Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-28
To the Editors of me Notjonoi J,,s,,;r,,


fonr paper of the 18th JANUARY contains
at.meni, usder the signature of E. i'm which
i've important invention of Whitney's Cotton
1ih Us greatly undervalued II is there est
mated 10 be equal lnvalae to the labor of three
thonaahl men. Nsur CORRESPONDENT mi..ht
mhch more correctly have estimated its yaiue
10 oe equivalent To- the labor oil three hundred
Thousand men
There Is now annually raised in the United
States, and cleaned with Mr.. Whitney's ma.
chime, about one hundred millions of pouuds of
snort staple cotton. To pick that quantity by
hahu, III the manner in which this species of
cstton was separated from it's seeds before his
invention, would require the constant labor of
three hundred and thirty thousand persons
ne manual labor required 10 clean the above
quantity OF cotton with the aid of Whitney's
tiin, can now be easily performed by three
hundred men, if constantly EMPLOYED through
The year. As labor Saving machine il is he.
lleved there is none, eiIScr of ancient or mo-
dern invention, which can be compared 10 it,
By the aid OF this Invaluable improvement orr
Southern states are increasing i'm wealth he
you'd all former example.
The benefits already derived from it to the
Cmited States, must greatly exceed one hundr cd
NATIONS V dollars; and, TO estimate it's animal
value, fer the future AT ten millions of dollars
would be fixing il AT low rate
However extraordinary the above statement
may appear, II is nevertheless true. Ii is also
iact, as am lEfofmed, which adds nothing
to the honor of tie United States. thar Mr
Whitney himself has realised very little emoI
ument from this invention. p
LONDON, February Ig.-Tbe Journal of tho
Low Countries contains the following singular
narrative: "
Some days ago curaie in the suburbs Of
LouvaInS, was seat 10 fulfil the last duties with
a SICK person. Having discharged Them, he re-
turned to his own habtation. lit was njcbt
In passing near house, he perceived light
and the door open. He entered and what was
us surprise, at seeing bloody corpse ST. etched
nea' inc entrance. lie recognized ii to be the
Lody OF the master OF the house A little far
iher he observed that of his unfortunate wife
Killed III the same manner. AT length by The
assistance oil Ii sht lie discovered in the Chin
ney place, legs, which appeared 10 be i'm motion
by tie erect OF convuisive movements 1t was
the female servant suspended bv the meek i'm
the last agonies Otdeath. He FASTENED to cmt
the cord, anu with much difficulty restored her
10 the use OF her seIises.-He interrOrated the
giri respecting The circumstances OF this horrid
oeed she hesitated tor some time to give any
explanation. AT last she told the curate. that
Tie principal author of these assassinations
was his own nephew she gave such an account
OF him that the cnrate could not misconceiye
her description, and also described the viii
iains that accompanied him, Furnished with
TINS information, the curate pursued his way
10 his own residence; but resolved TO cause his
nephew, with the murderers TO he arrested
Before he reached home, he applied to the
mayor, declared to him what he had seen and
heard, and requested him to assist him by every
H..
succeed i'll his plan. The mayor with much
prudence, employed the measures necessary i'm
such case and having arranged the plan With
the curate, the latter returned home. He
there found his nephew, WHO appeared watch.
ing for his return. " have hadn painful visit"
SAID lie TO hum, " and want some refreshmeut
go downinto the cellar, and bring me bottle of
wine, HAT We may paTtake OF it,"
The nephew hasltateh, and endeavored IN
persuade his uncle, that lac would do better TO
80 10 bed. " Well then, will go to tile cellar
myself. said tie curate," since you fear TO put
yourself out of the way to do me service"
In effect he rose 10 execute his design, when
the nephew, with an eagerness accompanied
with excuses, told him he was going to do what
ne desired He descended, but scarcely had
he entered, when the curate closed the door
upon him. The nephew thought at first, thai
II was only trick, hut soon after the MAYOR
arrived with an escort, and the cellar door was
opened. They found there the nephew with
fifteen brIsandS, companion of his crimes
They recognized them TO be the individuals
that the servant had described. They were
Dourinw prisons o.