Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-30


trstion oil justice, by giving view OF the " hole
doctrine of law, and by rendering any reference to
the statutes, reports, or au horitstiye writers
necessary, since they will all be found In this
Code, and 10 furnish 4 document in which the
whole bo'iy OF the law, upon any given subject,
may be found whether The information be sought by
the historian, The AM iquary, or the lawyer
|. The preparation Of these documents will occu.
Ply some time, but from the facilities for complet-
| ing the undertaking, which the Government are
sdording Mr. Hammond, little doubt Is entertain,
ed that ere long, this most valuable work will be
completed.
| CAPT. LYoN--There are some person, who
IN the course OF life, seem particularly subject 10
misfortune, and born to endure more than ordi-
nary share of those casualties and sufferngs to
which all are liable. This is wonderfully exem-
piihed in the life Of one of the bravest and mos,
able officers Of the present day, Capt. Lyon. This
gentleman, after having spent some time in our
service on the coast Of Africa, appointed to
command part of the expedition to the North
Pole; which latter service we all know how be
performed; in both. however, he did not confine
himself 10 the mere duties of his appointment.
Two able works have been given to the public,
briefly and mahfully relating the occurrences of
both those services. Possessing the finer accom-
pilshments OF a traveller, still his claims as an
able and experienced officer great, and he had
right TO employment; he did get employed he
was sent to explore that part of the Northern
continent OF America, the very name of which
almost additionally told of the danger word-
can better paint the heroic virtues of those COM
posing the expedition than his own in describing
the night OF the Is, Sept, 1924; it is impossible
10 refrain IRON extracting them. - Although few
| or none II US bad any idea that should survive
the gale, I've did not think that our comforts should
be entirely neglected: order was ther esore Civ.
en- TO the men to put their best and warmest
cio'hing, to enable them to support life as long a.
possible Every man, therefore, brought his pack
on deck and dressed himself, ard i'm The fine ath
ietic forms which stood exposed before me- did
MOI see one muscle culver, the ligbtes, sign of
alarm The officers each secured some useful in
suument about them, for the purposes of observa-
tion' although II was acknowledged by all tina
not The slightest hope remained And now that.
every ihinS In our power had been done. | called
all han IS ait, and TO a mercifu Col offer ed PRAYERS
Tor our preservation, thanked every one for hi,
excellent conduct, and cautioned them, as we
should in all probability soon appear before our
Maker, to enter MS presence men resigned TO
their fate Noble as the character of tho British
SAILOR IL always allowed to be in cases of danger
I YET Gid not seeve 1t possible, that amongst Al
persons, not one repining word should have been
uttered Each was at peace with his neighbour s.
all the world; and am firmly persuaded that the
resignation which was shown to the will of the
Almighty was the means of obtaining his mercy -
Capt. Lyons chance of appointment in the ser
vice being now but small, he accepted situation
IN one OF The Mexican Mining companies and
proceeded TO the place OF his appointment with hi.
newly married bride, a lady OF great beauty and
equal accomplishments. After ledions passage
down the Channel he wrecked off the coas, of
Cornwall, and lost all his property. Reluctantly
obliged to TO leave his wife in England, whose
constitution appeared to suffer from the fatigues &
dangers OF sea-voyage, he proceeded 10 AmeIi-
ca returning home In the packet ship Pantbea
he was wrecked at Hoyhead, a few days since,
again ie-Ing every thing, including his journal,
charts, and plans of the mines, Sc. But his mis-
fortunes do not rest here: few hours after being
on shore, ne received the distressing Intelligence of
his wiie's death. 1t is to be hoped that fortune
has here ceased her prosecutions. Bath Journal.
FROM COLOMBIA.-By the schooner Rob-
ert Y Hayne, Capt. Johnson, at New York, from
Lasuayra, informant is received to the ed ul,
a private letter IRON Caracas. of the S,h Feb
s'a'es that ten Faez has been despatched by Boil
war TO the Plains, report says, for the purpose of
raising troops to go against Porto Rico The late
conduct OF Boiver In regard both TO his friends and
opposers appears 10 have excited number of con
lectures, and 10 have puzzled the knowing ones
Paez Is not less perpiexed, it Is said than others
who have endeavoured in vain to account for or
explain what they consider very mysterious .
! ~. e.
signed his office, as Intendant General of the De-
partment OF Maturin; and that Gen S. Marine has
been appointed TO succeed him.-Col VallenilIa Is
one oil the distinguished patriots, who have ALWAYS
held very high : responsible Offices in Colombia
and has served from early period OF the rev olu-
ZION oil The Country, both, as soldier s. as poli-
| tican." Ran en-
The following letter, which we copy from the
Chronicle, will be read with interest:
LAGUAYRA, 18th Feb. 1927
| &c We had tremendous shock of an e ,rthouake
In the morning of he I'd inst. IL was nearly thrown
from my cot, the sensation when FIRST awoke was
similar to that of being tossed by the back of
person placed beneath bed. | was not long in
getting into one of the windows; our old house
made noise something like the burning of
spruce wood hIe; thought it would come down
- the shecs was preceded by an awful rumbling.
and followed by rushing sound like that of a
heavy gust. although the air was quite still. 1t is
the heaviest shock which has been felt since 1912
when Caracas & Laguayra were laid in ruins;
| however, no material injury has been sust ained-
a number OF people were thrown from their cots,
and Two small mud houses were Pulreyised in
| Caracas"
| Difficulties have occurred between the mer-
| chants and the Collector of the Customs. ON ar
count of call made by Bolivar for $50 900. and
be IS pressing every who is likely ever 10
owe any thing to the Custom House; some do ors
have been closed & sealed, and some persons have
been imprisoned. NO arrivals from the u s. for
2 months past
FROM JAGUIRA.
| We have been fayoured with the following ex-
tract OF letter irouI Lagura, dated the 18Th of
February
"About ten days since an order of Bolivar.
uIDlISUph. Inr &