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The ManageIg have not yet cast tie character,
IN the Cabinet OF England As ON OIL or STAGES, IL is
hard to please each pi'yer with this part he is to "a:
mere are, Tor instance, great parties among tbs
English politicians I The late ministry led OF, by
Castlcreagh and Liverpool. .. The lonestsndna
oppc Itionisls, Gfenviile, Grey * Holland < MID
way between the two, Wellesley and Canning
u we o"hne' be taken from One, the two others
will became its cremiOs aud ifrror, all il is d;f
hcult ~ ADJUST the claims Of eacllad when tbs is
zone, WHAT'S the iruit OF the coalition Countefac.
ZION and weakncss--l is Ike ealing in three drcr
nag Phys'e'ans to sinking patient while one ad-
MINISTER'S tome to brace, the other grcsa laxative
% 'oOsen.-liuw many Questions too, on which The
political parties are suit On the Catholic claims
there are at least shades of opinion / no couces
slons at s, 2 no concessions noJV g. 10 put things in
HG" Tor concession, X requiring secarity. i. con.
ccsson nov with security. S. immediate concession
without any security.
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BosToN, July 1l,-Arrived the sch
Friendship, Gibbs, Oporto, in ballast. 1u-
Iy z, lat, ~, long. 81, was boarded fro n
The British man of war brig Piumptr, of Il
guns, days from Halifax. on q cruize for
American vessels, in consequence OF the
ware She took ont all the papers and let
,ers OF every description, including parti-
cular list OF vessels lett, and OF tho,e which
sailed III company, and took out 1000 dolls.
In specie, aad bills of exchange, and his
mate and one man. She had in CO. shin
Margaret, capt. M'Lellan, OF Portland.
from Liverpool, with cargo Of salt. crate.
coal exc. bound off Portland for orders.
which vessel was taken one hour befnrc
and was conveying her to Balifax being a,
very valuable vessel The MARGARET
might have escaped, if she had known Of
the waT, the Flupper not sailing well.
The Pidmper PVT on board of Tic Friend
sd'p the first aud second Officers. and 10
men of the Margaret and the Friendship
DclaS OF Little value, was released. Capt.
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LAzARGTro, (Rhil) July 1l.-J,ast c.
venng arrived brig hibernia, Diycy. OF
Philadelphia, 40 days from Gibraltar. Bal
last and $4,000 doJars--and other vessels.
OF them from Lisjon-Fortunatelv none
OF the above vessels have been met b.; Bri
tish Cruizers who knew Of the war-Capt.
Read of the H4lcyou informs that our Con ..
sui at Lisbon, ieorge Jefferson, EsoO sail
ed Tor the United States in consequence o.
receiving information, that war wonld be
declared against England 5y the y. States
he Americans III The port Of Lisbon consi-
der IT reprehensible in the Cohsnl to a5an-
lon Fhem at this very criticll juncture.-
lie took passage for Baltimore.
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sEIZUREOFB BRITISH GooDs.

rive bales and two trunks of Dry Goods,
were seized last evening on board the ship
H"oG and BetScy. of Norfolk, lately arr,v-
ed here from London.
1t is reported, that all the American YES
sells ct Jamaica and Curacao have been
embargoel. i'll consequence of the Embargo
III the Oniied States. Charleston Coxr.-8fh.
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From our Correshondent at Washineton
ofy.-The recruiting goes on briskiy. 1t
is understood that in North Carolina nm
wards of 500 men have already enlisted.-
Lieut.. Col. w. III. WINDER, of Baltimore.
is promoted to Colonel. Eel. GU.
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CHARLESTON, July 1.-THE Pilot Boa,
Nonfareit, Capt. MARTIN, fitted out as a
Privateer, dropped down the Roads or
Thursday afternoon, and sailed yesterda,
on cruise. The Revenue schoon,
er GaAatIn, Capt. M'NEIL, went to sea
yesterday morning.
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NORFOLK, July l7.-;iince the declara
ton OF war three sch"uners have been CON
Verted INTO pr!vateerS, in this port, manned
and equipped one ofthem has sailed on a
crulze, and the other two will probably sail
this day.-A number of other vessels. we
understand. are in a state Of forwardness.
and will be got ready for sea with all speed.
Herald.
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We understand that the Collector of our
port Is now ready TO grant Letters of Maroue
* NSprisal. Application has already been
m d., for the privilege of fitting ouc two
priva,eers, which will be ready to cruise
the beginning of next week. MANY others
are in conte ,nplation, and will be equipped
with ali possible dispatch,
CHnrIesto,, Pn6a,
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: PHILADELPHIA. July 14.-The Priva,
teer Matilda, which left this port few
days since on cruise, has, we understand.
put back to New Castle, the crew having
Thirty five of the ring leaders
are In New Castle Jail
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RICHMOND, JANUARY IS, 1912
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
NEAR RICHMOND, Jan. Dist. !

NEAR RICHMOND, Jan. 21st, 1912.
To oNthose Of our. /eiiovv-n,cn, and .felioac-
citizens, Soho haze syn,ha'h;zed, and still
Synhathize, Svith CIR Sorr2zrs, and hars-
cu!ariy 70 The young men Of Phiiadetlihia.
Men of feeling. We, "whosc heart is not
mere pulsation OF the left side Yc, who,
though far removed from the scene of Gala :
nifty and woe, can conceive, lament, * par
take its horrors, accept the unfeigned thanks
of one whom the late horrid catastrophe has
most deplorably overwhelmed and whose
agonized breast has been in some degree,
soothed and claimed by the reaction of your
generous sympathy He now raises, it is
true, the feeble, solitary voice of individual
gratitude only.-Insuiated from his fellow
sufferers-under the humble roof of cot
tage-the gloom of hs mind increased by the
melancholy aspect of universal nature at
this dreary moment-his ears assa;led by the
WINERY blasts,in whose mysterious voice the
distracted fancy of the dcsolate mourner Of
ten retraces the shrieks of lost friends-he
cannot convey to you the expression Of the
general sentiment Yet, he is conscious, he
Is sure, that every heart beats in unison with
his, and will reverberate the mournful hon.
age which he now presumes to offer for him.
self
In the bitter cup of afflction, so frequent
ly presented to the lips of miserable man !;
providence has then mixed some sweetening
drops Our bodies are material, & as such
subject to the immutable laws which impe-
riously and unavoidably govern matter, in it's
various forms. Physical agents lacerate, de-
compose our perishable frames. Cruel des-
tiny 4 intolerable fate, for beings capable of
affection so pure, SO exalted, so tender, did
not revelation in concert with sublime mo-
raj instinct, point to better existence, on
the other side of the grave Did not, too
tho affectionate sympathy of congenial spi-
rits, like healing balsam, convey solace &
relief to those who survive the wreck of ma
teral man, who weep over the ashes of be-
loved objects, and to whom nothing is left
but the mysterious converse of mind with
mind, and the soul-Irradiating hope of flu
ture reunion, in another stage of our perfec-
tible and progressive being
Yours has been that noble sympathy-
that sympathy which connects, links, identi-
fies man with man, and so eminently distin-
cuisines our species! Oh Let that sympa-
thy, let the intensity of our own grief, long
continue Let the pious monument rise, &
Iperpetuate mournful, yet sacred, senti-
ment !-Ye, children of sensibilty, want no
other acknowledgements but the testimony
of your own generous hearts.-Reject not,
however,, entreat you, this simple tribute
of onesiyho, where he had anticipated only
the delightful tears of refined emotion, of
pleasurable feeling, has seen shed, and has
himself abundantly shed, tears of anguish,
tears of despair, tears of blood
One ofthe afflicted.
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Jan. %.
z 2 ORERTSON's AMERICh.-JOHNSO e
"a WARMER, Rich'nond, propose topubsh
THE HISTORY or AMERICA.

By WILLIAM RoBERTsoN, ID. ID. Principal of
the University of Edinburgh.
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some regularity, are carefully rounded. EIIe views
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ding factions he rarely if ever discovers the feelings
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torica and, by tracing the influences of FREE
mote causes, and combining them with the effects
of passing occurrences, he exhibits with mastery
skill, tue motives and character Of his actors
CONDITIONS.
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The price, to subscribers who take the work in
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dollars, payable on delivery.
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January 81 win
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-23

GALES at AUCTlON.-On this morning will be
NJ sold, at the Fendue Office of the subscribers.
without reserve
IS Hhds very prime Muscovaao Sugar
so Barrels and 20 bags Coffee
Ton Shot, assorted
Tons Swedish Iron, assorted
~ Puncheons fine havoure.. Antigua Rum
Pipes London Particular Madeira Wine,
so Boxes fresh Raisins
l Pipe Cogniac Brandy
5 Pipes Country Gin
SO Boxes Soap
100 Barrels Fish
IL Crates Earthen Ware
S 'Iierces Rice, OF nice quality.
Also--l Case elegant Cantin Crape-and a var;e.,
r OF Dry Goods, viz-Cloths, Cassimeres, Flannels,
Manchestry, Irish Linens, India Cottons, Shoes sc.
sc. SIC.
.tfoncure, Robinson g Pieasants, V. Ms
Richmond, Jan. 49, II
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EX@RAc7 ofd letter from reshecfable
Friend Qfhe city IW T. to his Cor
rcSfoHdent in this Cify.
Although do not approve of theatrical
entertainments, yet am far from the erro-
ncous opinions of Evolutionary fanatics and
bigo,s who are too apt to attribute such ac-
cidental catastrophes to the angry judgments
OF their great and mcrciIul creator, of whose
divine attributes they must certainly be ig-
norant.--lf such accidents only happened t.
Theatres and Dancing Assemblies, will
allow they would theh have some room 70
plead in support Of such horrid opinion ;
but as such dreadful conaagrations have
happened to the assemblies in Churches (sc
called and Meeting Houses, where the OBJ
Ject OF meeting was to perform solemn wor-
ship to, and alteration ofthe Almighty God,
surely they would not say, that these cases
we're also judgments from OH high think
| that people of all sects ought rather Il
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-23
81 no .MoDNIC.s1Yo.N- OF TIE
NON-IMPORTAT TON ACT. q.

We cannot agree with our friend, M
.Nescton, on this subjcct--lt Would certainly
DC desirable thing to get the bona tide pro-
lperty OF our merchants safe home, in the G.
vent OF war with @. b. But. in the LIST place,
the same reason is applicable to goods pur-
chased at any time AFTER, as to those pur-
chased before the 2nd of Feb. Why, then lay
down the rule, when the reason equally APP
plies to- the exceptions as well as the rule e!
In the I'd place, what hosts of British goods,
Will not pour in upon us, that were not at all
purchased priorto that time What frauds
will not be committed Every bale. that
comes in, will no doubt be brought under the
description and letter OF the law--they will
all have been bought prior to the End Feb.
the Shipper will say it, & swear to it be
sales.--future is always some little reservations
in the breasts OF certain folks on these o.
ceans. AS farback as the days ofKaines, Gus
tom House Oaths, were nearly as false as Di-
GERS Oaths land We fear that they are not
much mended since.-Floods of goods will
therefore pour in, the large debts due to our
merchants will be vested in them-the low
rate of Exchange will be an additional in
ducement-stocks will be pushed in, sufiici-
ent to last during ethe war-bils will be in
great request they will rise to par. The
shelves OF the manufacturers in g. Il. will
nearly be swept of their loads the Non-Im-
portation Act will be almost dead letter
upon our Statute book-its pressure upon the
enemy gone-its political operation COM
pletely lost.
The most enlightened merchants think
with us. that it is as well to throw open the
door at once, as in part-in one respect it is
infinitely better, as the fair and fraudulent
trader will then have an equal chance in the
race of proft.-Let us have an e,e too to
France. How can we risk the faith of the
U. 5. and disturb our engagement with that
power? Ought we to risk the property of
our merchants now in France? Ought we,
in any respect, to weaken the claims of re-
dress which our minister may be at this mo-
ment urging for the millions already peril
diously swept into the French caisse d'an,or-
basement
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January 81.

EVEN DOLLARS REJp.8RD.-Absconded from
q the subscriber about Christmas, bright mulat.
to Woman, named Suckey, about 80 years old, Of
rather slender stature, and common heigi,t--She
has husband in this place by the OF Jesse,
man slave, by trade carpenter; and from what
can understand, is halbourcd in the vicinity by him
The above reward OF 3 10 will be gwen, aud All req
sousbc expenses paid, to any person WHO will
her IN jail, or otherwise, so that get her. If deli
ycred to me in Henry county, an additional SUN OF
81, besides cXpenees, viii be given.
GEO. HAIRSTON, IT,
Richmond, Jan. %. 5p
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A DvERTISEMENT.-F sale. ,uv PIN.
IN T.4IION, in the county Of Lancaster, con.
tanning 500 acres Of Land, beautifully situated
G Con- an extensive viev fe Chesapeake
BGp GtnS 6etzpeen tEuo Creets svhich abound zsith
fish,, oysters and qOild Josuk-Ihe improvements
consist Of good tzuo story Gweiiing-honse, a goo1
Kitchen, stable and other cur houses-.l cons;ie-
rabie part Of this Land is sve covered qvith pooI
sshite oaf ti'n6er-Ihe soil is fertile and sell a
The purchaser may kaUe the Privilege of seeding
small gram the ensuing taii-Pay,Seafs SpiN Se
made easy, and Possession given the yst If Janua
~, 1918 For further particulars apply to the SUB.
scriber living on the premises
RICHARD BERRY1La.V.
Lancaster County,
January %, 1872 e,1epb
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VcVEN DOLLARS REW.8RD.--I,anavsv

VEVEN DOLLARS REW.8RD.--I,anaway from,
d the subscriber, Pombey, negro man, belong.
ing to the of Joseph G.. Brown, decd. and YVES
hired to me by MIR. John Hewlett, the admir- Pom
pey is good carpenter about As years old dark com
piexiop, low stature, much addicted to drink and
when drunk very noisy, and is apt to speak freely
he was hired the last year by Mr. James Currey, and
employed by him at his Plantation up James River
where suppose he may be, or lurking IN Rich
mond. The above reward will be given when he is
delivered to me-
RICH'D. HEWLETT.
Manchester, Jan. IS. oaw3w
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at New-York, in SO days from Teneriiie,
informs, that it had been very sickly at that
place. He also states that the malady had
ragged at the Grand Canaries the month
preceding his sailing, which had swept off
nearly $500 people. but that it had abased
at both places when he sailed.
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a MEXICAN WIdter-R0stld HEMP AMI Ytyn.---
n The honorable Secretary Of the Nav being so-
licitous to encourage the growth OF American Ufmp
by using cordagc manufactured therefron, in tia. -
Equipment OF the Navy of the United States the SUBJ
scir6ers, (who are engaged in the manufacture Of
cordage for that dcpartment,) anxious to proucrs
the accomplishment Of these pstrotic and laudaF
motives, hereby givepotiee to the farmers and roi
makers OF the western country aud elsewhere tina.
they arc ready TO contact for the purchase of from
to 500 tons Of American Water.I{otted Her,p or
Yarn, at ~ cents per ID for Yarns running No a.
and spun OF the best clean topt Hemp aud 10 ccfts
per ID Tor clean Hemp, tobe delivered at their rome
walk IN this cys at such dates. and in such oaanti-
ties during the years G12 and lSi5 as may be agreed
upon, when contracts male The letters of those
who may be disposed TO make contracts for HEMP or
Yarn, directed to us in this city, will he promptly at
tended ~.
The Editors Of the Richnontl Enquirer. and Lex
inSton Reporter, and Liberty Hail. of Ohio are re-
9uested TO insert the above adv tise nent in their pa
psJs once week for five weeks and forward their
accounts to us tor payment Il IS believed thcy win
render an essential benefit u many Of their subscri.
DeTsby giving An insertion to the remarks In this DAVIS
inteigenccr on the mode of Water.f,ottnp UernD
which were communicated bv the honorable j. O
Adsms, our minister in Russia 60 the Departmcnt Of
State some time since
RiNGG0LD 4 HEATH,
City Of " Washington, Noy. 25th, 1911.
Jan 20 oaw5v
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NOTICE.-The mechanical young men of the 81.
IN ty of Richmond, solicited to attend at the
Capitol at o'clock, on Saturday next, for the pur-
pose OF making arrangements towards establishing a
Hose and Fire Company-and as our city has been
of late visited with such dreadful caamties by fire. it
is hoped that every enterprising young man will not
be backward inJoining so valuable institution.
A MECHANIC.
Jan. %. 10
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE LEGISLATURE.
Made Yeafer1au

Peter Randolph, Esq. delegate from Not
toway) James Allen & Daniel Smith, Esors
Judges of the Crcnit Courts-the first to
supply the place of Judge Cabell, the second
OF Judge Coalter the third, of Hugh Mel.
son, Esq.-Dabney Carr was brought for
ward in opposition to the first Allen Tay.
lor. Esq. to the second John G. Jackson
Esq. to the third.-Messrs. Carr, Allen ant
Smith had been appointed by the Execu-
tive.
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} Pursuance OF Decree of the County Court of
II Richmond in Chaneery, bearing date the I'd day
OF April, lSll-Wili be exposed to public sale, ut
hichmond Court-iiouse, before the Tavern door on
the Cd day Of March next, being Richmond Conrt
day, the TAVERN & LOT now occupied by John
How, at the said Court-House, PLANTATION
containing three hundred and seventy seven acres.
near the courthouse, adjoining the lands of Mrs Gil
borne and Robert Ferguson and such articles of
Household and Kitchen Furniture, stock of Cattle
Horses, Hogs, &c. as may now be remaining and
found-whch are mentioned in q Deed of Mortgage
from the said John How to Vincent jackson, now
deceased. The sale will BE- for ready money to 50
tisty the representative of the said jackson, the a.
mount recovered by the aforesaid decree against the
said John How.
VINCENT BRANHAM,
VINCENT SHACKIEFORD q
MOORE +. BROCKENBROUGH,}
q BARTHO MCCARTHY,
CLEMENT SHACkLEFORD, =
Richmond County, Jan. 81, 1912. w6wp
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NJ ERRORS EXCEPTED.

We stated, through mistake, in our last,
that the H. of ID. had adopted the Resolu.
ton of their Bank Committee.-But the fact
is, they had simply agreed to the general
proposition, that the Banking Capital in this
State should be augmented.-Yesterda
they negatived Substantially the Report
of the Committee, which proposed to infuse
the additional capital into the Bank of Vir-
ginia. The question is now, what sort of
Independent Banks will they adopt? A
Bank here, one at Lynchburg, &c. "a mo-
Their bank here, & branches elsewhere ?-SSc
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NEW esTlENDlD WOKE. q sa.s,.as Inc

NEW SsriENDlD worE q 6a.a..as Inc
~ portanr.
Extract Of Letter from Docto, Sa,.ncf L. .JLt-
chat, TO T.. Parker and J. Delatfaiae, of
Philddelphia, the publishers 9fthe
.F,ET EDL.NBJRGH wS'YCLOP.EDL3
" must own that the numbers of tie Edinburgh
Encyclopaedia, now printing under the editorial care
OF Doctor Brewster, far rs have seen them con-
tain an ample ful6inent of the learned EDITORS st
puiaton. lie and his able associates have e,l.,ycd
not only to compose every article, but To ar
range them in the form of distinct heads or tea,ses
This will be exceedingly convenient ard in. portart
ann happy to state, aiso that there is method and
persiieu,y in the articles, which piease me very
much, aud which, in my opinion cannot fail to bene-
III the reader In short conceive this performance
to be infinitely superior to- any other o: the kind,
feel much satisfaction in discovering that v,r IN
tend to render this work douby interesting and ee-
morally useful, by adding to it, number of American
Improvements in the Arts, Zoology, Bo,ary Me,Ii-
cine and Agriculture /; well as the Biography Of
our deceased worthless; correct delineatnn of our
History, Constitution, Laws, Increase of Territory,
Commerce, Population, Manufactures and Resour-
ces, which fully entitled to admission aud which
will accommodate the work in an especial manner to
the taste and condition OF this country.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
"SAMUEL L. MITCHELL
"New-York, June IS, 1911"
Mr.. Paxton, agent for the publishers will wait nm
the citizens Ut Richmond and Manchester to collect,
their signatures for the above very valuable work
January 81. IF
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~ We recommend the speech of Mr.
Lowndes-as soon as Mr.. SheAey's, to which
it is reply, appears IN the National InteIi-
gencer, we shall publish 1T also.
~ Several original communications-on
our last page
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sN1E subscriber offers s.le, his PLANTATf.
d ON' wing on James River in the county of AM
herst, about 10 or l2 miles below Lvrchbucp u,
estimated 10 contain 600 acres considerable ,,s,t
OF which are low.ero1nds. consider IL unnec.ssar.
todescrihe the fertility or advantages attached -,
tbs laTF, presenting persons disposed TO ,urc,.aye
viii s,gw the same.
January Is us,,