The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-04

terly of miinanagement in this particular, evil
denee OF which, he intanced the cafe of the OF
the Houe being given to cook, inead OF a regular
watchman. The colonel, however, feems to forget
that Charles XII. Of Sweden that great warrior,
knghted his cook after the famous battle of Putowa,
and raiied him high military honors and nothing
is more common, than tn find officers OF the higheit
rank and dignity among G,o7m Of toe fo and GrOOuJ
Of tie bod-ebamjer.
MIR Seilon was fhortly after fezed with religious
ht, and all the world gave that he going to
turn PapT There is not doubt but that he was
alnoit hall inclined TO enter into communication
with the church of Rome that it till after two
nights Of anxious debate with hn,ielf that he deter
mined to renounce the Pope and all his works. Ano-
Their circumitauce which gave MIR. Seion great
deal of trouble, and con him many nights ref,
WAS the miicondutt OF favourite Scotch lervant.
This was very ingenious man, OF the name OF Dun
las, who ufed to an,uie the family with fire works,
catamarns and Rome expeditions Mr.. Seihon was
Informed that this man had lent his matters
ney the pari clerk, for the purpoie Of diicouns-
ing bills and fulpicion entertained that
Tome of it huck in his poclet-This diieovery gave
him great unealineIs, and he Rruggled 10 long be-
| tween regard for the fervant and fenie of duty,
that it not until all the neghbors began cry
out hame, that he coniented reign him to his
fate and fuiier the law take Its coure. MIR. SET
iion had very bufy life while he lated, but, like
all other ora,s he brought into this world the cau
es OF his departure from From the very frlf hour
OF his exiGence he labored under afatulency, win
dy dhorder; Of very inveterate II general
y ieized him every day at o'clock, ,juf after he
had fad his prayers, according his cuiom, and it
mas been known continue till one, two, and ire
quently three o'clock in the morning Except a
while at Whiun and Eater aft, we have fcarcely
remembered him two fuccefive days without re-
turn OF this ihockng diforder. Befides this, he was
alto afflicted with violent complaint in his bowels
Indeed the whole family of the Sections have been
alphabetically inclined this difeafe but in the cafe
of the deceaed, we afured that it was much ag-
gravated by the of the ds9Fsr. He is fad
to have managed his patient unikltully, and to
have prepared hum as he ought for his doe. Some,
indeed, go 70 far af1ert eaoufy between the
attending phylicans, and attribute their oppoton
to each other much of the irritation, retelneis and
| fever, i'll which he pahed his days. 1t is allowed.
however, upon all hands, that neither of thele COM
plants killed him. What is not LITTLE extraordinary
although he had the command of the national pu-ie
ne actually died for of fuitenance. The old
adage wiliul waite makes woeful want" " as
never more forciby exhibited than by his example
lie has been known TO devour at fitting as much
as would ierve the parton of the parh for his whole
lie. Indeed the length and number of his 6iHs lhow
pretty clearly how he fpant his time. NotwthRand-
ing all his profuliou he became literally 10 much re-
duced that, upon late confutation of the faculty
upon the proper mode of treating the Scotch ervant
to whom we have alluded, he actually ate his own
words. There was Jingle article upon his ia
Bile the day he died; his body, which u!ed to be 70
full, was empty and his members, upon whole manly
and robuft make, he uied plume hn,lelf, had al
mott dwindled away. lie reduced
" Into the lean and lpper'd pantaloon--
Sans teeth, fans eyes, fans taife fans every thing.
The life of Mr. SeGion, although not diRingufhed
by any brilliant achievements, eminently uiefu
H. Z L 4
and the navy, without fubeaing himfef to the fui-
Picon of prodigaliry, except in the inance of No
bic Duke, to whom he granted doneew, in conG6er-
alton of an advantageous purchale from his grace
OF the lie of man. made by of Mr.. Seiions an
ceitors. Indeed, the family have, from time to time
inlmemorial, plumed themielves upon the prudent
and economical ufe of the public money over which
they have frequently boafted that they kept tight
hand They have been ALTO remarkable for their
eloquence quality in which the late MIR. Seilion
did not yield to the mof celebrated of his family
His ipeeches upon the war with Spain, upon the nj
i'ary dtnee efBe country, upon the repeal of Mr..
Pmt Desnes Bill, upon the abolition eth PaVe trad,
upon the Tentb Report upon the State Of tie Nation,
but, above ALL upon the CztboEe Ouefion, will go
down poferty with ,hofe of Cicero and Demoilhe-
mes. No ACT of his life, however rebounds 70 much
to his honor the facrce of his feelings to his du-
ty in the cafe of the iervant whole mifconducf we
have noticed The whole family of the Sections have
been charged by their enemies iervie, venal and
corrupt. The late Mr.. Selion proved on that occa-
fon, that the charge is foul oaumny, and that his
bofom glowed with all the force and fire of ftoc yir
tue. That aa would be fuficient to tranfniit
his name with honour, gratitude, and relpe6, TO the
lateh Pofterity. The death of Mr.. Selfon had been
expected for everal days Few of his anceitors have
been coniigned to the grave with 70 little ponp and
iolemnity. In mott cafes of dcmife in the family
even maehy itielf has condeicended to perform the
funeral iervice in peron but, upon the late occaion
the Lord Chancellor aefed both as clerk and parton
read the funeral prayer, and fad amen. Our readers
will be furpriied to hear that this fame Mr. SeiIion
70 wife, 70 active, and 70 eloquent, was not feven
months old, being born in January aff that though
70 young, he could fpeak 70 WELL and had fpirit e.
nough to give his tutor, MIR. Pitt, more than once
Zap in the face.
NJ. LUssAc, in his late EroRatic voyage,
when at the height of 81 ,4S7 feet, filed glafs
veflel with the air of that elevation, aud ano-
ther 800 feet higher and on his return to Pa
rs this air was carefully analyled and proved
to be dentically the fame with the air obtained
in the court yard of the Polytechnic fchool.
The experiments of MefIrs. Cavendfh, Macar-
ty, Berthollet and Davy, had previouly eta
blilhcd, that the competition of the atmof
phere is the fame all over the furface of the
earth and M. LufIac, ftIpported by the ex
Drriments of MeHrs SlpfjiIre nm fbe cat ,i,,