Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-20
rnu GENERAL rosr OFFICE.

THE GENERAL POST OFFICE.
The following Repoii Was made by tbe Committee ON
ost oniee Anas III the House of Kepieseutaii,rs az
late h""r ON The las day OF the late Session al Con
gt-ss:
1he Select Committee appointed 10 investigate the
n1aiis oi the Post Office department, heg leave turh,r
I" report In part that the abstract OF
p"fiins Tue Mah from Washington ciy 10 freJeIicks
b1s aud the Postmaster Generals explanation OF it,
cannot be understood, hut IN connection with iar,e
mani contracts, abd abstracts OF the payins ~ them.
these contracts are one With ases ooG Parish ;oI
t'ansSofai on Of the mail, tn the ist 1915 and
1916, from fredericksburg - Chailoitesye with
wSo!ioik. Sn'otk Co. for transportation Of tue mall
Ia the same Yeas nom Charlottesville Richmond
ana the other "nh William Gamer for transportation
oi the natl. Ia the ears nom Charlottesville to
Sisuni"h The Coniitt- obtained copies hose mail
CONTACTS. aud s'sU VI the az payments TEN.
1'ieu 10y this Department 10 tbe C"mptrnller ii the
Ireaspiy. ;or explanatory evidence bul "a these
cnnens contain Important facts the, not reported
as explanation, evidence only bat shew the expend,-
tpt' OF pnsie money Tor traGSpottil. the ma, upon
these routes.
The committee had that the contract price f,r carry
Ing lie mail ZEN Washington ciiy Ia iredeii kshurr
III the ears 1874, 1870 ana 1916 was......a 900 90
Prom Frsoe'ichsburs 10 Charlottesville. ia
same yesIs....... II ECO 90
From fredericksburg 10 Richmond. Tor ,Le
sdMe Yeas. 10 500 90
From charlottesville 10 Siaon,Dn. IN The
'a"e !ea's...... ......................3.00 900 20
$4,000 90
The committee hud tina, ihrr. wa. pad or trans.
porting the mail IN the 1914. 1873 aud 1916 upon
these four routes, the following amount,
10 Williams, FaT,b, Cfaa E'id, Ua,is, and
wo.i;,,s : 81
iiskIewood Parrish. .....,...,.......Isiis o
WA u. Gatnei..... ..........,...........5,.sg 10
-S70.is1 90
The committee and ,ba, The POS, Once Department
mas pald i"I iiansp"rung the mali up,n these four
routes l1,s2i 90 more thah the mai cUntraC tors were
ehtiUeJ, by tueir contracts, To
.lmericdn dcaIeny Of Language s. Bellies Ietfres.
IL IS vi peasui> ,&ai a,r Sua6leu to a,.nooncc
The rompi'ie organization ~ this Nationa, inslI.u.m
The "'l.aiug list tbs officers ,or ,hr ntrs,mi
4 q
nani's hardy l-st Gis"nsuisb.u:
Pr SiGcnf Hs ENcrll.nry John Quincy Adam.
Secle "a, ~ s new a>hingt ~.
Iice PresfdtHis item Brookholsi Livingston Judge
SnPf;m. Colt u s. New io'k; ii"n. Joseph ST, ~.
az a.. an. Macs ana lion. VA. Lu,yudes III miner
Of C"ntres--S ,uib Carolina
Corresponding Stcretary-Ni,Iiam S. Catd,iI, ESQ
h'c"rdiDg Sc rcfary-Rev. Alexander Mcleod, %.
Sr. Mef;a snci-iv. "
cg"assit'rs-ison James Kent, L. L. n. Chancellor
81 he ste ct Ne" IA; lien Daniel Webster, Bo..
,'' ia,e me'nhef at Congress RI Rev. c. Br1wneIi
l. L . -bishup"t Connecticut, Rev. John u Mason
ID. D. Ne f5Ik; Hon. Joseph Hnpkinsnn New JeI.ty
."t itrn Der Congress; reler S On p ucrau l. L.
ID. phIadslrhiA lolu An.usliu s,nh. NJ. -. ,res't
william Mao College, Virginia; lion JOHN l.. ray
irf, Chiei Justice N.t,h Car hG. Hon Aeury claJ
Il nipcAS Washington Irving. Esq in L .ndou
Ho""'art hrn6f,s Jobh adams. late President OF
ih- Vi ted States ih4nas Jefferson do. do Jlu =,
Madison. d. dn John Jat iai- @ ,yernot Of \ Ynrk
Hon. Cha'l's c. Pincsn.,. South Carolina His Ex
'"u'es hn"f =, PRESIDENT d and Hon. John u um.
The following gentlemen have been appointed in
behalf OF The institution trustes TO recetye donations
nd make smch investments of them dizzy may de EN-
most secure and productive for the peg uianent and
IMPORTANT purposes Of tie iHs,luuou :"
Col. Richard Narick; Hon. % LIVINGSTON Hon
-. C"'o.n. MAYOR 4 New YoiA, William S. CarGcli
EsI and Di- John stsarns
Frnm Londou Papers, receired at the office of
the New York Commercial AdreItiSer
1he Liverpool papers are attacking Mr.
Ca"n'n ', toI ihe cnurSe lie has pursued dur.
ing tie whole OF the Queen trial-ani espe.
ca ~ tor retiring tiCm I'd, ministry and conn
'iy a. thu time. 4 nervous write, IN Riilin.s
Advertiser OF he 23d concludes an ESSAY ad,
dressed 20 him follows go Let these pro.
ceed'ngS terminate a. they may the ie-uli will
be 10 you productive OF no satisfaction II
against her Majesty. it i'll b. source of end.
icSs fogrei, feeling Won do. that YOU did
not IN PaIliam' AT eudeavouI a leas, 10 aver,
tie ec'sion-- 1t IN her tdvrr. you vii equaliy
regret 'hat justice should have lrinninh, d
without yunr Intervention
AHempf 10 GsSQSsin0fe Col R,opye
LONDON, JANUARY 2I.--.Al aI~m has
been male recently % ,ssAssinata C0ion,I
bfoWte, { wei known from ms coDhection with
itr Ai!aG CommisSua lie account Is con
famed Ia leuer from the Duke OF Leeds Ia
me Ia Of Liverpool The following stale
mrni ba- befn publish d
Col Browne some time ago came over 10
t'G'aHd whore having icaTut 'Ie partituiat
charges broa;ht against him, lac returned 10
it'!! % collect usclslte evidence for the re I'm
'aiion ~ those Canmnies Whist lie wa,
mere. ne dd not co teai his belief hat his lite
would he attempted Ia lt3ly /; aud he IA. n1iou
en 10 Ire genie from whom we received
THIS s'a eneai, that he commonly Carried ms
toI' tor seii-deence. H. had yearly arran.
ed his atiil's Al Milan, and had already to,.
wardcd al his rspe,s 10 En-. la a. meaning 10
f"i!ow them IIniselI IN less than 10 II iys when
on The tSii last. reiurring late DIT eight and |
alone from The Opera. he vas attacked b, TWO |
a's"' SINS eNidthii! with no intention OF rob |
b. ~, tor though they deabied him they did |
NOT h'empt TO plumber b,m OF his watch, mo-
neS or other vaiuables tie Colonel ,Isf..,d.
81 himself res"lnleiy, aud viO!ect struggle
eUSEed. III wbch BE- received four wuuudt in
HE head. apparectly with a kaife aud one i'm
The chest evidently with { stitetto. The last
would certainly have bseB fatal, but for The
thicABos> OF his great coat, coat ard waist.
coat As was, the weapon penetrated on
tne ieii side OF the chest, and considerably in
mred the seventh iii The CoioLers fled
aud physiciaD, d. ClcGIi was called i'm vho
O" p, 'cci'i'i. III" naiuie0ft!i w,Hud. tlIourLt
II necessary % req ave the as iS ance OF an en-.
ih'n' surgeon, fioietsnr Paletia, of HE Mi.
iah Hospital. and both of them continued -.
10 attend Their patient. Three n,
we wounds IN tiie head were pretty dvep the
other SiIghter bat Tie must danecTous vs
Tue w0una ~ he chest; from which, b0wtv
e., MS medical attendants are inclined IN |
ihink that fdidi consequences are not 10 no an |
pretended. is attended WIZ ACME main
restleSSncS' aud difficulty OF breathing bni
thPSe symptoms nave been a!eViated BY bleed
ins' Upon tie whnie, he Colonel is going
oh ~ well as could be expected; he il il, Ii,e
bands ~ vary nk,ilul men AID will receive
every berehi that care aud attention can give
lie assassino have FOR al" present e,caued
'u the sOveinmeut has taken every sie', lrr
'heif apprehension. The alb We account 10
contained ~ letter rom it- Duke OF Iced. |
10 ihc Earl "t Liverpool ana a bulletin b,
Or Crcc' ind P'oi~ss0r p,lytis, no To SIX
=. ~. an the IGtI instant, has also been for.
"aided, tor ihe Satisfaction OF tho CoIonel'S
lilrG u IS h0pej. thai be vii himself be
able 1" wife 10y The next ron irr"
The Paris papers Of Wei etiay arrived
Tie pieccdip.. d. ' in tiIe Cham