Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-12
About A o'clock the President accom-

and every mark oil respectful attention
was manifested towards their distinguish
cd visitor. The evening closed with "a
gun from each of the garrisons, AMI the
President aud suiic returned about dusk,
10 his lodgings Il, the Exchange.
'flhs morning al O'Clock, the Presi-
dent with lis Secretary and nephew, ac-
companied by the Secretaries OF War and
The Navy, Generals Swift and BERNARD,
Colonies McHee and NlcRse, Com. Cas-
sin, Captains Warrington and Elliot, of
The Navy, Colonel Bassett, aud c. X.
Mallory, Esq. With several private gen
,.emcI, will leave here 10 examine tho Ca
nal They will proceed as far as Eliza
beth City, but not cross the Sound. We
understand that they will sleep TO night
at Major Farangc's, on lie Canal, and
proceed on Wednesday 10 Lake Drum
mond: thence TO Elixa5eih, and return
10 this place on Thursday evening. On
Friday they will pariake of a public din
ner, to be given by the citizens OF Nor
folk, al tie Ex hange Coffee EIonse. The
following gentlemen are appointed a COM
miitee of superniendence. they will
receive subscriptions, and will be happy
to add 10 the list, the names of any re-
spectacle citizens who NAV be uninten.
Nionaliy overlooked.
COMMITTEE.
.rohn E. HIT Join Niuiaon,
Thomas Newfon, PhiHp Ba,raud,
Charles Il. mallory, Ihos Williamson,
Col. Wm. SHARP, George Ne,Uton,
N,tcs King, George Loyal.
BY the account of our new noble Governor
General, his family aud honorS, il appears that
His Grace Inherited three Dukedoms, two
earldoms, and two baronies and that lie has
blood royal iii his veins. He is the third Peer
IN the realm, after the Royal family, is
Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter,
and Lieutcnaut General in IKE army. OF
such governor we may be proud, because
the acceptance of the Government BY man
OF his Grace's consequence, particularly after
having been Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, clear
ly evinces that we considered of some i'm
portaRce as dependency OF the realm and
we have no doubt, from his Grace's known
character, that the Canadas will increase in
prosperity under his auspices. The present
Governor General will unquestionably carry
with him orr regrets. but happily much cor
ISOLATION will be found in his noble successor
[Que6ec Merrvy.
We hear that the operations to be carried on
under the 5th article tthe Treaty ofGheut, the
ensuing season. are to continue the exploring
survey commenced last year, of the line running
due northt from the source of the river ST. Crox,
and OF tho highlands lying between that line
and the north westeTmost head OF the ConHec-
ticut river, for the purpose of obtaining such
Information as may enable the commissioners
TO determine the course Of this most important
part of the boundary, conformably to the pro.
visions OF the treaty Of 1888 also TO establish
the point where the i5th parallel of latitude
strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraquy, and to
trace and mark the bomndarylne from thence
eastward, on the same parallel TO Connecticut
river. Montreal Herald
The following extract from the New Eng.
land Journal of Medicine and Surgery, was
sent ns by an obging correspondent, on read
lug pal graph In a late paper, in which Seve
raj Interesting queries were submitted to natu.
falIsts on the history of the ES Z Stone.
Lab. Adr.
There are few prejudices of the vulgar
more prevalent in the United States than the
belief of the efficacy Of small calcareous sub
etances known by the name of eye stones, TO
extract foreign particles from the eyes. The
origin of these substances was not known 10
naturalists, and the cause of their motions in
vinegar was obvious 10 every attentive obser-
server. The following extract from the perso-
nal narrative of Barren Humboldt will confirm
the explanation which scientific men must
doubtless have given TO the movements and
eRcacy OF these mysterious agents
fall the productions on the coast of A.
raya, that which the people consider as the
most extraordinary, we may even say the most
nlarveiious,ls the stone OF the eyes piedras de
los oJos. This calcareors substance is the
SUBJECT OF every conversations according TO
1he natural philosophy Of the natives, il is both
a stope and an animal. II is found in the sand
where Is metioniess, but placed sipgly OIL
po!shed surface, tor instance on pewter or
eaTthen plate, ii moves when excited by le-
mon Juice placed in the eye, the pretended
animal Turns on itself, and expcls every other
foreign substance, that has been accidentally
introduced. At the new salt works, * at tile vii.
iage OF hIaniqnareZ, the stones of the ewes were
offered us by hundreds, and the natives were
earnest TO show us the experiments oil the lemon
juice. They wished to put sand into our eyes.
III order that we might ourselves try the ef1ca.
cy OF Tue remedy Ii was easy TO see that these
stones are INN and porous OperCula which have
formed part OfSmall univalve shells One of
lheir surfaces is plain, aud the other convex
Ihese cacareOuS Opercula, efIervesce with lie
mon JUICE, and put themselves in motion i'm
proportion as the carboDlc acid is disengaced
bytne ehectDt a similar reaction, luaVes ulac-
e1 !" an oven move sometimes in a horizontal
pane a phenomenon that las given occasion
III Europe TO the popular prejudice olenchanted
ovens. The piedras de les ojos introduced into
the eye act like pearls, &diterent round grains
employed by the American savages to increase
the flowing of tears. These explanations were
ute TO the taste OF the Inhabitants of rava
Nature has the appearance of greatness TO
man IN proportion as she is yelled in mystery
ana Inc philosophy of the people rejects every
tnlng thdt bears character of simplicity"
MJOIlCE.-l shalln future attend the Superior Court
Il Of Chancery for the Richmond District.
RICHARD II. BAPTIST.
Meek!enburg June 10. III WV,
NIoFlCE.--rhe subscribers bavins connected them.
-, selves IN tue COMMISSION AND GROCERY
business IN ClaTksville under the firm OF Bircheft
oaPt So oiief Their services 10 their friends and the
puoIc. lhey wiz pay particular attention TO the ILL.,
opecoh Of tobacco aud FROM their acquaintance with
tns culture and that and