Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-06


! directions for he preparation of others,
which Will ensure individual liberty, i'm
pariialIfy OF trials, aud "a regular and
faithful administration throughout all de
! pariments and districts.
Providence has imposed on me the
| duty OF closing the abyss ~ revolutions {:
OF bequeaihlog TO my successors, 10 my
country, inSiliutious that are liberal
firmly established, and durable. You
| are assembled Tor this sacred purpose.
In order 10 accomplish II, rely, gentlemen,
on my unal,erable iirmness, as relv on
ne co operation OF my faithful and loyal
Peers OF France; OF nv faithful aud
loyal deputies OF The departments"
When the King had concluded his
speech, the chancellor annouacesi, that
his majesty would receive The oaihs OF
ANY OF toe new peers or deputies, who
| @ert present.
The fIsi ef new peers and deputies
was then called over by The minister;
Count De CASE, and such as WIRE pre-
sent, rose IN their places and took the
oa,ls.
| /, was generally known thai the Able
Cregore had resolved moi Ia brave Tie
Significant niimatlom which had been
gwen hun. by the omission, 10 send him
| II.
WAS he absent from the sitting, bui the
| name of The soidisam Depujy of the
| lsere was omitted IN calling over tie lisi.
| according 10 the alphabetical orier.-
| ;his circumstance did not escape the
| observation OF the assembly, who listen
Ell with extreme anxiety from The end ol
The names which began with L, 10 those
WHO had the letter l., for their initial.
| Aiier this ceremony of swearing, the
King withdrew: and The sitting broke up
TIE King of France eniert a his O5ih
year, on the 18th of November LAST.
| Mr.. West, the venerable President of
the Royal Academy, who-is in the san,
year OF his age, is now in so infirm a state
| OF health, that il is not expected he will
be able 10 take The chair al the ensuing
distribution of the Prize Medals 10 the
successful students.
| Tile Paris Moniieur, of The Goth Of
November, contains royal ordinance,
stating, that from an examination of the
grounds of The proceeding instituted
gaInsi lieutenant general count Grcucllv,
and particularly the evidence of our well
beloved nephew the duke d'Augouleme.
we are justified in coDsIde ring the said
Groucly as included in The amnesty pro-
Claimed by the law of The 10Th OF Janua-
ry, 1916,
In consequence whereof lieutenant
general Grouchy will Immediately enter
| INTO the enjoyment of the rights, titles,
rank and honorS, of which he was de-
prived on the 10Th of March, 1915"
THE SEA SERPENT.
| he Gazette de France Outains an ex-
tract of a letter from Dutch merchant,
who recently went to America, giving
some account OF The famous Sea Serpent
winch has appeared on The shores of The
! United States He says
We we're sailing with light wind, the
land being about miles distant, when all
al once We fell shock which made MS
think we had struck upon rock. We
however were soon undeceived bv seeing
above the waves the head of the greatest
monster ever behcld. He raised him
self about fifteen feet over the surface of
| tiie waier,and coming towards us he gil
ded by the stern Of The vessel in such "A
manneras almost upset us. A cabin boy
who was near the bowspril was over
whclmed by the enormous mass. A sailor
then advanced cOurageously and fired AT
the Serpent with q carbiue, but the bali
rPbounded from his scales and appeared
not to make the least impression upon
him. The animal turning quickly, seized
the sailor round The middle and plunged
with him under wafer. Our tackle Was
broken, aud our bowsprit almost unsIip
ped. While wewere occupied repairing
the damagewe had sustained, we again saw
tie monster lying on the surface of The
wafer, but we saw orr unfortunate sailor
no more