, 1860-09-12

Niera was great und megoiiicent in all things.
in bui!dluK !aaces, e:seuals ard temples. lie
caused an infinite number Of thips Of all bur.
dens to be buiA for the ezpor:a:ion Of corE-a
island consisted. We are told Of galley built
By h;s order under the direction Of Archi1s-
der, which n is rcckoned cne Of the moat famous
structures oil antiquity ItEes whole year in
building. Hero lassed who da:s amoug his
workmcn 10 animate tJem Try his presence. This
shh had twenty berches Of oers. The cnor-
NOUS pile MES fastened together on all sides
With huge nails Of copper Which weighed ten
pounds md upwards.
The inside i: 4 in it thrao galleries or corri-
do,s, the lowest Of which led to the hold by a
fight Of Stairs, Tie second 10 apartments, md
the first to soldiers lodgings. Ga the right und
left side Of tbs middle gallery there were apart-
Eenls to the number Of thirty, il easi Of tich
were four bedstor Een. The apartment fer the
great room: for eating; the last Of which. that
was ut the stern, terTec 10. kitchen. All the
11ors Of these apartments were jnfaid with
ttnall stones Of different cotors, representing
stories 1uten frcm the 1liad CT Homer. Tie
cellinga, Windows, end all the other parts were
fiplsled with wonderful a1t, end tubellished
With all kinds Of ornament.
In the urpermcst gallery there was gymna-
SUM CT plnce o: exercise, aad walks propor-
tionate 10 the magnitude Of the ship. In them
were gardens and plants OF Gil kinds, disposed
in wonderful order. Pipes, conc Of hardened
clay and others Of lead, conveyed water al
Gtound 10 rc:resh them. There were also ar
bors ofivy and vines that had thei: roots in
grea. vesseIs lileI with earth. these yesscls
we're wntcred iu the euue manner as the gar
d:ns. The arbor aetred to shade the walks.
After these came the apartment Of Venus with
tliee beds. This wss 1oored with agates and
other precious E1ones the finest that could be
fou1 d in the is}a.d. The walls and roofwere Of
cypress wood. The windows we.e adorned with
ivory, paintings and email 6tatues. In another
ap2rt4 ent wcs library, at the top Of which,
on the outside, WAS fixed sun-Giai. There was
also Nh apartment with three beds, for q BATH,
in which there we're tases brazsu coppera and q
bathing vessel 1naie Of a single stone If various
colo1t. This vessel contained two bunlred end
fifty quarts. 1t the ships head was great
rste1go:r nj water, which held hundred ihou-
sand quarts.
Al round the thip, on tue outside, were At
lases Of six cub:ts or line teet in height, which
supported tie si;1es OF the ship. Thcke Abuses
were ct equal distances !ron each other. Tho
ship ~a* adorned oa ali sidcs with paintings,
aud he'd eight towers prope1tioucd to its size-
two a. the head, Two 1t the s:ero, four in the
| middle, Of equal dimensions. Upon these ton
ers were pa1apgta from which stones might be
discharged on the ship Ct a. enemy TINT slould
approach too near. Each tower was guarded
bY four Joung mca completely armed, ind two
| aIclels. Tie inside OF them WAS filed NTH
| stones and arrows.
Upon the de OF the vessel, well strengthens ed
With plank. Was kind Of rampant, on which
WAS an engine to d:acharge stones, made by
Arthimedes. 1t thl ew stone OF three hundred
| weight, a1d en- nrrow ct txelro cubits.
{eighteen feet. the distance Of stradium, or q
hundred AID twenty i've PAGES from it. The
ship had three uLs's, ct each of which Te-e
two machines to discharge stones. There rlso
were the books aud znasses Of lcad 10 throw
upon such as approached.
Tbs whole ship wss surrounded with rnn
| part 0! iron to keep OF those who should II.
tempt to board it. All around were grapplinp
irons, {coroi,) which, being thrown By ma.
chimes, ggapp!ed tae yes Is Of 1he enemy and
drew them close to the ship, from wheacs il
". easy ia destroy them. Oh each Of the sidei
there were sixty young men complete armed
sud as E>ny eoort tan nnest4 end at the r,a
chimes for throwing etones. Though the holi
Of the ship was extremely deep, 6ne man e.. -
feed for clearing it Of oil water, With machine
made il :hp ps.nre Of screw, inrentcd b,
Archimedes. Hero hayinx fuunl that tier,
was no port in Sicily capable Of containing Til!
vessel, except somewhere It could not lie Ut m
chor without danger, resolved to make pres
ent Of it to King ptolomy, and asnt It to Alex
audrla.-KoNins Rat9ry cf Ssrocua.