The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-11
For A. B. Venable 10
E. Darlington 2
B. Hatcher 7


Two of them, MeiIrs. Gallego and Brown
were abtent.-They have determined to elect
their Caihier and two Book-keepers on the a6th
or this month.---The Engraver whom Doctor
Brockenbrough engaged, having arrived at Rich
mond, they have determined to proceed irnme-
diately, to the engraving of the plates and to
accelerate this branch of the bufineis, they have
determined to have two notes only, infead of
q. engraved" on one plate. They will have four
plates, one for the o dollar notes, one for 60.
one FOR 100, and one for the pof-notes, leaving
the dates and fun blank. Each note will re-
qulre the labour of a week and of courfe each
plate will occupy a fortnight: and the four
plates, eight weeks. The directors have not vet
detected any particular Device and Motto. They
nave lone idea of Introducing into the note a
deVlce which fhail be competed of the figures of
Agriculture & Commerce with joined hands, &
appropriate embiems. This device will be ele.
gantly drazvn at Philadelphia, before it can beer.
graved on the plate. AS a device for the Zeal.
they have thought of delineating the figure of
virginia pretending the charter of the Bank to
Agriculture & Commerce. The motto on
the zeal is underftood to be Of this fort, "UrERE
SGD NON ABUrERE )" ujf, bit do not abnG
me-lhe general opinion is, that the Bank
will go into operation about the frft of O6to-
Der. re dt A,c.t I
Inc hrit part of Mr.. SMITHS Grafton on the
AIN or July, will be found on the laft page of this
days paper. MIR. Smith had, perhaps, fome
r1ght to expect, that the fame committee of ar
engagements which had requeAed him to deliver
the Grafton, would not have forgotten the cuff
tomry compliment ofrequeftng him to pubhb
1t to the world. This committee having been
diiiolved before the arrival the day, whole fefti
witty they had been appointed to direct, Mr. Smith
hNe I,., CT. Al
public with printed copy of his fpeech 81 if il
only at the particular rcqasR of his friends, that
he has now confented to give it to the world
The Editor anticipates with sympathetic plea
lure, the delightful qualification of the public
curlo1ty, and the overlooking appIaufe which is
lndilputably due to 10 fine fpecimen of iuye-
nile talents. However doubtful the indications
OF private character may generally be, and how.
ever diffident the Editor has always been of
his own knowledge of the human mind, he win
not heiitate to declare, that Mr.. Smiths Grafton
confirms the elementary traits of "a man, who.
lhould he be able to overcome the paralyfng in.
huence OF an extreme modefy, is one day defiin-
ca TO become an ornament to his country, and an
able defender OF her deareit rights.
The Academica Exhibition which ,vss ,d,er.
tiled IN two late numbers of this paper. took
place at the Capitol on Friday Iait. Several
Orations were delivered in the forenoon by Mr..
Ogiiue's advanced pupils K none but the mott
impenops necefiity fhould have prevented the
editor nom attending the exhibition. The pub-
lie voice has been loud and dihin6t in the ex-
preflion of its appIaufe. Moft of thefe fpeech-
es were t'tbmitted to the psrufai of the Editor,
before they were delivered in the Capitol, and
had the manner of their delivery correfponded
IN any degree with the hyle and fentirnents of
the ipeakers, no auditor prefent would have gi-
ven them more uDbreathing attention. or a