The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-05-19

g Grand Rivcre, Dondon, Marnelade, Lin
&c be, L'Acul, and Ouanaminthe.'
We appeal to rhe good fenfe of Mr.. Davis
himtelf whetherit would not have been much
better to publifh tfce few satisfactory words,
than iome of the fluff about thoie black runa-
ways, which ne has lately printed.
We cloie this anlwcr to a perfenal attack1the
mott unprovoked, and the leaf expected, with
reminding MIR. Davis that be aUbo builds a
b@ais Of sL9is Fraud aoifbroso fonss.
The woman who was lately delivered of
three children, has received coafiderable re-
lief, lome hundreds of dollars having been col
lectcd for her ufe by captain Richardion.
Some time ago. we inherited an article con-
corning al, invaiion of China by the Tartars.
The newsprinters Of London have iince re-
PEELED this invahsn. They add that, upcn 70
de6rable an event, grestrejoicings took place
at Pekin, and that bell was tolIed, which re-
guires an hundred men 10 ring it.
This Chinete bell mutt have been at leaf
as large as the Capital The repercufion of
the atmofphere, on its ringing, mutt have been
great enough to knock every one deaf within
thirty miles Of ~
ON Saturday laA, black fellow, named
JIM, was tried before the magiArates for
breaking up trunk. This was the property
Of fore-keeper, on Shockr-hilI. The
theft amounted to forty dollars. lin was
burnt in the hand; and received twenty
lafhes. He belongs TO DIR. Greenhow.
Some time ago, gentleman in the Brick
row iubfcrioed for this papers {" have
fays he, q juR givenup Rind skFederaliR and
g Davis's Gazette. The one contains Mating
BIT abAjf, and the other cdntains nofLinr
al aH''
We have not this week, found room for
the fourth letter to the p4iAe. Mr.. Jones
has fubmitted to pocket in fllenrc the mott
explicit and ignominioas imputations. The
only reaion for his flence- nun be that he
did not know how to anfwer them. In our
next number, we ihall be very full upon the
Gallatin Chapter. AS fer governor M'Kean,
alto, complete {atisfaGtion fhall be given.
Meriwcther has shocked his cbara67ef,
fuch IS it was with thar of being who is
universally abhorred, of being whom nothing
but the NOT hagraEt deiertion Of o6;ciai duty
can prefervc from atrial for his life. 15eS
tkinFss gOiN BE- laid 5efsre The nest HQcmB1y.
It's curious ehough TO hear the Examiner
talking, m the frGfDerfon, about his acduain.
lance with American topography. 1t is roe
fix weeks fince be could have told us, Rx
fenpors, UPON what iide Of the river, Loui-
hana is htuated. He affects to father fome
pieces upon the propoled french colony, and
of which pieces he did not write one fyjlable
The Author is our acquaintance, and before
he wrote thofe articles, be fepeafsd The Ls1dine
particulars ejf bis argument in this clFtr.
Some time ago, Mr.. Davis informed his
readers that Madam Buonaparte had bought
Coach IN London, ana that it had got the
length ofDoyer upon It's way to- Calais. 7 his
interefting and brofoubd piece of Intelligence
is like great deal ofthe contents OF THAI pa
per. We fhould be glad if Mr.. Davis will
inform lis how the Lady likes her coach,
what the French nation paid 9or il; whether
II is true that one OF her Lap Dogs has lMely
been threatened with choic, and that her ia
yourite Monkey is lubjeGt to the mango.
Prtthce tell US, Mr.. Davis, whether the
Conful bmfelf Is fordeit Of rspce, OF Of pick
led Oyners; and whether his Marengo charger
has not FIVE black hairs in his tail
We have Crs2g 10 thack with that para
gon of Editors, MIR. Samuel Harrifon Smith
Particulars mutt be poitpoDed tiIl next num-
ber
Why is the PowdsrMagazine placed in foli-
tary corner Withouta guard? What IL tohindcr
aGurdy fellow rom breaking uPshc door, and
blowing she whole contents into the air
or fson csrrying off what powder he may
want for his own internal purpofcs We
mention sreic matters without the leaf hope
of ever feeling an amendment, as the exccu-
tive Council have already been warned, but
without effect, Of the danger 70 which they
fubje6t the city.
Seven black fellows were banged laR Sa-