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TILE NINE
S' JOURNAL.
THIS Journal was mat. ially enlarged and otherwise
improyed at the 'e , ?mrri• etnent of the year, and will
now rank with any paper i the state, out of Philadelphia.
its pages will be devoted •o a
General Chronicle of he Coal Business;
•
Improvements in the Linufactory of Iron;
The progress of the Arts and Sciences;
A Summary of,tiroilean Intelligence;
The Current News (4 the Day.
And in addition, each nniatrer will be furnished; unless
;a press ()floral muter sfiijuld exclude it, with
ORIGIN.V. TALES,
Thereby making it equal i interest to in my publications
whose subscription pricessiouble it in amount.
To those interested in ttie t;rial or Iron business. s,,s
well as the general rear*, its pages will. it is hoped,
afford valuable iiiformatisn and amusement, and no
pains shall be spared to render it orthy -the patronage
of all classes of the cnmm Ong.
irr A N ER EN LARG EM ENT.
In the first week in Jamarv, 1840, the Miners' Jour
nal Will again be enlarg4d by the addition of another
Kiloton to each page, whicih will make it the largest pa
per published in the State lout of Phdadelphia, provided
each subscriber will, in t e mean time. procure us an
additional one. Those •ho do not, will be charg.
ed $2 60 per ahnuin
'The Coal Region . will the
that will add credit to the
citszeue.
he enlargement takes place.
have a epresentati re abroad
nterprtse and liberality or its
. B. B itNNAN.
ANIA HALL,
PENNSIL
In the
PoTTsI
rough of
LLE, PA
e 6 '
X-NNou NcEs
g that he has re'
- fishmeal with
and consenienc of 'his in
situation to the Miner.'
Lipclinja recdmmends I t
its extensiive parlors and
meets, give it peculiar ad
leror the invalid.
/LI I VO iI T.
totlie travelling public
ted his commodious estab
very attention to the omlort
rons. The contiguity of its
sank and the different Coal
ii the man of business, while
ell ventilated sleeping apart
ntages fur the summertravel
T ir. r din tryi•p-utft^ll
he Lrder ni i ll t r VC) 2. Z.,. I
cacy of viand and liquor. n
.ants willat all times conli
the wants of his guesjs.
in et.iertencel hinds, and
'it.ta every setionatil e
deli
merous accommodating ser
' ce to the pleasure and attend
The saliihrif3 of the Bo
many sources of a
which its vicinity affords.
resort, and the ivroprietor I
to make a sojourn therein,
gratification.
ongh of Pottsville. and the
it. both natardi and artificial,
ender it a des.rable place of
edges Fes continued exertions
ondusi we both to womfort and
1539.
Pottsville, Pa. March 30
EXCHAN •irE HOTEL,
N ILLE
P'OTT
EE takcn ii.
, r , AI 4 merit recent I
• Nanonn.l li
('allowhill streets, arid li
arrangement for the ace
The situation is plea<ant
lions to the Post o;riee
business part of the bolo
of Stages arrivd and CH)
and from Reading, Nort
Cattawisaa.
commeadmus estaldult.
spied by Joseph 11 eavFr,
.tel, corner of Centre aim
s *materially improvt d Ks
t.tmindti ion of customers.
and central, contic,•
'td Town ILO, and in the
; and three Daily Lines
`rt Irnm the Exchantze to
timberland, Danville and
rRIvA rE FAMILA
summer months in the Co'
with parlours and chainh
fancy and render etmt
gne.its ; and Tlt A VE L.l; I
accurnmodattuns which
strict attention ,of w•ry in'
, whn desire spending the
il Region, will be furnished
1
rs ealcolt:ed to please , he
fable the most fastidious
I RS will always find those
re irk,st desired, and the
It were superti t
BAR will always be fir
viand, and lignors ; and
to gratify his guests he a,
the public.
april 13, IR3
P Say tnat Fits TABLE and
liihed with the choicest
•ith a wis . i and exertions
•tic.pates the patronage of
IPhiladelphi
RAIL
Jr Reading
OAD.
to M;E.IIENT.
APRIL 1, 18'39.
SUMMER Alt
To COMMENCE
HOURS OF
1 4 - IRONI Rdadmg, at 8
-A From Norristuwn,.at
.M. and 2 M,
7 A. M. and 5 P. M.
ged to connect with the
stown and Philadelphta.
the latter place, being 5
These hours arc arra
Rail Raad between Nor
the hours of starting fru
A. NI. and 3 P. M.
FA 1
S.
Norristown, First Clans
„50..
n Philadelphia, will stop
Between Reacting an
Cars, $2 econd Clsss,
The morning Train ti ,
for Breakfast at Pottsto•
Reading, %taro 3J•
EEO
• In Mount P
Stteet, late i
114x:..Downing, to
u.ant Row, Ni.htntango
ae, , tdence of Mr. John
e•let—Apply to
April •l 0
E=lM
lian Silk
y Seed.
g Silk, Just received and
.ound by B. BANNAN.
"".7
Mulber
beit • kind for rnaki
for oale by the ounce or
April 2l
VA L
Real
ABLE
'state
PRIVA E SALE.
PURSUANT to the t will and Testament of
William Linvill, In of Strattburg township,
Lancaster county-, Penns lvanin, doc'd, will be offer
ed at private sale.
OF LAND,
A TRACT
containing 322 acres and
&c. situate in Roaring
county, Pennsylvania ;
Hibbs, George Cretg an.'
east of Catawissa, at the
canal ; four miles west of t
kill Rail Road ; and t went
ville, where there is alw
equal to that of Philadel
The improvements, a
squared log House, a sq
stabling underneath; an.
fruit trees. About 8.5 a.
.good fiance, divided into
high state of cUlti . vation,
cleared. The remainder
ing timber, a (urge port:.
oak, suitable for sawing
which from us conv.eme
manta, must find_ii regul
A branch of Roaring
property, with sulfititint
arc also, a number of bey.
lent water on the premise
es this property posse-
one of tne most valuable
try in which it is located
0 perches, with allowance
reek township, Columbia
unded by lands of Mahlen
others, about eight miles
usquehanna North branch
,itawissa and Mile &buy
-five miles North of Potts
,ys a market for produce,
Ha for prices.
a comfortable two story
ared log Barn with stone
a good ore and of rafted
res are de d under
onvenient 6 ds, and in
eying been all recently
I s well set with lofty thr iv
of which is heavy white
v "to plank for boat building,
i ce to the public improve.
and good market.
reek passes through the
II for a saw-mill. There
-r failing springs of excel
. With all the aevantag
it is considered as being,
the section of the coun-
For terms apply to Ed.
the premi►ea, or to the ex,
ship, Lancaster county.
ard Linvill,residing near
cutore in Salisbury town-
:ENJAMIN LINVLL,
OHN LINVILL,
F3=2
of Wm. Mural. dec'd.
17-3 t•
April 27,
A mugeniknis of War.—When 'Louis XI beseiged
Lille, the Count de Bronai, governor of the place,
was so polije as to send h supply of ice every morn
ing for thAing's desert. Louis said one day to the
gentlemanilwho brought it am mach xibliged to
M. de Brotici for his ice, but I wish he would send
it in largee portions." The Spaniard answered
withoUt he/illation, "Sire, he thinks the scie will be
long, and Om is afraid the ice will be exhausted."
When the Messenger was going, the Duke de Char
rost, captatp of the guards, called out, "'fell Brouai
not to tolhi ti. the example of the governor of Douai,
who fieldet like a rascal:" The king turned round
laughing, nd said, "Chairost are you Thad;"—
"Flow, air !II answered he; "Brouai, is my cousin."
In the Meat de Grammont, you will find simi
lar examples of the nniusenirnts of war. You re
member tip when Philip of Macedon vahquished
the Atlicrillins, in a pitched battle, they sent next
morning tdidemand their baggage; the king laugh
ed, and ortlered it to be returned, saying, "I do be.
licve the Akhenians think we did not fightin earnest.'!
Goat Leap —One day last week Ijorse got
loose in thdicavalry barrack yard, in this city, and
a unused Iliu4self by leaping over a cart-horse, one of
a teeth Vkilith were standing across the road.
Dorier.4ever al bOdies of the crew of the ill-fated
Erig'ish 'Profit and Loss, wrecked ne r Calais
during thVate snow storm, have been p ked up,
:mimic them the Captain, who was completely
.urip,ued byqtlie wreckers and buried in the sand.--
The ontnitr supposed to have perished was about
twelve, pertins.
EOM
Johnson
Mr Epping Hunt.—On Monday, . the qiiietude
of ESSIIIX itilVC way to the unwonted hustle of the
Epping litMt, which furnished a rich treat to the'
equestrtaisi:l ockneys, and was a day of great frolic
mid revclro Between eleven sod twelve o'dl , tck the
Es rna' was in a most delicious ferment with
the Londoders, and the movement towards The i:cene
of action became general. NO sooner had the at:
frighted imig - reached the ancient forest than the
watchful hixiitsmert gave the expected cheer, when
away they jk,elit hallooing " onward," and. matting
the fore.' 4e-ecliu to the noise and clamour of theic
career. Their whole course may be described in
the nurserl chariot:
.. Here they wer.t up, up, up,
r Ahoy went down, down, down,
The. th . hy went backwards and forwards, - '
A d den they went round , round, round."
Towar s iKe end of the chase, were to be, seen the
inindie quil riders tumbling over each other,• whilst'
some few Horses were throwing their riders over
thetr neck*, and sending them backwards into the
hedges iincli ditches. The sports'of the held being
over, the etiovd returned, one after the other (as they
came into lite world) to their respective homes, re
joicing to ar "the gay hum of town,"
15-Iy
Benevolitt Soci,iy of St. Palriek:—The fifty
sixth sbnipersary of the Benevolent Society of St.
Patrick wilts celebrated in Freemason's Tavern,
London. It bout 250 gentleman sat dovin to dinner,
Ms Royal !Ugliness the Duke of Cambridge in the
chair. hiliong the noblemen and gentlemen pres
ent we observeitthc Duke of Devonshire, the Mar.
quis of Helldihrl, Lord Morpeih, Lord Bloomfield,
Lord Teynhain, the Solicitor General for Ireland,
Sir ThoinSis Lenard, Bast; 11. Beaustsh, Esq, M. P.;
Colonel Wood, M. P.; &c. In the course of the eve
ning LordlMorpeth announced that the new Lord
Lieutenant, at Ireland had commenced his career
by giving AOl. to the charity they were met to sup
port. Thii Treasurer then announced a diet of do
nations reteived on the present occasion. The
Queen 104 . Dnchessol Kent 251.1 he Queen Dowa
ger 2.51, Lfird Lieutenant of Irelend toU/. ; Duke of
Noielliumblihrland 301, Marquis of Anglesey 251. Mar
quis ot Noilmanby 251.. Marquis of Lansdowne 25.1.
Marquis orSlrgo 201. Marquis of Londonderry 201.
Marquis ok; downstiire 201. Marquis of Heal/fort 20/.
Marquis of Thomond 201. Lord Clapwilliam 2.51.
Viscounts Ihlorpeth 251. Viscount Templetown 251
Viiicouct rberry 211. General Blies IW. Lord
Blooinfieldl 101. Lord Portarlingturi, 201,—Total
9841.
EDO
JOSEPH SHIPPEN
16-
Celebratirns of the First G 4 germ Centenary in
Derry.—The W esly an Methodist Chapel, Eiastff all
was opene4 for the purpose of celebrating, the first
Centenarylpf Methodism in the manner adopted in
other plas m The Chapel was filled in every part
by a congOgation composed of members of vat loos
Protestantilects, but chiefly of the Methodist con
nection. p .
- SiarriagS of the Duke of Raeogo to angrialt Lady.
—The Lelniiter Express informs us that the Duke
of flovigo sis ant mortally wounded in the late duel;
but that h `lisallye, and on his way to Hanlon Ire
land, as th husband of Miss Starner, heiress of the
la l te Colon Starner, of the county of Clare, who
possesses ill' unincumbered fortune cif .C 4,000 per
- 4
annum.
~
. Rate Elliot Extraordinary.—Killarney,; on Fri.
day, was t e scene of a singular occurrence. The
Grata hou, ds had been out hunting, and pressing
with their 1 ,.. onted eagerness and speed, , op the rib
jeci of permit; no other place of refuge became left
to the aftlighted animal but the street .alone.—
Thither, fOlowed by its foes in full dry, it, turned,
and not a Othe surprised were the lieges tp behold
dogs, horses, red coats and green, dakhing furious
ly by, the c iders halooing onward, and making the
r adjoining wellings re-echo to the noise add clam
ciur of out career. An unsuspecting !donkey,.
whisse cell ty of movement did not 4uit the imps
tience of whom he retarded, formed & tempo
rary barri that was speedily "overleiped.! Mean
w hide a pedestrian force bad been added to the mov
ing groupid onward the wbolerusheil up the street,
thickening, a it went t and gainintireith adlniiation
L ii
front every piwelling which it pasted . T e mar
ketxhoeso had been already gained , bat use was
nob in the had
merciful possession of
ano er body
who had eitteinporaneously taken up the ry, and
captured after much difficulty and many, a hair
brdadtb esialie, the.pgrannted email:re, that had
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4 .ENGLINIL
I . lz cht.nge at New - York, .4* Uneltin
to 9 per•*t. premium. •
QL.XV.
hlanufldre of Pikes. -11. is said thatlin weverel
parts of Lancashire a number of inclividnals have
i Peculate t very , tirtensively in the pike trade, and
the cense ehee 'A, that they are now al very low
prides List week the market was -very dull. In
Hyde and, taley Bridge those of the commim halbert
fashion . veire plentifully, at from 9d. lb Is. 3d.
Those wilt a sharp-edged hook, for'euttiiig horses'
giiths, cortimanded 2s. 9d.
Sunda t traka."—The committee of the society
j
for the S pression of Sunday Wakes, of tehich the
Bishop of , l ereford is president, have called a special
meeting i the subscribers, for the purpose: of taking
into cons+ talon the expediency of petitioning the
legislaturel for the abolition Di the immoral scenes
which artperpetrated on the Lord's 'day.' During
the last seXinon of the parliament, seiterel members
on both aides of the house were applini to,: and they
promised di give any proposed measure their cordial
support In the county of, Hereford there is a
ro
stng fed ng against their continuatice.
A considerable body of the Bishops of , England
and Waldfhave addressed the Archbishop of Can
terbury, direating bins to withdraw any sanction he
May haveti . ven to the bill for the reduction of the
Cathedral stablishments. The address is under.
stood to have been signed by the Bishops of Win
chester, Ldendaff, Worcester, Rochester, Carlisle,
Ely, St.. Aiaph, Bangor, Oxford, Bath and Wells,
and St. Daids. It Is added that the bill will be op
posed by otiess than seventeen or eighteen Prelates
in the Lor
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Weekly by Benjamin Hannan, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
only escaped one-peril to become involved in'anoth,
er almost as great. She wee - delivered up altrLto
the foremost horsemen. and by .him:transferreeto
the open conotry 4 . •
Extraordsnary Segatity.—An extraordinary ex.
ample of sagacity in one of tbel, featbered tribe, ex
ists in the instance df a magpie, belonging to a
workman of the torsi it Monaiesith: The bird. is
attached to a child, of its owner,- who iregulaily gccs
to the National School, in that town, and is invaria
bly accompanied by the magpie to the door, whence
it redone beam. True to its adopted charge, - it is
to be seen winging its way back to thd schbol,.morn •
mg and evening, a little before tbe. tam, -of its clos
ing : and it is amusing to w itdesi • ths interest' with
which the poor thing, perched on thb wiridow sill,
regards each ioy as be leaves die taboo!, until its
favourite's turn arrives, when off-it flies, hovering o
ver and playing with the child until tho, reach
home. In all :he lad's errands; the magpie accom
panies him, and perches itself on some -adjacent em
inence, until he leaves die shop or house he-has been
sent to.
Menai Bridge —We are bapyy to inform the pub
lic that the , repairs and improvenients of the Menat
Bridge are to be commenced_ with imtneditildly, un
der the able stfiterintendance of W. A. ftovis, Esti-
The Contractors for the, trot, works ere Messrs. Ed.
wards of Menai Bridge-Fountiry•and Hazeldine of
Shrewsbury.
Montgomery:Aire County Meeting on the Welsh
Ecclesiastical Revenues.—A highly respectable, but
not very numerous meeting, convened and presided
over by the High Sheriff t took. place at Pool on
Wednesday, to take into consideration the propriety.
of Petitioning her Majesty and Parliament, on the
subject of those porno-is of the Ecclesiastical Reve
nue Bill which affect the Revenues of flue Church in
.Wales. The princbal gentry of Montgomeryshire
attended the meeting; and the petitions were unitn.
imously voted.
Chartssts of Llanidlotc—Hethr jngtoil-wiveslin
Llanidloes, on Wednesday last., and to thtictoufte . of
the evening , a meeting was held, at whictrlones and
Powel spoke. As at Newton, the common sense of
all sound thinking people denounce these parties,
And the working people shrewdlli guess that their
finances are short, ann that this is null a "tree to
coax their cash from them. /tut it won't 'hi: The
importance of •• motley," wt . & forcibly, but vainly
dwelt on.
A berystwith.—Mr. Page, a mineral engineer, has
discovered lead ore and spar in the vicinity of Alt
twcg. Ruck, on the estate of-Matthew Davis,' Ea . +
of Limy bwcb, within one mile of this town. '
A cow, last week, belonging to Mr. John Mor
gan, of Ltsworney, • near Cowbridge, brought forth
an ex tra ordma ry calf, having. two•heada, two necks,
two tail., seven legs, and eight feet.
~
The •churchwardens of .tieWtown, having found
the impracticability of..colleeting Church Rates, am
assestied at their vestry, have consented to ask ,the
respectivepataies for theam'iunt as a volantars con
tribution, and, in many anemones ; it has been cheer.
fully complied with.
Dreadful Accident.—A •few days since a most
melancholy' accident occurred at a mine near
Ystyinwen, • only afew miles distant froth Aber
.yetwoh: Five men were •-holdirte tor. ore in the
vuiinity of an oldahaft which had not been worked
for many years, and which contained an iinmcnsc•
body of. water Through the most lamented want of
caution in the proprietor oftlie,mines not properly
af,certaihing the distance of thespith where the poor
41 - I...were . working from the adjoining shaft,. they
being tepatettly given -to understand that it was at
least 8 or 9 feet distance, the water broke through
with e mighty crash, whercliy four of thenr•were
rnstangy drowned ; the filth escaping almost by a
.thiraele. It was a conaiclerable time Wore the wa.
ter could be drawn oft; and when the'budieti were
'found, three ofthein had fast hold of each other, and
they all had their-candles .trially clenched in their
dying grasp.
Cardiff Crafreigyddson:— The annual meeting of
this lostitumon took ;dice in.the.Town Hall, at Car
diff, on Easter Monday, John Nichol, Esq., M. P,
in the chair The competitors for the canons priz
es in composition were not numerous, bat sufficient
to communicate great interest to the occasion ; and
the 'musical treat in -the evening was highly grati :
Eying. The ho.uouraijle chairman, gave calve-nal
pleasure by his courteous and lively manner in con,
ducting the business of the day. The Hall was
tastefully decorated witi evergreens and appropri
-ate emblems. antliilluminnied with' gas in the Royal
which had a splimdid effect, shedding a lus ,
Ire yet morn charmingly reflected by the beauty of
Glimprganshire lair ones, Who graced the assembly
by their presence and their approving smiles.
Welsh- Coal in Paris - -A Eritieh Coal coMpanc
is in 'operation in Frence, and the
,curiosity . of the
Paril.iar.a• is not a little eztited ty the Manner in
which their business is managed: The carts, hors.
es, haloes'', &c., bear an exact resemblance to Mina
in London, and even the Coal heavers, witljtheir
hats with the flaps behind, and their long whips,
differ in nu respect from their London prototypes,
The coals are exported frocci Wales, and fetch 75
francs the 20'ewt.
Consumption of Coal in Greet
it is behaved, that nearly 23,000,000 tons of coal are
yearly consumed in Great Britain ; supposing this
quantity, therefore, un an. average, to cost the con
sumer 10s. a ton, a return amounting to 11,500,0001
is yearly produced to the owners from this article a
lone. What, then, must be the aggregate of me
chanical contrivance, tn get, to convey, and to deliv
er this enormous quantity pf goods ? For such a
consumption, we might well suppose, an almost end.
less supply would be necessary, and, therefore, be
reasonably fparful that it most shortly grow scanty,
and, in the end cease—a circumstance which,. in a
country like this, where the daily support of large a
portion of the inhabitants depends upon Vie employ
ment afforded by our manufactories, would be to be
deplored as 'a misfortune of the utmost moment.—
But, from fears of this kind, we are happily relieved.
Mr. Taylor estimates, that there is an extent of land
occupied by coal fields, of not less than 337 square
miles, of which, however, 105 have been already ex
cavated. This space, he states, at a moderate esti
mate, would yield 6,046,320,000 loos, adequate to
supply the present vessels from the principal coal
ports of the North, for 1,727 yogis. Besidei this
mass, however, there are extensive beds in the
Northern and Western parts of Northumberland, as
yet unexplored; and, in addition to this, Mr. Baker.
,well, in his Geology, in • a passage quoted by Dr.
BuCk land, in his evidence befere the Hattie of Lords,
and therefore, evidently approved by that eminent
geologist, says, that the coal fieldi of Wales alone
would supply, the demand of the whole country,
for more than 2,000 years.
The faowing grand description of this now and
mighty anima!, that is now caseerinie through out .
land, is extracted from the Quartcr i ly Review:—
There are no doubt many ofour Veaders who have
yet to receive those comnionplaceintpnindens which
are made upon the mind of the traviret when fothe -
first time he sees and hears the r4vetwi, ea from a
onpoint in advance the railway lt.xetxogadingly 'ap
proaches in order to be hooked on to a. train compos
ed, as on the London and Liverpoql lute, of eighteen
or twenty huge cars, hasidtte private exitililles on 'nn-
1r.,.
'l 4 . g!.l
SATURDAY 'MORNING, MAY 25, 1839.
SCOTLAND.
WALES.
RAIL ROAD ENGINE.
q.1!11 , ' ImFr..r
nem, caravans full o horses, wagons foil of heavy
gouda, &c. &c. The immense weight, ripwsigli
of 80 tons, to be transported at such a pace to such
'a"distance, when compared with the sligh neat out
line of the ass to s, the circumference of whose black
hme'. pipe would not twice ge round the neck .of
an 'antelope, and whose bright copper boiler would
not twice equal the girth_or barrel of a race horse,
induces the stranger to apprehend for a moment that
the approaching power most prove totally ipade
quate to its task , but the tearing, deafening, noise
with which this noble apitnal ofman's creation ad
vane** to Ins work, satisfactorily demonstrates that it
has itself no fear, but comes as a bridegroom out of
his chamber, rejoicing.like a giant to run his course..
. If the . character of this noble creature be consider
ed for • moment-with that of a horse, the compari
son incurious. With sufficient coals and water in
his manger, which, itmust be observed-, whenever he
travels he takes with him, he can, if the aggregate of
"his day's work be considered, miry every day for
years at the rate of sixteen miles an hour, the weight
of in army of 21,504 men, of 10 stone 10 lbs., each ;
whereas a good honor could not at die same pace
and for the same distance continue to carry every
day more than t one such man. For' a distance of
eighty pulse he tan carry the weight of 2788 men at
a rate (sixteen miles an hour,) that neither the bare,
the antelope, nor the race-horse could keep up with
him.
No journey ever tires him he is never heard to
grwuble or hiss but for the want of work ; the fast
er he goes the more ravenously he feeds; and for
twu yeah he can thus travel without medicine or
surgery'. It requires, however, .£2OOO a year to sup
port hit: j ' We might to these observations add al
graver' reflection, that, as by the -invention of -the
telescope, man has extendedlits vision beyond that of
the eagle; so by the invention of the locomotive en
gine, has he now surpassed in speed every quadru
ped on the globe. We will, however, detain the en
gine no longer, but for a few moments will, with
our readers, accompany' the traip with which it'has
pow irtarted.., ,
The dashing at full steam speed into the small
black orifice's of the tunnel—the midnight darkness
that Prevails there—the flashes of light which occa
sionally denote their air shafts:— the sudden return
to the joyctut sunshine' of this world—the figures of
the company's green servants, iho l asthe train whisks
past them, stand
,all in the same-attittide, motionless
as Antoci', with white flags, (the emblems of safety )
in their extended' right hands—ths vccnaiogal shrill,
plaintive' whi . stle or scream, by which. the engine,
whenever necessary, .scares the -workmen
.from the
'rails—the meteor like meeting of a returning train,
of whith in trqnsitu no mote is seen than of the
colored figurespn one of the long strips of painted
glass, whieh, after slow exhibition before children,
are by the showman rapidly drawn across thdi lens .
of his . magic lantern; all these.iensations unite in
Winking the traveller practically sensible of the as.
tonishing vdocity with whicki not only he and his
fellow-passengers, each seated in hie arm-chair, but
heavy goods can now be transported. $
ARMED •STEAM SHIPS
- The intelligent Paris correspondent of the
York Amercari, in his last published letter, says—
As the nation ofAmerscans in this capital on A
merican coneerns may not be wholly unwelcome to
you, I will - venture to express another. We -cordi
ally greet and approve Mr. Buchannan's moduli; in
the Senate, for building one of more steam ships of
war. The value of them has been minutely studi
ed and aseettained by the principal natal powers of
Europe ; al. of whom are engaged in increasing
their maritime forces. The United States should
be at least squally provident. You are aware that
the ?many summers employed in the packet service
of trance sre armed with very heavy, guns, and
therefore always available for the purposes of war.
England will not negleat this powerful arm of de
fence and altack. Heed Will, I trust, be given.io
the United States, to the chapter on the present con;
dition of the British navy, which Sir John Barrow
has appended to his "Life of Lord Anson." It is
there established that the Britisleriavyis now strong
er in esery respect, than ever heretofore in time of
peace. His estimate of our maritime force puts us
indeed far behind. Alleady the British war steam
ers are not feW. Let us be prepared to defend our
Coasts and harbors, by a timely use of the abundant
means at our disposal.
BUILNIIsiIkOr THE PHILADELPHIA
FRIGATE
In' Cooper's Naval History of the United States
is the following description of this gallant act. Du
ring the war between the United States a nd Tripola
in 1803 and 4, the United States Frigate Philadel
phia Captain Bambrige, standing Into the harbor of
Tripoli in chase of a xebeck, struck on a reef, and
all the exertions to get her off proved nnsUccessful,
she at last struck to the gun-boats by which she was
surrounded, and fell into the hada of the enemy.
The Philadelphia was subsequently got off the reef
—towed into the harbor, manned with Turks, and
was nearly filial for sea, when• Commodore Pebler
Matured a plan for destroying her where she lay at
anchor. This perilous enterprise was entrusted to
Lieutenant STEPHEN DECATUR, who then COMM3D
dad the U. S. schooner Enterprize—and a ketch
which had been captured front the enemy a few days
previous, and called the Intrepid, was the vessel
employed for this set vice. The Intrepid sailed from
Syracuse on the 2d of February. 1804--accompani
ed by the : Sire of sixteen guns, Lieut. Com. STAW
ART, who was properly the senior officer of the as
pedition—though owing to the peculiar nature of the
service, Mr. Decatur was permitted to conduct
the more active part of the duty at his own discre
tion.
The party in the ketch consisted of Lieut. Com.
Decatur, Limits. Lawrgnce, Bainbridge, and Thorn—
Mr. McDonough, raidsbiprisan ; and Dr. Heerman,
Morris,. Laws, Davis; Ewe, midshipmen of the
Constitution—and S. Catalano the pilot, with 82
petty officers and men—making a total Of 74 souls.
~These vessels arrived off Tripoli, but owing to the
rough weather, no attempt was made to accomplish
the object till the evening of the 16th inst—when
every thing looking favorable. Decatur serionely
made disposition for the attack—and was reinforced
by a boat and eight men fsom the Siren, under
the orders of the midihip6an Anderson. Thd
result, of
.this expedition, is thus related: by Mr.
Cooper
• “The orders of Lieut. Qom. Decatur: were Clear
and simply. The spar-deck was first to be carried,
and then the,gun 'deck, after which the following
distributicin of the party was to be made, in order-to
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set fire to the ship. Mr. ~'with Messrs Is-
I and and Rowe, and 16 men, were to keep Possession
of the tipper deck. Mr. Lawrence, with Messrs.
Laws and M'Donough, and 10 men, pare to repair
to the lierth.(leck and. foreword storonis. Mr.
Bainbridge, with Mr. roans sad 10 =en were to go
into the ward-room and steerage; Mr.• Morris *id'
eight men, were to go into 'the cockpit and alter
stoo-rooms; Mr. Thorn, with the gunner, surgeon,
and 19 men, were to look after the ketch -; to Mr.
hard was assigned the command of the lunch should
she be needed, and Mr.. Anderson, with the Siren's
cutter, was to secure all boats alongside the 514,
and to present the people- from swimming ashore.
with directions, however, to board as soon as the
first duty was performed.
Fire arms were to be need only in the lest extrem
ity, and the first objact of every one was to dear the
upper deck and gun-fleck of the enetily. These ar
rangements were plain and judicious: The watch
word was 'Philadelphia.
As the ketch drew in with the land, the ship be
came amble. Sh e lay not quite a mile within the
entrance, riding to the wind and abreast of the town.
Her foremast which had been cut away while she
'was on tho reef, had not yet been replaced, her main
and mizzen topmasts were housed. atilt her lower
yards were on the gun wales. Her lower enuiding•
rigging,-hcrwever, ives in Its phiee, and, as was short
ly afterwards ascertaine4 her guns were /oatied and
Just within-her...bry t t o corsairs, with a
few gun - boats and a galley.
It was a mi4d evening for the searn, and the sea
and bay were as smooth Its in summer; as .emlike as
possible to the.same place a few -days previously,
when the two-Tenet; had been driven from the en
terprise by a 'tempest. Perceiving that he was like:
.1y to get in two soon, when about five miles from
the rock, Mr. Decatur ordered buclets and other
drags to be towed , astern, in order to lesson.the way
of the ketch, without shortening-'sail, as the litter
expedient would have been seen from the port, and
must have awakened suspicion. In 'the mean time
the wind gradually fell, tifitil it became an light .as
to leave the ketch' but about two kriots way on her,
when the drags were removed.
About 10_ o'clock the intrepid reached the eastern
entrance of the bay, or. the passage between the tucks
and the shoal.: The wimi was. nearly east, and, as
she steered directly for the frigate, it wig well abaft
the beam.' There was a young moon,, aild . as these
bold adventurers were slowlyirivancing into a hos
tile port, all around' them was tranquil and apparent
ly without distrust. For near an 'hour they were
stealing slowly along, the air gradiiiilly failing, until
their motion became scarcely perceptible.
Most of' the officers and men. of the- ketch, had
been•ordered to lie on' the deck, where they were
concealed by low bulwarks, or -weather boards, and•
by the different objects that belong to a vessel. As
it is the"pmctice of, those sees to carry a number of
men even in the smallest craft, the appearance of ten
or twelve would.excite no.alarmy and this • number
was The commanding officer, himself, Mood
near the pilot,. Mr. Catalano, who was to act-as in
terpreter. •
•
,Lhe quarter-master at the helm, was ordered to
Ail directly for the frigate's bows, it being the in
tention.to lay The ship aboard in that place, as, the
made of attack which would least expose the, assail
ants to her fire,
The Interpiti'was still at a considerable distance
from the,Philadelpbia when the latter hailed. The
pilot 'answered that the ketch belonged to Malta, and
was on a trading voyage ; that she had been nearly
wrecked anti had lost her anchors in a late gale, and
that the commander] wished to ride by the frigate du
ring the night. This conversation lasted.some time,
Mr. Decatur instructing the pilot to tell the frigate's
people with what he was laden, in order to amuse
them, the Intrepid gradually drew nearer, until there
was every prospect of her running foul of the Phila
delphia, in a minute 'or two, and at the verry spot
contemplated. But the wind suddenly shifted and
took the ketch a-back. - The instant the southerly
ruff struck her, head fell off and she got a stern
board ; the ship, at the same moment tending to the
new current of air. The effect of this unexpec
tell change was to bring the ketch directly under
the -frigate's broadside, at the distance of about for
ty yards, where she lay perfectly becaluied,er, if aAy
thing, drifted slowly astern, exposed to nearly every
one of the Philadelphia's larboani guns. .
Not the smallest suspicion appears to have been
yet excited on board the frigate, though several' of
her people were looking over her rails, and notwith
standing dig moon light. So completely were the
Turks deceived, that they towerei a boat, and sent
in it with a fast. Some of the ketch's men in the in
time, had got into her boat,.and bad run a ' e to
the frigate's fore chains. As they retur , they
met the frigate's boat, took the fast it brought, which
came from the after part of the ship, and passed it
into their own vessel. These fasts were put into
the hands of the men, as they lay on the ketch's
deck, and they began cautiously to breast the Intre
pid alongside of the Philadelphia, without rising.
As soon as the latter got near enough to the ship,
the Turks discovered her anchors, and_ they sternly
ordered the ketch to keep off,. as she had deceived
them ; preparing, at the same time, to cut the fasts.
All this passed itea moment, when the cry of . Am
eriksmos' was heard in the ship. The people of the
Intrepid, by a strong pull, brought their vessel along
side bf the frigate, where she wai secured, quick as
thought. Up to this moment, not a whisper had
betrayed the presence of the men concealed. The
instruction had been positive to keep quiet until
commanded to show themselves, and no precepi
tation, even in that trying .moment,.deranged the
plan.
Lieut. Corn. Decatur was standing ready for a
spring, with Messrs. Laws and Morris quite near
him. As soon as close enough, he jumped at the
frigate's chain plates, and while clinging to.the ship
himself, he' ave order to board. The two midship
men were at his side, and all the officers and men of
the Intrepid arose aid followed. , The three gentle
men pained ware in the chains together, and Lieut.
CCm. Decline and Mr. Morris !prang at the rail
above them, while Mr. Laws dashed at the port.'
To the latter would have belonged the honor of hav
ing been first in this gallant assault, but wearing a
boarding belt,' his piatola'were caught between the
gun and the aide of the port.. Mr. 'Decatur!s foot
slipped in springing, and Mr., Charles Morris first.
stood upon the quarter deck of the Philadelphia.
In an instantc Lieut, Com. Decatur and Mr. Laws
were at Isis - side, while beads and bodies appeared
doming. over Ilia ;tail, and through the ports, ittall
directions. s
Thesurprime seems to have been as perfect, as
the assault was rapid and earned. - Most of thi
TUrks on deck iiiiitiiiiel:foriarti, and an ran crieets
the starboard sidii; as their enemies poured in on
g iti
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ad t haY l ial#atia : 1 4 .1 4.L . .,916.. co ustant
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/below. Stin t 4o : l oairakla at' * . rat:aka - snack
and so coiniketei ite*pliiiii,i . 1, '. itit 7 :roaksti *'- *a . was
butlxiffing. 4 hik 4 2: `,.mtik .. t4o4 . .*Thiiiik,, ~t:"!y.
was on t,h,310,46-40;:. ii7 'tai .o,4iibA.A.:*
session erbiiiii43.,k;'7'77' 17, ' `:`, ''.:'.
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There can be no . .'fivlluifti gall4t Officer
sow felt bitter riektii, iii&L)t - *!,k,i)s in _his
"to bring - away the l iblifie het ' #e ',I n'UtdY reeeStviA
a st.
.Not only wepikkorderkon this - VpeTep*j* ,
however, but the frigate had hut-a - bent, 111) r a
yard creased, and she wanted Ur' • '..'lt area
riext to impossible ; thirvfore, to.eentive her,e4tha
command was given to past ot th e
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(rose the keteh, • . ' I •. ,
The duty ;of seating ire to te, prize appears to,
have been executed with•as Much promptitude- - and '
order, as every other part of the service., The 'offi
cers diaiributed themselves, ap;reeabl,y,,te the ',previ
ous ii.structioas, and the men aeon appeeitif with
the necessary means: Each petty a .4W by itself
and as it et ready, So rapid were they4dl in, their
movements that the, men with] combustible/: had
scarcely time to get as low - as !hi cockpit and after
store rooms, before the fires werelighted - over their
heads.. When the 'Officer entrusied with' the duty
last mentioned, had got through, lie found! the after
hatches filled with smoke, - from the fire imthe ward
room end steerage, and was obligid to• make his es
cape by the forward, ladifem- t t ~ -7
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The Americana were in'the ship from twenty to
twenty five minutes, and they.wire literally driven
out of her by the dames. The -vessel had got to be.
.so dry in that law latitude, that die burntlike . pitch;
and the combustibles hid been so jhdiciously proper.
ed as they were steadily us e d. The leaf
were the people who had been hi :the store rooms,
and when they reaehed the desk, they found most.
of their companions alreadyin the Intrepid. - Jain
lug them, and. ascertaining that ell was ready, the •
order was given to- cast nit Notwithstanding the ,
daring character of the enterprise in general, Mr.
Decatur and his party, now run the greatest risk he
bud incurred that night. So fierce,hail 'the colitis- ,
Fawn already become, that the jflanies l .begon to
pour out of the ports, end the head fast having begtt
cast off, the. ketch fell astern, with her jigger flapping •
against the quarter-gallerr, and hee . bOom- oul. The
fire showed itself in the window this entice!
meat ; end beneath NVEIS. all the.aninmidtiOn of the
party, covered with a turpentine. .ITo increase the
risk the steam fast was jammed. 3y using ewords,
however, fur there was no time toi look for -an eie,
the hawser was cut, and-the Intrepid was extricated
from •the most imminent danger by i vigorous Shbve.
As she swung .cicar of the frigate, !the thinks resell:
ed the rigging, up which they wet? hissing like a
rocket, thetar having oozed from e ropes, which
had been saturated with that inflarnnaatile matter.
Matches- could not have.kintlied with
.greeteiquick
ness. 4 • •
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The sweeps are 'non , maimed. E'p to this edbment
every thing'hact been done earnestly, though with-,
out noise, bat As anonas they felt they hadgorconi
mend % I f their ketch.:again, and by two or three vig
orous strokes, had sent her away from- the frigate,
the . people of the Intrepid' ceased inswing, and a one
man they gave three cheers. for victory. 'this tip
peered to arouse the Turks'from their duper, for the
cry had hardly ended,. when the batteries, the two
corsairs, and the galley poured in ',their fire, The
men laid hold of. their rweeps again, of which the
Intrepid bad eight of a side, and faVonredlly a light
air, they went merrily down the h4rbor. •
- The spectacle that followed, is described, as heti-
ing been both beautiful arid aublitne. The entire '
bey was illuminated by' the conflagration, the roar of
cannon was constant, and Tripoli was is a clamor-
The appearance of the ship was in the highest de
gree magnificent; and to add to the effect, as her
guns heated they began to' go.off. Owing to the
shift of wind, and the position which she had tended, .
she in some measure returned the enemy's_ fire, to
one of her broadsides was discharged in the direc
tion of the town, and the other towards Fort' Eng
lish. The most singular effect of this, conflagration
Was on board the ship, for the flam6s having run i:p
the rigging, and masts,•eolleeted under the tops amt . :"
' fell over, giving the whole the appearance of glowing
colurnnsand ' fiery capital&
Under ordinary circumstances, the situation of the,
ketch would still have been thought sufficiently per
iloue, but after the exploit they had just perfoimed,
het people, elated with success, regarded all that was
now passing as a triumphan The shot
constantly cast the spar around the ' or were whist
ling over their heads, but the only sensation 'they
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produced, vvasby calling attend,* to the hrilliant
jets d'eau that, they occasioned as hontiding along
the-water. • But one struck the Intrepid, although
she was within half a mile of manY" of the hoariest
guns for some time, and. that primed throughter top
gallant sail. 1 ..
With sixtee sweeps, and eighty then elated with
i '
succees,.Mr. ecatur was enabled to drive the Intrep
id ahead wt a velocity that rendered 'towing use
less. Near the harbor's mouth h; met the Siren's
boats, sent to cover his retreat, btit their services
were scarcely necessary. As soon as - theltetch was
out of danger, be grit • into one, and pulled aboard
• the brig, to report the Lieut. Corn. Stewart the rearilt
or his undertaking.
The Siren had got into the offing some time after •
the Intrepid, agreeably to arrangements, and anchor
ed about three miles.from the reeks. Here she
hoisted out the launch, and 'a cutter maned and arm
ed them, and sent them in, under *.r. Caldwell her
first Lieutenant.' Soon: after the brig weighed, and
the wind having entirely failed outside, she / incept
into eight fathoms water, and athered again. - to
cover the retreat, should the enemy attempt tO:beard
the Intrepid, with his gun-boats. it will readily be.
supposed that it was an anxious Inomerit, and as
the moon rose, all eyes were on the frigate. `‘. After
waiting in intense expectation neat an hour, a xock
ei went up from the Philadelphia. 1 It WO the sig
nal of possession, and Mr. Stewart ran below to get
another for the answer. Re was gone only a mo
ment, but when he returned, the fete was seen strik
ing through the frigate's pots, and in a few more
minutes, the flaines wete . Oren nlihing up her,rig
ging, as if a train had been tonchid: Then follow
ed the cannonade, and the dashing i of sweeps, with
the approach of the ketch, Presintly a boat was
seen coming alongside, and a man, in a sailors jack
et sprang over the gangway' of the brig. It was
('DECATUR, to announce hii Victdryi.! . . . -
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WHOLESALE AND, RETAIL
Tobacco Egtablishmenti , -
-
00,TTSVILLE.
TAMES S. MOYERSi. CO. aim ounce to the
J public generally, that they hale , purchased the
Estabbabmccit of Samuel G. &Os of Pottsville,
and they heap addeetc their stock a Very large
sod extensive issortrimitt of all lijride of Chewing
and Smoking Totatceo,' arid Gammen, Spanish nest
Half Spanish Seger& preeentstook consists of
.
50,000 N 0.14 best Porto Bice Spanish Sews,
300,0001 , 20.1. Hnlf,Spagisb,
290,000 ffo.l.'eonimon,
. 223'Kegit Chewing Tobaceq,
300 Barrels Sweet Scented SmokinKTobctco.
Also CieendisK Ladies' Twist, and Sweet To
bacco, all of which sold Nfoletrale and Be.'
tail, im the most reastitiolis Waterer cash or 1p
proved acceptances._ . r
March-2,1839. ' Sr-lr