The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-09


'ieaiu'y l49,S52 6S
1t follows, therefore, that from firft to la0t.
te ttate VIII be obliged to pay I49,s 5od for its
5000 Alares, but that from tie preCent time IN
the hnal extinguihment of its debt, it will have
to pay, only 1900 dots. lza
Let us alin take in the infereR accrune or
the /soeral fums advaneed by the treafurv. and
amounting to 52956 dos.
Therefore for 2o2, sOsd. (principal and intersa
put together) the fate will have purchaf.d sooo
ihares, which are worth at par 10000, but
winch IT we Ultimate them at the fame average
Pr'ce at which other Rock fells; viz. 90 per
cent. advance, will be worth 100000 dolls.
he account, therefore, may be thus Gated !:
IN years from this time, the fate will be worth
100000, for which Che will have to advance in
the mean time no more than 81 200 dolls.
Or thus On the Isl of Ian. 1919. the A,+e
VIII be worth 100000, for which ibe has paid
principal and interef put together) 200, sos.
dolls. Is then tuch a profitable fpecuiatiou TO
,e defPited by tealury, whichr has fallen in
deot every year fome thoufands of dollars.
Es!ra7 Of a Letter 10 ID. Edfo, fran reefle,san non,
at Per'ailie', mar Fyeaifo,f, Edie of Krafpeky
aHed oh Dcfe~6er, 1905.
The fubjee of this letter refpeeis the tuition of
young Indian Is or 10 years old, chief of the
Sackee nation, who inhab the upper part Of the ME-
iouri; aud who was at Frankfort lately when va,
there IN company with twenty three other chiefs of
| the Oage, Potowatomys, and other north weGern
tribes on their way to the city of Wanhington.
have even written to Mr.. Jeferfon on the fJb;s,q
and have offered, if improper that the Unted
States hould be at the eSpenee Of his board and cloth
ing' to deray thoie republics nIyfeif provided can
obtain the care OF his innrutfon at the femnarv Of
Verfeiiles or any other which I may condus. I
have therefore to reque Of you, as well as fome other
acquaintance to whom have applied in yirgin;,
that you would aid my propofal as far as you NAV fee
proper.
| This young Indian, notwithhandine he had lived
all bis days, uStl within few months, at d0ance
removed from white iettement, or even the velipe
OF civilized man, PoileIed in lronger degree than
any ever knew.the neeefary exctenen,s 10 attach
ment add frrndfhiP. His mind, it is true, was no.
ialhiosed and trimmed to the rules of religion and
morals; but it wa, impreed with all the FEELINGS Of
lymps,hy that nature could beflow He feemed ,o
have heart ;hat only knew the benevolent D. ons
thar would not fufer diviEon but whole aHe1i i
Gus could only centre on one obje9, which thee
would keeny prsis aud that with the nronoea ,;es
OF frieudihip. His exterior form was equally c,n;-
waiting as his department was engaging Hisperfon
was rather above the middle ze, bus OF the moi re-
gular form; the features Of his couptenapee were
PIesBng, and wore that lnile Of melancholy ,boucL,
iulneis, which always attracts Ieaufed him to t for
hkeneis,a copy Of which iucloled in my letter TO
the Preident. 1t was rude Reteh, but fuflicien,
perhaps, until he fee the original, 10 convey an idea
OF the imprefion which he made on my fsnfes. As
employed camera obfcura in taking his min;,.pre
was highly gratised with his remarks on this ;noro
nlcn, FIe, after very little hetation removed the
tracing glnfs took out the Iepfes, and EXAMINING
the mirror explained the esufe Of reflection much
reader than any Perlon unacquainted with the laws
Of optics whom have met with. The noanrsr, :,
which he defgna,ed the various colour, was eoraI,
ingenious. As he had only names in the ssekss
tongue for black, white, blue, red and yellow rnL
bed down upon my palette little green 10 dSsovs-
what he fhoud term il. After conrderipo a rs,,,
nrute' be put lis lnger sn the blue which h. cal.