Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-17
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(Fram Tie q. S. Telegraph. }
TO THE AFFLICTED.

DR.. Williams. the celebrated Oculist, who has been
raroaizcd by the nobility Of Europe, and who has per-
formed arkaJa defective eyes in i
rca is At this time administering TO the relief Of the
poor ct this city without compensation lie attends Tor
this purpose every day during the present week, and
will continue till the middle OF mex. week, al one O'Clock,
nj The Baptist Church on 10 street. The INDECENT OF our
city who suffering from disorders Of their eyes, will
do well to avail themselves, without delay, of The prof.
fercd benevolence Of this gentleman.
We have received the following communication from
The Rev Mr.: Brown, the Clergyman Of the Baptist
Church, Of this city.
IL certify that Indy of my acquaintance, who has
long been suffering with defect in one Of her eyes
which had Produced almost total blindness, has within
the short space Of two days, received essential relief
from the professional service Of Dr. Williams.
O. b. BROWN.
We wrrc also visited at The same time by Capt. Cra-
pom Of Baltimore who said that private business brought
him 10 Washington, and he thought It his duty to call
and state for the cement Of the afflicted in this
city, that Or. Williams had recovered for h the sight
Of eye which he had lost for more than II months
notwithstanding he had been under The direction Of other
Oruliss, the lst celebrated III the cities OF Phliade
phia, y. York, Boston and Providence.
(FroHt The Baltimore (HAmbian, .N0r. 80
Our readers i'll perceive That We have devoted pnr
ton OF our journal subject, which We should not
have done had not been convinced that The chct has
for It's foundation bcncvolencc towards the INDECENT poor
Of our society. After had resolved 10 cnnsciaa
columns to lla Of humanity: we received The fol-
lowing letter ircm o! our friends, who, TO doubt,
diskes that his name should appear in public Which,
after reading appeared To be entirely congcMai to our
own feelings relative to DR.. Williams, the Ocuiist, who.
know from several Of our friends has been very sue
ccssiu! in this ci:y and which letter corroboratrs the
statements previously received and which is so interest
ing that shall publish it without comment
(ftUm tic SnEc.)
Mess.s Editors Much las been said relative TO the
curiosity Of Iadrs; bul never the propensity mani
tested by the fur than recently by o%n, as
many there who proved it, at the Baptist church, in
North Calvert street, during The hour the English Ocust
receives his poor patients
As ono among such curosus have been several tines,
and than grated-i was dcishtca 10 see the
blind restored 10 sight las if by gc) by the renewed
application OF few drops OF different colorcd water,
which do not appear to cause any painful sensations
None had the appearance of suffering but infants, Of
whom there many, and they only for five inmates
at most Some Of their mothers assured me that their
infants beginning to Our infants: yen Know,
sir will cry every time that cold water touches their IA
ccs and even when sprnkled b: the clergyman at the
bap,ismal font and heard The joyful declarations
of vast number of happy poor: both young and ci:
who numerous almost to I'LL the whole oi '.
central ppws c ascs either side were occupied b.
respectable visilcrs, The Indies side and geeInrn
on the olher) who, however, frequently cautioned
~ Dr. Williams to reprcss their curiosity by keeping
within tIcr limits as not to interrupt the inter
esting work OF humanity then going forward.
70 cnuneratc all heard and would be inpossl-
be. Mr.. Cfappn. formerly mls!c- Of ship. said rn-
til three days since he had been deprived fer IL months
of !he sight OF eye, but secs with both Ano-
lhcr gentleman who had been blind by the Gua S!re-
mn more than years. assured that he did, the pre-
vious day walk without his guide upwards Of mile in
the most difficult paris of the city, though he had hrcn
considered ncu!nhle Ivy the most eminent ocuss both
in South and North America.
The mother nf poor boy, cripple said she brought
her child the day before in state Of blindness, and
continual suffering in his eyes, both night an dry but
that this morning he amused himself III bed, looking NJ
and pla yng with his marbles; and U:iermarc dsc!arcd
with rapture thai he had Eot ma So 5niI my" s'etP
for four years
saw. an old woman leave her pew at the call Of the
DOCTOR and pass every person standing in her way with
ou touching any one, who said to Samuel Harden: ESP
and other rcnttmen that she had been blind nine years,
and had only attended at the church but few days.
heard Ter say she could read the argr letters which we're
put before her by lady and that she csuld see (n a
looking Glassl the wrinkles her own face, thing
which size was unable do for li!an n!rc years.
The Ocust also, desired another poor wclnan (who de-
cnred she had been blind for sixteen years. TO come out
of her pew and 90 round 10 the above mentioned gentle.
men which she did with great ease, and almost as well
AS if she had never been blind | more delighted
than have been attending enc of our best operas
arain saw the excellent Methodist preacher. Mr. Sum-
mcs, who informed me was d0rH ~af (tnlaly so on one
eve and only the light mpcrecty with lie other
and was now forty three OF age, who said that lie
s,, ,p disuc;lv and that he was of the hap
nv and grateful Of men, TO Gud rs the first cause and 10
! DR.. Williams the instrument, for The astonishing be-
ucG he had received. and hoped for still greater benefit
a Young coored woman aged fourteen declared public
" she ntrcr saw with eye, that she now secs with
BOTH and several children who were blind IN both eyes
are also beginning TO one OF whom The mother de-
clar.d WAS blind from its birth To euuncate other
scs would be useless though il would add much honor
TO The benevolent stranger who is amongst us, and
whn unfortunately for the lower orders OF society, has
publicly DECLARED in the church that he must leave The
CITY for the South on the 4th 9th Of December in or
der TO fulfil his present engagements. Go, Mr.. Editor
and sec il these things true that your friends may
| know it before it be too late.
Baltimore, Ncv. &c. FERlIAS
Dec. 49, N1-4l