To the Editor of the British flmen’can 
     
    

    
     Sir, 
     
    

    
     As the proposed annexation of this 
     
     Island with Nova Scotia, becomes more and 
     
     more the subject of conversation with all 
     
     classes of society, I fear unless it be check- 
     
     ed in the bud, our neighbours on the oppo- 
     
     site shores, may be inclined to construe our 
     
     silence into atacit consent and approbation 
     
     to a measure, which I am certain would be 
     
     impolitic in us to conCede. Whatever 
     
     may be the opinion of the leading men 
     
     upon this Island, as to the benefits that 
     
     might result if the proposed measure were 
     
     to take effect, I, for one, am at present 
     
     decidedly opposed to it ; and I think every 
     
     man who gives the matter but a moment’s 
     
     serious consideration, must Come to the 
     
     same conclusion. Ibelievc “Aliter” has 
     
     been for years astrong advocate for an- 
     
     nexing this Island with Nova Scotia ; and 
     
     if that gentleman were some twenty or 
     
     thirty years younger, I should at Once attri- 
     
     bute his anxiety, to something like a selfish 
     
     interest; but as it is,l trust I may safely 
     
     exonerate him from such a charge. It is 
     
     by no means difficult, to trace what class 
     
     ofpersons they are, who feel most inter- 
     
     ested in the proposed event, and their 
     
     object in promoting it; but I trust, that 
     
     Government at home, will act consistently, 
     
     and not be induced to listen to aristocratic 
     
     influence, and acquiesce in a measure, by 
     
     which the rights and interests of a great 
     
     portion of His Majesty’s loyal subjects 
     
     upon this Island, may be compromised, in 
     
     order to gratify the wishes of a few indi- 
     
     viduals, who are fortunate enough to passess 
     
     large portions of its soil. I know it is 
     
     the opinion of some, connected with several 
     
     Merchants in Halifax, who contend, thatif 
     
     this Island were to be annexed to Nova- 
     
     Scotia, trade would be materially increased 
     
     our ports and harbours lined with shipping, 
     
     and be productive of a considerable circu- 
     
     lation ofcash. I really do not see all this 
     
     so clear, for as we now stand, our neigh- 
     
     bours have the same facilities for carrying 
     
     on trade, and I believe it rather operates 
     
     to withdraw our money from the Island. 
     
     But then they will tell you that in the event 
     
     oftbis Island becoming part and parcel of 
     
     Nova Scotia, and represented as it would 
     
     be by 5 or 6 intelligent men as Members 
     
     of their House, considerable benefit would 
     
     be the result, as confidence would be es- 
     
     tablished in trade, and protection to the 
     
     merchant for his capital by its laws. The 
     
     grand mystery is this, Ministers at home 
     
     have always considered the Colonies as a 
     
     burthen to-the Mother Country, and as they 
     
     find them increase in wealth and population 
     
     they will gradually shake them off, by 
     
     withdrawing from them the assistance 
     
     hitherto afforded, in the payment of their 
     
     Civil Lists. If I am right on this point, 
     
     I. trust Government will act fairly with us, 
     
     and before we are placed under the Nova 
     
    
   
   
    
     THE BRITISH AMERICAN. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Scotia Government they will leave us the 
     
     alternative of paying our own Civil List ; 
     
     andI am confident, there is not a disinter- 
     
     ested man upon this Island, who, if he 
     
     possess the true spirit and feelings of an 
     
     Englishman, would refuse paying annually, 
     
     his quota towards the maintenance and 
     
     support of our own Government ; besides 
     
     it would be a breach of faith with our pre- 
     
     sent Government Otlicers, who certainly 
     
     have vested rights in their respective 
     
     offices, they of course, could not be remov- 
     
     ed without adequate remuneration. At 
     
     present we enjoy our own Government, 
     
     with Laws agreeable to the practice ofthe 
     
     Courts in Westminster Hall, except as 
     
     they are modified by the local acts, and if 
     
     some reformation were to take place as 
     
     regards the mode of dispensing Justice, 
     
     I think, we should be better satisfied, and 
     
     I hope and trust, when our legislative body 
     
     meet, they will see the necessity oftakiug 
     
     upthese important matters, and if in the 
     
     end we must pay our own Government, it 
     
     will teach us economy in the expenditure 
     
     of public money, and by laying on a mode- 
     
     rate Land Tax, a suflicient revenue ma 
     
     at once be obtained for that purpose, If I 
     
     mistake not, Cape Breton formerly had a 
     
     a separate Government, although subject 
     
     to the will of His Majesty, but they peti- 
     
     tioned to be annexed to Nova Scotia ; but 
     
     have not they found out their error and 
     
     repented? Yes ! therefore let this ope- 
     
     rate has a warning to us, and before we 
     
     tamely submit to the disgrace of losing our 
     
     Constitution, by being placed under the 
     
     controul of a Nova Scotia Government, 
     
     let us make every exertion in our power 
     
     both here and at home, to prevent as much 
     
     as possible, that which must and will in the 
     
     end entail upon usqcorisequences still 
     
     worse, and more oppressive than paying 
     
     for our Government; at all events it will 
     
     partially leave us a free and independant 
     
     people, which is the admiration of every 
     
     Englishman. 
     
    

    
     Your’s Ste. 
     
    

    
     VERITAS 
     
    

    
     Charlotte-Town, 4th October, 1832. 
     
    

    
     E XPERIJIEJV‘T/l L JO URN‘E Y oleIESSRS. 
     
     OGLE 8; IV. .0. SUJlIJIERS LN' TIIEIR 
     
     STEJUII CARRIAGE. 
     
    

    
     Monday this steam-carriage passed through 
     
     Newbury from Southampton to Oxtord; it pro- 
     
     ceeded along the streets at a steady pace, at- 
     
     tended by a large concourse of persons. At 
     
     the Chequers Inn, Specuhaiuland, it stopped to 
     
     take in water and coke ; the supply of water 
     
     required was about one hundred buckets. 
     
     When starting the coach went ofl'with very 
     
     considerable speed, and soon left all the pedes. 
     
     trians far behind. 
     
    

    
     We understand Messrs. Ogle and Summers 
     
     have been occupied almost for four years in 
     
     their experiments, and have expended 30,0001. 
     
     in bringing their invention to perfection, or 
     
     rather to that state which leaves only some 
     
     trifling minor details to be worked out. The 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
        
     
         
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
          
     
        
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
          
     
        
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
        
     
         
     
        
     
           
     
          
     
        
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
       
     
         
     
          
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     1120. 12. 
     
    
   
   
    
     chiefdesideratum in locomotive vehicles and 
     
     vessels (in mines in our colonies) is a safe and 
     
     efficient mode of generating steam on scientific 
     
     principles. Messrs. Ogle and Summers have 
     
     completely mastered that most difficult point. 
     
     Their boiler contains the greatest possible 
     
     heating surface in the least possible Space1 
     
     when in combination with the strongest mecln. 
     
     nical form. ’l‘hcir boiler Consists of numerous 
     
     sections, having suflicicnt connection with each 
     
     other, constructed ot‘cylindcrs with air tubes 
     
     within each, standing vertically, so that a sin. 
     
     tum ofwateris placed between two heating 
     
     surfaces, the outer surface of the cylinders and 
     
     the inner surface of the air tube. They all w 
     
     l3 superficial feet to the horse power, and 3 
     
     boiler in their vehicle contains 398 feet ofhe . 
     
     ing surface, or thin ty horse power. They in . 
     
     ally work at the pressure of two hundrl 
     
     pounds on the square inch, so that upwards of 
     
     nineteen millions ofpounds weight are pressing 
     
     to get loose, and yet confined and used with 
     
     perfect Safety. The cylinders are 121—4 in 
     
     diameter, with metallic pistons, ofsuch perfect 
     
     construction that the steam has never been 
     
     known to pass these pistons. The boiler con- 
     
     tains upwards of fifty-six thousand rivets, an 
     
     at the tremendous pressure of three hundrei 
     
     pounds on the inch not a rivet leaks. The 
     
     joints are all perfectly tight, and the supply of 
     
     water to the boiler from the tank quite perfect. 
     
     The form of the carriage is elegant and re- 
     
     markably counnodious, and, we understand 
     
     easier than any other vehicle. It diffeM from 
     
     the common carriage chioflcy in its height,anl 
     
     the cumbrous appearanCe of the boiler, which 
     
     is placed behind, and beyond is the blowing 
     
     machine. Owing to the heavy ironwork beint 
     
     at the lower part of the vehicle, an upset i 
     
     almost inipoSsiblc. 
     
    

    
     On Monday morning this carriage left Mill 
     
     brook, near Southampton, with twenty-threat 
     
     persons and their luggage, and proceeded to- 
     
     wards Oxford. 'l'hc first twelve miles, ceh 
     
     brated for the hills, were cleared in one lun- 
     
     and ten minutes without pressing the vchic.‘ 
     
     to its speed. The coach then proceeded towar 
     
     \‘i'hiteehurch with great veloeity ; but befo' 
     
     it reached Sutton Scotnea it was found that the 
     
     coke, which had been sent to different station 
     
     consisted ot'littlc bags instead of sacks, ar.’ 
     
     therefore fuel was necessarily waited for. 
     
     «the whole distance would have been cleared : 
     
     lossthan five hours. The road is knowntol 
     
     very hilly and rough, and to be POI’llJIlill: 
     
     most trying that a steam—coach could be run 0‘. 
     
     Notwithstanding, the loftiest bills were si: 
     
     mounted with the greatest facility ; that fro 
     
     Whitcchurch was ascended at full tcn milms 
     
     hour. At intervals, the coke being consunn 
     
     coals were used, which caused a stream 
     
     smoke. The want ofcoke, and the illness 
     
     Mr. Summers, induced the party to stop 
     
     Abingdon,haviug cleared upwards of twel 
     
     miles an hour when supplied with fuel 
     
     which speed could have been considerab, 
     
     cclcratcd. The strength ot'the machine: 
     
     the perfect command over the power was 
     
     plctcly provod by the fact, that at the s: 
     
     of a very long and steep hill the drag 
     
     failed, and the vehicle rushed forward a 
     
     tained the terrific speed of fifty miles an 
     
     but was steered with accuracy and safe‘ 
     
     is Messrs. Ogle and Summers’ ir‘cr-tion 
     
     main several days at Oxford, as t. .i‘y have bu 
     
     ness to transact, and are desirous of tryi 
     
     some experiment in detail, which cxperien 
     
     alone can teach ; they have also found that 
     
     only part of the machine not made bp tb 
     
     selves, the crank axle, has shown some Katy 
     
     toms ofweakness in the most unexpecte’ t,‘ 
     
     arising from the culpable neglect,and stir 
     
    
   
   
    
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