Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-10-14
NhYAL anecdotes.

GENUINE AND ORIGINAL.
nave inserted many national anecdotes-net
TO raise laugh, but TO assist in exciting
just pride in my countrymen, which We have
not had enough of; and, probably, there is
no way better calculated to effect this pur-
pose than by an union OF ,cit with sentiment.
Mess Register.
Ho,c to catch the Constitution. of the
Editors acquaintances, then master of fine
American ship, the first that arrived at GER
tain port in England after the late peace was
invited on the ensuing day 10 dine with mer-
chant, who had little party of friends at his
house. When the cloth was removed, the en-
tertainer said 10 the American, Well, Your
Constitution has been playing her old game
Of our best soops of war; "And they took
her ! suppose" returned he, archly. No,
by she took both of them" "Why, then"
said he, " don't you catch her?'' ave had
IKE to have caught her, replied the former
--"she was chased by the Newcastle of fifty
guns, and some three or four frigates all toge-
tier, but she ont-saiIed the whole" - 1 will
tell yon," said the American, " if you will pro-
mise never to give the name of your informer
(for really would not willingly he though. a
traitor how yon may catch the Constitution,
tho she sails so WE'LL He said this with a We
ry grave face, and the curiosity of John Bun
was on tiptce; the promise was made, and the
plan earnestly requested. Indeed" then
continued he, " it is very simpie-send out,
and ALONE, the best fifty gun ship that YOU
have, manned by admirals, fyou please and if
she has the luck to fallin with the Constitutions,
I'll be - if she don't catch her." Attrst the
company looked rather .displeased; but they
had magnanimity enough soon to Join in
hearty laugh, at what they agreed was true
Joke.
ANOTHER.
HOlc to get 'em QUIT was the fortune of the
gentleman referred to in the above, to recap
tufe an American vessel, on board of which d
lieutenant of the Families, "A Zone of tile block.
aiding squadron off New London) was prize
.sla a
of course was treated in the best possible
manner, according to American custom-al.
ways pleased 10 find prioGte gentleman i'm q
Pu6hc enemy. The conversation oftentimes
turned on the blockade; and the lieutenant
seemed almost reconcled to his captVity-be
cause he was so tired Of stationary condition
lie frequently said ace cdjat get en- out" al
lpdng 10 the frIgate United States and Mace
DOMAIN, and the sioop HOrpet, living at New
i-ondon. > You may easily get them out, if
you please" said the American Captain
How" Let the heavy ships retire, and Law
on the port only twenty -four hours with two
frgates aud slOop Of war, and if the wind
will permit, yoa wlllsurely get 'em out" "No,
no"-said the lieutenant, " that won't do
would you have ms light tWO of the iargsst and
best frigates IN the world with two of ours ?"
nave always understood, )" returned the A.
merican, that things grew very fast in Ame-
RIGA; but hardly thought that your late fri.
gate, the Macedonian, had grown into : "a an
disguise in so short a timei"
Letters from New Orleans TO Sept. 1, give the
following deaths.-Mr. David II. Ripley, form
erly of Brookline MIR. Pleasants, of the firm
of Hepburn s. Peasants MIR. Richard Skin.
ner, very respectable merchant from Massa-
chusctts; MIR. john Alsop, merchant from Va
DIR. Alexander, originally from Vermont; Mr..
Thomas NJ. VIM, Keeper Of a respectable hO-
tel; Mr.. Dogart, brother Of the late DIR. BogATt
recently dead Miss LvOday; Capt. Francis
Holland, Branch Pilot at the Balize; the lady
of the French Consul.
letter of the nth of August says" Ac-
cordng to the report in this days Gazette,
IL is the greatest number which have been bu.
ried IN the Protestant buryiDg ground, in one
day"
letter of Sept. ], says, ''I repeat, that the
prospects lin relation 10 the sickness are rather
brightenlng--1he physicians arc getting better
acquainted with the disorder, and are more
successful IN their practice"