Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-16

pleasure the arrival at the Turn OF the shin
Union, from Havre, with the Piay-Actors and
niuNlcidhS, tne SceneTles, ard. in short, all the
things necessary TO put in operation our new
and elegant Theatre. Ii we feel hapny m
stating that arrival, We feel 10 less so from the
ANTICIPATION that by the fsst OF December.
some o. onr young men who not kuOwiur
generally where TO spend their evening. on
account OF the few society IenniOns which ex =
lst IN this country, frequent places ptoscribed
oydecency aud good morals will at least four
times week nave an opportunity of enjoying
rational amusement, which has the adyaniage
oil nnitlng instruction TO pleasure.
we nave extracted the following from a let
ter received by gentleman ~ town. from AN
ofhcer 10 the United States army. at the camp
Vi me odoine Baton Rouge Gaz.
q" The patriot army is all dispersed Long
has fled TO Latiite at GalveztowD. All the A.
M ricaD settlers in Texas are crossing over In
tlls side. The Spaniards from St. Antonio
IIoU strong, are near Labadle, with pieces of
artliieTy they intend establishing "a post aft
Ndcogdoc'ies, and settling the province. SAW
several persons to-day moving over and one of
Longs officers, who state, that So greatly has
lie deceived the people, that II will be danger
Gus Tor him TO pass this route You may 1elv
on this information as correct"
MITE Of The n. o. Courier
we nave COnYeTSed with gentleman inst
arrived from Galveztown, v no contTadicis lie
A 1! inte'isence. Gen. Long had really ar
rived at GaiveztOwn, but not AS a runaway =
lie was accompanied by major Smith and se-
Verai other officers aud a guard. The object
OF his VISIT was TO make new arrangements for
The administration of the port
GENEROUS INTREYIDITY
NOV. OD Wednesday evening, dread
~ accident was near TO deprive the Orleans
ihea'Te OF Miss Pauline CoTCho. a Young and
handsome actress, lately arrived in this civ
Ihe was repairing on board the French shin
CHioi, 10 see The actresses lust arrived from,
France, when rs she passed from one vessel I'm
apother, she slipped aud fell IN the river n
seaman who was standing hy her when the ac
clhtnt happened, seized "A rope and iumped
AFTER her, bat unfortunately Tie rope was NOT
fastened on board, and the poor s. anau who
cOuld not swim, was going 10 become Tie VIC
Tim OF ms generosity, when tie cries which
were heard on hoard the Union made known
10 Mr.. AlexandTe BOnneval who was iheu on
BOARD, the danger ~ which the two uufortu-
mates found themselves. MIR. AIexandre ran
10 inc Stern, aud without considering whether
Tue BOAT was behind tie ship, mon vytlirI be
would have Killed himself, without IA ing Off
an! part oI DIS clothes, not niHding the dan
ger ne W0nId tuD, and seeing nothing else but
that OF his fellow creatures. te pIunVed into
Tue Tver, swan to The spot where the seaman,
anu Miss Pauline had fallen. He seized tbe
hrsl, wlo was abont drowning, iput him npOn
ms back, aud tbeu went in search of the other
VINO had tainted aud was about sinking he
TOOK hold of her and regained the vessel will,
lhe Two uuIOTtunates, whom he had snatched
from an unavoidable death. He. rot hold in
Tue dark OF ropes end which was hanging
alongside OF the ship, made himself fast 10 IN.
and called tor assistance. Boats arrived and
took tliew on board.
We ask pardon from Mr.. Alexandra. for
having published that noble and peuetous act
which does him so much honor. we knoy MS
modesty, which has often caused ms 20 remain
silent OH other traits OF courage and humanity
equally honorable to him. But, as the one ia Il
reported took place in the presence Of eIesi
number OF peorie, we should have failed iu
Justice and feeling, had we not said word
of a..
Nov. IJ.,..We learn that The CIR aud Jagy