Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-18


lar procf OF the power o. that Go whose existence you
now question. He turned pale with aud troubled,
but nade no reply aud h. eompany afterwards broke
up; but never agAnno,iccd him, Pth,pS wrong,
s'r in correcting hum tat you know "n hair trigger
90 OIL at hall cock!''
When speaking Of hs younger dIys he used TO say that
whatever mental advantages he possessed owing
the assidnous OF his moherand Ice speak Of
her In the glowing terms Of L;ai Affection never
using her name without the exclamation oil Aiy moher
TOD bless hor
lilo made US we'll acquainted With his C,vo,ite slave
another " tie has not halt the talents OF my Juha,
SIR was frequent expression. when Discussing the
rits OF a politician whom he diskcd.
Ills knowledge OF tho most important liz III houses
points oil iaui latitude AMI ongitude OF places was We.
ry great, AMI Oson,hci even captain, with whom he
made several anising beta the subject which. by the
way, he always won Two or three days before made
the land, we were sitting Oh deck, willis, the captain
taking observation noon. "Pray," said Randolph
what is our Latitude and longitude y, The captain
told him "ilcw do we hea, by the compass:" This al
so WAS told him Now, Captain" continued he.
you tell me- oil the book, what land shall first make
II we continue on our present coursc' "Why" replied
the captain, sit you show the chart III tell you in
minute 90 Oh no. exclaimed Randolph GU must go
ny heau WORK. say we shall hat Sligo head. and IN
back my opinion by pipe OF wine or Schuydam gin' a
the captain, shut l shall prove you be wrong bv the
char for cay shalt make the Null Of Cantirc The
chart was prodaced-the compass uscd-thc line drawn
nnd-"By George, you're ai,coys right shouted the
tain, as the line touched Sligo Head I'll ne err contra
etany assertion OF yours again, Mr. Randolph upon any
point"
On the 9Th OF April we made the land about t,y.,vo
o'clock; but as the wind varied alter Randoph's prc,ic
ton about "Siigo Head we first saw the mounain, of
some hundred ond 6i,y miles along the coast which i,
very barren 10 tho eye, Mr. Randolph said To me We,I
ar now believe the story told by Arthur Young of
farmer who took his son out walking few mile. distant
from his home In the county Of Mes,h they passed tree;
inc boy Stopped and asked Father. what is thatl
Ireland for whole day, and have laid eyes yet on
single tree" Wv
assisted Mr.. Randolph in asserting his papers hook,
C. w reac hpl
sisted upon presenting with several of them; bnt A,
length he became SO very generous, positively refused
10 receive any more. happened to mention that had
forgotten in the hurry of departure to procure W,e's
State Papers. which had recently been published by
ger Of Congress Tor my father who fond of all such
American publications. ''Sir," said MIR. Randolph in
stant'y, che shall have my copy" "By no means -
replied you have been too liberal and 1 positively
refuse 10 accept another book from you" sPray sir :,
reJoned he, in half-comc, half serious way-"o YOU
hold power of attorney from your father 10 take or
reject all presents made TO him II YOU do prodcs :,
let us see the seal; if not the question admits OF no
men do not give you the books as YOU Jon,,t J.scs,
mem are your ialhes sir and ifyOu refuse to take
them shall mud another carrier!' / had MI
told him that my grandfather had been very kind TO ,hos
americans who visited Cork during the Revolutionary
war Tor which he had received the thanks of Congress
through General Washington, who had also sent hin H.;
immature Likeness in gold ring, which the family elt
After the conversation about the books he %, , 49, -,
wrote Tue following letter his knee, addressed 10 nv
father: W NY
.a'nity at Sea, .4pril f. 1922.
- . Lat 81 3O-Long Is f.
"sIR: Having had the pleasure of an introduction TO
your son oy Mr. =, OF New York. the morning Of
our embarkation for Liverpool, have taken The
10 order my bookseller at Washington to send to yomr adj
dress copy oil a'tes State Papers printed BY order nj
u am not too young 10 remember the capture Of Bur
goyne; and most OF the subsequent events of our
Tor independence are also indely impressed unon -
memory AS the countrymsn OF Washington (for ,oo
am Vnginan) ! offer these records of The Gevernmen,
received through him the thanks Of Congress for Li h
manly anu kindness TO poor Americans urino os.
times. "'''"S Wose
he enclosed Coa'-oa arms, if pasted in the first yo
une' VIII be evidence unquesIionable of your tile
II am sir, your fathers obliged fellow creature and
your humble servant, ''' anu
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke
Charlotte county, Virginia"
may here add, that the said books were f,IwarJ
from Washington TO New York, and unforun,,eiv r, ~
BOARD he packet ship Liverpool which was lost in Le ice
y" voyage and every thing went down but the
passengers ana crew, who were saved i'm The lone, h.,
my ather therefore only received the preceding eer
much TO his disappointment. '''
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