Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-10

Ploctui's 20
16. o.
Democratic majority O. 90. |
Brandon Precinct 10 hear rom, Which, w W.
gave % majority for Polk.
From he above you will see that Inc maln,.!
for Cas-, is more than il WAS Tor eoi"' Ia ioif
Brandon PieciCc, will do as veil, OF pete'' sa""
II did in 1914. Yours, DC.
SEA SERPENT London Globe pun
fishes lie following as among the rouahsic fu'
stories Ct The times:
Her MAJgsrY's SHIP DzoALu',
MAMokzE, Oct. III.
s;,-In ,enlv 10 yuur euer ul this days dale,
reonirinp information AS 10 the ruin OF s'ae-
men, published in The Globe newspaper, oil sed
s.rpen, o, extra ordinary dimensions having oeen
seen from her Majesty's ship De 'alns, "nue,
nv command ON her passage rom Tue Eos
Ioties have The honor 10 acqualnl you, io' 'ne
Information 81 my Lords Commissioners .. u.
admiraiy, ina al 5 o'clocs, T. NJ, on 'ne gu ',
Angus, las. in latitude "a deg. a mic. =, ahu
Longitude deg % min E, the weather aa'' a.
cloudy, wini icsh ilom The y. W., win '."-
ocean swell from the W. The ship on Inc pof!
tsckheadng n E. by y, something very unusai
was seen b. Mr.. SsGo.is, mdsh'pman iaP,nY
acnroachiae the slip irom before Inc oedG. nc
circumstance was Immediately reported oy ann
| IL he off er Of the waicn, Lieu ehah' Easd'
| Drammcnd @ih whom and Mt "iiiiam bIi-
ret nc master | WIS a, the lime waking w
quarter deck. Tie SHIPS company were al sui-
/ per. go. !.
wasGiscoyerei u be an enormous serpent, WIZ
mead and shoulders KEEP. about four ieei constant
IL above the surface OF The sea, and as nearly as
We could APPROX by comparing Il WIN Ihs
| length OF wnal our man,opsaI yard Wond 81 !"
in Inc water there vas al the very leas % !esi OF
| the animal fsaa eau, no potiioa 81 "hich we
10 our PERCEPTION used IN propellIne l. ihrouS"
he wafer, ether oy vertical or horizontal unon-
lalion.
1 passed rapidly, but SO close unteT our iee
auar;ef that, mad il been nan q ny acqna'h''
sncc. could have easily recognized Ms features
with the naked eye; and II dii no, elmer Ia ap-
preaching The ship. or airr il mad passed on!
wake deviate la me slightest degree ifom -
course 10 he s. w, which II he'd on al the pace
Of from IL 10 l5 miles an hour, apparently On
some determined purpose.
The dian er Of the serpent vas about hiteeL
or sixteen inches behind Inc head, wnicn was,
without, any doubt. laat Of snake, and never,
| during the twenty minutes that u continued ~
sight OF cur glasses, was below tae surface OF NE
wafer; lis color datk brown, Win yeiio"ish "his
sbou! ne throat. Il had 10 ms, bl! something
lk. Ike lane ii horse or rather uunch OF fes
weed washed abonl lis back IL was seen W me
| ouar,ermes, er Inc boaiswain's maze and the man
a, the wheel ia addition 10 myself aud offlcera
am having drawing Of the serpent made
tron a sketch taken Immediately ater il was
seen, which hope o have ready Tor transmission
10 my LORDS Commissioners OF The admiralty BY
o.noHoW's posi-. have, &C.,
PETER MQUHaE, Captain.
LUDlCROU5 PARLIAMENTARY FORM
The following passage occurs In a late LcE-
don leucr 10 lie New York Evening Miro.
The process oil receiving bills in The Commons
from the l. rs viii hsnr aludng to .or The par.
pose Of showing the caFaci'y IN which The broth
er OF he Pfemlcr Of England figures in !esp-c
on. An oil nan (somrtim-s I~o) wiki wig
three times as large ami SIX times a. hid-ous, il
hat be possible as juise,' wigs, a2c lawYci's
gown. presents himself al lhe bar, AMI makes a
proiouni salaam, regular stage B uebcard sott
OF an affair. The eye Of the Speaker ca ches the
movem ent-he can't help ,-aat ne calls ou'
"What have you got lherel" Answer-.Such
and such bill from the Lords" The Speaker
then inquiries, buI without waiting Tor response,
which - never gi9en II il b. the pleasure OF he
| House to receive the communication Wnerc.
| upon the Sergeant-a a rms Lord Charles Rus
L
The entrance Of The House. an; va Ks up 10 the
!ab.e, making o'esiarce 10 ,hs chair with q mos.
! oIienldi suD!-nsss vi back all the way ne being
accoulred in court cosume-kuee b:eeches, silk
Stockings buckle shoes, and srnali sword Ga
arriving al the table he iaaes hold Of he
immense mace, (Cromosll's '5auoe,N and bacs
! n MAT hes backward, from the Speaker al the
| time 10 the Tar. ie.c ne acls as CONVOY 10 The
| Peers messenger, ant 10 the GENRE OF the & 1or
y ,.ir E,,x
g IN oush patlicuia: emphatic orinac TIE
bill beng LAID OF tns lab e, the pair creep b.cs.
wards, b9cE again-snd his Is h part OF the PSF.
inTmnnce which most tisluibs The gravity oil ne
sragest bchoIdei; and assurediy nothing SO pro.
ioutd,y s;a,e>qle lid mora eyes ever ) hold 10
the sem u business ni ilie, as two iull grown
men tins shamb in2 about on he tn, If then
heels. Ike brace Of el.erly crabs. Wen, LoIt
Charles having dcrosIel his tellow iomnUdd.
al the ba-, sruIs back again to deposi, ne mace
IN he able, and again retreats as beiore-lhv,
making SIX journles up AID down tie House. !
and ccssionally SIX different times In the Course
u A nigh.
Foreigners Who come into The Srraker's ana |
s'raneefs galleries, AM inquire all apau, Inc |
forms Of our popular assembly, cant unders,a7- |
me thing al al, nor indeed, :or hr rrsrcr :,
that, can natives either Tor II is an incomnrc.
hens bic enigma that lie brother OF In prem;cr
: the oFoih'r also OF one OF our miiiiDnai,e
Dukes, and above ell Ru>seli-snouli p.rtorm
Ine>e degrading duties. Blu! Lord Cnar!es seems
10 have genius for the post. He looks uncom
monty like butler 10 a reduced tamiy-a lille
taller Than Lord 1ohu, and rather bsuer looking.
He mas a decided talent for walking or rather
moving backwards and forwards. with his hea!,
close together. And should his Commissioning
re.al'vts ;'aIi dancins academy under The ana.
rory ac', ihe chances are thai h.'lI be made Dresi
DEM .; me nth position,
OUR SCULPTORs IN ITALY-a cor,s..
ponder, Of the New York Tribune, under date Of
Florence, gives the following interesting account
oil GreenouSh AMI Powers, and their nresen, Ia.
bors:
Messrs GFeenough and Powers are addIrg
daily to The reputation Of our country. As ar.
isis and as men they rank high hero The for
mer Is completing hls piece for the Capitol at
W ashlnston, designed 10 match persco on tho
east front. J, IS beautiful composition. appro-
pirate and national. IL will not be, like his
W washington, open 10 criticism on account OF
ms attempt 10 make classic BY deuat ionalIzipg
his SUBJECT tie has chosen an early settler.
whose home Is attacked By an Indian. The .
hardy oorderer has seized Tho savage with The ,
calm cIgnily oil confidence, holds his right hand
winch was upi iicd with The fearful tomahayL
clenched hrniy, IN his own hand, while the 9th
er holds the body IN is secure position. Beside
IS The mother, who gazes upon her infant, which
she has sna.ched from danger. with leel,egs AZ
pleasure and gratitude beaming in her coIn,e.
nance. Tie whole is atiired n manner neon. ,
Iiarly national, and the result Of which win !.
us'ra'e an important pom, in the history Of orr I
country, and in The progress Of humanity from {
oaToArlsn 10 civilization. Mr.. &. has several z