Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-20

u. lie rode several miles a ew days sgo-and was Wed
nesday last. in the City.
THE JOINT LETTER.
Who IL there that cannot understand the object OF this
letter! Here officer OF the cabinet the disny
candidate of,he republican party is arragne before the
Of the a..io. upon charges which, IL
of the peculiar situation In which stood 10 the
people, maaed deposition to Aspe orsssA essnina
purpose committee appointed With ample po~er, !"
act fSr Congress a.. is cournment They were Instruct.
ed amer the close OF their lsbos report and law
the testimony before the naon doubtless tha, the people
s;s: e ss ssU. RE es.ss
the evidence before peoples thew have read
and s.ss assss sGs ~ and Sni,a Edward: as uni
But Messrs. Adams and CALHOUN, who are placed
before the nation as candidates Tor Its honorable gifs
voluntarily shelter this wretch, and without even tue pre
tensions Of delie.cy or the necessity Of case publicly
declare that In their opinion this subject Of Me-
ford's dtshonesy and tneapaey, yet be decided
by Ae nasien DO these gentlemen wish to convey
the idea that the people are NOT qualified to Judge Tor
themselves! DO they wish 60 insult Cosimitiee
Investigation! Or do they easte Rat tAe mas Of fle
s.S 'ss s.'" ss.i s & ~ ...;
he has unexpectedly exposed himself-and p-optr
o.,"ne knowledge of hi. characier-e we're his
friends and second to Crawford he CHOICE,
never support the protector Edwards and
party. ISk,aandonA Herald.
IL was rumcured here Yesterday with sopr appear
e. ae, ;na, John HARBOUR In Con
mister TO Mexico.
The crops Of grain and hay In this have
1Ae weaha Of Shsnandoah.-A lead mine, presumed to
farm Of DR. Martin Hupp OF this county. We have under
Stood that competen judges have examined the and
pronounce IL to be OF superior quality 10.
Extract ola letter from Pennsylvania.
ave look to your state with deep and in
tense feeling and interest. Our intelligence is
vague and unsatisfactory. If your Senators
are firm, the state and country is safe. IL no
alteration Of the electoral law takes place,
think we can say with confidence that the
great state ofNew York gives tho next Presl-
dent need not say that your example will
have great influence upon this aud other states.
Give me your opinion frankly on the subject"
ANSWER.
We are prepared togive our opinion frank
~; and we are as positive as we can be ofany
thing not yet come to pass that the Legisla-
ture, which meets in August, will adjourn with
ou: making any alteration to the law, and a
greeably To their original determination, will
meet again in November and there is little
doubt that Mr.. Crawford will obtain the So
votes Of this state. II is so considered by the
friends Of all the other candidates, and very
nearly admitted by them. In eighteen days
more all doubts will be settled. ~. Y Jaduo.
From the Portsmouth Journal]
Solemn dispensation Of Prouidence.--On
"Wednesday last, about o'clock r. NJ. a thun-
der shower arose from the west. and passed
over the town Of Rye, highly charged with
electric fluid. The lightning was very vivid and
incessant, and the peais ofthunder tremendous.
The rain descended in torrents. The light
ming struck in five places, in two of which it
proved fatal in its ELECTS. Ii struck the south
schoOl-h0use, in which there were about 20
scholars. More than half the number were
knocked down, and many were stunned, or
10 WIRE unable for some time to rise up and
or z. when first taken up by the master,
were apparently dead. 12 ar "a were more
or less injured; the clothes of one took fire,
and he was considerably burnt and the hair
of another was singsd. All, however, are re-
covered or hopefully recovering, except two
who were Instantly deprived oflfe; viz. Sher
idan, very forward and promising son 0f
Jonathan Phbrick, Esq. aged land Jo-
seph Smith, desirable child Of Samuel Ran
dali, aged z. The lightning entered the school
house at the westerly windOw-shattered the
caseinrnt-brOke the glass, and appeared tn
spend its force chiefly among the scholars no
other considerable effects appearing. The
master, Mr. Fellows, received considerable
shock, but was not so affected but that he
was able TO pay immediate attention to the
case Of his scholars-and who is entitled to
esteem for his benevolent exertiOns for their
welfare.
About the same time, the lightning struck
the house of Mr.. James PhiIbrick, mile dis
tan' from the school house. Most Ofthe fami-
ly were in chamber-several Of them were
affected with the shock, and a son Of Mr..
Philbrick, about 10 years ofage, was instantly
killed.
- MAaRIEDl-on Thursday the list instant, by the Rev
Daniel Baker, OF Washington, MIR. JOSEPH s. BAKER
Of Newport, Georgia, to Miss AGNES w. dasgbter Of
'THE0D0RICK McROBERT, Of Prince Edward.
In this city, the 18th inst bv the Rev. Mark Che
vers, Capt THOMAS BELL, TO Miss EMILY v. HULEU,
both of New York.
the LIST instant at Harrisburg in Chari otie
County, Capt ROBERT HARRIS venerable and a wor
thy citizen-a patriot of the Revolution, and devoted
lover OF his countryof the stctest integrity and the
exemplary depoftneniHe died had lived re.
specied by all who I'm ew him and lie known 10 ma
n.y. much for civic donors martial renown as
for deeds of benevoIence god Chari,ys memo
ry speedily fade fron Of his friends
for his virtues were worthy OF = 1tion.
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