Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-09-30
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/ tie trouble; that then all the other nonds could h,
easily connected with il; thus the waters could al
ways De kept on the flow ebb, staenaton and
mlasmaia prev ented, aid the health of the islam,
much benefited. The work was 10 be begun forth.
a ""h.Tihe tw o dangerous cases of fever reported
ON board the Constellation at Norfolk from the w
io'e, nave proved fatal; oilrer case remains on
ooa.o The irleale-A shock of an earthquake
a, aimouth (Jamsica) on the 2Olll August
. ieiow Fever prevails at Naichez. The Board O,
, ,'eai'h ON the 2lst ut reports 2 deaths No
a,e report oil the Board of Health Mobile. Abou,
pea'hs IN the week before 20th August. The
small Pox has been In N. Orleans for three months
Tie efforts to arrest it have been Intellectual Dr
davidson proposes to divide the CITY into districts
aho phy sician Ia each TO introduce the vaccine into
each house.-The Duke Charles Bernard of 8, 70
"eimar, arrived at Boston some weeks since and
was received with great hospitality; he then visi
~ eo Sahada. " lie expressed himself, (says the
Sueoec Gazette delighted with the scenery of
S"eoec' ana The appearance of the country general
iyi OUT seemed 10 think it rather backward in i'm
Pro'emem compared with the II. States of ,pIirh
ne IS an ardent dda'irey, and wher. he thinks
,nese matters are better managed The House of
ei1nar and that of Wirtemburg are said to be
'he ohiy ones who have kept their promise TO
me people, when they wished them TO expel the
French, namely of giving them a representative
government, and exemption from taxation withou,
'heir consent This Duke distinguished, himself il,
| tne late European Wars. He is now in ~ York ::
thence he proceeds 10 N. Orleans: and afterwards
| travels In South America.-The N Jersey Bleach
ihs' PRINTING and Dying Incorporated Company
are erecting building at Bevie 263 feet front,
stories high, of hewn sone.--The Eagle Bank of
New Haven has stopped payment Report speaks
OIL gross Encouragement; of lis engaging in mer-
cahtiie speculations; as, for instance, receiving
consigned TO it vessel from N. Carolina, freight
cd with pine boards.--The Williamsburg Phoenix
stated lew days ago, that out of l05 persons at
The Lunaric Hospital there had not been more than
ndisposed and these but short time; for MANY
days, not case of fever in the Hospita-A letter
from Cincinnati states that the trunks containing
the papers and valuables of Gen. Lafaye,t which
mad been sunk in the steam boat Mechanic had
Deen recovered, sustaining very little injury. The
stick OF Gen. Washington, presented TO LAFAYETTE
by Nr Cusiis, was also found attached to one of
the trunks.
Canals, Crops, &c.--The section of the Miami
lanai, on which the ground was first broken by
Governors Clinton and Morrow on 2lst July. was
already completed by 9th Sept. in substantial
ihahner--Neariy ~ seam boats, building aud re-
pairing, were within the bounds of Cincinnati OIL the
i2th INST Their tonnage not lar short of 5000 IONS
IL new boats are on The stocks, and others con-
trac.i i'''''-...ilt TN the long and luminous re-
pio'e'neht al Harrisburg, sa,,..tG ,.1roS, II.
Pc, VI WI matthew Carey, it is stated that lb,
-. "n iI,us IN A. Hampshire have risen in value
Ia al
81 miles long, was only 800 900: tba, ,hs -.
convenient TO the canal, had mounted up from o.
uoiisis per acre; that the total cost of q canal
lr ron philadelphia to Pittsburg, interest included
Canal, but more productive, to be finished in 10
years.-Our naval officers, in their visits to foreign !
countries, frequently enlarge our domestic comforts
by foreign improvements. Thus, Capt. John ..
Creighton, his late cruise 10 The coast OF Africa
in the Cyane, has obtained at much expence thirteen
she If he tail m
he has sent to N. York, for the purpose OF intro
ducing breed excellent not only for its wool but
, flesh. The tail is singular in appearance, some
times from TO inches in breath, forming most
delicious dish. a pair of these sheep Is intended
for Gen Van Rensselaer,. Several branches Of
finest grape vines from the coast of the Mediter-
ranean, aud large quantity of garden seeds, have
been ceived diferent times from the
/ "A plum has been gathered at Philadelphia weigh
ing 10 or. 48 gr. Another in Hartford, 10 OIL. 10
/ or. A polatoe Lexington, Ken measuring 90
inches in circumference and weighing % lbs
a red muscadle pear tree in Hanipden CO., Mass.
has borne crops year tor the last years; the
first growth ripens in July, the other in September.
Commandments. -Tbe annual commenc ement
of Yale College took place on the 18th inst. The
aulience numei Gus, the exercises inieresting--66
young gentlemen, alumni of the College, adj
mitted TO the degree of Bachelor of Arts; one, A b.
of Cincinnati, was nd eundeni--3S alumni
Columbia College, were admitted ad eundem. The
honorary degree of M. A. was conferred on A.;
the degree OF NJ. ID. on % gentlemen ofthe Medical
Institution; the honorary degree of NJ. ID. a;
the honorary decree of Doctor of Divinity 2; the
Honorary degree of Doctor OF Laws on Jared Mans
field Of the u. States Military Academy at West
Point and on James G.. Ester, Chief Justice in the
Island Of Bermuda-P Professor OlnIsted OF the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and late tutor in Yale
College, is elected to the Professorship of Mathe-
natics and Natural Philosophy, vacant by the death
| OF Prof. Duton.--rhe Phi Beta Kappa Society
had its general meeting on the lSh and marched in
: procession 10 the Centre Church, where Grafton
|, wasdeivered by Judge Could and Poem by DIR.
Perdval AT their dinner, the following Toasts
: wergiven:
BIZ w. Gbbs-The netc alpha of the netc
= iStae of Mane. May the Greek letters soon be
exteided through all the States.
b X. S. Baldwin-Ouy sister Iiph0s of .Netc
( Yori dnd Maine. Like Minerva from the head Of
Jove they have sprung into existence, mature in
wisdom and strength.
ByS. F. Il. Morse Greece as we borrow
= name from her, may she soon borrow societies
/ from Is.
=, ByJ. II. Townsend Harvard Utlipersity-
= Rich wealth,--rich also in learning and talents.
e NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. measures are adopt
!, ing il London for the establishment OF London
- Tnitsrsiy. Mr. Thomas Campbell first propos-
y ed il in his Monthly Magazine; for the benefit Of
p the manufacturers aud mddling classes OF society
I'd those of Cambridge and Oxford, being too distant
:" and expensive for such purpose A young man
canno 90 10 either Of them for less than E2O0 or
= ESQ pf annum and nearly months are allowed
III for VACATIONS; but II estimated to cost him In
- Lond4 not more than E2J or 30 with only ten
?, weeks vacation; this too allowing bin to attend
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