The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-14
Richmond, 1913 June, 1907.

Richmond, asfb June, 1907.
In performance of a duty, enjoined by
meeting OF the citizens of Richmond, Manchef-
| ter, and their Viciuities, and of MANY other
| places, have the pleafure of encoGng 10 YOU,
! copy OF their proceedings, on a fuhjett which
highly concerns the welfare, and the honour of
| the u. States.
1t was cauie of great joy to every genuine
patriot, to obierve the harmony, the CONCERT,
and the zeal, which marked the conduct of the
meeting: Men of all parties were preient,
yet, one foul only animated the whole sfembly,
and one voice proclaimed their ientments and
their feelings.
| The object of this communication, is to OBJ
tain your aid, in procuring as extenfively as NAV
be convenient, an exprefion of the public OPT
mon, concerning the meafures which have been
| approved by that meeting.
Not doubling your difpofition, cheerfuily to
aitit, In "eolleetine the national feutiment on
this important occa6on," have the honour to
fubtcribe myfelf, very RESPECTFULLY,
| Sir,
| Your mott obedient fervant,
| ALEX. McRAE,
Chairman of the Correfponding Committee.
PosvAatan, July 10, 1907.
DEAR Sir,
| Your communication of the Goth u,timo,
had the honour of receiving yeferday at the
meeting OF the lo2d Regiment, which had in
vited on that day by anticipation.
| Had the blood of their murdered fellow citi-
zens from on board the Chesapeake, and the
ghoft OF Pearce been before their eyes, the FIJI
| rlt OF '76 could not have been more complete
~ Terminated, than it was in the Io2d regi-
ment az this meeting. The mot compeat uni
nf fppti
meeting and it is with infinite pcaiure TO nv.
felf, and honour to them, that | inform ycu,
that teveral Respectable characters who had been
muRer-free for fone years, have reQuefted their
names to be re-enrolled A noble example for
youth
In behalf of myfef and the regiment which
have the. honour to command, j fubfcribe nv
| fef
Your obedient h.unble fervant,
| JAS. CLARKE,
1t. Col. Comd't. 1921 Rect.
ALEX. McRAE, Efq
fieiident <. {.
At numerous meeting of the officers and pri
Yates of the lo2d regiment at Powhstan
| ccurthouie, on Thurfday the 9th of JuIv
1907, to take into confederation, the rep.at
ed infults and injuries offered to our H.e. bv
the armed ihips of Great Britain but more
i particularly the unparalleled outrage COM
mitted upon the United States Frigate Che.
fapeake, by the Britilh ihip Leopard, on the
Esd of lat mouth. Alter matureiy confder
ing the inbjet1, they came to the following
retoutioDs maanimoyly:
! RejoiJed Wanimonly, That we view with
undricribable emotions of in lignllion &ref .nt
mep', the cowardiy, coldblooded, murderous.
and unlawful attack made by the Leopard up
on the Cheiaprake, falling from the mouth of
our own port, unfufpecting and unprepared.
Rcjoiued HnanimoHly, That the infuls to our
i hig. and the blood of our murdered fellow CT
tzens; call aloud for revenge.
b Rejoiped nnanimonly, That we pledge our
fortunes, ard the blood which we inherited
from the patriots of TO, in defence of our
country's rights, and in fupport of that govern
ment which they purcbafed for us at 70 dear
rate government under which we have en-
ljoyed greater b!eiIings than any nation on
earth.
Rsj1fUsd nn0nimogqy That the Io2d regiment
will hold itfelf in readiness to march at a mo.
ments warning, wheH aud where its country
ihal call for its fervices.
Rctolq'ed mnanimogly, That copy of tbefe
retoluliops be tranimitted to the executive OF
I this commqnw cath without delay.
4 JAMES CLARKE,
Ii. Col. Comd't 1O2d regiment.
O~&~
We have received lengthy and very fpiritee
communication from fellow citizens Of Alexandra
a, breathing high fenfe Of indignation aganR n,
Incidence and iujuaice Of the Brtib from which the
following is eKtraaed ---disxead,ia, Taiy 9, 1907
he Citizens Of Alexandra have declared thei
ehtiments ON the hottie attack of the Britih a,iy
Leopard, on the American Frigate CheGapeake, il
the annexed refolutions. We fhsll be happy TO co
operate with you in promoting the public iafety,
lunre events Gould render it necsGiry; and if yo
ibould favour US with any communications, they vii
, be received with plesiure and attention