The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-06
@isrcIganp.
From tie LafeR London PnberI.


The Manuft,ript ofthe fourth volume of the
Life ofGenerai C. KaR;artou has i,,f berr -,
ceIved by Mr.. Philips, from Mr.. BuiIrod yvsC,-
'ngson, and the quarto ed;tiun will he ready for
pnoiica''on before the end of the month. Tits
'"pprran' work viii he completed in five. vo-
tunes within the pref-nt wear.
n new ti'itory of England.--The following
nterary notice appeared in the laR Monthly
"ia9aI'ne, and 1t announces the de,ipp of y re,,,
ana valuable work, which cannot be viewed i've
the Intelligent pant of the puili- without CONT
"rraoie ,ntercit.--'' Wil!i1m Goodwin, author
otthe life vt Geoffry Chaucer, the firt Enyflh
p'et, and OF other works, wiihes TO give this
pubic notice, that he has undertaken to con-,
pie work, TO be entitled Tie HRory of Eng
f1na, from the earli> It records of events in ;s
Hand to the revolution in 1888. 10 I've written
on aicale not fmal'er than that of the Htorv
OF England during the fame period nv Hume.
he therefore Invites all perfons who may pof.
teis rare books, manufcripts, or tiocu-nents z
any kind, calculated 20 illuGratc the annals Of
this country, to favor him with the infection
and uie of then. He pledges himfslf 20 4 inn
and pnn6tnal conduct rejecting TIE articles
which may be intrutted 70 him, and viii thank
tuiy acknowledge the ffcitv which may be
afforded to his purfiiit. He would NOT have
undertaken fuch work, were he no. animated
with the ardent hope, by ftutiy and difference.
TO throw new light upon oar annals and il
WIZ he the hrlt ohica If his vigilance 70 divett
h'mielf OF iuch partialities and prepoGe1ions rs
might lead him in any desrec TO c'iRort or milf
reprefent any tranf,ttior or chara Ger OF which
he hall have occaiion 10 treat
"A poor woman lately loft her fieh. and hear
ing IN confequeDce of frirht, occafoued By a
violent paroxiim ofepileply with which her Inf
hand was attacked in the night her hearing and
the fight of one eve have been reftored, and that
OF the other The enjoys at intervals, without any
iurgical treatment but merely strengthening
ree'men. The cafe is ntereiting, in tending to
dtpiay the aicendency of the mind over our ma
terial organization.
A Statfordihire potter has obtained patent
Tor making window-frames of earthen-ware,
winch he itates, will ne more durable, lefs heavy
and more ceanly than either metal or wood
The Light Houie on the hill of Howth, on the
morn tlde OF the Bay of Dublin, is now lighted
by iynited finoke.
prize OF 500 rubes has been offered BY the
Academy of Science at ST. Prterfburgh, for tb4
oet Memoir on the fubjett OF new experiment.
on Light, conlidered as Matter, on the proper
t,es that ought to be attributed 10 it, on the af-
iiu'ties which 1t appears to have with other bo-
a'es, and on the notifications and phenomena
wnich appear IN thofe inRances, in conitouence
OF the combinations which the light forms in
them: individuals of every nation NAV fend
t"elr Nemoirs TILL theft of MAY 1906.
lhurfday evening mGf unfortunate acct
dent happened on board one of the tranfports
al Yarmouth, containing part OF the Ror,ihire
Miitla AFTER nearly calm day, very fudden
and furious gale fprung up from the NE. and
before their canvas could be efficiently reduc-
ed, one vehel was laid on her beam ends. and
three folders were thrown overheard. A boat
was lnttantly manned by ten ieamen and fol-
diers, in hopes of favipg their comrades; but
the crew had the melancholy profpeGt of fleeing
theie brave fellowsfall facriice to their hnr,a-
nty' and perrin with thofe they endcrvoured to