Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-18

spread through the City. and she was hnaiiy in.
vited By Mr.. Speaker Taylor to- " give her tesii-
mony" as she calls her sermon, in the Capital :
The hall, lobby and gallery were filled By an i'm
mense crowd The President, Secretary of War,
and many members of Congress were among her
auditors "A correspondent Of tha N. Y. Com.
Advertiser states, that +" the text was from I'd Sam
chap. xiii. .. and A." lie that ruleth over
men, murt be just, ruling in the fear of God. And
he shall be as the light of the morning when the
sun rIsetb, even a morning without clouds: as the
tender grass sprineing out Of the earth by clear
| shining after ran'" She adapted her discourse
to the occasion; and expatia,ed on the character
and duties of Rulers. " Af:er finishing her SER
mon (says the same letier) she sang alone long
hymn; her voice was much admired by the bes,
judges. The sotes, note of il filled the room. She
is a woman of delicate form aud an expressive face
She 10 now past thirty. FIVE years of age, and re-
tains much of the good looks her youth. Irem~m-
Der her, when IN the blooming charms of seven
teen, she moved down the dance " ,citi fairy
step and laughing eye:" but little then did an
tlcipate the day when she would draw after her
crowds OF hearers as preacher. think she will do
much good, for there is less fanaici.m more good
sense in her discourse than in those sermons of
Withheld which have been printed in this coun-
Try She seems to unite The Quaker and the
Methodist.
Gen. Smith has been reelected TO the Senate OF
the y. 5. without opposition. Alessrs. Chambers
and II. johnson nj X. did not il seems succeed in
heir mission 10 Anna polls. to prevail on Govern
or Kent TO offer. The Administration ,.eople now
pretend 10 count on Gen SIS support. They're
upon him IN the attempt to shut our PORTS against
the British w. India Trade. But hero of the
Revolution will scarcely be drsgooned in this way
lie will not forget his celebrated speech last wn-
ter in defence of the Memorial from Baltimore.
We understand, that the letter which was writ
ten TO Judge Barbour 10 obtain hi. consent to run
him Tor the Senate of the u. s. was not sent A
letter from the Judge to one Of his friends dis
tinctly disclaimed any wish to be brought forward;
and stated that his sole iuducement TO leave the
Bench, was his desire to redeem his pledge TO
serve the people Of his, District in the II. of r.
This disclaimer on his part was sufficiently under
stood heIe-ard the opponents of Mr. Randolph
were then determined to run Governor Tyler.
The Enthusiasm with which the S.b January
was celebrated in Pennsylvania. by her members
OF the Legislature and her Citizens, has dirmay ed
the members of the Coalition. ThcJ are now sa-
tished, that Pennsy lvania has irrecoverubiy gone
over to Gen. jackson.
We understand, that the Board of Directors Of
the Virginia Bank at Lynchbnrg, had failed cleo,
f''Ouse9dciCc Oh tDelr VOteS Oeiug ul-
vided between twn gentlemen in the Directory.
In consequence OF this event, we are informed by
the LyDchburg Vhginiah" of the l5.h, tina, all
the notes which were due on Wednesday preceding
and not paid were necessarily protested. Ofcourse
the credit OF the drawers and eniursers could not
suffer from this matter OF form.
| FRENCH s. SPANISH LANGUAGES.
| We take pleasure IN laying the following arti-
Gle from the Raleigh, IN. C.) Register. before
our readers. we have conversed with Mr.. Fay.
and have seen his Credentials We do not hest
tate to say, that he has made upon u. The most
favorable Impressions, and that his Credentials are
OF the most respectable description. We under
sand That he proposes TO attend his classes in this
city and in Petersburg, every alternate week. He.
teaches the French. Spanish aud Italian, according
TO the system of Dufief-- having recourse at the
! same time TO the Grammar and Vocabulary:
ML Fay's tsle:.ts as a teacher, and the deci-
ded superiority OF his system over all Others, for
the acquisition of these languages, eni,ie him 10
public patronage. He has formed classes in ysri-
GUS towns IN this State, and his pupils uniformly
bear testimony to his department. as gentleman,
snd to the happy faculty which Ie possesses al
| communicating instruction. One OF bis Iaie ru-
pills a; Hi!sbnrough, informed u.a few days since
that so correct knowledge had been impaired TO
his class in that place, that they could converse
almost as fl.enriy in.Fiench ard Spanish, as in
their veTbacuiar tongue"