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From the Wilmington , fJDclJ 
The present Congress has bee» mm* 
larly honored by the “lights of science * 
John Cleves Symmes has presented a pe¬ 
tition that he may be aided and abetted 
in his scheme of penetrating the crust of 
our globe:—Janies Bennett, a petition to 
obtain a special act for steering a machine 
through the air. This is really m age of 
invention, and the scheme of Mr, Bennett 
should rank in the first class tottmfvt im¬ 
provements. We rnay anticipate the 
pleasure of seeing the grand dignitaries 
of the nation flying in the prosecution ol 
their buisness—horses, coaches, small! 
stages, steam boats, &c., at times so fatal 
to the lives of the travelling community, 
will be discarded forever:— no more will 
the traveller be stifled with dust, for he 
will wing his way through liquid ethers—- 
no more will he fear “accidentety flood 
and field*’ for he will soarabovemll teres- 
tiai objects:—no longer shall fch£ summit 
ol Mont Blanc defy the persevering tr&v- 1 
eller—he shall rise above all obstacles & 1 
gratify his longing, with a view of its snow j 
dad summit. Philosophy will receive 
new lights and a fresh impetus given 
to every art and science. Previous to 
granting the prayer of the petitioner we \ 
would humbly suggest the idea of request¬ 
ing him to make an excursion ti Wash¬ 
ington, alighting at the principal towns 
on his passage. Should he not e4£erience j 
the fate of Icarus, the select committee 
will be better able to report upoq this im¬ 
portant matter. The eclat attending the 
journey would gratify the pridcf of the 
inventor 5 and the poor Printer! would 
have the pleasure of announcing*that on 
Mr. B’s arrival at-—*—-, 
“ Such a noise arose 
As the shrouds make at sea in a stiff tempest, 
s ouu and to as many tunes;—hats, cloaks, 
onnets (vve thini) Hew up; and had their faces 
Been loose that c%, they had beta lost. Such 
joy 
W:e never saw before ’* 
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