The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-18
maxine Boraparte, with lace gown, veil ard head
dr,is eitunateti ~ 900 600 livrss

niadsms Bouaparte, with lace gown, veil ard head
dreis eitnnated ~ 100000 livres-
Mr.. Wilberforce has given notice in the houfe of
commons, thar Friday frt he is to make motion
for the immediate abolition Of the fave trade. This
is iubee which has long occupied the attention of
this gentleman.
The value Of Prtfh produce and manufactures ex-
ported from all parts OF the world, acer,ained un-
der the acts of the 42d and 4sd of his nlalety cap
as, 10 and from other correct fources Of information,
amounted in the year ending 5th Jan. 1908, to
Ia, ,6SS. and in the year ending 5th January So4
10 no. oo,S7ol The number of veflels which be-
longing TO the fever ports of the empire, the 3Oth
nj September in the year 1902 and 1885, was 81 ,445
The number OF men and boys employed in navigating
them 5,445.
In letter the Editors of the Decade Philolophi-
que the celebrated Bernardn ST. PIERRE complains Bit
terry that, through the unprncpled rapacity of the
book pirates, and the bankruptcy of theperon in whole
hands ne had ued the fruits Of his literary abors he
hnds hmielf deprived OF the means of making pro-
viiion for his wife and children. am now nearly
fxty years old, Qays this venerable philosopher J my
oioeit daughter not more than nine andny yourgeh
boy is fill carried about III the of his young mo-
Their who fuckles him. Ash mylelf am defending
the mountain of life, without hruggle and without
regret but they have TO climb it when am gone
without my supporting hand. During the difficulties
Of the journey, they will be looking for ome marks of
my paternal foreight and iolictude" For this pur-
pole ST. Pierre proPoies to give correct edition
OF his Paul and Virginia, which, both with rcfpe to
typographical execution, and the ye of the epgravns
and other ebeliinents will be executed i'll fuch man
ner as to defy the of the pirates When we conf
der that this charming work has the appreciation
OF every feeling reader throughout Europe, we may
confidently predict that the hopes of the amiabe au-
thor will not be disappointed.
"A new religious fociety has lately been formed in
Holland, entitled Chriito Sacrum AT frh it conit-
ed OF only four members; but in Mort time The num-
Der of the feet increafed 70 rapidly, as to amount to
from three to four thouand The object of this foce-
ty is to unite all religious feets The principal place
ofmeetngi at Delft where the fociety has already
built church, in which find Caviniits Lutherans
Mennonites, Catholics and perfons of various other
religious periuafons, amicably attending. The foci-
ETY. does not admit of any dominant executive fyRem
they have no prieit but only orators, who, while
delivering their dilcourfes, fand at the altar The
fervice is divided into that Of worhp and of inru6
on the Object of the former being to thew the great
nes OF God, by directing attention to the admira-
BILE regularity which regns in all the productions of
nature For this purpoie they a1emble every Sunday,
at Tx or ieven o'clock in the evening The fervcs of
intruetion is held every fifteenth day. when they el
coure about different fubjes and particularly rs-eal
ed religion Six times each year they aiIen,e TO oe-
lebrate the Lords upper; and during the prayer and
the oieing, the whole congregatch continues prof
trate The Dutch clergy have nrongly oppoled this
foeiety but without effect and the preient Dutch 90
vernments favors the rev fea.