168 Intelligence and Miscellanies. 



I beg leave to commend to the attention of the House 

 this farther precaution. 



All which is most respectfully submitted to the House, by 



Jno. Trumbull. 



III. Dimensions of the Capitol of the United States, and its 

 Grounds. — The ground within the Iron railing, 22^ acres. 

 Length of foot walk, outside of railing, | of a mile and 185 

 feet. — The building is as follows : 



Length of front, - - 352 feet 4 inches. 



Depth of wings, - - - 121 do. 6 do. 

 East projection and steps, - 65 do. 

 West do. do. - - 83 do. 



Covering 1 i acres, and 1 820 feet. 

 Height of wings to top of Balustrade, - 70 feet. 

 Height to top of centre dome, - - - 145 do. 

 Representatives' room, greatest length, - 95 do. 

 do. do. do. height, - 60 do. 



Senate chamber, greatest length, - - 74 do. 

 do. height, - - 42 do. 

 Great central rotundo, 96 feet in diameter, and 96 feet high. 



The north wing was commenced in 1792, 

 and finished in 1 800, cost - - $480,262 57 



South wing commenced in 1803, and finish- 

 ed 1808, cost .... 308,808 41 



Centre building commenced in 1818, and 

 finished in 1827, cost - - - 957,647 35 



11,746,718 36 



2. New book of travels. — We have been permitted to 

 hear read parts of a MS work now in progress, which will, if 

 we mistake not, form a book of a kind somewhat peculiar. 

 The author, a man of mental power and liberal education, 

 taste and acquirements, accompanied an American squad- 

 ron around the shores of the Mediterranean, and was absent 

 from this, his native country, from the autumn of 1825 to 

 that of 1828. In his character of instructer of the midship- 

 men, he was, in some sense, a privileged man, was of course 

 exempt from every kind of naval duty, was at liberty to ob- 

 serve the peculiarities of life and character, of incident, dis- 

 cipline and duty, among the members of the navy, was at- 

 tentive to marine scenery and natural phenomena, and avail- 



