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fcdHty and exactcess, than* o; foe- p-M.: A
small arms; by which means all such parts
will be formed precisely alike.
The water from under each of these wheels,
is then conveyed by brick tunnels, a short dis
tance ; where the two streams are united, at
the south front of the foundcry ; and thrown
udon an overshet water wheel for boring and
tan ting of ordnance. This is the third and
j t Operation of the water, which is here dis
charged into the river nearly on a level with
the surface thereof; so that the two streams
Which operate the works, are not seen in any
Jr.-art of their passage from the canal to the
river.
The establishment was designed for the an
nual manufacture of about eight thousand stands
•f arms for Intantry, with a proportionate num
ber tor Cavalry, by about an hundred and fifty
artificers, but not ha'f that number are yet
employed therein ; also a proportionate num
ber of field cannons, and guns for fortifica
tions. The works are so constructed and ar
ranged, that those who superinteud their ope
rations, may in twenty minutes pass round and
visit all the artists in their various employ
ments, and . .0 machinery is supposed to have
been constructed upon a plan as simple as such
a variety of operations would admit; a striking
instance of which appears in blowing the bel
lows by water. Here the working of 28 bel
lows requires but two small cog-wheels more
than those which are indispensably necessary
Tor other operations, and excepting those two
eog-whecls, the apparatus for working the bel
lows by water, will with very little preparing,
lustiiftv years in constant use. The cheapness,
simplicity and durability of the apparatus used
in this mode of operation, is greatly important
to the institution. The motion of the bellows
is first given by a crank in each of the wings,
attached to the axis of each of the two cog
wheels above-mentioned ; these cranks operate
two horizontal shafts, each of which is between
an hundred and forty and an hundred and fifty
feet long, and extend through all the foarging
rhops in the said wings, working a crank or le
ver over each bellows, and also the large bel
lows in the tilt-hammer forges. The grind
stones (all of which are operated by water)
execute a great part of the work tisti aly dotie
by rasping and filing, which saves considerable
expeiice in the article -f files ; and to prevent
an unnecessary consumption of fuel, a valve
is placed in the pipe of each of the bellows, so
•that at the moment the iron becomes sufficient
ly heated, and is taken from the tire to the
anvil, the bellows ceases to operate upon the
fire.
The manner in which musket barrels were
formerly bored, is, that the augers or lioring-
Tods were pressed or pushed forward through
the barrel. Cut the shanks or stems of such
augers being of considerable length, and con
finedin their size by the diameter ofthe ccdiier
cannot be made sufficiently stiff to prevent their
bending while pushed through the barrel in
the act of boring; which rendered the boring
with exactness extremely tedious and difficult.
To prevent this inconvenience, the boring rods
•r augers m the manufactory, arc drawn thro’
the barrel in place of being puished through
for the act of pulling the auger through, will
keep it straight, when pushing it through in
clines it to crook. By this new method, the
barrel is bored with much more ease, facility,
and truth, than on the former plan. The bit,
or cutting parts of the augers, are from 1 1-2
to three inches king, as occasion may require,
•®nd are formed like a common sctctv-uuger
reversed, with two sharp angles for cutting,
like that instrument. The rod or stem of the
auger which is of smaller diameter than the
cutting part, is first put through the rough, ca
liber of the barrel, in the state in which it is
deceived from the hand of the forger. It is
then confined in the carriage which is a strong
shallow box, moving horizontally upon four
wheels, on ribits made in two strong timbers,
which conduct-the carriage straight and stea
dy, while the operation of boring is performed.
The end ofthe stem is then attached to a small
wheel, which revolves about four hundred
times per minute, and the box or carriage
(which is kept filled with water to prevent the
temper of the boring-bits from being bestroy
ed by the heat produced by friction in boring,)
is propelled by u large iron screw, the mo
tion of which is six revolutions to each inch
of the barrel, while the motion of the borer is
considerably above an hundred revolutions to
the inch.
This method cannot be applied to the boring
©f ordnance; the breach being cast with the
barrel; great improvements, however, have
been made, both in the mode of casting and
©f boring cannon. The foundary and boring
works of this manufactory are not yet ready
for operation, but it is designed for casting and
■boring according to the newest and most ap
proved method, in the solid mass. The cus-
Cabel at the breach of the cannon is to be at
tached to the axis ofthe water-wheel, so as to
revolve with it, while the borer (which docs
Mot revolve) is impelled (in a horizontal di
rection, and in a line with the centre of the
cannon.) by a heavy weight suspended at the
end of the lever; so that by the addition or di
minution of the weight, the friction of boring is
increased or diminished at pleasure. When the
boring has been compicuted, the cannon is at-:
tached to the axis of another wheel of consider- i
able greater velocity, where its external sur- j
face is turned and polished similar to a column ‘
of wood in the lathe of a turner, after which j
the touch-hole is drilled ; the gun is proven !
and put in order for being mounted on its cur-!
riage. i
It would be tedious and perhaps uninteiligi- •
tie without the aid of drawings, to give a coin- !
plcto description in detail oi all the various .
cpcrt.tfons required in the fabrication of arms. .
The operation of boring small arms and cannon ]
has been more particularly noticed in the above
sketch, not merely because the boring of their
calibre’s with accuracy, is an important point
in the manufacture, but because considerable
improvements have lately been made in the
manner of performing that operation.
Thomas Paine to Morgan Lewis,
On bus prosecution cf Thom as Farmer, for
one hundred thousand dollars damages.
In this letter, I shall continue my observa
tions on damage generally, and take Morgan
Lewis in my way.
There are two descriptions of men in the
world who cannot suffer damages —The one
is the man whose character is already so in
famous that nothing said of linn can make him
appear worse than he is. Tho other is the
man whose character is so invulnerable that
no reproach against him can reach him. It
falls pointless to the ground, or re-acts upon
the party from whence it come .
T he first time Mr. Jefferson was elected
President, the majority in his favour was 92
to 84. As this majority was small, the faction
of the feds re-doubled their abuse and multi
plied falsehoods upon falsehood to throw him
out at the next election. Their malignity and
their lies were permitted to pass tincontracHc*
ed, and the event was, that at the next election
Mr Jefferson had a majority of 162 to 14.
As this is an instance that invulnerable char
acter cannot suffer damages. I leave it to Cole
man, Cullen and Rufus King to indentify the
persons of the contrary description ; and they
may if the please, draw lots among themselves
to decide which of them shall stand foremost
on the list of infamous securities from damage.
When Morgan Lewis in conversation with
William Livingston, said that Dr Witt Clin
“ ton, Judge Comstock,and Judge Johnson tv err
“ three of the'damnedest rascals that ever dis'*
“ graced the councils cf a state,” the venom and
vulgarity of the expression weve. too \risible to
do injury, and the character of the man who; aid
it, too equivocal to obtain credit, it was net
worth the trouble of contradicting. Calumny
is a vice of a curious constitution. Trying to
kill, it keeps it alive ; leave it to itself and it
will die a natural death.
Chancellor Lansing’s ill-judged and ill-writ
ten address to the public comes precisely under
the head of calumny. He insinuated, in that
| address, a charge against governor Clinton,
when he (gov. Clinton) was almost three lnui
| dree! niiies distant from New-York, and when
called upon by George Clinton, junr. toexplaip
himself, that the public might know what he
meant, refused to do it. Mr. Lansing holds
the office of Chancellor during good behaviour,
unu this is the revenue of good behaviour. The
words good behaviour, which are the words of
the constitution, must have some meaning, or
why are they put there ? They ’Certainly ap
ply to the whole of a man’s moral and civil
character and not merely to official character.
A man may be punctual in his official charac
ter, because it is his interest to be so. and yet
be dishonorable and unjust in every tiling else.
Mr. Lansing should have l©collected that
gov. Clinton’s long experience in the office of
governor enabled him to give useful advice to
a young beginner, and his well known integri
ty preclut.es every idea of bis giving any other.
It gov. Clinton gave any advice to Mr. Lan
sing on the subject he speaks of, Mr. Lansing
ought to have felt himself obliged to him ; in
stead of which, he has turned treacherous and
ungrateful.
But though men of conscious integrity,
calm and philosophical, will hot descent to the
low expedient of prosecuting for the sake of
what are called damages, there nevertheless
ought to be a law for punishing calumny ; and
this becomes the more necessary because it
often happens that the prosecutor fer damages
is himselt the calumniator. Morgan Lewis’s
prosecution of Thomas Fartnur for one hun
dred thousand dollars damages, is holding Mr.
Farmar up to the public as an unjust man.
Maturin Livingston is p aying the same game
towards Mr. Jackson, one ot the editors of the
Independent Republican ; and the Anglo Irish
imposter Cullen, who is secured from damage
by the infamy of his character, is trying to
make three thousand dollars out of Mr. Frank,
one ofthe editors of the Public Advertiser. As
the matter stands at present, a rogue has a bet
ter chance than an honest man.
i here is not a man in the United States,
Thomas Jefferson excepted, that has been
more abused by this mean and unprincipled
federal taction than myself; yet I have never
prosecuted any of them. I have left them to
welter in their own lies. But had there been
a law to punish calumny and lying by penalty,
and the money to be given to the poor, i would
have done it. But as to damages as Ido not
believe they have character enough of their
own to endamage mine, I could claim none.
THOMAS PAINE.
Norfolk, April 27k
Yesterday morning, about two o’clock, the
ship Betsey, capt. Treadwell, of New-York,
was discovered to be on fire at Murray’s wharf,
she fasts were immediately cut, and it being
ebb tide, the ship drifted down the river. We
are sorry to add, that the fire could not be ar
rested, but that this fine ship, with a valuable
cargo of Tobacco, Wheat and Flour, with which
she was fully ladened, were const: n cd, except
about 40 hogsheads of tobacco, the greater part
of which was very much damaged, A boy who
was in tae steerage, asleep, was unfortunat !y
burned.
May \.
A vessel in 14 days from li.uTadi.es, went;
up the hay yesterday, by which, information ts |
rect ivied, that advices had rcachcdrhct Island, I
stating that Monicvicdo had been taken by the I
British troops, after a severe action, in which ■
1500 Spaniards were cut to pieces by the Bri
tish troops, who were highly exa.q crated in
consequence of the Spaniards having cut off the
ears, and otherwise mutilated some English
prisoners taken a few days before.
i he above vessel off Martinico, was board
ed from Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane, who
had with him, one three, decker, and four two
deckers He was in daily expi station of the
Rochefort squadron, as the (Jruizcr brig had
arrived express from England, with dispatches
for the adhiiral,informing him that the Roche
fort squadron, composed of one three decker
and five two deckers, had sailed.
MWaw. llii null || miibi |in | Mil | |
Savannah,
THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 21, 1807.
MWtiWMWI -'fc Mjr. p— —i 111 IIIIH- .I ■■ —-V nil—
L E’dxcoysu’ is unavoidably laid oxier to Ha.
turdaj.
Effoht,. —It is reported that Mr. Madison
has received letters ftom England, informing
him, that Mr. Pcrcival, not the Duke of Port
land, is at the head of the present administration
ol England. 1 his Mr. Pcrcival is the man who
made so much clamor against the late ministers,
for the concessions they made this country, in
the late treaty.a*..,AVa-. Expositor.
Extract of a letter fran Bordeaux, received at
J'hiladelphia, under date of March 20.
“I have seen 8000 conscripts, the propor
tion from this quarter ofthe empire, destined
for Poland; among them are several of theme r
cnam sos this city.”
‘1 he above article is more illust rative'of the
pressure of the K usian arms, than any thing that
has yet transpired.
Extract of <* letter from Trinidad,in Cuba,dated
Jprii 19.
“ A privateer belonging to this port, return
ed a few days Vmrc, with a prize, an Ameri
can vessel, railed the AJtney, captain Crow,
hound from Kingston, Jam. to New-York,
laden with Rum and Sugars, which he detain
ed under pretext of being an English vessel,
and bound to Liverpool, which, however, is
said not to be the case. Through neglect of
the pi ize'-master and crew, on board, this beau
tiful ship has been lost on Cayo Lnrzo. I un
derstand that there are several ladies (passen
gers) on board—no person is yet come up to
town—God knows what these poor people must
suffer on the rocks, with the present burning
beat. My next will give vou mere particu
lars.”
Charleston, May 18.
Extract of a letter from captain Stubbs, of the
brig Eliza, to his owner in this city, dated
Kingston, 1 5th Jprii.
On the 7th April, Cape Nicholas bearing
N. E. by E. distant 14 leagues, was boarded by
a French privateer, who robbed me of my
sfiiall boat and four oars ; three barrels of beef,
three barrels of pork ; one coil of rope ; every
cooking utensil; all my fowls and sonic wine ;
am! broke open the greatest part of the letters
on board. Markets are dull and very low.”
Extract of a letter from Kingston, Jam. datid
Jprii 1 1.
t£ I arrived here on the 7th inst. after a pas
sage of 22 days, but had the mortification of
being robbed and plundered off Cape Maize,
bv a French privateer, or pirate, of almost eve
ry thing I had on hoard, or they qc.,ld take a*
Way from me ; and for my consolation tiiey told
me. provided they thought the brig and cargo
worth 4000 dollars in St. Jago de Cuba, where
they belonged, they would send her in, and
make a prize of her; hut lumber Was worth
nothing there, Which you may be sure 1 was
not very sorry for—they say they are authorised
to take all vessels bound to and from English
ports; and indeed, they capture all they fall in
with, and send them in, provided tiiey are
worth any thing; and those that are not, they
plunder of every thing they can lay their hands
upon.”
London, March 26.
Yesterday afternoon, tbout 6 o’clock, the king arri
ved n town from Windsor. The arrangements for the
New Mmiftry received his ifiajefty’s approbation, and
in the evening the royal pieafure was fgnified by let
ter to lord Grenville, an l his colleagues, that his ms
jefly would be ready this day, at two o'clock,to re
ceive their seals of office. i
This day, accordingly, the Old Mini iter R delivered
up their seals and retired from office, and their fucccv i
fors received their appointments. The following is as
correct a lift a, we have been able to procure in time ‘
for our publication. .Should there be ary iuaccurary
in it, we (hall correct it in our next.-
Lord Lrlkinc, . Lord Chancellor.
Lari of U eftmorland, Prefulent of the Council.
Duke of Portland, - Firil Lord of the Treifury
Mr. Percival, - . Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Lord Hawkesbury, l Sccrtt ary of State lor the
. , _ , 5 Home Department.
Ck. jcreagh, - Ditto for War and Cofonie®.
Mr. Canning, - - Tirfl Lord of the Admiralty.
His R.i 1. the Duke of York, Commander in Chief.
Mr. Rose, - - Treafurcrof the Navy.
Mr. E. Long, - . One of Paymasters General.
The Earl cf Chatham.? Maftcr c ’ r of the Ordinance,
> and C'onff.anle of the Tower.
The Marquis of Hartford, Mailer of the IJorfe.
Mr. R. Dundas, - f't . i.of the board of controul.
Sir Vicary Gibbs, - Attorney-General.
Mr. i erc.val, with t a appointment cf Ohaneelfi.r
o. t.ie Exchequer, get; the office of Chancellor of the ‘
Duchy es Li talc; .or }i c, uTeri *, bvaf- j
oi co. uV’in to-ikij AoulJ oftaSon any impediment tjs
it. This is, we believe, the lirll time this office was
ever conferred tu patent place for life.
The Duke of York, with his appointment, has had
the ftaiT reilorcd to him as formerly.
l ord Sidmouth, who It ems to have been the king’s
principal adviter ngaiuft the Roman Catholic Pill, and
iias (as we underfland) continued in office for the last
fortnight only a; his majelly’s desire, not only ha re
ceived no solicitation to alliil in forming u new govern
ment, but is direcUd to give in his re regulation tu-d.iy,
with the rest of his colleagues !!
sganwrt. rrin—to
POUT OF SAVANNAH.
ARRIVED.
ikhr.Aurora,Cnrville, Charleston, lefty
J. Smith, Hour and manufac. Tobacco.
CH.IULF.STON, Ma t 18.
•April 18, in lat. 45, long A), fcapt. M’Lellan spoke
i.up Rclanna, Brown, of Philadelphia from New-Or
leaus lor Liverpool. On Friday Jail, a little to tho
louthatd ed the bai eaptam M'Lellan, was beard by
the Britifli sloop ol war Driver, who informed that
they had captured a brig under Britilh coWs, from
Jamaica bound to Philadelphia, and lent her lor Hali
fax.
The Antelope was bound to Norfolk, but has put
into this pott lor a tup.ply ol water, hhe lailed from
Montego-Bay on the a‘;ld tilt, on which clay an embar
go was to be laid on account ol the failing of the home
ward bound fleet of merchantmen, which it was iup
poled w onld be continued until the period fixed <or
their departure.
j Ou V. edueiday last, in lat. 2S. off Cape Florida, cap
j tain l upper spoke brig Eliza, ‘l avtor 17 days front
1 this pou tor Ncw-Onealis, had experienced nothing
buc head winds and calms.
j On the 10th ini'tant oil Cape Florida, captain Shep
i. paid spoke brig buphefnia, 4 orrey, from this port lor
Nevv-Oileans, 7 days out all well. On the I.lth, ofT
Cape Roniain, tpokii brig Adventure, I.agau, 1U days
troui Nt’w-Orleai s lot this port. Banie time f.iwadil
malled blip fleering tor this poit. Schooner Lavatei j
was toiui. Item New-Oilean,, the day after captain 8*
brig Iris, Olen, iur this poit laded tiom liavaunalt
. i-i company with the Venus,
Brig Friendlhip Don, from New-York for Ncw-
Orleans,arrived at the Balize on the ill infl.
April 25, in lat. 111, long. 80, captain Ailyn £p..he
brig i tojqb'O days from Kio Giunde, boui.d to Nevv-
Or.cans.
GRAND LODGE.
T'TJE memh-rs of the GRAND LODGE of ‘Oeor
gia. and the respective Lodges by their proper
reprtfentatives, ate notified to attend at the Gram!
Bodge Room in the Filature,the full Saturday in Juno
next, at 10 o clock in the forenoon, being a grand quar
terly Communication. By order of the Right WorJs
ihipful Grand Mailer,
D. D. Wiiliafns Grand Sec'nr.
K*y IS. ’qy.
EOR SALE.
Thc fast “iling sloop NANCY,
Wffif burthen 56 tons—well found, and
wM3i!C ready for sea; now laying at Smr.lx
and Boui'kc’s wharf. Apply to
A. G. Ocmler &. Cos.
May 21. 51
C O R N.
ICOO bushels of a good quality for sale
by A. G. Olm l'er Cos.
May Si. li. 5).
I’ ive Dollars Reward.
RUN-AWAY fotne time part from the fiihfcriher
a Negro named PHEBK, a black large wench Any
. one dcrfiveiing her to me, lliull receive the above Re
ward.
Jcritsha Pai.it ft/.
May 21 5i
O 7 A tiburgs and Ticklinljurgs.
Jajl opening by the Subfctiber , No. 4 Exchange,
a very exterfive affiirtmcnt of
SPRING GOODS,
Vi z :
300 pieces Oznaburgs, of the be'ft, and inferior
quality.
100 do. Ticklinburga, ditto ditto ditto
200 do. Bremen Rolls,
106 do. Iladen ditto,
50 do. fine Dowlafs,
50 do. Houfmachin, Linen, fuitablcforßag*
K in K.
50 do. strong sheeting Linen,
30 do. fine shirting ditto,
30 do. fine and common Diaper,
200 do. India Nankeens,
200 coarse Shirts, for house servants,
J ‘t'ery hnndfmc a (fort Punt of
Damasit table cloths, with or without Napkin*
Ditto ditto Marfeilies Counterpanes,
Umbreifos, I'hread & Cotton Stockings,
Gin Cafee, Demijohns,
Fine Liquor Cases,
Blank Books, Writing Paper,
Twine and Thread,
I’able Caflors, Eiuwer Pota
Glass Chandeliers,
And a large afforlment of fine and commco
GLASS WARE,
with a variety of
Hardware & Groceries
Wm. WOODBRIDGfc.
February 24. t . raw. 16.
Blank Writs,
Ft th‘. &'•:/ rJr and Inferior Courts Tor rAS
i ’ this Ojjficf,