168 Intelligence and Miscellanies. 
I beg leave to commend to the attention of the House 
this farther precaution 
All which is most espbttiita submitted to the House, by 
Jno. TrumButt. 
1. Dimensions of the Capitol of the United States, and its 
Grounds.—The ground within the Iron railing, 223 acres. 
Length of foot walk, outside of railing, 3 of a mile and 185 
-feet.—The building is as follomat 
Length of front, 352 feet 4 inches. 
Depth of wings, : - 121 do.6 do. 
= ale set ae and 1 steps - 65 do. 
do. - 83 do. 
Covering re acres, and 1820 feet. 
Height of nen to top of Balustrade, - -. 70 feet. 
Height to top of centre dome, -" 145 do. 
Representatives’ room, greatest length, - 95 do, 
do. height, - 60 do. 
do. 0. 
Senate ‘chamber, Stoniant pent - - - do. 
2 do. 
Great central rotundo, ‘96 feet i in ies. and 96 feet high. 
The north wing was sarmaieeds in 17 
and finished in 1800, ¢ ” $480, 262 57 
South wing soeunensed in 1803, and Gnish- 
ed 1808, cost 308,808 41 
Centre building commenced in n 1818, and 
finished in 1827, cost 957,647 35 
$1,746,718 36 
2. New book of travels.—We have been permitted to 
hee read parts of a MS work now in progress, which will, if 
we mistake not, form a book of a kind somewhat pecu uliar. 
The author, a man of mental power and liberal education, 
' taste and acquirements, accompanied an American squad- 
ron around the shores of the tie and was absent 
men, he was, in some sense, a privileged man, was of. course 
from every kind of naval duty, was at liberty to ob- 
serve the peculiarities of life and character, of incident, dis- 
7 and duty, among the members of the navy, was at- 
€ntive to marine scenery and natural phenomena, and avail- 
