Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
M.scELLANEoU..
AMERICAS ScrLrroRs Is EUROPA U2Fei-
ling Nrw-Iorarr, writing from l0rence 10 IAe
Editor Of the New York Tribune, i"Ses ehe I1i-
loving notice of some ut our coun'rfmen VINO
have distinguished themselves By their toitn' ana
genius as sculptos
Tn. nan,l. Of Michael Angelo seems 10 have
b,en wa,l.. over 10 tlir new Continent which has
d.rivei il, name from another rl"ren!ine A@elteo
VIC mel. Crawford Powers, GIeenOugh, Gle
veng.r apl Others, cjnnana The high admiration
81 even the tassid Gus ltoians, and their genius
AMI * n seem beer appreciated by them than ny
th.r own cJunl,ymtn. CFawiorI-who WIN
h,rsa!,. r be named with Canuva and Inui"al !.
SENS in Rome, and Cievcnger has unhappliy
died win his first ideal work unfni>hed-bnt
possys and @ een0ugh are still in Florence. In
m. no ms of the latter i The colossal moiel o. his
Washington. Uhe urisincl Of which is by this
lime Ia, familiar 10 yuu 10 need any coin!neht)
WITH m nv other staiu and 5nst> IN various
stages of progress, among which IS very nnely
INC lived and execntrd David, whose counte-
nance an bearing admirably express his m"desl
pri lie and subiued exuaton for the victory over
Inc phii.iins upon whose sword ne leans
Pors HIS jus, finished his Eve. She is
reIiSCt II,
some might abs rac,edly prefer, bu, such IS should
be linz NJ nhsr cf Mankind. She stands erect
uni:e all The Tennscs Of antiquity Tor she feels
no shame ami no necessity Tor any concealmcnl.
She is azng Al me apple which she holds in Der
rich, hand AMI seems TO he deeply poncering
wnether 10 eat i, or M, fngetng that the WOMB n
who d .liherares is lost" In her eit hand are
9th RS of the alal nit for The benefit OF her ht>-
band, ub.n she has yieled 10 The snggesiions Of
the Serp-nt who winds around The stump by her
si!e Y1u will probably have the pleasure Of
seeing i, in America, either as he property OF Mr.;
Preston of South Carolina, or as an attractive and
yalu hl object Of pnhlic exhibition.
An English gentleman has sciz,d nNon the
swe-,ly pen ve md gracefully constrained
Greek Slave" Of the same artist. Some Aner-
ca 81 nj secure in time his ret unfinished
"Fishs Bow" igur- whose occupation is sh 'wn
by II. NJ, an tilrr in his RICH, hand, white with
his -tt he holds conch-shell 10 his ear IN The Sill
perstiiilus belief that lis murmur!ngs will .ore'ell
10 HIM any approaching storm. ltembo les very
happil; the well known lines Of Wordsworth,
which describe
"a curious Child, applying TO his ear
The coavoiu'ions OF q smooih-lipped Sheit;
To which, In silence hnshet, his very soul
Listened n,eutly, and his counlenance soon
Briyhlened with jov; for rlprmurings from within
Were heard-sonurous cadenccs-whcreby,
To his belief, the monitor expressed
MYSTERIOUS union with lis native sea-
The grace and beauty Of the composition will
probably aurac. the taste OF some foreigner, and
we NAV be deprived OF lis possession, Tor marble
and labor must be paid ior, and an artist is com
PEELED - sell his works to the first fair bidder,
however artently he may desire TO send them 10
his own country. Bu, where individual wealth
falls short, the combined public should come or-
is, .rl
butine his share 10 the organization OF Public
Gallery of Inc Fine Arts under whatever form
NAV be found mos, efficient in procuring and
preserving the best works OF American artists,
thew would TINS give the most powerful assist
ance To the development and success of native
genius. w. NJ. U.
THE BAROMETER AND THE TEMPEST.
rJr several wears past ! have been in the prac-
tice Of sentng 10 The public press, o! this civ.
the u1erring announcements Of approaching gales
which have been furnished br the barometer
This hace not done As SOMETHING nen, bui only
in the hop. that constan, repetition might finally
so FIX the attention OF our naalcol people on the
subJec:, as to cause the procurement an! use Of
the instrument By them.
Ia. great gale, two years since, was known
10 De approaching, and was the subject oi con-
Ysrsllion among those who had bdfomelers in
this city, So NJ Is hours before the first effects OF
il were visible, either npon the lake or upon the
shore. On that occasion the column OF mercurr
in The instrument sank ihree.iourlhs Of An inch
IN the space OF twelve hours. So again last
wsel Ga Fri iav afternoon and evening. The
1874 instant, no one saw BY external indications
the apr aching war Of the elements. A,aboat
seven o'cl1cS On that evening three >tsau1haat>
filed with piss myers. LEFT his port 70! The West
A g.a,l-m ~, wh rs 'sS.ngec in one Vi these
In an acco,,a, Of the s'orn ~ v3ur paper OF
MJaIar last. SAYS: When we lei; the harhor
III. lax. sc freely ru:a.!, and t1r The frs
w, or three ho1r-, there Mas every prospect Of;
Q lict ana pl. 8 nt tfiD. Every one was in ID,
hi ga, 50 tbs, - We > Iws m:rrlv along ana
n aaoreaensions w.r. entertained until a5ou
Ii &C ncs." 81.
y rs, this ccarnt agrees, perfectly, with the
ex ern | in !cdii us on >hoTe Blu, before these
bJals left port, il NJ, known, and was the sub
lec, OF conversation in families on shore, wher,
lhs barJ .isr is kept, thai storm Of unusual Vi:
olanca vas vers slln q burst upon u. Dur Nc
III. min, hours en- ling al halt pas. nine O'Clock
ca tat evening, the mercury IN the barometer
i- one entire Inch: ana tbs great change, in -
short tine, was dem ns'r lion, 10 those who IN
der~t,, it, no; onI; OF thu nearness ire col4r,i
u blt II lis awful ssrrritr.
Now mad ,h= Captains Vi ih.Se three S.eambJals
known what wa known on shore, and what they
might jus, as we'll have known as any one else
is ii 10 b. supposed they would have kit port g.
;hsv Jit7 Or course th J would nol and then
why viii not these, and all o,.r u.ical men, in
ta- lr>nit OF their noble an daring profession.
secure III. adrant. ges adoried th=m by the ba-
roneterl
know il woull he sai', iha, a seaman woulc
he ricuIe& 10 talk OF da,ger, wien al is calm
below, with smiling skies above. But, surely.
men who could tao: the dangers aud the awful
responsibilities OF last Saturday morning with
The cOune>s and energy that our mariners did,
en- di>reg ri The speeis Of ignorance tor day.
| admit INT, ma any one OF the three steamboat
Captains refused % SAIL on Friday e;cnins l. 81,
when the weather was so pleasant and pronis-
ing, in appearance and had given as a reason
n Il he saw danger on the deer" he would have
been both ridicuied and censured. But what
would have been his position twelve hours later,
when >urroun ed by The wreck Of tina, storm,
agains, the dangers Of wh Oh he had warned hi.
con,emners2 r dicue would have heen silenced
then, whiie others, gathering wisdom from The ex.
anpe, wonil specify possess themselves of the
sams sof knowledge thu he possessed. aud
BIZ which lie an property are 40 greatly project
ed X. w. HASElNS.
Bufalo, Oc, % 1874.
MlLLcSlSM
Ascension N,stt IN Cjncjnnah.
Az the cons umm. ton Of all terrestrial things
was expected 10 have Il ken place last cveDing,
and hi mo- desiroiis of seeing the effect OF such be-