The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-10-11


F'hc house Of Polish Jew. at Leipzig,
was lately robbed of 60 600 FORMS in cash.
The Jew being called from home upon bu
siness left his property in charge Of a con-
hdential servant, but Who it seems. suffered
his vigilance to be destroyed by stranger,
who, under Pre,ence of having business
with the master, cnte:ed into conversation
with him, and piled him with snuff. with
winch some narcotick is supposed to have
been mixed; till he tell into a letharpick
sleep.
piece of amber, "a inches long, 9 10
broad, and weighing 81 lbs. was last month
found by Russian soldier between Mcneil
and konigsberg 1t is confessedly the lar
Sest piece ever seen. exceeding IN size and
weight the one found in the Prussian terri
tories in 1904 and is supposed to be wort,
near 5000 dollars.
At the breaking up Of the Clara Spanish
Tigate atPlymouth, the workmen having
stHppsa OH the copper. nearly one third of
the bottom fell out in one mass into the
dock This is a curious fact as it shows
that althocgh every hole had been corroded,
and every tree nail broken, the copper and
the resistance made by the water against
the bottom, had kept. the ,iobeis and pianks
IN their places. Fortunately, .notwithstand.
ing the fall of the enormous mass into the
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he following are the dimensions of one
OF the largest oak trees ever cut down in
this kingdom. 1t grew in The parish of Bias,
saieg, Monmouthshire, about 4 miles from
Newport, near the Canal: was cut down
| last year, and purchased by MIR. L. Har
rIson. The trunk 90 feet in lengthy mea-
sured 40 feet; - limbs respectively. 60.
l06 355. 452, 235, l13, %, 1856, 81, 70. 90
and IS icet. altogether, 24O2 ieet of sound
timber; dead limbs l26 feet OF timper ma
KING total OF 2428 feet oi timber; and il
required the labo' OF men for 20 days. to
tell the tree and strip the bark
Cooke, the actor. is said to be inferior %
kemble in Rich0rG--but, the number of his
p,ves cons dered, he certainly excels him
IN Henry The pIIith. which part he acts to
the NE. The man who leads SO MANY fair
hands to the altar. it must be confessed.
bears off the fazna 80 =
The report that the daughter of Lucien
Bnnaparte is going &c be married to an En-.
glish Gentleman, named Charlton, has been
formally contradicted by the Able Char
Penler, who belongs to Lucien's domestic
| CALCUTTA, Nav Capt Dundas. com
mandiug the ship Fa,ourite, belonging r.
this port had occasion to touch in the course
OF last year, at the Island o. O,aheite. where
ne received letter from the King, written
IN English, with his Majesty's own hand
and addressed TO the ii. ht non. the Goyernor
General, accompanied with lew presents
OF BOWS and arrows, and other articles, the
Prodhce OF the South Sea Islands. which his
MaJesiy offers as tokens Dt mis-. affection for
the Governor Geners and he English natl.
on nus packet from K og Pomaree, was
CARED by Cap Dundas 10 China, from
4 he he
cutta, by the Aurora {; and was Yesterday
delivered by Messrs. Scott, Wilson 8. Co ~
n Edmoustone, Esq Chief Secretary 10
Government ~
ne shlp Aurora, which arrived at this
port from China, few days ago, affords a
striking instance of the strength and dura.
oiiity oteak ships built in Bengal. rbe An.
FORA was launched at Calcutta, upwards of
enty years ago. aid then cost sIeca rupees
W OOO From the soundness of ner mate
rlais at TINS time, and IN. good condition
Oh the snip, after upwards of 20 years SER
VICE. she mas been sold within these lew DAYS.
to Manila Merchants, tor lac and Gvn
thousand rupees.
! STOCKHOLM. July 80.
| Inc celebrated thi mist, GuERRAEr
at Legnorn, has now formally announced
that ne has discovered method of extract
ing sugar from Chesnuts. H has proved
before numerous assembly that a centner
OF Chesnuts Contains go to 70 parts -four, 10
parts sugar. and 20 carts syrup. He in
TENDS some time hence to make public the
mode OF process by which he extracts the
sugar and syrup from III, Chcsnuts'
"LATBAcH June 90.
Yesterday evening arrived here Gene.
raj Count BERTRAND from Paris, to take
upon nun the ~eighty charge of Governor
General Of the IllYrian PROVINCES Cenaral
DEs2oN went a considerable way out IN
meet nm, and the National Guard paraded
III all the places through which he passed"
Hamburg Correspondent.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 10.
Accounts have been received from Alrne.
,na' ira the troops under Gen. Blake. had
landed there and commenced their march
tor Grenada. Ia