Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-05-07
FROM ST. THOMAS.

FROM ST. THOMAS
Accounts from St. Thomas, of late datc, state
that the Patriots have quiet and ppaceabe possession
OF neriy the whole OF the Spanish Main, great
mercantile secuations making in indigo, coffee,
cocoa, coiion, &c. The Spanish pri,atcer Panche
"a, hiteJ out at Porto Rico, has made captures
OF DANISH and Patriot vessels, trading between 81,
Thomas aud Laguira, and taken her prizes into ST.
Johns, where their cargoes have been sold.
CEAkLEsToN, Aprh % I'VE learn that the U. S.
schr. Shark, Lieutenant PERRY, lately visited the
Island called Key Vesi, on Cape Florida, for the
purpose of ascertanns the practicabiliy Of erecting
for'ihcaiion upon for the protection of Com
nerce, &c.-Lieut. Z. hoisted the fsr OF the United
states, ihe symbol of us sovereignty and gave il
the name Of Thompson Island. "a compliment 10 the
Secretary of the Navy,}--he left there Mdshipman
and Tour men--Ihs Island is said TO have upon it n
great plenty of wood, much good land, and, what is
stun more important, an iRexhaustbc natural Salt
Pond. II will probably, hereafter, become rendez-
vous for Wreckers, as IL is much nearer the general
scene oil s'Hpwrecks, than Nassau, New Providence.
| Courier.
| Miss Nj Crea, who was temahawkedb y the Indians
during the revolutionary war, forms interesting
Object in the page of history We perceive, by the
Sandusky Hill Times that The Young gentlemen of
| Fo, Edward have disinterred her remains, which
originally received hnsiy and informal burial, and,
IN the presence OF her relations they received
| solemn and ceremonioms intermeni, with all the
church ritual Her remains not decomposed,
although Is years have elapsed since the savage hui
ried his fatal in her skull. The subject, we
expect, will elicit someihing from our poets
| IN y Nat .4dp.
! u is with pleasure inform the public that n
new mathematical instrument has been recently n
vented bv Mr. William Bodies a Young man of Girls.
void in this state. IL is called rrigonomcter and
cnn.sts Of three straight graduated rulers, and two
graduated arches, adjusted az TO admit of solving
all the problems % plane rigonometry without calcu-
laiion, and sooner than the mathematician, provided
with tables, could turn To sine, tangent, secanr.
loearrhm of number; and the result given Nv the
instrument quite exact any traverse tables ex-
tant would give il in of right angles and Ill oh
tusc angles solved by il with equal facility In
deed, il well graduated vrrniers were applied, il
must he exact calculations hy the tables in com
mon use and enable the sailor, engineer surveyor.
architect, or carpenter 10 solve al the problems in
plain irgonome,ry, without studying the art or hav-
| ing more learning than is necessary TO keep me-
chanic's book. nv. Port Connecticut Couy,dm
TIE Mysterious StrnngeIi will he by an advertise
in paper of this day that disputes have arisen
iicen assigned hy the tribunal
We are informed hv the Surrogate that less than
persons claim in the relation Of widow rext c
Kin; and besides these the commissioners county
Of 0o and Mr.. Hazard. respectable gentleman South
Kingston, Rhsde Island claims money found on the
decreased part of IL, having heen stolen from him
| Sentemher asi.
| Ia he but Il IS improbable III notice th
daygiven, II re-pubhed abroad claims
and rcrhaps discovery Of moment public
The country 1t is said that beside the
p0cket book the deceased had copdeble
oneof ri. II so, presume disclosure of ii
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