The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-30

rendencc to the present hour His head
IS whitened in the service OF his country -
lie is on the brink of the grave. For pal
| try Office, without any cause, he is reno
| we'd. ltwould not have been in character to
allow his grey hairs to so down in peace t.
| the tomb. OF his successor know nor line.
The inhabitants OF Suffolk County will do him
justice. -"
| The SUCCESSOR Of DR.. Rodgers is a Young
man whom he has foStered. There is an ex-
traordinary treaChery in the present couacil
and the materials they work with.
nave looked to sec whether, amongst the
whole number of wardens who have been
appointed, single man of the revolution
could be found. and have locked in vajns,
! have found one of their number tina. was
within the lincs of his majesty during our
war, and whowas present ateour city Assem-
bly, whcn God save the king" was piayed
| to the hon Francis James Jackson.
Charles Christian (aao.her favorite Of this
counciO and James Cheetham, who has ta-
ken the duties of police Magistrate upon
himself, shall reserve for future day.-
he has protested to be republican, and he
has come into Office at the expence of n re-
publican. The cCmmuni;y have a ri~ht to
inquire into his pretensions and into his cha
racter. They will be probcd.
AN OLD SOLDIER.
81 The rational JnteWGcneer hrincs
lowiThe JonrIal of the H. OF X to- Satur,Is v
iaSt.--.Ve have a sketch of the MONDAYS
proceedings. in the .aierandri1 Ga=ene.-
VA mat day Mr.. LiVermore brought forward
| the following Resolution:
ReSokUed. That the President of ,he TT
States be requested to cause to be laid before
this house, copies of any letters ordespatch.
es which may have been received in the
department OF state, * do not require secrecy.
from Mr.. Pinkney, our minister at the Court
/ os !Icnaon, since the receipt of the letter of
the Secretary of State of Esd of November
last. communicated t, this house by the Pre-
siden., on the 29tn of Nov. ~, -
n debate took place, when the question
was put by Ayes and Noes, and carried
n. log, N IL
| The Torpedo PHI then came on the anvil,
alter dissertation from Mr. Dana on the
history OF Iorpedoes, from Bushnell, the
i inventor, to this tme--and a speech from
| Mt. ialfmadge, in which he announced him
sell the COMMANDER OF The detachment of
the army that protected Busbnell, while
making his experiments in the North River
i'll all of which he said 3. had failed Of
| success. the Question On the fnal passage
OF the Bill was put ana carried--Ayes 65.
| Nays SIS.
| Mr.. LiUernsore. from the Committee to
wait on the President with the above reso-
| luton, reported that the PresidA,t had been
! Pleased to declare that the request should be
i attended to. -.
Mr.. hMmford, offered resolution. call
ing on the Presiden, for information reta-
1--WE TO tDfress1ienfS-I was agreed 10
| ;5- We have received n. Orleans nr;n.s
to the I'd inst" The o Gazettc" Of The
S2d uit; contains the following Address to
! Gen. Wilkinson
Can:Onanent, Tarur-y 22d, 1910.
SfR-As you have resigned The command Of
! inc troops 10 which we attached, this letter
cannot, by the most malignant be ascribed to a.
! ny improper motives and we beg You to be as.
surcd that it proceeds fram the most ,Iisin,er,t
! only. " J'''''-V
IN offering 20 you our best wishes FOR your fI-
ture heat and happiness we sl,0,,li noe do ius.
i tice 20 oar feelings, nor your conduct if we omit
'Su "a acki!owIedge your inccssant attention To
he department of which we are merlb.rs or
failed 10 give testimony to your soIcitudt. nm
tenderness tor and fostering care of the sick
cor IL vas SIR, to the supplies of extraordinary
comforts ana necessaries which you have. from
Tune 10 time, ordered, that we owe the lives of
many men : and whatever may have been the
! n'isre'resenlations or misapprehensions which
nave gone forth on this subject we have no clo,t
the CONSCIOUSNESS of your own good conduct.
VIII ait9rd you the richest reward under Heaven
| we have the honor to remain, your obedient
! and humbe servants,
J. M. DANIEL, Hospital surgeon u. S. Lr.
! D. CLAUD, Sixgeos.
! ALI. THKUSTON, Surgeon IN T,f,ntyy.
! NM uPSHAW Surgeon 5th Iqfintry
SMiiH CUTTER, Surgeon Rifle Coyss.
/ rn W 10 DENH Az, Surgeon LII. Dragoons
| ih.PlNkERTON,. Surgeons Mate u. S. f.
I r.. .. SOODLET, il; S Maze TIL rrg. IN.
y. H. SPENCER, Surgeon u s Ar1ns.
In the paper oflhe 23d the Editor stateq
| mat Dr. aPencer had waited on him. seem.
/ i"Siy much chagrined that his name sbonl1
/ nave been published amongst the signers.
ana observing that it had been surreptimslv.
ootaihed.--In the paper Of the Goth, DR.. s
comes out with the following
| 40 ths' Editors- ofMs O,lean: Gazette.
! CsHTLEMErI--In your gazette OF Yesterday
! morning, remark, with ast0nshment ,tIc NJ scr
uon 10 The public, that authorized YOU To declare
! my signature was 90 enormously a;tachad2' Ia an
ADDRESS OF the army medical sstatT IN Gsrerai
"hkWsonj tcertaniy never conveyed this idea
20 var. fihi' and must nnequvocally contradict
,he statement. Since the address was frs, pub
nShed 81 nave IN a., places and TO all parties. de-
| CARED that had signed it, $3.50.
fmdmg that actions, pure and Giointeros.el in
themselves, are by one party totally rnisrepresen
tsn' end are liable blythe other party to he per
Verted from their true Intention the indiyiduai of
independent sentiment will Indignantly discIsim
any partidty for either-and remain silent mill
| public opinion has decided their respective rrs
rits With these principles, and teterroined IN