The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-06-23

! ty to the welfare of its adopted country, would
teci a genuine regard forthe intereas ola foreign
Iand Can ye hope that man, who has Ia
| boured by every trick of policy, and every ex-
ertion OF power, to obliterate from the face Of
Europe, every little fate which afpred to the
enjoyment OLA modified freedom, fhould all a,
| once relnquiih his misuided ambition, & eta
oiifh liberal government in conquered coun-
| try : Are you willing TO truft the virtue of a
man who has clofed the long & laborious ftrug.
giles OF the French revolution, by military u
iitrpation
*L4R chapter ofStebhen's French Reqolu,ion
+ Err go Brab--on the hzR Page.
BENJAMIN j. HARRIS was tried on Thurlday be-
fore called court fupcion of having occaoned the
death of Negro girl by executive barbary and he was
unanimously recommi,ted by the magistrates LET
THE PRESS RESPECT THE NIGHTS OF A rRisoN-
Err UNTIL HE rs POSITIVELY FOUND GUILTY ny
THE ULTIMATE COURT OF JUSTICE
have perufed the communication which appears in
this days paper the celebration of the Anniverary
feitivai az New-Orleans, with mingled emotions
have eHultedin the bright profpecfs of happne which
the acquilition OF Louiana laid open TO our view
perceived in the prelent communicate :, the mo atif
ory proofs, that its people pleafed with the def
tiny which awaits them, and that they will not dfap-
POINT the high hopes which the republicans had in
dulged oi their political Improvement, and their at
achnent to the United States But the Rye in which
neie facts are crpreed have nipred ME with no other
ient;ment tfan themotp difapprobation. VIM.
L. c. Claiborne is madetl- central figure round which
our imagnatons and cur feelings are compelled TO raj
n.y. Ills Excellency," and "your Excelencv," the
" Governor Generals cheerful and animatrg ieport-
ment" are made to projea in bal-relef FAR bevoud
the more interehing objects, which mieLt hare EN-
riehed this fubjea The author has certainly FORGOT
ten that 1T was the magnificent Viccroy of the Spa
NTH KING whom he was defcribng but the hmple citi-
zen OF the American Republic. OF the ufe of homo
MON and tliat opinion has been admirably exurened
IN letter Of Gen. Charles Lee to MIR Henry+ when
Governor of Virginia.
"There is barbarifn crept in among us that
extremely f,ocks me, / mean thofe tinfel en-
thets, with which q come in for my fhare) we
are 10 beplaiitered F.; His Eseeilency, and His Ho-
nour The HonoMrabie PrelIdent of the ConereG
orthe HonearabSe ConpeDtion. This fulfome, naI,-
teating cant may be well enough adapted to bar
barous monarchies or to crafty the unadulte-
rated pride of the magnjfcin pompont u,iRoeya-
eieI but III great, free, manly, equal COM
monwealtb, it is quite abomiuable FOR my own
part, would as lief they would put ratfbane in
my mouth, as the ExeeheUcy with which ] an,
daily crammed. How much more true dignity
was there in the iimplicity of addrefs amongit
the Romans! Marcus Tullius Cicero, Decline
Rruto Imperatok, or CATO Marcello ConfIli
than TO his Excellency Major General Noodle
or tothe Honourable John Doodle. NV ol,;ec
tons are perhaps trivial and whimfcal but, ia,
my foul cannot hell; aaitiIiJ; them. Ii, there
fore, fhould fonietimes addrcfs letter TO YOU
without the Eresilency tackled, YOU muG notef:
TEEN II mark perfonal OF official difrefpef,
but the rSverfe."
The Communication fpeaks of the magic power Of
Mr.. Claborns's" cheerful department. upon ever,
beaoder Why did this deicription in.nediatel,
BRING to myrecoecton of thofe ffrong touches b,
which Mr.. More has 20 well tefcrbed the deoradati
Or okthe French character before the revolution? A
review, the troops perform their rnoeuvres unheee
ed by fuch OF the fpectators are within FIGHT OF tn
King. I hey are all engrofed in the contemplate,
otthe Prince "Avez vops wa roi VOLTA lie roi-
LIE roi rite fuis cl~rme.--Ah, il touGe l-A-t-i
toufie fuis au dsiefpor Have you feen thu
hing There IS the King THE King fniles-
How am charmed All, the King cough. lis h,
notchoakcd !--How am concerned
| / Lees. memoirs.
VesU Of Joeietv and manners in France
S1uitSerlaad and Germany. Tee.
The fage brought no mail farther north than Ere
derickfburg on Wednesday and Thmfday.
No. 8. of "THE VIsDIcArros OF VIRGINIA. ,
poRPoned.
A Committee has been appointed by the Leo.iGa
ture OF Mafachuletts, draft refole for chooling
leetors of Preident and Vice-P rehdent by genera
ticket.
No. 10 Of this bnber notified tbe arripai o
Nh Grafat CHARLTON, in f6e /f,,z,ice of the Ca
fGqUba Company. n letter baJ Guce ot5ears
from Mr.. La 7robe qvbo eondxfIed THE qvafey
zvork5 at Pbiladeib6ia, and qvbo recommends
this gentleman to tbe Compare, zvbicb eonfruaiq
q part ot'tbi5 Carolina Raten,ent, I'm exfraa
sie'sH from this h4terbartly brcaHJeit eorrras a
error, and rarity becanJ-h qUW ,eiq,e the rraae
l/one HttIe Information on tie zvor&J ct Pbilaae,
pbia.
In referring however to the copy of my letter il
hlsiavour now before me, find that in order to e,
PLAIN the nature Of Nh Crafts profenonal experenc,
have deioribed the works cut in the rock at Phila
dephia; and have iaed, that they are about 500 fee
IN length; that they carried on while MIR Graf
was III my Office, and that the performance Of his du