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VOLliMIirlM NEWBERN, SATORbA; JUNE W9; Vim i TERMS. I son, copartnership, or body politic, without a- power iortnat purpose MISCELLANEOUS. made tomove like a castle the 4 tomaton taps . impatiently on chest , w i th its r 1 gh t h and , ;.' repla e ei the knih fon i (s; tor in ex squareian d , not permittlii its antagonist tp re- tuvcr ma move, proceeds immeuu ately to move one oi its own pieces ; thus appearing to punish" him for hK iiiuiicuiion. j, ne muc, aavaniagcaii play which is hereby gained, makes the Automaton more a matcrrform antagonist, and. seems to have beei. contemplated by its inventor; as an additional resource towards winning the game. J:'!yr'. f: C?. i- " It is of importance that the per son' matched against theCAutonaton Vhouldberfattentive innioving a piece, to place.1t precisely inthe ce n ire of its.square j ..otherwi seethe fi g ".re, ii attempting to lay hold of the piece, may rum its' hold, orfeveh sustain some injury in the i delicate mechanism of 'the fingers. ; When the person has madeja .move, no al teration in it. can take place and H a piece be touched, it must b : played somewhere.. 'This rule is strictly observedby the Automaton. If its antagonist hesitates to move for j a t onsidelable 1 1 m eV i t tap smartl vbn the top of the chest with the 'right hand, which iilconsttuly - ex upon it, as if testifying impatience at his delay, rz -n-.:-h-:4v TS2 caromna centinel isVpublished being duly exccutedin the presence": 1 wsekut b ijv J-.' j0 j ")f ;"'q g jj( andf filctf in the- bank, JOHN I. "AO i IUIir Extract, .from Blackwood?s . Jdiibarg At Thiikk Dollars per annum, ce ; ed , oatll r afHrmatiqh of the per- recount of an Autou&tos Ciiess-?lay-,A:npivableinadvaice. . at No, 4, Spring rrparaes are paid up, except at tne op- r ,nt- nf the publisher. dverVi5E-MENTS inserted at 30 cents ijefsquare the first ek r,rA fc- w 5' " ACTS PASSED. Af THE SECOND SESSION ""-qj. Ta fifteenth CON3aESS','" i A X ACT to authorize William "pro-it to institute a Uiil in Kqihy Viore the Circuit Cfurt loMhc' district of .Columbia agan?6 the Commissioners ,of th- pui)Mc bu:klings and to Uiect a detence " therein. . " 'r rT:".:- it twitted by the Senate &r Home of Represtvitativi-s ?f the United States if America', in CcngressciktmUy '.that'':Wil!ium Prom, of the District of CdBnihia, be, and ht is; hereby, authorized to ijistimte'a biU inequi tv,bef()re the Circuit CoAirt lort District aforesaid, ag tinst the curr mibsioner of the public building. ' for the time beig, to.try, his ;c Jaim to recover one thousand ei ght h uii drcd and sixteen dollars;" andsixtx - six cents, and the interestthereon, which he-alleges is due to hi hi from the United Stater; for certain-lands by them holden in the District; pf Columbia reserved "for: xi f marine hospital ; and the attorney for 'the District aforesaid is1 herejdiVecte'd to appear and defend, in said bill - in equity i:vfcehf ,ht; V. States; ,. Speaker of the Iiouie oi Representatives. JAS. BAltDOiJU; President of the . Senr4e, prp tempore. JMarch 2, 1819. Voproved, . ... JAMES MONROE ? noluic crantmir power, in the words followtnor I. be said, the therol this creature do solemnly sweu r; ' 4 affirm, was Wolfg ang de K empel(n, a as the . case may gentleman, an lie ioun- that theCDparther;hip xon offseHorCto the royal chamber-of the myself anrl-----; are, or thtthcorj domains of the Emperor iii lunga poration known by the name of ry. Being at Vienna ini the vyear is, (as the ense may b) tuly and ini! X 769, he offered to the? mp ess M cood faith the' -owner yownerSv-ria-TheiH s, to construct abiece of ts the case miiv le) of the shares , ih mechanism more uhafcbuntible thiv tne capital stoc k ot the( name ot trie any sne naa previously ;witnessea; UnitedtatesPcrfied in the with- j and accordingly, within six! months, in power oi;,.:. attorney,-- ana oi r no j -c xiuimaion isfieys'jriayep was pre- AN ACT to enforce those provis ions of the act entitled An act to incorporate the subscribers to Uhe Bank of the United States.'? vhich .' rtiate to the right of Vol ibg fur cli rictors and for other purposes." !.' enacted bit the Sen.ite. House SepreserrtatwescftHeU 0 :A:mrjca Jjf'Cpnresfas,s(mbey That in all elections dfortorVuf We Bank of the rjiiitediStaYeShe alter to The hcld utidei! icl 'liy Vlrl the of the " Act to in corporate 'the' subscribers to theBank oftha U Kited States vv h e ne v cr;. a ny ; p s rs o n shjll offer to the judges of. such eiec-, tJQn more thanthirty votes, in the. vqle, including those offered in S own riKt, and those t)lFiredbv min S3 attorney, proxy, .or agent, ior any others,; the. said :vjdge'0f the elections, orvanyjjotm otneitj arc .hereby authorizecl and requireci to administer to the saiclilsonso offering to ; vote, the follb wingoatll cr affirmation, vizi ': '1T dosolemly:..sweaf;v(r; af as the case miy be,) that I We no : interest, d i recti vZ or incli- "ectly, in the'sjiares uri whicji I sll vote at this 'ejectin ney, for others ; that ' tho.se - shar.es are, to the best; of m?jknowledp irmy ana in jgoa taun, owned by the persons 'in whose f ames they newsstand' and thatnil fotuig this t election, rshallnpt n :)ny manner violate j the first-ifun-a mental article .of the " 'Act to' in rporate the subscribers to the pmk of the United StatesVAnd -?e said iudees of elections.-orSanv one of.theuvshali.be Authorized anil npowered, in their distretjororjaf I ?e nstance of anv stockholder ;6f m?nkoadminWemhsaid&H ortaffirmation toawpernring VQte at -an vjstich Election KiS'fe ,x;f no Pern sh dl be lentiiledto atany snrh e , or agQ otner s nares, t n at no otner p ers.on has aV interest in the said shares, directly Oi lndirecly, except as stat f d;n the sai d t power ; ah d that r rT b therv pwer has- been given ;to any person, v which is Vnow in force, ..to vote for mu (or' for the copartner-? ship aforesaid, or for the body "poli tic aforesaid, as the ease mav be) at nnv election or directors of the said bink which, oath or affirmation jnay ie taleh before a notary public, judge or justice of the peace," anl shall be cert?Kediby iiTni. "'i l.. ' , v ; Sec. ;3. And bejt jut then enacted &That: if the julges of any election oi directors to be held as; aforesaid, shall permit ny person to give more than .thi rty votes in -t he whole, ' at any-sueh election, : wirhmit the ; said person's having taken the aforesaid oath or ' affirmation; or shall j sulfer any person iwhateve'i' tot vote !as at- tofney, agent, " or proxy, for any ther persoij, or "lbr. any copartner. 'sH'ipvOr body politic without a pow- , er for that -purpose, . as prescribec i in jhe foregoing section; with thi 6 ath or. affirmation and certi fi cate a foresaid ; sui.h of the said judges, a shalL'consent thereto shall severalh be deemed guilty of ; a.-..misdemea- hor, akid) on 4ue;convicUbn thereof shall be subject to i fine not exceed ing! wq thousand dollars, or to irri pr i sbpTn e n V not e'iceedi ftg bh e ; yctifi at jhe" jdiscrjetioh of the 'coiftbefo re which such cohvicun shall be' riacj And if any person shall? wilfully and 'absolutely swear, or ta.thrnr.jalsell t in 'f taking any v 4oath : prv -ffi rin 4tvcjr; prescilbed.' bythisact. -iut V,9' o offending shall, upon dS cony lt tion thereofbe subject to tiieaios and pen alnes- which are by. 1 aw p r scribed for thej pdrtishhient oft wilf ii and eorru pt pe'rj'ury. f'fH i "3? . o ec iJin0 oe u mriner. enacted rhat if any fjerson $haUiHirectly'bft J nil ire c tly, give anyum,? o r sums p i knoney orny other bribe present, r e war d, o r any , pmm is co n t rac t, puiigauun, or ; securiiy. ior ine pay ment or delivery of any bneyv Pie- sbht, or r eyard 6r any things to pb ; tai n 'oY prci c ure th v6p1 n i bni bte v or linterei l)f rJth Bank of the United State's, pi eitble "of, the: directors thtrrer; or the t :siaent or a airector,,()i euner oi tne branches" of the said bank, -in any e lection; jquetioh imatteiv br; thing: hich , shall com e befo president and directors for decision, ihjrelation to trie intelresMandtmahf ;age'nlent o f th e bu si h e s s o f the i aid bark; and! shaU b ed : such person or persons v sotiv- ing,promimgpr -e enuring, to. joe given, paid, or delivered, any-sum r sums bfjnqneyj presentVre?ward, or oine ri qrioe,is nrpresaia j una the presidCnt or tli rector who shall in ; any ,Ayi:se,' accept or receive' the; o ci ii IV', NHi, yuiiv ibuuu iiici ti'i, siiaii be fined andimpirisqhed ait tihe clis-v cretion bf the- cburti i.and fbi"- lejrer Be disrualilTed to hold ahv : office of truorpfofiltHirjd purauon, auu snail, aisu, iorever.,oe ,di ; quali fi ed ' Ho ' hold Wy; office of honor, trust; or proht; under: the, U- nited States.' t sen ted at Court, w here iis . extraor dinary mental Vpowers excited .the liveliest astonishment. INI. cldKem- .pelen, some years afterwards, pub licly exhibited him (ior we (shall .hot degrade a man ol genius by the ap pli cation of a vile neuter,) in G er m any, and - other countries -p I n the year ? 1 785fM de Kempelep visited England, ..arid at his'death, 1803 i his worthy Automaton became the property of. that gentle man's -son, ; who may be distinguished from his ihcomprehfensible 'i tbirother Ibyrthe;: v erm lfirips carnalisVancl by whom (notwithstanding the apparent , vio iation of the free spirit of our lawsv and of nature herself,) he" was gold to the' present exhibitor, -a person, it is said of great ability in th$ science; of lnechi6s.;'i ,u Tne robhi whe e it is at present exhibited ..has-an inner , apartment, withiiy-which appears thefigure;)f,a Turk, as large; as life, dressed 'after thelrurkisli lashionv?sittinhind; a ch est of th rei ieet randK a half in bngth, two feet in breadth and two teet'ahd a half in height, tciwhichitr is attached by - the woodeii seat on ; I whl c hit "si ts. vThe'xhest : i s placed -on lour casiers, anu, lOKciucr jvnu Au thf In: playing a me. the AntomW V ton makes choice of the white pieces. iiiid .always hasr - thefirst: ;mbve; small ad vantages tbwir ds ' -winiung:tliehich lullv conceded. It plasJ with uhe v -s left handy the U inS Constantly extern -hest, behind which U 'eated I nis-siignt; incongruity,, proceedel rom absence; of mind'in 'Hie inveiiw; ? -'r, who did not perceive 1 his ; mis;;:;!i : x ake till the r mechanig Automtpn-;U was too far comoleted to i admii-f cpjnraencejmentiof j the vgam Automaton moves its head; as -:if tat king; "i the figure, jiiay be easily byel ;to any part of thei roam O nj tnerplain surface formed .by the' top of the t hest, in the centre, is a raised im moveable chess-boardv of handsome dimensions, upon which the .figure has its eyes fixed ' ; its righ( ar m and hand being extended oh the; chest, md tits left arm Somewhat falsed, as. if irirthe attitude bfbf holding aTur- 'r & I t" h nt'np! wKi r Vi O ri (A h al 1 vi ivh s nl a-: VV.U 111 1 b x --:-- .. ... Sfkakef fhIIbli n;.;vift , , lhe exhibitor begins by'- wjieel ing the chst to the entra Wpartnrten anu-in tace oi tne, spectators, rie then opens certain doors contrived in. t he; chesty twoHn frpiit, ariflH wb in the back!, at the ame Hime pulling, but! a long shallow drawer at ; the; bttolnfbiHhehest to f corw' .tain the chess nieri, a cushion for the arm of the figiire ; to etijubh) vand ?'soin'e "co'untet s.TTwo! lessefc 4obr- ana a green cioiiv screen, coiurivea in the body of the ; figure, and in its lower parts are likewise, ppenedi ana, the Ti rkish robe jwrh 5 ch covers them is raised ; so that the construction, both of the fi giire and V he si itite r n al-C iy is i il isijatiy ed;1 ti ttiits s tat etrie for the' examination of the spectators -anajr to banish lpiHb rbm the thbst sceptical mintl that any ? living; sub i' iiect lstcbncealedwithih any part" 6l it, me exniDitorinirp candle" iritctrieibvbl thef chest and figure hjr whichthe jfn is, iri:gre measure parentj and, the'mosfsecret corner is. shdwri. ;Here idmav oel phserveb? that the same;precaution to remove suspicion issediif rqitat thej close as atltner commence raenr oi v. catrle bf chesK'mth mei&tomatbh. !Aftera mby e TO'dci:;?pyf tanist tferbibrrii n few moments orilv indctiVe.:.: as ' i f rnei&tirigirie whichtlib hVbtibns bMheleft arria and hahdfollbwKvOn g to tne Kingf moves i ucau . isfraafheir a fals9 moy er U niadej -'i"; During the ti me - that ' the ; Au-1 lomaion is in;motion a lowis6una or ;clock-wbrkalruhni heard which ceases .soon after;, the arm returns to the cushion and then it s.antagon iit may ma ke; his .move. The works are ;wound up atiinter-? vals; after ten 6t welve moves by1 iuc c.xuimiuT, wiro is usuauy era-,, ployed in walking up and !d Wn jhe' apartment in?iciithe ii:'sHe;w-nV.approic c.hestfro bh iu lightside; v; ; . ' -. , ; At the icohclusipn ot the exhi- i bitlbn of the Au m o val o f the ; chessf men fro rii-'the boards bp e 'aC the ;spe j; ta tbr s ; In cl Sr .crirmnaj.e toVplati'Sr a knight uponllajp board at pleasure. - 1'he Alif oniatoni i m mediately tak es u pt; thef 'kh iglvt and beginhihgpmVthatT suireit; m oves ' thej'. pieced , according - to . Its' pr per 'motioti, sons to toucheacii of ;f he si x ty-thWes scuafel "Vbjf'tliet-"ThJss-rJbard in tiirh, without missing ph.'eor'ret rH-'qiiarrriiii prbceedsia , inarked " by !"a white yitbuched;by at length becupy all theotlier squares S he 'eh'est is ' divided. fea;pari titioA into t tThatto the Vicrht of thegureis :the narrowestT- ana pccupiesscarceiy; bne thifa of the Isbdynf: !tf echesV il 'IS niieu Wltn niue Avneeis, icvcj;sv cvliriders, and other machinery used . Ih tloeJs workinat to tne ieit cpnv tains a fe w'wheels, some small v par rels with springs, ' and two qiiartersV body-and lower parts Pine .ngure ddnVainiufiesv be. con- yucrstptfie-niachih sufficient ti me, during, which each spectatbrmay satisfy his scruples and his-curibsitv,xhibic thedoofihc tne . arawer ;ai uic; uuuuui uwa.es pome ; arrangements jnitheWbody f pf; tne ii cure', wmas up inc wuius wiui a kev inserted ihto;a small opening on the side bf the chesti . places a cushiorj naertlie lelr'arm -b VtheX hgure,wiiicn now resis incites anylrfdWiduatre afurnoDmKeutoiaS wjule 'arable 5 V-fieWtiiS X erthpph .iKep X ed;hidri4:w .knowriv pnyaerVant : - V IJpwstw as among ihm :t; riaHIr- ' ' lfailatiie hold,;: the ptheWlhderea i begijri to stagger.iinder it.,': andrebnV- -: ; lameAthtAvwert Lot stfopff ,enouKn' told them he could carrv it alonv ; ' jini .w iuLii;iucy.. uiivw-i i ciowp ana ne lylentlsfigami ...itit K isV.crt On these1 bc- iaslohv theiecesaretplaced bbariiccofdintp a preconeested, af ranffemehi!dalfe; AtnbmatPn invariabjyln eictit o'clock every, evenings it playss nist wnb mav "bier himsejif, and gen bccurshfoughxuws ihwhat Sann 6r Atdm a.vlew ot tbeoard ; thesame monpn occurs at the close bf tbW g4iuc. in matcinga move; it -slow JjrTaises-its left arm Jrbm the-ciishUX ion piacea under itf, and directs it towards the square of the piece to He ' ' " mdved:; lts;harid andlfiutrers' ' nneW V - PS Hp'ece, which riuakf1S5"; up anu vuuvcy S , 10 anjp ; proposed , square. ; Thevarin then -eturnsvh natural motion to the cushion , undn ;whichit"usualjy rests -In taking ja M p;ece, tne Autom Hon ; makes the : ;. same motions bf the. wnx and harid trTIay hbld'bf the pi ece, w hi. h Jit conveys frbnv the board ; ' theia u rp- f and places it Prt the "f. ytctitj:--' These motions are p6rfpmedy pertect correctness i andi tlie Jdtxl ; teritywithMYh pecially; in' theVdelicat e bperationi If castnng seems to Oe - trie. result of . f sporitanebus :feliniri:hen4ihatUieS4' shbuldeelf ai cautiously avoiding , to touch any :' ' , mher'piece.than ii'hat' whi thi'is-lo-b&'T J iMrVilhajnTHovv st hb 1 f - -,di iUtj3itpwnw 'grVaL.degree of str on hoard, pfa priviteer last i Wiir, ; wliicfegotlainqng th breakers (off 7 " ape lire bfecamel nece- X'lV , Aary tocast anchor, but thre beir' i iovc vuiaecK as manvnncls laid i holdfone which w th .1 : SI i V; obktitAip and jcarrijd cittSthhm without rldasis.t&nte time, when; he "attended Mhesh 't 4, ' oy ms mpioyer ta cro ior a' iackass which? was ir3 anr sd6itIfnirJi, '-: v fceldiivnen hegprnimto the par-' tUionitnce, 43ejnj . . inbocl ,? tcsay e hi m IHe troulc q f' - ; ' beast aincl ii ft e djiimr )p y ef,-;au3 tKnnu: 1 : i the place; where, ;he. wasi tfrbcjtmt : t jiloy y lelt'e: "Cf p groundthe anchor :of the prie.s.hip- i T'i;! lip t khmptpnVtha t rwe i'ghdroO.p: h 1 (H anawhidhsfburmch y U bfb?e had ehdeaVbur iiftpohbetlV; Bemjg;fBiife : lastwar;;iira 'ivateer; anf Enifeh 4 heariUK ptJJowst, senta r Wrticulary. r 1TV rrti r. Vinnr . .-t-r '- :. . r -"'- ' i the ;Hniluiian t t04pur fSampson ihabJpx-''; lngknacktdchlm downed iacd'tReJla&tftinie'twistetl his ttrigers; . 9' "- : . :v i. mm a - - a u w . A , . fe-k.au. a . ft. ;-:"r'--;.-f -t.rf 7--'.;;;i.' r-'v 'fv i. - . r
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