The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-12

Tighten this affection By small con,rbuti-
on. Our old city VIII furnish lis mite.
Though the exer,ivns were great, and
successful as To mech of the mcvibie pro
perry aud great portion of the houses, for
the whole town Was threatened-yet the
loss rs heavy, and the more SO, as it has Sal.
len on those who are i'll prepared to bear
n. ~ thitd OF the town was destroy ed.''
10 me srme From Robert C.. Scott. Eco
dat5d u !Manisbu'g, bIcrch S.
ne late casan,itous 8, dis .,ts'i,e fire ut
YORK. calls on your philan,hropl'c feelings
ior an e%ertiHn TO obtain in your city tenn =
por"ry relief Tor the poor s1tf-rers-poor
INDEED now, and many Of them rot origin
ailY i1dependsn,. FROM ten 10 fifteen f. mi
hes. SOME of them numerous, arc without a
n 81 to shelter them. On Yesterday drew
up subscription, amd w'tb the assistance Of
wv" BenIlenen during the day obtained the
snm ct Fbnf- huntirsd AID ten dollars, part
ot winch has been sent them this morT:ng."
MOVEMENT OF TIE FNEMY"t
E" ocf 4 Is:tcr 70 the Editor Of the Com tjisr,
GHea YORK, March >.
"On mondsy evening brig anil schooner ssi,ed
up tynsharen pay. sni anchored little below Old
ont Comfort About Is o'clock al wight five bar
yes from them approached very t. t.iact Boards
amt at Hampton Greek, when they were hailed
by asentnei several times and twice fired unou b..
iore they moved Of The s;arm WAS n,raeliAt-iv
gwen 10 the garrison there, aud whatever hostile
act the enemy had Intended 10 com NIT was shan.
done'- hsyc no doubt thst more active course
OF operations will be carried on under Corl,hurn
thsn was pnrssed rnSer War; en- last summer such
- the a'hfrence between mi!it,-y man of AZ, aud
one of 81 ears"
.thayyied, on Thursday eye,xcs las,. q. fi,y Mar.
ss' p Ssrneos o the fevd John d blair, Mr.. Jhhn
admired Miss Martha H. Davenport.
COMMUNICATED.
DIED on the 2sth February, at h. late residence
IN richmond county, BeRiGsnin B,anthn.,. in tie
s6th year OF his sge.-He lived throu .h ,as wiJr
space OF mortality in the entire esteem OF all who
knew him, without a solitary instance to the contra
~ TOR his life WAS one UNMARRIED tenour of tenn.
persnoe, honesty and benevolenee. He lived a he
'lied-tranqnil and happy. His last m ONE MS seem
60 eheered ny reviewing the DAYS that were gone,
and frightened BY confident hope of the future.
Fial affection still must mourn.
IN the cold clay to see him borne
he sIenlory brigbten'd with the past,
And heLe7on blszed upon his last.
49, lately at his GIebe, near Urbanns. In the
county ct Middletex, the Rev Henry Wsfeynaa, a
regularly ordained Minister Of the Church OF Eng
iand' He vas native Of ireland, OF good family. *
came to Nirginia twenty odd years ago. The vir-
tues anu the talents of this Gentleman were kaow
Tor he was 80 open and frank his disposition, so
candid in all he said, ard IN al ne did. that he dis
gssed nothing. The writer of this Who wss init.
mateiy acquainted with him for the first three or
tour years alter his striva, only paying Just tri.
hute to his memory, when he speaks OF him % q
man possessed of benevolent and generous heart
OF high sense Of honour, of fine genus of great
literary attaiUinents, and of classical knowledge
surpassed by few, il any, this side of the Atan.
lie.
That his lot was cast ia q county of NJi,sm i.
much to be dep.Ored, So it is believed that owing
10 this cause, we lave to record aud To iar ent
the premature death of this learned Divine aud &C.
comp.shed Scholar.
. Departed this life on the 9th inst. in the sixty
ninth yesr oil her age, after sinful iIness OF
~ days. which she bore with CHRISTIAN rceeknsss
End pious resignation to the viii VI Heaven, Sarah
Lddd oil Charles CITY County.
III arm belief IN the great and important truths
oil christianity, and faithful snd dilircnt DISCHARGE
OF those duties BE acceptable tie SIGHT OF our Gre
ator, then havs we well ernun,'ea hope tA-.. ic,.
Immortal part mas winged Its Eis.t TO the nsasons
OF eternsi bless, "where the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary are at res.'