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Steam Artillery.—' There is an in
teresting article in the London Nezv
Monthly Magazine for March on
this subject, from which we exti act
a few passages .—“ One cheering
principle would result from the use
ot steam weapons in war, viz. that
it would give the most civilized na
tions the advantage, and tend to
make the wisest still more power
ful. England, America, and
France, might adopt them in the ful
lest extent; but Russia, Turkey?
and even Austria, in their present
state, would have little chance
against the scientific combinations,
and the mechanical adroitness that
could perfect a hundred effective
steam-engines,while they laborious
ly produced one. The navies ot
England, France,and America will,
ere long, be navigated and lought
by steam. On shore, the art ot war
will be quickly changed to the ad
vantage of humanity. In the field,
battles will be quickly terminated.
No dense smoke will arise to inter
cept the deadly aim of the steam
weapon ; and masses of men cannot
be manoeuvred under the showers
of balls which steam-batteries will
pour upon them. Defensive posi
tions will,in many cases,be impreg
nable ; and small fortified ports will
take an enormous time to reduce.
Let us suppose a fortification case
mated and bomb proof, with steam
guns GO pounders. The walls
would literallv rain upon the be
siegers metal of this enormous
weight, every gun projecting 50 or
CO balls a minute. In case ot an at
tempting an escalade ot storm
ing a breach, if one could be made
in the face of the besieged under
such a defensive fire, not a man
would pass the ditch alive, while it
was flanked by a single gun, such
a hail of death might be produced
forth with unceasing energy. Lng
land will fotunately have no diffi
culty in getting the start of other
countries in toiming a steam navy.
Its elements are peculiarly her own,
and if the prejudices of the Navy
board give way to the necessity of
SI! she will have nothing to
dread. The steam-gun, in its pre
sent incomplete state, has been (l ied
before the Duke of W ellington,
and I understand, as far as the ex
periment went, its efficiency was
not called in question a moment. *—
41 Whatever contributes to protract
a state of warfare, will, by increas
ing its expenses, operate in a wav
friendly to the interests of humani
ty. Governments, however inclin
ed to rush heedlessly into war on
every feeble excuse, will pause
more than ever before they bring
about the ruin of their finances.—
Nations of scanty population will
be able to offer a long resistance to
the strong, and war will become aa
affair of defence rather than aggran
dizement. A change in the art of
war, which may render fortified
places impiegnatle to every thing
but famine, or capable ol a very
protracted defence, w ill be friendly
to the stability and integrity of em
pires.”
Description oj Fortress Monroe.
It faces the entrance of the Ches
apeake Bay, within about a mile of
the Rip Raps, every vessel entering
the Bay. must pass within had that
distance ct the guns of the b ortress j
and as upwards of 200 guns can be
brought to bear within that range,
upon an object not larger than a
human being, it would appear im
possible for any hostile vessel to
force an entrance. T. he precautions
taken to render this fortress im
pregnable, are admirable. An ex
ternal wall of about 25 feet thick
surrounds the entire area. The
space between this outward wall,
and the inner, is filled with a canal
perhaps 50 feet wide ; and the
whole space of this canal, together
with the outer wall, is commanded
by the guns of the caste. Viewed
in this light, it may be considered
the Gibraltar of the Chesapeake.
Washington Gazette.
A farrier's bill. — u To curing
your honor’s horse till he died. 9
8d”
GEORGIA* ME S SENGER.
AUCO.Y, (GEORGIA j SVEDKESBAY, AIAY 25, 1825.
Letters to a Lawyer on the subject
of Breeches of the Marriage promise.
Pepisnissett, Feb. 10. 1825.
Sir —l have a spark, who, not long
ago, said in the presence of iny little
sister, about ten years old, that he
thought he should soon change his con
dition. Sister thinks she can swear
’ that he winked at me at the same
time, but I must confess 1 did not see
him. Last Saturday he got married
to Squire Doolittle’s daughter, a great
fortune. Don’t you think 1 would re
cover damages for these breeches of
promise. I have got a sweetheart who
l like much better than the other; but
he is poor, and so are I, and we can t
marry unless 1 can get a verdict in
iny favour for at least a thousand dol
lars. Your affected, broken-hearted
Temperance Higginbottom.
P. S. One reason for my wishing so
much to be married, is to get quit of
this awful name.
Fisquataqua, Feb . 4,1825
Honoured Sir —One night, about
three weeks ago, being out on a sleigh
mg party, we stopped at Deacon
Smooth’s inn, and had a dance. Af
ter going through a hornpipe with
Shubael Doubty,’Squire Doubty’s son,
we jumped over a broomstick togeth
er. He has since refused to marry
me. He is not reckoned worth above
eight husdred dollars. Do you think
1 had better prosecute him at once or
wait till he is rich enough to pay a
couple of thousands ? Your answer
is earnestly desired by a disconsolate
virgin, whose broken heart all this
time lies bleeding. Excuse this tear
blotted scrawl. In great misery, yours.
Winifred Willow.
Feaquog , Feb. 18, 1825.
Worthy Sir — As you understand
how to make the most of the feelings
of a deceived, wounded, deserted, and
broken-hearted female, 1 am induced
to ask your advice, in a matter of a
breech of promise, committed by a
young ma* of this place, in regard to
your obliged humble servant, if you
take upmy cause. Being a nice, pret
ty, well-to-do-in-the-world young fel
low, of only one-and twenty, and I, be
ing a few years older, (say about five
and-thirty) l thought 1 would make
the first ntlrxivn.es to cnenavOge iti
youthful inexperience. In playing
“ Button, button, who’s got the but
ton ?” 1 always put the button in his
hand; and at forfeits, 1 never failed
when ordered to “ kneel to the fairest,
and kiss the prettiest,’ to give him the
preference. In short, every body
said I was in love with him, and 1 am
sure he must have seen it himself: yet
he has hitherto obstinately refused to
meet my advances ; and not only this,
but has almost ruined my reputation,
by obliging me to go to such great
lengths to make him understand me,
that there is great talk about the mat
ter. Net content with this, he takes
ail opportunities, after having thus
ruined my character, to turn me into
ridicule ; and the other day declared
be was afraid of being alone w ith ms 5
least I should eat him up. Don’t you
think, sir, 1 could recover damages of
him fordeluding my unsuspecting in
nocence. Your abused
M EHITABLE HoOk’eM.
[Faspeag, Feb. 26, 1825.
Sir- -A young fellow in the neigh
borhood of our town, does nothing but
stare at me every Sunday in church,
so that every bodysavs he is smitten.
Me has not been introduced to me yet,
nor do 1 know his name, Had 1 bet
ter commence a suit at once, foi
these breeches, or wait till we get ac
quainted Yours, in haste,
Patience Hurry.
Kennebunck, March 1, 1825.
Sir- —A hale, thrifty, oldish sort of
a batchelor, who has been twice at
singing school with me, and who 1
could almost swear once squeezed
my hand in leaping over a fence, is
building a fine new house close by
ours; and the other dav said verv
significantly, that “now he had got a
cage, he should want a little bird to
put into it.” I have spoken to several
neighbors who will probably be on the
jury, and who think that with a little
exertion we can make a breach of
promise out ot this. I desire your
opinion. Yours,
Tabitha Spinster.
Dumpling Ferry, Feb. 15, 1825.
Sir — l have got a promise from a
young fellow, and have no doubt 1
could recover a thousand dollars ; but
he able to pay five tunes that sum,
sum, and I don’t like to expose my
delicate feelings for a trifle. Do you
think it is worth ahile for me to let
him add seduction to the breach of
promise P It will no doubt increase
damages. Please reply by post.—
Your humble servant, , •
PaifpENCE Lookout.
Lafayette—-Steuben.— -The “ Na
tion’s Guest” in his journey South,
has assisted in erecting Monuments
at the graves of those distinguish
ed officers of the Revolution, Greene ,
De Kalb , and Pulaski . 1 his illus
trious benefactor of our country is
expected here early in the summer.
The public may not be aware that
the ashes of one of the most useful
and of fo.nugn offi
cers, rest undistinguished in our
vicinity. The services of Baron
Steuben are known and acknowl
edged. They were, in fact, inval
uable. After the war was over—
the peace and independence of the
Union established, Steuben remain
ed in his adopted country to enjoy
that freedom which he had contri
buted so essentially to maintain. —
He died and was buried in the town
of Steuben in this county. His ex
ecutor (his aid and friend, the late
Col. Walker,) was forbidden in his
will to erect any monument to mark
the spot where his remains are de
posited. They lie in a field near a
little grove, a place selected by the
Baron himself. The place is undis
tinguished.
“ llis ashes re{. no marble tells us where.”
The prohibition given to his ex
ecutor does not extend to the pub
lic. Their gratitude is unrestrain
ed. It is respectfully suggested,
whether gratitude and duty do not
require some mark byiespect for
the memory ci this distinguished
soldier and worthy man, and wheth
er there can ever be so fit an occa
sion to give an expression of the
feelings which ;ire universally enter-:
rained, as at the expected visit of
the venerable character, who was
his companion in arms and in glor\.
This subject addresses itself in
deed to all but with peculiar em
phasis to military gentlemen; for
the brave honor the brave.
[lit may be inferred from the above,
that Bat on Steuben lias no monument;
but we recollect to have seen one in
scribed to his memory, in a Dutch
Church in William Street,New-York
—At whose expense it was erected
we do net know, out probably by the
congregation of that church, who were
his countrymen. By the inscription
it appeared that he had enjoyed many
honors before espousing the cause of
liberty—having held military appoint
ments near the persons of the mon
archs he had served and received se
veral orders of Knighthood. We hope
that a monument will be erected at the
place where “ his ashes restas that
place would be more appropriate than
any other,]
Patents— H Patent trusses, patent
teeth instruments, patent pills, and
patent lancets, are, in our opinion,
all of a piece : and when medical
men countenance and even patron
ise such useless efforts of human
ingenuity, they encourage artizans,
who might be better employed, to
labor entirely in vain. What is
there in this country that does not
go by -patent ? We were lately ac
quainted with a gentleman who
wore a patent hat, bought patent
boots with cork soles, and daily be
smeared his toes with Conway’s
patent corn plaster ; not satisfied
with this, he crawled into a patent
doe skin shirt, and kept up his small
clothes by patent suspenders,* kept
his chapped hands warm by pa
tent spring black gloves—and, fin
ally, falling sick of a feyer, took
forty dollars worth of patent Phy
sic from a patent doctor, and, after
languishing awhile on one of Jen ck’s
patent bedsteads, he died —as all
patent things da—prematurely—
was placed in a patent cedar wood
coffin, borne on a patent spring
hearse to a patent air-tight tomb,
where he now lies—a striking em
blem of the numerous inventions
which claim the protection of our
American patent laws.”
Bost. Med. Int.
We every day hear of some new
and astounding discovery—and the
following only adds one moYe item
to the long and apparently intermin
able roll of human skill practi
cal ingenuity : 44 Dr. Bernhard, of
Larris, in Germany, has mide a
very interesting discovery, for
which he has received a patent. —
It consists in obtaining from anim
al substances, of which hitherto no
use has been made, a product per
fectly similar to leather. A manu
factory has been established at
Cumbold, near Vienna, where this
new species of industry is practised
with the greatest activity. This
discovery of Dr. Bernhard is the
more important, as the composition
is capable, when in a fluid state, of
being formed into boots and shoes.”
The use of Charcoal in prevent
ing the putrefaction of animal mat
ter has often been commended, and
the application of this interesting
property of charcoal, to the preser
vation of provisions for ships at sea,
cannot be too often insisted upon.
We have another pleasing confirma
tion of this fact in the statement
that the crews of the two Russian
ships which lately sailed round the
world, were extremely healthy—
during the whole three years of
their voyage, only two men died of
the crew of the Neva, and the Ne
vashada did not lose a single man—
not only their fresh water was pre
served in charred casks, bui the
same precaution was applied to the
preservation of their salted provis
ions. The beef they carried out
with them tasted as pleasantly upon
their return, as it did three years
before when first salted.' ’*
The following is the talk which was
delivered to Gen. La Fayette, at the
Chattahoochee, sjy Poethiehola, one of
the principal chiefs of the Creeks.—
This Indian, though yet i youog man,
said to possess ail the native talents
and genius for whi< b the h-1e Big
Warrior was so enunemly distinguish
ed. Hep.
General La Fayette,
Friend and Brother—l am
glad to nave ft in my power to shake
the right hand of the triend and
brother soldier of our old and much
esteemed father Washington ; such
[ am told you have been, and with
heart-felt gratitude mv heart is with
mv hand, I sneak for ray nation
rs I
as well as for myself; thus you
hear the sentiments of the Muscoge
tribe ol red men, May the pro
tecting hand of the Great Spirit be
with you, and support \ou in your
old age on this long and fatiguing
journey in a strange land j and safe
ly return you to our father the Pre
sident of the United States ! and
when you have arrived there you
will do me, as welt as my nation, a
particular saver, by tendering our
most sincere compliments to him ;
and say, that his red children are
happy to see his much be loved
friend from over the big waters.—
And when it should suit yo ir con
venience to leave these United
States, the Great Spirit is solicited
in your favor in crossing the rolling
ofctan ! And that you may safely
return to the bosom of your family,
with as much comfort as your life
has been useful and glorious, is the
sincere and ardent desire of your
red friend and brother,
rOETHLEHOLA,
Principal Warrior of the Muteoge
Tribe of Indians .
Dreadful St earn-Boat Accident,
About 9. o’clock on the morning of
the 14th of April, about tea miles be
low Natchez, the boiler of the Teche
burst, by which three men were killed,
and several others scalded more or
less severely, and the boat set on fire,
and, with her cargo of cotton entirely
consumed.
Mr. Miles, of Kentucky, who had
his foot scalded, had reached New Or
leans, and given the following par
ticulars : The Teche left Natchez
landing after dark on Wednesday
evening, with 65 or 70 passengers,
many of whom came on board at
the moment of her departure, and
were unknown to each other.—
Having proceeded about ten miles,
the night proved so dark and hazy
that Captain Campbell concluded
to lay by. About 2 o'clock, the
steam having been raised, and at
the insant of getting under weigh,
the boiler burst with tremendous
explosion; every light on board
was extinguished, and all the hatch
es thrown ofl. In the scene of
confusion that ensued, a cry was
made that the vessel was oti
fire in her bow. Mr. Miles in
forms, that, anxious to ascertain the
truth of this, he pressed forward,
and fell eleven feet through one of
the hatchways, where his foot was
scalded in the hot water, and where
he should have perished from ex
cessive heat, but for the immediate
exertions of the crew who drew
him out with ropes. By this time
the flames began to ascend, and
each one made exertions to save
himself. Those who could not get
on board the yawl (which made
three trips to the shore) threw
over cotton bales, upon which they
floated until the return—and in a
short time all the survivors were
conveyed to the shore.
But the extent of the calamity
had not yet arrived. The steam
boat Washington soon after pass
ing up and being hailed, hove too,
and a boat load of survivors, sup
posed to be 12 or 13 in number,
their names unknown to our infor
mant, who attempted to get on
board her, were accidentally upset
and drowned.
A SINGULAR CHARACTER.
Greenville , Ten. April 17. —On
Thursday the 17th instant, at the
Ciicuit Court in Jonesborougb, be
fore Judge Scott, came on the trial
of David Greer, for the murder of
Higgins, in November last, which
lasted the whole of two days, and
was the subject of much curiosity,
from the well known singular char
acter of the prisoner. Not having
been present at the trial, we cannot
pretend to give any thing like a
regular delineation of its proceed
ings. We have collected some of
the prominent incidents from con
versation with a gentleman who was
a Qmx .■***.£-
it, and here give them to our read
ers.
A great number of witnesses
were examined, both on the part of
the State, and on the part of the
prisoner. It appeared, from the
testimony, that Greer had, for about
thirty years past, lived a secluded
life on and near the top of the Bald
Mountain. There seemed to have
been a vein of singularity running
through ail his notions, his manner
ofli’ ing, &c. He was very hospi
table to strangers when they came
to see him, and he was frequently
visited bv the curious, who were
attracted by a desire to see the
strange man of the Mowitain y
whose fame was spread through all
the surrounding country. In his
dealings he was uncommonly exact,
and an undeviating adherence to
truth and honesty was a marked
trait,in his character. He had,
many years ago, gone to the top of
the Bald Mountain, where there are
several hundred acres of land en
tirely destitute of a tree or a shrub,
(yet the soil good, and covered with
grass, ) where he planted a corn and
potatoe patch, which he surrounded
with a ditch, to secure them from
intrusion ; but, finding, on the ex
perience of one season,that his crops
could not come to maturity, in con
sequence of the coldness of the area
in which they were located, he
abandoned the top of the mountain,
and came some distance down its
side, where he took up his residence,
built a mill, and made many do
mestic regulations for his conven
ience and comfort, some of which
showed the work of an ingenious
hand. His mill was made on a
small construction, was £ept in mo
tion by the water of a small moun
tain stream, and would grind from
half a bushel to a bushel of grain
per day. He once erected an iron
manufactory on the mountain. He
was a man of uncommon physical
strength, and had performed feats
entirely within himself, in the erec
tion of his buildings and machinery,
which it was judged would have
required the strength of four or
five common men to perform.
JXft to.