Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-13

Anecdoto of James Smthson Editorial No;
tlce; Scientific intelligence; Music: The Fine
Arts.
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InE CALOmC SHIP ERcssoN left Williams
burg between the hours Of nine and ten o'clock
a. IN. on Tuesday. She passed the flagstaff
on Governors Island nj Sc, and was alb reaa
Of Fort Diamond at 10 03 being a distance
OF x miles, in "a minutes and 50 seconds; ran
down the bay aud rounded too below Spit
buoy at | 81, where the pilot anchored her
on account OF the thick weather, and on Wed
nesday she returned 10 town Her consnmp.
ton OF coal including her firing up was at the
rate of six tons in 2I hours Those most in
ierested were perfectly satisfied with her sue.
cess.
The revolution which this new experiment
proposes in navigation is too wonderful not to
enlist the livcest concern among business
men. The principle. if successful h water
craft, it is said, is capable of appllca-
ton to nearly all machinery now driven
by steam The discovery and rapid ex
tension and employment of the magnetic tele.
graph are not more remarkable than this will
be if lis practical working should correspond
with the sanguine hopes Of Mr. Ericsson and
his friends. We believe it is not expected
'aat ship thus propelled will make voyage
to Europe quick as our neetost steamers al
least not until the experiment is developed
and new points of Improvement suggested
The competition in speed therefore will first
be with mcrchant ships and packets in the car
rylng trade and wthgteamer5o on long voyages
The present difficulty with steamships and pro
lpelers Is that they cannot carry coal sufficient
for long voyages around Cape Horn and the
Cape OF Good Hope, To San Francisco, c lima
and India; and besides the Inconvenience and
loss of time in putting into intermediate ports
they find the supplies Of fuel too uncertain and
costly to do so.
On the calculation Of Mr.. Ericsson, that one
fifth OF the fuel required to make steam will be
sufficient TO create the caloric, vessel NAV
carry from New York all the coal necessary
Tor the longest voyage in addition To her
cargo on freight. We believe she will make
another and longer trial trip in the course ola
lew days. taking number Of invited guests
NeO York Erpress.
ANoDEL Cock FIGnr.-John Leonard. and
Engineer on one of our Lake Steamers, wa4
great on a cock fight. He kept ell tained
rooster, and fought him at every port between
Buffalo and Chicago.
Hearing of crack bird ofthe pit at Windsor
over went John, with half dozen friends, to
see and rejoice with him over the anticipated
sudden dcmise of John Crapau's celebrated
game cock; the birds were let lose, and at the
first blow of the little Frenchmans bantam
John 81 bird was numbered with the things thai
had been-he was dead. Greatly mortified
and astonshed was John; he left the field crest
fallen amid the laughter ofhis compcer. "Egad
said the engineer, Il Try him again"
On his first trap 10 Buffalo, John bought n
full grown eagle, cut his feathers into shape
twisted up his tail rooster fashion, fastened a
cocks comb ON his crown and otherwise met.
amorphosed him into game.cock, brought
him up to tins city, again rallied his friends,
put his bird into bag, and over they went f1
another fight Parlez vouz brought out his
bird again certain Of success and placed him
ready for action The engineer took his outol
the bag-ihey slowly approached each other
the bantam STOPPING and picking as he ad-
vanced 10 the assault while the engineers
walked boldly on with his head erect, beak
open and an eye of fire that never blanched in
the midday sun; the bird of Jove oeized the
gallant bantam, and with bealI ard claws tore
him TO pieces and eat him up, to the utter as
tonishment of the crowd