Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-21
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LAST frluay nlSni, about 10 o'clock, as
Mr.. MARTIN Mimms, most respectable
man, who superiniends the toll house OF
lrehi bridge, was retiring 10 rest, two
men ap; arenify well dressed called at
we 'oii house, with the professed inten-
ion oil paying The toll. Mr.. NJ. was ~
the at OF carrying the dollar they tcndcr-
ed 10 tie lishi Tor examination, when one
OF the men entered the door To ask for a
little water. Mr. M. showed him The Jug;
and proceeded 10 INSECT the dollar.
winch proved 10 be counterfeit. In
iIiS situation The stranger who stood at
ltt door hred pistol AT Mr.. NJ. slug
irnm which entered his arm without
breaking The bone. His companion la
The house then wounded Mr.. NJ. III the
Dack will dirk, which Oh examinations
proves to be an obi saw ground ,ionn ,u
d sharp point. Motive thstanding his
MONTHS and wcakhess, Nj, Vi. made
O"in resistance, seized pole and CON
ptlieu Ills airoc!ous aSsailantS 10 lake 10
their heels, across the bridge ia The II,
reciion OF ihis city. The cries of Mr. NJ.
s"od brought some servants to his asSis-
lance, who discovered the dirk still slick
ii9 III ms back Ii Is supposed that the
uhJec' or TINS icrociOus assault was a
ioopery OF all The toll money which was
III NE mouse 6u' Tins guilty purpose ais
u npletely defeated by the resolution of
their intended victim.-NIr. ~. sill lies
very Ill; but IL is hoped by lis physician
that he will survive. Ii is reporteJ. that
man has been arrested by the police
under strong suspicious of his, being a
party concerned.
The closing No. of FuJricius, contains some
very interesting views about the National dnd
Stale Banks. They are worthy OF the most
profound attention. For GU, own narts we
hegm To be scepucs about the whole iucDrD0rit.
'd Bank system We are disposed 10 syee,l
All these corporations BY the board givi,. the IN
time TO wind up their affairs, by such degrees
as Viii noI too rapid, diminish the mass Of cir
cu'd'inS neutnin But To this idea the Uuitei
States Bank IL The great slumbiiar block We
cannot readily yield the entire field OF oper1-
non ana lTtiuthce to that unconstitutional and
s'sd,tC institution. Some say, give us a Ma
to"hi Bank, because we have Stale Banks We
wsnId rather reve,se The rule, aud say lei the
DeSt OF the Stale Banks live because there is an
United States bank. But the subject IS as
aos'r"He as IL II Important The events of the
last nine months show us what miserable pro-
pne's we AL were on TINS subiect Tue nu 4
teaches CANTON as TO the future. Reaa! Con-
UeiSe! scan all the experiments that have Deeu
made! thiha for there is no >ubject which re-
qutres SO much caution, 80 much attention.
= The news from Spain is OF deep in
lerest. -The Grand Expedition Is sns-
pended, II HoI aunIinlated.-Uh pleri
nIs tidIngs for South America Now. let
iltr exert heiseif; let her press TINS pre-
clous moment, when iitr Roy al succors
are suspended, and % Evereux's legion
hl'S 10 her assistance, aud a blow NAV be
struck io set her iree.-But shall Fer,li-
maud only tremble for the loss of South
America might he not trembIe for him
sell, 1t The Patriots Of Spain would but put
iorih themselves The tumults at Cadiz
nave aH awful squint towards his throne.
There no doubt heart and head enough
III SPAN to put down this disgrace OF his
country, with lis monsirous reproach
HE holy Inqulslton, il those hearts and
heads could only be brought 10 aci to-
geibsr.
The" Msriinsburg Gazette" of the 9th ms,
states as report that" petitions to the gov
ernor have been generally signed in Fauonier
Cnipeper, AMI the adjoining counties, for am
cary cdil OF Tie legislature in order to suspend
the execution laws" This is the first news we
have heard OF sncb measure, aud we suspect
n rs incorrect.
Eln Baltimore, the 18Th thirty new casss f feya,
are Teporied-on the 10th there were II-on tbe
IJih tbere were new casesat New YuTk.-Ftou1 The
70 Ise oth INST there we're 20 deaths OF elbow fever
III Charleston.
JIhe James Rivers at this time lew al this CITY
iala gentleman aud two youths walked over IL ON sun
Gay evening, stepping from rock to rock.
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Dltd, on the 1lth ut. at her fathers residence
a IN E"0ch'dnd, ai's SARAH u. LEAKE, in the
= 18Th JeaT 81 her age, greatly lanented by all who
khe" heT... ms mOuTnfuI event has ned the