The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-21

+ a Z AID IL IL CIRARDiN has the pleasure
y to inform his patrons. and the parents and
gund'ans OF Y>nth in general. that the Teacher
oftbe ENGLISH ER4NCRES. announced in
ms Prov'sory Notice, will be Mr. Francis Power,
gentleman recommended by European charac-
ters OF high respectabtv. to the venerable DR.
John Carroll, Bishop OF Baltimore, and whose
conduct and display of abilities, have uniformly
been such as to justify the eulog,es Oils friends
In letter TO L II Girardin, the r II DIR Car
roll expresses himself, respecting Mr. Power, in
the following terms
Mr. Power is very respectfully Connected
his manners and address are hieh,y gentlemanly
Besides possessing the talents requisite for teach
ing the branches mentioned in your letter, he has
respectable testimonials OF his ABILITY to give les
sons in the classics, Greek & Latin) and in the
Mathematics. In short, do not think that YOU
can ind IN America, person better fitted for the
employment in respect both to character and abr
lies One of Mr.. Power qualifcationsis to speak
the French language, &c''
Very satisfactory specimens of Mr. Powers
penmanshp may be seen, upon application to l.
ii Grsrdn, by such parents and guardians, as
attach to that branch peculiar value
In consequence of the above, l. II Girardin's
establishment will from the first of September
next, stand on the following basis
The Greek, Latin. French, and Italian Ian
guages, Geography Civil and Natural History,
and, evcn'u'liy, the Literary and Moral course
er, IN teaching Geography, and the ancient clas
sizes
Natural Philosophy (Text book, Cavallo J and
the Mathematics, compromising Demonstrated
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, with its vari.
Gus applications to Astronomy, Sur, eying, and
nsv'gation.) Comic sections. Fluxions Military
fortiiication and Gunnery-By .Tohn Wood
Spelling, Reading Writing English Gram
mar. Recitation, Composition, Practical Arith.
metic, Book Keeping, 8c-By Francis Pozper -
Practice of The French Language, VIZ: Road
ing, Spelling, < Speaking French.-By Charles
Fyenox
Its earnestly hoped, that Mr. Randolph will
carry into execution his intended plan of Lectu-
ring, either ut the Capitol or IN some other con
venient place, upon Rhetoric, Law, and, perhaps,
Political Economy.
III G'rsrdln, has now moved his family 10
Richmond, with intention to devote himself
more particularly than ever 10 the Instruction ni
youth To the female pupils Mrs. Girardin will
extend particular, &, indeed, maternal attention
Young Ladies may. Tor moderate distinct
charge, acquire, at the Academy, the ornamental
| arts such as Landscape, Figure & Flower Draw
ing, and Painting, together with Vocal and In.
strumental Music The choice of masters, FOR
those branches, shall be entirely left 10 parents
and guagdians.
rules and the terms copies of the same, will be
delivered to applicants. Suffice it TO premise,
that the rules shall be rational and mild yet such
as energetically to promote both intellectual & no
raj improvement. The primary, the sacred OBJ.
jects of School, SHALL in instance he sscrlfi-
ced to undue considerations. As to the terms, j.
II GirardIn is convinced that they will be foun,,
satisfactory, never having observed reluctance
| on the part of parents and guardians to be just
and even liberal, where abilities, zeal aud sys
tenn, are combined.
The above plan, will be carried into operation
| from the frs, of September next, at the house
lately occupied py Mr. E Randolph, near the ca
pitol.
i. II GIRARDIN.
July 81. w2m
! p. S Mr.. John Wood proposes TO have, in The
evenng,a private ciss, fur those gentlemen whose
situation in life, may not permit II to atena
| his lessons al the ne dem,