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IL not sueiendy settled wootea bIocks are mn, v,
IKE those upon our Chesterfield road-ohy that they
nearer not more than halt the distance apart Those
on the Chesterfield road intended merely for horse pow
err are shout six feet apart Those on the ALBANY
n'enaeo .or o.omouVs power about three feet apart
IN other respects the Albany road, where the earth is
unsettled, and the Chesterfield road are alike Nv ,bs
time the wooden blocks rot the earth will probably be
rnffcenily settled to admit OF stone; and ,h.n ill., -
tire road can assume that character.
Upon the twelve mites which have been finished :,
locomotive engine ~ how in use, which has with
pssrngers ~ tho rate u thirty miles hour l. may
not be rmiss to ads, h.t this engine made in on,
couh'ry. being manufactured by tho Kintles. a. the
West Poi"t Foundry.
alluded the Baltimore Road ADD TO IN. curb so,.
upon II. Twerty.siS miles OF this road ARE Ia use In
going on with the road, understand the engineers now
only put the curb stones upon such por the
as sre solid and permsnent-Dot upon high embark.
msnts. Upon these learn. they have determined now
10 wood In the frat instance. I cannot however
speak with certainty TO this TACT, bot having been be-
yond the frs, thirteen miles.
These details concerning Rail Roads will be some
what tedious TO yoh but they may nevertheless he OF
some interest," SO far they tend 10 show the expense
attending such works and the mode OF making ia. m
which appears now to be considered best.
IL must NOT however, be inferred that $50 900 mile
Is a very common estimate for u Rail Road. The ex.
pense depeads almost entirely upon tho nature the
road and the Character Of the country through which IL
passes he main line Of the Chester field road, is wih
IN traction oil thirteen miles and including the nclin
I'd plane At the termination OF it. has ereeufed for
Sll6,O0o; less than Se,nO0 mile. The Peter burg
kond, about sixty miles in length, will he msde TOR
SiOo.o0n less than $1,000 a mile. E,ch of these
roads Is oil wooden blocks aud rails, aud each siagc
track.
You will perceive that this letter Is written hastily;
and very little attention paid 10 its style manner.
Nevertheless, you at liberty mike any use OF
that you think proper. feel convinced that il is all
important that the next Legislature should commence
system oil Improvement upon enlarged scale, " no
thing be done, emig, alton will proceed in a greater
ratio than and the State will both popu-
ia'ion and wealth. II the contrary wise policy be
pursued, Virginia may yet her head among her
ter statss and challenge comparison with any of
remsia yours. with respect and esteem,
- &, r.
Tho 1870 used tho road, within oil
$3.50 each, which makes conbin
ed stl less than the shafsr, which authorized stock
amount Of SI50,0oO,
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Trouble IA another Quarter TIE Pr land YER
tis.r of the 27ts inst eos aims 1he foilowirg;-
Difficulties on the .Hadatcdsed r. .rorts ere in
town that di culties have occurred The ,daw ascs
between the Bti,iIh soldiers and the Uu,ed Safe,
citizens The latter Is said, urd-r,o:k on n. strength
OF deed 10 take pos ,essin Of lands. VIII eh 10
the possession g B1ush eizs,s; VIII arrupon qua raj
ensued whish terminated 10 the dss OF British
soldiers and four United SAt.s citizens, sv- the
report as circulated from ioierabiy an,he
but 10 we'll MT 10 give too eh eredepce before Il
is eoo6rmed from toe quarter itself
The following appsars in Tho British IN. By Colo
mist,
".Nadapased.--This land Of IRE. (Iumor ssy.) lie
sgsin in tuIno Report Gays tina, our Yankee Nigh
hoFs have taken the liberty Of apo nny vfisss, &s
&c. the British side, and that his Exeslency hs,
taken prompt measures 10 point out their mistake.
Let them be lest HE ESs-leDsy should make a
point Of pointing II out at The point Of the hsyone,
His Exceleney /" ar cd hand al tanning wild men Of
ths forest"
The EA'port papers notice the report above.
cd and ado
ave know not from what source tho above rumor
has < lined currency, nor the grounds which |, /
founced. We NUT await The particulars"
IN " Gat-fIe.
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Sa7 Dsmosra,Ie Mai.

OF Dsmotrauo Ma
When Il IL considered that ibis vote 10 all The
parties who rally against the National and State
Governments, there DO dou bt Tho ,rumph mt
and overwh. lining success Of the regular ticket In the
county.
In the city the results SO decisive. that the oppo
ton 20 the dsmocraic ekst will hardly he desperate
enough 10 rally al tho general slesiop. Twelve out
OF fifteen wards and an aggregate majority Of nine
hundred must nviDe, the ,ncreduous that the
democratic ticket mutt be ct escssful.
SOUTHWARK.
This maj lily was obtained over the united frets Of
Clsyism, Fede a!ism. Workeytn, Anti-m,sonry, In
qurersm, and all the shapes that the opposition TO the
demoera lie party hds from time ~ ,iu assumed. la this
district last year the opposition carried all tho wards
bu ore and part Of another, and obtained upwerd Of
so0 majority. Sentinel.
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n n coo otuiI!y zee" sAssutsu , Ne %
the 27 h October, 1880. by D.. S,murl b. Rice,
aud duly recorded 10 the Ct rks Off Of Halifax
~, 10 the payment Of debts therein meniIned,
we OF us, purpose ling 10 the highest bidder
at public auction The premises Tuesday, the rs
Osoher Mex II si-, oil erwise The hts fair day there
alter, Sunday excepei, 'he oilo wing propsriy, TO wiz
Tne rast OF land aud sppuren which The said
Rice NV resides, con aiming by estimation OK hut =
dred Aid seventy (more or les') lying 4 rrble
Greek, being ihs Irac whi'h the said Rice pur
chased o. Nj ssrs. Pail ii ir,, Jane. Hurt and RO-
heri Hurt. This land lies 10 healthy and agreeable
neghborhOod, and has on IL good dwelling house aud
all necessary out house,, and aims good portion OF
creek low grou DIS, and OF 'imbe and OF good qualify
for all kinds Of crors. Also ssves-RObin, P.tnck,
Essex Henry, hn. N vlson, Tom, Grace, Venus, Xii,
Uf'ey snd chIId, E!vita, Nancy, Arnis, ard Jun-y,
aud the DsTeAse Of all The '"usiesi2 head OF horses
so hogs, IA sheep, eows, Issons aud gear, QUE
sart bull Que ks oxen, plantation tools OF every
description, wheat fan. Que gig and harness, house
hold aud kiiebeo iurbiurs and crop OF every de,erp
ZION above stated was by the de Aforesaid made
creditors 20 say, tha, he land will bs cold OIL and
eena annual n.t,men,s, on resolving bond, with
approved personal security, bearing ineiet from h +
date, aud d led Of irus. the land The Nssfoet:
en'hAh and ,bs bsl,nee payabl4 10 IL months,
bonds win approved sstury 10 bear interest from The
date. Al other property, IL moo'bs credit Will be
given. For Sll under i've dollar, eash will br
required. The title TO the above 10 bslev sd TO be good
has sctg a. T'u'es, 40 ,baii only convey such lille
ss 10 vested To IL by ne saii dAed Of trust.
2 wlaEiA ! E v. HURT r'u'so.
Oct AZ 2IU Oct,
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A 1EAUBEK "A Genurmau VITO was gradused
N OF he Nrw e. gl'us Colleges, and who
hss been isSehing IN Vdginls duupg he ut years
liI pat, wishes 10 p'O ufo situation 10 Academy
10 'Cme healthy nsighborhood will s6o,d nbe-
'd ~l"fY ior his services He will give Instruction
IN 'ht La'in add q esk languages, AID IN al the Fog
llsh branches Usu Ivy tsushI in AcsdemisG The is-
quid,e testimonials IL he ptoduset Commuo Stations
Addressed 70 o. y O., LovOgsOn, YiFsinn, viii re-
csivs prompt attention,
SsC 30. n-vAV
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any party ~u unite to preamble h, elevation {, sutssIy
prohetosueaJ. We have no idea that N. irissd, OF
Me- Clay will snsnjcn him, however much ,bsy
might prefer Mr. Wiz, second choice 10 auv Of al.
candidate. who have been nance Tor Mi, off CO. The
National Republican C,nven'ion which 10 90 assembly.
a. Baltimore 10 December will put ds,sd.d s.o.e,
npoo N. political trospee, Of more Of The Gao
did Iye shoN see -
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BTGGER,S

EXCH.4.VGE g LOT1ERY OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
EARAWN Numbers in The New York Lottery Rx.
aP ira. No. 27:-55 % IT g 20 81 So 80 10
Nos. rs SO SO Whole Ticket fhe 4'h Capital Prize
OF 81 ,So5. was sold and paid usual at sight by
BIGGER.
Oct T. 40 !,
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CASH SALE OF NEGROES.

EpY virtue ,xecn,i.D. hom the Circuit Supe-
"a y ior Court OF Law and C1sute'y Ter J,mss City
County, 10 the Sheriff OF Middlesex direct d, 10 " o
name OF Thom,s Boswell os Philemon Wo dwafd,
Sheriff ard Comm toe ct The estate OF Rdph Womsley
Tho younser) deceased, Sbal Cf,r Tor sale TO he
hgbss' bidder Tor cash. 90 Montay the "a 0tobsT,
iosisni, (belpg Court day 10 tho 'o"h o. Utbstns,
The Toll vim slaves. ~ ~d:-Meo. Soiom n al,
ChavIc,; women Mary. Fanny, and Nelly aud there
ChidfsL, b. nsiDg TO the es'ais Of 'ad de'ed'n' 20
ssl'fy o. be applied so the payment OF tbs Aforesaid
sxesu,ion, WM SHEPHERD. DsP. II.
For WIN. ROANE sM G..
OsI 42-2.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04

M',fdhe eoTreefed The N. Y. Mer Advertiser re.
publishes the article from the Norfolk Beacon stating
an alleged "LasM to the american Flag" and thus
clears up the matter:
owe re-Publish the above for the purpose Of showing
now easily erroneous statements may be put In crcu.
Iation' The vessel spoken OF having received so
much abuse, was we have little doubi, the HENRI
marsIon, from this port. for Galveston, which, has
been stated in all the papers, taken oil
on the 2lst August, on the Great Bank Of Bahama
at The request OF the mate, and passengers the
Br gov schr Kangaroo, and red sinto Havana on
The 2fih She has since proceeded Tor her destination
One account states that the measure was adopted y the
crew and passengers Of the Henry in CONSEQUENCE oil
the continued Inebrieiy Of The capIainn
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04

YUNHE subscriber approves OF the above sale: con-
II templates moving to the West and therefore, pur-
poses telling the time and place large quaint
~ Of cotton, tobacco aud all his other personal proper
ty not included in the above mentioned deed. Bonds
with approved security will BIO required, payable in IL
months from the date SAM'L b. RICE.
oci. T. ls-t21stO
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04

The Rutheriordtown IN. 60 Spectator Of the 24h,
speaks OF some report about the working in the
Gold Mines at James Town, Brackets Town, SC. hav-
ing meditaed an nsurrection at some early day black
preacher who implicated In the plot
ed and committed to jail. he excitement among the
feople was considerable; strong patrol was kept on
loot and the measures necessary for the arrest of all
the suspected PERSONS had been taken
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04

The Pbiladephia Bar held meeting, with view Of
Offering to Chief Justice .MdrshaI some token OF re
spect.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04

s'sse OF ,hs pvoessdrs.. There wsY5 npwsye. Of q
hundred snd hfy g.nlsmeo, collected from all parts
che Uhion Tor the high purpcse Of dissusspg point Of
national policy, au3 u was supposed that each inivl-
dual understood the bu'in,,s ihst brought the Assem-
bly, tcss,her II seemed TO be spprsbended, then.
that the gentlemen who constituted that meeting
sanxer' IS ,hey were to each her. should say. wi
rexMd 10 the C,m oittee, these are gentlemen, who
tuiiy competent 10 disharxe the rust repo-ei In
them, and their selection o. ,fc-rs H. no doubt judi
siou'; or, courtesy might induce individuals
10 sern'o1s too deeply tho ,alen's tina Of.
hsers whom The eopmuee should rsms. or n to
withhold iii ght obi .cons which ,hsy NJ g
against parties Of their nomination. Upon ihese rroun
he supposed, objections were made against the
ment Of officers BY . committee But no sach objec
toos ne ed exis'.
He hoped that d.sree OF unanmi,y would prevail in
that assembly thsoush tho whole Of Il, discussions
which would enable he representatives. Of the
cay, "we are one and indvis -ie" AZ no understood
the mcron, u was MT Intended for Tho eommuee TO
sppoin, the 'fhs.r'; but it appeared to him TO DO
natural and proper procsedrg for tbs sommrss to
reeommeud. and The body to select.
TIL, Hon. judge RYRRtKN re beiieve) bad eoms
10 spirit OF eudns,, and OF peace; but appeared
TO him, that eon'idersbi, ffieay would oseur from
the pronosed mods OF election. A rejee,ion Of the
psrties whom tho committee TIGHT recon mend, would
Imply want OF respect for the committee, and might
be the means OF exciting .ug,v fs-foss Foe his
part rs would have great difficulty In F.jse,irg the
gentlemen OF .hsir Recommendation, but still greater TO
SEQ r'reon IN ms ehVr, whose pohea, eonduet and
opinions he could not respoe' HIS depreca,ed vo.iug
by states, and ended ing into bsllo, at once
The oo'on that tho proposition OF form ng sommit-
tee 10 list OF gentem from each state, be re-
considered, wa carried by a large ma jprity.
Upon motion that the proposition DO upon tho table
And the motion for ballot be taken up |, was argued
iha, a. 10 delegate had yet arrived from Coppeecu
and as many more expected from different states
In The course OF w. day. Ii would be better AL purn
the deba ill to-motr..y, (hs day. and upon motion
u was carried by large majc.ity, that the sOnvanco
adj wro the consideration OF the present question till
10 O'clock 70. morrow.
Adjourned al two o'clock.
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MICKLE'S OFFICE.
nRAwINGo OF the Dismal Swamp Canal Lottery
~ No IL
@ 81 10 20 80 81 "a s 81 rs
VIRGINIA. STATE LOTTERY
Drawing will take place in the city Of Richmond on
the 18th instant
SPLENDID sCHEMEl
SS0,000-S2O 600 $40 900 $4,000
80 Of $1,000, sc. sc. &c.
Tickets $40 Quarters 81 80
Halves Lighlhs ! rs
For sale by +. MICkIE,
First below the door OF the Eagle Hotel
NJ Orders from The country enclosing cash OF prise
jietsis, promptly attended to- Address
2, MICKLE. Rithmond, 70
Cett "a 81
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-04

HLOUL ESTER CAMPFiELD RACES WI com.
NJ mence on Wednesday The 18th day Of October, and
continue four days.
LIST Day-MiIe heats for colts and FLIES not exceed.
ing years old that has not any establish.
ed course; entrance 80 doars.
Same Day a swcepstake, mile heats; entranes 80
dollars; four entries and closed
2m Dy-PoH s'sk-. IN o't'; entrance so DO.
Ia (; ~ Glove he evSn ng preceding h. Race.
Day JJskey Club p irSe, g nil heats, purse
23s DO lr', without d'coun svtanst $50, to DO ded
- N purgs.
- Day Mic asNIs hest 3 10 S, purse 80 dollars;
shTen'o $l5, TO bs sdd,d the purse; free for auy
except III Winning horses OF The previous dayS.
hb'eoi ard delinquent meDbeTs a.s Teque'sd TO for
nv ORDER OF THE CLUB.
FIRE pr day--FOr man an hor,e 81 rs Servants
bal p'iee. t. CARY, Proprietor.
- 4. 42--tds
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Philadelphia. Oct. 1.

Philadelphia. Oct. 1.
ELECTION FINsPEcroRs-coUNrr OF PHILA-
DkLPHIA.-In part.
Demosrs'is Mai. Opposition Me-
Northern Liberties 81
Southwark $50
Moysmen,ipg POI
Penn. Township 81
o3A
81
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We did hot mean 10 wound MIR. Niles SO deepIv an
we hnd we have DONE fom his putting words into our
lips, which he says We have denied, and which he
kIiotDS We never uucrCd -ond afterwards by quoting
little scraps about the Cabinet of which al,
torn from their conteXtand others utterly irrele-
want TO the point at issue. We might have been mis-
taken about the condition of the Cabinet at time
but II was because intormans were mistakenly
Mr. NJ will keep his temper little better, we will
promise him not 10 call him by his Christian name Tor
SIX months TO cone--nor TO remind him for a month OF
his gross regeneration in abandoning all his old con-
sttuona opinions particularly about the Bank of the
u nited State.
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more than oee hondssd so6 eleven isS-&ka up Jss>.s
yer. snd across IRON P.s,ou. burg TO Salem. &c 10
twelve mile: i"r her and tina, the estimate the
sost OF Tor s,Osis track (wi,h preparations
for another rack hsresf,sr) with sons slls, eugn.s,
wagons sa"on'. Ne. Graduated fer iosonotivss) 10
81 22G 7eo--or abou. 81 900 per mile 4"
~ L.
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@ Geaatgs No unavoldnhly aud reluctantly
for want of room IN this days pnper.
QT M.scIus VIII appear friday
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-29

ment is making nnow levy of $4,000 mon which
will mako its effective force noarly GO0,O men
T'hose who know tho EmpororE moderation, will
not attribute this TO personal ambition. At tho Con-
gress of Vienna he offered to restore Gnlica without
Indemnity, condition that tho other powers
would consent to the entire Independence of 20
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We have been favored with a specimen sheet
ofthc old Congression documents, which Messrs.
GALES &. SEAToN, of Washington, are now TO-
printing, under act of the last Congress. Apart
from the beautiful typographical appearance ofths
sheet, Tero struck with the interesting char
acter OF its contents comprising as ii does, somo
Of the most able Messages addressed to our Ma
tional Legislature, by the FATHER CoUN-
TRY. No ono examine tho records of our
early history, without renarking the strength soli
Gty and hrcvity which characterized tho public
documents and speeches of that day. Then, d
speaker never rose, but when he had someting to
say TO tho point in debate and when he had accom-
subject however grave, was disposed of, after
debate OF two or three days, instead of being pro-
tracted Tor weeks, to the great annoyance of Con-
gress itself, the public, the reporters and the prn-
ters 1t was the remark OF French philosopher,
that modern history exhibited Get;ans, not mcn; it
may be added, that modern eoGuenco exhibits tho
press and not orators. On every debate in either
House ofCongress, the speeches after tho third or
fourth day, are merely rePctitions Of those which
have gone betorc-the same materials, the
facts, the Same rcGsonings and tho figures OF
speech. This is an evil and Il growing OWL,
and the press should pat forth its strength to
remedy it, as far as possible, 1t would not be Ca
sy to quote an instance of long harangue having
ever produced any thing beyond nomentary effect,
whereas to few striking and laconc sentences
easily 80 be Remembered and repeated, it is known
that Wo may lscribe of the most important
events in the history of nations. Perhaps, tho
French Revolution itself, was accelerated by the
farewell remark made to French party immcdi-
ateiy before their return to Europe, by an Amcri-
you for your gallant assistance. You have served
seven years apprenticeship to tho cause of Lib
erty---Go HOME SET or FOR YouRsELvEs!'
Raleigh Register.
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.2fTS q NJ HtsC3
- q sSaA - II. ESa

<HYHB Western Route, running on the south
n side Of JHaes River to Lynchburg, leaves
R'chmoHd every Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day, at 5 o'clock, 4. NJ, and arrives at Inch
eo"rg the next day to dinner; from thence tha
l'ne continues lconduci ed by WIN. SMITH Girsct
TO the W htc Sulphur Spring, where Porter and
bciuen's line to Gnyandottc 10 ntersectetl: a
branch from the hne above Ilynclbnrr drops
10 the Tennessee route a: Salem, Va At
names Tavern IN Cumberland county, the Rich
Incnd Route intersccts tic Southern lire from
FFeder''s> bnrg, by Cartersvilic to Georgia,
winch passes flotnden Sidney College Tho
best Troy Ceoehrs and god ICONS are on the
nc, With s"'Hi, sober, and attentive drivers.
Ibe tr2yei performed throughout TO the SPRINGS
ny day light Fare from Richmond TO the
Wh'te SulpHrr Springs, $40 90. For soatg,
appy 1t the bar OF tho UlIOu Hotel, Richmond
All 5a,ra@rc 'gheti''r i'e.i"oqinr 70 passenpers.
Or sent Oy the stage al the iisk Of the ownsrs
tbcTeof. a. PNT'T'ESON
Proprietor, Richmond and Eynchburg.
iy 27-2aw
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NBrv Is LIFE There is eloqucucc OF Thoughts
rs well us of language in tho following paragraph
from Arnott's Elements of Physic:
"The functions by which the animal body as
snlncs foreign matters from around, and converts
them into its substance, is little inviting in
como OF its details; but taken altogether is one of
the most wonderful subjects which engage tho
human attention. IL points directly to the curious
and yet unanswered qucStion-What is IIRB7
The student of nature may nnalyze with all his :
art those minute portions of matter called seeds
and ora, which iie knows to DO the rutments of
future creatures, and the links by which endless
generations of living creatures hang to cxistcnco;
but he cannot disentanglc and display apart their
mysterious LIFE! that something under the influ
ence Of which each little germ in due time s,yclIs-
out to fill invisible mould of maturity which do
terInincs its forms and proportions. One such SUBJ
stance thus becomes beauteous rose bush another
\ noble oak; third an cas- gle, fourth elephant
yea, in the same way, out of the rude materials Of
broken seeds and roots, and leaves of plants, and
bits OF anhnal aesh is built mp tho human frame
ITSELF whether of the active male, combining grace
fitness with strength, of the gcntler woman,
with beauty around her as light. How passing
strange that such should be the origin of the bright
human eye whose glance piarccs if tho invisible
soul shot with t--of the lips which pour forth
sweetest eloquence-o-f the larynx, which, by vi
brating, fills tho surrounding air with 1nusic and
more wonderful than all, ofthat shut up with
in the hony fortress of the sculf, whose delicate
ind curious texture is the abode of tho SOUL with
its reason which coatemplates and its sensibility
which delights in these and endless other miracles
Of crcationD
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MESCELLANEqDUS;.
EOSC,IIISyn


Thadieus Koscus&o, citizen soldier, ono or tho
lest and most Ustrious defenders OF tho liberties
oi Poland, his unfortunate country, was born in
the year 1855, OF nohle but 4 poor family, and
received his first education at Warsaw in tho com
pany Of cadets. lie Distinguished himself arnonr
them BY bis good conduct, his application to study
his knowledge Of tho mathematics AMI of tho art
of drawing. The first prize OF bosciuskos merits
was to DO included iii the number Of tho four stu
dents who we're sent, AZ The public expense into
foreign countries % perfect their studios lie re-
mained several years in Franco, consfJntly applied
to the stuiy Of science, particularly that which
relates to the art Of war, relaxing from his labor-s
10 cultivate letters and tho fine arts. On his roturr
to Poland, DO obtained military service, and WIS
named commander Of company; but his country
having no urgent need Of his arm, and tho banner
OF Liberty floating in the Now World, Koseireko
h1stencd to cross the Atlantic and Offer his sercccs
to General Washington Tho American haro
soon had an opportunity of approaching the vaIor
and military talents of the Polish warriors ne made
hIn his odjutant, gave him his entire confidence.
and employed hun in The most difficult afyairs-
The companion of fafaycttcc, Letncth Csuroaz. and
other French soldiers, DO acquired their unlimited
esteem aad friendship. lie was loaded with the
praises of the celebrated franklin, and received
the public thanks of the Congrcss of the thirteen
provinces.
After tho peace, and the solemn RECOGNITION Of
lac United States Of America by England, and by
ths oyer Eerepgan powers, h9sciusEo rsturaed 10