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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
NEW COMB MANUFACTORY-
by me Gorerpor ~ ne Commonwealth NJ Vjc0;0;5
4 PROCLAIM ALTON

NHEREAS the undersig ned, acting a. Loyerpor of VIZ.
" gina pursuant i1 the provisions of the art M Assr
by passed the 18Th Of February 9t5 entitled An act To-
cooperating company O establish tnrpuii croal c,
n1encing ~ any point the laid doWn FOR ,h..
Leeshnrg turnpike road, and extended toNerds The itr
ge3 rs ifr as NE boundary Ofhe ds,rirt Of 1oluu,-
bia did on The 5th'lay Of February 1928 np,oin yobx
COX Thomas Ap Cntesby Jones' md william, Mani ,ors
mnncr 10 examine that psrf Of the road Ivipp e
wen Dh w run and Draine's tavern and tho said Cox.
'hn hlaht having reported the 10 he finished
n rsefUedaccordng TO law. by writing eiveo ,ne
appear. 'o-' W" '"R
Now the Goyernor as afire.oid a, bere,, r,,o, ,,
liuh'e Hnd warrant under the ~ The eonnior
~; ~ ~ ~ eohinfniy with provision for lint purrse
ne 'y section Of said act anhnrising ths said prrs;.
ni ~, otsors Of said company 10 and an,
anu rated IN ,be tenth section ~ sad act " 49,
DiNeh Under INV hand Governor and tu,fer t,s s.t
o. lhe commonwealth the fttb dav ~ Ortoer tell
Oe'nler ~. - . ~
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
FROM Brazil.

SALEM, October BY Capt Smith. of the
brig Alfred, arrived at this port on Tuesday
from Maranham, we learn, that that place
declared IN favor Of Independence of the Eu
ropcan Portuguese Government, and acknow-
iedSed the authority the Imperial Govern
ment of Brazil, on the LIST. August, and Para
on me I'm. The authorities and principal
inhabi'ants OF Maranham being displeased with
the re-establishin-nt OF Despotism i'm Portugal
had agreed on this measure two ar three
weeks previous but in consequence of The
arrival ut some Portuguese troops from Bahia.
ana some outrageous proceedings Of the
blacks, II was suspended till the arrival of Lord
Cochrane, III the ship Peter the First, of ~
guns, when the place Immediately submitted,
ana Cochrane took the entire control He
se'zed all the ships and property of the Euro
Pean Portuguese merchants Ito the amount of
about million of dollars) and was sending
II to Rio for adjudication. His proceedings
were extremely arbitrary and tyrannical-se-
'eral respectable merchants had been impr-
soned by him-the business of the place was
almost entirely suspended, and the merchants
ana capitalists were all leaving it. Cochrane
nan been there about six weeks when the AL
ired sailed, and was TO leave in few DAYS ::
ueS'nation unknown. Reg.
FROM RIO Extract of a let-
Ter To the Editor of the Salem Observer. dat
ed August 12.-Thc government is not vet in
asettied state. The laws of the Cories are
d'ctated by the Emperor and bis ministers. He
IS a iavorite with the people, but they view
WIN jealous eye any attempts to render
nun absolute. The troops are generally well
Paid, and are often literally RECALLED with wine,
&C. ny him, at his residence, " Which s few
miles from the city. A short time since, he
Jured himself by fall from his horse, and
ns hrSt entrance TO the city since his recovery
was made few days ago. The rain fell in
,,"rienis. He aud the Empress were on horse
PACK, ADD hope our American ladies' would
ho' thInk that told travellers story, If as-
sured them that she rode CONNIE un hongne.
sief dress was ordinary, her complexion very
Hark. You viii recollect that she is sister To
we Empress Maria Louisa Il, naparte. lie is a
uecent looking man, but was distinguished on
y ny his badges of loyalty. They were es-
sorled by the military, who, joined with large
hummer OF negroes, II can scarcely he said, rent
we ar with WAS" At the entrance Of the
shy, his reception was said 10 be different -
VIZ. we inhabitants Joining 10 the usual acclama-
"ons. On Sabbath evening he visited the the
aps, which was crowded 10 overaowing-
asno was received with the waving Of hand
n,ercnieis and with shouts. His wifp is cOnsi-
Aefed wOmap Of much Information.
~ HARLEsToN, October 1O.--By the schr.
So'ona SimoHs, Capt. BUDD. arrived yesfer-
"'y' rom Jawaica aud Havana we have King
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
TEN DOLLARS KEWAEn

TRAY Ed or stolen from the subscriber living vi Albert
- mcLaurines IN Cumberland county, the night of
'h~ I'D uli IgOud BAY HORSE, about feet hiob rate
rough 10 his gai,s has very white his C1ee about
tue SIC OF dollar one white hind oo believed 10 be The
ielts WIN some saddle marks his back, few willie
nsis "a one Hank he Is strongly built being deep Ia e
snouIoeTs With high hips will give the above rev ARD Ia
any person Who will restore him 10 me.
October n r. H. a TATuu
M u. MArHEW wiLLiASfs You viii please 10 isEe
- hpce that shall lie 18th day Of January 1924
between the hours ofg o'clock A. NJ ADD r. M OF tbai
lsy ny The store house Of Watkins and Green proceed q,
aNe me deposition Of Allen Gillian Elizabeth PsrL nsov
INES m1lens, sepr Archer Fauiu, David Buster am,
""h f"rt 90 he read IS evidence IN suit iu chanc.
y "spcnnng and Undetermined the county cnnr, OF
Charlotte wherein am paini6 and Won are dciein nj
Ne'0'f' IL 4f-NAsT THOMAS AiOBGA1.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
PREDICTION FALsJFIED.

Meish IN shrewd and calculating mani deemed tl,e
N York Canal very wild schene.-At the ra,e al
"n'ch the Forth and Clyde canal was completri. M.
calculated the Grand Canal would t,ke go years 10
iaets
AT such moment, how emneniIy high would its
great promoter risei( some political biunders had
not arrested his elevation
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17

We have seen IN Pernambuco paper. the
proclamation of the Emperor of Brazil, am
nouncing the total change of his ministry, in
obedience TO public opinion. His Majesty af-
firms that every lawful Government will sub
NIT to that control--a proposition quite re-
pugnant to the creed which has been promuI-
gated by the Loly Alliance (.Vai Caz.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
COMPREHENSIVE.

L subscribers respectfully inform their friends and
the public that they associated W nh them 49,
q. Snsbsn Mercantile business he carried ON under the
nri oi COLE, SHELDON SruBBS,r near (;In,res,ar~
Robbins. 1Itrn,s ~ riyor ana
4.-6t - T,,S-
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17

,n,. - AFE Rf, SecTy.
This was beautiful and interesting race-at
starting, 60 TO Is, Henry against the field
after the first heat, To on Henry.-There
was some fine running in the second heat but
II soon became very obvious that Janet had at
least equal foot with Henry and decided
superiority in strength. (LnfeL
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17

Denornrd. Delano, who left Dema-
rara on The 1st of Sept. Informs that the ne
groes still kept in large 5odies-one of ab.ut
1900 were within s miles of the town, and
kept the inhabitants in continual alarm
Eight were To be hung on the day capt. ID.
sailed, and 253 others We're sentenced for
execution. The troops had killed about 500
IN the country. An embargo was laid on Ill
vessels In the port the American vessels, now
ever were, on petition, permitted to leave the
port IN Y. JVer. AIN
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17

n. HAhLFsToN, October 1O.--By the schr.
- So'oaet SimoHs, Capt. BUDD. arrived yesier-
S'y' rom Iapaica and Havana we have King
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17

The accounts from n. Orleans of the storm.
which commenced blowing on the 18th and
attained its height on the 18th September. are,
dlstressing.-It has done great damage TO the
crops and plantations between Point Coupee
and Bayon Sarah blowing complete lorna
do Tor two hours, and prostrating 10 its course
trees, fences, fields of corn and of COTTON
The crops in the Parish of Ibervlle are rem
resented AS nearly ruined. The violence of
the wind was little less al Bayou Sarah than
al folnt Coupee. But from Cantrelrs Church
TO me ba'.ze, little injury seems to have been
sustained" 1.-THE L-vees on the banks of the
Mississippi have suffered considerably The
levee from ST Peters street to Mr.. Fortirr,s
house, at New Orleans, an extent of about $50
feet, has sun nearly ten feet. The repairs are
estimated at least at s 10000.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17

The Jockey Club Purse, s mile heats
Mr.. Harr'son's b. {. Janet, by Sir}
Archie, years old, SO lbs.
MI. .a a%sss years s", C. DID, A 10 , By
Mr.. Wynn's brown FLY Vanity, 81 sss
years old, SO lbs.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-17
RICHMOND, OCTOBER ~. I89S-
SELECTIONS.

In .4skanscs. Mai. VIM. Bradford is moi e.
lecird The territorial Delegate TO Congress-
Col. Henry w. Conway has succeeded by a
majority of 81 votes. Mr.. Bates was the late
rrpresentative-he declined pail
La the county Of Chatham, G. Savannah
the cheftoMn) after a contest conducted with
considerable spirit, John w. Berriep IA citizen
ofgreat ahiliriesl is elected Senator: and w
Law. X. w. Poo!er, and +. S. Fell, representa-
tives.
In Tennessee, the election of II. s. Ssnnfor
was tn take place on the LIST. Inst 1t has as
sumed Il character, which is very interesting To
the nation at large. Several ATTEMPTS were
made Ia organize an opposition TO Col. John
Williams. whose term has just expired. (Heis
the friend ofCrawford against Jackson Messrs.
Pleasant Nj. Miller, John Rhea and others
were spoken of, but at length General .1ndre,p
Jackson himself is selected as his competitor
We have seen letter written three or four
days before the election, which states that the
friends of Gen. Jackson calculated on his cleo
ton by majority of 4 votes-the friends of
Coi. w. counted on his success by majority
Of GIVE confess, that we feel much interest
IN the result. 1t has produced great excitement
in Tennessee.
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CAUylOS.

/ AM compelled dtiast, from impcrious me-
4 eesslty, 10 gre this public warmiugto all those
uho haze deen for yours IN The habit Of trepns-
sing upon my property, that IL shall mol be pas
sed ouer any longer By me, WITHOUT cndearoripg
20 bring erery offender without eroepiioni 10 JUS
ice. Perhaps some arc not Q,ragc hal The oc
fences committed By them suery day, dre feioai-
qls ; and that for picking up The old rood and
brush, they are liable 10 a iriai for felony. The
Legislature has made The cutting DOM MsiDittr
and saphags, mhtch uas heretofore trespass, te-
Tony. No doubt some may think This a harsh
measure, that IS, 10 punish a person for picking
up httie brush, bMi if they wiH erautine ne
resnh Of that pfiriiedge, Mcy wM no longer
doubt the Proprieiy Of This noitcs. fhaue Tied
erery other course in main. Therefore posiiire-
B forbid, under The penoity Of ne iqw, all and
ereTy Person orpeysons, from going Ell ing land,
cutting timber Of any sort or siae, carrying a.
~ay The old rood, or picking up fhe dry brush,
DC. as 1 an determined 10 make an eiamDie Of
IL first oGender. Whilst nm on his snbjeti,
1 pW take The liberty 10 notice another gTiep.
ance under which labor that is, from The
practice othe boys Of this topn bring permitted
10 stroll all over The neigh60rhood of Satnr-
dqy Or Sunday, when moi al school, md soRe-
times on Other days uhen they should be nj
achoo! or some'ehere else than uhere they frc-
Y"eWfy are, Wafh0h OtihS edHed 10 account j0T
hoW y where They haze spent their time. Some
feao days since, about eight or nipe boys, and
most Of them of respectable parents too, TO HE
rest, Of course, his notice wW be Of no @rrice)
stroHed od 10 myEaie firm near torn, onphieh
hare n young orchard errming, and atfer bent-
ing % The apples 10 taste, they deliberately
rent through the eorgfeid, aud Nth their fset,
broke dorm he corn. II could hardiy be eapeci.
ed Of me, that should bar all This rery M
tenty and do hope TINT none Of NE abogc
recited doipgs miH be repeated,
WILLLiM u. LYNCH.
July %. q 100
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New and Valuable Medicine.


EyHlo new and elegant Balsam bids fai
Il to stand unrivalled in IFS merits, Tor Con-
sumptions and Coughs, and we boldly venture
to assert that no Medicine has ever gained SO
much credit in so short time as this compo-
stion. Scarcely case occurs but may he
relieved by the timely use of it, many having
lately used il in seated Consumptions with the
most surprising success, who were given up
by the most skilful physicians in the country.
Many certificates of its efficacy accompany
each bottle.
| hereby certify that my wife has for some
time past been troubled with violent Cough,
and has been in very delicate health, and
after having tried many different things with
out getting relief, bought for her bottle OF
Dr. Mellen's Cough Drops, from the use OF
which a very short time she found great relief,
and her Cough has entirely left her, and she
has regaiued her strength
JOHN W. JENKINS.
Hudson, 18Th Month Goth, 1919.
Affirmed before me, JOSEPH ID. MCNEIL,
Recorder Of the city Of Hudson
~yTo the afflicted whom this may concern--l
Rosanna Barton, do certify that took VIC
lent cold in the latter part of the year 1915
which created violent Cougl, and difficulty
of breathing, which was very distressing till
procured bottle of Doctor Mellen's Cough
Drops, and by taking few doses of the said
drops, was entirely cured Of my Cough and
main in nv side. ROSANNA BARTON,
Wife of Mr.. Joseph Barton
Hudson, 18Th Month 1871, 1919
This is TO certify that In June 1918, was
seized with a very distressing Cough, pain il
nv side, great weakness of the lungs, and d
continued until July 1919, which coniined me
to the house and part OF the time TO my bed
/ had tried every thing as thought but all II
vain. was at last induced to make trial o
DR.. MelIens Cough Drops, which gave me i'm
mediate relief, increased my strength, and re
4 stored my former sleep. can with the great
est confidence recommend Them 10 all that arr
afflicted with those complaints, as a very vain
able medicine. NANCY BOURNE.
Hudson, Columbia city. N.Y.Dec. 27, 1919.
FOR SALE ny
i DIR. T. HUMPHREYS, Lynchburg.
March l9 I'm
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Museum Of Foreign Literature
and Science.

Conducted by ROBEkT WALSH, JR.
The nature Of this ltei Prise, may be un .er
GOOD IRON few considerations which the ad
yerisers will venture to subloln to their annun
eianon oiit. The periodical works Of Great
uritain and frsnce contain a mass OF literary
audscient,fic Intelligence, within does not reach
the American pubnc Tor want OF a suitable
enamel, but winch would be read among US
with equal pleasure and profit. Such Of the
British Reviews and Magazines as are reprint
{ ia the United S,ates--i,ot excepting the T.
il .burgn and Quarceily iseyle~s--embrfce
mich mates witch is Of tile interestand OF no
advantage to the American reader, aid not un
frequently fitted To vtiale his itsiary taste, his
moi ais, OF hi,p ,itical principles. II Is desra-
Bile. undei these circumstances, that selection
should be made. such as would turnah the va
llIabe and entel tanning portion OF their con
tents, to the exclusion oithe other portion con
sitting OF details and speculations either unin-
terestiny in themselves, or mischievous in then
tendency, or altogether of Local coucern and
application. On tins plan, idle expense and a
fruitlr,s consumption Of time, would be olivia
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situated many oil value which now remain un-
Known and inaccessible. OF several Ii. itish
journals oil the scientific and erudite cast, and
othelsindeed OF amo general and atthe same
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nade by the edito and compilers efthe Perio-
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The object of the one now adgerti-ed, is the
accumulation, in a perman ent form, oil the ma
,erias thus neglected, and # the literary ard
SC entific articles worthy of being repinca in
this country, hut which, when Q, are accom-
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ton A misceIIany--the Select Rcyicws--akin
in the design, bur not equal in comprehensive
ness, to the present, fl3u,ished for some years
in this city, and would, it may he presumed,
nave con,iuued to be suppo' ted by widespread
subscription, but for am alteration oil the plan,
and series ot adventurous ieyerses. The resi-
val olit, with larger scope, waoid seem likely
to be attended with still moe signal success
thanits o,igiual existence, owing to the great
multiplication OF readers OF periodical works,
and the wide diffusion Of the habit OF seeking in
them, both Information and amusement
The Museum commence IN July, 1922. 1t
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payable in aduance.
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Journal Of Foreign Medicine.
Conducted by SAMUEL EMLIN, Jr. NJ
ID. and WILLIAM PRICE AL II

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asits title indicates, the Journal now offered
20 the patronage oithe public, will he conduct
Cd ent'rey on The principle of Selection. The
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GATED, Is to present at stated intervals, sort oil
synopsis ofthe Foreign Magazines, Journals,
aud Reviews, appropriated " Nledicme AID its
kindied Sciences.
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sign, who Is conyersanl With the peliodica
works OF Europe. as is incident to such pub
iicatious, the matter which they contain is alto
gether OF mixed nature, and of merit is the reost
unequal. They are vast field, where golden
wheat is too OF en- choked by useless or per nj
cious taos, and where it imports ms like the
prudent hushandman, to reject the one, and
hoard the other. These publications are,
moreover, at this time SO hume Gus, SO costly
aud SO difficult to he procured, that really they
can only be consulted by a large majority OF the
cultivators oil science in the United States, tho
medium Somewhat similar TO the one now
proposed. listhereloie meant to give an ex-
tract so copious other contents, as not only to
exhibit the progress oithe Physical Sciences a
broad, butte do away, in a great degree, the
ne essity ofrecur,ing to the works themselves.
The contents ofthe Journal will be arranged
under the division of
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q List OF New Publications.
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large volume.
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1921.
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HAT MASUFaC'rORY.

TNfE subscriber, an experienced work.
nian IN the manufacture of Hats, has
lately established himself In that business in
Lynclibnrg, next door To the grocery OF Mr..
John Hohns. he will supply the public with
thai article on the cheapest terms Ac1naint
cd with the newest fashions, and having a
supply OF the best fnr, carefully selected by
himself, in the northern markets, he under
takes 10 satisfy all who shall favor him with
business, IN the beauty and duration of their
nHis. Tie begs TO remind the public, that ar
t,cles manufactured at home, under the eye OF
the wearer, and by u person who is dependent
for public patronage on his skill and faith,
must be superior in quality ~ the same arti.
cles, largely aud indisorimn,s,ely bought In
the markets of New York aud PHILADELPHIA.
This consideration, in addition TO the proprie.
and justice of encouraging domestic work.
men, aud the chcapness OF his bats, will, he
hopes, induce the gentlemen Of Lyaclhurg,
ana the country, 10 procure their necessary
supplies from him. lie invites such as need
hats, TO call and examine lis furs, and speci.
mems of his work.
~ lie returns thanks 10 his friends and the
public, for the very liberal encouragement nj.
ready extended 10 him, andinforms them that
he has just received supply OF first rate ma
terlals, which will be manufactured Ia order
on the shortest notice, and most fashionable
style. ALEXANDER MCDONALD.
July IL, wIwdg
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GP The EDIToRs OF THE VraofNIAN,
lagents for Lynchburg and its vicinity So
licit subscriptions to the above works.
The North American Review, and Ameri-
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now well established, and have decided
claim to public support, as forming impor-
tant parts Of our national literature.
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PROPOSALS
For publishing, BY subscription,
NEW AMERICAN
hiogvaphicM Nictionary,
A REMRMBRANcER

or THE
Departed Heroes, sages aud Statesmen Of a
Hericu.
To be confined exclusively to those who sig
nalized themselves, ia either capacity, in tn,
Revolutionary War, which obtained the hide.
Pendence oftneir country.
Second Edition. With an appendix containing
IsHE Declaration by the Representatives OF
Il the United Colonies OF North America,
aetung iarth the causes and necessity of taking
up arms, July y, l775--The Petition by the
Representatives Of the United Colonies, 10 the
King OF Great Britain, July 8, VISA procls-
ton oil Congress iora day of fasting, humilia-
ton and prayer, March 10, 1775--The Decla.
ration OF Independence, July .. l776--and the
manifesto by the Congress Of the United States
Of America, October 30, 1879.
Also, the Constitution of the United States,
and the Farewell Address OF General WASH.
rNGToH, 10 the People of the United States, an
nouncing his intention of retiring from public
service, September II, 1896.
COMPILED By THo.Mas J. RODGERS
1--WE are reouccd to the alternative Of choo
sing an unconditional submission to the ty,an.
ny OF irr.ated ministers, OF resistance by los cc
The latter IS our choice. We have counted the
cost OF tins contest, and find nothing SO dread.
iul as voluntary slavey. Honor. JUSTICE, and
humanity, forbid us ,amely 10 surrender tina;
f eedom which we received from our gallant
ancesto 5, and which our inaocent posterity
have a right to receive from Us. We cannot
endure the lniapy and guilt OF rcsignlng sue
ceeding generatlonsto that wretchcdness VIII ch
ineyitabl, awai them, II we basely entail he,e.
ditary bondage upon them.
" The arms We have been compelled by our
enemies to assume, we will, in defiance OF every
hazard, with unabating firmness and persever-
ance, employ for the preservation OF our iber
tirs--being with one mind resolved to die free.
lren rather than to live slaves. ~ Declaration
Of Congress, setting firth the necessity oftokiag
up arms--Juty g, l775