Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-27
ANOTHER ROBEERy

NORFOLK, AprI I'm doub, can exit
from the enormIiie, which have recently heeu
perpeuated hero that our town is al this fine
tue rendezvou7 ola gang OF 70 Dbers ,iucendiates
ana murdeTeTs, that renders il dangerous to
walk the streets ats late honr Of the night
uuarmed calls for every precantiou on the
pari OF our ciiiZens,iD securing their property
and The utmost vigilance of our police officers
to bring these wTeicLes TO justice.
On Thursday night, or early Yesterday
morning, the shop of Mr.. Joseph Spratiev,
gun-smith immediately opposite the Steam
Boat Hotel Reading room was en- tered i'm the
rear, by tearing off the Notwithstanding, aud
forcing in the wainscOting OK the inside,
Although there were IN the shop great
variety OF arms; many of them very valuable,
consisting of muSkeis, fOwIing. pieces pistols
swords and dIrks, The only articles missed
area double barrelied fowlDg-piece, yained
al S35, newly stocked. having some of the
varnlsh rubbed off of the upper hand hold,
near the side. a flaw, which appears almost
through on the lett baud side of the left bar
rel. about midway from the brooch, and
pair OF very neat French locks; a single bar.
relied English fnwiing piece, Valned at S25,
hall stocked. and iibbed with waterproof
lock- and having three silver nnts on the
side pin side one cavalry pistol, belonging 20
the state, manufactured at the Richmond
aTmOty with the ramTod on a swivel apoih-
er OF English manufacture, much WON, aud
some swords.
1t is evident that tue object of those rob-
bers was not so mncb for plumber, as 10 pro-
vide themselves with good and efficient arms
for the further prosecution Of their dabOlical
purposes for, after taking down aud exam.
ming many OF the following pieces pistols
&c. they appear 10 have taken none but what
wore in perfect order, aud not more than a
/ sufficiency TO arm bali n dozen men.
We have been thus particular in describing
the arms stolen, from q hope and expectation
! that il may prove the means Of detecting the
| villains.
| CommodoIes Rogers and Porter, commits
sioners of The navy board, arrived here yester-
! day from Washington City. IN the Steam
/ Boat POIomac. They visited The navy yard
about O'Clock, when q salute was fired.
| The French fIigaie La Jnuon, Captain
| Ma |ineHey, came up yesterday morning from
! Hampton Roads, aud anchored between The
| iOfts-ip the afternoon she fired a salute, which
| was returned from fort Nelson. Beacon
| 61- Commodore X. & y. returned last week
| TO WathingtoB,--The JunOn has arrived 10
carry Nj. Hyde de Melville TO Rio JsBeirO.
re. Eng.
| GCod,ciH's TTiai-Afier several DAYS Of i'm
| cessant laDOuT on This trial. the .Iufy returned
d verdict of net gully. The Counsel tor the
| accused MIR. Emmet aud Mt III rlfnan exhib.
1 lied great legal research AVID ability, aud iha
! Counsel for the people Mr.. Maxwell, WAS no
| less industrious and interchangeable in the dis
! charge Of his public duly. His Honor Judge
! Plat, delivered most able and lucid charge
/ TO tue Jury, u which he took occasion disliDct-
VITO shy that no part OF the evidence went 10
rove that The wound Vas inflicted by MIR