The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-20
TuE MOUTH OF THE DANUBE.

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TIE MOUTH OF THE DANUBE.
The extreme importance, to eom'"e'ce' =
leaving the mouth Of the Danube open, mas ~
,,.eted the attention ofIhe British far'iainen''
IN The lst inst, Lay ard, the famous explorer
:. The ru;ns Of Babylon and Uneven, asked
La,h.r II was true that the Russians had
.io.Laaed he mouth of the Danube by sinking
h..,s loaded with stones in The channel and
,hs, three hundred and seventy merchantmen
vers thereby prevented from leaving the riVeri
Io,a John Russell replied that the government
.s !, nossession OF no such information, but
bod learned that number o. vessels trading in
the Danube experienced great difficulty in get
ring TO sea from natural distractions in the
mouth of that RIVER. With regard to this mat.
ter, the Times says:
ur own interests. and indeed those of ali the ira
sins nations of Europe nearly affected by all that
relates the Navigation OF the Dahaoe ana nothing
channel Of trade, to prevent the free export of
corn from the Dan uban ports in the Principshies.
the question will become one of universal interest
snsaially at the approach Of harvest which threat
ems some parts of the continent to be below the
average. There 10 at present. however. no evidence
that the causes W0lcn nave detained large uuuOer
of vessels in the Danube attributable to any posi-
tive act of the Russian government. Undoubtedly as
Lord John Russell stated last night in answer TO Mr.
Layards question of the subject very large number
of merchant vesses-we are told upwards of three
huudredare unable to leave the river The depth OF
water the bar the Suna channel is reported not
to exceed eight feet But there is reason to sup
pose that this unusually rainy season thu Danube
has fallen below its ordinary summer level, and to
block up the outlet of hat vast river by sinking YES
seis or stones would be a work OF enormous magni
tude We therefore doubt the accuracy OF the stories
crcul.ted this subject although it is very possible
that the alleged billing up of the Sslina mouth may
arise from neglect of the proper means of clearing
away the auvisl deposit. The circumstance reminds
of the extreme Importance, both commercial and
ube from the elbow il makes at Rasseya to the port of
ku;schendj. The distance is only thirty miles, and
than half of that space is occupied by naviga
BILE lake. ship canal through this passage would cut
off two hundred miles of intricate river navigation,
and place the outlet of the Danube far from the Rus
sian frontier; it would also afford the greatest facili
ties to the trade with the Dauubian ports in which
we have great and increasing interest Since these
questions have been raised, and these countries
brought more prominently under the notice of West
ern Europs shall not lose sight ofthem again until
their condition and their political rights are
isactorly settled. Experience has shown that these
Principsties and the adjacent countries which ship
corn from other Turkish ports can compete success
fully with every other corn growing nation. They
free from fiscal restrictions, and all that they require
10 advance with rapidity in wealth and civilization is
peace and freedom of trade With these conditions
Russia had any hops that England could remain dis
interested in this crest question she must have
part Of Europe subjsct t, Of the exactions by
which the Russian tariff has crushed the natural de-
velopment of her own trade.
Its in this form that the effect of the operations OF
Russia beyond the Pruth will first be felt abroad and
since the commercial greatness of this country has
expanded until interests of vital Importance have
grown up in various distant lands cannot but view
with the utmost concern the perturbation which
these pretensions of the Emperor Nicholas have al
ready caused il the transactions of every part of Eu
rope
NEW PRINTING PREss.-lt is said that Mr..
s. ID. Carpenter, late of Madison, Wis.,, hes in
vented new printing press, which will be less
complicated and cheaper than Hoes. 1t will
feed itself, work both sides of the paper al
once, making perfect register, keep an accurate
account Of the number of sheets worked, and
fold the papers as fast a printed.
MIR. John 8. Gallaher, Jr., informs the Ma.
tonal Inteligencer that he has made similar
invention, which he calls an Automatic Print
ing and Folding Engine, of which model wat
long since deposited in the Patent Office, anc
which is shortly to be made public. The re
suits to be effected are the same as above stat.
and adjusts the papers in box ready for di
recting.
We sincerely hope that the above inventions
may prove to be all that is claimed for them
A cheap, effective press, which will print wei
and rapidly, is contamination devouily &c
be wished" and the inventor of such an one
would be held in lasting honor by the profes
sion. The enormous prices now demanded by
Messrs. Hoe for these machine presses, operate
as severe tax upon the craft throughout The
Union. The prices are SO high as to forbit
their use in the country generally, and the con
sequence is an immense deal of hard labor
upon hand presses, restricted circulation, and
the confinement of the entire business within
narrow limits. Printing by hand costs SO
much, that the cities enjoy almosta monopoly
ofjob work, for the simple rea son, that in cities
alone can the necessary capital be found to
purchase printing machines at the presen,
prices. Few printers in the country, where
the business is limited, will give $4,000 or even
$1,000 for machine press, but almost any OF
them would readily give $500 for one that
would do their work well and rapidly. So long
as Messrs. Hoe hold their present monopoly
we AN only look to the inventive power of our
craft, for the relief so much desired.
The WEALTHY SUIcIDE.-On Monday we
noticed the death of Mr.. Franklin C.. Gray, a
wealthy Californian, by being crushed under
the cars of the railroad at New Rochelle, on
the track of which he had deliberately taken
his position that he might be killed. He went
to California about eight years ago. and re-
turned few months since wealthy man, with
8 an income of $36. 600 per annum. He married
. recently q very beautiful young lady in Wash
6 lngl0n, and went 10 Nau Yark To 1.-Two xuIara