Alexandria Gazette

The Enterprising West.-The Burlington (Iowa) Gazette, of May 1st, notices the following "Arrival Extraordinary"—the ingenuity of man is great:

On Monday last, our citizens were much amused by the sudden appearance at our wharf, of a new kind of water-craft, a perfect nondescript in the way of navigation, that put all fashion and all received science to the blush. It was a sort of keel boat with steamboat paddles—a horse boat propelled by sails, or a ship propelled by horse power, just as you please, or neither, and something of the flat boat besides. Its interior was divided off into state rooms, a parlor and kitchen—added to which it embraced all the conveniences and appurtenances of a farm yard, with the cattle in it, and the whole topped off with the various beauties of the parterre. Here was stall for good old Brindle, and there were others for Buck, Bright & Co.; here was a sty for the pigs, and there a place for the poultry; and above them all, was a blooming garden, sweetening the air with its fragrances, and affording vegetables for the men and posies for the ladies.

The strangers hailed, or "came down" from Muskingum river, Ohio. We would have been glad to bid them welcome, but unfortunately they were bound to Rock river, where we hope they will arrive in safety, and soon receive a rich reward for their long and tedious voyage.