Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-25

met several OF the clergy in Charlottesville
On Sunday. morning l preached TO very
large congregation, and in connection with
the clergy VINO were present, administered
the LORDS supper. On Monday rode TO
The Green Mountain, upon which read
prayers and MIR. Meade preached, and on
Tuesday Mn Wydown read prayers, and
preached and administered the Lords Sup
per To number of devout commandments
From the Green Mountain repaired To Mr.
Hugh Nelson's, and on Wednesday preach
cd aid administered the Lords Supper in
Walkers Church, and admitted the Rev Mir
Marshal of Culpepcr, to the holy order of
Priesthood.
In November left home on n visit 10 the
Northern Meek of Virginia, and on the 9TH
OF the month preached twice in Frcdericks-
burg. | then passed on to Port ROYAL on
the 10th, in which place read prayers and
preached. On the 18th read prayers and
preached at Vauters Church in the county
of Essex. On The 18th | rode to Tappa-
hammock and read prayers and preached.
then crossed the Rappabannock river, & on
the 18th ! read prayers and preached at
Richmond Court House. On the 2Gth
read prayers and preached at White Chapel
Church. On the e1st 1 read prayers and
preached ut Lancaster Court House. On
the e2d | read prayers and preached in
Christ Church, Lancaster county, and i'm the
evening lectured nj Mr.. Armistead Currie's.
On the Esd rode to Northumberland, and
oniciated i'll Wicoinico Church. On the 9th
| read prayers and preached in the Court
House IN Northumberland. On the o6th
oiliciatcd in the church at Mattcx Bridge.
Wcstmorcland county, and also administer
Ell the Lords Supper. On the 27th rode
to Ming George Court House and there Off
0atcd. Ga the G3th | read PRAYERS and
preached in the old church in King George
County then rode 10 Port CONWAY, and
lectured the same evening Mt the house of
Dir. Turner. The 10Th | crossed the Ran.
Pahaniock to Port Royal, in which place |
performed the funeral service, and then bent
my course towards Richmond On this tour
rode III IL days $50 miles, and oificiated IL
times.
have been this month in Ntccklenburg
county, and preached and administered the
Lords Supper in Mr.. Ravcnscroit's Parish,
to large aud attentive assembly, have
also visited the county ofHalif;lx. and preach
ed in the Church near the Court House, TO
an attentive congregation, under the care of
the Rcy'd MIR. Wmgiield.
Thus, brethren, have enIseavcrcd 10 fulfil
the important duties entrusted TO my care,
andit is with pleasure inform You. that
discover in every district visit, the strongest
attachment 10 the Ciurei On the northern
neck of Virginia in particular, observed such
striking evidences of the affection of The
people, 10 the Church of their Fathers, rs
most deeply Affected my heart. In that re-
Sion, occupying space of more than "A hun
drcd miles, they nave not one Clergyman of
the church 10 oiiiciatc regularly among them
IN these churches. They appear to te.an al
teciionate people, ani ve no question
would render the life ola V rtuous clergyman
happy, who would reside among them. W ere
l a young man, | should not hesitate to throw
myscifinto their arms, and To administer to
their spiritual ecessitics.--Accopt, my be-
loved Brethren, every expression Of my pas
toral regard and may the Lord be with you
all. [Esgcop
Brig. General Edmumd p. Gqiaes of the
us. Army, arrived here on Sunday night,
from Petersburg, in the Steam Boat Peters
burg, on his way to the South, Via T'arhe-
rough, sc. Yesterday ne visited Fart Hon
roe III the Petersburg, which went on party
Of pleasure TO the Capes, and returning in tlir
evening, landed at Fort Nelson, where the
customary salute was fred ~.
PHILADELPHIA, May i9.-AIr. HYDE &c
Ncuvillc, the French minister, has been for
some days II, this city. Ii lis said t,,af the re-
vol,l,iou in the DraziIs, and the Intended re-
moYal of the king aud court to Lisbon, will
probably prevent Mr.. Melville, who was 10
reside as French minister at Rio Janeiro,
from cmbarkinS for that country.
Franklin Gc-.
Yesterday the officers and crew of The Ar
tigas privateer " Valiente Guaicuru," sent 10
this port from Martinique in the French cor
yettc Egerie, on a charge OF piracy, were
brought up before the Circuit Court ofthe u.
States by writ ofhdbecs corpus. After an ex-
animation of the witnesses, and hearing
counsel, the court discharged all the officers
and seamen, except the captain, on the
ground of want OF evidence to Justify the
charge of piracy against thcm.-The cap
tain was rcmandcd 10 prison for trial at The
next term in October, and three of the men
retained as Witnesses. Charles j. Ingcrsol
esq. district attorney, was the prosecuting
counsel in the case and J. G. Swift, john
NJ. Scott and ". Dellny, csqs. counsel for
the accused. ID.
A steanl-boathas been established on the
Schuylkill, between Norristown and PhiladcI
phia, being the frs attempt to navigate that
river by steam.
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT.
LANCASTER, (Pa.) May 12.-Yestcrday Mcssrs
Brown, Davis and Co exhibited 1ieir improvement
upon the machinery of the Sierrr Borf, in the pre-
scnce of Mr.. Coleman, Jude Franklin and num-
Der Of other gentlemen u! tis place The expert
menI completely successful, and demonstrated
the perfect adaptation of part, 10 produce an entire
whole. ItIas resolved complicated machine into
one OF verg simple structure, by which the cxpcnce
OF making, is reduced one half, and ii- cxtcndcd
dimensions contracted into a comparatively little
space. This reduction OF IT, size and weight gives
an increase Of power, and the machine acting
with the motion of the boat, relieves il ff.m pres
and s'rainiug. AZ its size viii admit il below