The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-01-03

short Of sixty daya must say, however. tha
this portion Of the road is undoubtedly the vors
to be found in al the Republic; above Jalspa ii,
roads are comparatively fine.
| According to the plan Of the campaign ius
communicated to me by one OF the officers. Gen
Berthier will advance in few days on San An
gnstin del Salma, strong military position sit
uated at some distance from Jalspa, while an
other column, under General Baraine, viii
march on San Andrea Chalchicomula, and will
make junction at the triangle Of these two
points. These cumbres, or summits, are the ke,
of the middle plateau, and command the route
to Puebla, situated at about eighteen Mexican
leagues, or forty -four miles distant.
Notwithstanding Juarez's proclamation,
which pronounces severe penalty against oil
natives or foreigners dealing with the French
it is said that some of his partisans, seduced
by selfish motives, have infringed his orders,
and are carrying on an unlawful traffic with
Gen. Forey. Gen. Carvajsl, q celebrated CHIEF
of guerrillss, is one Of them. He has secret
agents at Orizaba who have entered into con-
tracts with the French Government for sup
ply Of food, cattle, and provender One OF
these agents has made an engagement to fur
nish the French army with -four till its arrival
under the walls of the City Of Mexico an
other has made contract to supply the army
with cattle for three months, and another with
forage for the same length of time. General
Carvajal is behind his agents as security for
the fulfillment lf tLese contracts, and the in-
fuence he wields and the forces he commands
seem to ne a sufficient guaranty.
The Indians, who bring fruits and provisions
into the markets, as well as those who work as
daily laborers, are paid in French gold, thing
quite unusual to population who have been
heretofore regularly robbed by all the Mexican
leaders who have gone through that portion of
the country.
The city of Puebla has been surrounded by
a new line Of works, and is said to be very
strongly fortified. The French intend to make
an attack upon it within the next fifteen days.
The Revolving Tower and its Inventor is de-
voted to the claims of man who usurps the
fame which has been accorded to Ericsson, and
consigns him to second class celebrity. Ac-
cording to these statements revolving towers
were invented twenty one years ago by Mr.
Theodore R. Timby, of Yew York.
''The idea of a revolving tower for stationary
and floating fortresses was conceived by
Mr.. Timby when mere boy. His first actual
model was completed in July, 1S4l, he being
then nineteen years old. This model, an en-.
craving Of which appears at the head of this
article, is before US as We write 1t is of
ivory, about four inches in height and nine or
ten in circumference. 1t contains the germs of
the whole invention; not merely of those parts
which have been applied in the Monitors
already built, but embracing other principles
of still higher Importance which are more fully
developed in the towers which are to be des-
cribed.
Mr.. Timby filed his first caveat and specif.
cations in the United States Patent Office on
the 18th of January, 1843. These specifca-
tions were for revolving metallic tower, and
for revolving tower, for q floating battery
to be propelled by steam.'
The records of the Patent Office show that
Mr.. Tinby was the sole and absolute inventor,
and that from the first he has continually kept
his claim alive. His right to patent was
therefore incontrovertable, and he received
one from the United States, covering the broad
claim For a Reuolvng Tower for offensive and
defensive aoarfare aOhether used used ON land or
aoater.' Several subsidiary patents cover also
the various special appliances which give in-
creased value to the general principles.
The Monitor has been built, and contracts
were uldue Will III aSSOClatlOu OF leaulnR CAP
ltalists and constructors for building other
vessels of the same general construction. Mr..
Timby's claim to the invention of the turret
was brought before them. They acted like
men of sense and honor. They acknowledged the
validity and worth of his claim and at once
entered upon negotiations with him. The re-
suit was that there was secured to him what
be considered fahr and just remuneration for
the labor of the twenty long years which he
had devoted to the perfection of his inven-
tion. He receives his due share for the con-
struction of every vessel Of our mighty turret
feet, an for every one Of the revolving armed
towers which will, we hope, soon protect our
great harbors from Portland to San Fran
CISCO"
Thus an original inventor, as in the case of
Elias Howe, the sewing machine man, receives
after half lifetime great fortune as the re-
suit of his mechanical labors. And contest
ed question of prioity in this conception seems
settled.
JEFF. Davis PrOcl amation.
In this manifesto, which we give in another
column, JEFF. Davis makes q number of charges
Nor p,<lor Ioro