Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-08-28
ELE OTICM s
INTERESTING NEWS FROM LIBERIA

Washington, dus. 81, 1927.
Intelligence OF the most gratifying nature ha
list reached this Office from the Colony of Libe
ria. Our friends throughout the country, who hav,
heen cautiously waiting for information con erniDs
the eugrants by the Doris, will peruse with heart.
sslt pleasure, the following extract from letter
fspm Captain Mathews, bearing date Porto Piaya
Cape De Verbs, July 10Th, 1927.
AS Mr.. AslImun may not have had an on
pYtunity OF communicating with the United
States since my departure from MesuIsdo, l have
tte honor To inform you, for the information Of
the Board OF Managers, that landed all our
passengers Ia excellent health at Measurable 45
Jays after our departure from Hampton Roads. /
nave the satisfaction also TO state that the date
OF my departure from the Cape, the glst OF June
sill the eiDigrants by the Doris, had gone through
TIE fever, two young children only falling victims
10 it, and most Ut them located and w orkns
On htiIaiarms on the Stockton. have despa,che.
On board tho Dors, from MIR. Ashmun, for th,
Board, ard the Hon Secretary OF the Navy, which
shsIl forward Immediately my arrival in Bal.
smOre, for which place shall sail in two OF tire.
days. IL affords me much pleasure to bear testi-
pOny TO the thriving aud prosperous condition of
the colony. The emisrants by the Doris, with
one or two exceptions, appear 10 be highly pleased
wnh them prospects,"
We will only add, as supplementary 10 this
cheering intelligence, that 1t is deemed important
90 fit out early Ia the approaching autumn one or
TWO expeditions, and that it 10 hoped the public
.'btraliiy, will promptly furnish the meaus.
ScoiFs Life Of Napoleon. --EIessrs. Carey
Lea s. Carey, have just issued the long expected
life IF Napoleon, by the Author of Waiver
~. This American edition embraces in three
l'cA Octsvos the contents OF the nine thick duo
decnos of The English copy; it's steroe'yped, and
CONSISTS OF 33,OOU volumes, the greatest quantity
oil a book OF It's SIZE ever printed at once, this
OF, perhaps any other country. We learn that the
demand for 1t surpasses the expectations of the
A.
be work IN Loudon the 30ih III June III
could not have been sent hither regularly, sooner
than by the packet Of The Sih ult and that of the
Est is not yet arrived. SIpposng no copy to have
been received by anticipation, month or 8 weeks
mus. have eIsPsed after the arrival Of the packet
before an American edition large enough las the
present one 10 10 meet the demand Of the United
Siates, could be prepared. Thus, owing 10 the
itreral and skiltu enterprise of the American pub
pshers, we are in POSSESSION of Sir Wser's inter-
esiing labprs go much The earlier, and at a price
considerably lower than that Thich is asked for
them in Great Britain. We have perused the
work with deep Interest but il is not our purpose
70 remark now upon its literary merits. We annex
the sutbor's advertisement TO the London Edition,
in which he briefly states the history aud spirit OF
bis undeI aJsing. Nat. Gaz.
The exteot and purpose of this work have, in
the course OF its progress, gradually but essentials
Iy changed lTom what the author originally pro-
posed. IT at first inteaded merely as a brief
and popular abstract Of the most " onderiuI man,
aud the most extraordinary events of the last go
years--In short, to emulate the concise yet most
Interesting history of the great BRUSH Admiral by
The poet Laureae Of Britain. The author was
partly induced TO undertake the task, by ma wing
formerly drawn up for periodical work, The Ed
f1bWg annual Register the history of Tire two
great campaigns OF 1914 and 1915; and volumes
was The compass assigned TO the proposed work.
An introductory volume, giving general account
of the Rise and Progress Of the Revolution, was
thought necessary; and the single volume, on
fdeme OF such extent, soon sweed into two.
A. As the author composed under an anon yrnous
iiile he could neither seek nor expect information
sfom those who had been actively engaged in the
Shanghai scenes which he was attempting to re-
cord; nor was lie object more ambitious than that
81 COMPRISING and arranging such Information az
no ordinary Authorities afforded. Circumstances
however, unconnected with the Undertaking, in
diced him to Icy aside en- tHcogntto, suy iUriher
attempt TO preserve which aust have been cOssid-
ed affec,adoB; and since bis having done so. he
Gas been favored with access 10 some valuable
iaiiais most Of which have now, Tor the fret ume,
sssa the light. For these he refers 10 the = ppeu-
dix, where he reader VIII find several articles Of
novelty and interest. Tbougb not At liberty in
every case 10 mention tbu quarter from which his
information has been derived, de author has
ooen careful 10 rely upon ncne which did not
come from suzeem authority. lie has neither
gfubbeJ fr anec o;ss IN the bes and private scan
dai OF the time, nor has he soirifed information
from individuals who coaii not be parrish
WITNESSES in the facts 70 which tley gave ev!dence
Vet the various public documea.s and private ia
frm 100 wh.ta re rs FrcAgei. have uss,el sly