I
Oreece. The ardor and con
ftjjnce with which the Gre
t,ja!is attack the naval squadrons
0f their Ottoman oppressors by
means of fire ships, displays in
a striking light the different
qualities imparted to the mind
cf man by freedom and slavery.
If a naval squadron belonging
10 a christian nation were des
troyed by these engines, it
would be passed over as one a
mon?st those usual vicissitudes
of war resulting from superior
s!;iM, sagacity or enterprize;
but there the matter would end
the opposite party would be
wn his guard against a repetition
of these attacks in a second en
gagement, if he was not prepar
edto fight his enemy with his
own weapons. - The vanquish
ed party sets himself down se
riously to learn this mode of
annoyance, and thus turns his
own defeat into a means of fu
ture vindictive hostility. But
the Turks behold all this des
truction, and proceed in the
same direct line to their own
extermination again. The
Greeks now rely upon fircships
the same as Americans would, by America and Europe to the
In sliort, in proportion 4 and
as illumination beams updn Eu
rope, Turkey must to a erpatpr
or to a lesser extent partake of
ll r ill,. ! . ! .
"luiiiuiauon in plainer
language, her government, ba
sed on ignorance and supersti
tion, must fall. If a horde of
savages should reside for a year
in Baltimore, would they take
their bows and their arrows to
hunt their daily meals? Thev
would be compelled in their
chase to pass by the markets
affording all means of susten
ance in abundance animal food
I Ml 1
Miieit and dressed to their
Hands. But we will
rel merely being susceptible of
alteration, but in the event of
the invention being applied to
purposes of warfare, it would be
easy to attach a portable steam
engine of small dimensions
which could be removed with as
much rapidity as any piece of
ordnance now in use." The cost
of such a machine altogether
would be comparatively "small,
and as Mr. Perkins is about to
construct" a 4 pounder, which
can be moved about with great
facility by two horses, the pub
lic will have a good opportunity
oi judging ot its practical mer
sunnose its. of whiMi. hn
that they pass on thev will cannot he n dnnht thn v-
still be compelled to encounter perimcnts already made at the
the same spectacle other po
pulous cities, other abundant
markets. However onwards
still they go, most heroically
adhering to their ancient forest
prejudices determined to find
bears, cougars and rattlesnakes,
and disinterestedly starving in
the way of so much abundance.
Manufactory.
"The most extraordinary part
ot the allair is the smallness of
the expense in charging artille
ry of this nature, compared with
that of the present system. In
Mr. Perkin's Steam Gun, one
pound weight of coals is found
to produce the same effect as
no up .hi ii ijaics ui seventy
fours they constitute a part of
their naval armament. The at
tack made by Ihe aid of these
engines, is not in the dark,
wlien there would be some a
pology, but in the broad blaze
of day their enemies are pul
ling alongside of their frigates,
in the face .of their cannon, with
their lircships in tow, and a
nrh.de squadron is seen wrapped
in flames, as if they were sent
out by the Grand Seignor for
this specifick purpose. This
game is not played once or
t.vice, but three, four, five or
six times in succession during
the course of a single campaign.
The Ottoman, empire lias arri
ved at its crisis. Alexander
waves his hand fiom the polar
regions, commands the' Turk
ish crescent to recede from the
European firmament, and the
vsatelite now hastens to obey.
The Turkish navy has furnish
ed ample fuel for Grecian fire
ships, and this is all the protec
tion afforded by Mahomet to
his faithful followers. The
world has now outgrown Otto
man idolatry, and the whole
system falls by its own weak
ness. The stupidity of the Turks
by sea, bailies all belief to those
who have not been eye witnes
sess. The Captain of the ves
sel was formerly seen in the
cabin attentive only to his opi
um and his indolence. The
Greek Pilot was the only one
to be entrusted with the man
agement of the helm, and in
case the wind was unfavorable,
it was not an unusual thing for
him to order the Pilot a
round dozen at t lie gangway
lor so daring an offence.
The Grecians, it seems pro
pose that the allied powers
fdiould join an attempt for the
recovery of Palestine. We
presume that they reason thus:
f-eeing so many Christians.
French, English, Germans and
Spaniards, who, stimulated by
a love of literary curiosity, vi
sit those regions, they very na
turally imbibe the idea that they
would not encounter so many
hazards from the Turks and A
rabs without more compensa
ting advantages; and therefore
conjecture that all Christendom
is ready to make another at
tempt to gain the Holy Land,
and perhaps they believe that
the visits of travellers are preli
minary only to the accomplish
ment of such a subject. Did e
ver Grecian History shine with
This is neither human nature' four pounds weight of sunnow
nor common sense, and this is der, viz: one of coals will o-on
the precise spectacle afforded crate sufficient steam to expel,
Willi equal torcc, as many balls
as four pounds of powder. Of
the rapidity with which the
MARRIED,
On Tuesday evening, the 18th
inst. by Henry Garrett, Esq. Dr.
John B. Osborn, of Newborn, to
Miss Mary T. M. Bryant, of this
place.
In Bertie county, on the 10th ult.
Mr. William C. 'Carter to Miss
Tempe Holly and, on the 2d inst.
?vlr. John Robbins to Mrs. Rachel
Vcale.
Jn Northampton county, on the
1 1th ult. at the seat of James
Moore, Esq. Dr. Edwin Whitehead,
of Southampton county, Va. to Miss
Martha E. Lawrance.
In Warren county, cn the 28th
ult. by the Rev. Caswell Drake,
Mr. Eaton R. Ncwsom, of this
county, to Miss Mary S. Harris, of
Warren. ' 43
Turks. Halt. Amcr.
IndianSchools. By a report' discharges are made, we say
from the Superintendant of In- little after what we have obser
dian Affairs, it appears that'ved ofthemodein which the
there are now established a- balls are expelled, but there is
mong the Indians within the ' another great advantage, which
limits of the U. State's, thirty! on the score of humanity, de
two schools, having a coinpe- 'serves commendation. An ex
tent number of teachers; and : plosion from this gun is next to
that nine hundred and sixteen ! impossible; for the greater the
pupils attended these Schools. ! rapidity of firing, the less is the
The Schools arc maintained danger, as the stream of vapour
by various benevolent societies.
Petersburg Int.
Mr. Perkins Extraordin-
rushes forward, without check,
and finds vent in the open air.
How many lives, on the contra
ry have been lost by the burst-
Notlce.
THE Subscriber having been so
licited by a number of his
friends in the country, to remove
to Petersburg for the purpose of
selling Produce, takes tins mode
cf informing them and the public
that he has done so, and is now
ready to attend to any business
which may be entrusted to his
care. He pledges himself that no
attention or exertion shall be wan
ting on his part to give general sat
isfaction. He has a large brick
Lumber-house, (nearly fire proof)
contiguous to no woouen ouuuing,
for the purpose of storing Cctton,
:c. cc. for which the customary
storage will be required. He may
be found at all times at the Count
ing Room of Mr. John V. Willcox,
opposite Niblo's Exchange Coffee
House.
JVM. GILMOUR.
January 11. 44-4t
more radiance.
than it nowr
ary Sleam Gun. A discovering of our common field pie-
ry has been made which will, ces, and how little reliance is
in all probability, adjust the ac-j to be placed upon the greatest
count between population and i care in cleansing them in the
food in the most satisfactory j heat of a battle. Ten guns,
manner. We allude to the new j upon this principle, would in a
Steam Gun of Mr. Perkins, I field of battle, be more than c
which promises very fair to qual to 200 on the present sys
send tiie whole race of heroes-tern; and a vessel of only six
to their long homes in a very ; guns would be rendered more
short time. According to the! than a match for a seventy four,
following account, wc extract j uIf any two rulers of the
from the London Mechanic's' earth were to know, that in the
Register, the effects of this in- event of declaring war against
vention will leave every plague each other, a plague or pesti
or pestilence at an immcasui a- lonce would blast both armies,
ble distance behind in point of and sweep them from the face
destructivencss. Ten of his. of the earth, they would pause
guns, supposing one shot in! before, they made such a de
twenty only to tell, will sweep claration; but what plague,
away 150,000 men in a single! what pestilence, would exceed,
Twenty Dollars Reward
TTILL be paid for the appre
V T heusion and delivery of
CHARLES,
A stout negro, about 25 or 30 years
ot age, the property ot Col. Carter
Jones, of Northampton countv.
Charles was committed to the jail
of said county, charged with the
commission of a rafie, and escaped
from thence on the night of the ISth
of October last. The above re
ward will be paid to any person
who will deliver said negro to the
Jailor ot Northampton county.
Jan 14, 1825. 44-4t
Notice.
THE unequalled
'horse NAPOLR.
ri..:.:ill
i lT ...Ml . i 1 1
KJy win biaiKi
AifisSjigsraC-ensuing season ai
Dr. David Dancey's, in Tarboro',
. C. 1 crms made known m due
season.
Tarboro', Jan. 18, 1825, 44-tf
day!
"We were enabled on Wed-
in its effects those of the Sleam
Gun?-Five hundred balls fired
nesday, though the kindness of: every minute, and one out of
Mr. Perkins, to examine min
utely, at his manufactory in the
Register's Park, the cxtracrdin-
twenty to reach its mark
why, ten of such guns would
destroy 150,000 daily. Mr.
ary piece of mechanism called j Perkins considers steam disco-
the Steam Gun. It is simply
formed by introducing a barrel
into the steam renerator of any
engine, and by the addition of
two pipes towards the chamber
ofthe gun, introducing a quan
tity of bails, which, by the ac
tion of a handle to the chamber,
ire dropped into the barrel and
very as in its miancy, lor ne
says he is convinced that a
steam engine might be made to
throw a ball of a ton weight,
from Dover to Calais.".
Price Current.
JAN. 14.
' Bacon,
sun is now
rect communication
iired one bv one, at the rate of j H ... u. Annie.
from four to five hundred in the Peach,
minute.
"The explosive force of the
steam which rushes from the
generator and expels the balls
is about 700 lbs. to the square
inch: with this force a musket
ball fired against an iron plate
it the distance of 100 feet from
the gun, is completely flattened;
and when a force of 840 lbs. to
square inch is applied, the ball
is actually driven to pieces in
such a way that none of its frag
ments can be collected. As the
fixed having a di-
Coniac
Corn,
Cotton,
Coffee,
Flour, superfine,
family, -
Gin, Holland, -
American,
Iron, per ton, -
Molasses,
Rum, Jamaica,
p- Antigua, -
KewrEng.
Sugar, brown, -
loat, -
Peters' g. jYo rfo Ik
7 to 7l. 8 to Si
50 34 46
through a
Salt, loose,
sack,
Tea, Y'g Hyson,
Imperial
Tobacco,
wall with one of Mr. Pcrkin'sJ
engiues, it cannot of course be whiskey, -
removed from the spot, the bar-j
60
130
175
13
18
500
600
90
39
$86
33
125
75
9
15
76
300
110
150
i S-
,0
I
65
200
200
14i
25
roo
100
40
100
180
100
45
J3 81
23! 14
871! 66
350:303
120 110
2C0!l4G
10 3
83
30
44
110
164
13
19
99
39
90
n
90
64
36
Qnantico Canal Lotter.
OF VIRGINIA,
IJFTII CLASS.
NOTICE,
To all persons concerned.
HPHE Subscriber herebv gives
public Hotice, that vVm. lC
iaton purchased of him a Tract
oi L.and, lying in this county,
known and called bv the name of
the JUSTISS' TRACT, for which
saia tract ot land, a part of the pur
chase money, amounting to S1700,
is sun aue anu unpaid. All per
sons are therefore herebv caution-.
cd against buying said land, for I
shall claim of the purchaser the
above sum, with interest, in case
the same is not duly paid by thy
said v m . 1. .baton.
ROBERT FREEAR,
Halifax, Dec. 28, 1S24. 41tf
Stop the Runaway.
MY old man A13RAM went
off this morning he is the
same fellow that has been out
for several years and passed as
a free man by the name of Reu
ben TPisrsrins he is a stout fel
low, brown complexion, fifty
three or four years old, his hair
a good deal white, and a scar on
the nose that I gave him when
brought home. A generous re
ward will be given for securing
the said negro in any jail, or
delivered to me.
J. BISHOP,
(fpThe said fellow may wish
to get to Plymouth, and pass a
gain as a free man.
Dec. 1, 1824. 37-tf
Ladies' Fancy Goods.
MRS. SNEDER.mantua maker
and milliner, has the pleasure
of informing tjje ladies in this place,
and its vicinity, that she has made
arrangements to receive the latest
fashions direct from New-York,and
also a constant supply of the various
articles in her line of business she
has now on hand, or expects to re
ceive in a few days
Leghorn flats and gipseys,
Ladies' head dresses and Crazy
Jane caps,
Silks and satins, gimps,
Rose trimmings for dresses,
An elegant assortment of rib
bons, curls, &c. &c.
All of which will be sold at r$?
duced prices.
Januarxj 6.
To be drawn on the Sth day of
1-cavitary 1S25.
66
131
167
14
106
'41
96
31
96
71
37
13
19
60
116
146
8
G
G
6
156
312
4GS
7S00
SCHEME.
1 Prize of Sl0,000 is 10,000
G,000is 6,000
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
of
New Goods.
rpHE Subscribers have j'ust
A received their fall supply of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes.
Boots, Hais, -c.
Also, about 250 bushels prime
Turks Island SALT all of
which will be sold at reduced
prices, for Cash or country
produce.
J. 4 J. W. Simmons.
Halifax Dec. 9.
do' of
do of
do of
do of
4,000 is
5,000 is
2,000 is
1,538 is
1,000 is
500 is
200 is
21is
12 is
S is
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,538
6,000
3,000
1,200
3,744
3,74 1
3,744
4 is 31,200
I S79,170
S 2 1,360 Tickets.
8760 Prizes
15600 Blanks
Whole ticket, 4 00
Half ditto, 2 GO
Quarter ditto, 1 00
Certificate of 10 tickets, $26 40
Ditto 10 half ditto 13 20
Ditto 10 quarter ditto 6 60
fT Orders, enclosing the
cash or prize tickets in any of
the Lotteries of Maryland or
Virginia, for tickets or shares
in the above brilliant Lottery,
icill receive prompt attention
if addressed to
JVhyWs Lottery-Office,
ri'TERSBURG VIRGINIA.
Jan it ary ,182 5.
Lauds & Negroes
FOR SALE.
17ILL be sold to-the highest
t bidder, on a credit of three
months, at the residence of the
Subscriber, cn Thursday, the 10th
of February next y (if fair, other
wise the next fair day)
Twenty likely Negroes, con
sisting of men, women, and
hoys. Also, all my crop,
together icith slock of every
description, plantation ?
tonsils, household undkitch-.
cn furniture, c.
At the same time and ptece I
shall sell my land on the same cre
dit, except for a part cf the pur
chase money, a credit of one, two,
and three years will be allowed,
the purchaser giving bond with ap
proved security. This tract con
tains eight hundred and fourteen
acres, and is bounded by Roanoke
river on the north side, and lies
within four or five hundred vards
of WilkinVs Ferry, and is perhaps
among the best ranges for stock in
this section cf country. The land
would be disposed of privately if
application should be made and
terms agreed on.
William B. Eaton.
January 2. 4"3-3t