The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-11
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Fra~ Billing liverpool AiverfJsr.
ANGULAR INSANITY.

sINovLAR INSANITY.
. The following Anecdote isis angular, that though
is mot without lis parallel both in ancient and mo.
modern times, it might be treated romance,
were not related the authority very repetfa-
bic teftiniony-Madame De HAsrEx, German la.
dy, who reldss at Paris -
The en,huhafm of girl from Provence, has
lately occupied my mind. IL fingular occur
renee. which thall never forget. was prefer,
the National Muieum, when this girl entered the
Sale de Apo.lon; lhe tall and elegantly formed
aud in all the bloom of health Twas ftruck with her
air, and my eyes nvoluntafy followed her fePs.
law her tsrt fine cat her eyes the hatue Of A
polio, and food before it as if truck by lightning.
Gradually her eyes fparkled with icnibility. She
had before looked calmly around the hail. Her whole
frame feemed to be electrified, as If transformation
had taken place within her, and it has nce appeared
that Transformation had indeed taken place. and that
her youthful breaft had imbbed powerful alas
fatal Paiion. remarked, her companion, IAN ell
der lter, it feems) could force her leave the
fatus but with much entreaty; and the lei, the hall
with tears in her eyes, and all the exprcion of ten
der forrow. 1 fst the very lame evening for
Montmorency.
" | returned to Pari5 at the end of Augua, and vi
hted Immediately the magnificent collection of
antiques. recole6ed the girl from Provence, ana
thought might perhaps meet with her again but
never law her afterwards, though went frequent
!y. At length met with one OF the attendants,
who, | recole9ed, had obferved her with the fame
attentive curo1ty which had felt, and enquired
after her. Poor girl" fad the old man, that
was fad Witt for her." She came almolt every day
afterwards look the atue, and ihe would Iii Gill;
with her hands folded in her lap, Earring at the i
mage and when her friends forced her away it
always with that fhe left the hail. In the mid
die OF May The brought, whenever fhe came, a baf-
ket OF flowers, and placed il on the moiaic feps-
Cne. morning early fhe eontrivsd to get into the
room before the ufual hour of opening it, and we
found her within the gate, fitting tie feps, al
mott iainting and exhauGed. The hall was Tented
with the perfume of flowers, and fhe had elegantly
thrown the fatue large veil of India muffin,
with golden fringe. We let one into the hall till
her friends carried her home. She truggled exceed
Ingly when forced away, and declared that the God
that night had chofen her to be his preei, and that
ihe nua ferve him. We have ieen her Gnce,
but hear that an opate given her, that fhe was
taken into the country, and that fine died raving"
The following particulars refpeaing the Cotton
Maagfaory at Meni5am, in the fate of New Jerfey,
which are copied from Trenton paper are peculiar
ly interesting at the prefent eventfu period:
Notwithstanding the extraordinary expenfes at
tendant upon the commencement Of the bulnefs, e.
rsaing and altering his buildings, machinery, &C.
MIR. RalitoD calculates that he averaged aproft of
IA per cent. upon His dilburfement This Of itfef,
is not bad but when it is coniidered that his expen-
VIII hereafter De les, and the quantity OF
work done much greater, ftll better profits may be
realonably anticipated. And trul that fuch a
handlome reward will attend his enterprize, will
smboiden others 20 follow his example. New-Jerfey
abounds with excellent cites for iuch ellabhments
and we hope in few years to fee more of them
cnpied in iuch ufeful, honorable and profitable
derrakings.
f" IL is reduced certainty, that cotton goods can
be made as good (t may fafely be fad bester) and
as handiome in this country as in England, and like
wife cheaper. For as the itielf is taken from
here there and the goods brought from there here,
great expence for freights, inlurance, durss, &c
the faving in hefe repe s by its being manuaa ed
here, will exceed the faving there by the lower
price of labour. So that nothing is wanting TO put
hop to the importation of thefe goods from Europe
but the ellablihnent of ueh number of nlanulacto
ries here as will iatisfy the demand.
{" Mr.. Ralaon at preient manufactures cation fri
GanS, di0gitie5 ea0seye, eLeeEr, Fyi6c 6.ltieting
foanfpaneI, yarn of all flies, twiffed and untxihed
&c. &c and thoLe goods in fuch demand, that he
can furnh but very fnall part OF what is want
ed.
20 The manufacture Of eoaeL lace, &c. is ALTO carried
by Mr. Railon to comfortable extent * with good
encouragement This article, for which few years
ago we entirely dependent foreign hands, is
made in this country 70 WE'LL and in fueh quanti
ties, as TO meet the great and increaiing demand.
" The manufacture OF qvooAen goods Mr.. Ralon is
juf embarking in, and has doubt of furniihng
fuch may be fafely thrown into the lame market
with the beit imported.
"The wonderful effeets ofingenuity, in conGrud-
ing labour-faving machinery, is perhaps 10 where
more aaonifhing than in cotton factory. In the
one efpeak Of the cotton is picked, broken card
ed, formed into rolls, drawn threads, pun reel
ed and twifed, all BY ,aebiqary which machinery is
is all 0rovel BY qoate, Three hundred fpindIes
employed at once i'll fpnning, and the other parts of
thc machinery in proportion. In his weave Gops,
Mr.. Ralllon has introduced the fpring fhuttle, the
great fuperority of which none can imagine but
iueh as fee it ufsd."
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