Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-09

respecting ihv disaster vi ich was said to hay.
happened To Maj. Long and his party. There
is M doubt, al ST. Anthony, but Long is IN hi.
return home. The troops at the Miss.sipvi
posts ere generally well, though ne regret To
learn the death of Dr.. Mrrhpnhali of Font
Crawford The celebrated Col Dixon (fnr-
merry in the British indian ser.c,) died at
Drumnoid'> Island. iea,iag Il wifr and six
children. IL is said That ample provision will
be made Tor them. ST. L. Enquirer
MANUFACTURERS MEETING
Pursuant 10 Puh.' N1'Ic., nunirfuus aud resuec-
table n.re'ing of ezens of Philadelphia, convened
~ ihe s'f,c, Cnur Room of the Guy ON the 29i
OF November.
MATHEW CAREY. Esq. was called 10 the chair.
and MARK RICHARDS, appointed Secretary.
The erecting a. MAS sis',d by the chairman WIS
called d. he board nj managers of the .nnsyyania
Snciciy Tor The encouragement OF American m.nuf C.
inres, for The purpose 81 cu-rppr,,io. with inns
citizens H. Boston, New York. and other places ,rb
have made, or are about to make application To
congress on the suhjec Of protecting The manui A.
lures OF the country now in stale OF rx,r-me depres-
sion IN thus pau OF she uuion and eisrw bcre
memorial prepared 10y the abu,. beard 81,
managers, WAS the" offered for cons sheraton, aud
being read over, was adopted without dissenurl
voice.
IL WAS ordered that the following ,.;,;z.ns IA.
conmiiee Tor the purp sc of SELECTING a plumber OF
ls"ns IN the urient districts 10 assist la arriving
~" rhec' the object "i ,his meeting, u, obtaining
4,
may TIE Necessary tu accomplish .ais imporiau n-
J'Ct;-alaihew Carey, Edward Ln.uh-r A,d,. ~
L 1; Jsmes Ly"d, Thom"s P.rk.', Samuel X
Charles > Coke, Ihom.- NJ. Pcuit, Hcp,v H,rr.
lhom9> Lrirrr, William Rowland, Samuel R,cI. d.
Aies""de, Cook, j hn Buu'rwo,h, Tv,nvr Cam.c.
berJamn Bullock, John Turner aud Mari R.cha,d
The following resolutions were offered and
adopted -
ResOired, Tha, Mathew Carey, Jonathan w.
Cond,, Samuel Richards, Geoige NJ C.ln,ont, Mark
R..ha liam
he committee Of correspondence, 10 com n,un,ca,e
with the manufacturing in tins and the neigh
bomine states, in order TO adopt such fair and homo
rahlr means as may h. necessary 10 procure such
modification of the tariff as NAV nro,ect the mac
features OF the country from the runnus effect of the
o'erw heiming importations from foreign nations.
h'SoTed, in'l ms las, committee present an
address TO the Legislature Of this state praying them
TO instruct the senator's and request the representa-
ives OF the state OF Pennsylvania in the Congress. of
'ht u. States 70 use their exerons towards accom-
rlmhing this yer, important ohjer'.
Published by order of the MEETING
=. nj THEW CAREY, Chairman.
MARX RICHARDS, Sec'ry.
JOHN REEcE.-Tbis celebrated Mail Rob
Der, at the age of %, having wife and one
child, has been convicted at the present term of
the Federal Court, and sentenced To the peni-
tenIary for seven years, and pay a fine of
s 100. He also stands indicted for like Of
ience, committed in the state Of Ohio, in the
month of May last.
CHARLoTrEsvILLE, December 5.-The
painful duty of noticing an accident of the
most melancholy character, devolves up
on the writer of this paragraph. On Sa,ur-
day evening last, whist engaged in rolling
saw logs into Captain John NJ. Perry's
saw-mill, MIR. Th. Walker was accidentally
caught by log, which passed over him and
an In MI I'D hnd hat 4
hours This affecting accident has deprived
society of man nfunimpeachable integrity,
and the most benevolent and phiIanthropic
heart. He enjoyed largely the respect and
confidence at all who were acquainted with
him by his premature death, disconsu-
late wife and two children have been deprived
of aD afectionate husband and tender parent
Mr.. w. was about 40 years Of age. c. Gd=.
Mr.. Conway, gentleman who held high
rank among the dramatic corps of the Gov eni
Garden Theatre, London, came passenger in
the ship Columbia, at n. York. During the
interesting engagement of Miss O'Npill, Mr..
G. was considered the hero of the stage, and
was great favOrite.
II ia with no small pleasure we learn that
the Gentlemen composing the Board of Bro
kcrs of this city, have given 100 to the Clio.
riOus Cause efibe Greeks, and s 100 TO the
Orphan Asylum Of this city. These liberal
donations are heightened in their value, when
il is understood that it is nearly all their funds
accruiog from penny daily fines Of mem
bers when absent. ". Y. d. ADV.
PirGcy.-Capi. Hazard Of the schr. Alaba
ma, arrived Yesterday from Honduras, states,
that n short time Previous to sailing, British
sIoop helongipg TO New Providence, had been
captured by Nvo piraiica boats. The pilot
Of The slOop was killed. twas the intention
Uf The piraies to have taken oui the lady pas
sengers, and ~ have burnt the vessel but a
heavy squaII came on, which frustrated their
design, and The sloop was enabled to get clear
of the boats. IB.
FRANKFonT. X. Nov 22.-T'he Senate have
been engaged for three days principally upon
the subject Of the Convention. There has
been much able aud warm debate on both sides,
which was concluded yesterday by Mcssrs.
FiOurnoy, the Lieutenant Governor, and Mar
shall upon the third reading oftbe bill, the
VOTES stond thus for lis passage 10 against
it, 10. The constitution requiring majority
of all elected, the bill ofcourse fell. Comm.
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