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Condeus,a m Story of stearn.

About 2S0 years B. C., Hero, of Alexandra, formed toy which exhibited some of the powers of steam, and was moved by it's power.
 A. D. $40, An,hemius archeitect arranged several csldronS of water each covered with the wide bottom of leatheTn tube. which rose to a narrow top with pipes extended to the rafters of the adjoining building. A fire was kIndled be- heath the caldronS, and the house was shaken by the efforts of the steam ascending she tubes.- This IS the first notice of the power oi steam re- corded
 In l549, June l7, Blasco De Garoy tired a steam boat of 209 tons with tolerable success at Barce- Iona, Spain IL consisted of a caldron of boiling water and moveable wheel on each side Of the ship. l. was lad aside as lmpracticable. 4 pres sent, however, was made to Garoy
 In lI50 the first railroad was constructed at Newcastle on Tyne.
 Tine first ldea of steam engine Tn England was in the Marquis of Wolcester's |" History of lnven- t0ns," A. D. 1863.
 In TITO Newcomer made the first steam engine in England.
 In ITS patents were granted to Sayary for the first application of inc steam Nngine.
 In lI64 James W att made the first perfect steam engine n England.
 in i73a Jonathan HullS first set forth the idea of steam navigation.
 In l77s Thomas Paine frs; proposed this appli- cation i'll America, se
 In f7sl Marquis JoufIrdy constructed one on the Saone. 4f
 In i5s5 two Amerisias published work on it.
 In l7S9 William Tsmngton made voyage in one on the Forth and Clyde canal
 In lS02 thiS experiment was repeated.
 In 17s2 Ramsey propelled boat by steam at New York.
 In l7s7 John Fitch, of Philadelphia. navgated a boat by steam engine on the Delaware
 In i792 Robert Fulton first began to apply his attention ta steam.
 In i793 Oliver Evans, native of Philadelphia conS,rueed locomotive steam engine to travel on a turnpike road.
 The inst steam vessel that ever crossed the At lantie was lie Savannah, in tAe month ef June, lslo, from Charleston to Liverpool. .-HaHfs Msr ehHats' Magassne
 ANoruEs FfIaaus1Ea EXPEDITION. follow ing IS from the Inst number Of the &. Louis Re publican;
 We understand from source which leads us tp give il pcii eredeqce that for some time past a number al Americans have been concentrating Hp on the Rio eanae, near Fora Brown, 10 azsist in aiteinpi io geyeulloRlze the State oi Tamaalipas, Mexico Al the iasi account, tbey numbered some 900 men. ready for tbe expedition and were waiting inc signal from Carasajali, noted freehaoier ln that State for years past and well remembered for his depredafions nlan small parties q Amenean troops in ihat part f Mexico, during the last war. lie was to have taken Hue lead "a a prouuncia- menio and the revolution of Tamauipas and inc FnlibusteroS rom Texas were 10 invade ihe Terri tory and 10 ad in ihe establishment or Inc new government, The prospec; of revolution n Caba, under tue flag of Lopez. diverted the attention of ear Tanauipas patriots, and we recolieci that one of the accounts for the New Orleans papers stated that about three hnndfed men had congTegated about Mustang Island waiting the sErlgial of yes sel to take ihem to Cuba. They asd aei go, how tever, and nos The old expedim will be, no doups, revived One would think thnt the very name Of the trecbooter who Is 10 take the lead in the Tam auipas expedition would be suiieieatly repnlssye to deter any Asnefican lfom engaging m such an enterprise, but t is quite certain it is not. We hope thatthc government, already probably advised Of lais foray. will take the most decided measures to Gisertse those engaged ia it.