orders from distance il may be relied upon,
will be promptly attended TO, and upon the same
terms as if the purchaser were upon the spot
Books Stationery and Periodicals. any thing else
imported TO oder from London and Paris.
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xryAsulNG TON HIGH SCHOOL for YOUNG
w GENTLE MEN. The subscribers having been
induced TO believe that, now outstanding the numer
OH, schools now ia The city, scholastic institute,
which should offer TO young gentlemen peculiar ad-
yanages for acquiring a knowledge at once sound
and practical Of the Latin, Greek, French and Spa
nish languages and hose advantages for instruction
IN Mathematics and Bellies Letrcs, &c. should be In
erir to those Of other, would meet with support
and encouragement, have resolved TO unite their en-
erges aud abilities in an effort TO establish IN Wash
ngton such an institution.
OF their qualifications for the accomplishment of
such an enterprise, aud Of their competency to
duct school Of this character In all its departments
they would prefer that parents should judge from
tla experiment and personal observation, rather
Than from any description OF their own. To induce
parents, them 10 entrust 10 their care, for limited
me their sons, or wards, with view 10 the expcr>
ment alluded to, they have published prospectus
embracing full view 0f their mode Of instruction
and discipline Of the of studies to be pursued
and containing terms, testimonials, &c.
To this prospectus, copies of which may be procu-
red at MIR. Farnhams bookstore, they respectfully
call the attention of parents, and beg leave only to
state that period of nearly twenty years has elapsed
since they completed their studies at their re-
specliye universities and entered upon the duties of
that profession in the practice Of which they have
been constantly engaged that this Office Twas origi-
naly assumed by them, not as temporary measure,
not as a means Of support while waiting or preparing
for some other station, nor as last resort after
failure in other projects pursuits but their first
and unbiased choice that il has since been practis-
ed not because presented to them fairer prospects
fr fame or emouments than other vacations 70
which they have devoted their talents and acquire
mens but simply because they preferred tins profess
sion to any other.
A. N. GIRAULT, A. M.
Washington, d. c., August 3, iS43-2awotif
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PROPOSALS FOR CHAIN IRON.


NAVY AGENTS OFflCE,
Washington, July %, l843.
ROPOSALS will be received at this Office UNI
til O'Clock on the first day of September ensu-
ing to deliver the Navy Yard in this City, the fol
lowing Chain Iron for eighteen Chain Cables, lIl6
inches in diameter, each SO fahoms long, constitute
ing the following bill Of Iron, viz
az 100 links ll-l6 inches in dameter--20s inches
long.
$50 links / 1916 inches in dameter-22s inches
90 feel 3. inch by % Oval pin Iron.
90 do 81 do 2 do. do.
10 Swivel, 1873 Shackle, and l8 Box pieces.
Specifications Of the Swivel, Shacke, Box pieces
and Oval gin ron be seen on application at this
Office ali of the above Iron must be- the very best
American snd undergo such proof, under the ncreas-
ed tests and inspection the CommaDdant OF the
Yard may subject it to- to be delivered free Of ex
pense to the Government, and in short time after
the Contract is mad is possible, which time will
be designated in the Contract.
Bonds with good snn sufficient suretes in double
the amount Of the Contract will be required, and
reservation made from each payment Of 10 per cent,
till the Contract is COM ieted
WIN. B. SCOTT, Navy Agent.
To be published three times week till first Sep
TENDER next, in the following papers, (Which will
please forward a copy of the same to the Navy
Agents offce,) viz Morning Post, Daily Times,
Boston Journal of Commerce, Aurora & Union, New
York Republican Herald, Providence, II. l.; Amer
lean Sentinel, Public Ledger, Philadephi, National
Enquirer, Democratic Signal, Harrisburg, Pa; Sun,
Republican, Baltimore Enquirer, Richmond Daily
Morning Post Piitsburg, Pa Mad sonan, lntellgen-
Ger, and Spectator, Washington City aug3
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( iAU ilON.-Current River Gopher Mines. shan
- non county, Missouri.--The public are hereby
."'"ned against purchasing OF J. Epcs Cow.n any
Interest IA The above named Mines, for the reason
ga 80. '.s r,yh.ui o~ner Of the property, Joseph
oaef rs sui Ia possession Of the same and intends
10 contend 10 the courts of the country he validity of
'he e'a'ni sci up BY Cowan who by some fraudulent
means mas succeeded In procuring from the officer.
o. t"e Treasury decision in his favor so far as that
DePsHmsn' could determine. Slater claims the fee
s'uPe 70 the SOIL, 0y virtue bona kda settlement
Use and occupation OF the land long before Cowsn
ever saw Il Upon this settlement a pre-emption
was proven. and Slater was permitted To enter the
and at Government price, which he did, and now
o'ps lhe receipt OF the Receiver Of the Land Office
:. JACKSON, Missouri, for the same. The United
s.ates have parted with the freehold The question
OF u.'e lies between Cowan and Slater, and the
courts alone can determine them.
iho Undersigned viii not notice further than this
10 caution The unwary the false charges made nv The
contemplate J. +. Cowan against him and slater in
The Madsonian Of the 9th April, A. d. I843 re.
fer TO the Hon. l.. y. Linn and Hon James HI Ralfe
members OF Congress from Missouri as TO the stand
ing Of myself and Slater Mhs1s we are tnSwn
june 20 law6
'NHE THEORY, PRACTIC AND ARCHI-
lecture OF BRIDGES of Stone, Iron,
Timber and Wire, in three large volumes, London,
iSl3 with $50 engravings. The Theory OF Bridges,
~ James az Ham Kings College, London; p,inei-
ny Of the Arch, &c, by Professor Mosely; Papers
On Foundations, by Il. Hughes, civil engineer; Es-
says and Trestises, by VIM. Hosking, a single copy
Imported per Great Western, by F. Taylor, is this
day received; also Buck on Oblique Bridges, vol.
1uarto; Bland on the Constr cton Of Arches Piers
Buuresses, &c vol. octave; Hart on the Con-
struction Of Oblque Arches, vol quarto Sir How
ard Douglas Military Bridges, l. vol. octave; Ma
yier, Lecons sur les Points ct Chaussees vols Par
Pope on Bridge Architecture; The Principle, Con-
struction, and Practical Execution Of Bridges by
ltAiel Town; The Mcdaniel Principles Of Eng
neering and Architecture, by Professor Mosely, one
vol London, ls43; Wal,on's Problems, lIlu ira,ive
of the Principles Of Theoretical Mechanics vol
London, 1913; Transactions Of Institute Of Civil
Engineers, vol 3D., quato, London, 1913; Profess
sion" papers Of the Royal Engineers, vol s. qaarto,
London, 1913 Nicholson on Masonry; Shaw's OPP
e.aiivc Masonry; Barlow on the Strength of Mate
rails TurnbulI on the Strength and Stress of Cast
hon Beams and Columns; Vicst on Clements Ro-
bnsons Mechanical Philosophy, 4 vols. Edinburgi
and variety of valuable works on A Architecture,
Engineering and Construction, in which the
subjects are treated OF.
=. Books, Stationery, Periodicals and any thing
else imported TO order from England and France.
joy20 F. TAYLOR.
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rnsAsuar DErAn. AKsr,



July ID, 1913
NoficE 10 applicants for rene,oai NJ lost CerrGeatss
- Of Stock, o'Jo, payment Of iosi Treasury drJs OF
Treasury notes- From the imperfect forpi in which
aIfieas"'ns are frequently pres. ed al this Depart
ne" i"f renewal OF certificates Of stock OF
rasury drafts OF Treasury notes, lost or destroyed
u "a desnled proper 10 inform those whom il may
cefn that the Department expects every such appIca
lion TO be accompanied by the following doc uments
1. A statement, on oath OF affirmation by the APP
piican showing the time place, aud all ,ther cir
cumsianees attending the loss destruction of the
certificate, draft or note, with letter, number, date,
amount the rate of Interest il bears; The time TO which
interest, If any, has been paid in whcre favor il
issued when made pay able together with every
other particular relating TO IL, within the knowledge
Of the applicant.
2. An instrument in writing, TO be signed by the
applicant, with two suretiss, rciling the particulars
hei'inbef,re specified, by which such applicant and
his sure,ics shall Jointly and severaly agree TO pay TO
any person who may establish valid claim To the
thcaie, drah or note alleged Ia have been lost
desi royed the full value thereof demand with inte
rest until paid and also 10 pay 10 the United States
any sum which shall appear TO have been enormously
paid to such claimant pursuant 10 the said appca-
ton, with interest until paid. Such instrument Ia
be executed in the presence of Judge Disric, At
toIney OF the United States, or Judge Of Supreme
or Superior Court Of any State, by whom The suff
cheney of the sufcies, in double the amount claimed
must be certified.
s. copy Of public advertisement of the loss Oh
destruction Of The certificate draft or note made by
the party In newspipeI published a, near the
place, OF ruch loss or destruction accompanied 10y the
aihdivt Of the printer publisher of the sane, that
the said advertisement had b, inserted ia the said
paper for six consecutive weeks.
J. c. SPENCER,
july ll-6w Secretary Of The Treasury.
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PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER.

NAVY AGENr's OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, July 81, ls43.
PROPOSALS will be r. ce,ved this office,
/ ;l3 o'clock on the I7ih Of Angus, ensuing, TO
d,li-er at the Navy Yard in this city, the following
bii, of Lumber, VIZ
1920 ao feet inch white pine p'nne' boards
IL 36l do do
$500 do do
GOO Z" inch yellow pine boards.
200 I" do do
In all the above boards there must be a full proper
ton of wide ones, and to be in l6 feet lengths.
Also, 500 feet q inch black walnut.
500 II do. do. do
900" do do. do.
700" do. do. do.
The whole TO be well seasoned, Oilers will be re-
eeived for the pine, and for the walnut and poplar
separately TO lie delivered at the Navy Yard on or
before the i7h day of September next, fee of eI-
pense The Government and subject TO the usual in
spee,iOn Of the yard and approval OF the Comman-
dani.
w.B. SCOTT, Navy Agent
July 2i-eod I'LL 9Th Aug. Nat. lot
STEAM MANUAL FOR THE BRITISH NAVY,
- vol London, lS43, by Capt. Williams, Royal
Navy.
The Art of Sail making as practised in the Royal
Navy, and according to the most approved methods
in the merchant service and the Parliamentary reg
ulatons relative to sails and sail cloth, and the Ad-
mralty instructions for manufacturing canvass for
her Msjcsy's Navy, vol, London lS43, with many
cngrayIngs
Fincham on Laying Of Ships, vol, and large
Atlas Of Plates, by J. Fincham, Master Shipwrishi
Of Chatham Dockyard.
simmons on Courts Martial new and enlarged edi-
ton, vol, London, May, 1913.
Practice Of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy,
by Lieut. Raper, Royal Navy, second edition, en-
larged and improved
Riddles Navigation and Nautical As ronomy, 4th
edition enlarged, London, ls43.
simmons on Heavy Ordnance, Hollow Shot, Load,
ed Shells as directed against and applied by ships Of
war vol and pamphlet supplement
Rey's Astronomical Tables. British Nautical
Almanac FOR 1876.
British Nautical Magazine and Journal Of Papers
on subjects connected with Maritime Affairs for
1912, b. upd up 10 one volume.
Hand Bo, k Of Communication by Telegraph.
Clerks Naval Tactics, Notes by Lord Rodney.
Lieut. Fromes Trgonometrica Surveying.
IIough's Military Law Authorities.
On the Practice and Forms Of Courts Martial and
Courts of Enquiry, by Field officer, London, 1872
British Naval Biography.
Requisite Tables Tor the Nautical Almanac.
Boilleaus Traverse Tables.
Naval Gunnery by SIR Howard Douglas.
Naval Battles by Rear Admiral Atkins, vol. quar-
10 with 5 plates.
Paul Hosts, | vol quarto, many engrayngs.
Hugo Reid on the Steam Engine.
Tredgold on Steam the Steam Engine, and Steam
Navigation.
Slr John Ross, Royal Navy, on Steam Navigation.
Just imported direct from London, by Y. TAYLOR,
together with many other valuable works on Military
and Navel Science and Service.
Granthsm on Iaon Steamers shortly expected from
London, and others.
Books, Stationery, and Periodicals, and any thing
else, imported TO order from London and Paris.
July 2l-u
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MANTUAMA KING.

MRS Z. b. ROBINSON, respectfully informs
wi the ladies If Washington and ITS vicinity that
she has removed from her late residence on street
TO 9th, above y, nearly opposite MIR Asbury Tuck
ets where she will DC glad TO her old customers
and those who may favor her with call. Her re.
sdence is pleasant and free from the dust and noise,
where she prepared to execute work in her line IN
the neatest and most r.. honabe manner.
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L,pRAnY OF CoNeREss, July 10, ls43

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-, July 10, lS43.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Library will be
closed on the 26li instant and will not be open
ed until Thursday the 7th Of September, in order to
enable the workmen to carry into effect the law OF
March 3d. l843 directing the construction of Z" two
furnaces under each end of the first story of the
tire Of The Capitol, for warming the rooms and passa-
gcs upon and above the said first story, including the
Congress Library room and " for laying the floor of
the principal Library room with hydraulic cement"
u5-Persons who have books from the Library are
requested to return them by Tuesday next.
J. S MEEHAN Librarian
july 20--co6t
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NOTICE
OF REDEMPTION OF TREASURY NOTES.
]. e. SPENCER,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
july ll-6w

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, June %, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that this Department is
ready to redeem all the Treasury notes Of the United
States heretofore issued and not included in the
lice given by this Department the Goth day of
April lat and according to the provisions of differ
ent acts OF Congress, interest the said Treasury
notes which become due before the thirty-irst
day of August next will cease on that day and on
all remaining Treasury notes now outstanding, and
which become due at any subsequent time, interest
will cease on the days when they respectively be-
come due.
The notes included in this notice will be redeemed
by the Repositories Of the United Stacs in the city
of New York, or at the city of Washington, or at
the Treasury. J. c. SPENCER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
June 29-2awt26aug
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a PLEASANT furnished chamber, where there
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NOISE The location is 10 9th, just above street,
and to person who is fond Of study and retirement
" "Ill be both pleasant and agreeable. Enquire OF
H. at this office July "a
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NEW BOOKS.-This day received for sale by
IN +. TAYLOR
Vol of Agnes Strcklsnds Lives of The Queen
Of England new aud cheap edition at 90 cents per
volume.
Lights Shadows, and Reflections of Wings and
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The Physical Diagnosis of Diseases OF the Lung,
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paper and engravinps. =
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No of Martin Chuzzlewit- price 6. cents.
And all other cheap publications of the day.
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THE Ladies' Hand Book of Fancy Needle Work,
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80 cents.
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The LADIES' Hand Book Of Millinery, Dress max
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With the number for July, lS43, commenced the
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the free and fair disc usson of sntagonisc doctrines
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-. A few complete sets of the work, embracing
egh, semi-annual volumes, can be procured by az.
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i lando Sabertash with remarks Fashion and
Address, vol. London 1912 priceSl 25. Just re-
ceived by +. TAYLOR.
Also, CHARADEs FOR AcrIso, by Miss Ellen Pick
eriDg, the novelist, vol. Lond,, H. l843. July 81