Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-12-03

administration y tho government Sut ts,t m. ,,ho,.
m'o,sement Of state affairs ought TO be con6dej to
select few, perhaps council OF ten, as in Venice
NJ the close Of the second Punic war; the Ca thag-ni.
ans Were required by their scios. deliver UP three
hundred hostages oil children OF Senators. The de-
'nanh ws< complied with, aud then they were told that
peace eori not be lasting, If they did surrender
AT .ne HP,, arms, and engines 81 with all their
hava anu hhary stores. Having done This ao. they
were then ordered aSsndon their anricn, CITY 4, de-
me .Gto OF 'ht'r ancestors, and retire q the in,e
or oil ~ ic1 0th their families Their refusal 10 conn
ply with this sern, unesiug nindi led e heir final
Iiiscomhure, End the desoation OF Carthage in the
airi WITH Rome Nay The situation Of our ,,yo
Is'ovtd Virginia never furnish parallel!
CURTIUS.
Grhrcf % q letisr from Iposhneton 2sth .NSr
he mail from Philadelphia hi, niornns, brouyh
the intelligence, of tn. death of the HONORABLE Bn.brod
ashnE ~ one oihe associate justices OF the Suprcint
Court OF The United States. 1 have already heard The
names OF se'ersi gentlemen mentioned for the
cv, among them Henry Baldwin, Lanydon Cheves and
'eIge Gibson row on the bench OF the Supreme Court
oil Pennsylvania
! am informed, on authority credit, that the Sec.
,eary OF the Navy. will in the annual report from
department, suggest notifications of Importance
re WIZ recommend the numbrs OF navy yards to bs
reu"ce" 10 Two; one in the Naragansct the oler the
chesapeake to the first, that Charlesiot will he
retained as an appenhge, and to the second that At
Washington, ID. G. The Commis sioners of the Navy
WIN, u Us understood, iavour thes- arrangements.
81 walked along the Pennsylvania venue this beau
anu morning, and was really surprised the great
humber and good appearance OF those who ira
versing it, u was much enivened bv the arrival Of
several stages from Bilmore and among them two of
spienuii stages, Crowded with
women and children, and trunks and band es piled
like Peon upon Os.a.
"a goodly number Of members of both Houses Of
Congress already in the City. Mr.. Sisby Of the
senate with his family, for the present qiartered
at the Mansion Hotel 80 also. MIR Ingersoll and family
and MIR. Everett. Mr.. Hsyne arrived several days
since Me. Grundy came by the way Of Richmond.
Before this reaches you, there will have arrived many
"Condy Ragnet, Esq. has CONNIE nc ell In. publication
ei his Journal in this city. The first 10 be is.
sued here will appear on Saturday understand
he will publish weekly, during the north of Decem-
bcr and afterwards at least twice a week You know
he opposes ultra-tarifn, aud advocates free trade"
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Extract Of letter from Washington to the Editors.
dated 30th Noe 1929.
Passengers by Fullcr's line, among whom was Gen.
Cadwaader, Of Philadelphia arrived this morning. with
tne report oil the death of Mrs. Washington of Mount
Vernon She left Philadelphia in her own carriage to
follow the remains Of her deceased husband, which
was conveyed by water, and died the road near
Derby, village a few miles from the City.
"lhose familiar with the state of Mrs. Waslington's
health Tor many years, need the information that in
turning to her mournul hone she separated from
the corpse OF the Judge by her nPportable horror of
water conveyance"