Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-24

was so great, that the progress 81 his
Grace's carriage was for some fise impc-
ded. During This period a Villain as oh
served pressing forward towards the spot |
where ihcs Dukes carriage WAS situated. |
fortunately, however, for that time, his |
| intcnilon Mas frustrated, by The activity |
OF ms Lordship'S coaciinan, WHO whipped !
upbis horses, AMI drove rapNisy in he Ill |
rection of the Pace Vrndome. Ii ap- |
peas, Notwithstanding that lie asSassh |
reached the Rue 81. Honore, before The
carriage Of l,is Grace arrived there. and al
lie momeut II crossed, on tie WAY 10 the +,
Champs EiySee, fired al the Duke. 50 spr6
was his aim and SD deliberate lie act,
thai nothing could have preserved the 1T,
"l our great Hero, had the window Of The
carriage been down, which was lie ca.e
out moment before, the hand al LIS
/ Gract's Aid dv-Camp being sill on The
holder after raising II, when rifle bah
siEuck the strong p'aic gidsS, and stauci-
| ed 1t to pieces. 'fhs' Duke Immediately
| With the greatest cuulness, direcled' thar
! ne c0achnan should b. ordered 10 stop.
| iiis Grace ahg.ilrd, and pegceiyipg Il t.
| cure gliding round the corner OF the RRr
! ot. 1onoTc, with an intention, as il would
| appear, ot escaping towards The Barrier,
de Elysec. his Grace promplly advanced
upon him. The villain Instantly siari.d,
| flung the rifle from Ills hand, and wi,L
ne rapldiiy oil lightning daried towards
The lhuilierieS. by the gardens Of which
ana over The Pont Neui, he is supposed
10 nave made lis escape. lis graccihcn,
wits that collected firmness for which ne
Is so remarkable, directed few gems a.
aFmerie nsho, alarmed by The repom of
the rife, iari assembled ON Inc spot, 10
go IN pursuit of him, and returned 10 his
carriage as If nothing had iakeu place
Ills grace is even reported TO have been
laccilous OF the circumstance of there
oelhG no glass TO preserve them from a
drlzzllIa5 ram that was then falling, and
which occasioHed lis being at first drawn
up. A considerable sensation arose next
morning IN consequence. The Parsians
were 10 ise seen mastering in strange and
Srctesque groups at the various Caftecs,
ana reports The most eXirayagant were in
circulation.
The next morning his grace was visited
by every person of distinction III Paris,
and the king &rOyal family have manifest
ed the strongest eeliugs on The occasion.
Every exeriion is making 10 discover
the retreat of the assassin, and none are
permitted to leave Paris after sun-sci, nor
before sun rising, OF al any time, without
undergoing strict examination by The
police, who are stationed at the several
barriers for that purpose.
The police, il is said, have already oh.
tanned important information. A foreign
oihcer is mentioned, against whom there
are violent suspicious: bui il will be pro-
per TO walt for something more certain OH
this subject.
| Completion Of the greatest p e,lestsiq,, Per
lfoymaUce evey recorded. The GOO miles in
ten days was completed ON "Wednesday
night al IL O'Clock, BY Mr.. Howard, at
harestord, who walked over a Two mile
piece OF ground. This match is beyond
the compass OF the powers of any horse,
ana nothing like II has ever before been
recorded of man. The pedestrian finish
ed his work well on the first six DAYS, aud
lie had done 800 miles, 80 more than his
ground. On Sunday he began 10 ,fag.
with swollen legs, but he did SO miles,
he was IL hours ia doing 81 miles on
| Monday bathing had in some measure
relieved. On Tuesday, lie was 10 hours
performing 80 miles; and ne was not ex-
pected 10 be able TO go, on the last day,
from excessive fatigue. He had % miles
TO win the match he started al Two in
the morning, proceeded at first under 3
miles an hour. AT 4P. VI. he went 10 BE- d.
having done 81 miles. He had then Ia
miles 10 90 in hours. lie rose again al
2, and won the match soon after III, dis
tressed IN manner not easily described.
Ii was for 200 guineas.
An improvement has been introduced
| IN the manufacture OF guupowder al Paris.
The grains are spherical, OF tie size of
swan shot, well glazed and composed of
. concenirie coats. The new mode OF ma
! hulacture is more rapid than The former.
The death OF the king OF Sweden, (savs
| the London Courier Is an event of more
interest 10 party feeling than 10 political
| power. BeTnddOtte VIII succeed to the
| throne, and Sweden will remain pr,cisely
as she was. lie indeed may fear to meet
| an ungracious countenancc on all sides.
lie may apprehend that the enemies Of
| Law, now Blcknamed Legitimacy. may
scowl upon his greatness, as a child Of
| the revolution but 1T he has been a child
| al least he has not been a ChamDiou oil
IJdCOblnlsm. a soldier of fortune. the
| French revolution threw him upon his
| present eminCDce, which hIs superior mind
aud gracious services TO both Danes and
| Swedes secured 10 him. Ile delhrOned
no Prince by fraud, be irampled down 40
| dynasty by revolutionary ruilian hO0fs. he
plllaged 10 country, he insuIted no PEG
pie. Tie rcigning kiHg OF Sweden, con.
! scious OF unmerlied uupopulariiy, in dis
gust, abdlcaied the throne, and was !epit
lmaicy succeeded by his uncle, Il favorlie
| OF The peOple.--Io prop this change A.
| gdiDst Tie power 81 Bunaparie, under
! which almost all The thrones oi Europr
were then lettering, Bernadoife was call
ed inby the popular party, ana appointed
next IN succession a. Crown Prince. He
was not indebted To Bomaparie ar 10
| France for This promotion, but 40 lie bu
nanlty aud wisdom with which he cxer