Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-06-20

z LIZ feet-The Pennington canal, intended TO
connect the waters OF the Connecticut at Norihamp
ION win the harbour at New Haven, is all under
contracts, at prices below the estimates oil the En
gineers. Many OF the sections already com
pleied, and It is expected that the waters will be
lie, into nearly 80 miles If the canal, during the
present season The Rev. Jedidiah Morse died at
| New Haven on Friday week aged Ga: he has been
called the Father of American Geography. a
volume OF Travels in the u. 5. by Mrs. Roy al has
just been published at New Haven. Mrs. r. is
| from Virginia; very well known in that State; her
work is said to be full OF anecdotes sketches OF
| living characters, SC. and from the samples we
have seen, we expect to see a very cur Gus per
| Torrance.
| New YoRK- Gov. Clinton has appointed Mr.
| NJ. NJ Noah of the city OF New York. Division
Judge Advocate for tie Brigade OF Artillery
The resigned Pi ofessors OF the Medical College of
N. Y. have applied Union College to be admitted
medical faculty;a similar application TO Colum-
| bis College having failed. They have also com
menced suit against the College for the recovery of
| claims TO the amount OF more than 100000 81
stages leave Utica every week; besides TWO lines
OF packet boats, ircigh boats sc. IL is calculated
that 90 600 persons will pass through the village in
the course OF this year and that the amount OF ca
nal tolls will be increased one-third since the last
| year.-The deaths in the CITY of n Y. the week
before the last Sc; Ia from consumption. -
| Preparations making TO build superb range
of Arcades in N. Y. similar 10 those building in
| Philadelphia {: the old houses nearly all pulled
down. public meeting Is called in N. Y by Sc
| verai of the most respectable citizens and British
subjects to devise Tor relieving he unpar sllel
led suffering of large portion of the inhabitants in
| q. Britain and Ireland. Proposals published
| for building 20 canal boats for the Delaware and
| Hudson canal company On the 9th Inst there
were alread, more han 800 Visitors The Sa ato-
"a Springs 500 notes Of the b INK OF va. said
| bp in n Writ M
a person reported to be IN tha cI,y, with large
amount OF them, and TO have succeeded in passing
| a considerable number OF bills.-Tbe steam boat
Sun reached Albany from n in the remarkably
shor, passage OF IL hours i3 minutes, after touch
| ing at 10 different landings The sIoop of w ar
| Lexington sailed from n Y. short cruize to
the OF Labrador TO protect the rights OF our FISH
ermen - The canal from Hudson's river TO the
Delaware viii! be accomplished this season. and the
residue of the Distance 80 miles 10 the coalmines
are under contract and i'll be completed the next
season. Samuel Perry so years of age aud
merchant at Newport village, cut the throat OF his
amable wife on the LIST Inst. The had become
| addicted to habits of ntemperance, which led TO
the greatest unhappness in his family, and finally
40 this dreadful catastrophe She struck across
the neck with large pocket-knife and in a few MI
nutes bled to death. Perry himself then ateInp ed
TO commit suicide, by stabbing himself on his throat,
breast. and side but not mortally he is now in
goal Professor Eaton with party of students
arrived Syracuse The End. in the packet boat,
on their return TO Troy from their Geological Tour
to Lake Erie. He accompanied by Professor
Rsffinesque of Pennsylvania University, who had
joined them at Buffalo. They visited tie Salt
wells of Sana, examined the geological Character
of the marsh, and in the evening Professor Eaton
delivered a lecture 10 numerous arsie.'ee Whe
al Saline, che Professor examined the stone which
had been pronounced to be pe;rifsction OF human
head, but neither OF the Professors agree III this
opinion They think The resemblance Is merely ac-
cdental, and that il is nothing but sillcous no
duie. made up OF concentrc Spheres Ihe nucleus of
which originally the part, designated as the
chin. Such resenblsnces said not 10 be unfre
Quent. The fracture OF stone in the Tower of
London presents good profile of the poet Chaucer;
and sea she'll found on the island OF Curacao had
musical notes on lis surface so arranged as 10 pro-
duce pretty tune The new American shin Great {.
Britain cleared nut from n. Y on the I4th for a
market in Europe her cargo is "a bales oil cotton
weighing 8S6,60G lbs. supposed to be the largest
cargo which ever left the u. 5. 1t is now entinated
at $4,000, IL months ago, it would have brought
more than 250,0 900. This admirable vessel mea- |
sures 125 tons go canal boats from the North
and " est arrived at Albany the 18th with va
rious cargoes; and % boats cleared with merchan-
die, furniture and passengers "A person has
recently arrived in N. York, having patent for !
machine 20 raise Anchors ship board. He states ,
an. Anchor OF 1000 pounds. Admiral Sir Isaac
Coffin has arrived in the Canada at n. York on a
visit TO his friends in Boston; the veteran i. severe
ly afflicted with govt and rheumatism A Mr.
Dawes, of New York, offers for sale new inven-
ton ofhis own, which he calls water proof silk and
grass cloth hats, for wear The Evening
Post says, they unite he qualities of lIghtne.s,
cheapness, durability and handsome appearance in
greater degree than any summer Ina we ever
saw Two respectable young of New York;
MIR. Mumford and Mr.. Hosack, are about 10 make
their debut al one Of the theatres in that CITY -
young man has offered in of the New York
papers to be- 20O0 dollars with security for its paw
ment, that he will coEplete in year, an Autona-
ton Chess Player, equal in skill TO the Turk A
party of about so gentlemen The 18th accompa-
MED Gov. Clinton visit 10 some Of the fortjfi-
cations in the harbor of N. Y. MIR. Salszar the CO.
lombian Minister, the Consul General, &C. were
guests. Among the toasts after dinner were The,
following BY General Muir Speedy relief TO
the embaHassmens of the author Of the Declaration
of American Independence. b. Mr.. Salazar
The genius OF Franklin and Fulton. Ii was re-
served for the first, TO command the ihunderholt:
for the second, to make alter subseryent to FIRE
By Mr.. CambreleDg The immortal advocates
(civil and military Of constitution liberty Chat
ham, Washington, and Bolivar. BY Gel. Pnlacio:
The happy people who have solved the problem
that moral power is sufficient for its defence with
out the necessity of castle fortress; the United
States. BY Mr. A Blocker William Penn
He will not be forgotten by the pen OF The histori-
About $50 Saxony Merino Sheep, picked
from the flock of the King Of Saxony; have lust
been imported from Hamburg into N. Y
New JERSEY Four persons were engaged on
the goth ult. in cleaning well at DIR. Forman's in
the county Of Montgomery. In removing I6