The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-31

'S1ie tims, TO Agriculture and the Sciences lie
Brings wth him ccnhi,rahI- COLLECTION of es"tc
PLANS. He has cauird be drawn the n,oii vauahe
lub as III Natural Iiiory. He has amaf-d much
important information and among Other claims to
The gratitude OF his country, mot the lea2 confs in
having importeda valuable ai,emblage Of trees and
vegetables, in fate to admit Of propagation, and
which, being cultivated in thofe parts of the rennf
Ia that are mon eongenia to their growth, will
der this expedition as memorable in the annals of A
gricuture, in thofe Of medicine and humanity.
IL is hoped that the Subd;-eaor and his eoadju,ors
appointed to carry thefe bleipgs Peru, will fhortly
return by way Of Buenos- Ayres, after having
phed their journey through that Vice royalty, the W
Royalty OF Lima, & the dilras Of Chill & Charcas; &
that they will bring with them iueh collections & OFFER
vatoRs they have been able acquire, according
to the naruaions given by the Director withou, To-
fling fight of the phanthropc ccmmIinn which they
received from his Maety in the rsni,ude of his zeal
for the welfare Of the human race.
Receipt jar COMPETITION in limitation Of Portland Siese
Take three pecks of clean wahed pit or river iand
perfectly dry, one and half pecks of whiting and
one pound eff powdered lsharge, form them into
putty by adding gallon linfeed oil and quart
surpen,ine fpirts, which after being well wrought
or kneaded may be formed into fhapes or uled for
water proof fuecorg if to be uied as water proof
paint, add TO the above quantity quarts OF drying
linieed oil and one gallon turpentne fpirts but
or eis ell and prts may be uled at the difcreon of
the workman TO make the competition of the
fifience of paint, pafiering of the nucco or
two coats of the paint, tits averred poies the pro-
Perty OF efieetuay preventing damps and wet from
penetrating walls.
A literary gentleman lately arrived in this city
from England furniihes US with the following ufor-
NATION. On the Fifteenth day of June, 1896, one
hundred young fcient6c gentlemen, who had then
luit hniihcd their education in the Colleges of Eng
land and Scotland, by appointment at Yarmouth,
where they reioved, under the ri6fet Injunction of
ieereey, that each of them hould in order to OBJ
tain correG Information Of the world and Of the cuff
toms, manners and difpoGtions of mankind quit
their Hand and rehde for ten years fuceevey in diff
erent foreign countries particularly fpecifed; and
that they fhoud on the fro day of september, 1907,
again meet together in London for the purpoe of
ding over their different journals and Of preparing
the fame fer publication" This ftraage refoution
was actually pu. in practice and the frt of anu-
airy, 1907. IT was known TO fome feentiic men in
London, that Is of the young adventures had died
and that the remaining eghty-ieveR would certainly
meet next fummer according agreement. IL was
aid that OF thefe adventurers had eonfaE:ly re-
hded in the city of New-York, where he had collect
ed moi valuable MATS Of information,
Csm A1y.
The French Bulletins have frequently menti-
oned the Queen of Pruf1ia, as the principal
caute of lhe prelent war. II viii aftonil
our readers that it this military Amazon of
whom Carr has fpoken in the following mild
and attractive terms, in his " Northern Sum.
mer."
Upon our return to our hotel the clock firuck four
Juit as We had began to thaw ourlelves with fome
iouP, attended, as the Saxon kings of old were by
wandering harper at door, jun as he had fwectly
aud riidiy run the fir diviiion of German air.
by which time my intelligent companion and had
etted IL, that had rhc palaces been covered with
bies and the trees OF the royal gardens dropped pearls
we ihoud return di.contented to Berlin, unefs we
had beheid the lovely queen of prulia in TRUTH fhe
was the principal obect Of excurfion the fon
OF our hoil ran into The room, tell US the queens
carriage was jn drawn up to the great palace whicL
our window commanded. From little private door
of this vait pi The defended leaning upon the arm
OF page, and attended by an elderly lady of the
court; upon feeling US ihe aopped, and moved to us
in the mott gracious aud enchanting manner. She
is very fair her face iweet, elegant, and exprefve
G. Whole red and white
Natures own fweet and cunning hand laid on.'s
Her hair is light, her figure exquiG.e; and, as he
ttepped into her carriage, he dipayed foot and an
kle which at once convinced that the mot perfect
fymnletry reigned throughout her frame. Her charms
were heightened by her ituation fhe expected,
i'll few days, TO augment the luxurious houfe of
Brandsnbonrg AT party at the Brith ambafa-
doris, MIR. Jackfon, was regaled with the moft en-
chanting of her amiabe virtues but 70 look
at her is fuficien,:
There's nothing i'll can dwell in fuch temple"
She is very fond of retirement, and devstes her,
fell to the education Of her children. As my nay in
Berlin was too fbort to admit of my icing prefened,
was much gratfedin feeling princefs of whom eve
ry one iPeaks with rapture. The manner in which
her marriage occurred interelling AT a grand
review, which took place FRANKFORT on the Maine
non!ieir Beathman, of the rieheft baHkers upon
the continent, appeared at the parade, with fpperb
equiPsge hruek with his appearance, the king en-
CURED his name, and nonieur b. was introduced,
who invited hrs majeny to grand fsfe he intended
giving that evening at his chateau which invitation
the king accepted, and there the lovely prime
OF Meeklenberg Strelitz to look upon and love her
were the fame.
About eighteen months after their marriage they
paid viii, TO monleur b and, they entered the
room where their fri interview occurred, the king
caught his royal bride in his arms killed her. and,
with tears Of fenbility, exclaimed II was in this
:" very room, my dear Beathnlan, that found the
treafure of my happiness" The royal couple are
remarkably domeftie, and largely tsle Of tboe ell
dearing and tranquil enjoymeBts which are lsldom
feen III the neighbourhood of throne.
From The Ssien RfeiFry.
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