Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-29
lFrom tie Mercantile ddrertisr,.

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Mar yaHdg HJoI rtaiaed aa IRE ca,sse gs,g,es
sshp S1il hoHHi 10 Ner York. haze scaa.tiDss du-
Trs CORD 'esofnfr, brea aytcsc IN sighf etfhc iht
"ouse-rePSTtedfo hex. j. DssLaS stcre5dyv Of ts
treasury on S61'Hft T.. biltchiH, II Nea- YORK
1,2fesS0'' :" fhs rrarsity, sc. sc, Ocfcber 2s.h,
SIR,
49,. readily communicate to the treasury department
Information as possess relative I" the
".,, a" disasters to navigation, near Sandy HOOK.
w connection with annsuraaes compsny in y York.
SuseecN necessary for me TO alicclpt he requirement
just Opinions eoIeernLs marine risks. ~ See and
.rn' ,'eAiN'rs with &c director, and with
'ons ecoce.Get H. c&Pcsp 1T sea became eort:n.
-, s"'. NsN'sl s"p' No. bseu asiOle nsag SANDY
s'toesnsL. that did not proceed from,
. ssehss"ns design. condition. distress OF wca
Nv Iia m 10 CASE ia s. Sums OF money paid
ne writer's, endeayoieJ to discover by conyar
s-i'hs WIN Tue masters aud Others what Wss the ttir
49, - aucn o,+af'es found the oomingnder, to be
$3.50 NHie'.' "ha sEpeiienced men, and who eitIer pos
s-ss.u me beaeht oi day light a knowIedae OF the
e%Ssa they ap'oached There consequently sftcr
a", SON thing mysterious Ia ihe occurrences
happened during these accidents t.ni WAS frequent
y associated for The business Of fcrtifyng our CITY aud
IHI.uuI "ith COL Jonathan Williams director of tha
hlilitafy academy Our interviews were reocatrIy So
sgt o. lhe Neversuni ilis conversng about hem
ne c"d not satisfy ourselves that their he;sh d Hs
eceIt@ihed either geomeirica,iy the bafOuefer
ueasD,d I" persuade that competent and accomplished
gentleman 10 reduce the coniec sire 10 rcrf,iufv h. ,
- experiment and calculation. He was how ever 20
i'Vh "ccp ed Ia planning and constructing the defensive
works Il New Yofk ard In his otier dates Thar ne iS
seftI idse convenient 20 engage together in the nm
ue, a&g KS resisUaion Of the important station he
nv sh9 luen election TO the house ofreprescntatves ~
and ln1iiy, his preuaTe and e <ected death
HnsIslea .ii TIE hopes had Entertained Of engaging
sS W co.'s III the The attitude OF he Seyer
suhh MS remained at The uncertain erroneous
u3eHt of 6eN feet. '-
h" IA v'sIi To West Point. in December 1915 An ar
Ia1gsment vas then and there made with Cant Partrdgs
pps,s9i oi engineering in that national school, that he
", r'f ig me ensuing SUMMER, call upon me in New
oTA ciyior the purpose Of proceeding in co,rany to
w, II ,' @ WA 1'.DrI oi eet Detwee hisii-saer
dHd nc 'sp o. be NeversuEk. the more desi-
fsns OF capt Pafr:dg s professional sk in on tis
s.oh 'ecsnsr c-scfed him having had more cxue-
c WIN we barometer than any Idivi uy in the cir
81. o. ms acquaintance. -
Caot cahoone. OF tie Z. S. revenue cutter conveyed
"a: usethci ".tA p'fJ Of Our scieutinc feiids aud
gtt huent OF Young gentlemen from The CORPS Of d.s
Al W Point TO tue vaee Of the niVuntair.
We 81 ished Ourselves by trials carefully made viii,
E"od Daoneef thai The highest knoll Of tie i.cyersus
us ~ reality ess tbPn l6li tue eeS alton ta had hesm
pfetehocd Instead ~ 100 feet, dad not eda 900 fine
space between the eStrenc m the tide and the most
Softy ~ the TisingE Nss Only 2si feet
ne alter ,i'"ns for us Of trees and The fall Of tide
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TO he sure THAI the observations yser, i,.s ,bev -
repeated lew afterwards win aro;h6, bro,n.,
Oat the results though rather more cODsidsrabl t,
abe arst were nevertheless so nearly tje .s,e ~ ~ Nv,
h Tue stronger evidence Of their substantial correct
Asss The cause was Immediately apparent Wherefore
ebps mao been 50 strangely stranded wrecked IN the
asghbofbood " he Neyefs1nk Their uissiers had IN
Soaf unity THE received opinion sasd lie i'm vif
- nigh as 1t really IS Deceived by the estimate they
~ considered themselves much more disl,n b. ~, ~.
s.,ors ban was the fact. Eyen when a,,nroscbss In
frn na ic In tbe afiernoon during fair weather win
re aaes o, evening had ObscnTcd obiscts a shin ~
s,yutk the bos,.om aGf Ojlgcd sven WIDEN he Ggbte al
sandy iIeoS we're Jui IN view. This error j. 20 nts
lug that tic witty ipain Of famous ship which pas
10 there in sgptetubSE 1915, declared me BE- sn.w
thc coast an4 his pJson perfectly tat bc coald
have contacted hts vessel i'o4. dVfiug i've si ss.
men, r hrol.h tie tine fest fog bt hs misfortune WAS
A. have seeo tae add, ph.eb, q hs lad Hot sen, All
would Lave hrcu we'll.
N.giue soccee1ed wei In 3D., cspcG tion We inne
atny pinncd ano-her. 10 ths former nsG been d,icct
81 10 tIGH3Oft county, On Ncnictset. tie atisr was
tined ~ Queens cetaty. in N4v fpfk fhe ohitct
va 70 tad the ncieht 81 HrmPstest Hil on Ions 81
aad Jas, deserted ny ue5dagfbc port Of Sca.
Ycta from thc essiWMd. Professor var ridge esgagcd
~ ts~sgstc villa has accusfur real and aifty on
chs occasion Nai. cut truHg gcrdeusth Of he
o. .dcfs and several nttf ftHnf- 1ccOs yautd So IL
-a i.tcrarcd, w n1r .ni,tits obsefyafOf thar the
siltids ofieups.eAd Nhl above hiehsNslcr nark was
~ feet ibatis riee f an me SeVcfsnnk Con.
&c 9cary Hct stead iili. s'h ,fhees the snrio s
segu4 c CASTE on, aud ihp m .Clts 81 station isia,s
D. he tro. erft.-d 80 c..t ~ NortiA ucric,
te.v-eu M1itaIz isint aud siofi1s rei ibis sWumii
y siscd'r IN niles rpsgh u tts Alliance breakeIs aud
efgsr d.
communicated these discoveries. shortly anei they
rire .dc 90 ti.nsnd NJ. Fi ri rso. TIE anfhrr %.
tit npfr4. ria- 81 boob, " fht Afusrican Cosss
plft" rsnHiS, y his gooa JlGqtrnt should ~.
-cei fof "r'sr. Di lie I'D properly. I
tsrhf celi I'd aet Give ne pfornatsI wiih sn much
p, fet oltnng .0ri io say pcfsoD hnn " 10 has
l4lcf aeil ana 80 oig aAd i3iiing win ua.
rscfis Ell wa 80 conduct Tie v1se tossed uerilcf aud
gltsaagsr wis Their c5lgCsf fHi sinrer SD safety 10
thfn % Utsinst0n. Ii tan. Dy these EFFORT.
rescr % lives from .crJ grave save pssserzeis
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