Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-02
A REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE.

A student OF certain university being drowned an
unsuccessful search was made FOR the body. A man
who was passing by, advised his young friends to pro-
cure large loaf, TO part of the crunIb and
I'LL the cavity with quicksilver he then directed them
avsrred that IL woud be stationary the place where
the person drowned was lying. They followed his
advice, and actually found the body. tPct. Int.
The following curious letter is from one of the most
respectable citizens OF Georgetown -
To Tie Editors Of The National Inteilsencer.
Seeing in your paper OF yesterday, an account OF a
drowned person being found by loaf of bread, with
quicksilver inserted in 1t. now give you the following
account: young man about i6 years old, by name
Nichols, the sen Of SIiHoa Nichols, (then sheriff Of
Montgomery county, May and,) who lived then with
Mr. Robert Peter, mol knowing how swim, slipped
when bathing into deep piace In the Potomac direct
house stands, aud was dTogned After several unsuc.
cessfui attempts 10 the body his father was
sent for, 20 miles distance The day. presence
oil his father attempts were constantly making
er The body, hut IN vain. Some person present men.
TONED the loaf Of sread and quicksilver. II pro.
cured and put into the river after moving small
distance from where put in, the body of the
drowned person bounced up near The loaf; say bounc
ed, because IL rose with force, that ten twelve
inches Of the body came above the water. aud again
SUM- to the level cannot say whether The Ioafwas
airasted 10 the place ny the body carried there ny
the current baTe been thus particular because there
are 81 least dozen persons living who knew the
fact, and were eye witnesses Of it, The father tainted
away aud dropped, as u shot at tbs nStsnt. think Il
happened at tie close Of the revolutionary war Yon
InsS take What notice please Of this Except as TO
mentioning nanes) IN paper, If you thins proper
aud yous friends, you may say whom you had il
font was talking with an eje witness about II, not
three weeks ago.
In our paper Of The goth inst. we gave the
resolution Of Mir. Hindman Somerset, approx
ing of the conduct of General Jackson as il
was originally introduced we have since
obtained IL as il was amended by striking out
the SeRdte. and the latter clause of tile rcsolu-
ton, aud hays added list OF the yeas and nays.
We conceive IL all important that tue pc OpIe
should Know WHO Of their Representatives
voted te award 10 that deserving aud gallant
hero The praise which his vaiour and patrio.
tisni so well deserves: aud who have been
willing 10 withhold ~ the tranquility Of peace,
tire slight tribute of thanks, to the man who has
not had his equal in military TenOwn, aud in
blessings conferred on his country with tie
exception ofW AsnINGToS alone.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
HARRIsBUHG, March Is.
RESOLVED by the House Of Representatives nj
Tie Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, That tie
conduct OF Major General dldrctC Jacsson in
the late war with Great Britain and her savage
allies, and in the late Seminole War is mark ed
With energy, valor. skill. aud patrioiism, not
surpassed in the annals OF our conntry aud
inasninch AZ The appreciation Of his country is
tue highest honor that hero and patriot
can receive:
They therefore approve Of the conduct Of
GeReraI Jackson and the decision Of the House
o: REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress thereon.
The following was the yo;e on the passage
OF this resoluti0n--