Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-25

passage thereof, was determined in the
negative.
COL. W.sTATHAM.
Colone! latham, whose extraordinary
death was noticed i'm our last, was born
i'll the county of Cumberland, IN England,
in the year !752-his tath-rwas The Rev.
Sanford latham. In The year 400, when
only II years at age, Col. Taiham came
TO America, Without profession, trade
or employ nen', aud with no more than
one sisgle family guinea In his pocket"
A sketch of his HE, down 10 1902. Is peb-
ilShed III the Sd vol. OF Sc Pubic Char
acters," printed III Lon.lon. Of 1901 1902;
which gives also the Ii. = of many dis
tlngmisl,d men as MIR. Wmdiiaar,
Horne Tooke, Lord Sheffield, Count Rum
ford, DIR. Michli, DC. &c.7-i, appears
lroM Ibis Sketch, thai ne first lived IN
this country, i'll " the house OF Messgs.
on James River" lie took IA stand III
defence OF American rights, when the re-
poluiiou commenced. He is stated 10
have drawn llle memorial Oh which the
civil and military organization OF The go
vernmeni of lie Tennessee country was
founded, al fine when he was no more
Than "a years of age" He WAS "1ppnint-
ed adjuiani %! tie military force of lie
new district OF Washing ton, III which ca
paciiy he served during The attack OF Tie
Cherokee and Creek Indians al FUrl Cas-
wei under Col. JOAN Carter, and in com
pauy with Gen. James Robertson and
Gen. SEWER" He was in other military
situations during The war: In rs, one
OF heyolunteer cavalry, composed ofthe
young gentlemen OF Virginia, under
command Of General Nelson ;" in 1880,
lie commenced The study oi The law under
the celebrated aud iamrnted Hardy In
81, he assisted III arranging the business
OF HE land Office IN North Caroiina. Dur
ing The INVASION Of Virginia by Philips
and Arnold, he was nominated an auxili-
airy officer III General Nelson's suite: al
the siege OF \ DIRK. lie acted asa volunteer.
Alter the capture Of CORVALLIS, "he was
called To- occupy aplace dependant on tire
Board OF Prlvy Council in Virginia" In
1883, he embarked for TIE Havana, IN
order 10 combine knowledge OF the Spa
nish interests IN the West Indies with that
winch he had acquired IN those western
countries oi the United States, which
border on The Mississippi territories of
his Catholic Majesty" On lis return 10
Virginia, he visited General Davie in n
Carolina, uDder whom he finished his
studies III The laAr, and was admitted
to the bar of her equity ourls. liz sub
sequenily explored the several rivers of
North Carolina, and their western com
runications Tow ards The Mississippi in
81, was elected INTO the Legislature of N
Carolina and BY that Dohv was elected
a lieut.. colonel. In 90, 81, '92, and '93 he
made various tours 10 the western parts of
VIrvIpIa and N tho ~ nrc nj l,o
sipln, TO collect geographical information.
In % he visited SPAN, for my sirrious
purposes not developed in this Sketch,
under The auspices OF he Spanish minis
Ter ~ The United States had private INFER
views with the Prince of Peace; Was
" particularly noticed by lie king and
his family" but owing 10 some political
IntrIgnes, was cI,iliy notified 10 leave Tie
country. lie then visited England, and in
1901, Was called 10 the snperiniendance
OF The London docks al Wapping;" here
he remained, projecting and executing,
nniil the Court OF Directors determined
ioc"mplete the residue Of The work by
contract.
Here The sketch terminates. Col. Il.
mus: soon Afterwards have revisited tie
United States, and was subsequently elm
pl0yed by government, wc believe io
survey ilie coast oi North Carolina..
About cigl9iecn D,,'l,ills ago, MIR. Monroe
gave hi0l comfortable situation in tie
United States Arsenal recently erected
NJ ille James River. But this unGortu.
nate AMI eccentric man, who had adj
Quoted himself 10 habit OF iniempr-
rance, threw up his appointment, and
came 10 This city. II was melancholy 10
see iilIe nlan of great enterprlze aud cx
lcnsIve Information, throwing himself a.
way, The victim OF adversely, The victim
Gi himself. On the evening Of ilc ODD
lust. ~ the presence Of large crowd,
on the capital square, While The second
evening gan vas firing ~ honor OF Wash
ing'on's natal da,, THIS unhappy mau ter
minated las existence.
\ cOr0nrr's Inquest was held over his
body and an intelligent jury say "np-
on their Oalhs that iIley nave carefully |
inspected The bod, ct tie deceased, amd !
examined snnify Witnesses from Tie evil !
deuce before Ihrm, il appears HAT about /
suu-sei OF His day OH said square, WHEN |
lie ~ ming salute WAS fred, ihc said de- |
ceased rashly aud prCcipiialcis (sfier |
liatiug previously expressed wish Co. \
diel threw himself Immediately ln from |
of Que 81 lie gUus after tie ogdcr 10 tire |
had been given BY llIg officer. 81 That We
~ instant when mulch vas set ilIcreio. |!
From careful examination az a'i ihe I
witnesses, u - ,lie unaEigsous opinion cf 1
ili. inuussf fhnf fft4s sstt Col a.. -.