Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-05-22
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has been without the presence OF Tue Ni'tSi-
RI which vessel has left for parts unknown.
Gao has bean reported off Savannah, IN com
r.nv with the brig Perry. and has been@seen
rF North Edistv; but at presentwe have no
certain information of her position. The
Unntress has also been observed near this
Lar but she has also left; our port Is, canse-
nueurly without any obstruction at the mo-
,neot: and Yesterday we had severalsarTiva!s
fr,n foreign ports, among them Il SCHOONER
with u cargo Of molassestrom ,Cardenas, ana
y BRUSH brig with pig iron and coal fromI
GLASGOW. The latter has been taken up to
return to the same port, and has been enSa"-
ed fall of Sea Island cotton at the enormous
freight of two pence half penny per pound
Such q freight has not been given III the
memory OF the oldest inhabitant." -. -
The New Orleans Picayune1cfo tie 18th
instaut says:-,sAlready a capital priyateer-
iny.vessel has been. 6tted out in this city,
and is now ready, fully armed and ably Off.
cerea waiting for the letters of marque and.
.reprisal which are daily expected from
Montgomery. We have the names OF the
vessel aud officers, which we will publish In
due time. The work Of fittiug.out another
privateer is going on, something over one.
fourth Of the stock Of 5000, 0O0 having been,
subscribed up to the hour Of the meeting al
noon Yesterday in the old United States Court
room Tor the purpose CT furtheriug the enter
prise For the information Of those disposed
10 embark in the work, we would state that
tie officers OF the vessel are to be appointed
according to the election OF the Stockholders
IN this connection we have heard of such
names as Captain Calender Fayssoux of this
city, and Captain Henry Maury, of Mobile,
aud many others suitable to Command
Captain Wilson and others taking an inter-
est in this matter may be consulted daily at
the old United States Court room.
John Forsyth, of the Mobile Register,
writes from Montgomerg:-''W. Fl. Russell,
the famous Indian and Crimeaa correspon-
dent of the London Times, is, here. He is,
of course, reserved in the expression of his
opinion. But enough has leaked out in bis
interviews with the gentlemen of Savannah
and Charleston, and the planters who have
entertained him and exhibited their slave
estates in the vicinity of these two cities, to
show that he recognizes here the true type
of the Anglu-SaXon race, as distinguished
from the whiting and pur;tancal bastard
degenerates of that race who arc daring to
make war Of defamation against US. Mr..
Russell goes hence to Pensacola, and thence
10 Mobile and New Orleans. / commend him
to the inequalities of our people, as a oulti-
waited English gentleman who has distia-
guished himself by his talents and attain
ments." #-@a~..-' ." $685. >...,s.es
On Saturday evening an cx plosion occurred
in the rear of the Scott Legion Armory, on
Library street, Philadelphia, by which Fire
Marshall Blackburn vas badly burned about
his face and hands II seems that some one
had removed the plug from the two-inch ser
vice pipe in the vault, and al immense vel
ume of gas escaped into the vault, thence
through the area between II and the cellar
IT the armory. Mr. B. and q man named
Iiaw kins, the FORMER carrying q lamp uT-
dertook TO discover the leak. Unfortunately
the volumes of gas ignited from the light 10
1hc lantern, and terrific explosion followed
instantaneousiy The fame shot up 10
distance Of nearly 100 feet, and buildings in
the neighborhood we're shaken By the CON
oussion. Mr., Blackburn was htownto a dis.
farce Of nearly twenty feet. One side of his
face. whiskers ana hair were burned, and
one Of his eyes badly injured. The inside Of
G0e .: his ears was found TO be cut.
NJ. Reze: Of Rouen has an Ice naking ma
chine, by which he manufactures ice at
s5of ten cents per 100 pounds. Ether is
yoIagiiaad in close vessel, by exhausting
the air 90 it's surface with an air pump. wor-
kei by steam engine. The vapor is then
exhausted and forced into another vessel.
where it is condensed by compression and
cold water. 1t is thcn forced back into the
RS. vessel, and the operation is. repeated.
Ehc voiatilization Of the ether produces in
tease cold, which IL communicated through
:, uon-freeziug fluid 10 water. ALI the ope-
7utlons are performed by the machine. except
shat If removing the blocks Of ice from the
ice-m0uldS, and replacing them with cold
water 4 machine of S-horse power turns
uut three tons Of ice daily. ..-. .......
\ correspondent at NFilliamsport, Mary
,anG informs the Baltimore American that on
Sunday afternoon one thousand Virginia
troops from Narper's Ferry arrived and en-,
camped on the Virginia side of the Potomac
opposite that place An additional thou
sand, with field pieces, was expected to ar.
rive there Monday. Williamsport Is but six
miles from iiagerstown, to which point, if
rumor is correct, the large fnrce of Federal
troops gathered at .ChnmberShurg, rennSyl
wanna, is shortly TO be removed.
Ii is perhaps not generally known thatthe
finest, meaiest and most nutritious potatoes
are always denser and heavier than those
which are soft and waXy--An English in
ventjr has taken advantage of this to select
the best by what be calls IA Patent Gravity
Potato Seecter." In order TO classify pota-
tatoos into three qualities, he uses two soln:
lions, one Of specific gravity OF LOO and
one uf 1850 Only the best potatoes will
sink in the frst-the medium potatoes will
sink in the second while the poor ones will
Il rat on the surface. .E" -@ +
The oficcrs Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
r,,ad state that tie trains are running re@a-
larry, with the exception of the delentlons
,.t.ich take place at the Relay House ADD
iiarncr's Fcrry-the troops at both points
overhauIing ali the freight contained IN the
cars. The Company have also, for the pre-
sent, declined to run their trains during the