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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-09

ICOMMuNIrATFIt,


DIEDlon the 2ist uimo, the residence OF Mrs. Jane
$. lckman in the Of Caroline Mrs. NANCY II. MI
NOR the of Archibald Minor of Aylet Warehouse
nj which place she had sought asylum in a sell
debility ard mental affection. This aniable cnbrs
ced matrmony early age, and lived
her she was pous and exemplary in her conduct
the admiration and of all who knew her. In ,r
domestic avocations she economical and
Their and wife, tender dutifu and afecoIite. In her
also were embraced the adjoining qualities OF friendly and
reciprocal neighbour kind and humane mistress. No No
man lived cordially respected. and there
whose dissolution has oscasioned sincere rrgrcl,
the of her doting mother, three brothers ~
children, only and dsconsoaie sister, testify their r
reparabe loss.
Died, in this City, after confinement of &c DAYS with b
ous fever, Mr.. BENJAMIN WARNER, bookseller OF PHI
adeiphia formerly Of the house OF Johnson Warmers
leaving wife and three young children lament their H.
reparable loss.
Died. "Wednesday morning the Sd inst osport after
an illness of three weeks terminating in maignan case
Mrs ELIZA TAIELL, widow of the late Captain Joseph
Tarbcll, of the u s. Navy aud daughter Of Commodore,
John Casn Society has seldom been deprived OF Bright
ornament than that which has lost in the death of this
excellent woman who might truly be said have dwell in
the hearts itue who composed the circle of her acquaini
ancc To her aged parent this bereavement is rendered
douhy affecting by the death nj beloved SOM jos
seph Cassn, Esq Purscr in the L. s. Navy who fell victim
~ the yellow fever board the o. s. schr. Porpoe, br
passage from Havanai Pensacola. lNoyfolk Herald
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WARRENTON FENIALE ACAnEMY

TlHE emiannua examination of the pupils IN this cstal
lishment will commence Monday the i2fh and close
on the Ifti day vt November. GOLD MEDALS will lie
publicly presented 10 several Young ladies who viii
knowledge of the higher branches Of learning usually
attained in female sennarics.
REDUCTION OF TERMS
The terms for the session commencing the Monday in
January 1922 will be sixty dollars being ~ per cut less
than heretofore. This will for boarl washing ar
tuition IN reading writing, arithmetic parsing,
geographic history, mythology, bellies rttrcs chymstrt
natural philosophy and Those who remain a
sufficient length Of time at school, will also be instructed Ia
zoology and botany.
Pens ink, paper, &c supplied By the principals and
for these regular charge of 80 per session is made. A
besides which M extra allowed hs incurred,
excepting such be authorized by parents guardian
In this seminary there three gentlemen add lady
constantly engaged 10 teaching those branches that
Guided IN the FIRST charge competent apparatus
plOyc for the purpose Of illustration In philosophy
and very complete Orery for astronomy Familiar lee
ures accompanied 10y experiments illustrating the subjects,
are frequently delivered ~ the whole school.
The pupils a board with the principals and regularly
tend divine service every sabhath.
Music and Dyaag have their respective teachers ard
ortcs kept for the o the pupils and in this wei
The other departments the Of instruction Is solid aid
radical-nOthiug being taught by of catechsm.
rsynenitO be made each session in advance.
The first session n the year ends early In June when
there IS aif examination but vacation fbeecon1 session
ends N the middle Of November, when there vacation
until January.
Each lady sto be furnished by her friends with cover
lid a pair ef Sheets blankets and towels.
I2sEP u A a. gnfys }Pdncipss
Warreoon r .. Ce,otrr 2. At-vgt
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THE SEA SERPENT.

A'ANl cChET, Otpt. 2o.-Ine sea Serpent
was seen near the South Shore of this Island
yesterday morning.-Thc following account
is given of IT..
NANTUCKET, Sept. Ell, Francis Joy, IT.
of Nantucket, in the County of Nantucket,
merchant, do hereby certify, that at about
half past O'Clock this morning, / assembled
the Tower In this town, having an excellent
Telescope; and while was engaged in look
ing out for vessels caught sight of the Sea
Serpent, which was about one mile from the
South Shore, and about three and halfmiIes
from the TOwer-I had clear and distinct
view of it for about one hour.-It appeared to
be about one hundred feet in length; its head
was about SIX feet above WATER and about the
size of barrel. The following is as true and
correct description of it, as am able TO
draw. FRANCIS JOY. Jr.
NANTUCKET, SIS. Sept. 81, l8s1.-Then Fran
CHS Joy, Jr. Il respectable merchant of this
town, personally appeared before me and
made solemn oath, that the facts contained in
the above Certificate arc true And that the
following description ofthe Sea Serpent, he
saw this day, is as correct az he is capable of
drawing.
JOSIAH HUssEY, Justice OFF Peace.
The description drawn out BY Mr.. Joy, as
alluded to- in his certificate, is similar to those
gwen OF it, when seen near Lynn and Cape
Ann. I[uo,,irer
"MORE PIRACY"
The schr. Native, which arrived at this POI
yesterday, from St. Jago, spoke. Goth ult. off
Cape Antonio, the English brig Neptune, KEEL
ley, from Jamaica for St. Johns, which vessel
had been robbed, two hours previous, by
piratical schr. of sundry articles TO the value
OF $4,000. The Native was IN sight at the time,
as were also two other vessels, one an Ameri-
canb rig from Greenock for New Orleans, and
the other French brig-both of which were
robbed by the pirate. The Native stood I'm
shore, and escaped.
SBEPHERDsTowN, Oct 9.-The sickness
in this Town, at the present time, exceeds any
thing ever known in this place within The
memory of the oldest inhabitant. There is
scarcely family that has not some one of its
members sick, and many families have not
one exempt To attend upon the sick. But the
deaths bear no proportion to the sickness
The common disease is the Ague and Fever.
which IS not very fatal, although very trou-
besome. II is believed there are not less than
300 persons sick at this time. The country
IN our ncighborhood is, if possible, worse than
the Town, particularly on the river and other
water-courses. Although we are thus unheal-
tiny we have reason to rejoice we are no
worse.
AT Harper's Ferry they have been more
sickly, and their diseases attended with conse-
quences much more fatal especially among
children. T.jfonitor.
FINcAsTLE, October 1.-The fever at the
Big Lick, still confines TO spread from the
imperfect accounts we have received from
there, we learn that iG persons have died
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4sso acres a, an average Of !

Thus it appears that lot No 10 the eSsrct sum
OF the offs i74 Al The aggregate value the
land lot No To less ana cent more.
tending 1t TO dimcsn is hoped that" ouerst viii
perceive, that injustice has been done, IS likely lie
DONE by the commissioners spoken of and that the pubic
will not do them the Injustice to believe them dcsutt
arthnetical knowledge, 10 have been allie get
OF an error into which they had accidentally fallen.
Sept. 9Th 1921 Que of the Ceu,ai. sIenlrs
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ALYAN REIvTS-
bookseller 3 .SLotio,,er. .M,i9 ST.,

BOOFSeHFr y 0tftlOIIer, Mum Street.
WILL receive in few days, from the North his fab sup
~. phes OF BOOKS, STATIONARY, & FANCY ARTI-
Giles which, added to his present extensive stock will
make his assortment equally il complete than
any establishment OF the kind, in this Country Mer-
chants, Members ofthe legislature Teachers OF Schools and
academies and those who wish to purchase Libraries &C.
wa md much TO their advantage 10 CALL previous pur-
chasing elsewhere II is useless mention that bis prices
WIN be liberal - thcy are well known be by those Nv
ing IN town and counry who purchase IN his liz Of business.
Iyhl the late publications may be had as sbove.
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Gcn. jackson wefc ogain a cheitain Al III.
head of his troops, inprisoning at bis tliscrc-
ton the judges Of the bench
Ii indeed the commission Cf Fronentin-be
SO constituted, as they would have US believe
1t; II the privilege Of habeas corpus he, in the
very teeth of the constitution, denied To the
people of Florida lift be In thepower ofany,
the highest magistrate, TO impeson arbitrarily
wbomsoever he, on his officers may think
proper there may soon he an end of IN their
rights and mnunities." There is ceriainly no
other guarantee for them, than The will OF Gen.
Jackson~-Thc same power, which yesterday
imprisoned Spaniard, may tomorrow seize
an American citizen. The same power may
lay It's hands upon press, which might OPP
pose his edicts or the church, which wor-
ships sod according to tie conscience, OF its
followers. Let no man tell us. that General
Jackson will not do these things that he has
a soul far beyond those attempts :--our reply
is, we will not implicitly trust him nor any
other public man. jealousy, not unbouuded
confidence, is.thc very. soul ola republic We
would pat every man, as far as possible, Under
the shelter OF the constitution. We will bot
put any province" under the arbitrary power
OF a Proconsul. Even Florida, Spanish as she
has been, IS now part-of these free United
States and must not be put under the ban OF
the empire.-if then this commission he So
defective, let. the President look to it. He
now perceives the danger aud it is his duty.
to avert the mischief.
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stance Of the accused were continued until
The next term, which commences the Sd Mon
day in October.
Allan ID. Magruder, of Opelousas, in the
state of Louisiana, has issued proposals for
publishing work, to be entitled =" An HistOri-
cal View of the rise and progress Of the Trade
and Navigation within the Valley and Delta
of the Mississippi; with statistical Illustrations
and miscellaneous remarks: to which is
added, theory of Internal Navigation for the
state of IIousiana-in two Volumes" If the
istorical view were more comprehensive, and
embraced also the history of the progress of
settlements and Improvements on the Missis-
tsippi and its tributary streams, we should
suppose it would be more generally accepta-
BILE. Nat Int.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Eatrnt IF a letter.
Agreeably to your request here give the
scidth of the Mississippi river at several points,
between latitude 81 and 33, 1.-THE north bOunda-
nv of louisiana distance of about 200 miles
by water, measured by Isaac Briggs in 1906,
who was then Surveyor of United States
lands south of Tennessee.
The width, depth, banks, and channel, of
this river are variable, and constantly changing.
In some places the changes are slowly pro-
gressive in others sudden and extensive.
These changes arise from the depth, rapidity,
prccipitated, in tumbling whirlpoOls, through
a vast extertOf deep, soft, alluyial soil, the
surface of which is covered with a close, COM
pact growth of strong cane, (ar,tndo gigGnted,)
from 80 to 10 feet in height, interspers, with
n growth of the largest timber, whose majes-
tir height and dimensions seem to bear SINH
iir proportion to the timber of other places
that the Mississippi bears 10 other rivers.
Whole acres of the banks, TO Il considerable
depth, frequently tumble into the river at diff
ferent places, through its whole extent from
the Missouri downwards. This soil and tim
Der are hurried along by the impetuous cur
rent to the Gulf of Mexico, where the accu-
mutation of mud and timber propelled by the
momentum of the current, has produced an
extension of the river several miles into the
ocean, some miles beyond which fresh water
Of the river has been taken up alongside of
ships at sea.
WadM Of the Mississippi an 1906.
At Fort Adams, near the 3ist de- Yards.
gree of latitude, 88462
At Natchez, 86S.84
AT Walnut Hills, 9ia92
Near and below the mouth of i azoo, SAC. SO
do. above do. 10000
At latitude SO degrees, 84s36
At many places between 3ist deg. and sd
deg. the width is from 80 to 30 chans-se-
dom more than so chains. Perhaps tolcra-
bly, correct average width of the river would
be about 10 chains, or from 800 to 1000 yards.
The depth is not we'll known, nor is it easily
determined; it is perhaps, from 90 to 80 ia
thoms. Below the 3lst degree the depth and
rapldity of the river are greatly diminished by
a number OF outlets or passes, through which
the waters flow from the river to the ocean
These passes are, Chqfalayu, Plaquenin,
Iuanchac, Ibcruiue, I.c Fourcie &C. SC" no
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Ertraci from The .Min,.tes ofthe Board of 1,yiis

ICES II IifnI'den Sidnfy Col. egt.
WHEREAS IL has pleased the Almighty Ruler of the Iir-
verse, in his Use providence take himself worthy
and much to I've amented friend, Col SAMUEL W VEN3-
BILE; 10y which dspensaion Hampden Sidney College ba
lost OF her rnc supporters aud her board of
one of its most efficient members: he it therefore resolve
unanimously, that the remaining nenLcrs win cape
around the left for the space of thirty days LoCn
respect and generation for their departed friend.
Ordered that hc foregoing resolution be pubiishedh TIE
Richmond Enquirer.
WILLIAM g. MORTON, CLERK.
II. Sidney College, q September, 1921.
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Commonwealth, VS.. Joseph Secrles.


Boston, Sept. 17.-This remarkable case
was tried on Saturday last. Searles was
aRdtcted for the crime of Adultery. 1t appear
ed in evidence that he was married in is II to
Elizabeth Pearson-that he left his family in
1918 at Townsend, and took up his residence
IN South Boston as house carpenter, having
an apprentice young man about II or 10
years of age, whom he called Peter-they
boarded together from time To time at different
places-occupied one room and one bed
worked together, repairing houses, at which,
as remarked by one of the witnesses, {" Peter
,cas The better man Of the hco." In September
last, 1890, precept was served upon him,
citing him to appear at Middlesex, to answer
to libel for divorce setting forth that he had
at divers times committed adultery with one
-. Then, for the first time it became
known that the beardess apprentice who had
long been the gallant OF the neighborhood
was Il female. The deception practised upon
the people for so long time produced SO
considerable an excitement that but for the
kindness of a few individuals she would have
been stripped in the road She was however
protected, acknowledged her sex, readily as
sented to pat on her proper garments and TO
return to her parents who resided in Vermont.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
1t did not appear in evidence, but it is said
that the girl once boarded in the prisoners ia
mlly-that he seduced her, and compelled her
oy threats to assume the dress and character
OF young man, and that he treated her ill
that she appeared very pcnitent, and has since
her return to herparents conducted with great
propriety, and expressed her gratitude to those
who advised and assisted her. Some laugIia-
Bile occurrences were related nthc course Ofthe
trial: One witness testified, that Peter was
the beau of the village, and once drove PARTY
of girls on sleighing frolic. He was remark
ed for his activity; he mounted ladders with
adroltness, and discovered considerable skill
IN the labors of his avocation. 4 female dress
was found in her trunk.
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JUDGE FROMENTIN.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-Our coniectures
in regard to the powers of Judge Fromentin
have been verified. We are informed. that
upon denomination of the subject, as to the
writ OF habeas corpus issued in the case of
governor Callava, judge Fromentin became
satisfied that lie had no powers to issue the
writ and thus this unpleasant collision of
authority has terminated.
ARKANSAS, Sept I've are Informed that
1t Is ascertained that James Woodson Bates,
Esq. is reelected Delegate to Congress, but
ny what majority, we are unable to say--re
port varies from to co.
The OsdgeS and Cherokees.-We learn by a
boat which arrived here few days ago, from
the T.. ). Factory in the Cherokee Nation,
that the Osages are collected on White river
10 the number of about 500, and have sent in
a runner TO advise the whites to remove their
families and property from among the Chero-
KEGS, as they intended shortly to make an at
lack on the latter, and would treat all they
snouid md IN the Cherokee country as enc
Inies. This intelligence had created conside-
fdDie alarm among the Cherokees, who were
holding councils every day, to concert meas
ares for their defence.
FOR several months past, we have had va
1ous ana contradictory reports respecting war
parties, sometimes from one nation and some
times from the other, going against their OPP
Ponents, without Encouragement taking place,
until we begin to place but little reliance on
any OF them Upon the whole, we believe,
from the best information we can collect thai
both nations are heartily sick of the war, in
winch no advantage has been gained by
elther party, and that both would gladly bury
me tomahawk, and with it the grounds of
dispute which have caused the late unhappy
rupture between them. IGaS!
The Louisiana Advertiser of the 25th ult.
contains long letter which gives dismal
account of Gen. Long and his army. A per-
son by the name of Colonel Mofdella, had
been shot under the orders of the General,
Tor an alleged breach of arrest, and other
punlshments had been inflicted which caused
frequent assertions from his camp, SO that
ms adhcrcnts were reduced to mere hand
full.
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more than so eases ofthc Fever in the neigh
boufhood of the Lick. a writer in the
Lynciiburg Press says, it is the Yellow Fever
aud recommend that all communication with
The Lick shpn!d. bc topped.
Report IF Deaths n Norfolk. for the 81 hours
enaing oa y edaesday Sd inst al noon
Mahgnan; icyer2-'Nr Eager and Mrs. Mad
dens SOU.
For 81 hours sa,iag an Thursday, An, nj noon.
Mallgdant ic> pr MIR. Brenond's SON.
}. MYERS, Inspector.
.NwdsS, and attempt al Suicidc.
BALTIMORE, October GA very .leplora-
bic instance of the effects of ungovernable
human passion, occurred last evening, in Bond
street, Felrs Point A mate'o a vessel by
name Thomson, had paid his addresses To a
young lady, named Hamilton, and, il was
understood they were contracted. After
conversation with her, as she sat sewing, he
blew out her brains with a pistol, and attempt
ed the same outrage upon himself by firing
another, by which he severely wounded
himself i'll the head. He is now in Jail, and a
waits the investigation of the law He had
prepared himself for the act, by dividing
bullet m halves, and loading the two pistols
with tie several parts. PltriOt
The population of Kentucky is 56I3I7. OF
these. 1854 are whites, iae,732 slaves, and
900 free persons of color. 1S2,i62 persons
arc engaged in agriculture, L LIS in manuf;,c-
lures and 1917 i'll commerce. The number
OF lawyers is not mentioned. There are 500
foreigners not natmalized, residing within the
bounds of the state.
There have been six Intellectual trials to elect
Representative to the present Congress, i'm
one of the Districts of Vermont.
The New York Gazette says, eve under
stand that Mr.. DE Melville, the French Mi
mister, has received orders to remain in this
country"
Translated for the National In:ciligencer1
Extract Of an Ordinance Of the King Of the
Netherlands for ne,o system Of Direct and
Indirect Lmposts, dated lh july, 1891.
ART. |. From and after the year 1899, the
system of imposts of the kingdom shall be es-
tabiished in the manner explained in the fol-
lowing article
ART II. With regard to the duty of TO
reign tonnage, care shall be taken that the
martnlum do not exceed three fourths of the
present duty; in respect to foreign vessels, re-
gard shall! at all times DC had to the manner in
winch our vessels are treated in other nations
as to the analogous duties, in order that their
vessels may be treated as the vessels of the
Netherlands are treated, or that the principles
of reciprocity, or of reprisals, may be applied
To them, according to circumstances
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0FA MANAGER WANTFD

VIE subscriber wishes to employ for the ensuing year.
Il man well qualified TO manage his estate on pamlnkev
in the county OF Hanover. single man. or one with a
small ianly will he preferred To one well recon-,
be given. SPEVCEps Nma NIS 'i
Richmond. Oct q. ~ at re
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CCMNUNIcArED. o.
MARRIEn-on the G7il ult. DIR. A. AN DER son, oft,.
county of Louisa the aniable aud well 81
MARTHA, daughter of John Winston, Esq of said county.
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TRUST SALE OF LAND 8 NEGROEs

E)URSUANTtO deed Of bearing date the 4Itlv Of
August 1921, and duly recorded in the clerks Office of
the county Of Essex which deed made by Col John
Daingerhed TO the subscriber, for John and Tho
W. faunileroy ex'ors Of Tho fauneroy deceased shall
on the third Monday ~ January Jtcr (einp Essex court
proceed 70 sell 10 the highest bidder for cash before The
door OF The Farmers Hotel in the town OF Tappobsnnoc
t1 very valuable tract NJ land ~ the county Of Hsc on
he hnppaannock river, known called BY the name Of
BAIHURST also the follow ing NEGRO SLAVES To wit
sally aud her four children, Edmund martia. ar : and
Young chl-liary and her three Children Nelly d. e and
child-Charote and her Children Tasnia Horace
Fatty, wonlaIlfenry Nelson, Tom, Andrew and John
or as much Of the said land and ay the said negroes
as viii aflsyie purposes Of tile said deed Suck title ouly
as Is vested IN the subscriber will be made The purchaser
GUSTAVUS A. JOKES, trustee
Ur,anna, October .. 4l-tds
lDURSUANr 10 deed OF trust dated lhe i7ih dsy Of
September 1871 executed by Tunsa Banks and reoroe
w Banks, and recorded IN the county court Of Essrx In
which Henry Garnett and myself appointed trustees
shall sell at public auction 60 the highest bidder in the
town o. Iappainnock for ready money, Moadfhs 1874
agy II November nett, tjeng Essex court day the several
lots OF land named III the said decd four of which a. Ie
- ~ forming square IN the said town, and euclscd
~ 1rck wall being the property called the Eaeners
uotsi, and occupied by Washington w. Perkins William
" Matthew'S o, four other lots of land on the back street
NO % u, ~ so and formerly known a. the Stable Let
or so many thereof will raise the money still due
upon Ia said deed. -
The sale will take place before the door Of the Farmers
ioc such title sky as Is vested by the said deed trust
VIII ne conveyed by me. LAURENCE MUSE,
Voee A-eI5f Surviving iru Tee
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There have been six Intellectual trials to elect
a Representative to the present Congress, in
one of the Districts of Vermont