The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-06

Such Is the very imperfect iketch OF the ply
zeal proerefs of agricultural countries. And
upon this plan, fhould wifi 70 fee map OF
Virginia completely executed. The coats, the
rivers and the face of the country, might be de-
| lineated as it is in other maps. Unlike o.hc,
| maps, fhoud not with TO Zee upon it the names
of the particular townsthat are on the rivers, or
! the boundary lines of particular counties and
c'ifriets. rs outlines Mould be flied up by the
following minutiG Let the fountings Of t,ine-
rent parts of the rivers be cxpreiitd in numbers
on the iides of the river, with their Gloals, and
! rocks, and mott excellent harbours. Let tines
be drawn between contiguous rivers, which
ihall express the direction and hihlncc of future
canals. Let lines be drawn thro' the interior
country defcripnre of the helt and ncaret route
Tor the roads Let interfering lines he drawn
WHICH fhaii divide the couaty into diitr6ts, &c
cordinp TO its different productions and foils
Here, for intance, would be the grais or paAaral
country here the wheat and here the tobacco
region and lines might ALTO be drawn to fllow
the neareft market, for each dift:id of country.
| fh'sl would call, not L geographical, but a Ra-
| tiPical m:p of Virginia.
There is certainly NO accurate map of Vrgi-
MIA eMtant. A gentleman of Petersburg, ailifted
by the PRECEDENT of VIM. & Mary, is iaid to be
laying out i new map of the fate many parts
of which are TO be defcribed by an actual iurvey
our fate b indebted TO the admirable author of
the 4" Notes on Virginia." If he would preient
us with new and more compleat edition of
that celebrated work, embellihed by view
| or the fubfequent improvements OF the coun-
/ try, of the late discoveries in its natural
fiitory ; and more comprehensive criticifms
upon its political code Yet far be it from
me TO with, that he ihould exchange the helm of
government for the pen that he nhould re-
tire from the high Office which he discharges
with fuch confummate ability, to devote even
his ufeful labours to the ilIuHraton of the con-
dition and Improvement of Virginia. II thefe
] two objects are Incompatible, then may the
| politician furvive the author
The Editor would be forty thatthe following
| view OF the late pretended conipiracy in
France fhould meet the eye of any man, who
did not feel his heart excited by the ftronge1
emotions. No where does he recollecf to
have teen more interefting contrae OF villai-
| ny and virtue; of an unreenting TYRANNY
| coolly plotting the defru6tion OF its victim,
| and of an innocence unidentified and fis-flp-
ported, Displaying more awful dignity than
any which can emanate from the ipiendour of
authority or the erroro fguardS. The incidents
| which thSletter prefentS to our imagination arc
| mott ofthem new 10 US and all of them affect
ing and though the ftile in which they are
delivered is generally 6mple and unadorned,
it fometimes Attends to an eloquent and moft
pathetic tone. The picture of Moreau ftand-
ing before his judges, and nobly vindicating
his unipotted innocence, mutt be deeply af-
fectins to many generous and lufceptible
foul.
The reader mutt not believe that the follow
ing account isoneof thofe fairy and unfouncled
tales, TO which an unaiiitted & glowing fancy
may iomctimes give exihence-woud that it
were! 1t was in truth written by a gentleman
in France, TO his friend in this country, and its
author, tho always diitGguifhed for the de-
hcacy of his feelings, has been no Iefs re-
msrkable for his cool and chattened judgment.