The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-10

ON Saturday, AT two O'Clock, the Rev. Syn.
My SMITH delivered a very ineep;ons and IoT.
cih,e lecture, on the reafoning faculties of ami
mais, IN the courle ofwhich he fnewed. that q
man. though far hyperion TO animals IN this d;c.
'infuiihed qualification, chiefly derives that f,.
perIorlty from his power of fpeeeh, his longe.
witty, and the peculiar delicacy and texture Of
ms hands He began by affirming the plain e,
general propoiition, " that animals have rea-
i"nihg Faculties = and, in fnpport nf it, he
quoted f'veral paGages from the works OF Mr.
LOCKE, DR.. HARTLEY, DR.. RFrD. and otber
eminent writers on Moral philoiophy, who .U
peak moi decidedly on the flbie6t. He then
Intanced An obfervation made By the celebrate,
Naturahit BUTTON, who tells III, that he haI
paid molt particular attention to the mode anil
manner in which thoGe dimnutiye animals.
heid-mice, provide for ther wants, and con.
triVe to inDport themfeIves and their vouno.
during the inclemency of the winter. He def
crioed me manner in which they built their If
re rnaniIons within the ground and regular
divtiions they make of different anarfu7entc
fome of which thew ufe for their own i,1,r,,,;
ate NE and OCCUPANCY, and the other as fore
honies tor the grain, &c. which thev iay in for
their fuhh'tence; in which they exhibit de.
gree OF iaeacity and taite in domeftic economy.
winch borders i'rongly on the efforts Of man. in
the rudeit nate of nature. From theEs d;rni
nnfive animals, he proceeded to notice f,,,a oe
larger NE and, from their initiative faculties,
approaching nearer TO orr own freezes. He
reared rom French author, whole name we
cou'd nor dlitIncty hear, an anecdote of IN ape
that was IN his pofriiion, and that he rCsJ -
amufe himfeif Ivy feeding with walnpte and ~,
fervlng the tricks and fancies he made u[e Of
curing the time of his repaft One d1v he
happened to throw down the ,ya1pute "a tbat
they were out OF the reach of the animal. tba.
was taitened by chain he made two or three
attempts to reach them, in vain, and was n,nG
wlhtully cycling the luxurious dainties. yvben
tootman pafiing by with napkin rnder no
arm, the ape feized the nankin, threw If orr .iu
NC nau i"ept all the walnuts within his reach,
ana then nnnE the towel to The fervant from,
whom he had matched il. The reverend e.
'u'sf toen proceeded to notice the docibil;ty
ana lagac'ty OF another animal OF nilI greater
magnitude, viz. the elephant. There were he
iald, the mott undonbted authorities, of narv
'htances OF their fagacity, which almoft exceed
eu credihilty. In many parts Of Alta, the Rlackq
when they 90 from home, leave ths:r ;,f,,t
childred, As It were, under the care and ~,
tecton OF this extraordinary animal. ,rbicb ~,
Keep tied to poft, and they place the children
on the ground very near him. The attentive
ara iagaGIous Creature will watch them win
the Utrot care, and when they crawl about.
49, Nv SOltiib 700 tar, he tfrPfCbp
out his proboGcis, pulls them tow,rde H. -
the gent'ef man.er, and 70 gives them fre5n
,cope tor the renewal OF that eyerr;f, which -
lone they are capable Of taking. He then adj
yetied to the great flgacity in dogs, tsat very
frequently found their way acicfs a country ,f
hHty or eghty miles IN extent, which thev RAD
never teen but once, ard which could onlv he
cone by the very extraordinary attention tbey
pa'd TO every particular buih, gate, houfr. free.
&c. as they paiied, and which their reter,iye
memory one OF the Rr0ngta paris of the rs7-
fpning faculty in man, enabled ,ber, 90 r,rt
, iccl again. Having given thef- inlarcs.. ss
proceeded to Rae that he conceived one Of
me trt canics OF the fupcriority Of nan a. or,
from thepo"er offpcech, ano. her from his Ion !.
gev'fy' an9 t''l greater from the familiar deli
lie bad been limited e. twea,y Years, his i'm.
Provgnen's ~ond, IN aiI Likelihood. have see,
Wy ir" : and VI bis Nar'3h.1 not er.t,,e,, ~,
10 imSH neta's, and '!'ll rfoca,e the.- 3igsG