Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-13
GrnIRD letter.

PAR,s, MXRcH y, 1898
SIR The resistance of the Nuional Guard on ths
9TH March, has exci,-d less Sc nsatioa than iI.,
oil the Dupuiy OF La Nendec. On the following tlay
all the menbrIs of to opposition, with many other
persons oi distinction. lett their AT the ,oos
OF the Sergeant Mcrcier. Gnnetai LA fayetie visit
ed HIM IN his dive ling On fourth story in the Rue
ieS Fer~,) and the delighted ciri,rn attending IT,
ms carr'ge the venerable iounder nj he French c.
VIC militia, WAS embraced hy has ancient General an
presence oi Il vast crowd of .ppaudlng lsilow- Gin
ems subscription has been sci On iuu among
me National Guaid having for INFECT the presenting
OF a sword To il,e Sergeant Mercier Other tesiimc-
mes OF the public rohaon also ,oute mplaied
Inc answer OF this citizen soldier 10 those vim.
comp'imenied HIM upon his courageous resistau, =.
on the 9Th March - worthy 20 he placed 90 II
records OF his counry, an u Patriot net ,,.;}
not hare Ind my hand upon d,r7tty ofihe riyhf
Ia the tloni'"ur OF The 9Th, appear ed AN mder of
,e day. sgn"d by the Colonel Of the legion io.wbicb
Mrrc"r belongs, in which the resistance oflheN
Il" 'naru on the morning al the lth, is rcproatrd a.
an act o criminal disphrd,emce, and that bpv affirm,
rh Io he pledged by The very principle of ATS nstitu-
ION 10 submission ,cihom bounds tn the 70 i'll of Tho
government. To this official mandate, The yener,-
~" founder and commander Of the National Gua,d
o' f69 has re,urn@d the following repy addressed
Il" Il" Editor of The Comier Francais
FHS'dtoh 81 the letter from, Geru La Fayett. 10 The
Editor IF he Courier Francois
p PARIS, MARCH 9, l3sS
SIX ~" "rdcr oi the dHv inserted the M1-i-
te"r, aud signed Pulissard, Qua,rem.te Colou.I or
the 4th legion, has affirmed that lie. National card
"'"rS as 'hr Distinguishing principle OF ITS ,n,tution
u" ""e"ehce 'cHhom bO"Dds to the will OF she @,
Guard Of 1889, to- TH, 70 TO , member OF the National
The National Guard was Instituted rnr the con
quest and mainienancr OF liberty eo,,,,,, ,.d 81
CAT order. Having first placed ne ,,,i -; '"'
ou to assume The soyernmen, Of r"cn p ,%en
guar lnIIed The independence uf the FrcuchIe,,nry
'"d 'hIS also u would have done ~ - later rjl +
and J8I5 L t "'u' n"r''eu'h each oih"r IN 1914
"'i"" "a arms. And thus a,o, ! trust It Will do a
gun, and mat spontaneously shoslJ ,e no,,,rs nT
tli""z and LeyhJch again invade our ,er,;,n,, -
tr.,, C my o., i,>ro,r OF 'rls'oc''e, and Of an
Guard has dng.n,I.,, h " ~, "'?"' '"e y It"n'i
,.,;n, a; '."''' ne n''anri''S insiru,ei ny The
o,' 'hh rroitC i"d the lives. pt,prri,> and ,,pi..
versaries of The ,.v,I, 10y 't" MAJ Tue all
uu she'd g., tbe ,,.-,, ~. ~ /, - w. "'"'S van
Tin. N,,,r'I
,:" 'u'H'' t'"ari World h""" enjoyed the hap
'I"u e IL lartnu de- pr,,,,e,.N .,,,. .i ''
our Gerg,tor, ,youid nae. ,Ii,,,i ,; ~ i i'''
saved once more ~ p.rr,,,. ''' ~ nave o''"
in ~, If. W. "''S' IVY r"onons have experienced
March ,,h ~" on me memorable iu OF
.L ' Wv" "nh" "ghIn ~ the National Guard
H"Nr sentiments which assisted At ,,S creation ~ ,l,
year ~, which cnnfed-aed four mill,oas Of armed
ciz"nS IN the wear 90 wl,cb b,,a s;n..' c.''i
lhe nseiv,S ON divers occa; '''''e "'''''t>'"
upon me ~" my 'sons of the capital aud Of which
INC 'N"'inhH' Guard u 1928 has given so tonor,hI.
" p"'oiir = testimony ~ The noble conduct of IA
Receive. Sir. ,%o as"'',a
b.yo ,,,,. G.. IA tAlEiIE.
sion OF hf )sGSniJ Iomght the history of ihr cxruI-
r,v Sh,,'Li 80 w -" - '.-- .I.a,,asan,
n iEs ctn,,i "''s o,"'r r'eh.S "i importance "'"ur
,en,,LS ~. S Sy aS'in trouble y"' with some
AN ENCJIcu opsCpvpp
"
h.,,.i,i,.,a..,..,
cu,,i.. M f 'n SllneFs so long usriouslv cir
ohn"wrfed bat the live ofrh- King royal family
Na,innai @ we're SiV"i %" The 9th October by the
,aoa' ~ 'TH and their commanders aud that outhe.IOrb
f''S'''"''''' WHICH were refused by the c"u tiers
r,pru,
Doe--o,- - LIBtRAL DONATION.
no m"a M , Mny S-We are Hppy heing able
,; ~, ,nr rrG"irt ~ this Iown of curiosity
Lnny t'e notIaI'' oi gentleman 'u S"Irrna well
ed nor only ~ IN ne me. ca"tl" W rf al
i Wo,n ' ~ :" ornevnrnce. The ohi"c' ~ Hlue
Egvn Az , r nl perfect order just "'rei'"d from
alton made nf Il, ie'flue 10 u AMI e appropr
lie viii he found in t is Necessary to lN neiore the pub
been rermit,rd IA COM W. mi rlrrS' winch We have
'''' o' '"s r"r" curiosity on future occasion.
10 Diets Warren, JACKSON, & Gorlan,.
- Boston, ApriI &c 1923
GtnHentm There i, now on hoard lin, shin s,,, AM
a!"y arrived from Smyrna Mummy sent under the care
W 'lP - " fdHN - him and myself disposed of as
o. benevolent nature, and the Termed NAV he ~
examining the cases herogl,pbc. Er &c We re, ~ ~
may 10" first placed under your charge at the Medical Col
he presented in the o hi, commercial house A. Smvr
, MrssrS Jacob Van Lenarp& co. who thus writes upon
'ht SUBJECT
" We have shipped on hoard the Sally Anne under the
w, "i cum large case, containing Mummy.
rue brtsh C"n'uia at Alexandria writes Is lnWs on the
subject; have procured you Mummy CAPITA ore As no
gOu ones opened were to he found Cairo this place
commissioned person going To Ih,bes o selert ne %
- Ia @iah he in procuring you the best that
. C.rI 800 ' ,, a 'on nST ,in,;.
~ a. ieS ,Hht' oNSIhsY under his rare this
po ond m i oi LrWt'n" G.n on account Of his
s.nt;nc I, -, -. ''' N"u MI ihdrn, about pre-
,,iII . 80. o ..nnhfT, IN my lirmS name. II
WI Acl'e he Cu"Siiy Of the public hone CRAFTY
~, ''Ihe,' we nave been So much benefited Inv the
- . " w "''tl"dni'' - n" not reculirct hnvng
three
~ - ""e =, W.. ~ her"g lNphcs, and must be optn-
90 Hh ."tom' "edih not open it here afraid