The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-05-31

IN few days. 81 :
Mr.. Bowdep has left disconsolate wi
dow & three young children to deplore their
loss. He was an affectionate husband, an
indu gent rather. & enterprising & useful
citizen.
Mr.. Bowden enjoyed the confidence and
affection OF his acquaintances in an em,nent
degree. 10 tine most gentle. unassumlng
manners. he added a dignity Of department
which commanded universal respect. E.
merging from the obscure occupation of n
carpenter. he opened his way into the COM
mercial community. under disadvantages
which would have APPALLED, any other man.
But to mind ardent and enterprisng. COM
bined with determination to snbdue all diff
hculties. the want of capital, Of patrons, and
OF education, were circumstances of small
consideration. He soon rose into notice and
In few years ranked among the most sue
cessful and enterprising of our merchants.
In the ardost OF his pursuits. he didnot neg
lect the cultivation OF his mind; from day to
day his Improvement was rapid and obvious
and upon most commercial subjects acquired
a maturity OF judgement which entitled his
opinions to great consideration. BY his
death chasn has been lett in society
which will not soon be filed.
Yesterday his remains were inferred in
the Church yard. atteHded by a numerous
concourse OF Citizens, soldiers and Masons,
who, with prous benevolence, paid the last
tribute OF respectto the memory of their i'll
fated brother. whom they respected and
esteemed.-Hera.d
We are informed that on Friday after
noon last some misunderstanding ,ook place
between the deceased and Mr.. Moses NV
ers, merchant also of This place. The par
ucolars OF that misnDder standing, we are
not Informed of; nor are they important-It
is sufficient to say, that Mr.. Bowden
conceived himself much insultsd and ag-
grieved by some expressions which fell from
Mr.. M. and which he communicated to a
friend, declaring his determination to de-
mand an explanation. On the morning of
Saturday, the parties mr. IN the market, &
had some conversation. which was not salts
factory 70 MI. upon which he struck Mr..
M. first with stick. and then with his fs O.
Inc crowd being very great, and some
trends lntel fering the parties were separa
rated, and after little time, each retired
to their respective counting houses.
When MIR. Myers arrived at his counting
house. his second son. Mr.. .San,nri N1yers "a
young man of about ~ years of age) was
there. Without any intimaticnt to his father;
or any other person, Gas far as we can
learn) this young man went to the counting
house ct MIR. Bowden, and drawing pistol,
he discharged its fatal conre -ts into the body
of MIR. Bowden, who fell. and expired in a
few minutes !---Ledger.
Eirfrdcf of a letter from an officer in the
service of The u. S. az Cari,sle,- TO his
friend in Eliza6ethtozvn, dated May e.,
1871.
This will inform you. that we are now
on our way to Pittsunrg, with a detach-
ment Of 100 men, aud from thence are 10
proceed TO Washington, in the Mississippi
Territory. Things look squaliy in hat
country.y Col Simonds, with his regiment,
consisting OF 400 men, descended the river
tor that country about two months ago 49,
captain Johnson, from the harbor of New
York, with 100 men, passed through this
place on Thursday last for the same place.
and detachment of Col. Boyd's regiment
from Boston. consisting Of 400, men, are ex-
pected here daily, and are ordered to
the same place. Mobile expect is our
OBJECT"
sr. LOUIS, az. L. April ii.
"A few days ago, Mr. Manuel Lisa sailed
from here. on a voyage to Fort Mandan-.
Should Mr.. Lisa join Mr.. Hunts party on the
head waters OF Missouri. they will form an
army able tie oppose any number of Black
feet which may attack them. 1t is thought
there will be upwards of three hundred a :
meTicans on the Columbia river next year.
The Partisan theatres have all brought
out new pieces on the occasion of the king
OF Rome-"Le Berceau"--" La Nouvelle
Ielegraphique LA bonnie NouveEe".-.
-" l. Espoir realisee"-La Buche ceieste".-
are all analogous to the grand event---and
with these fooIeries, not thought is vast
ed on their army in Portugal.
:. ..sn.e PHILApELpHIA, May 10
Sf. Domingo. Captain Cornell. of the
schooner Mercury. (arrived at N. York }
in 20 days from St Domingo, informs, IN at
; Potion had issued a proclamation, order.
ing every white French inhabitant to leave
the Island without delay. 1t is said, that he
had adopted this measure in consequence
Of discovering number of intercepted let
tiers, that the white French we're secretly
| countenancing and aiding Gen. Rigaud in an
attempt to destroy Potion and destroy the
government. An engagement between the
troops of the two rival cheftains was daily
expected.
rs. SIMON BLOCK,
lHF Williamsburg, Virginia, having obtained
~. transfer from the Commissioners of the