Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-16
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Richmond, Tuesday, July rs.
OtR LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
The Board of Visitors of the University of Tirgi-
MIA assembled last week. We understand that James
vi. Mason, Esq ot Frederick, has been appointed bv
the xecutivc Il Visitor, in lieu of Cen james Breck
eurdgc deceased. Mr.. Mason's high character il
well known TO all our feow-ciiizens During the
present week. the Examination of the Students takes
pace-o"d we shall soon have the pleasure of an
nouncng the names of the Graduates We feel sin
cere regret In bidding adieu To DIR. Dungeson the
author OF several valuable works particularly re-
cent treatise in vols. on Human Physiology
lie resigns the Chair OF Anatomy and Medicine for
the purpose of accepting Proiessorship i'm the JTni
versiiy of Maryland The most important act of tho
visitors OF the University at their present session
VIII probably be, To supply his vacancy with another
accomplished Prutessor-We learn that the study
oil Anatomy may be prosecuted with great success
at thus lnsttuton-ior, that subjects are not only
procured in the vicinity bun are easily TRANSPORTED
from other Cities in consequence of being presery-
cd 10y the Chloride Of Lime.
We announce i'll this days paper the arrange
ments which are made for the College Of William
and Mary during The ensuing session. The Mathe-
macal Chair is To he filled Ivy Robert Saunders IT.
Esq. MIR. s. is native of WilIiarnsburg-and WAS
considered, when student at the College as among
the most distinguished of the Mathematical Class
We learn that he is now prosecuting the studv will,
great diligence and ardo,r. He has travelled Is
months in Europe-and is known to he a gentleman
OF very high literary attainnenis Mr.. s has con
tributed some able articles To- the columns of this
paper. His style is sngulnrly lucid and nervous
ana IN fact we consider him as one of the best wri-
ters in Vrgnia-and capable with the zeal and as
sidulty by which he is so much distinguished. of
making one of the abes Professors in this country
CHOLERA.
Wheeling.-On the 10Th inst the health of the
town says the Timesl continues good as it is ge-
neraly at this season."
Lexington (k) Juiy c." Not more than ) or 6
persons sick in the city and not more than 9 of
them considered at all dangerous" I'm the county
the farmers have been obliged TO abandon a portion
oil their wheai, rye, and oats the stock in conse-
quence of the sickness of their laborers
There had been 81 deaths from Cholera nj the
ChOctdW .acaaemy in Scott county.
Paris (k.)-45 white and 33 colored persons have
fallen victims to the Cholera. 1t was abating for the
last three days.
estimated at Jog, out OF population of from 700 to
lOO0-beng rather more than l i'm 10. In Snnp-
sonvlle, *. the deaths are said TO be | out of
every 3.
UPPER VIReINM-I In consequence of the reports
which are IN circulation, respecting the health of
the Upper Country, we have sought information for
this mornings Enquirer-and we have obtained the
following froma friend:
" lind OH my table this morning. letter from the
Marm Springs. in which there is not syllable about the
Cholera; whence, infer they under no spprehcn
sion oil the disease at that place. BY previous letter
learnt that OF the ldborcrs the turnpike road had
been attacked by disease resembling cholera but il was
attributed to bad diet and bad WATER and similar
prevails more or less, in that quarter every summer
greater number oil persons and perhaps are render
tie disease more violent this year than usual"
"Gorgons, Hyiras, and CEmqras dire -,
Inc Sea Serpent has re-appeared i'm the waters of
Nahant, in good time, 10 enlven the newspapers in
these dull times of comparatively public peace
The witnesses of the phenomena are more hume
rous than ever. In fact it to be now reduced
10 certainty that some monstrous fish, or snake has
neeh seen III the northern waters. MOI only one,
but two or three of them, have been seen--and not
ny the passengers and crew of vessel bat of Sc
veral shippers, steamers, and small boats which
they have put off for the purpose of getting near
er view of him. The Portland Advertiser of the
9th reports, that on the preceding evening" "thc
crew and passengers of the steamer Connecticut
off Nahant came i'll sight of three and some saw
four, Sea Serpens.
"All the passengers on board the boat it is said
saw these monsters of the deep with their own ewes
distinctly and clearly. One of the passengers who
mad good view says that one of the serpents was
lOO feet IN ength,-with head partly i'm the form
OF a snake and partly in the form Of pckercl-
Some say this largest serpent was yet longer Ano-
ther OF The serpens was Judged he about 90 feet
long One threw his body of the water about fif
ty feet IN spiral undulaory motion, which formed
at times, upon calm sea, Il beautiful dark arch
during portion of this time, one of the serpents
was thought to be distant about twenty rods" The
boSlol Mercantlle hdVertlSe.of the 9Th gives later
news about them:
"Ihe Connecticut Captain Porter, returned about an
hour since from excursion Noan in search OF the
sea Serpent with about 100 passengers on board Boston
Band sharp Shooters SC. SC. The aniinal-that il. an
anma-tiat is TO say, something other was seen off
ahan at one O'Clock, by many passengers oil board the
boat, and by party in small boat which put of from
The former. The passengers and Of ,suuuiuaacuDs
made ceTLcats a.s,---,s-u vS.- ------'----
~1hc undersigned, passengers on board the Steamboat
Connecticut DO hereby certify that we in the small
boat which put OIL from the Steamboat and approached
within ten feet OF sea monster which passed under our
bow at very rapid rate As could Judge from
the view we had OF him, his head resembed that of a
P'ckereliis head only appeared the surface. As 10
the length, II was impossble TO determine The motion
was not that OF Porpose, blu, reseinbcd that Of com
mon snake
Signed:-Benj. ii. Norton; JAS w Hale; william
Iewksbury, Jr; Sanl. - Williams; George w. Proctor
Passengers. Carmen T. PARCEL; ]. Gahsgan.
On board Steamboat Connecticut, OIL Nahant,
July 8, 1881 O'clock p. NJ
"Mr. Tewksbury is an old Sea Captain. He intends
starting again tomorrow morning, with lighter and two
whale boats and crew properly equipped for happening
the enemy III good style"
Prenez garde, Mon. Sea-Sarpent"- the
Fish pickere; as we presume it will turn out to he.
0FT The Portland Argus OF the 9Th, gives still a