Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-31

HoSrEa's lLIAD.--A coy aksuo,ssss n;.d D.. be,a
DISCOVERED in the Ambrosisn hbrar, If Milan which am
p ars 10 b. OF the fourth century nearly six ags Older than
that editions OF Homer are f,nI.s \, ,s,n
90 pictures equal, ancient. They arr on vvllum
The characters OF the Mss. square capitals according
the usage hest ~ges, withont ,,nr,o of war,
without accents or asPirates that il say. without any
sign OF the modern Greek orthography.
% Lu,ae ma shown BY experiment, that when delicate
suddenly 'ther e,argtd diminished no change What.
takes place in the thermonetr nut n The ,mss,
quantity OF be admitted this compresson or mor pro
per'y tie dmnuton OF the space, er, alton of
temperature and the enargein, mt colt This r.nI,
he eonser the hypoh,,;, thar
Galore is not natter that does exist iependnt of
hna''sr' tA'in. &c Chime ilsao.
tFrom the Natioau Ca=etteJ
me ioIowms article !, translated from the number
OF tue Paisian Re0ne ERcyeiopeIique (Enc
kesiew) for May iast.Athough We are well disposed
TO SIDE with countr)man IA any dispute OF whatever
AND, we can conceive that the Parisian author may
have done with the Statistical Annals nearly all OF
which Dr. Seysert eompisns, without comm tting an
inJuft or wrong with respect to the Freuch public
The american public could welt dispense with NO in
con'"erabe portion Of the tables contained in the
volume In question.
Reclamation Of Mr.. Seybeu, an American on the
sublrct Of the French translation just published Of his
work on the United to the editor Of
the Revue Encyclopedqus.
"PAnIs, oath May, 1870.
" am the author Of work entitled ' Statistical
hnnals OF the United states Of America - This work
from which you have beeu pleased to make considera.
D'e eAuacts IN yoar interesting Miscellany after having
been submitted in manuscript TO co,n,,r., Of ,hs
Senate Of the United States, who examined it, aud
made u the subject OF detailed report was published
~ 1875 wh The sanction of special law Of Congress
directing the subscription of live hundred copie, far
the use OF the Government. The rapid sale which il b,s
had in America is proof Of the favourable opuinn NJ
IN, fellow citizens IN respect tn it.Ths work ba, sen
the subject OF articles in several French Journals A..
much the more aaterng for do not person aliy
know tie writer's OF them. Nevertheless, hook b.,
just appeared IA Paris entitled Satiscs Annals of
The United States, by Adam Seybert. Member of Tho
House OF Representatives of the United States for the
city Of Philadelphia, translated from the English nv
4. ShcTer."-This book rs announced az a Iran.1
ia,ion 81 mine; hut it is an entirely different work.
Mr. shelter has not been satisfied with expunginr in
each chaper grea, namber of data and official
be has allowed himself to change many oaragrapbs
To substitute other ideas for mine to pcryer, IA, s,n.
OF my words ani to alter the INV eeI,n..
therefore s,enay bisayow this pretended
and amp al FOR the necessary of thi, sI.n In H. -
me"t ~ teose VINO shall he 50 ohlgins to COMPARE
III" two works. wil, add aha: my hsok yer, iaT.e
anart contain sai pages. and that Of Mr.. Shelter in
cfnim"n octave has hat ass. although the TYNE of The
tw works is OF about the size.
lbeg You 10 insert this letter in the ext number of
y'ur rstimabie Joprnai"
Extract Of letter dated Gottingen, (Cermanv +
juiy 1920
Our university IL at present freqnenied
| by about Wtten hundred students, of all i,iliz
| ednations, among which are many Imericons
There are not roOms enough Tor them in the
| city, aud mahy have 10 lodge in garden hon,ps
about iown-ai no period before was in so
crowded. We have here the best OF Prutes-
| sors, in eve department OF Science
dctof Parliament. An act for charging a du
~ ut excise on certain sorts of unmauutar,ur.
ed Tobacco, imported Into Great Britain from
Tue place of lis growth From the passing of
'n's -ct mere shall be paid 5s Tor every Mound
81 nnmanniaciured Tobacco imported nudet
o9 geo. 5 ~, not being the growth OF his
maJesty's colonies in America or the West In.
uies nor iae growth of the United States or of
nussia. turkey OF within the limits of the
east India Company.-Dniy TO be under The
management at the Commissioners Of Excise
a AR lev ia
duties on Tobacco. and powers OF former ar,s
extended 10 this Passed 9th July, i82O.
fOr.da.-A practice is now pursued in these
territories, winch may produce injurious con-
sequences. Slaves who are convicted of crimes
inseveiai oil The British colonies and o,dared
10 lie transported, are carried by sperpi,tor.
anu soih 10 tn* Florida. In the course ut
Botany Bay, ii the practice is NOT discos,inu,
Gu Nat. Ado
WINCHESTER, Sept ~ The Saperior Court
y Lag Tor this county adjOnrned on Monday
ia,i Owing 10 the indisposIiiou of Judge Uhife
the most important sniis we've nat Tried m
consequence OF which. the judge Determined
TO noiu an intermediate term, which will CONF
ihehce on The third Monday in FrbJua,y aerk
be tried. "'i'
Population OF Winchester, 2s7o.
On Monday week persons were elected i'm
az ne towns o' Massachusee cts to assemble
III Convention at Boston, on the 25tb of next
mohi' 10 revise add amend The Constellation
OF NE state Al Quincy, the venerable JOHN
ADAMS was elected nuanimou IL,
shALL ton the Virginia Legs at tncir 1cIt
- '"e'u''6' icT ieaFe to remain III this state.
WIN: BROWN, a irce man of color.
@e,Yo - -, III.
lSf 'nlue ii a deed trust extcnied 1hr - h -,
- November 1918, by Meriwether Lewis Ws,Lr, .,,,
Maria hrs wife, George G. Lindsay, and John coz, n
a"" Ehzaneih ms wife, Of record in The CLERKS office nj
hbenaTIe to the Subscribers trustees Tor H. nr,
pose ni securing he punctnai payment Of sundry sums