Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-28
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II NEW YORK, ! cOrary i9.-We have beer
abs To CLEAN very little from our French pa
pers, rIt!ier for the 5lausrment or instruction
OF our readers. \ very considerable pos;or
oftheir columns is engrossedby theatrical cri
'lliaues, which indicate state of the Frencii
drama scarcely elevated above that of orr own
stage. Legitimate tragedy and comedy have
long been III cCntcnlion with the opera for the
rule IN Paris, and the feet and hands, seem M
last t''irly to have established their suprema-
cy OVERTIME heac. y new dancer has become
a more important parsonage than either OF
the sister muses., and Racine and Molere
stand 20 clliacc III competition with the com
poser OF a ncw piece of music Oac of the
journals the MIRROR, in noticing tlc reported
oier by Mr.. Price 10 0rahan, of $780, 900 for
! n two years engagement, adds, that the latter
refused it from pique at the spruce manner in
which the letter concluded. The negDcia-
ton with celebrated singers (saNs the JournaD
ought I" bc conducted by nothing less than
fatFlciaiis."--l'his will b. a lessoa 10 republi
can managers how To approach the ulgnita-
ries OF the fiddle aud the hu;e
! The debates IN the French Chambers are
even less Interesting tlian those ul our own
Congress although ihty are more amusing.
they arenot So solid, and indeed scarcely adj
mt OF comparison, uul..ss occasionally some
OF the SpriSiitly cffusions of Mr. John RatI-
dolph approach the Jeam ideal of modern
French legislative uratory in want OF sense and
superiority of fancy
One of The petitions presented to the Cham
Der of Deputies is sumen hat amusing it is
that OLA widow, who desired that the sen
tence OF death passed on her husband should
he revoked, after he had been executed, as
nus innocence had been afterwards clearly es-
tablished "Ths petition (says the report
excited extraordinary interest, and the propD-
sal for it to be referred TO the Ministers of the
Interior aud of Justice was received with ac-
clamatiun."
The amount realized by Mr.. Alexander Bar
r.n5 N two years,by speculationsin The French
Funds, l. stated 10 have Lren Gifo,0oo.
I Among other curiosiiies noticed is the fol-
lowing work, which is i;,irly entitled to the
character given 1t of eriraord;nGry 1t is pub
!Ished at Maohcim, and is entitled Histuri-
cal Writings OF the Count de Nackertar,h."
According 10 him, the world has been in eX is
tence $4,000 Years. The antiquity of The
German nation goes back To $4,000 years be-
fore Jesus Christ. 1t was then p,l.,I,aiion
Sants, who hurled rocks at their enemies
and even had thunder at their command. The
valiant lieut., one OF the fist chiefs of the ma
ton, WAS the author of36,525 works. of which
several are still eXtant in the University of
Oxford and in India. The Tcntnnians cjy;
4 -
syrlans, was German. Dacchus, Orphr,s.
and Prometheus, had also The honour OF be-
longing to the Germanic nation. In short
tauds Inc lournai) the persons who are desi-
r0ns ofknowng more OF the Counts Teuto-
nc ancestors, would do well 10 consult his
work, toe conceptions ofwhch, are even more
gigantic than his porty ancestry whose feat5
the Count details.
the Stockholm Gazette announrcs that
A." Provost Marshals in the Swedish army are
about to be abolished. The corporea punish
inents winch they have hitherto performed
upon dc!nquents will ia future he inflicted by
hired executioner, or lev a ,sop,qn. in o,der
Cd"
we should think that the reputation of the
military uniform would suffer more frnm re-
cciIlnS than nficting ndgclIation, and il may
be doubled whether discipline will be iinproy-
ed by placing the lash in the hands of the more
tender sex.
The Royal Society of Medicine at Mar
settles recognize the contagious nature of the
yellow fever, and offer premiums for the best
means of prevention and core.
| ,Ihe Zurich Gazette of the 23ih Dec. con-
talns the following statement nf the events
which led to the insurrection of the GrreLs,
which was sent to one of the Societies form
ed 10 afford them succour:-
For considerable time Greece had been
secretly preparing for more prosperous fu.
| lure. Inc most wise and well informed men
OF thls country perceived the necessity of in
sIuctlng the people, and rendering them wor-
thy OF liberty. lD all tile towns WIRE establish
ed Iyccums, Gynnasinms. Athenpuns.
and Libraries, for prccepturs and pupils ;
IN the smallest villages schools UPON the
1;ancasicrIan plan were formed; and yoM.S
6reeks were sent To- the Universities OF
England, France, Italy, and Germany, with
u'ie oesi5h oil employing them, upon their
return, as masters in the ,ariuus schools.
The Greeks, who at that tin,c were 90
rupled with this object ;.lonr. we're surn Is
ed 10y an event totally Unexpected. 4 secre,
society OF hail-taught adycnfurers. aod rasa
! spirits, at the head Of whom was Prince Ypsi-
idnii, gave the sl9nal for a revelation In VI
Java aud Wallacllia. This m,,as,,rs tont
place Independently of The pennies know
ledSe measure ~ unexprcled ~ i.l.timed.
from which proceeded the most dirilll cnu-
sequences to the great cities of Greece. as fbe
TURKS immediately disarmed the Inhabitants
II me Turkish government had prbcceded
WIN justice and prudence, ii would hlys,;,i-
hed I'd us cradle this revolution so highly DIS
approved ny The Whole nation. Tie Patri-
arcn OF CO1siantinOpic q Scspcc,uhlr EccIc,i-
asic, equally distinguished by his jn,.iGrr,,r..
ana virtues, az well rs the high clergy aud the
principal persons Of the natlen, uniled their
efforts to take, IN concert wild the government,
the most eihcaci0us MEASURES, iI order 40 sion
by solemn Protestaions and promises, dis r.
voiuton TO rc-ts,abiish order, and Ip1t an
end Ia the complaints OF the PorWsgFhis
vas ~ VAN the government punished, by
the most Ig9onlGiOus death, The propositions
and oiIers OF these we'll IntentiOned men,
| Ihe greatest part oflhe high1r cInr.y of th.-