Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-24


r;u;us,. .; 1867 So; oh
100000
So be the weight Of these coins that FIVE
centime piece will be put in circulation which
weighs one per cent less than the prescribed
weight; and or two centime piece viii be issued
which varies, way the other, half per
The coins to be composed of parts of
copper four of BRASS and one of zinc They will bear
one side the egy Of the President with the words Louis
NAPOLEON BoSApARrE and the other side the inica-
ton of the value of the piece and the date Of its coinage
The of the coins issued will not exceed in
nominal value that Of the coinage called in Of
1850 900 francs about 81 o00) is appropriated for
all the expenses of the new coinage and paying off the old
report has been in circulation for weeks past
that Louis NAPOLEON about declare general
nesty favor all political prisoners arrested since the
vo.Y This report far good be true, seems to
be officially refuted by decree published the 9th
instant providing that the persons transported this
shall be transported according regulation of January
81 1850 which provides that far possible they be
formed separate detachmens of 5O0 under the
Of Penitentiary Colony No No 2 Sc The decree
also provides that the proposition Of the Minister Of
War; the President of the Republic release such of
the prisoners offer guarantees Of good conduct and
show an aptitude for work. from the daily regime Of the
penitentary and that such persons pnder specified
ditions may be allowed tract Of land and be permitted
to cultivate it on their account.
telegraphc despatch was received from Vienna yes
erday announcing the sudden death the evening Of
the 9Th instant six o'clock from attack of apopexy,
of Prince FELIX DE ScHwARrzEsBEnG President Of the
Council of State and Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of Aus
ria Prince Schwartrenberg born the I'd October
1900 and Of the Prince Schwsrzenberg who was
Austrian Ambassador to France under the Empire, and
who was Chief of the Austrian forces which
invaded France in 1914 When the revolution Of 1S4e
broke out the late Prince schwartzenberg Minister
Plenipotentiary Naples In the height Of the revou
ton he called to the head Of affairs in Austria in
which position whatever may be said Of him of the
leading and most powerful reactonsts Of Europe he
tainy exhibited signal ability 1t is said that Prince
MKrTEnSIcH may possibly take his place at the head Of
the Cabinet at Vienna.
have frequently had occasion TO notice. in nv CORE
spondence, the claims put forth by the French to the
honors Of first discovery in relation nearly all If not
quite all Of the great advances in science which illus
trate the century in which we live must as a faith
full recorder Of they arise another preten-
sion Of this Sort just light II refers to the moot
ed question Of the FIRST application Of steam navigation
NJ ARAGo has made a communication to the Academy Of
Sciences, containing information furnished by NJ KuHr~
MAN. Of Marburg relative to an unpublished correspond
ence Of DENIS PAPIs the French natural philosopher
with LHBsrrz tappears from this correspondence tina
in the year 1907 Papin then living in retirement la
nau in Hesse-Casse, Germany, and who said hav
known the applicability Of steam power for purposes
navigation far back 1885, contented ha
generally been supposed with few theoretc ideas
this subject but followed up his projects with persever
ance that in fact, he caused to be constructed ION tn
river Fulda steamboat propelled by the aid Of pad
dies and built mainly a system which has since bee
attributed to English mechanician Papn proposes
to make voyage in this boat to England but variou
obstacles which he could not removethough he had tn
patronage Of the Grand Duke Of Hesse Casseprevente
his putting this project into execution II was in orde
to these obstacles that he addressed to Lebnit
most Of the letters which just been discovered by
KuHLNAS.
1t may be remembered that NJ. PAPIS was an emnen
philosopher, who, in the beginning Of the 18th century
was celebrated for his researches concerning power
steam. lie native Of Blos, France; but afte
finishing his studies, he went to England where in 68
he was admitted a Fellow Of the Royal Society NV
consES, practical philosopher Of England admits tina
he received from Papn valuable hints touching his disco
veres for the improvement Of the steam engine On eay